Door #17: Sind die Lichter angezündet (When The Lights Are Lit) - Synthmas '21

video upload by Synthfluencer

"The song:
This song was the best known Christmas carol in the former GDR and also named a Christmas album that was played in almost every family on Christmas eve. The text written as a poem contains all the ingredients for a typical Christmas celebration: The lights, a tree, gifts, joy and peace.

The gear:
What else can I use for this arrangement than the Vermona stack: Vermona Synthesizer and Piano Strings. Both instruments have been made by VEB Klingenthaler Harmonikawerke, a large instrument manufacturer of the former GDR based in Klingenthal/ Saxony. More than 3.000 employees produced accordions branded "Weltmeister" and later electronic organs and synthesizers under the brand Vermona until 1990. Today the brand name Vermona lives on hold by the company HDB electronic that still produces high quality electronic instruments.

The synthesizers lead voice is routed through a TC Flashback unit adding it's wonderful Mod Delay effect. The Piano Strings goes through a Zoom MS-70 CDR end is enriched with a stereo delay and a very neat Small Stone Phaser simulation. You see in other videos on my channel the Vermona Phaser 80, but in this case I preferred the silky dreamy Jean-Michel-Jarre-signature sound of the Small Stone over the harsh Vermona phaser. Here I compare the sound of the effect units: https://youtu.be/yraACszuvAA

Vermona Synthesizer is controlled via MIDI (I built in a VS MIDI device some time ago, video showing that will follow) and play the Piano Strings by hand cause it's lack of any external control input.

Trailer material: Pexels.com (image @seurafrancis99, video @cottonbro)"

Jangle Bells || Ambient Eurorack Modular Synthesizer

video upload by Sam Kyzivat

"The Moog semi-modular synths on their first Eurorack playdate! Lighting in my studio is less than ideal at night, so I decided to just turn all the lights off and vibe with the psychedelic Christmas Tree that is a modular synth. 'Tis the season!"

Monome Norns (Orgn script) + Grid, Cocoquantus 2 and Red Panda Particle

video upload by Luca Longobardi

"In verità cantare è altro respiro.
È un soffio in nulla. Un calmo alito. Un vento.
(Rainer Maria Rilke)"

Bad Gear - Boss DR-202 - Dirtiest Drum Machine of all Time

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video upload by AudioPilz

"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Boss DR-202. Is the only Dr. Groove of the Dr. Rhythm family the dirtiest drum machine of all time?

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:13 Overview
05:05 Hate
05:37 Jam 1
06:30 Jam 2
07:27 Finale
08:00 Verdict"

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Creamware Minimax

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via this auction

"This is a great clone of the Minimoog Model D, with some features added :

- 12 voices polyphonic !
- 128 patches memory
- effects (chorus, Reverb, delay)
- stéréo

Sound’s really similar to the original, a rare and good machine."

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E-MU Systems Emax I SE HD SN 107305

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"E-MU Systems EMAX I SE HD Rackmount Sampler. Factory HD version upgraded to SE. Internally mounted SCSI2SD board with 8GB SD card capable of holding nearly 160 banks in the floppy drive slot. Comes loaded with many custom and factory library sounds I will include download links for entire Emax library as well.

Analog and Digital Boards have been recapped. New power supply Everything works great and sounds amazing! 12 bit character and true analog filters.

System boots up in seconds from SD card. Banks save and load nearly instantaneously. The HD advantage is huge over standard floppy or Gotek systems as every function of the unit is faster and more responsive.

Display has been updated to a beautiful new white OLED display. Sadly pictures can't do justice to the quality of the OLED. Everything works as it should. Incredible sounding sampler with analog processing. SE features provide deep synthesis."

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Korg Mono/Poly MP-4 Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer w/ Flight Case

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Roland SH-1000 Vintage Monophonic Analog Synthesizer

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SOUND RECORDING - Old synthesizer

video upload by Woodlark Studio

This is the first post on the site to feature one. What is it?

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Let’s explore frequency shifting – with the Doepfer A126-2

video upload by Monotrail Tech Talk

"Today we are diving into frequency shifting with the new Doepfer A-126-2 Frequency Shifter! Frequency shifting isn’t one of the most common effects, but it offers a lot of creative sound design options and patching possibilities. You can add textures and effects to synth lines, modulate or create percussive sounds, or just try and experiment with the frequency shifter in FM patches and feedback loops.

In this video I quickly explain the difference between pitch and frequency shifting, go over the functions and features of the A-126-2, and then start exploring some sounds with a series of patch ideas.

Thanks to Doepfer for sponsoring this video! - https://doepfer.de * Manufacturers have no saying over the content of my videos. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Timetable:
00:00 – Intro
01:19 – Frequency vs pitch shifting
02:56 – Doepfer A-126-2 overview
05:28 – Synth & drone patches
11:37 – Percussive patches
14:22 – Bonus patches
19:01 – A-126-2 expander"