Geektronica #14: Sadness and Sorrow (Naruto) Ft. Zurachi

Published on Aug 26, 2015 Ace Waters

"I have been wanting to do some 'sad Naruto music' for a long time, and this week I finally decided to do it! Here it my rendition of Sadness and Sorrow, featuring the most talented and awesome Zurachi rocking a painfully beautiful guitar solo!

Zurachi: https://www.youtube.com/user/ZurachiTV

My stuff:
VGM VOL 3: https://loudr.fm/release/vgm-vol-3/UdUtB

GEAR LIST:
MOOG LP - Bass
DSI TEMPEST - Drums
DSI PROPHET 08 - Pads
GAME BOY - Lead and Arp
KURZWEIL PC3X - Wurlitzer
ARTURIA MIDI W/ MTRON - Mellotron
MOUNTAIN DULCIMER
12 STRING GUITAR
MANDOLIN
SLEIGH BELLS"

How to sync Roland JD-XA to Roland MX-1

Published on Aug 26, 2015 Ed Diaz

Roland JD-XAs on eBay
Roland MX-1s on eBay

"In this video I wanted to show you how easy it is to sync the Roland JD-XA to Roland MX-1. Just following the video and have fun making some great music.

Take care,
-Ed."

Las otras voces

Published on Aug 26, 2015 Ariel Raguet

"Modular syhth experiment

Left: Pittsburgh Synthesizer Box
Right: Make Noise STO and Pittsburgh Synthesizer Box with WMD Micro Hadron Collider (filter 1 used as VCF and filter 2 used as pseudo VCA)
Triggers and EG: Sputnik Modular Quad Function & Trigger Source and Make Noise Maths
Sequencers: Arturia Beatstep, Pittsburgh Sequencer
FX: Boss RV-2 (general reverb)
Software: Cubase for audio recording, Sony Vegas for video editing."

OTO MACHINES BISCUIT 8 BIT FX PROCESSOR & SYNTH (with DER OTO Overlay)

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"This is the latest version of the Biscuit which also includes the new "DER OTO" operating system allowing you to transform the Biscuit into a Step Sequencer and Analog style Monosynth at the touch a button - VFM! Formidable!

Add depth, texture and organic behavior to synths, basslines, drum machines and virtual instruments from computers with BISCUIT !

Using true 8-bit converters, digital processing and analog resonant filters, Biscuit opens up a wide range of sounds from harsh distortion, digital and aliasing artifacts to warm and fat 8-bit sounds.
Mute or invert each of the 8 bits of the digital signal by pressing one of the 8 rectangular switches, to generate strong distortions with an intense digital character. Lower the sample frequency down to 250 Hz for aliasing effects and use the multimode analog filter to get a warm and fat sound. You can mix this 8-bit sound with
the direct signal via two separate knobs.

EFFECTS:

Add one of the following 8-bit effects to your bit modifications :

• Waveshaper
• Delay
• Pitchshifter
• Step Filter

Each effect contains one or several parameters to set.

PRESETS:

Save all the BISCUIT functions (bit status, knobs positions, effects and filter settings) to one of its 16 presets.
You can also save as many presets as you like on your computer using the Preset Dump function (MIDI SysEx).


MIDI:

BISCUIT is MIDI compatible.
Every pot, switch and effects setting can be sent or can be controlled by a continuous controller message (known as CC).
BISCUIT accepts MIDI Clock messages to synchronize Delay and Step filter effects.
BISCUIT firmware can be upgraded via a MIDI SysEx file."

Oberheim Matrix 1000

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Jellyfish Sea (Chrono Cross) cover by Steven Morris

Published on Aug 26, 2015 Steven Morris

Jellyfish Sea (海月海)
Cover by Steven Morris (モリス・スティーブン)
Written by Yasunori Mitsuda (光田康典)
From Chrono Cross (クロノクロス)

Deep in the El Nido Triangle...

Instruments/Sounds:
Rhodes Electric Piano
DIY Fretless Jazz Bass
Fender Precision Bass
Korg MS2000B
DSI MoPho
Various Water Field Recordings (Not Pictured!)

Rack Effects:
Lexicon MX400 (Digital Reverb)
Vesta Kozo RV-3 (Spring Reverb)
Ibanez AD202 (Analog Delay)
Vesta Kozo DIG-410 (Digital Delay)

X1L3 - circuit bent yamaha DD-6 - drone midi glitch

Published on Aug 26, 2015 manufacturedZ3R0 .

"Glitch matrix set up before the run and faded into the korg monopoly sequence. Then abused heavily with the delay and filter."

Inaugural Patch

Published on Aug 26, 2015 zack dagoba

"The first full patch in the new studio. Its all running together with the same clock triggering everything: Polyfusion AS-1 Sequencer, ARP 2500, Serge Modular and EMS stuff (OK I played that by hand). Thanks to Phil Jones for capturing it on his nice camera... See http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.... for more"

Teletype Studies Part 5

Teletype Studies Part 5 from tehn on Vimeo.

X1L3 - circuit bent yamaha DD-6 - evolving midi glitch

Published on Aug 26, 2015 manufacturedZ3R0 .

"A simple pattern of clean drums, sequenced via midi, which builds over the duration of the track and gradually warps into increasingly bizzare glitching.

Midi control
Pitch control
Glitch matrix
Analogue resonant filter
Analogue distortion
Digital delay."

Pearl Syncussion SY1 SN 507157

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"If you like making techno or dark synth stuff this is the module for you. It makes beautiful clangy analog sounds and never gets old. Its a very music box and can even sound like a normal analog synth on its clean square wave setting. It comes with one drum pad but I usually just trigger it from the trigger outs of a drum machine, it can trigger with audio outs as well. This thing sounds absolutely insane, Ive always dreamed of having 4 of these chained up but Im not aphex twin so I must sell this little guy. I have another one that Ive modded for separate cv control over both channels but its not as clean as this one is on the inside. None of the sliders are scratchy and all is working 100% as it should..."

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horstronic. Waveslicer Demo

Published on Aug 26, 2015 PianoHorst

"This is a quick demo of the basic functions of my new module, the Waveslicer."

via Muff's

"The Waveslicer can be described as some kind of special waveshaper.
It can cut a wave into slices and move those slices up and down.
It simply does that by adding an offset at a defined point of the wave. This point is the threshold, set by the Pulsewave pot. The amplitude of the offset is set by the Amount pot.
So for example if you have a sinewave of 10Vpp (-5V to +5V) and set a threshold of 2.5V and an amount of 1V, it will add an offset of -1V as long as the wave is above 2.5V.
To make it all symmetric, all that is also happening on the negative half of the wave, which means that in this example you will also have an offset of 1V as long as the wave is below -2.5V.

To make it all a bit more interesting, this is all done twice at the same time, so there are actually two waveslicers working in parralel.
Also, every described parameter is fully voltage controllable with an attentuverter at every CV input.

All that is pretty hard to describe in theory, so I made up a little diagram to explain the functions of the module.
I will also add some videos in the next days which will make it even more clear.

I primarily designed this module as an audio waveshaper but it's DC coupled, so you can also use it for CVs. This can be a lot of fun, for example when mangling LFOs.

I have a working prototype which still needs some finetuning but I think I'm almost there.

Shane of X1L3 was so kind to make a panel for me. The final panel will probably look pretty much the same as in the first picture (thus aluminium colored with black text), but I think this looks nice, too!
If there is enough interest, maybe I can also offer a black panel.

This thread is under construction and I will work on it over the next days and weeks, especially add audio/video demos and stuff like that, but I thought it might be nice to involve you a bit by posting the information I have. So please feel free to tell me what you think about this/ ask questions if there are any confusions (I'm pretty sure there will be confusion, as I don't feel too confident about explaining this module)."

Dj Puzzle Funkstep Drum Kit For Patterning

Published on Aug 26, 2015 ipadloops

iTunes: Patterning : Drum Machine - Olympia Noise Co.

"Testing out my new artist signature Funkstep kit out on Patterning. Soon to be released exclusively on Olympia Noise Co. I hope you like it."

YAMAHA Reface Demos by musictrackjp

Published on Aug 25, 2015 musictrackjp

Playlist:
YAMAHA reface CS Demo & Review - YAMAHA reface CS and CS40M
YAMAHA reface DX Demo & Review
YAMAHA reface CP Demo & Review
YAMAHA reface YC Demo & Review
YAMAHA reface CP, CS, DX & YS Demo Play

Buchla 285e Feedback Exploration

Published on Aug 26, 2015 Todd Barton

"Exploring a feedback patch with the Frequency Shifter section of the Buchla 285e. Better audio of a similar exploration here:
https://soundcloud.com/user7621213/co..."

How To Build A DIY MIDI Controller (2015 Edition)

Published on Aug 25, 2015 DJ TechTools

"Kyle Mohr walks us through his process for building a Teensy Arduino-based MIDI controller. Think a DIY MIDI controller is for you? Read the full directions and parts list here: http://djtechtools.com/2015/08/25/how..."

new nonlinearcircuits serious filter

Published on Aug 26, 2015

"short play with this module, based on the Arp4023 VCF. More info - nonlinearcircuits.blogspot.com.au/2015/0­8/serious-filter.html"

"Serious? well... it is based on the Arp4023 and will make the room shake or scream like nails on chalkboard and everything in between. Makes a nice quadrature oscillator too.

PCBs - US$18
panels - US$20
airmail - US$5 per order"

New From Virsyn: Emo Chorus for iPad/iPhone

Published on Aug 25, 2015 virsyn

"Realistic Choir simulator ranging from simple Chorus emulation to full ensemble Choir with 128 members. Emo Chorus is a modulation effect used used to create a richer, thicker sound and add subtle movement. The effect roughly simulates the slight variations in pitch and timing that occur when multiple performers sing or play the same part.

In contrast to most traditional chorus effect units Emo Chorus allows for astonishingly realistic big choirs with up to 128 voices !

Available now on the Apple App Store:
http://itunes.apple.com/app/emo-choru..."

iTunes: Emo Chorus - VirSyn

"Realistic Choir simulator ranging from simple Chorus emulation to full ensemble Choir with 128 members.

### introductory offer 60% off ###

Emo Chorus is a modulation effect used used to create a richer, thicker sound and add subtle movement. The effect roughly simulates the slight variations in pitch and timing that occur when multiple performers sing or play the same part. In contrast to most traditional chorus effect units Emo Chorus allows for astonishingly realistic big choirs with up to 128 voices !

Use live input from any source - Microphone, Guitar, Audiobus and Inter App Audio - or take a song from your iTunes library for processing.

Features:

• 128 voices chorus engine
• 20 factory chorus and flanger presets
• Unlimited user presets.
• Delay time up to 180ms.
• MIDI controllable parameter.
• Audiobus 2 compatible with state saving
• IAA compatible ( Auria, Cubasis, Garageband ).
• Integrated iTunes player."

Malcom Cecil Releases iTonto for iOS

iTunes: iTonto - malcolm cecil

"iTONTO the App, documents the Engineering and Design of “TONTO”, The Original New Timbral Orchestra.

DISCLAIMER: iTONTO is not a functional iOS recreation of TONTO.

TONTO is one of the most important innovations in musical history. TONTO is the first synthesizer of popular music and is displayed and described in great detail within the App. This historic instrument, the invention of Grammy winning Malcolm Cecil, helped influence American cultural and musical history and is one of the most recorded instruments of all time.
The App includes detailed photos of the front and back of each panel with drill down and zoom capabilities, circuitry and schematics, personal comments, hand drawn notes in design, and stories about TONTOS history. Collaborations include Steve Wonder, Billy Preston, Gil Scott Heron, Little Feet, Doobie Brothers, George Harrison and The Isley Brothers. TONTO is on over 160 albums including 2 of Rolling Stone’s top 100 best selling albums of all time.

TONTO – The Original New Timbral Orchestra uses the principle of analog subtractive synthesis to create multi-timbral polyphonic sounds.The heart of a subtractive synthesizer is its filter. TONTO has a compliment of fourteen filters: two full MOOG 904 band-pass filters,
two Arp Low Pass filters,
four Oberhiem SEM filters;
two Cecil/Serge dual filters;
one ARP 1040 multi function filter
and one Cecil Custom low pass filter.
It also has 39 oscillators; 22 envelope generators;
18 VCA’s and many more modules,
including processors, sequencers and controllers which can be patched to create at least fourteen discrete “voices” – each with it’s own unique timbral quality and all of which are able to be controlled simultaneously. As its name implies, it is truly an integrated orchestra of new timbres.
Optimized for iPhone 6, IOS 8.0 or better."

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SCI Pro One + Oberkorn MK3 = Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Published on Aug 26, 2015 n3bsvid

"[ http://citizenpark.bandcamp.com ]

A 3-part demo of the Pro One being sequenced by an Oberkorn MK3 analog sequencer (only the gate and VCF). I also ran each part through various stock Ableton Live plugins (chorus, phaser, frequency shifter, etc) and finally through some ValhallaDSP reverb.

Hardware:
Sequential Circuits Pro One
Analogue Solutions Oberkorn MK3

Software:
Ableton Live Stock plugins
ValhallaDSP VintageVerb"

ORGATRON 1 ~ Electronic Melody Organ

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Update via Pea in the comments: "this is the same thing as the GE Tote-A-Tune."

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The Bob Moog Doll 50th Anniversary Vinyl Figure in Original Box

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Original Minimoog Model D SN 9900

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"All original components and in working condition. Serial number is 9900. Case is in solid shape, has all keys, switches, wheels and knobs.
The wood case use a little sanding and oil and the contacts can get sticky. The 3 oscillators generally warm up after 10-15 minutes and get loose after 45-60 minutes sustained usage.
Otherwise this Mini MOOG has always been stored in either the studio or in an environmentally controlled storage area and is in remarkable condition.
A great collectible or studio piece with room to increase its value with just a little surface TLC."

Vintage Univox SR-55 Analog Rhythm Drum Machine

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1986 German Sequential Circuits Prophet-2002 Ad

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Circuitbenders TAMA TECHSTAR TS305 Mod Details

Details on the mods featured yesterday are now available on the Circuitbenders website.

SPUTNIK MODULAR QUAD FUNCTION & TRIGGER SOURCE - CHAOS SELF PATHCED

Published on Aug 10, 2015 Ariel Raguet

One more video below.

"CHAOS SELF PATHCED

ALL AD IN CYCLE

AD 1
ATTACK AT 9
DECAY AT 9
OUTS
PULSE 1 TO PITTSBURGH SEQUENCER CV IN
OUT 1 TO PITTSBURGH SYNTHESIZER BOX ENV IN
OUT 1+2 TO QFTS D4 CV

AD 2
ATTACK AT 10
DECAY AT 10
OUTS
PULSE 2 TO PITTSBURGH SEQUENCER RESET
OUT 2 TO QFTS D1 CV
OUT 1+2 LEVEL AT 2

AD 3
ATTACK AT 3
DECAY AT 11
OUTS
PULSE 3 TO PITTSBURGH SEQUENCER HOLD
OUT 3 TO QFTS D2 CV
OUT 3+4 TO WMD MICRO HADRON COLLIDER FREQ CV IN

AD 4
ATTACK AT 8
DECAY AT 9
OUTS
PULSE 4 TO NOWHERE
OUT 4 TO QFTS D3 CV
OUT 3+4 LEVEL AT MAX

PITTSBURGH SEQUENCER
STAGES 8
CV CONTROLERS AS YOU WISH
OUT 1 TO MAKE NOISE STO 1V/OCT
OUT 2 TO PITTSBURGH SYNTHESIZER BOX 1V/OCT

STO *RIGHT CHANNEL*
TRI/SIN TO WMD MICRO HADRON COLLIDER IN1 A
SUB TO WMD MICRO HADRON COLLIDER IN1 B
REST AS YOU WISH

PITTSBURGH SYNTHESIZER BOX *LEFT CHANNEL*
LPG MOD AT 9
REST AS YOU WISH

WMD MICRO HADRON COLLIDER
SERIES ON
FILTER 1:
MODE LP
FREQ CV IN AT MAX
IN1 A LEVEL AT 12
IN2 A LEVEL AT 9
FREQ AT 10
RESN AT 2
FILTER 2:
PHASE ON
MODE LP
FREQ CV IN AT MAX
IN2 A LEVEL AT 12
FREQ AT 9
RESN AT MIN"

Make Noise Maths and Sputnik Quad Function & Trigger Source Self Patched

Published on Aug 12, 2015

"Pittsburgh Synthesizer Box: VCO, VCF, ADSR, Mixer, VCA and LFO *left channel*
Make Noise STO: VCO with WMD Micro Hadron Collider: VCF and VCA *right channel*
Pittsburgh Sequencer
Make Noise Maths and Sputnik Quad Function & Trigger Source: Complex envelopes and triggers."

Lo que no sé - Ambient Synthesizer Improvisation

Published on Aug 26, 2015 Ariel Raguet

One more video below.

"Ambient Synthesizer Improvisation with:

Left:
Pittsburgh Synthesizer Box and Korg Volca Keys (self sequenced)

Right:
Korg MS-20 mini and Make Noise STO with WMD Micro Hadron Collider (filter 1 used as VCF and filter 2 used as pseudo VCA)

Triggers and EG:
Sputnik Modular Quad Function & Trigger Source and Make Noise Maths

Sequencers:
Arturia Beatstep (sequencing the PGH Synth via CV/Gate)
Pittsburgh Sequencer (sequencing the STO)

FX:
Boss RV-2 (general reverb)
Marshall Echohead (for the MS-20)

Software:
FractMus 2000 (random and function MIDI events generator, used for random notes in the MS-20 via USB MIDI)
Cubase for audio recording
Sony Vegas for video editing."

Vi muchos

Published on Aug 13, 2015

"Korg MS-20 mini, Korg Volca Keys, Pittsburgh Synthesizer Box, Make Noise STO, Sputnik Quad Function & Trigger Source, Pittsburgh Sequencer, Korg Volca Keys, WMD Micro Hadron Collider, Make Noise Maths, Tiptop uZeus."

RC CIRCUIT BENT 'REVENANTS OCCULT MACHINE' EVOLVING ATMOSPHERES SOUND GENERATOR SYNTHESISER

Published on Aug 26, 2015 djwidow420

Wizard of Pitch + Synth freakout

Published on Aug 26, 2015 theonetrueaen

"Check out the Wizard improvising over a synth.

ITS ALIVE!"

Roland System 100 Synthesizer Quick Demo Tour

Published on Aug 26, 2015 Ralph Baumgartl VLog

"Ralph Baumgartl ist talking to Bernd-Michael Land who gives a quick Demo Tour of the legendary Roland Synthesizer System 100. Four units of this remarkable analog modular synthesizer system are covered. The Basic Unit Model 101, the Expander Model 102, the Sequencer Model 104 and the Mixer Model 103."

Endorphin.es | Terminal | Tutorial by LIN/LOG

Published on Aug 26, 2015 TheEndorphines

"See here the tutorial our good friend LIN/LOG did for our Terminal.
You can find furthrrrr information about the Terminal in the manual here:
http://endorphin.es/assets/endorphin....

And find moar great music or LIN/LOG here:
http://www.lin-log.de/

Enjoy the show!"

Love For One

Published on Aug 26, 2015 alternatingbitmusic

"Tap Tempo LFO influencing several modules.
Primary VCO (Club of the Knobs), the Voice of Saturn sequencer, Oakley Journeyman Filter, Deep Equinoxe, and some white noise make up this minimal treat."

Rheyne - Live Jam #127

Published on Aug 26, 2015 Rheyne

"Live looping with Ableton Live. Recorded in one take with no pre-recorded loops or samples. This follows a similar "outline" to Jam #126.

Equipment (clockwise):
Native Instruments KK25 triggering "Damage" library
Roland TR-8
DJ Techtools MIDI Fighter 3D
Roland System-1
Novation Launchpad-S
DJ Techtools MIDI Fighter Twister controlling Ploytec PL2
KMI QuNexus controlling Ploytec PL2
iPad 2 running Lemur
Ploytec PL2 synthesizer (under the desk)

Lighting
5x Chauvet Slim Par 56 LED
Enttec DMXIS

Software:
Ableton Live
Max for Live
Native Instruments "Damage"
Native Instruments "Massive" controlled by Lemur"

Demo THC1

Published on Aug 26, 2015 Richard O

Sequential Prophet-6 Synth, Fun Tweak Preset 605

Published on Aug 26, 2015 Bob Gomez

"In this short video I show some of the sound characteristics of Factory Preset 605 on the Prophet-6 Synthesizer. Most adjustments occur in the LFO section, with some attention to the Amp Env & Filter Env sections. Recorded direct to the Zoom Q3HD.
8-25-15."