Roland JX-3P & Kiwi mod | Stay away from this?

video upload by Espen Kraft

An interesting take from Espen Kraft. I always assumed these mods kept the original sounds and functionality, and simply expanded on them. Feel free to leave a comment if you know more. Key point: do your research before modding.

"After using a Kiwi modded JX-3P for quite some time I can honestly say I really dislike this mod. Way too many features, hard to access, bugs, but most of all; they changed things that makes the modded 3P sound inferior to the original synth. Especially the envelopes. With a Kiwi modded 3P you get envelopes that sounds more clinical and less musical than on the original synth.

Admittedly the new controller from Retroaktiv, the PG-2K makes it a lot faster and easier to access the parameters, but even that can't take away that the mod is a bad choice for any 3P lovers. I highly advice to stay away from these mods.

The above rant is of course my highly biased opinion I admit to that. ;-)"

SCHLAPPI ENGINEERING Three Body Overview

video upload by SCHLAPPI ENGINEERING

"The Three Body is an FPGA based triple digital oscillator and frequency modulation toolkit.

0:00 Introduction and overview
0:54 Ratio Mode
6:44 Modulation normalization
7:23 Modulation Indexes
9:17 Free Mode
12:55 Patch example"

Note the prototype Three Body made it's first appearance on the site in 2020 here. Unfortunately that video has been removed.

"The Three Body is a phase and frequency modulation toolkit, designed to bring digital techniques to an analog interface. It consists of three oscillators which can be used independently but which have normalized connections to facilitate exploration and improvisation.

Features:

Three separate high quality oscillators
Each oscillator has volts/octave input
Each oscillator has both a phase and a frequency modulation input
Each oscillator has a modulation index (VCA) cv input
Each oscillator has sine, triangle, saw, and square outputs (for a total of 16 outputs)
The center oscillator has two phase related output pairs for stereo usage (sine and cosine, saw and cosaw)
Each oscillator can independently be set in a free running or ratio mode
Each oscillator can have either exponential or linear through zero frequency modulation
Each oscillator can track external signals at a cv controllable frequency ratio
Frequency ratios can be cv controlled
Tracks volts per octave over at least 4 octaves of positive CV and 2 or 3 of negative CV.

Built around an FPGA core with high internal sample rate for audio rate modulation
30HP
Skiff friendly 30mm depth
current consumption of 95mA on +12V (less than 200mA on startup) and 50mA on -12V"

Korg Modwave (Presets Part 6)

video upload by 3rdStoreyChemist

All parts here

Rhodes & Prophet-5 Eno-Budd style - July 5, 2022

video upload by SynthMania

"One sticky key at times, but we got it done :)"

GForce Software OB-E Sale - Free 2.1 Update & Synth_nyc Patches

GForce Software's OB-E is currently on sale. They also released a 2.1 update - details below. Synth_nyc patches [demos previously posted here] are also available for free for registered users.

Additional details via GForce Software:

"An updated Oberheim OB-E is released today. This new version 2.1, is free to registered users and sees the return of the MIDI Program Change folder* along with a new FX Lock that 'locks' the current FX settings while patches are changed. Additionally, a number of small bugs have been addressed.

The update is free and available via your account on our website now.

Complimenting the update is a set of 50 new patches from the super talented Synth_nyc. The set contains a range of great go-to pads, leads and bases along with a selection of unique rhythmic pads and risers.

The Synth_nyc patches are FREE to registered users and can be downloaded from the Oberheim OB-E page in your user account on our website.

*MIDI Program change is unavailable in VST3."

Buchla 200 and 1979 DSD

video upload by Todd Barton

"Exploring the 1979 Digital Stereo Delay with a set of Buchla reissue 200 modules. Enjoy!

My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/synthtodd"

Atlantis ( Modular Live + Keyboard-Solo)

video upload by Andreas Remshagen

"Inspired from the atmospheric sound of my new Strings/Choir-Synth
'Orchestrion' i made this Live-Session.

at first you slowly dive into the underwater world and then drop more and more into the depths. Suddenly you approach the ruins of Atlantis and you still have the impression that everything is alive there. Finally, you leave the ruins back in the depths of the sea and move away again.
Many LFOs, Filters and Sequencers were used for this Performance"

Electronic Perspectives: Vintage Electronic Musical Instruments by Tom Rhea

via Electronic Perspectives

“A Love-Letter for Fans of Electronic Musical Instruments” … from one of the foremost historians in the field, Dr. Tom Rhea.

Forty-five years in the making, Electronic Perspectives: Vintage Electronic Musical Instruments contains all of Tom Rhea’s fifty-two influential columns that were first published in Keyboard magazine from 1977-1981. This 400-page tome greatly expands on the original content with updated information and hundreds of newly restored images. Electronic Perspectives: Vintage Electronic Musical Instruments includes two CDs of unearthed recordings; spanning multiple eras of electronic music. All in a gold foil-embossed hardcover book, housed in a deluxe slipcase.

Electronic Perspectives: Vintage Electronic Musical Instruments is in pre-production. Price/release date to be determined.

This one was sent my way via Brian Kehew who tells me it will feature the "first Buchla and Moog recordings ever made (both unreleased) as well as Con Brio, etc." See the link above for full details including video featuring the inside of the book. It's a beauty.

ELP’s HOEDOWN: LIVE @ EMEAPP FEAT. MANTICORE w/KEITH EMERSON’S MOOG MODULAR AND HAMMOND/GOFF C3

video upload by EMEAPP

"As mentioned in past videos, EMEAPP feels a deep responsibility to share our historically significant collection of rare, unusual and artist-used musical equipment with the world. As a part of this, we have opened up our doors to several tribute groups that are dedicated to recreating the music of great acts accurately and with the utmost respect to the source material. We are heavily involved in preserving the legacy of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and we do get behind those who share a similar mindset. The Long Island based group Manticore for example is one of the primary acts that is dedicated to paying tribute to the music of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and they have become a part of the EMEAPP fold. Here is the group (Rob Shepard on Keyboards, John Cristando on Drums and Ron Ponella on Bass) performing their high-energy rendition of “Hoedown” from ELP’s third studio album “Trilogy” (celebrating it’s 50th anniversary on July 6, 2022). The rig for this shoot prominently features Keith Emerson’s legendary Moog Modular Synthesizer and heavily modded Hammond/Goff C3 with dual Leslie 122 cabinets, as well as Greg Lake’s legendary stage used Persian carpet!

You can find us at www.emeapp.org where we invite you to join us as a member."

UAFX Golden Reverb Demo No Talking (with Sequential Prophet X synth)

video upload by MKDVB

"Universal Audio UAFX Golden Reverb processes piano and string sounds from the Sequential Circuits Prophet X, both solo and in full track, no talking 🤐!"

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