Continuum Musikmesse 2014 - Demo + Interview + Cuckoo first impression

Published on Mar 13, 2014 cuckoomusic .·127 videos

"The Continuum is something that I've been following with great interest. It's an extremely sensitive and accurate digital instrument, designed to be an extension of your fingers really. It's not an on-off synth. The Continuum almost feels like an acoustic instrument, in that it is just as (or in a way more) sensitive as, say.. a chello. All the sounds are designed to respond to your fingertips, continous pressure, pitch and Y-position changes.

The sound engine(s) itself is extremely impressive with a powerful Physical Modelling part, and also a beautiful FM implementation. I wish for them to be taken more seriously, and to get into the spotlight so that they could enter mass production at some stage. As of now, it is built and assembled specifically for each order, and thus has a pretty high price tag.

You can hear that for a newbie like me it'll take a great deal of practice to get the tune right, and if you don't have proper monitoring it'll be extremely difficult to stay in tune. But when Ed was playing you can hear that with years of practice you'll become the instrument.
This is that kind of instrument. An instrument to get attatched to."

Messe 2014: Nektar And Bitwig and Logic X

Published on Mar 13, 2014 sonicstate·760 videos

Messe 2014: Bastl Instruments

Published on Mar 13, 2014 Future Music Magazine·397 videos

"Musikmesse 2014: Unique modular synths, samplers and more from this new company from the Czech Republic."

Thingamagoop 2 + MS-20

Published on Mar 13, 2014 Bleep Labs·33 videos

"CV out of the Thingamagoop 2 into the total input jack of the new MS-20 MINI."

Doepfer A125 Voltage Controlled Phase Shifter Basics

Published on Mar 13, 2014 Raul's World of Synths·256 videos

"A short overview of the basic features and functions of the Doepfer A125 Voltage Controlled Phase Shifter. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

Doepfer A125 Phase Shifter Audio Demonstration Part One

Published on Mar 20, 2014 Raul's World of Synths·257 videos

"A short audio demonstration of the basic functions of the Doepfer A125 Phase Shifter. Includes oscilloscope views. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

Doepfer A125 Phase Shifter Audio Demonstration Part Two

Published on Mar 27, 2014 Raul's World of Synths·258 videos

"A continued exploration of the Doepfer A125 Phase Shifter. More sound examples of the Phase Shifter. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

Cassette 606 - Free Roland TR-606 Sample Pack By BPB (24-bit WAV)

"Cassette 606 is a free Roland TB-606 analogue drum machine sample pack featuring raw and tape processed one shot samples in 24-bit WAV format.

Each drum hit of a modded Roland TB-606 drum machine (Exfade mod) was recorded at different pitches, which is something that wouldn't be possible with a factory TR-606. These raw samples were then recorded to a Cr02 cassette tape at two different gain settings, resulting in a set of nicely overdriven drum hits with a lovely lo-fi character.

The final product features three drum kits for a total of 128 samples in 24-bit WAV format. The pack also includes mappings for the Poise drum sampler.

Contents

128 audio samples in total (24-bit WAV format).
72 clean Roland TR-606 one shot samples.
56 tape processed Roland TR-606 one shot samples.
3 Poise drum kits (DKT format).

Download Link"

RC CIRCUIT BENT CASIO SA-10 LDR THEREMIN MODULATOR SYNTH

Published on Mar 13, 2014 djwidow420·289 videos

"HIGHLY MODIFIED CASIO SA10 KEYBOARD BY RESONANCE CIRCUITS. FOR SALE ON EBAY. FOLOW ON TWIITER @ RCircuits"

Resonance Circuits on eBay

Farfisa Seven X-II Owner's Manual

This one in via Bennie. You'll find the PDF here.

There were videos of the Farfisa 7X-II groovebox posted here, but unfortunately they appear to be gone. I did a quick search for Farfisa 7X-II and Farfisa Seven X-II on YouTube and nothing came up.

JoMoX ModBase 09 and ModBrane 11

Published on Mar 13, 2014 bigcitymusic·311 videos

"In this video the Jomox ModBase 09 and ModBrane 11 modules are being triggered by the Cwejman RG-6 and Cwejman CTG-VC. Random slewed CV's from the D-LFO are used as envelopes for the ModBrane 11 which is fed through two channels of the 4ms VCA Matrix while modulated at different random rates. Audio rate random CV from another D-LFO is fed through the Linear FM of the ModBrane 11. A randomly 'pinged' Mutable Instruments Braids pluck (triggered from the Cwejman RG-6 gate) is used to FM the ModBase 09 Linear FM input. Randomized bi-polar saws and random probability spreads are being used to modulate the 4 CV busses of the Mod Brane 11. The ModBase 09 pitch and tuning comes from MakeNoise pressure points channel (clocked to the RG-6) where a channel of pressure is used to throw the RG-6 clock out of a steady pulse via external signal in and clock rate CV modulation.
http://bigcitymusic.com"

Events Channel Link Added Above

Just a heads up. I added the Events Channel link above. Events are great opportunities to meet like minded synth enthusiasts and a chance to see and experience gear you wouldn't be able to otherwise. Note the channel will showcase upcoming events as well as coverage after the event. Major trade shows like NAMM and Musikmesse will not get the event label as they would flood the channel and they are not open to the public. Their channels will be linked above as well leading up to the event and a week or so after. You can always use search to find them later.