The Magic of the Envelopes of the ‪@StudioElectronics‬ SE-3X

video upload by Solidtrax

"@Unison_Detune asked if I could make a video demonstrating some pluck sounds using the different envelopes of the Studio Electronics SE-3X.

Well, here it is. Perhaps other followers or new viewers of this channel will find it interesting too.

More about the studio electronics SE-3X can be found here:
https://www.studioelectronics.com/

And my reviews of both the SE-02 and SE-3X can be found here:
https://solidtrax.nl/studio-electroni...
and here:
https://solidtrax.nl/studio-electroni...

Everything is recorded in and with:
‪@bitwig‬ Studio - I used their excellent arpeggiator and the smooth hardware integration. More information can be found here: https://bitwig.com
‪@Sinevibes‬
I used the excellent plugins Vague, Hollow, and Integer. More information can be found here: https://sinevib.es"

Marshall Time Modulator 5002

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via this Reverb listing

"Flange like no other

Marshall time modulator 5002~A
rare, very rare at this price especially

List of some uses

1. NEGATIVE (COSIN) FLANGE, 95 DB+ CANCEL, 105 DB+ TDR

1. POSITIVE (SIN) FLANGE, AS WITH TWO TAPE DECKS, ALSO 105 DB

1. ECHO, WILL RECIRCULATE FOR MORE THAN 15 SECONDS

1. DRUM TUNING, PANEL OR KEYBOARD CONTROLLED

1. AUTOMATIC DOUBLE TRACKING, WITH PITCH AND TIME ERROR VOLTAGE CONTROLLED

1. AUTOMATIC TRIPLE TRACKING, WITH SEPARATE DETUNE ON EACH TRACK

1. CLEAN, TRUE VIBRATO, WITH OR WITHOUT ADDED DELAY, OR A COMBINATION.

1. CHORUS, DELAY CHORUS, SPINNING-SPEAKERS, AND THE LIKE

1. DRUM SLAP, ORIGINAL PLUS TWO WITHOUT RESORTING TO ECHO

1. HIGH Q FILTERING (Q OF OVER 200 POSSIBLE) STATIC OR DYNAMIC

1. PITCH QUANTIZING, ANY SIGNAL. RE-ASSIGNS PITCH BY RESONANCE

1. ARPEGGIO, TRANSPOSES INPUT SIGNALS ALTERNATELY UP AND DOWN BY MUSICAL INTERVALS

1. CARDBOARD TUBE ECHO, VOLTAGE CONTROLLED TUBE LENGTH

1. LOUDNESS ENHANCEMENT, PULLS VOCALS OUT FRONT AT CONSTANT AMPLITUDE

1. HARD REVERBERATION, MULTIPLE TAP-SUMMING FOR SOFTER REVERB

1. DOPPLER PANNING .. AND ON AND ON …​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Slight compression affect similar to tape, the MTM utilizes A dbx 303 "compander" card,
And many many other great delays. You can’t get this with any kind of software emulator you can sculpt sounds, notching, phasing , chorusing it just goes on and on. It’s incredible , and the flanging is extreme or subtle if you like. It’s quiet as a mouse. It is unlike anything out there.

Martin Hannett, Stevie Wonder, Star Wars, Joy Division, and You!
It was fully serviced by David Kulka at studioelectronics in 2022"

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5 things to like about the Roland SE-02

video upload by Solidtrax

"Some ‪@rolandglobal‬ ‪@StudioElectronics‬ #se02 #sounds and #tips and some things I like about this small but fat sounding synthesizer from Roland and Studio Electronics - Shot with #nikon - Recorded in ‪@bitwig‬ Studio - ‪@ArturiaOfficial‬ #keystep37 #whendoyouguyscreateananalogpolyforthemassesqm

My review + a couple of more sound examples: https://solidtrax.nl/studio-electroni...

Do you fancy some new sounds for your SE-02 - consider supporting and purchasing them here: https://solidtrax.nl/product/analog-m... - intro offer available until the end of February 2025."

New Studio Electronics CODE Luxe Model Spotted at Buchla & Friends Event

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This one is in via Soviet Space Child, who mentioned "It's a CODE synth with the addition of feedback and wave folder circuits."

Note it's currently not mentioned on the Studio Electronics site.

Analog Magic - 128 Magical Adventures for your Studio Electronics - Roland SE-02

video upload by Solidtrax

"»[ https://www.solidtrax.nl/shop/analog-... ]«
128 new and magical #presets for the ‪@rolandglobal‬ ‪@StudioElectronics‬ #se02 - These #sounds are suitable for ambient, cinematic, synthwave and various sorts of electronic dance music genres.

This comprehensive synthesizer is a true analog synthesizer at a very affordable price which looks tiny, but has a big fat sound and offering far more than meets the eye!

All sounds are recorded dry, towards the end of each demo you'll notice the addition of some applied effects. What you're hearing is the raw output from this SE-02; no EQ or dynamic tools have been applied. Drums are also from the SE02!

Effects applied are:
‪@bitwig‬ Delay+, Flanger+, Phaser+ - amazing effects with loads of options.
‪@talsoftware‬ Chorus LX - another classic!
‪@RelabDevelopment‬ Sonsig Rev-A - true gem!

Consider purchasing the sounds here: https://www.solidtrax.nl/shop/analog-..."

Studio Electronics SE-3X // Dynacord DRP 15

video upload by Solidtrax

"A small demo of the ‪@StudioElectronics‬ SE3X limited 'feedback' edition white, showcasing several patches from the ‪@DynacordOfficial‬ DRP-15 (1990). Will they be back in the effect racks business some day?"

Analog Fusion - 99 crispy sounds for Studio Electronics SE 3X

video upload by Solidtrax

Presets: https://solidtrax.nl/product/analog-fusion/

Review: https://solidtrax.nl/studio-electronics-se-3x-review/

"99 crispy creations for the ‪@StudioElectronics‬ #SE3X. These #presets are crafted with much love and these #sounds will enrich your future tracks. Suitable for ambient, cinematic, synthwave and various sorts of electronic dance music genres. This comprehensive synthesizer is a true analog synthesizer with outstanding qualities.

All sounds are recorded dry, towards the end of each demo you'll notice the addition of some applied effects. What you're hearing is the raw output from this SE-3X; no EQ or dynamic tools have been applied.

Effects applied are:
‪@bitwig‬ Chorus+ & Delay+ - amazing chorus and delay with loads of options!
‪@talsoftware‬ Chorus LX - another classic.
‪@AconDigital‬ Verberate 2 - great reverb that may use some more attention if you ask us!
‪@RelabDevelopment‬ Sonsig Rev-A - true gem!"

And:

5 things we like about the Studio Electronics SE-3X monophonic/paraphonic synthesizer

video upload by Solidtrax

https://solidtrax.nl/studio-electronics-se-3x-review/

Studio Electronics SE-1 | Borrowing a friend's SE-1 while I contemplate getting a Model D

video upload by MIDERA

"I probably was wrong thinking the SE-1 was anything like a Minimoog (Model D). Come to think of it, I haven't really figured out why it's called the Minimoog and Model D. Or maybe it's Minimoog Model D? Well. I don't know why I want one in the first place. I guess it just looks cool. I've been wondering why I want it, given that I already have the Matriarch and have enjoyed how it sounds. Anyway, after talking with a friend, they offered to let me test out their SE-1. The first thing that stuck out to me is how wildly steppy the cutoff knob is. In some ways, it can actually be interesting what sounds you get out of it, but it's pretty prominent. Another thing that baffles me is that there doesn't appear to be a true 'menu'. You seem to access menu items by pressing a button or twisting a knob. I end up lost at times thinking "There should just be a simple global button to access all the parameters" but there isn't.

Beyond that - it does sound quite lovely. I can tell it's very punchy and 'thick'. It's interesting in that you can activate saw, triangle, and square waves at the same time. Something I don't think the Minimoog can do. It sounds like the pulse width can affect even saw waves, which was surprising. Maybe I was just hearing things, but it sounds like it does. It has something of a mod matrix, but kind of not really how I'd describe it, just that you can take LFOs and ENVs and assign them to various things. The filter itself does sound great - and you're able to use a 24db LP filter or a 12db LP or BP filter. I found myself enjoying the 24db filter more.

After I finished this demo, I sat down with my Matriarch and thought "Wow, this is such a great synth." I'm not sure I'd feel the same way about the Minimoog, as it lacks a lot of things I like including an arpeggiator/sequencer (which the Matriarch has). I found both the SE-1 and Matriarch kind of have similar flavors apart from their obvious differences.

The Minimoog would probably get me 1-5% more 'minimoog' sound that would without a doubt get lost in all the FX I have. But still, it's hard not to want one. I bet it will end the same way the Prophet 10 ended - I was deeply unsatisfied with it for years, and then started to really open it up for some interesting sounds. The Minimoog seems a bit more... simple.

The plan has been to sell a bunch of stuff towards a Minimoog though:
System 8
EMU XL7
Chroma Polaris
Something else I don't quite have on the chopping block yet.

That's the plan. Not sure how it will end.

On that note - here's me playing the SE1 using the DSI Prophet 08 as a controller. It went into the Strymon Volante to my mixer, with Eventide Blackhole VST for reverb. Not my best work, but it was fun to noodle on it.

#Studioelectronics #Minimoog #moog"

New MIDIMini Demos by Studio Electronics

Chords, Rings, and Feedback Wars video by StudioElectronics

"It’s all about the gain staging in this discrete beast: processing and managing the relative levels in each step of the V’s audio signal flow to allow for the introduction of desired noise and distortion. Clean is easy.

Feedback (loop), FBK (feedback) Gain, Amp Drive, individual Oscillator levels, and the main Volume all interact and alter one cherished fact after another; the 24dB ladder to heaven is also… everything, except for the burnished bookends, the dualistic dynamism of synthesizer tone: Ringmod and Crossmod. Fans of our ATC know this verity well–enjoy in somewhat better fidelity on our SoundCloud page.

Spoiler Alert! it really starts to get layered and multi dimensional and very satisfying, at around 7:27​. Now go back and listen to the whole thing from the beginning.

Treatment:
Just a touch of compression from our vintage dbx 163X during tracking, into the my marvelous DP10 (will never switch), and a spot of verb in the last few seconds—the balance is pristine and massive Midimini V30."

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CODE Filtered Theriots

video by StudioElectronics

"Loaded CODEOmega Filter Run Down & Out:

Timed LFO's provide sentient echo; Mini, SEM, Juno/Jupiter, CS-80 the coloration. Starts out raw and uncut, switching peacefully enough through the filer cards; then come cuts, treatment and Carlo St. Regis the Co-Producer (and dialog provider). 2021 2nd gen. SE input—much needed and appreciated at this point. #teamstregis​

Pleasantly different Stereo file on our SoundCloud."

Studio Electronics CODE Omega Juno / Jupiter Modes & Mood

video by StudioElectronics

"Exuberant CODEOmega Juno/Jupiter Filer Mode Workout (maybe that should have been in all caps) for the love of juicy chords/SE filters and our optional yet essential 6dB switch mod & mood. Track isos potentially available upon possibly heartfelt requests."

Studio Electronics Family Herrre

video by StudioElectronics

"Once upon a drum machine, The Brothers St. Regis had to part with their beloved, stock TR-808; before it left the building, Greg St. Regis programmed this beat: "HE is The Rhythm Man, tapping at he backseat..." Several summers passed and it again found favor in their sight, after hundreds of cuts & creases and "Boomstar Brotherhood" #SE80​ percussion pieces. Soon Rhodes chords followed the Rhythm-Man's-flow. It is commonly believed bass was next (30+ tracks): driving, testifying, border-defying Midimini V30, in the lead role, with wildly versatile and colorful programmable support from the SE-02. 10 or so passes of Omega 8—essentially MIDI Channel 1/1980’s style—broadened and brightened the Gospel of Chordal Excellence. The Oracle at Ableton/Atlanta spoke a Wayne Shorter spirit into the leads, so the SE-02 and Midimini began stacking up the solo flights, fighting and reuniting like play-cousin nights. Voices from the “Family Herrre” Chorus preached and ascended majestically—though soothingly prosaic at times—inspiring, shaping, begging, cajoling, demanding, elevating and refining the piece to unforeseen coherence and towering heights… feigning silence for moments, only to reanimate through & beyond fragmentation challenges with that magical dialect and love from #thelou​

"Consider all that."

FINIS

Captain’s Log Supplemental 1182021:

Most if not all of the polyphonic detail work (apart from the Waves Morphoder vocoding), not tracing or amplifying the piano track MIDI, rather often clustering around spoken and sung WORD, like a gritty reverent glitter (WORD, arguably entirely too sacrosanct to digitally preserve… to orchestrate, yet now its dope message moves forward and out), was tracked note by Motu's brilliant “Split Notes” feature in #DP10​ - Midimini V30 and SE-02 battling again for the muse’s attention/affection.

Original Midimini on the 1st and last conspicuous bass slides

Additional Cameos: Modstar Sensei, #Tonestar8106​

Writers: Marc St. Regis, Greg St. Regis
Produced by MSR
Executive Producer Adrian Drummond

Special thx to Drummomd, Sean Charles, @huston.singletary"

MIDIMINI V30 Oscillator Demo

Published on Mar 21, 2020 StudioElectronics

"This demo is an attempt to capture the raw power and fatness of the Studio Electronics Midimini V30- High quality monitors or headphones are recommended. We do recommend hearing it 'in person' if at all possible. However if you can not, and are curious to know what the raw oscillators sound like- This video is for you Starting with a single oscillator, various filter and resonance settings, and envelope settings. As the video progresses the sounds get a little more complex and wild."

Midimini V30: Monosynth Polysynth #2

Published on Mar 21, 2020 StudioElectronics

"A Bass Odyssey was planned (and promised) yet a more salient inspiration was followed. And it was/is good. Built on the same shell of our mid-80s ST. REGIS tune, “You Lover Lost,” this vid features a near punishingly poppin’ bass response to the initial backstage band effect, and then drifts purposefully into organy, multi-tracked lead slides; a dreamy Fm gathering of heavenly, ethereal eternals focus and fire a Quadnic-like pulse, after that haunting “Sound in my Head” patch made the way straight for its duality. Earthy Taurus-like pedal vibrations praise and present reprise tonalities, and wise culminating paraphonic conversations. Revelations ensue.

OK, THAT was fun. In short, the MIDIMINI V30 makes sounds you like—well beyond the typical; the patchpoints, gain-staging, ringmod, triangle wave #1 wrapped around the filter, crossmod, and Boomstar LFO see to that. 🎧 or better per favore.
SoundCloud audio available.

MSR 2.26.20"

Found Nick: Quadnic, Tonestar, Toolbar

Published on Mar 21, 2020 StudioElectronics

"Quadnic patched through the Tonestar8106 sharing the ever elusive Toolbar. Stumbled upon the right cord to drone and process, and Kyle Kilpatrick and I @vco_usa managed the same for the baseline/lead line on the Tone*, sequenced beautifully by the polyendseq.


Somehow the emotional content of this piece foreshadowed where we now find ourselves in this realm, at this moment.


Peace to all. MSR 3.20.20"

Midimini V30: Monosynth/Polysynth

Published on Feb 23, 2020 StudioElectronics

"Greg St. Regis suggested I abandon my long form addiction, and parse out more digestible bits, and so I have. An added benefit: I have cherry-picked elements which don’t actually talk to each other in the normal course of business—in Part 4 (see below).
—

Part 1: Paraphonic, DAW multitracked chords, and single zone sample stretches—why do they sound so good in DP10’s Nanosampler?—are the focus here… well there is a slush/smush of everything actually (Including analog percussion & FX), although in Part 2 the emphasis will be on the bass and the wicked lines we make.

OK, we’ve covered Part 2.

Part 3: Iso leads and their deliciousness.

Part 4, you ask? My long form habit—the complete piece—which is decidedly more concise than usual.

Sometimes it’s hard to wrap my mind around how outstanding this V30 sounds. The gain staging: Oscillator levels, AMP DRIVE, FEEDBACK, Feedback Gain (FBK GAIN), and the final OUT stage, make for a vast and yet intimate micro-climate of tone, warmth and dirty, usually reserved for guitar players and their axes, amps, and pedals (lovers too). Slide on over instruments with necks; the Midimini V30 has its eyes on your prize.

And the patch points which can go #OutsToOuts keep it pushing and pulsing well beyond the call of duty.

MSR 2.22.20"

Tone* Toolbar 8106 - Rach Leader

Published on Jul 15, 2019 StudioElectronics

"First off, kudos to Sergei Rachmaninoff for 99.96% of this most lovely of all Adagio melodies (Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18). Perhaps it survived my tempo/time signature/bar line/timbre liberties better than… #nevermind

Maybe I’ll win my 1st Glinka Award and 1,001 roubles.

Taking a break from baseline-driven dems, I started out with raw waves from patched from oscillator MIX to the VCA IN—normally a normalled affair. From there a mix/blend of raw and filtered tones make their way through an electronic forest of additional internal patching—some involving audio rate modulation from the Toolbar—Pulse Width Vibrational Therapy, and DRIVE and FEEDBACK-fortified flora and fauna interaction… more or less RESONANCE’d.

All the pretty pretty waves are visible (A=432 Hz); I’ll have to incorporate Somatic images to fully capture their beauty and transcendence in the near future. 3d, multicolored encoding to be uncovered.

MSR"

Tone* 8106 - You Metal Wonder (metal wonder you)

Published on Jul 1, 2019 StudioElectronics

"Meditations on Audio Rate Modulation, DRIVE & FEEDBACK.

Toolbar adds depth, tone and stereophonics.

Hipass filter, the wah factor."

Tonestar 8106 Batty for Pulse Width

Published on Jun 29, 2019 StudioElectronics

"IG:

Beloved Square Waves and their Pulse Widths meet #OutsToOuts patching, with a touch of Toolbar sweetening. Colors abound, smooth to staggering—especially when tag-teamed oscillator and filter audio rate modulation digs its heels in. Drenching and quenching "resonancy" filter tracking and oscillation break up & wake up, near half way through, after shattering and jagged, bar line moving, vibrated squares dance for their supper. OK, it's late and showing in my prose. Wait... the peaceful ticking at end... it's so nice.

Enjoy,
MSR"

Tonestar 8106 Outs to Outs Vol. 1, Quadnic & Toolbar 2nd Act

Published on Jun 25, 2019 StudioElectronics

Super high resonance at 1:18. Watch your volume levels!

"IG:

Get you some 411 on Outs to Outs—go 'head—you can't hurt Studio Electronics modules. Not an exhaustive O2O exploration here, but juicy and compelling. I seem to be stuck on square waves these days, and this 8106 treats 'em right. Quadnic and Toolbar—yes we still might make it—take over the near center, roughly in an appropriate way. Bonus Tonestar Pulse Width to MOD (ENV)—how did I not feature that substantially?—yank the focus back.

MSR"

8106 eurorack

Studio Electronics Introduces SE-1X Standalone Editor

"A standalone app is now available for the SE-1X persuasion. SE Sound Designer and Coder Emmanuel Santoul has delivered yet again. Like the OmegaCodeEditor/ATCeditor/SE-02, it also floats an expanded virtual synth above your actual and venerated SE-1X.

Plug-in Highlights
1. Complete front panel implementation.
2. Extended panel for full patch review and edit.
3. 4+4+4 banks landscape (4 ROM, 4 RAM, 4 on your hard drive).
4. Alpha-numeric patch naming/renaming.
5. Deep and detailed Patch and Bank exploration modification made easy.
6. Visual Patch edit and compare of all parameters.
7. Bank saving/loading made easy.
8. Tone Wizard functionality for quick and weird patch generation.
9. Crazy useful random patch name generator.

Note: The app does not generate sound; it only address MIDI and SysEx data.

Prerequisites
Mac: OS X 10.7 (Lion) and higher, 64bits app.
PC: Win7 and higher 32bits app. No Plug-in planned at this time.

Licence
$29"

https://www.studioelectronics.com/products/synths/software/se-1x-editor/