Red Canyon (F-Zero SNES) music remastered on 90s pro. synthesizer

Published on Sep 8, 2019 Panorama as a circle

"Red Canyon (F-Zero SNE Super Nintendo) music OST remastered remix on 90s professional synthesizer Roland JV-1010 / JV-1080."

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time lapse modular build - Doepfer A-100

Published on Sep 8, 2019 grauoliv

"I recently found a long missed SD-card, with pictures from 2017! So with some delay, here's a time lapse video putting together my Doepfer A-100 modular system. At that time I grouped modules together by function, recognisable by the coloured knobs.

The audio is just two VOCs modulated."

FREE! Korg Volca Drum Patch Pack!

Published on Sep 8, 2019 Oscillator Sink

"I'm super happy to be able to share with you my new, free patch pack for the Korg Volca Drum - 16 brand new kits exploring the Volca's exciting synthesis engine. You can hear each of the kits in this video and get the patches for free on my site here: http://www.oscillatorsink.com

Follow the patch links to open the patches in my free Volca Drum patch editor and send them to your Volca Drum - don't forget to save them to a kit slot.

I hope you enjoy playing with these kits as much as I did creating them!"

Vermona '14/Hildegard von Bingen: "O Quam Mirabilis Est"

Published on Sep 7, 2019 Kris Lennox

"Hildegard von Bingen's fantastic "O Quam Mirabilis Est", performed on the Vermona '14. Beautiful melody. And such a great tone from the '14: perfectly suited for this kind of music. I decided to put myself in this video; I don't usually do this, as I like the focus to be the music/instrument - but in this instance I'll go with music + face. I'm wearing all-black to minimize distraction.

At certain points the lighting/balance of the camera is altering itself; excuse this.

There really is a case to be made for Gregorian Chant on synth. I can't think of a better way of not only performing great pieces of music (I'm still considering doing a concert of Gregorian Chant on synth, or possibly recording an albums' worth) - but also demonstrating the pure, raw tone of an instrument. There's no hiding with music like this. Very exposed - which is possibly also its beauty.

PS the score is up on the wall (out of sight of the camera). Hence I'm looking up throughout this performance/recording.

Enjoy/all best
Kris"

Conductive Labs MRCC on Kickstarter

Update to this post, in via Simo.

Conductive Labs MRCC is now on Kickstarter here.

" MRCC Provisional TECH SPECs

I/O - 11 in x 21 out routable and filtered MIDI ports
Message filters - clock, note on/off, CC, prog change, & Stop/Start/Continue
Mappings - velocity scaling, channel, & 16 PC virtual cables
Tools - save/load presets, MIDI routing tests for all ports and channels, & Visual MIDI monitors
And more - MIDI CC control for MRCC, CV Clock Out, CC LFOs, "Light Show" mode & algorithmic MIDI note modifiers. Details to follow as development progresses.

The OLED screen, navigation buttons and encoder are intended to "future proof“ the MRCC. We will monitor the MIDI 2.0 spec, and as features are adopted by the industry we wish to provide FW updates where possible.
Latest Project Status

As of launch of this Kickstarter, for hardware we have created a breadboard prototype, a hand built prototype on perf board, and the latest prototypes are PCB assemblies with a socketed processor board and socketed OLED display (pictured above). All hardware features on the latest prototype are fully functional (with a couple of blue wires). The next step for hardware development is to start PCB layout with the microcontroller and OLED display down on our own PCB rather than socketed. We need to adjust port spacing and get mounting holes where we need them. We'll also evaluate if we will stay with a 5V DC input or add another voltage regulator to accept a wider range of input voltages.

We plan to make a prototype enclosure soon that reflects the proposed design language. We'll post pictures as soon as we have it.

On the software side, MRCC is routing MIDI with no issues, from any of the inputs and outputs including USB host and PC. We'll be demonstrating this at Knobcon 8 in Chicago this week! There's a functioning MIDI status screen, and some filters are implemented as a proof of concept. There's still work to be done to optimize the user experience with navigation on the display. We want a tight relationship between the button presses and what's reflected on the display so you will see exactly what information you need when you need it. Now that we have the new prototypes, this work can begin. After that, implementing configurable MIDI filters, MIDI effects and we have some really cool ideas for MIDI diagnostics features.

Why We Kickstart

Kickstarter is a great way to gauge interest in a product idea. We like to make things we want and need, and we hope others will like it too. From a bill of materials standpoint, we're creating MRCC to be the center of your music space and we are sparing no expense to make it the best it can be. The money from the campaign will be used for development expenses, such as prototypes and parts, and to get MRCC into production with some funds left to help our business grow."

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Novation Circuit - Apology

Published on Sep 7, 2019 Silver Reef

"This is one of those rare instances where I had the title of the track in my head before I finished it. This is the first track I've made using Cuckoo's Circuit pack. I tried it a couple months ago and passed it off as too eccentric, but after playing with it today, I'm in love with it. Many of the patches are polyphonic and just fantastic for playing on a full-sized keyboard. Most of the composing was done while my Circuit was hooked up to my Clavinova digital piano.

All sounds coming from the Circuit. Audio recorded directly into Canon 80D. EQ/limiting in Reaper."

Rare 1966 Johnson Intonation Trainer Vintage Analog Synthesizer Tunable Keyboard

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You can actually find a couple of demos of the Johnson Intonation Trainer in the archives here.

"Very nice and ultra rare Johnson Intonation Trainer Synthesizer from 1966 with Tunable Keyboard.

Made by the E.F. Johnson Co in 1966 Waseca, Minnesota U.S.A.

Speaker in case, it can also connect to external amp or mixer.

Note from users:

Voicing - choose from four voices, basic sine wave to reedy / edgy

Scale Selector - choose between reference (tempered tuning) or tunable

Tunable Scale Controls - correspond to notes on keyboard and adjust pitch in tunable mode

Originally used to test the relationship of pitch-matching and pitch-discrimination abilities

It's FULLY polyphonic with vibrato etc. Cool for Drones and Experimental music, original manual inlcuded.
Conditions are at TOP! Excellent cosmetic conditions with an unique design and in perfect working order."

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1974 Moog Minimoog Model D Operation Manual

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Manual has Four Sections:

Getting a Sound

Minimoog Demo

Sound Synthesis

Technical Data

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Oberheim DPX-1 Digital Sample Player SN W70833 w/ Manual

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Ver 2.2

Velocity and Aftertouch Sensitive

8 Voice Polyphonic

Digital/Analog Hybrid ROMpler

12-bit sample player

Resonant 24dB low pass filter (SSM2045)

MIDI IN, OUT, THRU

1MB (512kW) sample RAM

Dual (5.25" and 3.5") Floppy Disk Drives

Compatible with Emulator II, Akai S900, Ensoniq Mirage, Prophet 2000, and Prophet 2002 Disks

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Oberheim CASS-1 Cassette Interface SN 085 w/ Original Manual

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" This listing is for an Oberheim CASS-1 Cassette Interface for Loading and Storing Synthesizer Patches using a Cassette Tape Recorder.

SPECS:

Serial Number #085
Compatible With Oberheim OB-1, Four-Voice, Six-Voice, and Eight-Voice Synthesizers
Allows patches to be stored or retrieved using a standard audio cassette tape recorder
Any audio recorder with an AUX In and Ext Speaker, Line Out, or Headphone Output should work
ACCESSORIES INCLUDED: This item includes the original instruction manual. Otherwise, it comes as seen in photos, and does not include any additional accessories.

Does Not Include the Oberheim 12-pin to 12-pin, or 9-pin to 12-pin (for OB-1), cable required to communicate with the Synthesizers."

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