Jamuary #2 (modular synth, drum machine, & keyboard) | Improv 2023

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"It's the second video in my 2023 Jamuary series. Today's video features a trio of synthesizers: Dave Smith Mopho, KORG Volca Beats, & my Eurorack modular system. The plant also gets involved in today's improv session. Stay tuned for more jams each Tuesday in January."

Dave Smith Instruments DSI Mopho Keyboard w/ Original Box & Manual

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"Dave Smith Instruments DSI Mopho Keyboard 32 keys, in excellent near new condition. Original power supply, manual, packing slip, original box and foam. Works perfect, non-smoking home studio use only."

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Organ sound with Dave Smith Mopho x4 | Prophet 08 (no talking)

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Soft lead with Dave Smith Mopho x4 | Prophet 08 (no talking)

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Halloween Soundscape 2022

video upload by Poorness Studios

"I figured it was time for a moody soundscape. Here's a quick composition made with a Duo-Sonic guitar, my Dave Smith Mopho, and the modular synth. Halloween is right around the corner. I hope this helps to get everyone in a festive mood. Happy Halloween!

See more vids featuring Modular Synth & Guitar here:"

An Odd Trio (CBG, Shruit Box, & Synthesizer)

video upload by Poorness Studios

"Just for the heck of it, I decided to see what cigar box guitar (CBG), shruti box, and a DSI Mopho analog synthesizer sound like together. It may be an odd trio but it turns out the combination works pretty well together. Who knew?

Intro - 0:00
Song - 1:06"

Custom Black DSI Dave Smith Instruments Mopho Keyboard

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"DSI Dave Smith Instruments Mopho Keyboard - One Off Overlay Wrap.

Good working order.

Overlay can be removed if not to your taste, but I think it looks so much better with it."

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In search of the coolest synths

video uploads by Vincent Presley

1. EP1 In search of the coolest synths. Featuring: Ensoniq SQ80, Moog One, Roland SH7, Yamaha SK50D 2. EP2 In search of the coolest synths. Featuring: Ensoniq SD1, Yamaha SY77, Yamaha CS15, Octave Cat 3. EP3 In search of the coolest synths. Featuring: Korg DS8, Seq Pro 3, Elektronika EM25, Oxford OSCar 4. EP4 In search of the coolest synths. Featuring: DSI Mopho, Moog Rogue, Prophet X, Korg Minilogue XD 5. EP5 In search of the coolest synths. ARP Odyssey & Avatar, Roland RS202, Seq Pro One, ASM Hydrasynth 6. EP6 In search of the coolest synths. Featuring: 1972 Moog Sonic VI, 2020 Arturia Polybrute 7. "I believe I am up to 54 synths purchased and 34 sold in the last year. I keep saying I'm done but......

- All sound demo segments are played with absolutely no plans for the patches I am going to use or what I am going to play. I'm just winging it. Obviously.

- All audio is recorded dry, straight from the synths. Any effects you hear are internal effects built into that synth.

- All synths and everything else were purchased at regular prices. I have never been given a demo model or even loaned something by any company. I bought all this stuff.

- No, I'm not rich. The buying spree started with selling some synths I already had. Then when I wanted more stuff, I sold off more collectibles I already owned. The synths I decided not to keep then funded more synth purchases. I run a record label by myself and also work a full-time normal job. I worked my ass off for all this stuff.

- Yes, I know I have the Imovie skills of the average 8-year-old. I've never even owned a smart phone.

- This project has been really fun and taught me that the most sought after "classics" are not automatically for everyone. It also taught me that youtube synth demos and comparisons are not the final word. Nothing beats sitting down with an instrument and playing it.

Check out https://secretrecords.bandcamp.com for releases by The Residents, Chrome, Norman Westberg (Swans), etc plus my own Zebras, Logan 5, and VP solo ambient music projects.

Check out https://tribulationrecordingcompany.com/ for Those Poor Bastards releases and news."

Serene Improv w/an Unusual Group of Instruments [Jamuary #4]

video upload by Poorness Studios

"For the fourth Friday in January (Jamuary), I decided to try an improv piece with 5 instruments that I wouldn't normally put together. I used my VibeDrum (steel tongue drum), my Fender P Bass, my Shruti Box, Alchemy soft synth (controlled by my Oxygen25), and my trusty Dave Smith Mopho (analog synth) keyboard. They actually sound pretty darn good together."

Dave Smith Mopho Preset Sounds Demo No Talking

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Dave Smith Mopho Analog Keyboard Synthesizer SN 00246 w/ Original Box

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Dave Smith Instruments DSI Mopho X4 Analog Poly Synthesizer SN 01855

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"Dave Smith / Sequential 4-voice Mopho keyboard synth for sale. The Mopho X-4 is like a wilder Prophet 08 with its dual sub-oscillators and feedback. Polychain Tetra or Mopho modules for additional polyphony, if you like. Also make a very nice MIDI controller interface."

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Moving On

video upload by Martin Peters

"The initial idea for this track is that it uses a 4 chord progression centered around the note E to give the music some variation. The chords are Em, C, C#m and D Major Add 9. I recorded several takes last week with a solo on the Minimoog but I was never satisfied or could not get the solo right. Last week I also got the Boss SY-200 Synthesizer pedal for I was curious what it could do. After using it a week I have got mixed feelings on the pedal but maybe I have got to explore it a little bit more. I am not a big fan of using guitars in electronic music, but in this video I use it for the solo part. It's not perfect but I wanted to get this track out and move on with other things, hence the title.

Anyways, the track starts with a bass on the Synthesizers.com, percussive noise from the Korg ARP Odyssey and a sequence from the Tom Oberheim SEM. After that sequences are added from the Weston Precision Audio PAO and Verbos Harmonic Oscillator Eurorack modules, the DSI Mopho, the Moog Prodigy and the Synthesizers.com Modular. The strings are from the Roland JD-800. The guitar solo is performed on a Gibson Les Paul Studio through the Boss SY-200 pedal with some 'Pat Metheny like' sound. Hope you will like it.

You can listen or download the track on Bandcamp: https://attorks.bandcamp.com/track/mo..."

Dave Smith Instruments Mopho x4 Polyphonic Synthesizer SN 00528

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Marcus Padrini 5 sintetizadores que eu vendi e me arrependi!

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"Dizem que o synth que você mais precisa na vida é o próximo. Mas alguns, que já estavam por aqui, se vão deixam saudade, arrependimento mesmo! Neste vídeo, uma rápida lista dos 5 synths que vendi e me arrependi, pelos mais diversos motivos! 🤦🏻‍♂️

00:00 Introdução
00:42 Roland SH-32
01:58 Korg MS-20 Mini
04:15 DSI Mopho
05:36 Teenage Engineering OP-1
07:50 Korg Electribe EMX-1"

Translucent

video upload by Martin Peters

"Sometimes I get a melody or sequence line in my head and I record it humming in my iPhone. And sometimes I program that in the Cirklon. Most of the time it appears that it hasn't got the potential that I thought it would have. Then I start changing bits and then all of the sudden I think it is going somewhere. That's how this track was born and recorded in about 2 hours.

The track starts with sequences from the 4ms Ensemble Oscillator, the Tom Oberheim SEM and the Synthesizers.com Modular doing the bass-line with some randomness. After that a sequence on the DSI Mopho is added. An FM-like tone from the Waldorf Q Keyboard is used for the melody followed by the Roland JD-800 for some Fairlight-like chords. After that the Verbos Harmonic Oscillator doubles the sequence from the 4ms Ensemble Oscillator.The track is recorded live on the X-Live SD card of the Behringer X32 Compact and mixed afterwards in Studio One.

You can download the track on Bandcamp:
https://attorks.bandcamp.com/track/tr..."

Lockdown

video upload by Martin Peters

"Here is a relative short track that developed yesterday. Yesterday, when in the Netherlands another Lockdown of 3 weeks was proclaimed. Anyways, I hope you are healthy and maybe this track will cheer you up a little. Five sequences are running on the Cirklon. The bass from the Synthesizers.com Modular and sequences from the 4ms Ensemble Oscillator, the Verbos Harmonic Oscillator filtered by the Mutable Instruments Ripples, the Tom Oberheim SEM and the DSI Mopho. The solo is performed of the Waldorf Q Keyboard and the strings on the Roland JD-800.

You can download the track for free from Bandcamp:
https://attorks.bandcamp.com/track/lo..."

DSI Mopho Monophonic Keyboard Synthesizer SN 00422

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Dave Smith's Mopho Keyboard // First Impressions & a Comparison to the Novation Bass Station 2

video upload by Jorb

"Decided I would break the camera out and bring you along for my first sit down with this keyboard, the DSI Mopho.

You'll probably see it as a recurring theme in what I choose to share, I want to do my best to find and share gear that is either under-appreciated, or wrongfully out of people's discourse and recommendations.

Essentially every positive thing people say about the bass station 2 can be said about the mopho keyboard, and the prices aren't dissimilar, yet, it's almost never brought up.

If you have one, stick around and you'll see some more coverage.

If you're looking for a new mono synth, maybe keep it in mind as you browse Reverb.

Thanks for watching, always more to come."

Mopho Keyboard v Bass Station 2 // The Value of Intuitive Design

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"Frankly, if this was a less busy week I would've reshot this.

This topic is something I would like to explore more, but only with examples that I would consider to be close. What's the value in comparing a matrix programming synth to one with knobs over and over, right? I want a fair fight, how about that."

Custom Blue Dave Smith Mopho Desktop Synthesiser

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"This one has had a custom vinyl overlay from Style-Flip fitted. It’s been neatly stuck on but can be easily peeled off without any glue residue or mess."

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