MATRIXSYNTH

The Packrat: August - October 2012

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Moog Little Phatty Dissasembled

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"It's what's on the inside that counts."

Happy Phatty Friday!

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Korg Micro-preset Modified by Oakley Sound

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"Oakley Modded Korg Micro-Preset.

When I got this it was only in a fair condition. The case was broken and some original parts had been replaced. Since it wasn't a perfect specimen I decided to modify it extensively.

The mods were designed to enhance the sound not change it. The basic signal pathway is exactly the same - but the control over the sound is now far greater. The two internal Korg35 filters are freed of their preset characteristics and are both allowed to go their separate ways. The Synthe section now has it's own dual EGs (based on the Oakley Little-EG circuit) while the preset voices can now utilise the original Synthe's EG (VAR) or their original preset envelope (PRESET) with a flick of a switch. The original Synthe EG can now be switched between AD and AR modes.

The internal mains supply was removed and so was the little speaker and amplifier circuitry. This makes the unit lighter, safer to work on (useful when heavily modifying it) and most importantly gets rid of the mains hum that the Micro-preset normally suffers from.

The unit is now powered from an external AC power pack."

Tronto for Kontakt 5 from Tronsonic - Quick midi cc demo with a multi patch

YouTube Published on Sep 14, 2012 by tronsonics

"Right click any button, knob or fader and assign to your controller.
Templates for maschine coming soon.
www.tronsonic.com"

Roland Jupiter 6 + Korg MS2000 "High Voltage"

YouTube Published on Sep 14, 2012 by synthartist69

Update:

Roland Jupiter 4 "Monster Lead Synth"

YouTube Published on Sep 14, 2012 by synthartist69

bending and cranking the OP-1

bending and cranking the OP-1 from Brian Biggs on Vimeo.

A simple little demo with the Teenage Engineering OP-1 and it's new accessories the Bender and the Crank. There are a lot of things one can do with the Bender and the Crank, and the couple of things here aren't even the most interesting.
The Bender is acting as an "LFO" on the parameters of the Digital synth of the OP-1. The Crank is operating the Endless Sequencer, like a music box.

Roland RE 201 Space Echo SN 249142

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Blue Waldorf Q Rack SN 2 109260 000381

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Futureretro 777

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"These units are rare as only roughly 600 were made over a decade ago. Here is some more info about the unit:

'The 777 is a monophonic analog synthesizer with a digital sequencer. Built with the highest quality of components, the 777 is housed in a rugged aluminum chassis, has solid cherry end pieces, with top of the line knobs, switches, and electrical components. This machine is built to last.

The 777 is capable of reproducing the oh-so-famous sound of the TB-303 in every way, but that's the least of it. TheTB-303 has only six knobs and one switch to control the sound, while the 777 has all these, plus five times more. There are 32 knobs and 7 switches to be exact, all instantly available with their single dedicated feature. The sequencer part of the synthesizer contains 28 illuminated keys, keeping all the features readily available for the user to tweak at any time. No menus, no virtual analog synthesis--this is the real thing!

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