Mastodawn

I created a new music video for Chasing Auroras!
I hope you will like it! You can see very prominently the #BIT99 synthesizer.

#music #indiemusic #video #YouTube #MusicVideo #Crumar #synth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DDXtDZYRR0&list=PLIcLZrZP4Ce8-ouLONnM0YFwQqlIMZww7&index=1

Nielso 1d ago

Browsing the website of Italian synth and organ maker #Crumar I found this #plugin (also) for #Linux: A digital re-creation of their 1979 #CrumarPerformer #synthesizer.

In the early Noughties, I had owned a rotten #Godwin #StringConcert, which was even more limited. It was so noisy, the band bought an analog noise gate rack unit only for this thing…

There were a number of these #StringSynthesizer things, most prominent the #ArpOmni2 used by Pink Floyd. Their string section usually was fully polyphonic. There was a set of 11 oscillators on the highest octave and frequency dividers would shift these down to all other octaves. Of course, it didn't sound like proper strings, but it made the sound of the notes interact in a very particular way. Some models, like the #Performer, had a monophonic brass section, too.

All the plugins you see in this video are for free. So for that price I won't complain!

Crumar plugin: https://www.crumar.it/?a=showproduct&b=41

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Davide Bucci 5d ago

The most prominent instrument in the piece is of course the #Crumar #BIT99, the drum machine is the #Arturia Drumbrute Impact. There is a sound effect from the #GEM #S2 and a note from an #Emu #Proteus/2 (quite a famous one, by the way).

Davide Bucci 6d ago

I wrote a new piece of music! This time is called Chasing Auroras and it is an atmospheric piece meant for background and relaxation. It is featuring very prominently the sounds produced by the #Crumar #BIT99 #polysynth. I hope you'll like it! #music #indiemusic #mastoart #mastomusic #newmusic https://soundcloud.com/user-375194295/chasing-auroras?in=user-375194295/sets/reminescence

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Davide Bucci Apr 21

I mean, look at that beauty 🤪😅😎 #opensource #MIDI #Crumar #Bit99 #synth

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Davide Bucci Apr 21

I created a #GitHub project for the #Crumar #BIT99 tool I wrote (C language, macOS console). #opensource #sysex #MIDI #synth https://github.com/DarwinNE/Crumar_BIT99_Sysex/tree/main

GitHub - DarwinNE/Crumar_BIT99_Sysex: A small console program for macOS to save and restore presets on a Crumar BIT99 and BIT 01 via Sysex

A small console program for macOS to save and restore presets on a Crumar BIT99 and BIT 01 via Sysex - DarwinNE/Crumar_BIT99_Sysex

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Ronnie / Rekkerd.org Apr 21

Save 40% on Crumar Spirit software synthesizer by Cherry Audio https://rekkerd.org/crumar-spirit-software-synthesizer-by-cherry-audio-on-sale/

#AAX #AU #CherryAudio #Crumar #PluginBoutique #Sale #Synthesizer #VST

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Davide Bucci Apr 19

I updated the tool I wrote so that it can directly communicate with the #Crumar #BIT99 via #MIDI sysex. It can download a single patch or all the 1-99 patches of the instrument. It is a console program written in C for macOS, as I don't have the time to write a full-fledged window-based user interface, but I tried to keep it nice to use nonetheless. #synth #sysex #music

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Davide Bucci Apr 15

I wrote a small tool in C to interpret the #SYSEX files for the #Crumar #BIT99 and #BIT01. It's handy as you can inspect how a certain patch is configured (DCO1 and 2, VCF, LFO1 and 2 etc). I even found an error in the BIT99 manual: the bit order of certain parameters is reversed! The little tool is still quite rough around the edges, but it begins to work.

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Davide Bucci Apr 13

I tried to do some sound design on the #Crumar #Bit99 and got some interesting string patches with long attack and release. I tried to improvise some chords on a dorian-like context with the #Arturia Drumbrute Impact drum machine. The result is creamy and atmospheric, I hope you'll enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMGrjNyKKN8 #indiemusic #polysynth #analog #mastoart