Eminent 310 Unique and Roland VP-03 string-ensemble comparison

Published on Nov 12, 2016 Per Kristian Risvik

"Just a quick test to see if the VP-03 is up for some classic phased pads with an Electro Harmonix Small Stone phaser.

I didn't push the mini-jack plug all the way into the socket on the VP-03, the chorus gets a bit more wobbly when the stereo channels are combined to mono."

John Tejada on his studio set-up (Electronic Beats TV)

Published on Apr 29, 2019 Telekom Electronic Beats

"John Tejada is one of the most respected electronic music producers in the states. Born in Vienna, but living in California since he was a very young age, he has been exploring the hinterlands between techno and house for over two decades, releasing records on his own Palette Recordings, Poker Flat, 7th City and KOMPAKT. Tejada brings a sumptuous swing and texture to his work all of his very own – partly, perhaps, the result of his mixed use of hard- and software and instinct-driven approach. In this look at his studio set-up, shot in his space in LA, he tells Telekom Electronic Beats TV why it all comes down to putting the sound in the right place."

New Fusion VCO2 from Erica Synths

Published on May 3, 2019 Erica Synths

"Fusion VCO2 is a full analogue sound source with lots of distinct features.

The core of the module is highly stable AS3340-based VCO with three simultaneously available waveforms, transistor-based suboscillator and detune function – two BBD delay lines that make frequency shifter that is mixed back to the principal oscillator in order to emulate two detuned VCOs. Tube crunch – distinct tube overdrive - is added on the top of the mix. Furthermore, Audio input mixes an external audio signal with the principal oscillator which results in crazy sonic experience. Fusion VCO2 is exactly what you need, if you wish to get really low frequencies and have a sound that sets your modular system apart from mass!

Features:
Full analogue design
Great tracking over 8 octave range
Detune function for thickening the sound
-1 oct transistor based suboscillator
Tube overdrive circuit
External audio input
VCO synchronization
Simultaneous waveform outputs"

Prok Modular Eurorack Drums // 4HP 12-bit DSP Percussion ... ACE!

Published on May 3, 2019 DivKidVideo

"The Prok Drum modules BD SN HH CP, bass drum, snare, hi hat and clap are DSP virtual analogue percussion synths giving you 12 bit crunchy drum sounds that morph between 4 corners of an LED window on the module. Each of the corners represents a patch and all parameters of the synthesis morph from one place to the other leaving loads of sweet spots and variations to modulate with the knobs or X and Y position CV. Holding the trigger button cycles through four "quads" which are 4 collections of 4 patches (16 total) that live on the module.

There's a software editor (video on that coming soon) and some updates to come at Superbooth 2019 too.

Get these exclusive at Thonk here - http://bit.ly/prokdrums - same link for manual, build guides and more info!

TIMING INDEX / SECTIONS

00:00 Hello and patch previews!

00:48 What are the Prok modules? How do they work? Nice graphics from Thonk!

02:31 Quad 1 - DNB / jungle beat

03:22 Quad 2 - house / techno beat

05:01 Quad 3 - harder beats and driven kicks!

06:57 Quad 4 - Wonky wave shaped beat

08:42 Modulation, Turing Machine and random

09:57 “Preset” patch creation with XY modulation and voltage sources
Be awesome! Support me on Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/divkid"

SILHOUETTE - Visual to Analog Audio Synthesizer with Dual Flight Style Joysticks & Monitor Display

Published on Jan 2, 2019 Pit Przygodda

Kind of a modern day ANS, or Oramics. Also see Virtual ANS for iOS.

"silhouette". A video-to-audio-synthesizer by Pit Przygodda (Prototype 2018).
Infos: www.silhouette-synthesizer.de

6-voice, seperate tuning and modulation, analog-filter, FX. SILHOUETTE trains itself to become a really extraordinary sound-scape-machine!

Technique
s i l h o u e t t e is a software-based synthesizer, that creates sound by using greyscale-data chosen from a picture file.

This is done in real-time.

At the moment, it is programmed under the Pure Data programming environment.

Data-sources:
- real-time-pictures/motion-pictures (camera)
- picture-files
- motion-pictures (films)

Oscillator:
The sound is produced by transforming an area of greyscale-data into sound-data.

Windows:
You have a screen, where you see the camera-picture/picture/film you have loaded in.
You have 2 data-windows within the loaded picture to chose a visual area where you like to extract sound-data.
The 2 windows can be changed in size and position individualy and be modulated by LFO, EG, KBD-follow, audio-waveform or manually in realtime.
Their audio-output is routed anolog to their x/y-position in the picture to coordinates in a quadrophonic sound-system in the performance-room.

Silhouette
So it is possible that the outline of a silhouette is analog to your audio-waveform.
Therefor it is necessary that the silhouette-shape is strictly black and white.
This was the main idea at the beginning of this project:
That you act visually directly IN the waveform.
This is done very sensually by acting on the light-table in front of the camera.
I think about giving that technique a name: "silhouette-synthesis".

Quadrophonia
Since summer 2018 I am building a hardware. It has 2 joystick-controlled-data-windows inside the main-screen which let you move 2 audio-waves analog to their coordinates in the main-wondow inside a quadrophonic space (screen corner-left/top > speaker-front/left; screen corner-right/bottom > speaker back/right etc.).

Zero Sugar (Novation Circuit)

Published on May 3, 2019 asogaut

"Something fun.

Enjoy."

PPG Waveterm 1985 Blue

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ENSONIQ MIRAGE DSK-8 Keyboard Sampler Synthesizer Sampling w manual and disk SN 16184

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Sequential Circuits Six-Trak Vintage Analog Synth

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"Sequential Circuits Six-Trak vintage analog polyphonic synth with MIDI. Six voice multitimbral with stackable voices for really UNIQUE UNISON sounds! Works just like it did in 1985! Some buttons require a firm press but they've always been like that. Minimal cosmetic wear, though the power cord is showing its age. Otherwise, great condition! Clean! Impressive modulation options and has that signature Sequential Circuits sound! Original manual included."

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MOOG Memorymoog Plus Keyboard Synthesizer SN 3384

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"This was most recently serviced by Three Wave Music in around 2015. All voices tune but it is having some problems seemingly with the adjustment of voices. Sometimes things work as they should, other times the pots don’t affect the voice parameter values as they should. Sometimes the synth freezes up entirely. I’m not sure exactly what is wrong with it but want to be upfront with saying it is definitely not in perfect working order. That being said, it does play perfectly normally sometimes and sound awesome when it does. All voices tune and it has massive sound. I’m not much of a keyboard player (the synth has functioning midi) but check out the linked videos) "

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