Analog Four MKII — At a glance

Published on Oct 13, 2017 Elektron

"Analog Four MKII is a four voice analog tabletop synthesizer. It represents the best of two worlds, inimitable analog impact combined with razor-sharp digital accuracy."

XAOC Devices - Belgrad

Published on Oct 13, 2017 DivKidVideo

"XAOC Devices absolutely killing it with Belgrad. It's a unique approach to the dual filter concept with a great character that's highly influence by input level and the range of interactive controls. You can span the two filters but the sound always goes through both allowing you to create phase style sweeps on top of low passes or dual bands create formant style peaks and troughs. It also makes for a nice dual oscillator when self oscillating, takes to modulation like a trooper and is all round awesome. Go XAOC!

TIMING INDEX / SECTIONS

00:36 Overview
Sound, input level, span, cut off, resonance, balance, modes, audio and CV inputs, attenuators, XM cross modulation, SM self modulation (feedback).

03:07 filter types, sweeps and sounds
Double slope low pass, low pass + band pass, low pass with pass band notch, double notch, low pass + high pass, double band pass, band pass mode, high pass with pass band notch, band pass + high pass, double slope high pass.

10:08 sequence and nodulation
saw wave acid style sequence with a range of CV modulation added to all inputs.

15:32 Audio rate modulation
audio rate modulation of FM/cut off, resonance, balance and span. Vowels, formants and total awesomeness!

19:42 Tito Switch
XM and SM, cross modulation and self modulation. Added drive, character and grit.

22:24 Self oscillation / dual oscillator
Using the self oscillation with high resonance and dual filter core we can span and balance between two self oscillating resonance points for a dual oscillator style set of sines. With the Tito switch we can add cross or self modulation for more character and unique waveshapes and these sines also FM beautifully.

26:44 Modulation and mangling drums
Audio rate modulation, filter sequencing, looping envelopes and LFOs bend and twist a drum beat."

MIDI CLOCK JITTER // ABERRATION FROM DEFAULT VALUE

Published on Oct 13, 2017 LESINDES

"Here we test 15 hardware units - AKAI MPC LIVE amoung those - and how exact they are transmitting MIDI clock to the very sensitive ELEKTRON MACHINEDRUM at 120 bpm. And the overall stunning result is: The older the tighter! In the end the ashaming results of 2 representative professional DAWs: CUBASE 9.5 and PROTOOLS 12.5 on WIN 10.
The master tempos of two machines (MFB URZWERG, ARTURIA KEYSTEP) deviate a little from our 120 reference tempo because both machines have no own bpm counter.

MIDI is often blamed for being to slow to be really precise in terms of timing. And this also correct notes (to a certain exetent). But triggering of notes are not the main task of DAWs anymore. With a proper MIDI interface DAWs are quite in time. The problem is the MIDI clock since it is not generated by the DAW itself but by the hosting OS and this OS is giving a sh*t on our time requirements handling it with a very low priority. There hardware solutions to avoid the unreliable DAW/OS clock generating it from an audio signal."

Everything Bagel

Published on Oct 13, 2017 Miles Briand

More creepiness around the 1:40 mark. Wait for it... Also see Intangible Phage Part 2.

rhythm & synths: Digitakt, Eurorack (featuring Mysteron), Rise w Repr1 , Serum

Published on Oct 8, 2017 junklight aka mark williamson

"An Industrial Jazz Fusion thing......"

Vintage Analogue Session - Roland Juno 6 + CS-10 + S-950 + Telemark

Published on Oct 13, 2017 Michal Patulski

Casio LD-80 with Korg ARP Odyssey

Published on Oct 12, 2017 Doug Plate

"Using an inexpensive Casio LD-80 to control the Odyssey via MIDI. For me, it's just a novelty because I am not a drummer and have awful stick control. Just wanted to give a short demo to spark your imagination."

Improvisation on 2 Tokarev Protosynth V1LP synths

Published on Oct 12, 2017 Konstantin T

"Making some music on the beloved machines. Older project running in FL Studio, sending midi notes to both synths on separate interfaces. Both synths running in polyphonic mode and featuring integrated multitap delay/reverb/echo. Audio out is processed a bit with a VST delay and flanger to create a better stereo imaging."

DIY analog synth project part 10J (Sound Examples Pads N Strings etc)

Published on Oct 13, 2017 Adamski Ajull

"Hey guys here is a short sound demo , displaying some more sound capabilities. Many thanks to Star for helping with the recordings ;-)"

Deckard's Dream Has Arrived

Just in time for Blade Runner 2049, no less.

Deckard's Dream is now shipping. Built units ship in 2 - 3 weeks.

"Replicants are not clones.

Deckard’s Dream is an 8-voice polyphonic analogue synthesizer inspired by a certain cinematic sound from the late 1970s and early 1980s. Using technology available today (and in the near future), you will be able to play the Deckard’s Dream with stunning expressive control."

See the Deckard's Dream website for more info, and the Black Corporation label for previous posts here on MATRIXSYNTH. Black Corporation is the brand, Deckard's Dream is the synth.