Tr 808 vs Tr 08 - Which is better?

Published on Oct 4, 2017 soundseasy

"We were lucky enough to get our hands on a classic TR 808 and put it side by side with the new TR-08.
Now before we start a chin stroking drum machine war, let me just say that the original is the original, and no matter how good the remake is there's something magical about this big metal box with it's clunky buttons that seem more at home on a push button telephone from the 80's, rather than a ground breaking, genre spanning rhythm machine.
but the question really has more to do with whether the TR-08 can satisfy your 808 desires, without forking out close to $5000.00AUD for a second hand one!!!

The 808 we had was very well cared for, but it didn't change the fact that it's a VERY old piece of gear, unfortunately drum machines aren't like a stradivarius, they don't exactly get better with age. so there are a some crackly pots and wayward tuning issues, but I wont lie, it was a real buzz hearing an original 808 going through it's paces, and maybe if I had the $$'s I might talk myself into getting one.

The TR-08 definitely held its own though. In reality I could have spent a little more time tuning it to match the 808 (because thankfully you can with this incarnation) but I felt that it definitely possessed the same characteristics of the old classic, and so it should, it's been modeled directly, from what I would assume, is a beautifully cared for original 808 stored deep within the vaults at Roland.

In reality the TR-08 probably sounds like how most of the original 808's sounded straight out of the box.
Before the ravages of time started adding their sonic quirks into the mix. But who knows?

So in closing would I by a TR-08 as an 808 substitute? Damn right I would! It's worth every penny!

But if I win the lottery I'm heading straight to ebay to get me an original too!"

Ardutouch mini jam

Published on Oct 4, 2017 Adam Banaszek

You might remember Ardutouch from here.

Patch Lab Analog Jam: Diagonal Drift

Published on Oct 4, 2017 Boredbrain Music

"Diagonal Drift is one musical experiment of many featuring a new configuration with monosynth [Moog Sub 37] and drum synth [Nord Drum 3P], swapping effects pedals using the Patchulator 8000 on a shared pedalboard.

ABOUT THE PATCHULATOR 8000 8-CHANNEL MINI PATCHBAY:
The Patchulator 8000 8-Channel Mini Patchbay, Boredbrain's solution to pedalboard and desktop instrument signal routing, lets users re-order audio effects easily, swap effects between instruments, and experiment with signal flow. The compact octagonal design houses 16 1/4' jacks on the perimeter and 16 1/8" jacks on top, which allow the patching of 8 independent send/return loops."

See the Bored Brain Music label for more.

Roland JU-06 & Strymon El Capistan

Published on Oct 4, 2017 Alba Ecstasy

"A new addition to my setup: Strymon El Capistan. Roland JU-06 patch 7.8 from The Revival bank for JU-06 available on: http://www.albaecstasy.ro/roland-ju-06/

This El Capistan is version one, discontinued and that means that it has no internal jumper to switch from input mono to stereo, and also the foot switches have the click and hard enough to be pressed with finger. I need both hands to press both switches and adjust de reverb. Not going to keep it."

Synthstrom Deluge Review of Firmware 1.2 Top Features that unlock completely new functionality

Published on Oct 4, 2017 loopop

"A review of the new features in Synthstrom's Deluge workstation. There are three new things here that completely change what this instrument can do."

loopop Synthstrom videos.

Roland Boutique D-05 P4 (Preset 4: PN-D50-02) All 64 Presets

Published on Oct 4, 2017 quelltll

"Synth (Roland: D-05), Reverb (Eventide: Blackhole), Limitter (Waves:L2), Audio I/O (RME: Fireface UC)"

All parts here.

Roland D-05s on eBay

Ghostradioshow [mono evolver desktop 1 bar techno jam]

Published on Oct 4, 2017 ghostradioshow

Custom skinned Evolver.

"Performed with Dave Smith Instruments mono evolver desktop analog/digital hybrid synthesizer.
No other Synths,FXs and PCs. Enjoy ;-)

[Patch Setting]

OSC1(analog:Pulse) for Pitched Sync Lead
OSC2(analog) N/A
OSC3(digital:No85/84) for Bass
OSC4(digital:No1) for Kick Drum
NoiseOSC for Hihat

LFO1(RevSAW:1/2) - OSC1Freq
LFO2(N/A)
LFO3(RevSAW:1/16) - NoiseLevel
LFO4(RevSAW:1/16) - Cutoff

ENV1 - Cutoff
ENV2 - Amplifier
ENV3 - OSC1-4Freq

SEQ1 - OSC4Freq
SEQ2 - (N/A)
SEQ3 - LFO3Amount
SEQ4 - OSC4Level

MOD1 SEQ3 - OSC3FM
MOD2 (N/A)
MOD3 (N/A)
MOD4 Amp1 - OSC4Pitch


BuiltIn Effects:
Distortion ON
Delay ON
Feedback OFF

Peak Limiter: ableton LIVE8"

Modular Workshop - Live @ Analogue Zone Showroom E06

Streamed live 49 minutes ago Analogue Zone Showroom / Synths and Studio

"In this week's episode Ramin will be a somelier of one of the most famous and oldest concepts in synthesizer music, that is, lowpass gates. We will hear how the older and more modern versions of these tone and amplitude control modules differ from one another. Ramin also plans to go deeper with the Shapeshifter's different parameters. Also, he is going to explore the Morphagene's other sample manipulating parameters in a muscial context. Stay tuned and join us in the chatroom on Wednesday!

Modular Workshop is a weekly live series from the Analogue Zone Budapest showroom with our experienced modular electronic music performer & friend, Ramin Sayyah. The series was created in order to introduce either one particular module or a very special selection of module-combinations to make various kinds of music with them.

A new episode is streamed live every Wednesday on Analogue Zone's Youtube channel. After a short live performance, Ramin walks us through the building blocks of the patch and answers any questions raised by the viewers.

Tune in every Wednesday afternoon for the show and feel free to ask questions directly during the live stream - also let us know if you want to pay a visit to the showroom during the live show: we can accept a few guests too.


LET'S CONNECT!
AnalogueZone ► http://www.analoguezone.com"

Roland SH-01A Synthesizer Module Tutorial Made Easy

Published on Oct 4, 2017

Part 1 here. You can go straight there for both videos. Quite a bit is covered in each.

Roland SH-01As on eBay

"Audio and Video Produced by G-Storm Electro c.2017

Did you know the SH-01A has SHUFFLE? How do you change an Arpeggio to 2 Octaves? What about changing the Sequencer note scaling to something other than 16th? Like triplets! Or making the LFO speed go into audio rates?! Say whaaaaaat? Everything you wanted to know about the SH-01A, and maybe a little bit more, all in under 30 minutes.

In my previous video I gave a review/overview on the SH-01A. Today in this video I will be giving a more in-depth tutorial. This is a great synth for beginners. And this video was made just for users with little to no knowledge of synthesizers. More experienced users may want to skip ahead to topics of interest.

0:00 Introduction
0:15 Connecting a MIDI Controller or No Controller?
0:57 Factory Reset
1:40 LFO Modulation
2:14 VCO - The Sound Source
4:04 Changing the Noise Type - A Sneak Peak at the System Settings
4:51 The Filter - A Control for Brightness
6:05 VCA and Envelope - Loudness Control Over Time
7:34 Trigger Types
8:34 Ribbon Controllers
9:06 Portamento
9:34 Transpose Switch and Tune Knob
10:00 A Quick Note About the CV/GATE Out and External Clock Jacks
10:41 Saving A Patch (MENU, "1")
11:38 What In the World Is Manual Recall?
12:19 Sequencer, Setting the Note Scale, Programming Notes
13:50 Shuffle!
14:16 Saving and Recalling a Sequence Pattern (MENU, "2")
15:08 Arpeggio, Hold, Key Transpose, Setting 1 or 2 Octaves
16:12 Assignment Modes: Mono, Unison, Poly, Chord (MENU, "3")
16:51 Editing Chords In Chord Mode
System Settings (MENU, "4") use VALUE knob to scroll parameters
Press "1" to edit/exit a parameter
17:54 System - LFO Types, Tuning, MIDI Channel
19:51 System - Sync, Key Velocity, CC Output Mode
21:51 System - A Note About CV Out Settings
22:29 System - Auto-Off, LED Demo
23:19 System - Ribbon Control Scales
24:05 System - Mod Ribbon Hold
24:40 How To BACKUP Patch and Pattern Data To Computer
25:38 How To RESTORE Patch and Pattern Data To Computer"

Sequential Prophet VS Vector Synthesizer (1986) four sounds in one track

Published on Oct 4, 2017 RetroSound

"(c) 2017 vintage synthesizer demo by RetroSound

all sounds: Sequential Circuits Prophet VS vector synthesizer (1986)
drums: Roland TR-808 (1982)
recording: multi-track recording"