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Sequential Prophet Rev2 + Korg Minilogue XD // just a couple of pads hangin' out

video upload by Lost Clouds (Tom Green Music)

"I haven't uploaded anything in a while but I've really been wanting to...so here we are with a pretty simple but (maybe?) interesting track - a fun pad patch on the Rev2 that uses the aux envelope and filter audio mod for a 'rippling' sound, with some onboard delay to add a rhythmic pulse, then some Minilogue XD soft pads (using the arp!) layered over the top."

MIZUNO Supersizer-μ (1970s)

video upload by kotoelectro

The MIZUNO SuperSizerμ featured in Hiromichi Oohashi's Strange Synthesizers of Japan by Hiromichi Oohashi - Synth Book w/ CD

According to Hiromichi Oohashi:

'It's one of the most mysterious synth in Japan.
made by MIZUNO (famous sportswear manufacturer)
I don't know why MIZUNO made such a futuristic noise synthesizer...

MIZUNO Supersizer-μ is introduced in my synth book."

Update: I asked Hiromichi Oohashi if he knew of any other gear they made and he said it was the only musical instrumeht they made. He reached out to MIZUNO and they said based on the logo it was likely manufacturered in the late 1970s to 1980s. They didn't mention any other useful information.

Update2: TenTen in the comments noted the fonts used in the logo appear to be either Twobit or Bitwise which "were invented in 2011 and 1999, respectfully." However, according to https://www.dafont.com/twobit.font, "This familiar typeface is based on the ‘retro-futuristic’ of computer and technology advertising of the 1960s and early 1970s. Includes full alphabet, punctuation, euro. Includes regular, bold, italic, and bold-italic versions. (Version 1.10)". And Bitwise, "A typeface based on machine readable characters from the 1960s."

Update3: and one spotted for sale by TenTen captured here.

And the YouTube descripton:

"Supersizer-μ (1970s) made by MIZUNO(famous sports company)
Exclusive video of most mysterious synth of Japan.
from 「Strange Synthesizers of Japan」book
「珍電子楽器LOVE」（リットーミュージック刊）"

Update3: An image of the oribinal box via Hiromichi Oohashi:

Noise Engineering Loquelic Iteritas in Pink to Benefit Parrots

via @noiseng

"PINK PANDEMONIUM! We made a Loquelic Iteritas in pink to benefit parrots! This is a limited-time campaign, and 100% of the net proceeds will go to parrot conservation through our partnership with the Macaw Recovery Network. Get yours while they last: https://bit.ly/3v0gehZ"

New England Synth Fest Set For August 11 at the Boston Museum of Science

via New England Synth Fest

"New England Synth Fest presents live music, immersive visuals, and exhibitors at the Museum of Science in Boston. Performances in the Planetarium by Bob Familiar with visuals by cskonopka, LIMBC with visuals by Solid State Entity, and Asha Tamirisa.

Plus more performances on the Lobby Stage by Bill T Miller, Vizzie & Oxalis, and Build.

Plus lobby exhibits with our friends Stompbox Sonic, coolpics.biz, synthCube, Pirx Modular, Circuit Happy, Alan R. Pearlman Foundation, The Record Co., CopperSound Pedals, and more.

Second show added at 9:30pm. June and July were SOLD OUT. The 7:30pm show on August 11 is already SOLD OUT. Get tickets for 9:30pm show on August 11."

Doing Stranger Things on UDO Super 6 (#shorts)

video upload by Wine&Synths

MATTHS Modular Rig Tour - Sonicstate

video upload by sonicstate

"A recent visit to Brighton coincided with an interesting bill at railway arch venue The Green Door Store - long-time SonicTalk guest Matt Hodson aka @MATTHS was playing with his modular rig.

So we grabbed cameras and managed to film a quick rig tour - Chris Black of nearby electronic duo Battery Operated Orchestra was kind enough to come along and ask questions.

Matt's minimal show rig was carefully chosen not only to maximise his sonic palette, but also to provide an impressive degree of control over how that sound was presented.

Matt was using studio production techniques to really sculpt the sound and create powerful dynamics during his performance, which was very much crafted into several discrete sections.

https://solo.to/matths"

The Inner Light // Star Trek: The Next Generation [Ambient Synth Cover]

video upload by Amie Waters

"A family, a lifetime, a whole civilization carried in the memories of this simple melody."

Midsummer Song in 5/4 for Arp 2600, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Hammond Organ and Nord Electro

video upload by R. Reger

Five ways to make patterns with the DB-01

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Starting with the bleedin' obvious and moving through to the "sounds bad now but wait a minute" method, here's five pattern creation techniques. Along the way there's a few extra tips and tricks including the rare "zero gate" option.

It's a bit long but I thought it was worthwhile to show the full process rather than just cut in all the bits that worked on the first attempt. Watching videos where everything works perfectly and then not being able to instantly replicate that success can be a bit disheartening so there's quite a bit of tweaking and deleting. Hopefully here the joy of just experimenting, looping, randomly deleting and poking comes through. Just delete the crap and keep going :D

0:00 1) The slow and obvious way
0:47 2) Real-time record with fake metronome
2:10 Second bar in real time
3:50 Using an external keyboard
6:05 3) The randomizer
6:30 The dog's breakfast
7:10 Random steps
8:20 Rotate start
8:45 Force to scale
10:55 Gate length
12:05 Hearing the gate length
12:50 The zero gate
13:45 Gates with filter mod
15:00 LFO on note reset
16:10 Pitch envelope
17:28 Fast random example 1
18:45 Fast random example 2
20:47 4) The internal arpegiator
26:45 5) Using an external arpegiator

My site: https://richarddehove.com/
Lots of downloads for supporters on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/richarddehove"