VAI 35 : Wersimatic II / Farfisa Syntorchestra

video upload by Vintage Audio Institute Italia

"Another take with the Wersimatic II, the younger sister / brother of the Wersimatic 24 auto accompaniment machine. The sounds and controls are across the board identical as far as we can tell.

It was never made as a standalone unit but part of a large, double manual organ called Wersi Helios in the mid 70s.

This particular one has been transplanted from an organ into a smaller box with a twelve buttons acting as chord control instead of the bottom keys of the organ.

Special thanks to Organfairy for the rare schematics : dude you f-ing rock

The Wersimatic II has sections on board:
Bass
Drum machine
Various chord sounds

Melody played on the Farfisa Syntorchestra String machine and Mono synth."

1981 Anatek "Pocket Products Catalog" Brochure

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find close-up scans and a write-up.

Interesting bit of history: "1989 - Creation Studios, a high end music recording studio is built in North Vancouver by Barry and Jane Anne Henderson. Barry Henderson was also Music Products Division Manager at Anatek Microcircuits, a hybrid manufacturer in North Vancouver, BC with revenues of $1M USD. He and his team developed the Anatek line of MIDI and audio products including the now famous line of small MIDI signal powered MIDI processing accessories called "Pocket Products". "

a free Sequencer for driving multiple Analog-Synths made with Flowstone

video upload by Andreas Remshagen

"Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qhf3...

This is a Midi-Sequencer i made for driving my Analog-Synths with a small Asus-Netbook connected to a Polyend Poly Midi to CV/Gate Converter.

I work with different Versions of this Sequencer and its a good compromise for me driving analog-Synths with a digital component for live-performances.

The Sequencer is made for the Asus eee-PC's resolution but it should work with every Windows-PC.

Its has:
1 to 16 Steps
4 Step-Sequencers with 2 Octaves-Grid, Clock and Step-Divider
Separate Midi-Channel selectable for each sequencer.
On/Off switch for each sequencer exceps the clock-sequencer
2 clock/Gate-sequencer
1 gate on first step option for reset drum-machines etc
Usb-Device selector
load/Save-Function"

Parawave Rapid: An Overview

video upload by Waveform

"An overview of Parawave Rapid - The VST with massive sounds & a fast workflow."

Rapid: Subtractive, Wavetable & FM style Synthesis

"A look at 3x Synthesis methods in Parawave Rapid.

00:00 Intro
00:19 Music Example
01:17 Subtractive Overview
02:52 OSC FX
03:59 Organic Drift
05:26 Filters & Envelops
06:22 First Look at FX
07:07 Analog Style Brass Patch
07:30 Rich Pads With Wavetables
08:27 Modulating The Wavetable
09:09 Crossfading LFO's
09:51 Unison
10:35 Copy OSC's
11:44 Adding FX
12:23 S1gns Pad
13:24 2nd Example
14:10 FM Style Synthesis with PD
16:00 Phase Mod - Single OSC
16:40 End Result With FX
17:38 Future Videos

Sequential Pro 3SE as you've never heard it - Synths at Bedtime - GetJervis

video upload by GetJervis

"Synths at bedtime is back! Kick back with what is possibly the best monosynth ever made! And paired with a Gothic masterpiece! One of Thomas Hardy's most powerful works, The Return of the Native centers famously on Egdon Heath, the wild, haunted Wessex moor. Will this pairing give you nightmares?

0:00 Intro
0:53 It begins
8:22 Conclusion

Production kit used:
Headphones - Austrian Audio Hi- X65
Microphone - Rode Rodelink Filmmaker wireless System
Audio capture - Izotope Spire
Plugins - Arturia FX Collection, Izotope Ozone
Camera -Panasonic GH5
Lenses - Various Olympus
Slide - Zeapon Micro 2
Manfrotto super clamps and arms

Thanks to
Dave Smith - for being so very, very Good, he’s Evil!
Izotope for the Spire
Thomas Hardy - who still owes me a fiver"

Oberheim OB-1A

video upload by E I S E N T A N Z

"First and only fottage of Oberheim OB-1 Model A (MkII).
No talking, just pure analoge sounds of this unique monophone Synth."

The Forgotten Synthesizers Of Marche Region

video upload by HAINBACH

Update: you can find additional posts featuring The Museo Del Synth Marchigiano here.

"The Marche Region in Italy was home to a thriving industry of music instrument production from the 1950s to the mid-90s. Tens of thousands of people made organs, accordions and small runs of synthesizers that were like nothing else in the world. Much production closed in the 90s, leaving only a few companies around, and many people lost their jobs. The history of Marche synths was not talked about, too bitter were the memories. The Museo Del Synth Marchigiano aims to change that - a motley crew of synth lovers work together to get the story about this special time in music instrument history out.

I was invited to play a show at Acusmatic Festival in Ancona and visit the collection before. I was overwhelmed by the amazing sounds these machines made, so I captured them on tape and for use in my performance. I also just had to film every synth I could get my hand for you to enjoy. You will find instruments by Siel, Elka, Elgan, Farfisa, Crumar, CRB and more here.

https://www.museodelsynth.org"

Timeline:

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What was going on in Serbia?

video upload by gotharman

"On my holidays in Serbia, I had plenty of time to play with the new prototype. This is one of the tracks, that I made on it.
www.gotharman.dk"

générative darkness Plinky/LD3/euro

video upload by Meska

"Gotharman LD3 ,plinky and some eurorack moduls for quick jam.
plinky accelerometer is driving MI grids.

Thank you for watching.
My name is Meska of the statik collective . I've been making mostly "dark and expérimental" music for more than ten years now, i'v learn so much online, now it's time for me to share my knoledge, my exploration and this channel is a place to talk about the tools, sound design and techniques to make music with. i'm tattooist at day jobs and you can found my work here : www.meska.fr

You can stream my albums and EPs at https://statikwave.bandcamp.com/

If you'd like to support the channel​ consider buying music from bandcamp ;)"

10 Creative Uses of Sample and Hold

video upload by Omri Cohen

"The Basics of Modular Synthesis series of videos - https://bit.ly/modularbasics

Buy me a coffee? :) - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/omricohen
Consider joining me on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/omricohen
Patching techniques and ideas document - https://bit.ly/3o1Q3Sg

Here are the patches - https://patchstorage.com/10-creative-...

00:00 - Introduction
01:50 - Getting rid of note tails
04:36 - Harmonizing sequences
08:24 - Harmonizing random pitch
11:39 - Sequences from LFOs
13:45 - Random transposition
16:23 - Random per step
18:37 - Random lines
21:12 - Random gates
24:25 - With a comparator
26:19 - Sample rate reduction"