Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: Stutter/Repeat

video upload by SynthAddict

"Breakin' out the trusty TR-8 for some scatter FX, and a Lyra-8 for sonic mayhem, and Erebus v2 played live with one channel of the Keystep Pro."

Performance of The Week: 'Vangelis'-inspired Melodic Eurorack Jam w/ Arturia Keystep Pro

video upload by AJH Synth Official

"A melodic modular synth performance loosely inspired by the late composer Vangelis, who sadly passed away this year (2022), particularly his unforgettable music for the 1983 movie 'Blade Runner'. This is a kind of homage to someone whose work has doubtlessly coloured the music of many musicians who came after him. The instrument used consists of a range of AJH Synth modules to create rudimentary analog percussion, choir' like pad, choppy monophonic pattern, and Blade Runner-is lead sounds, all of which are entirely analogue.

Modules used:
Percussion - Entropic Doom, Multi Burst Envelopes, Discrete Cascaded VCA
Choir Pad - Glide + Noise (a little glide added), Precision Voltages (for choosing note intervals whilst composing) Vintage Transistor Core VCO (x2, sawtooths), Wave Swarm, Fixed Filter Bank 914, Lunar Module (as noise source), Next Phase, Dual LFO + VCA (for panning FFB), Muting Mixer & VCA
Sequence - Vintage Transistor Core VCO (x1), Ring SM (adding 1 sub-octave, Sonic XV filter, Dual RVG (modulating filter), Contour Generators, Discrete Cascaded VCA
Lead - Full MiniMod voice (Glide/VCO x3/Ladder Filter/Contours/VCA), Dual LFO + VCA (pitch vibrato), DH-ADSR (providing envelope for vibrato level)
Sequencer used is the Arturia Keystep Pro"

Buchla Music - Showroom Dummies

video upload by Jeanie

"Performance setup : Buchla 200e system + Buchla Music Easel + KeyStep Pro + Strymon blueSky

Showroom Dummies

through the window, there‘s a reflection
alter ego, a void expression
the pain lingers inside leaving no traces
words behind lips, muting in silence

deep in shadow, be with illusions
running echoes, a maze of direction
the tears pour down blurring out faces
enfolded by mist, blocking in distance

now strike a pose, flesh cracking
sway on bones, crowds watching
as cold as stone, hands clapping
false alarms yell under red light

standing in line
all the showroom dummies
hush be quiet
all the showroom dummies"

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: Summer Jam

video upload by SynthAddict

"Optimistic jam turns a bit sad and mysterious as summer will be over soon…

Access Virus TI, Roland TR-8S, Conductive Labs NDLR, Arturia KeyStep Pro"

Arturia KeyStep Pro + Pulsar 23 Modular Patch Building

video upload by allmyfriendsaresynths

"Experimenting with building a patch using my Eurorack modular synth, and the amazing Pulsar-23 drum 'machine' from Soma Lab. All controlled by the @Arturia KeyStep Pro, which is an awesome central bit of gear for a setup like this.

Big thanks to my fellow Glaswegians @Signal Sounds for sending over the Pulsar-23 for me to check out. You can find it on their site at https://www.signalsounds.com/soma-lab..."

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: 3 Men in a Pub … the grumpy one

video upload by SynthAddict

"Virus TI, Roland TR-8s. Roland SP-404 v1, and Arturia Keystep Pro

I made a quick jam in the beginning for the 'car radio' and the other part is a sorta spooky tracks for the unsure surroundings in the “story”.

Starring: Inky da Cat and Sasquatch :-)"

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: Least Used Gear

video upload by SynthAddict

"Novation X-Station 49
I pulled out my trusty Novation X-Station which used to be my go-to synth many years ago (started with the X-25 model and a backpack, portable studio), but haven't had time for it in years (maybe a #FFS vid but no music) - nice to get it out again. :-) A great MIDI/VST controller, USB audio interface, and VA synth.

Also included: Dreadbox Erebus v2, Boss RC-505, Roland TR-8s, Arturia
Keystep Pro, Boss M10MX Mixer"

Pink Floyd’s original EMS Synthi AKS?

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

via this auction

Based on the tape it looks like this one listed last year. The price has gone up! The tape lists W.L.B. NIXON in London. If it's the same W.L.B. NIXON, he is the author of How a Computer Works - "University of London, Institute of Computer Science, 1969 - Electronic digital computers - 179 pages".

"This is one of 4 EMS Synthi AKS that was purchased to produce Dark Side of the Moon. They used this to produce On the Run, the intro Bass on Time and synth part on Any Colour You Like. I’ve used this to recreate the effect on the electric piano that John Paul Jones used a VCS3 for on No Quarter. It’s a dream machine and has loads of character. It took a second to wrap my head around tuning it but it’s a simple procedure that makes this much more usable than many people tend to report. I’m happy to make a YouTube video on that procedure and the idea behind patching with the pin matrix. This is The EMS Synthi AKS used by David Gilmour so I’m listing as a collectors item. It sounds amazing but you have to know how to use it to dial in clean sounds and I’m happy to demonstrate this for a serious buyer. I also have a DK1 keyboard that has been modded to be a DK2 (duophonic), this is $3500 if you are interested. This will also come with the templated patch cards Battle and Keyboard. I purchased an adaptor to be able to connect CV outputs (from my keystep pro) to the Jones connector which also helps make running a more complex sequence in a modern set up super easy."

Listed for $100,000 + $350 Shipping

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: Dynamics

video upload by SynthAddict

"A mix of louder and softer bits, a few sudden bursts too...

Access Virus TI, Yamaha Tenori-on, ATV aFrame, Arturia Keystep Pro, Boss M10MX Mixer"

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: 4 Notes

video upload by SynthAddict

"Quick-n-dirty jam...

Notes used: A, C, D, E

Access Virus TI, Roland TR-8S, Roland Boutique JU-06A, Arturia Keystep Pro, Boss M10MX Mixer"

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: Soundwaste

video upload by SynthAddict

"Odd mix of rhythms using the mandatory Soundwaste sample pack and some dark/brooding sounds... just because.

First HWJ entry actually done in one take.

Elektron Analog Keys, Dreadbox Typhon, Roland SP-404, Arturia Keystep Pro, Boss M10MX Mixer"

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: Scales

video upload by SynthAddict

"Happy scale turned dark/sad in Bb Major

Quick-n-dirty jam, almost couldn't find the damn time this weekend.

Virus TI, TheoryBoard, Roland TR-8s, Arturia Keystep Pro, Boss M10MX Mixer

damn Roland typo on the title card :-P"

HWJ Weekly Challenge - "Hard Rock Job"

video upload by SynthAddict

"Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: 'Hard Rock Job'
a.k.a. Will you Rock?
poor Chris Rock just can't win... :-)

Virus TI, Keystep Pro, Roland TR-8s, Roland SP-404, Roland
Boutique JU-06A, Source Ventris FX, Boss M10MX Mixer

04-10-22

F Will Smith :-("

2022/04 - TriPhonic 2600 - song 1/3

video upload by Stereoping

"Funny result while learning to work with the Arturia #keystep pro. Each VCO of the #2600 is controlled by it's own Keystep track (VCO 2&3 by CV) and playing individual melody lines through 8 patterns. 4th track going to the #NordDrum2 being realtime controlled with two Synth Controllers. Main drums from a midisynced DIY-808 with manually switched pattern. Song one of three."

Stereoping TriPhonic 2600 posts

Subterranean Commute || Ambient Eurorack Modular Synthesizer + Moog Semi-Modulars

video upload by Sam Kyzivat

"The year is 2130, and major cities have begun moving underground. Those who can afford it have followed. For the rest of us, a 30-floor long, 100-foot wide escalator commute starts and ends each day. The overhead lights have been expertly tuned to mimic the sunrise, and the transition from natural to artificial light is hardly detectable. As you descend, you close your eyes and mentally hit shuffle on a curated playlist of 6 minute long ambient tracks (the exact length of the trip) and a track called 'Subterranean Commute' starts playing. You didn't sleep well last night — the ceaseless low frequency rumbles from underground construction don't seem to bother anyone but you. The music fills your head and you immediately feel the tension in your shoulders relax. The algorithm has chosen well. You look around you at the sea of heads, some gently bobbing, some motionless, a scattering of head-bangers, and wonder what everyone else is listening to...

Patch notes:

RINGS, in modal resonator mode with two-note polyphony, is receiving gate and pitch CV from an arpeggio on the KEYSTEP PRO that's playing back randomly. The output is going into BEADS for clocked grain generation, which is creating a quasi-contrapuntal melody to the input material.

MOTHER-32 is receiving gate (Euclidean rhythm) and pitch CV (quantized random) from PAM's, with its internal LFO modulating the filter cutoff. It's also sending noise into RIPPLES for filtering (more apparent in the second half of the track).

DFAM, with a short VCA decay, is receiving somewhat erratic triggers from PAM's Euclidean rhythm via MOTHER-32.

STO is receiving random pitch CV from NOISE TOOLS' sample & hold circuit, quantized and offset by the DISTING EX. The sine wave output is then going into a VCA with every third pulse receiving an envelope from PAM's, giving some variation as the sound goes from a sustained note to a pluckier sound. The output is then sent to MAGNETO for tape delay.

PLAITS is in the two operator FM mode, receiving pitch CV from MARBLES, and then going to KAMIENIEC for subtle phase shifting, before heading to its penultimate destination: DATA BENDER for glitchiness followed by a VCA with a relatively slow LFO bringing it in and out of the mix."

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: Dreams

video upload by SynthAddict

"Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: Dreams
(Where do we go when we sleep?)

Virus TI, Roland MC-101, Studiologic Sledge 2.0 (black), Arturia Keystep Pro, MIDI Solutions Quadra Thru, etc."

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: Random - in A Mixolydian

video upload by SynthAddict

"Random element: sparkly arp

Virus TI, Yamaha RX11. NDLR, and Arturia Keystep Pro"

Quick Demo: Casio RZ-1, Typhon, Anyma Phi, Keystep Pro, Roland SE-02

video upload by SynthAddict

"I just got a Casio RZ-1 in good condition and felt like an impromptu jam. :-)

Quick Demo: Casio RZ-1. Dreadbox Typhon, Aodyo Anyma Phi, Arturia Keystep Pro, and Roland SE-02"

Majella IMPLEXUS // Wild West (Coast) Wave Wrangler - Is it worth it? Review and Tutorial

video upload by loopop

TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:35 Overview
3:35 Connectivity
4:05 East vs West
5:20 Complex gen
6:05 Sub osc
6:20 Complex mods
9:30 LFOs
10:50 Filter
12:50 Delay
13:50 Envelopes
14:50 MIDI
16:30 Tuner
17:05 Pitch control
17:25 PATCH IDEAS
17:25 Paraphony
19:10 Filter kbd trk
20:10 Filter FM
20:50 Velocity mods
21:45 Clock to Gate
23:45 LFO to Clock
25:10 Pros & cons
28:30 Outro

Other gear in the video:
► Arturia KeyStep 37 and KeyStep Pro)
► DINSYNC.info RE-909
► Cremacaffe stands
► Scopes by Melda: https://www.meldaproduction.com/

Roland JX-08 and Ventris Dual Reverb Synth Jam - Friday Fun

video upload by sonicstate

"Hey, we never said it would be weekly. But it is Friday...
Today Nick puts together a few items and plays some music. In the hope that it will inspire you to do the same.

This time we're using the new Roland Boutique JD-08 (review coming soon) and the Ventris Dual Reverb). Controlled from the Arturia Keystep Pro.

We also uploaded some Decent Sampler JX-08 instruments for you to our Patreon, where you will also find plenty of exclusive content. https://patreon.com/sonicstate"