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Here comes the info for Subscription Set No. 26 which I'm about to release:

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Iris Subscription Set 26 uploaded on April 27 - 2013 containing 13 presets (132 MB) including:

Catacomb Orchestra
This pach uses a snippet of a recording I made in the catacombs of a huge university in Moscow, while an orchestra was playing the Adagio of Mahler's 5th symphony in the main concert hall of the university. This snippet was then stretched (Paulstretch), retuned (Melodyne) and processed with a Frequency Shifter (Uhbik).
S1+2 use different segments and spectral selections of the resulting sample, S1 running in Non-Retrigger mode. Bring in S2 with the Modwheel.
Macro 1 (x) controls Delay Mix, M2 (y) adds temposynced amplitude modulation to both oscillators, inverted M3 controls LP filter cutoff. A short Glide effect is activated (lower right of the GUI).

Djembe Dronescape
Different segments and spectral selections of a metasynthed, saturnized and paulstretched Djembe Hit play in all 3 oscillators, S2 running in Non-Retrigger mode. The Modwheel brings in S2 and reduces the volume of S1. The FX section runs in Send-mode. Macro 1 (x) adds amplitude modulation to S1, M2 (y) adds pitch modulation to S2. M3 controls LP filter cutoff, M4 adds Delay FX to S2 and M5 adds distortion to S3.
Add your favourite Reverb for some more ambient vastness.

Djembe Fast Triplet Loop
A 2-bar loop with fast triplets is playing in all three oscillators, root note C3 = 100 BPM (C4 in Iris). S1 has a very narrow spectral selection enhancing only some transients, S2 plays only the lower frequency range. S3 plays the loop as recorded with no spectral selection, switch/crossfade between S1/2 and S3 using the Modwheel.
Macro 1 adds Reverb, M2 adds very short delays with high feedback (combs), M3 adds pitch modulation to S1+2, M4 controls the speed of the pitch modulation.

Djembe Loop 01 100 BPM
An 8-bar Djembe loop running in Radius RT mode, so the tempo is fixed to 100 BPM (as recorded) over the entire keyboard range. S1 is running in One Shot-mode in order to preserve the final accent on the first beat of bar 9, so please retrigger the sample when needed. You can play nice melody lines with this loop. Switch the sample to "Resample" mode if you want to run it at different speeds.
The Modwheel adds distortion, control the tone of the distortion with Macro 3. M1 (x) adds temposynced Delay FX, M2 (y) adds temposynced filter modulation.

Djembe Loop 02 100 BPM
An 4-bar Djembe loop - changing the pitch of the drum with the left hand while playing - S1 running in Radius RT mode, so the tempo is fixed to 100 BPM (as recorded) over the entire keyboard range.
The Modwheel adds some screaming distortion and some temposynced random pitch modulation which sounds pretty amazing in all ranges - control the tone of the distortion with Macro 3.
M1 (x) adds temposynced Delay FX, M2 (y) adds temposynced filter modulation.

Djembe Subbass Tuned
A very fat subbass patch made from a single Djembe hit only selecting the lowest 2 spectral frequencies. S1 running in One Shot-mode (not looped).
The Modwheel adds distortion for gaining more harmonics/overtones. M1 (x) adds temposynced Delay FX, unfortunately pre-distortion so the distorted sound is not reaching the input of the Delay, but you'll have plenty of external options anyway.

Djembe Subbass
A very fat subbass patch made from a single Djembe hit only selecting the lowest 2 spectral frequencies. S1 running in One Shot-mode (not looped) is not reacting to incoming Midi notes, instead a slow LFO is slightly modulating the pitches with each note you play. Shift the sample pitch and increase the amplitude of the pitch modulation with the Modwheel. No Macros are assigned.

Dotted Male Harmonics
Male overtone singing (myself), root not is F2 (F3 in Iris). S1 running in Non-Retrigger mode only plays the root frequency and dotted spectral selections of the harmonics, S2 plays a broader selection from the 4th harmony upwards, S2 plays the sample back and forth. The Modwheel brings in a square-shaped, temposynced pitch modulation for S1, Modwheel full up = 1 octave up and down.
M1 adds temposynced Delay FX, M2 adds Chorus, M3 adds saturated distortion.

Espresso Beings
The sample of the Milkfoamer in my Espresso machine, opening the valve which is also used to discharge excessive air inside the machine. S1 running in Radius RT mode captures the strange animal-like sounds which occur when the excessive air has almost left the machine. S2 plays the gurgling sound which happens at the beginnin of the process. The Modwheel adds fast random pitch modulation to S1.
Macro 1 (x) adds saturated distortion, M2 adds long Delay FX, M3 controls the speed of the pitch modulation in S2.

Espresso Harmonics Split
This patch captures the beautiful hamonics of my Espresso machine. Different aspects of the main drone with narrow spectral selections are playing in S1+2, root notes are located at G1 (G2 in Iris, mapped up to C3 (C4 in Iris). S3 plays above C3 (C4) and captures the sound at the end of the coffee-making-process - the foam on top of the coffee (créma) inside the cup.
The Modwheel shifts the cutoff frequency of the HP filter and adds temposynced filter modulation. Macro 1 adds Delay FX, M2 adds distortion.

Espresso Whisper Pad
This patch uses the whispering sound that occurs when the Espresso machine is in standby mode, only audible by extremely boosting the input gain of the microphone. This sample is run through a tuned Bandpass filter with high resonance. Shift the sound down an octave with the Modwheel (sample pitch and filter cutoff). Macros 1+2 control Delay and Reverb Mix, M3 adds filter modulation, M4 controls the modulation speed.

Experimental Djembe Texture
Some processed Djembe flam hits, different aspects and spectral selections of the same sample are playing in S1+2. The Modwheel adds Distortion and Chorus FX, Macro 1 (x) adds very short delays with a lot of feedback, M2 controls Reverb Mix.

Planet Exploration
A cosmic tonal soundscape sample made with 5 instances of Alchemy playing patches from various of my Banks and one instance of Diversion. S1+2 play different segments and spectral selections of the same sample. The Modwheel adds pitch modulation to both oscillators. Control the resonance of the LFO-modulated LP filter with Macro 1, add distortion with M2. M3+4 control Delay and Reverb Mix.

Please enjoy the sounds...

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The subscription prices has been upped to € 55 Euro - we now have a total of 167 patches including 3.57 Gigabyte of samples. It's been a great first year with Iris, the second year won't be bad either

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Here is a little vid improvising with the new patch "Naiveness" from Subscription Set No. 27, a metasynthed Cello sample is used in that patch:

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Two fresh iris patches in one demo - "Cello Organ" and "Tenorsax Subtones", a bit of VVV was used on the Cello Organ.

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/d ... -patchpool

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And a demo for patch "Cello Pad Split" from Set 27:
http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/c ... -iris-demo

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Last weekend I recorded a Duduk player here in my studio, some of the resulting samples will also be used in my Iris series. Here is video with the patch "Duduk Space" using a processed Duduk phrase:

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I'm just uploading Set 27 and will send around the links in a minute:

Iris Subscription Set 27 - uploaded on May 8, 2013 - containing 7 presets (102.4 MB) including:

Cello Organ
A slow cello arpeggio recorded during a recent sampling session with a very talented cellist. S1 running in Non-Retrigger mode plays an organlike spectral selection of the sustain phase, S2 running in Radius RT mode plays a broad spectral selection of the arpeggio phase. Bring in S2 with the Modwheel. Macro 1 (x) adds Chorus, M2 (y) adds Delay FX, M3+4 bring in temposynced amplitude modulation for S1+2.

Cello Pad Split
Another sample from that session, a long swell on the low D with vibrato. With each split point I moved the basic harmonic up an octave and lowered the root note accordingly, so it's a split sound using the same sample in all 3 oscillators. You can also set the mode for each oscillator to Radius RT, then the vibrato speeds will not change when playing different notes, but it will put a lot of strain on your CPU.
The Modwheel reduces the LP cutoff and adds distortion, Macros 1+2 (x+y) control Delay and Reverb Mix, M3 adds Chorus and M4 brings in a temposynced amplitude modulation.

Duduk Space
I also recorded a Duduk player a few days ago, some of the resulting samples will be used in upcoming Iris patches. Here is a processed phrase played in the higher register of the instrument. I processed the sample with a granulator (crusherX) and sent the dry signal as well as the grains into a convolution reverb using a multiphonic sample played on a tenor saxophone, this mysterious reverbration can be auditioned in S3. S1 running in Radius RT mode plays the main phrase, S2 focusses on the sustained phase of the sound with a broader sprectral selection. The inverted Modwheel controls the volume of S1.
Macro 1 (x) adds Delay FX to S1, M2 (y) tunes S1 down - 3 octaves when M2 is fully up. M3 reduces LP cutoff, M4 adds pitch modulation to S2+3, M5 controls the speed of the pitch modulation.

Naiveness
This patch uses a metasynthed cello arpeggio using a custom tuning scale inside Metasynth. S1 plays a very dotted spectral selection of this sample. The Modwheel brings in distortion, noise-driven pitch modulation and controls the rate of the Delay FX. Macro 1 (x) controls Reverb Mix, M2 (y) the Reverb Size and M3 adds Chorus.

Piano Debris
Another longer sample from my SoundPack Piano Destruction, improvising with the debris after destroying the poor old piano. DIfferent spectral selections of the same sample play in S1+2. In S3 the sound of a passing motorbike is featured, as that sampling session took place in a barn which wasn't sound-proof. Instead of removing it with RX 2 I found it more appropriate to feature it with Iris, so bring in the motorbike sound with the Modhweel. Macro 1 (x) adds fast random pitch modulation to S1, M2 (y) adds distortion to S2, M3 controls the pan modulation speed of S3.

Tenorsax Multiphonics
A multiphonic sound played on a tenor sax recorded during a recent sampling session with a great sax player. S1 uses the unprocessed sample and S2+3 play different spectral selections of a metasynthed derivative. The Modwheel adds pitch modulaton to S1+2, control the modulation speed with Macro 4. M1+2 control Delay and Distortion Mix, M3 adds Chorus, the inverted Macro 5 controls LP cutoff.

Tenorsax Subtonedone
S1 plays a sample of singing into the tenor sax while playing a different note. Bring in S2 with the Modwheel. S2+3 play a paulstretched derivative of that sample, S2 uses a narrow spectral selection of the lower frequency band, and S3 plays the sample full range, it has a slow LFO assigned to the amplitude so it fades in and out very slowly. Macros 1+2 (x+y) control Delay and Reverb Mix.

Please enjoy the sounds...

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Wow you've been busy, Simon! Lots of nice stuff in the most recent soundcloud and youtube demos. Can't wait to try these out.

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Wow you've been busy, Simon! Lots of nice stuff in the most recent soundcloud and youtube demos. Can't wait to try these out.

Thank's - yeah, I'm sampling and programming a lot currently for various projects. After one year of orchestral composition madness for my now ending artist in residence with a german orchestra I can focus more on designing sounds again, and the Iris subscription is one of the important outlets.

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Subscription Set 28 will also contain some vibraphone patches, as I sampled a nice vibra yesterday, here is a little vid made while working on the first vibra patch:

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Demo with 2 patches from the upcoming Set 28 - Duduk Synth and Mellow Vibra Scape:

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/d ... ibra-scape

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Subscription Set 28 will also contain some vibraphone patches, as I sampled a nice vibra yesterday, here is a little vid made while working on the first vibra patch:

And now that this vibra patch is ready I made another vid, in S2 a processed derivative of the original vibra recording (S1) is playing:

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Demo combining 2 Iris patches from subscription set 28 - "Vibra Mystery" and "Cello Animal"
http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/v ... llo-animal

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Here is a video with the patch "Bowed Vibra Scape 01" from set 28 which I will release later today:

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Info for Subscriptio Set 28 which I just released, links were sent out to all subcribers:
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Iris Subscription Set No. 28 uploaded on May 21 - 2013 containing 8 presets (119.6 MB) including:

Bowed Vibra Scape 01
Bowing a series of notes on a rented vibraphone which I had in my studio for one day and one night, then processing this recording with some spatial processors. The vibrato engine was activated during the recording. S1+2 play different segments/spectral selections of the same sample, S2 running in Non-Retrigger mode. The Modwheel adds temposynced amplitude modulation to both oscillators, please check the Macro page to see how the 6 assigned Macros modifiy the sound.

Cello Animal
A cellist playing textures behind the bridge of the instrument, S1-2 play different segments of the same sample. The volume of S2 is controlled by a slow LFO so it fades in and out, the Modwheel increases the overall volume of S2 and adds distortion. S2+3 run in Non-Retrigger Mode. Macros 1+2 (x/y) control Delay and Chorus Mix, inverted M3 controls LP filter cutoff, M4 adds pitch modulation to S1+2, M5 controls the speed of the modulation.

Duduk Synth
S1+2 play different segments and spectral aspects of a Duduk phrase, S1 running in Radius RT mode for timing preservation, S2 running in Non-Retrigger mode. S3 uses the sample of a faster Duduk phrase. The Modwheel adds temposynced pitch modulation to S2+3. Macros 1+2 control Delay/Reverb Mix, M3 reduces LP cutoff, M4 adds temposynced filter modulation, only audible when M3 is turned somewhat to the right.

Ethereal Vibra Sustain
The sample of the decay phase of a vibraphone chord processed with some spectral tools (GRM) is used in S1+2, The Sub Oscillator adds a noise-modulated sinewave. The Modwheel reduces LP filter cutoff and adds filter resonance. Macro 1 (x) adds temposynced amplitude modulation.

French Horn Cloud
A french horn playing a simple major scale downwards, recorded during the warmup just before the premiere of my latest orchestral composition staged in a church in Hamburg.
S1+2 play different aspects of this sample, S1 running in Non-Retrigger mode. The Modwheel adds fast random pitch modulation to S1, Macro 1 (x) adds a strange Delay, M2 adds mean distortion, also try very low notes with the distortion fully dialed in.

Harbour Tire
A field recording of a tire being squashed between a ship and the pier, recorded in the harbour of Hamburg. S1 uses the original sample, S2 plays a processed derivative made by treating the tires with a tuned combfilter. Both oscillators run in Non-Retrigger mode. The Modwheel reduces the LP filter cutoff and adds distortion. Please check the Macro page to see how the 6 assigned Macros modify the sound.

Mellow Vibra Scape
A longer vibraphone impro I played laying out some nice chords. Very narrow and dotted spectral slsections were applied in S1+2, S1 playing more horizontal, S2 playing more punctual/dotted.

Vibra Mystery
The sample of a rising vibraphone chord with the vibrato engine on, changing the vibrato speed while playing is used in S1+2. A spectralized derivative (GRM and more) of this sample running in Non-Retrigger mode is used in S3, bring in S3 with the Modwheel. Macros 1+2 control Reverb/Delay Mix, M3 adds square-shaped pitch modulation to S1+2, inverted M4 controls the modulation speed, M5 adds aliased distortion.

The subscription price was upped to € 58 Euro.

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Here comes a demo for a new patch from Set 29 - "Altosax Multiphonic Dots" made from/with a multiphonic sample/sound played on an Alto Sax by a master of polyphonics, recorded in my studio:

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/a ... -dots-iris