Sunday, January 26, 2020
Sonicware Liven 8bit Synthesizer Offers Tons Of Bang For the Buck
Published on Jan 26, 2020 Synthtopia
"At the 2020 NAMM Show, Sonicware introduced their Liven 8bit synthesizer - an affordable synth (about $165) that features an 8-bit waveform memory synth engine with a step sequencer, 32-bit effects and lots of hands-on control.
We talked with Sonicware product specialist Kyle Kilpatrick, who gave us a demo of the Liven's synth engines, sequencing capabilities and more."
Buchla Music Easel - Jumbo Jumble
Published on Jan 26, 2020 Jae Ryan
"Here's another little sloppy easel jam that makes use of the preset voltages to play pitches separately from the keyboard.
I patched the Easel's sequencer out to my format jumbler and used that to control the "mix" level of the Chase Bliss Dark World's spring reverb/mod algo. I also patched one of the random outs & used that to control the 'layers' knob on Blooper (layers of a previously recorded loop) but this part doesn't come in until the mellow part at the end, which in hindsight is a little annoying.......
It's really hard to get away from using the Easel as a "performance" instrument. I wish I could, but I can't!
I recorded in mono again but ran the track through an amp sim & into Soundtoy's Little Plate for some stereo ambience."
Jae Ryan Buchla posts
Velour Arpeggiations with the Akai ME20A Rackmount MIDI Arpeggiator
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Velour Arpeggiations Published on May 12, 2019 zack dagoba
"I just got a vintage Akai ME20A MIDI Arpeggiator (from 1986) and here are my first tests with it. Its great! Its more like a basic note sequencer, as it will record whatever notes you play in and then replay them at its internal clock. But it will also arpeggiate held chords, but not in real time like a normal arpeggiator, you have to load the chords in first. Also there is no external clock sync, so to integrate this thing into a larger system would mean recording the MIDI data into the computer sequencer and using that as an editor and clock source for other devices
The synth is the mighty Sequential Prophet T8 - velvety and lush. The Effects are various Roland 80s rack units, the DEP5, SRV2000 and SDE3000"
via this auction
"It's not a typical MIDI Arpeggiator. You need to record notes or chords in real time. I've linked a youtube video that has a good demo of it."
Velour Arpeggiations Published on May 12, 2019 zack dagoba
"I just got a vintage Akai ME20A MIDI Arpeggiator (from 1986) and here are my first tests with it. Its great! Its more like a basic note sequencer, as it will record whatever notes you play in and then replay them at its internal clock. But it will also arpeggiate held chords, but not in real time like a normal arpeggiator, you have to load the chords in first. Also there is no external clock sync, so to integrate this thing into a larger system would mean recording the MIDI data into the computer sequencer and using that as an editor and clock source for other devices
The synth is the mighty Sequential Prophet T8 - velvety and lush. The Effects are various Roland 80s rack units, the DEP5, SRV2000 and SDE3000"
via this auction
"It's not a typical MIDI Arpeggiator. You need to record notes or chords in real time. I've linked a youtube video that has a good demo of it."
Mattel Synsonics Drum Synthesizer w/ Original Box
Original 1970's MOOG 1120 Voltage Pedal Controller
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via this auction
"The 1120 appeared around 1973 and continued in production with revisions at least until 1978, by which time it had been joined in the Moog catalogue by the 1130 Percussion Controller, the 1121 footswitch, the 1150 Ribbon Controller and the 1125 Sample & Hold.
The 1120 is a very sturdily built all-metal foot pedal, has a 9V battery internally (or can use a 9V mains transformer) and has two quarter inch jack outputs marked Output and Aux Out - in fact these are sending exactly the same output, from near 0V to near 9V.
The 1120 was intended for use with the Moog Sonic 6, MiniMoog, Moog Modular systems and other products, so it's an ideal addition to any Moog collection. However it's perfectly compatible with any modern CV-based modular system including Eurorack systems, creating volume swells, filter wah effects, VCLFO speed changes or anything you need.
This one's in extremely good condition with no significant wear to the Moog logo and underside label."
via this auction
"The 1120 appeared around 1973 and continued in production with revisions at least until 1978, by which time it had been joined in the Moog catalogue by the 1130 Percussion Controller, the 1121 footswitch, the 1150 Ribbon Controller and the 1125 Sample & Hold.The 1120 is a very sturdily built all-metal foot pedal, has a 9V battery internally (or can use a 9V mains transformer) and has two quarter inch jack outputs marked Output and Aux Out - in fact these are sending exactly the same output, from near 0V to near 9V.
The 1120 was intended for use with the Moog Sonic 6, MiniMoog, Moog Modular systems and other products, so it's an ideal addition to any Moog collection. However it's perfectly compatible with any modern CV-based modular system including Eurorack systems, creating volume swells, filter wah effects, VCLFO speed changes or anything you need.
This one's in extremely good condition with no significant wear to the Moog logo and underside label."
Sequential Circuits Six-Trak Polyphonic Synthesizer SN 000531 w/ Original Box
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via this auction
"...original owner. Bought in Dallas very early after it hit the market along with the SCI Drumtraks which I'll be selling too. It's been stored in it's original box for several years. Used only in a home studio to write and record during the 80's. Still works as it did when new. No major issues that I can find other than some paint that has chipped off along the front under the keys exposing the metal (Yep, built of metal, not plastic!) Minor scratches on the back where it rested against the keyboard stand. Really good condition since it never was gigged. From a smoke-free home. Manual included in great condition."
via this auction
"...original owner. Bought in Dallas very early after it hit the market along with the SCI Drumtraks which I'll be selling too. It's been stored in it's original box for several years. Used only in a home studio to write and record during the 80's. Still works as it did when new. No major issues that I can find other than some paint that has chipped off along the front under the keys exposing the metal (Yep, built of metal, not plastic!) Minor scratches on the back where it rested against the keyboard stand. Really good condition since it never was gigged. From a smoke-free home. Manual included in great condition."
ARP Pro Soloist
06-The Dubreq Stylopone Gen R-8-Control Section
Published on Jan 26, 2020 AutomaticGainsay
"Here is a demonstration of the left-hand modulation and portamento controls of the Stylophone Gen R-8.
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The theme music was composed entirely through multitracking the Stylophone Gen R-8. The drums were constructed out of GarageBand loops."
AutomaticGainsay Stylophone posts
Polypumpkins - Jetlagged (Hydrasynth / MonoPoly / Polysix / Minimoog Voyager) Synthwave Retrowave 📻
Published on Jan 26, 2020 Polypumpkins
Real-time synths recording with drums in Ableton Live 10.
Jammed this under jetlagged tranced status...
Exploring Modulation Pt. 2 - Hyper LFO // Lyra-8 Organismic Drone Synth Tutorial
Published on Jan 26, 2020 Ron Cavagnaro
"Please make sure to keep your volume at a moderate level. Due to the experimental quality of this synth some parts may become noisy to some, and extremely irritable to others.
This tutorial is about how to modulate the oscillators using the Soma Labs Lyra-8 Drone Synth, using the Hyper LFO."
Exploring Modulation Lyra-8 posts
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