MATRIXSYNTH: Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

xr-1 and MSW-810m

video upload by Sonic Sand Castles

"xr-1 sending CV and gate to the MSW-810m"

xr-1 looping test

"Step based parameter changes with sample looping"

You can find info on the XR-1 here.

Oberheim OB-X8 Sound Sets by Blue River Sounds

video uploads by Blue River Sounds

Blue River Sounds was founded by ex-Sequential, and current Groove Synthesis founding partner, Mark Wilcox.

Note there are three videos in the player above. You can use the player controls to flip between them.
The third video, "OB X8 Doubles," features layered sounds.

Details:

"Inspiring and useful sounds for the Oberheim OB-X8. Leads, basses, pads, complex textures, and much more. Available for purchase at www.blueriversounds.com."

"No effects were used in the recording of these sounds. They are organic and full of movement right out of the box and don't rely on FX to make them sound great.

Special thanks to our friend Nick Semrad for his excellent playing in these demos."

OB X8 Doubles - 3rd Video
"64 Doubles presets for the Oberheim OB-X8. These are unique, impactful, and complex Oberheim textures that make great use of Page 2 features and aftertouch to add movement and stereo depth.

This set requires Blue River Sounds OB-X8 Sound Set 1 and Sound Set 2. When you purchase this Doubles set, OB-X8 Sound Set 1 and Sound Set 2 are included."

"Blue River Sounds has 3 new sound sets for the Oberheim OB-X8 — 2 sets of 64 Singles, and 1 set of Doubles that references the Singles. Blue River Sounds was founded by Mark Wilcox, a key player at Dave Smith Instruments/ Sequential for nearly a decade. He also helped bring back Oberheim in 2022 and is co-designer of the 3rd Wave Advanced Wavetable synth at Groove Synthesis."

And via Blue River's about page:

"Blue River Sounds was founded by Mark Wilcox, a California-based sound and instrument designer whose presets have been featured in every Sequential synthesizer since 2014.

His multi-decade career in music tech includes nearly 10 years at Sequential. His contributions to their product designs and factory sound sets have been numerous.

Mark is also a founding partner of Groove Synthesis and co-designer of the critically-acclaimed 3rd Wave Advanced Wavetable Synth. He did much of the sound design for that synth, as well."

US 50 in Nevada Part 4: Ely to the Utah Border (original soundtrack)

video upload by CatSynth TV

You can find all parts in this series here, or see the playlist below for entire trip in order.

"The fourth and final segment of our journey along US 50, the 'Loneliest Road in America'. We pick up where we left off in Ely, Nevada and head east until we cross the border into Utah. Along the way, we pick up concurrencies with US 93 and US 6, making this final segment a little less "lonely" than the previous three.

Original soundtrack by Amanda Chaudhary, featuring the following instruments:
Cherry Audio Octave CAT, Elka X, Novachord, GX-80, Stardust 201 Delay
Universal Audio Electra 88 piano
Arturia Pigments, CMI V, Phaser Bi-Tron, LX-24 reverb
Korg modwave
Strymon Starlab
EastWest Ra

Drums by G Calvin Weston (soundscaperecordinglab.com)

00:00 Introduction
01:22 Leaving Ely with US 6 and US 93
05:05 Music changes as we cross a mountain range
07:41 US 93 departs
11:00 Going around Great Basin National Park
13:38 The final stretch
15:55 Crossing into Utah

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Delta CEP A V2 Sequencer Workshop

video upload by Jörg Schaaf

"In this video I am providing some tips for the new step sequencer at the Delta CEP A. I also explain, how to create sequencer sounds with liveness with the Delta's soundengine. I hope, you enjoy this video.

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..."

Octavia Fuzz in Eurorack with bags of character! // Cicely by Expert Sleepers

video upload by DivKid

"Say hello to Cicely! The next module in the analogue line up of Eurorack gear from Expert Sleepers. The module is based on the classic Roger Mayer designed Octavia design (think Jimi Hendrix octave fuzz), while the original is routed as part of guitar FX history here we’re exploring that under voltage control as part of a modular synth system.

You can apply these patches to other distortions you may have so watch along and give the patches a try, from wave shaping basic VCO shapes to dynamic end of chain fuzz, create unique delay shimmer and plenty more."

TIMING INDEX // CHAPTERS

00:00 Hellos and patch previews (what’s to come)

01:16 Introduction & feature run down

02:13 Basic VCO wave shaping + modulation

05:09 Dynamic end of chain Fuzz + self patching & low end tips

08:19 Smashing sine waves & Electro-Tastic overtones with audio rate modulation

10:21 Living in a land of Octavia Fuzz (with guitar)

11:12 Create your own crunchy delay shimmers with Cicely feedback loops

13:11 Ambient washes with Cicely delay feedback loops

14:10 Accent Glitches - Cicely dancing on top of sequences

16:08 A simple modulated drone

17:04 Envelope following for imparting rhythms onto chord pads

19:05 CV mangling (it’s not designed for it, but it’s great!)

20:37 Distorting Echoes for battling pitches (Os’s distortion patch tip)

"'Cicely' is an “octave fuzz” effect, inspired by the legendary 'Octavia' guitar pedal, created by Roger Mayer and most notably used by Jimi Hendrix. There is an interesting history of the pedal on Roger's website here. Cicely adapts the concept for the modular environment, adds some extra features, and of course puts the effect under CV control.

The effect is essentially one of adding an octave on top of the input note, but this only really applies to pure input tones – for more complex tones, the sound is changed in all sorts of interesting ways. This is combined with the possibility of overdriving the sound for even more edge, while the unique 'Centre' control adds asymmetrical clipping.

As a bonus feature, Cicely also includes an envelope follower."

Professor William Hoskins' MOOG SONIC SIX

These images were sent in via Kimberly S Beasley, chair of the Department of Music at Jacksonville University, after seeing this post featuring Professor William Hoskins and a mystery moog based on the Sonic VI but with a touch sensitive keyboard instead of standard keys as you see on this one. See that post for additional details. It's a fascinating read.

According to Kimberly S Beasley, "This [Sonic Six] has been in the possession of our Professor Emeritus Dr. William Schirmer as it was given to him by Hoskins. Hoskins' granddaughter Dorothy is also aware of the instrument. We also have a large collection of manuscripts of Hoskins.

There is also a mini-Moog we just refurbished in our recording studio."

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Novation Circuit Tracks: Techno Foundations 3 Beta Test Morning Jam 1!!!

video upload by Bleeding Solar Flare

"Hi! How are you doing today?

I was asked to be a part of the Techtronix new sound pack Techno Foundations 3 beta test team!!! (Is my English okay??? Hope it makes sense!!!)

This sound pack will be released in October at Isotonik Studios!!!

https://isotonikstudios.com/

I made this jam with the beta pack this morning.
I really love both synths and drum sounds!!!
I hope you will enjoy!

Thanks so much to Techtronix and G Tracks for asking me to be a part of this test project.

Thanks so much for watching! Have a great day!"

Anthony Marinelli's Favorite Eurorack Module

video upload by Anthony Marinelli Music

"I have to tell you about joystick modules because they've changed my ability to perform expressively on synthesizers that don't have expressive keyboards or sophisticated built-in controllers. A joy stick allows the user to expressively send control voltage signals according to varying positions of a stick. You can also use it to mix up to 4 different audio signals to create morphing complex sounds from simple sources. I'm demonstrating this type of controller using the Intelijel Planar which is a relatively inexpensive Euroack solution that can be integrated into many types of setups. In this video, I've integrated it with my ARP 2600 and show you how to control filter brightness and vibrato at the same time with one hand movement. It would otherwise be impossible to simultaneously change these two parameters while playing the keyboard with your other hand (without the joy stick). I've added some efx pedals to the sound to achieve a vocal quality that pairs well with the joystick modulations. There are many more uses for this expression controller, so stay tuned for more advanced applications and musical examples in upcoming videos.

THRILLER SYNTH GIVEAWAY

Giveaway link : https://www.anthonymarinellimusic.com...

Want to win the same model synthesizer used on THRILLER to make the iconic FROGGIE BASS sound? Visit the above link to find out how to enter. Hurry because the giveaway ends Oct 30th!

00:00 - 00:23 - Musical Example
00:24 - 01:36 - Introduction to Demonstration
01:37 - 02:11 X-plane
02:12 - 03:12 Y-plane
03:13 - 04:08 VCA Envelope
04:09 - 05:33 Adding EFX Pedals
05:34 - 06:37 Summary

Anthony's musical touch as both composer and performer is connected with some of the most influential creative minds over the last 40 years. He’s composed and conducted original orchestral scores for over 80 feature films including Young Guns, Internal Affairs, The Man From Elysian Fields, 15 Minutes and Planes, Trains & Automobiles, been commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic for his symphonic work "In the Family Way", written over one thousand TV commercials in a myriad of musical styles, co-founded Levels Audio Post (LA's premiere post production facility) and performed and arranged on big-box-office films and influential hit records such as Michael Jackson's Thriller.

His extensive work as a young arranger, orchestrator and performer for Quincy Jones, Jack Nitzsche, Lamont Dozier, Arthur Rubenstein and Giorgio Moroder was vital in launching his own career. His early years pioneering modular analog synthesizers along with his wide-ranging music scholarship positioned Anthony at the center of the music technology revolution. He attended the University of Southern California School of Music as a piano and composition major.

Website: www.anthonymarinelli.com"

Akunull: Draft of an upcoming work with @WETDREAMSEXCITER

video upload by Akunull

"Sample read through on the Launchpad x with Pure Data vanilla/Piloslib with [samp_slice~]
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https://wetdreamsexciter.com
https://akunull.com
https://github.com/akunull/piloslib"

Casio CZ-1 "Analog Dreams" Soundset 75 Presets

video upload by LFOstore

"Soundset working with hardware CZ-1 Model & Arturia CZ-V Models!
NOT working with CZ-101, CZ1000, 3000, 5000!

Buy Soundset: https://lfo.sellfy.store/p/casio-cz-1...

Casio CZ-1 aka. Cosmosynthesizer is here!

As description from 1986 says:

The CZ-1 is a state-of-the-art musical instrument which incorporates the latest electronics technology to make its operation as easy as possible.

Exceptional sound quality backed up by a host of sophisticated features andfunctions makes the CZ-1 a truly unique musical instrument.

Introducing “Analog Dreams” Soundset with 75 complete new organic sounds for CZ-1!

Mellow Leads
Beautiful Pads
Sweeping Strings
Deep Basses
Bells & Plucks
Poly’s & Brass

From Ambient & Electronica to SynthWave & SynthPop with benefits of phazeDistortion synthesis.

All instructions are included.

Made by Nick Klimenko aka Chronos, a creator of 'Organica' for Waldorf Blofeld & 'WS Universe' for Korg Wavestation

Enjoy and may the music come with you!"

MOTOR Synth MKII - Drift/Detune & Cross-Mod

video upload by Gamechanger Audio

"The MOTOR Synth MKII is an electro-mechanical synthesizer from Gamechanger Audio that uses 8 DC motors to produce sounds. In this quick video we looking at two distinct modulation effects - Detune and Cross Modulation.

This is the 7th video in the series of MOTOR Synth MKII features. You can find all videos in this playlist:"