Tal-Pha ... What's so special about the Alpha Junos? & how to make THE Hoover!

video upload by Starsky Carr

"The Alpha Juno has been given a new lease of life by TAL. Finally we now have an amazingly accurate recreation of the 80's classic synth. Here I put it up against my original (my first synth) which I bought back in school ... THATs a long time ago! It was used then and its even more used now :)"

0:00 The Hoover & overview
3:36 Oscillator
7:15 Filter
10:56 Let's Make a Hoover
12:56 Some Preset Comparisons
13:56 Juno Preset Sysex into TAL-Pha
16:40 Chord Mode
18:28 Extras
21:23 MIDI Control
22:22 Wrapping Up

TAL Software Introduces TAL-Pha Roland MKS 50 / Alpha Juno II Emulator & Software Editor

video upload by TAL Software

"All synthesizer sounds were created with TAL-Pha"

TAL Pha vs MKS 50 / Alpha Juno II

video upload by

"This video compares our hardware MKS 50 with the TAL-Pha audio plug-in, which emulates the sound of the hardware device.

The videos try to capture the essence of some sounds. You will not hear beautiful melodies, just some raw hardware factory presets. I'm also a bad piano player. Probably someone else can make a better video.

The tests are carried out with the factory presets of the hardware. Both synthesizers play at the same time. We alternate the output every few seconds. The sequencer shows the volume curves; the first channel is the software and the second is the hardware.

The first row of the spectrum analyzer shows the software synthesizer. The second row is the hardware. The oscilloscope on the top shows the master channel with the waveform of the final output.

The MKS 50 is an analog device. Things will never match exactly. LFOs and DCO phases are free-running and never match. Volume, resonance intensity, and hardware envelopes are slightly different for each voice.

The intro is done with the software emulation and it's internal FX.

Notes:
We improved some things like the envelope, the chorus, and also the bass boost after we made this video."



via TAL Software

TAL-Pha is an instrument plug-in that emulates the sound of the analog 80's synthesizer Alpha Juno II (MKS-50 is the rack version).

The plug-in produces the classic analog sound, combined with modern flexibility and many additional functions. The plug-in can read and convert sysex information from the hardware and can also be used as a controller.

Authentic emulation of the 80's hardware synthesizer.

Resonance boost for filter self-oscillation.

The possibility to detune, modulate, and sync the pulse part of the DCO.

Simple but powerful FX section with delay, reverb, and a bell-eq.

Arpeggiator with different modes.

Stereo UNISON mode with up to seven voices.

Aftertouch and MPE support.

Microtuning support (tun file import and MTS Client).

Original factory banks included.

More than 380 fresh presets by Electric Himalaya, The Unfinished, Saif Sameer, emptyvessel and TAL.

Individual tuning for every voice converts the synths DCO into a VCO.

Reads Sysex files and Sysex MIDI from the hardware device.

Can also control a hardware device. If enabled, it sends Sysex through the plug-in MIDI output (only possible when supported by the DAW).

TAL-U-NO-LX Patch Bank by Espen Kraft | Download now

video upload by Espen Kraft

64 New Patches! Perfect for Pop, Synthpop, Italo Disco, Synthwave etc.

Find the pack here:
https://thepatchbay.io/product/tal-u-...
https://sound7.co.uk/products/tal-u-n...

The drums in the demo can be checked out in the link below. They're part of my "ultimate synthpop/Italo disco" sample pack:"

Italo Disco/SynthPop Sample Pack | Get it NOW!

"I've spent a long time recording, sampling and processing the sounds in this pack, with focus on quality and usability. Each drum sample is taken directly out of the hardware.
Many of the sounds has been made by layering different samples and effects.

This is not a free pack, but I hope you'll see it's priced quite reasonably considering the quality and quantity of the sounds. :)

Get the pack here:
https://sound7.co.uk/products/italo-d...
https://thepatchbay.co.uk/product/the..."

"WELCOME TO THE 80S - A SAMPLE PACK DRIPPING WITH AUTHENTICITY.

Looking for some truly unique samples? Don't want to settle for lesser grade sound-a-likes? This is the the 80's sample pack for you and it's simply oozing retro nostalgia.

With weeks spent recording, sampling and processing the sounds in this pack, there's an unparalleled commitment to quality and usability.

Each drum sample is taken directly out of hardware and many of the sounds have been made by careful layering of different samples and effects to give you the sound that's just ..'perfect'.

With over 600mb of construction kits, on-shots, melody loops, bass-lines and vox shots the hardware kit list in this sample packs creation includes:

Korg Poly-61
Korg DSS-1
Roland Alpha Juno 2
Roland Juno 6
Roland JX-8P
Roland R8
Roland TR-808
Roland TR-909
Roland S-10
Yamaha DX7
Behringer Model D
Sequential TOM drum machine w/EPROM binary Linndrum, DMX and Emulator chips.
E-MU Drumulator

Dr.Böhm "The German Linndrum" drum machine
Elka OMB-5 and Drumstar 80 drum machine
Simmons SDS800 drum machine/brain
BOSS DR-55
BOSS DR-110
Akai S1000
Akai S612
Akai S700
Casio SK-1
Kurzweil K2000"

Sample Format: 44khz / 24 bit

Super Hybrid | TAL-Sampler pack Vol.7 | Ready for download

video upload by Espen Kraft

"94 brand new presets for the TAL-sampler. Sounds from the Memorymoog, the MFB Dominion 1 and the Waldorf MicroWaveXT. The perfect trilogy of analog and digital sounds, ready to go into your own music and productions. Patches that sound like old 80s classic sampler presets.

Get the patches here:
https://thepatchbay.io/product/tal-sa...
https://sound7.co.uk/products/tal-sam...

Contact me directly if you want a nice bundled price on multiple packs!

The Memorymoog - Hailed as one of the most epic and lush analog synths ever made. From the early 80s.
MFB Dominion 1 - A monophonic analog synth with a stellar quality in terms of bass, power and programmability.
The Waldorf MicroWaveXT - A sequel of sorts, to the MicroWave and PPG. Wavetable synths, with smoothness and grit, combined.

As I always do with these TAL-sampler packs, I've restricted the use of multi samples within a patch. The TAL-sampler excel at emulating different ADCs (analog to digital converting) from old 80s samplers and as such it's important to have the sampler engine pitch samples down, to get THAT 80s sound.

The Yamaha DX9 in the video is of course just used as a master keyboard.
The drums in the first part of the video are coming from my 'The Ultimate Italo Disco / Synth-Pop Sample Pack'."

New Loops Autumn Sale – Up To 70% Off Sound Packs

via New Loops

The New Loops autumn sale is on now. Get up to 70% off all sound packs audio kits, and synth presets. There’s an extra 30% off all orders over £39. Offers exclusively at newloops.com.

Some deals include:
Techno Grooves - Loops and Samples - 70% off - £8.99 Synthmaster One - Bass Expansion - 65% off - £5.24
Ableton Wavetable Presets - 60% off - £11.99
Omnisphere Explorer - Omnisphere 2 Presets - 60% off - £13.99 Techno Master Tool Box (Techno Sample Pack) - 60% off - £15.99 Pop Kits (Construction Kits) - 60% off - £9.99
Particles Serum - Presets Expansion - 50% off - £12.49 Mosaic Thorn Expansion (Thorn Presets) - 50% off - £12.49
Alive - UVI Falcon Expansion - 50% off - £17.49
Quarantine - Massive X Presets - 50% off - £7.49
Spectrum - Dune 3 Presets - 50% off - £9.99
TAL U-NO-LX Presets Bank - 50% off - £7.49 Vital Ascendant (Vital Content Pack) - 50% - £12.49 Bundles up to 70% off

All products come with free demo sounds to download -
https://newloops.com/collections/all

Which Juno Synth Sounds The Best?

video upload by Woody Piano Shack

"I created 6 versions of the same song using all my ROLAND JUNO 6, JUNO 60, JUNO 106 virtual software synthesizer VST plugins.

► TAL-U-NO-LX
► CHERRY AUDIO DCO-106
► ROLAND CLOUD JUNO-60
► ROLAND CLOUD JUNO-106
► ROLAND CLOUD ZENOLOGY (ZENCORE MODEL EXPANSION, JUNO-X, JUPITER-X, FANTOM)
► SOFTUBE MODEL 84"

MORE WOODY PIANO SHACK
► WEBSITE https://woodypianoshack.com - additional links there.
► SUPPORT http://bit.ly/wps_support
► MUSIC https://woodypianoshack.bandcamp.com

Four Cheap Alternatives to the New ROLAND JUNO-X

video upload by Woody Piano Shack

"The newly released ROLAND JUNO-X SYNTHESIZER is a wonderful instrument but may be priced out of reach for some musicians. Allow me to present four cheap and excellent hardware and software alternatives for getting the classic analog ROLAND JUNO-106, JUNO-6 and JUNO-60 synth sounds. I'll play for you some demos of the pads, strings, bass and brass."

MORE WOODY PIANO SHACK
► WEBSITE https://woodypianoshack.com - additional links there.
► PIANO INSPIRATION SERIES http://bit.ly/inspiration_welcome
► SUPPORT http://bit.ly/wps_support
► MUSIC https://woodypianoshack.bandcamp.com

[diy] LIL' MONO SYNTH plays along with the MICROFREAK

video upload by planeteatrr

0:00 Ambient Pad
1:55 Arpeggiator

"I used the TAL Chorus LX and the Valhalla Super Massive to achieve a nicer stereo sound. Both plugins are free."

Additional info previously posted here. Thread on mod wiggler here.

KORG DW-8000 - SOUNDS DEMO (1985) (Only Playing, No Talking) by Chris Castter

video upload by Eaglechild

"▨ The Korg DW-8000 synthesizer was an eight-voice polyphonic hybrid digital-analog synthesizer 61-note keyboard instrument released in 1985.
Here you can listen some of the sounds.

Effects : Tal Chorus & RC-20 Retro Color.

Sorry for the static noise in the background! I'm still trying to figure out where it comes from. It's not the effect plugin."

Patches for TAL U-No-Lx, Luftrum 26

video upload by Luftrum1

"Audio demo of single patches from Luftrum 26, a soundset for TAL U-No-Lx.

► LUFTRUM 26 - SOUNDSET FOR TAL U-NO-LX
Luftrum 26 https://www.luftrum.com/tal-u-no-lx-p..."

TAL U-No-Lx Patches - Luftrum 26

video upload by Luftrum1

"This is a 100% Luftrum 26 demo - 14 instances of TAL U-No-Lx. All effects heard are just from the inbuilt patches - no outside effects were added, other than sculpting / filtering EQ, and a bit of compression and limiting on the final master. 'Controls Aren't Responding', demo by Amphilium.

► LUFTRUM 26 - SOUNDSET FOR TAL U-NO-LX
Luftrum 26 https://www.luftrum.com/tal-u-no-lx-p..."

KazioTron Keys by Goldbaby

video upload by GoldbabySamples

"Vintage 80s home keyboards recorded to cassette. Available now: https://www.goldbaby.co.nz/kaziotronk...
Think of KazioTron Keys as a Cassette Mellotron with vintage 80s home keyboard tapes."

Kontakt GUI pictured

via Goldbaby

"The warm, lo-fi goodness of cassette tape married to the nostalgia and character of 80s home keyboards. Think of KazioTron Keys as a cassette Mellotron with vintage 80s home keyboard tapes.

Soft, mellow keys. Woozy emotive synths. Dirty, imperfect leads. These sounds are super fun to play.

Gear used: Casio VL1, SK1, MT70, MT18, CT201, CT301 and a sneaky little Yamaha PS3 bass sound. Multiple cassette decks and cassette types. Also, the odd modulation pedals for a little extra mojo. Tracked through 1073 and 501 pre-amps and a valve mixer.

Includes non-cassette versions of each instrument if you want pure vintage home keyboard sounds.

The packs come with patches for Kontakt, Logic Pro, Ableton Live and TAL-Sampler. The Kontakt version has an excellent user interface script.

Every sampler has a different sound and character. So each format will differ slightly from the others. The raw sounds, however, all sound the same in each format. Bear this in mind when listening to the audio demos."

https://www.goldbaby.co.nz/kaziotronkeys.html

Solar Plexus - TAL sampler pack | The Digital Collection Vol.5

video upload by Espen Kraft

"Solar Plexus Sample Pack for Togu Audio Line (TAL) Sampler.
These patches are made from sounds created on the John Bowen Solaris synthesizer from 2011.

Find the patches here:
https://thepatchbay.co.uk/product/tal...
https://sound7.co.uk/products/solar-p...

The Solaris has some very unique features, like 4 separate oscillators that can use waveforms from different classic digital synthesizers like the Prophet VS, PPG, the Casio CZ series, as well as analog classics.
It also has different filter-types, like Oberheim and SSM filters.
Combined this makes the Solaris very powerful, lush, warm and big, but it can also sound crude and gritty.
I've taken the best of how I see the Solaris and put together this pack that captures the essence of how the Solaris would have sounded, through an old school sampler. That's what the TAL sampler is about.

All sounds in this pack are recorded from the physical outputs of an original Solaris, through SSL Superanalogue preamps for the best audio quality.

Apart from a couple of drum sounds in the audio demo track, the audio demos features only 100% sounds from this pack. Some external reverb has been used on some of the sounds.

*The TAL sampler plugin is not included in the pack. That can be found here:
https://tal-software.com/products/tal...
I have no affiliation with the the company. I just like their plugin."

Lo Fi Jungle (Ableton, TAL DAC/Sampler, Mello-Fi, Sequential Prophet 10)

video upload by Architecture

"Some Lo Fi Jungle. Prophet 10 used for lead and pad synth. TAL DAC and Sampler used for most of the misc sounds."

New Loops releases "TAL U-NO-LX Presets Bank"

TAL U NO LX Presets Bank Main Demo video upload by


TAL U NO LX Presets Bank Singles Demo video upload by

New Loops has released TAL U-NO-LX Presets Bank, a new collection of vintage-retro-modern sounds full of life and character.

Here's what they say:

“These sounds push U-NO-LX to the limit using the new features of version 4, including plenty of delay and reverb for a big, wide sound.

TAL-U-NO-LX Presets Bank contains many useable sounds and focuses on the main building blocks of a track. You'll find 8 arpeggios, 14 basses, 12 synth keys, 12 mono and poly leads, 16 pads, and 8 synth plucks.”

Intro Price: £10.99 until November 21st, 2021 (Reg. £14.99). Use coupon INSPIRE20 for and extra 20% off store wide. Free demo presets are available to download from newloops.com"

Luftrum 24 - Soundbank for TAL J-8

video by Luftrum1

"Luftrum 24 is a soundbank for TAL J-8 covering a wide range of genres from synthwave to 90s French house to ambient, electro funk and synthpop. All presets you hear in the demo vid above, is straight out of the box with no external processing of any kind.

The presets range from soaring mono leads to dreamy pads over funky dark basses and delicate synth keys and are inspired by a broad range of synth-driven artists and duos such as Daft Punk, John Carpenter, Vangelis, Perturbator, Steve Roach and The Midnight.

The set also features 40 presets designed by Code Elektro, a critically acclaimed synthwave sci-fi artist from Denmark, whose music best can be described as a hard mix between Carpenter Brut, SURVIVE and Tangerine Dream.

LUFTRUM
Website https://www.luftrum.com"

TAL sampler Digital collection Vol. 2 | Korg Poly-61 & Poly-800

video by Espen Kraft

"Digital Collection Vol.2 - Korg Poly-61 and Poly-800 - For the TAL sampler

In the early 80s, Korg released two synthesizers, the Poly-61 (1982) and the Poly-800 (1983). Capable of very unique sounds, they've both been elevated to cult classics today.
Now I have meticulously sampled all my best original sounds from these classics and turned it into a pack for the TAL sampler.
32 patches for the Poly-61 and 32 patches for the Poly-800.

Get the patches here:
https://thepatchbay.co.uk/product/tal...​
https://sound7.co.uk/products/espen-t...​

As an added bonus I've also sampled my Korg DDD-1 drum machine to give you a classic 80s drum kit to play with. All mapped out on the keyboard. Some of the sounds in this drum kit are duplicated in different tuning options for your pleasure.

All sounds are taken directly out of the hardware and recorded through SSL Superanalogue preamps for the best audio quality.
All the sounds are recorded dry, so the reverb and delay you hear in the demo are from the TAL sampler itself (can be turned off of course), except for the Poly-800 brass and Sweeps that have a dash of Valhalla VintageVerb on them. Again, only in the demo itself.

The audio demo features only sounds from this pack, 100%."

TAL sampler | Digital Collection Vol.1 by Espen Kraft DOWNLOAD

video by Espen Kraft

"128 synth patches taken directly from my collection of vintage hardware. Now and before. Sampled by me personally and taken at the output of each synthesizer. I've spent a lot of time honing each patch to sound like it's coming off one of the old samplers I love so much. In addition you get 8 performance patches you can play or edit. You can of course edit all the patches too if you want to.

Get the patches here:
https://thepatchbay.co.uk/product/tal... https://sound7.co.uk/products/espen-k..."

Newest TAL-J-8 great Roland Jupiter 8 emulation with darkest Roland SH2 possible.

PawelBlaszczak_Composer

"Here is next preview of my upcoming album. Since I think hybrid is the best, here is newest Roland Jupiter 8 made by TAL playing together with Roland SH2."

"The TAL-J-8 is a very accurate emulation of the popular 80’s hardware synthesiser and calibrated after our own Jupiter 8 device. All sounds are generated in realtime without the use of any samples with the same endless modulation possibilities like the hardware and useful additional features like the calibration section that can make the filter scream.

Authentic emulation of the 80's hardware synthesizer.
Use the calibration section for extreme resonance and filter overdrive.
VCO based UNISON with stereo spread option and a full stereo signal path.
MPE support.
More than 200 factory presets by solidtrax, emptyvessel and others."

SoundForce Introduces New SFC-60 V3 TAL-U-NO-LX Juno-60 Hardware Controller

"The SoundForce SFC-60 V3 is a boutique class-compliant USB-MIDI controller dedicated to the fantastic TAL-U-NO-LX Juno-60 emulation. The original SFC-60 was the first SoundForce product to come out. I have come a long way since 2014 and this new version is based on all the lessons learned from several years of designing and manufacturing similar products. With a solid sheet metal case, colorful front panel and new software integration, it's my favourite controller so far. It is usable with any MIDI-mappable software or hardware but has special integrations with the TAL-U-NO-LX.

Features:
In collaboration with Patrick from TAL, special features have been implemented to improve the user experience and the hardware/software integration. Finally, all the LED-based physical switches can update their states when a preset is changed in the plugin. Also when switching instances on different tracks, the plugin can sync the controller and update the switches as well. It works a bit differently in each DAW, more details and videos on that coming soon. For the sliders/faders, the pick-up or scaling modes (similar to the Takeover modes in Ableton Live) can help avoiding "jumping" parameters. Those features require the latest version of the plugin. I would like to thank Patrick for his time and his contribution on this project.

Build quality
The controller is assembled in The Netherlands with parts from Europe and Asia. The enclosure is made of 100% sheet metal and is manufactured by Grawart (http://www.grawart.pl). The case is made of bent steel and powder coated in black. The front panel is aluminum, also powder coated and screen printed with scratch-proof white, blue and red inks. Walnut wood side panels of 8mm thickness are fitted to both sides of the controller. The sides are made in Amsterdam by Rob Gould (http://www.gouldcaseworks.nl/).

Pricing and Availability
The SFC-60 V3 is available on the SoundForce webshop for 349 euros incl VAT in the EU and 288 euros for customers outside the EU. In the US, Perfect Circuit is distributing the full SoundForce product line. US price is still to be announced."