Arturia Beatstep Test

Published on Apr 16, 2014 Lloyd Barrett·24 videos

Some contact noise on the left channel.

"Arturia Beatstep test. Apologies for the shaky phone cam.
Sequencer sending channel 1 to Nord Modular G1 patch on Slot A(via MIDI) and Arturia ProphetV soft-synth (via USB MIDI).
Controller section sending channel 2 to G1 patch on Slot B.
Pro Tools 11 running on 2010 MacMini. Nord Software on Toshiba Qosmio (offscreen)."

via Baron Von Barrett on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Full write-up on Secret Killer of Names here.

Arturia Beatsteps on eBay

MFB MICROZWERG MKII

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Eltra Unitra Eltronic 109 Synthesizer Overview

Published on Apr 16, 2014 midierror·67 videos

"This Polish-made synthesizer/organ is quite a rare one, especailly in the UK. I cast my beady eye over the functions and features of this rare synth and offer a cash prize for those eagle-eared enough to identify the song I am attempting to perform."

This is the first video of the Eltra posted on the site and only the third post to date.  See the Eltra channel below for the two previous posts.

New Eurorack Maker - L.C.F. Industries

L.C.F. Industries Arp-8 Published on Apr 16, 2014 Ethermask·2 videos

via L.C.F. Indusries - Three modules: ARP-8 arpeggiator, MIDI to CV, & 16-SEQ sequencer.

This is the first L.C.F Industries post.

"Something was missing from my growing modular. I couldn't figure out what it was. Then after playing with a Polysix for a while it hit me; An arpeggiator!

So using the MIDI-CV Converter I made, I started playing around with the code a bit. And then a couple of hours later I came up with a pretty decent arpeggiator. It didn't have much control (only the two switches) but it worked! So the next step was to expand on it but still keep it as small as possible.
Octave knob: Selects between a 1-4 octave range
Rate knob: If synced with a MIDI clock, it will divide the tempo accordingly;
1-1
1-2
1-4
1-8
1-8T
1-16
1-16T
1-32
V/Octave Out
Hz/Volt Out
Gate Out
Clk In: Bypasses MIDI-clock messages and uses an external clock source.
Directional switch: Up, Down, Up/Down
Sync Switch: If no external clock source is available (MIDI or analog), flipping to the FREE position will prompt it to use it's own internal clock. Use the Rate knob to increase the speed.
Arp / Mono Switch: Turns the arpeggiator into a simple single-channel MIDI-CV converter."

MIDI to CV Converter

"I've seen a couple of DIY MIDI-to-CV converters but I wanted to make a more simplified one for my rack. At first it seemed like a daunting task but it was really quite easy.

MIDI channels 1 and 2: CV, Gate, Mod Wheel, and Aftertouch
Mono/Poly switch: Changes the second channel to a second output for channel 1.
Retrig/Legato switch
Clock Out: Right now it runs at 16th-note divisions from the MIDI clock and only outputs when it receives a Song Start message from the DAW. I might change this later but it works for me now.
Reset Output: Sends a pulse everytime a Song Position Pointer message is received. Works great with the sequencer I made.
Pitchbend: CV outs; -/+2 semitones"

16-Step Sequencer

"Features
Three position switch for each step: On/Off/Tie
Range Switch: 2-5 octave
Step knob: Dial in steps between 2-16
*Various step-directions: Fwd / Bck / Ping-Pong1 / Ping-Pong2 / Random
Internal clock with pulse width knob
Hold and Reset buttons
Portamento
Quantizer On/Off switch with scale selector
Major
Minor
Pentatonic
Whole Step
Chromatic
CV Out, Reset, Gate out, Clock In, Clock Out, Transpose In, Hold

Now, I'm trying something new that I haven't seen in other sequencers. It started out as a visual aesthetic that I wanted to add to the sequence direction but it turns out to be really useful when experimenting with a sequence. Plus it looks really cool!

When the Direction selector is set to one of the first four directions the sequence is linear, meaning it will advance +/-1step (1, 2, 3, 4, etc. Or 16,15,14,13, etc). The next four directions from the Direction selector will be the same as the first four, as far as a direction goes, but it is no longer linear. It will jump steps but still follow the same path (1, 9, 2, 10, 3, 11, etc. Or 16, 8, 15, 7, 14, 6, etc).

The Direction selector has the following choices
Directions 1-4: Linear
Fwd
Bck
Ping-Pong 1
Ping-Pong 2

Directions 5-8: Jump back and forth 9-steps
(1, 9, 2, 10, 3, 11, 4, 12, 5, 13, 6, 14, 7, 15, 8, 16)
Fwd
Bck
Ping-Pong 1
Ping-Pong 2

Directions 9-12: Jump and reverse
(1, 16, 2, 15, 3, 14, 4, 13, 5, 12, 6, 11, 7, 10, 8, 9)
Fwd
Bck
Ping-Pong 1
Ping-Pong2

Direction 13:
Random"

Richard Devine Performing at Trash Audio Synth Meet 14 Portland

via Richard Devine on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"Playing a very special live set for the Trash Audio Synth Meet 14 in Portland! going to be an insane weekend!"

Korg Ms-20 Mini and Ims20 comparison and mods

Published on Apr 16, 2014 Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com·172 videos

Http://Fluxwithit.com

"I run through some of the mods I have done to my Ms-20 Mini. I also directly compare it with the iPad app iMS20"

Vintage ARP ODYSSEY MK III Model 2823 SN 0985

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Moog Format Cat Filter Module

via The Bob Moog Foundation on Facebook

"C.A.T. filter. Thanks to Tim Curtis for the pic."

Rob Papen Concept Hardware Controller

via Rob Papen on Facebook

"Hi guys,
Below is the 'concept idea' for RP-Control. Note that this product is not available!

The idea is to make a usb controller for our synth products (BLUE-II, Predator, SubBoomBass, Blade).
The layout is very clear, compared to other general controllers.

Producing such a controller is not so easy. You have to find a manufacturer and so on.
So I thought... lets make an image of it and check what some do say about this idea of a 'RP-Control'"

Super Mario Kart - Koopa's Beach & Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 - Temple on Moog Little Phatty

Super Mario Kart - Koopa's Beach (SNES Music) - Moog Little Phatty - Polyphonic Processing

Published on Apr 16, 2014 MrCaliforniaD·39 videos

"Moog Little Phatty Stage 2 polyphony using Notelogic from Xhip.net

NO Fx has been used on this piece! PURE MOOG SOUND!"

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 - Temple (SNES Music) - Moog Little Phatty - Polyphonic Processing

Published on Apr 16, 2014

"Moog Little Phatty Stage 2 polyphony using Notelogic from Xhip.net"

Also see: Super Mario Bros 2 - Title Theme (Nintendo Music) - Moog Little Phatty - Polyphonic Processing

Analog Solutions Leipzig-s monosynth DEMO

Published on Apr 16, 2014 alternatingbitmusic·70 videos

"I never get sick of the raw analog power behind this synthesizer. I thought I'd post a recent demo of it for anyone interested."

Bass drum 909 , clone 9090

Published on Apr 16, 2014 Propanvideos·38 videos

Fuente: http://www.9090project.co.uk/
Alimentacion + 15v, gnd , - 15v trigger in (Gate 1v - 20v )

Buchla 288v - April 16, 2014

Published on Apr 16, 2014 batchas·176 videos

262v to 288v. Sequenced by 243v.
262v FMed by 258v

Ginko Synthese VCSQ + triggermatrix Prototype

Published on Apr 16, 2014 ginko synthese·12 videos

"prototype of triggermatrix as add-on for VCSQ"

Studio Science: Morton Subotnick On His Buchla Synthesizer

Published on Apr 14, 2014 Red Bull Music Academy·239 videos

"Morton Subotnick runs through his live set-up, a unique amalgamation anchored by the Buchla Synthesizer. Filmed at the 2014 Red Bull Music Academy Bass Camp San Francisco."

Oberheim OB-Xa Sound Design Tutorial Foreigner

Published on Apr 16, 2014 RetroSound·271 videos

"(c) 2014 vintage synthesizer sound tutorial series by RetroSound

part one: the haunting pad sound in Foreigners "Waiting For A Girl Like You"

the sound in the original song is made with the huge Oberheim OB-Xa Analog Synthesizer (1981) and layered with a simple OB sweep pad sound.

very important is the filter resonance (12dB/oct) and the pitch modulation."

Data Garden Achieves MIDI Sprout Kickstarter Goal

"Data Garden are pleased to announce that they have reached their Kickstarter goal for the MIDI Sprout, a device that allows people to listen to music from the natural biorhythms of their houseplants through synthesizers, computer and iOS devices. The crowdfunding campaign is live through Sunday April 20th and, for now, is the only opportunity to order a MIDI Sprout.

The campaign which gathered coverage from music and pop culture websites achieved it’s targeted $25,000 on Sunday, 4/13. While this success guarantees that the MIDI Sprout will go into limited production this summer, the campaign is still active for the rest of the week, coming to a close on Sunday, April 20th.

"Data Garden is not a hardware company. We are a group of artists committed to creating opportunities for the public to experience their environment in new ways," says Data Garden Director, Joe Patitucci. "We would like to produce more MIDI Sprouts down the line but the goal right now is to get this technology out there so our friends and fans can experiment. This may be the last opportunity for people to order a MIDI Sprout, so it’s important that they act now and get one while they can."

Many cite the introduction of the MIDI Sprout as the beginning of the DIY Biofeedback movement. The week between achieving the financial goal and the formal close of the Kickstarter campaign allows those interested in the movement to fund the MIDI Sprout beyond this limited run."

Connecting MIDI Sprout to an iOS Device

Published on Apr 1, 2014 Data Garden·14 videos

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Valley of the ARPs

via Richard Devine on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

CMS modular in the middle. CMS stands for Cirocco Modular Synthesizers at discretesynthesizers.com.

CMS has 3 main divisions: CMS Discrete Synthesizers, CMS Technical Services & Upgrades, & The Novachord Restoration Project.

Phil Cirocco is likely the worlds leading ARP tech.  I'd say leading expert as well, although I don't know if that would be him or David Friend working on the new KORG ARP Odyssey clone, and of course Alan R Pearlman is still around.  Philip Dodds however has passed on.

AHMW 2014

Published on Apr 16, 2014 Andrew Scheidler·40 videos

"The people and gear at the Analogue Heaven Mid-West Get Together on April 5, 2014. Hosted by Andrew Scheidler just west of Angola Indiana. Vintage, modular and DIY synths galore :-)"

Sharooz - Studio Tour

Published on Apr 16, 2014 Future Music Magazine·417 videos

"DJ and producer Sharooz shows FM his amazing London studio. Stacks of synths and drum machines and a full acid synth jam too!"

More studio tours here.

Shifting Sands 'Mac-R/Elements/Godwin

Published on Apr 16, 2014 macbethsynthesizers·113 videos

"Here's a video that I did with the MacBeth Micromac-R (pounding the bass) and some (pre) Elements circuits- basically what will happen in your Elements Synthesizer! Because this was multitracked, and not live, I used some of my recent photos- mostly from Berlin, as a back drop! There's a Godwin String Concert playing it's part on here too!"

Mutable Instruments Yarns (initial test)

Published on Apr 16, 2014 bigcitymusic·325 videos

"The first section of the video demonstrates Yarns (duophonic, 2x monophonic) '2M' mode. Two MIDI to 1V/OCT Pitch CV's are independently tracking 2 D-LFO channels. The Yarns 2x gate messages are patched to the Cwejman CTG-VC's. The MIDI Clock message is used to Clock sync the Cwejman RG-6 which is lightly modulating the Attack and Decay times of a Cwejman CTG-VC, which is enveloping the two D-LFO oscillators in the 4MS VCA Matrix. Both oscillators are run through the Cwejman SPH-2 Spatial Phaser. We manually experimented with switching D-LFO waveforms while the MIDI sequence was running through Yarns.

The second section of the video demonstrates Yarns (monophonic) '1M' mode. A MIDI to 1V/OCT Pitch CV is sequencing the Cwejman D-LFO oscillator 1. The second oscillator of the D-LFO is synced to the first. Both oscillators are run through the 4MS VCA Matrix. The Yarns gate CV is triggering the Mutable Instruments Tides, of which the bipolar output is multed out via stackable and enveloping both channnels of Cwejman D-LFO in the 4MS VCA Matrix. The Yarns Velocity CV is modulating the level of the Tides envelope. By programming dynamic velocity into the MIDI sequence, the Yarns Velocity CV highlights the expressive and rhythmic potential of the Tides envelope. The MIDI Clock message from the Yarns is sent to the 4MS Quad Pingable LFO which is modulating the RATE CV of the second channel of the Cwejman D-LFO (sync ratio modulation)."

Make Noise Teleplexer Routing Audio Feedback

Published on Apr 16, 2014 MAKEN0ISE·46 videos

"This video demonstrates the Teleplexer as a feedback matrix with several sources in the Echophon external feedback loop.

http://www.makenoisemusic.com/teleple..."

Jomox XBASE 999 Analog Drum Synthesizer ( Producer Edition )

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Cwejman and a Bunny

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Just in time for Easter.

Alisa Analog Synthesizer CV In Test

Published on Apr 16, 2014 Vladimir Kolomiets·6 videos

"Used iPhones Little Midi to Doepfer MCV4 to Alisa."

Virtual ANS Based PhonoPaper: Play Music from Paper - How to Print your Voice and Play It Back

Published on Apr 16, 2014 Alexander Zolotov·123 videos

http://warmplace.ru/soft/phonopaper

The software is currently available for Android. Note this is based on Virtual ANS which is also available for iOS. See the details below.

PhonoPaper: How to Print your Voice and Play It Back


"What is PhonoPaper

PhonoPaper is:
format of graphical representation of the sound (music, human voice, etc.); in other words, it is the 2D audio barcode (by analogy with the QR-code);
real-time PhonoPaper-code reader (using the camera);
PhonoPaper-code generator (sound to image converter).

Key features:
PhonoPaper-code is analogue, so it is not so sensitive to different types of the image distortion (bad camera, dark picture, wrinkled paper, etc.); at least you will hear the "silhouette" of the original sound;
PhonoPaper does not require access to the network; its code is self-contained;
PhonoPaper-code can be played in real-time with hand-controlled speed and direction;
PhonoPaper-code can be drawn by hand (paper version of the Virtual ANS synth);
PhonoPaper is free!
Examples of usage:
voice messages (or pieces of music) on the billboards, posters, postcards, goods;
audio labels for phonorecords;
audio examples in some textbooks;
art-experiments;
learning the basics of the spectral music.
PhonoPaper is based on the Virtual ANS engine - it is a software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS.
So if you want to make more complex PhonoPaper-codes - use the Virtual ANS."

iTunes: Virtual ANS - Alexander Zolotov - note this is for Virtual ANS, not PhonoPaper.

VGM #7: Dire Dire Docks (Super Mario 64)

Published on Apr 16, 2014 Ace Waters·82 videos

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"It seems water areas always have the best music. Here is my version of Dire Dire Docks from Super Mario 64."

80's Style: Arturia Microbrute + Korg Volca Boxes

Published on Apr 16, 2014 PanzerLyu·19 videos

"a song inspired by the '80s.
Just some simple sequences, a little bit of improvisation....
and some mistakes

Gears:
Arturia Microbrute
Korg Volca Keys
Korg Volca Bass
Korg Volca Beats
Korg Kaossilator2

Fx: Digitech BP50 (to Microbrute)

Mixer : Behringer Xenyx Q802USB
Audio Interface : Behringer UCA222"

"practice 2" Roland AIRA TR-8,TB-3, KORG R3's vocoder and more by konxxxq

Published on Apr 16, 2014 konxxxq·205 videos

konxxxq used

music:
Roland AIRA TR-8(drums)
Roland AIRA TB-3(bass)
KORG R3(vocoder)
KORG KRONOS(SEQ)
kingKORG(Ambi Pf & Pad)
Kaossilator Pro(solo)
Kaosspad KP-3(effect)
Kaosspad QUAD(effect)

video:
SONY HDR-MV1
Canon IXY32s
iPad
iMovie

Roland Aira's on eBay

Roland TR-8 as an Audio Interface feat.BassBoy+【重低音少年】

Published on Apr 16, 2014 電子音屋ヨクシー(Yokushe)·61 videos

"DAWのオーディオ・インターフェイスとしてRoland TR-8を使用
USB接続でソフトシンセもTR-8経由で鳴らす事が出来ます。

I use Roland TR-8 as an audio system interface of DAW.
I can sound the soft synthesizer by USB connection via TR-8, too.

デモ・トラック、Freeダウンロード⇒https://soundcloud.com/yo-17
電子音屋ヨクシーのブログ⇒http://yoshitb303.blogspot.jp/

Please listen to Demo Track⇒https://soundcloud.com/yo-17"

Moscow Synthpozium - Synth Meet Coming to Moscow on April 30

via Andrey:

"Hello! We are having big synth meeting in Russia, Moscow on the 30th of April called Moscow Synthpozium. There will be collectors of vintage synths and many modular systems. Also, there will be many synth makers including Alex Pleninger and Vyacheslav Grigoriev."

You'll find the Facebook event page here.

1984 YAMAHA RX-15 German Ad

via synthmuseum.de

Korg volca Roland AIRA TB-3 session 「A.C.J.」

Published on Mar 21, 2014 syuuhei yamada·5 videos

"AIRA TB-3を買って、早速演奏してみました。アナログシンセのvolcaとデジタルでデ­ィレイがかかっているTB-3のそれぞれの違いが分かると思います。"

Volcas on eBay | Roland Aira's on eBay

korg volca monotribe kp2 sessions

korg volca monotribe kp2 session vol1 「cosmic wave」

Published on Mar 4, 2014 syuuhei yamada·5 videos

Volcas on eBay

"Korg製シンセサイザー、「volca beats」「 volca bass」「volca keys」「monotribe」 「mini kaoss pad 2」を繋いで演奏しました。
色々と試してみて、今回はvolca bestsで２種類のパターン、volca bassも２種類のトラックを作って展開をして行きました。"

korg volca monotribe kp2 session vol2「Mars Architect 」

Published on Mar 8, 2014

"Korg製シンセサイザー、「volca beats」「 volca bass」「volca keys」「monotribe」 「mini kaoss pad 2」で演奏しました。
volca keysの音はモーションシーケンスを使って作っています。
monotribeでキンキンする音を出してみました。"

Arturia Microbrute and Korg Volca Beats

"Depatterning" Arturia Microbrute and Korg Volca Beats

Published on Apr 14, 2014 RCAvhstape·9 videos

"Look at the flowers. Volca Beats and Microbrute jam. Percussion sounds are Volca Beats, all other sounds are from the Microbrute.

2014 RCAvhstape

Gear used:
Arturia Microbrute analog synthesizer
Korg Volca Beats analog drum machine
Garagetone Axle Grease delay pedal
Arion Stereo Chorus pedal
Korg Sound-on-Sound multitrack recorder

Video made with VideoFX and MS Movie Maker"

"MK Delta" Arturia Microbrute and Korg Volca Beats

Published on Mar 30, 2014

"Some more mind control for you. Volca Beats and Microbrute Jam, using the 'sleep deprivation' technique."

Korg Volca Beats and Arturia Microbrute "Bright Approach"

Published on Mar 16, 2014

"Volca Beats synced to Microbrute. Output of Microbrute run through Garagetone Axle Grease delay pedal, then mixed with output of Volca Beats via Boss LS2 line selector switch pedal. Recorded using Korg Sound-on-Sound handheld recorder. This is all one track, recorded on one take."

MicroBRUTE Solo Tapes - Old Berlin School

Published on Apr 15, 2014 skywojto·18 videos

"MicroBRUTE Solo Tapes goes Old Berlin School (KS style)

8 sequences from MicroBrute recorded one after the other to the DAW. Just like 8 track tape recorder in the 70' ;). All sounds come from the MicroBrute. Simple EQ on each track to separate frequency, some fade in/out and Delay, Reverb has been added on each track. Solo played on tiny MicroBrute keyboard and I'm not the best keyboard player, so forgive me for mistakes... ;)

Enjoy

PS. I think I have heard too much of Klaus Schulze music in my life. ;)"