The TipTop Audio ART Modular System With Polyphonic Synthesis


The video, by gattobus, captures a live performance with a compact TipTop Audio ART Modular System.

Tiptop’s ‘ART is an open standard for patching polyphonic signals within a Eurorack system.

“It gives you the flexibility of a modular,” notes gattobus, “but with the playability of a classic synth.”

Modules used:

Vortex 6 Oscillator

ATX-1 VCO

Octopass Poly Filter

Octostages Poly Envelope x2

Octogain VCA

Octopus USB/MIDI interface

Octo I/O

Octovert

Resonator

Z-DSP “Halls of Vallhalla” Card.

Mantis Case (black)

More info on the ART system is available at the Tiptop Audio site.

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AUBE 2 AUv3 Plugin Organizer Updated With Mac Compatibilty + More


Developer Fred Anton Corvest let us know that he’s released AUBE 2, a major update to his AUv3 plugin organizer and discovery tool.

AUBE (Audio Unit Box Explorer) is designed to provide an overview of your audio units, effects and instruments, automatically listed and classified.

New in AUBE 2:

  • Includes a brand-new Mac version (Universal Purchase)
  • Provides full catalog browsing with over 1400 AUv3s (regularly updated)
  • Database updates in v2 are free and included with the one-time purchase
  • Introduces the “Wishlist” to track plugins you want to acquire
  • Community Sharing: Share your collection with friends or browse others’ collections
  • Search now offers more precise filtering, allowing you to view only plugins compatible with your device
  • A new popover view makes it easier to navigate plugin details and browse related plugins within the same group
  • Improved Offloaded Plugin Management
  • Quick actions launch and split-screen support to work with multiple apps, including the App Store

AUBE 2 Overview Video:

AUBE 2 is available now for $14.99 through Feb 27, 2025 (normally $19.99).

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MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) Demystified


In the video, composer Josh Madoff discusses MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE), a standard that enables per-note expressive control over pitch, volume, timbre and more.

Topics covered:

00:00 Intro

00:15 What does MPE mean?

00:28 A simplified history of the keyboard

02:00 Hear MPE in action

02:43 MIDI vs MPE

04:15 MPE & software synths

05:54 MPE & hardware synths

07:42 Discovering the MPE arpeggiator

08:40 Creating an MPE super synth

09:52 Different kinds of MPE instruments

11:25 MPE playing examples

12:55 The benefits of MPE

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