http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com Sonic Ingénieur, Producer, and Creator of the {{-- whiteLABEL --}} range of vst plugins Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:33:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Exploring the growing anomie in large urban centres Isolitude is a haunting and thought provoking piece." 'for the first time more than half the world's population, or about 3.3 billion people, will live in cities, a number expected to swell to almost 5 billion by 2030', United Nations Population report. Running from ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/11/04/114 BADLY WORN TOY [lincoln, uk] 9pm October 18, 19, 25, 26, November 1, 2, 8, 9 Mr BadlyWorn is a Sound Engineer, Musician, Experimentalist and a fully paid-up member of the Frying Pan Collective : expect ambience, noises, sampling, processing and the sound of various recording technologies being thoroughly abused. visit Badly Worn's ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/10/23/110 A while back we bought a second-hand M-Audio Microtrack on Ebay without first checking that its battery was in tip-top condition. On receipt of said recorder, it worked for a few days before failing to boot - effectively rendering itself useless. It is one of those sorry devices, like many ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/10/22/103 Inspired by early bucket brigade machines, bucketEER is a simple stereo reverb effect consisting of 16 delay lines, each with an all-pass filter. Mono or stereo input, with 3 output modes, bucketEER can be used for delay effects and basic reverbs. Sounds suprisingly good considering how simple it is ... features ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/09/11/102 Yes, time for a new category. Fumbling in the Dark. Watch as I crash and burn learning C++ and some of its vaguaries in an attempt to create some .SEM SynthEdit Modules. firstly, its damned powerful compared to scripts second, its gawd awful complicated So far, I've hacked together a couple of GUI ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/09/07/101 9pm : September 20, 21, 27, 28, October 4, 5, 11, 12 Dawn is a visual artist and composer. Her work explores the interplay between sound, space, movement and material. 53 of her 57 minutes is a work for 24 differently pitched wine glasses. The composition is based on a 'change ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/09/05/100 9pm : August 23,24 30,31, September 6,7,13,14 A lore unto himself, Mr Suzuki, although primarily a top-notch drummer, is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, producer and exceptional (experi)mentalist. A skilled listener with a passion for the unusual, Suzuki goes in diverse directions, not afraid to blend nastiness with beauty, complexity with ambience. ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/08/21/99 Amie Slavin's work reflects a deep interest in voices both literal and metaphoric. She creates pieces to represent people, communities and issues, exploring and stretching the audio palate. She makes use of both found and designed sounds, in addition to vocal interview and composed content. Her 57 consists of 2 ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/08/21/98 Ex-Gloria Mundi, ex-Eddie & Sunshine, ex-full-time Mother, ex-Big T Pot, ex-Random Infusion. A lifetime's experience of giving people fun and something to think/smile about. Sunshine's 57 is a collection of 20 pieces grouped together into an experience called Listen in the Dark, featuring found sound, samples, electronic instruments and story-telling. ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/08/21/97 after a whoppping 16.7k downloads, I decided to update studioCLOCK. version 1.1 features the ability to view the day, date, year etc too, and a new (s)wanky graphic waveform display of the incoming stereo signal get it from the usual place http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/08/20/96 whiteLABEL sideFIRE is a stereo distorter / enhancer - use to lengthen / widen a stereo mix and maybe add a bit of distortion. sideFIRE can also be used to make a false stereo image from a mono input using its built-in combination of filters, compression, delay, eq and distortion. ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/07/25/95 see below [http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/history/whitelabel-vst-plugins/granuloso/] http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/07/25/94 9 Weeks of age, 4.5 kilos in weight, 56 cm long and a wopping 92dB(A) at 1 metre, although I've no idea of the wattage ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/06/23/93 In response to a posting at kvraudio.com I made unDUCK MK I. wtf? well ... it creates a swelling (ooo-errr) in volume once the threshhold is passed, but instead of holding the max volume, as soon as the attack is finished, it goes straight to the decay stage. So, play a note ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/06/18/91 Stereo granular synth with controls for pitch & detune, coarse & fine loop points, volume & pan. features : Mono or 6 note Poly 3 loop modes ADSR Envelope 4 LFOs each with envelope and delay pre and post filters - 5 types distortion and quantizer Dual waveform displays with zoom plays 16 or 24 bit wave files ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/06/11/90 whiteLABEL releases studioCLOCK v1.0 : it tells the time if you need help in understanding this plugin, then maybe audio production isn't for you ... get it here http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/06/11/89 whiteLABEL releases sideGATE v1.0 : lookahead flexigate features : 2 inputs,2 outputs mono, stereo or dual mono operation mixable channels & sidechains sidechain filter with hp, lp, resonance & gain lookahead of upto 1000 ms 'just in time' link mode channel & sidechain link switches sidechain monitoring switches response invert switches output pan & mix controls special introductory price of £7.50 until ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/06/11/88 whiteLABEL releases baddASS v1.0 : bassdrum fortification device features : beef-up your kick with 20 to 200 Hz sin waves. bend and twist - add punch and guts designed for added oooomph. Volume Pitch Bit depth 1 input, 1 output : 1 Oscillator Overdrive with controls for drive and threshhold Bit crusher 2 Clippers 2 parametric EQ bands adjustable attack [click] seperate controls for 'badd' ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/06/11/87 whiteLABEL releases autoBED v1.0 - lookahead stereo ducker with virtual sidechain inputs 4 inputs, 2 outputs : channels 1&2 duck in response to channels 3&4 channels 3&4 are mixed back into outputs 1&2 10 response curves 190 ways to fade from one level to another [and back] lookahead of upto 2 seconds with 'just in time' ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/06/11/86 Apparatus : 1 Hotpoint Washer/Dryer 1 Neglected pair of trousers containing ... 1 Cheap as chips mobile 'phone Methodology : Forget that 'phone is in trousers. Introduce trousers to washing machine Run full D cycle Empty machine and discover 'phone see if it still works. Hypothesis : I figure the sim card will survive its accidental-aqua-adventure, but as for the rest ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/05/14/85 Designed for added ooomph, baddASS is a bass drum fortification device. Use to add low frequency sin waves and distortion to bass drums to add power, presence and well, ooomph. Features pitchbend, adjustable sensitivity, release time, and a control for the amount of click on the envelope's attack. 8 presets ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/04/19/84 blimey. http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/04/16/83 google analytics says I had a visitor using a browser called 'WKOLXONVKEFTJ' what on earth is WKOLXONVKEFTJ ? google returns nothing [well, this post at least] hmmmmmmmmmmm........ http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/04/10/82 Hurray, today is the day for voldeLAY. 8 stereo delay machines daisy chained together with common multiplier controls for delay time and threshhold sensitivity. What? a delay doesn't have a threshhold setting ... this one does. Imagine a sound that as it gets louder gets progressively more and more delayed. ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/04/05/81 today marks two things - whiteLABEL has now had visitors from a hundred and one countries the first mp3 demos of autoBED in action are now online : http://www.roughdiamondproductions.com/whiteLABEL http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/03/31/80 After a long wait sideGATE has been updated to match the changes made to autoBED, principally : smaller dll, faster load time, lower CPU usage, more stable, new 'link' for attack and delay times, improved gui with direct text input of values, improved vst automation parameters and I've gotton rid ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/03/29/79 I've just come back from a session at the local bbc radio station where I did a live mix for Owsley Sunshine on the 'In The Mix' show. Interesting setup with a few wonky bits and pieces here and there. Not enough working inputs for 3 vocals, guitar, keys, sax, ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/03/29/78 happy easter and all that. doing anything to 'celebrate' ? getting nailed to a plank for that special occasion ? Why not relax with simpleTON the oh so simple vst filter plugin. I did a mix the other day and wanted to create the effect of a sound growing out of ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/03/21/77 Again, the same sort of changes as with autoBED and deeeeeLAY, [expect for a lack of direct value input] result in the output of version 0.6 - dll a bit smaller, load time a little faster, CPU usage a little lower and more stable. download freqDELAY : 1.63mb zip manual : ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/03/13/76 more tweaking of the interface internals yields version 0.6, sporting improved value displays that when clicked allow for direct text input - slightly smaller dll, faster load time and a bit more stable. Oh, and when muted, each VU meter will go blurry. nice download deeeeeLAY : 1.43mb zip manual : ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/03/13/75 Since updating autoBED over the last few days, I've been able to apply the same changes to sidePRESS and it now becomes version 0.6 sporting lower cpu usage and an improved gui with direct text input of values - just click on the numbers to input values [apart from when ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/03/11/74 Mostly due to new internals to the interface, autoBED now has a Smaller DLL, Faster load time, and uses less CPU - huraah. Also, there's Improved VST automation parameters and a new 'link' mode where attack and look-ahead delay time are optionally coupled in one control. To round off, the interface ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/03/10/73 I updated sidePRESS to version 0.5 earlier this week, and forgot to mention it here ... well, I have now - new envelope follower for quicker attack times, improved control over drive amounts, some tidying up - a bit better performance, knobs now in 'smooth mode' as opposed to the ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/03/07/72 So, here I am, quietly working away, sorting these plugins out, not saying much about it, slowly letting news out and gathering more downloads. So ... come this afternoon i have passed through the 1200 downloads mark, and am simply amazed - I do hope what I've put out there ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/02/29/71 Having found a few nasties in autoBED a few days ago, I've made some changes and designated it v 0.7 : lookahead delay now upto 2000 ms - was 1000 vst automation parameters tidied up, trimmed - down, re-organised internals tidied up, some junk removed - download now a little smaller choice of response ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/02/28/70 Sound Artist Amie Slavin will be showing Sophia's Web at this year's SightSonic -The York International Festival of Digital Arts. We got a 'phone call last night from one of the organisers requesting the presence of the piece, which will be on show from 14th to 17th March. More info ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/02/27/69 An earthquake measuring 5.something on the rhictus scale was felt throught the country at about 1 am last night. It has emerged that the quake centered on the sleepy market town of Market Rasen, in the Lincolnshire Wolds. Much of the town, and several surrounding villages were flattened by the ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/02/27/68 deeeeeLAY MK I is a stereo delay machine offering delay times upto 60 seconds, pre feedback filters, and cross-feedback. !! CAUTION EXTREME LEVELS !! Get it here http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/02/25/67 [just a bit of fun] Following on from this post in rec.audio.pro I decided to do a little experiment ...William Sommerwerck : Back in 1980 I attended the SCES and heard a demo from Peter Moncrief which purported to show the audibility of absolute phase by playing a 0.5 Hz square ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/02/24/65 download freqDELAY : 1.66mb zip ... pdf manual : here freqDELAY is a multi-band freak-out delay machine. The incoming stereo signal is processed through 4 bands of delay with seperate control over delay time, level, feedback, filter shape, frequency and resonance. Additional multiplier controls allow the relationships between bands to ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/02/19/63 download wavePLAY : 1.84mb zip ... pdf manual : here Designed by Sound Artist Amie Slavin, wavePLAY is a simple 4 oscillator wave-explorer synthesiser. Each oscillator has controls for wave shape (7 types) frequency, amplitude and pan. The initial idea for wavePLAY was to provide sounds for a piece of the ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/02/19/62 download autoBED : 1.84mb zip ... pdf manual : here Imagine a scenario where you have a voice-over and a backing track, and want them to co-exist nicely in your production. Well, thats what autoBED is for. Basic instructions for use (with reference to cubase ®, my host of choice). Assuming you ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/02/19/61 A simple gate, with a twist - sideGATE offers the ability to gate one side of a stereo channel according to the volume of the other side. In fact, the carrier and modulator can be mixed between both inputs. This allows sideGATE to work as a stereo gate, or ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/02/19/60 This evening I've splatted a few bugs and ironed out some creases to improve sidePRESS. The newly implimented auto Attack mode now ties attack time to look-ahead delay time to save having to do sums, autoGAIN mode improved so it has unity gain with regular gain knob autoGAIN display now working for ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/02/19/58 Not the most conventional of valentines gifts, and a day or so late ... I've received two 19 inch tft monitors - a whopping 2.62 Million pixels don't you know - woo hoooooo - the studio [once relocated downstairs again] is gonna look great and have more space to move ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/02/16/57 Watch out if you've got a Behringer MX3242X or similar !! I've just changed the plastic bevel on the side panels for the rack ears that arrived with the mixer 4 years ago ... thanks to some rather short-sighted design, I've just broken off the headphone socket !! This is ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/02/15/56 Amie's piece "wavePower, wavePLAY; wavePOWER" got played on top London Arts Radio station Resonance FM 104.4 last night after a last minute 'phone call from one of their programme managers saying they had an unexpected free slot and would it be possible to air the piece? possible? of course !! ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/02/12/55 I've moved forward from gating / ducking to the creation of a compressor - one with a twist ... Ladies and Gentleman, I bring you sidePRESS !! Capable of operating in stereo, dual mono, or serial modes, sidePRESS features switchable sidechains, lookahead delay, auto gain compensation, and pre/post reduction drive ... http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/02/11/54 I've just started a range of VST plugins under the whiteLABEL monicker find them here : http://www.roughdiamondproductions.com/whiteLABEL VST and ASIO are trademarks of Steinberg Soft-und-Hardware GmbH. http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2008/01/29/50 I've just finished setting up amie's piece monks' roar, for display at the lincoln christmas market. Its part of the 'its an occupation' show, also featuring tapenoise and sunshine gray. for more info on monks' roar, visit amie's page. http://daz.roughdiamondproductions.com/2007/12/05/49