AJH Synth MINI MOD REVIEW: AJH Synth MiniMod System (FULL) Review Eurorack Modular Synth (2018)

Published on Feb 19, 2018 SonicVoltage

"AJH Synth MiniMod REVIEW and Demo. Eurorack Modular Synth based on MiniMoog Model D with added features.

I spent time with the AJH Synth Mini Mod System of Eurorack Modules to test its features, create a few modular synth patches and get hands-on for this Eurorack Modular Review Video.

I also made a quick layered-track recording of a song with all sounds coming from the MiniMod System.

In this video review I go over all the Mini Mod System ‘extra’ features that AJH Synth added to this ‘Moog Model D based’ eurorack synth. Is this the ultimate eurorack modular system or did they mess things up?

See Video Review Index Below
Towards the end of this Description I have included links to some of my other reviews of AJH Synth Mini Mod Modules and additional AJH Synth Eurorack Modules featured in this video.

Website: https://sonicvoltage.com

AJH Synth MiniMod System - REVIEW INDEX:

00:00 Intro with recording of Mini Mod Synth Patches recorded live while tweaking knobs

02:44 My wife's comment on the above acid track!

02:56 Mini Mod Patch based on my wife’s comment!!

03:35 Welcome & Quick Look at the AJH Review System

05:10 Brief Overview of the MiniMod System - Individual Modules & Added Features (over the Moog Model D):
Mini Mod Glide+Noise
Mini Mod Vintage Transistor Core VCO (x3)
Mini Mod Transistor Ladder Filter
Mini Mod Contour Generators
Mini Mod Discrete Cascaded VCA

TESTS AND SOUNDS of Added Features
11:26 GLIDE+NOISE:

12:07 Transistor Core VCO: SYNC

14:57 Transistor Core VCO: Variable PWM

16:26 ‘Playing’ around with Oscillators, PWM, Sync, Filter, Octaves…

22:42 Transistor Core VCO: Linear / EXP CV Inputs

25:21 Gain and Distortion Overview - Mini Mod Ladder Filter and Cascaded VCA’ s Gain/Distortion + GAIN SWTICH Module

28:12 Distortion is ‘ON' PLAY IT! - Hear the distortion applied to the Filter and\or the VCA - Making use of the Gain Swtich

33:45 - Filter Emphasis CV Control

36:08 Three Voices Paraphonic Synth (Patch Setup)

40:48 Play the Paraphonic Patch

41:57 Play around with the VCO’s Triangle Wave.
44:22 Play around with the VCO’s Square Wave
46:35 Play around with the VCO’s Sawtooth Wave
47:26 Play around with the VCO’s Sharktooth Wave

48:05 Acid Break: Cyber Blob Patch (live recorded to DAW

50:43 Patch Play: Pad Sound
51:41 Patch Play: Bass/Keys Sound
52:04 Patch Play: Synth Sound
52:59 Patch Play: Synth Lead Sound

53:25 A few Final Thoughts & Modules Details (Mini Mod Contour Generators)

1:03:51 AJH Synth multi-layered TRACK: all patches/tracks recorded live straight to DAW."

New Experts Sleepers disting mk4 Demo Videos

Published on Feb 19, 2018 Expert Sleepers

Note this playlist starts at video 13, which starts the latest run of videos. You can use the controls in the player to jump to any video in the playlist.

VOLTLIFE: Fumana vocoding...and beyond

Published on Feb 19, 2018 voltlife

"A demonstration of Frap Tools’ Fumana spectral editor working as a 16-band vocoder, then taking it to extremes. The carrier is a mix of Rubicon saw & PWM with a Dixie II saw a fifth above."

Accelerator 303 Ambient Acid track with Spectralis and Virus

Published on Feb 18, 2018 MIDERA

"While messing around making FM patches on my Radikal Technologies Accelerator - I made this patch that sounded a lot like a TB-303, so I decided to make a track with it. I'm sure it's not perfect - but... eh.

Accelerator: TB-303 sound
Spectralis Keys, Drums, sequencing
Virus: Strings"

Prophet Rev 2 16 Eventide H9

Published on Feb 18, 2018 Uriel Ortega

"This is a simple video of the algorithms on the Eventide H9 that I use with my Prophet Rev 2. This is the 16 voice version."

BURG - when kings were mountains (modular, morphagene, avalon bassline)

Published on Feb 18, 2018 ollilaboratories

"If you like my stuff please support me on http://music.ollilab.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/theBURG

I wanted to take my modular system out for a spin with the Avalon bassline in a minimal polyrhythmic jam, this is what happened. :)

The Avalon Bassline, of course does the square bass, on this I also have the CSIDMAN from catalinbread for some glitchy madness + a simple short plate reverb from the strymon bluesky.

The modular has two signal paths, one with percussion passing through the Keeley Caverns, treated with some delay and reverb. The main sound sources is the Peaks, doing kick and snare..snare being fed through the uVCF for for modulated HPF with a slight bit of resonance. Sequenced by beatstep pro.

BIA takes care of some hihat/percussive sounds on the top, modulated by PAM / LFO's / Gates, and sequenced by beatstep pro.

The second signal path passes trought he RE-20 (tape delay + EQD tranmisser modulater reverb which i pull in from time to time)

The morphagene has a piano sample that i recorded in my computer using NI una corda vst, smashed and trashed to pieces in the MG. For starters it goes in reverse, with several slice points which are being scrubbed start/end point with modulation + that the organize is also being modulated. (LFO from expert sleepers + Tides)

MI braids does the "normal" sequence 3xSAW, passing through the Ripples which act both VCA and filter, envelope from the maths controls both the filter and VCA at the same time.. sort of LPG but not really.

Rings does what the rings does does, modulated slightly by the PAM to give it some irregular movements.

Current modular rack: https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/445007

Gear used: Abstrakt Instruments Avalon BassLine
FX used: Strymon bluesky, EQD tranmisser, RE-20, keeley caverns, catalinbread CSIDMAN

Hope you will enjoy it!

BooOooM!"

Elektron Digitone, Digitakt & Novation Peak First Play Thru

Published on Feb 18, 2018 Ehsan Gelsi

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Miura Ori // semi-generative ambient

Published on Feb 18, 2018 rustyjaw

"Another Argos Bleak-centered track. Making heavy use of the vibrato to slowly swing all the oscillators around the notes detuning each several cents above and below the note.

Why "semi-generative"? Well there are two programmed sequences being played into the A and B inputs on the Argos, but the note/chord changes are triggered by random gates from the Stillson Hammer into the Argos Bleak's quantizer-trigger in. The chords themselves are presets I created in the Argos, but they are 'chosen' by Rene's unquantized out as it very slowly steps through a sequence.

What is decidedly not generative is the way I control the mix levels and filter cutoffs. But for the most part the track kind of runs itself which was a good exercise for me in giving up a little control :-)

And finally, I was able to sneak Magneto in for the crystalline chiming sounds that come in about halfway through. Magneto is in Loop mode."