sound, music, and electronics
Obscure Audio Software: Michael Klingbeil’s SPEAR (Win/Mac) – Steemit
In this installment of Obscure Audio Software, we’ll be taking a look at a freeware program called SPEAR, an acronym for “Sinusoidal Partial Editing Analysis and Resynthesis”. In a nutshell, it allows you to view and edit a sound as a visual representation of its individual frequencies (partials), and then resynthesize the sound.
Video on Steemit/Dtube:
Making music eat itself (pseudo-feedback with loop recorders) – Steemit
In this video, I use a pair of loop recorders to create a different type of feedback loop. This is meant to show a concept rather than be only a straight tutorial, though the video does show you one way to do it in Reaper using a plug-in called Mobius (link below).
The latest edition of Obscure Audio Software:
Obscure Audio Software: Monocasual Laboratories Giada (free, cross-platform loop machine) – Steemit
In this edition of Obscure Audio Software, we’ll be taking a look at a free and open-source loop machine called Giada that is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux called Giada. The developers call it “your hardcore loop machine” and describe it as “a free, minimal, hardcore audio tool for DJs, live performers and electronic musicians”.
Some sound design fun with reverb and distortion – Steemit
In this video, I go over a sound design trick with reverb and distortion. Though I’m using Reaper here, you can do… by fstateaudio
Another installment of Obscure Audio Software:
Obscure Audio Software: Xenakios Hourglass (freeware granular audio processor for Windows) – Steemit
In this installment of Obscure Audio Software, we step away from the modular stuff to examine Hourglass, a fun (and free) granular audio processor. This is a standalone-only program, though it can load VST plugins. Main screen with a VST automation envelope visible Hourglass is more of a single-purpose type of program than the things I’ve previously covered here.
I’ve decided to start writing a series of articles about obscure audio software on Steemit, first up is Bidule.
Obscure Audio Software: Plogue Bidule – Steemit
This will be an ongoing series of articles, though I’m thinking it might only be every other week or so, since there’s only so many obscure bits of audio software out there worth talking about, and in the case of things I may not be familiar with, I want to have some time to get into it.
Two new VST plugins uploaded today:
Divisor – noise machine based on digital logic.
MDLX – modulated delay effect.
Also added a pack of FlowStone modules here.
I’ve re-posted some of the schematics, samples, and plugins previously available from the old “synthgeek pages” site. See the links in the top menu. More stuff coming in the next few days. There will be new stuff coming soon also, so stay tuned!