Tame Impala Made a Music Cheat Code

video upload by Nothing

"Tom and Joseph from Nothing's Design Team review Orchid by Telepathic Instruments (it's transparent now!)"

Erica Synths Hexdrums tutorial - Part 1: Essentials

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Erica Synths Hexdrums drum machine is easy to use. That's the usual wisdom, and it's true. If you already know the basics of drum machines then you can get started in seconds. Yet there are still around 20 performance functions to master and some crucial configuration options. The way accents work, for example, is not as obvious as it seems, just check 17:39

So this is a video manual to all the essential sequencer operations. It contains absolutely nothing about programming sounds. Part 2 will cover all the remaining function such as live performance options, samples and song mode.

Apologies in advance for the somewhat fuzzy appearance of the display characters - in reality of course they are crisp :/ At least the front panel text is sharp.

Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"

0:00 Intro
0:40 Specs
1:00 Make sounds
2:00 Accents
3:20 Patterns & banks

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Bard Synths: Oscar

video uploads by Noir Synthétique

Playlist:

1. Bard Synths: Oscar (dry)
2. Bard Synths: Oscar --- SEOK Drips (filter)
3. Bard Synthesizers: Oscar --- SEOK: Drips, TouellSkouarn: Kemmeskan
4. Bard Synthesizers: Oscar --- TouellSkouarn: Amplaer Red Eletrek
5. Bard Synthesizers: Oscar --- Bard Synthgesizers: Vacuform (frq mod)
6. Bard Synthesizers: Oscar --- Bard Synthesizers: Vacuform (Ping)
7. Bard Synthesizers: Oscar --- Bard Synthesizers: Vacuform (Ping)



"Oscar is unique take on an oscillator, providing the very best of both semiconductor and thermionic worlds, namely - good pitch tracking and distinctive vacuum tube / transformer sound. Nothing you have heard before.

The oscillator in its sawtooth core is equipped with Thyratron tube (TG1B). Sync threshold can be controlled with the MOD AMT dial.

Second tube (6F12P) is utilized in a novel waveshaper for Soft Pulse (Triangle-like) and Hard Pulse (square-wave like) waveforms - with the transformer feedback. Waveform shape and harmonic content is frequency dependent. This topology gives the user choice of 6 waveforms, in which 4 of them can be voltage-controlled.

Features
◯ Vacuum tube oscillator module utilizing 6F12P(6Ф12П) and TG1B(ТГ1B) tubes in high voltage operation

◯ Fine and coarse pitch tuning

◯ Voltage-controlled pulse shape

◯ Two V/oct inputs plus one FM Input

◯ Hard sync (variable threshold)

◯ Two waveform outputs

◯ Transformer-based pulse shaper

◯ Pitch tracking: +-8 cents accuracy across 6 octaves

◯ Pitch range: 16Hz - 14kHz"

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Indtroducing AcidBoxMynah

video upload by MoShang

"AcidBoxMynah is an alternative firmware that turns the Mynah into an acid groovebox. Based on the open source AcidBox project for ESP32. It provides an acid combo of tb303 + tb303 + tr808 like synths. Filter cutoff, reso, env mod, accent, wavefolder, overdrive within each 303, per-instrument tunings, hi-pass/lo-pass filter and bitcrusher in drums, send to reverb, delay and master compression

While the original project is headless, the AcidBoxMynah fork provides direct control with the Mynah hardware and adds a number of additional features detailed in the user Manual below. Like the original firmware, the AcidBoxMynah is open source and made available under the MIT license.

More info at https://groovesizer.com/"

Update: press release follows:

"Hot on the heels of Mynah's launch this past May, Groovesizer has released AcidBoxMynah - a free, open-source alternative firmware that transforms the ESP32-S3-based sampler into a dedicated acid groovebox.

Built on copych's open-source AcidBox project, AcidBoxMynah takes what was originally a headless engine and gives it a full physical UI on Mynah hardware - 24 tactile switches, an 8×2 NeoPixel grid, OLED display, and a single pot for hands-on parameter control. Under the hood, it's a combo of two TB-303-style synths plus a TR-808-style drum machine, with filter cutoff, resonance, envelope mod, accent, wavefolder and overdrive per synth voice, plus hi-pass/lo-pass filtering and bitcrushing on the drums, all routed through send effects and master compression.

The Mynah fork adds a 16-step sequencer with per-step note, accent and slide editing, 16-lane synth and 8-lane drum automation, scale quantization, swing, and manual Sequencer Mode in addition to the original's autonomous Jukebox Mode. Quality-of-life additions include runtime drum kit browsing, per-voice muting, and pot-lock to prevent accidental parameter jumps.

Like the original AcidBox, it's fully open source under MIT license.

Switching is effortless. Owners can flash AcidBoxMynah straight from the Mynah web app's firmware tab and swap back to standard Mynah firmware anytime - AcidBoxMynah keeps its own folder on the SD card, so nothing overwrites or conflicts with existing samples and patterns.

AcidBoxMynah is available now at groovesizer.com/acidbox-mynah."

Casio SK-8 Sampling Keyboard + Patch Bay + Pitch Mod

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via this Reverb listing

"Rare 1987 Casio SK-8 8-bit sampling keyboard modified with a unique raised console featuring a 20 point ROM modulation patch bay, four illuminated preset effects switches and an illuminated pitch control. This is an otherworldly instrument which will inspire any alternative electronic musician and sound designer. Reed Ghazala named his modified SK units 'Aleatrons' due to their random, unexpected nature so nothing is obvious here- when the patch matrix is in use, the keyboard itself doesn't always function as you'd expect while the modifications open up a world of experimental audio possibilities, far outreaching Casio's original intentions. The pitch controller is switchable and can drop sampled sounds to crashing, aliasing lows.

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Well He tried... Moog Labyrinth x Subharmonicon

video upload by Noir Et Blanc Vie

"Subjective opinions within, those who do not understand subjective opinion may be excused lol

*100% music in this video composed/produced by me.

SUPPORT MUSIC AND BUY MY ALBUMS! https://noiretblancvie.bandcamp.com/

A little music today. So I said the last one would be the last one on this channel, but.... Labyrinth is still cool, definitely still the 2nd best and delicious sibling to the Subharmonicon. I find more unique instruments like this cool, I will say, nothing beats the Subharmonicon as the true BOAT GOAT. I've never thought about what makes instruments like this so inspiring, and well it's more or less that it's so imperfect. I show off an attempt at a short performance with some Moogs, it goes, uhhhh fine. lol"

LOOK MUM WITH COMPUTER #synthjam

video upload by No Lake

"There are hardware enthusiasts, those who prefer a DAWless setup and then those who no longer need physical synths and do everything via software, and so on. Personally, I’m a staunch advocate of both worlds—hardware and software—and I believe the best results come from combining them. I am simply opposed to AI-generated music. It’s nothing personal against AI in general, which can be absolutely brilliant, but it’s just not my cup of tea when it comes to music. I also think that 100% digital is often a bit flat, soulless, but that's just my opinion. What about you?

Headphones 🎧 recommended

My Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MAeb...
My Bandcamp : https://nolake.bandcamp.com/"

Please steal this FM synthesizer UI idea (ESP32-P4 DIY FM synth)

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"I built a simple 4 operator FM synthesizer using Elecrow's 10.1 ESP32-P4 smart screen ( https://tidd.ly/4yIlbuX ). Nothing groundbreaking, but I want to show you an UI idea I had, and if you're convinced, please start using it in your FM synths.

00:00 hi, what's this?
01:03 ESP32-P4 panel features
02.47 How to install ESP-IDF 5.4.4 in Visual Studio Code
04:29 A problem with common FM synthesizers
06:13 Reminder: FM principles
06:43 My UI idea
08:22 Sound demo
09:10 Conclusion

Thanks, www.elecrow.com

HÄLP ZIS CHANNEL
https://www.patreon.com/floyd_steinberg
https://floydsteinberg.gumroad.com/
https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com/"

XpandrLink, a native Mac/Windows editor and DAW plugin for Xpander/Matrix-12 (beta)

This one came in on the xpantastic Oberheim Matrix-12 and Xpander list. Details from the creator follow:

"I'm Jake, a Matrix-12 & Xpander owner and synth repair tech. For the past few months I've been building something that has gotten a lot of use in my studio: XpandrLink, a from-scratch C++/JUCE editor for these synths built using XplorerEditor's protocol and design as reference, with standalone, AU, and VST3 builds for both macOS and Windows. I've been really enjoying having this tool for my own purposes and wanted to share it with the community if anyone else might also find it useful.

First, the part that matters most to me. Like many of you, I've used XplorerEditor for years. It's a big reason these synths are still practical to own and play, and this project only exists because of the groundwork it laid. I started down this road after reading a note more than a year ago in the XplorerEditor README: the developer had no time to add new features but welcomed forks and PRs, and recommended a long-term JUCE port for a more modern cross-platform foundation.

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Physical control surface for MIDISID : demonstration

video upload by MIDI IN

"When I pitched this recently for pre-orders, I talked about the controls but didn't really demonstrate it, so here I'll use it to dial in some interesting sounds and make a tune.

Control Surface product page:
https://lectronz.com/products/midisid..."

Follow-up to this post.

Some pics and additional details via the Control Surface product page.

"I've long wanted to have the controls for the 3 voices of the SID laid out like this, MiniMoog style. MIDISID can do many things, but you're working with a screen and four buttons/knobs. As people have told me, "no-one likes menu diving".

I'm calling this the physical control surface. It gives accessible physical controls for most if not all of the things that you can do using MIDISID.

Note:

This doens't contain the SIDs or drive them directly. It doesn't include the MIDISID It is a separate control panel.

There's nothing here that you can't do on the MIDISID already but it makes it so much easier to design sounds when you have knobs and swithes in easy reach.

There's nothing here that you can't do already with a configurable MIDI controller of your choice. MIDISID has long had a list of CC numbers.

Communication is one-way. So this won't necessarily reflect changes that you make on the MIDISID itself

With all of that said, it gives you easy access to the filter, waveforms, envelope, pulse width modulation and advanced features like ring modulation, waveform sync, portamento, arpeggiation. Designing sounds has never been easier."

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Would you like to see the OP-XY GO HARD? Well would you? Watch this. - Hard Dance Live Jam

video upload by Dan Chippendale

"Just a big old tune after a days work, nothing else to see.

Enjoy you crazy horses!"

You can find additional videos in a playlist here.

PlantsSystem-KOSMOS3EFX #kosmos3efx #plantssystem #pd #joystick #reverb

video upload by plantssystem

"‪@plantssystem-ufo‬
KOSMOS3EFX – GamePadで残響を演奏するエフェクト実験
この動画では、PureData の hidio を使用し、USBゲームパッドの入力をリアルタイムに取得して、リバーブとディレイの“残響成分”を直接コントロールする仕組みを紹介しています。
スティックやボタン操作によって、リバーブの広がり、プリディレイ、ディレイのフィードバック、モジュレーション量などを“演奏するように”変化させることができます。
展示やライブで、「触ると空間が変わる」「音が揺れる」「距離感が動く」といった体験を直感的に作り出すためのプロトタイプです。
PureData とゲームパッドだけで、空間系エフェクトを“楽器化”する試みをぜひご覧ください。"

Googlish:

"@plantssystem-ufo
KOSMOS3EFX – An experiment in performing reverb effects using a gamepad
This video demonstrates a system that uses Pure Data's 'hidio' to capture real-time input from a USB gamepad, allowing for direct control over the "reverberant components" of reverb and delay effects.
By manipulating the sticks and buttons, you can alter parameters—such as reverb spread, pre-delay, delay feedback, and modulation depth—in a truly "performative" manner.
This prototype is designed for exhibitions and live performances, enabling users to intuitively create experiences where touching the controller transforms the spatial atmosphere, makes the sound waver, or shifts the sense of distance.
Please take a look at this experiment in turning spatial effects into a musical instrument using nothing but Pure Data and a gamepad."

Korg Opsix: Beyond FM with Wave Shaping

video upload by Ian Dixon

"In this Korg Opsix tutorial, I dive deep into the Wave Shaper effect—a feature inspired by the classic Korg 01/W. Discover how to move beyond standard FM synthesis to create complex, harmonically rich textures, including PPG-style vocal pads and D-50-inspired bell tones.

I explore how to use parallel routing and internal filters to tame these aggressive waveforms, turning digital noise into playable, lush patches. Whether you're looking for gritty bass or shimmering pads, the wave-folding capabilities of the Opsix open up a whole new world of sound design."

Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction: Creating PPG-style vocal sounds
00:57 – Setting up a Stacked Algorithm for parallel routing
01:20 – What is Wave Shaping? (Origins from the Korg 01/W)
02:05 – Analyzing different Wave Shaper types and harmonics
03:45 – Designing D-50 style bell pads with high harmonics
05:30 – Using Operator Filters to shape complex waves
07:30 – Starting with Sawtooth waves for digital overtones
09:55 – Creating a vocal wavetable sound with Band Pass filters
10:45 – Detuning operators for a thicker, layered sound
12:00 – Adding high-pitched bell overtones with additional operators
14:35 – Final thoughts and experimentation tips

Previously:

Can the Korg Opsix Recreate the Roland D-50?

video upload by Ian Dixon

"Can the Korg Opsix recreate the sound of the legendary Roland D-50 without using samples? In this video I build a D-50-inspired patch from scratch, using nothing but FM synthesis, wave shaping, layering and effects to see just how close the Opsix can get to Roland's classic LA synthesis sound.

Along the way I break down the patch step by step, recreating the D-50's signature combination of organ, bell tones and bright "spectrum" textures. Rather than copying a preset, this is a practical sound design walkthrough that explains why these layers work and how you can apply the same techniques to your own patches."

⏱️ Timestamps

0:00 – Intro — Can the Opsix recreate a Roland D-50?
0:18 – What makes the D-50 sound? LA synthesis explained
0:33 – Breaking down the layers: organ, bells and spectrum fizz
0:50 – Choosing the algorithm: why Algorithm 24 gives flexibility
1:33 – Building the organ layer with additive waves
2:26 – Detuning for classic D-50-style width
3:12 – Shaping the organ envelope
4:35 – Creating the bell layer with FM ring modulation
5:18 – Bell envelope programming
6:07 – Listening to the original Roland D-50 bell
6:59 – Building the spectrum-style layer
7:42 – Wave shaping and filtering
8:51 – High-pass filtering to recreate the D-50 texture
9:33 – Balancing the layers
10:12 – Master filtering
11:10 – Experimenting with a noise-based layer
12:37 – Refining the bell envelopes
13:07 – Adding chorus, delay and reverb 14:00 – Soloing each layer
15:01 – Final thoughts — Did we get close?

Why Everyone Wanted an E-mu Emulator (The Story Behind the Icon)

video upload by Ian Dixon

"The E-mu Emulator is one of the most influential musical instruments ever made. From Pet Shop Boys and Depeche Mode to Genesis, Rush and countless film composers, the Emulator helped define the sound of the 1980s. In this episode of TDL Synthchat, I'm joined by Peter James Steven from the Pro Synth Network to explore the complete history of the Emulator family, from the original Emulator I through the legendary Emulator II, Emulator III, Emax, Proteus and beyond.

Peter owns several original Emulators and even helped develop the Emulator 5 "Vampire Rack", giving him a unique insight into the evolution of E-mu's groundbreaking samplers. We discuss the iconic string sounds, why the Emulator still has such a devoted following, how it compares with the Fairlight, and why many musicians still believe nothing quite captures the original hardware.

If you're interested in vintage synthesizers, classic samplers, 80s music production or electronic music history, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

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Roland JX3p with DT200 Quick Demo SN 341915

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video upload by Seventy Three Records Music Store

via this eBay listing

"Up for grabs is our Roland JX3p with DT200 controller. It all works fantastic, sounds amazing and looks good as well.. see pics for minor body wear etc.. nothing major, in fact this is one of the better JX3ps I have come across over the years. This synth sounds every bit as awesome as a Juno60 and although it does not have as many features as a Jupiter 6 I still feel that its every bit as awesome and every bit as elegant as the Jupiter 6. Also included is the new DT200 and proper connecting cable.

THIS JX3p has had the battery replaced! This synth was tech'd and given a good check up. This synth is good to go for years to come!"

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VIVALDI - Autumn Part 1 on SIX (5) ARP Odysseys

video upload by Richard Payne

"Been having a pop at Autumn Part 1 these last few days and this take I recorded (take 111!) has come out slightly 'dystopian' sounding and synthy. Have pushed the filters a bit more. There’s a bit of overdrive in places and some wobbly 'pitchy' stuff happening. But lots going on and lots of things to remember to do. Or not to do. This take here was only the 4th time I’d made it to the end, and the first and only without completely ballsing it up.

Odyssey #3 was briefly back in the fold last week and was ably handling the sub bass part all on it’s own, but it started going wrong again and has been taken back to the repair shop. So to cover that part here, I’m bringing in and out oscillator 2 on Odyssey #6, which is set to a square wave an octave down. I’d say a good 80 of those earlier takes that I mucked up were ruined by me forgetting to do this, or doing it badly, or at completely the wrong time. There’s a 'high jeopardy' patch change happening on Odyssey #1 too which I liked to get wrong, transitioning from a short filtery harmony part at the beginning to a long square wave lead line for the slow bit towards the end.

As before, I got the Midi parts online and processed them in Ableton Live. I combined and reduced them down from the 24 orchestral parts to the 5 here. Fixed up a few dodgy notes. Probably added a few of my own. Then I tempo matched to an orchestral performance of the piece, which is probably the fiddliest and most time consuming bit. There were a few more evenings messing with note lengths and refining the tempos further. So, I’ve been using Korg’s Odyssey plugins up to this point in the process, slouching on the sofa on my laptop, but the next step is to move into my little music room and to practice on the actual ones. Spent a couple more evenings working things out there and then a couple of days trying to film a good run through.

It’s certainly tricky trying to adjust each part as dynamically as I’d like when they’re all coming at me in one big terrifying lump. I’m not mixing or even EQ’ing afterwards so I’m battling to keep a good audible balance between the synths as I go. If I get too involved or too “two-handy” on a synth for too long, I’m neglecting the other four and I’ve missed 5 other things I wanted to do. So I’m relying quite a lot on the Decay slider in the envelope section, as it seems to offer a one-stop dynamic shop that I can adjust on two synths at the same time. I’ve modded all of the Odysseys to have a free-running LFOs also, so I can introduce a slow LFO to the filters to keep them shifting about on their own whilst I adjust something else elsewhere.

I have started re-recording these pieces 'properly', one Odyssey at a time, with view to putting them up somewhere for streaming or perhaps even pressing them onto vinyl. Would sound good on record I reckon. You reckon? And I have a whole shelf full of peculiar synthesizer albums from the 60’s and 70’s that it would be an honour to mingle with.

But hey, thank you so much, everyone who showed up and watched the last video. For all the views and subscriptions and above all, the kind and encouraging comments. That was nuts. I didn’t know you lot were coming! Absoutely amazing and thank you sincerely again.

Oh, to wrap up, here the Odysseys are going balanced out into a Behringer ADA-8200 Interface, which is optically connected into the Adat In of my UAD Apollo. They get their 5 channels of Midi note on, note off information down USB from Ableton Live which is in turn recording the audio coming back. I added some Hall Reverb from Arturia’s LX-24 but nothing has been EQ’d. It’s all how it comes out of the lovely boxes. I did however have a Limiter on the main channel, to put a bit of a lid on some of the more feisty bits.

Toodles!"

Roland Juno 60 Legendary PolySynth WITH Kenton Pro DCB to MIDI Converter 1982

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video upload by Seventy Three Records Music Store

via this eBay listing

"Up for sale is a classic Roland Juno 60 Analog Poly Synthesizer. So many hit songs of the 80's and 90's had the Juno 60 legendary tone. Once you play one, you can recall countless sweet pads, strings, brass, basses, and leads. The 60 was simply essential in music production, and still is. There is nothing that comes close to it. Even the Juno 106 can't do exactly what a Juno 60 does. The tone is simply king.

This Juno 60 is in great working order. ALL sliders, buttons, knobs, jacks and keys work as they should. It was fully gone through by my analog synth tech. I also had him install a new battery as well as an easy battery replacement holder.. no more solder batteries : ) He also loaded some wicked cool custom patches. Cosmetics are very very good. There are typical lite scuffs and scratches around and about, but nothing major and these are to be expected for a 30 year old synth. But it really looks fantastic! See all pics for cosmetic details. Comes with the uber necessary Kenton Pro DCB dbc to MIDI converter."

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X1L3 - ALLEYKAT - HOMEWARD BOUND - 8580 SID - revision 3 test demo

video upload by X1L3

"Testing the new revision 3 build.

To hop back to 1982 and quote Robotron 2084:
'initial tests indicate all systems ok'....

Nothing fancy. Just pitch and pulse width modulation on two voices. It sounds nice for so little. Makes me think of a melancholy Commodore 64 Radiohead. I like how with no pulse width modulation it sounds basic and cute, then when you hit it with pulse width sweeps it's suddenly the trademark gnarly sound of the C64 📺🕹️❤️💚💙

With the board fixes and minor code tweaks at revision 3, it appears that everything works as it should. The module is complete 😊

Have verified it to work flawlessly with 6581 and 8580 SIDs. It also works perfectly with the Swinsid and Open source SID. I'd imagine an Armsid will work too.

Purrrrrrrrrrfect 🐈🐾🐾🐾

Will keep this one for later. There's a nice demo tune to be had there when all the control in my rig is free again to build it 🎵🎵🎵"

Additional ALLEYKAT posts

Sequential Circuits Pro-One - Analog Synthesizer - Pro-Serviced w/Restoration

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via this eBay listing

Additional Analog U.S. Listings

"This one is in excellent cosmetic condition and working 100%. It is ready to be played and needs nothing! This unit has the earlier, "j-wire" keyboard so it is serviceable if needed in the future. Please mail with any questions. Shipping to most countries! The shipping price listed is just an estimate. If it is less, you will be refunded. NOT SOLD AS-IS!

***This is marked as a USA sale, but I will ship to most countries.***

Cosmetically- Nothing is ever mint in my opinion and this one is no exception. There are some imperfections here and there, but overall I think it looks excellent. All knobs have been replaced, it has new wood sides (walnut), and a new "Sequential Circuits" sticker.

Internally- Apart from any repairs, it's been completely disassembled and cleaned, all potentiometers and switches have been cleaned, it has two new octave switches, all electrolytic & tantalum capacitors replaced (including the power supply), the keyboard rebuilt with new bushings, the j-wires & buss-bar have been hand polished, and it has been fully calibrated. *This may be updated!"

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Erica Synths Introduces x 112db RAZORNATOR Stereo Effects Unit

video upload by Erica Synths

"Razornator is a unique stereo effects unit developed in collaboration with 112dB, featuring five chromatically tuned resonating delay lines that emulate the resonance of physical objects, spaces, and instruments.

Timeline:
00:02 - Take 1 / Bassline DB-01 through the Razornator with root note transposed via MIDI
00:50 - Take 2 / Error Instruments Ritual processed with Razornator
01:55 - Take 3 / TR-707 through the Razornator with root note transposed via MIDI
03:09 - Take 4 / Lapsteel processed with the Razornator
04:16 - Take 5 / Monotribe through the Razornator with MIDI set to Chord mode
05:27 - Take 6 / Pocket Operator processes with the Razornator with extreme envelope follower settings
06:24 - Take 7 / Sound FX toy making beautiful sounds with Razornator
07:38 - Take 8 / Jam with Razornator ar TR-909"

Erica Synths Razornator: Review and Demo

video upload by Starsky Carr

"Erica Synths Razornator is the 4th 112dB collaboration FX unit and it's a resonator like no other. In this hands-on walkthrough I build an entire track (strings, dubby stabs and thunderous bass) from nothing but short pulses of noise fed into its Karplus-Strong like resonators. If you want to know what the Razornator actually sounds like before you buy, this deep-dive demo is for you.

The Razornator packs 10 resonators (five stereo pairs), a resonant low-pass filter, +24dB of input gain, a built-in compressor and an envelope follower — all fully MIDI controllable. Originally a 1983 Karplus & Strong algorithm for plucked-string and percussive tones, Erica Synths and 112dB have turned it into a wildly flexible tone-generation and sound-mangling machine. I run through the signal path, the root/offset tuning, the gorgeous presets by Eraldo Bernocchi, and push it hard with synths, hi-hats and kicks. Resonator, but not as we know it."

⏱ CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro — all synths made with the Razornator
1:14 How it works: Karplus-Strong resonators explained
2:36 Playing the resonator via MIDI
5:01 Recreating the intro tones — dubby stab & octave bass
9:10 Eraldo Bernocchi presets — the range of sounds
12:35 Percussion: enhancing hi-hats
16:45 Putting kicks through the resonator
19:39 Synth tones, shimmer & spring-reverb textures
23:00 Final Thoughts



"A unique stereo FX unit with an algorithm developed by Dutch company 112dB, the Razornator features 5 chromatically tuned resonating delay lines that can emulate the resonance of physical objects - bodies of instruments, rooms, structures. Chromatic tuning of the resonating delay lines makes the effect particularly musical, because it allows for aligning them in chord-like intervals, while the built-in envelope follower adds dynamics to the processed signal. Featuring 12 parameters for detailed sound design, save/recall functions for all parameters, MIDI control over all parameters and a sleek aluminium case to match our lineup of compact desktop units, the Razornator will let your setup take flight in any live show, studio or sonic experiment.

The Razornator combines several well considered and tuned “modules” for stereo audio processing with the aim of altering the harmonic content of the incoming signal. The signal path starts with an audio GAIN STAGE that boosts signals up to +24dB (it can effectively act as an analogue overdrive), then the signal is fed through the lowpass FILTER with a RESONANCE control and after filter treatment it passes through five chromatically tuned DELAY-BASED RESONATORS that can be manually tuned or controlled by the ENVELOPE FOLLOWER. After the resonators, the signal is summed and limited by the COMPRESSOR, then mixed with the dry signal and passed through the EQUALIZER and finally is sent to BALANCED OUTPUT stage.
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
Product Features
5 chromatically tuned resonating delay lines
Chromatic tuning
Built-in envelope follower
Save/recall functions for all 12 parameters
Preset morphing
Resonators tunings playable via MIDI
Configurable footswitch input
True stereo signal path
Premium aluminum enclosure"