MATRIXSYNTH

grüvtron jam with iPad and iPhone

YouTube Uploaded by soundtrends on Mar 10, 2011

"iPad and iPhone both running new grüvtron with their tempos locked wirelessly using BeatSync. Oh this is fun!"

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iPad vs Launchpad vs Monome - 16 Step Sequencing

YouTube Uploaded by modul8tor on May 31, 2010

"In this video we talk about the Apple iPad versus the Novation Launchpad versus the Monome - in a topic as old fashioned as 16 step sequencing. The video is not so much about the sequencing as such, but about the different form factors, the haptic and the used software of the three candidates in the comparison. My favorite is the iPad for now, as it offers a minimal footprint with maximum possibilities. From a "touch" perspective and coolness, the monome wins, whereas the Launchpad gains momentum with its budget friendly approach. Go make some music! modul8or"

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Synthenoxe Part 1.0 - an Elka Synthex impression

YouTube Uploaded by wavebox2011 on Feb 27, 2011

"Just a quick impression of the Synthex synthesizer in the project studio. The fun-title "Synthenoxe" is a reminiscence of J.M. Jarre's early studio recordings like Oxygene and Equinoxe. His magnificent sound has inspired my noodling in this video, too.

All the sounds (except for the drums) have been recorded with the Synthex; including the ocean waves and animals in the intro. :-)

While experimenting around with the Synthex, I started recording some audio tracks to the DAW. And I ended up with well over 50 tracks and this demo-video. :-) This synthesizer is such an inspiring machine!

About the synthesizer:

The Synthex is clearly underrated! Maybe because it is not coming from one of the large synth plants in Japan or the U.S.A., but rather surprisingly from an organ manufacturer, the italian company Elka.
Despite this "lack of heritage" the Synthex has an amazing sound and deserves to be named alongside other classic power-synths such as the Jupiter-8 or the Prophet 5.

Sure, Jean-Michel Jarre based his famous laser harp sound on the Synthex - but it's by far not limited to that cliché.

I looked for an easy way to sync up the Synthex's internal sequencer to MIDI Clock. The most straightforward way was to hook up a Korg Electribe (ER-1 mkII) to MIDI and have a percussive instrument do the audio triggering of the Synthex. Simple, quite robust and even "programmable" to a certain degree.

Some Synthexes have no MIDI-interface (like the one in the video). But they all have one of the most intuitive sequencers I've come across in a classic synth: 4 independant monophonic sequences, easily and quickly recordable in step- or real-time-mode, syncable to an audio trigger.
And if you're a preset freak, you can even store your sequences along with your sounds as data beeping to a tape-recorder (or another recording device), thanks to the tape-interface. Old school high-tech. :-)

[ to the youngsters: "tapes", often used in the form of "cassettes", is an ancient technology for audio recording, quite popular before digital recording and youtube existed. yes, there was such a time, way way back, right after the dinos and the stone age. believe me, i was there. not with the dinos, but in the tape age. :-) ]

keep on sounding!"

Elka Synthex - original Laser Harp sound

YouTube Uploaded by wavebox2011 on Feb 28, 2011

""C'est le sound que fait la musique". Mister Jarre's Laser Harp has written history, even if it's just a controller and the real Laser Harp sound comes from an Elka Synthex, which is doing its job in the background.

Some say that Jean-Michel Jarre used the Synthex's factory preset, while others claim he modified or even recreated it for his music. Never mind who's right or wrong - it's a classic and really good synthesizer sound. Let's have a listen, directly at the source..."

Vintage MOOG OPUS 3 Polyphonic Analog String and Organ Synth

via this auction

"The Moog Opus 3 is great for producing strings, organ, brass, and a vast number of combined and layered voices. Organ and Strings can be mixed to the Chorus, and the Organ and Brass can be mixed to VCF. There are both Stereo (L+R) and Mono outputs, which give you more options for amplification."

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ROLAND SH 2000 ANALOG SYNTH

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Native Instruments - Absynth- Rework (Beethoven Piano Sonata No.30 Op.109)

YouTube Uploaded by ANTsynth on Mar 11, 2011

"My Absynth version of Beethoven's piano sonata. All sounds and processing was done in Absynth and recorded in Apple Logic Studio."

Native Instruments - Absynth Sound Design (The Mess)

Uploaded by ANTsynth on Mar 11, 2011

"Sound Design using Absynth's granular functions."