Spectranoise is a new Tom Erbe (Soundhack) firmware that turns the Make Noise Spectraphon module into a wild, noisy oscillator.
One of the Eurorack highlights of the Superbooth 23 was the Make Noise Spectraphon. A kind of super oscillator made in collaboration with Tom Erbe (Soundhack) powered by two deep spectral oscillators.
Part of the complex oscillators are real-time spectral analysis and resynthesis, allowing you to transform external audio into oscillating timbres. It’s not yet Christmas, but Make Noise has a gift for Spectraphon users. With Spectranoise, they have just published a new firmware that supercharges the module with sonic capability. Time to make noise.
Spectranoise Make Noise Spectraphon
Like the original code, the new Spectranoise firmware was developed closely with Tom Erebe (soundhack).
Spectraphon features two modes: SAM and SAO. The Spectranoise update adds two additional oscillator modes Chaos and Noise, giving you four in total.
The module has two independent sides on each of which you can use a mode. With the new firmware, you can run one of four modes (SAM, SAO, Chaos, Noise) independently on each side, allowing for a wide range of experimental, harmonically rich timbres.
Chaos and Noise are unique modes, each with a different feature set and sonic character. These new modes don’t require an input signal but are close to the operation of traditional oscillators.
In Chaos mode, two sine oscillators are each paired with a second sine whose harmonic ratio is set by the Focus control. Then, you can work with audio rate modulation of one sine by the other using the partials parameter. Slide, on the other side, adds multiple chaotic feedback paths to this modulation.
Different in the noise mode. Here the Even and Odd outputs contain a pair of sine waves modulated by noise sidebands. The Slide and Focus controls set the frequencies of a low-pass and high-pass filter, respectively, for this modulating noise, further shaping the sidebands.
In both new modes the Sine and Sub/CV outputs, the Pitch Controls and the FM Bus, all work the same as in previously existing modes.
Further, Spectranoise firmware also includes improved low-frequency compensation for the Partials parameter in SAO mode.
First Impression
I’m sure you can really make noise with this new firmware. Spectranoise takes a different approach compared to the original firmware, which was designed more for real-time spectral processing. Here we return more to the complex oscillator field, which I also really like.
Yes, Spectraphon remains super experimental also with the Spectranoise firmware, if not more so. All in all, a lot of fun for experimental musicians. Noisy Christmas!
Spectranoise for Make Noise Spectraphon is available now as a free download for existing users. Spectraphon is out now for $599/678€.
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