GSi Genuine Soundware and Instruments

This is one of those I can't believe I haven't posted this before posts. GSi makes a number of quality soft synths and effects, many of which are actually free. If you haven't checked them out yet, make the time to do so.

genuinesoundware.com

this one sent my way via Metasonix
"Apparently, General Soundware has made some of their plug-ins free of charge, including the WatKat, TimeVerb, and Legacy Plugins. Honestly don't understand why people pay hundreds of dollars for old-instrument-simulation plugins, when stuff like this is available. Even their costliest plugins, the VB3 and MrRay73, are only 49 euros."

Schippmann Ebbe und Flut analog modular filter

via this auction

For more details: http://www.schippmann-music.com/

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Create Benny Benassi's Bring The Noise (Pumpkin) Synth In Reason 4.0!

YouTube via luckydatevideos
"Instructions for this video:

Take the "Yeah Yeah" synth and on the second oscelator change the semi from 4 to 7.
Next add a RV-7 Digital Reverb and choose the large hall setting set the dry/wet to 12
Create a Mclass Compressor and set the threshold all the way to the left, the ratio all the way to the right, the attack all the way to the left, and the release all the way to the right.
select the "soft knee" button"

Create the "Yeah Yeah" Bodyrox synth in Reason 4.0! (Tutorial)

"Instructions for "Yeah Yeah" Synth:

First create a Thor synthesizer
Set the polyphony to 4
And the release polyphony to 1
Now select mono retrig under keyboard modes
Select on for the portamento
Now click show programmer so we can actually get this synth rolling
In the first oscillator leave it as an analog and move the octave to 3
Now turn the little knob below tune and make sure its a t OSC 1 PW 64
On Oscillator 2 add another Analog Oscillator, the octave should be set at 4 and the semi should be set at 4
Set the tune knob to 11
Once again turn the knob under tune and set it to OSC 2 PW 64
Now add a third Analog oscillator.
The octave will be 2
This time switch the type of synth from the downhill line to the squiggly one
And turn the knob under tune to OSC 3 PW 64
On your low pass Ladder Filter make sure 123 are selected
Now lets move over to the filter envelope
Set a to 1.9 d to 349 s to -48.2 and R to 705
On the amp envelope set a to 1.2 d to 349 s to 0 and r to 1.09
Now we are going to make the sound change for your modulation wheel, for source go to performance and click mod wheel, set the amount to 64, and for destination go to filter 1 filter frequency
Now add a BV512 Vocader switch the fft knob to 4 band and switch the knob from vocader to equalizer
Switch the decay to 127
Move the shift to -30
move the hf emph to o and the dry wet to 127
Now create a RV7000 Advanced Reverb and select all warm plate
Now enable the eq
Set the decay to 0 the HF damp to 25 the hi eq to -4 and the dry wet to 18
Now create an mclass equalizer and selct the 30 hz lo cut button
On the lo shelf set the frequency to 106.2 and the gain to 1.7
Now select the button on param 1 and set the frequency to 114.9
The gain to 4.6 and the q to 4.9
Next create a mclass maximizer and set the input gain to 6
Select the 4ms look ahead button
Set the second fast button to auto
And switch the peak button to vu"

Weird Sound Generator

YouTube via kipptumor
"This is how I dealt with Ray Wilson's Weird Sound Generator kit from musicfromouterspace.com. Ray offers all kinds of cool kits from DIY synth modules to a 16-step analog sequencer. I mounted mine in a Lindberg plastic human skull model kit. We use the thing in our music by running it into the audio-in jack of the Korg Electribe. It can be tuned a bit at least, otherwise it is simply chaos."

bit mangler - oscillation fun!

YouTube via devieverfx
"http://www.deviever.com/

Video by PumpkinPieces of the Toadstools :
http://www.myspace.com/thetoadstools"

HOME COMPUTER - Kraftwerk / Riva Stereokromatik

YouTube via Stereokromatik

Roland MC-303 (i like music)

YouTube via morimadoka
"original
I used Roland MC-303, Cassette tape　MTR etc."

Handmade Synth by Ellis Electronics - 2 banks AM and FM plus sync

YouTube via yakthekyle

"Handmade Synth by Ellis Electronics -
http://www.myspace.com/elliselectronics
!UP FOR BID ON EBAY!
2 banks AM and FM plus sync "

*Actual* Atari 2600 TIA MIDI Synthesizer :)

YouTube via TheMindOfPat
"It's not as pretty as some, but it does indeed make noises! Responds to note on/off and patch change events. Obviously implementing the bender would be meaningless since the TIA can only play 32 discrete notes. :)

This is just playing around, see my last post for the whole wordy narrative."

sureal - microKORG

YouTube via lex0myko1
"My really first song.
Playing around with my new microKORG."

EMX vs FreqBox

YouTube via Rothgar777. "Korg EMX vs Moog FreqBox"

Futureretro Revolution Analog Synth ( Chanching the Battery)

YouTube via pepemogt
"We are packing our gear for the next gig so it is time to change our batteries on our future-retro revolutions...

music by Latinsizer -"Manta" made with the TR-909 and FR revolution
http://www.myspace.com/tijuanasoundma..."

Analogue Systems rs215 Eight Octave Filter

YouTube via bigcitymusic bigcitymusic.com
"The rs215 Eight Octave Filter is an incredible sounding, 8-band, pure analog filterbank. This module sounds beautiful and is perfect for fitting your modular sounds into a mix."

Ondes Martenot Controller demo, Part two

YouTube via happymoogman. part 1 here
"Here is part two of my progress, building an Ondes Martenot-style controller for my modular synthesizer.
Feel free to use my ideas, but no, I will not be building one for you! ;)
I built this around my beloved DX-7, but it only uses that keyboard for visual reference, while playing the ring controller. You could use ANY keyboard for your own reference. - Dana Countryman"

1/9 - Minimal Electro Live - Live January 25th 2009 - M4M

"gear used
Korg ESX1: All Sequences/Drums
Yamaha TX81z: Reverby/Pumpy Sawtooth Bass (chain:TX81z-Boss V-Wha-Akai MFC42-Alesis Nanoverb-DBX266 ch1 (pump)-ch2 (Compression)-Mixer)
Roland MKS50: Hoover/Saw/Lead/Pumpy Synth (Chain MKS50-Boss SL20-DBX266-Zoom RFX2200-Mixer)
Redsound SoundBite Pro: Vocals/looping
Korg Kaoss pad 2: Tempo Delay
Korg Kaoss Pad 3: Loops, Looper(snare rolls), Grainshifter
Korg Kaossilator: Noise Sweeps (path: K01-Mini KP(Delay)-Mixer)
Korg ER1: Beatbox AND sidechain signal (Chain: left out-ProCo Turbo Rat-Boss V-Wha-Mixer)
DX200: Fm E-piano, pads, 303-esque sequences, etc (Chain: Left Out-Boss DD5 delay-Mixer)
Motu Midi Mixer 7s: My mixer, controlled by the BCF2000)
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 "

The Dark Horse Studio Pics

click here for more.
Most have the blur effect.

Studio Electronics ATC-X with Quad Filter TC-1 External Selector System: Mini, 2600, 303 and SEM filters.

ELGAM 3049 Analog Organ Keyboard

via this auction

making the exception on this one for the inside shot.
"rare vintage Elgam Model 3049 Keyboard Made in Italy.

Layout includes "Flute,Clarinet,Oboe,Reed,Spinet and Cathedral" settings..you may use them individually or all together. The 'cathedral' setting goes default through the reverb and is added to all other settings, you may use it also stand alone with no other settings on.
Effects are "Vibrato,Staccato(like a backwards vibrato kinda),Repeat and Reverb". They are all controlled with a speed pot and then reverb is controlled by a pot as well into the final mix. The unit has a reverb cage inside. There's an input for instrument use and it works well as the unit has an actual amplifier along with two oval speakers for onboard use inside. Also has main output.
The bass's grey keys are affected by the settings and effects but also have there own "Manual Bass" section with bass level pot and two on/off switches for "soft" and "sharp"(this later section does not affect the white/black notes section."

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JoMoX XBase09 XRom install

YouTube via LyndonTCorbett. Update: this is now on Ebay.
"After hounding Kaspar to do one more run of Xrom kits, he finally caved in. I ordered 2 and here is one that I just finished and installed. All that I'm doing here is checking everything to make sure it is working as it should.

The red LEDs are working in binary with 1 being "ON" - [00] is bank 1, [01] bank 2, [10] bank 3 and [11] bank 4"

Firstman SQ-01 demo 1

YouTube via LyndonTCorbett

"This is a simple demo of the Firstman SQ-01 manufactured by Multivox in 1981. It requires that 2 bars be programmed, so if you were wondering why I repeated the first four notes 8 times you now know why.

As for control, it has 2 filter controls for Cutoff Frequency and Resonance, 2 knobs for Oscillator - Fine and Frequency, and 3 knobs for Sequence Control - Tempo/ Release/Bar (2/4/8/12/16). There is a knob for Sustain and one for Volume. 2 envelopes - Saw and Square and the option for 6/8."

Firstman SQ-01 demo 2


"This is a simple demo, using the square wave of the Firstman SQ-01 manufactured by Multivox in 1981. It requires that 2 bars be programmed, so if you were wondering why I repeated the first four notes 8 times you now know why."

Multivox Firstman SQ-01 Sequence Synthesizer

via this auction

Synare 4 drum synthesizer

via this auction

Yamaha CS15

via this auction

Yamaha CS10

via this auction

The Story Of The BBC Radiophonic Workshop and the Oramics Optical Synthesizer

via Steve Marshall:

"I wrote a 12 page article about the history of the Radiophonic Workshop for the April 08 Sound On Sound and it's now free to read on-line.

As a result of that article being printed, Graham Wrench got in touch - he's the engineer who'd built the prototype Oramic synth for Daphne Oram in the 60's. The current Feb 09 SOS has my new article about Graham and his story. Here's a link, but only to a preview.

Ray White has just put up a new gallery of Radiophonic Workshop pics - some not seen before; http://whitefiles.org/rwg/"

Also see Steve Marshall's SURROUNDHEAD for scans from 70's Studio Sound magazines.


Above: "Daphne Oram with the wobbulator (centre of shot), 1958."

Left: "The unique Oramics synthesizer was controlled by drawing onto 35mm photographic film."

Prophet 5 Rev 2 Test

via Scott Metzger on AH:
"Just had a Kenton Kit installed on my Prophet. So happy with it now. Unison is very, very thick. Does anyone know about patches acting weird on it? Some old patches on it seem to not allow proper tweaking, but if I go to the default panel then overwrite the patch all is good, and I never have issue on that bank or patch. Was hoping someone could shed some light..

Oh, and here is a test I did if anyone wants to hear..


mp3 here

Using a Jomox 888, and a Geiger Counter for Bit distortion on the snare. If anyone gets a chance to pick that pedal up, you can grab it from AH. Very very cool pedal and it adds a nice tone to the Snare that is pretty week on the 888. I hope Jomox releases a new drum machine with a new snare. I think the Jomox would be the best drum machine hands down if it had more of a punch with the snare."

Tapestri for iPhone Now Available

You can find it here:


See this post for more info.

Pulse Feedback

Pulse Feedback from Ernst on Vimeo.
"Quick and raw footage of my oscilloscope getting input from a patch in my doepfer a100 system.

Patch is roughly:
Pseudo-Random Pulses made with 2 LFO's feeding into an A149-1 Source of Uncertainty.
Output (via mixer- see later) of which is filtered by an A128 fixed filterbank which is amplified afterwards by an A119 pre amp.
Output of that is fed back via an A130 mixer into the A128.
Feedback point is crucial for the sound! Actually this feedback functions as the resonance factor of the A128.

Other speciality of this patch is that I actually use the A149-1 as an audio source..."

NAMM: 2009 Winter NAMM Open Labs booth feat. Jimmy Nichols

YouTube via OpenLabsInc
"Renown keyboardist and composer Jimmy Nichols stopped by the Open Labs 2009 Winter NAMM booth to show the crowd why he loves his Open Labs gear. Nichols is currently the music arranger for Faith Hill, and has worked with Reba McEntire, Elton John, Kelly Clarkson and many others. He has been an Open Labs endorsed artist since 2006, and uses his NeKo in the studio and on the road. At this event, NAMM introduced their Gen5 products, that feature new innovations like Bump MP and Riff."

NAMM: WNAMM09:Akai EWI USB - Give Your Horn Some Wind

see the write-up on Sonic State.
And that's it for this round of Sonic State posts. Be sure to see their News feed for more not posted here.

NAMM: WNAMM09: Wallander WIVI Orchestral Synthesizer

see the write-up on Sonic State
Note the Waldorf Blofeld keyboard as the controller.

NAMM: WNAMM09: Yamaha Tyros 3 Demo

See the write-up on Sonic State

NAMM: Bob Moog Foundation Executive Director’s Report from NAMM ‘09

"Bob Moog Archives on Display, NAMM Museum of Making Music Exhibit, a Sneak Preview at the Moogseum and much, much more!

Winter NAMM, held in Anaheim, CA each mid- January, is always a blast for the Bob Moog Foundation. There we meet up with old friends, make great industry contacts and generally spread the word about the Foundation’s progress. This year we had much to report! As you all know, we have been working steadily to preserve and protect Bob’s imperiled archives over the past year and a half. Our goal has always been to share these archives through exhibits, and eventually through out own museum."

see the full post with more images at the Bob Moog Foundation blog.

Moog Micromoog

via this auction




YouTube via robstorms

Roland V-Synth keyboard Demostration by Keywiz83, s4k user's video

YouTube via Space4Keys
"Demostration
Keyboard: Roland V-Synth Keyboard Demostration
Patches: Presets
Performed by Keywiz83
www.space4keys.com"

#4 Time To Freak!

YouTube via neutron7
"high quality version of the tune is on www.chillproductions.com

another one recorded in realtime. Edited for length.
(some of the minor video clips are not from that take)
features the first of 2 Monome 40h kits I built (using the molar VST plugin) as well as 2 mophos :D

geeky info for other gearsluts:

Tom sawyer sweep : mopho1
various bleeps and blips: mopho 2 and evolver
square bass, pad sounds: virus TI
kick drum and some percussion: spectralis
other percussion, voice, guitar: monome/molar
303: revolution
mixing: sonic|core scope (35 DSP) recorded on VDAT
Edited for length in acid pro
Video: vegas video 6"

NAMM: Roland AX Synth - NAMM 2009

YouTube via soundonsoundvideo

microKORG Frog GEKOGEKO Sound

YouTube via kaizokuhousou.
"I play like the song DIVIDE by John McLaughlin Paris Live"
Anyone know what's wrapping the MicroKORG? MicroKORG sweater? sock?

Update via devetron in the comments:
"http://www.stringsite.com/images/KORG_sc-mk1_Bag.jpg
for a good pic of it. It also fits the MicroKontrol."

Yamaha MO6 perform mode demo

YouTube via Sytruss
"A demonstration of Yamaha MO6 perform mode."

Yamaha MO6 voice mode demo

"A demostration of Yamaha MO6 preset sounds.

Sounds in order:
Full Grand piano, PianoBack layer, Yama EP's, R&B Soft EP, Vintage '74 EP, Sweetness EP, TX802 EP, WurliTrem wurlizer, Nu Phasing clavi, E.PianoPad, Green Tea organ, Early Bird organ, St. Paul organ, Slippery guitar arpeggio, TouchWah, Feedbacker e-guitar, Mega Slap bass, Dee Tune pad, BigStrings strings, TrncHook trance pad, Growl Tekk lead, Feeling lead, Pad&Syn, BackPad MW pad, ChurchOoh choir, Tmpni+Cym timpani, Prisoner pad"

NAMM: The Beat Kangz Beat Thang: A Neo-Seussian Overview / Demonstration

YouTube via gearwire
"Since the Beat Kangz know a thing or two about drum machines
, it's not a shocker that their Beat Thang comes loaded with some of the most convenient, cutting edge features you'll see in a beat box. They gained massive street cred working on the sounds on the Zoom SB-246, and they're given even more control with the creation of Beat Thang.
See more on Gearwire.com."
You might remember the Zoom SB-246 from this Winter NAMM 2006 post.

Kurzweil PC3X Demonstration

Kurzweil PC3X Demonstration from Sweetwater Sound on Vimeo.

Quad VCF for Casio SK samplers!

via gmeredith on this electro-music.com thread where you will find more info. "Well, I've just completed a huge project, which has been on my mind for a while now, ever since finding this forum - to build a true polyphonic, 4-voice VCF module, with CV input and resonance, running off 9V DC.

It has taken me about 3 months of spare time to get this thing researched, thought out, breadboarded, built and optimised for the Casio SK sampler keyboards (I have an SK8). But it has finally come!!

Below are the results of my efforts.

But I wanted specially to post this message, in order to say a big THANK YOU to everyone in this DIY community; for both directly and indirectly helping me with this project by the way of advice, and links to circuits and information.

I especially want to thank Tim Escobedo, who designed the Q&D VCF, from which this quad VCF is wholly adapted from. Using it as a starting block got me half way there in one hit! Thanks to all the people here who put me on to it!!

I've written up a complete illustrated guide on how to make this quad VCF, which I call the "PHAT PHILTER BANK", and how to set it up for the Casio SK series keyboards. The guide is here, at the bottom of the page here:

http://www.jz-server.de/forum2/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?559
[Update: this original link appears to be dead. This updated link was added to the thread. Be sure to check the electro-music.com thread linked above for updates.]

There is also on that page an mp3 example of one of the SK presets with the filter applied. Makes the humble SK-8 sound like a real analog synth!!

You can also make it as a stand-alone unit, or adapt it to another type of keyboard, although another keyboard may or may not be able to take advantage of the full features that this VCF unit has - such as CV input. The SK samplers have separate internal envelope CV signals for their VCA's, which is particularly useful for driving this VCF. The guide shows you how to set it up in various ways.

Again, thank you all SO MUCH for sharing the knowledge that enabled this to happen!!

Cheers, Graham"