Oberheim SEM vs GForce SEM - Is the 2022 software a match for the analog counterpart?

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A comparison between the modern Oberheim SEM module and the GForce SEM software.

Raw recording. No effects or processing added.

Video sections:

00:11 Introduction
00:41 01 Sawtooth waves, closed tuned for phase cancellation
02:00 02 Square wave with long attack and release time
03:05 03 Square wave, PWM by LFO
03:37 04 Same as 03 but with two square waves, closed tuned for phase cancellation
04:34 05 Two sawtooth waves, low notes, 75% resonance
05:20 06 Same as 05 but with some VCO detuning to get a fatter sound
06:37 07 Square wave, PWM and LP/HP cutoff modulation by LFO
07:42 08 Two square waves, VCO2-PWM and LP/HP cutoff modulation by LFO
08:26 09 Square wave, HP cutoff modulation by LFO
09:21 10 Two square waves, PWM and HP modulation by LFO, fastest LFO rate
10:09 11 Square wave, BP filter, slow attack
11:10 12 Square wave, PWM by LFO at highest rate, BP filter
11:56 13 Saw wave, 100% resonance, BP cutoff modulated by LFO, slowest LFO rate
13:19 14 Square wave, BP filter, 100% resonance on GForce, less than 100% resonance on Oberheim
14:33 15 Same as 14, but Oberheim SEM filter gets into selfoscillation with 100% resonance
15:32 16 No VCO output, but still sound from the filter oscillation on the Oberheim SEM
15:55 17 Warm brassy single saw with no resonance
16:38 18 Same as 17 but with 100% resonance
17:16 19 Square wave with clean bright sound
17:58 20 Sync sound
18:50 21 A dark sound with LP filter and a little HP added for extra harmonics
19:59 22 Audio range filter modulation using VCO2 (Oberheim) or VCO3 (GForce), filter cutoff knob turned to the left.
20:53 23 Same as 23 but filter cutoff is now halfway open
21:51 24 Dark sound with VCO1 as fundamental and some VCO2 for added high frequencies
22:51 25 Clean sequence sound with PWM of VCO1 and some extra VCO2 in the high frequencies
23:34 26 Clean sequence with high keys
24:19 27 Last sequence with old school sound
25:20 28 My two cents

A tribute to the deep bass EDM legend, Donner B1 Analog Bass Sequencer丨Donner Spotlight

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"Donner B1 Analog Bass Synthesizer & Sequencer with VCF, Saturation, and Delay Effects. In order to provide a better user experience, Donner B1 analog bass synthesizer has made unprecedented innovations in the operation interface, offering a more straightforward and more intuitive interface for all music lovers. And this innovation won the 2022 red dot design award."

hapax / nord drum 2 (channel focus cc 70)

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The Octave CAT synthesizer: a detailed demo and tutorial

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"We present a detailed look at the infamous Octave CAT synthesizer. Released in the mid-1970s, it was similar in many ways to the Arp Odyssey and Minimoog, but had several unique features such as blending waveforms, sub octaves, and cross modulation. These give it a unique sound that ranges from powerful analog synth bass to wild combinations of frequency modulation. And of course, it is called "CAT" so we have to review it. This is the way.

00:14 History of the Octave CAT and Octave Electronics
01:17 Presenting the Octave CAT MK 1
02:13 Oscillator demos
05:50 VCF demos (including modulation)
10:17 Oscillator hard sync
12:43 Frequency Modulation

Shoutout to SyntheticDreamscapes.com for overhauling our CAT Mk1 to get it ready for this demo and use in upcoming music projects.

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EEHs Natural Sound Store Unit Zaunkönig Brochure - The FIRST Sampler w/ Realtime Time Stretching

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This one was spotted and sent in via M Me. I beleive this to be the first post to feature the Zaunkönig/Zaunkoenig. EEH also made the Banana and the DS 500. I just like saying they made the banana. See the EEH label for more. Why it wasn't yellow or even yellowish green, we will never know...

via this auction

"Original brochure, allegedly only 2 devices were built. FIRST sampler with realtime time stretching. Was bought by Akai and in a stripped down version, without realtime, for the S 1000. So the wren is the father of the Akai S 1000"

Update: you can find an article in German on the Zaunkonig here.

Update2: scan of the brochure added below along with a close-up pic of the front of the Zaunkönig, in via an anonymous reader. Also some interesting background added.

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Hardware Jams Fest '22 - SynthAddict's set

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"HWJ SynthAddict 15 min set (with live tweaks)

Fun use of my new buddy the Maschine+ with lots of custom tweaks and special samples.

As I had to bridge 3 separate jams made tonight, I played a live 'bridging' sound from my MC-101 as I loaded each set."

Roland SP-404 MK2 : Ambient Workflows and Techniques for Relaxing

video upload by Perfect Circuit

"Check out more relaxing techniques on our blog : https://bit.ly/3PO2VJr
Grab a 404 on the site : https://bit.ly/3Ow4RVQ

Join our pal Brian for a relaxing look at some of the 404's capabilities for creating ambient textures, soundscapes, and interesting unquantized rhythms!"

Pink Loquelic Iteritas limited edition Eurorack module from Noise Engineering

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"We made a special limited edition Loquelic Iteritas to benefit parrots. We released this module on July 21, 2022, and we made under 100 of these.

Only a few left! Get your Pink Loquelic Iteritas now: https://bit.ly/3PvDU6b

Loquelic in style with this limited edition glossy pink module. And know that you are doing a good thing: 100% of the proceeds go to parrot conservation in Central America through our partnership with the Macaw Recovery Network. The Macaw Recovery Network protects endangered parrot species across Costa Rica.

Unlike our other conservation campaigns, which are ongoing, this is a limited-time offer: once the pink Loquelics sell out, it's done, but 100% of the net proceeds from these sales will go to the Macaw Recovery Network. Buy a module, save a parrot!

More about the Macaw Recovery Network here: https://macawrecoverynetwork.org"

Bad Gear - Circuit Mono Station

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"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Circuit Mono Station. Is Novations analog mono synth groovebox and lovechild of an OG Circuit and a Bass Station 2 nothing but a photoshop fail? What went wrong?

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:19 Overview Novation Circuit Mono Station
01:55 Paraphony, oscillators, ring mod, oscillator sync
02:42 Synth engine: filter, overdrive, distortion
03:14 Modulators: envelope, LFO, mod matrix, PWM, mod seq
03:38 Sequencer section: OSC1, OSC2, modulation
04:13 Velocity, gate
04:26 Patches, patch flip, sessions
05:01 Connectivity, CV/Gate, I/Os, midi
05:24 Firmware updates, pricing history
05:45 Hate
06:07 Jam 1
07:08 Jam 2
08:03 Finale
08:33 Verdict"

Icebox Arcade Fremont, Seattle WA Event Tuesday w/ Red Means Recording, Ezbot, Mike303

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That just might be the first human burp featured on MATRIXSYNTH. For synthetic burps you can find a few posts here.

"This is my pizza party rack, based around the Bastl Pizza oscillator, TC Helicon Perform VE, and Roland TR-8s. I have a show coming up at the Ice Box Arcade in Seattle on July 26th with EZBOT and Mikey303 and you should come because this is what I'm doing and it's pretty fun and there are games and friends. Hope you enjoy my hot pizza sweats. Come see this live at Ice Box Arcade in Fremont on the 26th of July 2022 at 7pm if you're nasty."

The Pizza Party Performance Rack