MATRIXSYNTH: Monday, June 30, 2014


Monday, June 30, 2014

Fun With Moog Sub Phatty Native instruments RC48 and more


Published on Jun 30, 2014 Flux302 of Fluxwithit.com·196 videos

"Just having some fun Jamming live with the Moog Sub Phatty and the Beautiful Reverb RC48 from Native instruments. I also send the moog through the Way Huge Aquapuss guitar pedal and use some percussion from the Fluxwithit.com Dystopia Expansion pack for Maschine"

Microbe Modular Equation Composer - Equation Player mode


Published on Jun 30, 2014

"The Equation Composer comes with a number of built-in 'programs'. This program plays back ByteBeat equations. See http://www.microbemodular.com/product... for more information."

"Inspired by VIznut's "Algorithmic symphonies from one line of code" and the BitWiz Audio Synth, the Equation Composer creates a wide range of gritty, 8-bit sounding melodies, waveforms, and noise. The module is organized into CV selectable "programs" that range from simple equation playback to struttering loops, and wavetable playback.

Internally, the Equation Composer is based on the powerful Arduino Due. Although the module has been built to be enjoyed "as-is", there's a prominent USB jack on the front for updating the firmware and the software is open source. 14 extra pins have been brought to an expansion header on the rear. The Arduno code itself is modular, allowing various software "modules" to be strung together into “programs” that act like individual synths. (Re-programming is recommended for advanced developers and requires some C++.)"

Equation Composer - Drum Selektor preset

Published on Jun 30, 2014

"A quick demo of the Equation Composer - Drum Selecktor preset. Drum sounds are generated by equations, which can be replaced with a little bit of programming. Sorry, the video cuts out about 3/4 of the way through. At one point I plug in an external gate signal, which overrides the internal clock. Once the external clock signal is removed, the internal clock eventually resumes."

Vtg. Korg FK-1 Synthepedal SN 750725 with Original Box

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Creamware MiniMax ASB - Do Not Microwave. Do Not Feed Liquids

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On the back.

via the seller: "The ultimate virtual analog MiniMoog simulator! 12 note polyphony! Control panel layout true to the original classic synth!

Yes, this is the one . . . the virtual analog synth that is widely considered one of the best (if not the best) Minimoog clones ever produced. Google search the Minimax and check the reviews online . . . . by and large, you will find overwhelming praise for how closely this module captures the character of the classic Minimoog. I personally own several current and classic analog synths (including three Moogs), and this little beast really comes darn close to the original (I've also owned a number of virtual analogs, and this is the only one I've held on to over the years!). The control panel is laid out just like the original . . . a little smaller, but still plenty of room to manipulate the knobs. Two additional knobs handle velocity control of the two envelopes. The MiniMax also features dual digital FX processors to handle delay and modulation effects. Best of all, it's 12 note polyphonic! In poly mode, this synth does a great job of emulating the sort of sounds that were capable on a Memory Moog."

Kind of interesting to think about. The Memorymoog was Curtis chip based and not discrete like the original Minimoog. This being a respected emulation of the Minimoog, how does it compare?

X1L3 - Circuit bent - Synth mod - Casio PT82 / PT87


Published on Jun 30, 2014 manufacturedZ3R0 .·105 videos

X1L3 on eBay
"Back to where it all started.

No eye candy or wooden ends etc. I wanted substance over superficiality. As much as i enjoyed doing the larger machines and will probably do more when i think i've something signifigant to add again (like midi / adsr etc) i started to feel that the curious aspect of these little instruments that sparked my interest was getting lost in some kind of pseudo synthesizer territory to the point where i might as well have just moved on to total synth diy and ditched working on these little things. I've taken what i've learned along the way and what i can do now, miniaturised it all for purpose and put it to work with the fundamentals of the circuit bending that bought me to where i am and what i can do now. The charm and fun of a bespoke circuit bent keyboard but with a sound that stretches from vanilla to hell.

I wanted a compact machine which made space very limited. So i opted to ditch all the drum mute/distortion bends and keep just the pitch control bend which is so easily applied to these. Grunge bossa nova and disco get old fast. I wanted this to be something you could sample the hell out of for trashed up noise and quirky analogue hits and sounds. It's heart revolves around additional circuitry. An embedded psu/supressor to power the keyboard, filter and delay efficiently and of course the filter and delay themselves. It also has a CV input around the side that allows you to modulate the filter cutoff via other equipment. In this case a sequential circuits Pro 1 with note sequences programmed to send out cv patterns.

The intro to this video was made using samples from this machine and the sampler/fx processing of propellerheads reason. Probably most apparent as the intro peaks with the delay crash.

I think i've got it right and i think this is something different and diverse within the realm. But i suppose like most things it's a matter of taste as to if you like this particular flavour or not :)"

An Interview with David Van Koevering on Astronauta Pinguim


via Fabricio Carvalho on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"David was one of the main [people] responsible for the Mini Moog becoming a very popular instrument in the early seventies, when he decided to travel thru the USA demonstrating and selling the instrument. David Van Koevering was also the developer of the Orchestron, an instrument that was based on Mattel's Optigan, that became very famous when musicians like Patrick Moraz and Kraftwerk members used in their records!"

You'll find the interview on Astronauta Pinguim here.

Pictured:

Top: "On stage: David Van Koevering (2nd from left) and Robert Moog (seated)."

"ASTRONAUTA - How did you meet Robert Moog for the first time?

DAVID - I was traveling and doing musical educational programs in the public schools. There is a picture of my educational presentation in Trevor Pinch's book "Analog Days". I saw an ad in the Music Educators Journal that had a photo of the R. A. Moog Studio in Trumansburg, NY which said "Come Visit Our Backroom". I was performing in the area and decided to visit. Bob Moog was in Europe so I did not meet him then. Awhile later I was performing at a school in Long Island, NY and the principal said "I want you to meet Bob Moog". He had come from Trumansburg, NY to meet me and see and hear my show. Bob and I talked about the last song on my show where I performed on a "Theremin". I had made it from and article that Bob had published in an electronics magazine. After meeting Bob that day he asked if I would like to join him and his family at Carnegie Hall in New York City. It was the first ever live performance of the "Moog Quartet" with Gershon Kingsley. During that concert something switched on in my spirit, I knew I needed to be involved! I had a huge audience and showing the future of music to the younger generation became my goal."

Left: David Van Koevering with Moog theremin.

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TOTO'S 1981 YAMAHA GS-1 FM SYNTH SN 1013

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"Up for sale is a Synth that Toto had during the "Rossana/Africa" days. Apparently I was not clear in my earlier listing that THIS ACTUALLY BELONGED TO TOTO. I can provide evidence of this; call my customer service if you doubt that. There were only 100 of these built- they cost $25,000 and are pretty heavy. This was the immediate predecessor to the Yamaha DX-7 which was also based upon the new FM Synthesis theories developed by Professor John Chowning at Stanford University. (Baldwin & Hammond are STILL kicking themselves for NOT jumping at Prof Channing's formulations).

For the history of this unit, Sound on Sound dot com has a lengthy overview of not only this instrument, but the battle that was waging between the different companies of the time...

The controls are deceptively simple and studio musicians LOVE these machines because of the sounds, and textures that can be coaxed out of them when in the right hands. To the left it has Pitch Control (there is a master pitch conroller underneath to Tune the unit (see last photo)). Next there are TREMELO & VIBRATO- each is Variable and controlled by the left two foot pedals. The Right Foot Pedal is a damper. Next is an ENSEMBLE button to the left of the TOUCH CONTROL button. These two buttons woking together might be called "PSYCHEDELIA", because the combination of the two is Startling. Sometimes Ensemble sounds like a Chorus Effect. When you Really slam a key the effect is HEAVY Distortion. (i.e. THIS is a PLAYER'S EXPRESSION MACHINE).

Three band EQ.

There are 16 SOUND BUTTONS that light up when One is selected. The sounds are loaded from the SOUND STRIPS which are like little tiny plastic bookmarks with magnetic backing. As the photos show, I have both the SOUND LIBRARY & VOLUME ll of the SOUND LIBRARY.

AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THE FIRST SOUND STRIP (A-1) IS MISSING !!!

You place the "A" End of the SOUND STRIP in the mouth of the reader to the right of the keyboard. When you press the designated sound button (1-16) the mechanism pulls the SOUND STRIP inside much like a credit card machine. When it has read the "A" end, the SOUND STRIP is returned to you. You have Now loaded sound onto ONE of the TWO onboard computers in the GS-1. You can now load the "B" end of the sound strip onto the SECOND Computer. UNLESS you want to experiment and load another "A" or "B" end into the second computer (Yamaha actually encouraged "mixing it up".). If you like the new sound you have created, you can record it and store it on a BLANK SOUND STRIP. (there are 8 blank strips provided). Again, THIS is a PLAYER'S EXPRESSION MACHINE!

The Yamaha engineers REALLY "knocked themselves out" on the design of this- the way the sounds can be loaded into the TWO computers, giving the option of 16 sounds YOU HAVE CREATED coupled with the interplay of the Touch-Sensitivity and the Expression functions, coupled (again) with the real-time pedal control of both the Vibrato and Tremelo functions - it's like "The Space Shuttle for Keyboard Players".

If you look at the video of Toto's AFRICA, you will see this machine on stage. Perhaps you are not much of a keyboard player, but a HUGE Toto fan, and turned your dope dealing money into a fortune on Wall Street. Wouldn't it be nice to have this in your living room so your kids could learn the "bum bum bum ba bum bum bum" intro to "Africa"? Or perhaps you are a PLAYER, and want the challenge of the predecessor the the famed DX-7 (which "kicked butt and took names"). Or you have a studio and need THIS to complete your keyboard stable- your clients might feel a tad humbled to be able to sit at Toto's Keyboard. ('let's see shall I up my rates 20, 30, or 40 per cent?')."

Modular Wild Presents SOUNDS- TipTop Audio ZDSP-Analog and Digital Feedback


Published on Jun 30, 2014 Modular Wild·127 videos

"A short demonstration of sound examples using Analog or Digital feedback with the TipTop Audio ZDSP. Also a short example of combining the two flavors of feedback."

All parts here.

Eric Archer Mystery Synth


Published on Jun 30, 2014 EA78751·43 videos

"Testing prototypes from Grendel / Rare Waves. Playing with yet-to-be-announced new analog semi-modular CV/Gate tabletop synths is hard work but someone's gotta do it.. Drums: Yamaha QY-70. MIDI-CV converter: Vermona QMI. Efx: camcorder audio fbk. (Apologize for crappy camcorder audio.)"

Mystery Synth (2 of 3)


Mystery Synth (3 of 3)

KISS2014: ORGANIC SOUND - Kyma International Sound Symposium

"Lübeck Germany, 25-28 September 2014
Workshops, Talks, and Live Performances on Kyma and 'Organic Sound'

Champaign, June 19, 2014 — From organs (biological) to organs (musical), this year’s Kyma International Sound Symposium (KISS2014), to be held in Lübeck Germany from 25-28 September 2014, will explore multiple meanings of the phrase “organic sound” through technical talks, live performances, and hands-on workshops. Sound designers, composers, and live performers are invited to participate in a wide range of thought-provoking activities including:

• An examination of how to emulate the organic sound of the analog recording studio using Kyma, presented by composer/sound engineer Greg Hunter of Dub Sahara

• A special evening of “pipe organs like you’ve never heard them before” in the experimental, virtuosic hands of master organist/composer Franz Danksagmüller and his students

• Intensive afternoons in The Collaboratory creating and rehearsing several world premieres including a live sound track for a new film by experimental filmmaker Theo Lipfert performed by faculty and students of the Musikhochschule Lübeck processed through Kyma

• A hands-on “plantification” workshop where you’ll learn from Rudi Giot and his graduate engineering students how to control Kyma sounds through the growth of living plants

Events will kick off on Thursday with the unveiling of a major new release of the Kyma software and will culminate on Sunday with an evening of dancing to Kyma beats at club Parkhaus. The full program is online at: http://kiss2014.symbolicsound.com/detailed-program

[PHOTO: Franz Danksagmüller and friends performing a live sound track to a silent film in the MHL Concert Hall]

About the Symposium
Hosted this year by Franz Danksagmüller and the Musikhochschule Lübeck, each morning of KISS2014: “Organic Sound” features technical/philosophical sessions on topics ranging from voice processing, to sonification of organic chemicals and the Internet, to organic growth and decay, to how to build your own performance controller and use it to control Kyma via OSC, to presentations by individual composer/performers detailing how they utilize Kyma in their live performances and installations.

[PHOTO: Technical/philosophical talks will take place in the MHL Kammermusiksaal]

Afternoons are dedicated to interaction and hands-on activities including open rehearsals of collaborations-in-progress in The Collaboratory, a workshop on Conduction ensemble improvisation techniques presented by London Improvisers Orchestra trombonist and Kymaist Robert Jarvis, and the Kyma Open Lab where Kyma experts (Jeffrey Stolet, Cristian Vogel, Bruno Liberda, Scott Miller, Kurt Hebel, Carla Scaletti and others) will be on hand to answer your questions and consult with you on your current projects.

[PHOTO: Afternoons are dedicated to hands-on workshops and musical collaborations in The Collaboratory]

This year’s KISS features more live performances than ever before, with concerts every evening showcasing some of the best work created in Kyma this year, presented in the acoustically perfect MHL Große Saal and the Jakobikirche Lübeck with its three historically important pipe organs, famously decorated with faces on every pipe.

[PHOTO: The famous organ pipes with faces in Jakobikirche Lübeck have become a symbol for KISS2014 “Organic Sound"]

Check out the exciting lineup of presenters, composers, performers and Kyma experts here.

Who should attend
Anyone who lives for sound — whether you are a novice looking to kickstart your career, an expert seeking a fresh jolt of inspiration, or simply someone who is curious about sound and Kyma — you will find in KISS2014 a chance to meet kindred spirits and immerse yourself in sound and ideas for four intense and inspiring days and nights of non-stop discussions, interactions, music and sound design.

Here’s how Chicago-based sound designer and re-recording mixer, Dustin Camilleri (http://www.pulsetrain.net) describes his experience at a previous KISS:

“…The unique thing about Kyma, I find, is that it appeals to such a wide spectrum of people doing such an amazingly diverse set of things, but sharing a common language. The conversations I had were so incredibly inspiring; the performances I saw were just over the top, and the community at large was just some of the nicest most genuine people I’ve ever had the pleasure of spending some time with.”

Registration and travel
Registration is now open: http://kiss2014.symbolicsound.com/kiss2014-registration. Discounts are available for students and for anyone registering before 1 August 2014.

For travel and lodging information, please visit: http://kiss2014.symbolicsound.com/travel-and-lodging

More information
Stay apprised of the latest KISS2014 news:

KISS2014 Site: http://kiss2014.symbolicsound.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kyma-International-Sound-Symposium/241910735840451
Twitter: http://twitter.com/KymaSymposium

Contact the organizers: mailto:info.kiss2014@gmail.com"

TB-303 acid ritual.


Published on Jun 30, 2014 christoph ocles·8 videos

"watch your speakers."

The End of the Akai MPC as We Knew It?


Tom Whitwell of MusicThing modular shared the following via Twitter:

"The Akai MPC is dead; no more standalone hardware, just iOS apps and controllers: http://www.akaipro.com/category/mpc-series …"

Think about that for a bit.

It reminded me of a post I put up on the potential end of digital hardware synths back in 2012, and picked up by Synthtopia here. That was likely the one post I regretted putting up most. I called out the potential impact the iPad could have on digital hardware synths as in essence it is hardware as well.

Yocto clone TR808 with mods


Published on Jun 30, 2014 pifgadget23·4 videos

See the e-licktronic channel below for more.

ROLAND AIRA DEMO


Published on Jun 30, 2014 Lee Mitchell·96 videos

Roland Aira's on eBay

Atmo


Published on Jun 29, 2014 Ra Pha·10 videos

"LIVE Hardware Only Set --- NO DAW NO Final Mastering
Gear used: Korg EMX-1SD, Volcas, Monotribe, MFB Nanozwerg & 522, Arturia Microbrute, EHX-8StepProgram"

via Raphael Beck on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

SYSTEM 1 QUICK DEMO


Published on Jun 30, 2014 Lee Mitchell·95 videos

"Roland System 1 quick demo, recorded directly to wav file"

ROLAND AIRA SYSTEM 1 DEMO 2


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See you - Riva Lima / Depeche Mode


Published on Jun 30, 2014 Riva Lima·287 videos

"See you
Depeche Mode"

Thought this was pretty cool. Anyone ID the toy/home keyboard?

Circuit Bent/Hacked kids toy as a MIDI controller.


Published on Jun 29, 2014 55thflotilla·12 videos

"Quick demo of our new MIDI controller, it's a MEGCOS car dashboard toy. All the 'brains' have been disconnected and replaced with an Arduino Pro Micro, which has been programmed to listen to all the buttons & switches, and control the LEDs.
When plugged in, it turns up like any other MIDI controller or musical keyboard, and all the buttons are pressure sensitive, and the telephone handset works as an iPhone/Laptop headset!
Arduino code & schematics/build docs to follow soon.

The music is Weebl by The 55th Flotilla, available here: http://55th.bandcamp.com/album/stick"

This one in via Tim of discchord.

Arturia beatstep unboxing first play Montreal


Published on Jun 30, 2014 FSK1138·212 videos

"Arturia beatstep and qunexus the ultimate combination for analogue music production

seen here with arturia moog modular V"

Arturia Beatsteps on eBay | QuNexus on eBay

New, Never Sold Dealer Display Roland SH-101 - Blue Model

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via the listing: “This new, flawless Roland SH-101 Synthesizer is an unsold authorized dealer display that came to us from a closing Roland dealer. The original shipping carton was discarded by us. We'll re-box it for shipping. The original owner's manual is present. One year refund warranty.”

Ladik F-510 Synare VCF LP Filter Eurorack Module

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"Voltage controlled low pass filter

Left column:
- CV input jack (1V/oct)
- 2 filter frequency knobs (coarse & fine)
- variable +CV knob & jack
- variable -CV knob & jack (positive going voltage decreases filter frequency)

Right column:
- audio input jack & knob
- resonance knob (Q) - selfoscilates near max setting
- 4 output jacks for 6-12-18-24dB/oct slope

Can be used as quadrature VCO at selfoscillating.
Outputs are phase shifted by 90° so sine output is 12dB/oct jack and cosine 24dB/oct jack.

Quality components, laser marked panel.

Handy 20cm (8") power cable included.

Double check power connection before powering your system please.
"Red stripe" means -12V connector side Eurorack standards.
In some power distribution systems connector key can be reverted.
In this case cut connector key and plug power connector right way (with respect to red stripe) or use different power cable appropriate to your power system."

Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12 Desktop Voice Module Synthesizer

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Polybeast Modified KORG POLY800 mkII

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Videos at the auction previously posted here.

"FILTER MODS:

Cutoff & Resonance Knobs: The new resonance knob can take the resonance well into self oscillation and far beyond what is normally programmable from the front panel. This can produce the kind of screaming top end and subsonic bass that gives these machines a whole new range of sonic possibilities. The filter cutoff knob allows you to perform long filter sweeps for those squidgy burbling analogue lines that you could never actually perform on a poly800 before now. Both parameters are still also controlled by the normal programming methods which can set the range of the knobs control.

12dB / 24dB Filter Response Switch: Somewhat mysteriously the filter chip used in these machines has both 12dB/Oct and 24dB/Oct outputs but only the 24dB one is actually used. This mod adds a switch to select either a 24dB or less drastic 12dB filter response

VCF CV input: This socket round the back of the machine adds an external 0 to 5v control voltage input that controls the filter cutoff. The new filter cutoff control knob is disabled when a jack is plugged into the socket.

AUDIO INPUT MODS:

External Audio Input: This accepts a line level audio signal and inserts it before the filter and delay effect so you can use it to process external signals. The input is set up so that when its turned up full, a loud signal will slightly overdrive the filter for a dirty sound.

External Audio Path Switch: This switch sends the audio from the external input either via the DCO1 or DCO2 signal path or turns it off completely. The audio input is not effected by the envelopes other than being gated on and off with key presses.

Input Level Knob: Its a knob that controls the level of the audio input. What more can we say?

FM MOD'S:

These consist of a source selection knob and an FM amount knob. Essentially VCF FM allows you to modulate the filter cutoff at audio frequencies to create all kinds of clanging cross modulation and bizarre alien splatters & sweeps. This effect works best with the resonance cranked up into self oscillation which is where the new resonance knob mod comes into its own. The source selection knob allows you to select one of four sources for the FM signal. These are DCO1, DCO2, Noise and audio input. The audio input takes its signal from before the input level knob so you can use the audio to modulate the filter cutoff but remove the actual audio signal from the mix. The source knob also has an off setting.

FX MOD'S:

Delay Feedback Knob: Controls the amount of delay feedback from a couple of repeats to a maximum well over 100% for those building dub delay effects that get louder and louder before finally decaying into a mess of distortion. This control works relative to the actual delay feedback setting parameter programmed with the sound.

Delay Time Knob: Unsurprisingly this controls the delay time but can also be used in conjunction with the feedback knob to create surges of sound or in realtime to create swept echos and loops as with any analogue delay. Again, this control works relative to the actual delay time setting parameter programmed with the sound.

DATA ENTRY KNOB:

This mod adds an endless rotary switch that does the same job as the UP/DOWN data entry buttons on the front panel. Turning the knob changes a parameters value so you don't end up continuously stabbing at the buttons, although they do still work if you want to use them. The knob has 20 clicks per 360 degree rotation, so it takes 5 full rotations to take the value of a parameter from 0 to 99. Normally we would use a standard rotary encoder for this, but on this machine we have used a very high quality endless rotary switch which feels a lot more solid.

We have also replaced the memory backup battery with a brand new one in a proper battery holder, so it should keep the memory alive for at least another 20 odd years!

This synth still produces all the normal Poly800 mkII sounds as well as a vastly extended sonic range. Below is a couple of Youtube demos of the mods on another poly800 mkII, using the onboard sequencer and processing external drums. Theres also some Soundcloud demos of a Poly800 mkI with the same 'polybeast' mods. The mkII can produce all the sounds from a mkI, and more."

1985 Böhm Digital Sound Memory German Ad


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"Elephant" - on Technics SM-AC80


Published on Jun 30, 2014 organfairy·428 videos

"'Elephant' is a Danish song by Mads Langer that has received a lot of airtime on Danish radio lately. It falls in the category "Young sensitive guy cries out all his pain to an ensemble of distorted guitars"!

I decided to give it a treatment of 1980's synthetic saxophones and here my newly accuired Technics SM-AC80 organ-in-a-box came in handy."

Jordan Rudess and the Korg TinyPIANO


Published on Jun 30, 2014 Korg·467 videos

Korg TinyPIANOs on eBay

"Jordan Rudess, solo artist and keyboardist for Dream Theater, reveals his latest source of inspiration: Korg's TinyPIANO. The TinyPIANO is a digital toy piano with 25 velocity-sensitive mini keys, 25 beautiful sounds, a library of 50 songs, optional battery power, and a tough wooden body available in four colors. For more information about the TinyPIANO, please visit www.korg.com/tinypiano."

MODULAR SYNTH JAM #8 - 4ms SCM Clock Manipulation


Published on Jun 30, 2014 DivKidMusic·31 videos

"Another simple patch to share using the 4ms Shuffling Clock Multiplier to trigger some drum sounds made up from elements of my modular set up. The drums are fairly simple drum synthesis but the fun was manipulating the SCM with the breakout with beat rotation, skipping, shuffling and slipping.

I hope you like the patch and if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave those below and subscribe for more videos coming every week!"

littleBits Sequencer Tips & Tricks


Published on Jun 30, 2014 littleBits TV·415 videos

littleBits synth kits on eBay

Playlist:
Sequencer Tips & Tricks: Control Speed with Dimmer
Sequencer Tips & Tricks: Speed vs. Step Mode
Sequencer Tips & Tricks: Speed Mode with Dimmer and Pressure Sensor
Sequencer Tips & Tricks: RUN Modes
Sequencer Tips & Tricks: Control Speed Step Mode with Pulse
Sequencer Tips & Tricks: Cylon Light Patterns
Sequencer Tips & Tricks: Sync Multiple Sequencers
Sequencer Tips & Tricks: Random Selection

Analogue vs Virtual Analogue


Published on Jun 30, 2014 alphacode909·22 videos

"Video demonstrating Analogue vs Virtual Analogue sound on two Novation Synthesizers, one Analogue and one Virtual Analogue.
Attempt to demonstrate moments they sound identical and when they sound different. Enjoy!"

Novation K Station compared with Novation BassStation II.

Novation on eBay

Plankton Electronic The Jellyfish V2 Drums


Published on Jun 30, 2014 Plankton Elec·3 videos

"This video is about Drums"

Ossuarium: EMU MP7 Psychill


Published on Jun 29, 2014 MIDERA·101 videos

"My newly skinned EMU MP7 command station. This is a track I wrote recently. I do not entirely understand the sequencer, and question whether it is as good as the Spectralis or the RS7000, as it is not very straightforward. It has great presets/sounds/FX and a fantastic synth engine underneath."

First Easel



Buchla Music Easel.

Yusynth Fixed Filter Bank

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"Custom built Yusynth fixed filter bank (Analog Filter EQ) in a layout inspired by the classic Moog modular version. Super clean analog EQ sound with a low pass filter cut, high pass filter cut and 12-bands in between. One of a kind custom build by djthomaswhite (check his YouTube for references). Features:

100% analog circuit by Yves Yuuson of Arturia Minibrute/Microbrute fame

Low and High gain inputs

High quality, custom engraved 3mm thick anodized aluminum panel

Phenolic Knobs

Sealed Bourns Pots for clean operation long into future

Sealed 1/4" jacks

Box film caps for stable sound

MOTM-pin out standard power connector

Stainless mounting bracket for durability

IC sockets for ease of IC replacement if ever needed

Even, Odd or All output jacks to provide patch flexibility Want that classic filter bank sculpting ability? This is it for you."

4-channel, 8-step Catgirl CGS Synth Gate Sequencer

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"Custom built Catgirl Synth aka CGS Gate Sequencer module by Ken Stone. 4U width panel with a 4-channel gate/pulse sequencer with up to 8-steps. Solid custom build by djthomaswhite. He has a video of this in action on his YouTube channel. Clean, road worthy build with parallel mounted panels making this a perfect module for shallow cases. MOTM format height and knobs. Sealed jacks. Firm pcb mounting. Quality 3-way switches.

Module creates 4 channels if gate or pulse outputs with the combination of switch settings resulting in held or individual pulses and gates. Very flexible to use to create multiple VCO patterns when combined with a VCA per channel and multiple VCA circuits. However, this is an excellent drum module sequencer for use in modular systems where the primary sequencer is doing synth voice duty. This was my primary use.

Premium price for a premium module. You absolutely get what you pay for here. Pics show it all."

VLINN VST LINNDRUM LM-1 VS REAL LM-1


Published on May 10, 2014 Aly James·67 videos

"http://www.alyjameslab.com

Based on an original LM-1 recording by javd007 http://youtu.be/mO572vANs2Y?t=6m12s I have tried to recreate the same thing with the VLINN VST for comparison, I didn't know what reverb was used on the original recording so I used a standard one I also tried to match the tuning as close as possible. Although the recording chain is not the same it turns out pretty close :) and I think you might enjoy it!"

VSDSX VST SIMMONS SDS-V Extended Drum Synthesizer & Flexi-Disc Demo


Published on Jun 29, 2014 Aly James·67 videos

"Full info at: http://www.alyjameslab.com/alyjamesla...
Audio Demos: http://soundcloud.com/alyjameslab/set..." [below]

VSDSX VST SIMMONS SDSV Drum Synth Extended -- UI Overview

Published on Jun 28, 2014

"Direct recording, no EQ, no Dynamics excepted 1 reverb send and a Limiter on the Master Bus...This thing can sound HUGE in a Mix context! It is triggered by the DAW here, but it can be even more velocity sensitive when used with electronic drum pads!
btw, in this demo, the EPROM slot contains a long (32K) cymbal sample but you can load any EPROM image in :)"

Vintage Moog Memorymoog Plus Synthesizer

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Yamaha CS01 with Gig Bag & Breath Controller

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"Best of all, in addition to the PSU and a Japanese photocopy version of the manual, this one comes with the (in)famous Breath Controller allowing you to modulate pitch or filter cutoff by blowing into what looks like Tron's samba whistle. And most importantly, the unit works perfectly- very minor scratchiness on some faders due to lack of use…they don't look dusty at all. Other pots, switches, output jacks.. all perfect..."

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