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Sunday, September 14, 2025
📼 '80s reloaded: Roland VP-03 and the allure of the classic vocoder
video upload by SICK FOR SYNTHS
"Discover the Roland Boutique VP-03, the compact vocoder that recreates the legendary Roland VP-330, a key player in electronic music from the '70s and '80s. Used by artists such as Vangelis, Human League, and Laurie Anderson, this instrument defined the sound of an era with its 16-band vocoder, synthetic strings, and ethereal choirs. In this video, we'll explore how the VP-03 works, listen to its vintage sounds, and discover how Roland has captured the magic of a classic in a pocket-sized format.
Perfect for those who love retro synths, cinematic sounds, and the aesthetic of vintage electronics, the VP-03 is a unique instrument for bringing the charm of '70s and '80s productions back to life."
Friday, June 06, 2025
OB-6 soundset by Jexus : unique textures + creative sequences (150 custom presets).
video upload by Jexus (sounds-for-synths.com)
"Read more about this synth / soundpack: https://sounds-for-synths.com/sequent...
All sounds come from the 'Jexus OB-6 Soundset' with 150 custom presets / patches & all the sequences that you hear. I did not use any external FX in the demo; all the delays, reverbs, noises & sound deformations are part of the OB-6 engine / intentional sound design."
Saturday, May 03, 2025
È QUESTA LA MACCHINA ANALOGICA DEFINITIVA? Memorymoog a Organstudio Italia #organstudioitalia
video upload by SICK FOR SYNTH
Click CC in the bottom of the player for subtitles.
Google translated video description:
"🎛️ The Memorymoog as you've never heard it.
In this video I get my hands on one of the most legendary analog synthesizers ever: the Memorymoog, the last beast produced by Moog in the 80s.
Thanks to Organstudio Italia, I had the chance to try it live, listen to it, tinker with it and tell you everything:
✅ The technical features (oscillators, filters, modulations)
✅ Its fascinating history
✅ The problems... and its magic
✅ The artists who made it immortal
An analog monster with 6 voices, 18 oscillators and a sound that punches you.
If you like vintage synths, pure electronics and the history of the instruments that changed music... this video is for you.
📍 Recorded at Organstudio Italia - thanks for making this incredible experience possible!
🎧 Listen to the Memorymoog with headphones. Trust me."
Saturday, March 15, 2025
The Echolocator is awesome 👍🏼
video upload by Ricky Tinez
"The Erica Synths Echolocator is here and it's Awesome. Quickly becoming one of the best delay pedals I've tried. But it's not a pedal haha! It's similar to the Zen Delay but don't get it twisted, they're not the same! The Echolocator has Reverb, Shimmer, a Pitch Shifter, a BBD mode, and a really cool way they've implemented the BP filter. Similar to the Nightverb, the Echolocator is perfect for playing live, or jamming in a studio. All the controls are sitting there waiting to be played not hidden behind some shift function!"
00:00 This is just too fun
01:12 Erica Synths sent this to me
01:37 The Echolocator quick thoughts
02:43 A playing jam, doing almost everything it does in one go
06:29 The Pitch Shifter
08:27 The Filter implementation is sick
09:37 The "Dirty" Mode
11:40 Dope Sample chop through it
12:53 I didn't realize you could go this far...
15:25 One final breakdown LIVE!
Saturday, March 08, 2025
🎹 ELKA SYNTHEX: Il Capolavoro Italiano dei Synth Vintage 🎹#organstudioitalia
video upload by SICK FOR SYNTH
"In questo video, ti porto con me da Organstudio Italia per scoprire e provare il leggendario ELKA SYNTHEX, uno dei synth più iconici mai creati.
Analizziamo insieme il suo funzionamento generale, esploriamo i suoi suoni unici e scopriamo perché è così amato dai musicisti di tutto il mondo.
Se sei un appassionato di sintetizzatori o semplicemente curioso di conoscere questo gioiello vintage, questo video fa per te!"
https://organstudio.com
Googlish:
"In this video, I take you with me to Organstudio Italia to discover and try the legendary ELKA SYNTHEX, one of the most iconic synths ever created.
Let's analyze its general functioning together, explore its unique sounds and discover why it is so loved by musicians all over the world.
Whether you are a synthesizer enthusiast or simply curious about this vintage gem, this video is for you!"
https://organstudio.com
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Tips & Tricks: Class Compliant USB Audio Interface with Elektron Drum Machines and Synths
video upload by Group Technologies Australasia
"Did you know that almost all Elektron devices* are USB class compliant? That means you can easily send audio out from your Elektron drum machine or synth directly to your Apple iOS or OS device and record proper line-level audio. This is great for quickly capturing that beat you've been working on and sharing it with friends or for posting on social media like a pro. In this video we look at how easy it is to plug and record audio to your Apple device with no additional drivers, app or software required! It's also possible to send any incoming audio from external sources routed through to your Elektron box, out to USB as well. In this video we jam the Elektron Syntakt together with a vintage Roland TR-606. The TR-606 audio is running into the external input of the Syntakt and all the sounds from both devices are being routed directly via USB audio into an iPhone.
Elektron firmware provides options for choosing what audio source output you want to route to your iOS device. The default setting will send the main stereo outs, whereby the mix of all your tracks inside your Elektron box is sent out via USB. Alternatively, there are options to choose a specific track out via USB; perhaps you just want to send your sick bass line without the kick drum — yes you can! The Analog Heat+FX also has the option to process incoming audio from USB, offering a two-way audio solution that has many creative applications. Your iPhone or iPad microphone might be good at recording your voice, but they're not great at capturing and representing your latest beat creation.
*except the Octatrack"
Note this video is by supporting member David Haberfeld aka Honeysmack.
Monday, February 27, 2023
Boris from Joranalogue Spills Patching Secrets! See what he Revealed at Perfect Circuit
video upload by Perfect Circuit
"Boris from Joranalogue came by to reveal the shocking truth: as it turns out, you can make some pretty sick beats with a modular synthesizer.
Joranalogue's unique approach to synthesizer design leaves a lot open to the performer's imagination. Rather than building straightforward, conventional sound sources, controllers, or processors, they instead make highly multi-functional modules that can cover a lot of different ground in any given patch. While that can be inspiring for some, it might be intimidating for others...but luckily, Boris is here to show us the way.
In this demo, Boris shows how a number of their modules can interact to create everything from evolving sound design to high-controlled rhythms and beyond. If you're into super powerful, performable modular synths—and hey, who isn't?—then you're gonna want to take a long hard look at what Joranalogue is doing.
Get a overview of Joranalogue modules: https://bit.ly/3IONEq7
Shop the Joranalogue Catalog including the new Step 8 http://bit.ly/3m8JWjq
#joranalogue #eurorack #modularsynth #step8"
Thursday, November 10, 2022
RS042 M-Audio Venom: The Bad Guy
video upload by rejected synths
"It one of storytelling's oldest tricks, the bad guy that turn out to be the good guy. From Dickens’ Ebeneezer Scrooge to Jane Austen‘s Mr Darcy, from J.K Rowling‘s Snape to (who ever came up with him!?) Jonny Lawrence from Corbra Kai, the tough guys aren‘t as tough in the end and often the bad reputation they carry isn‘t really their own fault.
So, will a synth that is both notorious for being little more than a dub step noise machine and a cheaply built and quickly abandoned piece of glossy white plastic actually turn out to be the hero of the story?
It very much depends on who tells the story here, as M-Audio‘s Venom clearly has it‘s strengths if you can overlook the questionable design decisions made during it‘s inception. Like the hard to read grey on grey lettering or the fact that M-Audio thinks it totally ok for a stand alone hardware synth to heavily rely on a software editor that requires a PCor Mac to be able to utilize most of its extensive set synth engine features. Even the Virtual Analog Synthesizer claim that is prominently featured on the synth itself, it a bit of a hoax, as the Venom basically is just a souped up Rompler running on Amtel‘s Dream series ICs that were also found in PC sound cards and Karaoke Machines in the late 90s and early 2000s.
If you ignore these shortcomings and manage to get the editor running, you might be surprised of what the Venom can actually do. Apart from all the obvious dirty and distorted stuff, a lot can be achieved with the synth engine. Also as it was designed as an all in one solution for music beginners, you can even use it to record and process other instruments and even your own voice (vocoder anyone?).
Last but not least, the Venom might be pretty much the only synth whose price tag doesn‘t seem to have skyrocketed during the pandemic, here in Europe, you can still regularity find one for around 100€!
Curious? Then go ahead and press play!"
0:00 Intro
0:46 Introduction
1:29 The ugly parts
2:10 The bad parts
3:12 The good parts
4:35 Controls and connectivity
6:07 'Sick and Nasty' Patches
8:40 'Mad FX' Patches
9:29 'Whirling Pad' Patches
13:19 'Clean Keys' Patches
14:54 'Stained Keys' Patches
18:12 'Amazing Arp' Patches
20:46 'Traditional' Patch
21:13 Some Drumkits
22:39 Multi Mode Demo
25:31 Conclusion
26:10 Outro
RS042.1 M-Audio Venom: 'No Talking Edition'
"This is a shorter 'No Talking' edit of my video about the M-Audio Venom for those who prefer 'pure' demos without comments."
Friday, June 03, 2022
Versatility of the Super-6 / musical sound design
video upload by Jexus
http://sounds-for-synths.com/udo_audio_super6
"No talking demo of UDO Audio Super 6. All patches custom-made by Jexus. I did not use any external FX in the demo; all the delays, noises and other effects are part of the Super-6 engine & mod matrix. I recorded my demo straight through an audio card. This is a standard factory unit - you don't need any custom wavetables or add-ons for the patches to work.
#udoaudio #super6 #patches
0:00 desert ghost - [cold / keys]
0:15 gravel pit - [texture / pad]
0:35 sunburns - [texture / fx]
1:04 mummy's organs - [dirty / keys]
1:28 exotic east - [pad / lead]
1:46 village drums - [woody / percussive]
1:59 torn - [texture / pad]
2:33 baby coconuts - [keys / pluck]
3:08 blue sky - [pad / strings]
3:25 morning - [smooth / lead]
3:36 noon - [unison / bass]
3:47 polymod - [delicate / lead]
4:02 geology - [glide / arp]
4:22 thin & spiky - [pluck / arp]
4:36 clangy & metallic - [arp / seq]
4:53 leaf cream - [pad / strings]
5:05 tree harmony - [resonant / pad]
5:38 x-echoes - [strings / lead]
5:58 slow & wobbly - [tremolo / pad]
6:26 indoor life - [abrasive / lead]
6:37 hi-pass bass - [analog / modular]
6:48 broken rhythm - [digital / arp]
7:02 air - [ethereal / pad]
7:34 wind - [texture / pad]
8:04 butterflies - [wonky / piano]
8:19 thick & sick - [dirty / unison]
8:38 bubbles - [atmospheric / pad]
9:05 chill-out - [smooth / neutral]
9:26 blunt blade - [metallic / sharp]
9:51 wonkee kee - [delay / keys]
10:13 electric bee - [crackles / drone]
10:31 squelchy goodie - [analog / bass]
10:53 kenneth's anger - [aggressive / bass]"
Thursday, June 02, 2022
Dave Smith Was an Ironman Triathlete
In case you missed it in this post, Roger Linn noted Dave Smith was "an avid athelete, cyclist and triathlete. He actually participated in the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon in his younger years..."
@birdkids reminded me of an article on the development of the Prophet VS archived on the WaybackMachine. In it, Chris Meyer mentions Dave was in Hawaii prepping for the tournament during that time. I thought it was interesting and worth sharing. I captured it below.
"Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 07:55:41 -0800
From: Xrystal
MIME-Version: 1.0
Subject: Birth of the Prophet VS
I thought the following might be of interest to you. Xrystal
_____________________________________________________________________
The Birth of the Prophet VS
By Chris Meyer, ex-employee of Sequential Circuits
reprinted from the VS WaveWrangler User Guide by permission of Interval Music Systems,
©1991 Interval Music Systems.
It all started somewhere in 1985. We were still working on the Prophet 2000 sampler,
and as resident historian (in other words, I had the most magazines and manuals) another
engineer was asking me to explain how various instruments performed crossfades. I had
finished discussing the Fairlight, and had moved on the PPG - explaining its wavetables,
and the ability for it to scan a group of waves first in one direction and then back again,
While I was scrawling this back and forth motion in my notebook, suddenly a little twinge
went off in the back of my head, and myhand drew the next line arcing down the page.. and the
concept of crossfading beween waves in two dimension, not just one, was born.
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
WAVE AGE
video upload by Me, I'm Counting
This one is in via supporting member, Alex Maiolo aka TRIPLE X SNAXXX
"Our label, Moroderik Musik, just released something by an artist called Me, I'm Counting. The EP is MACAU. It was recorded with classic and modern synths, and references the golden age of electronic music, very early techno, some modern psychedelia, incorporating some experimental flourishes to keep it interesting. Typical of Nick's stuff, where it starts out and where it ends up are two different places. It's on all of the services.
The inspiration for the album came on a trip from Hong Kong to Macau, where Nick got sick, and had to ride a hydrofoil back to Hong Kong in a state of delirium. 'I felt like I was being carried along on a cloud of pure air conditioning.'
Here's the video for "Wave Age" which was shot when four Moroderik acts set up and played a masked, distanced outdoor show during the pandemic to get live music to people who were starved for it. Nick is using Elektron and Moog gear. Dreamy footage is interspersed with his live performance."
Friday, March 06, 2020
New Loops Trap Construction Kits
Published on Mar 6, 2020 New Loops
DOWNLOAD - https://newloops.com/products/trap-construction-kits-bundle
Playlist: [note the first 3 are new. Including the full playlist for those interested.]
1. Lo-fi Trap Kit Sample Pack (lofi trap samples)
New Loops presents: Lo-fi Trap - a full construction kit of hard hitting low fi Trap samples including beats, bass, synths, vocals, sound effects, and more! You'll find pianos, plucks, 808 bass, atmospheric synths, and hard punchy drums. This Trap sample pack features a full kit of 85 Trap sounds with 32 loops, 53 one shots (including multi-samples), and 6 midi files for synths."2. Trap of Gods Sample Pack (Trap Kit, Trap Samples)
New Loops presents: Trap of Gods - a full Trap construction kit with deep sub bass, punchy trap drums, and chanting choir stabs.3. Hard Trap Sample Pack (Hard Trap Kit, Trap Samples)
New Loops - Hard Trap Kit has everything you need to make a modern Trap song including, hard drums, screeching synths, Trap plucks, bells, and relentless sub bass. You’ll find 35 hard Trap loops, 47 one-shot samples, and 8 midi files for melodies, synths, and bass.4. Radio Ready Hip Hop Kit Demo
New Loops presents Radio Ready - a full Hip-Hop kit with 39 sounds, including Bass, Kick, Hi-Hat, Clap, Chords, FX, Vocal, and more. This Hip-Hop kit has punchy Trap drums and modern synth sounds, just like the current radio hits!5. 01 New Loops Halloween Trap Kit
Scare your family and friends with this sick Halloween Trap Kit. Spooky melodies and unsettling sound effects set the scene for heavy sub bass and punchy Trap beats.6. Hard Trap Sample Pack (Hard Trap Kit, Trap Samples)
Scare your family and friends with this sick Halloween Trap Kit. Spooky melodies and unsettling sound effects set the scene for heavy sub bass and punchy Trap beats.
Monday, July 29, 2019
Synth Jams by Jay Hosking
Published on Jul 26, 2019 Jay Hosking
Spotted the first video in the playlist above on discchord.com. The Playlist contains 21 videos. You can use the player controls to skip around. Descriptions for each are below. All videos feature various gear so you should be able to get an idea of some of the capabilities of each featured. You can check out Jay Hosking's music at https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com/.
Note, more will likely get added over time. The following playlist is as of this post:
1. Jam w/ Vermona PERfourMER MkII, Elektron Analog Rytm MkII, OTO Bam, Styrmon Big Sky, Fugue Machine
A live, semi-improvised performance, all on hardware, and inspired by some pretty tough news that has me sentimental.
I loved the Elektron Analog Four MkII so much that I picked up the Analog Rytm MkII. My feelings on the Rytm are mixed. On the one hand, it's missing that spontaneity and spark of units like the Arturia DrumBrute Impact and Teenage Engineering OP-Z, with no readymade performance effects, roller bar, or global randomization, and a slower workflow. On the other hand, I really like its analogue sound engines, any unused tracks can be converted into impressive analogue mono synths, it does beautiful things to samples, and like all Elektron boxes it integrates the effects into the sequencer really nicely.
As for the Vermona PERfourMER MkII, I'd been pining over it for ages, and it was fun to finally tinker with it. The Perfourmer definitely excels in the mid- and high- range, and I love how the independent voices making really interesting voices for chords.
Vermona PERfourMER MkII + OTO Bam — Three synths (left chord note, right chord note, melody)
Vermona PERfourMER MkII + Strymon Big Sky — Bass chord note synth
Elektron Analog Rytm MkII — Drums, samples, sample melody, punchy bass
Fugue Machine (iOS) — Sequencing
IK Multimedia iRig Pro Duo — MIDI out from iOS
Written and performed within a 24-hour period, and uploaded as is, with only a little sidechain compression on the Perfourmer (to emphasize the sound that the Rytm was already making), and compression/limiting on the master.
https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com/
LABELS/MORE:
Arturia,
Dreadbox,
Elektron,
iOS,
Novation,
OTO,
Polyend,
Synthstrom Audible,
Teenage Engineering,
Vermona
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Halloween new music on AE Modular and some Eurorack modules.
Published on Oct 31, 2018 Dziam Bass
"Halloween new sick music on AE Modular and some my Eurorack system.
Both synths sounds come from AE Modular-Tangible waves one with reverb but I added drums from Pico DRUMS -Erica Synths and triggered them with Four Brick Rook -Shakmat Modular.
Little evening fun but I like such things because I want to connect this small AE Modular system with other things.
Everything connected to the Erica Synths- Fusion Mixer for a little tube sound."
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Waldorf Rack Attack • Drum Machine / FM Synthesizer Module SN 2210110000861
Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
via this auction
"Oh, boy.. this is one heck of a synthesizer.
Basically it’s a full-blown Micro-Q (2x25 oscillators, 25 part multitimbral) with a built-in step sequencer, and all the samples that were in the Roland 808/909 synths (cymbals). [Per Waldorf: "The RackAttack's virtual modeled circuitry synthesis is optimized for drums and percussion."] So it’s capable of emulating all the classic drum machines, (the Simmons is immaculate, plus there are unlikely ones in here like a Casio, some other 8-bits, of course all the old Roland kits..) and also extra capable of producing super far out and excellent modern, custom, wild kits. Plus it functions as a normal analogue modeling synth, not just a drum synth. Making basses, leads, pads, sound effects, whatever.. totally possible and really pretty simple. Same as any other Waldorf Q series.. maybe even easier, especially if you want crazy sounds. You can make it do one random sound, or an entire random program set, then play around and fine tune the results, all without overwriting the program you’re in until you’re ready to, the edit buffer is huge. Copy and paste sounds from any kit into any other kit.. get some FM noise and tweak it with the LFOs.. Oh, baby. Yes.
2 full and separate effects units are present. Includes a bit cruncher that can decimate any patch down to chiptune resolution — that’s really cool. Plus all the normal stuff, reverbs, chorus, flanger, phaser, distortion/overdrive, clock sync delays.. it’s all here in duplicate.
The FM on the oscillators is just sick. Not sure how else to describe it. It’s the key to producing drum sounds using analogue oscillators. The manual explains this in great detail, how they recreated the emulations of drums from the 80s. Crossing FM on 2 oscillators with any of the waveforms produces insane results. Making sounds that scream and cut through a mix is cake. Plus it has the Waldorf randomizer function that you can activate anywhere, any time to get a random patch generated.. it just turns every parameter at random, usually producing some jaw dropping or ear splitting tone. Use with caution! lol
So, yeah. We have 1 stereo input (to run anything through the filters and effects) and 6 programmable outs.. 1/4” of course, this isn’t a toy. Headphone jack on the front panel. MIDI in/out/thru. 12v power supply included. I have both the original German 220v and the original German 110v adapters, depending where it’s going, I’ll ship the appropriate one. I also have the original spiral bound manual (English version) which you’ll also get.
Let’s talk about the knobs on this, because it’s important: they are self-cleaning digital encoders, NOT potentiometers. So if they get janky, NEVER DO ANYTHING BUT TWIST THEM UNTIL THEY WORK SMOOTHLY AGAIN!! I see people buying and selling the Q series encoders on eBay all the time because they got antsy and sprayed contact cleaner in there and killed them. Don’t do that. Just twist them for maybe 30 seconds in each direction until you see a normal movement of the values on the screen. Also.. very sorry.. one of the knobs on this one went missing. But they’re easy to move around, I’ve always kept it clean, I normally leave knob 2 under the LCD screen as the absent one because I rarely touch it anyway. Replacing all the knobs with originals (there are some listed on this site right now) is just as easy as finding alternate knobs to slide on the encoders.. that’s if having one absent really bothers you.. personally, it never bothered me, neither cosmetically nor in programming / playing it. This is the only flaw on this unit, outside of that it looks and functions like the day I opened the box from Waldorf HQ in Germany.
I guess it’s highly coveted because it has the companion Waldorf Attack VST software to make programs in, then use this unit with its 6 outputs to slam the beats in a live or studio rig. Yes, you can completely program it using the interface with no computer. Of course. But people seem to like having that extra VST option (it is really cool). Look around forums, you’ll find people sharing kits for this going back to 2003. Chances are if you’re reading this, you already know exactly what it is and why you want it."
via this auction
"Oh, boy.. this is one heck of a synthesizer.

2 full and separate effects units are present. Includes a bit cruncher that can decimate any patch down to chiptune resolution — that’s really cool. Plus all the normal stuff, reverbs, chorus, flanger, phaser, distortion/overdrive, clock sync delays.. it’s all here in duplicate.
The FM on the oscillators is just sick. Not sure how else to describe it. It’s the key to producing drum sounds using analogue oscillators. The manual explains this in great detail, how they recreated the emulations of drums from the 80s. Crossing FM on 2 oscillators with any of the waveforms produces insane results. Making sounds that scream and cut through a mix is cake. Plus it has the Waldorf randomizer function that you can activate anywhere, any time to get a random patch generated.. it just turns every parameter at random, usually producing some jaw dropping or ear splitting tone. Use with caution! lol
So, yeah. We have 1 stereo input (to run anything through the filters and effects) and 6 programmable outs.. 1/4” of course, this isn’t a toy. Headphone jack on the front panel. MIDI in/out/thru. 12v power supply included. I have both the original German 220v and the original German 110v adapters, depending where it’s going, I’ll ship the appropriate one. I also have the original spiral bound manual (English version) which you’ll also get.
Let’s talk about the knobs on this, because it’s important: they are self-cleaning digital encoders, NOT potentiometers. So if they get janky, NEVER DO ANYTHING BUT TWIST THEM UNTIL THEY WORK SMOOTHLY AGAIN!! I see people buying and selling the Q series encoders on eBay all the time because they got antsy and sprayed contact cleaner in there and killed them. Don’t do that. Just twist them for maybe 30 seconds in each direction until you see a normal movement of the values on the screen. Also.. very sorry.. one of the knobs on this one went missing. But they’re easy to move around, I’ve always kept it clean, I normally leave knob 2 under the LCD screen as the absent one because I rarely touch it anyway. Replacing all the knobs with originals (there are some listed on this site right now) is just as easy as finding alternate knobs to slide on the encoders.. that’s if having one absent really bothers you.. personally, it never bothered me, neither cosmetically nor in programming / playing it. This is the only flaw on this unit, outside of that it looks and functions like the day I opened the box from Waldorf HQ in Germany.
I guess it’s highly coveted because it has the companion Waldorf Attack VST software to make programs in, then use this unit with its 6 outputs to slam the beats in a live or studio rig. Yes, you can completely program it using the interface with no computer. Of course. But people seem to like having that extra VST option (it is really cool). Look around forums, you’ll find people sharing kits for this going back to 2003. Chances are if you’re reading this, you already know exactly what it is and why you want it."
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Digital Waves Roland JD 800
Published on Aug 19, 2017 100 Things I Do
"This week I thought it was time to take a look at the Roland JD-800 again. One of the most unique synths Roland has made to date. With an original list price of around $3000 back in 1991 when it came out it was the first sign that people were getting sick of presets and the pain of menu diving to create new sounds!
The JD 800 suffers from a few unique gremlins such as the 'Red Keys of Death" (The glue used to secure the key weights degrades over time and leaves a nasty trail of sticky goop and lost key weights!).
Delamination of the keybed connector is also quite common and then with so many digitally scanned sliders they get dirty and the machine can get quiet glitchy.
I have had to deal with each of the above problems over the years to keep this synth alive... which has surprised me due to me not actually using the synth much. The sound is like a Wavestation mashed with a D-50 , no real wave sequencing but you get 108 waves... saw, sine all the way to attack samples of various instruments. The Digital resonant filter adds even more unique flavour. The filter can be quite hard to dial in for the sound you want.
As I have said before I hardly ever use this synth and it is always on the potential chopping block to be sold when I find a new synth of interest :D"
Tuesday, November 08, 2016
John McCreary's Minimoog Repair (by Synthpro)
Published on Nov 8, 2016 synthpro
"Hello Everyone,
This is a video I made of John McCreary's minimoog repair.
This minimoog is from 1978 SN 9781.
You also get a look at my new home studio in this particular video, still have my shop but at the end of every restoration or repair, the synths come to my home base for a good audio and function test.
Thanks again John for giving me the opportunity to work on your synth, really appreciate it!
Thanks for watching and if you have a sick minimoog or other synth you would like to have the synthpro treatments done to, feel free to message me at: synth_pro@yahoo.com (Note: that is an underscore in my address).
Thanks and take care,
Jareth"
Saturday, July 09, 2016
Dancing With The Dead - Trasher (Arpeggio synth line)
Published on Jul 9, 2016 tiergrinder
"My attempt to recreate the main synth arpeggio line from Dance With The Dead's song Trasher.
Sorry for the shaky cam and fast panning. I hope no one gets sick from watching this ;) Audio recorded real time from synths.
I wanted the video have all the tweaks in real time so I shot this with my phones cam."
Featuring tiergrinder's DIY Roland Jupiter-8 clone.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Synth Jam - GoPro Chest Test
Published on Feb 16, 2016 Anonymous Animal
"Testing out my GoPro chest mount and documenting a little improvised beat that I was enjoying.
Thoughts on the GoPro shot? Does the motion make you sick? Is it awesome and we should do a lot more of it? Let us know in the comments.
Sequencing and Beats - Korg Electribe
Mixing and FX - Roland Mx-1
Synths - Roland System-1, Korg Volca Bass, Arturia Microbrute and Yamaha DX200
Audio recorded direct to iPhone
(the laptop is literally a ridiculously over-specced power supply for the MOTU Midi Express Micro that is underneath it, distributing midi signals. Pretty screensaver though!)"
Sunday, August 09, 2015
Live Modular Synth Performance: "Free Ride" by P.O.B. (@obrienmedia)
Published on Aug 9, 2015 Patrick OBrien
"My latest modular synthesizer song, performed live, showcasing all the sick lights and sounds that make modular synths the best musical instruments ever.
- The beginning "horn" is a sample sound from QuBit's Nebulae
- Added the Mutant drums (Bassdrum, HiHats, Cymbals), with the bass line from The Harvestman's Hertz Donut.
- Flute melody comes from Mutable Instruments' Braids, morphed by Expert Sleepers' Disting, then crazy distorted by the Malgorithm, pulling the patch cord out from Metrolpolis and touching the pitch jack for the heavy metal guitar breakdown.
- Bells at the end from Mutable's Elements with DPO and tELHARMONIC both being filtered with high resonance by DSI's Curtis Filter.
- Rhythms created by both the Delptronics Trigger Man and 4ms' SCM/SCM Breakout.
No computers were used in this piece. All modular synths.
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Recorded August 9, 2015 in Los Angeles, California."
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