Louis Cole - “Bank Account” Synth Cover (Oberheim OB-X8)

video upload by Emilio Rivera

"Hey everyone! It’s been a while. I can hardly believe it’s been over 3 years since my last video and I want to apologize for my lack of activity. To be honest, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with music for a long time and I thought I had quit for good, but thankfully my friends didn’t let that happen. Praise God! So here I am with a short video of a silly little Louis Cole song that I decided to learn. This one is harder than it looks but it was really fun and satisfying to play once I got the hang of it. I hope you enjoy it!

I also want to say thank you to everyone for continuing to support my preset packs and watching my videos. It really means a lot to me. Lord willing, I’ll be back again soon with another video! Until next time :)

-Emilio"

Cantique de Noël / O Holy Night (Keyboards and Therevox version)

video upload by Benjamin Dehli

"A synthesizer / keyboard version of the Christmas carol Cantique de Noël / O Holy Night by Adolphe Adam. For the vocal melody I used a Therevox ET-4.3.

This version is inspired by the recordings and live performances of Bing Crosby, Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, but perhaps most of all Céline Dion (especially the vocal melody).

Instruments:
Dehli Musikk 4-track Glockenspiel: Glockenspiel
Dehli Musikk 4-track Music Box: Music Box
Doepfer Dark Energy: Drums and Percussion
Hammond C3: Organ
Hohner Clavinet D6: Clavinet / Baritone Guitar
Korg MS-20: Drums
Korg Polysix: Synth Harp
Logan String Melody II: Synth Strings
Louis Zwicki Pianette: Piano
Mellotron M4000D: Violins, Cello, Flute and Choir
Moog Matriarch: Synth Pad
Roland SH-09: Synth Bass and Drums
Sequential Circuits Pro-One: Synth Brass and Drums
Therevox ET-4.3: Vocals
Yamaha DX7: Tubular Bells
Yamaha L-20D: Harmonium

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Creature from the ID for Windows Now Available

You can find it at

giorgiosancristoforo.net

"Creature From the ID is a music software inspired by the pioneering work of Louis and Bebe Barron, designed to emulate their self-generating electronic circuits, using only the techniques available in the 1950s."

You can find additional details and a demos on giorgiosancristoforo.net as well as previous posts here.

ERICA SYNTHS - WAVETABLE OSCILLATOR

video upload by temporoboto

"A minimalist sound inspired by Louis and Bebe Barron. Or, what do inanimate objects want?
All sounds from the erica synths black wavetable vco.
Music by: Damnatio Memoriae
Bandcamp: https://damnatiomemoriae1.bandcamp.com/"

Soniccouture Releases Balinese Flutes: Modelled Wind Instrument for Kontakt Player

video upload by Soniccouture

"A mystical jam by keyboard maestro Andre Louis, playing Soniccouture Balinese Flutes VST."

via Soniccouture

"Balinese Flutes, or Suling, are end-blown flutes played solo, together with gamelan ensembles, and occasionally in other ensembles. They’re typically made of bamboo and have six sound holes. They vary greatly in size from the enormous suling gambuh to a tiny suling kantilan. We have four in our collection.

Using cutting-edge phase-matching techniques, we have created a dynamic, expressive instrument that is simple and inspiring to play."

Creature From The ID: Krellotron Musical Instrument

video upload by Giorgio Sancristoforo

For your Krell dreams, available today for MacOS at giorgiosancristoforo.net. Windows version out on July 24.

https://www.giorgiosancristoforo.net

Krellotron Musical Instrument

CREATURE FROM THE ID

THE SECRET OF THE “ELECTRONIC TONALITIES”

Creature From the ID is a music software inspired by the pioneering work of Louis and Bebe Barron, designed to emulate their self-generating electronic circuits, using only the techniques available in the 1950s.

A LOVE LETTER TO SCI-FI

Creature from the ID is an act of love that honors the Barron’s legacy, a new tool for teachers and students of electronic music who want to explore one of the most fascinating chapters in the history of electronic music. The circuits of this instrument seem to have a life of their own. The sound is warm and analog and the modulations create unpredictable and fascinating alien sounds.

VISIONS OF THE FUTURE

I leave it to you to judge whether I have succeeded in capturing the spirit of those sounds, those years, and that vision of an unlimited and magnificent future that the Barrons so eloquently conveyed through their music. And just to be clear on this, no AI or samples were used in the making of this software.

Soniccouture Releases Kora: 21 String African Harp For Kontakt Player NKS

Andre Louis: Kora Improv With MIDI PLayer video upload by Soniccouture

"Andre Louis improvises with the built in 'kumbengo' MIDI backing generator in Soniccouture's Kora VI."



via Soniccouture

A beautiful & fascinating African instrument, the Kora is hard to classify. With 21 strings and a cow-hide resonator, it's a type of bridge harp, but with some lute or guitar DNA in the mix.

The kora is made from a gourd, which is cut in half and covered with cow hide. This forms the resonator of the instrument. There are 21 strings, suspended by a double notched bridge - 10 on one side, 11 on the other. This is typical of a double harp and it is classified as such. However, because the strings originate from a 'neck' and cross a bridge into a resonator, this also makes it a lute.

Soniccouture’s VST version is incredibly playable and versatile, featuring a MIDI pattern player for authentic accompaniment.

• 40 VELOCITY LAYERS + MUTE ACCENTS / KEY OFFS • MIC + CONTACT CHANNELS
• MIDI PATTERN PLAYER
• MICRO-TUNING
• 6GB LIBRARY
• KONTAKT PLAYER + NKS
INTRO OFFER
€89 (€129) | $89 ($129)

Until May 15th 2024. Price as marked on website, no code required. Offer excludes other discount codes.

Oberheim OB-8

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via this auction

Thought it was interesting seeing the Sequential Circuits Inc. perfectly aligned in the shot as Sequential now makes the OB-X8 with Oberheim.

"This is a one owner Oberheim OB-8 with factory MIDI and Road Case (circa 1985/6) in good used condition. Purchased new from Swing City Music (St. Louis area). Road case needs new foam interior.

This OB-8 has not seen much playing since the early-90s and has lived in a climate controlled home studio environment since. Sounds Bad-Ass and Amazingly HUGE!!!

This belonged to my Uncle who is no longer with us. To the best of my knowledge it is all original. So, having it serviced is recommended due to the age of the capacitors, and components. Everything does seem to work and the only things worth mentioning are a couple red led lights on switches don't illuminate (switch does work), and one or two potentiometers should probably be replaced or rebuilt."

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#jamuary2024 12 Ripplemaker ('Buchla Easel') & Korg Volca Modular (Mini 'Buchla')

video upload by SynthAddict

"Time for some 'west coast' synth action...

Enjoy the wierd, wacky, and sometimes noisy timbres from Buchla-style digital synthesis with complex oscillators, wavefolding, etc.

The Volca Modular is running a modified Krell patch.
Krell patch is a generative style patch based on the amazing sound design from Louis and Bebe Barron for Forbidden Planet in 1956, where the characters discover the old Krell civilization."

At last: the Krell Patch on a Frap Tools modular system!

video upload by Frap Tools

"It's time to confront ourselves with a pinnacle of modular synth techniques: Todd Barton's Krell Patch.

Inspired by Bebe and Louis Barron's soundtrack for the 1956 sci-fi film "Forbidden Planet", this patch revolves around a 'modulation feedback': a single LFO drives the whole patch and triggers many S&H circuits that generate random voltages, which, in turn, constantly modulate the LFO speed and shape.

Original track from the film score: [below - also see this post]
Original Todd Barton's Tutorial: [posted here back in 2012]

00:00 Introduction
01:03 The krell patch as per Todd Barton's instructions
14:25 An extra tip with the USTA sequencer"

Ancient Krell Music

video upload by Louis & Bebe Barron - Topic

"Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises

Ancient Krell Music · Louis And Bebe Barron

Forbidden Planet

℗ 1956 Planet Records

Released on: 1999-01-06

Auto-generated by YouTube."

Or Majician - Synth Improvisation & Life Is A Mystery (Live from Poitiers)

video upload by Or Majician

Yamaha CP

"Extrait du spectacle : "Au delà de l'espace et du temps" avec la voix de Balthazar Dy.

UNE PRODUCTION L'ORBE
D'après une idée originale d'Or Majician

Excerpt from the show: "Beyond Space and Time" with the voice of Balthazar Dy.

A PRODUCTION BY L'ORBE
Based on an original idea by Or Majician

Artistes : Or Majician & Balthazard Dy
Composition et direction artistique : Aurélien BOURGEONNIER
Voix et arrangements : Balthazar DIALLO
Accompagnement live : Gregory CADU
Création lumière : Louis RIBOUILLAULT
Son : Pierre HEBRAS
Prise vidéo : Le Petit Reporter, Arman Fernandez
Mixage/Mastering : Aurélien BOURGEONNIER
Visuels vidéos :
Arthur RIBOULET, Liam COMBACAL, Maxime HOARAU, Kellian BLANDEAU
Dans le cadre du dispositif Impulsion.

Projet soutenu par : Université de Poitiers / CVEC / Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
/ DRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine / Grand Poitiers Communauté Urbaine / CROUS

https://www.instagram.com/ormajician/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3w6ZB...
https://soundcloud.com/or-themagician"

5 minutes with the Oberheim Four Voice - Carlo Mezzanotte

video upload by carlomezz

"When in 2021 Amedeo Tommasi - excellent pianist, teacher, composer and person - passed away, the St.Louis Music Center in Rome acquired his collection of instruments. And what a collection it was... several of the most sought after vintage synthesizers on the planet. Only thing, they were in a deplorable state, not having being played for a number of years. One of the first of these instruments to return from repair was the Oberheim Four-Voice. Still not perfect maybe, but with its magic and power clearly palpable; I couldn't resist switching it on and playing it for a while. In fact, I have played it for quite more than just the 5 minutes of this video: It's an early model without the Programmer module - which means that for each sound, you are forced to program every SEM (sound module) separately! Now, the unavoidable differences in timbre among the four voices could be pleasant sometimes, but it's still a nightmare to try and match the four modules to an acceptable level.
Also, one of the modules didn't want to know about staying in tune no matter what, and as the icing on the cake, the computer that was recording the audio ate a good chunk of the session... so I ended up with just a few minutes of presentable performance.
I couldn't resist adding a slight bit of ambience effect.
Thanks to St.Louis Music Center, and in particular to my friend and colleague Luca Spagnoletti."

[patch] Krell: An Aleatoric Sound (Blofeld)

video upload by Synthesizer Video Service

Also see What is Krell? Louis & Bebe Barron - Ancient Krell Music (Forbidden Planet) & More

"This is a mega-tutorial about how to program the Krell sound from the 1956 film "Forbidden Planet" on a Waldorf Blofeld. You should expect heavy use of modulation and modifiers. But first, we are going to have a look on the history of the Krell patch. Then we start programming with the help of my "Blofeld Modifier Simulator".

Attention! My sorry, I forgot to set the sustain to 65 in envelope 4 :(

[00:00] The Krell Patch (Example)
[01:06] Complaining
[02:38] History of the Krell Patch
[07:30] Programming of Low Bouncing Noise (Part 1)
[17:09] How Not to Do the Low Bouncing Noise
[20:37] Programming of Low Bouncing Noise (Part 2) and Simulator
[29:00] Programming of High Theremin Noise
[36:46] Reverb
[38:14] Arpeggiator
[39:50] Final Patch
[40:53] Summary
[47:38] Outro"

Additional Krell posts

[demo] 10 Minutes of Krell Patch (Blofeld)


"This is a demonstration of a self-playing eternal patch, programmed on a Waldorf Blofeld synthesizer. A lot of modulations and modifiers were used. There was no external post-processing and no external effects were applied. The hands were off the unit and the keyboard, though the arp is playing very slow and long 'notes'.

'Krell' is an alien species from the film "Forbidden Planet" (1956). The soundtrack for these creatures was composed by Louis and Bebe Barron and very popular among modularists. It's a good example for an aleatoric patch - a sound playing with the help of randomness."

Mingle Mangler Synthesizer

video upload by Sharpe Sound Design

"Mingle Mangler is an upcoming synthesizer designed specifically for Decent Sampler. My synth was inspired by composers like Louis and Bebe Barron, Vangelis, and Hans Zimmer from films with deep atmospherics such as Forbidden Planet, Blade Runner, and Dune. It essentially makes finding unconventional sounds easy and fun by avoiding extensive menus and offering upfront controls that are MIDI controllable.

This virtual instrument is exclusive to Decent Sampler.

Features:

• 82 controls (MIDI Learn)
• 13 oscillators
• Fine tuning
• Drift
• 9 LFOs
• Velocity tracking
• Toggle switching (MIDI Learn)
• Glide
• High pass filter
• Low pass filter
• Resonance
• Phaser
• Delay
• Convolution reverb
• Chorus
• ADSR (per oscillator)
• Waveshaper
• Wavefolder"

Writing a track for Louis Theroux : Porn's Me Too

video upload by Miguel d'Oliveira

"Brief breakdown of approch and writing a 2 minute track for a documentary on the Forbidden America BBC series.
Louis Theroux: Porn's Me Too

Track written and performed practically on just a Casio CZ-1 (a couple of patches from Omnisphere overlayed) + external FX."

Ian Helliwell's Tone Generation

[Note: I'm not seeing how to skip episodes in the player above aside from sliding the progress bar to the end to get to the next one.]

You might remember Ian Helliwell mentioned in previous posts on the site here, including his book Tape Leaders. Atomic Shadow wrote in to let us know about his 34-part history of electronic music titled Tone Generation [player above/episode list below], as well has his work on SoundCloud.

The following is a short blurb from his website, http://www.ianhelliwell.co.uk:

"Leaving school and full time education aged 16 armed with six O-levels, Ian is a self-taught and self-funded multi-media artist, working in music, film, animation, analogue electronics, instrument building, collage, installations, live performance, light show projection, graphic design, writing and film programming.

Ian coined the term ‘creative soldering’ to best define his ‘intuitive electronics’ approach, and since the 1990s he has designed and built a unique range of electronic tone generating machines – Hellitrons and Hellisizers – which he uses to realise his compositions."

"The Tone Generation is Ian's audio series looking at the early period of electronic music history, focussing on experimental tracks mostly drawn from his CD and record collection.

TG 34 - Louis & Bebe Barron
TG 33 - Cybernetic Serendipity
TG 32 - Electronics in Space
TG 31 - Synthetic Sound
TG 30 - Beaver & Krause
TG 29 - Electronics in Rock 2
TG 28 - Electronics in Rock 1
TG 27 - Edinburgh Festival Concert 1961
TG 26 - Electronic Odyssey 1967
TG 25 - QEH Concert 1968
TG 24 - Analogue Synthesizers
TG 23 - Electronics for Feature Films
TG 22 - Moog
TG 21 - Buchla
TG 20 - Electronics and Voice
TG 19 - Women in Electronics
TG 18 - Computer Music
TG 17 - EMS
TG 16 - Electronics for Expos
TG 15 - Electronic Music Authors
TG 14 - Electronics for Dance
TG 13 - Electronics in Jazz
TG 12 - The RCA Synthesizer
TG 11 - Expo 58
TG 10 - EM Worldwide
TG 9 - Canada
TG 8 - USA
TG 7 - Soviet Union & E. Bloc
TG 6 - Scandanavia
TG 5 - Holland & Belgium
TG 4 - Italy
TG 3 - Germany
TG 2 - France
TG 1 ..."

Ambient jam with the Tasty Chips GR-1, Sequential Take 5, and Strymon NightSky

video upload by Jay Hosking

"Please support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jayhosking
A live, semi-improvised track performed entirely on hardware.

There are few options for granular synthesis in the hardware world. The Tasty Chips GR-1 has the right level of control, via its knobs and faders, and visual feedback, via its generous screen, to make granular synthesis fast, fun, and hands-on. Plus it's got 11-voice polyphony, four different timbres to play all at once, a dedicated filter on each timbre, and some effects for in a pinch. Not only can you create granular synth sounds, but you can also play looped "clouds" of the sample, or just straight sample playback at different rates, pitches, and directions. In short, the GR-1 overcomes all my issues with using software granular on (for example) my iPad, and makes the process just as fun as using subtractive synthesis.

Speaking of subtractive synths, the Take 5 continues to be a gem. Considering it's an introductory synth in the Sequential line-up, it is an amazing sounding synth with an excellent design, a nice keybed, and useable effects. It's rare to find a polysynth with a strong low end, but the Take 5 really can fill out the spectrum. I love it.

This track is the result of my Patreon's holiday collaboration, in which we all sent samples to a recipient, and received samples from a "secret syntha", and made songs from these samples. It culminated in a listening party on New Year's Eve and was a ton of fun. Thanks so much to Som Shankhar (pad sample) and jean-louis proust (drum sample) for the inspiration and the loops here!

Tasty Chips GR-1 - Three granular loops (piano, pad, sparkle) and one playback loop (drums)
Strymon NightSky - Reverb for the GR-1
Sequential Take 5 - Main synth pad

Performed and recorded live, with EQ, compression, and limiting on the master."

Rêverie by Louis Vierne on Schmidt Synthesizer

video upload by

"A romantic piece composed for the pipe or reed organ. For dynamics I used aftertouch (vibrato) and two foot pedals to control volume and timbre."

UVI Quadra: Muted & Harmonics - Multi-Instrument and Sequence Designer

Quadra: Muted & Harmonics - Multi-Instrument and Sequence Designer
https://www.uvi.net/quadra-muted-and-...​

Playlist:

1. UVI Quadra: Muted and Harmonics | Trailer

A creative multipart instrument and sequence designer for creating dynamic, rhythmic, and evolving sequences based on muted and harmonic sounds, Quadra offers a curated instrument selection, advanced arpeggiators, MIDI effects, morphable scene controls, and cinematic sound quality.

Video and music credits: Louis Perez and Anthony Hak

2. UVI Quadra: Muted and Harmonics | Overview

A creative multipart instrument and sequence designer for creating dynamic, rhythmic, and evolving sequences based on muted and harmonic sounds, Quadra offers a curated instrument selection, advanced arpeggiators, MIDI effects, morphable scene controls, and cinematic sound quality.

Video and music credits: Joshua D. Carney

3. UVI Quadra: Muted and Harmonics | Preset Showcase

A creative multipart instrument and sequence designer for creating dynamic, rhythmic, and evolving sequences based on muted and harmonic sounds, Quadra offers a curated instrument selection, advanced arpeggiators, MIDI effects, morphable scene controls, and cinematic sound quality.

Video credits: Théo G.
Music credits: Thomas Kowalski & Théo G.

00:06​ Dark Rays
00:29​ Dirty Memories
00:47​ Amoniac
01:19​ A Slow Train
01:36​ Morph O Wheel
01:55​ Diorama
02:13​ Beat Hear It
02:27​ GTR Mutamonic Electric
02:42​ Galaxsynth
03:01​ Cyber Flamenco
03:19​ Futurist Backing
03:36​ Circular Arpeggio

"A next-step library from UVI, Quadra is a powerful 4-part multi-instrument and sequence designer, ideal for the creation of dynamic, rhythmic, and evolving sequences based on muted and harmonic sounds. Quadra provides a curated instrument selection, deep factory library, focused and intuitive workflow, expressive performance controls, and cinematic sound quality.

Quadra is a versatile instrument, capable of a wide range of sounds and uses from standard fare instrumentation to evolving, complex, and adaptive progressions and harmonizations that can be morphed and performed in numerous ways to suit the needs of your production.

You can find additional details on UVI's website here.

Sound City SLM P-700 Pedal Bass Synthesizer

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via this auction, also on Reverb

"rare pedal synth. The Sound City Pedal Bass was also sold by St. Louis Music as the SLM-700. This unit is in fantastic condition and functions 100%. Every knob, button and switch works perfectly. Includes original carrying bag, which is also in great shape. It produces a nice, fat analog synth sound."

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