Sunday, March 28, 2021
Simple Arpeggios on JUPITER-X and Xm - New JUPITER-Xpert Back to Basics Series Synthesizer Tutorial
video by Robert Saint John
"First in a new series of JUPITER-Xpert "Back to Basics" how-to video tutorials where I go beyond the User Guide and focus on practical tasks for musicians. First up: simple arpeggios (not I-Arp!) for One Part or Many.
Tutorial example Scene file available at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lQiz...
00:29 - Introduction to the New Series
01:30 - The Arpeggio Problem
02:25 - The Basic One-Part Arp Demonstrated
03:48 - I-Arp is not Arpeggio
04:39 - Arpeggio Settings Explained
07:40 - Arpeggios on Multiple Parts
09:08 - Conclusion"
Saturday, March 27, 2021
Saturday night session: Rhodes Mark 1 Stage piano and Sequential Prophet 10
video by MIDERA
"First - let me apologize, the video is pretty bad/bright. Maybe just don't watch the video. Tab over and do something else while you listen...
Anyway, I rearranged my studio (you probably wouldn't notice) and installed the Avion Studios Retro Flyer preamp into the Rhodes (with - I must admit, a lot of headaches, most likely due to my own incompetence). Needless to say - it's all hooked up and the tremolo you're hearing is coming straight from the Retro Flyer preamp.
I thought I might enjoy the Prophet 10 on top, but I'm not so sure about it. I've actually still had a lot of trouble fitting this into my studio. I think I just do way better with FX riddled synths. I'm not sure what it is. The Prophet hasn't made its way into any of my music really.
In the first piece (made up) - I use both of them. Maybe some sort of slow funk? I'm just not much of a pianist to really claim how to make this sort of music, but hey, it was kinda fun and that was the point.
The second track is something I made back in 2011, on a rainy day in April. I recall I wrote it when I was feeling very sad about my Dad having passed the year before. I really enjoy playing this, but I do really like the original, which you can listen to here: [embed below]
The third track is The Great Pumpkin Waltz by Vince Guaraldi.
The final track was just me messing around, I didn't have any idea what I was playing when I sat down, and that becomes obvious pretty immediately...
0:00 Rhodes and P10
6:18 Beneath the weight of grief
8:08 The Great Pumpkin Waltz
9:38 Improvisations"
T2 Reverb Pedal with Roland D-05 Synth
video by John Delta Raver
Reminds me of Love on a Real Train...
Memorymoog Tribute Song (by synthpro)
video by synthpro
"Hey Guys,
This is actually a track I made a while back using nothing but a Memorymoog and a few factory presets. I thought some of you may enjoy it.
The name of this track is: Fresh Sunrise
Sincerely,
Jareth"
Analogue Systems - RS-310 Reverb/Chorus (Dual Bus)
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via NOISEBUG Reverb
"RS-310 is a Reverb/Chorus module with voltage control of dry / wet mix and the delay time. It creates flanger and chorus effects but also short echos and reverbs.
The module is based on a bucket brigade device with six parallel delay taps. Those six delay times have no relationship to each other and their outputs have different levels. You have to consider the chorus/reverb effect as a mixture of six different short delays what results in a dense sound. The clock frequency which scans the bucket brigade is audible and you´ll have to use a low pass filter in order to eliminate or minimize it. The delay time can be set with the according control between 2.5ms and 150ms. CV control gives you much shorter / longer delay times. The resonance has to be considered as the delay´s feedback parameter and it can go up to self-oscillation. The dry / wet relation can be controlled manually and with a CV.
This Dual Bus version features two power connectors, meaning it can be directly connected to either an Analog Systems or a Doepfer modular system. – Adapters are no longer necessary.
Power consumption: 17mA
Depth: 65mm
HP : 12"
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The module is based on a bucket brigade device with six parallel delay taps. Those six delay times have no relationship to each other and their outputs have different levels. You have to consider the chorus/reverb effect as a mixture of six different short delays what results in a dense sound. The clock frequency which scans the bucket brigade is audible and you´ll have to use a low pass filter in order to eliminate or minimize it. The delay time can be set with the according control between 2.5ms and 150ms. CV control gives you much shorter / longer delay times. The resonance has to be considered as the delay´s feedback parameter and it can go up to self-oscillation. The dry / wet relation can be controlled manually and with a CV.
This Dual Bus version features two power connectors, meaning it can be directly connected to either an Analog Systems or a Doepfer modular system. – Adapters are no longer necessary.
Power consumption: 17mA
Depth: 65mm
HP : 12"
Analogue Systems - RS-290/RS-295 Sampler/Delay + Expander
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via NOISEBUG Reverb
"Analogue Systems RS-290 Sampler/Delay is a voltage controlled delay and sampler module.
Stunning 46.9khz, 16bit, 5.5 second long stereo echo and delay with user assignable control of MIDI, analogue clocks, triggers, and CV Calculates the correct delay time to the incoming tempo. 50 user memories to create personal comb filter, flanging, chorus, pitch shifting and echo programmes. Can recreate bbd and tape echo effects and up to 29 seconds available in mono mode. 2 modes of delay are available Tape Delay and the recently developed Digital Delay. In sample mode the user can voltage control and trigger the source material in ways unavailable until now. Using the RS295 optional expander samples can be dumped and retrieved using Sys Ex dumps.
Power consumption: 360mA
Depth: 115mm
HP : 36
The RS-295 expands the RS-290 sampler/delay by a MIDI interface and a second assignable controller. Using the RS-295 samples can be dumped and retrieved using SysEx dumps. The module is connected to the RS-290 by a flat ribbon cable. See RS-290´s operation manual.
Depth: 20mm
HP : 6"
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Stunning 46.9khz, 16bit, 5.5 second long stereo echo and delay with user assignable control of MIDI, analogue clocks, triggers, and CV Calculates the correct delay time to the incoming tempo. 50 user memories to create personal comb filter, flanging, chorus, pitch shifting and echo programmes. Can recreate bbd and tape echo effects and up to 29 seconds available in mono mode. 2 modes of delay are available Tape Delay and the recently developed Digital Delay. In sample mode the user can voltage control and trigger the source material in ways unavailable until now. Using the RS295 optional expander samples can be dumped and retrieved using Sys Ex dumps.
Power consumption: 360mA
Depth: 115mm
HP : 36
The RS-295 expands the RS-290 sampler/delay by a MIDI interface and a second assignable controller. Using the RS-295 samples can be dumped and retrieved using SysEx dumps. The module is connected to the RS-290 by a flat ribbon cable. See RS-290´s operation manual.
Depth: 20mm
HP : 6"
Analogue Systems - RS-130 Programmable Scale Generator
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via NOISEBUG Reverb
"The Programmable Scale Generator exceeds the possibilities of an ordinary quantiser module.
While a quantiser usually is chromatic only and with a little luck it allows major and minor scales, a programmable scale generator like the RS-130 makes it possible to freely program scales beyond the customary semitone scale with all their derivates. Scales with quarter-note or eighth-note intervals are possbile which is important e.g. for indian or oriental music. Two modes determine when quantisation takes place: in "free run" it happens only when input voltage changes. In "gate" mode quantisation happens when the RS-130 receives a gate signal.
Six quantisation modes are available:
- Quantiser: Acts as a normal chromatic quantiser for semitones
- C major scale: when offset = 0 and no CV at the transpose input it creates only a C major scale (C, D, E, F, G, A, B)
- C minor scale: when offset = 0 and no CV is present at the transpose in, only a C minor is created (C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb)
- C major Arpeggio: when offset = 0 and no CV is present at the transpose in, only a C major arpeggio is created (C, E, G)
- C minor arpeggio: when offset = 0 and no CV is present at the transpose in, only a C minor apreggio is created (C, Eb, G)
- user memory mode: creates user programmed scales.
When setting a fixed voltage with the offset control (0-2V, ie. two octaves offset), you apply a fixed transposition to the scale. Any possible scale can be set when you use the transpose CV inputs in addition. At each quantisation process a trigger signal will fired at the trig out which you can use for clocking a sequencer or a launching envelopes.
Power consumption: 110mA
HP : 24"
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While a quantiser usually is chromatic only and with a little luck it allows major and minor scales, a programmable scale generator like the RS-130 makes it possible to freely program scales beyond the customary semitone scale with all their derivates. Scales with quarter-note or eighth-note intervals are possbile which is important e.g. for indian or oriental music. Two modes determine when quantisation takes place: in "free run" it happens only when input voltage changes. In "gate" mode quantisation happens when the RS-130 receives a gate signal.
Six quantisation modes are available:
- Quantiser: Acts as a normal chromatic quantiser for semitones
- C major scale: when offset = 0 and no CV at the transpose input it creates only a C major scale (C, D, E, F, G, A, B)
- C minor scale: when offset = 0 and no CV is present at the transpose in, only a C minor is created (C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb)
- C major Arpeggio: when offset = 0 and no CV is present at the transpose in, only a C major arpeggio is created (C, E, G)
- C minor arpeggio: when offset = 0 and no CV is present at the transpose in, only a C minor apreggio is created (C, Eb, G)
- user memory mode: creates user programmed scales.
When setting a fixed voltage with the offset control (0-2V, ie. two octaves offset), you apply a fixed transposition to the scale. Any possible scale can be set when you use the transpose CV inputs in addition. At each quantisation process a trigger signal will fired at the trig out which you can use for clocking a sequencer or a launching envelopes.
Power consumption: 110mA
HP : 24"
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