Tom Oberheim to Celebrate Launch of New Two Voice Pro at RSPE Event on April 23 - RSVPs Open

"Meet The Legend Himself - Tom Oberheim: Exclusive In-Person Event Celebrating The Launch Of The New Two Voice Pro Synthesizer

Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Join RSPE Audio Solutions for an intimate in-person event with legendary synthesizer designer and manufacturer Tom Oberheim.

Tom Oberheim is an audio engineer best known for designing effects processors, analog synthesizers, sequencers, and drum machines. He has been the founder of four audio electronics companies, most notably Oberheim Electronics in 1969 and was also a key figure in the development and adoption of the MIDI standard.

From it's inception until the late 80's, Oberheim created several ground-breaking products including the DS-2 (one of the first digital music sequencers), the Synthesizer Expansion Module (SEM), along with some of the first commercially available polyphonic synthesizers; The Two-voice TVS-1, Four-voice FVS-1, and Eight-voice.(which was the four voice frame with an external 4 SEM module).

In 2009, Oberheim once again began hand-building and selling very limited quantities of synthesizers with upgraded features, but with a true analog design as faithful to the sound of his originals. Until now, this required a one year wait time but...

RSPE will have very limited quantities of the Two Voice Pro available for purchase at the event.

Don't miss this opportunity to meet the creator of some of the most beloved analog synthesizers of all time!"

RSVP at https://www.rspeaudio.com/RSPE-Oberheim_a/339.htm

DWAGMIMS: Control Methods!

Published on Apr 8, 2015 theonetrueaen

"Your Old Pal Aen shows you a few ways to control your modular. Mostly in the old fashioned pitched sort of way. With the Pittsburgh Modular Foundation 3."

All parts here.

Nord MicroModular Patches From the electro-music Archive

"A demo of Nord Micro Modular patches from the electro-music archive"

This one in via Mark Ireland.

http://electro-music.com/nm_classic/011_2_CategoriesArchive/

MellowYellow.pch
101V2.pch
Chicago01.pch
ClassicSoloSyn.pch
DiscoMoogLead.pch
LostInDetroit.pch
MiniMoogBasic.pch
MultiMoog.pch

Ekdahl Moisturiser

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"Basically, the Ekdahl Moisturizer is a spring reverb where the springs are exposed so they can be played/hit/fiddled with. As well as being capable of creating sound in itself, you can of course also play sound through the springs like a regular spring reverb - this makes for happy-fun-time finger-modulation of the reverb on whatever audio that's going through it. On top of this there's an analog multimode filter that can be used to attenuate or exaggerate certain frequencies in the sound, this is real handy while playing the springs as you can - for instance - cut all the highs and just make thunderous doomy sounds or do the opposite; cut all the lows and make that ear piercing high frequency special love. Also, it incorporates an LFO that's internally routable to the filter and that also has some external routing-stuff. The Ekdahl Moisturizer has tons of CV / Expression pedal options on the back for even more hillarious moments. The Moisturizer is a mono unit.

The Moisturizer was developed with the help of Jason Willett (Half Japanese, Leperchaun Catering), Martin Schmidt (Matmos, Instant Coffee), Joshua Atkins (Polygons, Major Powers), mom & dad and many more."

Roland System 100 Model 102

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"The very rare and classic Roland Model 102 synthesizer expander is in good sounding and fully working condition. It was recapped 2012 in Japan and also serviced 2015 in Switzerland for 100% working condition. This unit works with 220-240 Volts - for other voltages you will need a converter.

Also good optical condition but there are some signs of age, some scratches (see sample and hold section). There was a drilled hole for an now removed modification wich is now covered by an plastic cap - see Pictures below input section. Please note that Switzerland isn't part of the European Union!"

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OBERHEIM MATRIX 6R OS 2.13

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"It has latest ROM version 2.13 , comes with rackmount ears and includes mounting screws."

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Trigger in Mod for TR-9090

via Modular Experiments

"One feature I wanted to add is a row of analog inputs so that I can trigger the voices with external signals from my modular and sequencers. I tried unsuccessfully to find a circuit that would have a low-parts count and be relatively simple, not require ICs or rare parts, etc.

Eventually, I asked a manufacturer of Euro-rack modules if he would be kind enough to share his method for developing an appropriate trigger pulse from just about any external gate signal. He did not say if this was an original design or an adaptation of some other drum synth's circuit, but either way, it is not my own and I very much appreciate his assistance."

KORG SQ 1 Sequencer & TWO LittleBits Synth kits SPACE JAM

Published on Apr 8, 2015 Ritchie DeCarlo

"Two Synth kits are definitely Better than ONE!!"

littleBits on eBay | Korg SQ-1s on eBay

dirty dirty voltage

Published on Apr 8, 2015 SunFallsMusic

"Exploring the wonder that is the AntiMatter Audio Brain Seed eurorack module.
Here, Brain Seed is 'seeding' Braids quadT oscillator which is growling away. With TipTop Audio Circadian Rhythms driving the whole patch."

FM Thunder - FM 4 Beta

Published on Apr 8, 2015 Benedict Roff-Mash

"This is a demo of the upcoming FM4 FM Synth Rack Extension (RE) from Primal Audio. All sounds are from Patches I am making for release - except of course Drums which are Kong.

This synt is a port form the iPad app which i believe is a first for the Reason platform. It is a fun synth to use and makes FM pretty easy to program (well as far as FM is anyway)."

iTunes: FM4 - Primal Audio

Roland SBX-1 @ CanMARC Studios

Published on Apr 6, 2015 Roland Canada

Awesome T-Shirt. :)

"DJ Lace and Jesse Creed of CanMARC Studios in Vancouver, Canada talk about Vintage Synths, Roland's new SBX-1 Sync Box and how they use it in their studio.

For more information on the SBX-1 visit www.roland.ca.

Check out Roland's SBX-1 Sync Box and find out how it can help you merge the world of new and old gear in your setup

http://www.roland.com/products/sbx-1/

Check out CanMARC Studios in Vancouver, Canada and their massive vintage synth collection. They even rent out time on the gear if you are in the area.

http://www.canmarc.ca
https://www.facebook.com/pages/CanMAR..."

You can find DJ Lace and Jesse Creed at:
the-passenger.bandcamp.com
soundcloud.com/the-passenger
soundcloud.com/lacedj

Roland / Rodgers W-50 multi-timbral synthesizer

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Not the best pics, but the Rodgers branding makes this one interesting.

"This synth has the exact same synth engine as the Roland JV-30, JV-35 and JV-50. In addition to the JV synth engine it also has an extensive Rodgers organ sound set included."

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Q171/Q172 Quantizer BASICS tutorial - Synthesizers.com

Published on Apr 8, 2015 synthesizersdotcom

"The Q171/Q172 Quantizer modules makes programming sequencers easy and fun. Lots of happy accidents here."

http://synthesizers.com

Audio Damage Event Coming to Control, New York, Saturday, April 18

via Control

"Saturday, April 18at 3:00pm in EDT

Control Synthesizers and Electronic Devices
416 Lorimer St # 1R, Brooklyn, New York 11206

Audio Damage's Chris Randall
Demo + Discussion
Saturday April 18th — 3PM
audiodamage.com

Control Synthesizers and Electronic Devices
416 Lorimer St
Brooklyn, NY 11206"

Facebook event page here.

Boss CE-300 Super Chorus Demo (with Korg Mono/Poly & Sequential Circuits Pro-8)

Published on Apr 8, 2015 perfectcircuitaudio

"Lisen to the Boss CE-300 Super Chorus on a Korg Mono/Poly and Sequential Circuits Pro-8. Audio recorded with a Prism Sound Lyra."

http://www.perfectcircuitaudio.com/
Perfect Circuit Audio on eBay

ENSONIQ VFX with CALIBRATION FIX MOD

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"This one has had the common keyboard calibration fault fixed; via hard wiring the two piece keyboard circuit board together (see pics) It also has a CR3032 coin cell battery holder and battery installed, so no battery issues in the future. (see pics)"

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Cving Expert sleepers disting's quantiser

Published on Apr 8, 2015 corduroyfarmer

"DPO and wmd/ssf spectrum oscillators."

Dikkker Doodling with my synths – "SHard"

Published on Apr 8, 2015 Dikkker

"Doodling and practicing with my new and final hardware setup.
Korg Monotribe, Korg Kaosspad 3, Korg Kaosspad Mini, Alesis SR-16, Waldorf Rocket, Lexicon MPX 100, Arturia Beatstep, Behringer Xenyx 1002B, JL Cooper Nexus 3x8"

DnB Jam - Moog Prophet Nord Tempest Minibrute

Published on Apr 8, 2015 Mitch Wiseman

"Just a little drum and bass inspired jam. Coming up with ideas for the album. Everything played in live except the tempest. I added some reverb to things, and a bit crusher on the nord.

Album coming soon..."

Pocket Beats - Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator Album & Video

Live V-F! Pocket Operator Jam. Published on Apr 7, 2015

"Jam session with the Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator synthesizers. You can check out my new album created using only the PO-10 series synthesizers here.
https://virtualflannel.bandcamp.com/a..."

KIWI TECHNICS PATCH EDITOR

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Wusik Station V8 3 OSC + Multi Filter Setup

Published on Apr 8, 2015 William Kalfelz

"Another live video showcasing how easy is to setup things with the new Wusik Station V8 interface.

http://www.wusik.com/ww/products/wusi..."

Techno BOSS by Porter Vance

via Patreon supporter Porter Vance: "This is a short jam I put together to get an idea of the sounds I could get from my BOSS BX-16 mixer. Drums and sequencing are handled by the Machinedrum and the lead sound comes from my Virus Rack XL (Virus C). The hats and bass drum are overdriven a bit in the mixer, no external effects or EQ were used in the recording."

Porter Vance on Soundcloud

Introduction aux synthétiseurs modulaires (Synth Fest 2014)

Published on Apr 8, 2015 modularsquare

"Introduction aux synthétiseurs modulaires par Cyril (Modularsquare), lors de la première édition du Synth Fest en 2014.

Publiée avec l'autorisation de l'association PWM qui organise le Synth Fest. Merci à eux !
http://asso-pwm.fr/blog/

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Pour consulter l'agenda de nos rencontres c'est par ici
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20150408 Modular Jam Anniv' Pierre

Published on Apr 8, 2015 yanGVideoOut

"Happy birthday track for far away friend using Malenoise René, DPO, Optomix Phonogene, Intellijel uScale, Mutable Instruments Braids..."

DIY: What Not to do With Your Caps

Published on Apr 3, 2015 Jameco Electronics

Reader Brian Comnes sent this one in. Useful for any new DIYer's out there. via Jameco

"Polarity and voltage rating are important considerations for capacitors. Getting one of them wrong can be disastrous. Watch what happens when we expose a few capacitors to excessive voltage or when we apply power in the wrong direction.
Learn more about capacitors at http://www.jameco.com/capacitors"

E3(55) Gets an Answer

Published on Jul 25, 2014 David Lilja

"Based on E3(55) Drone Home, by John L Rice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbds3...

Okay, I admit. I'm a Synthesis Technology fanboy!

Delay: Waves H-delay
Reverb: Audio Damage EOS"

XILS-lab Releases miniSyn’X

"XILS-lab launches low-cost luscious soft synth emulation of Eighties polysynth par excellence!

'I’ve just got miniSyn’X and am so excited, because the Synthex is a fantastic rarity. Thanks to XILS-lab for giving everyone the opportunity to play with it.'

- Jean-Michel Jarre (April 2015)

GRENOBLE, FRANCE: music software company XILS-lab is proud to announce availability of miniSyn’X — an authentic, cost-conscious soft synth emulation of a much-loved Eighties-vintage analogue polysynth of Italian origin that helped define the sound of an era — as of April 8...

miniSyn’X is a multi-format (AAX, AU, RTAS, VST), 32- and 64-bit polyphonic, duo-timbral virtual analogue synthesizer plug-in for Mac (OS X 10.5 and later) Windows (XP, Vista, and 7/8) that faithfully emulates the still-sought-after sound of the Synthex, a luscious, 1982-vintage, eight-voice programmable analogue polysynth independently designed by Mario Maggi and built by Italian home organ manufacturer Elka. Indeed, it was much loved by synth luminaries of the day — not least French synth wizard Jean-Michel Jarre, whose well-known Laser Harp performances still emanate exclusively from an amazing-sounding Synthex patch produced by one-time UK demonstrator/ programmer Paul Wiffen and audible in isolation in ‘Second Rendez-Vous’ on Jarre’s multi-million-copy-selling Rendez-Vouz album of 1986. Pity, then, that the Synthex did not sell in such Jarre-like quantities during a four-year, three-stage (50-, 800-, and 1,000-unit) production run, with one last post-production unit being built especially for Stevie Wonder, such was the legendary American singer-songwriter/multi- instrumentalist/record producer’s love for the future-classic instrument that initially failed to fly in the face of the-then ‘art nouveau’ digital age of dominating desirable FM synthesis from Yamaha’s considerably cheaper, MIDI-equipped DX7, and subsequent super-selling, all- singing, all-dancing digital designs from the likes of Roland (D50) and Korg (M1).

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Manhattan rain with Koyaanisqatsi soundtrack

Published on Apr 8, 2015 Anthony Distefano

"Video I shot in NYC.For the soundtrack I added my NI Absynth version of Philip Glass 's Koyaanisqatsi"

Sequential Circuits PROPHET 5 Synthesizer Model SN 4856

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Moog Realistic MG-1 SN 8797 with Custom Slider Caps

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Not a bad look.

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MFB URZWERG PRO SN 12196

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"Great little CV/Gate sequencer, ideal for working with a modular synth but will also output Midi."

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Arp Odyssey Mark 1

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Roland SRE-555 - Top of the Chorus Echo Line

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Roland JUNO-60 with Original Box

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Roland SH-101 SN 281682

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Roland System-100m M-182 Sequencer SN 100716

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KOMA Elektronik Komplex Sequencer: Teaser

Published on Apr 8, 2015 KOMA Elektronik

"Some close up features of the upcoming KOMA Elektronik Komplex Quad Sequencer right before Musikmesse! Now, the sequencer length is displayed by the LEDs beneath each step as it is changed momentarily. The Komplex Sequencer is driving the pitch and filter cutoff of the Korg MS10 while the Volca Beats provides a rhythm. The KOMA Elektronik RH301 provides the master clock.

For more info and preorders visit: http://www.koma-elektronik.com"

Oberheim OB-X sound design tutorial J.-M.Jarre laser harp

Published on Apr 8, 2015 RetroSound

"(c) 2015 vintage synthesizer sound tutorial series by RetroSound

The infamous laser harp sound in Jean Michel Jarre`s 'Second Rendez-Vous' made with the Oberheim OB-X Analog Synthesizer (1979)

In the original track is the a factory preset sound from Elka Synthex."

Geektronica #9: Game of Thrones Theme (Ft. RocktheJake and RichaadEB

Published on Apr 8, 2015 MotiveMakesaMan Music

"I am a huge fan of both A song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones, so in my hype for the season 5, I bring you my cover of the Theme from Game of Thrones."

Click here for previous posts featuring the Game of Thrones Theme performed on various synths.

MATHS Lesson, Pt. 2

Published on Apr 8, 2015 MAKEN0ISE

"A full overview of all parts of the Make Noise MATHS, an analog computer designed for musical purposes.

Part 2 covers Channels 2 and 3, and the SUM/OR/INV Bus."

Part 1 here.

Testing SoundMachines SY1 with Chauvet Lighting

Published on Apr 8, 2015 Mat Hnedy

"CV to DMX Converter Module"

Crossbreeding of the Volca Wolf

Published on Apr 8, 2015 HardtekStudios

"Download the audio track for FREE here-https://soundcloud.com/hardtek-studio...
The Wolf's synth output is being routed into the Carrier input of the Moog Ring Modulator. The output of the Volca bass is routed into the audio in of the Moog Ring Modulator, so the Wolf synth is now modulating the Volca bass creating a gritty aggressive sound that changes depending of the pitch of the Wolf synth. The Wolf drums are playing the Kick, Snare, & Hat while the Volca Beats is playing the Lo & Hi Toms with a little bit of the kick layered in to give the toms more attack. Recorded & mixed in Logic."

Akai Rhythm Wolfs on eBay

Waste Station (Modular Electro)

Published on Apr 8, 2015 alternatingbitmusic

"Followed with a behind the scenes breakdown of patches."

Battery powered Eurorack Modular Synth with speaker

Published on Apr 8, 2015 tatsuya shinyagaito

New Patchable Roland Aira Synth & Eurorack Modules - Musikmesse Teaser Pic

Click the pic to the left for the full size shot. The image is from Roland.com. Below it is another image of the Roland System-1 for comparison. Going right to left you'll notice the knob and slider layout is almost identical between the two. Note what appears to be mounting holes along the top and bottom as well as the top row of patch points. You can see a glimpse of the actual hardware unit in this previous post.

Now as for the modules below, note what appears to be mounting holes on the corners. The obvious guess would be eurorack modules. You can see that the height of the modules match the height of the new desktop module above. If you look at the previous post, you will see that it appears to be the same height as eurorack. So what we are likely looking at is Roland officially entering the eurorack market with a System-1 with patch points that can be rack mounted into a euro case, along with four new modules. Aside from differences in the LEDs the modules appear to be identical. Considering the System 1 can transform into different synths based on what software is loaded, a good guess is we are actually looking at one module that can transform into four different modules. There aren't any visible patch points in the renders though. Are they hiding them for now? We'll find out soon enough. The Musikmesse is set to start next Wednesday April 15.