Synth Live Jam Mix 2016 | Electronica, Ambient, Chill-out, Downtempo, New Age Music

Published on Dec 22, 2016 Ralph Baumgartl

"This is a 90 minutes video and music mix of several Live Synthesizer Jams that I recorded during June and December 2016 at various locations together with some of my musician friends. The music covers genres such as Electronica, Ambient, Chill-out, Downtempo, New Age and Berlin School of Electronic Music. I have also provided a track list with links to the the original Synth Jams, which are usually much longer than the excerpts that you can see and hear in this Video Mix. If you are interested in the Synthesizer Gear and Equipment that we were using in a particular jam session, and would like to see the full version of a specific Live Jam, then kindly go to the original video where all the details are provided. Kudos to all my musician friends with whom I was jamming in 2016: Joerg [Radikal Technologies], Andy, Bernie, Hadi and Heiko! I would also like to take the opportunity to thank all my Viewers and Subscribers for their awesome support in 2016. You guys rock! And in 2017 you can expect even more new videos and fresh content on my channel :-)

Track list:
1. (0:02) Synth Dreamscape https://youtu.be/-DtNROyXyjY
2. (5:04) Dark Ambient Synth Jam https://youtu.be/-HpXbVkJSew
3. (10:08) Psychedelic Rock Synth Jam https://youtu.be/bUUfg5r6ijg
4. (14:15) Tribal Dub Electronica https://youtu.be/-8b4Vzei4t4
5. (18:55) Live Ambient Jam https://youtu.be/_9vdGQEcsAs
6. (22:22) Cosmic Jump https://youtu.be/WKMUWM63cAk
7. (28:48) Vocoder Synth Live Jam https://youtu.be/gK7RRNxZyIk
8. (33:07) Ambient & Berlin School Live Synth Jam https://youtu.be/9eXWkOAOhhk
9. (41:52) Live Synth Jam Berlin School 2.0 https://youtu.be/RUqu-zybj6k
10. (46:10) Funk Synthesizer Live Jam https://youtu.be/GE0Rib5C4i0
11. (51:13) Soundscapes from the Good Vibes https://youtu.be/jNqM25bdsVo
12. (59:01) Ambient Synthesizer Live Jam https://youtu.be/LyoNRJYfGpI
13. (1:07:39) Live Chill-Out Jam Session https://youtu.be/HFuxDXVPWoU
14. (1:12:09) Ambient Soundscape Forest https://youtu.be/F2LpIN-sDSw
15. (1:16:08) Autumn Live Synth Jam https://youtu.be/UJLPtbjKR1E
16. (1:24:56) Arturia Keystep & ARP 2600 Jam https://youtu.be/k3yoA1aBOyQ
17. (1:28:16) Synthesizer Lullaby https://youtu.be/jT1v8qc553o"

Singapore's Synthesizer Collector - Khew Sin Sun & City Music Live Synth Meet

Published on Oct 28, 2016 CityMusic Sg

"Check out part of Khew Sin Sun's Synthesizer collection.

To learn more about Synthesizers, join us for our Synth Meet at City Music Live, happening, 5th November 2016, next Saturday our at showroom.

Click here for details http://www.citymusic.com.sg/index.asp...

A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Khew Sin Sun has always been at the forefront of Music Technology. Since winning his first Synthesizer as a prize by winning the Yamaha Electone South East Asia Competition, it started a lifelong passion on "All Things Electronic"

All of this time, Khew found a knack in teaching his art form and conducted numerous workshops, talks, demonstrations as well as lectures about music technology.

He now runs Music Tec, a school dedicated to Music Technology"

"Calling out to all 'synth buffs' and electronic music enthusiasts!

Join us at our next installment of City Music Live, featuring Khew Sin Sun, with over 30 years of experience playing and building his own synthesizers. Khew will be sharing his knowledge of sound synthesis and showcasing his collection of rare vintage analogue synthesizers!

Also catch a live jamming session by guest presenters David McKaige & Jon He who will be performing on their modular synthesizers.

Synth Meet - City Music Live
Time & Date : 2pm, 5th November 2016
Venue: City Music Showroom"

Update: videos for the event added below.


Published on Nov 5, 2016 electronicmusiclab

"City Music Live, presents Khew Sin Sun, with over 30 years of experience playing and building his own synthesizers, for a session sharing his knowledge of sound synthesis and showcasing his collection of rare vintage analogue synthesizers.

This playlist also includes a live analog synth jamming session by guest presenters David McKaige & Jon He who will be performing on their modular synthesizers.

Synth Meet - City Music Live
Time & Date : 2pm, 5th November 2016
Venue: City Music Showroom

About Khew Sin Sun: A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Khew Sin Sun has always been at the forefront of Music Technology. Since winning his first Synthesizer as a prize by winning the Yamaha Electone South East Asia Competition, it started a lifelong passion on 'All Things Electronic'

All of this time, Khew found a knack in teaching his art form and conducted numerous workshops, talks, demonstrations as well as lectures about music technology.

Khew Sin Sun was also a founding tutor of the NUS Electronic Music Lab http://www.eml.org.sg - a performance group based at the NUS Centre for the Arts that composes, produces, performs, records and promotes original electronic music in Singapore."

Playlist:
Synth Meet 1 - Khew introduces Synth Meet and Synthesis
Synth Meet 2 - Khew live improvisation on analog modular synthesizer
Synth Meet 3 - intro to Modular Synthesizers
Synth Meet 4 - David McKaige live on modular synthesizer

Roland VSynth XT Rackmount Synthesizer w VC-1 D50 Emulator & VC-2 Vocal Designer SN ZT81358

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via this auction

"This VSynth XT features 3 virtual analog sound engines including the VC-1 which is the classic D50 synth and the VC-2 vocal designer-basically you can create your own background vocals from your own samples, mapped across the keys; no chipmunk effect with this option selected. You have to hear this to believe it...

About the V-Synth XT:

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How To Load Synth Presets into the PG8X VST plugin

Published on Apr 26, 2020 Synth & Sundry

"Several viewers want to know how to load preset sounds into the PG-8X VST plugin synth emulating the classic Roland JX-8P. This is because when you first load up the PG8X in your DAW, the plugin's preset banks are empty which can throw off even the most experienced producer. This is why I put up this quick tutorial.

If you want to hear the PG8X in action, listen here: [Three videos below. Additional posts here]

If you'd like to support this channel with a one-off purchase, please check out our affordably priced music: https://synthandsundry.bandcamp.com"

Free Roland JX-8P synth emulator - PG8X VST plugin

Published on Oct 31, 2018 Synth & Sundry

"Massive synthwave vibes from this synth VST plugin. It's a faithful emulation of the classic Roland JX-8P synth, taking interface cues from the optional PG-800 hardware controller.
You can hear a few patches found on the internet. The PG8X VST synth plugin can load in original JX-8P patches over sysex. You can hear some pads, leads and brassy tones in a few melodic examples of what this free plug-in can do."

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Trash Audio Synth Meet 14 Performances

Modular Wild Presents Live from Trash Audio Synth Meet 14- Todd Barton

Published on May 28, 2014 Modular Wild·123 videos

"Two live excerpts from Todd Barton's Performance at the Trash Audio Synth Meet 14 in Portland, Or. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

Modular Wild Presents Live from Trash Audio Synth Meet 14- Rodent516

Published on May 28, 2014

"Two live excerpts from Rodent516's Performance at the Trash Audio Synth Meet 14 in Portland, Or. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

Modular Wild Presents Live from Trash Audio Synth Meet 14- Oliver Dodd

Published on May 28, 2014

"Extended Excerpt from Oliver Dodd's Performance at the Trash Audio Synth Meet 14 in Portland, Or. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

Modular Wild Presents Live from Trash Audio Synth Meet 14- Twin Braids

Published on May 28, 2014

"Live excerpts from Twin Braid's Performance at the Trash Audio Synth Meet 14 in Portland, Or. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

Modular Wild Presents Live from Trash Audio Synth Meet 14- Richard Devine

Published on May 28, 2014 Modular Wild·123 videos

"Live excerpts from Richard Devine's Performance at the Trash Audio Synth Meet 14 in Portland, Or. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

Roland Jupiter-80 Compared to The Classics - JUPITER Synth Legends Soundset

Published on Nov 28, 2012 by rolandmedia

Remember you can flip through each via the player controls.

Download JUPITER Synth Legends Volume 1 for free:
http://www.JUPITER-80.com

Update: Also check out the Roland AR blog for a post and comments.

Playlist/Comparisons:
JUPITER Synth Legends - Introduction
JUPITER Synth Legends - JUPITER-8 Comparison
JUPITER Synth Legends - TB-303 Comparison
JUPITER Synth Legends - SH-101 Comparison
JUPITER Synth Legends - JUNO-60 Comparison
JUPITER Synth Legends - JUPITER-6 Comparison
JUPITER Synth Legends - JUNO-106 Comparison
JUPITER Synth Legends - D-50 Comparison
JUPITER Synth Legends - Performance
JUPITER Synth Legends - Tutorial
JUPITER Synth Legends - Sound Preview

Roland Jupiter-80s on eBay

Update:  The official Press Release:

"Los Angeles, CA, November 28, 2012 — Roland is proud to announce JUPITER Synth Legends Volume 1, the first in a series of free sound libraries for the JUPITER-80 and JUPITER-50 synthesizers featuring a wealth of authentic vintage sounds from some of the most legendary and iconic instruments in Roland’s history.

The collection uses Roland’s powerful and flexible SuperNATURAL® synthesizer sound engine to capture the essence of historical Roland synths and showcases all-new Tones, Live Sets, Registrations, and arpeggio patterns. The Live Set architecture and multi-effects of the JUPITERs are fully maximized, giving players a huge selection of “dream” synth combinations comprised of the most legendary synths ever created.

JUPITER Synth Legends Volume 1, the initial release in the series, honors these seven legendary Roland instruments from the 1980s:

• JUPITER-8 (1981) • JUNO-60 (1982) • D-50 (1987)
• TB-303 (1982) • JUPITER-6 (1983)
• SH-101 (1982) • JUNO-106 (1984)

These classic synths each have between 10 and 20 iconic factory preset sounds that distinguish their character, and they’re all represented among 123 newly created single Tones for the JUPITER-80/-50. There are 512 new Live Sets also included that combine the historic synths together using layers and multi-effects processing. Many Live Sets feature single legacy Tones, enhanced with effects unavailable in the original instruments, and nearly 300 new arpeggio patterns are included that are perfect for a wide range of contemporary electronic music genres.

The inspiring sounds made by these classic instruments have helped shape modern music, and now players can access them all inside the JUPITER-80/-50. Future JUPITER Synth Legends volumes will feature the sounds from other sought-after analog classics and spotlight the three vintage LPF types available in the JUPITER-80/-50.

Download the free sound libraries here:
www.JUPITER-80.com

In honor of the release, Roland is hosting the Roland JUPITER #SynthLegends Giveaway. Synth fans in the U.S. can enter the contest for a chance to win a JUPITER-50 fully pre-loaded with all the sounds from the JUPITER Synth Legends Volume 1 sound collection. Synth fans are also being encouraged to join the conversation with @Roland_US on Twitter using the hashtag #synthlegends to share all-time favorite synthesizers and synth sounds."

City Music Synth Meet 2016 Singapore

Published on Nov 5, 2016 electronicmusiclab

Vides are in for the City Music Synth Meet in Singapore announced here.

"City Music Live, presents Khew Sin Sun, with over 30 years of experience playing and building his own synthesizers, for a session sharing his knowledge of sound synthesis and showcasing his collection of rare vintage analogue synthesizers.

This playlist also includes a live analog synth jamming session by guest presenters David McKaige & Jon He who will be performing on their modular synthesizers.

Synth Meet - City Music Live
Time & Date : 2pm, 5th November 2016
Venue: City Music Showroom

About Khew Sin Sun: A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Khew Sin Sun has always been at the forefront of Music Technology. Since winning his first Synthesizer as a prize by winning the Yamaha Electone South East Asia Competition, it started a lifelong passion on 'All Things Electronic'

All of this time, Khew found a knack in teaching his art form and conducted numerous workshops, talks, demonstrations as well as lectures about music technology.

Khew Sin Sun was also a founding tutor of the NUS Electronic Music Lab http://www.eml.org.sg - a performance group based at the NUS Centre for the Arts that composes, produces, performs, records and promotes original electronic music in Singapore."

Playlist:
Synth Meet 1 - Khew introduces Synth Meet and Synthesis
Synth Meet 2 - Khew live improvisation on analog modular synthesizer
Synth Meet 3 - intro to Modular Synthesizers
Synth Meet 4 - David McKaige live on modular synthesizer
Synth Meet 5 - Korg Analog Synths - MS20, Arp Odyssey, Minilogue, Volca
Synth Meet 6 - Jon He live on modular synthesizer
Synth Meet 7 - Live Jam on Analog and Modular Synths

Meet the UNO Synth - True Analog Hardware Synth from IK Multimedia Revealed

Uploaded on May 1, 2018 ikmultimedia

Details on IK Multimedia's new synth, first teased here, are in, and it is not only hardware, but it's analog. Rumored price is 199 Euro which currently comes out to roughly $238 USD.

via IK Multimedia:

"You don’t have to go big to sound huge

True analog synthesizer. Easily programmable. Ultra-portable.

The ultimate real analog synth for everyone

UNO Synth is the ultimate portable, monophonic, true analog synthesizer and IK Multimedia’s entry in the hardware synthesizer world.

We combined our two decades of experience in software and hardware development with the expertise of Italian boutique synth-maker Soundmachines and IK’s synth guru, Erik Norlander (one of the brains behind acclaimed synths like the Alesis Andromeda). The result is a no-compromise instrument with massive analog sound that’s also easy to use with hands-on programmability and advanced features at an unbeatable price.

The days of compromise are over. Now everyone can own a real analog synth with professional sound.

And UNO Synth is proudly made in IK’s own Italian manufacturing facility to ensure the highest quality standards. Like the majority of IK hardware products, UNO Synth is built using a combination of IK’s state-of-the-art, automated mounting machines and test systems and fine, renowned Italian craftsmanship.

Seasoned synth professionals and beginners alike will love UNO Synth’s high-quality, pure analog audio path and its ultra-compact form factor. With both classic and modern synth sounds instantly at hand, UNO will put a smile on the face of synth fans of every musical genre. All this in a synth module that can be easily carried anywhere.

Electronic music lovers or first-time synth users will get instant satisfaction from this affordable, easy-to-use instrument even if they are new to analog synths or synth programming. Thanks to its onboard presets and easy-to-play keyboard with selectable scales and arpeggiator, UNO Synth is the perfect gateway into the synthesizer world.

Great sounding true-analog audio path

Beneath its miniature exterior, UNO Synth packs a powerful, fat and rich-sounding synthesis engine with a full analog audio path on par with professional synthesizers costing much more.

All-analog audio path with 2 VCOs, noise generator, resonant multimode VCF and VCA
2 independent VCOs with Saw, Triangle, Pulse waveforms with continuously variable shape including PWM of the square wave plus a separate white noise generator
A 2-pole OTA-based analog resonant sweepable multimode filter with LPF, HPF and BPF
Custom-designed, dual-stage overdrive that provides filter input overdrive for classic synth saturation tone, from subtle warming to aggressive distortion
LFO with Sine, Triangle, Square, Up Saw, Down Saw, Random and Sample-and-Hold to modulate Pitch, Filter, Amp and continuous oscillator wave shapes including PWM

This highly flexible synthesis engine not only excels in producing the rich, warm, punchy, deep bass sounds that are the core of a high-quality monophonic synth, it’s also perfectly designed to bring a wide sonic palette of leads, drones, arps, sequences, sweeps and effects.

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New Roland Jupiter-80 Pics & Specs Leaked?

via the Roland Clan Forums

This one in via Soviet Space Child

Also see this post.

via wladymeer in the Roland Clan Forums thread:
"As it's meant for live performers, I don't think it's wrong at all. Especially because you could probably enter effect selection with SHIFT+ON/OFF shortcut and assign, lets say, distortion or delay instead of effect. Afterall, Juno-Stage had such knob next to high/low EQ.

Face it, Jupiter-80 is not gonna be next Fantom. Consider it more as a advanced stage piano. In other words, as a Nord Stage. I saw on one website that Nord Stage 73 costs $3.299,00 - you tell me - why Jupiter-80 can't cost the same if it's not workstation?

And here's my overview of front panel buttons:

• USB MEMORY SONG PLAYER/RECORDER - guess we can record directly on USB thumb drive?
• D-BEAM section with typical assign: PITCH, VOLUME and ASSIGNABLE
• CONTROL section with:
Arpeggio: HOLD, ON/OFF for LOWER and UPPER and TEMPO (probably tap tempo)
bellow something that's called either VISUAL CONTROL or V-LINK CONTROL and HARMONY INTELIGENCE
and last is typical Roland TRANSPOSE, OCTAVE DOWN and UP
• PART BALANCE section:
LOWER, UPPER, SOLO faders with ON/OFF buttons
I can't read what's on that white fader, but my guess is just for piano sounds. You can see there are 3 "gray" buttons saying piano, e. piano and clav so my guess that fader is just for that type of sounds.
• Then we have some MENU and SHIFT buttons below display and 4 encoders in between with display showing what they're controlling, typical DEC/INC, wheel, EXIT and WRITE on the right...
• REVERB section with ON/OFF button
• SONG PLAYER/RECORDER with usual controls (so I guess, phrase recording will be possible)

And last row seems to have next (my best guess with (?) where I'm not sure):

• ROTARY SOUND section ON/OFF and SLOW/FAST buttons
• LOWER section:
- SPLIT
- BASS
- PAD
- CHOIR
- STRINGS
- SYNTH STRINGS (?)
- BRASS / SAX
- SYNTH BRASS (?)
- WOOD WINDS (?)
- Something white labeled
- ALTERNATE ON/OFF (guess every button has two alternates?)

• UPPER section:
- PIANO
- E. PIANO
- CLAV
- CHURCH BELLS (?)
- ??? BELLS (?)
- THEATER ORGAN (?)
- GUITAR
- SYNTH LEAD
- VIBES/MARIMBA
- ACCORDION/HARMONICA
- Something white labeled
- ALTERNATE ON/OFF

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Moog Sub 37/Roland Juno 106 (Live Synth Jams)

Published on Jun 14 - 29, 2016 Jae Ryan

1. Moog Sub 37/Roland Juno 106 (Live Synth Jam 1)

Synthesizers:
-Moog Sub 37 (Sequence)
-Roland Juno 106 (Unison Sub Bass Patch)

Effects:
-UAD Roland RE-201 ("Stereo" Delay)
-UAD Lexicon 224 (Stereo Reverb)

Recorded live on 14/06/2016!


2. Moog Sub 37/Roland Juno 106 (Live Synth Jam 2)

A little sunday synth jam featuring the Moog Sub 37 on "lead" and the Roland Juno 106 on some pad type textures.
I really fell in love with the Sub 37 when I realized that 1. Turning the oscillators past 5 will bring them into the "Sub Distortion" zone but if you keep them below 5 it's much much easier to get smooth, classic Moog sounds. I am a bigger fan of the latter. And 2. Being able to route both mod busses to the mod wheel opens up a ton of expressive playing options. Although the patch I designed in this video doesn't really show it off, I just had to mention it. Having filter cut off and vibrato working together is beautiful!

I recorded this using an Apollo Twin and a few UAD plug ins, most notably the Studer Tape Machine, Lexicon 224 and LA-2A!

Recorded live on 27/06/2016!

3. Moog Sub 37/Roland Juno 106 (Live Synth Jam 3)

Basic little jam I had today soundtracking the storm outside my apartment! Massive Lexicon 224 reverb and Moog triangle waves :)

Recorded live on 29/06/2016!

ASM Hydrasynth TouchOSC Bidirectional Editor by synth_nyc

via synth_nyc

"It took me 6 weeks to develop the editor because I had to reverse engineer 3729 Program SYSEX bytes with no specifications; and implement 701 NRPN commands with partial specifications. It is the most complex MIDI implementation I’ve ever seen.

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Soundmit 2022 - Electronic Live Concerts - Eurorack & Synth marathon!

video uploads by SOUNDMIT

Live performances from this year's Soundmit. You can use the player controls to skip around.

"Il 12 e 13 Novembre 2022 si è tenuta la 12esima edizione di SOUNDMIT, l'evento italiano dedicato al mondo dei sintetizzatori modulari, dei synth e delle tecnologie musicali.

Un'intersa sala dedicata ai concerti con oltre 20 live di elettronica modulare con artisti italiani dalle community di Torino Modulare, Milano Modulare, Genova Modulare, Bologna Modulare e altri ospiti come Megale e Eugene!

Questi video sono solo un estratto delle performance di altissimo livello che hanno accompagnato la due giorni Torinese.

Tutte le info su www.soundmit.com"

Googlish:

"The 12th edition of SOUNDMIT, the Italian event dedicated to the world of modular synthesizers, synths and music technologies, was held on 12 and 13 November 2022.

An entire hall dedicated to concerts with over 20 live performances of modular electronics with Italian artists from the communities of Torino Modulare, Milano Modulare, Genova Modulare, Bologna Modulare and other guests such as Megale and Eugene!

These videos are just an extract of the top-level performances that accompanied the two days in Turin.

All the info on www.soundmit.com"

Playlist:
Soundmit 2022 live - Vincenzo Scorza - Bologna Modulare
Soundmit 2022 live - Tito Castelli - Torino Modulare
Soundmit 2022 live - Paolo Dellapiana - Torino Modulare
Soundmit 2022 live - Stefano Bertoli - Genova Modulare
Soundmit 2022 live - Taming the Machine - Fine Gear
Soundmit 2022 live - Emanuele Nanni - Bologna Modulare
Soundmit 2022 live - Giacomo Gastaldi - Genova Modulare
Soundmit 2022 live - Antornio Monti - Torino Modulare
Soundmit 2022 live - IDRA & Giacomo Vanelli - Milano Modulare
Soundmit 2022 live - Eugene
Soundmit 2022 live - Megale
Soundmit 2022 live - Blunted_Spaghetti - Milano Modulare
Soundmit 2022 live - Andy Morello - Milano Modulare
Soundmit 2022 live - Autodafè - Milano Modulare
Soundmit 2022 live - Stefano Trezzi - Milano Modulare
Soundmit 2022 live - Giovanni Battagliola - Milano Modulare
Soundmit 2022 live - ABO - Milano Modulare
Soundmit 2022 live - Il Cosa - Milano Modulare
Soundmit 2022 live - Pietro Boni
Soundmit 2022 live - Karpa -Udinelettronica
Soundmit 2022 live - 400ISO & Sonambient - Stasis

New Polivoks Pro Videos by martinjazz78

Published on Aug 3, 2017 martinjazz78

Playlist:

1. Polivoks Pro (reissue of legendary Soviet synth) solo sequence - Rusko je stav duše

"For your maximum enjoyment, please use good headphones or good speakers with subwoofer(s).

Polivoks Pro is a reissue of legendary Soviet synth from 1980s that's been approved by the one and only Vladimir Kuzmin designer of the original Polivoks. No matter which century we are currently in, the Russia has always been a state of mind. As much as I hate Putin and everything he represents, I also deeply love and admire Russian arts and culture, Russian modus vivendi and sounds coming from Russia. Please check also the fabulous documentary on Russian synths and synth scene called Electro Moskva by Elena Tikhonova & Dominik Spritzendorfer.

This video is part of my longer dawless synth jam. It's a longer moment when there was no other synth playing except of the Polivoks Pro, although at the very beginning you may also hear a little bit of Sem Pro by Tom Oberheim.

The Polivoks is sequenced by Cirklon hardware sequencer, various parameters are tweaked in real time almost always bringing rather surprising and interesting results. Polivoks is processed through vintage tape Roland Space Echo for delay and Strymon Big Sky for reverb. It was recorded live in one take only, stereo output from my Motu interface into Ableton Live. Camera is GoPro Hero 4 Black, video was edited in Final Cut."

2. Polivoks Pro and Tom Oberheim's Sem Pro sequencing #1

"Excerpt from my dawless synth jam with two modern reissues of two classic synths. Tom Oberheim's Sem Pro playing bass ostinato with random high notes and Polivoks Pro doing its screeching sounds or as my girlfriend says: crying about Russia ;). Both synths are controlled by Cirklon hardware sequencer via midi and processed through vintage tape Roland Space Echo for delay and Strymon Big Sky for delay.

Recorded live, stereo output from my Motu interface into Ableton Live, camera was GoPro Hero in my right hand, video was edited in Final Cut.

I had so much fun during this jam :D"

3. Polivoks Pro and Tom Oberheim's Sem Pro Sequencing #2

"Another and this time shorter excerpt from my dawless synth jam with two modern reissues of two classic synths. Tom Oberheim's Sem Pro playing bass ostinato with random high notes and Polivoks Pro doing its screeching sounds or as my girlfriend says: crying about Russia ;). Negative envelope is applied on Oberheim's filter and you may also see some rather drastic changes to LFO settings and destinations on the Polivoks.

Both synths are controlled by Cirklon hardware sequencer via midi and processed through vintage tape Roland Space Echo for delay and Strymon Big Sky for delay.

Recorded live, stereo output from my Motu interface into Ableton Live, camera was GoPro Hero in my right hand, video was edited in Final Cut.

I had so much fun during this jam :D"

4. Polivoks Pro and Tom Oberheim's Sem Pro Sequencing - Complete Session

"This was my first encounter with Polivoks Pro - reissue of legendary Soviet synth. Just by accident there was another modern reissue of classic synthesizer - Tom Oberheim's Sem Pro - on the table next to the Polivoks, so I started to jam with both them. For the first three and half minutes you here Polivoks only, then Oberheim kicks in and both synths play together for about 8 minutes, last 7 minutes of the video is solo Polivoks again.

Both synths are controlled by analogue hardware sequencer Cirklon via midi. Polivoks' sequence is 100% random until the last one or two minutes, when it gets certain regularities. Low notes on Oberheim is a regular sequence in so called "pendulum" mode, several random parameters are applied to high notes played by Oberheim, though.

Both synths are processed through vintage tape Roland Space Echo for delay and Strymon Big Sky for delay.

Recorded live, stereo output from my Motu interface into Ableton Live aka dawless synth jam, camera was GoPro Hero in my right hand, video was edited in Final Cut.

I had so much fun during this jam :D"

Yamaha #Synths1974 Live from Japan

Published on Sep 23, 2019 Yamaha Synths Official

Playlist:

#Synths1974 Live from Japan | Avery*Sunshine MONTAGE8 White Performance
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | Avery*Sunshine MONTAGE8 White Performance
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | Avery*Sunshine Artist Interview
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | MONTAGE8 White OS v3.0 Pattern Sequencer | Yamaha Ginza Store
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | Michael Patrick Artist Interview
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | Michael Patrick MONTAGE7 White Performance
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | Tori Letzer MONTAGE6 White Performance
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | Tori Letzler Artist Interview
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | CP88 Stage Piano Performance | Manuele Montesanti
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | CP Stage Piano OS v1.2 | Demo
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | MONTAGE6 White | OS v3.0 New Features
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | MONTAGE8 White | OS v3.0 Pattern Sequencer
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | Innovation Road - reface Battle
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | Yamaha Synth Designers Interview | Innovation Road
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | Innovation Road Tour pt.3
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | Innovation Road Tour pt.2
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | Innovation Road Tour pt.1
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | FM-X Engine Demo with Hans-Peter Henkel
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | CP88 Stage Piano Demo with Manuele Montesanti | Yamaha Ginza Store
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | Avery*Sunshine MONTAGE8 White Performance | Yamaha Ginza Store
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | Michael Patrick MONTAGE7 White Performance | Yamaha Ginza Store
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | MODX OS v2.0 Demo with Dom Sigalas | Yamaha Ginza Store
#Synths1974 Live from Japan | Tori Letzler MONTAGE6 White Performance | Yamaha Ginza Store
Yamaha Synth Story

Synth Jams by Jay Hosking

Published on Jul 26, 2019 Jay Hosking

Spotted the first video in the playlist above on discchord.com. The Playlist contains 21 videos. You can use the player controls to skip around. Descriptions for each are below. All videos feature various gear so you should be able to get an idea of some of the capabilities of each featured. You can check out Jay Hosking's music at https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com/.

Note, more will likely get added over time. The following playlist is as of this post:

1. Jam w/ Vermona PERfourMER MkII, Elektron Analog Rytm MkII, OTO Bam, Styrmon Big Sky, Fugue Machine

A live, semi-improvised performance, all on hardware, and inspired by some pretty tough news that has me sentimental.

I loved the Elektron Analog Four MkII so much that I picked up the Analog Rytm MkII. My feelings on the Rytm are mixed. On the one hand, it's missing that spontaneity and spark of units like the Arturia DrumBrute Impact and Teenage Engineering OP-Z, with no readymade performance effects, roller bar, or global randomization, and a slower workflow. On the other hand, I really like its analogue sound engines, any unused tracks can be converted into impressive analogue mono synths, it does beautiful things to samples, and like all Elektron boxes it integrates the effects into the sequencer really nicely.

As for the Vermona PERfourMER MkII, I'd been pining over it for ages, and it was fun to finally tinker with it. The Perfourmer definitely excels in the mid- and high- range, and I love how the independent voices making really interesting voices for chords.

Vermona PERfourMER MkII + OTO Bam — Three synths (left chord note, right chord note, melody)
Vermona PERfourMER MkII + Strymon Big Sky — Bass chord note synth
Elektron Analog Rytm MkII — Drums, samples, sample melody, punchy bass
Fugue Machine (iOS) — Sequencing
IK Multimedia iRig Pro Duo — MIDI out from iOS

Written and performed within a 24-hour period, and uploaded as is, with only a little sidechain compression on the Perfourmer (to emphasize the sound that the Rytm was already making), and compression/limiting on the master.

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Fred's Lab Manatee TouchOSC Bidirectional Editor v4.0

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NB: This Bank B has entirely been created using the editor.

This is my favorite patch in that bank. It illustrates what the Manatee can do like a warm FM full body pad (that you can do on a DX synth) but with an aggressive attack and subtle spectral decay and movement that only the Manatee can do AFAIK.

Thanks to Fred’s Lab for providing me with the MIDI NRPN (and CC) specifications.

GENERIC FEATURES:
- Display parameter Name and Value
- Double click a slider or button to reset it to a default value
- MIDI data rate efficient: only sends a MIDI message if the parameter value is incremented or decremented by 1

SPECIFIC FEATURES (FW v1.06d):
- 1 Editor Page for the Part Main parameters
- 1 Editor Page for the Part Auxiliary parameters
- 1 Editor Page for the Multi parameters
- 1 Editor Page for the System parameters
- All 162 Part + 27 Multi + 48 System parameters implemented in the editor using NRPN. Part parameters are bidirectional using NRPN and SYSEX.
- MIDI Channel selection slider
- Bank (change) + Program (change) selection slider + buttons
- Buffer Init button using SYSEX

WORKFLOW 1 EDITING FROM PATCH (starting at 00:05 in the video above):
- Select a Bank & Program
- Go to the synth, press and hold the 1 button (the synth must be in Part mode)
- Start editing (the loaded patch) on the editor (the Patch is edited in the synth buffer)
- Go to the synth, press and hold the 1 button to record it in your DAW / SYSEX librarian; or save it manually in the synth

WORKFLOW 2 EDITING FROM SCRATCH (starting at 01:18 in the video above):
- Press Buffer Init to send an Init Patch to the synth
- Start editing (the init patch) on the editor (the Patch is edited in the synth buffer)
- Go to the synth, press and hold the 1 button to record it in your DAW / SYSEX librarian; or save it manually in the synth

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Introducing the hog by shmøergh — fully analog synthesizer for live performances

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"a fully analog two-voice monophonic synth that brings a raw, naturally imperfect sound. Designed for musicians who need a simple but fat synth in live situations. hog is an experimental DIY project. all the hardware and software are open source for anyone who wants to build their own."

Playlist:
1. hog by shmøergh - fully analog synth
2. hog by shmøergh – fully analog synth – features / filter
3. hog by shmøergh – fully analog synth – features / envelope
4. hog by shmøergh – fully analog synth – features / fm
5. hog by shmøergh – fully analog synth – features / hard sync
6. hog by shmøergh – fully analog synth – features / inputs & outputs
7. hog by shmøergh – fully analog synth – features / voices
8. hog by shmøergh – fully analog synth – features / paraphony
9. hog by shmøergh – fully analog synth – features / filter am

via shmoergh.com

"A fully analog two-voice monophonic synth that brings a raw, naturally imperfect sound. Designed for musicians who need a simple but fat synth in live situations.

Hog is an experimental DIY project not available for purchase but all the hardware and software are open source for anyone who wants to build their own.

Raw
100% analog signal and control path with two oscillators, a sub and noise sources and an extremely drippy diode ladder filter that keeps the low end even when resonance is fully on.

Switches over knobs
Simple & fast transition between sounds in any live situation. Custom ADSR design for quick envelope shaping.

Versatile
Two LFO’s for filter and pitch modulations. Drone, gate mode, portamento and two-voice paraphonic options. Four pre-routed cross-modulations if you really wanna go crazy.

1/1
We've built just a couple of Hogs for friends. Each synth came in a stainless-steel enclosure with one-of-a-kind interface design, guaranteed to be unique—no two are exactly the same."

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Dreadbox Murmux Adept TouchOSC Bidirectional Editor v5.0

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GENERIC FEATURES:
- Display parameter Name and Value
- Double click a slider or button to reset it to a default value
- MIDI data rate efficient: only sends a MIDI message if the parameter value is incremented or decremented by 1

SPECIFIC FEATURES (FW v1.1):
- 1 Editor Page for the Main (control panel) and (synth) Menu parameters
- 1 Editor Page for Modulations (Velocity, Aftertouch, LFO2 and Modulation Wheel) parameters
- All 183 Program parameters implemented in the editor. Program parameters are bidirectional using CC and SYSEX
- MIDI Channel selection slider
- Bank (change) + Program (change) selection slider + buttons
- Program Write and Program Init buttons using SYSEX

WORKFLOW 1 EDITING FROM PATCH (starting at 00:06 in the video above):
- Select a Bank & Program
- Go to the synth Menu / Setup / Preset Dump / Current
- Press Yes (on the synth) to load it to the editor
- Start editing (the loaded patch) on the editor (the Patch is edited in the synth buffer)
- Select a Bank & Program (Optional)
- Press Program Write to save it in the synth

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AJH Synth MINI MOD REVIEW: AJH Synth MiniMod System (FULL) Review Eurorack Modular Synth (2018)

Published on Feb 19, 2018 SonicVoltage

"AJH Synth MiniMod REVIEW and Demo. Eurorack Modular Synth based on MiniMoog Model D with added features.

I spent time with the AJH Synth Mini Mod System of Eurorack Modules to test its features, create a few modular synth patches and get hands-on for this Eurorack Modular Review Video.

I also made a quick layered-track recording of a song with all sounds coming from the MiniMod System.

In this video review I go over all the Mini Mod System ‘extra’ features that AJH Synth added to this ‘Moog Model D based’ eurorack synth. Is this the ultimate eurorack modular system or did they mess things up?

See Video Review Index Below
Towards the end of this Description I have included links to some of my other reviews of AJH Synth Mini Mod Modules and additional AJH Synth Eurorack Modules featured in this video.

Website: https://sonicvoltage.com

AJH Synth MiniMod System - REVIEW INDEX:

00:00 Intro with recording of Mini Mod Synth Patches recorded live while tweaking knobs

02:44 My wife's comment on the above acid track!

02:56 Mini Mod Patch based on my wife’s comment!!

03:35 Welcome & Quick Look at the AJH Review System

05:10 Brief Overview of the MiniMod System - Individual Modules & Added Features (over the Moog Model D):
Mini Mod Glide+Noise
Mini Mod Vintage Transistor Core VCO (x3)
Mini Mod Transistor Ladder Filter
Mini Mod Contour Generators
Mini Mod Discrete Cascaded VCA

TESTS AND SOUNDS of Added Features
11:26 GLIDE+NOISE:

12:07 Transistor Core VCO: SYNC

14:57 Transistor Core VCO: Variable PWM

16:26 ‘Playing’ around with Oscillators, PWM, Sync, Filter, Octaves…

22:42 Transistor Core VCO: Linear / EXP CV Inputs

25:21 Gain and Distortion Overview - Mini Mod Ladder Filter and Cascaded VCA’ s Gain/Distortion + GAIN SWTICH Module

28:12 Distortion is ‘ON' PLAY IT! - Hear the distortion applied to the Filter and\or the VCA - Making use of the Gain Swtich

33:45 - Filter Emphasis CV Control

36:08 Three Voices Paraphonic Synth (Patch Setup)

40:48 Play the Paraphonic Patch

41:57 Play around with the VCO’s Triangle Wave.
44:22 Play around with the VCO’s Square Wave
46:35 Play around with the VCO’s Sawtooth Wave
47:26 Play around with the VCO’s Sharktooth Wave

48:05 Acid Break: Cyber Blob Patch (live recorded to DAW

50:43 Patch Play: Pad Sound
51:41 Patch Play: Bass/Keys Sound
52:04 Patch Play: Synth Sound
52:59 Patch Play: Synth Lead Sound

53:25 A few Final Thoughts & Modules Details (Mini Mod Contour Generators)

1:03:51 AJH Synth multi-layered TRACK: all patches/tracks recorded live straight to DAW."

Designing a Modular Synth for Live Performance

Published on Oct 14, 2019 Under the Big Tree

"This 6-part series delves into every aspect of designing a modular system for taking out and performing with, from overall architecture and philosophy to the nitty gritty of the case, sequencers and timing, modules, layout and approaches to performance."

Playlist:
Designing a Modular Synth System for Live Performance Part 1 | Introduction
Designing a Modular Synth System for Live Performance Part 2 | The Case
Designing a Modular Synth System for Live Performance Part 3 | Layout and Design
Designing a Modular Synth System for Live Performance Part 4 | Clocks. Pulses, and Musical Time
Designing a Modular Synth System for Live Performance Part 5 | Sequencers
Designing a Modular System for Live Performance Part 6A - My Approach | Tutorial
Designing a Modular System for Live Performance Part 6B - Complete System Tutorial
Designing a Modular System for Live Performance Part 6C - Live Improvisation | Performance