Ciat Lonbarde Cocoquantus

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"Cocoquantus in excellent condition with its original power cable and with two patch cables."

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Yamaha Reface DX w/ Dtronics DT-RDX Controller

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Video in the listing previously posted here.

"The DTronics DT-RDX changes the game for the Reface DX and makes FM synthesis programable/editable via a hardware controller. You can edit each operator individually or multiple operators at once, along with universal/common settings. As amazing as FM synthesis can sound, it's always been fairly intimidating to program/edit, but the DT-RDX (which has a solid metal frame) changes that and turns the Reface DX into a serious synthesizer. Using the DT-RDX to modulate the Reface DX while its looper is engaged produces some absolutely magical sounds!"

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E-MU Systems Proteus 2500 Version 2 SN 020201607

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Never heard of a version 2 before. Guessing it's in reference to the Proteus 2000 1U rack version. You can find some history on the various Proteus models on Wikipedia.

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Red Nosed Waldorf Microwave and Microwave Programmer SN B19500333

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"Waldorf Microwave and Programmer (A two item package.) The synth that started it all! In 1989 this extraordinary reincarnation of the legendary PPG synthesizers set out to conquer the world. It’s brute, sonic energy simply dumbfounded the big players in the international synth biz and its red Waldorf 'nose' quickly became a trademark - soon to be found in music studios all over the world."

Red Waldorf "nose"? Never heard that one before.

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Dragon Quest XI - Serena's Harp (Synthesizer Performance) | ドラゴンクエスト11 愛のこもれび

GLASYS

"Serena's Harp melody (AKA Yggdrasil Theme) from Dragon Quest XI - Echoes of an Elusive Age performed live on synths. I added some ambient ocean sounds for atmosphere. Hopefully you find this calming / soothing.
Just finished playing this game and I absolutely loved it, the soundtrack by Koichi Sugiyama is fantastic.

ドラゴンクエスト11のラブストーリーはシンセサイザーでライブ演奏されました（私の翻訳がひどい場合は申し訳ありません）。

Performed on Sequential Prophet XL and Moog Matriarch."

Patch Notes: Ennio Morricone Tribute

TheEndorphines

"Ennio Morricone tribute patch based on the Good, Bad & Ugly soundtrack.
In this patch we are using Furthrrrrr generator with exponential FM to add inconsistent pitch drift in order to make the sound more realistic and human."

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As many of you likely know, film composer Ennio Morricone passed away on July 6. He didn't work primarily with synths but he did incorporate them. He actually composed the soundtrack for The Thing using synths as a tribute in a sense to John Carpenter. From The Vinyl Factory:

"This is an unusual release in the soundtrack back-catalogue in it being a rare instance where John Carpenter chose not to score one of his own films, and where Morricone experiments with synth-tones in his composition, seemingly in acknowledgement of Carpenter’s style.

There’s a lot of muddied details that surround it, but as the story goes Carpenter was disappointed with what his musical hero (he got married to the music of Morricone) presented and embellished what appeared in the cinema with some of his own fills, leaving out a great deal of what Morricone had prepared. The LP however, includes tracks selected by Morricone and trumps his other works for horror in suspense and execution. Nominated for a razzie. Go figure."

I read that Ennio Morricone believed a synth shouldn't be used to recreate real world instruments, but rather as it's own instrument. via Wired:

"To create that original score for Tarantino, Morricone largely turns to tools unavailable in 1964, like synthesizers, which drive the tense, gloomy eight-minute overture. (Morricone’s compositions for The Thing, used in The Hateful Eight, were some of his first work with synths in the early 1980s.)

The experimenting composer isn’t above technological advances, but he’s quick to warn young composers of the dangers of seductive technology. “Electronic instruments have to be used to justify something that doesn’t exist, not to replace for instance an orchestra,” he says. “If you use the synth just to recreate the sound of an existing musical instrument, it is wrong. But if you use the synth to create sound that doesn’t exist, that’s a very wise way to use it.”

So technology can be a cautious step forward in music composition, as long as you don’t use it as a crutch. “If the composer—or the so-called composer—becomes a kind of slave of technology, if he uses technology in a toxic way, this is not progress,” he says. As Morricone sees it, technology’s role in music is “a moral stance, not only a technical stance.” A broader variety of possible sounds can benefit a soundtrack, of course, but the ease of synthetic sounds is not worth the loss of the authentic and everyday. Use technology to add a human whistle or the real tick of a watch, but don’t replace them with false facsimiles. As he describes it, in composing, “everything must start from your soul, from your heart, even when you use technology.” In his score for The Hateful Eight, Morricone is, in part, reusing music composed for a thriller in 1982 for a Western in 2015—but 70 years after his first Western, he insists he’s still experimenting, from the heart."

P.S. Thanks to gridsleep for requesting a post on Ennio Morricone and TheEndorphines for the video. I was hoping something to pay proper tribute would come in and it did.

Majella Audio Introduces the IMPLEXUS West-Cost Style Desktop Synth

Majella Audio

"The Majella Audio IMPLEXUS is a new desktop west-coast style synthesizer. "

Majella Audio · Implexus first recording session

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"The IMPLEXUS is a hardware desktop synthesizer combining west – and east-coast syntheses techniques into a single formfactor. The IMPLEXUS uses analog waveshaping, folding and audio rate modulation to create a immense range of sounds and textures! It will be available at KICKSTARTER soon!

In short
The IMPLEXUS is a performance-oriented musical instrument which will inspire you to compose music and explore it’s unique soundscape. The IMPLEXUS has a carefully designed analogue signal path with many unique ways to create intriguing sounds. The many sound shaping methods and modulation possibilities help you to create west-coast style harmonically rich sounds as well as thick east-coast analog sounds.

The IMPLEXUS has a powerful “one-knob-per-function” interface with graphical feedback, utilizing LED rings to indicate modulators. The drone mode, tap tempo and looping envelopes let’s you explore the IMPLEXUS as a standalone sound generator. The MIDI and Eurorack compatibility and clock synchronisation options make sure it can be played in every setting. The IMPLEXUS is build to last. It has metal shaft potentiometers, an aluminium casing with scratch and solvent resistant graphics and an internal power supply (no adapter!). The IMPLEXUS is a characteristic, unique and complete musical instrument.

“West coast”
The characteristic sound of the IMPLEXUS comes from shaping and folding a sinewave, resulting in a complex waveform. The shaping and folding can be modulated at audio-rate in a single knob turn utilizing the second generator. Instead of subtracting you will be adding harmonics. After tweaking for a while you will be surprised to find out you didn’t touch the filter… yet.

Graphical feedback
The IMPLEXUS makes complex synthesis accessible with a performance-oriented “one-knob-per-function” interface. Different knob sizes will guide you to the most unique parts of this synthesizer and the LED’s will indicate modulating signals. You will not only hear what is happening, but you will actually see the effect of a knob tweak!"

Meso-Polyrhythms w/ MAKEN0ISE

MAKEN0ISE

"Overlapping clock divisions can create changes in a patch that are not just different rhythms for note events. These changes take place in the "meso" time scale, and when they work within and through each other they can be considered to be "meso-polyrhythms."

The more meso scale movements we add to the patch, the harder it gets to hear the effects of each one. Check out the video "Sculpting Time with a Modular Synth" for some thoughts on larger structures. [posted here]

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

simple things - improvising with XTk , Roli Seaboard & equator and Digitakt

junklight

"busy day & was just in the mood for something simple. Been getting back into the Seaboard again.

You'll spot the Skulpt in shot - I've been playing that with the seaboard too & its new MPE update but that was earlier before I started recording."

Kebu - Just Another Space Odyssey (Roland Keyboard Rig)

Kebu

"In this video I perform "Just Another Space Odyssey" with an all-Roland keyboard rig, controlled by the Fantom's sequencer. The first two minutes of the tune is built up in real-time, by recording MIDI notes and looping them back. At 2:20, I start triggering pre-recorded MIDI sequences from the Fantom and play along with them.

Synths used:
Roland Fantom 6, Jupiter X, Jupiter Xm, System 8, JD-XA, TR-8S, TR-808, Alpha Juno 1 & 2 and SE-02

The audio was recorded in one take, but the video was edited from multiple takes."