Elektron Live Music Production and Performance Discussion

video upload by EZBOT

"Join me as I take you through some of my favorite tracks from my current live set, and give you an inside look at my performance workflow. Plus, I'll be performing a few songs just for you! Get ready to kick off the new year with some fresh music as we start building our set list for upcoming shows in 2023.

Get the Octatrack Solo Template/Performance Template with regular updates: https://patreon.com/ezbot for folks who like to get in and out, there's Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/s/4f3a692375

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Step up your game with 1 on 1 lessons: https://www.ezbot.live/
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Music: https://soundcloud.com/ezbotmusic
Store: https://www.modbang.com/
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Phantasmal Force MIDI controller + monome norns ambient bubbles across stripes

video upload by Arman Bohn

"Phantasmal Force MIDI controller controlling my script 'pixels' on the monome norns. The Phantasmal Force has 16 buttons that can be configured to send pretty much any MIDI message. You can save 26 configurations and you can configure everything ON THE DEVICE. No editors, browsers or software required. First batch available soon. #ambient #ambientmusic #midi #diy #3dprinting #tinysynth #tinystudio #jamuary2023 #midicontroller #arduino"

Phantasmal Force micro midi controller synthetic generative krautrock w/ M8 Tracker & Roland J6

video upload by Arman Bohn

"New device design.

Phantasmal Force micro 16 button MIDI controller. Each button can be configured to do just about anything in the midi world (cc toggling & momentary, note, chords, play, stop and program change). Save & load configs. Randomly generated teeth on startup. USB-C and TRS-A out.

Why so small? I don’t know.

Synthetic generative krautrock from the M8 tracker and Roland J-6. "

HWJ We Three Kings (redux) - Secret Santa for Owen Olley

video upload by SynthAddict

"Maschine+ jam of a tweaked, old, public domain X-mas song.
For Owen, I had to incorporate some nice chord moves, inter-
twining arps, and of course some guitar bits (fake-played with
pads - no loops). My guitar skills stink right now. :-)"

CHERRY AUDIO GX-80 Demo & Review

video upload by musictrackjp

DEMO by Katsunori UJIIE.

Neutral Labs Nijel Distortion

video upload by John Schussler

"I really liked Neutral Labs' first module: Scrat. It's a filter plus distortion in 8hp. But y'know, maybe you have lots of filters and only want the distortion bit, so to the rescue comes Nijel: just 4hp, but using the same sound cards as Scrat (the cards are called "Nuts"), and with plenty of attitude.

So as soon as I heard of Nijel's existence I jumped at the chance to build one (it's a super easy build...all the SMD components are already on the PCB, you just do pots and jacks for the most part). Many thanks to Martin at Neutral Labs for getting me in early.

Sound source: Acid Rain Chainsaw (3 VCO). Envelope: Zadar. Sequencer: Stochastic IG.

00:00 Intro
00:20 Sweeps
01:22 Nuts
03:12 Sequence
08:33 Scrat
12:02 LFO Drive"

Roland JX-08 review

video upload by SynthMania

"A great-sounding, portable machine based on the classic "JX-8P" (with PG-800 programmer) analog synth of the mid '80s.

Happy New Year!

00:00 Introduction
00:33 What's in the box
00:58 Front panel
01:34 Rear panel
02:11 JX-08 factory patch demos
20:06 Emulations of JX-8P factory patches
26:50 JX-08 new features
30:27 Conclusion"

Quick Sketch - Preview - 01_02_2023

video upload by Gearheadz

"Deep House Sketch
Featuring:
Sequential Circuits Prophet 2002
E-mu SP-12 Turbo
Roland TR-727
TR-909 9090
Others..."

A Happy New Year 2023! from Radikal Technologies' Jörg Schaaf

video upload by Jörg Schaaf

"A big thank you to all subscribers and watchers of my videos! So glad to be here and so excited to have this platform to share my work! I wish you all a wonderful 2023, good health and that all your wishes come true!

Check the new 2020 album Imaginary Journey:
https://joergschaaf.bandcamp.com/albu...

The 2017 album 'Indiscreet' is available at my bandcamp page:
https://joergschaaf.bandcamp.com/albu..."

A hobbyists dream #12 (Waldorf M - one synth only)

video upload by Konrad Paulsen

"I am currently working on two projects, and this one is from 'A hobbyists dream' a recent jam that i created during a recording session on my Waldorf M. It´s only two tracks. The pictures are from walks at the baltic sea and on the biggest cemetry in Hamburg from october 2022. Use headphones for the best hearing experience."

Sequential Circuits Prophet VS Rack SN 0355 w/ RAM Carts

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"RARE Sequential Circuits Prophet VS rack unit. Serviced 2005. Includes a plethora of awesome stuff:

- Sequential Circuits Sound carts # 03, 05, 06

- Service Manual (worth the money alone!)

- Owners Manual

Used with loving care in a home studio (non smoking environment) since 2005. Used in the creation of soundtracks, songwriting, and cat meditation therapy. Fully functional, works awesome. Joystick, data slider, potentiometers are all clean and lovely. And, has a new LCD Display. This is a Minnesota based unit, and comes with all the Prince vibes you can imagine! (it has not been baptized in the waters of Lake Minnetonka)"

Pics of the inside below.

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Hydrasynth sound bank demos

video uploads by Synth Universe

"4 demo videos covering all 128 patches in Synth Universe sound banks volumes 1 & 2."

https://synthuniverse.sellfy.store

Playlist:
ASM Hydrasynth | Synth Universe | Sound Bank Vol. 1 Demo (patches 1-32)
ASM Hydrasynth | Synth Universe | Sound Bank Vol. 1 Demo (patches 33-64)
ASM Hydrasynth | Synth Universe | Sound Bank Vol. 2 Demo (patches 1-32)
ASM Hydrasynth | Synth Universe | Sound Bank Vol. 2 Demo (patches 33-64)
Hydrasynth Warm Analog & Vintage Sounds

Iliad Sound Demo 3

video upload by Mike @ Artisan

"Eleven new sounds from the 4/6-voice analog polysynth: the Iliad."

Jamuary #1 - Arturia Minifreak - Microcosmic Pads

video upload by NGC0 Music

"First video of the year, and #1 of the Jamuary (1 quick jam for every day of January). Here I've just messed with the patch nr. 2 of the Arturia Minifreak, which is a lovely pad. It's going through the Hologram Microcosm, plus some added saturation with the UAD Ampex plugin."

Synthstrom Deluge - Drum Synthesis

video upload by Easy Tiger

"In this video I'm trying to synthesize the different instruments of a acoustic drum set using the internal synth of the deluge.

If you ever wondered what the PW setting on the deluge does for sine, triangle and saw there's also a small segments on that topic in this video

0:00 Intro
1:00 Bassdrum
7:05 Snare
12:32 Hi Hats
15:57 Shaker
18:33 Tom (FM Synth)
21:47 Tom (subtractive synth)
25:44 pulse width for sine, triangle and saw
28:50 a weird sfx sound
33:15 outro jam"

Powertran Transcendant Polysynth Fully Back To Life again PART 2

video upload by THIS MUSEUM IS (NOT) OBSOLETE

"Fixing a problem as it decided to die a bit more! turns out it all could have been avoided if i just replaced those other little caps too. dang, one problem can lead to another and another and so on."

MARF Slider Control

video upload by Todd Barton

Gotharman's Zaturn: Reso EQ

video upload by gotharman

"Showing off the Reso EQ effect, which will be available in a forthcoming update. Both the bass and the beat are going through a Reso EQ.
www.gotharman.dk"

Long Cycling Envelopes

video upload by Todd Barton

"A little trick for getting super long cycling envelopes/LFOs

My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/synthtodd"

Space distortion sound with Novation Bass Station II (no talking)

video upload by Mr. Card

"Check out my private collection of Classic Sounds dedicated to Novation Bass Station II:" https://mrcard.sellfy.store/novation/

Vintage Roland Ressource Book from 1997

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This one was spotted and sent in via M Me.

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Original 1974 MOOG MINIMOOG OWNERS MANUAL

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"Spiral bound operation manual measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Very good condition only light wear, as you can see here."

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Oberheim 2022 Two Voice Pro Special Edition #4/10

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via this auction

"Up for grabs a special edition TVP w/ all OG packaging. Signed by Tom Oberheim.

We were informed after listing that there were only 10 of these units made, with this unit being the 4th."

Update: There were actaully 9 units total according to Tom Oberheim. See this post.

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Octave-Plateau Voyetra Eight

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"This listing is for a vintage Rev 4 Octave Plateau Voyetra Eight. Rev 4 is the most desirable and final revision that allows for a number of extra midi functions, most importantly aftertouch, pitch bending and modulation assignment. Rev 4 green boards are also robust and supposed to have more long-term reliability."

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Schippmann Ebbe und Flut MkII

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E-MU Systems Vintage Pro 128-Voice Synth with 3 ROMS (VROM, CMPSR, AOrch) SN 100200538

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via this auction

"EXCELLENT condition EMU Vintage Pro (2.26 firmware) with the Vintage Pro / Vintage Keys Keyboard (VROM), Composer (CMPSR), and the Peter Siedlaczek Advanced Orchestra (AOrch) sound ROMS. Comes with original manual and power cord. I do not have the rack ears. I will not remove any of the ROMS. See emumania.net for more information, presets and instrument listings, and factory demos."

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Oakley TM3030 TB303 Clone with Original TB303 Chips

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video upload by dave bell

"Oakley 303 synth clone. Dry and flat, external sequencer."

via this auction

"Self Built, now discontinued - full honest replica to a TB303 using original Roland TB303 filters from japan, The Item is in a Rack formation and has Midi in / out - no knobs were bought for the Potentiometers as seen in the pic.

For me, its the best 303 sounding clone out there."

Audiothingies P6

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video upload by No Nag

"A demo of the now discontinued Audiothingies P6. A cheap DIY VA-synth with a load of features, great sound and a small form factor. I use it a lot. It has some rolandish quality to its sound, at least I think so. The build took only 2 evenings."

Black model via this auction

Audiothingies pre Micromonsta synth.

"A DIY 6-voice polyphonic synth | chorder | arp with 16-step pattern sequencer | FX’s

With 2 oscillators, 1 sub-oscillator, an 8-mode resonant filter, 3 envelopes and 3 LFOs per voice, the P6 is capable of producing a large array of classic analog-like sounds, pads, strings, brasses, organs, leads, basses, arpeggios, fx’s and even drum sounds. It’s also fun to play with is integrated chorder and arp pattern sequencer.

Thanks to the easy to use interface with 6 encoders and 9 buttons, you will find yourself creating sounds in no time. Housed in a compact and stylish laser cut enclosure (several colors available), the P6 is a small-in-size but powerful-in-sound addition to your music rig."

Orgeldream EOTEN

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You can find a demo of one here.

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This Is A Test: Dope Box prototype - crazy beat synthesizer thing

video upload by Mountainking Electronics

"This is the prototype for the Dope Box. It is designed around an obsolete ic that contains 15 different lo fi drum beats samples. The Dope Box contains a preamp that can be driven into distortion and a active LPF. It has rate controls to allow you to slow it down til all you hear is strange, stretched out digital bits or speed it up til it sounds like a skipping compact disc. In the right hands it has limitless creative possibilities.

I hope, at some point, to officially release the Dope Box but if and when I do it will be ultra limited edition as I only have 7 of the ics that the Dope Box is designed around. I am selling this prototype if anyone is interested. Please email me if you are interested in purchasing this prototype. [ at https://www.mountainkingelectronics.com]

Thank you,
Alan"

Jamuary Day 1 Andromeda Synthesizer #shorts #short #jamuary2023

video upload by SymaticStar

The Ultimate Groove Box - Modular Eurorack Synthesizer

video upload by clonzee

"Join me in 2023 as I explore the ultimate groove box: This 104hp 7u modular Synth. Modules may come and go, but the goal is to stay self contained to create all my music in this single modular synth.

Modules currently in the case:
Pamela's New Workout
Clank Chaos
After Later Buff Mult
Mutable Instruments Stages
After Later Sum + Inv
Modbap Osiris
Instruo Ts-L v2
After Later uRings
Steady State Fate Steady State Gate
Intellijel Quad VCA
Intellijel Mixup
Noise Engineering Zularic Repititor
4ms QCD
Modbap Trinity
Make Noise Maths
Intellijel Quadrax
Mutable Instruments Beads
Noise Engineering Imitor Versio
Intellijel Triatt
After Later Audio Threads
Intellijel Noise Tools
Intellijel Switch
Intellijel Quadratt
Intellijel Pedal I/o"

Intro to Modular Synthesis – Part 2 of 3: Patch Building

video upload by Robots Are Red

All parts here

"In this video we will look at building patches and all the modules you will need for both a Moog and Buchla style patch.

If you have any questions about anything covered in the video, leave a comment and I will do my best to answer.

Jump to any section of the video:
00:00 - Opening
01:08 - Sequencers/Controllers
02:25 - East Coast Synthesis
03:03 - Oscillator
06:40 - Filter
10:46 - Envelope & VCA
15:45 - West Coast Synthesis
16:34 - Wavefolder
18:32 - Low Pass Gate
21:36 - Pseudo Low Pass Gate

Special Thanks to After Later Audio for providing some modules for this video series!"

230101 - Jamuary 2023 - Lofi-12 & Volca Beats

video upload by ChrisLody

"Happy new year everyone. It's January again and that means it's also Jamuary. Will I be able to jam every day this year? Absolutely not. Every other day then? Probably not even that to be honest. I'll be straight back into being super busy as soon as my holiday is over so i'll just have to use whatever time I can squeeze these jams into.

So here's something I put together while chilling in the studio today. It was originally intended to be a synth exploration of 4 part harmony as the Lofi-12 has 4 tracks but I got a bit distracted and ended up here.

Nothing too fancy tech wise. The Beats is sync'd to the Lofi-12 via the sync sockets and the audio output is running through the Lofi-12 so I can add its reverb to the drums. All the sounds on the Lofi-12 have been made using my recent waveform banks for the Lofi-12."

Gem Equinox & Gem S2 layer control by ZOA sequencer in random play

video upload by VSMI - Vintage Synths Made in Italy

"Last year's day improvisation performance for Gem Equinox and Gem S2 layer in random sequence with ZOA iOS app | for Generalmusic lovers...
Viscount EFX100 reverb
Montarbo DREV 128 echo"

Matriarch and Melodicer

video upload by Tim Shoebridge

"Here is a brief 'typing-no-talking' demonstration of the Vermona Melodicer being used in conjunction with the Moog Matriarch and a collection of Behringer 2500 modules.

The Melodicer is really the star of the show in this video, admittedly it is an expensive module but if you are patient they do come up on the used market for good prices, that's how I bought mine.

And the Matriarch? Even though it's Moog and it sells for a lot of money it is IMHO the Bargain of the Century: Four wonderful sounding VCO's, two beautiful sounding analogue low pass transistor ladder filters in stereo configuration, two gorgeous sounding analogue bucket brigade delays in stereo configuration, and more modular patch points than you can shake a stick at. What's not to like?!"

How to make a Miami Vice inspired high speed, arpeggiated synth bass driven track

video upload by Espen Kraft

"Using the Roland Jupiter-8 to create a Jan Hammer, Miami Vice-inspired bass driven arpeggio part for my album Dreams. By layering a percussive part, with a slow attack string sound, it creates texture the momentum. All sounds in the track comes from the Jupiter-8 classic analog synth.

Album is out on all streaming platforms and Bandcamp.
https://espenkraft.bandcamp.com/album..."

The Sound of Daft Punk with Roland Juno-106 and TR-808

video upload by RetroSound

"(c)2007-23 by RetroSound
supported by UVI: http://bit.ly/retrosound-uvi

❤️ Support #RetroSound​ channel: https://retrosound.creator-spring.com

An instrumental track from Daft Punk’s Discovery.

all synthesizer sounds: Roland Juno-106 Analog Synthesizer (1984)
drums: Roland TR-808 (1982)
recording: multi-track

The Roland Juno-106 Synthesizer from the year 1984 is a great analog synth with the typical 80s Roland sound. Often in the shadow of the brother JU-60 but the sound is different. Here can you find the full Juno-106 playlist with single sound demos and one synth demo tracks. Enjoy.
The Juno-106 playlist:"