Camel Audio - Taste of Camel & Alchemy Player v1.55

Camel Audio releases Alchemy Player 1.55, a a major update of the awesome synthesizer and Taste of Camel, a collection of presets chosen from a menu of 24 Alchemy libraries. This is the teaser:

Taste of Camel is 120-preset collection covers genres as diverse as Electronica and Ambient to Pop and Dubstep, and features 1GB of samples and multi-sampled SFZ instruments including synths, guitars, basses, sound effects, drum kits and loops. All presets are fully tagged for the new browser in Alchemy Player v1.55, which is included for free.

Features:

• Number of Sounds: 120 (960 variations)
• Sound Categories: 26 Pads, 20 Soundscapes, 18 Basses, 12 Arps, 10 Loops, 8 Synths, 8 Sound Effects, 6 Leads, 4 Vocals, 3 Drums, 2 Strings, 2 Guitar, 1 Mallet.
• Genres: Electronica, Ambient, Dubstep, Pop, House
• Sound Designers: biomechanoid, Himalaya, Luftrum, Martin Walker, Bryan Lee, Junkie XL, Nico Herz, Ian Boddy, Andre Ettema, Nick Moritz and many more.

Taste of Camel costs $15 / €12 / £10 and includes the same value in Camel Credits to spend on future purchases. Or alternatively, purchase any Camel Audio product from our website and get Taste Of Camel at no extra cost.

More info at Camel Audio

Robert Rich live in Memphis, 1996

Some great ambient music for the weekend: Robert Rich live in Memphis, 1996 complete performance.

Vía Robert Rich en Facebook

Foundations of Synthesis Series by The Bob Moog Foundation

Marc Doty, aka AutomaticGainsay, presents a deep journey around synthesis theory and synthesizers workflow on this series of videos for The Moog Foundation

Playlist includes the following episodes:

1. The Synthesis of Synthesis
2. The Synthesis of Synthesis- Sound 
3. The Synthesis of Synthesis- The Hammond Novachord
4. Foundation of Synthesis- Oscillator Introduction
5. Oscillators- Pulse Width Modulation
6. Filter- Introduction
7. Filter- Cutoff Control 
8. Filter-Voyager Serial Resonance
9. Control Voltage Explanation Part 1
10. Control Voltage Explanation Part 2
11. The Amp Introduction
12. The ARP Envelope Follower
13. Designing Timbres- Introduction
14. Designing Timbres: Major/Minor Chord
15. Designing Timbres: Duality 

Via Matrixsynth

Live Improvisation by NightBirds (06.02.2013)

Synths used:

• KORG PS 3100 (analog polyphonic) : introduction & ambient sounds
• RSF Kobol (analog mono) : improvisation sounds
• RSF Polykobol (analog polyphonic) : hypnotic sequence
• ROLAND System 100 - 2x 102 modules (analog monophonic semi-modular) : rando metallic sounds with Sample & Hold

More info about NightBirds:
http://www.facebook.com/nightbirds.electronique
http://soundcloud.com/nightbirds-electronic
http://soundcloud.com/nightbirds-past-records

Publication & Copyright by NightBirds Electronic Music / France / 2013

Amir Baghiri - Prayers for the Earth

Amir Baghiri releases his new album Prayers for the Earth in march, this is the awesome preview of it: