Twisted Electrons BlastBeats Sound Demo (no talking)
video upload by Limbic Bits
0:00 Electronica
0:48 True Electro Part I
1:50 Hang on
2:48 4am
3:52 True Electro Part II
4:45 Ambient & Bass
5:40 minimal
6:36 90s IDM
7:17 Space Night
8:20 Not a bonus sequence at all
Some effects have been used here and there to add some delay and reverb (Valhalla DSP Vintage Verb / Delay)"
"At the heart of BlastBeats is a vintage FM chip called YMF-262 also known as the OPL3 chip & previously found in computer sound cards of the early 90s.
These chips were notoriously hard to program and were rarely used to their full potential. However, they can produce surprisingly rich beautiful and utterly dirty sounds with a bit of exploring...
By putting so many parameters within easy reach BlastBeasts makes it fun and easy to master the signature sound of the DOS era!
RYTHM & SYNTH
BlastBeats is a 10 voice groove box offering 6 drum voices and 4 synth instruments.
The many faders offer full control over the parameters of the instruments and can be automated and modulated per step
Beats and melodies are a pleasure to program thanks to the high quality illuminated buttons"
"Another session with the Pro-2, an amazing synth! I think in these examples you can hear more fo the distinct hybrid character of this instrument. Wish I had the filter as Eurorack module…
No effects added, only inboard delays.
Head phones or decent gear recommend.
"Some tweaking and demonstrating the downgrade mode of analogue renaissance.
What I like in this mod is the boost switch, called Q-compensation and 12 dB Filter, which makes much power even with high resonance in the filter. You can listen it in the first patch in this video. The recording was made without processing, effects and just raw into the audio interface in mono. For further information go on the website of analogue renaissance.
I kept my curtis filter chips, so I can built this prophet everytime back in the original state.
Here is the description from the website of analogue renaissance:
This modification for the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 reverts the Rev 3 sonically to the earlier, much bigger-sounding Rev 2! The two Prophet 5 versions sound different due to the nearly complete redesign of the voice architecture to use Curtis’ CEM chips instead of Dave Rossum’s SSM chips for the transition of the Rev 2 to the Rev 3 model. This difference in sonics has made the Rev 2’s more desirable - and significantly more expensive. Fully working prototypes have been built and tested, and have the following features: No mods to the Prophet 5 PCBs are required. A REV -1 simply plugs into the IC sockets, replacing each CEM3320. Only 1 extra wire for the -15V supply needs to be soldered. Electronics have been added that cancel out the pollution from the CEM3320’s level shifting circuitry. The little that remains (30 to 100dB attenuation depending on frequency content and Prophet component tolerances) is also moved entirely to the filter's input. So, it get's further attenuation of 24dB per octave beyond cutoff. Extras: The input signal has been increased a bit, since the 2040 likes to be driven a bit harder. This is no issue for the purists as it can be attenuated in the ‘mix’ section of the prophet-5. By design the SSM2040 is also self-limiting, so the output level has been increased a lot as ample headroom was available, and this gives a much better signal-to-noise ratio and dynamic range. REV -1 also adds two new features not present in the original Rev 2: variable Q-compensation that restores the loss of bass when resonance is increased (14dB is lost at the onset of self-oscillation in the original filter design). the option to use the REV -1 as 2-pole filter instead of the original 4-pole configuration. Most non-linear effects happen in the first two filter stages, and the 2-pole mode lets you hear these effects unfiltered by the last two stages. The combination of these two extra features will make a Prophet 5 sound absolutely monstrous! Switches to select 2-pole or 4-pole mode and the amount of Q-compensation will be included with mouting hardware.
"I was looking around my hard drive this week and found this video from 2016, which I don’t fully remember doing. The track is from the album “Running On Air”, which is a collection of 90’s tunes. This one had to be rerecorded, as I wasn’t happy with the original. There’s a long and complex history to this track, which I won’t go into, but I can say it’s not over yet. Since I recorded this, I have far more of the equipment and samples, which were used on the original, so it’s due yet another re-record and master. In fact, I’m going to update the whole album, (probably in 2022). Anyway, I thought it would be worth uploading as it’s a significant step in the journey.
Now for the video footage. It comes from the Docklands light railway in London. While most of the line is above ground, there is a small section running from Bank which is deep tube tunnel. Because there is no driver it’s possible to sit at the front of the train and look directly down the line. This normally leads to a competition between kids and geeks to get to the front seat first. On this occasion I won! The idea of the video was to have backdrop for live events, which has been used once. It’s a bit repetitive but also hypnotic, I expect I’ll repurpose the footage at some point.
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"A stereo pling plong synth jam with Gotharman's Urano modular synthesizer and its Eurorack expansion: 4MS POD Case with Erica Synths Bassline, Flame Joystick and Synthrotek MIXIV. Pling Plong sounds, percussion samples, sequencing and FX from Urano. The Joystick modulates morphing and stereo position of the plings and plongs. Erica's Bassline is another simple voice fed into the audio input of the Urano. Happy Sunday, everyone!"
"This 16 voice wave is in good condition but has flaws that are correctable and flaws that are inherent to the Wave.
Correctable: The wood is clearly damaged, but is not chipped away. This can be easily touched up by us or by you. We chose to do nothing so that you have the option of whom does it!
Not correctable: All waves are made with a top coat over the metal panel that creates the matte appearance. Unfortunately, this top coat attracts dust and can't be cleaned with the types of cleaners we normally clean synthesizers with. You can dust it with a paint brush with much success, but without removing the entire top coat, which we do not recommend, there is not much to be done about this.
There is also some wear around the cutoff knob and on the display
The display, as with all Waves, is dim. It never bothered me.
This wave has been serviced by myself and has a clean bill of health. Pot has been replaced with a brand new ones to ensure years of great operation. All buttons cleaned but please note due to the way the wave is built, some may seem hard to push. It has new shocks as well. It runs on 220V"
