Wednesday, November 03, 2021
Hidden Moog Grandmother Control with Ableton Live & MIDI. Tutorial
video upload by Anton Anru
"In this tutorial, I'm showing how to control hidden Grandmother parameters via MIDI CC, with DAW - Ableton Live and MIDI Controllers. There are many settings inside Moog Grandmother, that can't be accessed from the front panel. I prefer changing them via MIDI, as I find the menu system non-intuitive. Moreover, some parameters can be changed via MIDI only, e.g. Swing Amount or Arp Gate.
This leads me to pair Grandmother with some MIDI device, software or hardware, to ease the workflow with additional parameters. In this video, I'm sharing my experience.
📥 Download Max4Live MIDI Controls Presets for Moog Grandmother + Ableton Live Template.
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Contents:
00:00 How to access hidden parameters via menu and midi
01:01 Important parameters monophonic timbres (Trigger Mode, Legato Glide)
01:53 Performance parameters (Swing Amount, Arp Gate)
02:19 Ableton Max4Live device - MIDI Controls
03:30 MIDI Controls Presets for Moog Grandmother (Oscillator Parameters, Arpeggiator and Sequencer Controls, Single/Multi Trigger Mode, Glide Types, Local Control On/Off)
06:11 How to get a wider range for Arp/Seq with internal clock. Strange behavior (or issue?) of the Rate
09:20 My recommendations on USB controllers for Ableton Live
10:07 How to install/import Max4Live presets to Ableton Live
10:43 Ableton Live Project/Template for Grandmother: prepared Audio Tracks with Tuner, Spectrum, Utility, a MIDI Track with my MIDI Controls presets, a Drum Rack with DS Drums, Return Tracks with Reverbs and Delay
12:47 MIDI Controls by killihu, their website with useful tools
13:29 What about other DAWs?
14:02 Dawless setup and workflow. Standalone MIDI controller (Arturia Beatstep Pro)"
Hydrasynth Deluxe multi patch: North Of Here RA
video upload by the sun god RA
"A split (with crossfade) between lower preset A072 Waxroll Piano RA and upper preset E079 Scary Cello RA"
Empress Effects Zoia w/ Original Box
Vintage 1970s Univox Jazzman by Crumar Keyboard SN 13450
Herbs and Stones Liquid Foam
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via this auction
"Gives wonderful 303 style lines in a very experimental and fun way. Comes with 8 banana cables and non-original 9 volt power suppy.
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Liquid Foam is a modular monophonic analog groovebox that revolves around a dual sequencer designed to encourage complex pattern exploration.
By making connections with banana-type patch cables it can generate anything from straightforward 4/4 loops to ever-changing byzantine synth lines, off-key tantrums and organic percussive phrases.
At the core there’s an analog VCO with two stages of waveshaping, a decay-only EG that can be inverted any step, a 2-pole resonant low pass VCF and a CMOS-based final overdrive stage.
Liquid Foam can sync with virtually any other machine via its clock input mini jack and it sends a 5v clock out/through pulse for further syncing and chaining."
Video in the listing, Herbs and Stones Liquid Foam - patch from scratch, posted here. See the Herbs and Stones label for more.
via this auction
"Gives wonderful 303 style lines in a very experimental and fun way. Comes with 8 banana cables and non-original 9 volt power suppy.
---
Liquid Foam is a modular monophonic analog groovebox that revolves around a dual sequencer designed to encourage complex pattern exploration.
By making connections with banana-type patch cables it can generate anything from straightforward 4/4 loops to ever-changing byzantine synth lines, off-key tantrums and organic percussive phrases.
At the core there’s an analog VCO with two stages of waveshaping, a decay-only EG that can be inverted any step, a 2-pole resonant low pass VCF and a CMOS-based final overdrive stage.
Liquid Foam can sync with virtually any other machine via its clock input mini jack and it sends a 5v clock out/through pulse for further syncing and chaining."
Video in the listing, Herbs and Stones Liquid Foam - patch from scratch, posted here. See the Herbs and Stones label for more.
Akai AX80 Synthesizer With Tauntek Mod Installed
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via this auction
"Comes with the tauntek mod!
This grants real time filter changes, cc, saving patches via sysex and more!
Button 10 can require a firm press, but otherwise this unit is perfectly functional."
via this auction
"Comes with the tauntek mod!
This grants real time filter changes, cc, saving patches via sysex and more!
Button 10 can require a firm press, but otherwise this unit is perfectly functional."
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Rev 3.1
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via this auction
"This is an original Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 rev 3.1! This example was serviced by vintage synthesizer repair/restoration experts RetroLinear in 2017. They replaced the famously hot and unstable power supply with a modern one that is cooler, more efficient, and reliable. The unit was recapped, keyboard contacts cleaned, keyboard rebushing-ed, and calibrated. All features are in working order and there are no known issues. It sounds fantastic and is an inspiration to play!"
via this auction
"This is an original Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 rev 3.1! This example was serviced by vintage synthesizer repair/restoration experts RetroLinear in 2017. They replaced the famously hot and unstable power supply with a modern one that is cooler, more efficient, and reliable. The unit was recapped, keyboard contacts cleaned, keyboard rebushing-ed, and calibrated. All features are in working order and there are no known issues. It sounds fantastic and is an inspiration to play!"
Roland Jupiter-6 61-Key Synthesizer with Europa Mod SN 322403
White Cwejman S1 MK2 Semi-Modular Monophonic Analog Synthesizer SN 297
Yamaha TX816 FM Synthesizer Fully Loaded with 8 TF1 Midi Rack Modules SN 1512
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via this auction
"The TX816 is a monster of DX and FM digital synthesis. It is a unique system in that it is a rack unit that could take up to eight TF1 modules. A TF1 module is basically a DX7 condensed down to a single circuit board with almost no front panel controls. Definitely designed for use with external hardware and software controllers the TX816 allows you to easily carry around up to eight DX7s! Software such as MOTU Unisyn, Emagic SounDiver, or even another DX7 can be used to program the sounds in each module via MIDI.
Each TF1 module consists of a 16-voice, 6-operator digital FM synth engine. So a complete TX816 with all eight TF1 modules would offer up to 128 voices and 48 operators! Each TF1 also features an independent audio out (XLR) and MIDI I/O for a total of eight audio outputs and MIDI I/O's. It also has one global MIDI in/out port with 8-part multitimbrality, but no common stereo or mix output.
The TX816 was designed for demanding live use where portability, polyphony, and lots of outputs are a must! The TX816 is fully compatible with all other DX synthesizers including Native Instruments FM7 software-based plug-in. You can use the TX816 like it's eight separate DX7s or mix and pan each module together to layer your sounds into one monstrous DX powerhouse! It has been used by Kitaro, Chick Corea, Michael Jackson, Europe, and Scritti Politti.
In the early eighties these sold for anywhere between $2,000 to $5,000 depending on how many TF1 modules were installed (from two to eight typically)."
via this auction
"The TX816 is a monster of DX and FM digital synthesis. It is a unique system in that it is a rack unit that could take up to eight TF1 modules. A TF1 module is basically a DX7 condensed down to a single circuit board with almost no front panel controls. Definitely designed for use with external hardware and software controllers the TX816 allows you to easily carry around up to eight DX7s! Software such as MOTU Unisyn, Emagic SounDiver, or even another DX7 can be used to program the sounds in each module via MIDI.
Each TF1 module consists of a 16-voice, 6-operator digital FM synth engine. So a complete TX816 with all eight TF1 modules would offer up to 128 voices and 48 operators! Each TF1 also features an independent audio out (XLR) and MIDI I/O for a total of eight audio outputs and MIDI I/O's. It also has one global MIDI in/out port with 8-part multitimbrality, but no common stereo or mix output.
The TX816 was designed for demanding live use where portability, polyphony, and lots of outputs are a must! The TX816 is fully compatible with all other DX synthesizers including Native Instruments FM7 software-based plug-in. You can use the TX816 like it's eight separate DX7s or mix and pan each module together to layer your sounds into one monstrous DX powerhouse! It has been used by Kitaro, Chick Corea, Michael Jackson, Europe, and Scritti Politti.
In the early eighties these sold for anywhere between $2,000 to $5,000 depending on how many TF1 modules were installed (from two to eight typically)."
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