MATRIXSYNTH

PLINKY Review // a charming portable granular and wavetable synth

video by loopop

TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:20 Overview
2:00 Note mode
3:55 Tape mode
5:00 Editing params
8:00 Connectivity
10:20 Storage
11:35 DIY kit
12:10 This setup
13:10 Synth
15:00 Sampler
15:30 Sampling
17:00 Slicing
18:20 Multisamples
20:10 Granular
23:35 Noise, distortion
24:05 Resonant LPG
25:05 Effects
26:40 Arpeggiator
27:30 Euclidean
28:50 Sequencer
30:50 Mod matrix
32:30 ABXY explained
37:00 Pros & cons
41:25 Outro

VL synthesis: Can we have it back, please? (Yamaha EX5)

video by Floyd Steinberg

Novation Peak demo after 2:15.

"A short description of what VL / digital waveguide synthesis is, and a look at Yamahas implementation in the EX5 workstation, and a demo using only VL sounds using expressive controllers like an EWI and a MIDI guitar pickup, helped bei the MPC One's autosampler.

Table of contents:

00:00 hello
00:38 very short demo
00:59 brief history of digital waveguide synthesis
01:49 how it works
02:20 short, overly simplified demo of the principle using a delay effect and a filter
03:03 creating a VL patch on the Yamaha EX5: reed
03:30 selecting a model (and some sound demos)
04:17 adjusting the model to our needs
04:50 mapping controls to the VL model (volume, pressure, embouchure, scream, growl)
06:50 creating a concert guitar sound
07:49 using MPC One's autosampler to get polyphony
09:51 demo track using only VL instruments
12:13 bye-bye

Relevant links:

Pierre Cusa's notes on Waveguide Synthesis: https://www.osar.fr/notes/waveguides/
Wikipedia on Waveguide Synthesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital...
Awesome demo from 1994: http://virtualacoustic.free.fr/HTML/D..."

Support: https://www.paypal.me/alexselck

Technics SX-WSA1R Acoustic Modeling Rackmount Synth

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via this auction

"Unique physical modeling synth with possibilty add samples, competitor of Yamaha VL1 in those days, had pricetag ~3K.
Ideal for ambient, pads, natural, spaces, EFX.
Only near 300pcs rack devices were manufactured.
Two sets of MIDI In/Out/Thru, 4 audio outs.
Manuals in PDF, few files of sound presets.
Overall, device in very good condition, LCD, FDD, buttons working perfectly."

CLICK FOR MORE »

Oberheim Matrix 1000

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via this auction

CLICK FOR MORE »

video by MOS-LAB

"Test du plugin TC2290D et son contrôleur sur une séquence faite au PPG 300 Modular."

"Test of the TC2290D plugin and its controller on a sequence made with the PPG 300 Modular."