MATRIXSYNTH

“Steiner’s Workshop”

"Steiner's Workshop" from Hounds & Wolves on Vimeo.

This one in via Arturo, via The Playlist.

"'Steiner´s Workshop' is a documentary portrait of a forgotten genius. Part mad scientist, part inscrutable musician, Nyle Steiner is a singular presence in the world of underground inventors.

Beginning as a trumpet player in the 1960s, Steiner's creativity led him to experiment with sounds and machines, developing a series of instruments, including the EVI or Electronic Valve Instrument, a brass-style electronic synthesizer. The EVI's haunting sound and Steiner's expert playing ability sparked the interest of Hollywood and filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola who invited him to be a part of the recording of Apocalypse Now's soundtrack. For more than 40 years Steiner has been working in his Utah workshop assembling, modulating, destroying and understanding anything he can get his hands on.

In 'Steiner´s Workshop' we get to know the man behind his unusual inventions by spending intimate moments with him and watching his curious mind at work."

Note the Analogue Realities eurorack Synthasystem at the nine minute mark.

Melu Instruments Freak Production Demo

Published on Feb 16, 2017 Melu Instruments

"An example of what Freak sounds like in actual musical production
(Pretty cool huh?)"

See the Melu label below for previous posts and demos.

Synth Designer Tatsuya Takahashi Leaving his Role at KORG

The man who brought the boutique magic back to KORG will be transitioning from his role on February 17. In his message below, he mentions a few key points, one, it's been 10 years since he started at KORG, two, he will be switching to an advisory role for KORG, but will not being going to competitors, and three, he will be moving from Tokyo to Cologne to explore new endeavors. I may be wrong, but the way the following is written, it sounds like he will be switching from being a full time employee of KORG to an independent contractor for KORG.

Here is his message:

"THANK YOU!!!

It's been a good ten years at Korg!

A few years after starting at the office, Tada and I, over a cigarette break, started shooting ideas around for a battery powered pocket analog synth. The monotron was the humble beginnings of what became a mission to make synthesizers fun, exciting and accessible again. To give synthesizers back to the people. To make synthesizers less snobby. To open up creative opportunities. To get people interested in electronic sound and see some kind of light in creating their own sound using technology amidst a world that is inundated with it.

monotrons, monotribe, volcas, minilogue, monologue, some reissues, SQ-1, littleBits synth kit - we put out a lot of gear.

After a blur of 21 products we released over seven years, I look at the world of synthesizers and it's a pretty cool place. I see kids getting their first taste of synths with the volcas. I meet people who have their dormant synth passion rekindled by the minilogue. And it's not just Korg. The whole industry has set out to achieve this common goal.

The name volca comes from the German word Volk: 'the people' or 'crowd'. Like Volkswagen 'the people's car', the volcas are 'the people's synth'. I have fond memories of meeting Mike Banks and being told how the volcas reached poverty-stricken youths in Detroit. That manufacturers have to take responsibility for the social implications of putting out gear.

On the 17th of February I will be leaving my full time position at Korg and will sidestep to advisor. I will also be moving out of Tokyo to Cologne to explore new areas where sound and technology can have positive social implications. I won't be going to any of the competition, but rather will be shifting direction of my main line of work while at the same time guiding the now super team at Korg venture into the future.

I am hugely indebted to everyone in engineering (my super duper team will keep designing the best of the best), production (love you all in Vietnam we did this together!), sales (job well done), marketing (fun times making those movies), distribution / dealers (essential work the world over), media (you guys got the word out) and most of all the musicians out there who are creating music with our synths - without you our work is meaningless.

THANK YOU

it's been a ton of fun. more to come.

Tats"

Soul Clap - Synthesizer Girlfriend ft. Ntem & HazMat Talkbox (Official Music Video)

Published on Feb 16, 2017 Crew Love

"Check out the premiere of the "Syntheisizer Girlfriend" video produced by our good friend Gabe Muniz-Alessio and featuring vocalist Ntem and Detroit talk box wizard HazMat!"

For more info on Synthesizer Girlfriend and our latest Album please visit: http://www.soulclap.us"

Some decent synth spotting in this one including a Moog Sub 37, 5U system (synthesizers.com?), and Roland Jupiter-8 amongst other gear. And just one of a handful of songs with synthesizer actually in the title - see the synth songs label below for more.

Noise Engineering Feburary Jam

Published on Feb 16, 2017 Noise Engineering

"Reconfiguring the cases for Sync 02 and Superbooth. Had to jam a while :)

All melody is being controlled by Jabara Sequent.

Rhythm comes from:
Numeric Repetitor x2
Zularic Repetitor
Confundo Funkitus
Integra Funkitus
Integra Solum
Horologic Solum
Horologic Uter

There are 14 voices 11 of which are tuned:
Basimilus Iteritas x4
Basimilus Iteritas Alter x6
Sinc Iter + Ataraxic Translatron (sync source)
Manis Iteritas
Cursus Iteritas
Loquelic Iteritas Percido"

Ensoniq Fizmo Keyboard Synthesizer

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Concert Nomad Hands Trempolino 7 fev 2017 with Matrixbrute/Kronos/HPD15/Wavedrum

Published on Feb 9, 2017 Olivier Briand

"Olivier Briand et Mourad Aît Abdelmalek en Concert à Trempolino (Nantes) après la conférence de Laurent de Wilde sur "les inventeurs de claviers du XXème siècle" le 07.02.2017 avec Arturia MatrixBrute, Korg Kronos, Roland HPD15, Korg WaveDrum...."

Simmons SDS-8 Electronic Drums (1984) & Roland Juno-60 Analog Synthesizer (1982)

Published on Feb 16, 2017 RetroSound
Re-Published on Feb 17, 2017 RetroSound

"(c) 2017 vintage synthesizer demo by RetroSound

The first RetroSound video with by hand played drums. A bit sloppy. I am not a drummer. ;)

drums: Simmons SDS-8 analog drums (1984) played by hand
all synthesizer sounds: Roland Juno-60 analog synthesizer (1982)
recording: multi-tracking without midi"

Gecho - Accompanying Windows App

Published on Feb 15, 2017 Gecho Loopsynth

"An early stage of Win32 application to control and program Gecho via USB port. It can send commands to start/stop any channel, also builds and transmits new chord progressions and melodies.

There is a new channel that is launched by "Direct Play" button, which plays received notes immediately to give user an audible feedback while programming new songs using the embedded virtual piano.

More information at http://gechologic.com/gecho-app"