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Best Ambient Synth Shootout #56: Evolution Synthesis EVS-1 - Song 1

Published on Sep 23, 2018 Christian's Sonic Spaces

Here's something you don't get to hear often. The EVS-1 rackmount synthesizer by Evolution Synthesis. There have only been two previous posts featuring the EVS-1, one, an auction with some pics, and the other a link to Rolamtech featuring various synth demos.

"This is the first song with my latest addition, the Evolution Synthesis EVS-1. It's a 16-voice polyphonic, 8-part multitimbral, digital synthesizer featuring 4OP FM, 4OP Phase Distortion, Ringmodulation, Waveshaping, etc. It wasn't very successful when it came out in the early 90s. The reasons might be that one need a computer software to programm this synth, the sounds contain significant digital artefacts and it hasn't any filter and effects. But thanks to the 4 6-stage envelopes and 2 LFOs which all can be freely routed to each control two different parameters of the synth engine including LFOs themselves AND the "wavetable", it's a beast to create crispy, wobbling, glitchy, drony, weired, industrial-like soundscapes. The aliasing is here a significant part of the sound design ;-) I'm really impressed how versatile and "freshh" it still can sound.

BTW, all sounds I used for this song I've created myself ;-)

I used for the recording the following FX chain:
Evolution Synthesis EVS-1 - Alesis Ampliton - Pigtronix Echolution 2 Deluxe - GFI System Specular Reverb 2 - Alesis 3630

The signal goes via a small Behringer mixer straight into the pc.

To create the complete song I recorded consecutively several stereo tracks. The final song was then mastered with just a bit compression on some tracks and some limiting on the master track. Please note that I didn't use any filter and EQ for this song."

Vocu VTE-2000 mini Tape Echo w/ Buchla modular synth

Published on Sep 23, 2018 tastysoilrecords

"Rare Japanese Vocu VTE-2000 tape echo processing sounds from a Buchla modular synth. Exploring some of the various modes this tape echo has."

Moog Minimoog Model D Keyboard Synthesizer SN 6204

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"Bought... new in 1974. Serial # 6204. Electronics are in excellent condition. Recently serviced and calibrated. New key bushings. Sounds great and plays well. Lots of scratches on the wood case."

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Roland Piano Plus EP-11

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That's one beige keyboard.

"For sale is a very cool 1982 Roland Piano Plus EP-11.

This is an all analog electric piano with a flexible built in analog drum machine, bass, chord and arpeggiator auto accompaniment.

This is from the era of the Juno 106 and shares many of the same parts like the enclosure and keybed (can be used to refurb a Juno keybed, side panels, some slider pots, etc...). It even has DIN sync to sync up to other Roland equipment like a TR-707 or a 606, etc... In very good condition. Great fun for 1st time piano learning and also for Roland collectors."

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Akemie’s Castle Eurorack Fm Synth Oscillator

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Cool castle art on the PCB. Anyone know what it is?

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Three Mothers Revisited (Moog Mother-32)

Published on Sep 23, 2018 Rheyne

"All sounds are from the Moog Mother-32 (x3). The pad / arpeggio is from the top Mother with reverb from a Strymon BigSKy. The middle and bottom Mothers are playing the lead and bass, clocked by both channels of a Make Noise Maths. Additional LFOs are from an Erica Synths Black Octasource. No other sound sources were used except for the three Mothers."

ST Modular - Triple Tom, EuroKastle & Chiasso Prototype

Published on Sep 23, 2018 Stefan Tretau

Modular Synth Session 086 & 087

Published on Sep 23, 2018 Akihiko Matsumoto

Music by Akihiko Matsumoto
http://akihikomatsumoto.com

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(Sequence: Ableton Live, Cycling'74 Max/MSP, 2hp Euclid, 2hp TM
Mix: Ableton Live
CV Converter: 2hp MIDI, Expert Sleepers ES-3
Drums: Ableton
Synth1: Braids - Curtis Filter
Synth2: General CV - Morpheus
Bass: Piston Honda mk3
Guitar: Ableton
Noise1: One
Noise2: Owl Modular
Noise3: Manis Iteritas
Noise4: benjolin
Effect: Custom M4L on Ableton
MIDI Controller: Evolution uc33e
Reverb: Eventide Blackhole
Limitter: iZotope Ozone8
Camera: Sony a7RII (Zeiss Batis 85mmF1.8))