MATRIXSYNTH: Saturday, July 13, 2019

Saturday, July 13, 2019

This CV controlled tape player is cat approved.

Published on Jul 13, 2019 Mike Sisk

"Testing my CV controlled tape player/recorder while my cat, Cali, supervises."

CASIO SK-1 (1985) 8-bit Sampler - Part 2

Published on Jul 13, 2019 Nacho Marty Meyer

"these are the outtakes (indeed unfinished) of the first demo, I hope to finish them some day, it's quite tedious to work with the SK-1, because there are many limitations, no extra effects or processes were used with this fucking beautiful piece of shit without MIDI, cover by Lizz Ortiz / https://www.instagram.com/lizz___ortiz

https://nacho80.bandcamp.com"

Korg Mono/Poly | Four Play

Published on Jul 13, 2019 Alex Ball

"This is a synth I've been wanting to demo for a long time and it didn't disappoint.

The Korg Mono/Poly was released in 1981 and is the somewhat quirky sibling of the Polysix.

It's essentially a 4 oscillator monosynth with different waves, footings and volumes available on each oscillator. There's two independent LFOs, two envelopes, cross mod, oscillator sync, a 4-pole low pass filter that can self oscillate, pwm, detune, portamento, an arpeggiator, CV/trigger in and out and a couple of assignable wheels.

However...things then get very interesting in the "key assign mode" as this is where the "Mono" and "Poly" parts of the Mono/Poly are found. You can play monophonically with just one oscillator triggered or you can select 'unison' and have all four oscillators triggered simultaneously. Combined with whatever waves and footings you've selected on each oscillator this can get interesting.

In Poly mod you can have one oscillator per note with up to four-note polyphony OR select 'unison' and the oscillator count automatically changes dependent upon how many notes you're playing so that all four oscillators always sound.

The arpeggiator can behave in Mono or Poly modes too, which I utilised in my track.

With one vca and envelope there isn't individual note articulation when playing polyphonically so this is a paraphonic setup (tips hat to Marc D). There is a note damp switch to help (a little) with that.

I also have a Korg VCF FK-1 Synthe module in the studio at the moment which is a filter and envelope follower from the 700 series synths that Korg made into a stand-alone unit with a wah-style foot pedal in 1975. I ran my guitar takes through it which isn't captured on camera as it's happening on the floor by my feet.

Gear used:
Korg Mono/Poly (1981)
Ibanez Jem 7DBK (2002)
Korg VCF FK-1 (1975)
Fender Blues Junior II mic'd with SM57
Oberheim DXa (1984)
Sequential Circuits Drumtraks (1984)
Vocal "dahs" recorded with a C414s

Mixed by Jakob Ole at Sonic Peak Studios.
Instagram.com/sonicpeak

Social:
Instagram.com/alexballmusic"

Arturia MicroFreak (Part 1)

Published on Jul 13, 2019 CatSynth TV

"We explore the new MicroFreak from Arturia, looking a range of presets and taking a detailed look at all the oscillator types included in this instrument: basic waveforms, super wave, wavetable, harmonics (additive synthesis), Karplus-Strong, virtual analog, waveshaping, 2-operator FM, vocal formants, chords, speech synthesis, and modal synthesis.

There will also be a part 2 soon that explores the other features, so please subscribe to be notified as soon as it is available.

From www.arturia.com:
"A synthesizer like no other, MicroFreak is a peculiar, exceptional instrument that rewards the curious musician. It blends wavetable and digital oscillators with analog filters. It features a unique poly-aftertouch flat keyboard. It adds controlled randomness to sequences...This out-there little music machine features a versatile digital oscillator so you can create rare and interesting sounds with ease. Modes like Wavetable, KarplusStrong, Harmonic OSC, and Superwave give adventurous musicians the chance to explore totally new, unheard possibilities. Like having dozens of synths in just one instrument, both wild-eyed newcomers and seasoned professionals will fall in love with MicroFreak’s flexible, powerful synth engine."

For more synthesizer demos, please subscribe to this channel and visit www.catsynth.com"

Toto Tribute Sound Bank Demos

via Paul Schilling:

"Toto Tribute V-Collection sound bank and demos I put together for Arturia, in honor of Steve Porcaro and David Paich's incredible work. It covers mostly patches from the first four albums. The patches are now available at Arturia's website and in Analog Lab."

Covered in Reverb - Electribe , Waldorf Rocket, Bass Station (House Dubs)

Published on Jul 13, 2019 Phone Records

"Korg Electrible for drum parts + synth stabs, Waldorf Rocket bass line
Novation Super Bass Station + Boss re-20 Strings with delay
https://soundcloud.com/phonerecords/c..."

[diy] Lil CMOS Toolbox - First quick drone synth patch

Published on Jul 13, 2019 planeteatrr

"This is one of the first tests of this neat little circuit, in combination with the Zoom MS70. CMOS ics are very handy, when it comes to expand the possibilities of a (semi-)modular synthesizer. The idea started as an expander for the Behringer Neutron. I always felt that the Neutron is lacking some kind of modulation for the oscillator section. So the Toolbox provides a ring-modulator (quite similar to the one in the Korg MS-20) and a sub-oscillator, to fulfill my needs.

Here is a list of the features:

- Ring-modulator
- Sub-oscillator (-1/-2 Octave)
- Clock divider
- 2 oscillators (square)
- Comparator
- Buffer"