Vibe Bar & Claude Controller

Published on Nov 5, 2017 Claude Woodward

"Hi everyone..........here's a quick video of my Vibe Bar, filter pedal & Claude Controller. 3 things that I find indispensable for expressive synth playing.
I am now taking orders for the Vibe Bars and working on a production model of the Claude Controller.

Feedback is most welcome!

Email me at sonicmanipulator@hotmail.com

Hope you all find it interesting & informative.

Cheers, Claude Woodward - The Sonic Manipulator."

How To REALLY Play A Synthesizer

Published on Sep 3, 2016 Claude Woodward

"This video is all about using all the controls of an analog synth plugin in real time in a musical way. I meant this as a way of showing how articulating the sound is key to expression. It ended up being more of a demo of my 'Claude Controller' and related gear that I built for the purpose of maximising this. The principals can, of coarse be transferred to other controllers.

As a way of promoting this approach to synth performance, I am working on making some of my controllers available as kits, Please send your comments etc and together we can get synth playing back in the lime light!

Claude Woodward

The Sonic Manipulator

www.sonicmanipulator.com"

Gravity, The Sonic Manipulator.wmv

YouTube Uploaded by sonicmanipulator on Mar 16, 2012

"This one's a bit more up to date......off my last CD (must get busy on a new one) 'Spaceman'
I used a lot of breath controlled brass with the Yamaha VL70M. A great physical modeling synth from the late 90's. A bit of Stravinsky like angst in the final climax before gravity wins and drags you back to earth.

Hope you like it. Claude Woodward - The Sonic Manipulator.

www.sonicmanipulator.com"

The Sloth - The Sonic Manipulator.wmv

Uploaded by sonicmanipulator on Mar 16, 2012

"Greetings all........This is a track I'm particularly fond of from my first solo album back in 1989.
Lot's of old synths used on it but I particularly like the solo on my modified Moog Sonic Six with 'Vibe Bar' & gliss strip.

Enjoy.......

Claude Woodward
www.sonicmanipulator.com"

Claude Controller Demo

Claude Controller Demo 1_0001.wmv

YouTube Uploaded by sonicmanipulator on Mar 16, 2012

"Here are some musical examples using my Claude Controller with keyboard 'Vibe Bar' and peddle board. I explain how to use the wheels etc to shape the sound in real time, thereby allowing the synthesiser to become a much more expressive instrument.
It's still early days and I'm working on my technique to fully exploit the vast sonic possibilities of VST plugins.
For a more technical explanation, check out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h2hjW1QwvQ [posted here]

Comments and feed back are most welcome.
I hope to be producing these for sale in the near future.

Claude Woodward."

THE CLAUDE CONTROLLER

THE CLAUDE CONTROLLER VID.mp4

YouTube Uploaded by sonicmanipulator on Mar 6, 2012

"This is my latest (and greatest) invention. It is a very sophisticated MIDI controller, allowing the player to articulate many parts of the sound - filters, envelopes.effects etc simultaneously using your left hand and feet. The right hand plays a keyboard with my patented 'Vibe Bar' for imparting vibrato & pitch bend.
I think it's going to be the future of the synthesiser controller!

It consists of 36 wheels and 2 joysticks.......with a pedalboard - 2 peddles and 4 switches..very playable, very cool.
The MIDI circuit is Livid Instruments MIDI Brain.

I like to think of a synthesiser more like an acoustic instrument - rather than an instrument containing 1000 different sounds, you have 1 sound with 1000 articulate-able variations.

What do you think?????........."

Note the Peavey MIDI Controller on the left of The Claude Controller.

The Sonic Manipulator inventions - The Radiolian

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"8 Radio's in a box, all tuned to different stations and activated by 8 buttons for random sampling of the airwaves"

The Sonic Manipulator

"The Martians are Coming - full version www.sonicmanipulator.com
This is a busk I did in Melbourne. It's the title track from my CD and it features many of my musical inventions, including: The Claudatron (the thing that sounds like a Theremin - although it can do much more), The Rap Rod and The Orbatron."

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