MATRIXSYNTH: Thursday, August 14, 2014

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Laurentide SynthWorks 12 (modified moog werkstatt)

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Laurentide SynthWorks

"ATTENTION: Ear Piercing Frequencies Contained Within! Intended for Demo Purposes ONLY!

Just finished up modding the Werkstatt. Kept the mods fairly simple, with exception to the Gate IN (trace cutting and op amp adding). Also, the audio IN takes advantage of the jumper between the VCO and VCF. I removed the jumper and wired the swithed jack between it. When a jack is inserted, the VCO is silenced. For me that was ideal as the VCO is pumped into the VCF fairly hot. This way send the VCO into an attenuator and then back in (along with some other VCO's).

Drop me a line if you have a werkstatt you'd like modded @ laurentidesynthworks@gmail.com"

Radikal Technologies Accelerator Sound Demos by MIDERA

Published on Aug 14, 2014 MIDERA

"I just received the Accelerator last night. A huge thanks to Radikal
Technologies! This thing is amazing!

Note: I haven't spent much time with it yet, but I wanted to get
SOMETHING up showcasing this synth. I fear my demo will not do it
justice. I think I recorded the levels too quietly and I don't
particularly care for what I was actually playing, but... I think we
could use a few more demos of this thing!"

Radikal Technologies Accelerator sound demo #2 (24db LP filter)

Published on Aug 14, 2014 MIDERA

"Warning: There is some clipping (my fault) and some rather loud high-pitch frequencies. Be careful when listening to this!!!!!!!!

Here is a quick (but I suppose kinda long) demo of the 12db LP filter in the Accelerator. You can also see the matrix editing which is quite simple to use. I created a simple/stupid bassline for tweaking. I made a 32-step sequence and later changed the pattern length and switched it to trigger randomly. I also routed the sounds through the second filter at one point, but that should be visible from the screen."

Radikal Technologies Accelerator sound demo #3

Published on Aug 15, 2014 MIDERA

"Created this patch for the RT Accelerator today. This uses all 3
oscillators and both filters, as well as some LFOs for tuning of the
separate oscillators. Hope you enjoy :)"

Radikal Technologies Accelerator sound demo #4 (random patch generator)

Published on Aug 19, 2014 MIDERA

"Basically, I just used the random patch generator to create patches and played through them. I started with pads, then went to bass, then to leads and arps. On the accelerator, you can selectively choose what TYPE of patch you'd like to create (so if I press 'pad' when the 'random' button is highlighted, I will get a pad sound).

Enjoy, I apologize for some clipping here, the patches sometimes are louder than expected!

Pads: 0:00
Bass: 6:50
Leads: 12:52
My favorite patch: 16:35"

Radikal Technologies sound demo #5 (Sequencing)

Published on Aug 24, 2014 MIDERA

"Just wanted to show that you can sequence multiple parts with the
Accelerator's internal step sequencer. If you have the expansions you
can have 1 sequencerline (up to 32 steps) per part (up to 8 parts).
It's fairly simple to navigate."

Dave Smith Instruments Pro 2, Cwejman, Mutable eurorack demo

Published on Aug 14, 2014 bigcitymusic

"Here is a patch demonstrating the DSI Pro 2 interfacing with a eurorack modular synthesizer containing Cwejman RG-6 and Mutable Instruments Braids modules.

* 4 tracks of the Pro 2 sequencer have been programmed.
* DSI Pro 2 CV Gate Out is going into the Trigger input of Braids.
* Track 1 of the Pro 2’s multi track sequencer is assigned within the modulation matrix to CV 1 OUT, which is going into the 1v/oct input of the Braids.
* Track 2, 3 and 4 of the multi-track sequencer are assigned within the Pro 2’s modulation matrix to CV 2 OUT, which is running into the Braids FM input, set to meta mode.
* The Cwejman RG-6 high probability out random CV is routed to the CV 1 IN of the Pro 2, which is assigned to Sequencer tracks 2, 3 and 4 in the modulation matrix to modulate step values.
* The Modulation Wheel has been set to CV 3 OUT in the modulation matrix and is routed to the braids Timbre parameter.
* The Pitch Wheel has been set to CV 4 OUT in the modulation matrix and is routed to the Braids Color parameter.

http://bigcitymusic.com"

LinnStrument Cello

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Roger Linn Design

"This video is about LinnStrument Cello"

Serge Sequence Filtering

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Todd Barton

"a brief demo of filter sequencing via the Serge TKB. Better audio here:
https://www.hightail.com/download/ZUcycXlsUnJkMnU5TE1UQw"

Roland TR808 Drum Machine

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"For sale here is a vintage Roland TR-808. Everything is fully functional and ready to go. Each knob working, all outputs are working, and each pattern step working, no scratchy pots. Cosmetically it is in excellent shape, looks very nice for its age. Some very light scruffs on the top front but hard to even see them unless you look at an angle in light. Serviced in the past year, everything tuned up & cleaned so you know its good to go for a long while. Battery compartment is clean and will save patterns after powerdown. See pictures below. Don't miss out on this classic drum machine, HUGE KICK, Snappy Snare & that classic clap & hihats!"

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Blue Lantern SynthX Patchable Modular Synth

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Mutable Instruments EDGES is swell.

Published on Aug 14, 2014 drumasaurusrex

uncle duo

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Ebotronix

4 ms Peg, QCD² / Exp², QPLFO, RCD²,VCA Matrix
Analogue Systems RS 100²,RS110²²,RS 360²,RS 500e²
Arp Odyssey 2821 white noise
Bananalogue Serge VCS
Cyndustries Zeroscillator
Doepfer A 114²,A118, A134²²,A141, A143-1/2,A148,A149-1
A151²²,A160/161/162, A175²²,A185-2'³, A 138a²²b²²c²²²
Flame Chord Machine²,FX16,Talking Synth Module²
foh choices
Grendel Formant Filter²
Intellijel designs µ mod
Make Noise Brains,Pressure Points², Maths²,Moddemix²²
Optomix,QMMG,René, Wogglebug²
Malekko Anti ²² ,Uncle³,Jag
Moog Taurus 2,Freqbox ²²,MP201
Oberheim Sem
Roland SVC 350 Vocoder, System 104 Sequencer
Simmons Clap Trap
SSL Modulation Orgy
Tip Top Audio Z8000 manual voltage source
Toppobrillo,Quantimator², Sportmodulator,TWF²
Logic masterclock to Kenton Pro 2000²
FX :Alesis 3630, Aphex Model 104,Boss VF1,BSS DPR 402,
Lexicon MX 400,Line6 Echopro, TC M3000
mackie the mixer³
morse key :TSM² Vocoder / switch and trigger
vid # 1088

I Dream Myself Alive - Riva Lima

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Riva Lima

"Roland Juno Di"

Roland MKS-80 Demo

Published on Aug 14, 2014 chroma17

"This is a demo of the Roland MKS-80. Rev. 4. Every sound is from the MKS-80, every part is played live except the sequence. Some EQ, reverb, delay etc. Recorded/mixed in Pro Tools. Synth is for sale here: https://matrixsynth.com/classifieds/s..."

Erica Synths 8channel Sequential Switch Techno jam

Published on Aug 14, 2014 EricaSynths

"Demo by Erica Synths teamrider $KODEK. Erica Synths 8 channel SEQUENTIAL SWITCH, allows you to sequence up to eight sound sources in advanced ways or route one sound source sequentially to eight different sound modifiers – VCFs, waveshapers, VCAs, etc. It has unique control interface that allows you to pause, skip and merge steps, set sequence length, but what really sets it apart from other sequential switches is Gate output – when used with ADSR and VCA, you get really powerful sequencer with real time control over each sound source in the sequence. Use Sequential Switch with random clock source and you get a heart of insane random, self-generating patches!
Available on www.ericasynths.lv"

S-180 clock shuffler + C-020 voltage controlled distortion

Published on Aug 14, 2014 RuprechtM

ladik.eu

Soquelle's Custom Forat Red & Silver E-Mu SP-1200 Samplers

A couple of pics in via Soquelle who has a new release out featuring SP-1200 beats, Prophet VS & SH101. Track embed & details further below.

Note the silver SP-1200 has the new CF card reader.

"Soquelle's first single "Tense" blending smooth vocals with crunchy Sp1200 beats, Prophet VS & SH101

Listen to Soquelle's first single 'Tense', melding low-end club, mid-end smooth & hi-end glitch

The Story
The inspiration for this track is to stop and examine the state of being "tense". To step back for a second from all the pressures around you, the crushing industrial landscapes that may swallow us all, & find that moment of tranquil light lying idle on the other side.

The Technical Aspects
It took us two months in our home studio to craft a unique sound that could capitulate these visions, using old '80s analog equipment, a couple EMU SP-1200's, Sequential Circuits Prophet VS, Roland SH101, a soprano saxophone & unknown DIY methods that we'll never be able to repeat again.

instagram.com/soquelle
facebook.com/soquelle"

Doepfer 137-1 VC Wave Multiplier with Low Frequency signals Part One

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Raul's World of Synths

"A walkthrough of processing Low Frequency signals using the A137-1 Wave Multiplier. Experimenting with different settings. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

All parts here.

ARP QUADRA "La Croix"

"(c) 2014 vintage synthesizer demo track by RetroSound
all sounds: ARP QUADRA Analog Synthesizer (1978)
drums: KORG KR-55B (1982)"

serge pulse sequencer pt 2

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Todd Barton

"a subtle variation on my previous demo: http://youtu.be/2Oil6sITtu8
for better audio: https://soundcloud.com/user7621213/se..."

Taide'n Borg - Something ... just say something

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Sun's May Flower (Official)

"Equipment:

Bass - Korg Monopoly
Poly synth - Roland Super JX 10
Syn Lead - ARP Odyssey
Strings - Solina String Ensemble
Drums - Akai S 900
Vocoder - Korg DVP 1

Effects :

Reverb - Fostex 3180 Spring Reverb Unit
Analog Delay - EEM 2000 ST"

Blue EML ElectroComp 100 Synthesizer with Extras Including Flexi Disc

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"Condition: Used (but very good condition considering its 45 yrs old)

Seller Notes: “VERY VERY RARE ..” (Much more rare than the EML 101)

Brand: ELECTRO COMP

Number of Keys: 44

Model: EML 100

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Type: Synthesizer

This EML 100 Synthesizer is vintage and very very rare. Less than 100 of them made in 1970/71. It is the predecessor to the EML 101. It is in good working condition. It comes with the User's Manual, 2 original patch chords and the 33 1/2 LP provided at original purchase (The Sounds of E.M.L. Synthesizers). It also comes with a 13 page EML 101 electronic schematic and a 13 page Alignment Procedure of the EML 101 which was the mass produced version of the EML 100.

Patches shown in the User Manual have been setup and verified.

Very few blemishes. Slight corrosion on metal latches (not bad). Very few scratches on outer case. Keys in perfect shape. A couple pots could use some use or cleaning..."

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Groove Electronics MINI-CV MIDI to CV Converter

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"Here's a quite obscure and rare British-made MIDI to CV converter - I have had this working and it seemed to track over a small range but I didn't spend much time experimenting with the scale/tuning trims. Due to the condition (it's metal construction but the body is quite worn and a few bits are a little warped) and having not explored it hugely, it's got to be sold as seen.

Features:
MIDI IN Port
MIDI Thru Port
MIDI Channel Select Trimmer
3.5mm "GND Trig" Output
3.5mm "+VE Trig" Output
3.5mm Control Voltage Output
Tune Trimmer
Scale Trimmer
Doesn't include PSU - it requires 12V DC Negative Tip, Positive Ring"

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iSymphonic Orchestra by Crudebyte

Sounds Demo of iPad App iSymphonic Orchestra by Crudebyte

Published on Aug 10, 2014 Toz Bourne

"The new symphonic music creation app for iPad, here's a demo of all 10 of the included sounds.EDIT--see my blog at wtomusic.com for a written walk through of the app...no followup video will be posted."

iTunes: iSymphonic Orchestra - Christian Schoenebeck d/b/a Crudebyte

"The ultimate orchestra sound app for sophisticated musicians, directed by Kurt Ader, designed as professional sound module for your iPad by connecting an external MIDI keyboard, using the Apple USB camera adapter or another adapter supported by Apple.¹

This app supports Apple's "Inter-App Audio" System (requires iOS 7 or higher) and the "JACK Audio Connection Kit" (up to iOS 6.1.3) for audio & MIDI connections from/to other audio apps!

iSymphonic Orchestra was designed with the goal to deliver you superb, extremely realistic and stunning orchestra sounds, instantly with the first key being pressed by you on your MIDI keyboard. Just select a sound and you are ready for your live performance or for a boost of creativity while composing new songs. The sounds used in this app were explicitly recorded to fulfill these requirements and involved several months of recording and post processing under supervision of Kurt Ader and included a variety of innovative, new recording techniques. So far these sounds were only available to very few, famous movie composers. Now they are finally available for the first time to everybody. The supreme quality of these sounds, combined with the unique way they were recorded and assembled, gives us confidence that you haven't heard anything comparable as of to date, even not on Mac or PC.

Sounds:
- 1. Orchestra Strings Spiccato & Legato
- 2. Orchestra Strings Slow 1
- 3. Chamber Arco Strings
- 4. Legato Orchestra Strings 1
- 5. Full Sordino Strings 1
- 6. Legato Orchestra
- 7. Staccato Orchestra 1
- 8. Staccato Orchestra 2
- 9. Tremolo Orchestra
- 10. Pizzicato Strings

>General Features:
- Low latency disk streaming.
- Polyphony up to 140 stereo voices.²
- Configurable audio latency down to 5 ms.
- Integrated effects with 18 presets.
- 16 parts.
- MIDI velocity response curve editor to fine tune the feeling of your MIDI keyboard.
- App can keep running in the background, so you can play on your keyboard while e.g. using Safari or another app to display scores or surfing the Internet.
- Hermode Tuning: Makes the sound more brilliant by controlling the pitch of the notes in multivoiced music to better frequency ratios than with fixed tuning. This dynamic tuning imitates the tuning behavior of well educated musicians of i.e. orchestras and choirs.
- Supports Apple's "IAA" system for audio & MIDI streaming between other apps (iOS 7 or higher).
- Supports "JACK Audio Connection Kit" for audio & MIDI streaming between other apps (up to iOS 6.1.3).
- Virtual on-screen piano keyboard with velocity support, scalable & scrollable.

MIDI Player / Recorder:
- Record, save and load your songs in standard MIDI file format.
- Unlimited amount of tracks.
- Configurable target MIDI channel per track.
- Unlimited recording and playback length.
- Download or upload MIDI files with iTunes.
- Load your favorite songs as MIDI files from the Internet, and watch at the virtual keyboard how to play it.
- Use the "Tempo Zoom" dial knob to i.e. slow down playback at any time and learn your favorite songs more easily.

Note: This app requires quite some hardware resources. In case there are problems with this app, please close apps in the background by double pressing the device's home button, the list of active apps appears on the bottom of the screen, tap and hold one app icon in the list, then press the respective app icon "minus" corner to quit those apps.

¹ For more informations about supported adapters and MIDI keyboard devices, please visit our product website.

² Sounds are using several voices per note. Polyphony depends on the exact device model being used. You find a polyphony table on our product website.

Anti-Spy Commitment: We take your privacy very seriously. None of our apps contain so called 'spy' behaviors and we committed ourself to a very high privacy standard. For more informations about our privacy commitment, read our 'Privacy Policy for Mobile Apps'."

Integrating & Syncing KORG Volcas with an iPad

More Volca Arps Published on Aug 13, 2014

"I learned some things from the last video. The most important was: how to get the Beats synced! The trick is that both Volcas have to be playing. In this case, the Volca Bass is getting its notes from the iPad arpeggiator, but to send the correct sync signal to the Beats, it needs to be playing. Won't this interfere with your live arp? Not if you clear out the sequence first (function + 16).

Boring details: Volca Bass is getting MIDI clock and notes from Yamaha Synth Arp & Drum Pad, running on the iPad 2. Volca Beats is taking its timing information from the Bass. Both channels of audio are also being processed by the iPad. The right channel, Bass, is going through AUFX:Dub for stereo delay. The left channel, Beats, is going through Audio Mastering for stereo widening and a bit of equalizing (which you can see during the performance; I'm lifting the snare a bit). The Novation Bass Station II on the right is a delicious analogue synth, but this morning I'm just using it as a MIDI controller for the Yamaha app. Audio is coming into the iPad via a Behringer UCA222. The iPad's MIDI interface is the Xmidi Tab from E-mu. (This is a nice USB/MIDI interface, by the way: unlike the super-cheap ones, it doesn't introduce noise into your audio signal.) It and the Behringer audio interface are both plugged into a powered USB hub, which is what you see plugged into the iPad via the Camera Connection Kit (CCK). The whole thing is being filmed with an iPod Touch, which is getting its audio from a similar Behringer unit.

One more technical note: the Volca Bass has three oscillators, but I'm using just one of them here. Less isn't always more, but it can be refreshing, and there's something sinewy about the single osc that brings it closer to the Roland sound that the two Volca cases are obviously hoping to remind you of."

Volcas and StepPolyArp: Proof of Concept

Published on Aug 12, 2014 David Wilson-Okamura

"This is a proof of concept, not a finished song. There are three main components: an iPad 2 running Laurent Colson's marvelous arpeggiator app StepPolyArp, a Korg Volca Beats (for drums), and a Korg Volca Bass, which is getting notes from the arpeggiator."

Gettin' Lucky with a Bassoon and Theremin

Published on Aug 10, 2014 lvl111blacksmith

"Amazing and talented musician Jeff Burke playing Daft Punk's Get Lucky on the bassoon and theremin. It was an honour to hang out with him at the Coldwater Steampunk Festival.
https://www.youtube.com/user/jeffbsn"

Five Moog Oscillators

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Old Beats

"Voyager into Little Phatty midi input
DSI Evolver
Novation Bass Station 2
DSI Prophet 08
Roland Alpha Juno 2"

ELEKTRON ANALOG RYTM -- all factory presets B1-B16 //PT 4

Published on Aug 14, 2014 LESINDES

"Playing and foooling around with all of the presets of ELEKTRON ANALOG RYTM -- part 4
Sorry for the cable problem in the end :( but I left the part in the film and did not edit it because I did not want to destroy the flow of the performance"

All parts here.

Elektrons on eBay

JEN DK-20 drums,arpeggio and presets

Published on Aug 14, 2014 SPFXsynthesisers

LinnStrument Violin

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Roger Linn Design

"'Manhã de Carnival', performed by Roger, sound source by Synful Orchestra."

Yocto Does Planet Rock - Two Roland TR-808 Clone Demos

See the Yocto channel at the bottom of this post for more.

SE Boomstar Sound Demo

"SE boomstar Sound Demo Sequenced by a Mutable Instruments Yarns ARP via CV/Gate"

DSI Tetr4 standalone pattern techno V1-master performance

Uploaded on Nov 17, 2011 stillcool78

"DSI Tetr4 standalone seamless pattern performance. Thanks to V1-master sync mode & Pym of Dave Smith Instruments"

Keith Emerson's Moog With Cycling Presets Light Show

Emo's Moog w cycling presets Published on Jan 5, 2014 CJ Vanston

"Keith Emerson's Moog being put through the paces by Gene Stopp"

Vintage room 1 at The Treehouse

Published on Aug 11, 2014 CJ Vanston

"Just about to tear this room apart...all of these were used on sessions through the years, so many great memories...some great records and some really stinky ones. I'm gonna combine all the vintage keys in one room (this is about 1/3 of what I have)."

Teensy 3.1 synthesizer

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Mattias Lasersköld

"I searched the web to find out if the Teensy was capable of being a good synthesizer. After some experimedting this is the result. If you know a better microprocessor without desktop operating system (ie not raspberry-type) please tell me :)"

UVA Digital Synthesizer Project

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Gavitronics

"Each year University of Virginia Mechanical Engineering students in Prof. Gavin Garner's Advanced Mechatronics course design digital synthesizers from scratch in order to learn exactly how computers work. They program bytes of data into an EEPROM chip. Their homemade 'computer' then automatically counts up through each address in the EEPROM chip and applies that byte of data to a digital to analog converter chip. Their 'processor' is a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) circuit that converts each byte of data's voltage level into a musical sound or frequency."

Hawkeye - Obsidian Session

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Maelstroem3

"Dance!

A 100% improvised and live session... did not know what to play before :). Made possible by the marvelous MIDIbox sequencer! :-)"

Alesis Andromeda A6.

Beatstep and Calibrated Mutable Instruments EDGES

Published on Aug 14, 2014 drumasaurusrex

"After messing around for an evening with the Mutable Instruments EDGES module and the Arturia Beatstep controller/sequencer... I decided it was time to calibrate the EDGES oscillators. Made a huge difference. I used the Beatstep to do the calibration by using the Arturia software to make a program for the pads with the necessary notes (C2 and C4 used for calibration – 1v and 3v, respectively). The calibration only took a minute. Now chords are even easier to manipulate. This is fun.
Cheers!"

Erica Synths Fusion Series - Tube Ring Modulator

Published on Aug 14, 2014 DivKidMusic

"Here is the final video in the series of overviews for the Erica Synths Fusion Series of Tube eurorack modules. As always feel free to ask questions in the comments and hit subscribe and like for more videos coming soon."

via Erica Synths:

"Erica Fusion - line of vacuum tube based eurorack modules - is about to be released on August 15, therefore ben_hex took a challenge to make in depth demos of each of each module. See demos of VCO Mixer, Chorus/Delay, VCF and VCA modules below!"

Synth-Project iSP3 - Hardware EMS VCS3 Controller for iVCS3 Video

Synth-Project Presents: Trailer of the iSP3 Controller Published on Aug 14, 2014 SynthProject .

http://www.synth-project.de/ivcs3_con...

No physical pin matrix!!! You have to draw the line somewhere...
Sarcasm of course. This, as all Synth-Project dedicated hardware controllers, is beyond impressive.

iTunes: iVCS3 - apeSoft

trouby modular - 8 channel trigger sequencer demo

Published on Aug 14, 2014 therealtrouby

"a simple analog techno beat"

STEAM - 75 presets for SUNRIZER - Alba Ecstasy

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Alba Ecstasy

"75 patches for Sunrizer made by Alba Ecstasy. Store link: http://www.albaecstasy.ro/sunrizer-pr...
Demo is containing 25 random sounds from the pack.
On Sunrizer section you'll find also FREE PRESETS for Sunrizer. Enjoy!"

iTunes: Sunrizer synth - BeepStreet

Digital Warrior Sequencer & Analog Modular Synth

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Tomash Ghzegovsky

"Digital Warrior with alternative stand alone firmware sequencing an analog modular synth and a mutable instruments shruthi 1 through MIDI din output.

More info: http://digitalwarrior.co/docs/alterna..."

Trology, Performed on YAMAHA FX-1

Published on Aug 14, 2014 cnxww893

Nature - Oscillator. Live #1

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Alexander Zolotov

New video from the developer Alexander Zolotov.

"The world around us is an endless source of visual information, the flow of the fractal code of life. Nature - Oscillator is one of the attempts to translate this code to sound, using spectral synthesis algorithm of the Virtual ANS engine (software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS). The program continuously reads the image from the camera and interprets it as the spectrum of the sound.
http://warmplace.ru/soft/nosc"

iTunes: Nature - Oscillator - Alexander Zolotov

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