Vermona Perfourmer and DRM1 demo: Insert FX

Published on Jan 9, 2018 Stochastic Design
Update: Re-Published on Jan 9, 2018

"Not a full tutorial this time, but just a short demo of how the analogue desktop synth Vermona Perfourmer sounds together with its sibling drum synthesizer DRM1. We also connected a few guitar pedals to the insert jacks of the Perfourmer to spice things up. Thanks to the viewer who pointed out that the DRM1 indeed also has the possibility to use external insert effects, however they were not utilized in this video."

How to: Starting out with PRISM | Native Instruments

Published on Jan 9, 2018 Native Instruments

"Watch the latest instructional tutorial for Native Instruments PRISM, and start creating your own epic pluck sounds. Product expert Tim Cant breaks down the basics, showing how altering the envelope and effects settings can help you start producing your own digitally reconstructed string-plucks that are frequently used in contemporary trap, EDM, and dubstep tracks."

Serge Modular System - Januar 8, 2018 (short)

Published on Jan 9, 2018 batchas

"I nearly finished to build the case for my Serge modular and to rehouse the Paperface system and I could not resist to make a quick patch with it.

Quick overview:
3 notes slow sequence = NTO variable out on Paperface to mixer.
Other sequence = NTO variable out on STS to FREQ SHIFTER. FREQ SHIFTER Down and Up ouputs to mixer. Compressed out from FREQ SHIFTER back to NTO FM IN.
NTO sine out + PCO sine out to RING MOD. RING MOD to mixer.
Claves sound = pingged VCFQ sequenced by SWAMP.

Forgive me for the low video quality. I don't have my computer anymore, so I can't edit videos properly at the moment."

Electro Harmonix GRAPHIC FUZZ // Cyclone Analogic TT-303 BASS BOT // ELEKTRON RYTM

Published on Jan 9, 2018 LESINDES

"CYCLONE ANALOGIC TT-303 BASS BOT a bit enhanced with ELECTRO HARMONIX GRAPHIC FUZZ accompanied with ELEKTRON ANALOG RYTM."

Kick.S / X1252 (320)

Published on Jan 9, 2018 Kick.S

/// Equipment ////
Electribe SX

If you are curious about the custom skin, see this post on how he does them.

Update: actually, see this post for a more detailed video of the process.

Roland EM-101 Sound Plus Synth Hidden Presets Demo

Published on Jan 8, 2018 Kemek

"A quick demo of the functions and presets of the unusual Roland EM-101 Sound Plus analog synthesizer module. Includes the hidden presets as well."

ER-301 Looper

Published on Jan 8, 2018 Sequenox

"Input is Noise Engineering Loquelic Iteritas output goes to 4msDLD and Strymon Big Sky..."

Silly Serge with Modifications

Published on Jan 8, 2018 Oren Levy

"A noisy and chaotic demo of the modifications I made to my Silly Serge. The Silly Serge consists of the 2 DIY panels by 73-75.com.

The following modifications were inspired by Doug Lynner's Mystery Serge:

Each Negative Slew, Positive Slew, and Envelope Generator has an added cycle switch (blue switches) that makes the module cycle.

One Positive Slew and one Negative Slew along with all the Envelope Generators have a switch (orange) to connect the output to a VC input pre-attenuator for adjustable feedback.

The yellow jack puts out a 6V pulse when the red momentary switch is engaged.

The white switch is my own idea and might not be for everyone. When it is engaged, the output of the reverb module is connected to the top 1/8" jack that goes to the mixer."

Electribe emx2 Volca Keys & FM Deep Tech House Session 2

Published on Jan 8, 2018 014london70

"Both the Keys and FM are routed to the audio in of the electribe via a belkin splitter.
Recorded in AudioShare via a Behringer uca222 and mastered in Final Touch."

A Look Back at the Rare Synth Posts of 2017

I realized I missed mentioning the rare synth posts of 2017 in my New Years post! There were a total of 62 last year. If you are interested, you can find them all here. These are the posts featuring items you likely never knew existed, or items that are considered the rarest of the rare in the synth world. When they come up I give them an exclusive label dedicated only to them. Do take a look. You will find some interesting items. If you want to dig deeper into previous years' picks, you can click on the "exclusive" minus the year at the bottom of any of the the posts and then page through the archives.