Improvisation LXIII: Crescendi

Published on Apr 9, 2016 Sacred Synthesis

"I often use YouTube as a sort of musical notebook, a place to keep musical ideas that I intend to develop later into actual compositions. This improvisation is a typical example. By no means do I consider it a polished composition, but only a rough sketch with plenty of blotches.

The primary purpose of this piece was to practice crescendi (or crescendos) using one soft patch on the Poly Evolver that builds and another on the Prophet '08 that meets it at its high point. Pardon the audio annoyances for the first minute or so, but the piece begins with the soft patch using a pedalpoint or long sustained bass note. This patch uses an LFO to very slowly modulate the filter cut off frequency. If you play it somewhat quickly, the LFO doesn't have a chance to open the filter, so that it remains dreamy and dark. If you sustain a note for more than a second, the filter begins to open. So, the crescendo is built into the patch and is controlled by the keyboard playing technique; no wheels, pedals, or tweaking are necessary. In order to create a dramatic crescendo, I simply sustain a chord on the first synthesizer, with the other synthesizer ready with the next chord progression; it's at that point that I switch from the PEK to the P '08, which has a PWM brass patch on the lower end of the manual and a sawtooth solo on the higher. A second Prophet '08 contributes an additional soft pad that I use together with the PEK.

This improvisation uses a combination of sounds that is very uplifting to play. I must confess, this late night session was among the most enjoyable I've ever had.

Instrumentation:
DSI Poly Evolver Keyboard
DSI Poly Evolver Rack
DSI Prophet '08 Keyboard (2)
DSI Prophet '08 Module
DSI Evolver Desktop
Hammond XPK 200L Pedalboard

Effects:
Lexicon MX300 for reverb
Alesis Nanoverb 2 for delay

Performed and recorded live directly to CD

All music property of Sacred Synthesis"

KP -Semi Modulaer Moog Mother-32

Published on Apr 9, 2016 Kevin Polzer

Yamaha Montage MusikMesse 2016

Published on Apr 9, 2016 muzykujkropkacom

https://yamahasynth.com

Buchla MARF Test Three

Published on Apr 9, 2016 Todd Barton

"This test using the Buchla MARF as a 16 stage Envelope Generator."

UNIVOX MINI KORG MODEL K-2

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Space Mishap (Korg Volca Series, Korg Minilogue)

Published on Apr 9, 2016 Metatron's Cube

"See the sounds. It darkens the video, but it's cool too see the sounds blasting around the spectrum’s.Enjoy the weekend, and thank you for watching/listening!"

basslide'

Published on Apr 9, 2016 Ebotronix

4ms Peg, QCD/Expander, QPLFO, RCD², VCA Matrix
Analogue Systems RS 100², RS110²², RS500e²
Bananalogue Serge VCS
Cyndustries Zeroscillator ~0~ quadring ~ solo for Anti²²s
Doepfer R 2m², A114², A118, A133², A134²², A141, A143-2,9
A147, A151²², A156², A175²²²,A185-2(14x),A138a²²b²²c²²²
Flame Chord Machine² OS 103 (Aeolian Random!), Q Slider²

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Octatrack Experiment 4

Published on Apr 9, 2016 kbroom

"Octatrack Experiment Jam Number Four, making friends sequencing a Korg Minilogue, a Shruthi-1 and a Korg ER-1."

severence // harmonic parasite patch

Published on Apr 9, 2016 severence

"// experimenting with the verbos electronics harmonic oscillator and the resonestor mode within mutable instruments clouds parasite firmware

// modules used in this patch

addac802 quintet mixing console
make noise maths
modcan quad lfo
metasonix r54 mark II
mutable instruments clouds
nonlinearcircuits sloth
steady state fate positronic transient gate
steady state fate propagate
steady state fate quantum rainbow II
steady state fate ultra random analog
schippmann vcf-02
toppobrillo quantimator
verbos electronics dual four pole
verbos electronics harmonic oscillator
verbos electronics voltage multistage
wmd/ssf s.p.o.

// desk effects

eventide space
strymon el capistan"

New KORG Stageman 80 Rhythm PA Box Spotted at the Musikmesse

Spotted and shared by Gösta Wellmer at the Musikmesse.  Not seeing it on their site yet. Curious what it is and why it's so big.

Update: it's the KORG Stageman 80. I thought it looked familiar aside from the electribe knobs of course. The size is due to the built in speakers. It's a portable PA with built-in rhythm machine. From the site:

"You need rhythm for your solo performances. You have a rhythm machine, but you want your performance to feel more 'alive.'. The STAGEMAN 80 is a multi-function portable PA amp that will meet those needs. This unit contains a large number of high-quality rhythm patterns that can even respond to tempo change in realistic ways, due to KORG's new 'Real Groove Technology.' The STAGEMAN 80 can act as your personal drummer to support your live performances or practice sessions; you can even create a rhythm structure that's appropriate for your own song, while using a foot switch to control it in real time. With high-output, high-quality stereo speakers, it can also be used as a live PA. It additionally provides a recorder and audio player, as well as a full-featured mixer. The STAGEMAN 80 lets you perform with optimal sound backed by the ultimate rhythms.

Rhythm Styles
24 rhythm styles (8 Beat1, 8 Beat2, 8 Beat3, 8 Beat4 Shuffle, 8 Beat5, Unplug1 Cajon, Unplug2 Conga, Unplug3 Djembe, Oldies, Country1, Country2 Train Bt, Country3 3/4, Rock1, Rock2, Blues1, Blues2, 16 Beat1, 16 Beat2 Shuffle, 16 Beat3, Jazz1, Jazz2 3/4, Latin Jazz, Bossa, Samba)
Two variations for each rhythm style
Each variation has three patterns (basic, fill-in 1, fill-in 2)
Tempo
48 - 240 bpm
Chain Function
30 banks (up to 999 measures can be registered in each)
Recorder Function
Recording Format
PCM audio WAV format (file name extension .wav), 44.1 kHz, 16-bit
Recording Time
Depends on the SD card used; approximately 100 minutes per 1 GB
Maximum Continuous Recording Time
3 hours"