MATRIXSYNTH

KORG DW8000 Audio Demo

via elmosexwhistle:
"I bought a korg dw8000, created a load of patches for it, and then recorded a demo mp3"

via Peter Grenader of Plan B
"Secret Life is a collection of my electro-acoustic music from the period from 2002 to 2007. It consists of studio works, sometimes referred to as tape music which were created in a controlled studio environment where the final result, the sounding music, was self-produced with little or no live performance involved.

Much of the music on this album was made on instruments of my own design, the best example being the title track. I began developing modular analog synthesizers in 2003 after tiring of trying to bend digital instruments in like manner. It's not the sonic differences between these two extremes which put me to this task. While different, both are viable and I think it's good to have these choices. It was the control limitations of the closed architecture associated with most digital instruments which presented the challenge. For many composers this wouldn't be an issue. For me however it made the creative process, my schick, quite laborious." You can listen to excerpts here.

Do take the time out to listen to some of the tracks. It is the sort of music I think I would find extremely difficult to make with most synths that I have. The flow of timbres, syncopation and space cause you to really focus on the journey of sound. It's like watching a great story unfold, exploring the wonders and sonic space of sound. In general, most of us are focused on visual exploration. We dream of exploring the stars, the oceans, and the natural wonders of the earth. Secret Life reminds us that there is sound to be explored as well. Really beautiful.

LepLoop

flickr set by tonylight
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There are some great shots in this set.

KORG DELTA analog polyphonic vintage string synth

via this auction where you'll find more pics and audio.

Sonic LAB: Korg MicroSampler Reviewed

via Sonic State

The Great Wall of Korg

flickr by Neil Vance
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"Capital Keyboard Centre, London 1982.

That guy in the pic is looking at one of my all time favs, the very underated Korg Lamda!"

2009 Korg WaveDrum WD-X Performance and Sound Examples

YouTube via KORGTV
"The 2009 Korg WaveDrum WD-X is a Dynamic Percussion Synthesizer. It uses a hybrid sound generation system combining DSP based synthesis algorithms and PCM playback engine. Individual playing styles will produce different sounds depending upon how the head and rim are played, how pressure is applied pressure to the head, etc. This video show examples of playing techniques and how the WaveDrum responds."

:wrongbot: PT2399 Echo 4093 Quad Nand Synth LFO

YouTube via Wrongbot
"it's a bigger metal box than the last one. It's just as sci-fi and has an added LFO which outputs both triangle and square wave. This is hooked up via a pair of vactrols linked to the delay time of the PT2399 and the voltage of the 4093. This results in manic pulses and sonic beauty... of course :)"

Oberheim Matrix-1000 + Roland JD-800

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

bassline: Oberheim Matrix-1000 analog synth module, sequenced by the MFB Step64 step sequencer and transposed by the DX7 II
pads, analog strings and digital sounds: Roland JD-800
drums: Roland TR-606
FX: reverb and delay"