Ableton Live 12 and Novation Launchkey - The perfect match!

video upload by Novation

Ableton Live 12 Upgrade Discount

Novation Launchkey Range

"Let's try out the new Ableton Live 12 using our Novation Launchkey 25 and explore the latest Live 12 features, tools and instruments. For this we've used our Launchkey MIDI keyboard controller to test and play around with some of the new features in Live 12 in a hands-on approach."

Chapters:
0:00 - Ableton Live 12 and Novation Launchkey, a perfect match!
1:00 - Using Granulator III with the Launchkey
4:50 - Adjusting Meld with Launchkey
5:52 - Controlling Roar parameters with Launchkey
7:17 - Experimenting with new Ableton Packs
8:38 - Diving into Ableton’s MIDI Editing tools
11:04 - Using Launchkey’s Custom Modes in Ableton Live 12
13:59 - How do different Tuning Systems work on the Launchkey?
16:29 - Ableton Live 12 and Novation Launchkey Conclusion

Crafting a bass drum on the LXR-02

video upload by Richard DeHove

"The strange and diabolic art of the bass drum. The bringer of strict order and strength when tamed; the cause of untold misery and chaos when adrift.

Here I try to show what arts and potions are available on the LXR-02 to give you mastery over this wicked imp.

0:00 The Roman Empire
0:28 Kick or bass?
1:47 Initialized sound
2:30 Oscillator
4:00 Amp envelope
5:05 Slope types
5:48 Pitch envelope
10:15 Boominess
11:30 Pillow attenuation*
12:16 Filters
16:58 Transient click
21:52 Adding noise
22:35 LFO

* Yes, this an attempted humour.

Lots of downloads for supporters on Patreon: / richarddehove
Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"

Prophet 5 & 10 vs Oberheim OB-X8 🎛️ Shootout Comparison & Tutorial

video upload by Urban Sound Studio - Todd

"Want to learn the differences in the workflow and sound of the Prophet and OB-X8, this video is for you. We dive deep into the oscillators, filters, layout, and differences of each synth. For more specifics on the Prophet, make sure to check out my 3 part series that takes you from the beginning to pro level sound design: [posted here - also see Oberheim OB-X8 The Mysterious Paddle Box 🎁 Modulation and Arpeggiator]

🎥 Video Chapters:
0:00 - Introducing the Sequential Prophet and Oberheim OB-X8
1:20 - Tuning and Basic Init Patch
2:19 - The Mixer
3:15 - Setting OSC Frequency
3:58 - Comparing Oscillators
9:09 - Creating a Polysaw
10:37 - OSC Sync
12:48 - X-Mod and Filter Envelope to Freq
14:00 - Envelopes and the Vintage Knob
15:18 - The Filters!"

Eurorack Performance Mixer Techniques // After Later Audio Nightlife Mixer Series (Bartender & more)

video upload by DivKid

"Join me for lots of patches going from the basics of mixing techniques (applicable to audio in general, but specifically Eurorack modular synthesizers) through to more advanced audio routing and creative options for audio processing.

While this video is a demo on the Nightlife Mixer Series from After Later Audio (Eurorack modules, Bartender, Barback, Cast Iron, Mingles, USB 2 Channel Interface & the SEND VCA) the techniques are applicable to lots of modules, so give the patches a go with things you have too.

SUPPORT //
If you'd like to support work like this and the wider range of what I do, considering heading over to Patreon at https://bit.ly/DK-patreon and supporting for as little as $1 a month to gain access to the DivKid Discord community, plus lots of exclusives such as PDF patchbooks, videos and more. https://bit.ly/DK-patreon

*TIMING INDEX // CHAPTERS*

INTRO & FEATURES
00:00 Hello & patch previews
01:20 What are we doing here?
01:49 Bartender features
03:24 Barback features
03:36 Send VCA features
04:09 Mingles, Cast Iron & USB 2 Channel interface

PATCHES
05:09 Modulating mixer controls - ambient drifts & FX
06:38 Input crossfading with mono mixing
09:36 Advantages of FX returns on channels
12:22 “Better” FX routings with CV control & Cast Iron
14:55 Channel overdrive for bass
16:44 4 levels of destruction
18:58 USB interfacing - a powerful FX software send & return
21:23 USB audio inputs to modular
22:19 Flamingo dubstep - live safari trail cams!
23:12 Audio rate modulation, AM, pan & making dry/wet blends"

Introducing Digitakt II

video upload by Elektron

Pics & details previously posted here.

"We are delighted to announce the release of Digitakt II - Send yourself to another sampling dimension, weaving splinters of sound in stereo, ripped from the moment and brought to your fingertips for marvelous audio manipulation and beat arraying. Preserve or distort reality as you so desire with 16 tracks ready for stereo or mono samples, or MIDI. Choose from several swappable filters for each track and utilize a wide assortment of effects and modulation, pull on massive processing power, and enough memory for a lifetime of samples. And with further tasty features like a Euclidean sequence generator, an extended 128 step sequencer, kits, trig modes, an extensive sample library, and a modular workflow to play with, your sonic-montage sculpting potential will know no beat-making bounds.

Digitakt II is available to purchase from the Elektron website or from retailers carrying the Elektron range of products. Pricing on elektron.se is 999 USD/1049 EUR."

Digitakt II — At A Glance

video upload by Elektron

"Digitakt II offers endless drum collage with 16 audio tracks all ready for stereo or mono samples or MIDI, swappable filters, 3 LFOs per track, a 128-step sequencer, expanded memory and power, and so much more. Here, Risa T talks through a bunch of the awesome features on offer, and takes us all on some sweet sonic escapades."

Review: DIGITAKT II vs OG Digitakt // Everything new in Digitakt 2 // Detailed tutorial

video upload by loopop

Timeline below.

Digitakt 2 - Beginner's MEGA TUTORIAL

video upload by True Cuckoo

Timeline further below.

CLICK FOR MORE »

Modular Synthesis 101: Introduction

video upload by gstormelectro

"Audio + Video by G-Storm Electro c. 2024

Today I give you an introductory series of videos covering Modular Synthesis 101. This course is for anyone who's been mildly curious about modular synthesizers. Maybe you've seen your favorite musician like Johnny Greenwood using a modular synthesizer at a show. And always wondered what does all this stuff do? I'm here to demystify it for you. Today we'll start with some basic terminology and a typical synth patch. What is a typical synthesis setup? What are the kinds of modules in that setup? What will we learn moving forward?"

G-Storm Electro:
*BLOG* http://gstormelectronica.blogspot.com/
*LISTEN/DOWNLOAD* http://soundcloud.com/gstormelectro
**REVERB** http://reverb.com/shop/gstormelectro

AstroLab Livestream | _Diving into Arturia's Avant-Garde Stage Keyboard

video upload by Arturia

"Join Product Manager Pierre for an in-depth exploration of AstroLab, our avant-garde stage keyboard. Discover how it integrates seamlessly with Analog Lab and other advanced workflows, enhancing both studio and live performances."

New Frap Tools CGM Insert – Stereo insert for the CGM Eurorack mixer series | Overview and tutorial

video upload by Frap Tools

"The insert module is out
Shipping right now!

[check with dealers on the right]

We're particularly excited about this module because it's the first one that we design based on YOUR suggestions, especially through our Discord server. If you want to join, smash this link here!

The insert module allows you to connect stereo effects to your CGM setup, either by inserting them between two points of the internal summing bus or by placing them in parallel, as in a rudimentary stereo send-and-return.

It consists of two couples of outputs and inputs with dedicated gain switches. The first O/I stereo couple is the insert circuit, while the second is the parallel circuit.

The Insert module can be used:

between a group and a master;
between a group and a group;
between a channel and a group;
between a channel and a channel;
between a channel and a master (without a group).

The Insert module ships with two Insert cables compatible with every member of the CGM family, including the discontinued ones."

296t Basics Part.2 | Buchla & Tiptop Audio Tips & Tricks

video upload by Stazma

Part 1 here

"Hello there!
Back on the 296t with part 2 of the basic overview. It's hard to call this one basic as it's pretty damn crazy, but I'm going to show you what kind of stuff can done with the envelope follower part of the module. Brace yourself, let's dive into spectral madness. Have fun!"

Tutorial | Configuring Live Play on Midicake ARP

video upload by midicake

"A short tutorial on how to configure Midicake ARP for Live Play with an external MIDI controller.

ARP supports MIDI Through, Global Scale Setting and Live Triggering of Sequences. This is how it can be configured."

What is sampler? | introduction of SnapBeat, the simple lo-fi sampler

video upload by SnapBeat official

"Hi, this video explains about what is a sampler for electric music newbie like me. You can think of SnapBeat as merely eight voice recorders by which you can record any sounds and playback the sounds with the eight pads. SnapBeat is a device called sampler in electric music field. And SnapBeat can be any music instruments such as a piano or drums by sampling these instruments sounds.

For newbies who are interested in DIY music production, I think sampler is good choice because you don't have to many expensive instruments other than it. Now you can find tons of sounds on Youtube or Spotify. So, You can sample any sounds from these various music sources.

You can buy SnapBeat on Tindie.
https://www.tindie.com/products/hiro_..."

Wavetable Synthesis: Basic Mix, Formant, and VOSIM Wavetables. New in KRC Mathwaves

video upload by Keith Crosley

"Exploring new wavetables in KRC Mathwaves including waveforms/wavetables that mix the basic subtractive synthesis waveforms in interesting ways, growly/vocal formant wavetables (fun for dubstep, color bass, etc.), and even MOAR formanty wavetables created with the classic VOSIM (VOcal SIMulator) technique. I’m sure I drop a nifty synth programming tip or two along the way! It’s a full hour of wavetables-a-fo-go… So lets get wiggly with it!

LINKS!:

KRC Mathwaves full collection (just $29): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/wavetables

KRC Mathwaves free wavetables sampler (just FREE): https://www.wavetables.lol/l/free?lay..."

Biset Tracker \ Everything you need to know to get you started!!!

video upload by Omri Cohen

00:00 - Introduction
01:01 - What is a tracker
02:39 - The interface
07:56 - Basic synth voice
17:10 - Modulation sequences
23:10 - Polyphony
25:10 - NoteFX
29:51 - Pattern length
37:23 - Sequencing drums
43:52 - Timeline
49:01 - Clip launcher
52:05 - Tuning and live recording
54:27 - T Control module
57:37 - T Clock and T State modules
01:00:15 - T Phase module
01:02:01 - T Quant module
01:03:36 - BPM modulation

https://www.patreon.com/omricohen

Patching on the Kodamo Mask1 Bitmask Synthesizer: experimental patch

video upload by j bowman

"I explore a more experimental patch on the Mask1 and show how it exploits some of the new features in the latest firmware (https://kodamo.org/firmwares?synth=ma....

I am very pleased to announce the release of my new album, 'MASQUERADE'. All sounds and effects on the album were made exclusively with the Kodamo Mask1.

A selection of the sounds used on the album are available to download for free from the Kodamo website: https://kodamo.org/soundbanks?synth=m...

The album is available on Bandcamp: https://jbowman.bandcamp.com/album/ma... and on all streaming platforms."

Taiga Keyboard // Every bit's a little bit more

video upload by Starsky Carr

"MORE TAIGA!! A deep dive demo and review of the @pittsburghmodular Taiga Keyz. It's got 3 oscillators, each with a little bit more than most, a filter AND a low pass gate, a multi-mode configurable mixer, 3 LFOs, 2 ADSRs plus extra envelope shapes..

Stuff I forgot to demo.. MIDI CCs to CV - so you can use mod options in your DAW - like a MIDI LFO to control the synth. ... but I did that in my last demo of the original eurorack version!

Catch my demo of the original" [posted here]

Modular Morphing (filters)

video upload by George B.

Referenced OB-X8 vs OB-6 video just posted here.

"A proof of concept exercise transitioning filter outputs using the Gate Math 4 step sequence, 4 Envelope Generators and 4 VCA's. Inspired by the Dave Smith OB-6 with it's State Variable type filter that can morph between filter types."

0:00 Intro
0:22 Andertons Synths video clip
0:46 Method explained
1:29 Sound Examples
2:57 Conclusions
3:30 Outro

MJ’s Thriller Minimoog Marimba (Synth Breakdown)

video upload by Anthony Marinelli Music

"This video makes a very important point about what you need to consider when you want to make a "great" sound. The Minimoog Marimba sound occurs during the Outro of "Thriller" which is loaded with complex sounds that are both melodic, sustaining and building. The song at this point hardly needs another element. You'll notice that I chose to make a very simple and relatively thin sound. It establishes some personality from its percussive and resonance aspects but most of its value comes from the rhythm and performance of the part. I'm telling you this because when you want to make a great sound the most important questions to ask are "Who, What, When Where and How". Who is playing it (a person or MIDI), what is happening at the same time (orchestration), When does it enter (what part of the beat), Where does it happen in the dramatic flow and How will the listener be affected by it? After thinking about the answers to these questions I realized that a great sound here needed to be very simple and not too thick. When you hear the Minimoog marimba in the context of the song you'll notice that it stays out of the way of the other sounds frequencies. Every sound is a puzzle piece that needs to fit with the other pieces. This is the process I follow when making any sound! "

00:00 Thriller re-creation music
00:24 Intro
01:05 Marimba Playing technique description
01:51 Thriller re-creation video with Greg Phillinganes Technique preview
03:17 How to create the Thriller Outro Marimba on Minimoog
03:54 The Oscillators
04:54 The Mixer
05:17 The Filter
06:05 The Resonance Effect
06:33 The Envelopes
07:44 Re-cap the Envelopes
08:17 Modulation and Keyboard Control Voltage
08:54 Keyboard Technique
09:07 CTA
09:37 Sound Performance to Thriller Re-Creation Track

https://www.anthonymarinellimusic.com

PATCH EXPERIMENT / a few ways to create random gates that are on the grid

video upload by Joranalogue Audio Design

"I always call them 'random gates' in my videos - but what I'm in almost all cases mean are just clocks with a probability setting of less than 100%. There's specialized modules that do the work for you, but with some clever patching you can create them yourself from some kind of clock and a chaotic or random voltage.

In this video I explore how to use ORBIT 3 and the AND logic output of COMPARE 2 to create on grid randomness. I have a go at using STEP 8 for the same goal as well.

PS: in some cases you can use a vca as a boolean logic AND gate, so if you don't have a COMPARE 2 you should still be able to figure out how to use the first technique in the video."

WALDORF Q - Synth Review, Sounds & Demo | A Powerful Digital Synthesizer From 1999

video upload by synth4ever

"Waldorf Q synth review, sounds and demo featuring an overview of Waldorf Q's features, patches and music making capabilities. In this Waldorf Q synthesizer review I do a walk through of the synth, play various sounds, and showcase the Waldorf Q's live performance and sound design abilities."

Oberheim OB-X8 The Mysterious Paddle Box 🎁 Modulation and Arpeggiator

video upload by Urban Sound Studio - Todd

"The Oberheim OB-X8 paddle-box is a tightly source for creative inspiration. But are you fully aware of how to use it? We will explore the mod section, transposition, arpeggiator, and sequencing features of this synth."

0:00 - Introducing the OB-X8 Paddle-Box
0:55 - The Mod Section
5:15 - Split Mode With Mod Section
7:00 - Transpose Buttons and Pitch Bend Paddles
10:59 - The Arp Section
16:13 - Split Mode and the Arp Section