Poly Evolver Keyboard: Massive Pad

Published on Jun 4, 2017 Sacred Synthesis

"This bit of music is only a sound demonstration. The Poly Evolver Keyboard is known for many things, but the massive pad is not one of them. The sound in this improvisation will hopefully improve the instrument's reputation for creating the sort of immensity that normally belongs to purely analog synthesizers.

The pad consists of two analog oscillators of pulse width modulation and two digital oscillators of sawtooth waves. The actual volume was never touched; the constant dynamic changes were created by changing either the low pass filter or the high pass. This was done either by the modulation wheel, an LFO, or a parameter. The pad itself has immense flexibility and can quickly move from being massive to almost inaudibly nasal. But throughout the entire piece, the high pass filter was set at least at "6" because, otherwise, the immensity of the lower end of the pad would be overwhelming.

The improvisation was played entirely on one Poly Evolver Keyboard/Rack combination, with bass parts added to the softer sections with the Hammond Pedalboard/Evolver Desktop combination.

By the way, I've only put away the Prophet '08 Keyboards and Modules for the time being, while I explore an all-Evolver sound. It's useful sometimes to focus entirely on only one instrument. But the P'08's will be back in the Music Room soon enough.

Instrumentation:
DSI Poly Evolver Keyboard
DSI Poly Evolver Rack
DSI Evolver Desktop
Hammond XPK 200L Pedalboard

Effects:
Lexicon MX300

Performed live and recorded directly to a Tascam CD-RW900 Mk II.

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KAWAI R-100 E, 12-bit 80s Drum Machine, Patterns

For those interested, two new videos have been added to this post.

eVerb: new Z-DSP Card

eVerb: new Z-DSP card (part1) from Station 252 on Vimeo.

"Testing the new eVerb card for Tiptop Audio Z-DSP processor.

Sending a simple dry chord sequence (3x Tiptop Audio Z3000s going through a filter) into the module via auxiliary send from a Mackie mixer. Signals are properly Modular Line level converted. No EQ, compression, delays and whatever else other than the eVerb was used.

Part 1: going through the first 4 algorithms."

Update:


eVerb: new Z-DSP card (part 2) from Station 252 on Vimeo.

"Testing the new eVerb card for Tiptop Audio Z-DSP processor.

Sending a simple dry chord sequence (3x Tiptop Audio Z3000s going through a filter) into the module via auxiliary send from a Mackie mixer. Signals are properly Modular Line level converted. No EQ, compression, delays and whatever else other than the eVerb was used.

Part 2: going through the last 4 algorithms (5-8)"

Spectral Multiband Resonator (SMR) Tutorial #5 for Firmware v5 -- Scales

Published on Jun 5, 2017 4mspedals

All parts here.

Roland RS-505 Paraphonic

Published on Jun 5, 2017 SyntheticMachines

"A demo handplayed with the Roland RS-505 string synthesizer + a few drum samples. Multitrack recording + FX."

More Hartmann Neuron Pics

For those interested, more pics have been added to this post. Scroll down to "New Pics". There are some nice close-ups. Remember, you can click on pics to bring up a larger version and zoom in.

Metunar - Multicam Track No. 9 - Modular + Organ

Published on Jun 4, 2017 Metunar

"I used an old Lancia Senior Combo Organ with the Modular Synth and the Akai MPC5000."

DigiTakt 002

Published on Jun 5, 2017 verstaerker

"using a single cycle waveform to generate a synth-bassline"

Digitakt 001

OWGWAMSWYTWRBBAD

Published on Jun 5, 2017 John L Rice

"Just messing around with my new portable setup on the weekend.

MOS-LAB - https://www.mos-lab.com/
1 x 921-A VCO Driver
3 x 921-B VCO
2 x 911 ADSR
1 x 902 VCA

STG Soundlabs - http://www.stgsoundlabs.com/
Mixer

Grove Audio - http://www.groveaudio.com/
GMS-294A Low Pass VCF

Club of the Knobs - http://www.cluboftheknobs.com/
C1631 Bode Modulator
C946 v1 LFO

Moon Modular - http://www.lunar-experience.com/
517S VCF + Q110 Noise mod
526 Reversible Mixer

Grp Synthesizer - http://www.grpsynthesizer.it/
R24 Sequencer

Synthesizers.com - http://www.synthesizers.com/
Q167 LFO++
Q110 Noise (added to Moon 517S)
QCP22 Case

JLR
Customization of case and power supply

Strymon - http://www.strymon.net/
El Capistan
DIG

Meris - https://www.meris.us/
Mercury7"