Ricky Tinez on the Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II : I WANTED to Play Live with this Thing, but nvm..

video upload by Ricky Tinez

"It can't even do things the PO-33 can do! I let myself down by getting wrapped in the hype, haha. Its an awesome device, and yes you can make full songs on it.. But it might be a challenge at times! Which can be a good thing. TL:DR, I wanted to get this to play live and perform on, but it's going to be a little trickier than I excpected."

00:00 It's Dope! but...
00:33 The Filters...
03:16 The PO-33 Can Do This.. But EP-133 Can't
04:03 The Pattern Changes, and Project Swaps.
05:45 Easier Pattern Change "Hack"
07:02 This is super weird.. Can't Jump To Blank Scenes?
08:48 The Fader Send FX Thing Could Be Changed.. Maybe?
10:07 I'm About To Rage Quit
10:40 The Last 2 Things, about sampling and about the fx..

Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II

Update: also see Ricky Tinez Tried to Make a Song with the EP-133, almost lost his mind.

Ricky Tinez' Favorite Physical Modelling Eurorack Module // What i wish Rings would do.

Ricky Tinez

"The QuBit Surface, to me, is one of the best physical modeling drum modules on the market right now. I know there are others that have way more modulation and Control over every little aspect of the sound, but i'm trying to make the music not the drum sounds! -- On top of all that, the size is perfect for my smaller cases and The Surface is quick and easy to use with its small size and 3 main knobs for controlling the sounds. When i tried it out at Namm 2020 i knew it was an instant favorite.

Synth Merch - https://www.RickyTinez.com

00:00 Intro
01:38 The Setup
02:10 Unique Tuning
03:04 Physical Models
04:20 Voice Modes
05:25 Choking Voices!
07:09 Sound Design
08:55 DARK Mode
10:50 Modulation!!!
14:14 Techno Jam
19:54 Outro"

NAMM 2020: Novation LaunchPad Pro MK3 with Ricky Tinez

Published on Jan 16, 2020 Noisegate

"Noisegate looks at Novation’s LaunchPad Pro MK3 with Ricky Tinez from the floor at NAMM 2020."

Novation LaunchPad Pro MK3 posts

Ricky Tinez Has to Show You This Patch.. // Cool Sync'd Modulation with 2 LFOs

video upload by Ricky Tinez

"You can do this on any synthesizer with two Oscillators and two LFOs with a basic mod matrix! I came across Sound while working on a track recently and I had to hit pause and show you how I made this patch. So hopefully you'll be able to sound design this onto one of your instruments.

00:00 The Sound
01:18 Oscillator 3 is the Magic here
04:50 How the Sound is made
06:10 The BEAUTIFUL 'Problem' You'll Face
09:26 What LFO 1 Is Doing
12:05 Some Final Notes and What We Achieved
14:50 This Sound is TOO Much, Thin It Out"

Digitakt Destroyed Sample // Resampling chords to death

Ricky Tinez

"So after my last Digitakt Resample video [below] I was hit up asking to redo it but slightyl differently this time. So now, i've taken a sample and sped it up as fast as possible, resampled that and stretched it back down. This method created lo-fi chords instantly almost too lofi haha!"

Resampling the Same Sound 21 times.. Woah.. // Digitakt can crank out some dust...
Ricky Tinez

Ricky Tinez Sampled Namm 2024.. and liked it.

video upload by Ricky Tinez

"I took the EP–133 K.O. II around NAMM 2024 to sample sounds from some awesome musicians playing their instruments, straight into the KO II using the on board microphone! After the show was all done, I took the sounds back to the studio to see if I could make anything with the sounds that we got. This was beyond fun and shout out to everyone who I sampled. iIf you see yourself in the vid let me know down below!"

Shop my cool hats, shirts & music packs 👉🏼 https://www.RickyTinez.com

00:00 Lets Find SeqTrak
01:49 The Sounds I Recorded
02:41 Making The Song Begins
04:48 Adding The Snare Rolls
05:53 Chopping and Adding the Saxophone!
08:46 Adding "Vocals"
10:57 Adding That Good Good Hat
12:44 Having Too Much Fun With The FX
14:01 I Love Happy Accidents

Ricky Tinez: I'm finally a Tracker user.. // Polyend Tracker thoughts and making a song.

Published on May 2, 2020 Ricky Tinez

"I've tried getting used to the ReNoise workflow for what feels like forever.. I couldn't do it! it was the weirdest DAW to me. But for whatever reason using the Polyend Tracker to make music fully standalone doesn't really feel like a DAW even though thats exactly what it is.. I think its just having my Tracker shortcuts right on the face of the unit vs hidden behind the QWERTY keyboard made all the difference for me."

The Xerxes Synth // Elka Synthex 2.0?

Published on Nov 2, 2019 Ricky Tinez

"Black Corporation was in town and brought the Xerxes by, So natually i grabbed my camera and hit record!"

Xerxes sounds // No talking

Published on Nov 2, 2019 Ricky Tinez

Ricky Tinez Tried to Make a Song with the EP-133, almost lost his mind.

video upload by Ricky Tinez

"In this Compact Creation, let's put the EP-133 to the test! I'll make a track from start to finish. This is how I'll be using the Teenage Engineering KO ii in my studio. Sampling sounds, arranging a track, and getting ideas down quickly. As you'll see there are some weird quirks along the way. But in reality, it's just a workflow I'm not fully used to yet."

Follow-up to this post.

Ricky Tinez on the Bastl Wave Bard & FX Wizard

video upload by Ricky Tinez

"I was pleasantly surprised by the Wave Bard, but more so from the FX Wizard! Using these two together, you can get some awesome sounds out of them. It's so weird not having a sequencer, but once I submitted and gave in I had a blast."

Check with dealers on the right for availability.

00:00 What am i supposed to do with these?
00:47 WAVE BARD "Sequencing" haha
03:30 How to change the "notes" of samples
05:07 Fine Tuning a patch idea
06:05 Using the FX WIZARD
07:50 The Freezer Effect
08:55 This Beat is SO sick
09:33 The "Panner" effect is not what you'd expect
12:03 The Pitcher Effect
13:04 The Replayer Effects
14:58 The Shifter Effect Might be my favorite

5 Layers of Acid Basslines Sounds AMAZING // Blackbox meets Avalon Bassline, A Compact Creation

video upload by Ricky Tinez

"Inspired my the one of my favorite tracks, i wanted to play with the idea of layering multiple acid style basslines and bringing them in and out using the looper function on the 1010 blackbox. I'm realising i do something similar in my live setup. I'll take multiple midi sequences and send them all to the same synthesizer (ex. [Dawless Live Set below]) Anyway, this turned out a lot cooler than i had hoped! Also, running a straight forward analog monophonic subtractive synthesizer through some FX can REALLY help it go a lot further."

00:00 How are you? This is what's up.
00:29 Listen to this..
01:12 The idea I want to create
02:15 This might be "that type" of track 🤦🏽‍♂️ help me!
02:41 Lets jam it out!
03:25 Layer 1
03:59 Layer 2
04:21 Layer 3
06:00 Layer 4
07:58 Blackbox cons and quicks
08:58 Rough arrangement of the song
10:19 Put FX on your mono synths.. it helps
12:19 What I love about the Avalon
14:35 Layer 5
15:18 Rough mixing with filters
15:42 The final sound

Larry Heard Presents Mr. White: The Sun Can't Compare (Long Version)

video upload by Streptoccoccus

My Dawless Live Set is Back! // How it's setup and the troubleshooting I did

video upload by Ricky Tinez

"// Today I wanted to explain how I setup my live dawless setup. How i'm using Peak for live transitions with Octatrack. Using Digitakt for program changes and a weird hack I figured out. Plus so much more!"

Ricky Tinez: Digitakt 1 year later // What i wish i knew before buying it.

Ricky Tinez

"The Digitakt is awesome, but with that out of the way.. It's not perfect. There is a lot i wish would change in a Digitakt Firmware update but we'll see since Elektron just released one on June 9, 2020. After a year or so of using the Digitakt, i've found new flaws in it that i originally didn't know existed!"

Ricky Tinez: Trying to Make a Sound I heard in my Head // What is Key Tracking? w/ the Novation Peak

Ricky Tinez

"What is Key tracking? I've been loving using keyboard tracking as a modulation source for weirder things. Outside of the typical Filter tracking, key tracking can be used as a source, on most synthesizers with a good mod matrix, to modulate a vast number of things. In this video i try and sound design a sound i heard in my head while driving, using key tracking as the core modulation source.

00:00 The Sound
01:12 What is Key Tracking
04:03 Sound Design on Peak
06:11 Advanced Sound Design
10:15 Modulating Modulators
11:48 Outro"

Ricky Tinez: New Favorite Modulation Type // Noise as a Mod Source and how to fake it.

video upload by Ricky Tinez

"Use my code rickytinez30 or click the link to get 30% off a year long Skillshare membership:
https://skl.sh/rickytinez04222 ||
I've slept on this modulation type for way too long. I didn't realize that using Noise as a modulation source on a synthesizer could be so powerful! What's great about this type of modulation is that you can do it on almost any synthesizer as long as you have an LFO that can go into Random or Sample & Hold mode. I show you how in the video! Time stamps below.

Free Peak Patches from this video - https://bit.ly/38tgtcS
Novation Peak Synth - https://bit.ly/2VLQjvE

00:00 How Noise came into my Life
01:02 The Patch I Just Made
01:38 How I Made It
03:15 Download FREE Peak Patches
03:44 How to FAKE Noise on Any Synth
04:20 Why I Want Noise in a Patch
05:01 Skillshare Promo Code!
06:23 Noise to Pitch
08:25 Noise to Osc Shape
11:16 Noise to Delay Time!
16:09 Second FREE Peak Patch
18:00 Outro Jam"

Southern California Synth Society Free NAMM Event January 16th at Joe's Bar Fullerton

Don't miss the SoCal Synth Society NAMM Modular Madness Marathon!!

We're kicking off the NAMM weekend with an exciting LIVE lineup and FREE RAFFLE/GIVEAWAYS!! Don't have a NAMM pass? Don't worry! This is a public event! .

Joe's Bar - Fullerton
NO COVER - 21+ - 7pm - 12:30am
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🔴 🔊 RAFFLE GIVEAWAYS BY 🔊 🔴
WMD, Empress Effects, Ashun Sound Machines, Southern California Synth Society, Beatppl, Ken Fluxwithit Pierce, AliTheArchitect, Shiro Fujioka / Voltagectrlr, Voltage Control Lab, Afrorack, Ricky Tinez, and more!! .
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🔴 🔊 PERFORMANCES BY 🔊 🔴
Nasty Nachos
Mitch Lantz
CUCKOO
Ricky Tinez
BBoyTechReport [Beatppl]
Computo [Voltage Control Lab - Joe Caputo]
AliTheArchitect
VOLTAGE CTRLR [Shiro Fujioka]
Rhythm Droid
Space Racer
Trovarsi
Earth 626 [Abe Mora]

BAF 2025: Elektron Digitone 2

video upload by sonicstate

"We caught up with Ricky Tinez at the Elektron booth, who introduced us to the *Digitone 2*. This updated iteration has seen a significant boost in capabilities compared to its predecessor with an expansion from four to 16 tracks and voices, and the inclusion of multiple machine types. Notable additions include FM Drum, Wavetone, and Swarmer machines, advancing its sonic versatility. The Wavetone offers wavetables with smooth interpolation between its two oscillators.

Ricky demonstrated the intuitive page navigation that streamlines access to different settings and highlighted features like the morphing filter and separate noise generator with its envelope and filter. The FM Drum, a new addition, supports creative synthesis beyond conventional drum sounds, showing potential for melodic applications.

Users can also access deeper modulation, with three LFOs providing enhanced control."

Ricky Ross - Painting With Oscillators (Season 10 Episode 31)

video upload by Ricky Tinez

"Hey there, friend. Today, we’re taking a gentle journey into the world of sound, where we’ll paint with happy little oscillators and use them like colors on a canvas. Now, don’t worry if you’ve never sound-designed before—remember, there are no mistakes, just happy accidents. Each twist of a knob, each little adjustment, it’s all part of your beautiful, unique sonic landscape.

Shop my hats, shirts & sample packs 👉🏼 https://www.RickyTinez.com"

Beat Writer's Block with This Happy Accident!

video upload by Ricky Tinez

"This is a simple trick, or hack, or technique, whatever you want to call it, that helps me overcome beat block when I'm jamming or just beginning to Jam. It's also a great way to start working on a beat really quickly when you don't have much time and like a little challenge!"

00:00 Some backstory
00:40 How to do it on Circuit Tracks
02:21 Another way to do it on Circuit Tracks
03:37 Why I Like This technique
04:31 Digitakt Takes It Up A Notch
05:30 Tips on Fine Tuning the sound
07:14 You wouldn’t expect this to work.. but it does

5 Pros and a Few Cons.. // Pioneer Squid Review

Published on Jun 30, 2019 Ricky Tinez

"A general overview of a few of my many favorite features about the Pioneer Toraiz Squid.
There's so much to like about this thing, and its nearly perfect. Keyword Nearly."

Top 5 Hydrasynth Features // A Sound designers dream.

Published on Sep 22, 2019 Ricky Tinez

"This is just a VERY short list of 5 features that really stand out to me on the Hydrasynth. Of course there's a ton more but for times sake i'll stick with these!"