First Impressions of the Roland SYSTEM-8 with Solvent

Published on Sep 27, 2016 RolandChannel

"Zimbabwe-born Jason Amms (aka Solvent) lives in Toronto, ON, where he spends his time obsessively grappling with an outsized collection of vintage analog synthesizers, samplers, and sequencers.

In this video, Solvent shares with us his first impressions of the Roland SYSTEM-8 PLUG-OUT Synthesizer, as well puts on one of the world’s first performances on this instrument."

First Impressions of the Roland SYSTEM-8 with John Leimseider

Published on Sep 27, 2016 RolandChannel

"John Leimseider specializes in analogue synthesizers, vintage electronic equipment, and keyboard repair for national and international musicians and collectors.

With over 30 years of experience repairing and restoring keyboards and analogue synths, John is one of North America’s premier keyboard techs.

He currently works as the Electronics Technician for the National Music Centre in Calgary, Alberta.
John sat down with Paul McCabe, President and CEO of Roland Canada, to talk about Roland synthesizers past and present."

First Impressions of the Roland SYSTEM-8 with Amin Bhatia

Published on Sep 27, 2016 RolandChannel

"Emmy-nominated composer Amin Bhatia has a dual career both as synth programmer and orchestral film composer.

Prizes at the Roland International Synthesizer competitions won him international fame in his youth, leading to projects with David Foster and Steve Porcaro and launched him into a career in film and television score composition.

In this video Amin, who was one of the first people in the world to try out the SYSTEM-8, shares his first impressions, along with his insights on the role that synthesizers and hardware play in modern-day composition."

Click here for previous posts featuring Amin Bhatia.

SDM #1 - Reggae Challenge - DSI/Oberheim OB6 - Yamaha Montage

Published on Sep 26, 2016 Earmonkey Music

"It's all Montage and OB6 here. Just a fun jam with no structure or anything. Just some organ stabs, a reggae style bass, and my playing over the top. It was fun anyway."

Testing synthesizer board

Published on Sep 26, 2016 Konstantin T

RT-311 Workshop deutsch: 1 Basics

Published on Sep 26, 2016 Jörg Schaaf

"Dies ist der erste Beitrag zu einer RT-311 Swarm Oscillator Workshop Reihe. Dieser Teil macht Sie mit der grundsätzlichen Bedienung vertraut. Lernen Sie die Benutzeroberfläche kennen und erfahren sie das volle Klangpotential, in dem Sie diese Video Reihe mit uns zusammen anschauen. Wir wünschen viel Spaß!"

Waldorf Q+ Virtual Analog Synth with Wavetables & Analog Filters

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Roland MKS-7

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Melody: 2 voice
Chord: 4 voice
Bass: 1 voice
Rhythm: 11 PCM sounds

Melody, Chord & Bass are based on the Juno-106, while the rhythm section is based on the TR-707.

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Roland TR-808 Expansion Sound Cartridge for the Sequential Circuits TOM

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"TOM
MODEL '420' Drum Machine

Expansion Sound Cartridge:
DRUMWARE "ANALOG DRUMS" aka TR-808

Plug this cartridge into the cart slot of your vintage SCI TOM drum machine to instantly add 7 new drum sounds to your kit!

You get:
• thick & beefy 808 kick.
• punchy 808 snare and rim shot.
• classic 808 analog tom-tom
• crispy hi-hats
• classic claps and cowbell.

DRUMWARE sound cartridges were rare back in the day (1985-88) and even more rare today!

The cartridge is brand new, but the sounds contained inside are the original DRUMWARE sounds of the mid 80's.
This is a brand new reproduction of the vintage cartridge, a high quality circuit board enclosed in a custom designed & 3d printed outer plastic shell.

PLUG AND PLAY.

A very limited, hand built production run, so don't miss out!"

Drum Robot MR-808 Interactive - Massive Acoustic Roland TR-808 Art Installation

Published on Aug 18, 2016

"The Drum Robot MR-808 Interactive at the Krake Festival Berlin."

Some of you might remember the Sonic Robots MR-808 from this post back in 2012.  It looks like it was shown at a number of festivals.  You can find the list of events on the right of the Sonic Robots website here.  The following are some details and pics via Sonic Robots:

"MR-808 interactive is a drum robot installation featuring an oversized robotic drum machine which is programmed live by the spectators!

The audience can program the drum robot in a collaborative process and listen to the emerging of the sound. At the exhibition site, the crowd can stand in front of the robot, composing the music in realtime.

The drum robot installation MR-808 Interactive (2015) is intended for a collaborative music creation process which turn the listener from a passive spectator to an active player, visualizing the ongoing bond of mobile digital interfaces and physical actions.

The original installation MR-808 was developed in 2012 by the collective Sonic Robots under the direction of Moritz Simon Geist. It got an upgrade with the interactive part in 2015 / 2016. The drum robot has so far been presented on various events, from techno club nights to media and hacking congresses. The robot installation is a replica of the famous 1980s electronic drum machine TR-808 with robots playing the drum sounds. For the installation eleven sounds of the 80s drum computer TR-808 are replaced by mechanical actuators and physical tone-makers. You can read more about the technique and background here."

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