One Small Synth, Ep. 7: PO-20 Arcade

Published on Sep 28, 2018 Aidan Burns-Fulkerson

"This is the seventh installment in a micro-series diving deep into my collection of very small synthesizers. Each episode will explore one little music machine. There will be no talking, just music or noise, depending on the synth in question and your personal taste in sound.

Today we admire the PO-20 Arcade by Teenage Engineering and Cheap Monday. This lil guy comes from the second range of Pocket Operators, and was the first PO to offer real chainable chords. Many of the sounds are defined based on the selected chords even when the droning is turned down to zero. This PO allows 16 sound polyphony, and given the variety of sounds onboard, it can make sweet, complete music all on its own. The sounds all come from an 8-Bit palette and the effects add to the mix with several glitchy repeat options, several solo options, filters, and a little arpeggio that sounds like Mario just picked up a whole ton of coins. The best way to appreciate this machine is to play it live and mess around with all the effects. Enjoy the tiny show!

Let me know if there’s a particular synth you’d like to hear, and I’ll add it to the short list for future episodes. Enjoy!"

Linnstrument + Micromonsta

Published on Sep 28, 2018 ljs8888

AMBIENT DEEPMIND 6/12 SEQUENCE PATCH

Published on Sep 28, 2018 Alba Ecstasy

"OK. Not the same impression #Behringer #DeepMind12 left me with, last year, when I created the first patches for it (see below). #DeepMind6 is same thing as DM12, but probably the last updates made it stronger, and the sound it's more rich in low-end and it spreads its harmonics very nice (although the keys give me the feelings that they can broke any minute - even one C key stuck a little bit on the first day).
What you hear is what you get from the Behringer DeepMind 6/12. No EQ or external effects were added.
This patch is one of the new sound set I'm creating it, and it will be available on: https://www.albaecstasy.ro/deepmind-12/"

Shelly's Granular Convolver

Published on Sep 28, 2018 Red Bull Music Academy

"RBMA participants share their thoughts and ideas about the Granular Convolver, an instrument specially designed for the 20th anniversary edition of the Red Bull Music Academy."

Playlist:

Shelly's Granular Convolver Unboxing | Red Bull Music Academy
Shelly Granular Convolver Jam | Red Bull Music Academy
OG Lullabies demonstrates the Granular Convolver | Red Bull Music Academy
similarobjects demonstrates the Granular Convolver | Red Bull Music Academy
Akkor demonstrates the Granular Convolver | Red Bull Music Academy

Demo :: Quadraverb on Drum Machine + Synth (Aphex Riff)

Published on Sep 28, 2018 SOLON Music

"Demo of Alesis Quadraverb presets on Roland TR8 and Yamaha Reface CS. Riff from 'Ageispolis' by Aphex Twin (Selected Ambient Works 85-92). 7 presets demo'ed:

CONCERT HALL 2
PING PONG DELAY
SMALL VOCAL PLATE
STEREO SPREAD 2
SOLON VERB 3
SOLON RING MOD
SOLON VERB 4

Chose these presets because they worked well with the riff used and demonstrate a wide variety of the sounds that the unit can produce. I also consciously ordered the presets so that there are significant differences with each change - to make it easier to hear each preset afresh.

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About SOLON:

Producer of meditative electronic music. Founder & DJ, The Future Sound of Yoga. Explorer of the magic in vintage & modern audio gear.

http://www.solonmusic.com
http://www.instagram.com/solon_music
http://www.soundcloud.com/mattsingmin"

Q960 second test (some popcorn fun)

Published on Sep 27, 2018 SynthMania

"Looove the Q960."

Nord C2D Organ - Overview with Chris Martirano

Published on Sep 27, 2018

"Find exclusive Nord C2D Organ BUNDLES at Kraft Music.
https://www.kraftmusic.com/brands/nor...

Chris Martirano from American Music & Sound discusses the exceptional Nord C2D dual manual organ at Kraft Music.

The Nord C2D Combo Organ gives you two sets of physical drawbars per manual. Perfect for players who use the drawbars as well as the keys, the C2D includes a handy new left-hand preset section for hands-on control. If you're after the real-deal organ playing experience, the Nord C2D Combo is the instrument for you.

Kraft Music Nord C2D bundles include essential accessories to go along with your new combo organ, whether for home, studio, or the stage. Your organ package will be delivered to your door, and will include everything you need to start playing."

Anyware Tinysizer

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"Anyway TinySizer in excellent condition. This has the LFO speed switches on the side. Comes with stand, case, power supply, plenty of patch cords."

Flower Electronics Jealous Heart Analog Synthesizer

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"SUPER RARE LIMITED EDITION MODULAR SYNTH BY LEGENDARY ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN JESSICA RYLAN
MINT CONDITION and was kept in a smoke-free studio environment.

WAS HANDMADE IN A STRICTLY LIMITED QUANTITY ---The Jealous Heart runs on a single 9V battery. Disconnecting the output cable shuts off the power. The circuitry is hand-built with premium parts. Instruments are supplied with a set of banana cables for patching. Input and output are via standard 1/4" connectors. Asymmetrical response for novel distortion and chaos sounds.

Flower Electronics manufactured high quality, unique musical instruments for the education, sound art, and noise communities. Flower Electronics products emphasized creativity, utility, durability, and freedom. Instruments were built with care in small batches, using the highest quality materials available, and are designed to last a lifetime. Designed by Jessica Rylan, the instruments draw on the best of 1960's and 70's modular synthesizers, 1980's guitar effects pedals, chaos theory, and old-fashioned intuition. This breadth of influence was distilled into a strikingly original and immediate sound.

Features:

voltage controlled low frequency oscillator (LFO)
asymmetrical multimode filter (low pass/bandpass/high pass)
1/4" input with variable gain
white and dark noise
two audio inputs, one with -/+ attenuator
two filter cutoff voltage control inputs, one with -/+ attenuator
powder-coated aluminum case
supplied with:
battery
set of 7 banana patch cords
JH PDF MANUAL INCLUDED"

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DREADBOX HADES BASS SYNTHESIZER SN 328 IN ORIGINAL BOX

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Full Analog Circuit only with Through Hole Components
1x VCO with 2 suboctaves (3 voices in total)
Pulse width and Glide controls
3-pole 18dB/oct Resonating Low Pass Filter
OTA Distortion Circuit for extreme sounds
OTA based VCA
2 envelope Generators
– Attack, Decay/Release, Sustain (extra snappy and patchable)
– Attack, Release (VCA hardwired)
Triangle Wave LFO
8 point patch matrix eurorack compatible
SPECIFICATIONS

5 MIDI Octaves from C0 up to C5 or unlimited via CV/Gate
MIDI interface: Midi in DIN socket, Pitch note/gate on-off, retrigger function, Mod wheel (hardwired on VCF), Pitch wheel, MIDI Channel select 1-7 or Omni (DIP switch)
MONO AUDIO OUT (1/4″ TS-Unbalanced), sends up to 10Vpp o
Patches: 3.5mm mono
Gate in: activation at 0.9V in a low gain up to 5V for max gain
Gate out: 0-5V
1V/oct : sends the MIDI to CV out (not the Gate)
CV IN: works at 1V/oct and can accept from +/-12V
Envelope out: 0-6.6V depending on the depth setting
LFO out: +/-5V
Weight: 0,9 kgr
225 x 160 x 75 mm

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