Video available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQilV-OrDYQ

As a Kickstarter backer I've had the Parva for several months, but there were a few problems with the firmware that prevented me from fully using it. Today, Brad from futuresonus released firmware update v0.51, fixing everything that was important to me.

So here is a demo video with Roger Linn Design LinnStrument. I've set it up so that the x-axis controls per-note pitch and the y-axis per-note filter cutoff, I'm not using the z-axis. The LinnStrument is connected directly to the Parva's USB MIDI host port, which also provides power. The audio is recorded through my Metric Halo ULN-8 audio interface without any sound processing besides normalisation.

The Parva has eight independent analog voices that can be configured in a multi with a dedicated MIDI channel for each voice. Each voice can play a different preset, but I'm using the same preset for all voices here to allow for per-note expression. In this multi, each MIDI channel is also sent to two voices, creating a unison sound, while still having full control over 4 independent notes.

I think it sounds pretty great!

Parva analog poly-synth with LinnStrument

They/them
House / electronic / experimental / ambient / live hardware jams

2023 & beyond:  Hardware + Cirklon + Bitwig(maybe?)
pre 2023: Gear Jams,  No Edits, No Daws

"Night fell and the hours dragged on, but still we murmured to each other of the King and the Pallid Mask, and midnight sounded from the misty spires in the fog-wrapped city. We spoke of Hastur and of Cassilda, while outside the fog rolled against the blank window-panes as the cloud waves roll and break on the shores of Hali"  ~The Yellow Sign

Turner Xei conjures dark, throbbing electronic sounds, an acolyte of EBM with an affinity for breakbeats, they weave psychedelic soundscapes and cinematic atmospheres. Their music is intense and eclectic, drawing influence from dystopian cyberpunk, ancient megaliths, industrial factories, and long-forgotten mythologies.

De(com)pression Music. Jeremiah Klinger has spent recent years exploring the sonic and creative potential of synthesizers. Originally involved in the '90s Chicago punk scene, he later joined the post-rock group, Gregor Samsa, and formed the electronic duo, What We'll Be. In 2018 he put out his first synth-based ambient work, Process/Progress, and followed up with Sentiment/Sediment in 2021.

Retro Nostalgic Music by: De Kosmische Leegte - The Cosmic Void - 宇宙のボイド - El Vacío Cósmico - Die Kosmische Leere

"Reimagining Yesterday's Tomorrow"

I'm a singer-songwriter and combine my vocal melodies with the electric and acoustic guitar and new instruments like the LinnStrument. I have lots of musical ideas that go into many directions. I've channelized most of it into my band Flytecase, but there are now quite some compositions that are either too personal or that don't fit with the style of my band.

I'll be posting my experiments and sketches online. If you like them or have some suggestions, don't hesitate to leave comments.

Buy my CD:
http://gbevin.bandcamp.com

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http://music.flytecase.be

Parva analog poly-synth with LinnStrument

G.Bevin