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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Studio Electronics SE-1X

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"Now the science bit, courtesy of the manufacturers: ++++++ Seen where the sound of success was heard, the SE-1 recreated the power of the classic Moog tone and far more. The distinctive Oberheim filter and numerous additional features helped to make this Hiphop and R&B legend the serious professional's source for the boominest basses and smoothest, wormiest leads on the planet. The SE-1X continues in this tradition, remaining true to its roots, while stepping up its functionality and form; wide open to future expansion and exploration via its Flash-ROM operating system –not to mention the boundless creativity of our supernal sound designers! SE-1X Improvements on an SE-1 Theme:
4 ROM Banks (396 locations).
4 RAM Banks (396 locations).
Greatly enhanced MIDI specs.
Flash-ROM Web-updateable Operating Software.
Smoother tweaking and MIDI transmission of front panel pots (switches send info. as well).
External Audio Input.

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Voices: one.
Audio outputs: one main output.
Memory: 396 patches in ROM; 396 user locations in RAM.
Interface: 1 rotary encoder, 24 knobs, 21 illuminated switches.
Display: 20 x 4 back lit liquid crystal.
Weight: 10 lbs.
Dimensions: 3 rack spaces, 8 inches deep.
Power: 90 - 250 volts AC auto switching.

VOICE ARCHITECTURE
Three voltage controlled discrete analog oscillators Waveforms: triangle, sawtooth and variable width square. All waveforms output simultaneously. Syncing of Osc 2&3 to Osc 1.

Two voltage controlled discrete analog filters 24db (classic Moog), 12db (classic Oberheim). 12db filter incorporates low pass and band pass modes.

Three low frequency oscillators Waveforms: triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square, noise, random. One destination and amount for each LFO with key trigger, phase, and midi sync.

Four multiple stage envelope generators Attack, decay, sustain and release with inverting and multiple triggering. Envelope 1 fixed to filter frequency. Envelope 2 fixed to amplifier level. Envelope 3&4 are assignable.

Additional Features Noise generator. Glide and auto glide, linear or exponential. Ring modulation.

Modulation Destinations LFOs 1,2&3: VCOs 1,2&3 frequency, VCOs 1,2&3 mix level, VCOs 1,2&3 pulse width, ring mod mix level, noise mix level, VCF resonance and frequency, and volume. Envelopes 3&4: VCOs 1,2&3 frequency, VCOs 1,2&3 mix level, VCOs 1,2&3 pulse width ring mod mix level, noise mix level, LFO 1, 2&3 rate and depth, and VCF resonance.

MIDI Controllers Dynamics, modwheel, pressure, and breath control: destinations and amounts include all LFO and envelope 3 destinations. Bender: pitch and filter frequency. Fixed continuous controller assignments for all key front panel controls. Additionally receives: program change, bank select, glide on/off, glide time, and volume.

MIDI Specifications In Out and Thru."

Akai X7000 Sampler

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Casio CZ-101

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"Casio model CZ-101 "Cosmo" digital synthesizer keyboard. Features 49 keys/4 octaves, with 8 voices (using 1 DCO) or 4 voices (using 2 DCOs). There are 16 preset tones and internal memory for 16 programmable tones. The external ram cartridge is included for storing an additional 16 tones."

Studio Electronics SE-1

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Robert Babicz about mastering audio


Robert Babicz about mastering audio from David Star on Vimeo.
Synth content comes it at 11:00 or so. via wire to the ear.

Update via Rebel Droid in the comments: This video is from the excellent DVD music magazine 'Slices'"

NUSofting Groove Analogizer

From the makers of the BDM (Broken Drum Machine)

" Groove Analogizer is an "audio controlled drum synthesizer", it means that like a vintage electronic drum tone generator (e.g. Simmons) the percussion sound is triggered by an audio input, not by a MIDI message. This also means that you must not load, in the host, Groove Analogizer as a VST instrument, it loads as a VST effect, usually in an insert slot.

But it's really a synth: the sound of three oscillators is triggered and shaped by the audio input in many ways.

How triggering works in Groove Analogizer:
A trigger can be any kind of percussive* sound, both mono or stereo, it can be a wav file or another VST instrument.
(*Percussive means: with fast attack time and fast or moderate decay/release time)

For each of the three generators you can choose left, right or left+right input, input can be both mono or stereo, then a band pass filter allows you to select (coarse and fine) which frequency range of the audio source will be used for triggering, this way you can separate hi, mid and low tones in the audio input, allowing you to isolate different trigger patterns from the same complex audio source (e.g. you can input a full drums loop and select snare for trigger 1, bass drum for trigger 2 and hihat for trigger 3).
Groove Analogizer also features Pre-Listening (PL button), so that you can monitor which part of the source is selected as trigger.

Another control at the input named Sensitivity allows to fine select the loudest triggers filtered by the band pass. So that you may include ghost notes or avoid them.
128 of the coolest presets ready to play

Sound Controls For each generator:
Release time: amplitude and pitch envelope time
Bending: positive or negative pitch envelope amount
Offset : pitch base
Timbre: from pure tone to noise, with FM option. New: overtone mode

output Controls For each generator:
Effect: send to internal stereo delay
Pan: stereo image
Volume: output level

master Controls:
FM: global amount
Smooth: slope time for all envelopes
Delay effect controls
Dry: output of the trigger (source audio)
Master : output level of all three generators"

You can find samples and the free download here.

Yamaha DX7 Digital Synthesizer Live Jam


YouTube via martinp268

Synthpop Dance Club


Guess the synths. If anyone knows who made the track in this video and/or the synths used feel free to comment or send me an email. My contact info is on the bottom right.

Update via Jesper: "Its a swedish band called slagsmålsklubben, thats "Fightclub" in swedish. I think they have a Korg mono/poly, CS-15 a monomachine and some more stuff. The song is called "Övningsköra". You can find a lot of videos on youtube with them."

Slagsmålsklubben - Övningsköra

YouTube via parkering123

WABOT-2


YouTube via pinktentacle3. via oyster rock. Yamaha FX1. You might remember WABOT-2 from this post.

Roland Jupiter-4 "arpeggiated" by RetroSound


YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound
JP4 demo part2 [part 1 here]
Roland Jupiter-4 Analog Synthesizer (1978)
The JP-4 Arpeggiator is triggered by the TR-606.
drums: Roland TR-606

This video demo is not a musical statement, only demonstration of the sound possibilities of the instrument."
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