Full Analog Signal Path Drum 'n Bass Vinyl

Full Analog Signal Path Drum 'n Bass Vinyl from K X on Vimeo.

"This video shows the journey from start to finish of creating a drum 'n bass track with a 100% analog signal path from the synthesizers creating the music in real time, being recorded to open reel tape, mastering the tape with outboard analog equipment, and finally cutting the tape directly to vinyl.

The audio of this track can be found at https://kxnz.bandcamp.com/track/analog-drum-n-bass

The gear used in the synthesizer studio included:

Modulars : Roland System 700 (Drums), Moog series 900 (minor chords), Roland System 100 (sub basses, wind sfx, sirens), Arp 2500 (squelchy stabs), Buchla 100 series (SFX)

Other Synths : modified x0xb0x (low bass) Korg MS-20 (other bass), Roland System 100 standalone synth (other bass), modified Korg Monotron Duo (other bass)

FX : Roland Space Echo RE-501 (tape delay, chorus, spring reverb), Roland DC-30 (analog chorus-echo), Roland Dimension-D Analog Chorus

Mixer : Tascam M308b

The mixed signal was recorded in a separate studio using a Studer mixer and tape machine. The premaster was then brought to a third studio where the tape was mastered using the following gear.

Studer A812 tape machines
ORAM BEQ Pro 24 mixing console
API 550b EQ
Tube-Tech CL 1b compressor
Universal Audio Urei 1176Ln limiting amplifier
Amek limiter
Emt140 plate reverb

The master was then brought to a forth studio where it was run from tape through a few more pieces of outboard gear to finalize the signal and cut directly to a 12" vinyl record.

This video was taken with a cell-phone camera at the various locations and the audio for the video was recorded and limited in a digital audio workstation in parallel to the analog signal flow.

Big thanks to the Tokyo University of the Arts for facilitating the creation of this track, and to James at www.inreallife.co.nz for cutting the vinyl record."

Moog Multimoog Analog Synthesizer

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Mutable Instruments CLOUDS // The Drone

Published on Jun 10, 2015 LESINDES

"First touch with CLOUDS. Stunning what comes out of a simple analog synth phrase from MiniBrute frozen in CLOUDS... Some modulations + filter..."

Synthi S&H Patch

Published on Jun 10, 2015 d4nnyp

"Having some fun with a sample and hold path. I recently modified my Synthi with a sample & hold kit from Papz @ http://users.edpnet.be/papa/synthimods/ I recommend this mod, its easy to fit and opens the Synthi up quite a lot. My Synthi also has a filter unslew mod. The recording is just the naked Synthi, no external effects. I'll upload better audio on my soundcloud page. https://soundcloud.com/dan_p"

Moog Music Sells Half the Company to its Employees

via The New York Times:

"At the Moog synthesizer factory in Asheville, N.C., on Tuesday, Michael Adams, the company’s owner and chief executive, wanted to share some life-changing news with the entire staff.

'I’ve sold half the company,' he told them.

Anxious silence descended among the tight-knit group, many of whom feel a familial loyalty to the business, which has been likened to Willy Wonka’s factory for electronic musicians.

Then Mr. Adams revealed the buyer.

'I sold it to you,' he said, to a relieved wave of whoops, applause and happy tears, according to employees present.

Siobhan Robinson, a production scheduler who started as an office manager 10 years ago, could only talk through her sniffles and giddy laughs. 'This provides for my family; this is all we have,' she said."

Pictured:

Top: "Employees of Moog Music celebrating the news of an employee stock ownership plan with a toast on Tuesday." Credit Susannah Kay for The New York Times

Middle: "Emmy Parker; Michael Adams, the chief executive, center; and a company lawyer, Bob Deutsch, at the factory in Asheville, N.C." Credit Susannah Kay for The New York Times

Bottom: "Ileana Grams-Moog at the North Carolina factory where Moog synthesizers are made." Credit Susannah Kay for The New York Times

Way to go Moog Music! Be sure to read the full article at The New York Times.

Andrew Hunter - Modular Synthesizer Improvisation #2 - June 9, 2015

Published on Jun 10, 2015 Andrew Hunter Music

"All analogue sounds. Random and chaotic. this was mostly a test for my new spring reverb: the Intellijell springray (which is quite lovely). Also used: pittsburgh delay, Tiptop drums. Pittsburgh filter/sequencer/sample and hold. Sequence quantized by disting. Pittsburgh oscillators, ufold. 4ms clocks."

Custom Wood MIDI Keyboard 25 Key 4U Rackmount Case

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"What we have here is a one of a kind 25 key MIDI controller built into a nice custom wooden case that's meant to be used with any desktop rackmounted synthesizer modules or similar device. The rack is 4U in size and can accommodate most rackmount desktop synthesizers out there including:

Nord Lead 1, 2, 2X, 3, 4 Rack (Nord Lead 1 pictured but not included)
Nord Modular G1, G2
Access Virus Classic, B, C, TI
Roland M1 Rack
Korg MS 20 Rack
Dave Smith Prophet 8 Rack
Elektron A4
Elektron Monomachine
Elektron Octatrack
Future Retro XS
Moog Minitaur
Moog Slim Phatty

and many many more!

You could even mount a 3U Eurorack rig into the case with a MIDI>CV module and have one killer portable Eurorack system (and enough for a space of 1U modules left over)! The case is pretty deep inside and should accommodate most modules.

The keyboard controller inside the unit is an Alesis Q25 and features both pitch bend and modulation wheels as well as octave up/down buttons. The back of the keyboard can be accessed from the rear of the case and includes a USB port, MIDI out jack, and power supply jack.

This is the perfect thing for a musician with lots of rack gear but little way to use them in a live situation or while outside the studio. Very nice build and a great keyboard to boot, just pop in a synthesizer module and go!

You can power the keyboard using USB or AC power. Auction includes USB cable and AC power adapter (the power adapter does not work however and is only included as a reference so you can buy the correct power adapter)."

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Preview: apeSoft iPulsaret Version 2 (Beta)

Published on Jun 10, 2015 Synth Anatomy

"apeSoft will release soon iPulsaret Version 2. This video shows the new version in the beta version.

Free Update
Estimated Release July"

VGM #41: Brinstar ~ Red Soil (Super Metroid)

Published on Jun 10, 2015 Ace Waters

"As someone who loves the dark, ambient, and atmospheric, its shocking that I haven't covered any Metroid tracks yet. That all changes with this weeks cover of Brinstar - Red Soil from Super Metroid."

Circuit Bent Star wars Light Sabre by Psychiceyeclix

Published on Jun 10, 2015 psychiceyeclix

"Mods - Pitch control, glitch switch, lfo circuit, 3 lfo loop switches, jack socket."

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Studio Electronics Keys to the Chariot Eurorack Video

In case you missed the video after it was pulled, it's back up here.

ELEKTRON – 83 Custom Drum Machine & Synthesizer at Upcoming Noise.Kitchen Synth Meet

Some additional info on that synth pictured in the previous event post.

via Noise Kitchen

"Local legend Jožka Říhák will take part with his ELEKTRON – 83 combined analog drummachine and synthesizer. also his master piece Syntezátor – 83 Unisono will be present"

Abstract Data Patch Jam 3: Live Eurorack Modular Techno

Published on Jun 10, 2015 abstractjuz

http://www.abstractdata.biz/

"4 quick cuts recorded as part of a longer, late-night jam.
All sounds from the Eurorack Modular - recorded straight off the rig with no post-processing or effects."

Make Noise Black and Gold Shared System

Published on Jun 10, 2015 MAKEN0ISE

"The Shared System re-made in Black and Gold w/ the Erbe-Verb and CV Bus added. The personal favorite system of Make Noise founder Tony Rolando, this collection of modules is utilized by all artists for the Make Noise Records Shared System Series. It was also utilized by both Alessandro Cortini and Richard Devine for their performances at the 2012 Make Noise Opening party. The Shared System is the deepest and most complex of our systems bringing together all of our synthesis techniques into one system. From analog FM to voltage controlled granularization, the Shared System will go to more sound destinations than most folks have time to travel to in a single lifetime."

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Jeff Mills Exhibitionist 2 Featuring the Roland TR-909

Exhibitionist2Trailer from AxisRecords on Vimeo.

DJing with hardware synths. The focus in this trailer is performing with the Roland TR-909.

via CDM via factmag

'The Exhibitionist 2 DVD is designed to go even deeper into the art form to display, not only how a DJ uses the latest technology, but how he thinks in real time to create and work spontaneously like a musician playing an acoustic instrument or a soloist thinking of rhythms on-the-spot. This is a rare opportunity to see how the technology of today is allowing DJs to be more free and thus, more creative,' says Mills."

"The CD + DVD package will be out in September 2015, 11 years on from the first edition, accompanied by a series of three EP releases serving as “an introduction to the Detroit native’s new effort to go behind the scenes and inside the mind of an electronic musician.” Exhibitionist 2 Part 1 (AX067) kicks off the series, dropping in late June on Axis Records.

All the tracks were written by Mills specifically for the project and will feature in the Studio Mix on the DVD, which gives fans 'an inside view as to how some of the tracks were created'."

Details on Rob Papen's Vecto

Catch the video here.

Press release follows:

"Rob Papen vectors in on serious sound-shaping synthesis victory with latest Reason RE release


ECHT, THE NETHERLANDS: virtual instrument and effects plug-in developer Rob Papen Soundware is proud to announce availability of VECTO — a serious sound-shaping vector synthesizer that truly testifies to the creative company’s mover and shaker status in the wonderful world of Rack Extensions (RE) for Swedish music software application, interfaces, and technology standards specialist Propellerhead Software’s revolutionary Reason, billed by its creators as being about perfecting the process of music-making — as of June 10...

That Propellerhead’s proprietary platform has proven so popular is beyond reasonable doubt... and when the Swedish music software application, interfaces, and technology standards specialist first introduced its revolutionary Rack Extensions concept — custom-built plug- ins for Reason, Rob Papen himself promptly pronounced it as being “...a brilliant concept.” Continuing, he subsequently summarised its inherent value to the likes of his namesake company as well as added fringe benefits for all concerned: “Clearly, what we face as a developer is having to have a PC version and a Mac version, and if you run them in your regular host, you can crash your host. That’s a real big battle. People, if they use Reason, learn that things are connected. It’s cross-platform; everything works. It’s a major leap forward for Reason, and productions coming out of Reason will sound totally different. Reason remains Reason, but, now, it’s open.”

Open to the likes of Rob Papen — actually amongst the first wave of virtual instrument and effects plug-in developers — to develop distinctive and desirable third-party Rack Extensions for Reason. Revolutionary and evolutionary even, and they definitely don’t come much more so than VECTO, a serious sound-shaping vector synthesizer that truly testifies to the creative company’s mover and shaker status in the wonderful world of Rack Extensions. End game? Getting so much better all the time — to (partly) paraphrase another musical phenomenon — is perhaps closer to the musical mark, for Vecto veers towards another soft synth victory for Rob Papen, proof positive of how much musical mileage can be so successfully squeezed out of Reason Rack Extensions... safe in the hands of one of the most talented team of developers around, of course!

Cleverly, as implied by name, VECTO is a vector synthesizer that allows users to draw in VECTOR paths to shape the resultant sound in many wondrous ways. As always, it is presented packed with Rob Papen’s trademark flexible features and a profusion of professionally- programmed presets — remember: Rob Papen is a world-renowned sound designer in his own right, replete with a talented team of programmers, graphic designers, and fellow sound designers at his conceptual disposal — fashioned from four oscillators and much more besides. “After releasing QUAD, we decided to make more use of the X/Y pad, which appears in a lot of other Rob Papen AAX-/AU-/VST- compatible virtual instruments, such as Blade, BLUE-II, and RAW,” reasons Rob Papen. “The change in sound between the four oscillators offers a lot of sound options in itself, including drawing the movement between them, as well as preset movements and additional features like Time Quantize and Space Quantize. In fact, all movements are tempo-based and they can also be changed dynamically.”

Due to the wide range of oscillator waveforms on offer — from classic analogue models to additive, spectrum, and high-quality samples, the sound options are dazzlingly deep! Take two FILTERS, each with 28 different types to choose from, then try bringing two top-notch FX processors into the highly creative musical mix, and audio routing is brought to a blistering finish. Of course, multiple MODULATION options additionally abound, as do performance-elevating fanciful features such as a step-based ARP (arpeggiator). Adds Rob Papen: “The routing of the four oscillators is another cool feature of VECTO. Why? Well, instead of sending the oscillators direct to the FILTERS or FX, why not send an oscillator to another oscillator? This results in FM-type sounds. Or try combining that with two ‘normal’ oscillators. Each oscillator also has a special menu for additional volume control. But that’s not all. Each oscillator also has an option to ‘re-trigger’ the next sample in tempo-based values, or to delay the start of a sample. Besides this, there is a ‘sub-oscillator’ that even works in combination with the onboard samples! Surely creativity rules in every respect!”

Indeed, it does. Developmental homework having so stylishly paid off for all to see and hear, the time is right for Rob Papen himself to happily draw an appropriate conclusion: “Feature-wise, VECTO is a synthesizer that’s sure to keep the synth geeks happy. However, most important of all is the sound that it produces using those high-quality oscillators, FILTERS, and FX, because, ultimately, that’s what you hear.”

Herein lies the musical key to unlocking levels of programmability and playability hitherto unseen and unheard of in the wonderful world of Reason Rack Extensions... until now, that is. Indeed, VECTO variously represents another amazing soft synth deftly developed by the talented Rob Papen team to enable Reason to sound like never before, this time thanks to those varied and variable VECTOR movements. Make music... like no other. Over, then, to the Rob Papen founder for one final footnote: “This has always been our creative focus — developing inspirational synthesizers for making music, whatever the platform.”


VECTO can be purchased and directly downloaded for €99.00 EUR/$99.00 USD from the Propellerhead Shop here: https://shop.propellerheads.se/product/vecto-instrument/ (Purposefully, Propellerhead Software operates a 30-day try-before-you-buy service for those wishing to test Rack Extensions — simply click on the TRY button before committing to purchase.)"

08-The Sequential Prophet 6: Poly Mod Part 2

Published on Jun 10, 2015 AutomaticGainsay

"Here is part two of a two-part demonstration of the sound and functionality of the Sequential Prophet 6 Poly Mod functionality.

Please help support Automatic Gainsay!
http://www.patreon.com/automaticgainsay"

All parts here.

EMS VCS 3 "The Putney"

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Original PPG WAVE 2

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Six Million Dollar Man Oberheim FVS-1 4 Voice with Programmer & Mods

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"The Oberheim FVS-1 (Four Voice) is a 49 key, polyphonic analog synthesizer, featuring dual oscillators (with sync), resonant multimode (low, band, notch, or high pass with FM) filter, dual ADS envelopes, an LFO, 16 presets, proprietary tape interface, and CV IO. This model includes the Polyphonic Synthesizer Programmer which stores 16 patches per voice.

Oberheim only made about 800 of these between 1974-79, finding one in this almost mint condition is rare to almost nonexistent.

This particular Oberheim was owned by music & composer genius Gil Melle, composer of more than 120 famous film scores from
The Andromeda Strain,
Six Million Dollar Man, Killdozer, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Ultimate Warrior and many many more (google Gil Melle movie scores).

You will be the second owner of this incredible and rare instrument.

Gil was a perfectionist and was probably one of the few composers who really understood this amazing instrument, he was in constant contact with Tom Oberheim on how to maximize this unique synthesizer, consequently, with Tom Oberheim's guidance 10 toggle switches were added, there functions are as follows... (please see photo of the programmer section showing toggle switches) While there were 800 of these built, this is likely the only one in existence with this modification!

The first four toggle switches control oscillator 2 to modulate oscillator 1 on each SEM (VCO1 modulation switch must be set to "ext").
The next four toggle switches connect each SEM to the CV/Gate jacks on the back panel.
The last two switches, do the above in pairs (SEMs 1&2, 3&4).

This has just come from one of the countries leading experts on Oberheims, has had a complete restoration job...
Work completed as follows...

Oberheim 4-Voice #131
All modules: replace bypass caps, clean pots & switches.
Power supply: install standard power socket.
Keyboard; clean contacts; replace bushings.
SEM1: replace VCO1&2 timing caps.
SEM2: replace VCO1 timing cap.
SEM3: replace VCO1&2 timing caps.
Keyboard module: repair overhead board, 2 channel boards.
Programmer module: replace battery; repair demux CVs on front panel; repair overhead board & 2 channel boards.
Tune & scale SEMs, keyboard module, programmer CVs.

A couple of minor repairs were not able to be completed due to the parts not being available. They do not effect the over all functionality and would consider this instrument to be 99.9% perfect.

They are as follows:
Lamps 1, 6, 7, 8 on the programmer are out (but the switches do work perfectly)
The VCF modulation envelope on the Programmer module that connects to SEM3 is not working, however the SEM3 works perfectly."

Roland SH-101 SN 520863 with Original Box

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Korg MiniKorg 700 Vintage Analog Synthesizer w/ Orig Bag SN 5140

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Octave-Plateau Cat Stick

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"This one looks just about new and is working 100%. This unit was purchased by the guy who designed them and was never sold. It was calibrated just to be certain prior to the sale. The Cat-Stick is not just for the Octave Cat, but for any analog synthesizer with CV Inputs."

Korg RHYTHM 55 KR-55 Vintage Analog Drum Machine SN 362950

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Kandy Modular Reactivision Synthesizer 1.5 testing

Published on Jun 10, 2015 Kandy

"Test der Version 1.5

Denn FTIR-Multitouch-Tisch ( Tisch aus Holz, IR-Kamera, IR-Beleuchtung, Projektionsscheibe, Video-Projektor, Tisch ist 90cm Hoch und hat einen Durchmesser von 81cm, Screen 65cm ) würde ich gern hier in Berlin an Selbstabholer tauschen gegen ein MacBook.

DIY Reactable Clone Reactivision Modular Synthesizer Project by Kandy. https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/1103441...
DIY Reactable: reacTIVision by http://reactivision.sourceforge.net.

Viel Spaß mit der Musik."

Synth Jam: One Finger Waldorf Rocket, Sub 37

Published on Jun 10, 2015 sonicstate

"A bit of fun we had with the Launch button on the Waldorf Rocket , a Moog Sub 37 and a Behringer X-Air 18. Fluffs and all, one take."

aeolians'

Published on Jun 10, 2015 Ebotronix

aeolians²


4ms Peg, QCD² /Expander², QPLFO, ,RCD², VCA Matrix
Analogue Systems RS 100², RS110²², RS 360²,RS500e²
Bananalogue Serge VCS
Cyndustries Zeroscillator
Doepfer R2m, A101-2², A118, A133²,A134²², A143-1/2/9,
A149, A151²,A152,A156²,A160/161², A175²²,A185-2(14x),
A138a²²b²²c²²²², A192-1(4Vox midi CC )
Flame 4 Vox ,Arpeggiator 2013, FX16,Talking Synth Module²
flight of harmony choices
Koma Kommander
Make Noise Brains ,PP², Maths²,Moddemix²²,QMMG,
Optomix, René, Wogglebug²
Malekko Anti²², Unkle²²,Jag
Moog Taurus 2, FreqBox²², MP201
Oberheim Sem
Roland SVC 350 Vocoder, System 104 Sequencer
SSL Modulation Orgy
Tip Top Audio Z8000 manual voltage source
Toppobrillo Quantimator²(aeolians), Sportmodulator,TWF²
Logic masterclock to Kenton Pro 2000
Rocktron Rack Interface²
Yamaha MCS 02 ( Flame Arpeggiator 2013 Midi CC)
FX : Alesis 3630,Philtre, Boss VF-1,BSS DPR 402
Lexicon MX 400, PCM 80 , Line 6 Echopro ,TC M one XL, M3000
mackie the mixer²
triggered drums : Clavia D Drum 4 se
vid # 1340

Nepheton - Brief tutorial

Published on Jun 10, 2015 d16group

"Brief video tutorial about most essential features in Nepheton"