Turqoiz

Published on Sep 22, 2017 Peter Maas

"Old Skool Electro yam - Inspired by the Dutch Westcoast Heroes such as IF and Legowelt. Sorry for the abrupt end... something to sort out soon :)"

Pro-One with Synthwood case.

ludoWic Jam 6

Published on Apr 22, 2014 ludoWic music

This one in via Soviet Space Child after seeing the Suiko for sale, just posted here. If you enjoyed the above, you can find a playlist of all of ludoWic's jams below.


http://www.ludowic.com

Thijs Lodewijk

- Oberheim DX
- Jomox Xbase 09
- Korg MS10 (Kenton MKll midi)
- Koto / Suiko ST20 / (Japanese synth)
- Circuit Bent
- KNAS moisturizer
- Strymon (Bluesky)
- Doepfer (midi - sync / clock)
- MFB machine

KORG VOLCA BEATS + KNAS EKDAHL MOISTURIZER ~ Will They Pair? Ep.30

Published on Sep 4, 2017 once upon a synth

"Pairing the Korg Volca Beats with the Knas Ekdahl Moisturizer. The Volca Beats is a compact analog drum machine by Korg. The Moisturizer is an analog spring reverb with built in filter by Knas. What's unique about the Moisturizer is that the spring is exposed so you can play it and hit it with your hands to create really unique sounds. This is great for sound design and experimental sound effects. As a result, this video is a little more on the experimental side."

Smokey Quartz - Pneumata #10 "Hummingbird Drones"

Published on Jun 14, 2017 Smokey Quartz

"In this latest Pneumata video, the Metasonix D-1000 and S-1000 along with the Knas Polygamist create a nice pulsating drone to celebrate Spring. Recorded on Easter 2017 while the hummingbirds were feasting on aloe flowers."

SAMPLES & SPRINGS - Critter and Guitari Organelle with Knas Ekdahl Moisturizer

Published on Apr 1, 2017 ] Duplan [

"Playing on a Louis XVI desk."

Patchulator 8000 Routing a TR-808 Through Effects

Published on Feb 20, 2017 Perfect Circuit Audio

"Using the Boredbrain Music Patchulator 8000 to route sounds from a Roland TR-808 drum machine to multiple effects. Effects used are the Knas Ekdahl Moisturizer spring reverb and filter, Sherman Filterbank 2 distortion dual filter, Retro Mechanical Labs Electron Fuzz and Walrus Audio Descent Reverb.

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Knas Ekdahl Moisturizer

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"Basically, the Ekdahl Moisturizer is a spring reverb where the springs are exposed so they can be played/hit/fiddled with. As well as being capable of creating sound in itself, you can of course also play sound through the springs like a regular spring reverb - this makes for happy-fun-time finger-modulation of the reverb on whatever audio that's going through it. On top of this there's an analog multimode filter that can be used to attenuate or exaggerate certain frequencies in the sound, this is real handy while playing the springs as you can - for instance - cut all the highs and just make thunderous doomy sounds or do the opposite; cut all the lows and make that ear piercing high frequency special love. Also, it incorporates an LFO that's internally routable to the filter and that also has some external routing-stuff. The Ekdahl Moisturizer has tons of CV / Expression pedal options on the back for even more hillarious moments. The Moisturizer is a mono unit."

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Plant Music #3 (MIDI Sprout + Knas + Metasonix + Arturia)

Published on Jan 26, 2017 Smokey Quartz

"In this video I connect the MIDI Sprout to a Philodendron ‘Congo Rojo’ and let it play the Ekdahl Knas Polygamist synthesizer and Arturia’s B-3 V Virtual Hammond Organ. Interjecting it’s noisey self into the mix is the Metasonix S-1000 Wretch machine, which is being “played” by the Polygamist via it’s pulse wave and gate outs. So, a plant is playing a synthesizer that is playing a synthesizer!? Ableton Live’s MIDI effects are also massaging the MIDI data coming from the MIDI Spout. It's really all just a bunch of fun noise."

All parts here.

Plant Music #2 (Knas + MIDI Sprout)

Published on Jan 25, 2017 Smokey Quartz

"In this second attempt at plant 'music' I connect the MIDI Sprout to a Bromeliad Guzmania and let it have a turn on the Knas Ekdahl Polygamist synthesizer. The MIDI signal is ran through Ableton Live’s scale and arpeggio MIDI effects for my attempt at making slightly more “musical” plant noise. Sounds like I got some more work to do with that."

Part 1 here.

Plant Music #1 (Knas + MIDI Sprout)

Published on Jan 24, 2017 Smokey Quartz

"In this video I try out the MIDI Sprout for the first time, connecting a Flamingo Flower (Anthurium andraeanum) to the Knas Ekdahl Polygamist synthesizer. The MIDI Sprout is a “Biodata Sonification Device” that allows plants to play synthesizers! Everyone and everything should be allowed to play synthesizers! Listen to how the sounds change as I touch the plant leaves and flowers."

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KNAS EKDAHL QAUD MASSAGER QUADRAPHONIC VCA / MIXER / LFO Pan Autopan

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"The Ekdahl Quad Massager is a quad VCA, joystick-controlled mixer / quadrophonic panner for Audio or CV. It comes with a voltage-controlled quadrature sine LFO and no less than 18 x 1/4" ins and outs.

In short, the Ekdahl Quad Massager can be used to "move" a signal on a 2-dimensional surface, giving the effect of quadrophonic panning. In reality, the joystick position only sets the volume of the four outputs. At center position all outputs are at their maximum output volume, the further the joystick moves from the center, the less the amplitude of the opposed outputs of the travel.

Each output is controlled by a VCA, each VCA has one signal input, one signal output and one CV input. If connected, the direct CV input breaks the connection to the joystick and LFO routing so that the VCA can be used as stand-alone. The Ekdahl Quad Massager also has CV inputs for both the X and Y axis, serving the same function as the joystick movements.

The Ekdahl Quad Massager is equipped with a voltage-controlled quadrature LFO that can give both sine and cosine outputs. Traditionally, the LFO is used to move the sound in circular or elliptical patterns as well as back and forth along either the X or Y axis. The LFO also has two CV outputs (Sine / Cosine) and one CV input (Speed). The X and Y axises CV input goes full range on +/-2.5V, the direct VCA CV inputs reacts to 0-5V.

Example 1 - Setup for quadrophonic panning from a monophonic source
VCA A In - whatever sound you wanna pan
VCA A Out - Left front speaker
VCA B Out - Right front speaker
VCA C Out - Left rear speaker
VCA D Out - Right rear speaker
Combination Out - subwoofer (optional)

Use:
Manual panning: set the "cosine to y" knob to 0 and the "sine to x" knob to 0 and move the joystick around.
Automatic panning: to have automatic panning controlled by the internal LFO, set for example the "cosine to y" knob to 25% and the "sine to x" knob to 25% and set the "LFO Speed" knob to 25% - this will create circular panning. By changing the "cosine to y" knob and "sine to x" knob to different values from eachother, eliptical panning movements will result. By setting either knob to 0, panning will only happen either left-to-right or front-to-back.

Note about patching: by putting an audio cable into the "VCA A In" jack and leaving the "VCA B In", "VCA C In" and "VCA D In" jack disconnected, the audio from the "VCA A In" jack will automatically be connected to the other inputs - it's like if you had four cables, from the same source going to the four inputs. The way it works is quite simple: audio from "VCA A In" goes to "VCA B In" which in turn goes to "VCA C in" which then goes to "VCA D In", this means that if you connect two sources, one to "VCA A In" and one to "VCA C In", it works like this:
VCA A In -> VCA B In and VCA C In -> VCA D In

Example 2 - Setup for quadrophonic panning from a stereo source
VCA A In - Audio source left
VCA C In - Audio source right
VCA A Out - Left front
VCA B Out - Left rear
VCA C Out - Right front
VCA D Out - Right rear
Combination Out - subwoofer (optional)
This setup might seem unintuitive to some.

Example 3 - Setup for mixing four audio sources to one monophonic output
VCA A In - Audio source 1
VCA B In - Audio source 2
VCA C In - Audio source 3
VCA D In - Audio source 4
Combination Out - to your amp, mixer, stereo, whatever you got

Example 4 - Setup for having one dedicated sound per speaker in a quadrophonic system, using the joystick as a quadrophonic volume control
VCA A In - Audio source 1
VCA B In - Audio source 2
VCA C In - Audio source 3
VCA D In - Audio source 4
VCA A Out - Speaker 1
VCA B Out - Speaker 2
VCA C Out - Speaker 3
VCA D Out - Speaker 4

Example 5 - Setup for using any or all of the VCAs as a stand-alone unit
Inserting a cable into any of the "VCA [X] CV In" will disconnect the VCA from the joystick action and make it work as a standalone VCA.
VCA A In - Audio source
VCA A Out - To your amp, mixer etc.
VCA A CV In - To your CV-source (ADSR, LFO etc.)

Example 6 - Setup for using any or all of the VCAs as a ringmodulator
Note: This requires the "carrier audio" to be a very loud signal like that of a modular synthesizer, a preamp could be used to bring a line-level signal to the desired volume. This does not result in "true" ring-modulation but is close enough and sounds awesome, no complaining.
VCA A In - Audio source to be ring-modulated
VCA A CV In - Audio source that is the "carrier audio", that controls the modulation
VCA A Out - To your amp, mixer etc.

Example 1 - Setup for quadrophonic panning from a monophonic source
VCA A In - whatever sound you wanna pan
VCA A Out - Left front speaker
VCA B Out - Right front speaker
VCA C Out - Left rear speaker
VCA D Out - Right rear speaker
Combination Out - subwoofer (optional)

Use:
Manual panning: set the "cosine to y" knob to 0 and the "sine to x" knob to 0 and move the joystick around.
Automatic panning: to have automatic panning controlled by the internal LFO, set for example the "cosine to y" knob to 25% and the "sine to x" knob to 25% and set the "LFO Speed" knob to 25% - this will create circular panning. By changing the "cosine to y" knob and "sine to x" knob to different values from eachother, eliptical panning movements will result. By setting either knob to 0, panning will only happen either left-to-right or front-to-back.

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KNAS Ekdahl Moisturizer demo

Published on Nov 25, 2016 Perfect Circuit Audio

"Here we have the The KNAS Ekdahl Moisturizer paired with a Make Noise 0-Coast synth using a nice overdriven low end tone. The Ekdahl Moisturizer is a spring reverb with exposed springs so you can fiddle and tweak your reverb in a fun, hands-on way. With no resonance limiting, you can get a very metallic sound out of the unit. The internal preamp section with up to an amount of ten times gain so you can use low-level output instruments.

These features, plus an LFO that can be both internally / externally routed, CV / Expression control, and a seamless crossover Low / Band / Highpass filter makes the Moisturizer a fun, flexible, and creative mono spring reverb unit packaged in a clean design."

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Buchla ~ dig it

Published on Nov 16, 2016 Ebotronix

Buchla System #1 (five tracks) , Doepfer R 2m
Knas Ekdahl 'the Moisturizer' to Maestro Ringmodulator
Lexicon PCM 80 / 90, Moog CP 251(cv mix & noise)
Rane SM 26,. Rocktron Rack Interface
Alesis 3630 Compressor, Aphex Model 104
Yamaha MCS 2, KX 25
Mackie the mixer²
vid # 1632

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Live Jam with Volca FM, JP-08, Clap Trap, Cirklon and much more!

Published on Jul 10, 2016 spoinkel

"It's been 18 months since the last gear jam, I know! What have we here? Korg Volca FM, Roland Boutique JP-08, Cyclone Bass Bot, Sequentix Cirklon, Acidlab Miami, Simmons Clap Trap, Roland JX-3P, 2 x Oberheim Matrix 1000, Moog Minimoog, Strymon Timeline, Knas Moisturizer. Filmed with a head-mounted GoPro Hero3."

DOOM: Behind The Music Synth Spotting

Published on May 12, 2016

Synths come in after 2:25 in the video above.

"Interview with Mick Gordon, composer of DOOM 2016.
DOOM developed by id Software and published by Bethesda/Zenimax.

Music: Mick Gordon
Additional Musical Sound Design: Richard Devine
Camera: Jessica Andersen"

Synth spotting includes tons of eurorack gear, the Soviet Polivoks, pedals, the Knas Ekdahl Moisturizer, software, & I believe the KORG MS20 ic.

via Synth Anatomy.

ludoWic - Trautonium (Lucid Dream variation)

Published on May 3, 2016 ludoWic music

"Lucid Dream track from the EP: "Dream Content", download here:
http://wicrecordings.lnk.to/dreamcontent

Used gear:

- Trautonium VT (http://www.trautoniks.com)
- KNAS moisturizer
- Akai MPC 2000xl (with samples from Casio SK-1)
- Roland space echo RE-150"

Knas Ekdahl Moisturizer 'demo'

Published on Apr 2, 2016 Peter Maas

"Some folks on the 'Synthesizer Freaks' group were interested in practical use of the the Knas Moisturizer in a synthesizer context. Made a quick video while working on a patch to illustrate this. No post processing, all reverb/overdrive/filtering done by the Moisturizer. Filter amount is modulated lightly by an LFO in the Modular."

Ekdahl/Knas Vintage Polygamist Modular Synth

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These do not show up often, especially not with a listing description as colorful as the synth:

"One out of 53 totally made. The synth is in MINT CONDITION WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.
The synth is so cool and weird. Weird in coolie weird way. Very unusual character and amazing thought has gone into its sounds and architecture.
Just go to there website to discover and fall in love with the plethora of wives you will be inheriting if you purchase it.
Hahaha

Double U, Double U, Double U, dot knasmusic dot com..."

:)

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Buchla Beat²

Published on Mar 9, 2016 Ebotronix

Arturia Beat Step Pro minor scale to 225e
Buchla System # 1 BSP (Midi) seq 1 to 261e & 281e ~ 292e
Oberheim Sem BSP (CV) seq 2 to 281e ~ 292e
Sherman Filterbank 2 (261e) BSP drum /ratch to 281e ~ 292e
Knas Ekdahl "The Moisturizer" to Ringmod ext carrier in
Maestro Ringmodulator (input Sem, out 292e)
Moog CP 251(Sherman FM in & Sem Filter cv in)
Alesis 3630
Aphex Model 104
Lexicon PCM 80 / 90, TC M one XL
Yamaha MCS 2 to 225e Midi CC (281e decay control )
kick Buchla
snare & hat by CP251 noise to Buchla
vid #1477