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Christmas Jam 2020-Bert Anjewierden

Bert Anjewierden

"i wanted to quit making new music,but after more as a year i am back with these "Jam",based on a soundcheck|!,but it sounded that good that i decided to make a video of it,and this is the result! i hope you like it!
Composed,produced and LIVE performed by Bert Anjewierden c2020.
Used synthesizers:
Lead:ARP Odessey,Elka Synthex,Yamaha MODX6,Roland JP-8000,Roland Super JX-10
Strings/Choirs:Korg WaveState,GEM S2,Roland XP-50,Alesis QS-6
Bass:Roland JX-8P(Korg Triton TR-61),Roland Jupiter X"

THADDEUS CAHILL: A Preliminary Paper From the Creator of the Telharmonium

An amazing bit of electronic history just in today via Justin Maxwell @303

" Merry xmas, synth nerds. Here's a never-published 1934 bio of the inventor of the 1st electronic musical instrument, Thaddeus Cahill by his brother. I've been meaning to digitize this for 20 years.

https://code404.com/cahill [you don't need to sign in - give it a second to load]

@cdmblogs @matrixsynth @catsynth @mu_zines @BoingBoing"

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For those not familiar with Thaddeus Cahill and the Telharmonium, via Wikipedia:

"Thaddeus Cahill (June 18, 1867 – April 12, 1934) was a prominent inventor of the early 20th century. He is widely credited with the invention of the first electromechanical musical instrument, which he dubbed the telharmonium."

Also see: Electronic_musical_instrument#Early_examples, and http://120years.net.

See the Telharmonium below for related posts.

Buchla Christmas 2020

Geir Opdal

"Just a little Christmas melody to wish you all a wonderful Christmas :)
#Christmasmusic#Untermenschmusic #Buchla

For my releases please visit Tibprod at: https://tibprod.bandcamp.com/"
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This one was sent my way via brian comnes.

Polyend Tracker Live Performance

Patchwerks Seattle

"In this video resident expert Matthew Piecora (aka EZBOT) performs on the Polyend Tracker (Firmware 1.3 beta 5).

The Polyend Tracker incorporates the quintessential characteristics of a classic tracker. The vertical timeline, the powerful sequencer and the mechanical keyboard combined with a newly designed input interface enables you to make and perform your music in a new and intuitive way. After a quick glance and a few minutes with the Polyend Tracker interface, you’ll soon realize the array of tools that are at your fingertips.

The Polyend Tracker is equipped with a variety of powerful sound design tools. Use samples from your existing library, record new ones with line or mic inputs, or use the built-in FM radio. Record samples, play them, slice them, mash them, or even make a synth out of them using Wavetable and Granular synthesis with all its necessary parts (filters, ADSRs, etc.)

Order a Polyend Tracker here: http://bit.ly/polyend_tracker

https://patchwerks.com/
Video and performance by: Matthew Piecora (aka EZBOT)
https://www.ezbot.live"

Polyend Tracker Firmware Update v1.3 - MIDI chords & CC input

Polyend

Wham! - Last Christmas | Instrumental synthesizer cover

Karel

"Got myself the Moog Subharmonicon as a Christmas Present and couldn't resist to try it out with this cover.

Set-up:

Arturia Keystep Pro controls the:
-Korg Minilogue xd: bell sounds
-Arturia Minibrute 2s: bassline
-Arturia Microfreak Vocoder edition: melody

And Midi/-Clock syncs the:
-Moog DFAM: drums
-Moog Subharmonicon: chords/melody
-Arturia Drumbrute Impact: drums

Guitar sounds come from the Cory Wong plugin from Neuraldsp
Added some reverb and delay to the subharmonicon and microfreak using the Raum plugin from Native Instruments

Recorded and Mixed in Ableton Live 10"

Made A Christmas Song In One Hour (From Scratch #2)

GLASYS

"I tried to write a Christmas song for the first time in my life, in only one hour. Things got weird... quickly.

This is the second video in my new series 'From Scratch'. The first vid didn't do too well because I think it was too long, so I trimmed this one even more. I would LOVE your feedback, so please let me know what works / doesn't work in your opinion... I wanna improve the format. And if you have ideas for future episodes, please share them in the comments.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! :)

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glasys"

With the Sequential Prophet XL.

GLASYS From Scratch posts

Happy holidays from your friends at Make Noise!

Happy holidays from your friends at Make Noise! pic.twitter.com/qE1wnrJUcL
— Make Noise (@makenoisemusic) December 25, 2020

Happy Holidays from Sequential

via @sequentialLLC

"As we close out a tumultuous and eventful year, we'd like to give thanks to our extended musical family and wish you all good health, happiness, and above all, hope for 2021. We look forward to bringing you new and exciting creative tools in the new year."