Artist Picks: Best Music Gear of 2024 (Part 1)

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"2024 is soon drawing to a close—so, we're taking a look back at the year, and taking account of all of the weird and wonderful instruments that gave us some inspiration this year. Synthesizers, drum machines, and Eurorack modules to samplers and effects, this year had no shortage of inspiring instruments.

So, we reached out to some of our friends and content creators to fill us in on their year, asking one simple question: what was the coolest piece of gear YOU got this year? For some, that meant brand-new releases, but for others, it meant sitting down and digging into classic instruments.

In this video, we hear from:
0:05 Andrew Huang on the Elektron Digitakt II
1:36 Starsky Carr on the Pittsburgh Voltage Lab 2
6:30 Molten Music Tech on the Gamechanger Plasma Voice
11:36 Cyberattack on the Vongon Replay
13:48 The Unperson on the Melbourne Delia
Mark Johnston on the UA Apollo x8p Gen 2

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The beautifully odd and maddening Motor Synth MkII: 3 things we love... and some things we don't

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"When the Motor Synth first landed, it’s fair to say everyone was intrigued. Gamechanger Audio even had the likes of Jean-Michel Jarre and Richard Devine enthusing over “the world’s first electro-mechanical desktop synthesizer”. The original instrument made do with two independent voices and four-note polyphony from the eight motors, but plenty of improvements have been made. New to the MkII is the addition of a DCO with four digital oscillators and four-note-polyphony.

In this video, we explore the new features and explore the highlights of this new version – alongside a few things we're not so keen on."

In this video:
00:09 – Audio demos
01:09 – What we love about it...
01:14 – New features
04:55 – Modulation
08:33 – Flexible routing
11:22 – What we don't love...
18:20 – More demos

Gamechanger Audio Motor Synth MK II Electro-Mechanical Desktop Synthesizer

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Gamechanger Audio Plasma Voice Review

video upload by Molten Music Technology

"Who knew a Xenon tube of plasma could produce such fierce sounds? The Plasma Voice has all the energy of a barely contained explosion that zaps and spits its way into your patch. Is it too much? Nah, it's bloomin' awesome!"

Intro - 0:00
Getting into details - 5:58
The Sounds - 14:25
Let's develop this a bit! - 21:31
Played from a keyboard - 29:47
Modulated Sequence - 33:09
Conclusion - 35:12

Motor Synth: Beautiful Sound of Drone Motors?

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When Motors Sing: Mega Deep Motor Synth MKII Exploration 🎹🔥

video upload by Doctor Mix

"For the next 16 minutes dive with me into the Motor Synth MKII by Gamechanger Audio. In this intimate session, I explore and improvise with this avant-garde synthesizer, using actual drone motors as oscillators! 🚀 "

The AUTO Series by Gamechanger Audio

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"Gamechanger Audio’s brand-new pedal line, The AUTO Series, is now available online and across all dealer channels, starting with three classic effect pedals – AUTO Reverb, AUTO Chorus, and AUTO Delay.

Each AUTO Series pedal turns your performance into sound design, with your touch, dynamics, and note choices automating the effects parameters and shaping tones in real time – The AUTO Series reimagines what a pedal can be.

Learn more: https://gamechangeraudio.com/auto/

Image: Ugis Olte
Camera: ABB-904014-29GJ
Sound: Nick Moss Rogers
Bass: MOTOR Synth MKII
Percussion: PLASMA Voice Module"

Press release follows:



"Gamechanger Audio Launches the Revolutionary AUTO Series Pedals

Gamechanger Audio’s brand-new pedal line, The AUTO Series, is now available online and across all dealer channels, starting with three classic effect pedals – AUTO Reverb, AUTO Chorus, and AUTO Delay.

ABOUT THE AUTO SERIES

Gamechanger Audio is thrilled to announce the launch of its new AUTO Series. This innovative pedal line features the AUTO Delay, the AUTO Reverb, and AUTO Chorus, designed to revolutionize the way musicians experience and interact with classic audio effects. By introducing a new layer of parameter automation that responds and reacts to the player's touch, dynamics, and note choices, The AUTO Series provides an unprecedented level of effects control and creative expression.

At their core, each AUTO Series pedal offers a meticulously crafted palette of sound algorithms, providing a vast range of foundational tones. The primary advantage is the ability to automate these sounds later, but even on their own, they already deliver exceptional quality, making them highly versatile and impressive standalone tools.

Each pedal's AUTO Section has two on-board signal analysis engines, engineered to transfer musical nuances onto the effects parameters. The DYNAMICS tracker is fine-tuned to capture all details of playing dynamics, and animate parameters based on the player's picking style as well as each instrument's loudness and decay. The PITCH tracker detects note choices, and changes in the instrument's tone. These automations can be linked to any of the four effect knobs, setting the parameters in motion.

The entire automation section is engaged with the AUTO footswitch. This allows for the automations to be prepared with the patch cables and then toggled ON or OFF as needed. The small PARAMETER AUTOMATION knobs directly below each of the main EFFECT PARAMETER knobs determine the amount of automation and direction for each parameter individually. The automation functions can be fine-tuned using calibration and several effect engagement modes.

The Design of the AUTO Series pedals draws inspiration from the world of modular synthesis. The series' unique patchbay interface allows to create a straightforward and robust connection between the two on-board trackers and any of the effects parameters using 3.5mm (1 ⁄ 8 inch) jack patch cables.
A batch of six patch cables are included with each pedal.

The AUTO Series PITCH and DYNAMICS trackers are extremely precise and versatile, flawlessly tailored for all styles of guitar playing, yet not limited to string instruments. All pedals feature an input level switch that lets you choose between instrument level (INST), line level (LINE), and Eurorack synthesizer level (EU) input.

While Gamechanger are not hiding their intention of releasing a wide array of popular effects types under the “Automation” banner, the AUTO Series is debuting with three classic time-based digital stereo effects:

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Gamechanger Audio MotorSynth // Electric AND Acoustic Exploration // No Talking

video upload by LESINDES

"GAMECHANGER Audio adopts the TONE WHEEL principal of HAMMOND ORGANS for synthesizers for the first time. Instead of OSCILLATORS there are 8 TONE WHEELS (physically rotating discs) creating the basic waves. These rotating wheel are more then well audible. I was a bit surprised how loud these wheels were. Although I had tested the synth on SUPERBOOTH 2019 whre GAMECHANGER presented their prototype. But the noise floor of the convention (what a surprise :-)) was much louder than my regular studio ambience. So in this demo recorded the acoustic behaviour of the synth as well which led to this short demo sequence repeated 3 times to give you an idea of the the work with the synth:

Phase 1: Pure electric signal
Phase 2: Pure electric signal + Studio ambience
Phase 3: Studio ambience only, mainly acoustic noise/resonances of the MOTORSYNTH"

How to make another TINY TECHNO MODULAR (feat. Gamechanger Audio Plasma Voice)

video upload by mylarmelodies

"Hang out & I'll explain this tiny techno modular built around Gamechanger Plasma Voice - how might you perform a whole set with it? This features/demos Plasma Voice but of course all the info here is transferable!"

CHAPTERS
00:00 Introductions
01:10 Whats in this and WHY?
14:55 Explaining Plasma Voice
18:23 How to use it without a looper
27:38 How to use it WITH a looper

Oct Tone, Plasma Voice, Algo and friends

video upload by Molten Music Technology

"I'm working towards my review of the Oct Tone and thought I'd capture this little sequence. It features the Plasma Voice and Algo competing on the melody, plus the Mandrake kick, Crust snare and something of my own fiddling with the effects."

Digital AND Analog Design with Toms @ Gamechanger Audio | Superbooth 2024

video upload by Anthony Marinelli Music

"Let's talk some more about Digital vs Analog at Superbooth 2024! Join me and Toms Lazdovskis (Marketing, content & product development from Game Changer Audio) to find out what innovations boutique designers are up to.

We'll learn about how they are using digital technology to make analog instruments more affordable for everyone, designing controllers and interfaces with "feel" and maybe even designing digital to sound better than analog. AND you'll hear Toms take on this question: "Does Analog Really Sound Bad & We Love it Anyway?". Toms is loaded with knowledge and always a fun hang! Please be sure to subscribe if you like this video.

00:00 Intro
00:43 "Digital is More Analog than Analog"
04:58 Is the Gamechanger Audio Light Pedal Digital or Analog?
08:43 People's Perception of Digital
11:20 Designing Controllers and Interfaces with "Feel"
18:20 Advantages of Designing in Digital
20:50 Designing digital to sound better than analog (Gamechanger Motor Synth)
23:03 Does Analog Really Sound Bad & We Love it Anyway?
25:15 Benefits of Designers Creating Instruments with Limitations
25:52 Making Synths Affordable
26:23 Summary
26:51 AMM Logo (theme music)"

*Website* - https://www.anthonymarinellimusic.com

Gamechanger Audio Plasma Voice Sound Demo (no talking)

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Plasma Voice | By GameChanger Audio

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"When I saw this module for the first time a few months ago, I knew I wanted one yesterday. Then GameChanger audio reached out to me if I would be interested in doing a 'second opinion'. A different angle, away from the trash and farts, and more into the cinematic realm. Sure! It's absolutely stunning for many, many genres, also including ambient.

Compared to the old Plasma Drive, the Voice is a joy to work with. The Drive is an all or nothing distortion with no mercy. The Voice is a sound design dream with 49 'engines' which can deliver tons of sounds. It can scream and buzz like a fan in a bathtub, but when you turn default trigger mode OFF the oscillator will be free and ready for your own sculpting. It's no secret I prefer using a LPG instead of the internal VCA (or any) to take off the rough edges and add a bit of organic life to it. I don't think I can warmly recommend a module I got free of charge, but I am doing it anyway.

00:00 Introduction
02:51 First Patch
03:36 Commercial break with DataBender
04:15 First Patch continued
06:09 Grime (an obscure genre)
09:27 Noise Studies
11:22 Ambient Lightning"

Gamechanger Audio Plasma Voice - First Play (Holy Crap!)

video upload by Molten Music Technology

"Wow, this thing is epic. It arrived this morning, and this is the first time I've plugged it in. After a few minutes I turned on my cameras and here we are. I haven't looked in the manual or anything but I believe I went through the first bank of preset bass sounds. The video also features the BlaknBlu Foxtrot filter, XO drums, Panda Particles and Chroma Console for some delay."

Creating a soundscape from pure resonance

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Who needs oscillators when you have self-oscillating resonance? Here the Erica Synths Acidbox III with high resonance is fed into a Fairfield Circuitry Roger That, then to a Gamechanger Audio Light reverb pedal and finally to the Erica Synths Zen Delay.

The Acidbox is configured so the right output feeds into the control CV input, but the box itself is getting no external audio, just it's own resonance.

The Roger That pedal provides a little extra texture and noise but is not an essential component. I tried all sorts of different pedals in this position including distortions, drives and bitcrushers but almost all of them had very little effect. I think there simply wasn't enough for those pedals to chew on.

The Light pedal is mainly on the 'harmonic' setting and I sometimes switch it to feedback. The Zen delay is on the tape ping-pong setting. Filter is on highpass in case things get out of hand and the drive knob adds some good grit.

The input gain on the Acidbox and Zen were fundamental to the sound. Both were usually quite low but if you want something with more noise and distortion it's there if you just pump those up.

A few years back I had a Lyra-8 which I always say is a great personal meditation machine. Yet imo it doesn't compare to this setup in terms of flexibility and expression. Here you can go high and delicate or low and cone-shaking, peaceful or disturbed all in a few knob turns. And what big glorious knobs they are.

I do believe this type of playing is personally very therapeutic. If I was an indulged academic I think it'd make an interesting research project to look at the brainwave state of someone engaged in prolonged resonant drone knob twiddlings. Might there be a connection between the played harmonics and brainwave frequencies and that in certain moods you'd gravitate to harmonics of that emotional state? Or would your playing perhaps reduce agitated brain frequencies toward a more dreamlike state? Who knows.

Lots of downloads for supporters on Patreon.

Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"

Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil Sound Demo (no talking) with Synths and Drums - Sonicware Lofi12-XT

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Motor Synth - A Quick Look | Making Music with MOTORS

video upload by Jacob Durbin

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:05 Induction Wave
02:40 Drift/Detune
04:48 Keypads
05:49 SAMPLE PACK!
06:10 Cross Mod
06:38 From/Accel
07:25 The Other Waveforms
08:50 Downfalls
09:37 Outro

Get the Motor Synth sample pack here: https://www.jacobdurbin.com/product-p...

PLASMA VOICE Eurorack Module by Game Changer Audio

video upload by MATTHS

"Let's get dirty. The PLASMA VOICE Eurorack Module by Game Changer Audio is brutal. A mono voice complete with VCA and VCF, this thing is on fire."

Patreon: www.patreon.com/matths

A Motor Synth MKII vs. MKI comparison video

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"I have the Motor Synth MKII here as well as the older MK1. Here are some comparisons. Table of contents:

00:00 short impression
00:22 hello
00:38 unboxing / a short story
02:19 notable new features and UI comparison
06:02 mechanical noise level comparison
07:28 comparing similar patches (1)
08:54 comparing similar patches (2)
10:00 preset demo 1
11:38 preset demo 2
13:38 preset demo 3
14:43 preset demo 4
15:10 preset demo 5
16:32 preset demo 6
17:29 preset demo 7
18:41 preset demo 8
19:37 a short keyboard improvisation
21:55 bye bye"

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Gamechanger Audio Motor Synth MKII Sound Demo (no talking)

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