CONCERT AT 3IS : Cybrid Poem, pt. One & Two (In Memory of Klaus Schulze) #klausschulze

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"The 3IS center of education to the professions of the sound/image invited me to present concert of cosmic electronic music, in order to make discover with the students this musical style, to work on a live sound multichannel and video event. We discussed the style, evoked Klaus Schulze, Tim Blake, Tangerine Dream lives (from old concerts to new ones, like "Big In Japan", ect ....). I wanted to have something very focused on analog sequencers musical arts.
This video is an 30 mn extract of the show, remodelled for Youtube, the 1st part ...
Captation & live light show/video by 3is team (see all names at end of video) under the supervision of masters Laurent Thibeau and Stephane Defez.
Youtube video editing by Roman Perreton.
Downmix stéréo audio master by Jean-luc Briançon & Roman Perreton.
Kurtz set up :
Master stéréo sequencer SynthR4
Retro One mk2 Minimoog clone with pedal boards.
Akai sampler MPX8 (loops & samples)
Behringer pro 800 polysynth
Mister M mellotron samples
Roland, Studio logic & Emu MIDI keyboards.
Thanks to Julien Riffard & Franck Lebrun (3iS)
https://kurtzmindfields.bandcamp.com/"

NRSYNTH MOOG 55 : The Sound of Tangerine Dream!

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"NRSYNTH (Stephen) made me a spécial model inspired by the MOOG MODULAR 55, semi-modular version with the same characteristics :

3 VCOs 921 & 904 A filter moog + Steiner Parker filter MMode , Mixer CP3 Moog (transistor), 2 LFOs ... and many others pleasure things.

The flavours of tangerine dream at home ... with bassy Moog f**** sound!

Sequenced by SynthR4."

SYNTHR10 FINAL OVERVIEW (in 7 minutes) [live demo at Synthfest]

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"SynthR10 demo at Synthfest 2025 (summary).
All sounds from me and Rémy wasselin.
Thanks to Synthfest, Mathieu (Algam) for lending me the Korg keystage.
Link to the designers:
https://synthr.fr/synthr10/
https://ozoe.fr/"

SYNTHR10 Goes to Berlin School jam ! Demo 4/4

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"For this final demo, I'm using only the SynthR10 in two live sessions:
1 - Left-hand sequencer / / Right-hand melodies and effects
2 - Xpad polyphonic pad accompagment.
All reverb and delay effects are internal.

https://synthr.fr/
https://ozoe.fr/
https://kurtzmindfields.bandcamp.com/"

All parts here.

SYNTHR10 : Architecture Sonore basique : demo succincte n° 3/4 :

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All parts here. Click CC in the bottom player controls for subtitles.

"Petite démonstration rapide de la fabrication d'un patch à partir de zéro.
par exemple un "pad" avec les 2 filtres :
Mélange des formes d'ondes
VCO1 et sub sur filtre1
VCO2 sur filtre2 en mode LP (low pass), 24db/octave (moins conseillé en polyphonie, lol)
Travail d'enveloppe
Ajout effets internes (crées par Yves Usson)
Modulation par les 2 LFOs."

SYNTHR10 is back !!! SynthR10 "March" demo n°1/4.

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"1st test of the new version of the SynthR10 : A performance combining left-hand arpeggiator (mode created) and right-hand polysynths, with aftertouch (monophonic with this keyboard). The effects are internal, made by Yves Usson.

Live performance.
See you at the Synthfest 2025 !

Creator links :
https://synthr.fr/
https://ozoe.fr/
http://home.yusynth.net/"

SYNTHR10 : Architecture & sons demo n° 2/4 :

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"Une fois n'est pas coutume, un petit speech sur le SynthR10 et son architecture basique sonore. (pour ceux qui ne seront pas au Synthfest)
Le SynthR10 est un polyphonique analogique 10 voies (2 cartes de 5 voies chacune, appelé A et B).
Chaque voie = 2 VCOs + 1 sub, 2 VCFs, 1 VCA, 2 LFOs analogiques et enveloppes commandés en tension.
Mode polyphonique : lecture des patchs avec panneau actif, pas de sauvegarde.(genre preset)
Mode "Load" (user) : on charge les patchs pour enregistrer les modifications
Mode Performance : 2 patchs en split ou layer (5 voies chaque), Arpeggiateur + synthé, Sequence + Synthé.
Il y a aussi un petit sequenceur looper intuitif ....
Mode unisson : mode monophonique jusqu’à 10 VCOs sur une note.
Liens des concepteurs :
https://synthr.fr/
https://ozoe.fr/"

SYNTHR10 : Architecture Sonore basique : demo succincte n° 3/4 :

video upload by KurtzMindfields

"Petite démonstration rapide de la fabrication d'un patch à partir de zéro.
par exemple un "pad" avec les 2 filtres :
Mélange des formes d'ondes
VCO1 et sub sur filtre1
VCO2 sur filtre2 en mode LP (low pass), 24db/octave (moins conseillé en polyphonie, lol)
Travail d'enveloppe
Ajout effets internes (crées par Yves Usson)
Modulation par les 2 LFOs."

SYNTHR10 Goes to Berlin School jam ! Demo 4/4

video upload by KurtzMindfields

"For this final demo, I'm using only the SynthR10 in two live sessions:
1 - Left-hand sequencer / / Right-hand melodies and effects
2 - Xpad polyphonic pad accompagment.
All reverb and delay effects are internal.

https://synthr.fr/
https://ozoe.fr/
https://kurtzmindfields.bandcamp.com/"

Heritage Modular - Making of front panels - step#1

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"The automagic process for the generation of the Heritage Modular V2 front panels.
As I am moving from 3D printing to aluminium, my old OpenScad scripts have been converted to Python. The new script is able to generate SVG for laser engraving, and STEP for 3D modeling and CNC milling, and STL pour mockup 3D printing.

Soundtrack 'A World of Heritage' by ‪@KurtzMindfields‬ played on Heritage Modular V1.
https://kurtzmindfields.bandcamp.com/...." Video and pics previously posted here.

Rich Sequence on SYNTHR4

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"Creation from a simple melodic line of a complex stéréo sequence using the sequencer playback matrix and internal effects.
Very "modular synth" feeling.
https://synthr.fr/synthr4/
https://kurtzmindfields.bandcamp.com/"

SYNTHR4 polyphonic sequence work !

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"Creating a 4-channel polyphonic sequence using the SynthR4's paraphonic mode, with delay, Lfo's & 2 stereo filters (ARP/SEM abit saturated). Electribe2 & Moog live bass line."

SynthR4 LFO's & delay works!

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"Working with LFO and delay on the Synthr4 to create expressive sequence lines."

Movements For The Great Visionary (extrait & making of TERPSICHORE) #tangerinedream #berlinschool

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"New final album in tribute to the 50th anniversary of the release of Phaedra / tangerine Dream and Edgar Froese (1944-2015), who would have turned 80 today.

https://kurtzmindfields.bandcamp.com/...

PERPSICHORE was 90% recorded with my analog synthesizers. This will be my last project for the Berlin School period from 1974 to 1979 for a while, in order to explore more of the following period.

Kurtz Mindfields set up: SynthR4 with sequencer and arpeggiator, NRsynth Moog 55 & Retro One, Hansy Mister M, ARP Pro-Soloist, S.E.1 Electronics, Behringer P800, Roland A90ex, Waldorf Zarembourg, Mellotron M400, Oberheim OB3 organ, Elka 490 Strings, Rhodes MKI, Arturia Mellotron V & Korg Electribe2, Reverbs & pedalboard (Flangers, Phaser, Echo, Chorus, ...) & EMS SynthiA"

Thru Metamorphic Cosmic Blocks (Live session #10) #tangerinedream #berlinschool

video upload by KurtzMindfields

"This a hommage to Edgar Froese 'Force Majeure' album (1979). Hypnotic track with analog sequencer set.
Live session composed & recorded 26th April 2024.
Kurtz plays :
Session 1 (up) : Retro One NrSynth (bass& lead), Hansy Mister M (Mellotron Strings/Brass across MXR phaser), P800B (pad), S.E.1 Electronics (Bass across flanger BF2), ARP Pro-Soloist (Synth portamento) Session2 (down) : M55 NRSynth Moog (3 VCOs, 2 LFOs , 2 Filters Moog & Steiner Parker, White Noise), SynthR4 Stéréo Sequencer (4 VCOs, 3 LFOs, 2 Filters ARP& SEM, Pink Noise), Shimmer & delay internal effects. https://kurtzmindfields.bandcamp.com/"

HERITAGE SYNTH SHORT TEASER

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"Working with Heritage Synthezizers teaser."

SYNTHR10 : 8 PREMIERS PATCHS

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Follow-up to this post.

"Presentation of the SYNTHR10 prototype!
10-channel polyphonic analog synthesizer (20 VCO, 20 VCF)
Here are the first 8 sounds we created, no additional effects added (but there will be 2 times 8 effects soon)
1/ Evolution pad: aftertouch on resonance, LFO on wheel,
2/ Stereo poly pad: aftertouch on last note, stereo spread channels
3/ Synth Strings: a kind of strings machine, with the sub VCO on an expression pedal! (footswitch) and release on modwheel
4/ Synth Brass: Glide, aftertouch on LFO, filter on wheel
5/ Synth Mono: 8-channel unison, detune on modwheel, Aftertouch LFO
6/ In The Square : Bi timbral nice pad (with great melody) with LFO on Modwheel
7/ Synth Clav : a kind of Clavinet, using PWM cross modulation, add Drive at the end
8/ P5 pad : A kind of prophet legendary pad!

See you at Synthfest France!
https://synthr.fr/
https://www.synthfestfrance.com/"

"A World of Heritage" (Heritage Modular Synthesizers) - 8 Voice Digital Modular Synth

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"Présentation of the prototype 'HERITAGE SYNTHESIZERS' from Frédéric Rible.
Digital modular 8 voices synthesizer with complete legacy analog interface & analog like sound!
All sounds and effects are made by the Heritage Synthesizers in 6 lives sessions.
Sounds created by Frederic & kurtz.
Up left camera : Heritage Modular main stéréo sequence live work / Keystep pro Arturia.
Down left camera : Mister M across Heritage modular filter, "PPG like" pads & effects & Bigbass end line
Up Right Camera : Heritage Modular second stéréo sequence rythm noises, strings like pad, bass line.
Down Right camera : 'Inside' the Heritage, first Triangle solo , second Formant solo and big analog end pad.
Track by Jean-Luc Briançon.
Links :
https://www.heritagesynthesizers.fr/
https://kurtzmindfields.bandcamp.com/
Title will be availble on Bandcamp april 2024 on new EP."



"The Heritage Modular synthesizer has been designed to mimic the typical look and feel of an early 1970s modular synthesizer but with full polyphonic capabilities. The feasibility is tightly linked to the usage of digital technologies available in 2020 to DIY enthusiasts.

From a musician perspective, the system should provide the illusion of using a classical analog modular synthesizer with knobs, switches and patch cables.

The core of the synthesizer is based on Pure Data: a powerful sound engine for the generation and processing of audio signal. The underlying algorithms has been chosen for faithful emulation of analog circuitry characteristics. As the goal is to provide with hardware user experience, the Pure Data GUI is only used during the software development phase.

A dedicated set of hardware modules has been designed to act as controllers for Pure Data. These modules are populated with knobs, switches, lights and jack sockets, as for any other classical modular synthesizer. The communication between Pure Data and these hardware modules is done via an I2C bus implemented over a standard 16-pin Eurorack connector.

This project has started in July 2020 as a DIY effort, with a first version up and running in July 2022."

Art of analog sequencing : Megastellar Space Oddity sequence improvisation.

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"SynthR4 & NRsynth goes to Space Oddity 'Star Gate Sequence'. Kurtz play : SynthR4 stéréo sequencers, (960 sequencer mode, accent VCF, 4 Oscillators, 2 Sub), NRsynth Ancestor 55 (Moog & Steiner Parker Bass lines, snare & effects), Retro one (Sync & glass leads), Hansy Mister M (Mellotron), S.E.1 Electronic, P800, Oberheim OB3 organ, ARP pro Soloist & Rhodes MKI.
Video from '2001, A Space Oddity'
https://kurtzmindfields.bandcamp.com/

Flying Over The Moog / Tangerine Dream(s) / (NRSynth Ancestor & Retro One MK2)

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"Moog day! The real sound of old Moog with my NRSynths.
Ancestor Moog clone, inspired by the MOOG 55 (1974) & Retro One MK2, clone of the Minimoog D (1972). Set up (in 4 videos tracks) :
Up left : Ancestor M55 1 : main Sequence with both filter Moog & multi-mode Steiner Parker. Sequenced by SynthR4 / Vintage Delay VST.
Up right : Mister M Hansy : Mellotrons, Pro 800 B : polysynth analog, TORO Behringer : Big Moog bass.
Down right : Ancestor M55 2 : Drone controlled LFOs effects, Rhodes with PedalBoard.
Down left : Retro One : Minimoog D lead & M300 TC reverb/delay, S.E.1 Studio Electronics : LFO Effects, Ancestor M55 effects.
Title composed by Jean-Luc Briançon."

The Fate of Andromeda (from Planetarium Century album)

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"The fate of Andromeda is an title extract form the double CD project 'Planetarium Century' (Vision Nocturne) http://visionsnocturnes.free.fr/plane...
Kurtz play : SynthR4 stéréo sequencer , NRSynth Retro One, Elka strings machine, ARP Pro Soloist, A90 Roland, Arturai CS80 & Solina VST.
Signed digipack limited édition available here : https://www.facebook.com/KurtzMindfie... (messenger)"

SUNWATER HORIZON (Live #9) : SynthR4 & NRSynth M55 Ancestor

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"This title is mainly composed with SynthR4 & NRSynth synthesizers.
Kurtz Mindfields plays: SynthR4 Master stereo sequencer, NRSynth M55 Moog Ancestor & Retro One, ARP Pro Soloist, Pro 800 pads, ModX6 Yamaha, Arturia Solina & Augmentd voices VST
Composed by Jean-Luc Briançon
recorded & mixed (4 lives tracks) on Sequoia15 Magix, Slate digital reverbs/delay
Albums "Les Voyages Electroniques vol. 2 : https://kurtzmindfields.bandcamp.com/..."

Flying Again (extraits/making of part 1) / Projet 2024

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"Kurtz Mindfields & The French craftmen ... the adventure goes on ... 'Encore !'
Following "Flying From Berlin To Paris", the new project is on the way.
- Stephen Ingrand : NRsynth Ancestor Moog 55 & Retro One MKII, Elka 490 Strings, Arturia Mellotron VST flûte solo.
- Kurtz Mindfields : NRsynth Ancestor Moog 55 & Retro One MKII, Elka 490 Strings, Pro 800, ARP Pro-Soloist, A90 ex, SynthR4, Arturia Mellotron VST.
All sounds, effects & sequences are created by Stephen Ingrand & Jean-Luc Briançon.
Studio Nuage7 July 2023.
https://kurtzmindfields.bandcamp.com/
http://nrsynth.fr/"