Sequential Prophet-6 Desktop Unboxing & First Run Through

New Gear Acquisition: Prophet-6 Desktop Unboxing

video upload by Paul Synths/Drums

"I am now the privileged owner of a Sequential Prophet-6. This was the synthesizer I knew I'd pull the trigger on if I ever downsized my keyboard arsenal.

One of Dave Smith's flagship synthesizers, the Prophet-6 takes players back to the days of the iconic Prophet-5 synth, which defined the 80s.

This new synth is an absolute beast. 2 VCO's, 4-pole low pass filter, 64 step sequencer, and a multitude of amazing built in effects.

And of course, 6 voices of pure, analog power. I love it. Easy to use interface, just enough knobs and buttons where it's not too overwhelming, and the sound... Every 70s and 80s horror and sci movie ever made. This might be the last synthesizer I ever buy. It's definitely a forever instrument and I assure you, Lots of videos to come..."

Sequential Prophet-6 First Run Through

video upload by Paul Synths/Drums

"The first run through of the Prophet-6. Haven't even scratched the surface of what this beast can do. But so far, I love it."

Roland Juno-6 & Korg Polysix Final Videos, Nov. 16th, 2024

video upload by Paul Synths/Drums

"I made the decision to downsize my synth arsenal and sell my two beloved workhorses that I've had the privilege of owning for the better part of 8 and a half years. I knew it was time to move on and these just weren't getting enough use.
This was honestly the first time in over a year I'd plugged in my Juno-6 and the first time since around May of 2024 I'd plugged in the Polysix. I sure hope they find good homes. Lots of memories and insanely awesome recordings were made with these analog beasts. They'll both always hold a special place in my heart.
This is a huge change, but not to worry.
A forever replacement is already in the works."

Spitfire Audio - The Albions Orchestral Selects Walkthrough

video upload by Spitfire Audio

Press release follows.


Spitfire Audio crafts carefully curated collection of evocative ensemble patches from acclaimed ALBION range as THE ALBIONS ORCHESTRAL SELECTS

LONDON, UK: leading sounds and sample libraries creator Spitfire Audio is proud to announce availability of THE ALBIONS ORCHESTRAL SELECTS — shipping as a carefully curated collection of the most inspiring and evocative ensemble patches brought together from across its acclaimed ALBION range to offer a rich tapestry of hand-picked orchestral sounds that let the individual character of the orchestra shine, supplying composers with a wide range of expressive possibilities to bring any cinematic moment to life — as of March 6…

It is fair to say that THE ALBIONS ORCHESTRAL SELECTS is testament to the power, versatility, and, indeed, longevity of the ALBION range — after all, the original ALBION, which was effectively re-released by popular demand as ALBION LEGACY in 2023, kick-started a whole range of all-in- one composer tools for cinematic inspiration, its collection of orchestral ensembles featuring strings, brass, woodwind, and percussion, as well as loops, synths, and atmospheres, all creatively captured in the beautiful resonance of the hallowed (Lyndhurst) Hall at London’s legendary AIR Studios way back in 2011.

The exceptional collection that is THE ALBIONS ORCHESTRAL SELECTS duly draws from six distinct ALBION libraries — namely, ALBION COLOSSUS, a gargantuan, all-in-one toolkit that pushes contrast, dynamism and intensity to eleven, elevating scores to breathtaking new heights in a new blockbuster era; ALBION NEO, a modern cinematic collection centred around a chamber-sized orchestra with a super-intimate string section split by divisi across all articulations to offer anyone access to the incredible definition and expression of classic and progressive techniques, accompanied by an encyclopaedic range of progressive synths, loops, and textures; ALBION TUNDRA, taking a 100-piece orchestra playing never-before-sampled techniques at the very edge of silence to capture a characteristically Scandinavian sound; ALBION ONE, a renowned, industry-standard orchestral sample library that provides everything needed to make film music, comprising a 109-piece orchestra accompanied by a thunderous cinematic percussion section, plus warp-able loops designed by award-winning engineers and an enormous steam synthesiser; ALBION ICENI, an award- winning package boasting epic low-end brass and electrifying woodwinds, harmonised with a string ensemble encompassing an extensive range of cellos and basses alongside an extraordinary collection of thick, deep synth sounds and loops as an apocalyptic low-end orchestra; ALBION LOEGRIA, an expertly sampled chamber-sized orchestra, featuring strings, woods, brass, and cinematic drums alongside eclectic loops and an inspiring organic synth as the perfect starting point for independent films, period dramas, or more cerebral and intimate music; and last, but by no means least, the aforesaid ALBION LEGACY — as a carefully curated selection of sounds designed to blend seamlessly into any scoring project.

Painting vivid sonic landscapes to bring musical visions to life is even easier using THE ALBIONS ORCHESTRAL SELECTS’ inspiring and evocative ensemble patches... think Epic Strings, selections played by larger string ensembles including the full dynamic range of ALBION ONE’s strings and the soaring highs and powerful lows of ALBION ICENI and ALBION TUNDRA that range from delicate textures to thunderous power, providing everything needed to create truly unforgettable string passages; Intimate Strings, showcasing the nuanced detail of ALBION NEO and the emotive beauty of ALBION LOEGRIA, capturing intimacy with exceptional clarity and expression; Epic Brass, bringing together the enormous cinematic brass patches from ALBION ONE’s full brass range, the majesty of ALBION TUNDRA, and the colossal low-end of ALBION ICENI to provide the tools needed to create brass arrangements that resonate with power and emotion; Intimate Brass, a more intimate and nuanced approach to brass scoring, achieved through the focused intensity of ALBION NEO’s brass, with long and short staccatissimo articulations; Epic Woodwinds, harnessing the soaring melodies of ALBION ONE’s woodwinds, the haunting textures of ALBION TUNDRA, and the rich depths of ALBION ICENI to provide a wide range of woodwind colours and textures; Intimate Woodwinds, providing the warmth, intimacy, and nuance needed for delicate woodwind passages, courtesy of ALBION NEO; and Albion Percussion, unleashing the thunderous power of the DARWIN percussion ensemble from ALBION TUNDRA, the cinematic impact of ALBION ONE’s XXL percussion, ALBION LEGACY’s CYMBALS, and the nuanced detail of ALBION LOEGRIA’s FINE DRUMS LOOSE and FINE DRUMS TIGHT as a diverse collection providing a rhythmic foundation for any scoring project.

Paul Thomson — company co-founder, and an accomplished composer in his own right — remains enamoured with Spitfire Audio’s acclaimed ALBION range, resulting in THE ALBIONS ORCHESTRAL SELECTS, stating: “There are so many sounds in these collections that are instant cue-starters, giving you a film score sound for any genre right out of the box; for this selection, I’ve pulled out my favourite patches from the orchestral sections recorded in Lyndhurst Hall at AIR Studios, locking together beautifully but allowing a huge range of expression and style, so this is the perfect introduction to the ALBION series — my source of instant inspiration!”

Presented in Native Instruments’ KONTAKT 7 virtual instrument platform, the NKS (NATIVE KONTROL STANDARD®)-ready/AAX-, AU-, VST2-, and VST3-compatible, 26.3 GB download-sized THE ALBIONS ORCHESTRAL SELECTS library is available for MacOS 11, 12, or 13 (latest update) and Windows 10 or 11 (latest Service Pack) at a 20%-discounted, time-limited promo price of £119.00 GBP (inc. VAT)/$159.00 USD/€143.00 EUR (inc. VAT) until March 13, 2025 — rising thereafter to its regular price of £149.00 GBP (inc. VAT)/$199.00 USD/€179.00 EUR — from here: https://www.spitfireaudio.com/the-albions-orchestral-selects (Crossgrade pricing is available to existing owners of any library from the ALBION range.)

Anyone who does not already own KONTAKT 7 is invited to download KONTAKT 7 PLAYER for free; though SPITFIRE SYMPHONIC EXTRAS will work with both KONTAKT 8 variations, it does not need either.

Spitfire Audio’s namesake Spitfire Audio app allows anyone to buy now and download anytime, and is available for free from here: http://www.spitfireaudio.com/info/library-manager/

For more in-depth information, including some superb-sounding audio demos, please visit the dedicated THE ALBIONS ORCHESTRAL SELECTS webpage here: https://www.spitfireaudio.com/the-albions-orchestral-selects

KORG WAVESTATION SR + PSC-1S 2S 3S (rarest wavestation cards!)

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Spitfire Signature Library via The Human League's and Heaven 17's Martyn Ware

Spitfire presents: MARTYN WARE - NIC library

Published on May 29, 2014 Spitfire Audio·114 videos

"A look at our new signature library from the synth pioneer Martyn Ware - founder member of The Human League and Heaven 17
http://www.spitfireaudio.com/martyn-w..."

And the press release:

"Spitfire swells Signature Range with synthpop production pioneer Martyn Ware

LONDON, UK: compositional tools creator Spitfire Audio is proud to announce availability of MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS — the latest addition to its swelling Signature Range of sample libraries (where legendary composers, producers, and sound-smiths curate award-winning sonic DNA for future music-makers) for Native Instruments’ KONTAKT 4 or 5 (Mac OS X 10.7 or higher and Windows 7 or later) — as of May 30...

A distinctive pattern, product, or characteristic by which someone or something can be identified. So reads a typical dictionary definition of the word signature. Spitfire Audio’s Signature Range sample library luminaries certainly have a signature sound, hence the apt appellation. As one of the most successful, influential, and prolific film composers of his generation, Hans Zimmer — with whom Spitfire Audio previously collaborated on the HZ PERCUSSION - LONDON library, a definitive collection of hybrid cinematic widescreen percussion ensemble excellence — surely needs little in the way of introduction, for example.

Today it is with great pride that Spitfire Audio welcomes another trailblazer to its legendary Signature Range sample library lineup with MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS. This time namesake legendary synthpop production pioneer Martyn Ware — founding member of electronic trailblazers The Human League and synth-funksters Heaven 17, and also a revered record producer in his own right with a sizeable number of super-successful credits to his sought- after name with over 50-million sales worldwide for the likes of ‘Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll’ Tina Turner, American singer-songwriter Terence Trent D’Arby, and eternal electro-poppers Erasure — offers up an exclusive collection of favourite analogue synth and drum sounds from his prized collection of rarefied electronic delights. These include Korg’s mid-Seventies-vintage Mini-KORG 700 ‘simple’ analogue monosynth and the Roland System 100 semi-modular monophonic synth with which Martyn made his name on early Human League classics like ‘Being Boiled’ — though the examples used on MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS were actually gifted to Martyn by Erasure synth Svengali Vince Clarke (who openly admitted to being influenced by those early electronic recordings) upon discovering that Martyn had long since sold his originals — and the early-Eighties-vintage Jupiter-8, Roland’s first truly professional programmable analogue polysynth that formed the backbone of Heaven 17 hits like ‘Temptation’. Before making their own distinctive mark on the hit parade, prior to owning a drum machine, Martyn and his Human League (and Heaven 17) synth-playing partner Ian Craig-Marsh’s make do and mend modus operandi involved rhythmically riding faders on the aforesaid System 100 and its associated Model 104 Sequencer to create bass and snare drums on the fly! Little wonder, then, that the then-young Vince Clarke sat up and took note during his fledgling Depeche Mode days.

Having joined forces with Vince Clarke to form The Illustrious Company, combining their talent to exploit the creative and commercial possibilities of their unique three-dimensional sound technology in collaboration with fine artists, the performing arts, and corporate clients worldwide, Martyn extensively lectures on music production, technology, and creativity at universities and colleges around the world when not working in his studio space at London’s Tileyard Studios complex — coincidentally, also home to Spitfire Audio!

By way of further background to the welcome MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS release, Spitfire Audio co-founder Paul Thomson tellingly pays tribute to the accomplished individual in question before going on to introduce the latest Signature Range sample library itself: “Martyn’s a legend in the electronic music field. He’s a founder member of The Human League; his first massive hit was ‘Being Boiled’. And then he left to form Heaven 17 with Ian Craig-Marsh; they had another massive hit with ‘Temptation’, although American audiences may be more familiar with the hit ‘Let Me Go’, which was played hugely on KROQ and MTV over there. He went on to produce with huge success; he helped relaunch Tina Turner’s career with ‘Let’s Stay Together’ and ‘Private Dancer’. He produced Terence Trent D’Arby, Marc Almond, Erasure, and many others. His early albums were direct precursors, in many ways, to the directions that hip-hop took Stateside when it went electro in the early Eighties. We believe that the key to sampling synths is not just good signal chain, but it’s also the curatorship of the sounds, and this is a rare opportunity to share in Martyn’s sonic approach — the buttons and dials that he tweaks to suit his taste and his heritage. So we get to see what he can come up with on these machines — fantastic synths like the Roland System 100, Jupiter-8, and the Korg 700. We’ve also got a warped collection, which is kind of sound designed from this original material. We’ve got some modern interpretations, but it’s largely curated to be in the spirit of Martyn’s style — how the young electronic acts in the UK inspired the likes of Afrika Bambaataa with the burgeoning electro and hip-hop scene Stateside in New York and the South Bronx.”

It goes without saying, therefore, that Martyn Ware and his creative cohorts proved inspirational back in the day while MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS clearly is inspirational today to anyone looking to make musical use of a broad selection of pads, leads, drums, effects, tempo-locked sequences, and all manner of curios created by the man himself, with additional sympathetic sound design by award-winning composers and producers — all presented in ‘Super Mono’ to provide a selection of channels processed via vintage Class-A analogue outboard. With over 270 piquant presets — some with up to five distinctly-different mixable signal paths — providing a total library size of 13.5 GB in compressed downloadable data from 25.1 GB of WAV files totalling 11,016 samples, such musical inspiration from a true trailblazer is unlikely to dry up anytime soon. Just ask the now-not-so-young Vince Clarke — all set to release his 16th studio album with Erasure, his third successful group since first hearing Martyn Ware’s time-honoured Human League tones 30-plus years ago!


MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS can be purchased and downloaded directly from Spitfire Audio for an introductory promotional price of £75.00 GBP (subject to VAT within the EU) until June 12, 2014 (rising to £99.00 GBP thereafter) from here: http://www.spitfireaudio.com/products-page (Note that this will require a full version of Native Instruments KONTAKT 4 or 5 to run.)

For more detailed info and individual demos from Spitfire Audio co-founders Christian Henson and Paul Thomson skilfully showcasing MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS’ creative sound design visit the dedicated webpage here: http://www.spitfireaudio.com/martyn-ware-no-illegal-connections

Watch Spitfire Audio co-founder Paul Thomson’s telling MARTYN WARE - NO ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS video walkthrough here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdmFXFj7GQw"

Soulsby Synths Presentation // Modular Meets Leeds 2017

Published on Oct 15, 2017 DivKidVideo

"Paul from Soulsby Synths takes us through a presentation of his eurorack modules with Oscitron, it's alternative drum firmware and Odytron firmware. We loved those crunchy drums and are already big fans of the Oscitron [video here]. It's great to have Paul up at Modular Meets Leeds 2017 after his previous support at other events too."

Emulation II | Demos by John Parkins (JMPSynth)

YouTube Uploaded by UVIofficial on Feb 8, 2012

"http://www.uvi.net

Emulation II donwload : http://bit.ly/emulation-ii_download
Emulation II DVD : http://bit.ly/emulation-ii_DVD
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We would like to say thank you to John Parkins (JMPSynth) for his work and very inspiring demos, based on his passion and long-time experience with Emulator II.

Join John Parkins (JMPSynth) on his YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/JMPSynth

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Emulation II features a set of unique instruments to reproduce that typical music from the 80s: from warm digital sounds to the most analog-ish textures.

UVI adopted a hybrid approach to create these sounds, combining deep multi-sampling and powerful modeling tools (analog filters, LFO, envelopes, etc.), inspired by the original machine and enhanced with today most modern audio processing and script technology.

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UVI Emulation II Demo

YouTube Uploaded by JMPSynth on Jan 25, 2012

"Audio demo of the new Emulation II VST, providing 80's sounds with real time control and effects. Features many sounds from the original Emulator II sampler.

Full info at:

http://www.uvisoundsource.com/product_info.php?currency=EUR&products_id=66

More including audio track demo's here:

http://blog.uvi.net/sounds-instruments/emulation-ii-launch-new/"

Emulation II | Official trailer UVI© | Wandering by Adam & Eve

YouTube Uploaded by UVIofficial on Jan 10, 2012

"http://www.uvi.net

A huge thanks to Adam & Eve for this amazing breathtaking trailer. We look forward to collaborating with you for the upcoming adventures.

Adam & Eve's Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/adameteveofficial

This trailer was made only with Emulation II.
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Emulation II features a set of unique instruments to reproduce that typical music from the 80s: from warm digital sounds to the most analog-ish textures.

UVI adopted a hybrid approach to create these sounds, combining deep multi-sampling and powerful modeling tools (analog filters, LFO, envelopes, etc.), inspired by the original machine and enhanced with today most modern audio processing and script technology.

Sounds were recorded and carefully selected from the authentic restored instrument, with the very best analog and digital gear, suiting UVI quality standard. This process allows preserving the original sounds' lo-fi charm.

Besides, hundreds of sounds and instruments among the best are included: drums, bass, bells, choir-voices, fretted instruments, FXs, keyboards, mallets, percussion, synths, strings, orchestral hits and a lot more.

A simple, yet complete, user interface reproduces the looks and feeling of the most famous and essential machine from the eighties. With 250+ best sounds and primary editing tools, Emulation II enables you to create authentic spin-offs with infinite options of sounds and tones.

This is definitely the ultimate digital version of the long standing professional sampler of the mid-80s, that has been used by Depeche Mode, Peter Gabriel, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Jean-Michel Jarre, Stevie Wonder, Genesis, Paul McCartney, Enya, Vangelis, in John Carpenter's soundtracks, etc.

Discover also Drumulation: an utter beatbox with step sequencer from the eighties, loaded with 500+ drums and percussion sounds. Make your beats sound 12 bits!
From the Pop culture resurgence to the most modern Electro-Pop, make music without any frontier.

Thanks to the new and free player UVI Workstation 2, Emulation II can work:
- as a stand-alone instrument, compatible with Mac & PC
- as a VST, AudioUnit, RTAS and MAS plug-in. iLok required.
Also compatible with MachFive 3: make the most of all the editing features offered, like unlimited FX by part.

Available now at http://www.uvi.net
Price : $199.95"

Nyan Cat | Emulation II edition

Uploaded by UVIofficial on Dec 30, 2011

"-- Song : made only with the our new instrument "Emulation II" that will be launched by the end of next week. An 80s tune :))

-- About us : http://www.uvi.net

Original by prguitarman and daniwell-P/Momone Momo UTAU"

Retro Mechanical Labs // Electron Fuzz Custom (Full Walkthrough Demo)

Published on May 2, 2018 Genshi Media Group

"This is a walkthrough demo of the Electron Fuzz Custom Eurorack module from Retro Mechanical Labs. I cover the various functions of the knobs and inputs/outputs while putting a variety of different sound sources through it, including Analog Style waveforms from Mutable Instruments Plaits, Drum sounds from Erica Synths Pico Drums, Guitar from a Gibson Les Paul Studio, and Wavetables from the Synthesis Technology E352 Cloud Terrarium. Here is an index of each part:

0:06 - Introduction
3:09 - Demo with Classic Waveforms
8:16 - Demo with Modulation
12:41 - Demo with Drums
19:59 - Demo with Guitar
22:07 - Demo with Droning Wavetables"

You can find previous posts featuring the Electron Fuzz Custom here.

G-Sonique Swede Trap Bass - VST plug-in synthesizer instrument for Trap / Hip-hop kick & bass

video upload by G-Sonique



"Made in cooperation with Swede from 808 Mafia, music producer for biggest stars Lil Wayne, Dj Khaled, Gucci Mane, Nas, Farruko, Dalex...
Made music for soundtracks like Bad Boys for Life with Will Smith, TV Show kidding with Jim Carrey, music for commercials with NBA Star Paul George and more!!"

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://www.g-sonique.com/swede-trap-...

"Swede Trap Bass is a plug-in synthesizer designed for creating heavy Trap / Hip-Hop Kicks and fat Basslines. Cooperation between G-Sonique X Swede, plug-in developer more than 14 years on the market and famous hip-hop RIAA platinum producer Swede.

Swede made music for world-class rappers and singers like Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, Gucci Mane, Nas, Farruko, Dalex etc. his music was used in Hollywood movies / Soundtracks like Bad Boys for Life with Will Smith, etc.

Trap Bass is instrument designed to create kicks and basslines easy and fast without the need of difficult post-production and fine-tunning with additional effects, everything is included. With trap bass you can create massive kicks and basses in seconds, from classic to progressive new kind of basslines. The synthesizer combines the best of digital and analog/vintage, from warm analog filters and oscillators, to vintage style exponential envelopes coded after real hardware drum boxes. 20 kick oscillators, 8 filters, oscillator waveshaping, analog distortion circuits, parametric saturation and much more. Thanks to emulation of various vintage analog circuits/modules plug-in sounds very smooth, round and fat comparing to basic digital synths.

The synthesizer is designed for heavy Trap and Hip-Hop kick drums and basslines but it can be used in various music styles like Techno, House, Acid, Rave, Underground tekno, Hardcore, Gabber, Psytrance, Deep Drum and Bass, Bigroom, Minimal, Uk garage, Downtempo, Electro and others.

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Lady Gaga - Marry the Night (Analog Cover/Remix) ft. Camile Velasco

YouTube Uploaded by EastMidWestMusic on Dec 18, 2011

Some synth spotting via the people that brought us Jason Derulo - It Girl (iPad Remix feat. Freddie Cosmo)

"No iPads in this this one, just real analog instruments. Be sure to stick around for the epic mash up at the end!
Recorded at Smash Studios (http://www.smashny.com) and Flux Studios (http://www.fluxstudios.net)
East Midwest Music Group is Doug Larsen and Ben Lindell, both NYC based music producers.

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Best of Moog Minimoog Synthesizer

video upload by RetroSound

"(c)2007-23 by RetroSound
supported by UVI: http://bit.ly/retrosound-uvi

❤️ Support #RetroSound​ channel: https://retrosound.creator-spring.com

Best of Vintage Minimoog Synthesizer (no reissue)
all synthesizer sounds: Moog Minimoog Synthesizer (1978)
drums: Boss DR-55, Korg KR-55B, Roland TR-808, Roland TR-707, Linndrum, Simmons SDS-8

Setlist
0:06 Intro
0:17 Spaced Saw
0:56 Devolution
1:20 Minimoog One
1:50 Underground
2:23 Opa Moog
2:54 Handarbeit
3:14 Force
3:40 Voltage Controlled
4:10 Tibetan Singer
4:38 Rick
4:59 Mini Bass
5:16 Walker
5:38 VCO1-3
6:05 Plucked Bass
6:14 Runner
6:24 mini Lead
6:35 Pseudo LFO
6:54 Mini Drums
7:10 Pinkus Floydus
7:16 Tangerine
7:21 Eddie
7:30 Jean
7:36 Paul
7:43 Godzilla
7:50 Ralf1
7:59 Gary
8:08 Ryan
8:12 Giorgio
8:20 SOS
8:29 Ralf2
8:36 Midge

The Moog Minimoog Synthesizer is one of the big legendary synths in music history. Used by many pop and rock groups in the 70s, 80s and today. Here can you find the full Minimoog playlist with a lot single sound demos, synth comparisions and one synth demo tracks. Enjoy."

The Minimoog playlist:

Prophet 6, Dominion 1, Eurorack synths & drums.

Published on Jul 3, 2015 Paul Johnson

"Blend of electronic beats and synths. Prophet 6 on brief pad duty, Dominion 1 plays the melody. Intellijel's Atlantis and Metropolis play the bass through Mutable Instruments' Clouds. Various 4MS, Dinsync.info's Drumdokta2, Tiptop BD808, Hexinverter mutant machine all performing beats."

Beat Kangz Beat Thang Mobile Music Production System with Original Box

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"Beatkangz Beat Thang Mobile Music Production System in excellent condition. Includes manual, power supply and original box.

Fully portable and mobile music creation system, with a huge, studio ready sound library.

Create and Experience Music Wherever You Are
The Beat Thang Mobile Music Production Studio comes with everything you need to make your own original Hip Hop, Dance, Pop, Dubstep, Industrial or Electronic music productions.

Loaded with over 3,000 original, professionally mastered sounds, a sampler with waveform editing, built-in effects, chromatic keypads, and a fully portable rugged design, the Beat Thang simplifies professional music production down to its core by providing you with all the tools you need to make high-quality, radio-ready, club-friendly music right out of the box.

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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"

Voltron Meets Moog

And I'll Form The Head - Voltron Music by Praxis Axis

YouTube Uploaded by PraxisAxis on May 8, 2011
[Re-posted. This one was a casualty of the recent Blogger outage.]
"Voltron. Yeah! This video proves once and for all that Chuck Norris *can* be beaten. Original music by the Axis of your Praxis. Don't forget to subscribe, you PUNKS.

Dedicated to Sprinklerhead.

Gear I used:
Little Phatty
Voyager
Electribe S mk II
TX81Z
MU80
Casio SK-1
Some other stuff I've forgotten.

By the way there's some fairly straightforward arithmetic encoded in this tune... 10 points to anyone who can figure it out."

Powerup Happytime

Uploaded by PraxisAxis on Nov 25, 2010

"This track is just one from our upcoming album; it's not available yet but it will be soon. If you had fun, please subscribe... we'll be doing more videos.

Info:
"Powerup Happytime" Performed by Praxis Axis.
Composition/recording/mixing/editing etc Thomas Green
Video and artwork by Thomas Green
Trumpet: Clint Allen
Guitar: Paul Henderson
Keys: Thomas Green
Bass: Sam Vincent
Drums: Mark Henman

Principle Artistic Concept Advisors, and additional artwork:
Charlie Green and Toby Green

This track has not yet been professionally mastered. If you like it, stay tuned for its online release on an upcoming album by Praxis Axis. Note that this video's audio quality is better at higher definition settings (bottom right of the video screen).

Synths used:
Moog Little Phatty
Nord Stage EX 88
Korg Electribe SMKII
Roland EM-101 Sound Plus
Hammond Autovari 64
Yamaha TX81Z"
And the gear candy:

Just Stay Home (and play synthesizers)

Uploaded by PraxisAxis on Mar 7, 2011

"A line out of the song Inner City Pressure by Flight of the Conchords served as the inspiration to this tune. The Flight of The Conchords is a totally rad duo from NZ. You can see their song here http://www.youtube.com/user/FOTC0123

For fellow synth geeks here are the ones I used:
Moog Voyager Electric Blue
Moog Little Phatty
Korg Electribe ES-1 mk II
Yamaha DD-7
Yamaha Portasound PC-50
Yamaha TX81Z
Roland Sound Plus EM-101
The delay, reverb and vocoder are audio plugins.

Starring:
Thrusterhead and Friends"

Roland's AIRA Officially Unveiled - Massive Pic Gallery, Details, Videos

AIRA — Artists make first contact with AIRA

Published on Feb 13, 2014 RolandChannel·835 videos

"Groundbreaking artists talk about their experiences with Roland instruments and make first contact with the AIRA gear. Artists appearing are: Arthur Baker, Ricardo Villalobos, A Guy Called Gerald, Rain Man, Netsky, Oscar Burnside, Boys Noize, Dr Meaker, Hardfloor, John Heckle, Hisashi Saito, and Akkord."

This post might take a bit to load. :)

Update3: You can find a write-up on Novamusik here.

Update2: You can find comments and discussion on this post on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge here. I also added a page break for this post on the main site so it doesn't slow the site down for new posts. Click the "Click for more" link to get to the full post.

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July '15 Jam Synths & Guitar

Published on Jul 18, 2015 Mitch Wiseman

"I made a drum loop on the tempest, and then just started adding stuff, didn't really have a plan for how it should sound as you can probably hear.

The moog and mini brute provide bass, the prophet does pads and chord stabs, the tempest provides drums. Im playing the les paul through an MXR overdrive into a boss DD7, into a Fender blues junior.

Album coming soon..."

Prophet 2000 Sampler | Fantastic sound! | Demo & Tutorial

video by Espen Kraft

"The Sequential Prophet 2000 sampler from 1985. Followed a few months later by the module version Prophet 2002. 12 bit glorious sound, analog filter and amp and a very difficult mapping structure.

There does exist several software editors for this sampler so you don't HAVE to use the sampler itself to do the editing. However, I get the most satisfaction, inspiration and reward by using the sampler itself. That's why I don't care much for software editors for any synth or gear.
Both the 'Prophet 2012' software and SampleWrench lets' you import/export samples so Google them if that's your thing.

The 'null disk' I use in this tutorial is made following the Paul Wiffen Prophet 200 clinic from Keyboard Magazine Oct' 1987.
Most of the sounds in my demo track is made from sampling some of my synths, like the Juno-106, DX7, and Alpha Juno. The drums are all coming from the Korg KR-55 as I show and I chopped it all up in the 2000 and recorded each drum hit in the DAW and arranged the beat in there.
Finally I sampled the entire song and played with the filter and resonance in the 2000, in real time, while recording that into the DAW, I then found the best parts and put it into the arrangement as you hear it.
Reverb used is Valhalla VintageVerb.
The final mix is done with stems through the SSL SiX with outboard processing and mastering."

Loved by Ghosts - Sonic Hysteria - Mass DIY

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"Crazy animation made by the band in an attic with almost no money."

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"We are a new band called "Loved by Ghosts" which uses almost entirely DIY synthesizers that we built ourselves.

In "Sonic Hysteria", you would certainly recognize the midibox SID while the bass is Monomachine.

In “Girl Go” the bass line is Avr-X Synthesizer, various FX is midibox FM and the lead Oberheim OB-12.

In the other songs - that we will be posting soon - we use: ASM-2, Mutable Instruments Shruthi-1, Pixie (Wasp clone), Monowave(X), MFOS Soundlab, SUB-COMMANDER Guitar Synth, Weird Sound Generator, Drone Lab V2, AVR synth, Gorf Sequencer.
For guitar and voice we use various filters from the web (wasp filter clone, steiner, lm13700 filter, ssm2044, polivoks), fx's built with boards from Jürgen Haible (Frequency Shifter FS-1A, Triple Chorus, Krautrock Phaser and 20-pole Phaser), many vintage Russian fx units, and many electro-Harmonix stompboxes.
All of them are sequenced from an Elektron Monomachine (we love it !!!) and an Electribe sampler is used for drums, created with the same synths.
You will recognize some of them in the pictures. More to come on our Facebook page.

We want to thank you… Thorsten Klose, Laurie Biddulph, Paul Maddox, Ray Wilson, Jürgen Haible, Johan Severinsson and Jonas Karlsson, Olivier Gillet, Peter Edwards, Jarek Ziembicki and to MATRIXSYNTH. Without your projects,our music would be empty.
And special thanks to our pet Speakjet, Wof, Wof.
If you enjoyed our music, follow us on Facebook, YouTube and SoundCloud, there's a lot more to come."