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Metroid - Brinstar (Analog Synth remake)

Published on Oct 4, 2016 Luminist

"I wanted to find out what the original NES Metroid soundtrack would be like if it was remade with REAL synths, 80s style.

All sounds were generated with a Korg MS20 Mini, then processed with some juicy studio effects to make things more atmospheric.

Original composition by Hirokazu Tanaka - any credit goes to him for writing such an immersive soundtrack in the first place!!"

Ansible Meadow+Cycles

Published on Oct 4, 2016

"Monome Ansible in Meadow and Cycles modes."

Roland TR-09 and TB-03 Sync Tested by Innerclock Systems

Long time readers of MATRIXSYNTH will be familiar with Innerclock Systems' litmus tests. For those of you not familiar with Innerclock Systems, they pretty much are the authority when it comes to sync. They manufacture a number of dedicated hardware sync boxes. Well, they just took the new Roland TR-09 and TB-03 through their paces. You can find the results here. I won't ruin the results for you, but I will quote their take on the sound of the units compared to the originals:

"We only had 24 hours with these new toys from Roland. This post is primarily focused on timing and external sync performance but I had a few other observations. They sound great. Really. I’ve given up on the 1:1 audio comparisons with the originals because they are just so close. Being over 30 years old and analogue (hats and cymbals excluded on the TR-909) virtually every TR-909 and TB-303 sound slightly different anyway. In a mix or over a PA it’s never going to be an issue. These are light years ahead of the MC-303/MC-505/MC-909 period of the late 90′s thankfully."

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Published on Oct 4, 2016 Cray

Buchla 200e

Roland Boutique TB-03, TR-09 & VP-03 Demo

Published on Oct 4, 2016 Synthtopia

"At Knobcon 2016, we talked with Peter from Roland about their new Boutique boxes: the TB-03 baseline synth, TR-09 drum machine & VP-03 Vocoder."

Pitch Quantizing With Ornament & Crime

Published on Oct 4, 2016 Voltage Control Lab

"We've spent a lot of time with the Ornament & Crime. One of the more popular uses for the module is as a pitch/cv quantizer in Quantermain mode, shifting voltages to more harmonious scales.

http://www.voltagecontrollab.com/2016..."

Waldorf Microwave XT 2000 "Orange Peel" Aluminum SN 1107309300

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Custom Painted Dave Smith Instruments Mopho Desktop Minus Front Panel Graphics

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"The look has been modified and well painted as pictured."

Odd seeing it w/o the standard front panel graphics. Almost looks like a Shruthi with extra knobs and minus the buttons!

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