MATRIXSYNTH

ARP Odyssey - Jam

Published on Dec 18, 2016 Adam Borseti

"Got my ARP Odyssey right here, baby! I was working on a track using the ARP for all the synth stuff, and the Yamaha CP-20 (underneath it) for the Piano stuff when I decided to record my progress. Before anyone asks, no - I didn't save this track..... it was too loud!

Still, enjoy!"

Arturia Matrix 12: String Improv

Published on Dec 17, 2016 Adam Borseti

"Arturia used to be on my shit list for all the bugs and lack of customer service, but as of lately.... well, they've really gotten it together! So much so that I recently bought the Prophet V, and last night; their Oberheim Matrix 12V.

Let me tell ya, even as an expert synthesist, I was a bit intimidated by the Matrix 12, as it is one of the most (if not THE most) powerful and flexible analog polysynths of all time. With 18 filters, 5 envelopes and LFOs, plus a whole slew of other shit you'd expect from a modular, you might understand my apprehension. Never the less, the Oberheim sound is my Kryptonite and you don't get much better than the Matrix 12.... so I bought it. I listened to comparisons between the hardware and the software and it seems dead on........

First sound I programmed? Well..... actually, it was Vox Humana.... but the SECOND sound I programmed were these strings. These are the best strings I have ever programmed on any synthesizer, EVER. Because the Matrix allows for such crazy modulation and inter-connectivity, I was able to make the Attack and Release transients respond to velocity, so that I could play quick passages without sloppiness in the sound. Also, the amount of PWM and VCO modulation going on is crazy... I'm using 4 LFOs, and some of them are tracked by the keyboard for faster modulation on the higher notes, slower on the lower.

Anyway, this is me just improvising something epic.... I just thought of the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and hit record. 1 take.

Enjoy!"

Nerding out with an Oberheim Matrix-6, Kawai K5 and Strymon BigSky Reverb

Nerding out with Oberheim Matrix-6 and Strymon BigSky Reverb [demo]

Published on Jan 30, 2016 State Shirt

"I've been working on some new song ideas with my trusty Oberheim Matrix-6 and Strymon BigSky reverb. Here's a quick demo of the two together. :)"

Nerding out with Kawai K5 and Strymon TimeLine Delay [demo]

Published on Jan 5, 2017 State Shirt

"You'll never believe what we found sitting on the curb in our neighborhood a few months back. This fully operational Kawai K5 digital synth! A neighbor put a few keyboards on the curb and posted an ad to Craigslist. I guess the original owner got sick of additive synthesis. So we took the Kawai home and fired it up. It's a digital synth made in 1987, and seems to have it's own unique sound. I decided to plug it into my trusty Strymon TimeLine delay and see if I could come up with a few sounds and some song ideas for my new album. After many months, I finally completed the demo of the two together. :)"

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James Skar #2 Minilogue Monologue Electribe RMK2 SP-404 KORG Roland TASCAM How To Analog Demo Jam

Published on Mar 1, 2017 James Skar

"This is the second electronic music video of my Minilogue, Monologue and Electribe RMK2 all timeclock midi synced. I'm running banks of original sequenced beats and triggering arpeggiations. For transitions, I'm utilizing controls like cutoff, delay time, decay, octave switches master volume and samples from my Roland SP-404 taken from a public domain survivalist educational video. There are transitions from 4th timing and 3rd timing as well as twice where both timings are being played simultaneously. I fashioned a tool out of a credit card to hold my pitch shifter handsfree. This is all recorded, mixed down and mastered with my TASCAM DP-24SD Portastudio, video recording was done on a iPhone 7 Plus with a fisheye lens attachment. Edited with Microsoft Movie Maker on an old Toshiba laptop at my cabin in the woods of Bellingham, Washington."

New Yamaha CS80 Rackmount Clone In the Works

DECKARD'S DREAM - 8-VOICE ANALOGUE SYNTHESIZER

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ROLAND TR-606 Drumatix Vintage Drum Machine with Quicksilver CPU

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"Up for auction is a fully functional Roland TR-606 Drumatix drum machine - those hats! This one has had the Social Entropy Quicksilver 606 CPU installed, with both the 5 pin DIN MIDI in/out (via included adapter cables) and USB MIDI (in the battery compartment) options. Please do yourself a favour and review the Quicksilver specs on the Social Entropy website. Social Entropy also did the install - it's top notch - and replaced the 16 step switches while the unit was open, so there's lots of life in this one. Please see the photos for condition; everything pictured plus a power adapter will be shipped with care to the winning bidder."

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TSSP #1

Published on Mar 1, 2017 iftahbox

KORG SQ-10 Vintage Analog Sequencer with Original Box

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Moogologue #1 (Moog Sub 37 + Korg Minilogue)

Published on Mar 1, 2017 Plexis

"So I bought a Minilogue a few days ago and I think it complements the Moog in a great way.
I will upload the patches when I've figured out how that works with the Minilogue :)
Enjoy and be ready for the next video where I will route the minilogue signal THROUGH the moog."

Update:

Moogologue #2 (Korg Minilogue through Moog Sub 37)

Published on Mar 1, 2017

"So I routed the Minilogue through the Moog and this happened. The sound is pretty dirty but that's what I like about it most."