In the early 2000s I had quite a vintage computer collection. TRS-80 CoCo2, Apple IIe, Amiga 500, Commodore 64, a couple Atari XL series, and a couple others that I can’t recall. Sadly, I had to sell these off quickly (read: cheap) a few years ago. One of my prized possessions in my collection was the Mockingboard  sound card (with the speech synthesizer chip) in my Apple IIe. So when I saw this project, it immediately brought back fond memories of banging out 8-bit sounds (luckily I sampled a bunch of sounds from this collection, so I may release a sample library, eventually).

Drum8, is an 8-bit sample playback drum machine for the Apple II, written by Riccardo Macri.

Features:

• Graphical editing
• Mouse support
• Live playback pattern editing and ability to play live on top of playing patterns
• Patterns up to 256 steps
• 16 8-bit samples pre-loaded
• Ability to load your own samples (up to 40kB total)
• 4 voice polyphony
• Tempo and Pitch changes
• Runs on Apple II+, Apple IIe

Riccardo has more info on his project on his blog.

Here is a video demo of the finished project:

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The updates have been coming fast. Igor Vasiliev has been busy.

What is new in SoundScaper:

• Complete MIDI control for all faders, knobs and other modes
• Possibility to create MIDI control maps for different controllers
• Two different MIDI devices can be used to control
• Quick MIDI learn mode for each fader in advanced control panel
• Change type of faders on the oscillator main panels
• Copy and Paste operations for oscillator parameters through text clipboard
• Copy and Paste operations for scenes through text clipboard
• Possibility to send scene parameters through Email
• New features for automation in advanced control panels
• Additional samples in built-in samples library
• Built-in description updated
• Minor bug fixes

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From the Xenobioz website:

Aegis VST is inspired by the old amiga synth Sonix.
It’s main features are the Drawable Oscillator and LFO waveforms and a special type of Phase Distortion.

Features:

• 1 Drawable Oscillator. (128 samples)
• 1 Drawable LFO, that can be used as an envelope
• ADSR with adjustable slopes
• Two types of Phase Distortion/Modulation
• A Low-Pass Filter
• Can add Harmonics to the Drawable waveform
• Waveform copy and paste 

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As we mentioned earlier this month SoundScaper was pending approval at the iTunes app store, and it is now available here for $5.99.

A recap of the description:

SoundScaper is an experimental sound mini lab for creating unusual soundscapes, atmospheric textures, drones, glitches and noises based on circuit bending ideas.

A much more detailed explanation, screen shots, demos and more can now be found at the developer’s website via this new post.

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In anticipation of the full bent.fm app, bent.fm lite has been updated to version 3.4.

Description from the app store page:

bent.fm lite is a model of a circuit-bent synthesizer. bent.fm allows the user to tweak classic circuit bending modifications like fine and octave-decimated clock bends, and experiment with more esoteric bends. Circuit-bent distortions and algorithmic sequences can be created by (im)proper connections on the bend matrix. Reroute digital serial information through the base chip set (a numerically controlled oscillator) and extra logic gates (NAND and XOR, binary counters), and experience architecture-level bit crushing. For anyone interested in circuit bending, glitch sounds, industrial music, and post-procedural art.

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Here’s a few new demo tracks from Motion Soundscape/Igor Vasiliev for the new SoundScaper app.

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From their site:

“This collection isn’t just the glitchy lo-fi toy sounds you might expect. Yes, you will find some of those…but also there are instruments inspired by the uniquely digital richness of aliased waveforms, and the unexpected hybrid instruments that are created when the circuit bent brain of an instrument is made to sing.”

Features:

• 428 48kHz/24-bit samples
• 150MB zipped, 237MB uncompressed
• 140 different instruments, including: 8 drum racks, 14 basses, 24 pads/strings, 23 keys, 9 leads, 4 soundscape generators, and many more!
• Most instruments include extensive Macro mapping, for performance control and customizing the sound
• Great for producers of ambient, dubstep, hip hop, IDM, techno, and game music.
• Made using Sampler, but converted to Simpler, so it works for Live Intro users! (just a few instruments include effects for which you’ll need at least Standard Edition)

 The Live Pack is available at their website for $49.99

Here is a very thorough walk-through:

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The meet will include:

• Modular, Old & New
• Hardware/Software
• Analog/Digital
• Do It Yourself
• Controllers
• Guitar Pedals
• Manufacturers 
• Demos

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