Interesting note regarding the screen. You wouldn't think it tied to the OS like this:
"Only 'issue' is that the LCD screen currently has 2 lines of pixels missing. Access told me to re-load the OS, and once I did that, it restored the screen. But then it went back. So, there is no impact on anything, everything works as it should, and the screen is totally readable. If you want, you can hassle with reloading the software, maybe you'll have better luck than I did."
"Today I figured it was time for my Minilogue and Mutable modules to mingle once again.
The Minilogue is being sequenced by it's own internal sequencer - just a simple repeating chord pattern. I've found that the Mini's sequencer is very flawed and quirky, but sometimes that can lead to some very nice results. It seems to mess up the chords that I program into it, sometimes removing notes or even adding extra notes an octave up. It's almost like it gets confused as to what octave to play when it has to think fast. So that's what happened here, and I really liked to way it ended up sounding.
Mini then goes out to Mutable Instruments Ripples and then into Clouds, which is having its' Freeze, Density, Size, and Texture modulated by a Uoki Toki 4LFO. The slow modulations add subtle changing characteristics to the sound and keeps things interesting. I think I need some more LFO's..
The mix comes out of Clouds and into a Strymon BlueSky for some shimmer reverb. I like to use the BlueSky with the reverb time almost all the way up, which really adds this lush ambient wash underneath everything, almost like a droning pad.
It sounded so nice I decided to just leave it alone for a bit, but around the 4-minute mark I begin to tweak the patch a bit. I started playing with the Mini's built in delay feedback, and tweaking the Density of Clouds a bit. I quickly realized that this could get out of hand fast so instead I moved over to the BlueSky and began very slowly cranking up the reverb mix. I really like doing this, as it almost 'disintegrates' the piece into this big washy reverby mess. I like big washy reverby messes.
Around the 12 minute mark my camera stopped recording like it pretty much always does, but I decided to keep the audio rolling like I pretty much always do. One day I'll upload a real nice professional quality video with no technical difficulties, but today is just simply not that day.
As always, I hope you can sit and enjoy these sounds for a little bit. Thank you very much for taking the time to listen."
Update:
Overcast Minilogue Ambience #2
Published on Dec 30, 2016
"Another riff I stumbled upon while playing with the Minilogue today.
This is the same exact setup as my video from earlier today..Minilogue, sequenced by it's own sequencer, into Ripples, into Clouds, with a Uoki Toki 4LFO modulating the Freeze, Density, Texture, and Size of Clouds, then into a Strymon BlueSky for some shimmer reverb.
The next interview in the Dave Smith Instruments' "In The Spotlight with the Prophet-6" series is currently up with Fred Everything here.
"French Canadian Producer/DJ Fred Everything has been a staple in the House Music world for over 2 decades. With over 200 releases to his discography, he’s released on some of the best labels around, including: Defected, 20:20 Vision, Freerange, Drumpoet Community, Om Records, and his own Lazy Days Recordings, which he has been running for over 10 years. Based in Montreal, Fred recently spent 8 years living in San Francisco, and is constantly touring the world as an in-demand DJ. On top of his original work, he was also asked to remix artists such as Curtis Mayfield, Corrine Bailey Rae, Atjazz, Miguel Migs, Dennis Ferrer, and many more.He was recently awarded Best Deep House Artist of 2016 by Traxsource and is currently working on new original material for 2017."
"Let's try to synthesize bell sounds on the DSI Pro 2 synthesizer. Synthesizing a bell sound involves simulating the response of a metallic object. The best way to achieve this by utilizing frequency modulation. In this patch we get both large church bells as wells as little bells like a glockenspiel.
~~~ TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~
00:41 - Theory
01:04 - Synthesis"
"Exploring the Euclidean Rhythm command on Monome Teletype.
This is my holiday travel rig, with Moog Mother-32 and Makenoise O-Coast. Synth Tech E330 Multimode VCO and Dsting round out this focused little system.
O-Coast is playing the initial pattern, driven by euclidean rhythm 1. There is a second euclidean rhythm hitting the trigger in on the slope generator, creating a poly-rhythm of sorts in that one voice.
The notes are defined in tracker 1, but tracker 2 contains some additional notes that are inserted into the pattern at pseudo-random intervals. Sounds like it’s happening at a set rhythm though…hmmm.
The second voice to come in is the same melodic pattern, but offset by a few steps. The is playing the Synthtech VCO that is routed through the Moog. The Moog VCA is hit by yet another Euclidean Rhythm, then it goes back into the O-Coast and is modulated by that original rhythm as well…so another interlocking rhythm. Dsting is in clocakble delay mode on that voice.
Lastly, the Moog comes in on a slower moving bass voice..playing the same notes at a slower rate.
Once the bass comes up, I shift the O-Coast melody up a couple of octaves."
"A short clip of a weekend getaway with the VICMOD crew in the Macedon Ranges.
It was a really fun weekend, plenty of laughs, lots of nice setups to check out, sharing of synth tips and whatnot.
The audio overdubbed is some of the live sound art noodlings of the group from the weekend. If interested you can check it out in full here (thanks Grant!) - https://soundcloud.com/grant-atkinson..."
"The Classic MKS80 Rev 4/ Very rare and sought after. Better then Rev 5.
Includes the Programmer that turns this to a whole different beast...
This synth is the pinnacle of Analog Roland sound in Multi voice on one hand and a very intricate midi programmability of all parameters on the other hand.
No other synth by Roland incorporates such a Marriage..
"Here we have a Kawai K5000W with Knob original Kawai MCB knob box. These are extremely fun and roundly well regarded with good reason. The Kawai K5000 has amazing sounds on board, and editing options are very deep. There also exists a K5000S, which includes the knobs on the machine itself. The K5000W, geared more towards composers, adds an onboard sequencer with 40,000 note capacity and 40 tracks, which is extremely intuitive and useful, as well as a rear panel "MIDI B" section (second in/out/thru), though sacrifices the knobs. This, of course, meant that consumers had to decide whether to forego the knobs or the sequencer, which is a difficult decision. So Kawai took pity on us and manufactured the MCB Macro Control Box, which allows us to have a K5000W without giving up the knobs on the K5000S. These are extremely difficult to find at this point, and this one has been maintained in near mint condition. There is some evidence of use around the knobs themselves in the right light.
The synth has been upgraded to OS 3.01. This is the most stable OS available, according to my contact at Kawai. This may seem like a small deal given that updates are still available online from Kawai, though unless you have a spare computer sitting around running Windows from the 90's, it is by no means a given that the update will work properly. This is why I have a "contact at Kawai."
I have upgraded the display. The original display was working, but had begun to dim a bit, and the new one looks fantastic."
"Here we have a Kawai K5000W with Knob original Kawai MCB knob box. These are extremely fun and roundly well regarded with good reason. The Kawai K5000 has amazing sounds on board, and editing options are very deep. There also exists a K5000S, which includes the knobs on the machine itself. The K5000W, geared more towards composers, adds an onboard sequencer with 40,000 note capacity and 40 tracks, which is extremely intuitive and useful, as well as a rear panel "MIDI B" section (second in/out/thru), though sacrifices the knobs. This, of course, meant that consumers had to decide whether to forego the knobs or the sequencer, which is a difficult decision. So Kawai took pity on us and manufactured the MCB Macro Control Box, which allows us to have a K5000W without giving up the knobs on the K5000S. These are extremely difficult to find at this point, and this one has been maintained in near mint condition. There is some evidence of use around the knobs themselves in the right light. 
