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Showing posts with label documentaries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label documentaries. Show all posts

Thursday, March 07, 2024

That Gary Numan Synth


video upload by Alex Ball

"A look at the Polymoog and how Gary Numan adopted one of the presets from one of the versions to help define his sound.

0:00 Intro
0:41 What is the Polymoog?
8:00 Vox Humana and Gary Numan
13:35 Cars Cover

The sample Instrument
https://bobmoogfoundation.myshopify.c..."

Wednesday, March 06, 2024

BOO-cast - Synth of the Month: Casio CZ-101


video upload by Battery Operated Orchestra

Tuesday, March 05, 2024

Great Synth Mysteries Ep. 6: There will NEVER be another Access Virus


video upload by Noir Et Blanc Vie

"This is a love story about a synthesizer unlike many others, in my opinion a synth the came out so long ago still eclipses many releases of today. Great Synth Mystery, mmm, maybe... but I wanted to make a compelling piece about such a wonderful instrument. As a musician and not a reviewer or journalist I think this really speaks to how ahead of it's time the Access Virus Ti was."

Also see: Noir Et Blanc Vie's Great Synth Mysteries Ep. 1 Whatever Happened to the Access Virus - Virus Ti3?

Saturday, January 27, 2024

Korg M1 vs Roland D-70 vs Yamaha SY77 vs Kurzweil K1000: Synth Review


video upload by Off The Matrix

"The Korg M1 was the most popular synth of the late 80's, about 250,000 were made. But how does it stack up against other synths of the era? This video will compare patches of the Korg M1, Roland D-70, Yamaha SY77 and Kurzweil K1000 in a song.

0:00 Overview
2:05 M1 introduction
2:46 Kurzweil 1000 Series Introduction
3:07 Roland D-70 Introduction
3:53 Yamaha SY77 Introduction
4:39 Reason to use M1 Drum Kit
5:40 Korg M1 Factory Patch Mix
6:50 Roland D-70 Factory Patch Mix
8:00 Yamaha SY77 Factory Patch Mix
9:10 Kurzweil K1000 Factory Patch Mix
10:20 Closing

Patches for the SY77 can be found at:
https://www.offthematrix.net/product-...

Thanks to Chip for letting me borrow his EX M1R, his channel is:
https://www.youtube.com/@folkrock4u"

Friday, January 26, 2024

Peter Zinovieff's birthday and the EMEAPP EMS collection


video upload by EMEAPP

"Happy birthday to synthesizer pioneer PETER ZINOVIEFF. Here's a quick look at some of his innovations within our EMS here at the Electronic Music Education and Preservation Project (EMEAPP). This includes the VCS3 (The Putney), the Synthi AKS, the Synthetical Engine, and our Synthi 100 system, including the Compu-Synthi and the Vocoder 5000. Please follow us, there's lots of good stuff on the way!"

Update: from 1:42 in the video:

A Lollipop For Papa
video upload by Peter Zinovieff - Topic

Friday, January 19, 2024

Digital Brothers - The Story of the Korg DW-8000 and DSS-1


video upload by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams

"Two 80's synthesizers developed by Korg that helped define what the future of synthesis would be in the coming years."

Sunday, January 07, 2024

Percy Grainger's Free Music Machine


video upload by Robotussin Vintage Synth

"A video from the Australian Broadcasting Company about a composer and inventor called Percy Grainger, who made electronic instruments in the 1950s that would follow a curving line to create pitch and music. He physically made the curving line out of thick sheets of card and fed them into the machine, controlling the pitch of an oscillator."

EMS SYNTHI 100 in the beginning.

Thursday, January 04, 2024

Obscure Objects Ep. 1: The Korg PS-3100.


video upload by smem

"Introducing Obscure Objects: a mini-documentary series about exceptional and unknown items found within the smem collection.

The Korg PS-3100 is a 1976 polyphonic synthesizer, father of the well-known PS-3300. It's one of the only analog synths in history to feature complete polyphony.

LINKS:

SMEM WEBSITE
smemmusic.ch

BROWSE THE SMEM COLLECTION ONLINE
smemmusic.ch/collection"

Sunday, December 24, 2023

Arturia Wurli V - A detailed demo/tutorial of this updated classic


video upload by CatSynth TV

"We explore the new upldated Wurli V3, part of Arturia's recently relased V Collection X. It's a recreation of the Wurlitzer Electronic Piano heard. Originally intended as a home and educational instrument, it's iconic sound can be heard on many records in jazz, funk, rock, soul and beyond. We go over all of its main-panel and advanced futures, and take a look at a few of the factory presets"

00:00 Introduction
00:21 History of the Wurlitzer Electronic Piano
01:09 Main panel of the Wurli V
02:27 Advanced Panel features
07:53 Effects panel
12:40 Factory Presets
15:36 Conclusion

Friday, December 08, 2023

80S JAPANESE KEYBOARD SYNTHS


video upload by Arrekkusa

"project for japn 3401 :)"

Tuesday, December 05, 2023

RS060 Dr Böhm Dynamic 12/24 (Orla DSE): German EFF EHM


video upload by rejected synths

"Talking synths from Germany, quite a few companies come to mind: Waldorf, Doepfer or Vermona are popular ones still around and there are a lot more, some of them long gone like pioneering PPG. One company that hardly ever makes the list is Dr Böhm Organ. This might be down to the fact that Böhm weren’t exactly a company focused on synths at all but rather one that offered DIY kits for people to build themselves electronic organs.

Strictly speaking these organs were ‘synths’ too and when the 80s arrived, Böhm, just like companies like Sequential, Roland or Yamaha, started to utilize digital control and later digital synthesis in their ‘synths’ too, albeit utilizing interfaces more akin to traditional organs.

One other similarity to ‘real’ synth companies was that they also started to offer expander modules, that could be controlled by midi, expanding the variety of sounds while at the same time saving on space (no keyboard) and costs.

This is where today’s synth comes from. The Dynamic 12/24 was meant as an affordable way for Böhm’s customers of home owners and entertainers to expand their setup with some more organ but also other sounds like strings, e-pianos and some 80s-ish synth staples.

The technology used was taken from one of it’s electronic organs and while clearly trying to hide it (even going as far as filing the markings off the ICs) it was Yamaha FM Chips doing Yamaha sounding 4OP FM. The good thing is of course, that this is actually a great basis for a very wide range of sounds, especially as Böhm was kind enough to add user memory to enable creation and saving of your own patches. Also, editing can be done via midi and there are editors available too. What makes the 12/24 stand out from the crowd of 4 OP modules most though is the unique Böhm analog bucket brigade delay style ensemble effect, that ‘warms’ the FM sound.

Last but not least, the Dynamic 12/24s seem to be widely available and dirt cheap too, at least here in and around Germany. So grab one before they become cool, or anyone finds out they are actually the same as the Orla DSE, a synth that has been used by a guy that goes by the name of Richard David James…"

Friday, December 01, 2023

Bob Moog (didn't invent the synthesiser)?


video upload by Zoë Blade

A mini historical timeline of key events by Zoë Blade. It's interesting in that it gives you some of driving forces behind the designs. For an in depth list of electronic music instruments see https://120years.net. If you want read a couple of books on Bob Moog check out Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer, and Switched On: Bob Moog and the Synthesizer Revolution (Amazon affiliate links). Note: memories can be fuzzy. There are some critiques for Analog Days not being 100% accurate. I haven't heard any on Switched On. That said, both books are interesting reads and will get you closer to some of that history.

Video description:

"After researching a bit about where Bob Moog got his ideas (and rewatching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), I finally got around to making my 'crazy board' red wool video (over a year and a half after buying the wool for this specific purpose), before I inevitably forget it all again.

This is my latest attempt at making a 'quick and easy' video, where I ramble on at the camera for three takes then edit the best bits together into something vaguely coherent.

I spent a good while typing out the subtitles for those who need it, which, given how I talk, is probably everyone. 😅

I hope you like it!"

Thursday, November 23, 2023

ARP'S FINAL MONOSYNTH


video upload by Alex Ball

"A look at the last monosynth ARP made, the Solus from 1980.

This is the least known of the trio (Odyssey, Axxe, Solus) because it was only made for a few months before ARP went out of business.

0:00 Intro Demo
1:04 The ARP Solus
1:46 Demo: Solus System
3:06 VCOs
5:49 Things get interesting
7:17 4075 Filter Revelation
8:29 Demo: Solus Sines
10:06 You don't have to be rich...
11:27 Demo: Solus Friends"

The Korg Wavestation - Orbital's Halcyon+On+On Synth


video upload by Bleeps and Boops

"I have a Wavestation SR in my rack of 90s stuff, so thought it might be good to show how to program it. Or at least *try* to program it.

Edisyn - the PC/Mac editor I use later in the video can be found at https://github.com/eclab/edisyn

Korg's Legacy Collection or Wavestation plugin can be found in all sorts of places. I still haven't forgiven them for not being able to fix my MS20ic back in 2006... and have sadly been without an MS20 ever since 😢"

Monday, November 13, 2023

The Story of the Elka Synthex


video upload by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams

"A mini-doc about the inception of the Elka Synthex. A legendary 1980's synthesizer designed by Italian synth pioneer Mario Maggi."

You can find additional synth documentaries by Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams here. See the Documentaries label below for others.

Thursday, October 12, 2023

McCartney's Weird Sequence


video upload by Alex Ball

"I thought it would be fun to look at one of my favourite uses of the ARP Sequencer, which is in Paul McCartney's 'Temporary Secretary' released in 1980.

I also thought it would be interesting to see what the song would sound like if everything was done on synths, rather than guitars, bass and drums.

0:00 Temporary Secretary
2:00 Let's do our own version
6:01 The Result"

Wednesday, October 04, 2023

SEQUENTIAL Prophet-5 review with (Korg Drumlogue, KR-55 and loads of FX Pedals


video upload by Knobs & Switches

"Here is my first Review about the classic Sequential Prophet-5 full of audio, sampled P-5 Sounds and a bunch of FX Pedals.

https://www.sequential.com

Used Equipment: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, Sony ZV-1, Sony ECM-W2BT, Universal Audio Apollo Twin Solo, Steinberg Cubase 12 and Final Cut Pro X"

Also see Alex Ball's The History of the Prophet Synthesizer and related posts here.

Sunday, October 01, 2023

1969: Introducing the MOOG SYNTHESISER | Tomorrow's World | Retro Tech | BBC Archive


video upload by BBC Archive

"Derek Cooper introduces the Moog synthesiser, an instrument that can produce a variety of noises and arrangements, both mimicking real instruments and creating new sounds - all electronically.

This clip is from Tomorrow's World, originally broadcast 30 September 1969."

Also see 1970: WENDY CARLOS and her MOOG SYNTHESISER | Music Now | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

Thursday, September 28, 2023

How the TRON Music was made


video upload by Alex Ball

"Back by popular demand, another filmscore breakown. This time we look at Wendy Carlos' 1982 score to Tron.

0:00 Intro
0:49 Wendy Carlos
2:04 Tron - The Instruments
4:44 The Recording Rig
6:39 Cue Breakdown - Tron Theme
9:10 Cue Breakdown - Tron Scherzo
10:22 Cue Breakdown - We've Got Company
11:40 Use of Choir
12:49 Other Music
13:46 Summary & Thanks

Wendy Carlos official page: https://www.wendycarlos.com/+tron.html

D.A Wilson: https://hideawaystudio.net/
Synergenesis: https://hideawaystudio.net/2014/09/26..."

Friday, September 22, 2023

Bontempi Master HB 404 - Full Review


video upload by Vykaar Tones

[Update: moved this up as the embed was broken. Sorry about that. It should be good now. BTW, if you ever notice a broken video, leave a comment at the bottom of the post (comment link if coming off the main page) and I'll look into it. No login is required.]

"The HB 404 is the smallest model of the Master series from 1984 and the successor of the Minstrel Alfa. It has 40 mid-sized keys, 8 note polyphony, 6 sounds with sustain and single finger orchestra, 6 hythms, arpeggio and 2 chord modes.

Support this channel and buy a song or album on Bandcamp: https://keenonkeys.bandcamp.com

0:00 Intro
2:29 History
13:57 A Look Inside
18:11 Sounds
23:57 Rhythms
31:31 Conclusion
32:02 Successors
35:16 Final Performance

Listen to some tracks on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/user-229361059"
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