Korg ESX-1 Tutorials by by Synth Codex

video uploads by Synth Codex

"Master the Korg Electribe ESX-1 with concise, functional video guides designed to get you making music immediately."

Playlist:

1. Master the Panel & Quick Start | Korg ESX-1 Tutorial 01
2. How to program a Drum Pattern | Korg ESX-1 Tutorial 02
3. Writing a Key Part | Korg ESX-1 Tutorial 03
4. The Effects Section | Korg ESX-1 Tutorial 04
5. All about Motion Sequences | Korg ESX-1 Tutorial 05
6. How to Edit a Pattern | Korg ESX-1 Tutorial 06
7. Pattern Rearranger aka Move Data | Korg ESX-1 Tutorial 07
8. Sampling Made Simple | Korg ESX-1 Tutorial 08
9. Loading Samples via SmartMedia/SD Card | Korg ESX-1 Tutorial 09
10. Chopping Drum Loops with Slice | Korg ESX-1 Tutorial 10

Arturia MicroFreak Tutorial Videos by Synth Codex

video uploads by Synth Codex

"A video series organized by topic covering the Arturia MicroFreak. Each episode focuses on one part of the synth (the Digital Oscillator, the analog Filter, the Modulation Matrix, the Sequencer, and more) with practical, hands-on examples and feature tour. Follow the series in order for a full walkthrough, or jump directly to the topic you need!"

Playlist:

1. Introduction & Panel Overview | Arturia MicroFreak Tutorial 01
2. Classic & Wavetable Synthesis | Arturia MicroFreak Tutorial 02
3. All about the Filter | Arturia MicroFreak Tutorial 03
4. Envelopes and LFO | Arturia MicroFreak Tutorial 04
6. Introduction & Panel Overview | Arturia MicroFreak Tutorial 01
7. Karplus Strong, Waveshaping and FM | Arturia MicroFreak Tutorial 07
8. Keyboard: Pressure, Glide & Bend | Arturia MicroFreak Tutorial 08
9. Chords, Speech, Modal Resonator & Noise | Arturia MicroFreak Tutorial 09
10. All about the Arpeggiator | Arturia MicroFreak Tutorial 10
11. How to use the Sequencer | Arturia MicroFreak Tutorial 11
12. Sample-based Oscillators | Arturia MicroFreak Tutorial 12

Minimal Ambient on the Korg Volca FM2

video upload by Synth Codex

"I recorded this short fragment entirely on the Korg Volca FM2, effects included. No rush, no destination. Just a small, repeating idea left to unfold on its own.

I've been listening to a lot of Japanese ambient music artists lately, such as Hiroshi Yoshimura, Satoshi Ashikawa, Midori Takada, and many others. I wanted to try capturing some of that same spirit here: minimal by design, with room left for rests between notes for the listener to fill in.

Thanks for listening."

Korg Volca FM2 Overview


Playlist:

1. A gentle introduction to the Korg Volca FM2 | Tutorial 1
2. All about the sequencer | Korg Volca FM2 Tutorial 2
3. Programming sounds on the Korg Volca FM2 | Tutorial 3

Bastl Thyme+ Sound Demo (no talking): A digital tape machine!

video upload by Synth Codex

"In this video, I run a few different audio sources through the Thyme+ to show off its range: from subtle tape warmth and classic stereo delays to aggressive pitch modulation and rhythmic glitches. No talking, just raw audio directly from the unit.
The Bastl Thyme+ is a hardware audio processor built around a digital tape-delay engine with multiple reading heads and dedicated modulation sources named Robots that can automate almost every knob on the panel.

Chapters:
00:00 FM Synth
01:23 Glitchy Drum
02:01 Cinematic Key Synth
03:51 Electric Guitar

Gear used:
Korg Volca FM2
Critter & Guitari Organelle S2
Arturia MicroFreak
Electric Guitar

#bastlinstruments #effectpedals #delay"

Introducing Ocean Swift Wavetable Creator - Craft Custom Wavetables for Any Synth!

video upload by Ocean Swift / Faxi Nadu

Follow-up to this post. The editor is now available at https://oceanswift.net/product/wavetable-creator/

Ocean Swift - Wavetable Creator | Overview and Demonstration

video upload by Ocean Swift / Faxi Nadu

Press Release follows:

Create, Customize, and Export Wavetables Like Never Before!

Save 40% - just €25 (normal €40) , until January 10, 2025

Ocean Swift is excited to announce the launch of the Wavetable Creator, a powerful tool that empowers everyone to create custom wavetables for high-end synthesizers, modular environments, and audio production tools.

The Problem:
Today's wavetable synths, modules, and apps often require wavetables with specific frame sizes and cycle counts, making cross synth compatibility difficult. No existing app or wavetable pack guarantees seamless compatibility across all platforms.

The Solution:
Ocean Swift’s Wavetable Creator – a powerful tool to design morphing wavetables that work anywhere! From Serum to Eurorack, this tool lets you craft wavetables with innovative crossfade, morphing, and blending techniques, and robust compatibility export options. Whether you're producing music, designing game audio, or developing synth plugins, this app is built to unleash your creativity with an easy intuitive interface.

Pricing and Availability
The Ocean Swift Wavetable Creator is available now at a regular price of €40. As a special introductory offer, you can purchase it at €25, a limited-time price valid through the Black Friday, Christmas, and Winter Holiday season until January 10, 2025. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your sound design toolkit at an unbeatable price, with a unique product!


Grab the Wavetable Creator here: https://oceanswift.net/product/wavetable-creator/

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Ocean Swift - Faxi Homecoming Wavetable Stash (5€ intro / 10€ normal - 50% off) & Tutorial

"Grab it here: https://oceanswift.net/product/faxi-homecoming-wavetable-stash/

After bundling the old, here comes the new! So excited to be back on the exploration/experimentation/innovation ride with wavetables :borg: :Party: :Phones: - this is brand new and not included in the other big stash (that one bundles our wavetable packs from 2016-2020)! :party:

Faxi Homecoming Wavetable Stash includes 200 high quality delicate morphing wavetables. Created in a unique fashion, using an in-house experimental application developed with ChatGPT. The wavetables and the final product were created LIVE on air during a Youtube session, exploring the application and the resulting wavetables with lots of variety and tonal exploration.

Every wavetable consists of 100 cycles seamlessly morphing from cycle to cycle, and each wavetable file is available with various frame sizes (64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048), ensuring compatibility with every wavetable synth that can load wave files. This includes Porphyra Hybrid, Serum, Kontakt, Codex, Surge, Ableton Live, Dune 2 & 3, Defiant WT, Reaktor, MUX Modular, KV331 Audio SynthMaster, VCV Seven Seas, Vital, Eurorack modules, hardware synths and many others. Just load these up in your favorite synth and explore!

Ocean Swift are known for our wavetables. Some of our wavetables have been featured as factory content in leading synths such as Native Instruments Kontakt, UVI Falcon, Native Instrument Conflux, Ocean Swift Enterprise, Polyphenom, Defiant WT, and Porphyra Hybrid, making our wavetable collections must-haves for any serious sound designer or music producer."

Creating a Wavetable Pack Product LIVE On Air with the Ocean Swift Wavetable Creator! #synthesizer

video upload by Ocean Swift / Faxi Nadu

"Finally the application is at a ready state, and we're going to make a Wavetable pack product, live in this session!

Each wavetable file is available with various frame sizes, ensuring compatiblity with every wavetable synth that can load wave files. This includes Porphyra Hybrid, Serum, Kontakt, Codex, Surge, Ableton Live, Dune 2 & 3, Defiant WT, Reaktor, MUX Modular, KV331 Audio SynthMaster, VCV Seven Seas, Vital, Eurorack modules, hardware synths and many others. Just load these up in your favorite synth and explore!

The Ocean Swift Wavetable Creator lets users generate complex wavetables using multiple waveforms and crossfade capabilities, all wrapped up in an intuitive GUI made using Python's PyQt5. We didn't write a single line of code manually—ChatGPT generated it all, from the user interface to waveform generation, crossfading, and more."

LISA MORGENSTERN - live @SUPERBOOTH22

video upload by Superbooth Berlin

"Berlin-based composer, singer, pianist and vintage and modular synth devotee Lisa Morgenstern first came to significant public attention with the release of Chameleon in 2019. Her compelling live performances led to concerts across Europe with artists including Ólafur Arnalds, Joep Beving and Max Cooper, as well as at festivals and prestigious venues, from Iceland Airwaves to the Reeperbahn Festival at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.

Most recently she was hired to co-compose the score to one of Netflix's priority drama series of 2022, The Empress, and additional studio collaborations with artists such as Casper, Balmorhea and Aukai. Live shows with the renowned Bulgarian Voices Berlin choir and, separately, the Munich Radio Orchestra meanwhile won further acclaim, with both institutions subsequently crucial to Morgenstern's upcoming album, for which she also wrote the complex arrangements.

00:00 Atlas
04:50 Codex
08:55 Anomaly"

A Space Full Of Everything | Modular World 2 Year Anniversary Performance | Sworn64

video upload by Sworn64

"Modular Synthesizer Performance From The Modular World 2 Year Anniversary Show"

Full show (part 2 further below):

2nd Anniversary Show (Part 1, May 14)
video upload by Modular World

"Spanning two days (May 14 & 15, 2022), 140 Artists from 23 countries will come together for this historic celebration of the global modular synthesizer scene as Modular World celebrates its 2nd Anniversary.

0:00 - Intro/outro music:
IIITAIII, from his brand new release, Panic In Slow Motion, available for the first time TODAY:
http://iiitaiii.bigcartel.com/
https://www.instagram.com/iiitaiii/
05:03 - Welcome to the show!

Artists performing (in blocks) on May 14, their countries and Instagram handles:

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Codex by David Bessell

Published on Apr 9, 2020 David Bessell

New from supporting member, David Bessel.

"Codex, track One from the new release 'Reality Engine' on DiN records. Download and CD here https://din.org.uk/album/reality-engi..."

Top image by Nigel Mullaney, bottom by Neil Fellowes

Dave Bessell Reality Engine DiN62

Release date 17th April 2020

Limited to 500 copies Digipak CD

Bar Code 5028423200628


Dave Bessell is a familiar name for followers of the DiN label for his previous solo release, “Black Horses Of the Sun” (DiN47), his two collaborations with Parallel Worlds (DiN41 & 56) and being a founder member of synth supergroup Node (DiN44 & 55).

This latest downtempo electronica solo release sees Bessell indulge his passion for literature in compositions inspired by the writings of Jorge Luis Borges, the Brothers Grimm and Lord Dunsany. The tracks are coloured with a strong flavour of magic realism - think “Pan’s Labyrinth” or “The Science Of Sleep”. Sonically “Reality Engine” draws on a whole variety of musical influences, from classical to psybient taking in innovative analogue modular sound design and expansive evolving musical journeys along the way. Bessell often uses unusual instrumentation alongside his analogue and modular synths and here he uses the beautiful Aum guitar to stunning effect. Full of engaging atmospheric moods and distinctive melodies, the album contains a wealth of detail that repays repeated listenings.

The album also comes with downloadable links (via Bandcamp) to specially created 3D environments that can be viewed in virtual reality (or can be navigated around with a mouse if you don't have access to a VR headset). You can see an example here: https://tinyurl.com/wtka5b3

This new album showcases once again the simply unique voice of this talented electronic music composer.

1 Codex : 5.57
2 The Silver Thread : 7:16
3 Ghost Of Lost Cities : 7:10
4 Sleeping Air Awakes : 5:01
5 A Man Is A Small Thing And The Night Is Large And Full Of Wonders : 6:44
6 Raven King : 6:38
7 The Fountains Are Singing : 5:09
8 The Tower : 6:05
9 Neverwhere : 9:25

Total Time: 59:41

FM synthesis basics #2: creating and explaining some classic synth sounds (Reface DX)

Published on Jan 13, 2019 Floyd Steinberg

"In this rather long video, I'm creating some well-known synth patches ( e-piano, rock organ, filter sweep, hihat, sci-fi brass) realtime ('cause fast forwarding is against the codex, or so I learned). Table of contents below!

00:00 Introduction
01:26 E-Piano
06:25 Rock Organ
08:22 Filter Sweep
12:14 Hihat (Noise)
15:40 Sci-Fi Brass"

Waves Codex Synthesizer: Arpeggios and Sequences (Summer Sale)

Published on Jun 27, 2016 Synth Anatomy

"In this video, I demonstrate you some arpeggio and sequences sounds of the Waves Codex Synthesizer. Currently (End of June 2016, you can grab it for only 29 USD which is an absolute no-brainer. If you don't have yet a Wavetable Synthesizer, you must check out Codex."

Introducing the Waves Codex Wavetable Synth

Published on Oct 6, 2014 Waves Audio

1st four videos in this playlist cover the Codex Wavetable Synth.

"An overview of Codex, a cutting-edge wavetable synth that puts infinite sound design possibilities at your fingertips. Codex: http://www.waves.com/plugins/codex?ut...

All synth sounds in this video have been created using Codex."

"Waves Codex is a cutting-edge polyphonic synthesizer based on an advanced granular wavetable engine and powered by Waves’ Virtual Voltage technology. Designed to create sounds that range from warm acoustic and analog emulations to completely new, never-before-heard intricate and evolving textures, Codex’s sound design capabilities put infinite possibilities at your fingertips.

The Codex synth comes with hundreds of original sound presets, but also lets you import your own audio files, turn them into wavetables and manipulate them as you like. Thanks to its advanced formant control technology, Codex maintains consistent resonance character that is true to the original signal and gives you direct control over the acoustic resonance of the sound. Codex also innovatively uses a high-resolution FFT-based automatic interpolation technology that results in extraordinarily smooth morphing as you sweep through wavetables.

The original design of Codex’s oscillators, combined with the dynamic visual display of the synth’s waveforms, allows you to create very complex sounds with very simple settings – all this before you even start adding the bells and whistles of the built-in modulators, effects and arpeggiator/sequencer!

Combining analog subtractive synthesis components with an intuitive layout, Codex lets you easily customize existing presets or build custom patches from the ground up. And thanks to the user-friendly single-page GUI, everything is laid out conveniently in front of you so that the entire patch can be seen at all times, freeing you to focus on what matters most – your creativity.

Cutting-edge polyphonic wavetable synthesizer
Powered by Waves’ Virtual Voltage Technology
Innovative oscillators with progressive wavetable scanning capabilities
Advanced and comprehensive Modulation Matrix
Formant control – direct control over the acoustic resonance of the sound
Wavetable (sample) importing
User-replaceable wavetables
Arpeggiator/16-step sequencer
Integrated chorus, delay, reverb, distortion and bit crusher effects
Visual dynamic waveformsPlugin and standalone instrument"