Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08: Forte Piano

Published on Aug 21, 2016 Sacred Synthesis

"I wrote this little piece specifically to demonstrate the forte piano patch.

Only one comment on the sound. There is obviously a fair amount of reverb added to the forte piano patch, but there is also a delay effect. However, the delay is not an offboard effect, but from the Prophet '08's filter envelope. This creates an echoed plucking quality that is very acoustic sounding. It's absolutely key to this patch.

I really like this sound. It has beautiful nuances to it, depending on the keyboard register and the filter cut off frequency setting, which is adjusted by the modulation wheel. I expect to be using it quite a bit in the future. And it may be a rarely appreciated fact, but early forte pianos had only a five-octave keyboard, just like the Prophet '08. So there's plenty of music to be made on this instrument, and no room for excuses that the keyboard is too short.

The wind is produced by the second P'08 Keyboard. The whooshing was created by two LFOs modulating the filter at different rates - one with resonance and the other without it - and the volume of the wind was adjusted while I played by a foot pedal. It creeps back in here and there in the middle of the piece.

Instrumentation:
Prophet '08 Keyboard (2)
Prophet '08 Module

Effects:
Reverb from Lexicon MX300

Recorded live and directly to CD.

ALL MUSIC PROPERTY OF SACRED SYNTHESIS"

Peter Grendader - Brief tour, demo and excuses for my live rig

Published on Aug 21, 2016 Peter Grenader

"A short overview of the live analog/digital hybrid modular instrument used by Peter Grenader for live work within the ensemble The zZyzx Society. enjoy, or not!

FOR MORE INFO: http://www.zzyzxsociety.com"

See this post for my interview with Peter Grenader on The zZyzx Society.

Reon (Roland) Driftbox R LE Analog Mono Synth

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"100% analog mono synth! Made by Roland. Special Edition model black/green to match the Aira Series. Limited run, no longer in production.

Manufacturer Description:
VCO 1 has controls for frequency, level and modulation depth. HIGH/LOW switches between octaves. Frequency range: 0.2Hz-10kHz
The WAVE switch selects in a rotating fashion one of the wave forms: sawtooth -> triangle -> 50% pulse -> 75% pulse -> 25% pulse -> white noise -> pink noise
EG/FM selects either the envleope generator or the second VCO as modulation source.

VCO 2 is pretty much the same as VCO1 but has only two selectable waveforms (sawtooth and 50% square) and different modulation options (sync or FM by VCO1). The CV LINK switch routes the external CV for VCO1 to input of VCO2 as well.

The filter is a resonant, 24db/octave steep low pass filter. The resonance goes into oscillation. The modulation source for the cutoff can be either the envelope or an external CV; the modulation intensity is adjustable. Two more switches determine if and which VCO is used for filter cutoff modulation.

The envelope is working either as an AD or an ASR, the middle control D/S determines either the decay time or the sustain level. When envelopes overlap, an interesting percussion effect occurs which prevails in the mix.
The INV/NOR switch can invert the envelope. The modulation depth to the VCA is set with the "EG depth" potentiometer.

HOLD opens the VCA and the VOL control sets the output level. The output switch is used for muting the synth.
The white button allows you to fire the envelope manually and it generates a gate signal at the gate output socket."

Roland SH-09 Vintage Analog Mono Synth SN 138377

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BEMI Buchla Music Easel

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Supergringos - Woodgrain

Published on Aug 21, 2016 sizza79

"supergringos are back to work"

Sea Over Sky - Her Summer Garden ( Modular Polyrhythmic Performance )

Published on Aug 21, 2016 Zodiac Gallery

Microkorg & PO -12 : Live Synthesizer Jam

Published on Aug 21, 2016 Todd Smith

"Bandcamp link - https://toddsmithmusic.bandcamp.com/

This is a very simple jam that uses only a Teenage Engineering PO-12 set in 4 pattern chain mode and Korg Microkorg which is played live. I use the same Microkorg patch and general idea of Solar Eclipse. I changed up the live playing, fixed a few things in the beat and did a little more "on the fly" work. I hope you enjoy this little live jam !!

: Gear Used :

Korg Microkorg
Teenage Engineering PO-12
Tascam US-144mkII Audio Interface
Ableton 8"

Hymn Tune Hereford - Dave Smith Poly Evolver, Sequential Circuits Pro One, Korg MS10, Kurzweil Forte

Published on Aug 10, 2016 Reuben Jones

"Hymn Tune Hereford by Samuel Wesley on synthesizers.

Dave Smith Instruments Poly Evolver
Korg MS10
Kurzweil Forte
Sequential Circuits Pro~One"

TSM2016 - Torino Synth Meeting 2016 - Video Riassunto

Published on Aug 21, 2016 Torino Synth Meeting

"Torino Synth Meeting
28-29 Maggio 2016 - Sesta edizione

PATROCINI

COMUNE DI TORINO
DAMS DELL’ UNIVERSITÀ DI TORINO
IMSTA (International Music Software Trust Association)

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