Yamaha TX-802 Digital FM Synthesizer

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"Quick noodle on a Yamaha TX-802 rackmount synth from the 80s. This is the rack version of the DX-7 mkII. The synth is multitimbral with separate outputs. This uses 2 factory patches that have not been modified. Tracked through a compressor and some reverb and delay has been added."

Self-Patched Syntrx 2 - (34)

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"Erica Synths Syntrx 2 with no external modulators or sequencers."

Landscape Noon 1 Year Review

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"It's been a little over a year of using the Landscape Fm Noon so I figured I would do a review video. There ends up being not that much reviewing done. I just show how I've been using it lately. It's very hard to remember what does what on this thing. Overall I rate the Noon at like a 1/10 or 8/10 depending on what type of synthesist you are. If the parameters for each channel were able to be CV controlled I would rate it a 9/10. It's very fun but challenging and frustrating at times. I view it as equal parts puzzle, game, and instrument. The passive nature of the machine means that you either need to use a lot of mixer/audio interface channels for the separate outs or deal with the signal robbing and channel bleed that comes with the passive mixing to main outs on the unit. As for the price of the unit I think it's somewhat overpriced as you end up needing a lot of other gear to fully use the thing. You can use it with just a 9V battery or basic CV sequencer but it really shines when used with a considerable amount of other equipment. I wouldn't recommend this to synth beginners or people who are sensitive to abrasive sounds but someone with an open mind for electronic experimentation might find it very fulfilling. Thanks for reading/watching!

Other gear used -

Akai MPC X
Cre8audio East Beast
Cre8audio West Pest
Landscape AllFlesh touch pads
Make Noise 0-Ctrl
Various eurorack modules"

Moog Source Sequenced by Stepic

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"Sequence on Moog Source with the help of Devicemeister's Stepic (software sequencer).

Akai MPC X
Behringer Model D (Minimoog 2016 reissue clone)
Behringer TD-3-MO (Devilfish modded Roland TB-303 clone)
Korg Delta
Ladyada Xoxbox (Roland TB-303 clone)
Moog Source
Roland SBX-1 (sync box/midi to cv converter)
Studio Electronics Boomstar 5089 mk1"

♫ Jamming With a Bunch of Synths ♫ ----- (138)

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5U Modular (Synthesizers.com, STG Soundlabs, Synthetic Sound Labs)
Akai MPC X
Behringer 2600 (ARP 2600 clone)
Behringer Kobol Expander (RSF Kobol Expander clone)
Behringer Model D (Minimoog 2016 reissue clone)
Behringer Pro-1 (Sequential Circuits Pro One clone)
Behringer RD-6 (Roland TR-606 clone)
Behringer TD-3-MO (Devilfish modded Roland TB-303 clone)
Casio CSM-1
Clavia Nord Wave
cre8audio East Beast
cre8audio West Pest
Erica Synths Syntrx II
Elta PF-3 Stereo Multimode Filter (Formanta Polivoks chips)
Eurorack Modular (2HP, Behringer, Expert Sleepers, Intellijel)
Korg Delta
Korg Mono/Poly (x2)
Korg SQ-1 (analog style sequencer)
Ladyada Xoxbox (Roland TB-303 clone)
Landscape Noon
Make Noise 0-CTRL (analog sequencer/touch keyboard)
Moog Source
Roland CM-300 Sound Canvas
Roland P-330 Piano Module
Simmons SDS-V
Studio Electronics Boomstar 5089 mk1
Yamaha CS-15

Short Jam with Kobol Expander, Korg Delta, and More

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"Nothing new to post tonight except a short so posting this old video which I never posted due to a missing Mono/Poly part. I have a few videos that will be coming in the next couple days that are all pretty good though so watch out for those!"

Self-Patched Syntrx 2 - (32)

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"Erica Synths Syntrx 2 with no external modulators or sequencers."

Syntrx Source Delta Boom

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Erica Synths Syntrx II
Korg Delta
Moog Source
Studio Electronics Boomstar 5089 mk1

Moog Source Magic

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"Patch on a Moog Source with assistance from Synthesizers.com 106 Oscillator. Patch makes use of a couple strange bugs my Source has. Glide makes the pitch drop very low at a certain amount and lfo rate is effected by the buttons when it's at higher rates."

Self-Patched Syntrx 2 - (17)

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"Erica Synths Syntrx 2 with no external modulators or sequencers."

♫ Jamming With a Bunch of Synths ♫ ----- (79)

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"This jam is a little weird. My phone was on low battery which made the video slightly glitchy. I was a bit distracted during this recording so it's maybe a bit more boring than usual. There is also a couple mysterious audio drop outs near the end of the video. I didn't notice these prior to uploading so it's possible something went wrong when combining the audio and video files or something.

5U Modular (Synthesizers.com, STG Soundlabs, Synthetic Sound Labs)
Akai MPC X
Behringer Pro-1 (Sequential Circuits Pro One clone)
Clavia Nord Wave
Cherry Audio Voltage Modular (software modular)
cre8audio East Beast
Elta Music PF-3 Stereo Multimode Filter (Formanta Polivoks chips)
Erica Synths Syntrx II
Landscape Noon
Korg Delta
Korg Mono/Poly (x2)
Make Noise 0-ctrl (analog sequencer/touch keyboard)
Moog Source
Roland TR-55
Simmons SDS-V
Studio Electronics Boomstar 5089 mk11
Yamaha CS-15 (with UAD Bermuda Triangle distortion plugin)"

East Beast Patching Tip (Filter Pinging)

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"Showing how you can get some nice plucky sounds out of the cre8audio East Beast. The unit crashes on me later in the video and I'm unsure what caused/causes this bug (possibly something to do with changing the clock source while the sequencer is running). I will probably link this video to cre8audio as this isn't the first time this kind of settings lock up has happened to me."

East Beast Patching Tip #2

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"Showing how you can get a different flavor of modulation on the cre8audio East Beast by filtering the pitch CV and modulating the filter with an LFO. I also show at the end of the video how to lock up the mode settings on the East Beast with the external clock in."

Landscape Noon - Dual

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"Using a Make Noise 0-CTRL to sequence/modulate channel 2 (Dual) on the Landscape Noon.

This is a patch for 1 voice on the Landscape Noon. Some other voices might be influencing the sound due to how the Noon works but no CV/Gates are going to the other channels except through the mod inputs (which go to all channels)."

Two Korg Mono/Polys are better than one.

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Akai MPC X
Korg Delta
2x Korg Mono/Poly
Moog Source

Elta PF-3 Stereo Multi-mode Filter (Formanta Polivoks Filters)

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"Picked up this stereo filter from Elta Music based on the chip used in the Formanta Polivoks. These filters are capable of sounding very nasty on certain settings."

On The Trax

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"Messing around with Pink Floyd's On The Run sequence on the Erica Synths Syntrx 2. This isn't meant to be an actual cover just having some fun and trying a few patching techniques. Other pieces used are an Akai MPC X, Korg Mono/Poly, and Yamaha CS-15."

Syntrx 2 Patching Tip - Random Clock

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"Showing how you can use one of the outputs on the Erica Synths Syntrx 2 to send out low frequency voltages to the envelope follower. The manual doesn't talk about the outputs being DC coupled or mentioning input 1 being DC coupled but low frequency waves with sharp edges will trigger the synth through input 1. So the patch is OSC 3 Saw to Output 2, Output 2 to Input 1, Set input 1 switch to gate, Send S/H to Oscillator 3, Set Random switch to Gate. This works with the Trapezoid as well or both at the same time. Mixing in audio from the pan knob of output 1 will make the gate detector go crazy at the right settings. Have fun!"

Voltage Modular Patch With MRB and DMT Audio Modules

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"Using the west coast bundle from DMT Audio along with the Agile Filter Bank from MRB. Simple patch but it sounds good in head phones or on nice monitors."

Patching East Beast/West Pest with Commentary

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"Talking a bit as I patch something up on the cre8audio East Beast and West Pest."

East Beast Patching With Bata

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"Grabbed the West Pest a few weeks ago and was quite happy with it so decided to try it's sibling as well. Overall I think it's good although the way some of the knobs are scaled is a little peculiar and hard to use. Setting the right amount of vibrato or a subtle attack amount can be quite tricky even for experienced synth rats. The filter, oscillator, and VCA all sound really good though. Audio-rate modulation of the VCO pulse width and vca level sound particularly good on this synth."