MATRIXSYNTH

Monday, December 20, 2021

Korg Mono/Poly Analog Synthesizer

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Oberheim OB-12 Z-domain Polyphonic Synth

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Video in the listing previously posted here.

"Oberheim Z-domain, analog-emulation synthesizer. Recreates and emulates the classic sounds and tone of the original Oberheim analog filters. The OB-12 is a 12 voice synth with 4-part physical modeling synthesis. Real-time control knobs (22), sliders (24), and buttons (33) with a traditional layout give you fast hands-on access and control of most parameters.

Fully functional with no issues. LCD in perfect shape. A number of scratches in the blue finish and the wood end panels (see pictures). Three knobs have been replaced with near identical types (white line on the knob instead of light grey line (see pictures). Power cord and printed manual included (non-original)."

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Serge Hybrid w/ Pelican Case

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"I love these panels, they have been a complete joy for me to use. The paperface are from Skyler and prism circuits. He’s been incredible to deal with and a real stand up guy. One is the Canvas system inspired by buchla. The other is a custom CV based panel I ordered from him.

It all comes in a pelican 1610 case. I’m also going to include a Lowgain format changer, bananas, and the ripcords that I bought so can use the case anywhere. Let me know if you got any questions or want more pictures. Splitting up isn’t ideal for me, but I would certainly consider it Thank you for taking a look!"

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Sherman Filterbank 2 Analog Dual Filter and Distortion Processor w/ Original Box

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"This is the latest and optimal revision of the Filterbank 2 and you can differentiate them by the additional print underneath the 2 that explains the newly added Noise and Feedback Circuit

This instrument is essentially a desktop analog synthesizer but without oscillators meant to feed any oscillators or other sound sources through it although the filters also self oscillate so technically it does have oscillators

These instruments sound amazing"

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12.19.21 Synton Fénix - Digital Noise into Phaser and Lowpass Filter

video upload by batchas

"The Digital Noise output goes into the Phaser modulated by an LFO and into the LPF (VCF4). The LPF is a bit opened, so it lets a bit of signal through and is also opened/closed via an envelope.
No external effect, no EQ or else. Direct out from Fénix."

12 19 21 Synton Fénix - Digital noise in the patch

Door #20: O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) - Synthmas '21

video upload by Synthfluencer

"Ho-Ho-Ho! This is Synthmas '21, the virtual calendar presenting a Christmas carol played by synthesizers - every day from 1st to 24th of December.

The song:
This song was first mentioned around 1550. In the first place a tragic love song, it describes the ever-green and steady fir tree as the opposite to a unsteady philandering lover. In late 19th Century verses were changed and made this one of the most famous German Christmas Carols.

The gear:
I play the lead voice by hand using the Yamaha CS-80 and the Kawai Synthesizer 100F. Both built in the late seventees, these mono synths formed together with a Moog Prodigy, ARP-2600 and Roland Jupiter-4 the basic setup of Depeche Mode's Speak & Spell era. The Kawai 100F (also branded "Teisco") is a mono synth with a very unique sound. At first the synth seem to be quite basic but it has some very neat modulation options under it's hood.

Both synths sound is passed through chorus / delay effects and backed by Deepmind pad and Blofeld arpeggio sound.

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

Sunday, December 19, 2021

Düsseldorf Sound Bank for Miniraze

video upload by MOK

"The Düsseldorf sound bank includes 75 Kraftwerk-inspired sounds from Mark Hoffmann, German sound designer and recording artist with the synthesizer duo Pegasus, and solo modular electronic project UTAMOH! Let these faithful re-creations of neon leads, rezzy basses, radioactive pads, robotic sound effects, and synthetic percussion instruments, inspire you to create your own landmark electropop songs.

75 Kraftwerk-inspired Miniraze sounds - $17 MSRP

Available now in the MOK Store: https://mok.com/store.php

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The Düsseldorf Sound Bank is exclusively for MOK's Miniraze Wave-Slicing synthesizer. Learn more about Miniraze here: https://mok.com/miniraze.php"

The Gmebaphone Concept and the Cybernéphone Instrument

This one is in via Asbjørn Blokkum Flø. "Here is an interesting synth produced in various forms from 1973-2001. It was produced in various analogue and digital forms. If you do a Google image search for 'Gmebaphone' you will see a few different versions. The music of Christian Clozier and Françoise Barrière probably includes the instrument. I tried the instrument at the Bourges festival in 2004, and it was quirky but fascinating."

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"The Gmebaphone is an instrumentarium consisting of amplifiers, sound-treatment systems, loudspeakers, a console, and a processing system designed and built for live diffusion and performance. The specifications for the instrument were dictated by musical criteria. The musical interpretation of a work is based on analysis of the work and on analysis of its physical signals. Thus, the instrument is able to provide a pertinent acoustic rendering of a work’s sonic complexities (in terms of timbre, time, and space) directly under the performer’s control, thereby allowing transparent and expressive interpretations. The Gmebaphone is a processor/simulator of sonic electroacoustic space, as well as a polyphonic acoustic synthesizer of musical spaces. It is an instrument comprised of the hierarchical combination of a control system with memory, tablatures, and combinatory modes of play that give rise to a rich and workable system of interpretation and expression."

Also see https://collectionsdumusee.philharmoniedeparis.fr/

Image below with an E-Mu Modular in the back ground, and EMS Putney on the left via here. Not sure what the black system on the farl left is. If you know feel free to leave a comment. Also if you know if any demos of the Gmebaphone let us know!

P.S. The design reminds me of various equipment featured in synth rorschach posts.

See the exclusive label for more of the rare of the rare in the synth world.

Update: additonal info in via Asbjørn Blokkum Flø:

I've looked further into the Gmebaphone.

It basically looks like a system for live surround sound for electronic music, or as it is called "diffusion" of electroacoustic music. The surround setups could be very complex with up to 50 loudspeakers of various shapes and placements, a bit like the Acousmonium (GRM 1974-) [link]

The term 'acoustic' is used several times in the article. This seems to describe how loudspeakers interacts with the acoustics of the space, and not acoustic sound sources in the traditional meaning the word.

Being built as a custom instrument for live performance of electronic music, it is more of a musical and compositional tool than a conventional analogue or digital mixer.

It evolved over the years, but the latest model seemed to have a 76 channel mixer with 8 inputs and 16 outputs, with the possibility of digital treatments (phasing, delay, reverberation, and detuning).

From the article:
'The console has a total number of 76 channels of diffusion (36 are touch-controlled and 40 are digitally controlled via the screens) spread over 16 master outputs and eight master inputs. [..] Pull-down menus control digital treatments (phasing, delay, reverberation, and detuning).'

The article describes 6 different models (with photos):
Gmebaphone 1 (1973)
Gmebaphone 2 (1975) - 6 inputs, 2 "networks" (outputs?).
Gmebaphone 3 (1979) - 8 inputs, 22 outputs. Manual analogue control as well as digital computer control.
Gmebaphone 4 (1983) - Digital playback of soundfiles. Digital treatments (phasing, delay, and timbre).
Gmebaphone 5 (1992) - sequencing, graphical interface, automation.
Gmebaphone 6 - (renamed Cybernéphone) (1997) - 8 inputs, 16 outputs, 50 loudspeakers. Possible to save files to CD-ROM.

This page mentions the Gmebaphone number 7 / Cybernéphone (2005): [link]

The convoluted language of the article reminds me of the writings of French composer Pierre Schaeffer, and can be a bit hard to decipher.
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There is also some information on a large number of synthesizers that they produced between 1973 and 2008. called Systhysysop (1976), Charybde (1985), Gmebogosse (1972-1999) and Cybersongosse (??-2008?).

They are described in this article (with images): [link]

Many nice images here: [pdf link]

Another article: [link]

More images: [link 1 Also captured here] [link 2] [link 3 Also captured here]

These instruments was also made at the International Institute of Electroacoustic Music at Bourges /IMEB. Read more about IMEB here (use Google translate). [link]

You have written about the Cybersongosse before: [link]

I could not find any audio clips.

All the best"

Systematic Dailing In

video upload by Todd Barton

"Here's a super condensed version of one of the strategies I use to go about learning, listening to and feeling a new instrument. I spend hours, sometimes days just trying different combinations (very slowly). Cheers!
My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/synthtodd"