MFB SYNTH LITE II

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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2007 Denkitribe's channel·79 videos

"MFB-SYNTH LITE II is a little monophonic synthesizer from Berlin. I like this sweet little box, but also I found some bad points.

Good points: It has a very analog-ish sound character (although it uses digital oscillators). Suboscillator and ring modulator give it much complexity. It offers not only warm sounds but also fat and dirty sounds.

It has an intuitive interface in spite of its small size. I think it is well designed "as it should be".

Bad points: In fact, LITE II is not a reliable product. Its built-in step sequencer has many flaws. Overall sound quality is not good (there is noticeable amount of noise). OSC-sync and PWM don't work right."

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via the seller: "My fave youtube video is: http://youtu.be/jrqTUnY9lCM" [above]

RARE Suzuki SX 500 Expander For Siel DK 80

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"This is a very rare Suzuki SX 500 Expander for the Siel DK80. This is exactly the same unit as the Siel EX80 (re-branded).

Please note that powering up this unit requires the DK80 power supply with the 5 pin jack. You will not be able to use it without the power the DK80 power supply."

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White Arp Odyssey 2800

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Roland Super JX Upgrade by Vecoven & Protoype 16 x M64c Cartridge Memory Bank by Guy Wilkinson

This one in via Guy Wilkinson on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge. That's his JX-10 pictured to the left.

Guy on the upgrade: "It is simply brilliant. I thought all the switches were "end of life" and bought new, but this total rewrite fixed it because the tasks all run more efficiently and snappier, sysex is fixed totally but is not compatible with the old style midi dump, so I protyped a "super cartridge" loaded using old sw then switched to Freds and dumped out all out to cakewalk. Sysex now is quick & seamless from your DAW. There is an ipad PG800 app that works with it too using the mks70 setting. Makes the instrument feel "finished", it took him a long time to rewrite and is working on other stuff, one of which is the PWM modification, extensive voice card rewire but should really unleash the JX/MKS70. Other great features he implemented are arpeggiator instead of sequencer and assignment of any parameter to the controller sliders......nice"

Details via vecoven.com:

"In a nutshell, the rewrite provides:

New midi implementation

- each parameter is now OFF/RECV/SEND/ON, allowing fine control of what gets sent and what is filtered.

- sysex support : allow edition of patch, tone A and tone B individually. (No need for M64 cartridge)

- fast bulk dump/load : 4-5 seconds to dump everything. Can dump to/from cartridge and internal memory.

- edition of parameters (patch and tones) sends sysex, so all editions can be sequenced. PG800 is also supported here, so editions made from the PG800 can also be sequenced.

- copy from/to cartridge to create a full backup of the internal memory (all settings are now copied to the cartridge or restored from it)

Controls C1 and C2 enhancements

- any tone parameter can be assigned to C1 or C2
- any arpeggiator parameter can be assigned to C1 or C2
- C1 and C2 can be used, in tone edit mode, to modify upper/lower tone parameter. This allows quick editing of - tones for those who don’t have a PG800.

Arpeggiator (JX10 only)

- 8 arpeggiators 'patches'

- internal or external synchronization

- supports up, down up/down, played and random notes ordering

- various arpeggio types

- velocity setting (fixed or played)

- note duration (1-15 or legato)

- use lower split point to control which notes are arpeggiated

PG800 support
New display options
- control whether updates from sysex, pg800 or controllers are displayed temporarily on-screen

Compatibility mode
- allows to disable new features for full compatibility with old software (for example, sysex changes made to tone A can be redirected to the currently selected tone, etc...)

Test modes
- test hardware controllers (voices, A/D controllers (aftertouch, bender, C1/C2), keyboard)

- test memory chips

For MKS70 owners, please note that the MONO mode (one voice per midi channel) is NOT SUPPORTED in this release."

Grooving with 3 x Analogue Keyboards and MacBeth Elements!

Published on May 25, 2014 macbethsynthesizers·113 videos

"This video is a quicky featuring 3 analogue keyboards that I built up to play the 3 layers of the Mk1 Modular Synthesizer system that I built for my self! Also seen here importantly is the MacBeth Elements touch synthesizer- it is being arpeggiated by a Korg Prophecy....I'm not the best keyboard player in town- but you certainly will hear the full power of the gear that I design and build!"

Highsage - Primero Ritmo (first 20 mins with the Elektron RYTM)

Published on May 24, 2014 highsage·95 videos

"Mute jam and pattern jamming only, not even any scenes used.... YET!"

Electric Therapy Synth Event Set for London June 1

Published on May 22, 2014

"Next Electric Therapy Sunday 1st of June at Power Lunches, London"

You'll find the Facebook event page here. Below are some pics from the previous event.

“Electric Therapy is a monthly meeting in east London about modular synths and everything cool related with synths in general. Players, performers, manufacturers and everyone who has never seen a modular before are welcome. Bring your synth and share your favorite patches and modules as well as trying out other modules. Area to setup and show synths upstairs. electric jam session downstairs and live performances. Please bring some headphones or a small speaker with your synth.”

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New Audio Damage Sequencer 1 - Eurorack Format

Saw this one at the TRASH_AUDIO / Muff event yesterday. I have some pics that will go up later today. It was the one module that seriously caught my eye at the event.

Details / repost via Analog Industries:

"We unveiled this module this morning at the Muff Wiggler / Trash_Audio synth meet in Portland, and here's some info on Sequencer 1.

The astute among you will notice a passing similarity to the Elektron Analog Four, and if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, we're flattering the fuck out of those guys with this little bitch. Here's some vital statistics:

• 36HP, 20mm depth.

• 4 banks of 16 patterns, each pattern can be from 1 to 64 steps long. The entire state (all banks and patterns) can be saved to SD card as a preset, so the memory is essentially unlimited.

• Clock input can be per step (like any other sequencer's clock), or 24ppq or 48ppq for DIN sync (via a simple 5-pin DIN -> 3.5mm adaptor). Clock output can be a staggering number of choices, which is handy if the unit is acting as the master clock. The Run input can be operated a couple different ways, as can the output. In short, it can interface to pretty much anything clockish, and can in turn drive pretty much anything in a clocklike fashion.

• Each step gets a 1v/Oct output, three CV outputs (that can each be either 0-10v, -5 to +5v, or 0 to +5v), a main gate output, and an auxiliary gate output. Gate length is programmable per step.

• The playback modes are forward, reverse, pingpong, pingpong with double end triggers, skip forward, walk, and random. This is programmable per pattern.

• There are several ratcheting features; you can program a ratchet of various lengths per step, or you'll note the 6 buttons labeled "REP." These will repeat, in order, the last 8, 4, 2, or 1 steps as a loop, or cause the step you hit them on to repeat in half or quarter time. (In the same manner that the MIDI triggers in Replicant work, basically, if you own that plugin.)

• As I hinted before, SD card for storage and OS updates.

There are many other deep features that I'm not able to talk about at this point. Our goal is to make the single most sophisticated sequencer available for Euro, and I think we've accomplished this already, let alone what we're adding as we go along. We haven't finalized pricing yet, or availability. We're hoping for US$599.00, and about two months. But both those numbers are subject to change."

Synthwerks Rig at TRASH_AUDIO / Muff Event, Portland

via James Husted of Synthwerks

"My rig at Muffwiggler/Trash Audio in Portland. Great show! This guys dogs are tired though"

I'll have some pics coming up later today as well.

Bleep Labs Pico Paso + Bit Blob Jr. = Pasbit Blopic

Published on May 25, 2014 ISOTROPOSPHERE·128 videos

"Bleep Labs Pico Paso kit and Bit Blob Junior kit housed in an old external cd rom drive case, custom.

Dual flashing LED kit from Quality Kits.

This project took almost a month with different stages of building the kits and planning the final look within the case. I cannot believe that it all fits inside there, it took me almost an entire week of re-working wires and connections to reduce it down to fit.

I know, way too much time and effort for a 25 dollar and 60 dollar kit, right? I enjoy the benefit of the enhanced look but most of all the ergonomics and useability of the kits for a performance setting. It's mine though, you'll never see another one like it and I don't intend on selling it.

The main outputs for the Pico Paso and the BB Jr. are coming out the right side of the case where the huge connector cable used to reside. This is in the top right of the video and you can see the two cables there. The PP is a mono 1/4 inch and the BB is a mono 1/8 inch. The outputs are located to the right, underneath the Marine Corp. coin which was added for grip when inserting cables and to match the military grade connectors.

The PP has additional outputs for the square waves from each oscillator, I have added jacks for these. The main outs are triangle waves. I have also taken advantage of the additional LED outputs on the BB versus a stock build. Custom bases for the light sensors for the BB, custom keyboard mouse tops for the BB buttons, painted PP hardware, identification markings on the military connectors for patching. Custom LED stalks with knurled brass and chrome surrounds.

I am patching the Pico Paso through a Synthrotek Echo module as well as a little raw for a spell. The Bit Blob Jr. has no effects on it and is raw to the mixer."