MATRIXSYNTH: Monday, May 18, 2015

Monday, May 18, 2015

The Twilight Sad - I Could Give You All That You Don't Want

Published on Feb 12, 2015 thetwilightsadofficial

http://thetwilightsad.com

Quick disclaimer: I recently discovered this band and absolutely love them. That said, I didn't think I would be posting them here anytime soon as this site is strictly about specific synth demos and heavy synth spotting only, with few exceptions. Well... a funny thing happened. I finally got around to watching this video in full and I noticed something odd midway through that would definitely warrant a post here on MATRIXSYNTH. You will notice the only synth featured in the video is a Roland Juno-60, but that in and of itself really isn't enough to warrant a post. There has to be something more. So why the post? Watch the video and see if you can guess, then come back to this... Done watching? So what was the guitar playing vs. the Juno-60? While watching the video I realized that what I thought I was hearing was the guitar towards the end, was likely the Juno-60. If you didn't catch it, watch the video again, listen, and try see what each instrument is playing. If I'm right, it's a fascinating transition and conceptual blend of the two instruments. The transition happens at 2:08 with the first reveal at 2:14 and 2:20 (guitar) followed by 2:34 and 3:08 (Juno-60). I could be wrong, and it could be they chose to show the guitar playing rhythm vs lead at those points, but I do know the Roland Juno-60 and most synths in general are capable of making that sound. I thought this was a good example of how a synth can add substantially to a track without having to stand out specifically as a synth, and that gets the post. To expand on this, what originally drew me into synths wasn't the "synthy" timbres we've come to traditionally associate with synths nor the attempt to mimic real world instruments, but rather the exploration of sound with instruments not possible before. With a synth you get to create your own instrument, and it doesn't have to sound like a synthesizer. One of my favorite synthesists is Richard Barbieri of the band Japan because he did things with the Prophet-5 that sounded more organic than synthetic. He used the Prophet-5 as an instrument rather than as a synth if that makes sense. Sometimes, like in this track, you don't even realize what you were hearing came from a synth and that is a good thing. The title of this track is somewhat fitting in that context as well. Sometimes a synth (and I'm guessing this site for that matter) will give you all that you don't want. There is so much more to synths. It's all good.

Video description:

"Directed By Nicola Collins

Taken from 'Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave', out now on FatCat Records

The Twilight Sad tour North America Feb/March 2015. Tickets at http://thetwilightsad.com/tourdates

Feb 23 Boston, MA - Great Scott+
Feb 24 Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right+
Feb 25 Philadelphia, PA - The Boot & Saddle+
Feb 26 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel+
Feb 27 Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox+
Feb 28 Chicago IL - Beat Kitchen+
Mar 02 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry+
Mar 03 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium (Upstairs) +
Mar 05 Missoula, MT - Stage 112+
Mar 06 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern+
Mar 07 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge+
Mar 08 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret+
Mar 10 Sacramento, CA - Blue Lamp+
Mar 11 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill+
Mar 12 Costa Mesa, CA - The Wayfarer+
Mar 13 San Diego, CA - The Merrow+
Mar 14 Phoenix, AZ - VivaPHX
Mar 17 - Mar 20 Austin, TX - SXSW
+ - w/ Port St. Willow

Buy Amazon - http://smarturl.it/nobodywantstobehere
Buy iTunes - http://smarturl.it/nobodywantstobehere

http://www.thetwilightsad.com // http://twitter.com/thetwilightsad // https://www.facebook.com/thetwilightsad"

Seven Step

Published on May 18, 2015 MrSharps02

"short experiment while i wait for a midi hub to show up. odd time signature, odd timbres."

Phantom City : KORG DSN-12

Published on May 18, 2015 karenevil

"Experimental movie and soundtrack.
Video was edited with Kdenlive on Debian jessie GNU/Linux.
Soundtrack was programmed with KORG DSN-12 on Nintendo 3DSLL and recorded with ZOOM Q4."

Modular Wild presents Fonitronik MH11 ADC Pattern Sequencer-Basic Sequencing

Published on May 18, 2015 Modular Wild

"A short demonstration of some of the basic sequencing features of the Fonitronik MH11 ADC Pattern Sequencer. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

All parts:

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Minitaur Monotony (with a Minifooger delay and no reverb)

Published on May 18, 2015 DreamsOfWires

"Just messing about, but I wanted to sweep through some of the sounds I like best from the Minitaur, and see how well it pairs up with the Minifooger analog delay, without any reverb.

No additional effects were used, and it was recorded into an Olympus portable audio recorder. Genome (sequencer) on the iPad is supplying the pattern to the Minitaur."

"Brooklyn Hay Again" on the dsi TEMPEST

Published on May 18, 2015 Ritchie DeCarlo

"Exploring on my Tempest with some new sounds"

Waiting Room Toys

Published on May 18, 2015 Overlord

All Serge compositions.

Roland MKS-50 Analog Synthesizer SN 796886

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via this auction

Roland alpha Juno in a 1U rack. This one has a new battery.

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TTSH Two Thousand Six Hundred Mini Meanie Arp 2600 Clone

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Sequential SCI Pro One SN 1355

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"Sequential circuits
SCI Pro One 1 Analogue Synth

All working.
Recently serviced by James Walker.
Condition. Top is pretty good but check photos carefully.
Print is partially rubbed off the two silver placard."

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Realistic Moog MG-1 SN 1222

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Tubbutec Juno-66 demo & introduction - mod,upgrade,midi for Roland Juno-6, Juno-60

Published on May 18, 2015 tubbutec

"The Juno-66 is an upgrade for Roland Juno-6 and Juno-60 synthesizers. It turns your Juno into a powerful Juno-66 synthesizer with midi and a lot of additional features.

http://tubbutec.de/juno-66

• Midi in- and output. Can output key presses, arpeggiator, Powerarp and chord memory.
• Additional play modes: Polyphonic, Duophonic, Two Monophonic modes, Chord Memory and Polychord. The Mono- and Duophonic modes feature adjustable fatness
• Portamento for all play modes with adjustable speed and behaviour
• Powerarp: A powerful sequencer that includes breaks and note lengths and can be triggered by the arp clock, trigger, midi clock or midi trigger. Features various direction, transpose and random modes.
• Two additional filter LFOs: A triangular LFO with a frequency of up to 8kHz and a S/H style LFO with various clock sources.
• Detuning. Turns your Juno into an organic analogue synth.
• Alternative tunings: Select from a range of non-equal tempered tunings.
• Midi filter, pitch bend, arp and portamento control.
• Settings via an internal configuration menu or external midi controller.
• Extra features accessible using the existing Juno controls
• Comes with sticker overlays and all necessary parts"

Update:

"Some features in more detail

PLAY MODES
The Juno-66 adds additional play modes to the existing 6-voice polyphonic mode.
The Duophonic mode layers 3 oscillators for each voice and slightly detunes them. The result is a fatter sound, often called supersaw or supersquare. The amount of fatness can be adjusted.
The two Monophonic modes layer all six oscillators to create an even thicker sound. The fatness is adjustable. You can also select between two envelope retrigger behaviours.
Chord Memory lets you define a chord of your choice with up to six notes. You can then play and transpose it using the keyboard.
Polychord lets you assign an individual chord to each key of the keyboard. You can play the chords using the keyboard.

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POWERARP
The Powerarp is a built in sequencer. A new sequence can be quickly entered and can also include breaks and different note lengths. The sequencer can then be triggered by various clock sources. The sequence can be transposed using the keyboard and shifted forth and back in time.
Forward, backward, forward-backward and three different random modes can be selected and the sequence automatically transposed over two octaves.
An external trigger, the internal arp clock, midi note trigger and midi clock are possible trigger sources. A divider for the midi clock can be set and adjusted in real time without losing sync.

PORTAMENTO
A polyphonic portamento that works in all play modes including chord memory and Polychord!
You can adjust the speed and two preset speeds are directly accessible via a switch on the synth.
The portamento is linear on a musical scale and you can select between constant time or constant speed behaviour.
A special algorithm makes sure that even in Polychord mode the portamento sounds natural."

Roland System 1M and System 100M together

Published on May 18, 2015 zibbybone

"This video is mostly about controlling an external LFO via keyboard CV and have it modulate filter, amp and pulse width. The first clip is 100M's LFO modulating 1M's filter. 2nd clip showcases the 100M's VCO through the 1M's filter. Both of these clips also feature TR-8 rhythms and sequencing from the Arturia MicroBrute. Last clip demonstrates external LFO from 100M modulating the 1M's amplifier section."

7 Minutes with an Ipad Synth - Scythe

Published on May 18, 2015 Synth Anatomy

"This week, Scythe Synthesizer
Scythe is a new iPad synthesizer that makes designing new sounds easier than ever before. Just tap the bend button and sculpt your new sound directly in real time. Scythe is capable of making a wide range of sounds, from traditional analog favorites to exotic digital effects."

The Rentals Switch On the El Rey Theatre with Moog Music Installation

"The Rentals Switch On the El Rey Theatre

Friday, June 5th: Moog maestro Matt Sharp and his band, The Rentals, will perform at Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre in a concert presented by Moog Music & Golden Voice. Moog will be on-site at the show with an interactive synthesizer installation and plenty of analog gear and goodies.

Come twist knobs with the Moog crew and The Rentals on June, 5th: http://bit.ly/Rentalselrey

The Rentals hit the road this month in support of their 2014 full-length album, Lost In Alphaville, released on the Polyvinyl Record Co. The album is a landmark return from songwriter Matt Sharp, who assembled another great and eclectic collection of musicians to create, 'a wonderfully endearing and otherworldly future-past melancholy vibe, and a bevy of memorable and infectious hooks', said the esteemed Jim DeRogatis for WBEZ."

Details on the InsWorks Esencial

Video previously posted here.

The following are details in via InsWorks:

"The Esencial is a analog modular synth with 18, 3.5 mm plugs, 5 modules

VCO
V/OCT with Tune in, Fine tune in, Sync in, FM in, Lin FM, Saw out, Pulse out

VCF
Low Pass with control for Cutoff, resonance and level, audio in, cv in, audio out

ADSR
Control for Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release, Gate in, CV out

VCA
2 Audio ins and 2 CV ins

Noise
with audio out

The power supply is a dual 15+/15- 1 ampere 120 AC in"

EII ENSONIQ ESQ1 SAW DELIGHTS

Published on May 18, 2015 synths colors

"EMULATOR II...ENSONIQ ESQ1 SAW PAD... & FREE SAMPLING SESSION !"

K2000 VP Part 2: Programming

Published on May 18, 2015 geerefamilyusa

"Synth veteran Richard Geere with part 2 of his K2000 VP demo - programming overview & tips."

Part 1 here.

OBERHEIM-OBSX MIDI-CONTROL

via midisoft.de. These are also available on eBay here.

Update: video here.

"A plug & Play MIDI-Interface for The OBSX 37Pin COMPUTER PORT.

This interface transforms your OBSX into a fully editable Synthesizer.

All parameters are editable in Real Time via MIDI controller change message.

A ready to go SysEx setup file for The Beringer BCR2000 is included here.

The price excl. shipment is 298,- €

MIDI CONTROL CHANGE TABLE:

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AniModule system patch "Wind Park"

Published on May 18, 2015 SGE

http://www.animodule.com

"A hip hop type downtempo beat. This patch uses the CFM wave rectifier. Two LMVCO's are being sequenced by a Tiktok and Mixman then blended together with the rectifier. All sounds from the box. Effects are a Meet Maude delay and Roland RE-20 pedals."

Buchla Easel Switches

Published on May 18, 2015 Todd Barton

"Exploring the Preset Voltage Source switch . . . for better audio of a similar experiment: http://soundcloud.com/user7621213/
buchla-easel-switches"

SCI Prophet 6 - Taiho Yamada Demo

"I just completed a bank of sounds for the upcoming Sequential Circuits Prophet 6. I’m not sure how many of my sounds will make it into the factory preset banks at this point, so I’ve got my fingers crossed… Either way, I’m still very happy to have been a part of this project. The Prophet 6 is a wonderful sounding synth and a blast to program! I hope you enjoy this audio demo of my work…"

Taiho Yamada was the man behind the M-Audio Venom. He also worked on the Alesis Andromeda A6.

May Two-Four Synth Jam 2015

Published on May 17, 2015 stereofect

"A late night jam to wrap up a fun filled day hanging out with my family. It's a long weekend here in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday. It's also the unofficial start of of summer. The weather's fine and I'm feeling good.

Gear used:

Novation Bass Station II
Roland Alpha Juno1
Korg X5Dr
Waldorf Blofeld
Arturia Microbrute
Mopho Desktop
Yamaha AN2015 iOS Synth
Beatmaker 2 midi sequencer

Cheers!!"

Roland JD-Xi Drums Demo

Published on May 18, 2015 perfectcircuitaudio

"This video demonstrates the drum sounds of the Roland JD-Xi.

Buy a Roland JD-Xi here: http://goo.gl/PhzoWO

Audio Recorded with: PrismSound Lyra"

x0xb0x Wildberry = TB 303 Synth + Sequencer + Mods

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Video posted here.

"This x0xb0x is not just another MIDI-controlled TB-303 clone like others, this one is a full reproduction of the original Roland synthesizer, with fully functional sequencer and finally with a complete bunch of modifications. This gives you as a result the most versalite and complete x0xb0x ever built.

The sequencer can be programmed just like the original 303 plus the sokkos OS funcionalities, and can be used to control other synthesizers via Midi. 128 banks of track memory and 64 banks of pattern memory are stored in onboard EEPROM, no battery-backup needed.

It comes with a 220v 9v AC adapter and instructions manual.

ADD-ONS

.- SUB-BASS ADD-ON: This switch brings you the possibility to low the tone of the x0xb0x. As a result of this variation you can get deeper and nicer basslines from the synth.

.- ACC-PLUS ADD-ON: This switch increases the overall accent of the synth, obviously this Add-on only affects to the accented notes of the sequencer, the rest will not suffer variation.

.- FILTER LOW-END ADD-ON: This switch modifies the behaviour of the CUTOFF filter capacity, mainly lowering itself almost a degree, close to the minimum, perfect for cutting low frequencies.

.- ENV-MOD ADD-ON: This switch changes the capacity to turn the envelope modulation down, closer to zero.

.- ENV-PLUS ADD-ON: This switch increases the envelope modulation capacity around three times the original ones.

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Elby Designs ASM-2 Analog Synthesizer Semi-Modular with Patch Points

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via the seller: "I'm selling my ASM-2. I buit it 5 years ago with the boards from elby-designs. I recalibrated the synth last week and all the functions are working well, with good tracking in 4 octave range. The internal midi to cv have outputs on the main panel, and also internal routing. The red text shows internal routing.

Specifications :

1 x Midi to CV
2 x Midi Thru Outs
2 x VCO,
2 x VCF (1 x State Variable, 1 x Low-pass Transistor),
2 x VCA,
2 x VCLFO,
2 x ADSR,
1 x Glide Generator,
1 x Ring Modulator,
1 x Analogue Noise Generator,
1 x Sample & Hold.
1 x Mixer for the 2 VCA's

Weight 9Kg.

Works on 220v."

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Blue Roland SH-101 with Mod Grip

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Macbeth Elements tweaking pt2

Published on May 18, 2015 verstaerker

"another tweak&joy on the elements @ SchneidersLaden
the audio quality is not the best as the mic settings were not optimal an there was quite a bit of bg-noise
next time i try to get a line-recording"

Groovesizer TB2 Attack! - Feature Overview

Published on May 18, 2015 MoShang

Groovesizer on eBay

"With the Attack! firmware loaded, the TB2 becomes a 6 voice drum machine with a 32-step sequencer.
Here are the vital statistics:
- 6 voices
- 12-bit, 22kHz, stereo playback
- loads wav-files off SD card (NB: samples are truncated to the first 250ms only!)
- individual control per voice over pan, pitch, sample start/end, volume, bit reduction
- assign sample start, pitch, bit reduction and volume to velocity
- save and load kits on SD card
- 32 step sequence
- 8 sequences per bank
- save and load sequences on SD card
- live recording/overdubbing
- set 2 velocity levels per voice (normal and accent)
- supports flams (individual delay and decay settings per voice)
- automate sample start and pitch per voice
- MIDI in/out/sync
- bult-in grain effects"

Feature Overview of Driver Synth for Reason

Published on May 18, 2015 Ochen K.

"Driver is a 12-note polyphonic synth with up to 9 oscillators per note. It’s perfect for electronic music production, specializing in rich basses and leads, and evolving sounds like swells, rises, and drops. With its intuitive direct editing of envelopes for every parameter, making complex sounds in Driver is surprisingly easy.

Driver is available from the Propellerhead Rack Extension shop."

Modified Moog Realistic MG1 DEMO

Published on Apr 16, 2015 Lackan110f

"The old Moog Realistic MG1 is a great little synth, superior to the Moog Rogue in my opinion. But it has a number of shortcomings, which all are rather easy to modify.

I have added a sustain pot, overdrive, PW/PWM, FM, LFO speed, low octave, poly vibrato among other things. This turns the rather inexpensive MG1 to a real good alternative to just about any other vintage mono synth out there, for half the price."

Inside the MG1 Demosong

Published on Apr 16, 2015

"This is a demo song with a heavily modified Moog Realistic MG1. The MG1 is a great little synth, totally superior to the Moog Rogue in my opinion.

But it has a number of shortcomings, which all are rather easy to modify. This turns the rather inexpensive MG1 to a real good alternative to just about any other vintage mono synth out there, for half the price."

VOLCA SAMPLE Review - A - Unboxing & Making Beats - Line In Audio

Published on May 18, 2015 VJ FRANZ K

"The New Member of the family - 'Volca Sample' is reviewed, unboxed and demo'd in Line-In Audio with my first two beats* on the machine! It's super portable and runs on batteries, but sounds big when hooked up to a full speaker system. It's got the sound of a classic sampler, with the warm sounding "analog isolators" that let you fine tune the sound, or do DJ style EQ tricks. Hear it Line-In recorded, with no effects added. *( Yes, I did try it at Noisebug synth store before this! Check them out. ; - )"

KORG ARP ODYSSEY

Published on May 18, 2015 SYNTH GURU

"some patches"

Blips & Beat

Published on May 18, 2015 Human Koala

"Just another performancz"

jam with a load #1

Published on May 18, 2015 Matthew Tyas

"a improvised synth jam using 3 Korg volca's, a Korg ex-8000, a Novation Bass Station 2, a Waldorf Rocket , two Pocket Operator's by teenage engineering and Miselu C.24 controlling Nave on an iPad mini"

Sky full of stars (Erik Norlander cover) Moog Slim Phatty & Roland Gaia SH-101

Published on May 18, 2015 Marcus Padrini

"Beautiful song from this amazing album http://www.thetank.com/entgc.htm"

Fairlight CMI Series I Audio Demo [1980]

Published on May 18, 2015 AnalogueStudio12
Upate: Re-Published on Oct 10, 2015 VCO8

"38 minute demonstration of the Fairlight CMI Series I."

Jean Michel Jarre - Rendez Vous IV 4. (Performed live by Kebu at Nalen, Stockholm, 2015)

Published on May 18, 2015 Calle Nilsson

"Jean Michel Jarre - Rendez Vous IV 4.
Performed live by Kebu at Sthlm Italo Disco Party Nalen, Stockholm, 2015."

Follow-up to: Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme (live by Kebu at Nalen, 2015)

Latenight Jam (Volca Beats, MicroBRUTE, Mininova, Streichfett)

Published on May 18, 2015 Metatron's Cube

"Playing with some sound patches. Modulated wavetables represent. Starting to dive into the Mininova playing with the wavetables for sexy granular sounds(and externally controlling the Streichfett with the arp via midi). Feels ambient-ish. Thanks for watching/listening!

Gear list:
Arturia MicroBRUTE(DigiTech Polara Stereo Reverb Pedal)
Novation Mininova(Dry)
Waldorf Streichfett(Kp3 lcr delay)
Volca Beats(TC Electronics T2 reverb)
Behringer tube pre-amp
BBE MaxCom compressor/sound maximizer
Slate Digital Virtual Tape Machines"

POLY LOVES PHASHI 1

Published on May 18, 2015 Smokey Quartz

"In this video, the Tocante Phashi is plugged into the Ekdahl Polygamist and I record their first encounter. Awkward meeting or love at first sight? Also, the infamous Girl Party ladies take a face painted bath. We had too much fun making this video, if such a thing even exists."