ROB HUBBARD - COMPOSING FOR C64

Published on Oct 10, 2014 FROM BEDROOMS TO BILLIONS

"'From Bedrooms to Billions' is a feature film documentary telling the story of the British Video Games Industry. Commodore 64 composer legend Rob Hubbard talks here about why he bought a Commodore 64 and his early attempts at making it sing!. (Excerpt from the Special Features).

FULL FILM IS AVAILABLE HERE - www.frombedroomstobillions.com"

via wikipedia on Rob Hubbard: "Rob Hubbard (born 1955[1][2] in Kingston upon Hull,[3] England) is a British composer best known for his composition of computer game theme music, especially for microcomputers of the 1980s such as the Commodore 64. His work showcased the potential of the Commodore 64's sound hardware and provided many examples of how appropriate music can improve the gaming experience."

Steve & Ollilab - 17 Sleep / Berlin School TAKE1 (with abrupt ending)

Published on Aug 5, 2015 ollilaboratories

"Alright everyone, here is the first take of our second jam session? Confused ? have a look at this video for comparisons:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anbdj... [posted here]

As mentioned in the previous video I messed this one up, did not check the SD card on my audio recorder which ran out of space.. so this is what you get. :) Even though it is the same original idea and track.. they are significantly different, we would like to hear your thoughts on which one you like the best.

Enjoy!

Steve & Jouni"

From the previous post:

Ollilab Gear list: ms-20, TR-8, System-1, elektron analog four, KORG volca bass x 2, volca keys, arturia microbrute and the KORG SQ-1 sequencer.

FX used on the track: Jomox T-resonator mkII, SolidGoldFX electroman + SurfRider III, Kaoss Pad, Strymon Timeline, mooer reecho, zoom G3

dyLAB Live Acid Set Featuring the Roland TR-8 and Cyclone Analogic BassBot TT-303

Hit the red play button above for a live set by dyLAB featuring only a Roland TR-8 and Cyclone TT-303 with effects. This one in via Dylan aka dyLAB on Acidboxblues where you'll find a couple more pics.

"I had the pleasure of doing a live set at Loop for for Acid Chicken and #normal. Its good fun to get out and give the machines a work out outside of the studio.

This live set uses the Roland TR-8 and BassBot TT-303, reverb from Boss RRV-10 and Delay from Boss RPS-10, and mixed on the Yamaha MG12/4.

Thanks for Ben (acidchicken) for inviting me down and taking pictures of set, and Leigh for the video."

Original 1976 PolyMoog Synthesizer Brochure

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"Polymoog Synthesizer Catalog Brochure. Original 1976 vintage Moog literature. This is the Polymoog Synthesizer catalog, not the Polymoog Keyboard. Has 14 pages cover to cover with a big 2 page fold out pic of the Polymoog synthesizer. Black and white. Very Good Condition. No Punch Holes, No writing, no stains, no highlights."

Toxic Green Moog Minitaur Controlled by Moog Little Phatty Analog Synthesizer

Published on Aug 5, 2015

"Limited edition 'Toxic' Green Moog Minitaur Controlled by
'Toxic' Green Moog Little Phatty by Rik Marston
**Watch in HD** 100% No Talking! Just pure MOOG POWER!!!
PLEASE WATCH YOUR VOLUME! THE LOW END CAN BE HEAVY!

Go figure, this is a demo of the powerful MOOG MINITAUR Analog
BASS Synthesizer!! This is the Limited Edition "Toxic" Green MOOG
Minitaur controlled by the Limited Edition "Toxic" Green Little Phatty
via MIDI. I used the Little Phatty to control & alter the MINITAUR sound,
they work together like one unit. But the sound you are hearing is just
from the MINITAUR. Next video of this pair I will layer the synthesizers
together. These two together are just so powerful! The low end is
earthshaking!!!

Not showing off any playing skills, just a demo of what to expect right
out of the box!! Thank you for watching!
Rik"

Testbed Snippets by BugBrand

"A mess of snippets captured while testing..
A single frame of modules, recorded simply (no effects, a tiny touch of compression).
Driven (CV/Gate) by Korg SQ1 and/or Arturia Minibrute Seq. + one piece using Sonic Potions Penrose quantizer."

Kawai Macro Controller

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"This is an incredibly rare unit made for the Kawai K5000 series, and is essential for having some hands on knob control to edit parameters on the K5000R. It's in MINT condition and fully functional."

I believe this works with the K5000W keyboard synth as well. The K5000S has the knob section on board but lacks the workstation aspect of the K5000W.

Pics of all sides below. Note the connections are on the right rather than the back of the unit and appear to be standard MIDI vs. a proprietary system. Some details on the MIDI here.

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Live jam with Volca Bass, Volca Sample, Microbrute, Mopho & MFB 522

Published on Aug 5, 2015 Shimanski Beats

"Here's another live jam with my baseline setup Korg Volca Bass, Korg Volca Sample and Arturia Microbrute. This time, they get accompanied by the MFB 522 drumcomputer and David Smith Instruments Mopho.

As with all my other jams, I only used the internal sequencers which are synchronized with the Master Midi clock from the Electribe ER-1. Some reverb and delay is added on most of the sounds (Alesis Quadraverb 2, Alesis Midiverb 3 and Lexicon MX200)."

The Last Slim Phatty Has Left the Building

via Moog Music

"Thanks For Everything Slim.

For the past five years the Slim Phatty analog synthesizer has been handcrafted at the Moog Music Factory in downtown Asheville, NC. On July 17th, the last Slim Phatty was built with love and sent out into the world.

The Slim Phatty was Moog's first tabletop synthesizer, a compact poly-chainable ideation of the classic Little Phatty analog synthesizer. Over the last 5 years, the Slim Phatty has found a home on countless stages and in studios around the globe.

We have truly enjoyed putting love and care into each and every Slim Phatty we have built. Thank you to all the Slim Phatty owners for supporting our company and making music with our tools.

Your work inspires our work.

Best Of Slim Phatty Preset Pack
As a thank you to all Slim Phatty owners, we have compiled a Best Of Slim Phatty Presets pack, which includes 99 of our favorite Phatty presets from over the years. Download the Best Of Slim Phatty Presets pack here.

The Slim Phatty Analog Synthesizer is available in highly limited quantities at authorized Moog dealers while supplies last."

New Moog Clone Coming From New Synth Maker, frobesynth

Moog Clone Keyboard Test Published on Aug 1, 2015 glkibler

We have a new maker coming. This is the first frobesynth post on the site.

"Test of my 'Frobe' hand-wired (no printed circuits) prototype Moog modular clone. What better way to test if a Moog is sounding like a Moog than with a little taste of Aquatarkus?

FROBE SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS:

100% Hand-wired analog modular synthesizer. No printed circuit boards.

3x Voltage Controlled Oscillators
1x Low Pass Filter (24db/Oct 4-pole)
2x Low Frequency VCO (LFOs)
4x ADSR Envelope Generators:
4x Voltage Controlled Amplifiers
1x Sample and Hold
1x Noise Generator (Pink, White, Random)
1x CV Recorder/Dual Channel Sequencer
1x 4-Channel Mixer
2x Multiples Panel
1x Ring Modulator
1x Gated Slew (Portamento)
1x MIDI-to-CV Conversion
1x +/-15V 1.5A Power Supply"

I asked gkibler if his clone was based on original Moog schematics and if the modules would be available in completed, kit form, or via DIY instructions.

"Yes, it's heavily based around the original and updated Moog schematics but in order for the space savings I had to make some decisions how to strip what I viewed as extraneous knobs and parameters. I originally envisioned building these as complete units with a limited run of around 12 to 15 per year, yet keeping the cost down to somewhere under the $5K price point. Which is a great deal, considering this inhabits 80-90% of the capabilities and features somewhere between a Moog System 35 ($22K) and System 55 ($35K). Hope to have a detailed website available soon with more info."

Buchla Cynthia ZOe MKII ZerOscillator

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"Buchla Cynthia ZOe ZerOscillator Buchla 200/200e format --- in great condition! 100% functional and looks great, but has some wear as seen in the photos. This is the MKII version that will fit anywhere in your Buchla boat. Only a handful of these made. They sound absolutely amazing and can't beat that analog through zero FM!!"

Roland TB-303 Devilfish

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Novation // Getting Started with the Launchpad Mini

Published on Aug 5, 2015 NovationTV

Use the video player controls to skip through videos. Making music starts in video 4.

http://global.novationmusic.com/launch/launchpad-mini#

Roland JD-XA Part 2 Review

Published on Aug 5, 2015 sonicstate

"We take a look at the SuperNatrual engine, the sequncer and other aspects. There's a lot to cover - so grab a cuppa.."

Part 1 here.

AIRA MODULAR : BITRAZER / SCOOPER / DEMORA Modules!!!

Published on Aug 5, 2015 Benjamin Kinsman

"Patch with the new Roland Aira Modular Modules!!
All audio sources (max msp/monome & modular (single osc/16 step seq)) have the Aira Modules as the final stage before output!
Big ups to Christian Moraga from Roland & Nathan Tomsic for the camera work!"

Korg electribe sampler Roland TB-3 "METEO"

Published on Aug 5, 2015 shuhei yamada

"Korg electribe sampler と Roland TB-3 で演奏しました。Acid House と Detroit Techno を意識して作りました。"

ROLAND PROMARS // The Original No. 4 // Deep Bass + Psychedelic

Published on Aug 5, 2015 LESINDES

"This is SESSION 4 now -- Plugouts plugged out -- originals plugged in. Playing the real synth is another cup of tea! WHAT A SOUND!!
Here it is enhanced with some lush Ensoniq DP/Pro FX.
The sequencer is Arturia BeatStep.
MORE SESSIONS AVAILABLE!!"

Korg SIGMA KP-30 Vintage Analog Synthesizer SN 0054

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"There were only 1,000 of these made in 1979, this one has a low serial # 0054.

The unit appears to be working fine as I tested, all the keys and knobs and switches working fine. I noticed there is a bit of scratch noise on some of the knobs, which could probably do with some adjustment/servicing.

Cosmetically its in nice condition as you can see. Its missing top parts of both joysticks as pictured, but they are still controllable. Otherwise there are some minor marks and wear here and there but nothing major..."

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Korg SQ-10 Analog Sequencer SN 150960

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"Has some scuffs here and there and two rust spots as shown in the picutre. Only issue is that one of the steps isn't working. It's the 9th one. Beside that everything works. I am not an expert but that is just what I could figure out on my own. Could just need to be reset or a wire reconnected. Being sold as is."

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ROLAND SH-1000 VINTAGE SYNTHESIZER

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Serge Space Drone

Published on Aug 4, 2015 PaulLawlerMusic

"Animated space drone using the Serge Animal and TKB Sequencer.
Reverb is Space Designer, Logic X
(The audio is not 100% synced.)

Buy my Electronic Music albums here : https://paullawler.bandcamp.com/"

Handclap Proto CV

Published on Jun 22, 2015 Richard O

"Demonstration off the CV inputs from the proto Handclap the RiDrum THC-01, for more information go to WWW.DIJKSTAR.COM"

Follow-up to this post.

URSA MINOR (TB3, EM1, microBrute, Volca keys, TCE HallOfFame, EHX Cathedral, mkp2)

Published on Jun 2, 2015 Chocolate Pulp

"Gear:
Korg Electribe EM1
Roland Aira TB3
Arturia microBrute
Korg Volca Keys
TC Electronic Hall of Fame
Electro Harmonix Cathedral Stereo Reverb
Korg minikaosspad 2

Thanks for watching."

And a playlist of all current videos by Chocolate Pulp (note a couple of these are in the Space collaboration playlist posted here):

Aira System 1 Promars Plug Out Depeche Mode / Vince Clarke Bass

Published on Apr 29, 2015 kvfive .

"Just taken delivery of the Roland Aira System 1

Short demo using the Promars Synthesizer plug-out to show how good this thing sounds :)

Makes great Depeche Mode - Yazoo - Vince Clarke - Erasure bass lines.

Also used Roland TB3 and Korg Volca Beats"

SPACE Episode 11 - Fixed Orbit - Synth Music - Arturia Beatstep Pro

Published on Aug 5, 2015 kvfive .
Spotted on discchord.

"SPACE Ep.11: Fixed Orbit - Arturia Beatstep Pro, Arturia Microbrute, Roland System 1 (Sequenced from Beatstep Pro), Akai MPX8 (Drums Sequenced from Beatstep Pro)
Arturia iSEM via iPad Air2 (sequenced From Beatstep Pro), Sunrizer Synth via Ipad Air2 Played live from the Roland A49's midi out.
Rolands UM-ONE MkII midi interface connected to the iPad Air2 via camera connection kit (USB)

Track: SPACE Ep.11: Fixed Orbit - by Paul Barrett - www.kv5.co.uk

My first track is this series - SPACE Ep.11: Fixed Orbit
Using the 'Space' patch by Arrayzable for the Arturia Microbrute.

A picture for the 'Space' patch settings by Arrayzable are available on the iKorg Plus [Google+] community.

https://plus.google.com/1017663236601..."

Other tracks in this series:

Casio CZ App for iPad Currently on Sale

iTunes: CZ App for iPad - CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.

I normally don't post apps on sale, but owning a CZ-3000, I've been waiting for this one to go down in price. I have a strict policy of only buying what I need in the studio, but at the sale price I'm going to pick this one up. The app is currently $11.99, down from $19.99. That's the full blown Casio CZ synth engine with a much better UI for only $11.99. The CZ series employed Casio's Phase Distortion synthesis which was their version of FM synthesis. If you have an iPad, or plan to get one, and are even remotely curious what the CZ synth engine is capable of, you'll want to pick this up before the sale ends.

If anyone out there has a CZ synth and the Casio CZ App, let us know your thoughts!

Sequential Prophet 6 Synthesizer, Preset Tweak, Before & After

Published on Aug 4, 2015 Bob Gomez

"In this video I take 4 Presets from the Prophet 6 Synthesizer , & show the original Preset, followed by my Tweaked version.
1. Preset 209
2. Preset 105
3. Preset 052
4. Preset 000
Recorded direct to the Zoom Q3HD Video Recorder unedited 8-4-15."

ACID DnB BLAST EMX Rise's from death again

Published on Aug 5, 2015 j j

"Scratchy ACID FROM FUTURE RETRO MIX into DNb on EMX"

In The KOMA Studio: The Soft Moon

Published on Aug 5, 2015 KOMA Elektronik

"Earlier this month, Luis Vasquez and Matteo Vallicelli of the post-punk band The Soft Moon stopped by our studio. Both Berlin residents now, they discuss how electronic music has influenced their sound and how they continue to explore more hardware synthesizers, drum machines and sequencers.

http://www.thesoftmoon.com/
http://koma-elektronik.com/"

Elastic Drums Update 1.6 Remote Jam preview

Published on Aug 5, 2015 Oliver Greschke

"I am playing with the 'Jam' possibilities for Update 1.6., that can be triggered via Audiobus remote or with an external Midi controller or just in the Jam screen itself."

iTunes: Elastic Drums - O-G-SUS

Studio Electronics - Sensei Bodians Uncut

"Alright, a few snips were made.

Sensei Hybrid (transitional). Touch of compression, limiting and verb. 5089, 4075, and SEM (does the heavy lifting) filter in the main. 3003 is on the Grainy Clamp-It, which is only featured very briefly at end.

Our SciFi module gets its knobs and switches dirty on this one...

Oh yeah, the left side is a bar behind—well 97% of the time.

Raw: studioelectronics.com/assets/Audio/b…diansUncut.wav"