Yamaha MODX All Strings Ensemble Presets

Published on Jan 7, 2019 synthartist69

"This is a demo of all the factory Strings Ensemble sounds inside the Yamaha MODX6,7 and 8 synthesizers."

synthartist69 MODX demos

Circuit Bent Kids Toy Meets Elektron Analog Heat

Published on Jan 7, 2019 Nostalgic Ruckus

"Plugging this kid’s toy into the Elektron Analog Heat. Lot’s of sound design capabilities. It’s a circuit bent Talking Teacher from 1985 by Patrick Gill aka Waterhed. Basic delay and reverb are added from the Analog Four MKI."

Sequential In The Spotlight Interview with S Y Z Y G Y X

You can find the interview on Sequential's website here.

"Bleak, post-apocalyptic soundscapes powered by retro punk biting synth lines and minor scale hooks fuel the sound of S Y Z Y G Y X. A creative collaboration between Luna Blanc and Josh Clark, S Y Z Y G Y X currently have three EP’s out that are generating attention and accolades (Hex’n Equinox on Cleopatra Records, Broken Mirrors on Burning Grave Records, and Encounters on Cold Transmission). Over time, their music has evolved from mostly instrumental pieces with heavy distortion to more recent work that weaves together catchy vocals and melodies. The group continues to evolve.

Josh and Luna play equal parts in the creative process and the production of their work. They enjoy taking turns at vocals, creating different sounds, with each engineering different parts of their songs. Be on the lookout for heir debut L.P. soon to be released on their own imprint, Burning Grave Records.

We chatted with Luna and Josh about how they’re using the Prophet Rev2"

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You can find previous posts featuring Sequential's Spotlight series here.

Flat Beat Synth Tutorial (Korg MS-20)

Published on Jan 7, 2019 Alex Ball

"Following my Daft Punk synth tutorial [here], a number of people sent me messages asking for a demonstration of Mr Oizo's "Flat Beat" which was done on a Korg MS-20 and an Akai S1000.

In the video we look at the principals of setting up that sound and why I concluded that he likely created it from a composite of samples, rather than in one pass."

Tony Rolando of Make Noise to Show New Eurorack Module at Perfect Circuit, January 23

"Join Make Noise engineer & designer Tony Rolando at @Perfect_Circuit on January 23rd for a sneak peek of a new all-analog stereo signal processing module! Tony will be giving a talk & a demo of the module in action. There will be food, drinks, and more! Hope to see you there!"

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Remember, Supporters of MATRIXSYNTH get %10 off at Perfect Circuit!

Short space telegrams by Callenberg

A space meditation reverb synth track in two parts.
A project found on my computer from the days when I owned a Yamaha CS70M. I guess 2017.
Synths and drum machines used;

5U modular; MOTM480 cs-filter and Sea devils filter
Yamaha CS70M
Korg Wavestation EX
Vermona DRM1 mkiii
+ two voice samples

Landscape Stereofield

Published on Jan 6, 2019 Stefano Bertoli

"First session with the Stereofield alone. Delay and reverb from MR12"

ARP Belt Buckle

via @RetroSynthAds

"Wearing my 1977 ARP belt buckle today. Because carrying my Odyssey around all day after all that snow shoveling just isn't an option. RIP Alan. Respect!"

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RIP Alan R. Pearlman

Be sure to see the ARP label at the bottom of this (and any) post for everything ARP on the site.

DIY Keyboard Synthesizer by Niklas Wallin

Published on Jan 6, 2019 Niklas Wallin

"Quick demo of my synthesizer..
First doing reset of sound, then some pwm and xfade modulations and such.."

Some additional info via Niklas:

"It has 8voices , every voice has two oscillators, every oscillator has two waves that can be crossfaded. There are two filters, connected to each oscillator. The one connected to osc1 has some resonance. It's just a "simple" simulated two stage rc-filter, but the sound chain it's pretty much ALL written in pipelined code, so it's running at about 15Mhz sample rate per channel through the memory reading code all the way down to the filters that's running at 3,75Mhz and then a cic filter before exiting in 8 dac8550 1Mhz dac's. There is a modulation matrix with 31 non programmable slot's easily changed at compile time, that's kind of the heart of the whole thing. You can store 256 sounds on a Ferroram. For space reasons , most parameters are signed 10bit registers."

Easel Shakuhachi Duet

Published on Jan 7, 2019 Todd Barton

"For years I have been exploring ways of composing for Buchla Music Easel and the Japanese Shakuhachi bamboo flute. None have satisfied me until this morning. This is a sketch and hopefully a catalyst for more composition. Better audio here:"