Roland SH-1000 Rescue!

video by Jeremy Parker

Great video from new supporting member, Jeremy Parker.

"Here's an in-depth look at my latest restoration project, Roland's first synthesizer from 1973, the SH-1000. There's a little history on the synth and the formative years of the market, plenty of SH-1000 driven background music, a quick demo of the features/sound, the complete restoration and finally a little jam video at the end.

Here are some handy resources that I used for this project:
User manual / service manual: https://www.manualslib.com/products/R...​
Serial number lookup: https://serial-number-decoder.com/rol...​
Roland R&D Center (including Google Maps view of museum): https://www.roland.com/global/company...​
Vintage Synth Advertisements/Info: http://retrosynthads.blogspot.com/​
Everything Synth-related: https://www.matrixsynth.com/​

Great history on Roland by Alex Ball: https://youtu.be/JcbpRMZIQ8g​

0:00​ Intro
2:03​ History
4:39​ Features & Demo
7:35​ First Day Trying Synth
9:15​ Taking Apart Synth
10:39​ Cabinet Work
15:08​ Keyboard & Electronics
20:58​ Final Reassembly
22:12​ Outro
22:39​ SH-1000 Jam"

MUAD live analog synths - Alan Inspiration

Alan Inspiration video by O.Z. Hall

"MUAD (The Modular Units of the Analog Domain - muadmusic.org), my synth duo with James Carr.
This is a live performance video prepared for the 2021 Virtual Circuit Benders Ball ( CircuitBendersBall.com )."

New Patch Base Editors for the Access Virus TI Snow, Virus TI, and Virus C

via Coffeeshopped:

Back in November, friend of Patch Base Stefan George (who helped with the MKS-50 and DW-8000 editors) contacted me asking if I'd like to borrow a Access Virus C and Virus TI Snow in order to make editors for them. I gladly took him up on the offer.

December and January were mostly eaten up by fixing bugs and improving performance in Patch Base, not to mention avoiding other viruses, so it wasn't until the end of January that I actually got to work with these synths. And they are complex! Then February came, and almost a week of that month left our home without electricity (and heat) due to the worst winter storm Texas has seen in my lifetime. But now here we are in March, and the new Access Virus editors are here as well.

The Virus is the best-sounding virtual analog synth I've heard. And the TI line in particular has the most parameters I think I've seen! The modulation capabilities and the deep effects sections of the synth are astounding. The editors Patch Base now offers capture all of that depth in a compact form for quick access to any part of the synth. Below I'll go in-depth with the Virus TI Snow editor. The Virus TI editor (which also supports the TI2) is almost identical, with the exception of offering 16-part Multis rather than the TI Snow's 4 parts."

You can find additional screens and details at Coffeeshopped.

Dissolve

video by nbor

"Working things out with some new material in Bitwig Studio, Newfangled Pendulate and Generate, Madrona Labs Kaivo, and ASM Hydrasynth.The mix is rough, but there's a start, middle and end, so here you go!

More Music: http://nbor.us​
Gear:
https://www.newfangledaudio.com​
http://bitwig.com​
https://madronalabs.com/products/kaivo​
https://www.ashunsoundmachines.com/hy...​
https://morph.sensel.com​"

New Lower West Side Studio M140 Clock Divider / Universal Logic Block

video by Lower West Side Studio

"This demonstration compares the pulse output of the M140 Clock Divider / Universal Logic Block module to the CGS36 Pulse Divider / Boolean Logic module"

via Lower West Side Studio

"The M140 offers multiple features in a single 2MU module.

The Clock Divider creates output pulses based upon divisions of incoming clock signal. Divisions of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 16 are all available for simultaneous output. In addition to these divisions NOT outputs are included providing pulse output where divisions are NOT 2, 4 and 8.

The clock can be reset either through a control voltage input or through a manual pushbutton. The pushbutton will hold the the Clock Divider in a reset state and output HIGH on all outputs for the duration of the press.

The logic section provides two blocks of 6 simultaneous logic outputs from 2 inputs

INVERTER: Apply Low Gate = High (Gate ON) output and vice versa

OR: HIGH when one or both inputs are HIGH

AND: HIGH when both inputs are HIGH

XOR (Exclusive OR): HIGH when only one input is HIGH

XNOR (Exclusive NOR): Logical compliment of Exclusive OR

Visual feedback if provided through a series of LEDs allowing you to visualize the effects of your patches before actually making them."

New Cherry Audio | Eight Voice

video by Cherry Audio

"Cherry Audio’s Eight Voice polyphonic synthesizer meticulously emulates the immense sound of the Oberheim Eight Voice, one of the world’s rarest and most desirable vintage instruments. Eight Voice’s unique Voice Link controls allow simple and powerful grouping of voice module controls, eliminating individually setting each module's controls. We’ve transformed the original’s daunting user interface into a fun and inviting mondo poly synth experience.

With an incredibly accurate and huge sound, courtesy of synth pioneer Mark Barton’s circuit-correct recreation of the magnificent Oberheim state-variable filter, Cherry Audio’s Eight Voice is truly bursting with unique sound possibilities at an unbelievably affordable price!

➥ Learn More About Voltage Modular or Get Your Copy https://cherryaudio.com/voltage-modular"

Comparing The Oberheim Eight Voice to the Cherry Audio Eight Voice


"A head-to-head sound comparison of a vintage Oberheim Eight Voice with the Cherry Audio Eight Voice virtual instrument."

Update:

Voice Linking For Fast Patch Design | Cherry Audio Eight Voice


"In this video, we'll be exploring the voice linking features of the Eight Voice synthesizer that make complex patch programming a breeze."

RH Electronics: How I tune the 3340 VCO

video by RH Electronics

"This is how I tune the VCO, not how 'to' tune the VCO. My method works, but there may be others.

Power supply is critical (I can't say that enough!) I recommend a -5V supply rather than the internal zener."

Tangerine Dream -carmel calif 2021

video by graal7

"Tangerine Dream -carmel calif 2021 cover by graal 7
play on moog one
matrix and drumbrute
kronos 2."

Soundsauca Modal Argon8 & Cobalt8 Soundsets

Modal Argon8 Presets - Daydrifta sound set demonstration by Soundsauca
video by Soundsauca

"Riding the wave of excitement surrounding the recent Modal Electronics Cobalt8 announcement. Soundsauca did what any dedicated but uninformed synth nut would do, create a bank for last year's hot potato! - and a fine one at that. Unfashionably late but dedicated to the synth party! Daydrifta is a 64 preset collection for the Modal Electronics Argon8.

The bank is available here: https://www.soundsauca.com/sounds/mod...​

Daydrifta is my offering to the gaseous synth god of Argon. An intricate and beautiful sounding synth, the Argon8 delivers shimmering sonics and glassy undulations in abundance.

Whilst the Argon8 is known as a majestic synth for ambient based genres, I also probed it's other side to see where it leads. And I found plenty! Crunchy crashes, kicks, analog renditions, tortured leads and arps and some wubs to keep those Cobalt cravings at bay!

But it's clear what the Argon does best and hopefully this sound set won't disappoint.

Nobility
As a bonus to all you Argon owners there will be an extra 36 sounds in the bank, rounding things out to 100."

Modal Cobalt8 Presets - Baltica sound set demonstration by Soundsauca
video by Soundsauca

"Baltica for the Modal Electronics Cobalt8 serves up an extended concoction of analog entwined pads, retro leads, old school stabs and ethereal effects. 100 patches are included (65 in the video and 35 more).

The bank is available for free either from:
– https://www.modalelectronics.com​
– https://www.soundsauca.com/sounds/mod...​"

Soundsauca Roland System-1 Soundsets

Playlist:

1. Roland System-1 - Cosmic Arps Patches

A Roland System-1 sound bank designed for unearthly audio contortions that only the little green machine can provide. Let loose your arp and get ready for slice & dice!

Available here: https://www.soundsauca.com/sounds/cos...​
Also as a bundle: https://www.soundsauca.com/sounds/rol...​

64 Patches included • 8 x Sequence arps • 54 x Arpeggio sounds • 2 x Rhythmic patches
Tested on the Roland System 1 Plugout/Hardware

Scattered sonics are combined with classic melodic arpeggios and effects. Whilst the System-1 has been superseded by its big brother, the System-8. The System-8 dropped the scatter function to probably appear a more “serious” synthesizer. I find the scatter to be more interesting than at first glance because it affects synth parameters, as opposed to DSP scatter effects on the TR-8 and TB-3. I took advantage of this feature and added randomisation to many of the sounds in the sound bank.

There is something for everyone here, with some beautiful bells and softer sounds, to some more random and aggressive patches.

I created these sounds with the Roland Cloud plugin version and have tested them with my hardware System 1. As I don’t have access to a System 1m rack version, I would presume there would be some differences due to the fact the System 1m doesn’t have an arpeggiator or the scatter function.

2. Roland System-1 - Seismic Bass Patches

Seismic Bass for the Roland System-1 features 64 concrete crumbling basses, rubbery mono-synths, digital DX’s, crushed up dirt, filthy acid, dubby wubs and earth shattering subs.

Available here: https://www.soundsauca.com/sounds/sei...​
Also as a bundle: https://www.soundsauca.com/sounds/rol...​

Basses that blow the doors down. The Roland System-1 is an extremely powerful bass synthesizer. I bought my Roland System-1 along with an Arturia Microbrute – A fine mono-synth in it’s own right. However the Microbrute went back and the System 1 stayed! As a tribute, the first sound in this pack was named Brutus for its fuzziness.

In this sound bank, there’s a range of sounds paying homage to some of my favourite Yamaha DX sounds (minus the noise floor). One of my favourite waveforms on the System 1 is the logical operation waveform. It sounds similar to the Alpha Juno PWM saw wave at lower levels, but when raised it gets gnarly. Adding in the cross modulation on top and things get out of control fast.

Woofer punishment guaranteed!

3. Roland System-1 - Atomic Atmospheres Patches

Atomic atmospheres features 64 stratospheric pads, angelic strings, dark ambiences and sound FX for the Roland System-1.

Available here: https://www.soundsauca.com/sounds/ato...​
Also as a bundle: https://www.soundsauca.com/sounds/rol...​

The System-1 doesn’t appear the sort of synth to create big washes of sound. With it’s focus more aligned with classic analog synthesis a limited FX section I was surprised to discover that it can go far deeper than it’s neon 'me-too' mono-synth styling suggest. The 4 voice limitation seemed a road block to producing large audio atmospheres, but the 12 waveforms, there’s a wide range of sculpting possibilities to be x-modded, ring-modded and synced. In particular, the vowel waveform can be bent and twisted together with the 'super-waves' (Supersaw, Supersquare and Supertriangle). The System-1 has deeper qualities.

From the wails of a dystopian technological future with 'Sirens' to the euphoric dreams of 'Stratosphere', there’s an array of useful presets here to immerse yourself into.