Lyra-8 organismic synthesizer

[BLT]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krQGkPufZHs[/video]

[plogbidman]

Wow !!!

"Unique analog organismic synthesither for soundscapes, FXs, pads, complex textures. The term "Organismic” means that all its modules are intertwined by many nonlinear connections and work in an entangled state, modifying each other, much like organs and systems in live beings. That allows for getting complex, diverse, fluid textures from a relatively simple construction."

Created by SOMA laboratory


Mais quel est le prix de la chose ???

[Seurdj]

священное хитрое пришли далекие равнины Сибири

[oryjen]

Le son et les types de modulations possibles me rappellent furieusement le Swarmatron.
Une idée de l'assignation exacte des potars?
L'architecture a l'air ultra-bizarre... J'ADORE!

"-Et on peut payer en Roubles? demanda le Renard"...

[Spraytex]

Trouvé sur le net quelques infos:

This is a synthesizer that my friend created as a step up from his previous DIY synth - LYRA-4. This time he made a metal case for it and equipped it with 8 voices, 100 FM algorithms, 2 separate delays and cross-modulation. I think this sub will enjoy the demo he recorded. If you don't want the technical details and the description of it's work, the pure sound without voicover starts at 14:15.

He is setting up his Laboratory to produce them. His email address is in the video description on Youtube and you can ask him for more details.

https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/c ... nthesizer/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGFa4dEUVWw[/video]

Y'a des trucs bien délirants sur sa chaine youtube .

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXfXBf ... =0&sort=dd

[Calum]

Mais, c'est un Iphone pour alien, ça ....C'est uniquement orienté vacarme ou ça peut être mélodieux

[SmashedTransistors]

Ça me fait penser à du feedback FM via une reverbe à ressorts.
En tout cas j'adore ces sons à la "Planète interdite".

[oryjen]

Le bruissement du vent parmi les frondaisons du tremble n'est-il pas un mélodieux vacarme?...

[GB_Paris]

pareil que SmashedTransistors, ça me fait penser à de vieux films SF. J'adore ces ambiances !

[Calum]

Si, Ory, mais la nature, c'est la nature....

Ceci dit, comme le soulignent Smashed et GB, l'ambiance SF 50/60, c'est bien cela....mais bon, c'est bien que ça ne soit pas limité à cela, comme le démontre la valise anglaise....

[choque]

Très Intéréssant comme concept : on dirait que c'est du pur numérique ( synthé FM classique ) mais avec les boucles de feedback montées en analogique ( comme dans le delay du TRiKO de Baloran par exemple ) qui amènent des composantes non linéaires , et permettent de colorer le son et de lui donner un grain quasi "analo" .

[BLT]

Je ne pense pas que ce soit du pur numérique (d'ailleurs Ory et moi apprécions, pour preuve )...

Unique analog organismic synthesither for soundscapes, FXs, pads, complex textures. The term "Organismic” means that all its modules are intertwined by many nonlinear connections and work in an entangled state, modifying each other, much like organs and systems in live beings. That allows for getting complex, diverse, fluid textures from a relatively simple construction.

J'aime beaucoup la philosophie du projet

Main spec:

I\O:

CV IN modulation for voices with adjusting depth for each of four groups
CV IN for delay time modulation
TRIGGER IN for triggering of voices output to FX part.
MONO OUT balanced low impendance, ready for long cable transmission.
PHONES OUT

Main units:

- 8 organ type tunable voices, shaped by individual envelop generator, driven by an individual sensor. Voices devided on four groups, each has wave shape knob, adjusting it from triangle to square, release switch (fast - slow), modulation\FM depth knob and modulation\FM source switch.

- Each of 8 voices can works as FM operator, FM algorythm can be dialed in by four three-way switches, allowing for 81 variations of FM synthesis.

- There are two common modes of FM here, selected by an additional switch. The first mode divides eight voices into two groups and feeds each of the two back to themselves, and the second one unites all the voices into one structure. All of that makes for over a hundred of FM algorhythms.

- Each voice has its own LFO tuned to a dedicated frequency. That allows to avoid that primitive sinusoidal vibe you hear when only one LFO is used on all the voices. The LFO can be switched off.

- Four groups of voices folded into two parts (4 voices each), each part has a HOLD knob for a continuous sound, and a TRANSPOSE knob to set the pitch or the key for the whole group.

- HYPER LFO unit, consists of two separately tuned low-frequency oscillators from which a complex waveform is synthesized. There are four synthesis structures here, selected from by two switches.

- MOD DELAY unit has two independent delay channels with individual time adjustment and an option of modulation by one of HYPER LFO's waveforms. The delay time can also be modulated by the delay's own output signal, which enables many effects, including a mode where the delay section itself works like a synth.

- DISTORTION section has DRIVE and MIX knobs. The MIX control sets the balance between pure and distorted sound.

In the full mode LYRA is analog FM synth with direct control of each operator feedbacked with two-channels delay, all it can be modulated by complex LFO + distortion. Final output signal can appear as an additional FM operator, close LYRA to one complex structure.


The story and philosophy:

I spent years explore brain and nervous systems, one of my interest was how the such simple structure like a brain of smal insects can produce such complex behavior, which we still can't imitate by our powerful computers.
One of the answers i have found - brain is ANALOG system with great part of noise, chaotic process, highly nonlinear. It can't be modeled by contemporary digital machines, cause some important is missed.

Later i decided apply this descoverys in a synths - my other love.
The secret of LYRA is not in modules itself - all of them long been known , but in the way how them connected and interact whith each other. The circuit of LYRA is not linear structure like classical subtractive synth, all of the modules depend of each other by many ways, often nonlinear.
LYRA is a structure which responds to your touch, menders under your finger like a strange animal. That is why i called it 'organismic synth"

Next part was exploration of traditional instruments, like violin, and the question - why an artist can spent whole life with piece of wood with four metal wires + stick with horse tail, but be bored with a versatile synth having tons of controllers and features after a couple of months. The answer is - the best instruments have shortest connection between artist body and "tone generator" which gives him maximum of control and possibility to express his soul motion. That is why violin is "Live instrument".

Insight was "synths will acts the same if we restore missing connection" In wiev of this theory the right was the very first synth - Theremin, which is actualy just one generator with just one waveshape but wery attached to artist body motion !
And take a look - Theremin is may be the only one synth, that did't change its structure despite of huge progress of radio engenering ! It says - the principle was exactly right.

I rolled back synths circuitry history and picked archaic solutions that gives to artist maximally raw control with maximum affecting of sound. And made ready-to-play instrument, where any position of the controllers is good soundscape. Direct non tempered control of voices pitch allows to go beyond the chromatic scale and create unique modes, working with quarter tones, just intination etc. unleash your personal hearing of music intervals.

That's the way LYRA-8 comes )

[choque]

Autant pour moi , tu as raison , c'est bien de l' analogique, c'est le

" 8 organ type voices "

qui m' a induit en erreur , ça m' a direct fait penser à des T.O.S / diviseurs comme dans les orgues string machines ( techonologie considérée comme numérique ) .
En fait chaque voix peut moduler les autres et elle même ( pareil pour les deux delays ) , c'est donc bien de la FM en analogique : On peut donc avoir 1 voie à 8 opérateurs , 2 voies à 4 opérateurs, 4 voies à 2 opérateurs , 8 voies à 1 opérateur...
J' adore les formes d'ondes variables en continu entre le triangle et le carré , les différents types de LFO ...
Et avec les combinaisons de 4 switchs à 3 positions on obtient 81 algorithmes FM différents ( en plus des switchs pour choisir le chemin de feedback pour chaque voie , là on arrive a des milliers de combinaisons ) : c'est vraiment très astucieux , on voit qu' il a vraiment bien réfléchi à l'interface .

[jesuisla]

Mais quel est le prix de la chose ???

Faut envoyer un mail à omhohom@gmail.com, le gars qui fait ce bijou n'a pas de site

[oryjen]

Superbe idée, merci BLT pour ta longue et instructive citation!

One of the answers i have found

Le type est observateur, patient, et visiblement sensible à l'importance des petites choses et de leurs combinatoires.
Du coup on aimerait bien connaître la teneur des autres réponses qu'il a pu trouver...

[TheAlien666]

Mais, c'est un Iphone pour alien, ça ....C'est uniquement orienté vacarme ou ça peut être mélodieux

Euh, malgré mon pseudonyme, je ne suis pas particulièrment attiré vers ce iPhone-là...

[Buxi]

Haaaaa mais c'est quoi ce truc de l'espace ???

J'adore

[oTrEsH-Oz]

[BLT]

Ca se concrétise
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[Spraytex]

Yeah,je l'aime bien ce constructeur!
Merci pour l'info.