Buchla Music Easel: Silent Night

Published on Dec 23, 2017 Kyle Swisher

"A Very Buchla Christmas"

All parts here.

See the holidays channel label below for all synthmas posts!

End of a Dream

Published on Dec 23, 2017 David Baron

"End of a Dream. Goodbye 2017. Created at Sun Mountain Studios on Vibraphone, Marimba, Baldwin Electric Harpsichord, Hammond C3 & Leslie 122, Glockenspiel, Wurlitzer 200e electric piano, Bluthner Piano, and Moog Sonic Six."

73-75 DIY Serge

Published on Dec 23, 2017 Oren Levy

"Recently built the 73-75 DIY Serge panels and now I'm learning how the modules work. So far I am having a lot of fun trying to figure it out. I love how the slightest turn of a knob can completely transform the patch."

Nord Lead 2 Carol of the Bells Christmas Synthesizer Music Rik Marston

Published on Dec 23, 2017 SynthgodXXX

"Nord Lead 2 *Carol of the Bells* Christmas Synthesizer Music
Virtual Analog Synthesizer Demo by Rik Marston
**Watch in HD** **Turn it UP!**
Clavia Nord Lead 2 multi-track recording of
"Carol of the Bells", just Organ, Clav, EP, Bells,
& a bit of Synth Bass. No percussion.
Done with Ableton Live with Reverb &
Groove Delay. Hope you all like this!!!
Merry Christmas Happy Holidays!!!
12/23/2017
Rik Marston
SynthgodXXX
Earth Empire
Ahnyxian Sound Design"

Remember to see the holidays channel label below for more!

O Come O Come, Emmanuel

Published on Dec 23, 2017 Beige

"Christmas music for modular synthesizer and voltage-controlled Christmas tree."

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Note: "You're hearing only my modular system here. The controller for the melody is a Little Phatty with CV outs, and the controller for the arpeggio is a KMI QuNexus balanced precariously atop the Phatty. Thanks for listening!"

The Spirit Of Christmas - Dawless Analog Modular Jam / Session

Published on Dec 23, 2017 Kapuzal

"Merry X-Mas... natürlich jam ich eine kleine Weihnachts Stubenmusi...

Mir geht es gut, ich feier das Leben. Danke (nicht nur an Weihnachten)

Schöne und gesunde Weihnachten da draußen überall (das wäre schön)


#Stubenmusi #Christmas #Weihnachten #Jam #Livesession #Dawless #Analog #Modular #Techno #Electro #love #peace #weihnachtendenkindern"

Roland MC-303 Demonstration Video, MC-303 TurboStart, & DJ/Dance Products VHS Tapes

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Roland MC 303 Promo Video (1998) Published on Sep 19, 2014 Perfect Circuit Audio

"Enjoy this old school product promo video from Roland circa 1998!"

via this auction

"Learn how to use the Roland MC-303

VHS tapes are is in Good working condition"

I'm guessing the demo VHS is the video above. Not sure though. If anyone does know feel free to comment.

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FX Capacitor Demo by SSL

Published on Oct 24, 2017 Doug Slocum

You might remember Atomic Shadow's pic of his FX Capacitor posted yesterday here. the above is the official demo by SSL. Below you'll find additional details on the module.

"Demonstrates the 15 awesome stereo audio effects produced by the FX Capacitor module from Synthetic Sound Labs.

It's 100% compatible with the Synthesizers.com MU style."

via SSL

"What has your synth been missing all these years? Effects – damn it!

At last, an MU module that delivers 15 near studio-quality effects – All in just 2 MU width. Oh Yeah! Very sweet!

Reverb 1
Reverb 2
Reverb-Chorus
Reverb-Flange
Reverb-Tremolo
Sci-Fi Shimmer
Space Shimmer
Stavely Springs
Infinite Freeze
Reverse Reverb
Pitch Shift
Pitch-Echo
Flanger
Slocum Phaser
Frequency Shifter

Select your effect using the Program knob, and the convenient LCD display will show the currently selected effect and it’s parameters. Up to three parameters (depending on the selected effect) that can be adjusted from the INIT controls on the front panel or voltage control them by using the CV-A, CV-B & CV-C inputs.

The FX Capacitor is built around the awesome Spin Semiconductor FV-1 chip (Spin Semiconductor). The FV-1’s seven built-in effects are already awesome, but SSL just couldn’t stop there. Oh no. We had to add 8 more carefully chosen effects that will expand your sonic palette.

Space Shimmer is the brain-child of Gary Worsham. Shimmer is a type of reverb that applies upward pitch shifting (usually by octaves) into the feedback loop for some really ethereal sounds.

Stavely Springs is courtesy of Don Stavely. Don has figured out how to accurately model some of the original dual spring reverb units from the 1970’s. They sound great. If you pulse them, they even “sploing”. The only thing they can’t do is react to physically kicking your module to shake the springs.

The Flanger and Slocum Phaser have a cool feature that allows the Depth knob and CV input to have manual control when the Speed knob is fully counter-clockwise. You can also select between 4, 6, 8 or 10 phase stages on the Slocum Phaser.

Some programs have stereo inputs, some are summed L + R to mono before hitting the effects, and some have different effects on the L & R channels. Play, play, play – and enjoy!

Since effects and feedback settings can conspire to overload the 1350 module, there’s “CLIP” LED on the front panel. Depending on the signal source, a bit of input attenuation might be required to keep things from getting out of hand. Here’s a trick you can use to control the input level – Plug your audio input into the FB_IN inputs instead of the SIG_IN. You can then use the FEEDBACK control as an attenuator. Cool, huh?"

New Retro Synth PCB : OPL2LPT

Playlist:
1. LGR - Adlib Sound Over Parallel! The OPL2LPT - Lazy Game Reviews
2. Ad-Lib Sound Card for the Parallel Port - The 8-Bit Guy
3. Adlib Yamaha OPL sound in DOS games on a Core i7 - PhilsComputerLab
4. OPL2LPT prototype update 2 more punch - adlib jukebox - Serdaco

OPL2LPT is a new product from the makers of DreamBlaster X2. The following are some details in directly via the maker, Serdaco:

"This is a parallel port based soundcard featuring the yamaha OPL2 chip set. OPL2LPT can be used for DOS gaming, thanks to the TSR and patching utility we created. But this also allows music production (for example using adlib tracker). I have made a batch of solder kits, and some presoldered boards, available in my webshop.

And via Serdashop

"OPL2 'adlib' FM synthesis sound card for the parallel port.
Available as High quality solder kit.
Also available as completely hand soldered, and fully tested boards.
--> select the soldering option while ordering.

This board
- includes authentic legendary Yamaha OPL2 chips.
- includes a headphone amp

A new batch, very limited edition available now."

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modular shades #17 | pantone black | granular modular ambient music morphagene er-301

Published on Dec 23, 2017 Elinch

"'thanks for more than 500 subscribers. i never expected that. my youtube channel was actually just a personal notebook designed for my eurorack patches. its nice to be a small part of this lovely worldwide modular community. have a nice christmas party and a happy new year!'

modular shades #17 | granular modular ambient music orthogonal devices er-301

in this patch i have played again manually with the granular synthesis of the er-301. intellijel triatt controls the starting points of three granular mashines.

1. seq /// make noise morphagene (sample source verbos harmonic osc sequence)
2. seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 (sample source verbos harmonic osc sequence)
3. seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 (sample source verbos harmonic osc sequence)
4. seq /// orthogonal devices er-301 (sample source mutable instruments rings)
5. bass /// verbos harmonic oscillator controled by xaoc batumi & make noise sto / into mutable instruments clouds
6. seq /// make noise morphagene (sample source voice) into disting mk4

recorded live with tascam dr 100. no audio processing. for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers."

Sequential Circuits MULTI-TRAK & MAX Flexi-Disc Demos by John Bowen

Published on Dec 22, 2017 peahix

"Found this in my old box of 45s and figured I'd stick it up here since it doesn't seem to exist on YouTube as of this date."

Sequential Circuits MAX Flexi-Disc Demo by John Bowen

Published on Dec 22, 2017 peahix

Not sure that's John's voice in this one. If it is, he sounds different! :) That is his voice in the Multi-Trak demo above. According to the flexi-disc, the music on this one, though, is his.

"Found this in my old box of 45s and figured I'd stick it up here since it doesn't seem to exist on YouTube as of this date."

1970s CONN PRELUDE & CAPRICE 432 Organ Demo Records

Published on Dec 22, 2017 peahix

"Found this in my old box of 45s and figured I'd stick it up here since it doesn't seem to exist on YouTube as of this date."

1970s CONN CAPRICE 432 Organ Demo Record

Published on Dec 22, 2017 peahix

"Found this in my old box of 45s and figured I'd stick it up here since it doesn't seem to exist on YouTube as of this date."

YAMAHA WX-7 MIDI Wind Controller Flexidisc Demo Record

Published on Dec 22, 2017 peahix

"Found this in my old box of 45s and figured I'd stick it up here since it doesn't seem to exist on YouTube as of this date."

Carol of the Bells Reprise - Simple Jamming on Eurorack Modular

Published on Dec 23, 2017 Analogue Zone Showroom / Synths and Studio

0:15 Carol Of The Bells
9:23 Patch overview

"Simple Jamming is a weekly series from the Analogue Zone Budapest showroom with our experienced modular electronic music performer & friend, Ramin Sayyah. The series was created in order to introduce either one particular module or a very special selection of module-combinations to make various kinds of music with them.

A new episode is coming on every week at Analogue Zone's Youtube channel. Ramin walks us through the building blocks of the patch and answering questions.

Tune in every week for the show and feel free to ask questions at the comment section - also let us know if you want to pay a visit to the showroom during the jam: we can accept a few guests too.

LET'S CONNECT!
AnalogueZone ► http://www.analoguezone.com"

***Last Christmas-Wham Creation on the Linndrum, Juno 60 and MPC Live***

Published on Dec 23, 2017 80's Electronic Music Production

"This Video is playback demonstration of the song Last Christmas by Wham written in 1985. I have programmed the entire songs sequences into the MPC Live sing a DX7 as a master. The parts are as follows: Drums-Linndrum Bass-Roland Integra 7 Bells- Roland Intergra 7 Brass- Roland Juno 60 and 106"

Silent Night with the Synthtech E370

Published on Dec 23, 2017
Performed using the Synthesis Technology E370 Quad Morphing VCO, played as a 4-voice synthesizer using MPE controlled by a Roli Rise 49. This was recorded live, no filtering of the E370, with a phaser, convolution reverb and delay in post processing. The only sound generator is the E370.

The 4 voices of the 370 are identical, in 4-voice cloud + morph mode. The MIDI signals from the Rise are converted into control voltages using an Encore Expressionist (8 CVs + 4 gates) and the CV Toolkit software (6 CVs) for a total of 14 CVs and 4 gates.

Each of the 4 voices has 3 independent CVs controlling pitch, volume from MIDI velocity, and cloud spread from the Roli Rise glide (finger position from the front and back). One additional CV controlling overall volume is controlled by an expression pedal, and the last CV from a slider on the Rise controls the morph waveform, which is the same for all 4 voices. In addition the waveform is morphed around the value set by the slider by a slow LFO triangle wave. The note dynamics are controlled by 4 ADSR envelopes triggered by the 4 gates."

Follow-up to this post.

Red & Green - Roland Boutique's: SH-01A/JP-08/JU-06/JX-03/D-05/TR-09/TB-03+

Published on Dec 23, 2017 Micro Banshee

"Track: Red & Green [Christmas EP II]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

Final track [three] of my second Christmas EP, more sequence blending using:

Roland MX-1, SH-01A, A-01, D-05 along with other Boutiques, System 1, TB-3, Korg Volca's, Circuit + others"

AMBIENT SPACE GUITAR & SYNTH *KORG ARP Odyssey *NOVATION Peak *MOOG Mother 32 *OTO BAM (#52)

Published on Dec 23, 2017 VolcaRock

"AMBIENT SPACE GUITAR & SYNTH. Good morning music friends Here is a trippy 4-track-recording &Video with Ambient Guitar Looping, Novation Peak, Mother 32, ARP Odyssey, Roland Juno 60 & GRP R12 Sequencer. Spacey Reverb on all Tracks: OTO BAM. Heavy use of Krautrock Phaser & WersiVoice Ensemle Chorus and Glitch Pedals (MWFX Judder, Hexe Revolver DX). Hope you enjoy my latest audio-visual trip!
Merry X-mas and Happy Holidays!

Recorded with
Elektron Octatrack & Tascam DR 600 MKII
Reverb: OTO BAM

BASS: KORG ARP ODYSSEY

STRINGS: NOVATION PEAK + WersiVoice Ensemle Chorus + Krautrock Phaser + Rockman Stereo Echo

Sequenced with GRP R24:
PLUCK: ROLAND JUNO 60 + Rockman Stereo Echo
TOMS: ARP ODYSSEY + Lexicon MPX100 Delay
AMBIENT &NOISE FILLS: MOOG MOTHER 32 + Echolution Pro Delay + Fulltone SupaTrem2 (Auto Panner)

SPACE GUITAR LOOPING & SOLO:
Godin LGX SA + FX:
Krautrock Phaser (Schulte Compact Phasing A clone)
WersiVoice Ensemble Chorus
EHX Small Stone
Musician Sound Design Silver Machine (wah)
MWFX Judder (analog Glitch & Stutter)
Hexe Revolver DX (digital Glitch, Reverse FX, Tape Stop,…)
Barber Tone Press (Compress)
Chase Bliss Audio Warped Vinyl (Vibrato)
BBE Mindbender (Vibrato)
Fulltone Supa Trem 2
Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe CS MDV 1 with Footcontroller
EHX Small Stone
Tech 21 Blonde V2 (Preamp)
Dunlop Volume Pedal GCB-80
EHX Memory Man Deluxe Tap Delay 1100
Boomerang III Phrase Sampler/Looper"

WAVETABLE Demo on Ableton Live10b

Published on Dec 23, 2017 quelltll

Lead: Wavetable (ableton)
Bass: Wavetable (ableton)
Reverb: Eventide Blackhole
Limitter: Ozone8 (iZotope)

http://quelltll.com

1978 EDP WASP SYNTH

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"Legendary EDP Wasp by Chris Huggett, quirky looking toylike synth but a serious piece of kit, capable of rip roaring synth lines, fat bass...just straight up dirty with so much character. Great for all types of Electronic music.

This was last serviced by James Walker of SRS in 2017 and is studio ready.
The casing is in very good condition with a small hairline fracture on the bottom right otherwise its in superb condition for an almost 40 year old synth! The Wasp has been tested and in good working condition prior to listing.

Comes with the original manual and non-original good quality power adapter.


The EDP WASP:
As used by 808 State, Dave Holmes, Vince Clarke, Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran), WhiteHouse and Add N to (X).

Specs:
Polyphony - Monophonic
Oscillators - 2 DCOs, switchable between ramp, pulse width (osc 1), square (osc 2), and one white noise generator
LFO - 1 LFO with sine, ramp, sawtooth, square waveforms + noise to modulate the VCO or VCF; sample-and-hold
Filter - 24dB/oct Hi-pass, low-pass, band-pass, plus dedicated envelope controls switchable between 12 dB/oct lowpass, highpass, and 6 dB/oct bandpass
Arpeg/Seq - None
Keyboard - 25 capacitive non-moving touch keys (or 37 standard keys on Deluxe model)
Memory - None
Control - EDP-Link IN/OUT (proprietary digital sockets). MIDI retrofits and some MIDI-CV converters are able to provide control.
Date Produced - 1978 - 1981"

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Ensoniq FIZMO realtime transwave synthesizer

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"I previously had this listed as not working. I thought this was in need of repair, but all along it was a bad power adaptor. I found a spare adaptor and the synth is indeed working great."

Note these still require a voltage regulator fix to be safe. You can find details on the Fizmo fix on Carbon111.

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Akai AX80 Synthesizer

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"This Akai AX80 synthesizer is in good condition. There is moderate wear on one of the front corners, and one of the keys on the keyboard was broken, then glued back into place (works fine). Otherwise normal wear for a 35 year old keyboard.

The akai works great, and all the led light are working and intact! I’ve noticed that if I haven’t turned it on in a while, shows it’s age and tends to have a “warm up” period, where it fades in an out and plays “fuzzy” (volume) until it has been on for a bit and works fine."

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ROLAND V-SYNTH DEMO - Presets, Sounds & Patches

Published on Dec 13, 2017 synth4ever

"Roland V-Synth synthesizer demo of presets, sounds and patches. This synth demo and sonic exploration of the V-Synth by Roland features pads, beats, ambient soundscapes and sampled sounds.

The Roland V-Synth is an incredible digital / virtual analog modeling synth & sampler from the early 2000s that allows musicians to create, sample, mangle and play with sound in new and innovative ways.

The Roland V-Synth features numerous real-time controls, including control over a waveform's pitch, time and formant characteristics. It also features an arpeggiator, dual COSM effects, and the revolutionary TimeTrip pad & D-Beam for live interaction with sounds.

The V-Synth by Roland is available in various models including the Roland V-Synth (v2 / version 2 / 2.0), Roland V-Synth XT, and Roland V-Synth GT."

Korg Volca FM - Let's Build A... Bass!

Published on Dec 23, 2017 Oscillator Sink

"We're back building patches for the Volca FM; this time we're all about that bass! We invoke fart noises with the feedback, talk about how to reinforce the low-end with a spare operator and discover that bass sounds kinda great played higher up too!

Here's a Synthmata link to the finished patch: https://www.synthmata.com/volca-fm/?p..."

ADDAC System Intuitive Quantizer Eurorack Module Demo

Published on Dec 23, 2017 mylarmelodies

"Being a demo of the ADDAC Four-channel Eurorack pitch quantiser module! Rein in your pitches and make the entire modular sing from the same hymn sheet. More info at: http://www.addacsystem.com/product/ad..."

Locked Sample and Hold 5Y DIY Module by oZoe.fr

Published on Dec 23, 2017 PortamentoFr

"Vidéo de démonstration sommaire d'un module créé DIY pour synthétiseur modulaire permettant de générer des séquences aléatoire bloquées.

Brief video demonstration of a DIY module for modular synthesizer for generating random and locked sequences."

KORG ELECTRIBE SAMPLER // ROLAND FLANGER SBF-325

Published on Dec 23, 2017 LESINDES

"Tweaking 1 pattern of KORG ELECTRIBE SAMPLER and processing it with stunning ROLAND SBF-325."

Tangerine Dream-Pilots of purple 2017(cover+)

Published on Dec 23, 2017 graal7

"Tangerine Dream-Pilots of purple twilight
from album 'exit'
arturia matrix and drumbrute,korg minilogue and roland juno 6"

Digilogue - Elektron Digitakt / KORG Monologue Jam

Published on Dec 23, 2017 lostsystems1

"All the sounds are either sampled or triggered from the Monologue. 1 edit due to the zoom running out of batteries, right after the intro :)"

Synthtech E370, 4 voices controlled by a Roli Rise using MPE

Published on Dec 23, 2017 Steve Bryson

"This video demonstrates the Synthesis Technology E370 Quad Morphing VCO, played as a 4-voice synthesizer using MPE controlled by a Roli Rise 49. This was recorded live, no filtering of the E370, with a phaser, convolution reverb and delay in post processing. The only sound generator is the E370.

The 4 voices of the 370 are identical, in 4-voice cloud + morph mode. The MIDI signals from the Rise are converted into control voltages using an Encore Expressionist (8 CVs + 4 gates) and the CV Toolkit software (6 CVs) for a total of 14 CVs and 4 gates.

Each of the 4 voices has 3 independent CVs controlling pitch, volume from MIDI velocity, and cloud spread from the Roli Rise glide (finger position from the front and back). One additional CV controlling overall volume is controlled by an expression pedal, and the last CV from a slider on the Rise controls the morph waveform, which is the same for all 4 voices. In addition the waveform is morphed around the value set by the slider by a slow LFO triangle wave. The note dynamics are controlled by 4 ADSR envelopes triggered by the 4 gates."

Roland Introduces Cloud Version of the Classic JV-1080

Left pic via Ask.Audio

And the announcement via Roland:

"4.8 Holiday Update is Live!

First, the big news...

This holiday season, the folks at Roland Cloud have been working extra hard to bring you a giant dose of holiday cheer. For starters, we’re overjoyed to deliver the highly-anticipated, Roland Cloud software adaptation of one of the most popular synthesizers in history: The Roland JV-1080.

The most famous of the Roland PCM powerhouses, the Roland JV-1080 is the ‘down to the circuit’ inspiration for the Roland Cloud JV-1080 software plugin. It was a huge success with artists and producers, and eventually lead to even more powerful models in the series such as the JV-2080 and XV-5080.

While the Roland Cloud JV-1080 has the look, feel and factory patches of the original, it has the expanded effects, additional waveforms, and increased polyphony of its successors. It’s like the JV-1080 you know and love, but enhanced to go toe to toe in your DAW with any contemporary software synthesizer.

If you are a Roland Cloud Core Member or are enjoying our 30 day free trial, you should see the JV-1080 available for download and installation via Roland Cloud Manager!"

"Features

PCM Heaven
Throughout the 1990s, Roland digital synthesizers based on PCM sampled waveforms formed the basis of music as diverse as R&B, pop, hip-hop, new wave and film scores. Some of these sounds, originally meant to mimic acoustic instruments, became so iconic themselves that they’ve become a permanent part of the collective musical sound palette. Some say it’s the most recorded sound module in history, and lately artists have been utilizing these sounds again, in new and modern ways.

The JV-1080 is the most famous of the Roland PCM powerhouses, and the inspiration for the Roland Cloud JV-1080. It was a huge success with artists and producers, eventually leading to even more powerful models like the JV-2080 and XV-5080. While the Roland Cloud JV-1080 has the look, feel and factory patches of the original, it has the expanded effects, additional waveforms, and increased polyphony of its successors. Bottom line: this is the ultimate in 90s-era Roland sound—now in a modern plugin for your DAW.

More of everything
The Roland Cloud JV-1080 has everything artists love about the original hardware plus new capabilities from its successors. Including the 448 waveforms of the original, the JV-1080 plugin has over 1000 waveforms to combine and mutate into fresh, original patches. Effects are an integral part of the JV-1080 sound and here the original 40 MFX types have been expanded to 78, along with more reverb and chorus algorithms. The Roland Cloud JV-1080 also features double the polyphony, two additional time-variant low-pass filters, a step LFO and enhanced Matrix Control functions.

Prime Digital
Dripping with retro-cool stabs and effects, iconic guitars and strings, and evocative plucked and ethnic instruments, the JV-1080 is also a deep, programmable synthesizer capable of some neat digital tricks. Layers of meticulous PCM samples, two LFOs, multiple time variant filters, a flexible modulation matrix and effects galore make the JV-1080 a formidable weapon for those who know how to wield it. The Roland Cloud JV-1080 has full graphical control of parameters making tone-crafting feel new and exciting, whether it’s adding authentic 90s vibe to a track or reimagining these sounds in new ways."

You can fid the user manual here.

Specifications
Maximum Polyphony 128 voices
Sound Generator D-50 Compatible LA (Linear Arithmetic) Synthesis
Part 1 part
Tone Memory Type 2 Types (Patch/Rhythm Set)
Waves 1,083 waves
Effects Multi Effects: 78
Chorus: 3
Reverb: 5
Sampling Frequency 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz
Memories per bank 128 memories
User can make new user banks
Plug-In Formats VSTi 2.4(64bit)* Windows only
VSTi 3.6(64bit)
AU"