Funky Groove with Yamaha DX7 and Akai MPCX

video upload by Electric Vibes

MicroFreak Arturia | Oxi one | Octatrack MKII | Novation Peak | live session Ambient Electronic

video upload by Onyx_track

Vector firmware 3.0.12 transpose link follow-up

video upload by Steve Turner

Follow-up to this post.

Novation Peak Recording | BeautifulDrifter

video upload by raremotions.

WERSI BA-900 repair/midi

video upload by Alexey Taber

New SetonixSynth SkyWave VCO

Feature Rundown w/ Robots Are Red video upload by SetonixSynth

"In this video, Brian aka Robots Are Red breaks down the unique control scheme of the new SkyWave Segmented VCO with audio examples that demonstrate its raw harmonic power."

via Setonix

SkyWave Segmented VCO

The SkyWave is an all-analog voltage controlled oscillator capable of producing many different timbres and unique harmonic behaviors, thanks to an original step-based control scheme which allows the user to dial in completely different wave-shapes and levels for successive oscillator cycles.

The SkyWave uses an internal feedback loop with the clock output of the oscillator triggering a step sequencer which in turn cycles through settings at the frequency of the core oscillator, thus changing the shape and level of the waveform output on a per-cycle basis while also staying in tune and tracking pitch like a typical VCO.

SkyWave Features:

-Complex analog oscillator in 14hp
-Unique “segmented” behavior
-Variable level and waveshape with full CV control and PWM
-Unique “SkyWave” output with sequential waveform control
-Selectable # of steps, clock input and reset for step sequencer
-Audio or LFO output frequency range
-Additional Sine and Clock waveform outputs
-TZFM/TZPM, 1V/Octave and Hard Sync inputs
-Clock division and per-step CV control via Scaffold expander

Technical Specs:
Width: 14hp
Depth: 30mm
Peak Current Draw:
80mA @ +12V, 60mA @ -12V
Input Impedance (All Inputs): 100kΩ
Output Impedance: 1kΩ

Rauhnacht²

video upload by Ebotronix

"Make Noise System with Strymon Big Sky MX !
Make Noise: Contour, 2x Erbe Verb, Function, LXD, 2x Maths V1, Maths V2,
2x Mimeophone, 2x MMG, 4x Moddemix, Morphagene , Mysteron,
2x Optomix, 2x Pressure Points / Brains, 2x QMMG v1 & v 2, QPAS,
Rene , RXMX, Spectraphone, 5x STO, 2x Telharmonic (Shepard Generator) ,
Tempi, 5 x Xpan, XPO, 2x Wiard Wogglebug!
the others:
Tunefish Modular 3x 1u Ornament and Crime with Phaserville
Calibr8or with Malkauns number of notes: 6
notes (in cents): 0, 203.9, 407.8, 497.7, 792.2, 996.1
Temps Util, µYarns, Twiigs, µVeils.
Mutable Intruments Shades.
4ms Peg
Flame Memory Slider
Doepfer 2x R2m Ribbon Controller, A 138n, A 156, 2x A 177-2 with 2x Boss EV 30
Befaco Stereo Mixer,
XAOC 3x Batumi
Erica Synths Pico Drum ( Rim )
ATO Faderbank 16 n Midi CC to Strymon Big Sky MX!
27.12.2024
vid # 2448"

Vector Firmware 3.0.12 - NEW FEATURES - Link Transpose and Project Templates

video upload by Steve Turner

Update: follow-up video here.

"Link Transpose enables the user to shift multiple parts in unison with a single command. Super useful.

Project Templates are something many of us have yearned for since before black and white television was invented. And here it is!

I demo both in the video. Oh wow there is a cat hair and various studio dust on my Vector. Black i SO UNFORGIVING under lights."

http://www.five12.com

Synth Pop w/ TR-707, Prophet-10,OP-1 field | Pixelated Letters 2024-12-28 by atnr

video upload by atnr

"This piece was created using the Roland TR-707, ‪@SequentialLLC‬ Prophet-10, and ‪@teenageengineering‬ OP-1 Field. Guitar and bass are recorded based on the rhythms of the TR-707, while harmony and melody are primarily crafted with the Prophet-10.

From 2:34 in the video, a solo performance with the Prophet-10 starts."

Novation Summit + Soma Cosmos | Live ambient session

video upload by xu.sounddesign - dirk rohde

"This is a warm ambient session of the Novation Summit controlled with the Soma Cosmos. No external effects, no DAW, no mixing, no compressors, only the pure Summit. I designed all the sounds you can hear myself."

Sequential Circuits 6 Track Synth Presets 00 99 #synthesizer

video upload by midi789tb

"All of the presets from the Sequential Circuits Six Track synthesizer keyboard."

EnvXY by plantssystem

"For EnvXY I used a Korg Wavestation, which produced the ever-changing sounds. The other sounds were produced by gadget."

Scrotum Lab - Superfuzzy PROTO (12.2023)

video upload by batchas

"I found some video snippets with some comments on an ext. HD that I now published here. For fun."

Yamaha MODX6 Fantastic Funky Beats! Motif XF6 Synthesizer Techno Music Rik Marston

video upload by Rik Marston Official

Performance Synthesizer Demo by Rik Marston
*Watch in HD!* *NO Talking!* *Turn it up!*
My Etsy store: AhnyxianSoundDesign
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AhnyxianSou...

Roland MC-202 MicroComposer w/ Pelican Case

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"Roland MC-202 in excellent condition. Professionally serviced in house. Includes pelican case and powersupply. This unit has been modified: there is an input for CV control of the filter cutoff and an audio in on the side of the unit(see photos)

The Roland MC-202 (MicroComposer) is a monophonic analog synthesizer and music sequencer released by Roland in 1983. It was the first groovebox. Its synth is similar to the TB-303 bass synth and the SH-101 synthesizer, featuring one voltage-controlled oscillator with simultaneous saw and square/pulse-width waveforms. It is a successor to the Microcomposer family of sequencers, including the MC-8 and MC-4."

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E-mu ESI-32 Digital Sampler Sound Module

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Yamaha TX802 FM Synthesizer Sound Module SN NM01484

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Moog Opus 3 Analog Polyphonic Ensemble Synthesizer (String, Brass & Organ)

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"Moog Opus 3 - Recently serviced and tested, everything is in working order. Classic ensemble synth for the 80's that emulates Strings, Organ, and Brass instruments. Its fully polyphonic and has a quite pretty sounding chorus. There are some different filtering capabilities, but not the typical Moog filter you are used. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, just different. It was designed by Moog with collaboration from the legendary Herb Deutsch.

This is a closet clean example, includes original user manual and vintage correct road case!"

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Moog Little Phatty Tribute Edition (Serial No. 92)

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"This is a VERY early version of the Moog Little Phatty 'Tribute Edition', a limited run of 1200 units, featured blue LED lighting, wooden side panels and Bob Moog's signature decaled onto the convex back panel. This is serial number 92 out of 1200!

All functions tested in great working order, all buttons/encoders operate as expected with smooth operation. Includes AC power cable and original manuals as pictured."

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Korg EX-800 8-Voice Analog Synthesizer SN 000943

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"Freshly serviced, this EX-800 provides the futuristic retro sounds you've always dreamed of. It comes with a power supply as well."

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Roland MSQ-700 Multitrack Digital Keyboard Recorder

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"Super unique MIDI and DCB (it will work with pre-midi Junos / Jupiters etc) sequencer."

Pic of the inside below.

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Arturia MatrixBrute Noir

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Nine legit modular effects in one, with morphing: DNIPRO Radiant Demo

video upload by mylarmelodies

"In this demo I'm exploring every mode in the new DNIPRO Radiant: A Eurorack Modular multi-effects unit with Dub Delay, Phaser, Chord Maker, Distortion/Bitcrusher, Feedback Shifter and Re-trigger (kind of a beat chopper), as well as resonant filter, flip/reverse effect and a huge and lush algorithmic reverb. DSP code is by Sinevibes who make really really nice sounding/elegantly designed plugins as well as algorithms for Korg synths you may have seen or even tried. The ace in the hole here is morphing, letting you morph between three states.

Chapter markers provided so you can skip around and choose parts you are most interested in."

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro & Montage
01:25 What's in Radiant?
02:25 Delay
03:53 Filter
04:53 Delay Continued
06:15 Reverb
08:58 Reverb & Delay & Filter
10:36 Feedback Shifter
15:45 Retrigger
19:56 Changing Preset 'Banks'/Triads
20:37 Distortion
25:00 Chord Maker/Wrapper
30:11 Phaser
32:53 Phaser & Reverb
34:15 Preset Storing & Morphing

Instruō - Cš-L [Production Behind the Scenes]

video upload by Instruō

"Hello!

I'm uploading this video during that limbo period between Christmas and New Year.
If your seasonal routine is anything like mine then you'll be killing time between larger meals than are necessary!
This was the last test phase of the last production batch of Cš-L of 2024.
It's a sequenced patch routine that tests all the I/O and internal routing configurations.
I have done this many many many times over the past ~7 years...
It's a very familiar pattern of sounds to everyone here in the workshop!

I've thought about setting up a camera and recording processes like this for a while.
I kinda enjoy weird content like this myself... I find it fascinating watching footage of processes.
When something has been done so often it becomes muscle memory. I think there's something quite hypnotic to watching it be done.
There are various stages of the production of modules that are very repetitive. I do quite enjoy having a range of very different tasks that are part of this weird job.
Working through a Cš-L in this stage is very much muscle memory now. And the resulting sounds are so familiar I can QC check them quite efficiently.

Several years ago I had the good fortune to meet and work with the late and great Phill Niblock while I was based in Boston & NYC.
Phill, perhaps being best known for his drone compositions, worked across creative mediums.
During several concerts I was part of as a performer, there were epic projected backdrops of some of his The Movement of People Working film footage.
These films captured people working in rural environments around the world.
The jobs being done are tasks that have clearly been performed many many many times!
So much of it is very necessary work: fishing, farming, weaving, processing of crops, repairing tools.
All very necessary tasks required by small rural communities.
In comparison, I do feel a bit like what I do is quite a silly job!
...I don't really have any point here!
I was just reminded of Phill's video work, and the chances I had to get to know him and work with him a handful of times. And of course how much I've enjoyed his work which was as much about "process" as it is about an end product.

I enjoy behind the scenes content, and Instruō very much began as a behind-the-scenes–documentation of process–focussed creative project.
It's an element I am keen to revisit and explore more.
Where Instruō has grown to over the past 8-9 years is still crazy to me, and I feel extremely fortunate to be able to do this for a living.
And on top of that, being able to work with such a great team that make this company possible.
Thank you all for your continued support.
I'm very excited for 2025!
I hope you have a great new year when it comes.

Cheers!
~Jason"

Leibniz Unleashed | XAOC Leibniz Binary Subsystem | Episode 04

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"It's been six months since episode 03 (The Road to Berlin). This is mainy because I make videos as I go and as I learn. The Leibniz system, by itself is not difficult to use, but in the audio domain it's impossible to bypass the 8-bit sound quality and harsh noise is inevitable. I needed to take many breaks to make this video and I had to get my knowledge from the manuals and the excellent works of Tom Churchil. I never fully realized you need to make loops for best results and I didn't know how important 'reclocking' is. I experimented with external VCO's before I realized Berlin and Poczdam offer their own Leibniz clocks to manipulate and 'reclock' the datastreams.

I had many 'I did not know' moments while making this video, and often I had to reshoot stuff that did not make any sense anymore. I wanted this episode to be a 'Leibniz Unleashed' experience, showing off some amazing patches that have a lot to offer and complement what's already out on YouTube.

I guess a logical followup for Episode 05 is to explore musical applications some more, especially in the audio domain. Leibniz is just great for CV and rhythms, but (at first glance) not so great in the audio domain (unless you fancy glitch, noise and other raw genres, it excels here).

I hope this video will help you get more production value from your Leibniz set, or help you decide if it's something of interest. Modular is too expensive to just do a leap of faith and figure it out later. It can take a year before it starts to make sense. But it's been a great year!

00:00 Introduction
00:13 Drezno Recap
02:56 Chains and Loops
04:27 Berlin and Jena
08:44 Odessa and Ostankino (expander for Moskwa II)
11:47 Generating rhythms with Lipsk, Erfurt and Gera
15:26 Re-clocking with Drezno II, Rostock, Buchla TTA 258t (20 kHz) and NE Sinc Iter (+4 MHz)
17:43 Re-clocking with Poczdam
19:36 Routing and re-clocking with a full Leibniz System"

Yamaha PSS-130 | $20 dollar thrift store find

video upload by Wake Rise Fall

"Picked up a 'brand new' Yamaha Portasound PSS-130 still in the box from a thrift store for $20 a couple weeks ago. Made this little track with a few drums samples to share some of its sound. It's goofy but it makes noise so I'll find a use for it somewhere."

Casio CZ-101 "Cars"

video upload by Franz Kreimer Keys

"In diesem Video loope ich meinen Casio CZ-101 Phasedistortion Synthesizer aus dem Jahre 1984. Klar - ich hätte die Drums auch programmieren können, wollte es aber mir dem CZ machen. Das ist kein Versuch, die Sounds des Originalsongs original nachzubauen (die Wortwiederholung ist gewollt) - einfach ein Cover."

"In this video I loop my Casio CZ-101 phase distortion synthesizer from 1984.
Sure - I could have programmed the drums, but I wanted to do it with the CZ. This is not an attempt to recreate the sounds of the original song (the repetition of words is intentional) - simply a cover."

Berlin School Ambient-ish Jam - Zoom R8, Gen R-8, ELZ_1 play, PSS-380

video upload by ChrisLody

"Full Disclosure: I occasionally take on freelance work at Sonicware and Stylophone on an hourly rate producing synth & sample sound design, beta testing, checking English text, video manuals, promo content etc. This video wasn't paid for directly but as a result of my work with Sonicware and Stylophone it is marked as Paid Promotion

So I feel very lucky this year to have worked with a few wonderful companies, mainly Sonicware and Stylophone. Obviously I've been sent the gear I've worked on for Sonicware as you'll see it all over my channel, but also Stylophone were very nice to me and sent me a Gen R-8 from their vaults!

I'm also lucky that my wife (and in-laws) appreciates my second job/hobby and buys me music gear for Christmas, that's where the Zoom R8 multitrack recorder I'm using here came from. I bought a Zoom Livetrak L-6 this year for my dawless jams which I love, but it records all it's channel simultaneously so layering is not possible. Layering is an interesting way of working which I've often used on the channel with a four track tape recorder, mixer and a send effect (most often a Zoom 1201), but this replaces the need for all that with a lot more features to boot.

What surprised me the most about the R8 is that you can record, mix and even master a whole track without relying on a DAW. All effects etc you hear are the R8 alone here. It has a send reverb slot, a send chorus/delay slot and then a single insert effects chain. The insert effect can only be doing one thing at once so you'll typically record through it onto an audio track or you can record dry and re-record (bounce) through it later if you prefer. There are a number of algorithms which are just a number of effects slots in a chain which can be configured to your liking. You switch algorithms, channel, contents and settings or preset of the insert effect depending what you need it for and when. This information is not well presented in the manual though so I geeked out and made a spreadsheet to show more simply which algorithms can contain which type of effect and which can be synced to tempo. That's available here: https://mega.nz/file/quxm3CoD#H1-u2Db... (I printed and laminated these, yes I know how to nerd)

Perhaps the only let down about the R8 is there's no sync options, though it's not really expecting you to work that way. You can have the metronome on headphones only which may be the way to do things, but I suspect I end up recording and panning a click from a Volca/Liven as a way around this.

By the way the small glockenspiel was part of my present from my in-laws. I've never had much luck recording them because of the huge spike in volume when the bar is hit (transient) so I almost gave up, but after studying the effects I saw the R8 has a 'slow attack' effect which was perfect for this as it completely kills the clackiness of the hit. Nice one. I'm recording through one of the two built in mics for that btw.

A quick word about the Stylophone Gen R-8, it's a dirty little beast. It's been kind of wild to get to grips with and I'm finding it's not suited to quite a lot of patches I'd normally make, smooth basses are out of the question for example because it sounds like the oscillator resets at the start of each new note (maybe the envelope, idk) so there's always a percussive click. Plus the filter sound is agro with settings that would normally tame it, it refuses to be calm. But for more aggressive tones it's very nice so I'll probably use it mostly for that!"

https://chrislody.bandcamp.com

Opsix mk II / Night Flight 4 / Ambient

video upload by Brad Shields

"A few adjustments to the Lonely Star patch. All effects are from the Opsix."