MATRIXSYNTH: Monday, November 6, 2023

Monday, November 06, 2023

Luma-1 - playing lost LM1 patterns

video upload by DeftAudio

"Playing LM1 patterns on Luma-1 live, no post processing. Yamaha DMP11 used as the FX for delay and Gated Verb.

Luma-1 is an authentic recreation of the iconic LM-1, originally designed by Roger Linn in 1979 and now brought back by Joe Britt. Fully recreating the original design of the LM-1, it utilizes the same audio path (with vintage DACs and filters), runs the unmodified LM-1 software, and adds a secondary modern processor for adding highly desirable features like loadable sounds, USB connectivity, MIDI and more."

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: Heavenly Pads and Hellish Drums (Noisevember 06)

video upload by SynthAddict

"Maschine+ of course :-)

Crunchy distorted and FM-tweaked loud drums, etc. mixed with pretty yet sad pads and leads…

***Oops, I just remembered I had an ARP section that wasn't even finished or implemented - I may add it and do a rev 2 version later. :-) The partial ARP version was muted the whole time.
Making stuff last-minute and in a rush is always risky. :-P"

Ableton Push3 | Complex 1.6 Synthesizer

video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

"https://akihiko-matsumoto.gumroad.com...
LR stereo independent complex monophonic synthesizer, inspired by the modular synthesizers Verbos, Buchla, and Make Noise."

@NorthernLightModular Delayed Inveloper hDI Instructional & Discovery

video upload by Kent

"Immensely powerful yet easy to use and understand. It is also very flexible and I consider it to be a mini Event Generation Workstation.
Bring a bit of East Coast exponential envelopes (and whole bunch more madness) your 200 system.

00:00 Off we go!
00:01 Basic walkthrough of layout
01:14 TWO ADSRs but the right side has more features
02:47 Explaining “BOTH” and “INV BOTH” outputs.
03:56 Patching in the 251e sequencer and kicking things off.
04:30 Note the exponential curves and why not linear
05:36 Repeats
06:08 Repeats wait until the end of a gate’s sustain
06:59 End of all Events pulse output
09:43 INVERTED output patched to filter
10:58 Trigger Delay
12:25 Randomized Trigger Delay Times
13:15 Randomized Trigger Delay with Repeats (Behavior)
14:55 Fixed Delay with repeats
15:15 Both Outputs Cascaded Looping
16:56 attenuate
17:58 Cascaded Looping gives you full envelope settings and programmed rules on each side
19:19 Individual envelope looping via shorting bar
19:54 super quick AD envelopes!
20:34 Looping the right side with trigger delays and repeats
21:24 Recap of hDI features
23:00 Fini, Finished, Fertig"

Hypnotic jam with Sequential Take 5, Midicake ARP, Dreadbox Nymphes, Roland SH-101, DrumBrute Impact

video upload by Jay Hosking

"Please support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jayhosking
A live, semi-improvised synthesizer jam performed entirely on hardware.

I'm lucky enough to have access to a new studio space, and am now in the process of moving over there. That means the days and nights have been long. One evening I was casually noodling on the Take 5 and came up with a patch and arpeggio I liked, but didn't feel I had time and capacity to do a full sequence and arrangement with other devices.

That's where the Midicake ARP comes in to save the day. Rather than sequence anything, I simply sent my MIDI data out of the Take 5 and into the ARP. The ARP then recontextualized the notes and can send them out to up to four other devices (here, I used three, plus MIDI clock to the DrumBrute Impact). Thanks to the ARP, I could explore chords and improvisation without having to write a single note in a sequencer. The ARP really is a great solution to a classic songwriting problem: being able to find the song with all the parts at once, rather than imagine all the parts and then write them.

From there, it was a matter of laying down some instruments and effects I liked the sound of. No surprises here, other than the Boss DM-101, which I got recently. It doesn't quite have the personality of the Matriarch delay, but it's a great and more versatile analog delay that I look forward to using more.

All in all, a really fun jam, and I was extremely grateful to have the tools I needed to write the song on the fly across multiple instruments.

Thanks for listening.

Sequential Take 5 - main arpeggio, MIDI controller/data out
Midicake ARP - "sequencer" (note recontextualizer? arpeggiator?)
Arturia DrumBrute Impact - drums
Dreadbox Nymphes through Strymon BigSky - arpeggio two
Blackout Model D through Boss DM-101 - bass synth
Roland SH-101 through Walrus Sloër - arpeggio three (the slow high one)
Kenton Pro-Solo Mk3 - MIDI to CV for SH-101
Kenton MIDI Thru - MIDI through to all devices

Performed and recorded live, with eq, compression, and limiting in the box.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com"

Harmonically spaced Rhythms!

video upload by

Consider joining our community on Patreon and Discord - https://www.patreon.com/omricohen
Want to learn Modular Synthesis? have a look here - https://bit.ly/learnmodular
Interested in more patching techniques and ideas? Have a look here - https://bit.ly/3o1Q3Sg"

00:00 - Introduction
00:20 - Main idea
02:41 - With chords
06:49 - With a sequencer
08:57 - For drums

01- The Pittsburgh Modular Taiga- Oscillators Part 1

video upload by AutomaticGainsay

"Here is a demonstration of the sound and functionality of the oscillators found on the Pittsburgh Modular Taiga.

To see how the theme was created, watch the theme video [posted here] in this series. It is comprised of several patches created on the Taiga over drums created with a Korg Triton Studio."

AutomaticGainsay Pittsburgh Modular Taiga posts

Tangerine Kraft

video upload by John L Rice

"Yet another one of my musical noodles with video clip collage, enjoy! ;-)

Modules used:
2hp: LFO, Seq, Mix, Delay, EG, Verb
Happy Nerding: HM VCO x 3, MMM VCF, ADSR, FM AID
Erica Synths: Pico Trigger, Pico Drums
4ms: Row Power 30
Division6: Multiplicity VI Midnight
WMD/SSF: ADSRVCA
Bubblesound: 141 EG/VCA/LFO
Tiptop Audio: ONE sample player
Intellijel: Springray
Circuit Abbey: Unify mixer

The keyboard is the Mellotron Micro"

Flying Over The Moog / Tangerine Dream(s) / (NRSynth Ancestor & Retro One MK2)

video upload by KurtzMindfields

"Moog day! The real sound of old Moog with my NRSynths.
Ancestor Moog clone, inspired by the MOOG 55 (1974) & Retro One MK2, clone of the Minimoog D (1972). Set up (in 4 videos tracks) :
Up left : Ancestor M55 1 : main Sequence with both filter Moog & multi-mode Steiner Parker. Sequenced by SynthR4 / Vintage Delay VST.
Up right : Mister M Hansy : Mellotrons, Pro 800 B : polysynth analog, TORO Behringer : Big Moog bass.
Down right : Ancestor M55 2 : Drone controlled LFOs effects, Rhodes with PedalBoard.
Down left : Retro One : Minimoog D lead & M300 TC reverb/delay, S.E.1 Studio Electronics : LFO Effects, Ancestor M55 effects.
Title composed by Jean-Luc Briançon."

Gotharman's Zaturn: New LFO shapes

video upload by gotharman

"In the forthcoming update, Zaturn will get some new LFO shapes: Inverted Curve, S-curve and Fold. These shapes are also added to the draw waves, when selected.
The Multi-Filters are modulated by the LFO in this video.
www.gotharman.dk"

Xaoc Devices strikes back with Batumi II

Update via Xaoc Devices: "Unfortunately, we had made an error in the Batumi II description you received suggesting the assign waveform selection was performed on a per-channel basis even without the Poti II expander. That is not the case."

Updated press release follows:

Xaoc Devices presents Batumi II – a greatly improved and enhanced new iteration of the modern day classic that is/was the original Batumi, preserving its layout and form factor. The premise remains the same: four LFO’s with individual outputs for sine, assign and rectangle waves. The channels can operate independently or they can be linked – phase shifted, divided or multiplied (new mode alert) with regard to the first channel. Multiple major and minor improvements have been implemented, e.g. when synced to an external clock source, each channel’s frequency slider selects a clock division for that channel’s outputs.

We have managed to incorporate the features of the original expander into Batumi II (sync mode switching and assign waveform selection) without changing the size of the module which opened up new possibilities for the new optional expander. The Poti II expander for Batumi II adds multi destination inputs for sine wavefolding, assign output waveform selection or rectangle pulse modulation with the destination set for each channel independently. Poti II also features frequency input attenuation as well as sine and assign output attenuation. All adjustments may be performed separately for each individual channel or for all channels simultaneously.

The Batumi II software has been rewritten from scratch to ensure best performance. The hardware has also been updated to allow for V/oct tracking and stable operation up to audio rates (more powerful CPU, precise, wideband converters, antialiased waveforms).

Batumi II notable features:

– 4 LFO’s
– redesigned from scratch – both the hardware and software
– new waveforms for the assign output (including random)
– new frequency multiplication mode
– all features of the Poti expander incorporated into the main module
– very wide frequency range well into audio rate
– 1V/oct tracking = so can be used as 4 VCO’s
– in the Phase/Divide/Mult modes the random waves at the ASGN output follow the values available in the master/A channel
– 10HP
– +90/-50mA

PRICE: 330 EUR MSRP

Poti II expander notable features:
– per-channel input and output attenuation for the SINE and ASSGN outputs
– per-channel shape modulation with switchable destination (wave folding, shape switching, PWM)
– stores settings during a power cycle
– LED indication of the discrepancy between the stored setting and current pot position
– 4HP
– +10/-0mA from Batumi II

PRICE: 90 EUR MSRP

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"You're a Badass!" - LIVE JAM

video upload by Electronisounds Audio

"Recording Date: 11/04/2023
Tempo: 122bpm
Key: A minor

This piece came about from the Hardware Jams Facebook Group's weekly challenge - which was to create the lushest-sounding pads or chords, juxtaposed against the most spiky and hellish beats you can conjure up. These beats are less than hellish, for sure 🤔 - but I tried to get the Erica Synths PERKONS rumbling hard.... The evolving pad sound is from a Mutable Instruments Braids Clone made by Blue lantern Modules. I wanted to add more pad sounds and make the pad part more sophisticated, but I ran out of inputs on the 1010 Bluebox mixer (Eurorack Version) I was using to record everything - because I already added too much before adding the pad sound - DOH! 12 Tracks runs out FAST!

(Eurorack is always teaching me patching and routing lessons for "next time", lol...)

CHECK OUT THE HWJ FACEBOOK GROUP:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/hardw..."

From sample to glitch drum soundesign

video upload by Meska

"How to make glitch drum from sample endless eploration

Thank you for watching.
My name is Meska of the statik collective . I've been making mostly "dark and expérimental" music for more than ten years now, i'v learn so much online, now it's time for me to share my knoledge, my exploration and this channel is a place to talk about the tools, sound design and techniques to make music with.

You can stream my albums and EPs at https://statikwave.bandcamp.com/

If you'd like to support the channel consider buying music from bandcamp ;)"

TEINTE STEREO OVERVIEW 1 /// INSTANT MOJO IN EURORACK

video upload by SOVAGE ENGINEERING

"An overview of TEINTE STEREO with 2 different loops.
I'm considering creating more variations with a wide range of sound sources. Please share your preferences in the comments regarding the type of audio you'd like to hear passing through TEINTE STEREO.

CHAPTERS :
00:00 LOOP 1 - NO FX
00:27 LOOP 1 - VINTAGE / DARK
00:50 LOOP 1 - VINTAGE / BRIGHT
01:12 LOOP 1 - VINTAGE / FOCUS
01:38 LOOP 1 - LO-FI / DARK
01:58 LOOP 1 - LO-FI / BRIGHT
02:21 LOOP 1 - LO-FI / FOCUS
02:47 LOOP 1 - BROKEN / DARK
03:07 LOOP 1 - BROKEN / BRIGHT
03:29 LOOP 1 - BROKEN / FOCUS
03:54 LOOP 2 - NO FX
04:32 LOOP 2 - VINTAGE / DARK
05:02 LOOP 2 - VINTAGE / BRIGHT
05:33 LOOP 2 - VINTAGE / FOCUS
06:09 LOOP 2 - LO-FI / DARK
06:38 LOOP 2 - LO-FI / BRIGHT
07:10 LOOP 2 - LO-FI / FOCUS
07:44 LOOP 2 - BROKEN / DARK
08:15 LOOP 2 - BROKEN / BRIGHT
08:47 LOOP 2 - BROKEN / FOCUS"