Novation Summit Review by SynthMania

Published on Mar 6, 2020 SynthMania

"Review of the Summit, Novation's latest top of the line 16-voice, 3-oscillator bitimbral synthesizer"

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Patch of the Week 48: volca nubass with Nu:Tekt NTS-1 Effects

Published on Mar 6, 2020 Korg

"The KORG volca nubass tube-based bass synthesizer provides the roaring basslines and the Nu:Tekt NTS-1 adds pristine stereo digital effects on top for a match made in heaven."

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Warp drive - Elektron Model:Cycles, Model:Samples, Novation Bass Station 2 & Plasma Pedal

Published on Mar 6, 2020 Ehsan Gelsi

Waldorf Blofeld SOUNDPACK Vol.1 | 99 patches by Arthur Fussy

Published on Mar 6, 2020 Arthur Fussy

"You can buy the presets here: https://www.arthurfussy.com/soundpacks

Sound Bank with 99 high quality patches for the Waldorf Blofeld Synthesizer. The sounds you hear are recorded straight into my Apollo AudioInterface, all sounds from the Blofeld, no additional effects or compression added. What you hear is what you get...

The Sound Bank contains many great ambient Pads, Strings and thunderous Bass sounds as well as beautiful weird Pianos..."

EMS Vocoder 2000

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Stylophone GEN X-1, Classic & Beatbox 2019 Black & Chrome

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"These units are almost new and were only used as demos at NAMM 2019!

The GEN X-1 is a full-fledged synth with LFO, Filter, Delay unit and Envelope. This is a fat, fat beast!

The Classic is... the Classic! The one you’ve heard on Bowie’s Space Oddity. Nuff said!

The Beatbox features samples, beats, sounds and you can record and loop your own beat to play against to.

Besides being portable, they’re cool and offer that vintage vibe you want.

Does not come in their boxes, which were tossed after the event, but will be carefully packed."

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The Galaxy Electric - Improvised Electroacoustic Music - Pierre Schaeffer Influenced

Published on Mar 6, 2020 The Galaxy Electric

"Pierre Schaeffer - LIVE Improvised Cosmic Tape Music

Do your ears crave NEW sounds?

Inspired by the pioneering innovations of the father of Musique Concréte, Pierre Schaeffer, we set out to improvise with found sounds, synthesizers, loopers and effects.

Join us every Wednesday for a ride on The Galaxy Electric Express 🚀

We perform a LIVE (improvised) Cosmic Tape Music soundtrack for your retro-futuristic travels 💫 You never know what planet you will land on…but you know it’s going to be an unforgettable journey…

Gear:
Buchla Music Easel
1979 Digital Resonator
FM Radio (Koma Elektronik field kit)
Mellotron
Boss RE-20 Space Echo Pedals
Pigtronix Infinity Looper
Monome Grid + MRL

Thanks for listening! Come on a musical voyage with us where we'll send you a new song every day, a cosmic story, and a chance to earn space treasure: https://thegalaxyelectric.lpages.co/5..."

Aquifex - Dark Live Jam 071619 - Hartmann Neuron & Soma Labs Lyra-8

"Fun little dark jam made on a business trip last year with the Hartmann Neuron VST (Mac host) from Germany and the amazing Soma Labs Lyra-8 made by Vlad Kreimer in Moscow.

Assembled/performed in Loopy HD on the iPad Pro, recently performed directly to a stereo recorder. Since the VST was in a standalone host app it's still DAWless, technically. :-)"

Moog 16 Channel Analog Vocoder (With More Than Just Vocals)

Published on Mar 6, 2020 Perfect Circuit

"Moog has resumed production of their classic 16-Channel Vocoder—an effect heard on countless records from Giorgio Moroder to Wendy Carlos and Moog Cookbook. While vocoders are often considered synonymous with robotic vocals, there's much more to this incredible processor than just that.

Vocoders can be used to combine the spectral content of any two sounds, analyzing the frequency content of one sound and impressing it upon another—in this case, by employing sixteen channels of Moog filters and envelope followers. In this video, we used the Vocoder to impress the spectral profile of a Moog DFAM on a Moog Mother-32, to create spectrally gated vocals using the Division Department 01/IV, and to do some classic synth vocals with the Elektron Digitone.

A world-class way to do complex filtering, dynamic gating effects, synth voice, or even general-purpose envelope following, the Moog 16-Channel Vocoder is no doubt one of the best-sounding vocoders ever made.

16-Channel Vocoder available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/moog-v..."

Todd Barton: An Evening of Buchla Easel Saturday 7 March in Amsterdam

Published on Mar 5, 2020 Todd Barton

"Thanks to Voltage Control Amsterdam and the Concertgebouw I will be giving a talk and freely improvised performance Saturday 7.3.2020 at the Koorzaal beginning at 20:15. Ticket information here: https://www.concertgebouw.nl/en/salef..."

New Loops Trap Construction Kits

Published on Mar 6, 2020 New Loops

DOWNLOAD - https://newloops.com/products/trap-construction-kits-bundle

Playlist: [note the first 3 are new. Including the full playlist for those interested.]

1. Lo-fi Trap Kit Sample Pack (lofi trap samples)

New Loops presents: Lo-fi Trap - a full construction kit of hard hitting low fi Trap samples including beats, bass, synths, vocals, sound effects, and more! You'll find pianos, plucks, 808 bass, atmospheric synths, and hard punchy drums. This Trap sample pack features a full kit of 85 Trap sounds with 32 loops, 53 one shots (including multi-samples), and 6 midi files for synths."

2. Trap of Gods Sample Pack (Trap Kit, Trap Samples)

New Loops presents: Trap of Gods - a full Trap construction kit with deep sub bass, punchy trap drums, and chanting choir stabs.

3. Hard Trap Sample Pack (Hard Trap Kit, Trap Samples)

New Loops - Hard Trap Kit has everything you need to make a modern Trap song including, hard drums, screeching synths, Trap plucks, bells, and relentless sub bass. You’ll find 35 hard Trap loops, 47 one-shot samples, and 8 midi files for melodies, synths, and bass.

4. Radio Ready Hip Hop Kit Demo

New Loops presents Radio Ready - a full Hip-Hop kit with 39 sounds, including Bass, Kick, Hi-Hat, Clap, Chords, FX, Vocal, and more. This Hip-Hop kit has punchy Trap drums and modern synth sounds, just like the current radio hits!

5. 01 New Loops Halloween Trap Kit

Scare your family and friends with this sick Halloween Trap Kit. Spooky melodies and unsettling sound effects set the scene for heavy sub bass and punchy Trap beats.

6. Hard Trap Sample Pack (Hard Trap Kit, Trap Samples)

Scare your family and friends with this sick Halloween Trap Kit. Spooky melodies and unsettling sound effects set the scene for heavy sub bass and punchy Trap beats.

Rossum Electro-Music Trident Multi-Synchronic Oscillator Ensemble Three Voice Patch

Published on Mar 6, 2020 Rossum Electro-Music

"TRIDENT is a 100% analog, triple oscillator module that opens up a universe of dynamic timbral textures.

At its most basic level, TRIDENT is three precision audio VCOs, each sporting a unique variety of control voltage inputs.

TRIDENT features include:

– Three precision analog oscillators with dedicated 1V/Octave inputs and coarse control ranges of 20Hz to 20kHz and modulated ranges of 0.01Hz to 25 kHz.

– Main Carrier oscillator with simultaneous triangle, sawtooth and pulse waveforms, with exponential and linear frequency modulation and pulse width modulation.

– Main Carrier oscillator hard sync input

– Modulation Oscillator 1 with selectable triangle, sawtooth and pulse waveforms with exponential frequency modulation, variable symmetry and symmetry modulation, and variable Zing level and Zing level modulation.

– Modulation Oscillator 2 with selectable triangle, sawtooth and pulse waveforms with exponential frequency modulation, variable symmetry and symmetry modulation, variable Zing level and Zing level modulation, and variable phase and phase modulation.

– Both Modulation Oscillators with independently selectable options to sync to the Main Carrier oscillator and track the Main Carrier oscillator

– Trident, like all Rossum Electro-Music modules, features solid construction, with thick aluminum panels, solid aluminum knobs, and quality components throughout.

TRIDENT is 30HP wide and 25mm deep.

Power requirements (max): 290mA +12V, 270mA -12V. Reverse polarity protected.

TRIDENT is available now from Rossum Electro-Music dealers worldwide."

VCO340 by Doboz

Published on Mar 6, 2020 Máté Szabó

"An analog, triangle core voltage controlled oscillator based around CEM3340/AS3340 VCO chip. Available as PCB/panel set. The single row case used in the video was made by NONO: http://nonomodular.com"

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Width: 8hp
Maximum depth: 35mm
Power: 38mA @ +12V, 35mA @ -12V
Manual: USER’S GUIDE
Demo: YOUTUBE
DIY: BOM | SCHEMATIC | PICTURES OF ASSEMBLED PCBS

PRICE (excludes shipping):
PCB set: 30€
matte black panel: 10€ (aluminium panels will be available later this spring)
Please order via e-mail: info@doboz.audio

Roland TR-808 w/ Decksaver Cover

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Korg EX-800 Programmable Polyphonic Synthesizer Module SN 001372

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Moog Memorymoog Plus SN 1239

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"The pinnacle of analogue excess, the Memorymoog was released in the early 1980s to compete in the burgeoning polysynth market. This synth is massive, with three oscillators per voice, times six voices, often characterised as having six Minimoogs under the hood of one synth. This description is not entirely accurate, as this synth is built around CEM3340 oscillators, as opposed to discrete Moog components, but the classic Moog low pass is present giving it that sound we all know. This is a Plus version of the Memorymoog, adding an internal two track sequencer, auto tuning and MIDI functionality.

This synthesizer is in excellent condition, especially for its age. It has been repaired and reviewed by our in house technician and is working perfectly. The filter sections were recapped, power supply was adjusted and calibrated, the PCBs and interior were cleaned thoroughly, and the battery was inspected and is working fine. The original binder manual is included along with two sustain pedals, an expression pedal, cables, and a Chromaface MIDI box."

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The Synthesizer, 2ND Edition

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"THE SYNTHESIZER
Second Edition
4 volumes
Roland Corporation, 1979
A Foundation for Electronic Music; 68 pp.
Practical Synthesis for Electronic Music Volume 1; 103 pp.
Practical Synthesis for Electronic Music Volume 2; 108 pp.
Multichannel Recording for Electronic Music; 48 pp.
With introductions by Robin Donald Graham, Synthesizer Project Manager, Roland Corporation, Osaka, Japan.

All four volumes profusely illustrated with figures, patch diagrams and frequency charts (some folding), 4to in card covers housed in printed stiff board slip case. The copyright is 1979, but it appears this second edition (printing?) was issued in 1983.

A fine set.

Roland Corporation (ローランド株式会社 Rōrando Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment and software. It was founded by Ikutaro Kakehashi in Osaka on April 18, 1972. While rival companies Moog and ARP targeted professional musicians and academics, Kakehashi, who had no musical training, wanted to appeal to amateurs and hobbyists, and focused on miniaturization, affordability, and simplicity.

In 1973, Roland introduced the first compact synthesizer produced in Japan and the first synthesizer produced by Roland, the SH-1000, as well as their first non-preset synthesizer, the SH-3.

Stapled case has light wear to edges."

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Korg MS-50 Monophonic Analog Synthesizer SN 190221

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Analogue Solutions Leipzig-S - Dual Analog VCO Synthesizer

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"Great sounding synth module from Analogue Solutions in the UK. Dual VCO with sub means this synth does well in the synth bass department. The step sequencer can lead to really interesting jams/creations."

THE SYNTHESIZER & ELECTONIC KEYBOARD HANDBOOK David Crombie, Forward by Thomas Dolby

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"Vintage 1984 THE SYNTHESIZER & ELECTONIC KEYBOARD HANDBOOK David Crombie."

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E-MU Systems Emax II w/ Updated Display

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" E-mu Emax 2 vintage sampler synth, 2212 stereo model with 2MB RAM. It has a Gotek floppy emulator AND a SCSI2SD v5.1 harddisk emulator card installed.

The SCSI2SD-card comes with a 16GB SD card, which has 4x800MB formatted as 4 harddisks recognized by the emax. There are approx. 300 banks from various Emax 2 libraries loaded on these harddisks.

The Gotek floppy emulator comes with a 16GB USB-drive with several hundred disk-images from the Emax 1 libraries, which the Emax 2 also reads.

Original display has been replaced with new white-on-black OLED display. The Gotek has a small white-on-black 0.91" OLED display installed as well.

All sliders/buttons/keys in full working order.

US 110V / EU 220V power.

Latest OS, v2.14

This unit is very clean inside & outside. A few scratches around the modwheel (see pictures), otherwise nearly mint cosmetically."

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F.A.T freebase ( clone ROLAND TB303 )

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SPECTRAL AUDIO ProTone Analog Synthesizer SN 960196

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Run (Alesis MMT8 /yamaha pss790 / korg volca keys)

Published on Mar 6, 2020 lo fidgerald

I remember the MMT8 being the sequencer of choice in the 90s.

KODEK plays MOTOR SYNTH at @Erica Synths | Gamechanger Audio Sessions

Published on Mar 6, 2020 Gamechanger Audio

"KODEK is one of the most progressive representatives of the contemporary underground music scene in Latvia and one of the original members of Erica Synths. Every time he touches the Motor Synth something magical happens."

Korg Minilogue XD - demo by Jexus / WC Olo Garb

Published on Mar 6, 2020 Jexus - WC Olo Garb

"Do you want to help with new demos? Support me: https://www.patreon.com/jexus [.] To get my Minilogue XD sounds (250 in total), please transfer E/$ 25 to this paypal address: [wcologarb at tlen.pl] writing "minilogue xd sounds" in the title. I did not use additional FX in the demo, all the delays and reverbs and flangers are part of the XD engine and these patches on your XD should sound the same as in my demo.

Demo of Korg Minilogue XD part 1 of 2. Sounds & video editing by Jexus-WC Olo Garb."

Friday Fun: MiniNova and Skulpt

Published on Mar 6, 2020 sonicstate

"Another in our occasional Friday Fun Synth Jams series - designed to encourage a bit of creative improvisation for the weekend.

This time we fire up the long ignored Novation MiniNova - which we reviewed back in 2012, which was an early DSP based synth with 18 voices featuring the same synth engine as the UltraNova.

We add the Modal Electronics Skulpt to that - this one doesn't have the recently announced firmware update."

Model:Cycles — This Is Snare | This is Metal

Published on Mar 5, 2020 Elektron

"This is Snare. A shape-shifting snare with quirky tonal possibilities. All sounds made with #ModelCycles Snare."

Model:Cycles — This is Metal

Garfield Doctor Click: early to mid '80s synchronization techniques

Published on Mar 5, 2020 SynthMania

"Viewer's request: the Garfield Electronics Doctor Click, classic sync unit of the early-to-mid 1980s."

Roland D-50 | The King of all VA synths?

Published on Mar 5, 2020 Espen Kraft

"Yeah, yeah... I know... it's not really technically a VA synth. Calm down, take a Zanax and let me explain.
For all PRACTICAL purposes the D-50 is the ultimate digital synth to emulate analog sounds. It does so in a totally unique way and the sound it produces cannot be replicated by any other synths, including its own clones like the Boutique D-05, Roland Cloud, V-synth D-50 card add-on or the VST version. Only the original D-50/550 can sound like this.

The "fake" filters, the DAC and the way it crunches through the numbers (LA) to get down to brass tacks is so crisp and aliased that it sits on top of the food chain imo.

https://www.patreon.com/espenkraft"