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Benton Pena @ technology + culture + life and everything in between » Music http://www.bentonpena.org Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:36:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Korg iElectribe http://www.bentonpena.org/music/korg-ielectribe.html http://www.bentonpena.org/music/korg-ielectribe.html#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:13:40 +0000 Benton http://www.bentonpena.org/?p=751 jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_751()',5000); });

I just want one! A very good excuse to buy an iPad, jezz it’s simply right to the point as the original Electribe SX is a sampler and cost +$400.00 let’s see if some hacker just add a MIDI interface and more applications for sequencing for example. see the video:

Korg iElectribe

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]]> http://www.bentonpena.org/music/korg-ielectribe.html/feed 2 ReBirth Is Back! http://www.bentonpena.org/music/rebirth-is-back.html http://www.bentonpena.org/music/rebirth-is-back.html#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 16:52:20 +0000 Benton http://www.bentonpena.org/?p=747 jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_747()',5000); });

Turns Your iPhone, iPad Into A Techno Studio!

ReBirth, the Roland groovebox emulation that helped launch the popularity of soft synths, is now on Apple’s mobile devices for US$6.99. (I woke up to a note from Propellerheads’ CEO Ernst left in my inbox overnight, so thanks, Ernst, for the tip!)

This is not the native iPad version MusicRadar predicted after an interview with Ernst. For now, iPads scale up the iPhone interface. But a version with “native” resolution for the tablet seems a no-brainer down the road.

Feature list:

2 x TB-303 Bassline synths

TR-808 Drum Machine

TR-909 Drum Machine

Pattern Controlled Filter

Distortion unit

Compressor

Mixer

5 user mods

Pattern sequencing

Full automation

Combine patterns to build songs

Share songs with other ReBirth users

Full details: http://rebirthapp.com/

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]]> http://www.bentonpena.org/music/rebirth-is-back.html/feed 0 Infected Mushroom http://www.bentonpena.org/music/infected-mushroom.html http://www.bentonpena.org/music/infected-mushroom.html#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:48:54 +0000 Benton http://www.bentonpena.org/?p=743 jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_743()',5000); });

Infected Mushroom interview regarding the Record Store Day 2010… Enjoy

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]]> http://www.bentonpena.org/music/infected-mushroom.html/feed 0 Rita! http://www.bentonpena.org/music/rita.html http://www.bentonpena.org/music/rita.html#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:46:41 +0000 Benton http://www.bentonpena.org/?p=734 jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_734()',5000); });

This is Dominican Music, but! A satire and a burlesque version of our genre “Merengue Violento” very clever… This song is very cool and easy to listen. Don’t try to translate it!

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]]> http://www.bentonpena.org/music/rita.html/feed 0 iamamiwhoami’s b http://www.bentonpena.org/music/iamamiwhoamis-b.html http://www.bentonpena.org/music/iamamiwhoamis-b.html#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:15:01 +0000 Benton http://www.bentonpena.org/?p=731 jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_731()',5000); });

This is very strange, vocoder included, very cool at the same time and weird on top. B side I guess.

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]]> http://www.bentonpena.org/music/iamamiwhoamis-b.html/feed 0 MARTEOVENUS – ADIOS – Director : Taba Blanchard http://www.bentonpena.org/videos/marteovenus-adios.html http://www.bentonpena.org/videos/marteovenus-adios.html#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:04:35 +0000 Benton http://www.bentonpena.org/?p=720 jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_720()',5000); });

El Taba grabando en vivo, como siempre haciendo cosas novedosas y ‘aperas me gusto mucho la fotografia y el hecho de que fue filmado y grabado en vivo y en un area como Valle Nuevo. Mis felicitaciones a Marteovenus, Taba y todos los que hicieron posible este video tan cool.

Videoclip para la canción “Adiós” de Marteovenus, de su álbum “El arte de no dormir”. Filmado en vivo, en Valle Nuevo. Live recording. Una toma a 3 cámaras simultáneas.

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]]> http://www.bentonpena.org/videos/marteovenus-adios.html/feed 1 Wipeout! http://www.bentonpena.org/music/wipeout.html http://www.bentonpena.org/music/wipeout.html#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:31:32 +0000 Benton http://www.bentonpena.org/?p=717 jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_717()',5000); });

Cool synth jam, make me spend some time and do something with my toys… enjoy!

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]]> http://www.bentonpena.org/music/wipeout.html/feed 0 Terry Poison! http://www.bentonpena.org/music/terry-poison.html http://www.bentonpena.org/music/terry-poison.html#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:55:07 +0000 Benton Pena http://www.bentonpena.org/music/terry-poison.html jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_714()',5000); });

Great! The new HD clip of “Smack Snack” – the hit anthem from cheeky-naughty electro group Terry Poison, enjoy:

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]]> http://www.bentonpena.org/music/terry-poison.html/feed 0 Florence + the machine http://www.bentonpena.org/music/florence-the-machine.html http://www.bentonpena.org/music/florence-the-machine.html#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:24:35 +0000 Benton http://www.bentonpena.org/?p=709 jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_709()',5000); });

This is Dizzee Rascal and Florence Welch at the Brit Awards doing a live performance great voice of Florence!

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]]> http://www.bentonpena.org/music/florence-the-machine.html/feed 1 Gary Numan + NIN = Awesome http://www.bentonpena.org/music/gary-numan-nin-awesome.html http://www.bentonpena.org/music/gary-numan-nin-awesome.html#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:19:36 +0000 Benton Pena http://www.bentonpena.org/in-between/gary-numan-nin-awesome.html jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_413()',5000); });

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]]> http://www.bentonpena.org/music/gary-numan-nin-awesome.html/feed 0 Moby’s Studio http://www.bentonpena.org/music/mobys-studio.html http://www.bentonpena.org/music/mobys-studio.html#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:15:37 +0000 Benton Pena http://www.bentonpena.org/music/mobys-studio.html jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_410()',5000); });

Here is Moby, talking about his Drum machine collection and all his analog stuff he has been collecting. Interesting point about been an electronic musician enjoy the video.

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]]> http://www.bentonpena.org/music/mobys-studio.html/feed 1 Pablo Taba en Cinema Cafe http://www.bentonpena.org/music/pablo-taba-en-cinema-cafe.html http://www.bentonpena.org/music/pablo-taba-en-cinema-cafe.html#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:21:00 +0000 Benton Pena http://www.bentonpena.org/pablo-taba-en-cinema-cafe/ jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_251()',5000); });

I didn’t have the time to write about last Tuesday, a magical night, where I was invited to play about 5 songs. Besides the rain, the concert was a big success attending more than 400 people, the place was packed and was other place at the same time due magic and excitement was all around. I must say my dear old friend Taba was amazingly inspired, and I thank him for let me remind my old roots. Rock ‘n Roll.

Back 16 years, we used to play in DR Rock arena. I just felt that part of my life come back that night. Alive.

Here the photos:

http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=74419&l=74d65&id=728282456
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=74829&l=c2a15&id=728282456

The event in facebook:

http://www.new.facebook.com/inbox/#/event.php?eid=31410635422

A blog I didn’t know about wrote about the event too:

http://www.republicalternativa.com/wp/?p=759#more-759

From Taba’s blog:

http://yosoyanalogo.blogspot.com/2008/09/vi-vaaaaaaaaadreeeeeee.html

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]]> http://www.bentonpena.org/music/pablo-taba-en-cinema-cafe.html/feed 0 You make my life complete, You make me feel so sweet http://www.bentonpena.org/music/you-make-my-life-complete-you-make-me-feel-so-sweet.html http://www.bentonpena.org/music/you-make-my-life-complete-you-make-me-feel-so-sweet.html#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:58:44 +0000 Benton Pena http://www.bentonpena.org/you-make-my-life-complete-you-make-me-feel-so-sweet/ jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_236()',5000); });

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]]> http://www.bentonpena.org/music/you-make-my-life-complete-you-make-me-feel-so-sweet.html/feed 0 Tiësto – Love Comes Again http://www.bentonpena.org/music/tisto-love-comes-again.html http://www.bentonpena.org/music/tisto-love-comes-again.html#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:24:22 +0000 Benton Pena http://www.bentonpena.org/tisto-love-comes-again/ jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_222()',5000); });

Deep within me
Turn all the secret stones
Voice of fields
Breathing when love holds
Still no word we can speak
A path should been chosen
But all trembling track
She lead us back and here
the guts are

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]]> http://www.bentonpena.org/music/tisto-love-comes-again.html/feed 0 Muzik 4 Machines Live 08-21-08 part 4 http://www.bentonpena.org/music/muzik-4-machines-live-08-21-08-part-4.html http://www.bentonpena.org/music/muzik-4-machines-live-08-21-08-part-4.html#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:49:07 +0000 Benton Pena http://www.bentonpena.org/muzik-4-machines-live-08-21-08-part-4/ jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_220()',5000); });

Live Electronic Music from M4M, very cool!

gear used
esx1: all sequencing and drum sounds
tx81z: reverby/pumpy sawtooth bass/lead (chain:tx81z-mfc42-alesis nanoverb-dbx266 ch1 (pump)-ch2 (compression)-mixer)
mks50: hoover/saw/lead/pumpy synth (Chain MKS-boss sl20-dbx266(stereo, mostly pump)-zoom rfx2200-mixer)
Redsound SoundBite Pro: vocals/looping
korg kaoss pad 2: delay
kaoss pad 3: loops, looper(snare rolls), grainshifter
kaossilator: noise sweeps (path: k01-mini kp(delay)-mixer)
er1: beatbox AND sidechain signal (Chain: left out-boss v-wha-sansamp gt2-boss volume pedal-boss dd5 delay-volume pedal(stereo from the delay)-mixer)
Motu midi mixer: my mixer, controlled by the BCF)
Kawai midi patchbay:guess
dbx mc 6: output compressor
NOT used:
a computer, besides recording it; no edition, no mastering, What you hear is what I send out of the main outs

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]]> http://www.bentonpena.org/music/muzik-4-machines-live-08-21-08-part-4.html/feed 2 My Home Studio, almost finished http://www.bentonpena.org/music/my-home-studio-almost-finished.html http://www.bentonpena.org/music/my-home-studio-almost-finished.html#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:42:36 +0000 Benton Pena http://www.bentonpena.org/my-home-studio-almost-finished/ jQuery(document).ready(function($) { window.setTimeout('loadFBLike_212()',5000); });

Finally finishing my home studio, here the photos of how my project is going…

As I posted before, here it is the main MIDI controller an M-Audio Ozonic, the groove box Korg EMX-1 on blue, on black the Korg KaossPad 3 an Effects box with a 4 track sampler. –>

<– Here the mixer the Edirol M-16DX from Roland, this mixer is quite versatile has 16 channels, effects and what I love is that works as an audio interface so this completes your DAW more information here.

This is one of my favorite synth, the Novation X-Station, sweet fat sounds and most parameters can be accessed right in the panel, also works as a MIDI controller of course and has an audio interface, great for traveling as it can work on batteries or powered by the USB port. Sounds just great. –>

<– Here the rack, on top the I/O module of the M-16DX, below the classic synth Yamaha TX81Z, below a rompler the Roland M-DC1 classic dance sounds and effects. Below a vintage piece of equipment the Akai ME30PII Midi Patchbay, expander and merger 4 x 8 no more troubles with MIDI devices. In the bottom the classic Emu Proteus I, a rompler with the basic rock and pop sounds from the EIII library. I used this machine in 1992 when I use to play rock with the boys.

What’s left is a rack power conditioner the monitor speakers that will be the M-Audio AV40, the monitor stands and a LCD monitor… But the more exciting, an analog synth, combined with a analog vocoder plus a modulizer, sorry but this will be a custom made device(DIY) that will be my signature sound for my music, so I can’t give further details.

It’s a little messy, but is a work in progress thing

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