Elektron Analog Four Demo by Jens Aderholz

Published on Sep 26, 2013

Elektron Analog Four Demo
Sounds = Analog Four
Beats = MFB Tanzbär

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live manipulating the groove of the arp of Waldorf Pulse II

Published on Sep 26, 2013 Trooper Starship·13 videos

"Drums LXR, all the rest Waldorf Pulse II
until 1:50 is the beginning of my (to be ready made) demo track, then i fade in the arp wich i manipulate slowly via hand to show the groove effects, wich are able only with the arp. You can do all this much faster via midi. :-)

German Kartoffels:
Drums LXR, der ganze Rest Waldorf Pulse II
Bis 1:50 etwa ist der Anfang von meinem (noch fertig zu stellendem) Demo Track des Pulse II. Ab da etwa kommt dann bis zum Ende eine Arp Sequence welche ich langsam mit der Hand manipuliere. Das geht natürlich auch schneller und auch via Midi, ich wollte nur mal zeigen wie schön man damit den Groove manipulieren kann. :-)"

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808 flavoured 606

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Steve Turnidge "Beyond Mastering: A Conceptual Guide" Released

Not a synth book, however there is a synth connection that warrants a post here on MATRIXSYNTH. Steve Turnidge  is one of the men behind the eurorack modular synth manufacturer Synthwerks.  He is also one of the founders of the MMTA (Mostly Modular Trade Association).  This is a look at what one of the makers and influentials in the modular synthesizer community is passionate about.

Beyond Mastering: A Conceptual Guide on Amazon

"In his first book, Desktop Mastering, Steve Turnidge unveiled his unique approach to mastering in the box, all the while providing glimpses of his mind-set and resulting workflow. Now, in Beyond Mastering, Turnidge pulls back the veil to give a tour of the physics and philosophy driving the mastering engineer, and the internal state required for happiness and success.By definition, universal truths can be expressed in any medium. In this book, these truths are revealed through the art of mastering, building on the step-by-step methods explained in Desktop Mastering, related in well-developed metaphor and analogy. Beyond Mastering is full of guiding principles gained from Turnidges more than 25 years at the forefront of art and technology."

Cowboy and the Vocoder by Redmartian

The track is now available here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/redmartian9

"The song was recording using the MMM for bass and vocoder carrier. The lead is a jupiter-6 and the drums were done using a Sequential DrumTraks. The lead and vocoder (Roland SVC-350) parts were played manually along with the bass/drums which were sequenced using midi via Logic."

Some of you might remember Cowboy and the Vocoder from these previous posts.  The story behind this track has a somewhat intersting and quirky history.  Cowboy was VoiceEncoder's dog.  VoiceEncoder is known for his vocoder videos and demos that became somewhat of an obscure synth meme.  His demos actually came up in a recent conversation I had with someone.  VoiceEncoder would often feature his dog Cowboy in his videos.  Cowboy would just be lying on a bed somewhere while VoiceEncoder talked to him through a vocoder.  Sadly Cowboy passed away on Monday, March 23, 2009 (click through for a tribute post).

The second half of what makes this track special is that it is one of the first tracks predominantly featuring the Mattson Mini Modular (it might actually be the first) [Update: according to Redmartian, "it was the first 'song' on the MMM. I did a few musical demos and orchestrated lute pieces, but this was the first 'pop song'."] It was composed by Redmartian as a tribute to Cowboy.  The lyrics are a dedication to Cowboy and the videos he was featured in.  Below are two videos for the track.  The bottom video was taken at the 2009 PNW Synth Gathering and features the Performance Music Systems Syntar in place of the Jupiter-6 for leads.   The Syntar was the first fully contained keytar synthesizer created by George Mattson, the man behind Mattson Mini Modular.

Cowboy and the Vocoder and the MMM

Uploaded on Nov 5, 2008 redmartian·73 videos

"A song written for a dog who likes to listen to the sound the Roland SVC-350 vocoder. This song features the MMM as well as a Sequential Circuits Drum Traks and a Roland Jupiter-6. (I don't have a Poly-800 .. sorry cowboy).

Here are the lyrics:

Do you know Cowboy
and the SVC-350?
Do you know Cowboy
and the Roland Vocoder?

Hey there Cowboy
I see you there
Lazy gazing
Gazing lazy
Whos my sweet boy?
You know its you.
I like to vocode and you do too.

No Poly-800 to drive the SVC
So I use an MMM as my carrier wave
No Poly-800 but Cowboy doesn't mind.
We all know its the Roland SVC-350 vocoder time.

Audio version can be found here:
http://redmartian.com/napster/Red_Mar...

Don't hate the dog or the vocoder."

4ms QCD beta test #2a & #2b

Published on Sep 26, 2013 Ebotronix·786 videos


4ms QCD beta test #2b

Published on Sep 26, 2013

"4ms Quad Clock Distributor, beta test version, without QCD Expander
QCD div 4 Div / Mult cv ins by Z8000 four rows
red to 104 seq,CM chords by antis mayhem, RS 110 ,QMMG / Maths, A134
black to CM arp out by uncles ,RS 110, QMMG / Maths, A134
blue CM antis tri, ringmod with ZO Quad murf outs ,RS110 QMMG / Maths, A134
green to A149-1, Quantimator by freqboxes, RS110, QMMG / Maths, A134
panning by 4x A134,A143-9 ,Maths and MP201
+ ~ -

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eowave Releases Capsule TITAN

"Eowave crew is proud to announce the release of the Spatiolab Capsule TITAN, also available in individual modules. Because Titan has a thick atmosphere able to carry sound waves, the moon is a noisy place…

For a long time, we’ve imagined the music of the space to be a sweet song of gods, crystalline magical sounds. And we thought that the space was a silent place, cold and empty. Since 2004, the Cassini-Huygens mission has recorded some sounds of the space, different from everything we’d imagined before, shock of particles launched in the space at a prodigious speed, a deep chaos, unexpected, which the ESA/NASA has sometimes called « alien sounds »… The Cassini-Huygens mission started the exploration of Titan in 2007.

Since 2000, Eowave designs instruments for electronic music. The Titan Capsule is a fascinating and immersive experimentation mixing space mysteries and music. It will make you explore sound dimensions that are still unknown.

Titan has a very thick atmosphere able to carry sound waves. With the Capsule TITAN, we’ll get onboard to explore how the sound goes across Titan orange thick atmosphere. In a way, the Capsule Titan is a simulation station able to reproduce the journey of the sound waves crossing Titan’s atmosphere and offer the possibility to modulate parameters like the thickness of the haze, the ionisation of the magnetosphere, Titan’s magnetic glow, or low frequency zones.

The Capsule Titan is a station composed of 7 modules:

- 2 TITAN discrete oscillators
- 1 MAGNETOSPHERE: 24 dB discrete filter
- 1 SOMMATEUR – ATTENUATEUR: mixer
- 1 A. D. discrete amp
- 1 RAYONNEMENT envelope
-1 ZONE B.F. : 2 x LFOs
- MIDI interface

The Capsule Titan comes in a ½ rack format aluminium case with French oak from Morvan, with MIDI interface, European PSU, and 10 eowave patch cables.

Price : 699 euros incl VAT / 549 euros (without case, no MIDI interface, no patch cables, no PSU)
Each modules are also available for resale separately.

More information on www.eowave.com"

You'll find some videos of eowave's Capsule Titan previously posted here.

Highsage - Ser Machino (Live Elektron Hardware Track) HD/HQ Audio!

Published on Sep 26, 2013 highsage·72 videos

"Exploring the depths of these machines, the OctaTrack, Analog Four, and Machinedrum, recorded straight to tape off the OctaTrack's VCA. Mastered at the Acid Bunker, So Cal.
Find more Highsage techno at http://highsage.bandcamp.com
This track written using samples of Jeff Mills in a public interview from early 2000's. Analog Four on melodic elements, Machinedrum on percussion, 9Q9 Pedal on kick, and everything else on the OctaTrack, and all running through it and out the VCA to Logic. Mastered at the Acid Bunker, So Cal. Unedited audio, no EQ, light dynamics, tape saturation."

iTuttle Synth Demo Of All The Presets for iPad

Published on Sep 26, 2013 thesoundtestroom·138 videos

"This is a great sounding and very powerful monophonic synth for the iPad. In this video I run through all the factory installed presets.."

iTunes: iTuttle - TBStuff

Arturia initiates iOS 7 support with iMini V1.2 iPad app update

iTunes: iMini - Arturia

“Arturia’s iMini app is a stunning recreation of the original Minimoog. The performance features and arpeggiator add a whole new twist to this already classic synth. I am completely blown away that I now have this on my iPad.”

- Richard Devine, 2013 (electronic musician and sound designer)


GRENOBLE, FRANCE: music software and hardware company Arturia is proud to announce availability of iMini V1.2, an innovative iOS 7-supporting update to its authentic recreation of the 1971-vintage Minimoog * monosynth for Apple’s all- conquering iPad, as of September 26...

Like time and tide, technology waits for no man (or woman). Within days of Apple advancing its iOS — the mobile operating system at the heart of its iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices — to iOS 7, with all-new features like smarter multitasking as well as enhanced apps to make everything easier to get to and use, Arturia advances its iMini app to take advantage of iOS 7’s inbuilt Inter-App Audio, allowing users to send MIDI commands and stream audio between apps on the same device. Thanks to its new iOS 7-supporting INTERAPP AUDIO TRANSPORT feature, iMini V1.2 can connect and control other similarly-supportive apps with the greatest of ease, letting users concentrate on what they do best — making music with the ultimate classic analogue synth emulation for iOS whenever and wherever the mood takes them!

Existing iMini owners of course can directly download the V1.2 update for free, which is sure to put them in a good mood to start with, but even with all this developmental discourse of iOS 7 support it’s still nice to know that Arturia will continue to make a donation to The Bob Moog Foundation for every iMini sold in recognition of the innovative instrument to which it owes its very existence. In turn, this supports the dream of building the MoogseumTM (Bob Moog Museum), the convergence of The Bob Moog Foundation’s goals of inspiring and educating people through electronic music.

Today, then, there’s really no excuse for not taking that history-making MinimoogTM sound anywhere anytime with iMini — all the more so with all that improved interactivity, thanks to the inspired iMini V1.2 update. So what are you waiting for? Head on over to Apple’s App Store and treat yourself to the new and improved ultimate classic analogue synth emulation for iOS! Inspiring electronic music awaits appropriate iPad owners everywhere.


* The Minimoog name used here is a trademark of the respective owners, who are in no way associated or affiliated with Arturia. These trademarks are used solely to identify the products whose sound and features were modelled during the development process.


Appropriate iPad owners can purchase and directly download iMini V1.2 from Apple’s App Store for $9.99 USD/€8.99 EURO/£6.99 GBP.

Watch Arturia’s iMini Official Trailer here:



iTunes: iMini - Arturia