Ritual by Surachai

Full write-up including the process of creating the release on TRASH_AUDIO.

"After several years of creating complex arrangements and aurally dense albums, I decided to simplify the tools and work with its impact on composition and sound. One of my favorite synthesizers is the semi-modular Cwejman S1 MKII and knew that it was complex enough to shape all the sounds I needed for an album. The Cwejman’s architecture is familiar to existing 3 oscillator systems but its semi-modular nature, filters, envelopes, and even distortion are completely unique. Although using only one sound source simplified the sound I believe Ritual is, frequency wise, the heaviest album I have made..."

via Surachai on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Detailed Internal Pictures of Roland MC8 SN 670704

These in via Loscha. You can grab the zip here.

"This Roland MC8 has been in Australia for all of it's life, it seems. We don't know who owned it until the late 90s when it came into the hands of the current owner. The 'Sidecar' is safely in storage (so safe, the owner can't remember exactly where), and, like many people, we don't have the 60 pin Hirose cable, but they are now available online.

I hope everyone enjoys this amazing piece of technology.

The album I had on whilst opening it up and documenting it was Dare, by The Human League. They used an MC8 on this album, programmed by engineer Martin Rushent, who sadly passed away in 2011."

Image names match what you are looking at for each.

Update: additional pics of the MC-8 Interface via Ken Stone added below.

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Elektron Analog Keys - CS80 Inspired Patch & Creating Patches From Scratch

Published on Apr 5, 2014 JunoVHS·9 videos

"A demo for an original patch on the Elektron Analog Keys.

There are a few key elements to this patch: Oscillator Retrigger being a big one. This is using two oscillators, a couple LFO's and velocity modulation effecting the filter 1 cutoff point, as well as some slight resonance and decay time for louder notes. All effects are onboard, chorus delay and reverb.

The Elektron Analog Keys is proving to be quite beastly."

Elektron Analog Keys - Patches From Scratch

Published on Feb 9, 2014

"I just got my Elektron Analog Keys, and for the last three weeks I've noticed a real lack of videos. So, while I may not be the worlds best sound designer, I'm uploading this video for you guys to get a feel for building patches from scratch."

Elektron Analog Keys - Patches From Scratch #2

Published on Apr 6, 2014

"In this video I start working on a deep resonant bass sound using basic waveforms, really cranking the resonance on both filters to the point of self-oscillation, and tuning the second filter so its in actual intervals above the fundamental note. This gets further and further from a bass and eventually I use a randomized LFO to modulate the filter frequency (which remember is self-oscillating), creating some cool bleep-bloop sounds with the aid of onboard chorus/delay/reverb."

NEW Error Instruments FERTAS-1 Prototype Synthesizer

via Paul Tas on Facebook

"NEW FERTAS-1 prototype
the new moduler noise synth FERTAS-1
in developing high-tech Engineer Robert Ferdek
Paul Tas artist and inventor of www.errorinstruments.com
are engaged in creative and affordable modulate synthesizers
the FERTAS-1 sounds like drone noise or echo
it is also inspired by Buchla Modular Synth
the organic analogue sound and of course the banana plugs
moduler paths board
also there and Delay. on this sound will. co mad
and a pulse function too
it is with great retro buttons
Wood roasted lines and geometries style
the price is to FERTAS-1 it prototype
under the € 300
demo soon
for more info soon www.errorinstruments.com"

Note this is the first Error Instruments post.

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Synthilicious - AKS Synthi FM Improvisation

Published on Apr 8, 2014 NedOnAnalog·8 videos

"Just me noodling on my friend Kevin's 1973 EMS AKS-Synthi. A lovely, lovely instrument! Image processed using the ToonCamera app on iPad."

via Ned Bouhalassa on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Drums are D16's Nepheton + processing.

YAMAHA DX7 II FD "Operator"

(c)2014 vintage synthesizer demo track by RetroSound
all sounds: YAMAHA DX7 II FM Synthesizer (1987)
drums: Roland TR-707
recording: multi-track
fx: a bit delay and reverb

via Marko on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

deadmau5 "The Veldt" on GameBoy with LSDj & Eurorack

Published on Apr 8, 2014 The Tuesday Night Machines·96 videos

"Started a chiptune cover of "The Veldt" with LSDj, but then got bored and synced the modular synth to the GameBoy and just jammed a little :) Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...

Questions or comments? Go ahead and post them below! :) Thanks for watching!

MORE INFO:

Gear used in this video:
- Nintendo GameBoy Micro (GBA) with LSDj chiptune tracker (Goomba) on EZflash IV
- Eurorack Modular Synthesizer (with Flight of Harmony Sound of Shadows, Voice of Saturn VCF, intellijel uVCF, uStep, Dixie, Ladik Twin-T drums, Rebel Technology Stoicheia, etc. see: http://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/vi...)
- Anyware Tinysizer (modular synth with audio input envelope/gate)
- Zoom R16 (recording & mastering)"

GET MY ELECTRONIC MUSIC AT BANDCAMP:
http://nightmachines.bandcamp.com

FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER:
http://twitter.com/Flixxx

MY OTHER YOUTUBE CHANNEL:
http://www.youtube.com/flx04part2

Build a Modular Synth in seven months!

Published on Apr 7, 2014 scorbie·46 videos

"After seeing the modular documentary I Dream Of Wires, I decided back in September of 2013 I wanted to get one.
After months of obsessing and invaluable help from a few friends and people in the modular underworld, my first case is just about complete.
Even building my own now!

Rick Holt of Frequency Central & Rickard Steffensen from Sweden have been incredibly patient and supportive and I will forever be grateful.
Made a couple really good friends.

Visit frequencycentral.co.uk and look up Steffensen on Muffwiggler.com.
Small manufacturers who's modules are better than most of the well known makes out there.

In the case:

Frequency Central: System X VCO, Waverider DVCO, Electro Cardiogram Filter, Vogue Filter, Multipoles, Waverunner LFO, Continuum Phase Shifter, Trans Europa, Raging Bull* & System X S&H/Noise* (* DIY build soon).

Steffensen: Oscillarp (X2) and Envelarp ADSR (based on ARP2600).

Doepfer: A140 ADSR, A180 Multiples, A147 VCLFO, A106 Xtreme Filter, A138 Mixer.

Oakley Classic VCA, Tiptop Z3000, Make Noise Maths, Pittsburg MIDI2 and a few more bits to build including 4 ARP Odyssey VCOs and an ARP2600 12db LPF.

I've DIY'd all of the Frequency Central and Steffensen modules in the case. About two rows worth.
Didn't know how to solder seven months ago, let alone understand a schematic or what a resistor was. :)

Midlife crisis. Yep. And it f*cking rules!"

via PatchPierre.Net

Skittering

"one pass track of mainly Buchla Music Easel which is also driving a 267e module."

Circuit Bent CASIO SA-5

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Published on Mar 26, 2014 Trickster Good·2 videos

via this auction

100 sound variations (25 preset tones x 4 variations)
Tone edit (3 variations)
2-note polyphony (max.)
24 patterns (Rhythms : 8, Accomp : 8, Funny : 8)
added bends:
+X-Y NOISE JOYSTICK
+BEND ON/OFF
+2X KEYBOARD SCALE MASH

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