MATRIXSYNTH

Sequencing And MIDI - how to.

YouTube via DimensionFourMusic. Sent my way via Aleksandar.
"A basic demonstration of MIDI and sequencer posibilities."

Where's me cape?

flickr by Six of One

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Korg Prophecy
Korg MS2000
? Anyone know what it is?

Update via Brian in the comments:
"That would be a Yamaha SY85 - gotta love sliders!!!!!"

It looks like YouTube changed their embedded player behavior again. Playlists no longer show the number of videos in the little movie reel looking clips on the right of the player. It just goes from one video to the next. With that, be sure not to miss any with multiple videos like the genoQs set I put up earlier as well as the ARP Avatar set. If you missed the other videos in the sets thinking they were just a repeat of the first video, go check them out. The genoQs has three vids with the third being an instructional video of what happened in the second. It is a really good video that shows you a bit of the interface on the genoQs. The other Avatar vids showcase a wider range of sounds as well as the Roland Space Echo. All good stuff.

Analog Man Chorus Pedals

I try to stay clear of effects unless they are designed specifically with synths in mind, or they come highly recommended for use with synths. Synth80s posted a link to Analog Man Chorus Pedals with the following notes. I wanted to bookmark the site and his notes, so I asked him if I could put up a post. He gave me the OK.

via Synth80s:
"I picked up an analog bi-chorus last year with the true stereo option and the 3-position DEEP toggle switch which changes the frequency spectrum of the chorus. I've found it to be very impressive on guitar, synth and (my favorite application) CP-70. It really nails the late '70s to early '80s chorus sounds I love (think Peter Gabriel's "Melting Face" album).

Officially, it's an Electro-Harmonix clone by design, but it was sufficiently Boss/Roland-ish for me to ditch my Boss CE-300. Like any analog chorus, it can get a bit noisy at extreme settings, but the payoff is in the quality of the sound. The DEEP toggle is really useful when you're trying to find just the right chorus for the source.

While I've never used a real Dimension D or CE-2, the UAD-1 plug-ins are also fantastic, unlike any other chorus plugs I've every used and better than the chorus sound on most outboard digital effects units I've ever used."

Update via WindowsLicker in the comments:
"I own several of his pedals and they are worth every penny. I'm in the process of getting this pedal and this is considered to be THE best chorus pedal you can get your hands on today. The design is based on the Electro Harmonix Small Clone but Analogman worked with the original EH Clone designer and was able to improve on the circuitry to come up with an even better pedal than the small clone.

For the same money of the Analogman chorus, i could pick up a vintage Boss CE-1 which is considered the holy grail of chorus pedals, but then there is always the issue of it failing because of its age.

Glad to see pedals included in MS for once!"

EML 400/401

images via this craigslist post. Another via Ben of mus-ok.

"EML 400/401 analog synth / 32 step sequencer. This synth is in virtually mint condition and recently serviced by Ed Miller."

Be sure to check these out full size.

EML 101

images via this craigslist post. Note this is for sale via Ben of mus-ok. Be sure to click the All Sizes link for the full size shots. You can click the image in this post for the full size as well.

Roland JX-8P and Juno-60

YouTube via Analogger.
"Two great Roland synths together. The midi note data is also being converted to a control voltage which modulates the Juno-60's filter. The hold button on the Juno sustains a drone chord."

Roland MKS-70 "Super JX" Analog Synthesizer

YouTube via retrosound72.
"some factory sounds from the Roland MKS-70 "Super JX" recorded with a small pocket camera"

MFB Synth Lite

YouTube via DjPuzzle73.
"MFB Synth Lite demonstration.
# two oscillators with range, tuning, and saw or square waveforms
# oscillator sync
# ring mod
# LFO with three waveforms and oscillators or filter as a destination
# glide with three settings
# four pole moog style filter with contour
# two ADS(R) envelope generators with selectable release (release time = decay time)
# MIDI in with velocity and mod wheel modulation routings
# external audio input"