MATRIXSYNTH

Sample and cold (Plogue Bidule + Analogue Solutions Semblance)

YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan | October 18, 2010

"Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie. The music has been made in one take with Plogue Bidule (sequencer) and an Analogue Solutions Semblance (sounds). It is based on a sequencer i have made with Plogue Bidule. That sequencer is centered on sample and hold in a very complex way. Enjoy !
http://www.myspace.com/fredericgercha..."

Anta Odeli Uta (Plogue Bidule + Analogue Solutions Semblance)

An extra note via Frederic on the sequencer and why I gave this one the Featured label: "I have made with Plogue Bidule a very new kind of sequencer. It's based on sample and hold. But not the chaotic kind of sample and hold that is heard every day. This is very well studied and controlled and it's generating notes. That makes "Sample and cold" is the first track of its kind."

Aalto Intro Part 1

Aalto Intro Part 1 from jamespatrick on Vimeo.

"Here is a basic overview of how to get started using the Aalto FM synth.

Thanks to Madrona Labs for the great instrument!

madronalabs.com"

Update: Parts 2 and 3:

Aalto Intro Part 2 from jamespatrick on Vimeo.

Aalto Intro Part 3 from jamespatrick on Vimeo.

Minimoog Cake by Kandy Cakes

flickr By Leeroy Rokkenröhl
(click for more including a cool Kodak Polaroid camera cake)

see the synth cakes label below for more.

Tracking Gate Sequencer

YouTube via 4mspedals | October 19, 2010

"Alpha version of a Tracking Gate Sequencer from 4ms. One of 8 outputs goes high, in order from 1 to 8, each time a clock pulse is received. A reset jack lets you start over at 1. (so far it's just like the A-161, except with on-board clock and reset jacks).

The "Track" CV jack allows you to move between outputs using a CV value. So if you feed it a triangle wave, it will count up from jack 1 to 8 and then back from 8 counting down to 1. A falling sawtooth will count backwards. A square wave will bounce between two values... etc. The tracking feature only happens when the CV value on the jack *changes*. So if you hold a steady CV (or a sufficiently slow CV), you can still clock it. This is pretty useful for a "one step forward, two steps back" type sequence.

So far only one jumper is assigned, and it's Gate/Trigger mode. In the former each output will stay high until the next output goes high. In the latter, each output only goes high for as long as the input clock is high."

"Kort kort sommer" - on Roland SH-2000

YouTube via organfairy | October 19, 2010

"'Short, short summer' was written in 1979 where Denmark had had a summer dominated by heavy rain. It was performed by Torben Lendager and was a hit in 1980.

I took a little walk near one of the Danish fiords on one the last summer days this year and I think this melody fits the situation quite well - even though the summer this was OK.

The instruments used are Roland SH-2000 synthesizer, Yamaha HE-8 organ, Roland CR-1000 drum machine, and Kawai MS-20 keyboard. I recorded it back in 1999 using two Beocord 2000 tape recorders."