MATRIXSYNTH: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Thursday, April 04, 2024

Moog Slim Phatty Korg Monologue Fantastic Analog Layers Synthesizer Rik Marston

video upload by Rik Marston Official

"Sample Pack demonstration by Rik Marston
**Watch in HD!** **NO Talking!** **Turn it up!**

My Etsy store: AhnyxianSoundDesign
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AhnyxianSou..."

Behringer UB-Xa - OB-X8 Fifth Swell Pad.

video upload by Scott McAuley Sounds

"Patches will be available at https://www.orano.co.uk/shop or http://www.synthsounds.co.uk

In this Video, it is a little homage to Jim's OB-X8 Demo [previously posted here], the Fifth Swell Patch at the start of Jim's demo is stunning. I thought I would try and see if I could get a similar sound from the UB-Xa, and although it can't get it exactly, it's certainly quite close!

Enjoy."

3x Arturia Keysteps control the Synthesizers.com plus Syntakt and Poly Eurorack on Nifty Keys

video upload by Rudetee

"All live ! No overdub improvisation . Wtith 3 arpegiators from the Keysteps.
Synthesizers.com Ribbon controller ,Drums from Elektron Syntakt, Nifty Keys contains Doepfer quad Polyphonic modules. And Attack of the Cloney (VCS3)"

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See this previous post for info on the Cloney.

TRIGONY VOL.1 (32 presets) | SEQUENTIAL TRIGON 6 | SOUND LIBRARY

video upload by Synth Cloud

🚀 TRIGONY Vol.1: https://www.synthonia.com/marketplace...
🚀 SEQUENTIAL SOUND BANKS: https://www.synthonia.com/marketplace...

"New soundscape pads, classic pads, progressive and powerful leads useful in every musical context, some industrial sound and so on, useful for your compositions... 32 new sounds !"

TMP-2-06 Vintage Synth TV Series from Benge

video upload by Memetune Studio

00:00 Opening Titles
00:31 Introduction
01:20 Little Black Boxes
04:37 Switched On Cybersynths
17:46 Synthesiser Club
21:23 Commercial Break
23:05 Patching Today
37:53 Video Lab
40:26 Outro

"Episode six of the second series of the TV program from Benge, made at his Memetune Electronic Music Studio, and the final episode of the season

The series explores his passion for vintage synthesiser instruments and studio gear and how he uses it on his productions and collaborations

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It is divided into the following sections:

LITTLE BLACK BOXES - A look at some classic rack mount synths of the 80s and 90s

SWITCHED ON - This second series looks at a type of synthesis based around the ideas of Cybernetics, which Benge calls CYBERSYNTHESIS

SYNTHESISER CLUB - A short musical demonstration of a synthesiser classic or three

COMMERCIAL BREAK - Some shameless Memetune shilling

PATCHING TODAY - A deep-dive into vintage modular systems and how to set up a patch on them, starting from scratch

VIDEO LAB - A look at old video equipment and how to create experimental visuals

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In THIS episode:

LITTLE BLACK BOXES - The Kawai k1m was a small desktop version of the K1 layer synth, introduced in 1988. Today I sequence it from an Atari ST running C-Lab Notator

SWITCHED ON CYBERSYNTHS - Patching it all together: after a brief section on quantising both pitch and time, I attempt to patch together all of the Memetune modulars (12 vintage systems!) in a giant Cybersynthesis monster patch

SYNTHESISER CLUB - Today, its more Yamahas, including a QX1 sequencer, RX5 drum machine, TQ5 FM synth module, REX50 multi FX, SY85 layer synth and a MT1X 4-multi-track cassette recorder

COMMERCIAL BREAK - Some adverts for Memetune related goodies, including the new Memetune Annual 2024 (sort of😁)

PATCHING TODAY - Taking the wonky Roland System 100 for a ride

VIDEO LAB - In this episode we take the meme-mobile for a spin!

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LINKS:

Benge's Studio Blog: http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.com

Memetune Studio Instagram: @memetunestudio

Benge & Memetune Merch on Bandcamp: https://zackdagoba.bandcamp.com"

Ksoloti Gills Open Source DIY Desktop Unit

via Ksoloti

"Gills is a standalone desktop unit using the Ksoloti Core

Ksoloti is an environment for generating and processing digital audio. It can be a programmable virtual modular synthesizer, polysynth, drone box, sequencer, chord generator, multi effect, sample player, looper, granular sampler, MIDI generator/processor, CV or trigger generator, anything in between, and more.

Ksoloti is an environment for generating and processing digital audio. It can be a programmable virtual modular synthesizer, polysynth, drone box, sequencer, chord generator, multi effect, sample player, looper, granular sampler, MIDI generator/processor, CV or trigger generator, anything in between, and more.

The Ksoloti Core is a rework of the discontinued(?) Axoloti Core board. In short, Ksoloti aims for maximum compatibility with the original Axoloti, with some layout changes and added features. The Axoloti Core hardware board became unavailable at some point, but because Johannes graciously open-sourced the schematics (and since the global part shortage somewhat improved) it was possible to recreate a board nearly fully compatible to the original: enter the Ksoloti Core.

Using the Patcher software on your computer, you create your own sound patches by placing and connecting sound objects, or explore patches other users shared. You can edit any existing patches and even objects, or write entirely new ones from scratch. When you are satisfied with your patch, you can upload it to the Ksoloti Core’s internal memory – or save a collection of patches on SD card – so you can play it without your computer connected.

The fun really starts when you connect pots, buttons, LEDs or displays, sensors and more to control your patches and make Ksoloti a tactile and highly playable hardware instrument.

Board dimensions and layout aside, the two main hardware differences to the original Axoloti Core are:

Ksoloti Core does not have any audio and MIDI jacks on-board.
Ksoloti Core has more pins and functions broken out to headers.
Full information on getting started with the Ksoloti can be found on Ksoloti github here: https://ksoloti.github.io/"

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Loom: Four new playing modes

video upload by Aodyo Instruments

"This is a demo of four new playing modes we're introducing for Loom: fader, keygrid, Martenot, and controlpad modes.

Loom is a multidimensional MPE MIDI Controller designed for immediate playability and expressiveness.

At Aodyo Instruments, we have drawn on our previous experience with the Sylphyo and the Anyma synthesizers to offer musicians a versatile and powerful device.

Whether you play live, record in the studio or compose music in your bedroom, Loom will become a flexible and original addition to your setup."

Let's Make Some Synthwave With The Nina

video upload by craigwilliamsmusic

https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/

00:00 Intro
00:12 Demo
00:32 Creating A Sketch
02:29 Bass
10:35 Strings
16:39 Arp
23:17 Lead
29:40 Outro

Free Samples Here - https://www.craigwilliamsmusic.com/fr...

Wee Noise Maker PGB-1 – The all-in-one open-source pocket groovebox

video upload by Crowd Supply

via Crowd Supply

"Wee Noise Makers PGB-1 is an advanced yet portable sequencer that lets you craft complex musical pieces anywhere. This all-in-one, open-source, customizable device is designed to empower aspiring musicians, seasoned creators, and makers. It isn’t just an instrument—it’s your gateway to the world of music production and audio synths.

Rock Out, Anywhere
PGB-1 has an open-source stock firmware that makes it a playful and powerful groove box. It allows you to craft complex musical pieces with drums, bass, lead, samples, reverb, bitcrusher, overdrive, and others.

Orchestrated by an advanced sequencer with conditional steps, repeats/ratcheting, pattern chaining, chord sequencing, song mode, live sequencing effects, and more. And it’s also a hackable and customizable device, with CircuitPython, C\C++, and Ada support for programming your own synthesizers, video games, or any audio based projects.

Features & Specifications

Processor: Raspberry Pi RP2040

16 MB Flash
Audio IC: Cirrus Logic WM8960 (or equivalent)

Up to 32-bit at 48 kHz digital audio link
On-chip Headphone Driver, 1 W Stereo Class D Speaker Driver
Up to 3 stereo Line-in/Microphone interfaces
User Interface

128 x 64 monochrome OLED screen
24 addressable RGB LEDs
30 tactile switches
1 capacitive touch strip
Input & Outputs

1x USB Type-C (Power & Data)
1x 3.5 mm Headphone/Headset
1x 3.5 mm Audio Line-in
1x 3.5 mm MIDI Input (TRS type-A)
1x 3.5 mm MIDI Output (TRS type-A)
Internal microphone
Open Source
PGP-1 is an open hardware project. Right now, you can browse the GitHub repo for the device’s firmware. Later, we will make the schematics available to the public."

New from myVolts - "Power My Gear" Configuration Website Tool

via myVolts

https://myvolts.com/powermygear/

"We found from our power survey that there's a real desire to power gear from USB, but some confusion around exactly how to do it.

We've been in the power game a long time, so we made PowerMyGear browser app to share our knowledge + experience, make it easy, and give you reassurance around powering your precious gear!

It's best enjoyed on a desktop, and totally free.

Use anonymously for quick try-out of setups OR make an account to save unlimited setups

Work with real-life space sizing, as all gear is to scale

Copy the link to share a setup with anyone

Explore others users' setups for inspiration

Device missing? No problem, just suggest it and it'll be researched + added in this ever-updating app."

You can check it out here: https://myvolts.com/powermygear/

Building An Alien Screamer Synthesizer

video upload by synthCube

"We built an MFOS Alien Screamer synthesizer in one of our new 3D printed cases!"

https://synthcube.com/cart/mfos-alien-screamer-case

Stylophone GEN-X1 X Make Noise 0-Coast 🎹

video upload by Stylophone

"We love to see our community experiment and connect up other equipment to make new and exciting sounds ❤️

Take a look at this clip from @andy_____black, who has hooked up our Stylophone GEN-X1 to a @makemoisemusic 0-Coast with amazing results 🎹

What do you think of this sound?"

Chilled Dubby Techno with custom Erica Synths setup!

video upload by Electronisounds Audio

"Chilled and Dubby Techno set with a custom Erica Synths setup.

Whatever kind of music you are making - KEEP IT UP, Friends!
Don't stop making *YOUR MUSIC*!!

▼CONNECT with me / SUPPORT creativity and good content▼
WEBSTORE ► https://www.electronisounds.com/
PATREON ► https://www.patreon.com/DeanDaughters"

The Sounds Of HALO: Combat Evolved

video upload by Alex Ball

"A look at some of the equipment used by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori to score Halo: Combat Evolved, released in 2001.

Huge thank you to Neo Te Aika, Frostbyte, Booey, Noelle, Yewlyn, Python Blue, Jafet Meza, RenSFX, meowsandstuff, Fleetwire, AtlyxMusic, PunkGalFuryn and anyone else at Project Odyssey for their incredible work identifying many of the sounds that I showed in this video.

Check out Project Odyssey:
https://odysseyaudio.org/odyssey.html

Thank you also to my Patrons on Patreon.

0:00 Intro
0:50 Halo
3:21 Terminate
5:27 India Garden
7:12 TarzansDance
8:41 St. Choir
9:14 Beauty Vox
10:12 Kit 424
11:06 Symphonique
12:25 Biosphere
12:53 Cascade
14:09 Albion
15:01 Oasis
15:51 SoundtrkDANC
16:38 Summary"

Oddment Audio Groc Demo at AES University of Michigan Chapter Tomorrow Apr 5th

For those that can make it, Oddment Audio's Groc will be demo'd at the University of Michigan tomorrow. Details follow.

"This month we were lucky enough to meet Trevor Reed, another local in our little Michigan town that was enthusiastic enough about Groc and Oddment to join us in the development effort. With both a software and music background, we think Trevor can help us accelerate Groc’s workflow and user interface. It has also been great to put our first real Groc into someone’s home studio and let them explore on their own.

John will give a presentation on Groc for the Audio Engineering Society’s University of Michigan chapter on Friday April 5 at 1-2pm (tomorrow!). If you happen to be near Ann Arbor, the event is open to the public and we have included all of the details below. A huge thanks to Nick West, the student AES chapter chair, and Dr. Jason Corey with the Performing Arts Technology faculty for helping to organize this event. We also expect Justin Van Slembrouck from Modern Sounds to join us and share a bit about what they have been working on lately. This should be a lot of fun, and as an alumnus of the department, John is anticipating a lovely trip down memory lane.

In preparation for Friday, John had a chance to present Groc to the Northwestern Michigan College audio technology students. Thanks to Brady Corcoran for arranging this and to all the students that had really great questions and seemed enthused about granular synthesis. We hope these local audio enthusiasts can help us record samples, create patches and maybe even help to produce and test Grocs before shipping them to you!"

Kebarp AUv3 MIDI Arpeggiator

via Keybudapp (App Store link)

"Welcome to Kebarp, the super quick arpeggiator app. Simply drag your finger to draw notes on the customizable grid in no time.

The numbers on the grid represent the notes in the scale. 1 is the root note, 2 is the second note, -2 is the note before, and so on.

On the control strip, adjust the minimum and maximum octaves, set the step count, and fine-tune the sequencer speed.

Easily adjust gate, velocity, their variety, and swing settings directly from the control strip.

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Manual Dexterity unfolded

video upload by Todd Barton

"A look into my previous patch" [previously posted here]

4ms Catalyst Sequencer: In-depth Demo

video upload by 4ms Company

"Walk through basic usage of the Catalyst Sequencer, and explore some advanced features. The Catalyst Sequencer is an 8-channel CV sequencer with phase-based and clock-based sequencing."

00:00 - Intro / quick rundown of concept
00:40 - Clock Driven Sequencing
00:45 - Internal clock / Tempo settings
01:00 - Syncing to an external clock
01:25 - Patch setup
01:53 - Basic gate sequencing
02:43 - Basic voltage sequencing
03:00 - Fine button
03:15 - Voltage Quantization
03:45 - Phase Based Sequencing
03:52 - Driving Sequence with an LFO
04:35 - Clock driven sequencing with Phase CV
06:22 - Advanced Sequencing
06:28 - Direction
06:48 - Transpose
06:54 - Start Point
07:15 - Length
07:30 - Pages
08:05 - Shift functions per channel
08:40 - Gate function “Swing”
09:10 - Gate function “Ratchet”
09:30 - Voltage function “Glide”
09:50 - Gate channel Probability
10:45 - Voltage channel Probability
11:40 - Sequence control “Phase”
12:18 - Adding more sequencer channels
15:15 - Conclusion

Behringer Edge Modular Patches/Patterns/Samples No Talk Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

"Behringer Edge «Modular Grooves» is a collection of 50 patches + patterns: 17 Percs/Drums, 16 Basses, 17 Synths. It is dedicated to the modular vibe, loved for its analog warm sound, experimental attitude, rich opportunities, unique features and tones, and inspirational workflow.

💎 The presets feature various colors: warm, noisy, detuned, distorted, as well as mild, clean, soft, punchy, dark, bright, deep, and airy.
Some timbres are great to play the first role in tracks or jams, while others will work perfectly as additional parts.
You may use the patches as they are, but I strongly recommend tweaking the knobs to develop the timbre during your performance and get an exciting experience.

📥 Get the soundset: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/edge...

💽 The soundset also includes 24/41000 WAV samples, accompanied by BPM and scale information. You can use them as they are, or you're free to resample, edit, and apply effects. These samples offer a versatile material for your experimentation.

📚 The soundset is presented in PDF format. Each page contains notes that explain how the patch works, what parameters are worth tweaking during playback, and how to develop the timbre during a performance. If you make all the settings consciously and try the things mentioned in the notes, you will learn a lot about the synth and discover its true depth.

🎧 There are audio examples of all patches inside the folder with the soundset.
To recreate these patches, you need up to 3 patch cords.

Tuning is an important part of the final result, but it’s quite difficult to depict the settings of oscillators frequencies and sequencer knobs as they are quite small, and even a tiny movement may shift the pitch. I tried to be as accurate as possible to draw these settings (the way they play in the audio examples), but don’t be upset if you can’t recreate the same melody. You may spend some time to catch the same melody, or you may use the settings as a starting point for your own melodic or percussive lines.

I used an external USB clock from Ableton Live. When external clock is used, TEMPO knob has no effect, so I left its value on some default position. Only tempo division (SCALE) changes the playback. If you use EDGE as a master clock device, change TEMPO to your taste.

🔔 The video contains demo tracks featuring these presets. I've added other samples, drums and pads, to create a complete musical context. The EDGE sequences can be quite complex, producing various timbres at once, like bass and percussion. To help you distinguish, I've marked the EDGE and ADDITIONAL SOUNDS with different colors.
These ADDITIONAL SOUNDS are not included in the soundset.

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