Cuticula

This tutorial explains how to connect a Yamaha Reface CP synthesizer to a Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol A49 keyboard via MIDI.

The main challenge: The NI Komplete Kontrol A49 sends MIDI only via USB, while the Reface CP lacks USB host mode capability. This means a direct connection between A49 and Reface CP is impossible.

New video out – “fairy tale massacre” by Cuticula.

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New Cuticula music video – “one of a kind” is out now.

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Artist Profile & Top Tracks

My most popular tracks as determined by listener engagement:

Discography Playlist

A comprehensive collection curated by Flaredust Records containing all released tracks. Follow the playlist for notifications about upcoming releases.

New mini-EP “it’s the jams” is out now on Bandcamp! These are not really finished products and productions, but you get the idea.

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The newest Cuticula electronica record “Dance into the Light EP” dropped in March 2018 via Flaredust Records. Fresh electronica from Vienna.

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Dance into the Night EP – out now. Fresh electronica from Vienna.

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I discovered that my $7.99 plasma ball from Banggood generates unintended electromagnetic interference that gets picked up as MIDI messages by my Modal Craft Synth when connected via USB.

The plasma ball is so badly shielded that the electric signals are picked up somehow as MIDI messages. While having the Craft Synth App open, I realized that it picked up some MIDI messages constantly and some changes when I put my fingers on the Plasma ball.

New music video for the single “Mono HipKit73” – Fresh electronica music from Vienna.

The track originated as a jam session recorded on an Elektron Monomachine several years ago. Some sounds even remind me of Aphex Twin. The video is kind of a found footage video, constructed from iPhone clips collected over two years.

New EP “stract ab” is out now! The 4 songs are the result of a short trip to Kiev last year. It’s electronica beats in a kind of hip-hop structure with heavy synth lines. Fresh electronica music from lovely Vienna.