MATRIXSYNTH

Monday, January 08, 2018

Make Noise LxD Resonance Demonstration

Published on Jan 7, 2018

"This is a response to the first half of 'Advanced Patching with LxD' video from Make Noise. [posted here]

Patch Notes:

Intelijel Dixie II+ Oscillator waveform out into Maths channel #2 set to +10V.

Sum out of Maths into LxD 12db Signal Input.

Output of LxD 12db section into a Buffered Multiple.

One multiple going to Channel #3 of Maths which applies the amount of inverted feedback ( -0.1V to -5V).

One Multiple going to Manhatten Analog DTM Mixer.

Mixer output goes to Mordax Data's Oscilliscope (Green Trace).

Mordax output to Make Noise Optomix as a final out.

Korg SQ-1 pitch CV is feeding 1V/O of the Dixie II+ Oscillator.

SQ-1 is also sending Gate CV to Make Noise 0-Coast's Contour Section (Gate Input).

Contour's output is input to LxD's 12db section's CV in (Vactrol Gate).

Contour output is split and fed into Mordax Data's Scope (Blue Trace).

Second Gate output from SQ-1 shows Gate and Gate Length in Mordax Data's scope (Red Trace).

Contour's Sustain level knob is controlling the LxD's Vactrol Gate frequency response acting as a "filter cutoff"... (not sure if that is technically correct...It's cool though..)

Playing with the Gate Length on the SQ-1 is really fun here. Especially when the gate length is at a maximum level (Gate High) and you sweep the Sustain level knob on the Contour section.

Increasing the Inverted signal of Maths Channel #3 will introduce some extreme resonance. Dialing in the amount of inverted signal can show a great range of sonic character. Thank You Make Noise Music!!"

Roland Boutique SH-01A with Wood Side Panels in Latest Roland R-07 Video

Published on Jan 7, 2018 RolandChannel

You can see it 18 seconds in. There was rumor this might be a new synth coming from Roland. It's clearly an SH-01 and K-25m keyboard with wood side panels. What's interesting is I don't think Roland released a version with wood side panels. There are custom ones out there.

This one in via Soviet Space Child.

Behringer Announces the UB-Xa - Oberheim OB-Xa Desktop Clone

Note this is likely more than a year out.

Per Uli Behringer:

"As many of you know, synths have been my passion for the past 40 years. Sometime ago I have set the goal for Behringer to bring back some of the loved analog synth jewels from the past.

Please allow me to share some thoughts with you and apologies if this is a longer thread.

Does this make any commercial sense?

Every company has to earn money in order to survive, and so do we. However, since we are privately owned, we don’t really care about the next quarter’s result or 'shareholder value' since it is our philosophy to reinvest everything we earn.

This gives us the tremendous freedom to work on projects that can only be described as 'labor of love' as they might not yield any financial gains. This is why we embark on these synth projects; some of them might not sell in high quantities and frankly to us it doesn’t really matter.

Many of our competitors spend all of their effort on marketing to make you believe in analog synth emulation simply because it’s much easier and cheaper to assemble a DSP chip on a PCB board rather than building products with thousands of analog components and deal with the manufacturing complexity plus expensive manual calibration processes.

However we at Behringer and Midas believe in the passion to revive these analog jewels and the fun these projects create for our team - which to us is worth everything.

Why we believe in analog?

We at Behringer do not believe in 'virtual analog', VST’s or other creative names for digital sound emulations as we are of the firm opinion that you cannot replicate true analog sound through digital technology, and there are many technical reasons for this. To be very clear, this doesn’t mean digital synths or VST’s can't sound great, but it is just something we don’t believe in.

Our passion and emotions are with true analog synths and our goal is to bring back the authentic sound of original designs from the period of the 60’s to the 80’s. In order to achieve the exact same sound, we will use the same circuitry and where possible the same components, however we will apply modern manufacturing technologies to make these instruments affordable, mass producible and reliable for the long-term use.

In many cases we will also remanufacture obsolete components if we feel they are relevant to the sound. In short we will not spare any effort in order to capture the spirit of these synths as it is all about authenticity.

Why do we make this announcement?

For the first time in our 30 year history, we have decided to completely open up our company and share every step of the development process with you so you can ask questions while we will be seeking your opinions.

In fact we want you to participate in this end-to-end process so we can learn from you, but also for you to fully understand how such a synth is developed and manufactured.

What is the UB-Xa synthesizer?

Over the past years we have done a lot of research both on forums but also through interviews with professional musicians in order to understand what the most sought after synths and drum machines are, but also what people feel the sound signatures of these synths are and why people feel so strongly about them.

When it comes to poly-synths the overwhelming request is a rebirth of the Oberheim OB-Xa.

Today I officially announce that we have decided that we will develop and produce an authentic OB-Xa clone which we call the UB-Xa. As you can imagine, this is a very complex and time-consuming project and at this stage we won’t be able to tell you when the instrument will be available in the market or what it will cost.

Since this is more a labor of love than a commercially viable project, our engineers can’t work fulltime on this synth and will use some of their free time, hence the project will likely take more than 12 months.

Most importantly, our goal is to make it an absolute authentic sounding instrument and offer it at a truly affordable price - but you know this already.

Because of its high complexity, we have assigned this project to our most experienced team which is the Midas team in Manchester, UK. These synth nuts and super-smart engineers - under the leadership of Pete and Rob - were also the ones who developed the successful DeepMind12.

So what’s next?

In around one week from now, Pete and Rob will post our first video and share some thoughts with you. Our intention is to not only post videos on a regular basis but also write articles and publish them on our social media pages so you can follow this project.

Now that we have decided on the project, next is the discussion around the basic concept, the feature set and also the building blocks including potential component choices. In the near future we will be able to show you the first 'bread boards' of the sound engine and hopefully let you hear some sound samples.

Next will be PCB and mechanical designs, followed by hand- and tool made samples. And then of course we will be sharing the exciting mass production where we will be showing the production setup and testing plus quality control processes. And if you’re not yet bored by then, we can also show you the packaging and shipping process.

The team in Manchester and I are very excited about this project and we hope that many of you will chime in and participate.

And one more thing - once we’re nearing shipping, we will be raffling off some free units among you as a token of appreciation.

May the fun begin☺

Uli"

Sunday, January 07, 2018

Clouds, Rings, Octocontroller, Mother 32, Pico modules etc.

Published on Jan 7, 2018 Seen From Space

"The Sloan Great Wall is a giant wall of galaxies (a galaxy filament). Its discovery was based on data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Clouds, Rings, Mother 32, Disting Mk4, Octocontroller, various Pico modules, Erbe Verb etc."

285e Frequency Shifter Balanced Modulator - Examples 01

Published on Jan 7, 2018 djangosfire

"Starting up a casual series of Buchla 200e module videos, that feature examples of possible use and sound!

Today I am featuring the Frequency Shifter section of the Buchla 285e.

Basic patch setup:

- StudioH 'Dual Programmable Oscillator' as the audio source
- Buchla 266e, 281e & StudioH 254e as CV sources
- Audio is captured from the Buchla 206e Six Channel Mixer output, direct to DAW

Cheers!
- Djangosfire"

#046 :: ARP Odyssey (module) // Roland SH-01A // OP-1 // MFB Tanzbär // EHX Stereo Memoryman

Published on Jan 7, 2018 hicut cake

Hicut Cake proudly presents:

Recipe #046

Ingredients:
– Roland Boutique SH-01A
– MFB Tanzbär
– Teenage Engineering OP-1
– Korg Arp Odyssey (module)
– Electro Harmonix Stereo Memoryman with Hazarai

Dave Smith - Evolver Presentation (2003)

Published on Jan 7, 2018 Paul Dither

A look back at Dave Smith presenting his first new hardware synthesizer as Dave Smith Instruments. One of my favorite synths and now a modern classic.

"An Evolver presentation from 2003. Filmed by and at the Synthesiser Service Centre, London, UK, then UK distributor for Dave Smith's Evolver, Roger Linn's AdrenaLinn, and a wide range of digital audio products from Mutec GmbH.

The subpar quality results from the fact that the 10 parts this video consists of have originally been made available in the RealMedia format, the common streaming format in the olden days of the internet.

Dave Smith wrote a little note about this video on December 1, 2003:
"On a recent trip to London I was 'filmed' running through some Evolver basics. […] I was a bit haggard after finishing the Paris-Brest-Paris race a couple days prior, so pardon the monotone. Special thanks to David Croft at the Synthesizer Service Centre (our UK representative) for putting it all together!"
(From the ancient news section of the Dave Smith Instruments site.)

Sources:
https://web.archive.org/web/200412060...
https://web.archive.org/web/200708172..."