Dave Smith / Roger Linn Tempest Drum Synthesizer Performance with Joystick

video upload by Reuben Jones

"This is the complete performance that I recorded for Alex Ball's documentary on drum synthesizers ( • A Potted History of Drum Synthesizers [posted here] ). Cheers Alex!

I never truly unlocked the Tempest until I made this video. I always found the workflow tricky and the sound hard on my ears. I'm also not huge on drum machines due to their often-fixed time signatures, perfect timing, and the fact that real drums are so much better. But like with a lot of gear, putting in the time really does reap the rewards. The sound palate is very malleable and wide. If only it could import samples!

The joystick was a bit of an afterthought. I made it for my PolyEvolver, on which it can be routed to almost any parameter using the two expression/CV pedal inputs, and by assigning breath control and foot control each to one of the many destinations. Dave Smith is THE MAN, and he put two expression pedal inputs on the Tempest as well.

Drum machine
Drum synthesizer
Synthesizer
Dave Smith
Roger Linn"

Museo del Synth Marchigiano

video upload by Reuben Jones

"A walk around the Museo del Synth Marchigiano - the biggest and most complete collection of Italian synthesizers, keyboards, and rhythm machines in the world!"

Retro Video Game Music on the Kawai K1 VST by Nils #synthesizer #kawaik1

video upload by Reuben Jones

"Music made entirely on the Kawai K1m VST by Nils.

Download it here for free:
https://www.nilsschneider.de/wp/nils-...

I like the sound of the K1. It's got some cool samples and nice choirs, strings, bells, flutes and experimental sounds. It's a bit flat and lifeless, and not very dynamic. Maybe a poor man's Roland JD-800, but with a joystick which increases its cool factor.

On the display you can see all the patches used in each track.

00:00 Brass Troops
00:54 Digital Jungle
01:30 Last Seen: Asia
02:45 Home At Last
04:00 Aguirre's Flute (from the film 'Aguirre, Wrath of God').

Air raid siren sample.

Images of hardware taken from Google images.

Diagrams taken from the K1 manual :
https://kawaius.com/wp-content/upload..."

Exploring the E&MM Spectrum DIY Synthesiser, 1981

video upload by Reuben Jones

"Another video on the E&MM Spectrum Synthesiser. Not very musical, but the Spectrum is a quite unpredictable and unruly, and mine needs a proper service/calibration.

The Spectrum is architecturally similar to the Sequential Circuits Pro~One, but even the Pro~One's famed modulation matrix isn't enough to match the weirdness of the Spectrum.

The full build manual can be read here: https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/th..."

Psychedelic Music on the Antonelli Syntorgan 2445

video upload by Reuben Jones

"I was kindly donated this Italian synth by a family friend and piano tuner who took over a piano repair business from a piano restorer and reverend here in Malta.

It sounds very cheesy and limited, but has quite a nice analogue filter with an LFO (which is either on or off, with no control over speed or amount!). You can route the (para)polyphonic organ through the filter, like on the Farfisa Syntorchestra. The rhythm section has several drum beats which can be mixed together to create more rhythms.

0:00 Disco (Cheese) Ball
0:49 The Acid Kicks In

Italian keyboard
Italian organ
Combiorgan
Synthesizer
Synth
Cheesy keyboard
Retro keyboard
Vintage keyboard"

You can find addional demos of the Syntorgan in previous posts here.

Another Vintage Analog Synth Jam

video upload by Reuben Jones

"A simple jam I made a while ago and uploaded to Instagram (@reuben0jones). Now on YouTube.

The Tempest, apart from doing drums, is clocking both the PolyEvolver making the digital sounding effects, and a Tanzbar which is simply clocking a sequence on the ARP Sequencer and sending CV/Gate to the Pro~One which is sending CV back to the ARP Sequencer so I can change key on the Pro~One's keyboard. At least I think that's how I did it. Korg MS10, Logan Vocalist and Octave Kitten 2 are played on top.

ARP Sequencer Model 1611
Dave Smith Poly Evolver
Dave Smith Tempest
Korg MS10
Logan Vocalist
Octave Kitten 2
Sequential Circuits Pro~One"

70s/80s Horror Vintage Synth Jam #3! #synthesizer #synth #synthwave #elkasynthex #loganvocalist

video upload by Reuben Jones

"Some more 70s/80s horror synth music inspired by the likes of Goblin and the more contempary Zombi. I made this track for my Logan Vocalist demo [posted here] but I thought I'd upload it separately. Ignore the drumsticks, I had to correct some errors and timing issues. I'm not sure why I decided to use them!

Logan Vocalist
Mario Maggi Synthex Mk1
Octave Kitten 2
Dave Smith Tempest
Yamaha TRB5f"

Keytek CTS-2000 - Wavetable Oddity #vintagesynth #synth #wavetable

video upload by Reuben Jones

"Another track on the Keytek CTS-2000, this time multitracked.
All synth sounds played on the Keytek, with drums from Tr-707 VST going through dBlue Glitch."

Keytek CTS-2000 - Mysterious Orb 🔵 #keytekcts2000 #wavetable #synth

video upload by Reuben Jones

"Keytek CTS-2000

No multitracking, just one patch played back by MIDI.
One can squeeze out some interesting sounds from the Keytek.

Italian synthesizer
Wavetable synthesizer
Vintage synthesizer
vintage synth"

Serious Elka Synthex Sequence #synthex #elkasynthex #synthesizer #synth

video upload by Reuben Jones

"A serious sounding sequence using the sequencer on Synthex synthesizer!"

Synthex Sketches (Elka Synthex Mk1)

video upload by Reuben Jones

"A bunch of Synthex clips, mainly sequences. Most of the bass sequences were recorded using the sequencer's Real Time record feature which records whatever you play on the keyboard in real time including rests and ties. It also has a step-entry mode called Pulse Time in which you can record each note step-by-step and insert rests and ties along the way. You can even record a sequence in Pulse Time and then record another sequencer track on top using Real Time."

00:00 Sequence 1
00:59 Sequence 2
02:07 Sequence 3
02:59 Double mode chords 1
03:56 Double mode chords 2
04:42 Band pass filters and ring mod
05:33 Sequence 4
06:22 Sequence 5
07:19 Sequence 6 "Classy Trancey"
08:09 Sequence 7
09:07 Sequence 8
10:05 Sequence 9
10:50 LFO chords 1
11:19 LFO chords 2
11:42 Sequence 10
12:08 Sequence 11

SAX or SUX? Farfisa Syntorchestra 4: Saxophone Preset

video upload by Reuben Jones

"Tell Farfisa in the comments if you think the saxophone preset on their Syntochestra 4 sounds like a sax, or if it sux! Bear in mind it's an analogue design from 1975-80!

This is a solo in an upcoming track.

Novation Supernova: chords and bass
Mario Maggi Synthex: background textures
Roland CR78 (VST): drums/perc

#synthsolo #vintagesynthesizer #electronicmusic #acidjazz #farfisasyntorchestra #synthex #novation"

Glistening Crystal Harmonics - Dave Smith PolyEvolver and Sequential Circuits Pro~One

video upload by Reuben Jones

"Listen to crystal harmonics glistening in the sun in a frozen wasteland of ice shards and snow.

The PolyEvolver is so great at these icy cold sounds which, although they decrease the temperature in the room, are strangely hypnotic."

Weird Obscure Lo-Fi Synthesizer Meets Noisy Obsolete FX Rack 🎹 Keytek CTS-2000 and Roland DEP-5

video upload by Reuben Jones

"The 1987 Keytek CTS-2000. A cool, quirky, lo-fi wavetable-style synthesizer from Italian brand Keytek, formerly known as Siel before being bought by Gibson USA....(!) Run through a 1984 Roland DEP-5 digital chorus/reverb.

All sounds made using the Keytek CTS-2000 and Roland DEP-5 Effects Processor.

Low-res voxel models made in MagicaVoxel."

Excuse Me While I Sequence - ARP Sequencer ➤ Sequential Circuits Pro~One

Reuben Jones

"Testing out the features of the ARP Model 1611 Sequencer

ARP Sequencer ➤ Sequential Circuits"

Italian Synth Jam POV - ELKA, Farfisa, Logan

Reuben Jones

"Live jam version of a planned longer track, featuring:

ELKA Synthex
Fafisa Syntorchestra 4
Logan Vocalist
MFB Tanzbär

No MIDI. No overdubs. The Synthex is clocked to the Tanzbär."

The Lost Child - Dave Smith Instruments Poly Evolver (STEREO)

Reuben Jones

"Making the Poly Evolver sing.

PolyEvolver ➤ Molot Compressor ➤ BootEQmk II ➤ Sennheiser AMBEO Orbit ➤ Valhalla Reverb"

Building on the Blockchain - Abstract, Self-Running Patch on DSI Poly Evolver

Reuben Jones

"I find the concept of blockchains pretty abstract, and this is the sound I imagined whilst blockchains are being built.

This is a self-running patch on the PolyEvolver - I didn't touch the synth during recording apart from to stop the sequencer on the last note and increase the delay feedback for a more effective ending.

PolyEvolver ▶ VladG Molot Compressor ▶ slight EQ ▶ Valhalla VintageVerb"

ELKA Synthex - Italy's Answer to the Prophet 5.

Reuben Jones

"Listen to a Synthex and watch it fly across epic scenes of nature.

Synthex ➤ Molov Compressor ➤ Valhalla Vintage Verb

Learn about the Synthex on Mario Maggi's website: http://www.synthex.it/mario-maggi/

All sounds and music by Reuben Jones
Please visit my Instagram for more synth demos, especially Italian synths etc: reuben0jones

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Spectral Voyage : E&MM Spectrum // MFB Tanzbär // TC Electronic AlterEgo // Sennheiser AMBEO

Published on May 24, 2020 Reuben Jones

"This was only meant to be a few minutes long so sorry if it drags, but it's a long journey to where we're going."