Analogue Solutions Phobos Filtered Coffee & DSI Evolver

YouTube via dkimcg

"I just got the Analogue Solutions Phobos Filtered Coffee. It's an all analog filter based on the famous Korg MS-20's filters. The sequence is played by the DSI desktop Evolver with the the filters wide open and no resonance. All the filtering you hear is done by the Filtered Coffee with some slight coloration by the Urei LA-22 compressor. I start with the filter in the "unfiltered" settings, which still sounds pretty warm, some may like it some may not. I like the warmness it gives the sound, but I wouldn't use it on every track. I bet the MPC would sound great through it, now I wish I had a pair of these, which I guess you can sync up just by patching the LFO outs and ins in the back panel (there's over a dozen ins and outs, audio and CV in back).

Then I twiddle knobs starting with the lowpass. I tried to shoot it as clear as I could so anyone watching could see what I'm twisting. I twiddle some more, and then make push everything to sound a lot different than the source. As a bonus, I turn on the Roland RE-201 for more Space Echoey tape delay/spring reverb. There's no digital processing on this recording, what you hear is what I recorded.

I found out about this filter while looking for a good MS-20 filter clone. While I was begging the guys at Big City Music to sell me a frostwave resonator, which hopefully soon will be back in production, I came across this filter. I saw this and a Vermona filter. I wanted a MS-20 clone, and the Filtered coffee was based on it. So...I like coffee, I like MS-20's filters sound, I needed a filter a bit more easily tamed than the T-Resonator. Filtered Coffee it is...

The movie looses sync slowly, I think I have to figure out better settings, better luck next time. It's not too bad tho, it's off no more than a second or two at the end. I think it's a timecode issue I had when editing in the good audio into the video, but I'm too lazy to re-render now.

Enjoy."

Amin Bhatia - Virtuality - Update

I just received my copy of Virtuality by Amin Bhatia. You might remember the CD from this post. To my surprise, the liner notes in the CD includes a number of descriptive texts with images on the various synths used in the recording. Very, very cool. If you remember the previous post, the CD features a version of Bolero that is built upon classic synthesizers over time. If you appreciate synths, it doesn't get much better than this.
I added a link to the right of the site under the Bob Moog Foundation. Do check it out.

Nord Lead 2x Nord Stage Improvisation

YouTube via americantango
"Improvisation on Nord Lead 2x for the lead sound (lexicon mx200 for FXs) and Nord Stage 88 for the synth pad."

Summer NAMM: Roland GW-8

YouTube via soundonsoundvideo

Rootbeer - Fuzzface

YouTube via mercimer
"Basically its me and alex messing around with a guitar synthesizer. Everything in the musical experiment was made up on the spot, but we hope you enjoy it anyway. Follwers will hopefully come soon"

GET OFF MY BUNNY

YouTube via ilessthenthreeyou
"me rachel annalee and katie playing with my voice synthesizer"

My Curse (full) on a keyboard

YouTube via mtg8321. The ANTI-SYNTH!!! http://www.myspace.com/metalpianoman
"Here's my cover of Killswitch Engage's "My Curse".

A few things about the music, video, and images.

1. This is played entirely by ear. It took me about 3 or 4 days to learn fully.
2. The keyboard is a Korg Karma using an Overdrive guitar sound.
3. The audio was recorded via Pro Tools.
4. The images are pictures I took out in Colorado, in 2006.
5. I edited the video today.

Send me comments, leave me messages, let me know what you think."

Analog Solutions Red Square V2

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"Having an "open" system like this, compared to a non-modular synth, gives you a large number of creative opportunities such as applying pedals and effects - things like adding reverb to an LFO signal, tremolo to VCO, distrotion to the Envelopes, etc, via something like a Boss Line Selector pedal. The low pass filter gives a different flavor compared to typical 24db diode ladder types. Great fos bass, hard sounds, pads with unique character via the filter. Audio in and out are present on both front and rear of the unit. Midi In and Thru on back. Unit has built-in 16bit Midi-to-CV converter.

* 2x VCO with tri, saw, sqr; pull tune knob to get lower octaves
* excellent Sub VCO
* LPF with cross-modulation
* Noise
* Ext. signal input
* AHR envelope; settable to AR
* ADSR envelope w/ +/- env shape
* LFO tri, saw, sqr; rate mod in
* Ring Mod
* 16-bit Midi-to-cv with pitch & trig, plus extra accent and control cv outputs

Comes with original accessories -- manual, power cable, and patch cables (6, not pictured).

This unit is set for operation at 115V."

Studio Electronics SE-1x

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EDP WASP

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