Audiothingies MicroMonsta + DoubleDrummer w/ custom Samples Demo

Published on Jan 12, 2018 Sylwester Retrospektive

"Sorry for the mobile phone sound. Currently unable to cut video and add external sound."

DIY Hardware Sequencer by Sylwester Retrospektive

Published on Jul 22, 2017 Sylwester Retrospektive

New Zephyr Hybrid Hardware Synthesizer in the Works - Demo Sounds

Zephyr Hybrid Synthesizer - February 2016 Teaser

Published on Feb 16, 2016 Sylwester Retrospektive

"The Zephyr is a hybrid (digital + analog) synthesizer being developed by me. Here is a litte sound teaser."

A new hardware synth coming from Sylwester Retrospektive. You can see the channel label below for some of his previous work.

Happy New Year From MATRIXSYNTH! - A Look Back at 2014

Happy New Year everyone!

I want to start by thanking everyone that comes to MATRIXSYNTH and helps make it what it is - the readers, the supporters, and of course all the sponsors on the right.

THANK YOU and have a GREAT 2015!!!

This site is a labor of love and a ton of work. This site is ultimately meant to be an testament to everything synth in the making. We have over nine years of daily synth history captured here, 119,983 published posts. I can't wait to see what the future brings us in 2015!

That said, here are a few interesting bits from 2014 in the longest post of the year. ;)

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Sylwester Retrospektive DIY Synth - Polyphonic / Multitimbral Demo

Published on Sep 17, 2014 Sylwester Retrospektive

"All sounds are coming from the DIY Synth. Basic FX post-added (minimal delay reverb).

00:00 - Demo 1
01:15 - Demo 2"

Akai SG01v Vintage Rompler - Short demo song.

Akai SG01v Vintage - My Demo Song #2 Published on Aug 26, 2014 Sylwester Retrospektive

Akai SG01vs on eBay

DIY Synthesizer - Control Surface used as Analog-Style Step Sequencer

Published on Aug 22, 2014 Sylwester Retrospektive

"This is my self-made control surface board.

For this test, it is set up as a simple 8-Step sequencer with velocity control triggering the synth. The noise is a part of the sound patch.

First row controls note and the 2nd velocity of the note."

DIY Synth - Analog/Digital Synthesizer - 2000 Waveform extended wavetable test

Published on Aug 10, 2014 Sylwester Retrospektive

"This is just a technical demo - i played with my left hand while using the control surface with my right hand - so the playing is not really musical. But you get an idea of how it sounds! These are over 2000 waveforms from the wavetable that is available on my synth.. from natural sounds (guitar, strings) over voices etc. this is only a short excerpt. Note that this is still work in progress - some wavetable sounds have the wrong offset.."

DIY Synth - 100% Self-Made / Self-Developed Hybrid Analog/Digital Synthesizer Megademo

Published on Aug 9, 2014 Sylwester Retrospektive

"Here follows a work-in-progress synthesizer megademo
to demonstrate the current capabilities. Basic sequences,
patches, a lot of stuff going all.

Good headphones HIGHLY recommended!

00:00 - Polyphonic Demo (highly recommended)
02:15 - Initial Patch Demo
06:36 - Big Patch Demo (highly recommended)

All unprocessed (no FX, no EQ) directly from synth.
Noise & 50Hz comes from my sound internface..

More to come soon!"

See the Sylwester Retrospektive channel below for more.

DIY Synth - CV Demo - Playing Mozart

Published on Jul 24, 2014 Sylwester Retrospektive

DIY Digital DSP Synth

Published on Jul 11, 2014 Sylwester Retrospektive

Created a new Sylwester Retrospektive label for these.

AcidCode ML-303 (like TB-303 / x0b0x) Digital VCO and CPU Replacement from Scratch

Published on May 27, 2014 Sylwester Retrospektive·7 videos

"I replaced the 'digital brain' by an ARM Microcontroller and implemented the VCO in Software, so it doesn't drift while temperature changes etc."

Clavia Nord Modular Classic - Noodle #1

Published on Dec 17, 2013 Sylwester Retrospektive·3 videos

Clavia Nord Modular G1 / Classic Demos

Clavia Nord Modular G1 / Classic - My Demo #1

Published on Nov 11, 2013 Sylwester Retrospektive·1 video

"Clavia Nord Modular G1 (Classic) Virtual Analog Modular Synthesizer.
Produced in 1998 in Sweden. This little synthesizer is probably one of the mightiest digital synthesizers around. Listen to my demo (multitrack live improvisation).

The sounds in this demo are either self-made or modified original patches.
The composition is only a live improvisation by me."

Nord Modulars on eBay

Update:

Clavia Nord Modular G1 / Classic - My Demo #2

Published on Nov 11, 2013

"Short improvisation / sound demo showing a little bit of the sound possibilites of the Clavia Nord Modular Synthesizer built in 1998 in Sweden by Clavia. All Melodies are just improvised - so don't ask for titles ;)"