Sequential Prophet 6 Tutorial Lesson 3: Filters

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"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) Prophet 6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth.

This third video shows the filters, their sounds, and some options. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

Sequential Prophet 6 Tutorial Lesson 2: Oscillators

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EthanJamesMusic Sequential Prophet 6 Tutorial Lessons

"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) Prophet 6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth.

This second video shows some of the options with the oscillator section of the synth. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful.

If you enjoyed this, please consider supporting my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ethanjamesmusic"

Sequential Prophet 6 Tutorial Lesson 1: Overview

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EthanJamesMusic Sequential Prophet 6 Tutorial Lessons

"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) Prophet 6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth."

Live annotated eurorack Tangerine Dream inspired cinematic synthwave, ARP-2600, Moog, OB-6

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"This is a live cinematic synthwave electronic music performance inspired by later Tangerine Dream music, where I wanted to setup a more meditative environment and create a slow musical progression by interweaving layers with the Eurorack, providing bass from the Moog Grandmother, chords from the DSI OB-6, and melody from the ARP-2600. This is an entirely live and unrehearsed improvised performance, and I included annotations to show some of what I'm thinking about and also to demonstrate the different musical themes weaving in and out of the texture Since I'm a film composer by trade, this came out relatively cinematic and would work in certain movie score settings. This is a very simple setup to make a big sound. I hope this is educational for you as well, in terms of how I put these performances together. Hopefully this camera angle also helps you learn something!"

Make Noise René 2 Tutorials

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"I wanted to give back to the community that has given me so much musical knowledge by creating a lesson series to help beginners just getting started with Eurorack modular synthesis. This is a tutorials series for anyone who wants to learn how to use the Make Noise Rene 2 sequencer to its fullest capabilities. I've tried to break things down into small videos that are easy to mentally digest and apply to your own electronic music. We will be exploring both east coast tonal and west coast avant-garde uses of the synthesizer."

Playlist:
Make Noise René 2 Tutorial Lesson One: Overview
Make Noise René 2 Tutorial Lesson Two: Access and Gate
Make Noise René 2 Tutorial Lesson Three: Snake
Make Noise René 2 Tutorial Lesson Four: Function Options
Make Noise René 2 Tutorial Lesson Five: Function Mod
Make Noise René 2 Tutorial Lesson Six: Function CV
Make Noise René 2 Tutorial Lesson Seven: Latch Page
Make Noise René 2 Tutorial Lesson Eight: Select State Page
Make Noise René 2 Tutorial Lesson Nine: M-Paste Page
Make Noise René 2 Tutorial Lesson Ten: Global Page

Live annotated performance: Buchla 208c Easel Command avant-garde synthesizer electronic music

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"I am using the Buchla 208c music Easel Command along with the Make Noise 0-ctrl as a stand in for the 218 touch controller and wanted to explore how to use a patch that my 3 year old son put together. I am using annotations to try to teach some of my thought process when I'm making these improvisations. This is entirely live and unrehearsed. The goal of this piece of electronic music was to find musical ways to use the combination of the Pulsar to pitch with the Envelope Generator to Timbre in the complex oscillator. I was able to pull off his favorite sounds: Ambulance and Truck Motor. The combination of the two modulations allows me to create some interesting rhythmic concepts. This is a relatively simple patch and doesn't need many connections to get something that can sound extremely complex. I am using the west coast technique of starting with something and spinning it out like a centrifuge. I'm processing the sound through a few eurorack modules that I will detail below. Hopefully this camera angle also helps you learn something!

Patch Notes:
Buchla 208c Easel Command audio to 4ms Tapographic Delay to Make Noise X-pan controlled by Intellijel Quadrax and Tangle Quartet. Audio from Eurorack output to Boss RC-5 loop pedal and Eventide H9 reverb.
Live patching: in annotations"

Soma Lyra-8 ambient drone synthesizer Tutorial lesson 9: External Audio

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"This ninth video shows some normal and crazy ways to use the external audio input. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Soma Lyra-8 ambient drone synthesizer Tutorial lesson 8: Delay CV

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"This eighth video shows some normal and crazy ways to use the delay CV input. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Soma Lyra-8 ambient drone synthesizer Tutorial lesson 7: Pitch CV

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"This seventh video shows some normal and crazy ways to use the pitch CV input. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Soma Lyra-8 ambient drone synthesizer Tutorial lesson 6: Gate CV

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"This sixth video shows some regular and extended uses of the gate CV input on the back. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Soma Lyra-8 ambient drone synthesizer Tutorial lesson 5: Integrating with other synths part 1

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"This fifth video shows one way to add the Lyra as a melodic instrument in a drone type of setting with other instruments. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Soma Lyra-8 ambient drone synthesizer Tutorial lesson 4: Delay

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"This fourth video shows some of the many possibilities and uses for the delay. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Soma Lyra-8 ambient drone synthesizer Tutorial lesson 3: Live Performance Modulation

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"This third video shows some options and possibilities for changing modulation on the fly during a live performance. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Soma Lyra-8 ambient drone synthesizer Tutorial lesson 2: Modulation Paths

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"This second video shows the many modulation paths for both LFO and FM in the Lyra-8. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Soma Lyra-8 ambient drone synthesizer Tutorial lesson 1: Overview

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"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to use the Soma Lyra-8 to its fullest extent. The synth is simply one of the best ambient drone synthesizers and is capable of making some wonderful, beautiful, ugly, complex textures. I've tried to break things down into small videos that are easy to mentally digest and apply to your own electronic music. We will be exploring both east coast tonal and west coast avant-garde uses of the synthesizer. This first video shows an overview of the instrument and gives you a place to start. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Live annotated patching: Buchla 208c Easel Command AM focus avant-garde synthesizer electronic music

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"I am using the Buchla 208c music Easel Command along with the Make Noise 0-ctrl as a stand in for the 218 touch controller and wanted to explore how to use some of the many possibilities of AM. I am live patching and using annotations to try to teach some of my thought process when I'm making these improvisations. This is entirely live and unrehearsed. The goal of this piece of electronic music was to show how to use different ways that AM can be used to create both rhythm and the faster audio rate (classic) amplitude modulation. I used cross modulation at the end to combine both sounds. This is a great use to be able to have rhythmic variations in what can otherwise be a static 5 step sequence. This is a relatively simple patch and doesn't need many connections to get something that can sound extremely complex. I am using the west coast technique of starting with something and spinning it out like a centrifuge. I'm processing the sound through a few eurorack modules that I will detail below. Hopefully this camera angle also helps you learn something!

If you enjoyed this, please consider supporting my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ethanjamesmusic"

Loop singing and drumming: Soma Enner live west coast avant-garde synthesizer electronic music

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"Here is another performance video using the Soma Laboratory Enner instrument, designed by Sistor. My goal for this was to make kind of a tribal ambient sound using my voice into the piezo pickup and by layering non metered finger drumming with a looper pedal, and then morphing into a meditative bass and synth sound. This synth is very geared towards both drones and rhythms, as well as using the piezo pickup with the case, spring, and rubber bands to make added percussive sounds. I'm very excited to continue exploring and find even more sounds. I'm making use of the resonance of the case to layer in my voice and finger drums. Later I fade to a drone layer with rhythm from the click part of the synthesizer. This synth is patched using touch, and I love the idea of having an instrument that I can use my hands on to create sound and have a direct connection to the music. I am using the west coast technique of starting with something and spinning it out like a centrifuge. I'm processing the sound through an Eventide H9 pedal with some reverb and a Boss RC-5 looper pedal. Hopefully this camera angle also helps you learn something!"

Sequential OB-6 Tutorial Lesson 10: Sound Design Examples

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"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) OB-6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth. This tenth video shows some custom sound design examples to give you an idea of some of the possiblities."

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Sequential OB-6 Tutorial Lesson 9: Aftertouch

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"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) OB-6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth. This ninth video teaches you how to use the aftertouch function and some interactive possibilities of the control. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

EthanJamesMusic Sequential OB-6 Tutorial Lessons

ARP-2600, Moog Grandmother live cinematic Tangerine Dream inspired synthwave annotated performance

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"I wanted to do a live synthwave performance with annotations that show what I'm thinking as I create these. Almost everything on my channel is an improvisation, so I'm thinking on both music theory and technical levels at all times. This starts with static arpeggios and utilizes modal shifting to create the chord progressions. I'm using a fairly simple setup of just the Moog Grandmother and the ARP-2600, so that the text can follow the music. The arpeggios are inspired by new Tangerine Dream electronic music. Since I'm a film composer by trade, this came out relatively cinematic and would work in certain movie score settings. I hope this is educational for you as well, in terms of how I put these performances together."