CPM DS 2 Ultra LFO

video upload by Stylophone

"Introducing the first of our compact portable modular (CPM) range, the Stylophone DS-2 Analog Drone Synth. Your portal to endless soundscapes, pulsating rhythms, and cosmic exploration.

0:00 - A stepped output of the Ultra LFO controls osc 2 and filter 1 to create a pitched sequence.

0:50 - Waveshapes, filter and the delay time are slowly controlled with the Ultra LFO's saw and curve shapes which creates a sense of dread building to a percussive sound as the LFO restarts.

1:49 - Osc 2 is synced to osc 1 with osc 1's pitched being controlled by the Ultra LFO's stepped output. Osc 2 is tweaked by hand to create variation

3:02 Osc 1 and filter 1 are controlled by the Ultra LFO's curve creating a kick drum sound. Osc 2 plays stepped pitches while filter 2 receives both Ultra LFO outputs, one through the destination switches and the other via a patch cable"

CPM DS 2 Filter and Waveshapes

video upload by Stylophone

"Introducing the first of our compact portable modular (CPM) range, the Stylophone DS-2 Analog Drone Synth. Your portal to endless soundscapes, pulsating rhythms, and cosmic exploration.

0:00 - Filter 1 and 2 are set to different types (LP and HP) and are slowly controlled by the Ultra LFO in different directions to create a phaser like sound.
1:00 - Filter 2's resonance is set to maximum and patched into filter 1's cutoff input. This creates vibrato when filter 2's cutoff is low but metallic tones as it's turned up.
2:12 - The whole output of drone 2 is controlling filter 1's cutoff in a similar way to the previous patch but this time osc 1 cannot be heard, instead only the self resonating output of filter 1 is audible creating some discordant sounds.
3:15 - Waveshapes and filter cutoffs are modulated with the Ultra LFO so only tonal variation is produced. Tweaking the time knob with delay set to max creates a chaotically wonky effect."

Melodic Drones Are Beautiful With The Stylophone CPM DS-2

video upload by Stylophone

"Single note drones are cool, but melodic drones are beautiful.
Checkout how the Ultra LFO can be used to generate melodies with the use of it's stepped LFO waveform. Simply use it to modulate the pitch of an oscillator, sprinkle a little delay and away you go!
No patching or use of an external sequencer required!

Turn it on and drone away.

Available to pre-order now at https://stylophone.com/ds2-pre-order/

0:00 Open both filters (set to LP)
0:11 Super fast Ultra LFO speed routed to cutoff of both filters
0:24 Adding delay
0:29 Route Ultra LFO to Oscillator 1 pitch for beautiful melodies
0:56 Blending more Sub Oscillator
1:13 Route Ultra LFO to Oscillator 2 pitch for more beautiful melodies
1:30 Playing with Filters
1:53 De-route Ultra LFO to Oscillator 2 pitch for more beautiful melodies
2:03 Route Ultra LFO to Oscillator 2 pitch for more beautiful melodies
2:21 Switching Oscillator 1 Sub Oscillator to -2 for deep bass
2:45 Slowing down the Ultra LFO"

Stylophone CPM DS-2 improv playing Pitch, Cutoff and LFO Rate/Wave/Depth

video upload by Stylophone

"Improvisation on the CPM DS-2, our new Compact Portable Modular drone synth. It's a single continuous take with no external effects. Recording setup was simply just the DS-2 plugged directly into a Zoom H1n recorder, while monitoring over headphones."

Stylophone Theremin Tutorials

video uploads by Stylophone

"Get started with the Stylophone Theremin. No experience necessary!"

Playlist:

1: TUNING | Stylophone Theremin Tutorial
2: MODE SWITCH | Stylophone Theremin Tutorial
3: ANTENNA | Stylophone Theremin Tutorial
4: SLIDE | Stylophone Theremin Tutorial
5: SLIDE FEATURES | Stylophone Theremin Tutorial
6: TRIGGER | Stylophone Theremin Tutorial
7: MODULATION | Stylophone Theremin Tutorial
8: DELAY | Stylophone Theremin Tutorial
9: CONNECTIVITY | Stylophone Theremin Tutorial

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

New Stylophone Theremin Demo by Musical Miscellany

I Received My Stylophone Theremin (& I really like it) video upload by Musical Miscellany

"Dubreq unveiled the Stylophone Theremin at Winter NAMM. I pre-ordered one on the first day it was available. My Stylophone Theremin arrived on Black Friday. It's a surprisingly powerful little synth that can create all matter of sounds from simple to sinister.

Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/musicalmisce..."

You can find the announcement post here, and additional demos here.

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Synth Jam Vol.101

video upload by Blossom Bisquits

Instant Blade Runner Sounds with Any Analog Synth (Stylophone Gen X-1 Example)

video upload by Dylan Ferno

"Making Instant Blade Runner Sounds with a dark spacey patch that can be applied to almost any Analog Synth. I mean I am using the Dubreq Stylophone Gen X-1 synth as an example, which is like the most budget cheap analog synth around. So if it can be done on this synth, it can pretty much be done with basic sound design with anything else."

Kitchen table jam with looper and ⁠BOSS loop pedal + Stylophone Gen X-1 + mini amp⁠

video upload by Stylophone

"Kitchen table jam with looper and ⁠BOSS loop pedal + Stylophone Gen X-1 + mini amp⁠. ⁠

Nothing else. ⁠ ⁠

All sounds from Stylophone Gen X-1⁠."

The Amazing Rise, Fall, & Resurgence of Dubreq (the Stylophone company)

video upload by Musical Miscellany

"This is a follow up to a previous video I posted on the Stylophone pocket organ [posted here]. In this video I go over every Stylophone ever made from 1967 to 2024. I hope it is informative to someone."

Intro - 0:00
The Vintage Era - 1:19
The Modern Era - 4:33
Conclusion - 9:29

Stylophone Gen X-1 with Strega & Volante

video upload by Stazma

"I've been sent some stuff by the folks at Dubreq, including their Stylophone Gen X-1. I tough that like th Casio I got for my kid this would be a great pairing with the Strega from Make Noise, in order to give a "serious" and even ominous quality. I had a blast recording that session. The end is the best part hahaha.

Have fun!

Sponsored as I had the Stylophone for free."

The Bizarre Double Stylophone Nobody Wanted | Stylophone 350S

video upload by Simon The Magpie

"Double stylus and 6x the size, packed with tons of features that nobody asked for! The Stylophones original success led to this monster and I totally love how silly it is in every possible way! Honestly a really cool synth for the 1970s though right?"

Stylophone GEN-X1 X Make Noise 0-Coast 🎹

video upload by Stylophone

"We love to see our community experiment and connect up other equipment to make new and exciting sounds ❤️

Take a look at this clip from @andy_____black, who has hooked up our Stylophone GEN-X1 to a @makemoisemusic 0-Coast with amazing results 🎹

What do you think of this sound?"

The Full History of the Stylophone Pocket Organ (in 10 Minutes)

video upload by Musical Miscellany

"I recently started learning about Stylophones and I looked high and low for a video like this. I couldn't find one so I decided to do the research and make the video myself. I hope it helps someone else.

Introduction - 0:00
Vintage vs Modern Stylophones - 1:36
Generations 1, 2, & 3 - 2:49
The Stepchild - 5:50
Generations 4 & 5 - 6:34
Sound Comparisons - 8:38
Final Thoughts - 9:24"

Dreadbox Kinematic Compressor/Filter & Treminator Tremolo FX Pedal review on Synths and Drummachines

video upload by Knobs & Switches

"Here is my new deeper Review about the Dreadbox FX Pedals Kinematic (Compression / Auto Wah) and Treminator (Smashing Tremolo) with the help of Stylophone Beat, Yamaha CP-35 & SK50D, Arturia Drumbrute Impact, Boss RV-5, Korg Monologue, Roland Juno-6, Oto Bam, Teenage Engineering KOII and of course the Dreadbox Sonic Bits, Lethargy, Komorebi and Disorder."

Cool Find: Vintage 1970s Dubreq Stylophone

video upload by Musical Miscellany

You can find the Raconteurs Signature S-1 Stylophone mentioned previously posted here.

HAPPY LEAP DAY! I've been going down a bit of a Stylophone rabbit hole lately but I couldn't pass up this vintage treble model. It came with the original box and a lot of memorabilia. This 1970's Stylophone even has the mod which gives it a lower volume setting.

Intro - 0:00
Specs & Overview - 0:27
Volume Mod - 3:34
Sound Samples - 4:30
Old vs New - 5:54
Direct Audio - 6:54
Conclusion - 7:44"

Cool Find: The Raconteurs Signature S-1 Stylophone (2008 Tour Item)

video upload by Musical Miscellany

You can find pics of one previously posted here.

"This was a cool pawn shop find. Back in 2008, The Raconteurs sold some limited edition S-1 Stylophones at their live shows. It's essentially a 2007 Stylophone Reissue with a special black & copper finish. The original would've included some tour memorabilia but this one didn't have it.

Intro - 0:00
Overview - 0:35
Quick Stylophone History - 1:58
Sound Demo - 3:13
Quick Comparison - 5:28
Final Thoughts - 6:22"

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Stylophone Gen X-1 Analog Synth: Unboxing & Demo

video upload by Musical Miscellany (Poorness Studios)

"I've already unboxed a Sytlophone Beat and a Stylophone Bowie and today I'll be unboxing the Sytlophone Gen X-1. This is a fully-featured analog synthesizer with both a stylus and a ribbon controller. It also has sub oscillators, pulse width modulation, and an external input."

Intro - 0:00
Unboxing & Overview - 0:55
Controls & Jacks - 2:19
Sound Samples - 3:39
Final Thoughts - 11:36

NAMM 2024: Stylophone Pitch Theremin

video upload by Sound On Sound magazine

"Stylophone have announced an upcoming release that combines a Theremin with a built-in delay unit, modulation capabilities and a pitched playing mode.

We apologise for some audio distortion during parts of this report."