Modal 001 - Brit Duophonic Synth

Published on Oct 30, 2015 sonicstate

"The guys from Modal Electronics popped in to show us the 001 - a two voice analog/digital hybrid synth"

Oberheim Matrix 6 Editor for VST and Standalone App

Published on Oct 30, 2015 MrSynthmania

"Introduction of my new Oberheim Matrix 6 Editor. This app is compatible with your Matrix 6 and 6R and runs under Windows and Apple Mac. The firmware of your Matrix 6 must be 2.13.

Some people say the Oberheim Matrix 6 is a very underrated synthesizer. It is not very comfortable to edit its very versatile synthesis and the powerfull matrix. But remember the Oberheim Matrix is a powerfull 6 voice analog synthesizer.

I love my mashine because of its typical Oberheim sound quality, but I hate it to edit some programs.
Now you have access to more than 90 parameters directly...with my new Oberheim Matrix 6 Editor.
For more information take a look at my website https://synthmania.de/2015/10/oberhei...

If you like this app, you can buy it for only 15,- Euros."

An Interview with Barry Schrader - Question 4

Question 4 has been added to the Barry Schrader interview post here. Don't miss it!

Find out what that is to the left. It has a very interesting history and an unlikely source. Hint: it's not Buchla.

Update: a few additional pics and links added to the post.

Life is alone

Published on Oct 29, 2015 MIDERA

"Radikal Technologies Accelerator
Yamaha RS7000
Access Virus TI
Korg EMX

Shot using Canon 60D, w/8mm f3.5 Rokinon"

Dave Smith Prophet 08, Moog Voyager, Korg Kaossilator Pro - Nu-Disco Demo, by Clouds Testers

Published on Oct 29, 2015 Alexander Bobrov

"Dave Smith Prophet 08, Moog Voyager, Korg Kaossilator Pro Synthesizers - Nu-Disco Demo, by Clouds Testers:

Clouds Testers - Diving In The Deep White (album mix)

Created (C), (PH) by al l bo/Nick Wowk (Clouds Testers) with Dave Smith Prophet 08, Moog Voyager, Korg Kaossilator Pro Synthesizers (100% sounds, except tamburines and crash; drums - Korg Kaossilator Pro), 2014.

Publisher: Clouds Testers The Legendaries (C) 2015"

New Kilpatrick Audio CARBON Sequencer - Sneak Peak

Published on Oct 29, 2015 KilpatrickAudio

"Here is a quick demonstration of the CARBON Sequencer and Performance System from Kilpatrick Audio! This video shows a few of the real-time recording and performance function.

MIDI is being sent from CARBON to a PHENOL, Juno-2, D-550 and Machinedrum on each of four tracks."

Roland JU-06 (Juno 106 Boutique Edition) sequence

Published on Oct 29, 2015 alternatingbitmusic

"First night with this unit. I owned the original 106 many years ago and found the JU-06 to be an affordable and compact way to still experience the classic synth. Some slight reverb/delay added for texture plus some percussion via a Korg EMX-1."

Moog Voyager, Dave Smith Prophet 08 - Deep-House Demo, by Clouds Testers

Published on Oct 29, 2015 Alexander Bobrov

"Moog Voyager, Dave Smith Prophet 08 Synthesizers - Deep-House Demo, by Clouds Testers:

Clouds Testers - Entropia (album mix)

Created (C), (PH) by al l bo (Clouds Testers) with Moog Voyager, Dave Smith Prophet 08 Synthesizers (100% sounds, except drums - Moog basicly, Prophet 08 - poly pads/horns), 2014.

Publisher: Clouds Testers The Legendaries (C) 2015"

Spooky Fugue

Published on Oct 29, 2015 trabouliste

"Fugue Machine sequencing the Buchla 200e

Happy Halloween!
trabouliste"

BWV 1067: Menuet on Analog Synthesizer

Published on Apr 25, 2013 StrangeQuarkStar

"Menuet from BWV 1067 played on an analog synthesizer I designed and built in University.
Multitracked with the same settings on both tracks, played by hand in two takes. Simple piano arrangement. No effects, straight into mixer, panned left and right hand."

Update: I reached out to StrangeQuarkStar for more info on his synth. Here's what he had to say:

"This synth is a project I did for an undergrad electronics course back in 2010. The idea was to build a completely analog synthesizer using mostly discrete components (a timer chip here and there), but with a new kind of digital parameter memory which I won't go into here just yet ;)

It's basically the classic monophonic synth architecture with two VCOs (Saw, Triangle and PWM; you can sync them), one LFO with adjustable waveshape (Ramp -> Tri -> Saw), a resonant 12dB/octave state-variable VCF (low-, band-, highpass), a VCA that's always a bit overdriven and two ADSR envelopes. The filter's envelope and the LFO can be routed to individual fine-tuning and PWM of the VCOs and the filter cutoff frequency, all at once and to different degrees.

The digital part converts MIDI to the appropriate control voltages for the individual components (note on/off, pitch bend and modulation) and is designed to keep track of all the patch parameters. The last module in the sound chain is a digital delay with a simple, adjustable analog filter. The audio signal chain stays completely analog if the delay mix is at zero.

The synth can be controlled via external MIDI or with the built-in digital 16-step sequencer and mini-keyboard on top of it.

All digital parts of the synthesizer are 100% my own design and built around Atmel ATmega processors. The more complicated analog modules (VCO, VCF, VCA) were largely adapted from designs found on birthofasynth.com, so no direct replicas of any well-known synths. We tried to keep the complexity and cost to an absolute minimum, which is why we also bought only the cheapest components we could get.

I led a team of five people and we all developed the schematics, PCB artwork and bills of material mostly from scratch. The faculty's workshop just etched the PCBs and we had to drill every single hole for all the components to solder in. The main digital board alone had over 1000 holes!

The whole thing took one semester from conception to presentation. It was the most fun I ever had in University!"