OB-6: "The Clockmaker's Dream"

Published on Dec 9, 2019 Kris Lennox

"OB-6. The time thief. Switch it on and before you know it, it is half-past August. Great fun, though.

Strange patch, this one. You'll notice the pitches are inverted due to the ring mod i.e up is down/down is up (to a certain extent). We're in an odd, Escher-like world. It's all went wrong!

Dream or nightmare? Difficult to say. Certainly unusual, that's for sure.

PS excuse video/lighting quality. I had no intention of recording anything tonight, hence no light etc set up.

Best
Kris"

Korg Prophecy Unboxing & Demo - Was it Liam Howlett's of the Prodigy?

Published on Dec 30, 2018 Traxler Music

"I just love my retro synths and drum machines and when the opportunity arose to buy a Korg Prophecy off someone really famous I just had to make an unboxing and demo video."

http://www.traxlermusic.bandcamp.com

Korg Prophecy Rom Replacement Part 1: Problem ROMs

Published on Nov 6, 2017 andyangst

"A short video demonstrating problems with the Korg Prophecy and ROM firmware versions prior to #18. How to find out your current ROM version. How to open up the Prophecy and to check. Advice on buying replacement ROMs and IC sockets to replace. Removing and replacing ROMs in sockets.

The next part will demonstrate the removal (de-soldering) of Korgs original ROM chips, soldering in new IC sockets and replacing the original chips with version #20 ROMs."

Not seeing part 2 on his channel, so just posting part 1 as an FYI for those interested. Note this only appears to affect syncing with external gear. Curious if the problem is with the Prophecy sending MIDI clock as well or only receiving.

The SR-JV80-02 Orchestral exp. board still sounds great!

Published on Dec 9, 2019 SynthMania

"I used to LOVE (and still do) this Roland expansion board when it came out in the early 1990s. In this video, I'm playing some examples from it.
Host Module: Roland JV-1080
MIDI controller: M-Audio Axiom 61"

Synthesizers.com Long Sleeve Patcher Jack T-Shirt

Just a few pics of my new Synthesizers.com Patcher Jack T. It arrived in the mail last week with a couple of extras - a magnet knob, sticker, and an A series patch cable. The T is super soft. I can't wait to wear it. Synthesizers.com has been a sponsor of the site for years. I'll be wearing this one with pride.

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Night of the Living Dead Ribbon Controller

Your local thrift store is FULL of ribbon controllers!

Cut a length of VHS tape, attach an offset voltage to one end and ground to the other.

Patch a cable to a parameter to be modulated and touch its other end to the VHS tape. ⚡️#eurorack #modularsynthesizer #synthDIY pic.twitter.com/KN5jmMjhrP

— Make Noise (@makenoisemusic) December 9, 2019

Moog One 16-Voice Analog Synthesizer

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Contraction - eurorack modular jam with pittsburgh game system

Published on Dec 9, 2019 sector

"A little jam in lampedusa"

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Ensoniq VFX-SD - First three original patches - Polyphonic Aftertouch - Sounds Only

Published on Dec 9, 2019 Earmonkey Music

"Ensoniq made some of the best synths and samplers of the 80s and 90s, hands down. They just did things in a smart way. I bought a used Ensoniq VFX-sd a few months ago and I've been enjoying exploring its ability to create patches that use up to six waveforms ranging from standard "analog" type waveforms, to sampled waveforms and what Ensoniq calls "transwaves" (pretty much wavetables from my experience).

The VFX-sd gets a little hit from synth users because it does not have analog filters like its predecessors, the ESQ1 and SQ80. But it is still capable of creating some very warm sounding patches. Another thing that Ensoniq did with most (all?) of their keybeds was to give them polyphonic aftertouch. This adds so much the expressive abilities of the synth it really takes it to a different level.

I've really been wanting to record a video showing this synth but time restraints haven't really allowed that, so here's a really quick and dirty video. This video features my first three patches I created after acquiring the VFX-sd. They all use the polyphonic aftertouch feature to varying degrees, mostly in this case to affect filter, and maybe LFO rate.

I find the VFX-sd to be quite intuitive for a menu-based synth. Ensoniq always designed interfaces that made sense, even though there is only one data slider and a lot of buttons to select parameters for editing.

A couple of notes:

1. The noise floor seems rather high here, and this is not a quiet synth, but I can do better on future videos by working more with the levels.

2. The reverb and delay on this are from Valhalla and I designed the patches to work well with those because I use them all the time. I specifically created elements in the patches that would give nice results with the FX. This is not a "dry demo" by any means.

Hope you enjoy!"