GDR Synth Legend Julius Krebs and the Tiracon 6V Synth

video upload by synthgeplauder

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"Welcome to my 'Synthgeplauder' (Synth Chat) channel.

// TODAY'S TOPIC
Today, I’m chatting with East German synth legend Julius Krebs. Julius played a pivotal role in shaping the electronic music scene in the former GDR and is intimately familiar with the story behind the Tiracon 6V—the first polyphonic synthesizer built in East Germany shortly before the fall of the Wall—as he was actively involved in the project. Get ready for fascinating facts and quirky anecdotes from the GDR music scene.

// LINKS
My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/deantiquisetnovis"

Original German:

"Willkommen auf meinem Synthgeplauder Kanal.

// HEUTIGES THEMA
Heute unterhalte ich mich mit der DDR Synthlegende Julius Krebs. Julius prägte die elektronische Musik in der ehemaligen DDR maßgeblich mit und kennt auch die Hintergründe zum Tiracon 6V, dem ersten polyphonen Synthesizer der in der DDR kurz vor der Wende gebaut wurde, denn Julius war aktiv in das Projekt involviert. Freut Euch auf Wissenswertes und Kurioses aus der DDR Musikszene.

// LINKS
Mein Linktree: https://linktr.ee/deantiquisetnovis"

Is Elektron's Tonverk The Ultimate Solo Device For Techno?

video upload by EZBOT

"The Tonverk is quite possibly the most misunderstood Elektron box out right now. What is it best at? No one is sure yet, but I may have stumbled onto the ultimate solo Techno Technique for the Tonverk and it's built around subtracks. Let's discuss.."

EZBOT resources: https://www.patreon.com/ezbot, https://ko-fi.com/ezbot/, https://www.modbang.com"

00:00:00 Is the Tonverk the Ultimate Solo Techno Machine?
00:02:41 Overview of the Tonverk Layout & Default Patterns
00:05:16 Setting Up the Subtrack Technique (Kick, Clap, Hat, Perk)
00:07:26 Why Leveraging Subtracks Solves Effects Confusion
00:09:05 Testing the Hypothesis: Loading Up Techno Kicks
00:11:50 Programming and Layering the First Kick Patterns
00:13:12 Exploring the Two-Finger Techno Technique
00:14:43 Populating and Modulating the Hi-Hat Subtracks
00:17:40 Managing Mutes: Keeping the "Electron Brain" Workflow
00:21:40 Creating a Monophonic Synth Patch with Wavefinder
00:26:30 Sound Design Strategy: Tuning Trigs by Ear
00:33:36 Populating and Arranging the Clap Subtracks
00:37:40 Transform Feature: Randomizing Melodic Sequences
00:42:45 Setting Up the Sidechain Ducking Bus
00:48:23 Creating Ambient Vocal & Time-Stretch Textures
01:07:57 Recap: The Full Subtrack Workflow Explained
01:17:50 Exploring the Grainer for Dub Techno Pads
01:29:11 Switching Gears: Building a Clean Dub Techno Track
01:40:08 Troubleshooting Basslines & Transpose Settings
02:04:13 Tonverk vs. Syntact: Which Should You Choose?
02:06:32 Sneak Peek: Upcoming "Prophet Keys" Multi-Sample Pack
02:12:13 Outro, Patreon Thanks & Lesson Details

Using a Zero to Rack Mount a 0-Ctrl, 0-Coast, or Strega

video upload by Sonoclast Music

"The Zero is a eurorack module made to assist rack mounting a Make Noise 0-Ctrl, 0-Coast, or Strega. It includes an attenuverter and a barrel jack breakout to power a Make Noise module with its original power supply."

Zero on the left.

via Sonoclast Music

"The Zero is a eurorack module made to assist rack mounting a Make Noise 0-Ctrl, 0-Coast, or Strega. It includes an attenuverter and a barrel jack breakout to power a Make Noise module with its original power supply.

Here is one next to a 0-Ctrl.

Specifications

The top part of the Zero is an attenuverter. From top to bottom:

The input jack is for the control voltage to be attenuverted.

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"Rooms" dawless jam with Death by Audio Rooms, Dreadbox Artemis, and Teenage Engineering OPXY

video upload by Aurélien Vieira Lino

"Jamming with the Death By Audio Rooms! Great pedal!"

TRX-12: Create Melodies That Evolve & Mutate Forever!

video upload by Electronisounds Audio

"Grab TRACKER TRX-12 here: https://www.electronisounds.com/trx-1...

Introduction and Crash Course: [previously posted here]

I built the TRACKER that I've always wanted to use: TRX-12 💙

A fast, hands-on, tracker-style desktop DAW for Windows & macOS — loaded with 4,000+ original samples, three custom synth engines, 450+ Presets, 850+ MIDI files and a creative Step-FX workflow you won't find anywhere else! 😁🙏👊"

Ultrarare Soviet synthesizer Unost" 33 PSMIDI | ЮНОСТЬ 33 PSMIDI

video upload by Futulyric

"Manufactured at the Murom plant in the early 1990s, it was released in a small run of about 200 units. It contains 128 standard MIDI instruments."

You might recall the Roland Juno-106 inspired Unost' 21. This is the first post to feature the 33.

LilaCRepeater from centrevillage Incoming

video upload by centrevillage

"The 4 Track Looper for live performance.

Comming soon..."

FMS 1.30 Walkthrough (less noise, new parameters)

video upload by Fors

"Get the update via itch.io – either log into your account or download from your original purchase email.

To update FMS, simply replace the FMS.gba file with the new one. Sav files (.sav) will automatically upgrade to the new version on startup.

(note: sound improvement sections are quite technical and nerdy :-))

00:00 Intro
00:33 Track direction
06:00 Transpose toggle per step
07:37 Microtiming (Wait)
13:23 FM End Level
19:20 Sound palette (presets)
22:53 Unmute all
24:25 FM Fbk in Echo
26:56 Sound improvements
27:22 LESS NOISE
29:31 Improved quantization
30:11 Improved sine resolution
33:03 Feedback averaging"

EVIL PET Granular Synth Feeds Itself, Ambient Exploration

video upload by substatica drones

"An ambient exploration with the ENDORPHIN.ES EVIL PET granular synth. Using the feedback effect of the EVIL PET to feed ambient noise from its onboard microphone back into itself to create wave after wave of ominous ambient swells with no other instruments or audio sources involved.

EVIL PET - https://nightlife-electronics.com/pro...

Ferrofluid Visualizer - https://amzn.to/4wcTg4s

Meet ‪@Endorphines‬ EVIL PET - the creative box that is designed for anybody who has enough fantasy and imagination for using it. EVIL PET can be a polyphonic synthesizer, a granular effect unit, a radio FM tuner, a reel-to-reel recorder, sampler and more.

EVIL PET bites incoming audio into tiny grains and plays them in new, playful, or unexpected ways. Stretch, shrink, or flip the grains to create unique sounds, textures, and effects. Layer grains to make dreamy, glitchy, or swirling soundscapes. It works with any input - guitar, voice, synth, or drums - turning ordinary sounds into something magical."

The Best Vintage Synth Expansion Board | Classic Sounds for JV & JD Synths

video upload by RetroSound

"Discover the sounds and demos of the legendary Roland SR-JV80-04 Vintage Synth Expansion Board, one of the most sought-after expansion cards for the Roland JV and JD series synthesizers. In this video, we take a look at the sounds and vintage demos songs that made this expansion board a favorite among synth enthusiasts, producers, and collectors.

0:06 Demo1 (Analog)
0:46 Demo2 (Analog)
1:19 Demo3 (Analog)
2:03 Demo4 (Analog)
2:46 Demo5 (Strings)
3:16 Demo6 (Strings)
3:40 Demo7 (Digital)
4:00 Demo8 (Lead)
4:17 Demo9 (Strings)
4:56 Demo10 (Mellotron)
5:19 Demo11 (FX)

The SR-JV80-04 Vintage Synth expansion features a carefully curated collection of classic analog and digital waveforms and patches inspired by iconic synthesizers from the 1970s and 1980s including Oberheim, PPG, Roland, Korg and analog stringmachines. Whether you're producing synthwave, electronic music, ambient soundscapes, cinematic scores, or classic dance tracks, this board delivers timeless vintage tones.

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Korg PE-1000 Polyphonic Ensemble P Synthesizer — EXC Condition with lid and key SN 770697

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via this eBay listing

"Up for sale is a beautiful Korg PE-1000 — a.k.a. Polyphonic Ensemble P — synthesizer from 1976. This one is in excellent condition and comes with the original lid and — a rarity! — the key for the lock. PLEASE NOTE: The stand shown here is not included. It's for display only.

Everything is working properly on this, and it sounds great. Note that the Glide feature — essentially note bend up or down — is activated by a foot switch plugged into the back of the synth. This is by design per the PE1000 owner’s manual on the Korg site. No pedal is provided, but any switching or damper pedal (which I’ve used) will work fine.

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Roland Jupiter-8 12-bit final systematic test

video upload by tonetweakers

"Here’s the meticulously refurbished Roland Jupiter-8 vintage synthesizer we recently sold to our customer, undergoing its final systematic test. (We tested the back panel connections on the tech bench).

Buy vintage gear that works like new at tonetweakers.com

We buy sell trade refurbish vintage synths and electronic musical instruments.

Tone Tweakers Inc.
http://www.tonetweakers.com"

Macbeth Elements EL2 Analog Synth By Ken Macbeth SN 015

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via this Reverb listing

"Up for sale is a super rare Macbeth Elements EL2 analog synth, hand-built by Ken MacBeth back in 2019 in extremely limited run of only 30 units, as said by himself - the best ever analog synth he ever built in his life… Described by him as “Elements on steroids, circuit wise”. Please do not mislead this with a regular silvers Elements - EL2 is one of a kind the way different unit. It features a striking black aluminium chassis, gold plated touch up keyboard and a very deep vintage style circuitry using through-hole components and 70’s vintage new old stock semiconductors and metal ICs. Three highly versatile discrete voltage controlled oscillators with individual audio outputs and advanced sync capabilities, classic architecture with subtractive signal path featuring unconventional filter slopes, a built-in spring reverb and a tape echo simulator. All this mixed up with a wide-ranging modulators and large tactile potentiometers for deep sound sculpting. Also, Ken decided to completely remove MIDI support making the priority to CV: he noted that most musicians use the instrument with Control Voltage and modular setups anyway. Removing MIDI parts freed up physical space and optimised the pure analog circuitry. VCO1 and VCO2 now get their own knobs instead of sharing just one. New spring reverberation circuit in EL2 provides a much deeper, different sound than the first model. Cross-modulation expanded as well: VCO3 syncs to VCO2 and VCO2 can now syncs to VCO1 directly. Of course, inspired of the legendary EMS Synthi, but ones you came across both in one room - you will definitely can’t choose which one is better here. EL2 will be never produced again and it’s already a holy grail in the world of analog synths. This exact one is number 15 of 30. Comes with the original power supply. Everything you can see in the pics is included in that sale. Was a beloved studio toy, but now it’s time to go! In excellent overall and technical condition. Please see all pics cause they are a part of description. Free shipping within the US from Brooklyn, NY. International shipping from Brooklyn, NY to any place in the world with a tax free service."

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Roland M-64C Memory Cartridge

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via this listing

Additional Perfect Circuit listings

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WaveReX DDD-11 PCM-Card

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via this listing

Additional Perfect Circuit listings

You can find a demo of one previously posted here.

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Wee Noise Makers PGB-1

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via this listing

Additional Perfect Circuit listings

You can find demos in additional posts here.

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Yamaha MU50 90s Dance Demo

video upload by Miami Nites

"Tried out Yamaha MU50 presets in multitimbral mode
sequenced by Yamahas own QY70 portable mini groove box
it turns out they both have the same sound engine and preset banks"

Modal Skulpt and M-Vave FM Synth Jam

video upload by Miami Nites

"Modal Skulpt running a 2 bar sequence while M-Vave SMK 37 FM synth preset being played M-Vave onboard Reverb and delay on FM preset"

DRAMA (Brixeq by Boorch)

video upload by Fedir Tkachov Music

"Very slow, sad ambient piece, I make those at night sometimes, lying in bed. A very focused workflow on a device without a internet browser or socials."

5 Patches with the Befaco Iroi module

video upload by Modular Fungi and Omri Cohen

"The tracks from this video are also available as a free EP on Bandcamp - https://omricohencomposer.bandcamp.co...

Check out my Modular books:
US: https://bit.ly/40armbo
UK: https://bit.ly/4rX6NeO
EU: https://bit.ly/4srcTUt
Online Courses about Modular Synthesis - https://bit.ly/learnmodular

Patch 1 - 00:00
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In this one, I'm using noise from Noise Plethora to excite Iroi. I'm using a band pass filter on Noise Plethora, sequencing it with the Voltage Block. On Iroi, I'm using the comb filter with internal modulation on the resonance. I'm also using the resonator with modulation on the feedback, and the echo and ambience. The levels of the resonator, echo, and ambience, are sequenced by the Voltage Block. I'm then sending Iroi to the Zagreb filter from Xaoc, using its low pass filter with noise modulation of the spread control. I'm also using the high pass output of Zagreb, sending it through the Guillotine distortion module, and from there, to the EON filter. This is going to 2 delays on Samarkanda, so only when I open the EON filter, the sound goes to the delays, and I play with the delay times.

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