Doc Sketchy DIY Videos

Published on Mar 9, 2018 docsketchy

This one in via John L Rice.

Doctor Sketchy is David G. Dixon, who designed a few Intellijel modules. Check out the David Dixon label for some of his previous creations.

Playlist:

1. Doc Sketchy ASR Demo

Here's a little video of my ASR module. This is my improved version of the CGS (Cat Girl Synth) ASR from Ken Stone. I have added some extra useful features, such as Shift/Bypass switches and a Load/Loop switch, which is pretty fun to use. I've also added an input attenuator, which to me is crucial. I put a new PCB that I had just stuffed for a customer into my existing panel to test. I found that it was really drifty (like, portamento drifty) -- the culprit: a dodgy LF444 opamp used for the S&H buffers. I bought some LF444s at a local shop (originally sourced from Digikey) and they are all crap (either defective or counterfeit) -- I had forgotten. Anyway, I replaced it with a TL064, and there is no drift at all. I'm also using 100n film caps, so those are large enough to avoid obvious drift if the input bias current of the opamps is reasonably low.

2. Doc Sketchy Dual Interpolating Scanner Demo

Here is the dual scanner, all put together and ready to send to its lucky buyer. I'm feeding it with the outputs of 4 VCOs, with two up-octave outputs into inputs 5 and 6, all tuned to a chord. Here I'm mostly playing with the switch that selects either two independent 4-channel scanners or one 8-channel scanner. It all works perfectly -- I just wish those little pots were a bit further apart. As usual, boards, bare or stuffed, and complete modules are available. Just ask (preferably on Muffwiggler).

3. Doc Sketchy Interpolating Scanner Demo

Here is the second demo of my new interpolating scanner circuit, with the improvements suggested by the Muff Wiggler beta testing team. I'd still like to figure out how to get the CV to maintain a constant range as the Width pot is adjusted, but I haven't so far. In any case, the Fader and Width pots are doing exactly what I want them to do.

Roland TR8S Factory Patterns

Published on Mar 9, 2018 gestelt

Update: Created playlist covering the remaining presets.

Plexis - Peak-a-Moog (Novation Peak & Moog Sub 37)

Published on Mar 9, 2018 Plexis

"I bought the Novation Peak and this is my first live jam with it :)
I'm still overwhelmed by the possibilities of this synth. There will be a lot more videos in the future. (And maybe I have money for a good camera someday... Sorry for the video quality)."

Rocket Man - Otamatone Cover

Published on Mar 3, 2018 Michael Thomas Connolly

"In the early 70s, facing a fuel shortage and budgetary cuts, NASA experimented briefly with non-human mission commanders."

Roland MC-202 MicroComposer

Published on Mar 9, 2018 Jyoti Mishra

"Here's my ageing MC-202, delivering some lovely blarps, floobles and werps. I run through general capabilities of the synth and delve a little into the arcane but charming sequencer."

PLAITS - unboxing & first sound demo | Mutable Instruments | EURORACK - modular Synth

Published on Mar 9, 2018 Michael Kert

"Video contains unboxing of MUTABLE INSTRUMENTS PLAITS including first sounds demo. A MIDI sequence from ELEKTRON DIGITAKT was sent to MI Yarns.
Mutable Instruments Plaits is a macro oscillator module for a EURORACK modular synth. 16 synthesis sounds can be used for 8 pitched sounds and 8 noise and percussion sounds."

Serge Divide by NCOM - MU version

Published on Mar 9, 2018 Lower West Side Studio

You cand info on the Serge NCOM in previous posts here.

Korg KingKorg - Custom Patches 51 to 75 - GEOSynths.com

Published on Mar 9, 2018 GEOSynths

"3rd batch of patches for the Korg KingKorg Set...Just one more to go and they will be released! I sometimes have to stop myself with making Pads and Evolving ones in particular, as it's so good at doing them. Damn fine Synth if you ask me."

All parts here.

Roland Jupiter 6

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Siel DK80 1985 Polyfonic Analog Synth SN 001594

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The listing features this demo video from 2014.

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Farfisa Syntorchestra 4 (1980) Mono / Polyfonic String Machine SN 6783 202 w/ Original Gig Bag

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Farfisa Syntorchestra 4 - trial Published on Jun 9, 2014

"Trial of an old Farfisa Syntorchestra 4 poly + mono synthesizer ( you can either select poly, mono, or play both at the same time ), please note that i am not a keyboardist so be gentle :P
The Farfisa is plugged into a line mixer, no ext. effects were added while recording..."

via this auction

Note the video above is from 2014.

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Elka Solist 505 Monophonic Synth SN 58119

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated. ELKA solist 505 synth monofonico

Published on Dec 4, 2012 nuovafesta

"The Soloist 505 is a very simple monophonic synth. Its look reminds one of a Roland SH-1000, but with its controls on the front. The sound is very clear and clean like many Italian cousins (Siel). There is a preset section but the waveforms can also be modified in 'free' mode. Funny sounds, lysergic and ancestral. But the keyboard is good and there are some presets such as the sax, trombone, cosmic, flute e telstar which have some power worth exploring. It's cute and slightly rare. No MIDI or CV here."

via this auction

"Great analog preset monosynth, unique sounding - one of a kind!
There are two Moog ladder filters in this thing, which makes it sound nice and fat.
Check out the video for a run through of the presets and filters, great for library / afro funk type sounds, real greasy!"

Note the video is from 2012.

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GRP SYNTHESIZER A4 ANALOG MODULAR

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Michał Wolski meets Polyend Poly MIDI to CV converter Module.

Published on Mar 9, 2018 Polyend

"This time we had an opportunity to visit polish musician Michał Wolski. He is using Polyend Poly MIDI to CV converter to combine the analogue universe with a power of digital force. This combination unveils a whole new territory in his creative path. It was an honor and pleasure to visit your sonic temple, thank you for the tea Michał!"

Doepfer - A-121-2 VCF - Demo - Midiverse - TV

Published on Mar 9, 2018 Midiverse - TV

"What's up everybody? Welcome to Midiverse - TV! Today we're going to be checking out a VCF Eurorack Module from Doepfer, the A-121-2 12dB Multimode Filter. Let's check it out..."

Unique Synth T-Shirts by Re5etuk

You can find them at Re5etuk's Society6 store. You will find other non-synth designs there as well.

"They feature unique designs for classic synth and drum machines including sh101, mc202, tb303, Juno 106, tr808, tr909.

Each logo feature isometric lettering / numbers with a touch of colour and I’ll continue to add more designs and manufacturers over the coming weeks."

I like the matching color badges on them.

Some background on Re5etuk and his designs from the site: "Video game developer of almost 30 years , recently developed my passion for illustration based in London, working towards developing abstract illustrations within digital and 'real' mediums . My work focuses on hand created illustrations avoiding the use of 3d rendering packages as a way to differentiate the work undertaken in typical game development.

Details in the work is largely clean and precise for the majority of the process , towards the end i like to fracture it a little , add elements of optical illusions and twist elements to ensure it'd be difficult to recreate in typical 3d."

A Moog Sub Woofer

via @moogmusic

"This little sub woofer is ready for the weekend. #TGIF
📸: weareseers on IG

Receive a $100 instant rebate when you purchase a #Subsequent37 Standard from participating US #Moog Dealers"

See the dealers on the right here on MATRIXSYNTH!

Mutable Instruments Plaits

Published on Mar 9, 2018 Ebotronix

Ebotronix is back! :)

entire sounds by Plaits ,7 tracks
Make Noise Rene, Optomix, QMMG
Doepfer R2m, A 134,A 143-9, A131, A 138c
Analogue Systems RS 110
Flame Q Slides
SSL Modulation Orgy
for choices
FX; TC M3000, Boss VF-1
Mackie the Mixer
vid #1755

Tune-Yards - Look at Your Hands (Official Video) - Featuring the the DSI Tempest

Published on Oct 24, 2017 Tune-Yards

This one is not necessarily a synth demo, but considering how prominent the DSI Tempest is featured, I thought it deserved a post. Also, I thought it was kind of cool that there is a credit for "modular synth" in the description for the video below. I remember the first time I heard this song in the background while posting away. About a minute in, I was like, "what the heck am I listening to?!" It was like the bizarre thoughts that go through your mind right before you fall asleep. Some of the other tracks on the album are like that as well. This track and some others grew on me. Regardless of our musical tastes, the Tune-Yards are great musicians and the production quality of the album is top notch.

"'Look at Your Hands' by Tune-Yards. New album 'I can feel you creep into my private life' is released January 19th 2018: http://smarturl.it/TYICFYCIMPL

Video by Michael Speed
Footage by Marisa Gesualdi & Jennifer Sommer
Additional photos by Nate Brenner, Ginger Fierstein and Merrill Garbus

Nate Brenner (bass, sequences, modular synth)
Michael Coleman (synth solo, crazy keys, bleeps/bloops)
Merrill Garbus (vocals, MPC and other drum programming, keys)
Maryam Qudus (vocals)
Jason Slota (drums)
Beau Sorenson (drum machine processing, vocal effects)
John Vanderslice (vocals)
Engineered by Beau Sorenson at Tiny Telephone Oakland
Mixed by Mikaelin 'Blue' BlueSpruce at Lounge Studios NY

La la la la la la la look at your hands, your hands
LOOK, la la look at your hands, your hands
Look at all the objects in your hands your hands
La la look at your hands, your

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@percussa #ssp @kickstarter update - Return of the 4-voice Demo and MIDI Controller Auto-Detection

Published on Mar 9, 2018 PERCUSSA

"The past week I decided to focus on MIDI-related features in our SSP software ... read more https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/..."

"It's time for another update :-) The past week I decided to focus on MIDI-related features in our SSP software. I wanted to add listboxes to the Global menu of the SSP so you can see MIDI input and output devices connected to the SSP, and I wanted it to work in such a way that when you connect a USB MIDI class-compliant device, the ports would be automatically discovered and added to the listboxes. In addition I also wanted the first new input and output port to be automatically opened, and I wanted to make sure that repeatedly plugging/unplugging different MIDI controllers would not cause any problems in the software, with ports remaining open while the device is already gone. Obviously there were a lot of subtle bugs and challenges, as a MIDI input or output port might be used multiple times in the same application and connecting MIDI devices/ports in Linux is done using Virtual ports in the ALSA stack.

You might remember from the videos we did during the campaign that we did a 4-voice wavetable synth demo. I decided to revisit that idea and recreate the preset on the SSP: 4 wavetable oscillators, 4 amplitude envelopes, 2 LFOs for XZ modulation, 2 input modules for interfacing with the Intellijel Dixie II and Make Noise MATHS for XY modulation, and of course the global delay and reverb section (also running on the SSP, of course).

In the video I connect a generic USB MIDI controller, the Nektar Impact GX61. It shows up immediately in the Global menu, after which I can start playing the synth patch. In the patch I've created prior to the video, I've mapped the 4 wavetable oscillators and the 4 amplitude envelopes to the 4 voices. The MIDI notes are assigned round-robin to the voices.

Meanwhile Celine has been working on some other exciting features: signal visualisation and scaling in the network editor. We'll be posting a video about her work in the next update :-) Until next week, and thanks again for your patience and support.

Bert & Celine"

Frap Tools - Fumana - Further LPG/LPF Explorations

Published on Mar 9, 2018 DivKidVideo

"In my second video with Fumana for the #FumanaFridays series YouTube channel 'Voltlife' commented with another tip and expansion on the LPF/LPG style ideas you can apply to Fumana. Frap Tools did an amazing job of this, visually, functionally and most importantly sonically. Check out a live chat with Simone and Antonio discussing the design with me and Chris Meyer" [posted here]

Aviary :: Arturia MatrixBrute, Eventide Anthology Effects and Ableton Live

Published on Mar 8, 2018 experimentalsynth

"Arturia MatrixBrute, Eventide Anthology Effects and Ableton Live... making some robotic bird calls. Learn more at experimentalsynth.com"

Noe's Minimoog Restoration (by Synthpro)

Published on Mar 9, 2018 synthpro

"This is a early minimoog built 4/11/74 that I brought life back to after years of setting in storage.

There was no trigger signal when it came ion and found that the keyboard connector was the issue. I replaced the connector and this gave this unit a full overhaul once I had everything 100% working. Replaced all common failure parts, recap, thermal compensation mods to oscillators, dead zone upgrade for pitch wheel, 9 hours of burn in, chassis cleaning and detailing, and a final video to show the end results.


Thanks for watching,
Jareth"

The Machines play Cars by Gary Numan

Published on Mar 8, 2018 HostileSlothRecords

The Machines play 'Cars' by Gary Numan
A cover version by LavLab

Key Gear Used:
Roland MV-8000
Ensoniq TS-10
Ensoniq DP-4
Novation Bass Station
Mutable Instruments Braids
Dave Smith Instruments DSM01 & 02
Doepfer A-100 series
Allen & Heath GL2000
GoPro Hero 4

The Oddest Brand Pairing for a Synth?

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The NISSIN C-16 CUP NOODLE Digital Synth Keytar!

A special novelty model of CASIO SK-1 via this auction

Can be yours for only $249!

Bet you never thought you'd see a cup of noodles keytar. One was actually listed back in 2011 here. If anyone knows of any other odd brand pairings, feel free to leave a comment.

The Most Expensive Used Eurorack Module?

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Cwejman MMF-2 Stereo Multi Mode Filter listed for $3000. Curious if this the most a used eurorack module has been listed for. If you know of one ever listed for more. Feel free comment.

Moog MemoryMoog Plus

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"Fully functional with no issues, and 6 voices stay in tune perfectly."

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Sequential Circuits Pro 1 SN 3922 w/ Original Box

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"SCI Pro one J-Wire in very good condition, inspected, clean, full working order. Has been Pro serviced. Used in home studio and handeled with care.

new keybushings
keys washed
calibrated
Keybed cleaning
Cleaning Key contacts"

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#2 Live performance with Digitakt, Moog Sub 37, Mother 32, Korg Kronos, Elektron Analog Rytm & Heat

Published on Mar 9, 2018 Victor Roy

"Live performance excerpt of of my latest track 'Konsters'. Digitakt is acting as the MIDI master sequencing an Elektron Analog Rytm (drums) -processed / filtered by an Elektron Analog Heat, Moog Minitaur (Bass), Moog Mother 32 (arp background), Korg Kronos -off screen (synth chords) and a Moog Sub 37 (arp leads). Some reverb added with Propellerhead Reason. No EQ, no mastering and no samples.

Full track available here: https://victorroy.bandcamp.com/track/...

P.S Apologies for the faulty solo on the Sub 37 but too dificult to nail one with just one hand, while the other is recording :-)

Thanks for watching!"

Analog Audio Compressor - 1 Minute Demo w/ Eurorack

Published on Mar 9, 2018 gstormelectro

"Audio and Video by G-Storm Electro (c) 2018

Today I am testing out an analog audio compressor circuit on the breadboard with a nice percussion groove from Basimilus Iteritas Alter. This analog compressor will eventually become my next Eurorack module. More to be announced when design is finished.

Today's signal path is dead simple:
Basimilus / Delta VCF / Big Sky (Hall Reverb) / Compressor / Out
Clock and Trigger:
Beatstep Pro / Varigate 4 / Basimilus'

FIELD KIT FX, FIELD KIT, VOLCA BASS, YAMAHA FB-01

Published on Mar 9, 2018 KOMA Elektronik

"Wouter has been working on his 2018 setup lately, which consists out of a Field Kit, a Korg Volca with MIDI Out mod controlling a Yamaha FB-01 soundmodule and a Field Kit FX for all the effects. In this video the Yamaha FB-01 is ran through the Frequency Shifter and the Aux from the Field Kit runs through the Digital Delay and 4ch mixer on the Field Kit FX! So many possibilities!"

Modular soundcheck - The Hades in the new Eowave case (Riamiwo StudioVlog 78)

Published on Mar 9, 2018 riamiwovideos

"Last week I got my Eowave - Modularsynth case and build it with some Dreadbox - stuff. Here's a video of the first soundcheck with the Hades DIY and some whiteline - modules."

Synths in this jamsession:
Eowave - 6U Studio Case Flat 2x 84 HP
Dreadbox Hades DIY
Dreadbox whiteline Murmux-Filter
Dreadbox whiteline Modulator
Dreadbox whiteline Echo
Dreadbox whiteline Reflector
Doepfer Eurorack Modules
EricaSynths Pico Atten

Jörg Schaaf - Hypnotica Hypnotica

Published on Mar 9, 2018 Jörg Schaaf

"Tonight I tried to bring a little bit controlled random into a A-155 sequence. My approach is a little bit different from other setups. It uses one VCA, a noise source and a sample and hold module. Very important in this setup is also a quantizer for the pitch control voltage. I used the Delta Cep A quantizer for that and selected a minor pentatonic scale for my sequence. The output from the sequencer is fed into the VCA input and the VCA output connects to the 1V/Oct input of the oscillator. If you run the sequence you can already change the resulting melodies by changing the VCA level. You will realize, that lower pitched notes will get affected less than higher pitched notes. I like that behavior. Adding random is quite easy. One trigger line of the A-155 sequencer triggers the Sample and Hold Circuit. The noise is connected to the S&H probe input and the S&H output connects to the VCA control voltage input. Because of the quantizer, only matching notes are generated.

I added a bass sequence from the Spectralis Hybrid synth with Spectralis' internal step sequencer. Some steps are running with a probability of only 50% to get variations in the bass sequence too. On top of the two main sequences I added a little disturbance by triggering a chimes multisample I did last week. In order to get a more unrealistic metallic sound out of that multisample I set the envelope to a very short decay and send this through the hiphpass filter, put some random pan onto it and added a pitch modulation (vibrato). Logic ProX acts as the clock for the A-155 (via an Arturia Keystep) and for the Spectralis.

I could not resist to play some live notes on top of the backings. I played mainly the Accelerator, the DX-7 II and the D-550. I hope, you like it...

And yes - everything sounds just better with a couple of different delays. So I added them here too ;-)"

Roland CR-78 through a Guyatone EM-606

Published on Mar 9, 2018 Synthead

Matrixbrute and Big Sky ambient

Published on Mar 9, 2018 Tarek Mansur

"Hi guys! Well as you see I've got a new toy, The Matrixbrute! I am blown away by it!! I have it connected to my Strymon Big Sky with one of my favorite reverb setting on it 'Cloud' I will make a walk-through with it little later, just wanted to show you the reverb. :) Oh I have to mention I use the Prophet REV2 for basspads in this one. It's Hooked to the Zoom MS-70 CDR. An amazing pedal.

Enjoy!"

Friday Fun: Arturia MiniBrute 2 and Ventris Dual Reverb

Published on Mar 9, 2018 sonicstate

"And we're back with an ambient session featuring the recently reviewed Arturia MiniBrute 2 and the Source Audio Ventris Dual Reverb pedal."

Molten Modular 17 - Eurorack overflow and update on journey so far

Published on Mar 8, 2018 Molten Music Technology

"Sadly I now have more modules that I have space for. So I'm using it as an opportunity to examine my rack and decide what stays and what goes. I'll go through all my choices, my recent discoveries, my thoughts and feelings about this modular rabbit hole we find ourselves plummeting through. It's an hour of me running on about modular and that."