CME WIDI - Wireless MIDI from DX5 to Jupiter 8 Kenton DCB/MIDI Adaptor box CLEAR ACROSS THE STUDIO!

video upload by Mystic Frequencies

"There is nothing better than CME's Wireless MIDI devices known as WIDI!
I truly wish I had more of these or a multi channel WIDI setup as these are awesome! I also use a CME WIDI between my AZ-1 Keytar and Kawai SX240 making my Keytar completely cordless, no wires! A truly great product!"

Crazy Vincent SELLS 100 synths & keeps 26! EP1 = intro, synth list, and new studio space.

video upload by Vincent Presley

"After 2 years of crazy synth buying, Vincent has the new Secret Records studio down to a mere 26 synthesizers that he claims are better than the rest.....
Before you watch, maybe you can make your own list of what you would have kept or make some guesses about what Crazy Vincent kept. Remember..... he's not like other people.

Support the label, the studio, and us at secretrecords.bandcamp.com

Chapters:
00:00 Opening Music
00:14 Introduction
01:32 Overview
03:04 Stack One
04:49 Stack Two
05:48 Stack Three
07:23 Stack Four
08:43 Stack Five
09:23 Stack Six
09:55 Stack Seven
11:12 Stack Eight
13:19 Outro
14:50 Some Music

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Meeting An Experimental Music Instrument Designer - Lomond Campbell

video upload by LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

"A lovely week up in Fort William Scotland! with @lomondcampbell3615"

Eurorack Basic Walk Through - A Simple Guide To Understanding Modular Synthesis

video upload by JML

Interesting note at 9:45.

"A quick surface look at the world of modular Eurorack synthesis featuring my own 432HP skiff and how I use it. This is not a tutorial on how to use each module as much as it is a look at some of the very best modular has to offer (from a musical standpoint). Again, I am not a noise maker as much as I am a traditional musician and my rig is built to be played like a traditional keyboard like synthesizer, much less a "beep bop boop bop" randomized noise machine. The beautiful part about modular synthesis is everyone has different taste; this is my humble take on the fascinating and quite addictive world of "Euro-crack." Leave in the comments below your favorite modules!

This channel is entirely self-funded, please help me continue to create this content below: https://lutzmultimedia.com/donate/

TIMESTAMPS :

0:00- INTRO
0:39 - THE STORY OF MY PERSONAL RIG
1:29 - QUICK RUNDOWN OF THE POLY HECTOR
2:08 - THE POWER SUPPLY MATTERS!
2:32 - HOW EURORACK WORKS (SIGNAL FLOW)
4:17 - HP ("HORIZONTAL PITCH") EXPLAINED
MY RIG :
4:47 - WALK THROUGH OF EACH PIECE IN MY SKIFF
10:18 - CABLE TREE & MULTS
11:05 - GATING YOUR OSCILLATORSARE EURORACK 101
12:14 - THE AMAZING QU-BIT NEBULAE & THE POLY HECTOR
13:05 - THE ICONIC MUTABLE BRAIDS
13:49 - THE ICONIC MUTABLE CLOUDS
THE END :
14:38 - SHOUTOUTS TO MY MODULAR PEEPS
15:01 - OUTRO

All music by Joshua Lutz :
https://soundcloud.com/joshualutz"

How Bata Make's Electronic Music

video upload by Bata

"Going over my whole setup briefly. This is probably the most detailed studio tour/setup description I'll do unless I start a patreon or something and need extra videos. I don't mention a lot of the random gear like outboard compressors, EQs, etc just the things I'm most commonly using in my videos. If you have questions feel free to ask in the comments but I won't be writing very long replies so try to keep the questions simple."

Jam from this video:

Big Jam with Modular Synth, Akai MPC X, and Analog Synths (5)


"5U Modular (Synthesizers.com, STG Soundlabs, Synthetic Sound Labs)
Akai MPC X
Nord Wave
Moog Source
Behringer 2600 (ARP 2600 clone)
Behringer Pro-1 (Sequential Circuits Pro One clone)
Xoxbox (Roland TB-303 clone)
Korg Mono/Poly
Korg Delta
Studio Electronics Boomstar 5089 mk1
Yamaha CS-15
Boss HC-2 Handclapper"

JLRs Modular Synthesizers - Sidetracked Supplement #2

video upload by John L Rice

JLRs Modular Synthesizers - System Breakdown posts

"This is the second supplement and ninth installment of my video breakdown/rundown series (I'm half way through, sort of . . . ), this time for my custom case that combines a MIDI sequencer and analog poly synth in one half and a mixing board and several guitar pedals in the other half! (only weighs 56 pounds 😬)

Index:
0:00 Beginning
0:24 Introduction
0:48 Contents Rundown
2:38 Construction Details
6:38 Shirt (plugging my friends band ;-)
7:22 Short Sequence Demo
8:45 Simple No-Input Feedback Demo
14:42 End

List of the items that make up this system:
Manikin Electronic: Schrittmacher sequencer
Vermona: PERfourMER MKII synthesizer
Mackie: 802-VLZ3 mixer
TC Electronic: T2 reverb pedal
Dunlop/MXR: Slash Octave Fuzz pedal
Electro Harmonix: Mel9 Mellotron emulator pedal
Mooer: Ocean Machine reverb/delay/looper pedal
Keeley Electronics: Fuzz Bender pedal
Strymon: Zuma R300 pedal power supply
JLR: Mobile I/O Patch custom pedal patch bay
EWI Tourcase: MXC-008-10 mixer case (modified)

Check out my friend's band Vanilla:
https://vanilla.bandcamp.com/album/va...

As always, thank you for watching, rating, following, subscribing, and commenting! 🥳 If you found the content of this video helpful, interesting, or entertaining, please consider showing your support so I can stay stocked up on coffee and cookies. 😋 https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/JohnL..."

Snakes of Russia - Dos Thrones

video upload by Snakes of Russia

This one is in via Soviet Space Child who had the following to say about it:

"Local Los Angeles musician and sound designer Snakes of Russia just premiered a new music video with some nice synth goodness included.

Here's a previous interview of his regarding his sound design work:"

Creative Cribs - The Small Space where BIG Sounds are Made! with @SnakesofRussia

video upload by Spitfire Audio

"​@ChristianHensonMusic visited 'death beat' producer, composer, and sound designer @SnakesofRussia in his Pasadena studio where they talk all things sound processing, plug-ins and more!"

https://www.snakesofrussia.com

peek view Rob Papen Studio 2023

video upload by Rob Papen

"Just a short video about the studio...

The background music is from the PERU album.
https://www.groove.nl/shop/peru-retur...

And... music is entirely created using VST only. :o"

FilterAct - Solton Project100/Jen Synx-508/Gem Equinox/Gem S2 - Live Jam

video upload by VSMI - Vintage Synths Made in Italy

"Live Jam as is with Solton Project 100, Jen Synx-508, Gem Equinox & Gem S2 italian synthesizers"

Touring Jean-Michel Jarre's Studio In Paris

video upload by Headliner

"Join us as electronic music pioneer and composer, Jean-Michel Jarre invites us to his recording studio in Paris.

His studio is a haven of vintage and modern gear, including a plethora of synths and his @SSLvideos desk.

Other highlights include a digital Mellotron, an impressive modular synth rack, @MoogMusicInc Sub37, and a fascinating acoustic speaker."

HAINBACH Built An Early Electronic Music Studio In His Basement

video upload by HAINBACH

"Inspired by German experimental music studios like the WDR and SWR, I build Studio B (B for basement). It is a creative playground for my "Schlaufenzeit" setup, and I am working on a live show and album there. In this video I go into details on the gear and thought process behind its, how I put everything together and the big challenge using the cellar poses. I hope this video inspires in your own music studio setup, be it big or small, or 100% DAW.

SOUNDPACKS, MUSIC and LOVE: http://patreon.com/hainbach"

Page McConnell's Phish 2022 Keyboard Rig Tour (4K HDR)

video upload by Phish

"A complete rundown of Page McConnell's 2022 Phish keyboard rig. #Phish #Keyboards #synthesizer Special Thanks to Page's keyboard tech Eddie Piotrowski.

Directed by Trey Kerr.

Additional Thanks:

Warneck Research Wurlitzer Electronics
Tim Warneck

Retrolinear Inc.
Mike Suchodolski
Karl Frick
Amanda Fitser
Mike Frank

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Will Gregory: My Favourite Synthesizers

video upload by Sound On Sound magazine

This one is in via John L Rice.

"Composer, producer and one half of Goldfrapp, electronic musician Will Gregory has an amazing collection of modern and vintage synthesizers, including the ultra-rare Korg PS-3300 polysynth. In our latest video feature, Will opens up about the instruments that mean the most to him — and shows us how great they can sound in the right hands. Did you know you could play a Minimoog using a Yamaha WX7 Wind Controller?

00:00 - Start
00:16 - Intro with Will Gregory
02:20 - Roland Jupiter-4
06:40 - Composition and Production Process
08:05 - Minimoog with Yamaha WX7 Wind Controller
13:52 - Improvising with Hard Disk Recording
15:48 - Electronic Dream Plant Wasp
18:48 - Korg PS-3300 Polysynth
24:54 - Unexpected Results
27:05 - Moog Polymoog
32:05 - Outro

Goldfrapp - https://www.goldfrapp.com
Moog Ensemble - https://willgregorymoogensemble.co.uk"

EURORACK VISIT #2 / Threetom Modular's Audio Laboratory / diagnostics and coffeebeans

video upload by BRiES

"In this video I once again take you with me to the place where Threetom Modular gear is conceptualized and born. Tom shows us the calibration and quality control workflow in his Audio Lab while giving us some insight in the tools he uses (links below). We talk about his recent ventures with retailers and about the next module in his line-up called Doppio. After being served a nice cappucino I ask Tom if he has some tips (concepts to study) for people that want to get into designing and building (eurorack) synthesizers, which he answers elaborately. There's a comprehensive list towards the bottom of this description including links to interesting tutorials and practical examples.

As most of you will probably know Tom designs and builds synthesizer modules for the eurorack environment. He gained worldwide recognition with his 4hp filtermodule called Steve's MS-22 (or MS-22 for short) based around the sound of the famous Korg MS-20 semi-modular synth. In part one of the documentary we witnessed how Tom builds a few of these modules from scratch while we talk about his favourite tools, his background as an (optical) engineer and some of his custom jigs. You can watch that video by following this link:" [posted here]

BT Studio Tour

video upload by BSP_Soundz

A Tiny House Studio

Mind-Blowing Tiny House on Foundation w/Music Studio - built w/TRASH! video upload by Tiny House Expedition

This one was spotted and sent in via Russ of Evaton Technologies. There's a peek of the studio in the begining followed by a segmant starting at 18:24. Cool to see a PAIA FatMan in there. It might be the longest running DIY synth still in production. If you know of another feel free to leave a comment. You can find them at https://paia.com.

Video description:

"Meet Christo, a musician & DIY builder extraordinaire. He built a truly awe-inspiring tiny house on foundation using mostly reclaimed wood and salvaged & recycled materials. Initially, he planned to build on wheels but pivoted when the zoning of his land changed. This allowed him to build wider & taller, so he added an epic recording studio!"

Synthspotting:

Access Virus B
Behringer DeepMind 12
Behringer TD-3
PAIA FatMan
Roland JX-08
Korg Minilogue
Arturia KeyStep 37

Video Chapters:

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Studio Tour | Episode 06 | From Analog to Digital and back | 32 bit update

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"Sometimes it happens. When I posted this episode a few days ago, Peter Paper commented that 32 bit recordings don't suffer from clipping, distortion and don't need a limiter. I wish that was true, and it turns out it IS! However, many people are still puzzled by it. It only applies to 32 bit analog to digital converters. If your 24 bit converter or analog source clips, there's nothing you can do about it. But 32 bit converters don't have a 0 dB digital brick wall. They just give you all the headroom you'll ever need, up to a range of 1500 dB (210 dB is the loudest possible sound on Earth and it will destroy a city).

I just can't write things that are not true on my channel while knowing about it. So I had to take the old version down and revisit the subject. 32 bit converters are hard to find, but it turned out my little Korg DSD recorder (from Episode 05) can also record 44.1K/32 bit float. So I could test it, and share it with you! The results are amazing. Indeed, it is true! So DSD is a cool 'nerd' feature, but I'll stick to PCM.

Spoiler:
In the blind A/B compare, A is the original 44.1/16 file, and B is the upscaled 768/24 bit version from the Chord Hugo TT2, analog XLR output and re-recorded with the Neve Master Buss Converter in 96K/24. There is a subtle difference in depth, placement, high-end and timing, but I doubt if you can hear it. The purpose of this set is to prepare a digital file for an analog audio chain, but I was wondering if the AD/DA conversion would already make a difference. Considering the price difference, I'd say no. Save your money for a Shared System - but maybe get that little Korg when you love to play loud.

00:00 Introduction
01:27 Analog overload vs digital clipping
02:48 Ruining a recording
03:28 Rupert Neve Designs Master Buss Converter - the Limiter.
04:32 32 bit analog to digital conversion
05:53 Thoughts about DSD
06:38 44.1K vs 768K re-record, blind A/B compare.
09:15 New studio progress update"

Epic Synth Studio Tour 2022 DEEP DIVE!

video upload by JimDaneker

"A complete tear-down and rebuild of the Fortress of Synthetude: all the major gear I use, and why. I also play each synth a bit so you can hear them all and get an idea of their character."

00:00:00 - Intro & background
00:03:22 - Why rebuild?
00:05:00 - What needs improvement?
00:11:40 - Rebuild
00:17:21 - Results
00:18:04 - Yamaha DX7IIFD & Roland D-50
00:20:03 - Oberheim Matrix 6 & Ensoniq VFX
00:22:34 - Oberheim OB-X8 & Roland Jupiter-X
00:29:50 - Arturia MatrixBrute & Roland System 8
00:36:56 - Sequential Pro 3 SE
00:40:47 - Sequential Prophet 5 & Prophet Rev 2/16
00:45:24 - Moog Subsequent 37
00:47:37 - Hydrasynth & Access Virus TI
00:52:59 - Control Central
00:53:25 - Grace M905 Monitor Controller
00:54:54 - Stream Deck
00:56:52 - Pedals: Specular Tempus & Microcosm Hologram
00:57:52 - MIDI CC controller: Novation Launch Control XL
01:00:20 - Thunderbolt dock & SSDs
01:02:12 - Line6 Helix
01:02:47 - Main monitors: PMC IB1SAIII
01:03:37 - Nearfield monitors: Yamaha, iLoud, ADAM
01:05:09 - Original DX7 & Yamaha YC88
01:06:08 - Standtastic keyboard stands

You can find additional synth demos by JimDaneker in previous posts here.

Lisa Bella Donna's hidden sonic sanctuary

video upload by EarthQuakerDevices

"Join us as we take a detailed tour of Lisa Bella Donna's legendary home studio, Appalachian Recordings, deep in the Appalachian mountains of the eastern United States. Lisa is a longtime friend of Jamie Stillman’s since before the inception of EarthQuaker Devices in the early 90s, when they would play punk house shows together. Lisa is a renowned recording artist, composer, sound designer, modular synthesist and educator.

In this incredible episode of Show Us Your Junk, Lisa talks about her early inspirations that led her to start playing music, and eventually using electronic synthesis to craft the unique voice that she envisioned. After hearing Black Sabbath's “Paranoid” and Wendy Carlos's “Switched on Bach” and “Sonic Seasons,” it became clear that music was her destiny. Her stories include recording and editing commercial jingles in the 80s, selling her car to put a down payment on an Arp 2600 synthesizer, and discovering the rich characteristics of recording to 8-track tape.

While this studio packs in a ton of rare gear, Lisa claims she doesn’t consider herself a collector. “My choices are very utilitarian; pretty much everything in here is here for a purpose, and it’s part of the big picture - the great stream of what my albums become,” she says. Some of her staple instruments include the ARP 2600, ARP Odyssey, ARP Omni, Mini Moog, and Fender Rhodes. EQD pedals she frequently uses include the Rainbow Machine, Arpanoid, and Grand Orbiter, but her favorite EQD pedal is the Avalanche Run. She loves it so much that she had a custom rack mount version built, which is patched directly to her main console. “It's one of my favorite reverbs still - one of my most used for sure.”

Lisa has an interesting perspective when it comes to connecting music to visual concepts in nature and her environment. “When I compose music, I see it just as much as I hear it. I look at my arrangements as landscapes or deep woods mountain paths with all the textures and colors of the elements that surround it,” she says. This all makes sense when you see the picturesque plot of land in which she chose to settle down to build her studio and raise her daughter.

Shot by Chris Tran, Jeff France, David Whited, Dannesh Moosa
Edited by David Whited
Additional footage shot by Tristan Whitney Weary
Music by Lisa Bella Donna, EYE, Deadsea

Music Provided by Lisa Bella Donna
'Turning Points'
'Twi Spirit, One Life'
'Kohoutek'
'Emerald's Run'
'Ascension'
'Pure Stereo Time Machine'
'Falling Leaves'

Special thanks to:
Moog Music Inc.
Waves Audio
Antonus Synthesizers
Hologram Electronics
Lower West Side Studio / Canada
Behind The Sky Records
SFI Records

Check out more of Lisa Bella Donna's work:
https://lisabelladonna.bandcamp.com/
https://lisabelladonna.com/"

The Ultimate Synth Rig: Michael Whalen's concert at EMEAPP

video upload by Michael Whalen

"Michael Whalen's streaming concert in April 2022 at EMEAPP is becoming one of the best-known electronic music events of the last decade. In this short video, Michael talks about how he chose the amazing vintage synthesizers he played at EMEAPP. Watch what inspired him and his connection to these instruments.

Watch Michael's full EMEAPP concert:"

Michael Whalen "Live In Concert" [NEW 4K Version. REVISED Titles]

video upload by Michael Whalen

"PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE LINK TO LIVE RECORDING: https://michaelwhalen.lnk.to/liveinco...

This is Michael Whalen's FIRST streaming concert - ever. He is celebrating the music from his new album "Imaginary Trains" using a keyboard rig made up of historically significant instruments and one-of-a-kind instruments.

Combining Michael’s love of 70s and 80s German electronic music (Tangerine Dream & Kraftwerk) with Michael’s masterful sound design and his arcing romantic melodies, “Imaginary Trains” is a new creative high water mark for the award-winning composer and internationally renown recording artist. Enjoy this dynamic performance and exciting new electronic music."

See previous posts for additional videos and interviews with Michael Whalen.