MATRIXSYNTH

Revisiting the Futuresonus Parva

Published on Sep 8, 2019 ProckGnosis

"We're revisiting the Futuresonus Parva after last playing with it almost 3 years ago. The firmware for the OS and the voice cards has been updated a few times since then, and now at v0.7, it appears (according to some feedback from online forums) that it might not be getting any more updates.

I like the way it sounds quite a bit, and the intent of this video was to highlight how good it can sound, but it's far from a smooth operating, problem-free synth. There are still some common problems multiple units still have, and then individual units seem to suffer from varying problems too. I'm pretty lucky that mine operates fairly well under basic operating conditions. With a great mod matrix, lots of source and destination modulations, 4 LFOs, and 4 envelopes (all 4 assignable to whatever mod), it's also fairly programmable (the menu diving doesn't slow it down too much). Add to that, it's MPE-capable, so it's pretty playable too (as long as all your voice cards are working fairly well).

You'll hear over the course of the video, the oscillators or filters started adding a slight buzz beyond the normal over driving of the filter. Though that slight additional buzz can sound cool under some circumstances, it's better to be able to control when that happens. Usually doing a reboot of Parva and calibrating the filters fixes any problems like that, that can develop. There's no excessive buzzing during the filter sweeps in the video because that was recorded the following day, after I had powered the Parva off and on.

As mentioned in the video, supposedly Brad (the creator of the Parva) has moved on to other projects, which is unfortunate. It would have been great if similar to how the Exodus Valkyrie synth was adopted by Waldorf (and rebranded Kyra), the Parva had been picked up by a more established company and supported/developed into a full-up, finished product. Hopefully whatever new project he's involved with will be able pick up where this left off.

I had a blast programming it the last week, so if I come up with even more interesting patches or if there IS another firmware update, I'll likely do another video."

VESTA KOZO Midi Box MDI-1 CV/Gate Interface

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Moog MiniMoog Model D Reissue - Rare Walnut Edition

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Roland SH 7 Soundscape

Published on Sep 8, 2019 UFO LFO

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Low Frequency Expander - Demo of first 10 OB-6 factory patches with and without LFE

Published on Sep 8, 2019 Steve Hunt

"Low Frequency Expander - Demo of first 10 OB-6 factory patches with and without LFE"

Abstrakt Instruments Releases New OS v1.07a for the Avalon Bassline

via Abstrakt Instruments

"We've just released the new OS v1.07a for the Avalon Bassline synth.

New features
- Can now enable/disable MIDI control of Accent & Slide.
- Modulation Envelope can now be triggered on all steps (even if rest or tie).

Changes
- Extended Note Range to C5 (Note #95).
- Changed MIDI Accent Input threshold to Velocity 100+ instead of 65+. This gives better response for the majority of MIDI controller keyboards.
- MIDI Program change is now only received on the Avalon's MIDI channel. In v1.06b and v1.06c program changes were received globally on all MIDI channels.

Bug fixes
- Pattern Chaining in Banks 5-7 did not work properly.
- USB-MIDI Filter control now working, was not working in v1.06c.
- Bank transitions between Banks 5-7 could cause sequencer to stop. This was very rare occurrence.

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Direct link to updated reference manual here."

Orca-c on hyper keyboard pi + volca fm

Published on Sep 8, 2019 Masaki Takada

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itijik Goes To Work On This Loop! - Flip Your Sample 001🔥

Published on Sep 8, 2019 itijik

"Shout out to @slycemusic on IG (https://www.instagram.com/slycemusic/) for sending this dope loop! This is already a developed idea so I had to break it down a bit. It’s definitely a challenge to make something fresh in 10 minutes, but it’s a good push. The more I do, the better I will manage the short time...I spent half the time fixing and had a couple brain farts, but I made it! 👊😁

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Four Korg Volcas Do Daft Punk's Da Funk

Published on Sep 8, 2019 Mattelica

"Live take of the Korg Volcas doing Da Funk by Daft Punk. Volca Keys sequenced by the beatstep pro as the ms20 mini lead, Volca Sample on beats, Volca Bass + distortion pedal on 303 duty, and Volca Kick for second bass thump. Mixed onto a Roland VS880 HDR to a Yamaha MG10xu mixer to a Canon 6D + 50mm 1.4 lens."