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Create Digital Music Night at Etsy Labs!

YouTube via etsy. via Nusonica.
"Check out hacked synths, CD-Rs, a handmade keytar and more at Create Digital Music's party! Hosted by Esty Labs and Make: Magazine."

Thummer Demo

YouTube via JimPlamondon. via felix inferious.
"Melody with the right hand, accompaniment with the left, and expressive effects with your thumbs -- only the Thummer lets you do all that! See www.thummer.com for more information. Performed by Gavin Healy."

EMSME

Another EMS Synthi track via mono-poly

DZIENNIKARZE

YouTube via KASOWER. Spot the "synths." "2004 album Neuromantic wersja Albumowa Old School Mix"
Yamaha SHS-200.

Novation Supernova saves a prayer

YouTube via totaltwit.

Also check out this post.
"Hear the Supernova attempt to make sounds like Duran Duran on their Rio album. The Supernova needs to be twiddled, it has 3 oscillators not all are needed ro recreate early synth sounds. Here is an attempt at sounding like Save A Prayer which has those two memorable synth lines both recreated here."

Newborn BYOC

YouTube via IranContras.
"This BYOC Digital Delay pedal is less than five minutes old. This was made immediately after putting a battery in it for the first time."

Vangelis - Chung Kuo [Live]

YouTube via mugensx.
"Concert in Rotterdam. 18th June 1991.

'Event of Excellence' (Eureka).
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Intro
Chariots of Fire
Spiral
Other Side of Antarctica
Chung Kuo
Glorianna (Markella Hatziano)
Pulstar
Mask Мovement 2
Italian Song (Jon Anderson)
Kinematic
Mask Мovement 5
Hymne"

Roland JD-800 + Oberheim Matrix-1000 + Roland TR-707

YouTube via retrosound72.
"synth demo by RetroSound

bassline: Oberheim Matrix-1000, triggered by the MFB Step64 step sequencer
drums: Roland TR-707
fx sounds and pads: Roland JD-800

hand-played

more info: www.retrosound.de"

Tone2 Gladiator - Revolution in Synthesis?

You be the judge

"A revolution in synthesis!

Gladiator is one of the most powerful synthesizers ever. This is a tough statement, but you should read this...

What is Harmonic Content Morphing (HCM) Synthesis?

This new synthesis method is based on a large and expandable repertoire of standard waves like pulse, unique synthetic waveforms as well as resynthesis waves like trumpets, organs, pianos and voice samples. These waves can be modified in real-time by e.g. FM modulation, altering its harmonic structure, syncing, waveshaping,...
Any modification of a wave can be modulated producing lively shimmery sounds (recall: with only one oscillator!). In total there are more than 30,000 different spectra available for combination and modulation.

Example:
You can take a Hammond organ, FM modulate the organ with a sawtooth, create a hypersaw and amplitude modulate this signal with a BPM synced vocoder drumline.

What is the advantage of Gladiator compared to other synthesizers?
* Real high-end sound quality: Analog, warm, transparent and fat
* Huge sonic range: From classic to unique science fiction
* Excellent value for money
* Low CPU and high reliability
* Gladiator can replace a complete room full of hardware
* Flexibility and expandability
* 750 professional sounds from Vengeance and others
* Gladiator was created by professional dsp scientists"

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