Mindphaser - short lab bench noodling - eurorack complex oscillator

Published on Mar 23, 2019 Hexinverter Électronique

"'Eetts aliiiive!'

The forthcoming Mindphaser eurorack complex oscillator from Hexinverter Électronique is inching closer and closer to production this year. Release date TBA soon! Some final aesthetic tweaks and adjustments to make before production, so what you see here is thee first pre-production prototype, which will be fine tuned and made nicer looking for release.

Sorry for the poor A/V quality. Just shot a quick video during crunch mode getting it ready for its first public debut at Synthplex and Superbooth 2019!"

Arp Odyssey & Alesis Nanoverb

Published on Mar 23, 2019 Kris Lennox

"Korg's wonderful Arp reissue, here paired with the equally wonderful Alesis Nanoverb. Startling to think that is almost a decade since Keith Barr's passing. Quite a loss to the music world. Fantastic design/vision on his products.

I haven't heard the Behringer Odyssey, but I'm sure, like the Korg reissue, it'll be fantastic. Isn't it all great - very lucky times we live in, with the choices we have - and the access we have to hear instruments as/when. I'm sure many remember pre-internet days where hearing an instrument often meant travelling quite a distance to the nearest music store!

The included recording is an intentional Buddhist-like chant (obvious @ c. 2:02 with the pitch in the male register), with a distinct nod in the direction of throat-singing vocalist extraordinaire David Hykes (have a listen to his music if unfamiliar).

I remember the initial surprise when first playing on an Arp: surprise that the instrument had a strong association with a sharp, biting tone. It certainly can have this - but for me, it always felt like a very natural choice for producing a soft, evocative lead line.

The instrument itself is hugely versatile. Perhaps the association with harshness speaks more of assumption RE usage/following what has come before than it does with regards any limitation of the instrument itself.

Right. I need to go lie down. No sleep last night as I decided to do some minor cleaning duties in the house, and as is the way with these things, one job becomes ten. However, Scotland has a rare sunny day today, so maybe it should be a case of seeing this one through until sundown and making the most of it.

All best, and have a good weekend
Kris"

TB-303 + TT-303 + TR-808 + TR-909 + Eventide SPACE

Published on Mar 23, 2019 Masaki Takada

The OB-6 sound on a budget?

Published on Mar 22, 2019 Tim Shoebridge

"In this video I take a brief look at building a simple Eurorack effects box to mimic the beautiful sound of the OB-6 and Oberheim synths in general.

The gear I purchased and assembled in this video is as follows:

Doepfer A-106-5 SEM Filter x 2 - Used prices were £67 and £69.
Doepfer A-145 LFO - Used price was £40
Doepfer A-100LC1 48hp Eurorack case - Used price was £85

Total cost excluding cables: £261

Finally, a huge shout-out to Starsky Carr for his fantastic OB-6 vs Prophet6 video which kick-started me on my journey of gear-lust for the OB-6!" Check it out here.

ContinuuMini with Added Touche Control

Published on Mar 22, 2019 HakenAudio

"How to make a DIY 'Touche' control on a ContinuuMini, refining the control of the pressure and front-to-back accuracy."

Tangible Waves Abused Electronics AE Modular Rack 1

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via this auction

"The AE Modular Rack 1 is a cute little desktop synth system that is fully modular. It really sounds great with really no compromise on circuits as the cost reduction is only reserved for the lack of jacks and size of the hardware.

This system is their standard rack 1 but includes some added modules for a pretty capable setup!

There are two VCOs, wasp filter, MIDI to CV, noise, LFO, sample and hold, VCA, two EGs, beat divider, 10 step sequencer, USB outputs, and delay. All the modules include a fair amount of CV for a system of this price range and size, making this a great buy for anyone looking to get into modular or expand some other gear.

This instrument is in great shape and includes the original packaging with power supply, quick start guide, MIDI adapter, and lots of tiny patch cables."

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Mutable Instruments Shruthi w/ Power Supply

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via this auction

"The Shruthi-1 is a hybrid digital/analog desktop monosynth. This was built from a DIY kit and is in great working condition. This version has the nice metal and wood enclosure with the lovely MI module graphics. Includes a power supply!"

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Deluge FM: Exploring the Frequency Modulation synthesis engine

Published on Mar 22, 2019 Olivier Ozoux

"I posted my last video a few hours before jumping on a plane to work on a project in Australia, think I would have plenty of time to.... Well, it's now almost 3 months later.

I did shoot some stuff while I was there, starting with this little exploration of the FM synth engine in the Deluge.

I'm obviously not the world's foremost authority on Frequency Modulation Synthesis, but I hope that some of you will find this useful."

DX5 playing Depeche Mode "One Caress"

Published on Mar 22, 2019 DX5

Gear used:
Emu Emax
Kurzweil PC1x.
Backtrack recorded in Pro Tools (Emax strings are pre recorded starting from min 01:00)
Couple of missing notes (that's live playing)

Composed by Martin L. Gore.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara.

A2600 - ARP 2600 Sample Set for the Sequential Prophet X/XL by 8dio

via 8dio

"The A2600 is one of our all-time favorite vintage synths. We had the pleasure of deep-sampling this gorgeous instrument. Including various stages of core oscillators from raw to saturated.

Including Pulses, Fifths, Dual Pulses, Pulse FM 5th, Pulse Spring, Pulse FM 4th, Saw, Saw Pulse, Saw FM Pulse 1, Saw FM Pulse 2, Saw PWM, Saw Ring, Saw Spring, Sine, Sine Saturated, Square, Square Mod, Square Spring, Triangle, Saturated Triangle and various others.

We also extensively captured its white noise in isolation.

Price: $48
The ARP® 2600
Deep-Sampled Custom Patches Using Original Analog Hardware 22 Custom Instruments
Raw Oscillators (ex. Sawtooth, Triangle, Sine, Noise etc)
32 Custom Presets including A/B Modes.
+1,042 Samples
1.13GB Download
Direct download / Cloud Server System
Product only available as Direct Download
Prophet X or XL Hardware Synth Required
The Prophet X or XL must be running OS (v2.1) or higher. The latest operating system can be found HERE
** Not compatible with Kontakt"