MATRIXSYNTH: Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Tuesday, September 05, 2023

The caverns of hell | Prophet 08 soundscape

video upload by MIDERA

"I think the Prophet 08 is the one of the best DSI synths (my opinion is incoming). It's better than the REV2 for sure, which seems to share a hardness with the Prophet 12. A stiffness? I don't know. It has something I just don't like. The Prophet 08 and Poly Evolver seem to have been saved of this strange sensation. However, the Poly Evolver, specifically MY Poly Evolver, has been a bit problematic since I got it. First, the encoders were bad, so I needed to use deoxit on them. After 4 months, I needed to do it again. However, I decided to replace all of the encoders with 'clicky' detented encoders, the correct ones as described by Sequential via email, since they no longer had the potentiometer edition boards available. I spent about 10 hours replacing all of the encoders. What I learned was that the encoders actually take 2-4 clicks to make a change. This is frustrating because I don't think it is the correct encoders (DSI has not admitted this to me, stating that these are correct). Either they have different number of detents or something about the specifications are wrong - or it's right and they never fixed how the OS views the detents. Either way - it annoys me, making the interface frustrating.

As for the REV2 and Prophet 12, I just never got or never get tones like these. Audio Mod acts very differently in the P12 than the P08 and PE. I don't know why, but they are very different.

Anyway, I do wish I had the regular PE edition of the Poly Evolver... but I'm tempted to just sell it, because I'm too annoyed with myself and the amount of work I did to make it almost as frustrating as before and the Prophet 08 is a joy to use. I could sit in front of this thing for hours and play it. It just does a lot of things right. I wonder who on the team was working there when the P08 came out, and if they left afterwards. I thought the next thing out was the Prophet 12... I don't know.

Strymon Volante and Eventide Blackhole VST used in this track."

Sequential Prophet-5 Demos by Timm Johannes Brockmann

video upload by Timm Johannes Brockmann

Playlist:

1. Sequential Prophet-5 | Valhalla Supermassive

This is a quick improvisation to demonstrate the majestic side of the Prophet-5, soaked in the Supermassive reverb from Valhalla.

2. Sequential Prophet-5 | Roland JD-990 | valhalla supermassive --- Glassy shimmering evolving pads

In this video, the Prophet-5 is played and sends it´s MIDI notes via the MIDI Out to the Roland JD-990. You get a beautiful layering with a shimmering pad from the JD-990.

3. Nord Piano 5 || Sequential Prophet-5 || LAYERED

In this video, the Sequential Prophet-5 is adding some notes to a repetitive pattern on the Nord Piano 5.

Recorded in Logic Pro X with additional effects.

Logic Pro + Novation Peak - in the studio - finding sounds and layers

video upload by Elskavon

"I'm way too obsessed with stereo-heavy chorusy synth arps. I guess there could be worse obsessions in life."

Bastl 1983 & Synthstrom Deluge

video upload by Easy Tiger

"I'm jamming with a semi random setup using the Bastl 1983 and the Synthstrom Deluge.

I explain how I have everything connected and then go on to jam for a bit.
If you're only here for the music got to around 4:00"

A-V-P Synth RITMOBOX // DRUM SYNTHESIZER with 5 VOICES // NO FX // Part 2

video upload by LESINDES

"AVP SYNTH's RITMOBOX unboxed.

Hacking thru the instrument for the first time.

Limited tweaking but very pleasant analog sound of all instruments.

Unfortunatley as you can see was the sturdy RITMOBOX damaged on transport due to back packaging. The shaft of the volume pot was bent. Fortunately the RITMOBOX is a solid beast with its pots screwed to the surface. Otherwise the pot would have broken out of the board. As a result of the shock 4 multipurpose button caps fell off their sockets. A hefty violent shaking is necessary that they leave their positions."

Modular Synthesizer Voltage Controlled Amplifier

video upload by George Benton

"Continuing the build by adding the Voltage Controlled Amplifier and tying it in with the ADSR and GATE. The Q108 and Q158 are both listed on the synthesizers.com website with specs etc."

Allemande (Disting EX's Poly Wavetable)

video upload by Electrum Modular

"I've been working on the Allemande from J. S. Bach's French Suite No. 4 in E-flat, BWV 815, and was frustrated that I couldn't hear all those long, held notes. Rather than select one of its cheesy organ presets, I decided to connect the piano to my (smaller) Eurorack case. It worked well with all of the polyphonic algorithms on the Disting EX, but the Poly Wavetable gives you the most options for using keyboard velocity not just to control volume but also to shape the timbre - via filter cutoff, wavetable position, etc. I set the envelope times/levels/curves so that the held notes would remain audible, but in the background.

Here is how I connected the piano to the modular: USB Midi cable - DOREMIDI midi host - 5-pin MIDI cable - TRS adaptor cable - MIDIXO breakout, which connected to the rear of the Disting via 4-pin ribbon cable. If there's a more direct way to connect them, please let me know in the comments!

Further patch notes in the video.

Other gear used:
ALM's Pamela's New Workout
Mutable Instruments' Beads
Tesseract's Sweet Sixteen
Expert Sleeper's Disting Mk4
Intellijel's Out

EQ and compression in Logic Pro

Keywords: #eurorack #modular #piano #Bach"

New Gimme Some Snare Drum Module from BLM

video upload by flavio mireles

Modules used in the demo:
BLM GS-SNARE Drum
BLM GS-Drum
BLM Scope
BLM MegaCLite LFO
Acid n SOns VCF
Braids Blue Lantern Version
Arturia Beat Step Pro for Sequences
LML VCO for modulation

MODEL: BLM GS-SNARE, Gimme Some Snare

WIDTH: 16hp

CURRENT: +107mA,-97mA

Price $245.00

What does this do?
This is a mini analog synthesizer that produces snare drum sounds. Inspiration was taken from the 5U Cor Synth DR02 module. Only the flow chart was studied and used to create this BLM product. VCV Rack was also used to simulate and test the building blocks.

Most of the circuits contained in this product are from other blue lantern module designs.

Some of the building blocks:

-2 1V/Octave Triangle Core VCO's
-2 Sine Wave Shapers
-4 Envelope Generator
-White Noise Generator
-High Pass Filter
-Tone Filter
-2 VCA's
-Mixer

The goal of this module was to recreate some of the more exotic electronic snare sounds.
Your not getting another Roland 'TR' module with the Gimme Some Snare Drum. All the building blocks contain
full analog circuitry, like OTA chips, and Op-amps. No vintage transistor based (Bridge T Oscillator) circuits are used in this product.

The best description I can give you inquiring what the kind of snare drum sounds this module can produce is something comparable to: an Electribe Korg ER-1, Simmons Snare Drum, and the Mattel Synsonics.

E-MU Emax II & Sequential TOM drum machine | Ideas in the night

video upload by Espen Kraft

"The E-MU Emax II and Sequential TOM drum machine making some 80s magic happening.
This video is a short edit from my longer TOM video where I also go through different cartridges with drum sounds. This is live midi sequenced while I play on top. Drum pattern is 'Eyes without a face'."

GRP-A1 Lead like Moog - Audio only

video upload by MrSynthmania

"This is the GRP-A1 playing a typical Moog Leadsound. Bassline comes from the Moog Grandmother and the Drums are taken from a Roland TR-8S. Other Synthesizer used are the Korg Wavestate and a Roland Juno 106. For FX the Eventide Blackhole is used as VST-Plugin."

Non-Linear Memory Machine by Holocene Electronics

video upload by Stazma

"Today I'll be showing you the Non-Linear Memory Machine (NLMM for short), a stereo digital delay with pitch, freeze and granular functions. I had a great fun trying out this module, many thanks to @holocene_electronics for sending this to me to make this demo."

via Holocene Electronics

"The Non-Linear Memory Machine is an audio buffer device. Set to a short buffer length, the NLMM is capable of creating alien phaser sounds to reverb and delays. While in a longer buffer length Frippertronics / time lag accumulator style looping is available.

FUNCTIONS / CONTROLS

TIME/SCRUB

Controls the delay time of the signal. The delay time can span from a few milliseconds to up to 15 seconds, depending on the buffer length. Unlike analog delays like tape or BBD delays, when modulated the pitch of the signal does not drift. Instead, it compresses and expands time in interesting textures via a custom time-stretching algorithm. When activating Freeze via the freeze switch, this knob functions as the play head's position within the buffer.

SMEAR

Randomizes the Time/Scrub control, adding random jitters to the position of the playhead and diffuses the signal in a way that can be utilized as a pseudo reverb effect. (experiment with the Time/Scrub knob and Feedback knob to create glitchy reverbs.)

PITCH

Pitch shifts the signal +- 1 octave. This knob snaps to perfect 5ths and an octave but you can dial it in between intervals. Nice crunchy aliasing when pitch shifting is applied.

DRY/WET

Crossfades between the dry signal and processed wet signal.

FEEDBACK

Feedbacks the delayed signal back into the input. Set it up to 4’o’clock when in Medium or Long mode to experiment with TLA or Frippertronic style looping.

BUFFER RANGE

Switch between delay ranges according to the list below.

\SHORT – 20ms ~ 320ms

\\MEDIUM – 320ms ~ 1.6sec

\\\LONG – 1.45sec ~ 15sec

FREEZE

The Freeze switch acts like an infinite sustain pedal, but you can also scrub through the buffer with the time/scrub knob when activated. Red means recording, and unlit means the buffer is frozen / not recording. Great for practicing scales or droning away."

Yacht - devlog #2

video upload by hügelton Instruments

"Yacht is sequencer app for Panic Playdate.
devlog #2: drums and UI planning"

Cableguys Introduces FilterShaper XL

video upload by Cableguys

"Try FilterShaper XL: https://www.cableguys.com/filtershape... – INTRO PRICE €49 / $49 + Upgrades. [there is also a Free trial]

FilterShaper XL is here! In this tutorial, Joe Rossitter at Cableguys shows you how to skyrocket your sound design with this massively modulatable dual filter plugin.

WHAT IS FILTERSHAPER XL? 🤔

FilterShaper XL is a modern reboot of our dedicated dual filter plugin FilterShaper 3. Take a giant leap into unconventional sound design with two powerful filters, new juicy multistage drive, an immensely flexible modulation framework, and world-class Cableguys filter DSP under the hood.

Go nuts with FilterShaper XL’s mind-boggling modulation options, including a whopping 60 LFOs and 50 Envelope Followers. Draw your own modulation shapes in seconds with Cableguys’ easy LFO editing. Apply subtle nuances or giant wobbles, stepped rhythms or silky-smooth sweeps."