Roland Boutique Trio - JX03, JU06, JP08, and a Korg Minilogue - Ensoniq EPS16+

Published on Mar 11, 2016 Earmonkey Music

"This video features all three Roland Boutique modules. I used my Ensoniq EPS 16+ and mapped each unit across the keyboard. the JX is on MIDI channel 1, the JU on 2, and the JP on 3. The Ensoniq allows you to split the keyboard across the units and the MIDI channels.The Korg Minilogue is playing a simple sequence and it is running through a Roland RE-301 tape delay. The Boutiques get their FX from their internal chorus (or dual mode split for the JP08), and I added some Valhalla reverb and delay. This is a very cool combo and a fun way to play all three units live from one keyboard. The Ensoniq will sequence each unit too if I wanted, and I may try that at some point. Enjoy"

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NYZ DRN4 DECLASSIFIED

Exclusive mix on SoundCloud:


Tracklist:

1. NYZ_FMMGKSQ_43t
2. ISR_16x16_WCM
3. CSN [excerpt 2 mono]
4. SWI_r170_16x32x32_B
5. SWI_FM1#16
6. NYZ-1_1#08_A [finite downsized]
7.CSN1 [excerpt 1 mono]

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FM EXPLORATIONS AND MICROTONAL DRONES FROM NYZ (AKA DAVE NOYZE, DAVID BURRASTON, NOYZELAB, BRYEN TELKO)

This is the first release by NYZ and is a superb musical collection of research areas classified to internal Noyzelab operations. Not even .MEDS label were informed of the secret processes underlying its creation, excepting that we know it involved Frequency Modulation (FM) synthesis! We have not been given any information regarding when this work was recorded, but we suspect the material spans at least a decade of David's FM algorithm research on numerous synthesizers, as well his own custom built ear deceiving gear...

According to one reviewer of David's previous musical output he "gleefully disrupts just about every standard convention of musical form you could think of, including those of so-called experimental musics."

Other reviewers have written that :
"His music is a bizarre, yet compelling journey investigating the outer realms of music generated on ancient & contemporary machines." "It's strikingly original audio that doesn't really sound like anything else I can think of." "Utterly sublime. So there you go, a life-affirming slab of mind-altering sound to reawaken you to the terrifying possibilities of creation."

"absolutely wreaks havoc" wrote Keith Fullerton Whitman on reviewing David's last release T. H. Cycle cassette on Important Records/Cassauna .

Cassette releases April 1, 2016

All Audio by David Burraston
Design Tom Knapp

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MATRIXSYNTH recently asked NYZ why he put together this new album of FM synthesis based explorations, and whether he would discuss some of the process behind it. The declassified information below has been put together by NYZ especially for a MATRIXSYNTH exclusive.

***BEGIN NYZ DRN4 DECLASSIFICATION REPORT***

DC REPORT STATUS: PARTIAL DECLASSIFICATION ONLY
PARTIAL DC STATUS: INCOMPLETE CELLULAR BINARY SPACETIME
PARTIAL DC LEVEL: SEMI-PICTORIAL_TEXTUAL_HIGHLIGHTS
FUTURE DC STATUS: _PENDING

The main reasons for making this album were an interest in FM synthesis in both analogue modular and MIDI/digital mediums. I had worked with digital FM synthesis since getting a Yamaha TX81Z when they came out back in 1987 (which I still have, along with another backup machine with a very hummy mains transformer which bleeds onto the outs). How me and another synth friend used to cry with drunken laughter at preset D11 Hole in 1... :) But after initially wondering whether I had just wasted about 350 UK pounds on an utter piece of shit... I quickly warmed to its better presets, and its very different approach to synthesis yielded enough interesting results early on for it not to get outed.

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oneUP! Atari TIA Custom Chiptune Midi Synt

Published on Jan 4, 2016 manosmodularsystems

"This video is just an audio demo of oneUP!, which is an Atari TIA midi synth. This is a single track, from a single oneUP!, recorded in a single take, with just a bit of reverb. OneUP! is a midi-controlled Atari TIA IC (CO10444D, this time). This demo is very limited; the device is capable of much more. The device is based off of Brian Peter's chip synth under the MIT license."

Update via Chocolatchips in the comments: "These are still available at chocolatchips.com , in the Etsy shop. The boards are redesigned and they're in a new enclosure style. Other midi boxes are available there, too."

via this auction

Cool retro style case.

Note this is not an Atari Punk Console (APC).

"This is a midi-controlled TIA audio IC from an Atari 2600 and various classic arcades of the late 70’s and early 80’s. It's housed in a road-worthy extruded aluminum enclosure; you could probably jump up and down on this device and it would continue working just fine (but please don't do that). This is the sixth unit made in a short run. Unit #5 sold on Etsy for $125. The TIA IC installed in this unit is new-old stock, meaning that it wasn’t pulled from a used game system; it was warehoused and the first time it made sound was when I tested it here. The video linked on this page contains a short audio demo. This instrument can do allot more, but the demo should whet your appetite. The oneUP! midi synth connects to your usb-capable midi controller or DAW by a common mini USB to USB A cable. The audio out is by eighth inch jack.

When connected to my Windows PC, my DAW recognizes oneUP! immediately. The device is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand or your pocket. This is only the sixth one built and so the work was very much ‘by hand’. This unit features a newer PCB revision and tighter design than the first. The build is solid and durable. The audio output is nice, loud and clear.

The design is based off of Brian Peter’s TIA chip synth under the MIT license. Besides the provided demo, it’s capable of everything in Brian’s demo, too. This unit includes a CO10444D “Atari TIA” audio IC. This unit features a socketed Atari TIA IC, that can be removed and replaced if needed. After the first twenty units, I will most likely be out of TIAs."

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Roland CMU-800 with Original Box

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This is the unit featured in the video posted here.

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Rossum Electro Music Evolution Demo

Published on Mar 10, 2016 neilbradley

"Dopefer Dark time driving a MakeNoise DPO (sawtooth), run through the excellent Rossum Electro-Music Evolution ladder filter. Output stage is all run through an Audio Damage ADM11 Dimensions stereo chorus."

Unique Hand Built Synth is an Eminent T280

See the update in this post.

Keith Emerson Has Passed Away

It has come to my attention that Keith Emerson passed away yesterday in Santa Monica, CA. We all know who he is and his influence in the world of synthesizers. Below are just a handful of videos including Bob Moog introducing Keith Emerson and his mighty Moog modular, Keith going over the system back in 1993, the introduction of Keith's 50th Anniversary Moog Modular reissued by Moog Music, Fanfare for the Common Man featuring the mighty Yamaha GX1, and finally the classic Lucky Man.

Few musicians will have the impact Keith Emerson has in our world of synthesizers. He will be sorely missed.

Pictured left: Emerson performing in Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 2008 (via Wikipedia).

Update: tributes from Moog Music and The Bob Moog Foundation:

Moog Music Pays Tribute to Keith Emerson

A Tribute to Keith Emerson from The Bob Moog Foundation


Keith Emerson at Moogfest in NYC Uploaded on Aug 21, 2007 highbiashiphop

Keith Emerson xplains his Moog Modular and synths rig in ELP 1993 tour.

Uploaded on Apr 19, 2010

"Keith Emerson talks about his giant Moog Modular synth and keyboards rig during the Emerson, Lake & Palmer worldwide 1993/94 tour, here in NYC."

50th Anniversary of the Moog Modular Synthesizer

Published on Oct 11, 2014 Moog Music Inc

Fanfare for the Common Man - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Olympic Stadium Montreal)

Uploaded on Jan 29, 2012

"IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: The music, video and images remain copyright of their respective owners and are strictly used here on YouTube for educational reasons as well as for the artists' promotional purposes only!"


Uploaded on Dec 18, 2007 ProgRockSongs

"Artist: Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Song: Lucky man
Album: Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970)

Keyboards: Keith Emerson
Bass: Greg Lake
Drums: Carl Palmer"

Crumar Bit One

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ROLAND JD-XA Synthesizer - custom sounds and some presets by jdxa-knight

"CAREFUL - can be L O U D !

MAKE SURE YOU LISTEN TO THIS ON PROPER SPEAKERS.
I USE UNITY THE ROCK MK II AND THEY CAN GO VERY LOW !
- There are people who say, the JD-XA sounds like a Virus or like a plugin. Let me tell you this: It can do really crazy stuff, but be sure it sounds very (!) warm and analog, in fact i would say it has a completely unique sound (ANALOG-DIGITAL HYBRID ARCHITECTURE!) that reminds me a lot of old Roland SH synthesizers ( and i had a few synths in my life...)
- I am not the best synth programmer in the world and only had the JD-XA for some weeks
- Mostly done with the analog voices but of course i also used the great FX and some digital parts
- My patches are more on the experimental side, be sure that the JD-XA can do so much more, like Juno or Jupiter Sounds
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD AND PLAY ALL THE INTEGRA 7 AND JD-XA SOUNDS FROM ROLAND's AXIAL HOMEPAGE FOR FREE
- It is fantastic to layer with an Ambika or Matrix 1000 or other good (poly)synths
- What i like - besides other great features - so much about the JD-XA is its ability to sound very vintage or very modern, like 70s Black Sabbath or "Plop" Bass like Beatles, or that its UNISON switch introduces some phasing which lets you do fantastic Mellotron-like sounds etc etc etc it's possibnlities are endless ;)
- Depending on extreme settings, it may get noisy or hissy... i don't care. for me it is VERY alive.
- In the SonicState Review, Nick is speaking about the weird behavior of analog filter 3. Yes it can go like that. But you also have to watch your levels. All the filters on the JD-XA are very very good. Believe me.
- The JD-XA is super fast to program (ok, some of my patches i will refine a little bid with time ;)
- this might well be the first synth demo, that features a guitar riff of the legendary german Punk band SLIME ;)"

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Live Korg Volca Jam 024, Roland Boutique, Microbrute, Microkorg,Alesis QX49.

Published on Mar 11, 2016 Todd Smith

"Jam 24, I'm really starting to get full fledged tracks out of this live setup. The more I play, the more things I can do live. The Korg Volca Bass, Korg Volca Keys, Korg Volca Beats, Microkorg, Roland Boutique JU-06, Arturia Microbrute are all on sequencer duty. The Microkorg is used for lead/pad and is played live from the Alesis QX49

: Gear Used :

Roland JU-06
Korg MicroKorg
Korg Volca Bass
Korg Volca Keys
Korg Volca Beats
Arturia Microrbute
Alesis QX49
Midi Solutions Quarda Thru
Behringer Micromix MX400
Tascam US-144mkII Audio Interface
Waves Supertap, TrueVerb & Metaflanger
Ableton Live 8 ( Used as digital mixer / multi track )
Ozone"