1970/71 "The ARP electronic music synthesizer" ARP 2500 Brochure & Mail-In

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the rest of the scans and the full write-up.

"ARP 2500 'The ARP electronic music synthesizer' 8 page colour brochure and mail-in insert from approximately 1970/71.

Oooooh boy! Here's a doozy. Such a doozy that this post got rather long-winded. My apologies in advance.

'What? What's so 'doozy' about this?!?!', I hear you say... 'I've seen this brochure on tons of sites! BORING!!!!!'

Well, yes. But no.

Take a closer look at that front page. That's not ARP's treble clef logo! And the company name and address is listed as... 'Tonus Inc. 45 Kenneth Street, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts. 02162'"

http://retrosynthads.blogspot.com

Aphex Twin's Old Synth

Alex Ball

"A brief look at an early Theis Modular Synthesizer (TMSS) from around 2002. This particular unit was originally owned by Richard D James / Aphex Twin.

0:00 Intro
0:23 Aphex Twin
1:09 What is the Theis Synthesizer?
2:06 Raw Demo Sequence
3:52 Summary
4:28 Contextual Demo

Other gear used in this video:
Roland System 100m
Roland System 500
Ryk 185 Sequencer
Roland Juno-6
Roland TR-707
Roland TR-606
Roland CR-8000 (samples)
Korg KR-55B
Yamaha DX7
Simmons SDS-3
Pollard Syndrum Twin
Fairlight CMI Drum Samples
Ibanez RM-80 Mixer"

Alex Ball synth vids

See the Theis label for more.

Teenage Engineering Teases Little Magic Apparatus

It reads:

new product detail #2

today it's only 26 days left until we launch our new little magic apparatus. this one is for the electronic engineers out there to figure out. we have pixelated out one part that might give away the surprise. see you next friday and have a lovely weekend!

- the teenage engineering "XX-4" team

Quick Tip: "Analog" Style Noise Snares on a Sampler Tutorial

Perfect Circuit

"This Quick Tip shows how to use a sampler to make a noise burst snare that is a little bit different every time it is triggered. First you need a sample that is a minute or so long of either white noise or something a little more interesting like radio static or the output a noisy synth like the JMT NF-2 that we used in this video. Then load up the noise sample onto a pad of your sampler. Use a stepped random LFO or sample & hold that is triggered every time the sample is triggered. Set the LFO to modulate the start point of the sample. Adjust the attack and decay time or add a filter and effects to soften up the harshness of the noise sound.

Digitakt available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/elektr...

NF-2 available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/jmt-sy..."

Nothing Fancy

Martin Peters

"Last week I thought it was time to do some maintenance on the Polymoog. Three keys in the lower region were not working and I wanted to investigate the keyboard dynamics. Jareth Lackey helped me a lot with the keyboard dynamics: Thanks for that. There is a little mod on the back side for the S-Trig input with a 1/8" jack bus, a BC182A transistor and a 10K resistor. It was already there when I bought it but the transistor got loose from the wiring. So I connected that again. And during tested it, I came up with this little tune. The Polymoog modded S-Trig input is connected to a gate output of the Cirklon. The Cirklon also sequences a bassline on the Synthesizers.com and a sequence on the SEM. The NDLR drives the Mopho with a sequence. The solo is on the Minimoog. It is recorded from the stereo output of my mixer. All very simple, nothing fancy. Hope you like it."

Polymoog with the top lid off.

Arturia MiniBrute 2/2S - "Bellatrix" 50 patches/32 seqs

LFOstore

#Arturia#MiniBrute2S#Presets
GREETINGS FROM LFO STORE TEAM!

Buy: https://tinyurl.com/yy9vnjn6

After our great success witn MicroBrute 100 Patches Bundle with best selling sounds (period) we take our look on MiniBrute 2/2S

We like it & we made it!

"Bellatrix" soundset contains 82 patches for MiniBrute 2/2S!

32 Sequences ready to go in every of your patches
50 Patches ready to go in your tracks

+
High Quality PDF Booklet Ready For Print & example of every single sound
we had created

MinuBrute 2 having a strong character & complex interface, so many people still asking – how to make specific sounds.

So we made great sounds showing microbrute possibilities: basses, leads, sequences, arps & drones.

You will get 45 page booklet with graphic of 50 presets with its actual parameters! You can print it or you can use it online on computer.

While recreating this sounds you can learn ubtractive synthesis & MiniBrute2 possibilities.

ENJOY YOUR SYNTH & NEW SOUNDS!

Wave Splicing and Beyond

Learning Modular

"Wave splicing - taking two waveforms and splicing them together at an audio rate - is a synthesis technique that has been gaining attention over the past few years. There are a few oscillators dedicated to this technique; I wanted to share with you how to patch it yourself using your own oscillators and a module that will let you switch between inputs at an audio rate (I prefer an analog crossfading module like the Happy Nerding Dual Xfade).

I start with using three waveforms from a single oscillator - segment A, segment B, and the splice controller - and then expand on it by introducing a second and then third oscillator to explore detuning between the contributors to the final wave. I end by going beyond the typical splicing technique and using a crossfade rather than a hard switch to merge the donor waveforms together.

Here is the index of topics:

00:00 demo
00:49 basic explanation
01:41 one VCO technique
03:57 modulating the splice point
05:12 trying some other donor waveforms
05:28 splicing two independently tuned VCOs
06:58 using a third independent VCO to control the splice
08:02 extending the technique: crossfading
09:20 comparing switching with crossfading
10:38 summary"

How to Make Hip Hop / TRAP beats (Novation Circuit)

Gabe Miller Music

"In which I show you sounds, techniques, and Novation Circuit specific tips to make modern hip hop and trap beats on the Novation Circuit.

Download my free drums pack: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M1LL..."

Cleared for Landing [Novation Circuit & Arturia Microfreak]

Flak Cannon

"A trance-ish duet with Circuit & Microfreak.

Circuit: Pad, bassline, drums
Microfreak: Arpeggio, synced to Circuit's Synth 1 channel playing the pad.
Effects: Valhalla Shimmer & Supermassive

Samples were added afterwards on the DAW."

KeyStep Pro Workflow Firmware Update 1.3

What’s new in KeyStep Pro v1.3?

A set of workflow improvements designed to streamline your creative flow. Let’s take a closer look…
MIDI channels per project

You can now determine specific tracks’ output MIDI channels per project, for easy navigation of multiple MIDI devices in performances and sessions.

MIDI input enhancements
MIDI In information has also been expanded so that pitch wheel, mod wheel and sustain messages are transmitted to their respective tracks/channels.

Expanded Mod CV functions
The individual Mod CV outputs can now send data using either the velocity, aftertouch, or modwheel output values.

Transpose refinements
Transpose now also applies to arpeggios currently playing, and Transpose Compensation keeps newly-recorded notes in key with the sequence when transpose is cleared.

Tie / Rest behaviour

The Tie / Rest button’s functionality has been improved to allow extending steps in a more intuitive and familiar way.

Workflow upgrades
We’ve expanded a number of workflow functions, including improved Quick Editing, instantly switching drum mutes off, streamlined page erasing, intuitive note overlapping, and more.

Streamlined utility functions
We’ve updated a number of essential utility functions, including Factory Reset, MIDI channel shortcuts, refined screen & LED visual feedback, and much more.

Various bug fixes
Based on user feedback and extensive testing, we’ve improved a number of functions to make KeyStep Pro more reliable and efficient.