Mother Brain Boss Theme (Super Metroid) - Live Synth Cover

GLASYS

"Here's the Mother Brain final boss battle theme from Super Metroid arranged and performed live on my synthesizers + finger drumming controller.

I've covered a lot of Metroid recently and I was actually planning to move on to something else, but this haunting theme was stuck in my head and I felt compelled to play it. It's fitting for the times, I suppose!

This track is available as a high quality audio download for my Patrons:
https://www.patreon.com/glasys

Technical details:

All sounds performed live simultaneously (no pre-recorded material or overdubs).

The left hand horn / bass sound was programmed on the Sequential Prophet XL even though I'm controlling it from the mini keyboard on my Arcadia controller.

The right hand spooky sound consists of multiple layers: A pad created on the Prophet XL, a few stacked / detuned church organs from HALion Sonic and SWAM Trombones (the latter being mapped to one octave only). All these layers are pitch-swept simultaneously using an expression pedal.

Drum sounds were programmed with Native Instruments Battery 4.

The intro sound is played on the Arturia Microbrute which is running through Chase Bliss Audio's Thermae and MOOD pedals. The 'wet' knob on the Thermae is all the way up which is why there's a delay between what my fingers are doing and the sound you hear.

Hope you enjoy, thanks so much for your support!"

Launchpad Pro [MK3] - Sequencer: Pattern Settings & Pattern Page // Novation

NovationTV

NovationTV Launchpad Pro [MK3] posts

"In this video, as part of our Launchpad Pro [MK3] Sequencer tutorial series, Enrique shows you how you can use the Patterns Settings page to alter the way steps are played back within separate patterns."



"As part of our Launchpad Pro [MK3] Sequencer tutorial series, Enrique talks you through how you can use the Patterns feature of Launchpad Pro [MK3], demonstrating how you can chain Patterns together and how to queue changes with Scenes to easily create full tracks."

"Launchpad Pro [MK3] is our most powerful 64-pad MIDI grid controller for producing: both in Ableton Live and with your hardware. It gives you everything you need to create and perform your tracks.

Featuring deeper Live integration and dedicated buttons that get you closer to the Ableton workflow, Launchpad Pro [MK3] is our most advanced grid controller for producing with Ableton Live. Plus, keep your tracks evolving with the four-track, eight-note polyphonic, 32-step standalone sequencer, get inspired to build harmonies with chord mode and never hit a wrong note with scale mode.

Make Launchpad Pro [MK3] your own. Custom Modes lets you design the perfect controller for your live setup and perform with all your gear, however you want. You can also tailor Launchpad Pro [MK3] to take control of MIDI-compatible hardware and software – with or without a computer.

That’s not all, Launchpad Pro comes with a constant source of inspiration featuring plug-ins, sounds, instruments and effects from AAS, Softube, XLN Addictive Keys, and Klevgrand R0Verb and DAW Cassette- plus membership to Novation Sound Collective.

--- Discover even more about Launchpad Pro:
https://www.novationmusic.com/launch/..."

Novation Groovebox app - live jams 2018

Aquifex02 · Novation Groovebox app - live jams 2018

via SynthAddict in the comments of this post.

"great app - been using it for years as a huge Novation fan
I made all of these on the go in the iPhone while at lunch, waiting for appointments, bored shopping with the girlfriend, etc. - no canned loops used, all custom with lots of presets/FX tweaks - final sequenced pieces mixed on the fly to a stereo recorder"

Fifty Years of ARP: The 2500 in 2020 (a synthposium) Part One - Engineers and Developers

Alan R. Pearlman Foundation

Introduction by Dina Pearlman
Opening Remarks by Jean-Michel Jarre

Moderator:
Jim Michmerhuizen

Panelists:
Dave Friend, Technology entrepreneur, co-founder of ARP Instruments
Barry Ober, Audio Engnieer, member of the original ARP 2500 Engineering Team
John Niclasen, NicomSoft Software Engineer, Physicist, Musician, Developer of G2500 Virtual Analog (Virtual ARP 2500) – and John Ångstrøm, Creative Input, Collaborator, Musician.
Kristin Warren, Performer, creator of various interactive instruments interfacing with the 2500

https://alanrpearlmanfoundation.org/

Fifty Years of ARP: The 2500 in 2020 (a synthposium) posts

Sequence Reinforcement

MAKEN0ISE

"Let’s consider multing the pitch of a sequence and using it to sequence something else at the same time, to reinforce the shape of the sequence in our ears and minds: we can sequence timbre, LFO rates - even panning!

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

LIRA•8 VST // Organismic Synthesizer in Software

Mike Moreno DSP

Download: http://gum.co/lira-8
Source Code (GitHub): https://github.com/MikeMorenoDSP/LIRA-8

Available for free as VST3 and standalone for Linux64, Windows and MacOS.

Disclaimer: The Lira•8 project is not affiliated and does not represent SOMA laboratories.

The Lira•8 is a digital attempt at emulating SOMA Lab's Lyra-8 signal flow and sound.
The Lyra 8 is a Russian drone synthesizer with 8 tunable voices each, FM, dual delay, hyper LFO and distortion.
It makes it optimal for drones, ambient landscapes, outer space sounds, etc."

Behringer ARP 2600 In Production

Two pics from the production line of the upcoming Behringer ARP 2600. You can see the front panel here, and previous pic of the PCB unpopulated here, and videos here.

Wild sounds for Minimoog model D and Strymon BigSky Reverb #2

adnmusic

"Do you like wild sounds ?
Here is a demo of wild sounds played on Minimoog model D
and Strymon BigSky Reverb 2.
Only live sounds
no talking, no midi, no presets (ah ah), no sequencer"

Gotharman's SpazeDrum Black: Analog Percussion

gotharman

"Playing a bit with the analog percussion osciilator...
www.gotharman.dk"

YAMAHA CS-40M - Review, Sounds & Demo | Analog Synthesizer

synth4ever

"Yamaha CS-40M analog synthesizer review, sounds and demo. This Yamaha CS-40M review provides an overview of the synth, the CS40M's features and functions, and an extensive sound demo of CS-40M patches, presets and live improvisation.

TIMECODES
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00:00 - Intro
00:49 - Overview
02:03 - VCO/EG/LFO
06:04 - Ring Mod/Noise
07:15 - VCF/VCA/EG
12:23 - Performance Controls
15:29 - Conclusion
16:45 - Sound Demo

Introduced in 1979, the Yamaha CS-40M is a 2-voice duophonic monosynth with extensive modulation and sound shaping capabilities. It has a 44 note keyboard, 36 knobs, 12 sliders and lots of buttons for hands-on control and editing. There are also 20 patches of memory to store patches and presets.

The Yamaha CS40m has 2 VCOs per voice with triangle, sawtooth, and square (pulse/PWM) per oscillator. It also has 1 LFO (sine, up-ramp, down-ramp, square, and sample-and-hold) with speed and depth control, an AR (attack/release) envelope generator for each VCO/LFO/Ring Mod, and Ring Modulator with speed and depth control.

Also on-board the Yamaha CS0-40M is a simple mixer for both VCOs and noise, as well as a multimode VCF (LP/BP/HP) with cutoff, resonance and ASDR envelope controls which can be modulated via LFO (sine, saw, inverted saw, square, sample & hold). VCO AR and VCF ADSR envelopes can also be inverted.

The CS-40M's VCA features 2 sinewaves for deep bass, as well as modulation via multiple waveshapes (sine, saw, inverted saw, square) plus ADSR envelope control. The VCO, VCF and VCA envelopes also have x5 switches to extend their effect. The Yamaha CS-40M also has CV/Trigger outputs for each voice and CV inputs as well as hands-on performance controls for portamento, sustain, brilliance, volume and filter/pitch.

Although the Yamaha CS 40M only has a single LFO, it can modulate the 2 VCOs, VCF and VCA using different waveforms at each destination. This allows for more complex modulations to be achieved. The Yamaha CS-40M's tone can be described as dusty, earthy, mellow, but also more aggressive at times depending on how it is programmed. It is also a fun synth for analog textures, noise and fx.

The Yamaha CS-40M is quite a large and heavy synth, still somewhat obscure, and not as readily available on the second hand market compared to other more popular synths. As a vintage duophonic analog monosynth, it is capable of interesting sounds and timbres that some may find unique for their music or sound design. As such I do recommend keeping an eye out for the Yamaha CS-40M if you like its overall sound and features."