"Bought it used , the synth looked like it had lived, the signature almost gone, side scratch, after a year owning the filter knob wasn’t working the same, I sent it to Tom Oberheim himself to fixed it! I have email proof,so this synth is solid."
"Watch Live on Thursday 4/9/2020 at 6PM PST as Alex AKA Nasty Nachos from WMD does a live performance and chats with us about his music and WMD modules! BBoyTech & Trovarsi are hosting this episode of Perfect Circuit Chat. Feel free to join the conversation live and ask questions.
"first 30 minutes with the 1979 Modulars Modal Synthesis Voice https://1979.ws which is based on the Mutable Instruments Elements and in Buchla format.
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"A little ambient piece with the Pico case and just three modules - Morphagene, Arbhar and FX Aid (for reverb). No other FX used, except those baked into the samples.
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"This jam we test out the DSI Pro 3 synth and an iPad Pro app Samplr for the first time in a gritty, more distorted jam. The Drumbrute Impact has separate outs routed to the Mackie board and having the inputs distorting in the red. Same with the Pro 3, the inputs are clipping the Mackie board."
Overview at 3:15.
Here's that Hainbach video they mention:
Using overdrive creatively: preamps, pedals, plugins, test equipment
Premiered Mar 30, 2020 HAINBACH
"In which I detail ways to overdrive signals to make synth and drum machine recordings more engaging - from subtle gain shaping with vintage mixers to all out nuclear test equipment destruction, as well pedals, plugins and modules."
A few pics in via Corey who plans to eventually scan these.
"I have a friend that used to work as a salesman at Roland back in the day. He recently gave me a copy of his old notebook of sales sheets that cover some really interesting and historical synths (and drum machines)."
I thought it was pretty cool/interesting to see them all in a folder like this. I'll be sure to post any more Corey sends in.
Top image by Nigel Mullaney, bottom by Neil Fellowes
Dave Bessell Reality Engine DiN62
Release date 17th April 2020
Limited to 500 copies Digipak CD
Bar Code 5028423200628
Dave Bessell is a familiar name for followers of the DiN label for his previous solo release, “Black Horses Of the Sun” (DiN47), his two collaborations with Parallel Worlds (DiN41 & 56) and being a founder member of synth supergroup Node (DiN44 & 55).
This latest downtempo electronica solo release sees Bessell indulge his passion for literature in compositions inspired by the writings of Jorge Luis Borges, the Brothers Grimm and Lord Dunsany. The tracks are coloured with a strong flavour of magic realism - think “Pan’s Labyrinth” or “The Science Of Sleep”. Sonically “Reality Engine” draws on a whole variety of musical influences, from classical to psybient taking in innovative analogue modular sound design and expansive evolving musical journeys along the way. Bessell often uses unusual instrumentation alongside his analogue and modular synths and here he uses the beautiful Aum guitar to stunning effect. Full of engaging atmospheric moods and distinctive melodies, the album contains a wealth of detail that repays repeated listenings.
The album also comes with downloadable links (via Bandcamp) to specially created 3D environments that can be viewed in virtual reality (or can be navigated around with a mouse if you don't have access to a VR headset). You can see an example here: https://tinyurl.com/wtka5b3
This new album showcases once again the simply unique voice of this talented electronic music composer.
1 Codex : 5.57
2 The Silver Thread : 7:16
3 Ghost Of Lost Cities : 7:10
4 Sleeping Air Awakes : 5:01
5 A Man Is A Small Thing And The Night Is Large And Full Of Wonders : 6:44
6 Raven King : 6:38
7 The Fountains Are Singing : 5:09
8 The Tower : 6:05
9 Neverwhere : 9:25
