West Coast Bach IX

Published on Sep 11, 2015 ngarjuna

"IX. Allemande
English Suite #6 (BWV 811)
Johann Sebastian Bach

We all know Bach on the East Coast synthesizer...but sometimes he just likes to lay low on the West side. Make Noise/Intellijel/4ms voice"

Dave Smith Instruments Poly Evolver Keyboard: Improvisation LIV

Published on Sep 11, 2015 Sacred Synthesis

"This piece is pure Evolver - every single note. I wanted to demonstrate two sounds: a string pad using the 2-pole filter setting and full resonance in which the cutoff frequency is swept with the modulation wheel, and a classic sawtooth solo patch. I offer these as musical examples of the Evolver's tone, and also as a comparison with the Prophet '08's versions of the same sounds.

The strings do "sizzle" in this improvisation, as synthesists often say of the Curtiss chip timbre. Many hate it and endlessly carry on about its insufferable tone, but I like it and find it distinctive. To my ears, it's reminiscent of the Polymoog. I specifically wanted to demonstrate its characteristics and give people a good listen to it in a musical context, although in the 2-pole filter mode it is a little mellower than in 4-pole. I don't know what I would do without this 2-pole; I use it constantly and really like it's extra ethereal effect on strings. I also wanted to improvise through the filter's range and linger especially around the mid range points, coming and going from them slowly; they offer a mysterious timbre all their own - choir-like in tone.

For the sawtooth patch, only the two analog oscillators were used, and the delay comes from the instrument itself - a feature I really appreciate. I would have preferred to have added the digital sawtooths as well, at least softly for added depth. But the digital aliasing - even on the sawtooth (waveshape #2) - is just terrible in the higher registers. This is one of my main criticisms of the Evolvers - the aliasing that makes many of the waveshapes nearly un-useable, at least in certain ranges. The Evolver in general is a noisy instrument, though still exceptional.

I would love to hear the Prophet 12 perform this piece, side-by-side for comparison. Would it sound as good, or better? I'm thinking....

Instrumentation:
DSI Poly Evolver Keyboard (2)
DSI Poly Evolver Rack
DSI Evolver Desktop
Hammond XPK 200L

Effects:
Lexicon MX300

Performed live and recorded directly to CD

All music on this channel is the property of Sacred Synthesis."

Castlevania Bloodlines - Stage 1 (Sega Genesis Music) - Original Nintendo Game Boy

Published on Sep 7, 2015 MrCaliforniaD

"Played on a original Nintendo Game Boy using SynthBoy+ via midi."

The SynthBoy+ is by Ninstrument.

KORG POLYSIX Analog Synthesizer *War Of The Worlds*

Published on Sep 10, 2015 RetroSound

"(c) 2015 vintage synthesizer demo track by RetroSound

all synthesizer sounds: KORG POLYSIX Analog Synthesizer (1982)
drums: LinnDrum (1982)
recording: multi-tracking without midi
fx: reverb and delay"

Dante Gonzales - Espectros Digitales (Live Session)

Published on Sep 10, 2015 Dante Gonzales

"Composed & Performed by Dante Gonzales
El Paraíso del Silicio Lima - Perú

Drums: Roland TR-606 TR-707
Effects: Syncussion , moog MG-1
Sequencer : Atomosynth Multiklon ( x 2)
Sequence Synthesizer: Roland SH-5
Solo Synth (Triggered): Roland SH-2

Derechos Reservados 2015"

DX5 playing DM "To Have and to Hold"

Published on Sep 10, 2015 DX5

"To Have and to Hold. Me Vs the Emax II.
Drums played in realtime (with HH acting as reference), so some offset can be heard.
Short wave radio signals were recorded from a 9 Mhz station on August 9, 2015 from Spain-Europe (Unidentified station).
No sound sampled from the original song.

Gear used: Emu Emax II (Containing my own samples, including SP12 drums and Emax and Kurzweil sounds).
'Siren' was made with the Roland Promars LFO.

Composed by Martin L. Gore."

Analogue Systems SORCERER eurorack keyboard 178HP w/MIDI CVGate

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ANALOGUE SYSTEMS SORCERER heavy walnut factory built
fully working , in excellent condition, home use only
it's a 178 HP (168 HP on top row plus 10 HP on right end side of keyboard) eurorack cabinet with:
49 keys keyboard with CV/GATE control over the modules you install
Double Wheel controllers (pitch bend and modulation) module
Analogue Systems RS-230 CV Buffer/Inverter module
MIDI IN OUT THRU sockets on rear panel
Moog internal interface MIDI CV/Gate
Analogue Systems RS 15 Integrator power system
220 Volt

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Roland SH-2 Synthesizer with Original Case & Power Converter

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"- Roland SH-2 Classic dual-oscillator mono synth.
- Vintage Roland hard case.
- Japan to us converter."

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X1L3 - circuit bent - synth mod - Casio PT-87

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Published on Aug 31, 2015 manufacturedZ3R0 .

Playlist:
X1L3 - circuit bent casio PT-82 and yamaha DD-7 doing NIN
X1L3 - circuit bent - synth mod - casio PT-87 - corrupted percussion
X1L3 - circuit bent - synth mod - casio PT-87 - drone distortion
X1L3 - circuit bent - synth mod - casio PT-87 - drone, power electronics & HNW

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"Modifications, circuit bends and embedded circuitry:

Analogue resonant filter with high pass and low pass bands
Gain, resonance, low pass/high pass toggle and cutoff
A nice warm filter based on the synthacon.
Lot's of resonance and a unique character of it's own.

Digital 'death industrial' delay
Rate, noise, feedback, off/on toggle
This delay variant is based on the formula applied and the output of circuit bent delay pedals which have been sold in the past.
A versatile and if desired aggressive set up that can drift between ambience, echo and all out harsh noise wall and power electronics.

PSU - DC hum suppression circuitry
A regulated psu is now built into the machine.
This gives a stable and quiet power supply to both the keyboard and additional circuitry as well as
providing a quiet output and excellent noise floor.
Input voltage has been converted to 12V tip positive.

Control voltage input to filter cutoff
3.5mm socket. Allows you to hook the casio up to your cv enabled equipment to modulate the filter.
An example of this is shown in the first demo video.
The cv modulation is provided by a sequential circuits pro1 which is driven by one of my modified midi retrofitted DD7 drum machines.

Drone dostortion, drum boost and lofi keys raw bends
Three of four selected raw bends.
Drone distortion is a variable mod that acts as both a drone oscillator and a means to distort and shame both the keyboard and
percussive sounds of the pt-87.
Lofi keys knocks the edge off of the key sounds and brings them down to the preset percussion level, if you wish to record
phrases using both aspects. It stops the keyboards sounds which are inherently louder than the percussion from over powering the percussion,
Drum boost over drives the drum channel and turns the quaint casiotone percussive elements into much heavier
analogue drum and percussion sounds which work well with the added resonant filtering.

Master pitch control
The final raw circuit bend,
Gives a large global pitch range - demonstrated in the demo videos

Cnc machined aluminium panel work with black anodize and engraving

A compact keyboard giving access to a huge range of conventional synthesizer sounds through to harsh noise wall and power electronics.

The PT-87 is a mid sized 80's casio keyboard which bares a lot of resembelance to the classic VL tone.
The drum sounds and key tones can be shaped into squelchy analogue percussion and deep analogue wave forms which
take on the sound of vintage synths of the same era as they're passed through the resonant filter.
The effects chain opens up a glitch element which would otherwise be unavailable on the PT range of keyboards and
gives access to abstracts progression, data crash glitching, harsh noise wall and power electronics."

Schippmann Ebbe und Flut Filter

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"Pretty much turns anything to awesomeness and is awesome. Lots here, semi-modular, 2 filters, a comp, S&H, LFO, Distortion, and VCA output.. pretty much the tail-end of a awesome mini-synth."