MAM ADX-1 // DRUM SYNTHESIZER with 5 VOICES // Internal Modulation

video upload by LESINDES

"I was asked about how fast the
internal random LFO is. Hard tell.
So I decided to make a demo on
the capacities of the internam
modulation of MAM ADX-1.

A technically 100% identical re-issue
is MODE MACHINES ADX-1.

Sorry for the dirty left thumb:
I had to fix my bike today. So bike
is fixed but grease is very persistent ;-)

MAM ADX-1 is a very handy 5 voice Analog Drum Expander with single and stereo outs. Affordable back in the day but quite rare right now with a corrisponding higher price.
It features the classic analog drum sounds like ROLAND TR-808, 909, KORG Mini Pops etc. Here it was triggered with LOGIC PRO via MIDI.

MAM or MUSIC AND MORE discontinued it. Their latest product was a 303 sound expander called MB-33 launched in 2015. There was a second edition of this dummer by MODE MACHINES in black an silver at about the same time."

BRANDNEW JOMOX MOD FM // BASIC FEATURES // DETAILLED EXPLANATION

video upload by LESINDES

"PROCESS:

I was asked to give a short overview
over the main function of JOMOX MOD FM
eurorack module.
I will explain here in detail:
FM MATRIX
LFO/VCO
FILTER + VCA envelops
EFFECTs"

[[DEMO]] BRANDNEW JOMOX MOD FM // ASSORTED PRESETS // TWO // VCA+VCF 100% ANALOG // No Talking

video upload by LESINDES

"PROCESS:

Playing a selection of the 30 FACTORY
witch ARTURIA KEYSTEP 37 and its
capabilities.
Sorry that my camera autofocussed
(mostly) on the MIDI cable. But since there no
tweaking this might do as footage
for the preset sound selection."

[[DEMO]] BRANDNEW JOMOX MOD FM // ASSORTED PRESETS // ONE // VCA+VCF 100% ANALOG // No Talking

video upload by LESINDES

PROCESS:

Playing a selection of the 30 FACTORY
witch ARTURIA KEYSTEP 37 and its
capabilities.
Sorry that my camera autofocussed
(mostly) on the MIDI cable. But since there no
tweaking this might do as footage
for the preset sound selection.

CHASE BLISS HABIT // Exploration Jam 1 // MicroFreak + DOD RUBBERNECK Analog Delay

video upload by LESINDES

"Playing CHASE BLISS HABIT for the first time after having read the initial chapter of the manual. Manual DIP switch ON. All other DIP switches OFF and in the beginning only playing with the two delays and repeat rate.
In order to give the sound a bit more with and liveliness I processed the HABIT signal thru the RUBBERNCK which is faded in in the beginning resulting in a very nice stereo image.
The DOD RUBBERNECK is panned to the LEFT and HABIT's mono only signal to RIGHT."

BRANDNEW JOMOX MOD FM // DIViNG DEEPER // VCA+VCF 100% ANALOG // No Talking

video upload by LESINDES

"Now understand the synth engine a bit more I tweak an own sound pattern based on the MOD FM init program. Sequence is contributed by ARTURIA KEYSTEP 37 via MIDI.
1st taking care of filter and VCA/ envelopes. 2nd reverb and tempo delay. Then FM engine and also external modulation from DOEPFER A-145-4
Quad LFO.
So, listen and enjoy the journey thru the menues like I did!"

BRANDNEW JOMOX MOD FM // UnBOXING // 8 VOICE POLYPHONIC // No Talking

video upload by LESINDES

"PROCESS:

Brandnew MOD FM euro rack module from JOMOX. 8 voice, 4 oscillator + SSM VCA VCF per voice
+++
Just unboxed and hacking the machine without manual. Sequenced by WINTER MODULAR ELOQUENCER. Drum loops from LOGIC PRO. No add FX limiting etc. only normalized."

ELEKTRON DIGITONE // SELECTED PRESETS 1 // FM SYNTH // no talking

video upload by LESINDES

"PROCESS:

I bought this machine a few months
ago used and before it has to go here
is a selection of presets I found in
the my DIGITONE."

Contents
00:00 Intro
00:22 Imagine
00:39 Dreams
00:50 Floats
01:08 Tension
01:23 Olympos
01:49 Resonate + Tweaking
05:12 Korall
06:07 Resodröhn
06:35 Hardhats
06:53 Tereyag
07:14 Darkwax
07:22 Arpchord
07:34 PC98
07:59 Elegance
08:21 Bouncy
08:32 Mellow
08:53 Friends
09:02 Rewed
09:20 Credits

A-V-P Synth RITMOBOX // DRUM SYNTHESIZER with 5 VOICES // NO FX // Part 2

video upload by LESINDES

"AVP SYNTH's RITMOBOX unboxed.

Hacking thru the instrument for the first time.

Limited tweaking but very pleasant analog sound of all instruments.

Unfortunatley as you can see was the sturdy RITMOBOX damaged on transport due to back packaging. The shaft of the volume pot was bent. Fortunately the RITMOBOX is a solid beast with its pots screwed to the surface. Otherwise the pot would have broken out of the board. As a result of the shock 4 multipurpose button caps fell off their sockets. A hefty violent shaking is necessary that they leave their positions."

CHASE BLISS HABIT // UNBOXING // MicroFreak + DOD RUBBERNECK Analog Delay // Session 2

video upload by LESINDES

"PROCESS:

Playing CHASE BLISS HABIT for the first time after having read the initial chapter of the manual. All DIP switches OFF and in the beginning only playing with the two delays and repeat rate.

In order to give the sound a bit more with and liveliness I processed the HABIT signal thru the RUBBERNECK which is faded in in the beginning resulting in a very nice stereo image.

The DOD RUBBERNECK is panned to the LEFT and HABIT's mono only signal to RIGHT.

The little black box on the right side is also very helpful: ART SplitMix4. A passive mixer/ splitter. Enables me to slpit the HABIT signal in two line signals.

The HABIT signal goes to the right stereo input and the other HABIT signal is processed by DOD RUBBERNECK and is fed into the left channel. As ART SplitMix4 is completely passive no hum and no PSU is needed as well."

CHASE BLISS HABIT // UNBOXING // MicroFreak + DOD RUBBERNECK Analog Delay // 1

video upload by LESINDES

"Playing CHASE BLISS HABIT for the first time after having read
the initial chapter of the manual. All DIP switches OFF and in the beginning only playing with the two delays and repeat rate.
In order to give the sound a bit more with and livelyness I processed the HABIT signal thru the RUBBERNCK which is faded in in the beginning resulting in a very nice stereo image.
The DOD RUBBERNECK is panned to the LEFT and HABIT's mono only signal to RIGHT."

A-V-P Synth RITMOBOX // DRUM SYNTHESIZER with 5 VOICES // NO FX

video upload by LESINDES

"AVP SYNTH's RITMOBOX unboxed.

Hacking thru the instrument for the first time.

Limited tweaking but very pleasant analog sound of all instruments.

Unfortunatley as you can see was the sturdy RITMOBOX damaged on transport due to back packaging. The shaft of the volume pot was bent. Fortunately the RITMOBOX is a solid beast with its pots screwed to the surface. Otherwise the pot would have broken out of the board. As a result of the shock 4 multipurpose button caps fell off their sockets. A hefty violent shaking is necessary that they leave their positions."

MAM ADX-1 // DRUM SYNTHESIZER with 5 VOICES // NO FX

video upload by LESINDES

"MAM ADX-1 is an affordable and very handy 5 voice Analog Drum Expander with single and stereo outs. It features the classic analog drum sounds like ROLAND TR-808, 909, KORG Mini Pops etc. Here it was triggered with LOGIC PRO via MIDI.

MAM or MUSIC AND MORE discontinued it. Their latest product was a 303 sound expander called MB-33 launched in 2015. There was a second edition of this dummer by MODE MACHINES in black an silver at about the same time.

As shown in the video It is still an very productive studio an live companion.

PROCESS:

To keep things interesting all of the 5 drum voices
of ADX-1 have their own LFO with a fixed rate.

Additionally HIHAT SNARE and METAL voice feature
an open and a closed status that is addressable via
different MIDI notes. Open decay is controlled by
the RELEASE parameter of the synth voice."

ELEKTRON ANALOG HEAT + Elektron DIGITAKT // Enhancing Preset: HISINGEN

video upload by LESINDES

"Processing the ELEKTRON DIGITONE HISINGEN
and tickling out its hidden beauty with
ELEKTRON ANALOG HEAT Mk. II.
Have fun!"

ERICA SYNTHS SYNTRX // EMS SYNTHI A SYTLE MATRIX SYNTH // IBANEZ UE-305 ANALOG MULTI FX

video upload by LESINDES

"New to my studio ERICA SYNTHS SYNTRX. A synth basically inspired by EMS SYNTHI A. Erica has presented a black und more reasonably priced version 2 of SYNTRX with enhanced features but I think this one gets closer to the original. In the new one there a digital multi FX unit instead of the classic spring reverb and also filters were told to be different...
This was the first time I ever played this type of synth. I did not have not even a software model to train with. Since it is a bit unusaul to connect the components of this synth via matrix (nothing prewired as in other semi modular synths like ARP 2600 or ARTURIA MATRIXBRUTE ) it tok me a while to be productive.
SYNTRX with a littel help from IBANEZ UE-305: analog delay and chorus.
No keyboard. Only one patch + joy stick action. Internal
spring reverb is doing a very good job.
This is an amazing instrument!

Contents:
Min. Chapter
00:00 Intro
00:09 Session 5 / In Space
03:11 Bizarre Melody Pool
05:04 The Heavy Hum
07:56 Steel Factory
08:46 In A Crammed Place
10:10 Geysers
11:18 Classic Space
13:00 Jumping Balls
14:57 Entering The Factory
17:16 Laser Battle
19:20 Going Home After All
20:00 Credits"

ELEKTRON ANALOG HEAT + Elektron DIGITAKT // TRACK by TRACK // no talking

video upload by LESINDES

"Processing an ELKETRON DIGITAKT pattern
with 6 instruments track by track with different
algorithms and filters of ELEKTRON ANALOG
HEAT Mk. II distorsion processor.
In the frirst part you the single tracks processed
one by one while the rest of the arrangement is
recorded in its original sound.
In the end all processed tracks are tacked and mixed
in DAW.
Have fun!

Contents
00:00 Intro
00:11 Arpeggio
02:19 Kick
04:16 Snare
06:14 Fill
08:11 808
10:09 Hihat
12:07 All Tracks
14:10 Credits"

GOING HOME FROM SUPERBOOTH 2023

video upload by LESINDES

"BIKE RIDE HOME from SUPERBOOTH 2023 Wuhlheide to Charlottenburg.
Some prominent synths used:
Norand MORPHOS + Serge RESONANT EQUALIZER for bass line
Dave Smith Instruments POLY EVOLVER for strings and synth atmos
Dreadbox NYX for bicks
and stunning Sinevibes DROPLETS and Waves RETRO-FI for dub piano."

Unboxing // AnalogFX SER-2020 // Part 2 // No Talking

video upload by LESINDES

Part 1 here

"Rebuilt of the ultra rare SYNTON SYRINX Dutch keyboard synth.
I cannot compare but the unusual filter setting of
2 bandpass and 1 lowpass VCFs, with 4 different routings
give a lot of modulation freedom and rendition of rather unusual
sounds.

Since I am not a fan of black gear. I tried my best an contacted
ANALOG FX. And they had been so kind as to manufacture a
custom blue face synth which I have only seen in some
preproductions units and, of course, in the historical
SYNRINX which was available also in red.

So this is the first touch of synth tweaking is a bit rough
sometimes ;-)

Have fun!"

Erfindungsbüro Rest & Maier E RM POLYGOGO // MORE TRICKS

video upload by LESINDES

"PROCESS:
There is a lot going on in this STEREO module.
Partly trigger V/Oct by ELOQUENCER and also free
running with 6 LFOs an SINE FM.
Sound and optix convincing."

Unboxing // AnalogFX SER-2020 // Part 1 // No Talking

video upload by LESINDES

"Rebuilt of the ultra rare SYNTON SYRINX Dutch keyboard synth.

I cannot compare but the unusual filter setting of 2 bandpass and 1 lowpass VCFs, with 4 different routings give a lot of modulation freedom and rendition of rather unusual sounds.

Since I am not a fan of black gear. I tried my best an contacted ANALOG FX. And they had been so kind as to manufacture a custom blue face synth which I have only seen in some preproductions units and, of course, in the historical SYNRINX which was available also in red.

So this is the first touch of synth tweaking is a bit rough sometimes ;-)

Have fun!"

Part 2 here