Digitakt + RK-002 POLYPHONIC synthesizer

Published on Jan 1, 2018 Dave mech

"In this video I thoroughly demo the rk-002 cable by retrokits in combination with the Elektron Digitakt. The Digitakt becomes a wonderful polyphonic synthesizer!

It's the longest video I recorded up till now. I start building a patch from scratch. If you want to hear more complex immediately sounds, just skip to 15+ minutes :)

You can order the rk-002 here (select the Modifier firmware):
https://www.retrokits.com/rk-002/"

I hear these are also useful for chaining KORG Volcas for additional polyphony.

Critter & Guitari - Organelle & ETC on TV

Published on Jan 1, 2018 Critter & Guitari

"Quick - Go to channel 4! The Organelle and ETC are on TV! All sounds made with the Organelle's coolest new multi-synth patch, 1008, and processed by the LFO Delay patch (offscreen)."

Sound Of Izrael - 2018 NYE live jam (ios)

Published on Jan 1, 2018 Sam Izrael

"a live jam down tempo chillout at 90 bpm

ipad air 2:
Aum
Animoog
Rozeta
MV08
Korg Gadget

Ipad 3:
Geoshred

Nordlead 2x

akai mpk49

sorry for the video\music syncing problem..."

Doepfer Dark Energy 2 & Strymon Blue Sky

Published on Jan 1, 2018 3rdStoreyChemist

"Dark Energy 2 synthesiser through the Blue Sky reverb. The Dark Energy is sequenced from a SH101.

No further processing except normalisation."

DIY Tokarev Protosynth V1LP synthesizer effects music improvisation

Published on Jan 1, 2018 Konstantin T

"Featuring the buffer modulator and multitap delay effects along with note linked control of the filter on the Tokarev Protosynth V1LP running at lower sample rate, receiving MIDI notes from FL Studio."

Korg Minilogue Jam

Published on Sep 17, 2017 Joe O' Hagan

"Quick jam with the Minilogue along with some IOS FX"

Underworld-Born Slippy (Live Hardware Jam)

Published on Dec 31, 2017 Joe O' Hagan

"Got a Korg Electribe EM-1 the other day and decided to bed it in with a bit of underworld, very versatile and powerful little unit.

The Korg Minilogue is doing the main synth line, adding some nice analog warmth into the mix."

Spotted this one on the excellent discchord.

Happy New Year from MATRIXSYNTH! A Quick Look Back at 2017

Happy New Year everyone!

We have to keep this one short as the festivities are about to begin of course.

I just wanted to wish everyone a happy 2018! Keep strong and remember you are never alone. At least not as long as MATRIXSYNTH is around! :) I hope this site provides an escape for everyone. Remember to take time out to play your gear!

As for gear... In 2017 we saw a total of 764 new products featured on the site along with 119 new makers on the scene. We also saw 29 vintage products never featured on the site before. The following is the break down (you can click on each to bring up the posts in reverse order. Note only 20 posts per page will load so don't worry about overwhelming your browser):

14 New Cases
28 New Controllers
106 New DIY projects
119 New Makers
63 New Mobile Apps
343 New Modules
80 New Soft Synths
40 New Sound Machines
9 New Sound Packs
32 New Synth Effects
106 New Synths
47 New Tools
29 New Old Products

Update: 1/8/2017: I forgot to mention the stand out posts of 2017! You can find them here. There were 62 this year. These are essentially the rare and oddball synths you may not have known existed or you rarely ever see.

No New Years post is complete without a look back at who we lost in the synth community. This year we lost five:

William Onyeabor - Nigerian Electronic Funk Pioneer as well as Nigeria's 1st Moog Dealer
Ikutaro Kakehashi, Founder of Roland
Mika Vainio of Pan Sonic
David Alan Luce - Former President of Moog Music & Creator of the Polymoog
Pierre Henry

I hate ending on a sad note, but we can't forget who we lost.

I wish everyone a great 2018. Make the best of it!

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy days to visit the site. Thank you to all who take the time out to create the videos showcasing the gear we love, and of course the makers who make the gear that inspire us. And finally, thank you to all the supporting members of MATRIXSYNTH, and of course the sponsors you see via the banners on the site!

See you on the other side! :)

Analogue Solutions TREADSTONE synthesizer - Audio Demo #1 SYNTHBLOCK

Published on Dec 31, 2017 rezfilter

"Take it up a notch!

Here's an audio demo of the Analogue Solutions Treadstone SynthBlock synthesizer -- basically, this video features a variety of sound types using no external processing. All FX you hear in the video are from the Treadstone.

In this lengthy video, MIDI and/or CV was used to trigger the synth, and all examples were live tweaking captured to DAW.

More to come!"

Vintage Synth Lab : D-ENV

Published on Dec 31, 2017 Vintage SynthLab

"The D-ENV is two modules in one. A utility and effect, for both module functions. A standard exponential analog envelope generator (AR/ADSR), plus a Delayed Gate / Trigger & Gate-Hold with independent access to all both module functions, yet linkable via the push of a front panel switch--in order to route either a Delayed Gate or Delayed Trigger to the inertial AR/ADSR as initial EG triggering or additional "re-trigger" of the AR/ADSR function."

Update:

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