MATRIXSYNTH: Sunday, June 28, 2009

Meeting of the Knobs 2009 on Wavemakers

Orange Future Retro Rave-o-lution.

Ensoniq SQ-80 Demo Song: "Free Rein"

YouTube via derekaggs11
"A simple song showing off some patches I recently made: the filter sweep (wheel controlled), a rich synth brass, electric piano and bass."

LINN electronics LINNDRUM

via this auction

Serial number is #864.

Microkorg Piano patch tutorial

YouTube via hdebbache2000
"Please rate..
Hey there. I got a lot of requests to explain how I made the piano patch from one of my videos. I dont understant why someone would want to make a piano on an analog synth, the instrument of the future!! Whatever, here are the instructions, just follow the annotations and you'll have a wonderful paddy-piano-ish sound to mess with. Cheers!

Note: This is not a real piano! so it will be realistic only on a limited range of notes

Note 2: yeah it's a digital wave on OSC1, meaning the sound is not analog.. But for analog freaks, changing it to saw or triangle will be close enought, and it will be analog"

Microkorg custom patches: Pink Floyd Improv, electric guitar, strings

YouTube via hdebbache2000
"Watch in high quality! A little improv on Pink floyd "Shine on you crazy diamonds", and a demo of some new sounds i've figured out."

Microkorg custom patches: Brass, piano, lead and arpeggio, and blade runner blues cover

"The purpose is to demonstrate some of the patches i have accumulated since i bought the thing, six months ago. I tried to replace the Enter Shikari style patches with more vintage ones. And there is an attempt at imitating Vangelis at 1:10.... Enjoy!"

Microkorg custom patches 2: Lead, distorted inter-modulation

"I've just discovered the inter-modulation feature, which lets you modulate a sine wave of osc 1 using osc 2 (as in a digital synth I suppose?). The result is a dirty distorted sound, as shown in some of the segments. Sorry for the lousy sound quality, it is recorded using the webcam's software, from a thinkpad laptop... anyways, enjoy!"

Microkorg: Daft Punk, Vintage and Pad stuff

"This time, I created some patches designed to emulate some of Daft Punk's well known sounds while adding something of my own (Da Funk, Short Circuit). Drums are made using Ableton. This synth is very powerful, and is definitely not a toy, sadly it is used mostly by amateurs. Also, some film themes, pad improvisation etc. Enjoy in High Def!"

Microkorg patches: more Vangelis, pads, leads brass etc, high quality

"Watch in high quality to hear good quality sounds, the difference is amazing." Click the HQ button.

Synth Blues Improv with Alesis Micron

YouTube via hdebbache2000. A bit JMJ (specifically at :38).
"Rate/Comment please. Hey there, here is a blues jam obviously inspired by Vangelis Blade Runner, but it is'nt a cover. It is to show the Micron's amazing capabilities. The sounds are custom, and I'm especially proud of the brass patch. In a while I'll start doing some more rythmic pieces like jarre and such, for now I just wanted to master this synth, so here is a relatively simple improv. Enjoy! And watch in high quality, the sound quality is worth it."

Blade Runner Main Titles Synth Cover with Alesis Micron

"Hey, I just got my Micron, and wanted to test it. I created a setup with a pad, a CS80 like lead, and some glass keys. I think the lead sound is close enought. The Micron is really a powerful synth... Only thing lacking is aftertouch. The playing is slow due to manipulations (expression, octave change etc). Enjoy!"

Synthesizer Studio Hamburg

YouTube via sunnyvollherbst
a walk through the SYNTHESIZER STUDIO HAMBURG.
38 analoge synthesizer and 20
drum machines are waiting for your recording....
more fotos and infos:
www.myspace.com/synthesizerpar k"

Ted's Noise Synth

flickr by crayxax
(click for mouse-overs and more)
"Someone asked me to build them a custom noise synth and this is the result. Kind of a combination of my last two, with some added tweaks, it sounds very harsh. Has some weird personality traits when you switch on the ring mod function and depending on how much voltage you starve, certain controls start affecting other controls. I'm very pleased with it. Not sure if I'll keep these knobs or go for metal ones I used on my last box.

Sounds"

Synth.nl 'Apollo' Studio 2009

You can find more pics and the list at Synth.nl's Apollo Studio page. Massive.

Click here and scroll to see some prior posts on the making of Apollo Studio. Be sure to click through the links in the posts.

Inside Mathew Jonson's Berlin studio

YouTube via beatport. via goldwill.
"Mathew Jonson was kind enough to film this tour of his Berlin studio to compliment our in-depth interview with him"

MOTK7

YouTube via davidryle
"more from the Meeting of the Knobs 2009."

ROLAND SH-101 vintage analog synthesizer - Blue

via this auction

Prototype Moog Rogue Synth Housing / Case

via this auction
"This is a Prototype Housing. A development unit...s/n D1008.

It consists of the top panel with sides and the bottom plate.

The Pitch and Mod wheels are also attached along with the associated LHC wiring.

Two of the rubber feet are attached and the other two are packed loose. (They are mounted when the keyboard is installed)

When looking at the rear panel, it appears that the screening was redone to accommodate the following changes.

The rear panel 'Moog' Logo was originally positioned where it now says 'The Rogue' and vice versa. (see rear pic.)

There looks to be some overspray on the front panel left area.(see pic)

There are some scratches and imperfections, as it is a Moog Prototype unit."

Yamaha CS10

via this auction

Roland SH-2

via this auction

Alien - B Ware (Demo)

"... a quite normal day on earth.

Start sequence for my 6:20 min video Alien - B Ware .
The music is made with Alionoctis Vsti synthesizer from HGFortune.
To listen more of this visit Synthesizer-Artists ."

New Folktek Blog - Folktek Arts

via sir folk tek
"Hello, just wanted to say that we appreciate your site and thank you for throwing our wierd stuff up whenever you see it. We started a blog so everything could be somewhat organized and updated properly. Please check it out: folktek.blogspot.com
take care
Arius Blaze
folktek"

MOTK6

YouTube via davidryle. Click on the MOTK label below for more.
"Meeting of the Knobs in Bedford, Texas on June 27th, 2009."

some bars of Largo

via Stefan Trippler on the Waldorf List
http://www.trippler.net/files/largo/Largo9a.mp3

ROLAND RE-5

YouTube via abertronic. available on Ebay.
"demo of the Roland RE-5 digital delay/reverb"

Gladiator 2+Largo vol2

YouTube via PXE02321. "Gladiator 2+Largo DEMO"

JX8P Nintendo** patch

YouTube via majorhostage
"Today I was feeling nostalgic and decided to make an patch which sounded like the old Nintendo 8 bit games, and the best synth to make such a patch on is ofcourse the JX8P from Roland."

RC CIRCUIT BENT SOVIET SYNTH

YouTube via djwidow420
"UNIQUE (S.S.S) 12-BIT SOVIET SUITCASE SYNTHESISER BY RESONANCE CIRCUITS"

Touchscreen und Kore

YouTube via Thermobier. "Touchscreen NI-Kore und MS-20 Softi"

HASYMO - Wonderful to Me [Yokohama]

YouTube via ymo1965. Anyone ID the synths?
"Live at Pacifico Yokohama 2007

DVD Order Number ~ RZBM 45824~5"

HASYMO - Supreme Secret [Yokohama]

"Live at Pacifico Yokohama 2007 DVD Order Number ~ RZBM 45824~5"

Update via the world of next tuesday in the comments: "The only esoteric piece of gear is Sakamoto's Roland EP-30. I'm pretty sure I saw him doing a modern YMO gig with a Prophet 5 at some point but I'm not certain. He's definitely been using a Phatty for reunion stuff.

http://illudium.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-is-this.html"