Hohner HS2 Synthesizer Casio VZ1 clone

Published on Feb 25, 2020 The sound of Non Silence

Sequential Prophet XL Gear4music demo

Published on Feb 25, 2020 Gear4music

Samples-Plus-Synthesis Hybrid Synth - four oscillators (2 sample, 2 digital) run through analog filters.

"76-note version of the iconic bi-timbral synthesizer. The Sequential Prophet XL Analog Synthesizer builds on the success of the Prophet X, which has now become a staple in the synthesizer world.

The Prophet XL is the result of many requests from the synthesizer community, with an expanded keybed and a larger size. The Prophet XL features a bi-timbral, 8-voice-stereo design with a brand-new sound engine. The innovative sound engine powers the dual simultaneous 16-bit 48kHz sample-based instruments, as well as boasting dual high-resolution digital oscillators.

The custom-made sound library by 8Dio is 150GB in size, spanning every genre and instrument imaginable for a truly diverse sound palette. The 76-note Fatar keybed includes velocity and aftertouch for a natural and fluid playability."

PLAY THE BARCODER

Published on Jan 29, 2020 ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS!

Spotted on Chris Randall's (Audio Damage & Analog Industries) Patreon page.

'Barcoder: generates sounds by connecting scan-signals of a barcode scanner directly to a powered speaker, not a cash register.
And this is a huge receipt version┃┃┃┃_ρﾞ
ー
バーコードリーダーのスキャン信号をレジではなく、スピーカーに直接接続して音を鳴らす《バーコーダー》。
そしてこれは巨大レシートバージョンです┃┃┃┃_ρﾞ
　
Created by Hideki Tanaka + Ei Wada + Nicos Orchest-Lab
Played by Ei Wada
　
Official web site ｜ https://www.electronicosfantasticos.com"

Elektron Teaser is for a New Model:Cycles

Update: additional details and videos here.

Follow-up to the teaser posted here. It looks like it's for a new Model:Cycles. This one was spotted and sent in via Soviet Space Child.

Update: new pic below. Click it.

Not the best pic, but there you have it. Price should be 329.00 Euro which comes out to $357.99 and 275.26 GBP.

Some details:

"Elektron Model:Cycles 6 Track FM-Groovebox

6 Machines: Kick, Snare, Metal, Perc, Tone and Chord; 4 controllers (Color,Shape,Sweep and Contour) for shaping the sound depending on the selected machine; 6 audio tracks (can also be used as MIDI tracks)

6 velocity-sensitive pads

96 projects; 96 patterns per project; delay and reverb

real-time and step input of notes and parameters

1x 6.3mm jack headphone output

2x 6.3mm TRS jack output

3.5mm standard audio mini jack (TRS) for MIDI In; 3.5mm standard audio mini jack (TRS) for MIDI Out/Thru

included: PSU-4 power supply unit; USB cable; MIDI adapter (5-pin to 3.5 mm TRS mini jack)


dimensions (WDH): 270 x 180 x 40 mm (including buttons and rubber feet)

weight: approx. 0.814 kg"

Plaits Synthesis Models Series #5 - Harmonic oscillator

Published on Feb 25, 2020 Omri Cohen

"If you like what I do and want to support my work, consider joining my crew on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/omricohen

Here is the patch - https://patchstorage.com/plaits-synth..."

Plaits Synthesis Models Series

Neon Captain Radiator 30W

Published on Feb 25, 2020 Neon Captain

"We wanted to see how the Neon_Captain Radiator Laser Synthesizer played with big lasers so we took it to NY and hooked it up to a 30W RGB laser projector."

https://www.neoncaptain.com/

ASM Hydrasynth: self-playing patch

Published on Feb 25, 2020 Brittle stR music

Update: tutorial video for the above posted here.

"This patch is a serious edit of the 'first patch' in my previous video. I used all 5 LFOs on this one! Plus ENV5 is cycling to modulate the depth of ENV1 filter 1 cutoff. Another LFO slowly crossfades OSC1 and OSC2, each wavescanning modulated by its own LFO at two different rates. Then the arp is ratcheting at 44% Chance, giving extra unpredictability. There's a sine wave in the wave sequence for each OSC: this gives a bass timbre to mix in with the brighter waveforms.

The Hydrasynth gives more complex results than any other hardware synth I've ever used. This is just one chord arpeggiating, but it never seems to repeat, what with all the timbral modulations and ratcheting! It keeps spitting out irresistible little phrases that I might never have invented by playing manually.

All FX are onboard the synth."

Xonik Devices Midi to Roland PG-200 Protocol Converter Kit

You might recall the MIDI to JX-3P Protocol Converter from Xonik Devices posted back in 2015 here. Xonik Devices wrote in to let us know they have a new converter kit. Details follow.

"Hi everybody! Five years ago I made a small device that translates midi CC messages into the proprietary format that the Roland PG-200 uses to control the JX-3P, MKS-30 and GR-700, making it possible to tweak parameters on these synths without the rather expensive PG-200.

Quite a few people have asked if they could buy one, so I've decided to sell the device as a solder-yourself kit. Prices start at EUR 50 + postage without
an enclosure. I've got enough parts for 40 kits at the moment, sold on a first come first served basis. If demand is high I will probably order more parts, but there is a bit of a lead time.

If you want to order one, have any questions or just want to contact me, go to:

https://www.xonik.no/mpg200

PS: I do this on a hobby basis so it may take me a few days to get back to you!

About the MPG-200:

The MPG-200 is an affordable replacement for the PG-200 synthesizer programmer. It is a protocol translator for vintage Roland synths that use the PG-200 - JX-3P, MKS-30 and GR-700. It translates standard midi CC-messages into the proprietary PG-200 format necessary to control the synths, making it possible to use a DAW, hardware midi controller or other synth in place of the expensive PG-200.

No internal modification of your synth is necessary, as the MPG-200 does a direct translation into the PG-200 data format.

The MPG-200 comes with Midi thru, so you don't have to use a splitter if you want to control both playing and parameter noodling of your MKS-30 from the same midi source.

The MPG-200 is configurable and upgradable through Midi.

Read more about the MPG-200 at https://www.xonik.no/mpg200 and builders-guide"

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AE Modular ALGODRONE Overview // Modular Synth Bytebeats! #TTNM

Published on Feb 25, 2020 THE TUESDAY NIGHT MACHINES

"Here's an overview of the new AE Modular Synth ALGODRONE Bytebeat module. MORE INFO BELOW =)

♥ SUPPORT: http://bit.ly/ttnm-support ♥

The ALGODRONE is a byte beat player and -generator for the tangible waves AE Modular synthesizer format. It features plenty of manual adjustment possibilities and CV inputs, as well as a granular synth mode, which lets you sweep through small parts of the sounds. It also works great as a chaotic CV source!

My Beginner's Guide to coding Bytebeats:
https://nightmachines.tv/bytebeats-tu..."

ALGODRONE posts

The Synth Sounds of Parliament-Funkadelic's Bernie Worrell | Reverb

video upload by Reverb

Published on Feb 25, 2020

"Bernie Worrell is most known as the man behind some of the funkiest keyboard lines ever recorded. A musical prodigy from an early age, he went on to become the keyboardist for Parliament-Funkadelic, a collaborator with musicians like Fred Schneider of the B-52s and groups like the Talking Heads, and even had a prolific solo career. In the video above, we're digging into some of Worrell's famous keyboard and synth sounds and how he put them together.

Worrell was a musical prodigy from an early age. He was born with perfect pitch and was a quick study of classical music, even composing and performing a concerto by age eight. He continued on to Juilliard and then to the New England Conservatory of Music before meeting George Clinton. After joining The Parliaments, as they were then known, he'd forever change the future of funk as a player, composer, and sonic voyager.

Here, we look at some of his famous keyboard and synth sounds and how he put them together. Worrell played vintage Moog MiniMoogs, a Hohner D6 Clavinet, an ARP Solina string synth, and a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, among other instruments. In our video above, we're using a Moog Model D Reissue, a Nord Piano 3's Hohner D6 Clavinet patch, the Arturia V Collection's Solina V soft-synth, and a Prophet-6."

Patch notes at here