Korg Volca Nubass Editor and Soundbank - VST and Standalone Version

video upload by mller30161

"Info Homepage: https://volca-nubass-editor.jimdofree...

Here are my Korg Volca Nubass Editor and Sound Bank for the Korg Volca Nubass Synth.
The Volca Nubass Editor gives you direct access to the Volca Nubass Editor parameters,
allowing you to integrate it into the DAW project.

In the plug-in VST version, you can record the controller movements and thus save the sound changes in the DAW project.

Editor Features:
- Simple handling of the Volca Nubass without menu surfing.
- Complex sound changes can be made easily and quickly.
- Change Volca Nubass Sounds directly from DAW.
- All controllers can be automated.
- X-Y modulation of all parameters.
- You can random the Controllers of the Volca Nubass Synth.
- You can use your Volca Nubass as a sound module in the DAW.

- A Sound Bank with 40 new Nubass sounds included.

The Editor are available for:
- PC: As VST2 and Standalone for 32bit and VST2, VST3 and Standalone for 64bit Windows.
- MAC: As VST2, VST3, AU and Standalone, compatible with MAC Intel and Silicon."

SY-4X SyncussionExtended Plug-In VS SY-1 Hardware -Raw Test

video upload by Aly James

"Raw comparison while tinkering around with the OG Syncussion hardware, enough to hear that SY-4X is very close :) note that it is impossible to match settings as this 100% 70s analog circuit is drifting a lot and that a slight move on sliders can change voltage drastically, especially evident when FM is involved plus sometimes I forgot which one is which and tried to match the wrong one... ahahaha."

BlueARP arpeggiator video Manual 2024

video upload by graywolf2004ru

Also see the hardware BlueARP DM in previous posts here.

"Complete video manual for the BlueARP plugin (except drum sequencer mode, there's a separate video for that).
Please use English/US subtitles, I edited them manually (quite a hell of work, around 6 hours), if will help you since my English diction is far from perfect ).
This is mostly talking and explaining parameters, not a musical demo.
Corresponds to BlueARP v2.5.4 (although in the video it is shown v2.5.3), download it here
https://omg-instruments.com/wp/?page_...
(v2.5.4 will be released few days after this video, a bug-fix release mostly)

Timecodes:
00:00 Introduction
00:48 FL Studio related setup
02:47 GUI Basics
05:35 Top Panel
08:11 Matrix Editor
27:42 Left panel: Input Filter
40:08 More on Order algorithms
43:30 Left Panel: ARP Engine
49:14 Left Panel: Output Filter
52:07 Left Panel: SETTINGS tab
55:22 Program Chains
01:06:55 Info Panel
01:11:19 Conclusion, tips & tricks"

SY-4X Syncussion Extended - Direct Sound Recording

video upload by Aly James

"Direct Recording from my latest Aly James Lab plug-in the SY-4X : an extended supercharged virtual version of the mighty Pearl Syncussion Sy-1"

DiscoDSP OB-XD 3 (Oberheim) | What’s New, Worth Buying? IPad, Windows, Mac, Linux

video upload by Gavinski’s Tutorials

via DiscoDSP

August 23, 2024

OB-Xd iOS 3.5 released

Our OB-Xd 3 synthesizer for iOS update delivers a comprehensive suite of enhancements, significantly improving both functionality and user experience.

Key features and improvements include:

New High-Quality Engine: The iOS version now incorporates the same high-quality digital signal processing (DSP) engine as the OB-Xd 3 Desktop version, ensuring identical sound quality across platforms. This upgrade enhances the richness and authenticity of the audio output, bringing professional-grade sound to your iPad.

Cross-Platform Compatibility: Full compatibility with desktop presets and banks across macOS, Windows, and Linux. Users can now effortlessly transfer their sounds between desktop and iOS devices without any loss of data or quality, ensuring a smooth workflow across different environments.

MIDI Keyboard Enhancements: The update introduces a fully functional standalone MIDI keyboard, now supporting a custom 2-octave layout. The keyboard is optimized for touch and standard input, allowing users to play and experiment directly on their iPad.

User Interface Overhaul: The user interface has been completely redesigned with a new skin created by Ilkka Rosma, offering a modern, visually appealing design that aligns with the desktop version. This update not only enhances aesthetics but also improves navigation and usability. Icons and UI elements have been resized to adhere to iOS guidelines, ensuring a clean and consistent look on all screen sizes, including larger iPad models. Dialogs and menus have been specifically optimized for touch interaction on iOS devices.

Enhanced Functionality: Significant improvements have been made to the bank and preset management system, including enhanced import/export functionality, tooltips, and a refined user experience for creating and organizing sound banks.

Additional Tweaks and Fixes: The update includes numerous tweaks tailored for iOS, such as optimized dialog messages, handling for larger screen devices, and improved file operation dialogs in AUv3. Addressed various issues ensuring a more stable and reliable user experience.

This update marks a significant milestone for OB-Xd 3 on iOS, bringing it in line with the desktop version in terms of both functionality and sound quality. With the addition of a new high-quality engine, a redesigned user interface, and enhanced cross-platform compatibility, this release ensures that iPad users can enjoy a professional, seamless music production experience on the go.

OB-Xd 3 is now available on the Apple App Store with a special limited-time introductory price. This release offers an unbeatable opportunity to experience the enhanced features and professional-grade sound quality of the OB-Xd 3 on your iPad. Don't miss out on this exclusive offer to upgrade your music production toolkit at a discounted rate.

SY-4X Syncussion Extended VST Plug-in

video upload by Aly James

"Random noises using my latest Aly James Lab plug-in the SY-4X : an extended supercharged virtual version of the mighty Pearl Syncussion Sy-1"

See this previous post for details on SY-4X.

PaSSBot v3 is ready.

video upload by sonicLAB

"PaSSBot makes complex modulation easy and musically intuitive by turning even lifeless sonic material into animated textures."

See this previous post for a tutorial by CatSynth of the original release.

"PaSSBot is a unique stochastic filter bank plugin. a cloud of filters with complex modulation capabilities driving up to 64 unique parallel instances.

It is also structurally the base of sonicLAB Fundamental, where the latter owes most of its features to the PaSSBot. PaSSBot filter types are Biquad, StateVariableFilter, Ladder, Resonator and SEM filter implementations. With behaviors of bandpass, Lo + Hipass, and Notch types and up to 64 of them in true stereo ! The user can set values of center frequency, gain and resonance of the each filter, which will be then eloborated with powerful stochastic generators ( 4 independent GENs ) with continuous or discrete probabilistic distributions but also with standard waveforms.

a cloud of filters with organic character..
PaSSBot has a rich time domain modulation scheme at your finger which operates on various parameters.
individual behavior or harmonic relations
You can set each filter parameters individually, but also distribute them in harmonic order, again the harmonic spread ratio can be set by the user or even can be modulated by a GEN.

Be it stochastic complex control-waveforms to interact with or simple touches, this calculated data serving to the filter bank create musical soundscapes instantly.

Tuning scales can be deployed to tune the filter center frequencies.

For independent GEN's for each filter (modulation generators ) with loads of stochastic distribution sources. This makes upto 64 x 4 GENs running in parallel..

Each GEN can modulate a different parameter: Center freq, filter gain, filter bandwidth, harmonic spread ratio and stereo spatialization.

You can tune the filter fequencies to musical scales. PaSSBot can read .scala format scale files.

True two channel behavior for stereo imaging, and each filter position can be modulated on the stereo field.

The filter can run continuously or be triggered manually. In that case, each filter will be applied an independent AR envelope with configurable random duration.

Precision DSP rendering, less than 1milisec. control rate precision and at the same time CPU friendly." https://www.sonic-lab.com/passbot/

The Legend HZ - SequenceX V1 Melodic Techno

video upload by NatLife Sounds

"Buy Link: https://natlifesounds.com/product/seq...

SequenceX V1 Melodic Techno for The Legend HZ - It's a firsty fully Sequenced soundbank for Hans Zimmer's & Richard Hoffman synthesizer.

This is a set contains a top-notch sequenced sound Presets. It was produced using the best analog synthesis techniques to recreate the analog power in the Legend. All functions of the synthesizer were used to create the unique character of every sound. So this is a specialized sound bank sequence specifically for Melody Techno music. You will find here a Basslines, Leads, Plucks, Keys and other Synth sounds.

The soundset contains 42 The Legend HZ Patches & Sequences.

Note: This sound library will not work with first The Legend, it's working only with The Legend HZ."

Waldorf Introduces Microwave 1 Plugin

video uploads by WaldorfMusicChannel. Last two videos in the playlist above by Martin Stürtzer and James Dyson.

"Waldorf just released the Microwave 1 - as software! I am happy to present the plugin and compare it to my original Microwave 1 Rev A.
https://waldorfmusic.com/microwave/"

"35 years ago Waldorf Music released its first instrument, the Microwave, which took the hearts of the leading musicians and producers of the nineties by storm. Its vibrate and distinctive sound transported the early wavetable sounds of the eighties into the rising electronic dance music of the following decade. Massive base lines, enigmatic wavetable modulations, brutal attacks and pads smooth like silk have been inspired generations of musicians. Microwave’s unique interpretation of wavetable synthesis combined with analogue filters defined what hybrid synthesis is at its best.

Now’s the time to bring back this magical instrument in a software form to the digital workstations of producers and musicians world-wide. The Waldorf Microwave 1 Plugin was painstakingly recreated from the original hardware with all its idiosyncrasies and wonderful singularities.

A multi-year effort and a labor of love which analyzed and modeled the original instruments down to the finest sonic details of every aspect of the hardware. Only the first generation of the Microwave and also the Waldorf Wave were based on a custom developed integrated circuit called the Waldorf ASIC. In combination with the legendary Curtis filter chips and a very unique 68k CPU based controller software the ASIC defined a very special flavor of wavetable sound unparalleled to none. No one else than the inventor of Wavetable Synthesis of the eighties, Wolfgang Palm, helped to design this unique chip. Waldorf took a huge effort to analyze and recreate this integrated circuit within the plug-in. As the original, the plug-in runs the internal synthesis with the ultra high sampling rate of 250 kHz regardless of the DAW sampling rate. The recreated digital waveforms have been bit-by-bit compared with the original to be 100% identical.

Even the old-school digital-to-analogue converters of the original hardware were modeled with their non-linearities and tone shaping color which were leading into the two Curtis filter chips variants used for the revisions A and B of the original hardware. The plug-in allows further for artificially detuning and recalibrating of the analogue components. Brutal attacks, snappy decays and a plethora of wonderful transients define the sound of the first generation Microwave. But the Microwave 1 Plug-In goes one step further: Its modern and inviting graphical user-interface reveals many aspects of the synthesis engine which were hidden before in the original hardware by its sparse hard to use interface.

Its livelihood never sounding mechanical but always different was based on a very unique architecture to create the envelopes, LFOs and modulations which was painstakingly recreated by the plug-in down to the finest grains.

A fully scalable modern interface with readable high-contrast fonts supports an intuitive sound editing process with many graphical representations of the wavetables, envelopes and filter response curves using animations for modulations and playing positions. The Microwave 1 was never as close as this under your finger tips. A joy to edit sounds with.

But we stopped not here, for the first time the inner makings of the Microwave have been put to the surface. Based on the internal control tables the user can now easily edit existing wavetables and create new ones in a very unique and intuitive process. All the original wavetables are available with their control structures and the full original waveform catalogue. In addition to user wavetables, also user waveforms can be created within the plug-in. Additional randomization modes make wavetable editing fun and sonically surprising as experienced never before. The multi-mode becomes now a weapon of its own for sound design. Originally hard to edit from the panel, the plug-in UI allows now for quickly layering of single sounds to create the most complex and exciting sonic structures.

An easy to use mixer page lets you fine tune their sonic relationships. Even the more exotic feature like tuning and velocity tables have been implemented and can be edited in the UI. All the original factory single and multi-mode sounds are contained in the plug-in in combination with new and modern sound presets. Original MIDI and Sys-Ex dump files can be imported such you can load your favorites from the past. Moreover, the plug-in can be used to control the original hardware are a graphical editor. If you a lucky owner of an Microwave first generation, the plug-in allows you to take your beloved hardware virtually with you where-ever you like and keeping its magical sound. The Microwave 1 plug-in comes as VST, VST3, AU and AAX for macOS and Windows supporting the major digital audio workstations."

Soniccouture Updates AC-DR Acoustic Drum Machine

video upload by Soniccouture

"James from Soniccouture takes a quick look at the new drum sequencer in AC-DR: Blocks.

"Soniccouture Updates AC-DR Acoustic Drum Machine to v1.5, adding a New Sequencer + Handclap Module

Soniccouture have updated their popular AC-DR Acoustic Drum Machine to v1.5, adding new samples to form a Hand Clap module, and a new sequencer which gives the user the facility of running different speeds and rhythmic patterns independently from each other. This is a free update for all users - update via Native Access AC-DR is an innovative instrument that uses acoustic sources to create a drum machine with a classic feel, incorporating modern sampling techniques such as round-robin and multi-channels."

You can find AC-DR here: https://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/g82-ac-dr-acoustic-drum-machine/

VCV Pluck

video upload by VCV Rack

"Available at https://vcvrack.com/Pluck

Each patch performed with and without drums (VCV Pluck solo).

Patch created by Simon Bader. https://linktr.ee/circadiansound"

VCV Pluck - Stringed Out - madbrain

video upload by VCV Rack

"Patch created by madbrain"

"VCV Pluck

A physical modeling synthesizer simulates the acoustic properties of real instruments such as vibrating strings, resonating tubes, and struck surfaces. VCV Pluck uses DSP algorithms to model physical instruments with an intuitive interface to perform and fine-tune the sound. Musicians and sound designers can use this module to create familiar sounds or explore novel sounds beyond acoustic instruments.

Perform

Like many synth voices, VCV Pluck can be controlled by sequencers or MIDI sources via its V/OCT pitch and GATE inputs. If a polyphonic cable is patched to V/OCT, VCV Pluck generates a polyphonic voice. Optionally, patch a trigger signal into RETR if you need to retrigger the voice while the gate is active, which re-strikes the instrument even when playing legato notes. The VEL velocity input controls the intensity of sound from a 0–10 V signal. If VEL is unpatched, the voice’s intensity behaves like a 5 V velocity signal.

Enable HOLD to sustain the voice after the gate falls. This is useful for triggering percussive models like bells while allowing them to ring out completely, or for creating sustained drones."

Techno from scratch with the Benjolin Oscillator

video upload by Omri Cohen

"The patch from this video, together with patches from many other videos, is available on my Patreon page - / techno-patch-110398815"

00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - Bass line
08:20 - Kick drum
13:35 - Saturation and compression
15:18 - HiHats
21:10 - Melody
26:06 - Effect

Additional resources: https://www.patreon.com/omricohen

Sunday jam with Tulip, Reface DX and Zoom MS-70CDR+

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"'Here's an improvisation on Tulip, Reface DX and Zoom MS-70CDR+. As you perhaps know, Tulip is a Micropython based "home computer' with a focus on music and midi, used for drums&bass here. The new MS-70CDR+ is just like the old one, but with a bit more color. (Yep, you guessed it, due to organisational mishaps, the video I intended to publish today can't be published today ;-)

In the unlikely case you want to listen to this again, here's a Bandcamp link https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com

Tulip is here: https://tulip.computer/

HÄLP ZIS CHANNEL
https://www.patreon.com/floyd_steinberg
https://floydsteinberg.gumroad.com/
https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com/"

MIDI Messenger by Wrong Instruments

video uploads by Wrong Instruments

MIDI Messenger is free, but they do accept donations. Details follow:

"This plugin came to life as an answer to the lack of utilitarian MIDI processors and DAW functionality on iOS/iPadOS. Not being able to easily send Program Changes (even that!) didn't feel right when I was trying to prepare my new live set with my iPad being the control center of the rig.

It allows creating lists of ‘messages’ that will be sent after being triggered by incoming MIDI messages or system events.

In the newest version we added expression and advanced trigger filtering, so now you can do some really crazy, almost generative stuff."

You can find the latest version here: https://go.wrong.band/dl-mm-appstore

The playlist above covers the following three versions:

1. MIDI Messenger v1 basics tutorial

"In this tutorial we cover some basic stuff sending Program Changes from MIDI Messenger loaded in AUM to Empress ZOIA and Red Panda Particle via CME WIDI module as an example."

2. MIDI Messenger — v2 overview

Here's new MIDI Messenger v2!

00:00 Intro
00:05 Big thing #1: values from triggers
00:19 Note On/Off example
00:31 CC example
00:47 Big thing #2: exporting/importing presets
01:00 Minor updates
01:04 New trigger: Program Change
01:08 Passthrough for Transport triggers
01:11 Manual 'Send' trigger/button
01:21 New events at the top of the Log
01:23 Log 'Clear' button
01:27 Responsive UI
01:32 Highlighted selection in long menus
01:39 Outro

3. MIDI Messenger — v3 overview

"The main two new features are expressions and multiple messages per single trigger. Generative workflows FTW! Improved triggers: you can select multiple channels, and values with the support for ranges and single values. Small neat things: bypassing messages, humanised log with hex/dec modes, and... in-app donations — no need for Patreon account if you want to support us!"

Attack of the Petscii Robots & Planet X3 MIDIFILES

video upload by Espen Kraft

"In the video I'm loading these up on my IBM Thinkpad 600 with a Soundblaster Pro soundcard so it's definitely not sounding as it would have from the MT-32 or SC-55, but that's the charm and how it was back then. The music would sound different depending on what soundcard or MIDI GM box you actually had.

Check it out here:"

Leisure Class Audio TS-30X Analog Drum Synthesizer for Kontakt

video uploads by Leisure Class Audio

"Sounds of the TS-30X Analog Drum Synthesizer for Kontakt by Leisure Class Audio. All sounds created with the TS-30X. Available now at leisureclassaudio.com"

"CLASSIC INSPIRATION. LEISURE CLASS INNOVATION.

The ambitious first instrument from Leisure Class Audio expands on the original Techstar line of drum synthesizers with new features, new drums, and greater flexibility.

The TS-30X Analog Drum Synthesizer is a 9 module drum synthesizer based on the TAMA Techstar TS-305 and TS-306 analog drum synthesizers of the 1980s. Similar to the Simmons and Pearl units of the time, the Techstar line provided all the glorious synthesized drums one could want in a similar package but with a trademark aggression that set it apart from the others.

50 Custom Patches for Madrona Labs Sumu

via SYNTH_NYC

"Following my 50 custom patches for Kaivo, I thought I gave Sumu a shot.

Sumu is even pushing further the sonic boundaries; you can create some never heard before sounds.

I have designed 50 custom patches from scratch (using the Default patch) for Madrona Labs Sumu (1.0.0b15)

You can listen to them in high resolution (24bit 96kHz PCM WAV masters, FLAC encoded) on my site (optimized for Chrome on MacOS and Windows): https://synthnyc.com/index.php/album/madrona-labs-sumu-custom-patches-bank-1/

or in low resolution on my bandcamp: https://synthnyc.bandcamp.com/album/sumu-custom-patches-bank-1

All sound demonstrations have external FX.

The first 25 patches are using factory Partials.
The last 25 patches are using PPG WaveTerm samples / transients
https://www.hermannseib.com/english/synths/ppg/wtbwave.htm#sorted
http://ppg.synth.net/waveterm/wt_lib.shtml
which I transformed into Partials using Vutu (0.9.9).

Those are my favorite PPG sounds; I have used them in my Waldorf M ‘The Blue Journey’ sound bank.
https://waldorfmusic.com/produkt/soundset-synth-nyc-the-blue-journey/

From patch 25, each patch name and sound file name has the PPG Transient name embedded in it; e.g. Sumu 34 T864 is using PPG Transient T864. I invite the audience to listen to both the PPG original sample and Sumu patch I created from it to assess the transformation (the objective is to create something new and different, not a 1:1 replica).

Starting from Patch Sumu 17 Clouds (and almost exclusively used till Patch 50), I’ve discovered an another way (compared to Default patch / most factory patches and user manual recommendations) to patch the Sumu Partials module. This opens up Sumu to ultra innovative sounds; you can use Sumu as a granular synthesizer with each grain harmonic having a different envelope / amplitude…

Sumu has become one of my all time favorite digital synthesizer along with Waldorf Iridium, Fred’s Lab Manatee and Korg modwave native.

I hope you’ll enjoy the sound bank as much as I enjoyed programming it."

Generative Ambient Music | Max/MSP

video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

"Sound Source: Verbos Modular Synth (Sample Pack) https://akihikomatsumoto.bandcamp.com..."

gen one (Cycling '74 M driving Korg OASYS PCI on OS9 G4 Mac)

video upload by Analog Industries

"Tuning my OS 9 music machine; playing with Cycling '74's excellent (and first, I think?) generative music application, M, driving the Korg OASYS PCI card. The card is running two virtual analog synths and a 2 OP FM synth, along with a hall reverb and Dan Phillips' excellent SD3000 emulation. The audio is recorded directly from the analog output of the card."

Arturia Pigments - COMPLETE BUNDLE (388 Presets)

video upload by LFOstore

"This BUNDLE consists of 6 soundsets for Arturia Pigments COMPLETE BUNDLE 388 Presets

Buy: https://kav-sound-explorer.sellfy.sto...

Arturia Pigments – "Planetary landscapes" Soundbank 65 patches Embark on a journey with Planetary landscapes, a unique collection that introduces its own set of oscillators (90MB) to the world of synthesizers. These exclusive sounds expand the sonic potential of your instrument, offering a fresh palette of tones to explore."