Ashun Sound Machines Introduces DIOSYNTH Wind Synthesizer

DIOSYNTH A Sonic Odyssey with Joe Berry by Exploredinary

video upload by ASM Ashun Sound Machines

"Diosynth - a powerful new wind synthesizer that combines the award winning Hydrasynth synthesis engine with new sample playback engine as well in an instantly familiar form factor utilizing mouthpiece with reed sensor for bite, breath sensor, gyroscope for positional sensing, true key action and a host of tactile controls . for more info please visit Ashunsoundmachines.com

Video by: @exploredinary
Starring/Original Music by: @joemarcelberry
Creative Direction: @danieltroberg
Product Specialist: @flux302
Product Design and Management: @glendarceyaudio
Animation by: @driensky_drawings
Styling and Movement Direction by: @toogiesaurus"

Welcome to Diosynth - Introduction Video

video upload by ASM Ashun Sound Machines

"Today at Ashun Sound Machines, we are proud to announce the Diosynth wind synthesizer.

The Diosynth is a new wind synthesizer designed for great playability and sound creation. With a real key action that is familier to most woodwind players it is easy to pick up and play. The Hydrasynth® based sound engine + the addition of a sample playback oscillator allows for deep synthesizer sounds as well as acoustic sound playing and processing.

In this video, CEO of Ashun Sound Machines, Glen Darcey, introduces you to the features of this amazing new electronic wind synthesizer instrument."

Introducing ASM Manager : Walkthrough Tutorial
video upload by ASM Ashun Sound Machines

"The ASM Manager is a software librarian designed to ease organization of your Hydrasynth patches as well as updating your Hydrasynth firmware.
For more information please head to Ashunsoundmachines.com
Download the new Firmware and manager here https://www.ashunsoundmachines.com/do...
The new ASM Manager is a dedicated desktop application designed to simplify how users interact with their Hydrasynth. It replaces the original Hydrasynth Manager with a refreshed interface and smoother workflow, making sound management more efficient and intuitive.

Features include:
• A redesigned, user-friendly UI
• List View for streamlined patch browsing
• Patch Sorting by name, category, and color
• Search by patch name
• Color tagging directly within the browser
• Organize Favorites
• Integrated Hydrasynth Updater for simplified firmware installation
• Export of patch banks as Microsoft Excel® list files for easy referencing

Whether organizing sound libraries, performing updates, or customizing Favorites, ASM Manager enhances everyday interaction with Hydrasynth."

Pic and additional details via Perfect Circuit

"The Diosynth from ASM brings powerful digital synthesis and sampling to a new generation of electronic wind performers, offering a deeply expressive wind synthesizer with a vast timbral range. Combining ASM's expansive synthesis engine design with sample playback, Diosynth is an electronic wind instrument that provides nuanced control over both acoustic and electronic sounds. Mechanical keys offer a premium playing experience that feels familiar for experienced wind players, with versatile fingering modes and quantization options to welcome players of any background. Over eight octaves of notes are provided for uncompromising range, with comprehensive expressive controls including breath and bite sensors, internal gyrometer, X/Y joystick, two pressure pads, and three programmable switches.

In your first moments with Diosynth, you can immediately immerse yourself in 384 patches including everything from traditional wind instruments, rare and unique sounds from around the world, and the vastly expansive internal synthesis engine based on ASM's acclaimed Hydrasynth. Wavescan oscillators and Diosynth's sample playback oscillator can be processed through the ultra-flexible 16-mode filter, providing vast sonic terrain to empower your creativity. Cultivate your own sound with up to 768 storable patch locations on hand, including the ability to create layered sounds that fuse acoustic and electric tones, multiple synth patches, and more. Diving deep into sound design is easy thanks to the Diosynth editor app, allowing for endless exploration into nuanced patch design.

An integrated speaker is available for easy, on-the-go performance, with optional battery power via two 18650 batteries that enables portable playing anywhere the music takes you. The 1/4" stereo output enables easy connectivity into a local amplifier or front of house mix, while the onboard headphone output with dedicated volume control is perfect for those long nights in the woodshed honking to your heart's content. The Diosynth also includes MIDI via 5-Pin DIN and USB connectivity, as well as Bluetooth MIDI input and audio input for wireless practice and performance. Built for a professional performance experience, Diosynth comes with a hardshell case and all necessary cables and accessories, providing a perfect foundation to craft your bespoke performance practice. Whether you're a wind player looking for new sounds or an electronic musician looking to bring nuanced expression to your productions, Diosynth from ASM is a breath of fresh air.


DIOSYNTH FEATURES

Electronic wind synthesizer
Combines both sampling engine and deep synthesizer engine based on ASM's Hydrasynth for both acoustic and electronic sounds
384 factory patches including traditional wind instruments, rare and exotic instruments, and expressive synth patches
128 meticulously sampled instrumental sounds
Use single patches or layer multiple sounds in a single patch
8+ octave range
Mechanical keys for premium and familiar feel
Multiple fingering modes
Scale / chord quantization locking modes
Breath and bite sensors, gyrometer, X/Y joystick, 2x pressure pads, and 3x programmable switches for expressive control
Up to 768 total patch locations for storing user creations
Mac/PC editor and iOS/Android app for simple patch editing and live performance control
MIDI via 5-PIN DIN and USB
Bluetooth MIDI input and audio input for wireless control and backing tracks
Built-in speaker, stereo 1/4" output, and headphone output with dedicated volume control
Powered via USB-C or 2x 18650 batteries (batteries not included)
Includes hard-shell case and all required cables / accessories
Included accessories:
Hard-shell travel case
folding stand
2x mouthpieces
neck strap
power supply with universal power adapters
USB A–C cable
USB C–C cable
USB power Y cord
spit scrunchy
cleaning cloth
printed User guide"

MOTM / Synthesis Technology's Paul Schreiber Has Passed Away

Paul Schreiber at CONTROL in 2018


It has come to my attention that Paul Schreiber has passed away.

Pictured: Paul Schreiber at the 2006 NAMM show. Top from this previous post (pic by fr1zz), and bottom from this post (pic by Synthtopia) - this is the first image of Paul on the site. There is one comment in that post: "He's a good guy." Indeed.

Readers of the site should be familiar with his work. He was the man behind MOTM and Synthesis Technology.

To say Paul was one of the greats to influence the synth community would be an understatement. He was pivital to the rebirth of modular synthesizers. He started when modular as we know it today was in its infancy, as one of a very small group of large format DIY modular manufacturers along with Blacet, Modcan, Cynthia, Wiard, Oakley, STG, Catgirl/CGS, Tellun/Lower West Side Studio YuSynth, Jurgen Haible, and of course DIY staples like Thomas Henry/ MFOS, Ray Wilson and PAiA (see this post for some modular formats back in 2007). I focused mainly on those offering DIY. There were other manufacturers including Synthesizers.com, Club of the Knobs, MOS-LAB, Moon Modular, MacBeth, CMS, and more. Feel free to mention others in the comments. This post is about Paul, but I think it's important to reflect on some of the large format modular manufactures he was amongst at the time.

Paul created the MOTM format of 5U modules in 1998. MOTM stood for Module of the Month offering monthly DIY kits. From Wikipedia: "MOTM was created by Paul Schreiber in 1998. The system was created in part due to the renewed interest in large-format analog modular systems that occurred in the late 1990s. Between 1998 and 2021, over 8000 modules were sold. The company, Synthesis Technology, also offered a limited number of modules in Eurorack[2] and Frac[3] format."

He was also helped design the Moog/Realistic MG-1. From Wikipedia: "In 1980, Moog Music was seeking to contract manufacture a mass-marketable synthesizer which could be sold via a large retailer. Moog representatives secured an appointment at the Radio Shack corporate offices for a 5-minute demonstration. Radio Shack approved the concept, and Paul Schreiber (then employed by Tandy Systems Development) worked together with Moog on the synthesizer's design to achieve Radio Shack's price requirements.[2][3]"

He later joined the eurorack scene with Synthesis Technology branded modules. FYI, his site for MOTM was always http://www.synthtech.com/, short for Synthesis Technology. The first post to mention Paul and MOTM was posted just under twenty years ago here on MATRIXSYNTH back on August 26, 2005. If you click through you will see it was a post announcing the MOTM/synthtech.com site was going down for the weekend. He announced he was retiring from the synthesizer business in August of 2023.

I beleive the first synthtech eurorack module was the MOTM E340 Cloud Generator. The first demos were posted on July 14, 2009, followed by a mockup of the front panel on July 20. The first post to mention Synthesis Technology was an Epic Son track by John L Rice in August of 2011. Since then there has been approximately 845 posts to feature MOTM, and at least 398 Synthtech.

You can find a number of interviews with Paul in previous posts here.

It's worth repeating, Paul Schreiber was one of the key figures that brought modular back to the masses. He was both respected and loved by the synth community. It's impossible to overstate his influence. He will be missed.

The following are the first the last video interviews with Paul to be featured on the site:

The SynthSummitShow Episode 2: Paul Schreiber (Synthesis Technology) and A.Dapt (music producer) ...

Streamed live on Oct 2, 2015 Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com. Details previously posted here.

SysEx Dumpster - Episode 44 - a conversation with Paul Schreiber
video upload by Sysex Dumpster on Jul 30, 2023. Details previously posted here.

The first videos to feature Paul presenting a module was back on January 3, 2010, and the first interview on SoundCloud in 2013, and he was of course featured in the modular documentary film I Dream of Wires.

Isla Instruments S2400 A quick hip-hop beat...

Published on Jun 4, 2020 Isla Instruments

"It's no secret that I come from the house music camp, so I don't really have the minerals to be making hip-hop beat demos. Chief tester @flux302 does though, and here's one he cooked up earlier..."

ASM HydraSynth Creating a Pad Sound from scratch

Published on Sep 5, 2019 Ken Flux Pierce Fluxwithit

"ASM HydraSynth here I create a pad sound from scratch. I explore the polytouch keybed as well as the Mutants, Filters and FX. This is a workflow video to give you an idea of how it feels to sound design on this synth. follow @Flux302 on instagram for more."

Isla Instruments SP2400 update interview LIVE Stream w/ Fluxwithit

Published on Jun 17, 2019 Ken Flux Pierce Fluxwithit

"This is a live interview and chat with Brad of Isla Instruments about their forth coming SP2400 sampling drum machine. join the live chat to ask questions hosted by my self Ken Flux Pierce. for more info head to https://www.islainstruments.com and Fluxwithit.com of course. instagram follow @Flux302"

See this post for the comparison with the original SP-1200. See the ISLA Instruments label below for more.

Arturia Minibrute 2s tricks how to get a third VCO

Published on Jan 18, 2018 Ken Flux Pierce Fluxwithit

"Shop.Fluxwithit.com to support.
IG @Flux302
Here I show how the AD envelopes looping at audio rate can be used as a voltage controlled oscillator! instant 3rd oscillator for free!"

Also see BoBeats How To Add a THIRD Oscillator on the MiniBrute 2

The SynthSummitShow ep: 21 Chris Meyer (LearningModular.com and Sequential Circuits)

Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com
Streamed live 4 hours ago

"A semi weekly show focusing on Synths, Modular, and all things gear related including interviews of some of the most interesting people in the industry and much more.
Hosted By Sound Designer and Music Technologist Ken Flux Pierce

Todays guest is Chris Meyer. Known as the inventor of Vector Synthesis, Chris has a lengthy career in the music business and from his work with Sequential Circuits to his latest endeavor LearningModular.com"

The SynthSummitShow Episode 20: Taiho Yamada Synth designer

Streamed live on Jun 11, 2017 Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com

"The SynthSummitShow brings you interviews and discussion on the people who are responsible for the synths and gear we love. Taiho Yamada is a Synth designer and is responsible for many synth designs we know and love today. His new Company MOK has a new synthesizer released with Tracktion and is available now!
Host Ken Flux Pierce is a sound designer, synthesist and all around music tech lover."

http://fluxwithit.com/synthsummitshow-episode-20-taiho-yamada-mok-giveaway/

Taiho was the project manager behind the Alesis Andromeda A6, M-Audio Venom, as well as other synths. A search on Taiho here on MATRIXSYNTH will bring up previous posts featuring him and his work.

Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com Novation Circuit Review

Published on Jun 11, 2017 Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com

"checking out the Novation circuit.
The Circuit is a portable grove box with 2 synth engines, and 4 sample playback slots. 8 macro controls give you real time control over synth parameters, FX, sample controls and global controls such as swing and tempo. Circuit also includes a built in speaker for on the go fun."

Read the full review here.

Regarding the software editor, if you have an iPad you can find some templates for TB MIDI Stuff here. You can find some screenshots of it below in my review here.

The SynthSummitShow episode 18: John Bowen synth designs

Streamed live 5 hours ago Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com

Fascinating bit of synth history with John Bowen who started his career with synths during the early days of Moog Music, followed by Sequential Circuits. Dave Rossum in the early days of E-mu is mentioned as well. John now of course runs John Bowen Synth Design, and is the creator of the Solaris. You can find previous interviews with John at various synth events in the archives here.

Interesting little bit of trivia at 41:55 regarding John drawing some of the Prophet-VS waveforms as estimations of the waveforms on the front panel of I'm guessing either the KORG DW-8000 or DW-6000. It's interesting to know they are in there. It's worth noting all of the Prophet-VS waveforms and Waldorf, and therefor PPG waveforms, are in his new Solaris x 4, meaning four independent oscillators capable of having separate waveforms or wavetables from each. The Prophet-VS vector synthesis of course made its way to Yamaha's SY-22/TG-33, followed by Korg and the Wavestation where it morphed into vector sequencing. He also worked on the original version of the KORG OASYS which turned into the PCI card version. He then left to work with Creamware on Scope, on some of the first software models of vintage synthesizers. It's pretty incredible when you think of all the connections between synths John has not only influenced, but created over the years.

Note the Solaris 1U rackmount at 1:11:48. Two were made a couple of years ago but the idea was scrapped. John spoke with Axel Hartmann on it and they agreed that the lack of UI made it not worth it. The Solaris has over 1200 editable parameters and part of the magic behind the Solaris keyboard is the UI which makes it all easily accessible.

Funny note regarding the Yamaha DX7 at 1:23:00. John is referring to the Jellinghuas controller for the DX7 after that, and Flux is referring to the DTronics DT7 based on it.

Video description:

"The SynthSummitShow is a live streamed show dedicated to Synths, music technology and the people who make the gear we use possible.

Todays guest is John Bowen. http://www.johnbowen.com/about.html

John was instrumental in many of the products we all know and love, from the prophet 5 to the solaris John has been a staple in the music industry.

Host: Ken Flux Pierce is a sound designer, Music technology consultant and blogger you can find me at Fluxwithit.com"

The SynthSummitShow Episode 17: Hyve touch synth Skot Weidmann

Streamed live 2 hours ago Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com

"the SynthSummitShow is a show dedicated to introducing gear lovers to those who create the gear they love.
This week we have Skott Weidmann of Hyvesynth.com to discuss his new 60 voice analog touch synth and its kickstarter campaign"

Soulsby Oscitron 8 bit eurorack modular synth vco demo part 1

Published on Mar 11, 2017 Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com

"This is the first part in a multi part series detailing the Soulsby Synths Oscitron Eurorack Oscillator. This first part is a bit of an over view while also detailing the vocoder and waveforms.
check out http://fluxwithit.com/soulsby-oscitro... for more info!"

Fluxwithit.com Live Stream Arturia MatrixBrute Tips and Tricks

Published on Feb 27, 2017 Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com

"slightly edited version of the Live stream from earlier today.
Just some general tips and tricks in using the Arturia MatrixBrute analog synthesizer."

Live Behringer Deepmind 12 Synthesizing patches from scratch

Streamed live 19 hours ago Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com

"in this live stream I create patches from scratch and take questions in the live chat. Fluxwithit.com
The Behringer DeepMind 12 is a 12 voice analog synthesizer with digital effects. the oscillators are DCO (analog with digital control)
for more content like this please subscribe and check out Shop.Fluxwithit.com for interesting sample packs if you would like to support."

Dave Smith Instruments REV2 NAMM 2017 direct audio

Published on Jan 25, 2017 Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com

"Fluxwithit.com bringing you direct audio of the DSI REV2
Thanks to Winston (@Particlesiintowaves on instagram)"

Siglent Sds1202X oscilloscope review for Audio synthesizers

Published on Jan 23, 2017 Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com

Fluxwithit.com
https://store.siglentamerica.com/prod...

Audio Damage Shapes eurorack waveshaper

Published on Jan 11, 2017 Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com

"the Audio Damage Shapes is a digital stereo waveshaper."

You can find Audio Damage's overview of Shapes here.

Exploring the Arturia Matrixbrute vs Sub Phatty Filter comparison

Published on Dec 31, 2016 Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com

"In this video I take the MatrixBrute and use a single square wave VCO through the Ladder filter and match tones with the Sub Phatty in a identical patch set up. please like share and comment."

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Making a Preset live on the Arturia MatrixBrute

Published on Dec 19, 2016 Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com

"Making a patch from scratch with no previous set up, no editing. the MatrixBrute is capable of such a wide variety of sound, I will upload a series of these 'Live matchmaking' videos to give an idea of its different use cases.

*Please if you would like to support more videos like these consider purchasing a product over at shop.fluxwithit.com."

Audio Damage Kompressor Eurorack Module demo

Published on Nov 23, 2016 Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com

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http://www.audiodamage.com/hardware/p...