Modular Synthesizer jamming with Tiptop Audio

video upload by OVERLAP

"in this video I'm particularly focused on showing what kind of organic sound you can get from one sampler player modular, the fun part started when I include the Buchla Dual Oscillator (out) patch into Fold Processor wave Multiplier (in) an then patch to Forbidden Planet Analog Filter to VCA ( Voltage Controlled Amplifier), and of course the Z4000 Voltage Controlled Envelope Generator help a lot to shape the sound of the Buchla, adding in top the Z-DSP VC – Digital Signal Processor for feedback delay."

Erika 10:10 - A Modular Synthesizer Exploration with Erica Synths Pico System 3

video upload by Chief Thomson Music

"I just recently got myself the wonderful Erica Synths Pico System 3 and I am currently exploring ideas around this system.
It's quite fun to patch and gives you these playful moments.
Hope you enjoy this 10 minutes and 10 seconds track :-)"

Elektron Syntakt - First Jam

video upload by verstaerker

"i got the elektron syntakt today and just testing the sound and workflow"

Buchla 212 Retro Playtime

video upload by Todd Barton

More over on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/synthtodd

Korg Modwave: 50 Arp Presets/Performances. Sound Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

"Welcome to the soundset for Korg Modwave - Arp Waves.
It is a collection of 50 arpeggio presets that can be used in various genres: Techno, Trance, House, Progressive, Deep, Ambient, Cinematic, Chill Out, Lounge, Trip-hop, Downtempo, Electronica, IDM, Breaks, Drum’n’Bass and others.
🏮 Get the soundset: https://bit.ly/36FBL3S

The bank covers a wide range of Arp tones: warm, deep, bright, metallic, mallet, soft, expressive, dream, dark, evolving, detuned, and others.

All presets have unified Velocity, ModWheel, X/Y Pad, and Macros assignments.
- Velocity controls loudness and brightness. Use it to add accents to the arp.
- ModWheel adds expression, it makes the sound bigger and brighter.
- 4 Macros control the level of the 2nd Layer, Detune, Timbre/Tone, Length of the notes.
- X/Y Pad changes envelope and tone.

All these controllers make a smooth morphing between different colors and tones within a single preset.

Highlights:
- Wide range of arp sounds
- Thoroughly set parameters
- 2 Layers
- 4 Mod Knobs/Macros assignments with titles
- Kaoss Physics Pad changes tone and envelope

- ModWheel adds expression
- Presets volumes are equalized for a comfortable browsing
- No user/third-party wavetables

Firmware Version 1.1.0 (or higher) is required to use these presets.
Use official Korg Modwave Editor/Librarian to upload the presets.

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Patch of The Week: 'On the Run' Ep2 Percussion - Floyd's Classic Synthi track recreated in Eurorack

video upload by AJH Synth Official

"Second of 2 videos showing how to recreate the classic Pink Floyd track from 'Dark Side of The Moon', originally recorded on an EMS Synthi AKS. This episode covers the percussion element of the sound, which in the original album recording was simultaneously created and performed along with the melody on the Synthi AKS. Effectively, the Synthi was used to create 2 voices from one monophonic synth by some clever use of the instrument's built-in ring modulator.
Episode 1 covered the melodic sequence, how to programme it, and how to get a similar sound. Check it out here: [posted here]
In this version I'm using the RING SM, as it's ring mod is directly based on the one in the EMS Synthi and VCS3, so it's behaviour is the same. This trick will not work on all ring mods, as they vary in design and the way in which they achieve a ring modulation effect. However, the Ring's SM's is a true, all-analogue ring modulator.
I start using white noise from the GLIDE + NOISE module, and then experiment using the ENTROPIC DOOM and LUNAR MODULE as the noise source. CV sequencing is supplied by the Arturia Keystep sequencer.

Patch Sheet PDF for this video: https://kvisit.com/8AE/yfkG
Patch notes also below.

Check out the AJH Synth playlists for more 'Patch of The Week' videos, which will be either performances or 'how to' guides detailing a range of sounds, some familiar, some less so, and each containing a patch sheet at the end to show you how to construct it for yourself.

Video by DreamsOfWires

Index:
00:00 Intro
00:31 Patching the modules
00:56 Explaining the patch
01:40 With ENTROPIC DOOM
02:29 With LUNAR MODULE
04:16 Patch Sheet

Patch Notes:
Green dots show approximate pot and switch positions. Those with two dots show the range I adjust them during the video. Pots and switches that do not have green dots are not used in this patch, and should be left at their zero or off positions.
SONIC XV: This gets us fairly close to the Synthi's sound, as that instrument also used a diode ladder VCF. I use both 24dB, as the original Synthi filter was 24dB, but also the 6dB output, because in 24dB it is easier to send the filter into self-oscillation when using high resonance, and this sound really benefits from a lot of resonance. The 6dB can achieve a more noticeable degree of resonance before self-oscillation occurs. It is subjective, and both have their character and strengths, so experiment!
RING SM: Firstly, depending on what you are using as a noise source you may need to keep levels low, both on the RING SM and the VCA. Here I'm using white noise from the GLIDE + NOISE module, which has a low volume level, but when using filtered noise from the Entropic Doom (for example) the output will be quite high. Therefore, regardless of your noise source, start low, and gradually raise the levels to a useful volume.
DISCRETE CASCADED VCA: Either this or the MUTING MIXER & VCA can be used, as I did in the previous video. All that's important here is having at least two channels - one for filter output and one for ring mod output, so that the mix/volume balance between the two sounds can be adjusted, and then just to be careful of high audio levels.
Modules used from top-left to bottom-right: Glide + Noise, Dual LFO + VCA, Vintage Transistor Core VCO, Ring SM, Sonic XV Diode Ladder Wave Filter, Discrete Cascaded VCA."

Roland Juno-60 w/ Blue Display, Bender, & Custom Painted Side Panels

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"Roland Juno-60 Keyboard Synthesizer, very will maintained and studio use.. some areas painted back/ cleaned up - all keys work. Very nice to play and authentic vintage Roland Juno 60."

The control panels look like a new stick-on.

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Keytek CTS2000 Cross Table Sampled Synthesizer SN 0279

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You can find a couple of videos featuring the CTS2000 in previous posts here.

"THE GIBSON Synthesizer. The only.

Its name: The Keytek CTS 2000
Analog True vintage : CURTIS CHIPS // CEM 5530 / 8 CEM 3389
Released in 1987.

RARE COLLECTOR Early Model number 279

This will be supplied with :

1 COMPLETE IN ENGLISH !! Instruction Manual ! 64 pages
1 EXTERNAL ORIGINAL MEMORY CARD of this KEYTEK CTS 2000 model to store even more of your sounds.
1 CASE
1 OLD ORIGINAL ADVERTISEMENT

Fender has also released one on its side: The Chroma Polaris.

Story : Gibson had bought the Italian brand SIEL (Societa Industrie Elettroniche)
and worked in collaboration with its engineers who had already released
a lot of synthesizers including ( Cruise, Orchestra, Orchestra 2, Dk-70,
Ex-80, Dk-80 , Expander , Opera 6 , Dk-600 , Dk-700 , Kiwi ) and worked
themselves with suzuki and knew how to draw inspiration from analogs
from Korg .Moreover it would have been produced in Japan.

Gibson's synth, the Keytek CTS 2000 is a 330 plus wavetable based
synthesizer. But it is above all one of the last analog synths of this era. For
this it was equipped with Curtis chips, the same used in the little brother
of the Waldorf Wave, the Microwave .... as well as the Prophet 2000 which
is a Sequencial Audio / Dave Smith sampler ...

It has 6 voices with 2 oscillators per voice.
7 levels of envelope settings...
A Total MIDI Implementation....
An internal memory to save 48 sounds.
Finally its specialty of Cross Table Sample allows to mix for a sound of the
wavetables between them to obtain a combination of 330 X 329 so 9000 !

That is more than 9000 waveforms more than the sinusoid, the triangle,
the square, the sawtooth ! And this for a single voice ....
Each oscillator can be tuned differently for Fat sound .
An Lfo is also present to modulate these.
Dcf
Dca
Cut-off
Resonance
ADSR on 7 levels
All this in many combinations

One cannot simply overcome its possibilities.

It produces a unique sound. With it your instrumentations won't sound too much today.
He will add a personal color. It can produce percussive sounds, particular pads...

Another thing that differentiates the KEYTEK CTS 2000 is that very few copies
were produced in the world.
There are 2 other Keytek models but they are only weakly trimmed compared
to this one.

The model on sale was released in the very First GIBSON-SIEL workshops.

Number 279."

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Gehirn Enterprises Bean Jelly Synthesizer

video upload by Gehirn Enterprises

"Demonstration of Bean Jelly Desktop Synth built by Gehirn Enterprises in Nipaluna, Lutruwita.

The quiet bit in the middle has some subtle percussive sounds, sorry if it's too quiet to hear on your phone or laptop speakers.

Audio Equipment used:
Bean Jelly Desktop Synth, Focusrite 2i2 Audio Interface, Metabox Laptop, Cubase5, M-Audio AxiomPro25 midi controller, MidiMuso Midi to CV converter, Audio Technica M50a cans.

Totally dry track into the interface and out to a wave file, no effects or audio post processing is used at all.

Video Equipment used:
Shot on a Samsung A51 and an OppoF1s phone. Arlec LED lighting from Bunnings. Edited with OpenShot open source video editor. DIY Rocks.

0:27 Modulate filter CV with VCO1 Triangle.
0:30 Modulate filter CV with VCO2 Triangle.
0:38 Add randomizer CV into filter.
0:44 Lower filter frequency and increase randomizer CV.
0:53 Increase VCO2 freq (and randomizer int clock).
1:00 Remove VCO1 and VCO2 modulation from VCF.
1:30 Add randomizer to VCO2, which makes the int clock non linear.
1:40 Add VCO2 triangle to VCO1 CV.
1:55 Change filter settings, add modulation, lower resonance etc...
2:05 Disconnect internal audio, many wiggle to generate percussive sounds.
2:50 Add Keyboard CV to VCO1 CV and VCO2 CV inputs, Gate to filter CV in.
3:10 Reconnect internal audio, much wiggle to setup for use with keys.
3:50 Tune VCO's. Play with keyboard.
4:44 Turn on internal clock, crank VCO2 and make some noise.
5:15 Squelchy robots.
6:05 8 step LOOP.
6:20 Filter Overdrive.
6:40 Crank VCF randomizer so filter only opens up on higher notes, 16 step loop.
7:00 Open up filter, modulate VCO1 CV with VCO2 Triangle.
7:30 Get noisy. Many wiggle.
7:58 FIN."

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"Desktop synthesizer with:

2x VCO's with individual Pulse and Triangle outputs + PWM combined output, crossmodulation and 1V/Oct tracking.

1x VCF with sweep and resonance, LowPass, HighPass, and BandPass outputs + switchable pre filter gain boost.

1x Rungholter Tanz Randomizer output, pre patched to VCO's + VCF with depth controls, also has 3x 5V Gate outputs, plus looping or infinite modes.

3x CV inputs with Depth Control (2x VCO + VCF).

Internal Clock + 1x External Clock input.

External Audio input and Internal Audio disconnect.

XOR input and XOR output.

Looping, 8 or 16 step with loop offset control.

USB or 9V - 12V DC powered.

19x 3.5mm jacks and 2x 6.5mm jacks for integration with EuroRack synthesizers and guitar + bass amplifiers.

3x Super cool flashing LED's"

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1986 Maestro Formanta Soviet Synth with Midi Mod SN 0591224

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video upload by Kee Reel

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"Maestro synthesizer, vintage from the USSR, made on the Formanta factory, Polivoks brother.The unit is in fully working condition, the exterior has a few scratches, otherwise it looks like new. In the gallery there is a video with this excact piece.The synth is newly serviced, MIDI added, filter decay works on each preset. It has an incredible chorus and some unique sounds. Comes with the power cord and the original hard case."

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