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Bristol-based plugin developer Ewan Bristow has been turning out some fantastic free plugins this year, including a melodic resonator (EB Resonator).

Bristow’s latest offering looks like his best yet. EB-Blasphemy is a generative, break-slicing sampler plugin with an array of sound-mangling effects built in, letting you transform drum breaks into glitchy, experimental patterns with a click of your mouse. Crank up the tempo, and it’s instant breakcore.

At the core of Blasphemy is its sample slicer, which, though Bristow describes it as an “Amen break chopper engine”, can be used to slice and dice anything from vocal lines to synth riffs to instrumental loops. Load up a sample, make sure the Gen box is checked and hit Trigger, then Blasphemy will begin replaying sample chops starting at random, tempo-synced points within the loop.

Your sample chops will first run through a resonator equipped with two probability-based parameters; the first controls the likelihood that the resonator will be applied, and the second controls the delay time. Two more dials introduce a slide between delay changes and an offset to the delay time’s randomized values.

Alongside the resonator, Bristow’s equipped the plugin with a selection of his favourite “distortive, spectral and experimental effects”, including a spectral gate, a bitcrusher and a reverser, along with an envelope follower that uses your sample’s signal to trigger a noise generator. Dial in a probability value using the sliders next to each to determine how likely it is that a given effect will be applied on each sample slice.

Any break-processing plugin wouldn’t be complete without a timestretcher, and Blasphemy doesn’t disappoint in this regard; crank up the HT dial at the bottom of the control panel and you’ll increase the possibility that each sample slice will be time-stretched. You’ll also find two buttons alongside that can be used to drop in “Woo!” and “Yeah!” samples lifted from the classic Think Break – a nice touch that the old-school jungle heads will surely appreciate.

EB-Blasphemy runs inside the free visual programming environment Plugdata, so you’ll have to install that to run it. Plugdata can be used as a standalone app or as a VST3/AU/CLAP/LV2 plugin.

Find out more and download EB-Blasphemy over at Bristow’s Gumroad page.

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Composer and synthesist Anthony Marinelli – in his latest video – offers a unique look at recreating the sound of Mort Garson‘s Plantasia – one of the greatest ‘Moogsploitation’ albums of the ’70s.

Garson (1924 – 2008) was a multi-talented Julliard-trained musician who found success as arranger, songwriter, composer and electronic musician. Garson’s resume is beyond eclectic, ranging from 60’s lounge music (Our Day Will Come, The Love Strings Of Mort Garson) to early electronica (Electronic Hair Pieces, Signs Of The Zodiac, Mother Earth’s Plantasia) to sexploitation music (Z – Theme From Sensuous Lovers) and disco.

As ever, Marinelli brings a tremendous depth of knowledge, both of music and synthesis, to the video. He not only shows how to accurately recreate Garson’s classic Plantasia sound – but he does it with Garson’s own Moog modular.

Watch the video and share your thoughts in the comments. And, if you are not subscribed to Marinelli on Youtube, we recommend doing so, because he’s been releasing a steady stream of very thoughtful and informed videos on synthesis and the history of synths in pop music.

Video Summary:

“In this episode, I’ll break down the iconic whistle sound that plays the unforgettable melody of Mort Garson’s legendary synth album Plantasia. We’ll delves deep into how this unique sound was put together on the very same instrument Mort used: my rare 1969 Moog IIIC modular synthesizer.

After you watch this video, I’m confident you’ll be able to re-create this sound on any hardware or virtual synth.

Plantasia has become a cult favorite, widely regarded for its pioneering use of analog synths, and its recent re-release in 2019 on Sacred Bones introduced this masterpiece to a whole new generation.

Join me as I bring you the magic behind the expressive melody whistle sound on one of the best-selling albums in electronic music history!”

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The video captures a live performance by ROLI Seaboard guru Marco Parisi, featuring the company’s new Airwave gestural controller.

The performance was filmed in front of a live audience at London’s Fabric nightclub. Parisi uses the Airwave’s Five Dimensions of Air to capture new degrees of expression from his instrument.

The ROLI Airwave use 3D infrared cameras and “ROLI Vision technology” to capture precise hand and finger movements as you play. It is designed specifically for ROLI keyboard controllers, and expands the dimensions of control that are available.

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