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More Waldorf Microwave XT Sound Samples

Recipher — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:52:38 +0000

Well, I am back sooner than expected with even more Waldorf Microwave XT Samples, a continuation from the previous entry. I have been getting some great sounds out of it lately, working the XT much like a an old school analog modular synth. Digital, strange and evil sounds have been emanating quite easily from this orange monster. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did making them.

Waldorf Sound Packs
5 Packs – 9.26 MB

Waldorf Bass Pack 3!
| Spine Salad | Waldorf Revive | Waldorf Bubble | Bubble Bass

These will also be available on the sound samples page shortly. Enjoy!

New Waldorf Microwave XT Samples, Site Update

Recipher — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:28:55 +0000

Well, it’s been quite a while since there has been new samples uploaded to Blue Distortion. As much as I would like to keep up with this site, it unfortunately sits on the back burner for long periods of time. I do apologize for that.

More importantly, I would like to apologize to all of those that have emailed us in the last few months with tracks for the podcast. I haven’t been updating it recently. I am currently working on writing a system that will streamline the submission process and make it much easier to add tunes to the podcast. Till then, please hold tight. Now, finally, on to the new Waldorf Microwave XT samples.

Waldorf Sound Packs
4 Packs – 7.00 MB

Waldorf Bass Pack 2
| Robot Murder | Dusty Sweeps | Binary Drop

These are also now available on the main sound samples page. Enjoy!

Alesis Micron Sound Samples and Photography Preview

Recipher — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 08:50:55 +0000

Sorry for the lack of updates in the last couple of months, our server got the Avian Flu. It’s got better, though. I got to sample an Alesis Micron a few weeks ago. The Micron is an 8 polyphony synthesizer which uses the ION analog-modeling sound engine. It has a nice lofi sound. The presets are a combination of Korg MS2000 style strings and techno drum arpeggiations. Nice little synth for the price, but, would prefer more knobs.

Here are a couple of sample packs which can also be found on the sound samples page. The first sample pack consists of edited drum hits from drum loops on the Micron. The second is a mix of dirty electronic growls.

Micron Drums Edited | Micron Growls

Also, here are a few photographs from an upcoming feature on the site, Electronic Music Photography. These were taken with the Canon 20D DSLR. The first photograph is the SL-Q212: a fairly rare and old Technics turntable. The other photos are headphones and homemade patchcords. Stay tuned for more photography and sample packs.

Propellerhead ReBirth Free Download, Torrent!

Recipher — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 21:24:26 +0000

Propellerheads Software has released ReBirth for free! You can download this program at the ReBirth Museum, a website setup to illustrate the history, community and development of ReBirth. It looks like Propellerheads will be focusing on Reason now.

On September 1, 2005, Propellerhead Software annouced that the era or ReBirth had come to an end and create the Rebirth Museum to commemorate its history. Visitors are welcome to tour the website, learn about it’s developers and community, and take home a special memento: ReBirth RB 338- itself!

The Propellerhead’s Rebirth Software Sythesizer.

You will have to register for the site to get to the download page. When this program was initially offered for download, the servers where crawling to a halt because of all the traffic. A day later there was torrent files uploaded and these are the official ones from Propellerhead.

Windows (all) .iso | Mac OS 9+ .img | Mac OS X .cdr

Make sure to login and check out the mods for Rebirth, there are plenty of cool ones to download with different sounds and skins! At the moment, my favorite is the Red Stripe mod. I’m probably bias though because it’s one of my favorite beers. Speaking of…

/off to get some Red Stripe…

Buchla 200e Modular, Moog Synthesizer Demo

Recipher — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 06:38:20 +0000

On this week’s podcast from Science Friday, Ira Flatow hosted a segment about Remembering Bob Moog. Check out the article or listen to the mp3 download. Some of the highlights are discussed below. The guest on the show was Lawrence Fritts, who is the director of the Electronic Music Studios at The University of Iowa.

He pointed out that there was actually simultaneous development of the first voltage controlled modular synthesizer at the same time as Bob Moog was working on the Moog Modular. On the other side of America, Don Buchla was busy with his own modular synth creation. Buchla and Moog had agreed to share credit for the development of the modular synth. A quick peak of Buchla’s site, I found this gem, the 200e Electric Music Box. The synth has modules such as the Triple Morphing Filter, Quad Dynamics Generator and even a MIDI Controller / Preset Manager. Very expensive though, with the 18 panel unit costing almost $20,000!

The 200e Modular Synth.

Lawrence Fritts also let listeners know that there are mp3 demos from the Moog Synthesizer available on the Electronic Music Studios site for the University of Iowa. It features narration from Peter Tod Lewis about all of the different modules on the Moog Modular. Check it out!

We Will Miss You, Bob Moog

Recipher — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:32:38 +0000

Bob Moog, known as the “father of the synthesizer,” passed away at the age of 71 at his home in Asheville, N.C. yesterday evening. Moog was diagnosed with brain cancer this April and was undergoing radiation treatment and chemotherapy. News spread in late July about his battle with cancer.

You would be hard pressed to find an electronic musician who didn’t admire Bob Moog or respect everything he did not only for the electronic music community, but, music in general. Moog synthesizers have been used by very big artists including, but not limited to: The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Beach Boys, Depeche Mode, Trent Reznor, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Phil Collins, Frank Zappa etc.

Moog’s synthesizers are the synths with THE sound. From the legendary theremin (orginally created by Leon Theremin) to the beautiful Voyager, Bob Moog and his coworkers have been responsible for some of the most desired electronic instruments ever. Getting to rock out on a Moog Modular with patch cords flailing everywhere mad scientist style is a great experience! Sound samples of the Moog Modular can be found on the samples page, more added below.

Bob’s family has established The Bob Moog Foundation dedicated to the Advancement of Electronic Music in his memory. Many of his longtime collaborators including musicians, engineers and educators have agreed to sit on its executive board including David Borden, Wendy Carlos, Joel Chadabpe, John Eaton, David Mash, and Rick Wakeman. For more information about the foundation, contact Matthew Moog at mattmoog@yahoo.com.

http://www.moogmusic.com/

Bob is survived by his wife and 5 children. Thank you for enriching our lives with warm analog sounds, Bob. I’ll be listening to “Switched on Bach” tonight in your memory. Here are all of the sound samples that we offer from the Moog, even those only offered on the forums:

Moog Modular | Moog Robotics | Moog Vibrations | Moog Bass