X-Mas module

Published on Dec 25, 2016 Richard O

"New X-mas tree module!"

emu & serge for xmas

Published on Dec 25, 2016 zack dagoba

"Merry Xmas!

A Christmas patch on the Emu and Serge modulars. This was not an easy sequence to set up due to the extremely quirky nature of the early Emu digital logic implementation, but I wanted to test the step sequencer which is capable of generating 32 control voltages if you set it up correctly. There is very little info out there on these modules, and what I could find (the 1978 Emu Systems Catalog, and a more detailed manual called the Emu Modular Synthesiser Operation Manual Retrospective) which had some very oblique references to the patch required. Suffice it to say that it took me about 3 days to work it out and plenty of phone calls to Big Al (who knows a lot about early digital logic). It goes something like this: take a clock source and patch it out to the 8 Position Address Generator taking the 'Carry' output trigger (which happens at the end of the 8th step) and mult it out to the 3 clock inputs of a Triple Latch which needs to act as a ring counter. So use the 3 'Q' outputs to feed into the next Data input of each latch with Q3 feeding back into Data 1 to make it cycle. That gives you 3 steps. The clever bit is making the 4th step which means taking the 3 '-Q' outputs and multing them together to generate a clock on every 4th cycle (whenever an "all zero" state occurs). Patch the 4 outputs of the Voltage Source Unit into the 4 ins of the Analog Switch and use the newly created 4 stage ring counter to step through them. PHEW! The rest of this patch uses the Serge to generate some percussive sounds including the Wilson Analog Delay and Spring Reverbs. Its a live single take jam-up. See http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot...."

Happy Everything from Dr. Blankenstein

via @Dr.Blankenstein

"Happy EVERYTHING everybody! Hope you are having an amazing weekend...

#MerryChristmas #HappyHanukkah #HappyKwanzaa #HappyFestivus!"

Happy Holidays from DSI!

via @dsiSequential

"#HappyHolidays from DSI!"

Happy Holidays from Moog Music!

via @moogmusicinc

"Happy holidays. ❤️ Your friends at Moog

Merry modular tree by the talented @yurisuzuki"

Merry Christmas from SYNTH-WERK!

via SYNTH-WERK

"Dear friends of SYNTH-WERK,

We wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a peaceful 2017.

Vrolijk Kerstfeest..Joyeux Noël..Frohe Weihnachten..Sheng Dan Kuai Le..Sretan Božić..
Glædelig Jul..Bon Natali..God Jul..Feliz Navidad..God Jul..In music we unite..."

MERRY SYNTHMAS!!!

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone! New posts will go up shortly. I just wrapped up on the morning's festivities and now I get to relax, post, and watch episodes of the original Little Rascals in the background. Yep, it's become a family tradition believe it or not. BTW, if you haven't seen them, do it some time. They are absurd in the best way.

As you can see, this year was pretty slim on the synth acquisition front. As you know Novation sent in an UltraNova for review (BTW, I should have a little surprise for you all, coming in January, courtesy of Novation), my wife picked up a Voyager pint glass from Moog for me, complete with beer, and I received my yearly Christmas card from Analogue Solutions (thank you Tom!).

The biggest gift of the year, of course, is running this site. I want to thank all of you who take the time out of your day to visit, contribute, and spread the word. I want to give an extra thanks to the supporters of MATRIXSYNTH!, and of course my sponsors above (thank you DSI!) and on the right. Without you, this site would not be the same, let alone possible. Thank you all!

Merry Synthmas and happy holidays everyone!

BTW, feel free to share what you got this year in the comments below. I'd love to hear about it! It's alway fun to live vicariously through others.

Christmas eve Acid vibes / Micro Brute with Beat Step Pro and FX

Streamed live 3 hours ago Sequentonal

"JD-Xi and Volca Sample are on beats
this one sounded better in my head i think... or at least until i hit the stream button..
wish i could plan my tracks out a bit more"

Dataline on Analog Heat + Overbridge

Published on Dec 24, 2016 MrDataline

"'C64 Overbridge' and 'Adeveloper' are purely fictional and does not resemble any other product or person as such...Check out more of Overbridge at: http://www.elektron.se
http://dataline.bandcamp.com"

Ambient Synth and Guitar Meditation - Poly-61 and Artcore AG86

Published on Dec 24, 2016 Stephen Hummel

"Volume 4 of the 'Circuits and Strings' series from subtractiveLAD aka: Stephen Hummel.

A peaceful, deep ambient meditation based on a chord progression performed on my Korg Poly-61 and a loop pedal jam on my Ibanez Artcore AG86.

I made the patch on the Poly-61 and ran it through my Boss RE-20 Space Echo, with a little Line 6 Verbzilla.

The ambient guitar is the result of effects from my pedalboard, mixing bus and DAW.

Signal path:

AG86
Keeley 4 Knob Compressor
Ernie Ball VP Jr.
Red Witch Medusa
TC Electronic Ditto
Strymon TimeLine
Walrus Audio Descent

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Amp
Shure SM57 Mic

Boss RE-20 Space Echo
Line 6 Verbzilla

CLA Guitars (Waves)
Manny Marroquin Reverb (Waves)
Valhalla Shimmer
Arturia MiniFilter V

... some additional mixing in Reaper"