Archive for June, 2024

Will Gregory Moog Ensemble releases Debut Album, Heat Ray

18 Jun, 2024  No Comment


Will Gregory Moog Ensemble has announced details of their debut album release, Heat Ray, on Warp records.

The album, recorded by the Ensemble on analog synthesizers, alongside the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, is set for release on vinyl, CD and download on 14 June 2024.

The first single, Bouyancy Theory:

What they say about Heat Ray:

“This neo-classical electronic album is filled with spirals of melody, circular structures, sequences, and patterns inspired by the works of the Greek mathematician Archimedes.

The ensemble is led by Goldfrapp’s Will Gregory and has been active on the live circuit since 2005. The members include Portishead’s Adrian Utley, a long-time collaborator of Will’s, who plays on the album and produced it. Also playing on the record are John Baggott, Graham Fitkin, Simon Haram, Vyvyan Hope-Scott, Ross Hughes, Hazel Mills, Daniel Moore, Hinako Omori, Eddie Parker, Harriet Riley and Ruth Wall.

Their instruments include Minimoog, Moog Voyager, Korg 700s, Prophet 6, and Roland JX-3P, with their individual lines and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales coming together in intricate arrangements creating a stunning superstructure of sounds.”

Track Listing:

Young Archimedes
Buoyancy Theory
Circles, Spirals and Pi
Law of the Lever
The Claw
Archimedes’ Screw
Heat Ray
The Sand Reckoner
Archimedes’ Legacy

See the Warp website for details.

Dune 2 Sound Design Secrets Revealed

18 Jun, 2024  No Comment

ContinuuCon 2024, held April 26–28 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Carnegie, Pennsylvania, synthesists Christophe Duquesne and Ed Eagan discussed their work with composer Hans Zimmer on the soundtrack of Dune 2.

They’re joined by music journalist Geary Yealton, who helps lead the discussion.

Zimmer hired ContinuuCon organizers and EaganMatrix developers Edmund Eagan and Christophe Duquesne to design and perform sounds for the soundtrack, along with Expressive E’s Guillaume Bonneau.

In the video, Eagan & Duquesne discuss their process of working with Zimmer, discuss the unique collection of gear that they brought to the project and demonstrate some of their work on the soundtrack.

 

New Wurly Uses Physical Modelling & Samples to Emulate 2 Classic Wurlitzer Electric Pianos

18 Jun, 2024  No Comment


AudioThing takes a hybrid approach to tackling the sounds of the 200 and 200a.

Rather than choose between physical modelling and sampling for its new electric piano plugin, AudioThing has used both techniques to generate its sounds. Known as Wurly, the instrument in question emulates the classic Wurlitzer 200 and 200a models, and takes a hybrid approach to doing it.

The ‘electric’ elements of the sound are all generated using physical modelling. These include the pickup, envelope settings and tremolo (we’re told that the geometry of the pickup and reed has been precisely modelled to ensure maximum authenticity). The ‘mechanical’ elements, meanwhile, use physically modelling and sampling in a bid to make the hammer, key, pedal and ‘clank’ noises sound all the more authentic.

The speakers on each model have also been emulated. You can mix between these and the direct output as you wish.

A speaker upgrade is actually one of the things that differentiates the Wurlitzer 200a from the 200, along with better electrical noise shielding and an enhanced key action.

The good news is that Wurly is about as universally compatible as you could hope for. It runs on PC, Mac and Linux in VST/AU/AAX/CLAP formats, and on iOS in AUv3 and standalone formats. There’s the obligatory intro sale, too – the price is currently down from €69 to €39 on desktop, and cut from €20 to €13 on iOS.

Find out more and download a demo on the AudioThing website.

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