Long time reader Adam Abraham wrote in to let me know his little synth kitty PENELOPE has passed away. You might recognize these pics from prior posts, Odyssey Cat and KORG MS20 with KORG 35 Filter & Synth Cat.
According to Adam, she's been a synthhead by his side since day one. These little friends keep us company along our journey. She will be sorely missed.
"ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe teams up with Teenage Engineering EP133 KO2 groovebox loaded with classic Roland drum machine samples for some arpeggiator heaven! One take dawless jam :)"
Real-time performance featuring Korg's minilogue bass and drumlogue.
The combination of the minilogue bass's deep, heavy bass sound and the drumlogue's intense rhythmic style is simply electrifying !"
This collection documents a complete system built by Random Source, based on the architecture of the Serge Modular Synthesizer. It is not a stylistic imitation. It is a direct capture of a signal philosophy that has shaped experimental electronic music for decades.
"Can a real analog synthesizer cost less than $100? In this review, I take a hands-on look at the Stylophone Gen X-2, an affordable portable analog synth with a resonant filter, LFO, delay, sub oscillators, CV/Gate connectivity, and surprisingly powerful sound.
I'll unbox it, explore every feature, hear what it actually sounds like, connect it to my ASM Leviasynth via CV/Gate, and find out whether this tiny synth is just a toy - or a serious instrument that's worth adding to your studio.
If you're looking for an inexpensive synthesizer, a portable analog synth, or a fun hardware synth with real analog sound, you may be surprised by what this little Stylophone can do!"
0:00 Intro
0:34 Inexpensive Synth
2:05 Different Stylophone Synths
2:57 Stylophone Gen X-2
4:00 Unboxing and Controls
6:27 Installing Batteries
7:25 The Sound: Envelope
9:27 LFO
10:07 Filter
12:06 Sub Oscillators
12:35 Delay
14:34 Octave and Ribbon Strip
16:12 CV/Gate Input
19:29 Be David Bowie
"A summer holiday electronica piece layering phrases from Game Boy, TENORI-ON, and OP-1 field.
GEARS
@yamahaglobal TENORI-ON
@KORG_INC NTS-3
@strymon NIGHTSKY
@Tech21nyc SANSAMP BASS DRIVER DI
@ChaseBlissAudio GENERATION LOSS MKII & LOSSY
@teenageengineering OP-1 field
On the Game Boy, melodies are sequenced using LSDj and transformed with the NTS-3 looper. Two signal paths are recorded. One is processed through the SANSAMP, while the other is further processed through the NIGHTSKY with filtering and reverb.
On the TENORI-ON, a simple sequence is played while tape effects are added through the GENERATION LOSS MKII. The signal is then processed through LOSSY to create an even more lo-fi texture.
On the OP-1 field, phrases from the ENDLESS sequencer are occasionally added over a pre-recorded 16-bar harmony loop."
"Some of the most interesting sounds a machine can produce are often discovered through experimentation.
Using a series of simple patches, this video explores the Echophon's fundamental functions.
Pitch shifting, feedback, tempo-synchronized delays, and processed feedback paths."
"Brief video highlighting just a fraction of the many things there are to do in Downtown Pomona, ending with a peek into the newly remodeled Noisebug Modular Museum and Synthesizer Playground.
You might recognize these pics from prior posts, Odyssey Cat and KORG MS20 with KORG 35 Filter & Synth Cat.
