WAVESTATE KORG quick try A: Chimes and Xylophone Patterns z1

Published on Feb 7, 2020 VJ FRANZ K

"Short but interesting!"

WAVESTATE KORG quick try C ZOOM0003

Published on Feb 3, 2020 VJ FRANZ K

Erica Synths Bassline DB01 Side View at Perfect Circuit

Published on Feb 1, 2020 VJ FRANZ K

BLIP BOX New AFTER DARK Version! (Prototype)

Published on Jan 27, 2020 VJ FRANZ K

"is it a Toy for kids? Is it a Real Synth? Yes. It's both, this is the sequel to the previous Blip Box, the new After Dark version has a new visual aesthetic and more powerful sound capabilities, including MIDI control from any external keyboard etc. (This is the NAMM prototype, the product is pre-ordering now?)

[This shows a product which can be a Toy, so I have marked it 'for kids'.]"

Gamechanger Audio MOTOR SYNTH Discussion and Example Notes - NAMM 2020

Published on Jan 21, 2020 VJ FRANZ K

MOTOR SYNTH - I Try It! Part A - Beeping arpeggios z20

Post NAMM Live Sets at Perfect Circuit - VJ FRANZ K Videos

Motor Synth! ( prototype) performance in Burbank, CA ps5

Published on Jan 21, 2020 VJ FRANZ K

Also see Perfect Circuit's videos including Erica Synths posted earlier here.

"Here's a performance with a prototype of the interesting new Motor Synth, The Light Pedal and other devices made by Gamechanger Audio, and available at Perfect Circuit, who arranged this post-NAMM event"

Pulsar 23 Performance in Burbank CA! ps7 (Handheld camera view with zoom)

Published on Jan 21, 2020 VJ FRANZ K

"The first time I've seen the synth inventor in person - Vlad ( New Pulsar 23 drum machine ), Cenk ( Lyra 8 ambient synth ) , Blobby ( The Pipe vocal transformer ) These are made by SOMA, and available at Perfect Circuit, who arranged this post-NAMM event"

CHRT Tube Analog Synths! Synthplex 2019 z28 Very quick look

Published on Dec 9, 2019 VJ FRANZ K

"Noticed this on the way out! It's a little different than your usual, something to watch..."

You can find additional posts featuring CHRT here.

Unboxing NEW Roland MC101 ! s0 Unedited Footage

Published on Oct 2, 2019 VJ FRANZ K

Update:

MC101! First Beat Making: Industrial / Trip Hop? z10 (Unedited Footage)

Published on Oct 2, 2019

"Very first try! Be kind. Testing the new machine, I got some beats going, and used a car crash sound effect included as a preset. It was semi-successful, I could not figure out how to switch track 2 to drums (you have to Delete the Track and make a new one!)

and how to increase the length of the sequence (hold Shift and press the measure buttons!)
There is a lot of holding the Shift Key to do various things, be warned... I have not decided whether to keep this machine."

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SMOMID at Coaxial

Published on Oct 2, 2019 VJ FRANZ K

See the Smomid label below for more.

Probability Beats on Electribe? (Simulation) EMX Example A57 z1

Published on May 20, 2019 VJ FRANZ K

"Here's a method to simulate Probability based beats on an Electribe, or other drum machine with similar features.
There are some other ideas in here too, for Intelligent Dance Music."

ROM - ANTIC Memories ( Looping Test Jam ) D56 Z6

Published on Apr 28, 2019 VJ FRANZ K

"When we stayed up all night..." I made this melody with my Deluge synthesizer, and I'm trying out vocal phrases to be the lyrics. This is often my song writing process - try things out and see what works best.
and I'm particularly interested in looping with the Deluge because soon the OS will be updated with an Audio Looper.

Synthstrom Deluge, BOSS RC-505 looper, and Roland VT-3 vocal transformer.

NEW VT4 Test B - Detailed Examination of Vocoding, and Ambient Effects z17

Published on Apr 7, 2019 VJ FRANZ K

"More strange voices* after this point! Here's a continuation of the earlier video. I can see the value of the VT4's additional parameters, which allow more fine tuning of the sound you want.
*and I actually like some of the effects with the ambient crowd noises later on."

Follow-up to this post.

Roland NEW VT4 (Voice Transformer) Test A - Robot Voices Galore! z15

Published on Apr 3, 2019 VJ FRANZ K

"'Hard Tuned' Voices are more popular than ever. What will a user of the Voice Transformer 3 think, when presented with the new VT4? There are definitely similarities in sound, the VT4 has some useful new options. With either one, you're going to want to practice a while to get the best sound out of it - you have to "sing into" the effects in a certain way to get the best pitch tracking out them, for example.
Things do get a bit silly, I wasn't totally able to hear in the crowded convention hall!"

Strange Electronics - Modular LED Rack! at SynthPlex 2019 z27

Published on Apr 2, 2019 VJ FRANZ K

"This literally flashy synth module, and lighted case (!) are ready to make your performance, or studio, brighter! (With CV control)"

Robert Rich and Loren Nerell Modular Jam At Noisebug 2 10 19

Published on Feb 18, 2019 VJ FRANZ K

https://www.noisebug.net

Volca Drum Prototype! : Underwater Weirdness? z15

Published on Feb 2, 2019 VJ FRANZ K

"Trying to get some more unusual sounds out of the Volca Drum, it sounds like low deep waves, and high splashes?"

NORD x RC505 Adam Houja "Neo Live Looping" at NAMM z2

Published on Jan 26, 2019 VJ FRANZ K

VOLCA DRUM - Including BETTER STEP JUMP! z16

Published on Jan 26, 2019 VJ FRANZ K

"Among many other features, the Volca Drum includes an improved 'step jump' function which automatically stays 'in beat' when you release it.
(So, how can we get the others updated to do this? ; - )
There are a lot of interesting sound possibilities in this new device."

VOLCA Drums and Modular Etc - Weird Techno Jam? z13

Published on Jan 27, 2019 VJ FRANZ K

"More impressive than the sound of this is seeing all 9 Volca machines on one rack! It was the end of the day, but I had to try this.

Especially the Volca modular will require a lot of time to learn and experiment with, but some truly interesting sounds could result."

New Vocoder VC340 keyboard! (80's Robot Voice) Talking It Out! z7

Published on Jan 26, 2019 VJ FRANZ K

"My 1998 album was called 'Vokoder', because I have always liked this sound a lot! Here's Berhninger's new remake of a classic vocoder keyboard. It does sound different than digital vocoders, and it's not "Auto Tune" - that's something different. B - ) In this case, you play the notes and chords, and talk or sing into a microphone plugged into the machine to get these type of results.
Vocoders do tend to require precise adjustments to get the best "robot voice" sounds, but I easily got this working in minutes."

New MS101 ! - Trying The Red "Meowing" Synth z11

Published on Jan 25, 2019 VJ FRANZ K

"Keytar players take note of the optional handle / strap holder, which has a mod wheel on it to adjust various parameters while you play.
Similar to the SH101, which was sometimes compared to a meow of a robot cat! It was one of my favorite classic synths, and here is a great remake. (You also might compare it to a MiniBrute more recently.)"