Mixtape Alpha and Moldover Four Track [Episode 80]

Published on Jul 30, 2018 CatSynth TV

"For our 80th episode, we demo the Mixtape Alpha and Moldover Four Track, two tiny cassette-shaped synthesizers.

'The Mixtape Alpha has a stylophone style input for continuous tone generation, and six buttons for discrete notes. With four voices, four effects, and five-note polyphony there is quite a range of expression. You can even loop a pattern and play a second part on top. But, the best part is, you can record the songs you make, and trade mixtapes with your friends! And it comes in its own cassette case, with instructions.'

https://www.crowdsupply.com/open-musi...

Musician, artist, and inventor MOLDOVER presents a new original album packaged in a playable circuit board instrument! [video below]

https://moldover.bandcamp.com/album/f...

For more synthesizer demos, please subscribe to this channel and visit www.catsynth.com"

Moldover's Kickstarter: Waaaaay more than an album - FOUR TRACK

Published on Nov 10, 2013 Moldover Musical-AntiHero

"Musician, artist, and inventor MOLDOVER presents a new original album packaged in a playable circuit board instrument!"

How to Build a Controller (Making of The Mojo)

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by moldover

"Moldover takes you step by step thru the evolution, design, and actual building of his custom Mojo controller. This is now an OPEN SOURCE project: http://60works.com/mojo

Video produced by Moldover, directed by Rich DDT, with very special thanks to everyone who helped bring my dream-instrument into reality!"

Update:

Mojo Build Time-Lapse

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by moldover

"Moldover builds a copy of his custom Mojo controller with full explanations of each step in the process. This is now an OPEN SOURCE project. More info and all downloads at http://60works.com/mojo

http://moldover.com"

NOT NAMM: The Mojo: Moldover's New Controller (Sneak Peek)

YouTube via moldover
"After nearly a decade of study in the art of controllerism, Moldover has created his first commercially available controller. Assimilating ideas from traditional instruments, DJ hardware, and game controllers, The Mojo puts an unprecedented level of power and completely intuitive control in your hands. Combining ergonomic elegance, rapid-fire tactile responsiveness, and bullet-proof construction, The Mojo is the sexiest controller in the entire multiverse. Order your own and get more details at moldover.com (http://moldover.com)"

The How To Show - Moldover

YouTube via moldover
"Controllerism 101: Moldover teaches you how to turn a simple and inexpensive MIDI keyboard into a custom audio controller."

Update via Mibrilane in the comments:
Moldover's Approach to Controllerism (1 of 2)


Moldover's Approach to Controllerism (2 of 2)

Moldover's Album - Circuit Board Instrument

YouTube via moldover. theremin like cd case. via jared via engadget
"Moldover's new CD, over 3 years in the making, not only delivers gorgeously diverse music with meaning and musical mastery, it completely redefines what it means to "play an album"... Moldover's CD packaging itself IS a new musical instrument! The CD is mounted on a custom designed circuit board, intricately patterned and powering a "light-Theremin". Yes! You play the artwork and it makes sound! Only the musical supervillain genius of Moldover could develop something so stunningly innovative."

Moldover at the Maker Faire

Moldover at the Maker Faire from The Amazing Rolo on Vimeo.

"Moldover shows off his crazy Syncomasher at the Maker Faire 2009. Learn more about Moldover and his amazing projects at moldover.com/"

Mojo Build Time-Lapse

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by moldover

"Moldover builds a copy of his custom Mojo controller with full explanations of each step in the process. This is now an OPEN SOURCE project. More info and all downloads at http://60works.com/mojo

http://moldover.com"

Follow-up to this post.

Who is Moldover?

YouTube via moldover. Note his custom controller featured here. More posts here.
"A quick intro to Moldover: Musician, Artist, and Inventor."

Battling Seizure Robots

Battling Seizure Robots from Richard Lainhart on Vimeo.

"The HD version of a jam with Moldover at Tranzducer .011 in Brooklyn, NY, on November 30, 2007. I play my Buchla 200e/Haken Continuum system, while Moldover works out on his controllerism rig. This is a completely spontaneous, unrehearsed, undiscussed improvisation, and the first time we've ever played together; while it's camera-audio only and so not the best quality, I think it's worth checking out. The complementary video improvisation was provided by Bert Baldwin.

("Battling Seizure Robots" is the name of one of the video animations I created for this performance, which, perhaps fortunately, you don't see in this clip.)"
See the Moldover label below for more posts on his Mojo.

Moldover's Jamboxes

YouTube Published on Jul 7, 2012 by moldover

"Born from the union of a passion for controllerism, and the love of community-collaboration, Moldover's jamboxes are some of the most radical and innovative instruments he's ever created. The OctaMasher, The SyncoMasher, and The MiniMasher are completely unique designs; each explores a different realm within the multi-player universe. Like jukeboxes in the 1950s and boomboxes in the 1980s, jamboxes are now playing a crucial role in the new explosion of social music and culture."

MOLDOVER's Four Track on KickStarter

via Kickstarter

"What's going on here!?!

Hi! My name is Moldover and I am ultra excited to announce the recording of my new album "Four Track"! It's inspired by a tape of songs I made when I was a kid. Back then, my music was simple and unpolished, but it came straight from the heart onto that tape. Now I'm bringing that soulful sincerity back into my music, and expanding it with new instruments, new sounds, and a whole new performance style. If you haven't already, please watch the video above to get the big picture!

What is that cassette-looking thing?

This album is my life's greatest work and I want it to be enjoyed by as many people as possible, but I can't release my new music as just a simple download. I needed to create something really special. For my last album I pioneered the idea of "instrument as packaging" with my Light Theremin CDs. I had a ton of fun making them and I learned so much that I decided to re-invent the idea for Four Track. The result is a cassette-sized instrument I call The Voice Crusher. Watch my Kickstarter video for a demonstration of how it works, and check out the rewards to your right if you think you might want one. Keep reading below for the full details of its design and production..."

via Rich Trapani on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

See the Moldover channel below for more posts featuring his creations.

Moldover Making his "Awesome Edition" CDs - Extended

YouTube via quantazelle
"Moldover's latest CD is also an optical theremin. Really. www.moldover.com"
You might remember it from this post.

TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 - Controllerism with Moldover

YouTube Published on Apr 13, 2012 by NativeInstruments

"We gave two new TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 units to controllerism pioneer Moldover for a weekend test drive. Combining the F1s with his TRAKTOR KONTROL S4, he unlocked the full potential of TRAKTOR's new Remix Decks™."

See the Moldover label below for some of his own controllers.

Moldover - LIVE at Future Everything (excerpts)

YouTube Uploaded by moldover on May 27, 2011

"Selected excerpts from the songs "Slide", "Slipping In", "Say It" and "Young One". Recorded March 14, 2010 at The Contact Theater in Manchester, UK. FULL 50-MINUTE CONCERT VIDEO AVAIABLE on SuperDeluxe Pocket Edition Album from http://moldover.com. Many thanks to Baba Israel for putting together the show, Colin Sebestyen for the motion graphics, and James Peaceful for directing the shoot and sharing the footage.

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Patterns+Pleasure Festival: Moldover, Jugglers, & dj sniff

Patterns+Pleasure Festival: dj sniff

"Day 3: Concert 1
STEIM @ Frascati
Amsterdam NL
28 Sep 2011
patternsandpleasure.steim.org/2011/08/17/dj-sniff-nl/"

Patterns+Pleasure Festival: Moldover


"Day 3: Concert 2
STEIM @ Frascati
Amsterdam NL
28 Sep 2011
patternsandpleasure.steim.org/2011/08/17/moldover-us/"

Patterns+Pleasure Festival: Tom Johnson & Gandini Juggling


"Day 3: Concert 3
STEIM @ Frascati
Amsterdam NL
28 Sep 2011
patternsandpleasure.steim.org/2011/08/11/tom-johnson-us-gandini-juggling-uk/"

Patterns+Pleasure Festival: Tom Johnson & Gandini Juggling

Battling Seizure Robots

Battling Seizure Robots from Richard Lainhart on Vimeo.
"A jam with Moldover at Tranzducer .011 in Brooklyn, NY, on November 30, 2007. I play my Buchla 200e/Haken Continuum system, while Moldover works out on his controllerism rig. This is a completely spontaneous, unrehearsed, undiscussed improvisation, and the first time we've ever played together; while it's camera-audio only and so not the best quality, I think it's worth checking out. The complementary video improvisation was provided by Bert Baldwin.

("Battling Seizure Robots" is the name of one of the video animations I created for this performance, which, perhaps fortunately, you don't see in this clip.)"
http://www.otownmedia.com

Super Fun Instrument Design with Moldover

Super Fun Instrument Design from Nathan Lively on Vimeo.

In this episode of Sound Design Live Podcast I talk with electronic instrument designer, musician, and teacher Moldover about designing better human interfaces for music, his super cool circuit board CD, and why the hell MIDI still exists.

http://sounddesignlive.com/fun-instrument-design/

Livid Interview : Talking DIY with Moldover

Published on Mar 26, 2013 lividTV·133 videos

"Livid's founder Jay Smith sits down with the inventor of "Controllerism" Moldover. Watch as they discuss the growing DIY movement, MIDI guitars, the evolution of "producer" and more."

NAMM: Moldover's Mojo

Moldover's Mojo from Michael Chenetz on Vimeo.

"An interview at NAMM2010 with Molodover on his new Mojo controller."

Richard Lainhart - Tranzducer

Seth wrote in to let me know he made it to the Tranzducer show featuring Richard Lainhart. The following are his notes and a couple of shots of the show. Thanks Seth!

"Here's a couple of photos from the Richard Lainhart show at Tranzducer last Friday.

It was a really good show. Rui Pereria did an incredible piece with looping video and audio that was both intellectually and musically interesting. Short video loops with audio snippets that went with them, mutating and overlapping and constantly changing but at the same time all related somehow. Moldover did a genius piece combining recognizable song segments in Ableton Live, custom-made MIDI controllers and an fabulous sense of humor all mixed together to create a captivating and fun performance that was also quite powerful. I didn't know what he did before I saw the show, but if somebody told me "laptop performer" beforehand I would have been maybe mildly interested. However, after seeing his custom-modded Novation controller, his creativity and his energy, I can only say it was totally rock 'n' roll!

And then came Lainhart. I don't even know where to begin. He started slow and low with long slowly changing drones and they just built and built and built until the room was completely taken over by this enormous wall of sound that was moving and changing with sound and textures and rhythms all over the place. It was amazing.

It was also nothing like any of the other things I've seen him do either live with Jordan Rudess at Moogfest or on video. With Rudess he's providing textures, backgrounds, support, an anchor, and then there's Rudess doing his virtuoso thing. And YouTube videos just can't convey the power and intensity of what an actual live performance feels like.

Plus, at the end, Lainhart and Moldover did a totally improvised and unplanned piece together.
I honestly didn't think an Ableton rhythmic loop-meister and a Buchla sound sculptor would have very much in common to play together, but it was actually a perfect combination of rhythm and texture and it totally worked.

Anyway, about the photos, I really like the blue one as a photograph, but maybe the purple one is more representative of the show. I just thought I'd pass them on and put in my 2¢ on the show."