Mega Synthesis Demo 6 [Sega Genesis Music Machine]

video upload by sushiboots

"Writing some more Sega Gensesis/Sega Mega Drive music. Please enjoy."

With the Sonicware Liven Mega Synthesis.

Ensoniq EPS ambient pads

video upload by MIDERA

"Sampled in a sound from the Sequential Prophet 10. Realized only tonight how to layer multiple sounds that could play simultaneously. Was about to give up on the EPS, but I think there's a lot of stuff it can do that is interesting. This was one of those things."

Novation Peak 03/21/24

video upload by COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS

"Familiar faces, the things that connect you all the way back."

The Secret Sounds of Oberheim Xpander Revealed

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Analog Synthesizers Rewind: Top 10 Classics!
S1:Ep3 - The third in a series of 11 videos!

Oberheim Xpander – Famous Sounds – all 100 presets demonstrated

The famous sound of the Oberheim Xpander!"

Albers - self patched drones

video upload by DecadeBridge

"Albers is a simple 4 voice drone synth. In this video I play around with patching Albers' LFOs into itself to create a range of different sounds alongside controlling LFO rate and oscillator pitch with it's onboard LDRs."

Strange Motorised Sound Device

video upload by Pj Tardiveau

"This strange 'Steampunk' device is a motorised noise generator. I made it several years ago and never had a chance to demonstrate it on video. So here it is! ( and sorry for the annoying little sound sequence ) this device combines a low-frequency mechanical oscillator with an analogue delay and various modulation effects."

The top right reads Synth-FX SynTesla Companion. You can check out the SynTesla in previous posts here.

Electronic Perspectives: Vintage Electronic Musical Instruments by Tom Rhea - New Pics

You might remember Electronic Perspectives: Vintage Electronic Musical Instruments by Tom Rhea previosly posted here.

Heath Finnie wrote in to remind me of the book and I noticed a few new pics of the inner pages have gone up on the Electronic Perspectives website. I thought they deserved a new post. If you are not familiar with the book, here are some details:

"Forty-five years in the making, Electronic Perspectives: Vintage Electronic Musical Instruments contains all of Tom Rhea’s fifty-two influential columns that were first published in Keyboard magazine from 1977-1981. This 400-page tome greatly expands on the original content with updated information and hundreds of newly restored images. Electronic Perspectives: Vintage Electronic Musical Instruments includes two CDs of unearthed recordings; spanning multiple eras of electronic music. All in a gold foil-embossed hardcover book, housed in a deluxe slipcase."

Note Tom Rhea helped design the Crumar Spirit with Bob Moog and Jill Scott. He also penned a few classic synthesizer user manuals. You can find additional posts mentioning him here.

You can find the book on Electronic Perspectives here.

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SVF-201 State-Variable Vactrol Filter from KOMA Elektronk (Tutorial)

video upload by CatSynth TV

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"We preset the SVF-201 state-variable vactrol filter from KOMA Elektronik. We explore each of the states (lowpass, bandpass, and highpass) separately as well as together with the continuous CV-controllable state selection. We also use modulation from our trusty Arturia MiniBrute 2 and the Pittsburgh Modular Generator for audio-rate modulation."

00:00 Introduction
00:22 Vactrols and Vactrol filters
01:03 Overview of the SVF-201
01:45 Cutoff and Resonance in lowpass, bandpass, and highpass modes
04:15 Mix output and variable state selection
06:00 Simple cutoff frequency modulation (with ADSR envelope)
06:28 Audio-rate cutoff modulation with Pittsburgh Modular Generator
08:39 Putting it all together. ASDR, LFO, and Sequencer from Minibrute 2, and resonance modulation from the Generator
10:02 Conclusion

Field Kit previously posted here

Making Noise With 0Coast // SFX & Music

video upload by Michael Manning

"In this video I show why I think the Make Noise 0Coast is the best piece of hardware to learn and experiment with modular synthesis. I show an overview of the instrument before then applying it towards making SFX for a 2D video game I'm making, showing my sound design process and some more advanced tips and tricks."

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Synth cover)

video upload by Julien Hauspie

"Made using a Korg Minilogue and Arturia MatrixBrute.

Back to where it al started."

Soniccouture Releases Pan Drums II For Kontakt Player NKS

video upload by Soniccouture

"Hear the sounds in Pan Drums II. From the natural recorded sound of the drums to the sound design presets, this video shows the whole range of textures and tones."

https://www.soniccouture.com/en/produ...

Pan Drums II - Walkthrough

video upload by Soniccouture

"James gives a tour of the new Pan Drums II instrument, featuring two Hang drums, two Halos and a new Meridian & Rav Vast sample sets."

via Soniccouture

The latest evolution of Soniccouture's all time best selling instrument. Pan Drums II features:

• 7 Handpans : Rav Vast (new), Meridian Amara (new), Hang Mk.1, Hang Mk.2, Halo in B, Halo in C, Rock Creek Tongue Pair.

• New Generative Tools: Weaver + Jammer

• New Sound Design Presets

• Completely New Interface & Updated FX

• Kontakt Player NKS Compatible

Pan Drums II gives you the entire spectrum of different pan sounds, in any key you need, ready in your DAW.

INTRO OFFER

€95 (€129) | $95 ($129)

Until April 14th 2024. Price as marked on website, no code required. Offer excludes other discount codes.

UPGRADE OFFER

€49 | $49

Existing Pan Drums users can upgrade at a great price. This includes NI NKS store customers. Simply login to your SC user account to claim your upgrade serial. Users who purchased after 4th Jan 24 receive the upgrade free automatically. Offer excludes other discount codes.

DAY OF THE SUN (The Lost Equinox): Jupiter Xm | Roland Sh-4d | Sequential PRO 3

video upload by Alba Ecstasy

"Arturia MiniFreak #ambient patches 👉🏻 https://www.albaecstasy.ro/arturia-mi...

Roland Sh-4d (leads)
Sequential Pro 3 (main sequence)
Roland Jupiter-Xm (bass and drums)
Lewitt LCT 240 PRO microphone (vocals, claps and vocal effects)

Additional virtual effects:
Waves H-Delay
Eventide Blackhole
Arturia Refract
Arturia M12
DS Tantra 2"

SnapBeat HW Ver 1.1 | Simple is fun | 20240323

video upload by SnapBeat official

"SnapBeat is a simple Lo-fi sampler for fun. It comes back with new features such as MIDI IN capability, pad responses and loop mode, pads backlight. It's under production and will be available soon on Tindie."

See the SnapBeat label below for more.

Mega Synthesis Music by sushiboots

video uploads by sushiboots

"I got in my Mega Synthesis today and wrote something quick."

Ambient with Biset Tree\FM-OP\Dark Energy\SurgeXT\Instruo\Flute

video upload by Omri Cohen

"I'm supposed to be on Easter vacation with the kids, but after playing a bit with Tree from Biset, I had to record something with it... Basically, it will generate sequences according to the growth and movement of branches, and I use it polyphonically to sequence an FM-OP and Dark Energy.

I added a bass with a couple of modules from Instruo, and another melody line with another chain with VCV modules and a bit of SurgeXT.

I also had to play my flute to this a bit, so I processed it with Prince Of Perception, Nimbus (Clouds), and a rind modulator following the pitch of the flute.

To this I added some noises with the Befaco Noise Plethora module.

Other than VCV Rack, I used the Wavesfactory Cassette VST for adding some analog feel, and the Valhalla Delay and Supermassive."

https://www.patreon.com/omricohen

Linn LM1 80s beats on iPad part 1: Prince, Sharon Redd, Human League, Michael Jackson and others

video upload by harlemnightsmusic

"Tracklist:

* Prince - Kiss
* Morris Day - Dance Electric
* Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl
* Colonel Abrams - Not Gonna Let
* Sharon Redd - Love How You Feel
* Human League - Don't You Want Me
* Sharon Redd - Beat The Street
* Prince - 1999
* Flash & the Pan - Midnight Man
* Michael Jackson - Thriller
* Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
* Gary's gang - Runaway
* Morris Day - Jungle Love
* Vanity 6 - Sex Shooter
* Gary Low - You Are A Danger
* Human League - Do Or Die
* Prince - 777 9311
* Prince - When Doves Cry
* Prince - I Would Die 4U
* Human League - Open Your Heart

In 2009 I recreated many favorite 80s drumbeats on the then new Korg Electribe samplers, sampling the Linndrum, Oberheim DMX, Roland CR78, TR808 and more. I copied the patterns by ear and also tried to catch the vibe of each original track as much as possible, using only the internal EQ and sampler fx. Later I expanded the series to synthesizer medleys and full tracks. It led me to a lot of contacts, collaborations and releases.

Now I wanted to reboot this in portable music production. Jim Audo's GR16 iPad app felt very much like the Electribe SX in use. So I started transferring my old beats to the newer medium, improved and expanded them to do another series of classic drumbeats, to inspire new music.

The Novation Launchpad Pro Mk3 integrates well with it and gives more tactile feel to it, as with the Electribes. It's however not necessary to use it.

The result is a great sounding retro beat machine that now even fits on an iPhone.

And yes, that's an LM2 at the back, not LM1.

Enjoy
HN"

What is the Pet Rock? (Eurorack temporal rhythm generator module)

video upload by Musical Miscellany

"I recently purchased a Pet Rock. Not the traditional pet rock from the 1970s, but a Eurorack module that creates rhythms based on the phases of the moon. It's a really cool concept created by Jonah Senzel and released at Knobcon 2023.

Intro & Theory - 0:00
Logistics - 1:47
Basic Rhythms & Clock Variances - 2:55
Adding Pitch Sequences - 5:25
Adding Delay - 5:57

You can purchase one here: https://synthcube.com/cart/petrock"

Pet Rock made its first appearance on the site here.

"Pet Rock is a rogue-like rhythm generator which changes daily, with monthly modulations in style.

This 4hp Eurorack module generates a new rhythm every night at midnight that you have 24 hours to use. Pet Rock is like rhythm Wordle - everyone who owns the module gets the exact same rhythm. No internet connected needed.

Pet Rock has 2 independently clockable (gate in, gate out) 'A' and 'B' rhythms each day, so there's flexibility in how you use it/clock it. The ‘A’ and ‘B’ rhythms can be used together as one composite rhythm, split into two separate rhythms, etc.

Rhythm generation parameters change according to the real current moon phase. The overall "Mood" changes with every 30 day moon cycle to help keep things fresh. With each “Mood” change, Pet Rock switches between several custom algorithms to produce distinct styles.

IMPORTANT FINE PRINT:

Pre-orders are non-cancellable; please do not pre-order unless you are certain you want one.

synthCube is supporting Jonah’s manifesto and principle about the economics of the module as a ‘break-even’ proposition."


Introducing Pet Rock (the rogue-like moon based Eurorack Module)

video upload by Jonah Senzel

"more info at my website: petrock.site

(oops moon cycles are 29.5 days, not 31 I tried editing it into the voice over and it sounded really weird so here's your only chance to learn this vital information)"

Small Case Jam Sessions - excerpt #3

video upload by FL3SHB4CK

"small case 4U 50hp jam sessions, excerpt #3
recorded live into Syntakt reverb and delay"

The Spectrasonics KEYSCAPE CHALLENGE

video upload by Woody Piano Shack

"Challenge to play every single instrument in Spectrasonics KEYSCAPE, a massive sample library of pianos and most popular and obscure electro-mechanical/acoustic keyboard ever made, RHODES, GRAND PIANO, UPRIGHT PIANO, CLAVINET and more! Everything captured in pristine audio quality with no extra processing exported direct from my DAW.

MORE WOODY PIANO SHACK
► https://woodypianoshack.com"

Chord Progressions Made Easy | Midicake ARP

video upload by midicake

"Chord Progressions Made Easy with Midicake ARP Ⓜ️🆔ℹ️🍰

I've been wanting to do something more orchestral for a while and this is it. Experimenting with chord progressions on ARP is so easy. Whether you have music theory knowledge or not, ARP gives you fast access to thousands of chords and the freedom to explore what works best for your compositions.

This was made with various sample pack sounds, while ARP provided the arrangement with just a few parameter tweaks."

Bank Transfer Between VCV Pamela's PRO Workout & Hardware

video upload by ALM TV

"This video details the process of transferring banks between Pamela's PRO Workout in VCV Rack and the hardware module, making it possible to replicate patches from the virtual world in your system and vice versa. VCV's context menu options ‘Export backup’ and ‘Import backup’ work with the standard Pam PRO backup files, making transferring saved banks work in either direction.

Note, for bank transfer to work properly the firmware versions between the VCV and hardware Pam's must match. To display the FW version in VCV see the 'info' section in the context menu. We reccomend making a backup copy of the bank files before transferring."

Elka Twin 61 w MOD (ultra rare) 1980 (Serviced)

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"ultra rare modded Elka Twin 61 grey finish.

It's like having 2 Elka Rhapsody 610 in One with additional Fx and modulations.

I made a DEMO Video to show this synth in action [previously posted here]

In awesome aestetics conditions (just some little marks around)

100% perfectly working.

It comes with a MOD that let you play both A&B section without the original pedal."

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Elektron Digitakt

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Dave Smith Instruments Mopho x4

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1980s Korg Poly-800 MKII 8-Voice Analog Synthesizer

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1977 Yamaha CS-50 w/ MIDI & Unison Mod

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"1977 Yamaha CS-50 monster 4-voice poly synth! This particular unit has been well maintained, has a MIDI kit (in/thru) installed professionally along with w/ UNISON mode mod which takes this beast to insane territory! Includes original lid and legs."

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JoMox Sunsyn v2

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"In excellent condition, with the version 2 hardware mod and new software, which make it far more stable."

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White Crumar Bit 99

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Custom Desktop Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Rev3

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video upload by Ian



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"This is a one off custom Prophet 5 converted into a desktop format.
The keyboard and case were removed, and a new walnut case was custom made. As can be seen the leds were swapped out for blue , which (subjectively) is rather fetching. At this time the other important service was undertaken to prevent the well known failures of the prophet 5, rebuild PSU etc . A lot of care and attention went into this conversion. There would be no point in going to the effort here without overhauling the electronics.


The inside is a stock prophet 5 rev3 complete with 120 programs and factory midi, however factory midi has been disconnected and Kenton midi in installed (there wasn’t much value in installing thru/out since there is no keyboard , but it would be possible to connect these if you wanted to.)

the knob on the rear controls the amount of pitchbend received over midi"

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Oberheim OB-Xa 8 voice w/ Magic Box (MIDI) SN 812130

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"OBXa in near-mind condition, with Magic Box external midi adapter and custom hard case (orange colour). I say near mint because there's some TINY cosmetic blemishes on the top edge, literally just paint thats been scraped off. No dents, even the paint is still flawless.

many many many hours and $$$ went into restoring the absolute beast of a polysynth. If you think plugins can even come close to this, you've never actually heard one.

-MIDI interface that didnt destroy the case or wood panels ($600USD) ()

-Power supply restored with new capacitors and bridge rectifiers.

-All voice cards completely restored, capacitors (electrolytic and film) replaced, and upgraded with multi turn trimpots.

-Keybed bushings replaced and keys straightened.

-Battery-less storage module installed (synthchaser.com), so no potential for leaky component destroying battery anymore...

Completely calibrated and ready to play. All kinks were ironed out one by one. It is, and I don't say this lightly, the most formidable synth I've ever played.

note - the knob caps are off in some of the pictures for cleaning - they're included :)"

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Oberheim Xpander

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"Perfect condition

Serviced by Turnlab in March 2024

American (best) version"

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CONDOR RSM WIND SYNTHESIZER SN 2422

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"CONDOR RSM WIND SYNTHESIZER RARE! By INNOVEX Hammond Corp Amps .06 W: 18” D: 13” H: 38” A/C Power has been tested and in working condition. Wear to metal and storage box from use."

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Bad Gear - Nothing is Sacred

video upload by AudioPilz

"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. Nothing is sacred . After weeks of brand-new direct-to-Bad Gear game changers even hardened internet trolls like me fancy a little palette cleanser.

Today we are going to talk about the original Roland TR-707. This vintage drum machine and digital sibling to the more iconic TR-808 and TR-909 is mostly perceived in one of two ways: a timeless classic for both realistic drum sounds and futuristic 80s house OR the most boring and obsolete cheesebox since whatever Casio came up with back then.

Thanks to Philipp of Feedback Underground Studios for giving me access to his beautiful artifact. Serious requests are welcome to: fbugs@gmx.at

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:54 Overview Roland TR707
01:22 Limitations Pt. 1, Mixer
01:47 Audio Quality, Bit Depth
02:04 Drum Sounds ( 80s drums )
02:51 Multiple Outputs
03:02 TR Sequencer (like 808 , 909 ), Workflow, Pattern Chaining, Accent, Track Mode
03:32 Connectivity, Limitations Pt. 2, Sync
04:01 Tonal Variations ( Roland TR-727 , Circuit Bending , ROM Expansion)
04:23 Pricing, Thanks!!!
04:33 Hate
05:00 Jam 1 (Is it House ???)
05:54 Jam 2 ( Industrial Dub )
06:49 Finale (Proto Phonk Orchestral Synthwave )
07:19 Verdict"

Yamaha DX7 vs V50 vs SY35 vs SY99: Deep Synthesis Review

video upload by Off The Matrix

"This video compares the synthesis capabilities of vintage Yamaha FM synths.

Patches for all the vintage FM synths can be found at:
www.offthematrix.net"

beneath the surface ... Neutral Labs Elmyra 2 ... ambient

video upload by substan

"A first test flight with the Neutral Labs Elmyra 2. I´m REALLY blown away by the dark, beautifully textured und distorted sound that comes out of this little box. The built-in sequencer is a significant part of its charm and makes the Elmyra an inspiring playground.

It's a blessing to get send a great device and the only payment for it is to make music with it, which is just inspiring and fun.

Elmyra runs through Valhalla Room.
Recorded in on take into Ableton.
Mastered in post."

Tristan Arp meets Gliss

video upload by Bela Platform

"This video is the second in a series in which we get Gliss in the hands of artists we deeply respect. A native of the Detroit suburbs, Tristan Arp has been making explorative electronic music for more than a decade. In this video he explores Control Mode on Gliss as a strumming interface for Mutable Instruments' Rings.

Check out our blog for the full story: https://blog.bela.io/tristan-arp-meet..."

Uptempo jam with Midicake ARP, Dreadbox Nymphes, Moog Minitaur, Mother 32, MSW-810, DrumBrute Impact

video upload by Jay Hosking

"A live synthesizer jam performed entirely on hardware.

I've had this chord progression kicking around for a little while, the product of a voice-leading exercise I was doing. I was super happy with it but never able to incorporate it into a larger arrangement. Recently, I realized I could just run the chord progression through the Midicake ARP and get some inspiration on the song arrangement, and sure enough, that was all it took (along with a few amazing synthesizers and effects). Really happy with where this one ended up.

Full disclosure: I cut and paste a previous drum fill to the outro drum fill, because I felt the outro drum fill didn't match the quality of the earlier one. Seemed a more judicious approach than recording the whole thing again.

Thanks for listening.

Dirtywave M8 - chord progression sequence
Midicake ARP - four-part sequencing arranger for the chord progression
Kenton MIDI Thru - MIDI Thru out to five devices
DrumBrute Impact through Empress EchoSystem - Drums
Moog Mother 32 through Kinotone Ribbons - Slower mono synth
Michigan Synth Works MSW-810 through Hologram Chroma Console - Faster mono synth
Moog Minitaur through Boss DM-101 - Bass synth
Dreadbox Nymphes through Empress Reverb - Pad synth

Performed and recorded live (minus that small drum edit) to a multitrack recording, with EQ, compression, and limiting on the master.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com"

Quord: Harmony Exploration Machine

video upload by Sound Workshop

"Music to wake up to

Quord is a droning harmony synthesizer. It has four sawtooth oscillators followed by a mixer, filter, and distortion.

Circuit by Decapod Devices. Layout by Sound Workshop. Work in progress."

Roland SYSTEM-700 LAB (1976) testing one VCO | Werkstatt Matlak

video upload by Werkstatt Matlak

"Calibration fun after in-depth restoration of the mighty LAB, part of the SYSTEM-700.

One VCO, overdubbed"

Spectralis 2 Tutorial: Sending drums to analog filters tips and tricks

video upload by MIDERA

"I've been spending a lot of time with the Ensoniq Mirage and sampling drums (which come out sounding so good) and wondered whether I could beef up the drums within the spectralis itself. I realized that I could send the drums to the analog filters and then do all sorts of things with it.

Note that this doesn't have any melodic stuff in it and it's using a simple drum beat, but I figure that will help you understand what it is that's happening with the sounds. Hope it's of use to any Spectralis user or potential Spectralis users.

This WILL work for both Spectralis 1 and 2 units equally. There will be no difference in sound (unless you haven't yet performed the filter fix on your Spectralis 2, then it will sounds much darker on your unit).

LFMX: 24db LP Filter exponential FM
LFML: 24db LP Filter linear FM
MMFM: 12db MM Filter Exponential FM

0:00 Introduction
1:00 Stock drum sound
3:42 Drums through the 24db filter
4:38 Digital to Analog feed (Drums)
5:58 DRUMS
7:29 Drums through 12db then 24db filter
10:25 Left and Right panning of filters
12:29 MM to LP to Fixed Filterbank
14:10 Sequencing the filterbank
16:15 Adding delay FX
18:37 Using oscillators to FM the drums
22:30 Sequencing oscillators to add melodic FM
27:00 Sending hybrid monosynth (L) AND drums (R) thru different filters
31:29 Concluding remarks"