Beginner's Guide to Choosing a MIDI Sequencer: Featuring Pioneer Toraiz Squid | Reverb

Published on Aug 19, 2019 Reverb

"From the Akai MPC to Pioneer Toraiz Squid, MIDI sequencers can help you build intricate rhythms and patterns. It can seem daunting for beginners, but luckily Justin DeLay is here to help you find the perfect fit.

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Which MIDI Controller Should you Buy?"

Adding variation with random LFOs

Published on Aug 19, 2019 Modal Electronics

"With no or extremely low rate values, the random LFO will generate a new random number for each key trigger.

We can use this to add some subtle variation from note to note or to make each new note sound completely different from the last.

We have also modulated the filters cutoff frequency with the velocity of each note to add some further variation and assigned the waveshape of wave-2 to the mod wheel."

Z-DSP: PING PONG TAPE ECHO PART 2

Published on Aug 19, 2019 Station 252

"More Ping Pong Tape Echo sound examples. The second algorithm on the new Tape Echo card for Z-DSP voltage controlled effects processor from Tiptop Audio.

recorded directly from Z-DSP stereo out. Patched using an assortment of Tiptop Audio modules: Tiptop ONE, Z2040, Z4000, Forbidden Planet, Circadian Rhythms, BD808 and more."

Z-DSP: PING PONG TAPE ECHO Station 252 videos

08-The Arturia Microfreak- Oscillator types H: 2 Op. FM

Published on Aug 19, 2019 AutomaticGainsay

"Here is a demonstration of the sound and functionality of the 2 Operator FM digital oscillator on the Arturia MicroFreak."

Arturia MicroFreak videos by AutomaticGainsay

Synthetic jam w/ Elektron Analog Rytm MkII, Analog Four MkII, Monomachine MkII, Analog Heat MkII

Published on Aug 19, 2019 Jay Hosking

"A live, semi-improvised performance, all on hardware, and inspired by all the existential science fiction I've been reading/watching/playing/writing. Now that I'm digging into the Analog Rytm MkII a little more, I'm really enjoying how its performance mode and fill button can vary a song while playing live. And once again, the Monomachine serves multiple roles, this time as a beautiful and weird vocal synth, external audio processor of the Rytm, and drum machine.

Elektron Analog Rytm MkII — Sample playback/mangling, drums
Teenage Engineering OP-1 (not shown) — Two samples played from the Rytm (busy synth sequence, high flute)
Elektron Analog Four MkII + Elektron Analog Heat MkII — Four synth parts (bass, arp, melody, harmony)
Elektron Monomachine MkII — Vocal synth, External audio processing of Rytm, Drums

The OP-1 samples were written a bunch of months back, but otherwise the song was composed and arranged in the last couple of days. Performed entirely live and uploaded as is, with only a little compression/limiting on the master.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com/"

Odessa quick jam

Published on Aug 19, 2019 Xaoc Devices

"This is simple patch with final revision of Xaoc Devices Odessa. All three outputs of Odessa goes to three Xaoc Tallin VCAs in clean mode. VCAs are fed by simple AD envelope from Xaoc Zadar and mixed with Xaoc Praga. There is no additional filtering only some reverb. I've added drums in background just to make it more enjoyable to listen!"

Synthesizer Show & Tell | Korg Poly800

Published on Aug 19, 2019 Learson Peak

0:00 Intro
1:00 Specs
1:37 Keytar Madness!
2:00 Architecture
3:30 Poly, Hold, Chord Memory Modes
4:15 ADBSSR Filter Explanation
5:35 Filter Examples
7:40 Sequencer
8:55 Outro

🔥 CHECK OUT MY LATEST SINGLE 🔥
https://open.spotify.com/track/2pEsQZ...

Update:

Synthesizer Show & Tell | Korg Poly800 | Part 2

Published on Aug 26, 2019 Learson Peak

0:00 Intro
0:52 Bass
1:45 Stabs
3:40 Pads
4:43 Pan Flute
5:50 Walked Into A Zoo
9:47 Outro

Behringer VC340 No-Ensemble Strings thru Nyle Steiner String Filter - Mark Steiner

Published on Aug 18, 2019 Mark Steiner

"Pure VC340 Saw sound (mod bypasses Ensemble BBD's) through a Nyle Steiner String Filter and then through Valhalla Shimmer. Incredible power here with the 'full' polyphony (all 5 octaves of notes can sound at one time if enough fingers are available) of the VC340.

At one point, the Shimmer is dropped and the sound goes through Valhalla Delay (another amazing plugin). Then near the end we hear the VC340 through the Steiner String Filter with no reverb or delay.

It is way, extremely long. But fun. This is the whole session. So quite archival but jump around and try out some sections.

I adjust the Steiner filter occasionally and a few times put it into it's own LFO mode. It gets a great formant filter sound as it uses 24 band pass filters in parallel. Nyle made about 12 of these.

He developed this while doing the sound track for Apocalypse Now.

One of the synthesists in the synth orchestra used a Moog String Filter and Nyle thought about how he could do a string filter with a more simple circuit and for far less expense.


The one in this recording and image seen is the prototype."

You can find previous posts featuring the Steiner String Filter here.

Black Corporation Introduces RACHEL - 2nd Module Inspired by the Yamaha CS80 & Deckard's Dream

Black Corporation shared a pic of their next module based on their Deckard's Dream, Yamaha CS80 inspired polysynth. While Deckard's Voice is based on the  This one is based on the Ring mod section of the core sound engine (VCO, Noise, VCF, ENV, & LFO sections), RACHEL is based on the Ring Mod section.  Anyone that has been fortunate enough to play with a Yamaha CS80, CS50, or CS60, knows the ring mod is where a bit of the magic that sets it apart from other synths, happens. CV patching for integration with other synths and modules should take functionality to a new level. What's interesting is if the Ring Mod section on Yamaha's synths is mono in the sense of all voices go through one shared ring mod, this would be an affordable way to add ring mod to any of your synths. This one might be super interesting as a separate effects pedal as well.

meadowrock // sequoia

meadowrock // sequoia from ioflow on Vimeo.

"ambient performance for monome norns + modular synthesizer and rhodes loops.

music on the spot, perched atop a granite outcrop, enfolded by the wondrous natural beauty of a montane meadow. giant sequoias, shadowed ferns, tall pines, and bright sunlight.

four melodies--three from a modular synthesizer and one from a rhodes--were recorded into norns and loaded into mlr, performed on the grid. the melodies and swells are layered, relooped, redirected, scattered into fragments, and recombined in new ways. underneath it all is a field recording: audio from the meadow and surrounding forest.

modular patch notes: instruo cš-l & tòna oscillators running through an instruo tràigh filter; and antumbra knit oscillator in inharmonic string mode. envelopes from instruo cèis and 2hp adsr. the melodies were played live with keystep and squarp hermod as a midi-to-cv converter; captured by ableton live and exported as samples for norns + mlr.

recorded august 14, 2019."