MATRIXSYNTH

Synth Sounds of Tears for Fears "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | Reverb Learn to Play

Published on Mar 29, 2018 Reverb

"Tears For Fears' classic 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World' is featured on the soundtrack of pretty much any movie set in the 1980s (and even makes an appearance in The Hunger Games courtesy of a Lorde cover.) And for good reason: the synth-centric tune received extreme attention and accolades in vital outlets like MTV and Billboard when it hit the airwaves. Even though it's been over 30 years since its initial release, we had to get William Kurk in the studio to break it down, because everybody wants to...learn this synth part.

Read more on Reverb: https://goo.gl/AjP2S9"

Fay Wray screams played back at various speeds

Published on Mar 29, 2018 Anthony Distefano

"Fay Wray screams played back in NI Absynth."

Roland AIRA TR-8S & Boutique TB-03 Techno Jam

Published on Mar 29, 2018 Calle Nilsson

AE Modular-Tangible Waves Patch#11

Published on Mar 29, 2018 Dziam Bass

"AE Modular-Tangible Waves Patch#11"

Ampify Groovebox for iOS App Gets Seamless Novation Launchkey Connectivity

Groovebox | Play Beats & Melodies with Launchkey Keyboards from Ampify on Vimeo.

iTunes: Groovebox - Novation

"Ampify Groovebox for iOS helps anyone start creating music on an iphone or iPad. Easily build beats and musical ideas while on the go, resting on the beach,or even in bed. However, if you’re a musician you’ll son want to use a real keyboard to play the amazing synths or drum machines in a more meaningful way.

Now you can with our new seamless support for the award winning Launchkey keyboards from Novation. If you didn’t know already, we’re close buddies with Novation as a close partner brand. Now you can simply connect your keyboard and have full control of the Groovebox app using the Knobs, sliders and pads on Launchkey.

We’ve even extended the pads to allow scale modes on the pads while playing synths, and colour matched drumpads while playing beats.

Features

Play Beats - Coloured Drumpads easily separate your kicks from snares

Play Melodies - Scale modes help you play in key

Tweak Synths - The knobs easily control the instrument shortcut controls

Perform - Pads Select tracks and mute channels

Sliders - Adjust channel volumes

Transport - Play/stop and scene up/down controls.

What Hardware is supported?

Launchkey Mini

Launchkey 25,49,61 (RGB only on Mk2 version)

App Links

Groovebox - Novation

Modular Workshop with Plaits, Atlantis, Fusion Dealy, Black Hole DSP, Varigate

Published on Mar 29, 2018 Analogue Zone Showroom / Synths and Studio

"The Modular Workshop is a weekly series from the Analogue Zone Budapest showroom with our experienced modular electronic music performer & friend, Ramin Sayyah. The series was created in order to introduce either one particular module or a very special selection of module-combinations to make various kinds of music with them.

A new episode is coming on every week at Analogue Zone's Youtube channel. Ramin walks us through the building blocks of the patch and answering questions.

Tune in every week for the show and feel free to ask questions at the comment section - also let us know if you want to pay a visit to the showroom during the jam: we can accept a few guests too.

LET'S CONNECT!
AnalogueZone ► http://www.analoguezone.com"

1985 Moog Song Producer 12-page Introductory Guide

You'll find it, along with a write-up, on Retro Synth Ads.

KlirrFactory BitSEQ - Sequencer for VCV Rack (Overview)

Published on Mar 28, 2018 TheKlirrfaktor

"BitSEQ is a unique sequencer for VCV Rack with 12 quantized Outputs, 12 unquantized CV Outputs, 6 rotatable Quantizers and 26 Trigger or Gate Outputs.

BitSEQ is based on BitOSC and allows you to create melodies, chords and drum patterns at the same time with only a few controls and inputs.
BitSEQ for VCV Rack is available @ www.klirrfactory.com"

0-coast ambient: data.ghost

Published on Mar 29, 2018 C Nich0lls

"Analogue synth performance featuring the Makenoise 0-Coast synthesizer. The core of this track is a single take performance, with a motif sequenced by the Malekko Varigate 8+.

data and the imperfect mirror

Patch and Recording Notes

On the surface this track might seem a little different, but the process and themes build on some earlier ideas. The central theme is an unedited, single take. Although the CV sequencing pitch remains unchanged throughout, the 2 gate streams firing the Contour and Slope generators take advantage of the Varigate 8+'s probability features. This leads to the underlying pattern or data, being constantly reshaped by the 'sampling' of the gate streams.

Additionally, there are 4 more CV outputs from a Malekko AD/LFO routed to Contour Dcy (via volt math), Overtn, Balnc, and Slope Time. These are free-running LFO's which creates a constantly shifting timbre. The amount of modulation to those destinations is increased through the recording.

The last part of the modulation is the routing of the random source (clocked by the sq wave) to the lin FM of the Oscillator. The amount of noise is adjusted throughout the performance.

The idea was to create a single pattern, whose overall audible shape and timbre constantly shifted throughout the piece. You catch glimpses of it and then it settles back into the murk.

Two additional passes were recorded and these used the exact same gate stream, but did not use the CV. They are a low 'kick' drum and higher pitched percussion. All 3 tracks were generated from the same gate source, but the probability and offsets obscure the pattern. I wanted a to create a rhythm that was persistent, but remained elusive.

The central theme is completely unedited. As a final mix I hand edited the level of each percussive track to either accent or reduce their interactions with the theme. No compression or EQ is used anywhere in the recording. I wanted to retain as much of the natural dynamics of the 0-Coast as possible (as they are amazing). The final mix is simply balanced by detailed adjustments to the levels of the percussion tracks.

The central theme was recorded through the Strymon BigSky running a custom 'Chorale' patch which went direct to the Strymon TimeLine running a custom LoFi patch. There is quite a lot of pre-delay on the reverb, so the wash becomes quite layered. The use of very short and very long notes is deliberate and creates shifting harmonies and pulses.

The 2 percussive tracks were recorded through a custom 'NonLinear' patch on Strymon 'BigSky'.

As usual, very little concern was shown to the notion of synching up all of the different timing elements! :-)

The interaction between a carefully planned patch and live performance is something I am finding very rewarding, both as a creator and a listener."