MATRIXSYNTH: Friday, July 5, 2013

Friday, July 05, 2013

Roland Juno-106 "Analog Days"

Published on Jul 5, 2013 retrosound72·231 videos

"(c) 2013 vintage synthesizer demo track by RetroSound
'Analog Days'

all synthesizer sounds: Roland Juno-106 Analog Synthesizer (1984)
drums: Roland TR-707
recording: multi-tracking without midi
fx: a bit reverb"

Accelerator Seq + Arp

Published on Jul 5, 2013 Gtechture·33 videos

"Here is a Performance I made on the Radikal Technologies Accelerator. It consists of two patches. The first is a drum created by key-tracking a high-pass filter and noise which is triggered by the sequencer. The second patch is a more standard arp sound."

TriggerRiotRiot

Published on Jul 5, 2013 kuxaan sum·139 videos

"Having fun with this module...easy and intuitive to use.
Sending triggers to various places along with Z8000 = Awesome!"

Flame Arpeggiator # 4 "$C@L€§"

Published on Jul 5, 2013 Ebotronix·695 videos

"Flame Arpeggiator 2013 & X 2013 update V 1.01 test drive # 4 "scales"
Malekko 4x Anti Oscillator (chords) 2x Uncle Arp & Uncle Bass
4ms Peg RCD
Analogue Systems RS100, RS 110, RS 360
Bananalogue Serge VCS to Anti Oscillator's Wave Env in
Doepfer A 134 panning by A 143-9 QLFO & Maths
Make Noise Maths, Optomix,QMMG, Wogglebug
Toppobrillo Sportmodulator
Logic midi master midi clock & Ultrabeat Livecut Drums
FX Boss VF 1, Lexicon PCM 80 / 90"

New Soundmachines Eurorack Module in the Works

via Davide Mancini on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"Work in progress...."

Control Voltage Synth Fair Tomorrow

"Please join us tomorrow from 3pm onwards at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan, NY for the annual Control Voltage Fair. Modular performances from 9pm onwards. Information can be found via River To River Festival and Harvestworks."

Guido Stolfi's Vintage Analog Modular Synthesizer - Brazil 1974/1975

Details in Portuguese here, Googlish here.

"The synthesis system sound (tone generator) was based on a panel of 16 slide switches, through which it was possible to "draw" the waveform. The positions of the keys were encoded in 4 bits per pixel, and could be stored in memory. This allowed quick access to various preset voices, during operation.

Then, the keyboard was developed. We left 12 LC generators individually tunable, which were selected and divided by the circuit of the keyboard, resulting in a final frequency that was sent to the tone generator. The oscillators used diodes "varicap" and accept an input of frequency modulation to provide vibrato.

Keys, wood, were achieved by Celso in Diatron (factory electronic organs). The contacts were taken from telephone relays.

To allow "glissandos" and behavior, we developed an innovative circuit "Phase Locked Loop" control exponential VCO. Thus, it was maintained the accuracy and stability of digital oscillators but providing linear behavior musical scale (logarithmic).

The other processing modules (filters, VCA, envelope generators) were basically analog, can receive commands from a computer via D / A converters for general use..."

via modular.br on Facebook

Old school Tribal House with TR 909, TR 727, Juno 60, and Midiverb

Published on Jul 5, 2013 SynthMania·254 videos

"A quick live jam in the early '90s Tribal House style."

YAMAHA CS01 SYNTHESIZER SN 37651

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Original Doepfer Dark Energy Synth

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"Dark Energy is a monophonic stand-alone synthesizer with USB and Midi interfaces. The sound generation and all modulation sources are 100% analog, only the USB/Midi interface contains digital components. Dark Energy is built into a rugged black metal case with wooden side plates. High quality potentiometers with metal shafts are used and each potentiometer is fixed to the case (no wobbly shafts and knobs)..."

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S-CAT (0742) CIRCUIT BENT CASIO VL-1 with 10-MODs

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S-CAT on eBay (RSS)

Video of an older one at the auction and below.

"1 0 - M O D I F I C A T I O N S

1. Rhythm Filter
2. Rhythm Squanker
3. Voice filter 1
4. Note repeater
5/6. Squanker hi/lo
6. Voice filter 2
7. Voice drive
8/9. Rhythm Drive I/II
10. Pitch modulator

OPERATES JUST AS THE MAKERS INTENDED WHEN ALL OF THE MODS ARE OFF"

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Simplesizer – ein analoger DIY Synthesizer CV/Gate

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"For sale is a Simplesizer - a DIY analog synthesizer developed by Thomas Welsch. The external control functions via CV / Gate by Roland Standard (5V/Oct)... "

I believe Thomas Welsch is the man behind Anyware Instruments and the Tinysizer.

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Do you know (with Elektron Analog Four, Octatrack, Maschine)

Published on Jul 5, 2013 Khantipol Kasemsant·229 videos

"Do you know (with Elektron Analog Four, Octatrack, Maschine Mikro Mk2)
Vocal Sample from ภาพความทรงจำ by Tuniez83"

Maschine on eBay
Elektron on eBay

Sonic Poison LXR Drum Machine - 1st test

Published on Jul 5, 2013 Trooper Starship·9 videos

"Today my new drum machine LXR arrived, this is a first test-jam where i tried out some functions and only playing around with other synths... so no real music here, sorry :-)"

I believe it's Sonic Potions LXR. See the Sonic Potions label below for more.

iOS MARS - Nave Preset Bank

Published on Jul 5, 2013 RyanHemeon·78 videos

"This is just a quick demo to preview the sounds in my Nave preset bank. When I first got Nave I found most of the presets weren't my style at all, I started making patches to get the sounds i wanted and thought I'd share them with you. All the presets are made with custom wave files and are centered around Guitar and Bass mutations.

Please visit www.iOSMARS.com for the download."

iTunes:
Nave - Waldorf Music

PT-Audio Dual Digital Oscillator demo

Published on Jul 5, 2013 Stephen Drake·38 videos

"*WARNING* - most of this video features audio direct from this digital oscillator, some of which has LOTS of high frequency content - set your monitor/headphone levels safely!

This is a demo of some of the features and abilities of the PT-Audio Dual Digital Oscillator. This is a deep module - even at 22 minutes I only scratch the surface of what it can do. In actual usage, attach some envelope generators or slopes to the various cv inputs, and magic starts to happen!

This isn't a commercially available device, currently. If you have synth DIY skillz, you can build one now, or possibly find someone who will build one for you. For more on this device, see http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=70449 or possibly http://synthcube.com/

The sounds at the beginning of the video are the DDO being driven by the Klee sequencer, and going through an Eventide Space, nothing else involved. Once I start the mode demos, the Klee and the Space are taken out of the signal, all you're hearing is the DDO directly. Only other modules used are a MOTM 390 LFO and a CVP to raise the lfo signal so it's all positive voltages.

Sorry about the excessive length of this video - I was having too much fun playing with the various modes - I thought I could get it all in under 10 minutes, but it didn't work out that way."

Today's Fun - QuNexus and Maths

Published on Jul 5, 2013 noisythang·9 videos

"Some fun with a new cool tool. Sorry about the aspect ratio. I've been less than impressed with some earlier KMI offerings, the QuNexus is getting pretty close to wonderful. Lot's of ideas from this one."

QuNexus on eBay

Geco Tutorials

Geco Tutorial 1 : Quick Start Guide
Published on Jul 5, 2013 Geert Bevin·183 videos

"http://uwyn.com/geco : First tutorial that guides you through Geco, providing multi-dimensional MIDI expression through hand gestures with the Leap Motion Controller."

Geco Tutorial 2 : Controlling software synths
Published on Jul 6, 2013

"http://uwyn.com/geco : Second tutorial that guides you through Geco, providing multi-dimensional MIDI expression through hand gestures with the Leap Motion Controller."

Geco Tutorial 3 : Window Management
Published on Jul 7, 2013

"http://uwyn.com/geco : Third tutorial that guides you through Geco, providing multi-dimensional MIDI expression through hand gestures with the Leap Motion Controller."

Geco Tutorial 4 : GUI Customization
Published on Jul 8, 2013

"http://uwyn.com/geco : Fourth tutorial that guides you through Geco, providing multi-dimensional MIDI expression through hand gestures with the Leap Motion Controller."

Geco Tutorial 5 : Document Management
Published on Jul 9, 2013

"http://uwyn.com/geco : Fifth tutorial that guides you through Geco, providing multi-dimensional MIDI expression through hand gestures with the Leap Motion Controller."

Geco Tutorial 6 : Advanced Configuration
Published on Jul 10, 2013

"http://uwyn.com/geco : Sixth tutorial that guides you through Geco, providing multi-dimensional MIDI expression through hand gestures with the Leap Motion Controller."

Geco Tutorial 7 : Hand Open-Closed Linking
Published on Jul 11, 2013

"http://uwyn.com/geco : Seventh tutorial that guides you through Geco, providing multi-dimensional MIDI expression through hand gestures with the Leap Motion Controller."

Geco Tutorial 8 : Controlling External Synths
Published on Jul 11, 2013

"http://uwyn.com/geco : Eighth tutorial that guides you through Geco, providing multi-dimensional MIDI expression through hand gestures with the Leap Motion Controller."

New Division 6 Gatemix Eurorack Module

via Division 6

"Gatemix is, as you've probably guessed, a gate mixer. There are 8 gate inputs which can be enabled with either a pushbutton or another gate/CV.

Gatemix has two output buses, and each input can be assigned to Bus A, Bus B, or both. The outputs don't simply mix all the voltages together; when an input is detected, no matter the voltage, the output will always be the same voltage. This output voltage can be switched between +5v, +10v or a user-selectable voltage that can be anywhere between approximately -12 and +12v. This voltage can be set with the on-board knob or from an external source.

All the buttons on this module are lit. The input channel buttons light dimly to indicate that a channel is enabled and brightly when a gate signal is present. They light red to indicate that the gate will be coming out Bus A, blue to indicate Bus B or magenta for both. The input channel toggles between enabled and disabled with each press of the button.

The Bus A and Bus B buttons light with their respective color whenever a gate signal is being sent. Pressing these buttons will manually trigger the gate outputs.

Gatemix can be used in any system, but it makes a perfect companion to the Mattson SQ816 sequencer. Use it to enable, disable, mix and assign the SQ816's stage gate outputs. In fact, there's even a pass-through connector in the back that connects to the SQ816's main board, so you can connect all the stage gates without using any patch cables. Don't worry, you can still use Gatemix for other things; the rear SQ816 connection is bypassed for each channel as soon as you plug something into the front jack for that channel.

Note: Gatemix has 8 channels and the SQ816 has 16 stage gate outs, so if you'll need two if you want to interface with all the stages. Both buses have expansion inputs to make daisy-chaining multiple units easy.

Think of this as a performance gate mixer. Maybe you have all your sequencer stage gates running into Gatemix, and you've got a kick and a snare patch connected to the two bus outputs. You can create drum patterns that match up to your sequence and modify them on the fly using Gatemix's buttons and switches.

Specifications:

Power supply: +/- 12 VDC (reverse-polarity protected!)
Power draw: TBD
Width: 20HP
Depth: TBD
Inputs:

Gate (x8)
Gate Enable (x8)
Voltage Level
Bus Expansion (x2)
SQ816 Stage Gate Bus (On Back)
Outputs:

Gate Out (x2)
Controls:

Gate Channel Bus Select (x8)
Gate Out Volts Select (x2)
Gate Out Manual Voltage Set (x2)
Includes:

Gatemix Module
Doepfer-style Power Cable
(4) M3 x 6mm Rack Screws w/ Nylon Washers
(2) SQ816 interface cables

Coming September 1, 2013"

Also see the New Division 6 Morpheum Eurorack Module.

Storm 3003 & 4-TeK - Quasar [Elektron, Arturia & Korg Live Set]

Published on Jul 5, 2013 tHeStOrM3003·58 videos

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Read description below for equipment details!

QUASAR

Live performance by Storm 3003 and 4TeK

Equipment for this video:

Simone Ciacci a.k.a. "Storm 3003":
- Elektron Analog Four
- Arturia MiniBrute

Francesco Salvatici a.k.a. "4TeK":
- Korg Electribe MX
- Korg Monotron

Check Out = "PSYCHOTRONIC GIN-TONIC":
http://youtu.be/YqmbEDJxc5U"

Worthy of a Stately Reception

via The Bob Moog Foundation on Facebook

"Worthy of a stately reception.

You can enter to win the coolest "soft synth" ever here: http://bit.ly/17mGEvB. Don't delay, raffle ends in five days, and is open internationally.

Epic photo, taken at The Biltmore House, by BMF Rockstar Volunteer and super photog Paul Lewis Anderson."

You can find the full set of pics in the series here.

DM1 TT303 Arp Test

Published on Jul 5, 2013 mCKENIC·11 videos

"Test of the Arp function of the Bass Bot TT303.

You can see at the beginning Im using Slot 1, Bank (BB), Pattern 8 as the arp source. The arp plays pattern length, slide and accent based on the pattern selected and within the range of notes the user chooses.

Drums are a single loop from the iPad app DM1. iPad output is going in to the TT303 Mix-In socket so everything is in mono.

Lots of fun and you can see the wobbly TT303 pots a little towards the end. Still, love this little monster!"

via Dave O Mahony on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

iTunes:
DM1 - The Drum Machine - Fingerlab
Bass Bot TT-303's on eBay

RADIKAL TECHNOLOGIES Accelerator Synthesizer ( Space4Keys Keyboard Solo )

Published on Jul 5, 2013 Space4Keys·620 videos

"RADIKAL TECHNOLOGIES Accelerator Synthesizer ( Space4Keys Keyboard Solo )

http://www.space4keys.com
http://www.keyboardsolo.com
http://www.synthmarketplace.com
https://www.facebook.com/keyboardsolo"

Simmons Suitcase Kit Replica

Published on Jul 5, 2013 simmonsmuseum·30 videos

"Replica of the 1981 Simmons Suitcase Kit"

100% Beaterator - Royalty Free Electronica - Week 4

Published on Jul 5, 2013 ChrisLody·60 videos

"Right, so here's the idea. Trying to write, upload and give away a fresh piece of music on a roughly weekly basis. Will i be able to keep it up? Will i run out of ideas? Can i be bothered? How shoddy will they be? Does anybody care? God knows. But that's the point.

Basically the idea is to flex my musical muscles a bit. I have collected quite a bit of gear over the years and not much of it is getting used as much as i'd like, so this is my attempt to justify all those purchases whilst practising improving and getting ideas down fast as an antidote to procrastination. "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." as Picasso once said.

This track was created with Beaterator for PSP and Playstation Vita. Its new to me and was a ton of fun. I might do a little review video of it at some point as it seems to have gone largely ignored.

Royalty free for you to use for whatever under the creative commons license. Just rip the audio out of the video for now, i'll get these tracks uploaded to a dropbox account when i get my act together. Let me know if you use it, i'd be stoked."

ROLAND JD-990 with SR-JV80-04 Vintage Synth Expansion Card

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Novation K-Station with Wood End Panels

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KORG POLY-800 Reverse Keys SN 046297

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KORG POLY-800 SN 027440 with Original Blue Gig Bag

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Access Virus Indigo II

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DOEPFER MAQ16/3 MIDI CV ANALOG SEQUENCER

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"Fans of vintage analog sequencers will be glad of the MAQ16/3. It combines the creative potential of an analog sequencer with the advantages of MIDI. MAQ16/3 outputs the sequencing data both as control voltages (CV) and as MIDI events. MIDI Out of the MAQ may be connected to MIDI In of any sound generating MIDI device (Expander, Sampler, Synthesizer) or to a sequencer recording the MAQ data. Additionally 3 Control Voltage and Gate outputs are available for controlling vintage synthesizer equipment (e.g. the A-100 Analog Modular System). The main feature of the MAQ is the real time access to the sequence via 48 rotary potentiometers grouped in 3 rows of 16 dials each. All important parameters like first/last step, MIDI event type, MIDI channel, forward/backward/random/pendulum mode, gate time, tempo and so on are independently assigned to each row and can be changed in real time while the sequence is running. This enables very complex sequences. The rows may not only be used for generating note events but also other important MIDI events or for controlling the length of time for each step. Of course the MAQ allows the synchronization via MIDI Clock, Start and Stop either as master or as slave.

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ROLAND D550 Rack SYNTHESIZER SN 871365

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"This rack module is in excellent working condition. All ins/outs, volume knob, buttons, lcd, midi, and card slot function great as they should. Brand new backlight and backup battery installed. This d-550 in very nice cosmetic condition, with a few small scratches/general rack wear to the sides to mention. This is an excellent synthesizer for ambient and lush soundscaping."

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ROLAND MPU-101 MIDI to CV Interface SN 540742

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technoempire

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KURZWEIL 1000 PX Professional Expander Sound Module SN 88011240

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Macbeth Micromac R Eurorack

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"This is a full scale 3 Oscillator Synthesizer in a 3U, 57hp rack space. As well as the 3 oscillators- there is a White and Pink Noise Generator, a Mixer, a fat 24dB/Octave Resonating Voltage Controlled Low Pass Filter, 2 Envelope Generators- one to sweep the VCF and one to sweep the output VCA. The filter Envelope can be inverted and both Envelopes are triggered by a standard +5V Gate Signal.

~60 mm Deep"

Pseudo Krell

Published on Jul 5, 2013 TheSineAssociation·23 videos

"259e frequency shifted by 285e, 256e processing CV and making an exponential envelope, 292e to Echophone, Phonogene and Z-DSP."

Interstellar Echo-phony

Published on Jul 5, 2013 djangosfire·112 videos

"Electronic Echophonic Extravaganza!"

X1L3 - circuit bent - synth mod - Roland R5 drum machine + Sequential Circuits Pro1

Published on Jul 5, 2013 manufacturedZ3R0·97 videos

"A Roland R5 sent in to me for modifying. Specifying an upright case. First time i've attempted that. A learning experience in space management and fun to work on. Audio cuts out at 7.35 for about 15 seconds. Very annoying... Video encoding/conversion errors.

The Sequential Circuits Pro1 creeps in t 10.40 to demo the external line in to the fx chain, building to a climax of delay crash and noise."

X1L3 on eBay (RSS)

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