MATRIXSYNTH: Monday, August 27, 2012


Monday, August 27, 2012

Single Synth Demos - KarmaFX Modular, Xils-Lab Oxium & PolyKB, U-He Diva

Single Synth Demo - KarmaFX Modular

YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by synthdemo

"All sounds including drums and vocal are from KarmaFX. No external FX used except light limiting on the master.
Like us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/synthdemo

More demos coming soon, both hardware and software. If you have a particular synth you'd like to see demoed please just ask in the comments.

Thanks for watching. More demos and music at:
http://soundcloud.com/synthdemo
http://soundcloud.com/octopusempire"

http://karmafx.net/

Xils-Lab Oxium Single-Synth Demo

Published on Aug 5, 2012 by synthdemo

"Single-synth demo of the Xils-Lab Virtual Analog synth Oxium. All sounds except drums/vocal sample are from Oxium.

Better quality audio at http://soundcloud.com/synthdemo
Check out more of my music at http://soundcloud.com/octopusempire"

http://www.xils-lab.com/

Single-synth demo Xils-Lab PolyKB ii watch in HD.

ublished on Aug 23, 2012 by synthdemo

"All sounds including drums are from PolyKB ii." SoundCloud posted here.

U-He Diva Demo 720p

Published on Jul 8, 2012 by synthdemo

"720p recommended!
Made with the beta of the superb Diva virtual analog synth from U-He.
Grab the demo at http://www.u-he.com/cms/113-diva-news

All sounds other than drums/vocals are from Diva. As usual, all patches are original, no presets used.

Audio only SYNTHDemo at http://soundcloud.com/synthdemo
Check out more of my music at http://octopusempire.com

Thanks for listening."

Zdsp final


YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by wallacebercov

"Zdsp clock disruption with a Z3000"

http://www.tiptopaudio.com/

dpo, four transients and tip top second jam

Published on Aug 19, 2012 by wallacebercov

"cyndustries four transients and tip top cowbell and clap and make noise dpo

dpo handles the bass. It sounded so good.

Cheers to ctrl-mod store in Brooklyn for everything"

Breadboarded FM Lunetta Style Synth


YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by centerofmind

"This monster is completely patchable. You don't know what kind of sound you will get until you try out a patch. You can modulate to your hearts content to get white noise, radio freq, vowel like, square wave sounds. There is a sine/saw/square wave LFO, 4-channel mixer, and the ability to plug your guitar or mic directly in to modulate with the synth sound. It's possible to create complex melodies with the right wiring."

Squidfanny - 'Amen Break-er' Circuit Bent HR-16 Drum Machine

Squidfanny - 'Amen Break-er' Circuit Bent HR-16 Drum Machine (august 2012)

YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by squidfanny

"Circuit Bent HR-16 Drum Machine, with integrated Step-Sequencer and custom ROMs dedicated to the mighty AMEN BREAK.........."

squidfanny on eBay (RSS)

SuperRoss007 aka Demential Labs Synth Panel & Circuit Bent Synth Creaton

synth panel i built today

YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by SuperRoss007

Dementia Labs on eBay

circuit bent synth creaton

Published on Aug 27, 2012 by SuperRoss007

1978 ARP 2600 VINTAGE ANALOG SYNTHESIZER 2601 SN 36200837

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Tons of pics at the auction and below including two ad scans and some of the inside. Check out the solder traces. Auction description: "For your consideration is this vintage 1978 ARP 2600 series "2601" analog synthesizer and matching "3620" keyboard. This particular set, both with matching serial numbers (0837), is in very good all original condition and includes the original cases, owner's manual, patch cables, and the original power cable. The ARP 2600 is considered the absolute benchmark in compact analog semi-modular synthesis. Extremely versatile, and capable of producing a seemingly indefinite amount of both classic and modern synth sounds, the 2600 has become the standard by which other synths are measured. Some sellers ask upward of $9,000.00 for comparable synths, but we decided to offer this example to the highest bidder, with a $.01 Minimum, No Reserve, Free USA Shipping, and discounted Worldwide delivery! So place a bid now, because this synth will be sold to the highest bidder... regardless of price!

Played, and made famous, by a veritable who's who of modern music, the ARP 2600 can be heard on albums by: John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Joy Division, Kraftwerk, Frank Zappa, Herbie Hancock, Steve Miller, The Beastie Boys, Cat Stevens, The Who, Depeche Mode, U2, and an ever-expansive alumnus of artists whom have featured this amazing synth in their music.

Though not in pristine cosmetic condition, this is a fantastic specimen for a player looking to acquire a fully functional unit. It was recently purchased from the original owner, who actually owned 3 different 2600s, and was maintained and serviced by him throughout his lengthy ownership. At one point, the synth was mounted alongside his others in a fabricated rack unit, but to do so, it required that he added (4) small square perforations through the corners of the front panel. Aside from that, some of the fastening hardware was misplaced and replaced with alternate washers. One voltage processor slider is missing the plastic tip, and another is broken off, both of which function correctly. The 3620 keyboard is in great shape, works perfectly, and has nicely aligned tempered action.

This last version of the 2600 is rare, and while some prefer the sound of the early examples, this final generation was result of stabilizing some of the more inconsistent modules. This also makes it practical for studio use, and plug-in-and-play activity."

Moog Polymoog Synthesizer SN 0596

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"This Polymoog is in fair cosmetic condition. all keys and buttons are present. Lights illuminate when plugged in. Synth doesn't seem to function properly. It is being listed AS-IS. May just need a quick cleaning or serious repair. this is the real Polymoog synth, not just the keyboard, allowing access to all parameters. what you see is what you get... Located in Santa Cruz CA for pick up. Delivery to SF bay area or equal distance may be available for an additional cost..."


Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 SN 1509

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"The Prophet 5 that I am offering for sale here is an immaculate Prophet 5 Rev 3.0 and a true piece of music history. Everything is in great working order and has been checked, serviced, brought up to factory specs and tested by Wine Country Productions Inc (buyer will receive a copy of the original invoice from Wine Country to show everything that was fixed and/or replaced, with my personal info removed of course) including over 50 hours of operational burn-in without any failures to help ensure that this is what I believe to be truly one of the most exceptional examples of the legendary Prophet 5 available anywhere on the market today. All of the original programs were loaded by Wine Country as well. The wood condition is extremely good considering the age of this instrument: bright an lucid looking almost like it just rolled off the assembly line (see photos). There are a couple minor scratches/blemishes/dings/markings on the instrument (including a couple wood dings and a white marker written on the control panel near the Frequency knob) but nothing that I would say detracts greatly from the overall beauty of this amazing instrument"

Roland SH 101 synthesizer w/ Synhouse Midijack & Extra Audio Out Mods

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via this auction

Update: SN 342564

Syntorial: The Ultimate Synthesizer Tutorial



On Kickstarter

"Syntorial - The Ultimate Synthesizer Tutorial

Syntorial is a fully interactive training program designed to help users program sounds quicker and easier. Syntorial differs from other synth tutorials in two very important ways:

1. It's software. The current offerings of synth tutorials are either books, videos, articles or websites. And while they can only present information, a program can interact with the user. And that's just what Syntorial does. Through a series of challenges Syntorial gradually builds up your sound design skills so that by the end of the entire tutorial, you're doing it. "Look Ma!"

2. Most tutorials focus on the technical ins-and-outs of synthesizers. Or, they show you how to make a few specific sounds. They fail to address the MOST important skill needed to program synthesizers: a trained ear. Using our Synthesis By Ear method, Syntorial takes you step-by-step through 58 different common synth parameters and trains your ear to instantly recognize how each one effects sound. "Seriosuly, Ma! Look at me! I'm doin' it!!!"

We've launched a KickStarter campaign to help finish development and get Syntorial out into the world. Go to http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/380200165/syntorial-the-ultimate-synthesizer-tutorial to learn more."

Music Ipad App: Crystal Synth


YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by musicgearvideos909

"Music Ipad App Crystal Synth is great for making evolving pads. In the video I go through various presets which are of high quality. Only .99c in the itunes store."

iTunes:
Green Oak Software
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

Korg Poly-800 with Case, Data Cassette, Manual & Preload Program List

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via this auction

Preload Program List preset patch settings.

Redsound Dark Star XP2

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via this auction

New Product From Elektron Coming Soon

via Modular Square on Facebook:

"Stoppez les rotatives ! La prochaine machine d'Elektron est sur le point d'être révélée ! Et comme chaque sortie chez Elektron, ça risque de faire du bruit...

Tout ce que l'on sait, c'est que ce produit sera le tout premier d'une nouvelle gamme, et qu'il ne remplacera pas les autres produits du catalogue.

Suspense !"

Googlish:

"Stop the presses! The next Elektron machine is about to be revealed! And since each output in Elektron, it might make noise ...

All that is known is that this product will be the first of a new line, and it will not replace other products in the catalog.

Suspense!"

http://modularsquare.com/Elektron.htm

1969 R.A. Moog Modular Synthesizer after clean-up


YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by SynthDan1

"I fulfilled a life-long dream by buying a 1969 Moog Modular system. This system was custom-ordered by Rick Powell, a musician and friend of Bob Moog, and was used on a number of pretty bad Moog albums in the 70s. When I got it it had been restored by one of the top technicians in the United States but had been sitting for a while. The jacks were dirty and the keyboard was entirely non-functional. I shot this video just after getting the keyboard cleaned up and working. I had just reassembled and polished the wood on the keyboard's cabinet.

This system is a dream to play. It's far more stable (due to factory stability mods) than I could have hoped for, and the filter is just amazing. This patch shows two 901A oscillators tracking together through the resonant low-pass filter in a typical Minimoog-style setup, with the third 901 oscillator acting as LFO for the filter."

PPG WaveGenreator App Demo - Drone Rise

PPG WaveGenreator App Demo - Drone Rise by ppgwaveapp
"A very nice demo from Boele Gerkes showing the sheer depth of sound created by the PPG WaveGenerator App.

Coming soon!"

iPads on eBay

VCO Fan - Eurorack Voltage Controlled Fan Oscillator


YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by ggijs

"http://gieskes.nl/eurorack/?file=vco-fan"

"connection:
- Voltage controlled Volume.
- Voltage controlled Fan speed.
- Audio out.

knobs:
- Volume attenuation.
- Fan Speed attenuation.

power consumption:
- +12v (30 to 150 mA depending on Fan speed)
- - 12v is not used."

Yeco - A touch controller for Ableton Live


YouTube Published on Aug 23, 2012 by GrmcomMultitouch

"Yeco is a multi touch controller for Ableton Live. It is available for free from http://www.multitouchmusic.com. It will run on Windows 32 & 64 bit. A Mac version will be available in early September.
Customized versions of Yeco, custom touch midi controllers, and custom touch OSC controllers are available for a small fee.
Please feel free to ask questions or request features in the comments below, and don't forget to visit http://www.multitouchmusic.com

Yeco was written using the kivy framework for python.
http://kivy.org"

This is from the maker of TouchLive, previously posted here.

Ten ways to have fun with a Korg MS-20


YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by GruithuisenCityMan

"Korg MS-20 Series : Ten ways to have fun with a Korg MS-20 1-Basic Plogue Bidule polysynth passing through the filters of my Korg MS-20 2-Korg MS-20 acting very strange 3-Duophonic Korg MS-20 4-Duophonic Korg MS-20 (2) 5-Korg MS-20 complexely arpeggiated by Plogue Bidule 6-Korg MS-20 arpeggiated - Filters's resonance only ! 7-FM-like sounds with a Korg MS-20 8-Crazy feedback loop with a Korg MS-20 9-Let's jam ! Korg MS-20 sequenced by Plogue Bidule 10-Let's jam again ! Korg MS-20 sequenced by Plogue Bidule Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie and this music. The music has been made in one take using a Korg MS-20, Plogue Bidule and Audacity. Enjoy !"

Triple MFOS VCO demo


YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by Richarius Molindarius

"As per request, this is a shorter video showing my 3 Music From Outer Space - Voltage Controlled Oscillators, singing away as conducted by my 8 Step CGS (Serge) Programmer Sequencer. :)
As I say in the video - the 3 x VCOs outputs are Sinewaves (attempts. Fine tuning needed still in 1 of them.) But - the Pulse wave output from #2, is being fed into the Sync input of #3! :) This makes for some wonderful harmonic changes through the video, once I turn #3's volume up.
Hope you enjoy. :)"

Triadex Muse

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If anyone knows where to find the schematics for the Triadex Muse, please comment or email me.

"The item does not work properly, but does power up. The internal speaker appears to be blown, and has partially separated from the inner chassis. This is a fairly generic 3" 8 ohm speaker that should be easy to locate. However, the external speaker connection reveals that the oscillator is working, but just delivers a single tone.
The sequencer lights appear to be working, and will change configuration to match the position of the control sliders. The top section of green gel filter has slipped down between the front panel and the circuit board, so just bare white bulbs are visible on the very top section of lights. All of the lights appear to be working properly. The volume slider handle is broken off below the front panel. It is operable, and will control the volume. For someone with the technical ability to troubleshoot logic and analog audio circuitry to the component level could repair this item."

the Duc D'Angelos B&W Serge


via the Duc D'Angelos website where you will find more pics.

Be sure to click on this one for the full size shot.

Moog Music 3rd Anual Circuit Benting Contest


via Moog Music Inc. on Facebook

"Wake up, Benders, Modders, and Hardware Hackers; it's time for the third annual Moog Circuit Bending Challenge! This year, we were so inspired by Google's amazing tribute to Bob Moog with the groundbreaking Moog Doodle, we've decided to incorporate it into the festivities.

Here's what you need to know: This year's contest is to create a circuit bent sampler. Film your bend process and a musical performance with your final creation. The device you bend does not have to originally be a sampler, it just needs to be able to sample external sounds after the bends and mods have been put in place & it must be able to take samples on the fly with no computer interface needed. Also, the sampler must be solely populated with sounds from Google's amazing Moog Doodle.

Full Contest Rules Here: http://bit.ly/SIHTLb"

Gotharman's Little deFormer - Sample Trigger


YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by gotharman

"A short demo of my Little deFormers sample trigger system, which allow one sampling to trigger another. More info: www.gotharman.dk"

Novation BassStation Analog Synthesizer

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Click the pics for the super size shots.

Tom Oberheim Synthesizer Expander Module SEM Patch Panel SN 0453

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"with Patchpanel --- classic analog synthesizer
The Tom Oberheim Synthesizer Expander Module with Patch Panel has the one-of-a-kind majesty of the original Oberheim SEM analog sound, with incredible flexibility and sonic characteristics. All internal SEM connections are brought out to 3.5mm minijacks. 33 mini-jacks in all! The basic connections are a one-volt-per-octave VCO control voltage and a standard 0 to +5 gate signal. No Midi."

ROLAND SH-1000 ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

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Waldorf microwave II Synthesizer SN 740126174

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Propellerhead Reason: Radical Piano as a Send Effect


YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by line6movies

"In this video, Line 6's Propellerhead Product Specialist Matt Piper shows you how to use Propellerhead's new Radical Piano Rack Extension as a Send Effect for processing audio. Although the example in the video shows the effect being used on drums, this effect can also sound great on vocals or solo instruments."

1978 Roland GR-500 Ad


via Retro Synth Ads where the write-up.

My Favorite Serge "Soup" Feedback Patch

My Favorite Serge "Soup" Feedback Patch from Rastko Lazic on Vimeo.

I love to discover new feedback paths on the Serge modular.
This is where it becomes really alive and full of surprises.
I actually often use feedbacks but in a much subtler way then this video demonstrates.

The Soup panel has much more feedback paths then shown in this video but this patch is particularly interesting as I use the Variable Slope VCF as the center of the patch.
I had really hard time understanding the usefulness of this filter but after Cebec wrote about http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65698 the feedback possibilities and how to use them suddenly this filter became very useful and a great sound sculpting tool.

I should add that I use a saw wave as a source at the beginning of the video to demonstrate the sound of the filter before the feedback. The feedback is possible to achieve without a sound source as well.

Once again thanks goes to Cebec.

Noise can be beautiful, strong and alive.
Let the machines speak.

Sugru for Color Coding Patch Cables, DIY, Repair & More


YouTube Uploaded by projectsugru on Nov 11, 2011

http://www.sugru.com

"sugru is the exciting new air-curing rubber that can be formed by hand. It bonds to most materials and turns into a strong, flexible silicone rubber overnight."


via Palm Sounds who spotted this pic of molecule synth with packs of Sugru.

Short DIVA Controller Preview


YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by SynthProject

"Short Diva Controller Video for a good friend from spain. It shows only a function test of the modified MKE Electronics, the keyboard itself and the Wheels with the special Wheel Electronics. Nothing more, nothing less."

Serge + CoMoSoCoFoMo


YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by Phisynth

"A simple patch showing CoMoSoCoFoMo (Complex Modulation Source Composer For Modulars, made with Max/Msp) controlling the Serge Modular. This time through Expert Sleepers ES-3, but any DC-coupled audio interface should work."

Circuit Bent Yo Gabba Gabba! Muno Guitar Sequencer & Looper by freeform delusion


YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by freeformdelusion

"Yo Gabba Gabba - Muno Guitar - With extra EYES - this is the final modified version - The first half of this video I'm using it with my sequencer (which also has an LFO) - The second half of the video is just the guitar using the new loop mods.

switched 1/4inch jack output,
pitch up/down control,
blue LED & large Green LED,
switchable LFO with rate control & LED indicator,
mini jack to hook it up to my homemade sequencer,
switchable loop function. Choose your song to loop with the rotary switch and turn the knob at the bottom to control the speed of the loop, this has an orange LED indicator

.fd. online
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/freeform-delusion/144587583120
Twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/freeformd
eBay -" freeform-delusion (RSS)

Korg MS-20 + Moog CP-251 = Alien Conversations III


YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by n3bsvid

"Attempting to communicate with aliens using an MS-20. I hope they can hear me ...

Hardware:
Korg MS-20
Moogerfooger CP-251"

Synthix ARP Software Experiment with effects in stereo - EMON


YouTube Published on Aug 27, 2012 by conmoerenhout111

"The Synthix ARP software riff, EMON mixed in stereo. Both the right channel and the left channel various sounds that EMON have obtained through the effect. Some of those sounds EMON have run through the MicroKorg.
Effect used by EMON are:
BeHringer -- Mini FEX (2x) and FBX
Art -- FXR
BeHringer -- Compressor
Phonic DFX 256"
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