MATRIXSYNTH: Thursday, October 17, 2024

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Oberheim OB-X8 TouchOSC Bidirectional Editor v4.0

"GENERIC FEATURES:
- Display parameter Name and Value
- Double click a slider or button to reset it to a default value
- MIDI data rate efficient: only sends a MIDI message if the parameter value is incremented or decremented by 1

SPECIFIC FEATURES (FW v2.0.0.1):
- All Program (124) parameters implemented in the editor, except Split / Double and MPE using NRPN. Program parameters are bidirectional
- 2 VCO Triangle buttons have been added for better UX, and specific business logic to map it to existing MIDI implementation
- Most Global (25) parameters implemented in the editor using NRPN
- MIDI channel selection slider in the PROGRAM page (linked to MIDI channel selection slider in the GLOBAL page)
- Bank (change) + Program (change) selection slider + buttons
- Buffer Request, Buffer Init buttons using SYSEX

WORKFLOW 1 (starting at 00:07 in the video above):
- Select a Bank & Program
- Press Buffer Request to load it to the editor
- Start editing (the loaded patch) on the editor (the Patch is edited in the synth buffer)
- Naming
- Press Request Buffer to record it in your DAW / SYSEX librarian; or save it manually in the synth

WORKFLOW 2 (starting at 01:00 in the video above):
- Press Buffer Init to send an init patch to the synth buffer
- Start editing (the init patch) on the editor (the Patch is edited in the synth buffer)
- Press Request Buffer to record it in your DAW / SYSEX librarian; or save it manually in the synth

AUDIO VIDEO DEMONSTRATION (starting at 01:35 in the video above):
- Listen to OB-X8 #2 factory patch
- Send OB-X8 #1 Program Change (PC)
- Listen to OB-X8 #1 factory patch “It’s an O…”
- Request OB-X8 #1 factory patch to editor
- Edit OB-X8 #1 factory patch (in the synth buffer)
- Name this new patch “It’s an A”
- Press Request Buffer to record it in your DAW / SYSEX librarian; or save it manually in the synth

EDITOR QUESTIONS?
- NB: The editor is a TouchOSC template (.tosc file), it requires a TouchOSC license (https://hexler.net/touchosc)
- If Oberheim or anyone has some questions, please contact me via my website:
https://synthnyc.com
- Not for sale / no licensing at this point"

At the Mana tree - Lofi Horizons (lofi melody using Teo-5 Hologram Chroma Console and Microcosm)

video upload by Yuki The Synth Dragon

"The game footage is from SUMMERHOUSE ‪@ThePeaceman99‬ , get it on steam ! https://store.steampowered.com/app/25..."

Exploring Syntakt OS 1.30 and Digitakt II with Overbridge // Live Dispatch

video upload by Elektron

Cover Information Society Running Novation Circuit Tracks by J.A MUSIC

video upload by JA MUSIC

Phil Collins Sussudio - Pre Production Demo for Arcade Orchestra

video upload by JimDaneker

"Arcade Orchestra producer Jim Daneker shows a pre-production demo clip of Phil Collins' 'Sussudio.'"

KORG VOLCA (Zero-X | Short Jam) x THUNDERBIRDS | FM, BEATS

video upload by Andro Lectric

"KORG Volca Overdubs
(Zero-X | Short Jam)

BPM: 114
Scale: Eb Minor Pentatonic

Reverb/Delay
w/ ROLAND MX-1 / MC-707

(c) 2024
Written, Produced & Mixed by (Androlectric)"

MAGNUM, P.I. Theme ~ Vintage Synthesizer Recreation ~ RetroSound

video upload by RetroSound

"(c)2007-24 by RetroSound
supported by UVI: http://bit.ly/retrosound-uvi

❤️ Support #RetroSound channel: https://retrosound.creator-spring.com

One of my favorite tv series in the 80s
Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988.
The Magnum soundtrack was written by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter (1982)

Features the E-MU Emulator II sampling synthesizer

This cover song series contains my own recreations of my favourite songs from the last 50 years. The original music from which I take inspiration belong to their respective owners. I recreate tracks only for personal passion and to pay homage to these tracks.
My intention is not to create covers that sound exactly like the original (if you want to hear identical sounds, please listen the original). It's more of an inspiration with my sounds from the old synthesizers from the past and of course the great appreciation for the original performers and producers."

SYNTAX by Mike Hodnick and John C.S. Keston Now on Blu-Ray

video upload by John C.S. Keston

Available at https://audiocookbook.org

"Our generative, animated, graphic score, performance project SYNTAX in collaboration with Mike Hodnick (aka Kindohm) is now available from Æther Sound as a Blu-Ray disc. The Disc contains all eight of our compositions as well as two bonus videos. One from Mike titled n ciom 4 and another from me titled Rhodonea. It all adds up to a total of one hour and fifteen minutes of music with animation."

Description from the video above:

"This excerpt from the piece SYNTAX includes performances of the movements RENEWABLE, TOXIC, PETROCHEMICAL, and WATERSHED by Mike Hodnick and John C.S. Keston.

SYNTAX questions technological idealism in an age of ecological disruption and data-driven exploitation. The collaboration includes a series of eight animated, graphic scores designed to guide the two composers through a generative narrative of improvised sound.

Widely misused technology continues to cause pollution, habitat destruction, global warming, and disinformation. Like two sides of the same coin it is responsible for immeasurable prosperity and immeasurable suffering. It threatens all life on the planet, yet most humans depend on it.

To explore this question the composers have programmed the computer to program themselves. By deliberately coding and submitting to an “inversion of control” they evoke the warnings of media theorists like Douglas Rushkoff, that we risk a future wherein our behavior might be irreversibly dictated by the algorithms in the software we use instead of by our own volition. SYNTAX is a performance piece that parallels the dilemmas we face from two sides of the same coin.

The collaboration includes a series of eight animated, graphic scores designed to guide the two composers through a generative narrative of improvised sound. This inverts the usual practice of creating visuals in response to sound by creating music in response to visuals. The scores that the artists read are designed as functional symbolism representing a set of rules that suggest musical ideas, sound design techniques, and timed phrases. The scores are regenerated each time the application is executed so that every performance is distinct.

The software engineered to generate the graphic scores provides information to the performers in the form of animated and color coded graphics. An additional script was developed to navigate through the movements, display the titles, and transition between each piece. Each movement was written with its own graphical language, algorithms, and directives while maintaining visual and conceptual themes to work as a whole. The composers perform the piece using a combination of hardware synthesizers and software independent from the scores including sequences programmed using the Tidal Cycles live coding environment and manipulated in real time. It is the intent of the human composers for the audience to experience the projected graphic scores and musical performance together."

Intellijel Cascadia Utilities: Slew Limiter / Envelope Follower

video upload by Intellijel

"The Slew Limiter & Envelope Follower is a 2-for-1 utility module on Cascadia. It can either be a Slew Limiter, which slows the rate of change between voltages, or it can be an Envelope Follower, generating envelope CV from Audio or Triggers. In this video, we go over features and demonstrate how you can use it in your patches.

Chapters:
00:00 - Overview
02:01 - Patches

Cascadia’s middle section is populated with some powerful tools to expand your sound design beyond the basics. In this broader series of videos on these utilities, we’ll be taking a look at each one with some application examples that’ll hopefully spark some ideas when it comes to your next patch."

ROSES (Extended-Mix) | DAWless w/ PEAK, microKORG, VOLCA FM | Live Electronica / Dub

video upload by Andro Lectric

"Roses (Extendend-Mix)
Live Jaming | Electronica / Dub
BPM: 114
Scale: Gb Minor

w/
KORG microKORG XL+
(A55 Evoltion)
Novation PEAK
(C066 ANDRO C-Freak 2)
KORG VOLCA FM2
(Cho Guitar, Afritumba, Xylophone)
ROLAND JD-08
(A.67 Hybrid Strings)
ROLAND JU-06A
(60 / 6-1 Synth Harp)
ROLAND MC-707
ROLAND MX-1
---
Reason: West24
MC-707s: WEST24-2

(c) 2024
Written, Produced & Mixed by (Androlectric)"

Late night jam session - Novation Peak and Launchpad Pro mk3 (gets louder after the intro)

video upload by Street Dog Hanoi

"Had this one in mind for a while and wanted to try out the launchpad sequencer. Nice combo."

Ambient Ø Beginner's Guide [#1 Basic Operations & Playing Techniques (without using the sequencer)]

video upload by SONICWARE

Ambient Ø Beginner's Guide posts

"SONICWARE LIVEN Ambient Ø | Soundscape Synthesizer
https://sonicware.jp/pages/liven-ambient

We are creating the Ambient Ø Beginner’s Guide series with the collaboration of Daniel Beck Rose, also known as ‪@SonicCartography‬ . This is the first video, titled 'Basic Operations & Playing Techniques', which compiles essential information for playing Ambient Ø without using the sequencer.

The second video, Sound Design, will explore deeper aspects of sound creation.

Daniel is one of the world's top experts in using Texture Lab, and his series of Tips & Tricks videos are incredibly helpful, so we highly recommend checking them out. [playlist below]

Ambient Ø Beginner's Guide : #1 Basic Operations & Playing Techniques
00:00: Introduction
00:31: Selecting Pattern Palettes
00:47: Four Layers Overview
01:46: Octave Settings
03:03: Secondary Functions with the func button
03:45: Filter Settings
06:34: Secondary Parameters with the shift button
07:20: Amp Envelope Settings
09:15: Level & Pan Settings
09:58: Send Amount to Reverb & Shimmer
11:40: Reverb Settings
14:15: Effects Settings
16:16: About Playing Techniques
16:52: Notes Hold Operations
18:19: Voice Mode Settings
19:01: Arpeggiator Settings
20:46: Various Techniques for the Arpeggiator
23:20: Demo without using the sequencer"

Sonicware Liven Texture Lab Tutorials by Sonic Cartography

Ensoniq ESQ-1/SQ-80 – Custom Ambent & Cinematic Sounds

video upload by LFOstore

"Soundset working: Original ESQ-1 & SQ-80 + Arturia SQ80V & SQ8L Plugins

Buy: https://lfo.store/shop/hardware-synth...

We overcome a real challenge to make this set alive – with 4 carefully prepared sets for all the ESQ & SQ family of synthesizers!

In 1988 Ensoniq made a real deep machine ESQ-1 with digital osc’s & analog filter & lot of synthesizer possibilities.

In our modern times Arturia made a great emulation of this 80’s classic aswell as SQ8L Emulator.

Now we are having opportunity to touch a legend with authentic soud!

You even can try this set with beautiful FREE SQ8L EMULATOR – http://www.buchty.net/ensoniq/#sq8l

'Cinematic Legacy' Soundset contains 40 organic presets suited for cinematic,ambient & electronic music in any genre:

Massive Vintage Strings
Silky & Evolving Pads
Deep Drones
Basses
Arps & Moving Sounds
Plucks & Bells

Easy installing with our instructions.

Sounds can be different aswell as patch names from model to model.
Original ESQ & SQ synths having no Arp & Reverb.

Made by chief sound engeneer of LFO.store – Nick Klimenko.

Turn the potential of your powerful synthesizer on maximum & may music be with you!"

Synapse Legend HZ: Free Dark Atmosphere & FX Presets. Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

"'Dark Space' is a collection of 20 free patches for the Synapse Audio The Legend HZ synthesizer.
The bank of presets includes: 8 FXs, 3 Textures, 2 Basses, 2 Pads, 2 Sequences, 1 Chord, 1 Lead, 1 Rhythmical preset. 🌌 This preset bank was created by Max Lynx. Max was inspired by early sci-fi movies and printed science fiction. It absorbed the childhood fears of the infinite and deep space. Also, Max was inspired by the works of artist Boris Vallejo, reimagining visual imagery into sound textures.

🛎 The pack is free, but any donation is appreciated.
🏙 Get the soundset: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/lege...

🔮 Each preset is designed with dynamics in mind - by using the modulation wheel you can give your timbres a more expressive sound. ModWheel opens all layers' filters, enhancing the brightness of the sound.

The soundset is suitable for many genres: ambient, electronica, cinematic, retrowave, synthwave, darkwave, IDM, trip-hop, lounge, downtempo, pop, chill out, new age, trance, deep, progressive, techno, breaks, jungle, drum and bass, dub and others.

Ensure that you are using the latest software version.
To add presets to the collection, open the plugin browser, click Menu in the upper left corner, then select Import Folder, and specify the folder on your computer."