Roland JD-Xa, Underrated & Overlooked (Dawless Synth Jam)

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Exploring Roland JD-Xa Digital Sounds, Pads/FX & E-Piano

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TMU Press Allen Strange's Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, and Controls

In case you missed your chance to grab a copy during the 2022 Kickstarter, CONTROL is currently taking pre orders for the book here.

"With a new introduction by Stephen C. Ruppenthal, as well as a few pages of testimonials from people who learned from and were inspired by Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls, from Suzanne Ciani and Todd Barton, to Dave Smith, Dave Rossum, Serge Tcherepnin, Dieter Doepfer and Tony Rolando. The book has a new cover, compliments of Allen and Pat's daughter Erin Strange, who did a wonderful job of creating a new design that carries the spirit of the original 1972 cover into this new edition. The text of book is faithful to the second edition of Allen Strange's Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls, published in 1983 by Wm. C. Brown Company."

See this previous post for a video.

You can find additional posts mentioning Allen Strange here.

Aurelia | Kaitlyn's Easel Patch on the MakeNoise Shared System

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"Nine years ago (time flies) Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith posted one of the most inspiring Buchla patches ever created [links below], puzzling and inspiring the Buchla community from all over the world. Maybe this is the fist video that brings the recipe to Eurorack and the Shared System is a great system to try and cook it. While Kaitlyn's patch is haute cuisine, this is a bit closer to fast food thanks to Rene V2. It's not exactly an Easel keyboard, but a patch like this makes you realize how powerful it really is once you get your head around it. It can turn any CV source into an arpeggio. I am using Brains to sequence good ol' Pressure Points, but since Rene is doing all the heavy lifting, you'll have plenty of time to add some personal expression."

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Buchla Music Easel

Kaitlyn's Elegant Patch by Todd Barton

Allen Strange's Electronic Music Reprint Seeks Funding on Kickstarter

via Kickstarter

"Hello fans of Allen Strange and electronic music:

In June 2018, I was looking to buy a copy of Allen Strange's Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls, at a time when I was getting back into electronics and electronic music after an almost 30-year hiatus. I had vague recollections of a copy in the Electronic Music Studio at York University, where I made my first explorations into sound synthesis. The spine was gone and it was mostly a pile of papers stuffed into a folder. Finding that the only copies available were either poorly scanned PDFs, and used copies for sale online for hundreds of dollars, I was disheartened, to say the least. But I had a thought: what about finding the copyright holder and getting permission to reprint a few copies? It couldn't be that hard, right? I work at a university with lots of resources, so I should be able to figure out how to do it. AND, that way I'd be able to contribute something to the electronic music communities that I'd started to join, such as modwiggler.com, modulargrid.net, and other online forums, and who had been so welcoming, sharing all their collective knowledge and wisdom. These were places where I had heard about Allen Strange's Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls, in the first place.

I started a thread on Modwiggler to gauge interest. The interest was overwhelming, and motivating. After tracking down the original publisher, it took time to find out who currently owns the copyright. With the endless help and advice of librarians Ann Ludbrook and Sally Wilson at my school who specialize in e-publishing and copyright, we got to work. One of them tracked down Allen's partner Pat and helped ensure that the family once again held title to the work, and Pat agreed to let us give this whole Kickstarter a shot, and sent us her copy of Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls to disassemble and scan. Working with library staff and my research assistant Heidi Chan, we worked to get the book digitized, and ready for reproduction. One of the biggest challenges was to replace all the images of modules. That work fell to Heidi, who scoured the internet for people who still owned the original modules and synths used in the book, getting them to take new photographs for us to use. In some cases, the original designers of some of the modules no longer had them, but they helped us track down modules and acquire new images. With Pat's help, we have added a new introduction by Stephen C. Ruppenthal, as well as a few pages of testimonials from people who learned from and were inspired by Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls, from Suzanne Ciani and Todd Barton, to Dave Smith, Dave Rossum, Serge Tcherepnin, Dieter Doepfer and Tony Rolando. The book has a new cover, compliments of Allen and Pat's daughter Erin Strange, who did a wonderful job of creating a new design that carries the spirit of the original 1972 cover into this new edition. The text of book is faithful to the second edition of Allen Strange's Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls, published in 1983 by Wm. C. Brown Company.

Republishing Allen Strange's Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls, has been a four-year project since its inception. The goal, from the beginning, has been to bring this important work back into the hands of fans of the original, students and teachers of the history of electronic music, musicians and electronic music practitioners, and designers of electronic music systems. We have permission to make Allen's work available in print and electronic form from Pat Strange who holds the copyright, and Pat has been actively guiding our efforts through much of the project. At present, Allen Strange's Electronic Music: System, Techniques and Controls, will only be available through this Kickstarter.

In Pat's own words (from the preface): "Since it's first edition in 1972, Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques and Controls has been acknowledged as the definitive text on modular synthesis. In today’s musical community analogue techniques have made a resurgence among many musicians and composers. The idea of a republication has been in the works for many years and the timing of doing it now just made sense. I am very grateful to Jason Nolan, Ann Ludbrook and the team at Toronto Metropolitan University who saw the importance of this endeavor as well as taking on the task of bring this book back to life. I am so appreciative of their attention to preserving the quality of the book and respecting its content. I know that this project would have meant a lot to Allen, specifically in knowing that his techniques and teachings are continuing to influence the future of electronic music."

This is a non-profit project. Costs involved are royalties, production, logistics and shipping costs. Any residual funds will be donated to community music initiatives focusing on electronic music and electronic music learning. At present two organizations have agreed to receive funds, but we will identify more (in Europe next) depending on the amount of residual funds. These organizations are the Canadian Accessible Musical Instrument Network (http://camin.network) and the Willie Mae Rock Camp (https://www.williemaerockcamp.org).

Finally, I would like to thank Walker Farrell for the wonderful Kickstarter video.

Thank you to all supporters for being part of this project.

Jason Nolan"

CZ Touch iOS, Connections & Basic Overview (Casio CZ-3000)

Published on Feb 2, 2020 Todd Smith Music

"CZ Touch brings new life to any classic synthesizer from the Casio CZ line. CZ Touch allows you to apply a modern touch based interface and break away from the old Casio CZ synthesizer menu dive. This video will tell you the basic connections needed to use CZ Touch with your favorite Casio CZ synth and show the basic features that make this app a "must have" for any Casio CZ owner with a iPad."

Casio CZ-3000 w/CZ Touch iOS (80's Synth)

Published on Jan 23, 2020 Todd Smith Music

"Jumping back into the Casio CZ-3000 today we explore a 80's style synthesizer patch.

Released in the mid-1980s but still sounds amazing today. I just got my Casio CZ-3000 back into my setup. I needed 2 long midi wires to get the Casio CZ 3000 connected correctly into my system and I got those wires just yesterday. This video explores the second patch I made on the CZ-3000 using the CZ Touch iOS app.

All audio is multi tracked via Auria Pro iOS and I add Fab Filter Timeless 2 for delay effect. I'll be doing more videos on CZ Touch/CZ-3000 in the future so keep a ear out !"

Casio CZ-3000 : Space Pad w/Fab Filter Timeless 2

Published on Jan 22, 2020 Todd Smith Music

"Released in the mid-1980s but still sounds amazing today. I just got my Casio CZ-3000 back into my setup. I needed 2 long midi wires to get the Casio CZ 3000 connected correctly into my system and I got those wires just yesterday. This video explores the first patch I made on the CZ-3000 using the CZ Touch iOS app.

All audio is multi tracked via Auria Pro iOS and I add Fab Filter Timeless 2 for delay effect. I'll be doing more videos with the CZ-3000 in the future so keep a ear out my friends. Who else has a CZ and loves it?"

Free MicroKorg Sounds, Deep 80's Synth (Patch Settings)

Published on Jan 15, 2020 Todd Smith Music

"This is second video in a weekly series which will include all the patch notes for every single free Microkorg sound I create. This week features a 80's style synthesizer sound. I feel the Microkorg is still one of the most powerful budget synthesizers for the price tag but not everyone can program it well. I hope these videos help some people.

I need to thank EVERYONE for the ENDLESS support that I've received via You Tube views, Bandcamp sales and Patreon support. All these things help support my projects & music.

Till next time,stay creative

Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/toddsmith_blo...
Bandcamp : https://toddsmithmusic.bandcamp.com/

: Patch Settings :

Voice - SYT/SGL/PLY
Pitch - 0/-3/5/2/0
OSC1 - 2/0/123/
OSC2 - SAW/OFF/0/6
Mixer - 127/116/0
Filter - 12.L/43/62/29/44
Filter EQ - 0/112/0/114/ON
Amp - 90/CNT/OFF/-8

Amp EQ - 2/90/100/114/ON
LFO1 - TRI/OFF/OFF/25
LFO2 - SIN/OFF/OFF/68

EQ - 220/5/12.0/7/
Delay - STR/OFF/80/77
MODFX - FL9/35/21

Patch4 - MOD/LF.2/7
Patch3 - LF.1/PAN/19
Patch2 - LF.1/2TN/-1
Patch1 - LF.2/PTC/3"

Free Microkorg Sounds, Emotional Pad (Patch Settings)

Published on Jan 9, 2020 Todd Smith Music

"This is my first video in a weekly series which will include all the patch notes for every single free Microkorg sound I create. I feel the Microkorg is still one of the most powerful budget sythesizers for the price tag but not everyone can program it well. I hope these videos help some people.

I need to thank EVERYONE for the ENDLESS support that I've received via You Tube views, Bandcamp sales and Patreon support. All these things help support my projects & music.

Till next time,stay creative

Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/toddsmith_blo...
Bandcamp : https://toddsmithmusic.bandcamp.com/

: Patch Settings :
Voice - SYT/SGL/PLY
Pitch - 0/0/0/0/0
OSC1 - SAW/0/0
OSC2 - SAW/R-5/0/0
Mixer - 127/79/0
Filter - 12.L/55/22/0/17
Filter EQ - 70/36/127/103/OFF
Amp - 120/L.3/OFF/0
Amp EQ - 70/29/127/103/OFF
LFO1 - TRI/VOC/OFF/34
LFO2 - S-H/VOC/ON/1.16
EQ - 50/7/4.50/4
Delay - STR/OFF/79/110
MODFX - ENS/43/82/

Patch4 - F.EG/PTC/O
Patch3 - LF.2/CUT/0
Patch2 -LF.1/PAN/15
Patch1 -NOD/CUT/-41"

Best Microkorg Sounds : Individual Sysex Files (BankA)

Published on Sep 29, 2019 Todd Smith Music

"Free Sysex Files : https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bfo3bbijb2...

Today I'm sharing the first 16 sounds from my"Best Microkorg Sounds" collection. All sounds are 100% free to download. I'll be sharing Bank B, another 16 sounds within the next few days. I'm working on Bank C right now and plan to fill a entire Microkorg with 100% FREE sounds."

Eventide Ultratap iOS & Waldorf Blofeld

Published on Jul 31, 2019 Todd Smith Music

"Exploring the Eventide Ultratap I just picked up last weekend. This video explores various Waldorf Blofeld preset patches with slightly manipulated default setting on Eventide Ultratap iOS.

Eventide Ultratap iOS makes my second Eventide effect and I'll be picking up the Micropitch very soon.

The Waldorf Blofeld already sounds amazing but adding high end external effects just makes it a blast to explore. I hope you enjoy the sounds."

Microkorg & Eventide Blackhole iOS

Published on Jul 26, 2019 Todd Smith Music

"Microkorg combined with Eventide Blackhole iOS. All sounds are from Korg Microkorg and drenched in Eventide Blackhole.

I'll be picking up the Eventide Ultra Tap this week an will be doing new videos exploring that effect. I still plan to do a few new videos based on the Blackhole so keep a eye out my friends and thank you for the endless support."

Eventide Blackhole iOS & Waldorf Blofeld

Published on Jul 21, 2019 Todd Smith Music

"All sounds are from the Waldorf Blofeld presets drenched in Eventide Blackhole iOS. I'm loving the space this thing can bring to sounds, obviously great for heavy atmosphere based music."

Best Free Microkorg Sounds, Bank A (16 Sounds)

Published on Jun 23, 2019 Todd Smith Music

"Download Link : https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kdmcvj23gt...

My first bank of custom Microkorg sounds 100% free to download in one sysex file. These patches will replace your entire "trance" section of the Microkorg. I plan to release enough banks to fill a entire Microkorg. All sounds will be 100% FREE but I take donation via PayPal, Crypto and have a Patreon/Bandcamp if you want to support my work via those methods.

I hope you enjoy the sounds.

Bandcamp : https://toddsmithmusic.bandcamp.com/
Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/toddsmith_blo..."

Best Microkorg Sounds, Part 2

Published on Jun 21, 2019 Todd Smith Music

"Showing off some of my favorite custom Microkorg Sounds. I'll be contacting people this weekend to test out my first batch of sounds before releasing them to the public, 100% FREE !

Keep a ear out !"

Teenage Engineering OP-1 : Electronic Soundscapes

Published on May 30, 2019 Todd Smith Music

"This little jam is 100% Teenage Engineering OP-1 and it's internal synthesizers. This slow, dark, hip hop style track with some signature atmosphere in the mix. Hope you enjoy the sounds, trying to explore the Teenage Engineering OP-1 so expect more videos in the future."

Waldorf Blofeld : One Month Review

Published on May 20, 2019 Todd Smith Music

"This video jumps into my one month experience with the Waldorf Blofeld. I want to share my entire option on this machine. The good & bad aspects.

I've yet to explore every inch of the very deep synthesizer so you'll see many videos on the Waldorf Blofeld in the future."

Exploring Waldorf Blofeld

Published on Mar 13, 2019 Todd Smith Music

"This video will jump into a few presets and custom sounds from the Waldorf Blofeld. This is my newest synthesizer and I'm loving all various sounds you can pull from this machine."

Korg Gadget 2 : Midi Out, Controlling Hardware ( Korg Taipei )

Published on Mar 10, 2019 Todd Smith Music

"This video shows the power of Taipei and hardware synthesizers. All sounds are 100% hardware besides the drums. Korg Gadget acts like a drum machine and hardware sequencer in this video.

My previous video explains how to hook up hardware to your Korg Gadget/iPAD."

Korg Gadget 2 : Connecting Hardware Synthesizers

Published on Mar 3, 2019 Todd Smith Music