Saturday, June 17, 2023
Synth guru Hanz Volt interview with demos of his Korg Monopoly, Yamaha CS-30 and Altair 361
video upload by JML
"I sat down with the elusive masked synth guru and music producer Hanz Volt to discuss his humble beginnings and favorite keyboards. Check out his social media and SoundCloud to hear his amazing work!
This channel is entirely self-funded, please help me continue to create this content below: https://lutzmultimedia.com/donate/
TIMESTAMPS :
0:00 - INTRO
0:27 - HANZ VOLT INTERVIEW
3:44 - KORG MONOPOLY
7:23 - ALTAIR 231
13:24 - YAMAHA CS-30
13:57 - GRATITUDE FOR SYNTHESIZERS AND LIFE
18:56 - OUTRO
All music by Hanz Volt :https://soundcloud.com/HanzVolt
Hanz Volt Music and Social media :
https://www.instagram.com/hanzvolt/"
MUSICGEN AI Generated Electronic Music
Two MUSICGEN AI generated releases in via Liquid Sky Berlin.
First up:
AI sessions #01 - brainFKK noise - entirely created by AI by Gehirn Bernstein featuring MusicGen & Dr Walker
"all sounds you hear were generated with and by MUSICGEN
an AI freeware
arranged and mixed in ableton live
100% of the income of this release - well.... its not a "real" release - more a kind of test what is possible - goes into the Liquid Sky reforestation project.
so lets go & plant some trees!"
2nd:
#AI techno #01 - created with artificial intelligence by djungle fAIver
"Fresh from the digital womb of MUSICGEN, an AI that spins "text-to-music", comes this experimental release.
We kicked off with our hopes tuned to minimal, questioning if this machine intelligence could vibe with our underground ethos.
But, damn, the bot surprised us, spitting out raw, pulsating bad ass underground beats that made our speakers throb and clip.
On track 02 & 05 we cheated :
on track 02 we added a drumloop in the background as the AI generated loops didn t have much high freqs.
On track 05 we sprinkled in a touch of 303, just to spice up the synthetic stew. The rest, though? 100% AI machine-crafted. Pure digital grungey dirty noisey artificial intelligence techno, birthed from MUSICGEN's binary brain.
We were only using Ableton for arrangements and mixdown and some FX like eqs and compressors.
Sure, the AI's BY FAR not perfect - but the ride's only just begun.
We did not correct rendering errors from the AI.
Some of the generated loops are really WAY out of timing.
100% of the income from this release goes into the Liquid Sky reforestation.
credits
released June 16, 2023"
YAMAHA CK61/88 Demo & Review PT4 - Piano Deep Dive
video upload by Woody Piano Shack
Additional Parts
"Demo and review of the YAMAHA CK61 & CK88 STAGE KEYBOARD. Part four of our video series exploring this interesting new instrument from Yamaha offering some of the capabilities of the YAMAHA CP and YAMAHA YC series keyboards at a more budget price.
Review of the acoustic grand and upright pianos, Fender Rhodes, and Wurlitzer electric pianos, FM pianos and more!"
MORE WOODY PIANO SHACK
► PATREON http://bit.ly/woody_patreon
► MUSIC https://woodypianoshack.bandcamp.com
► WEBSITE https://woodypianoshack.com
5 Jams using the Bin Seq 8-step trigger/gate sequencer from Noise Engineering
video upload by Noise Engineering
"Check out these 5 Jams using the Bin Seq 8-step trigger/gate Eurorack sequencer. We hope these jams will inspire you to think of new ways to patch.
0:05 Jam 1
0:38 Jam 2
1:12 Jam 3
1:56 Jam 4
2:53 Jam 5
More info on Bin Seq: https://bit.ly/3X2YeQO
Jam 1: The Bin Seq's switches have three positions: off, short gate, or tied gate. I used the tied gates mostly in this patch. The gates open up the CV on the BIA's Algorthim, Spread, and Decay inputs.
Jam 2: With the Quantus Ampla in attenuate mode, we can generate those ducking effects while toggling Bin Seq's switches. Plus, when you toggle off a switch, it affects the triggers going into the Mimetic Digitalis, which creates pauses in the sequence.
Jam 3: Here, we're using the Mimetic Digitalis as a random gate sequencer that resets the Bin Seq. This creates some really quirky patterns as you toggle the switches.
Jam 4: Yes, there are 8 switches, but you don't have to use all of them all the time! We created a 4-step pattern here and paired it up with the Pons Asinorum 4-channel voltage-controlled envelope for some really fun playability.
Jam 5: You can hear the difference between the short gates and tied gates when toggling the switches. We also have a slight warble going into the delay lines on the Imitor Versio from the Pons Asinorum."
Yamaha Electone EX-1 Mega Rare Vintage Synth/Organ
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via this auction
See this post for a demo and overview of one by Mark Jenkins, and this post for some additional info on the EX1 vs. EX42 which was the stage model of of GX1, precurssor to the CS80.
Update: It's not clear how much the EX1 is related to the GX1 and CS80. According to Colin f in the comments of this post, the oscillators are digital. The EX1 was released in 1977, the same year the Synclavier was released, as well the same year Bell Labs Digital Synthesizer was developed. You can find some history on digital synthesis on Wikipedia here. The EX1 is not mentioned. According to Mark Jenkins in the comments of this post, the EX1 is is a preset version of the GX1.
"Comes complete with:
One TX-III matching tone cabinet.
Stool.
Pedal board.
Music stand.
Original Yamaha voltage converter.
The good bits:
In good overall condition with minor marks.
All keys/pedals work.
Tone cabinet works and sounds great.
All the controls apart from the ones listed work perfectly.
The bad bits:
One note on the lower orchestra (synthesizer) section occasionally sticks, not sure what the fault is.
Tremolo function doesn't work - it's probably the belt or motor inside the tone cabinet, I use it connected to an amplifier through its separate out so don't use this function.
Sine wave LFO waveshape on the solo synth not working (other waveshapes work fine).
This is an amazing sounding instrument which can layer different types of analog/digital synthesier and organ tones all at once.
Very hard to find and in very nice cosmetic shape.
Cost £27,000 back in 1977!"
via this auction
See this post for a demo and overview of one by Mark Jenkins, and this post for some additional info on the EX1 vs. EX42 which was the stage model of of GX1, precurssor to the CS80.
Update: It's not clear how much the EX1 is related to the GX1 and CS80. According to Colin f in the comments of this post, the oscillators are digital. The EX1 was released in 1977, the same year the Synclavier was released, as well the same year Bell Labs Digital Synthesizer was developed. You can find some history on digital synthesis on Wikipedia here. The EX1 is not mentioned. According to Mark Jenkins in the comments of this post, the EX1 is is a preset version of the GX1.
"Comes complete with:
One TX-III matching tone cabinet.
Stool.
Pedal board.
Music stand.
Original Yamaha voltage converter.
The good bits:
In good overall condition with minor marks.
All keys/pedals work.
Tone cabinet works and sounds great.
All the controls apart from the ones listed work perfectly.
The bad bits:
One note on the lower orchestra (synthesizer) section occasionally sticks, not sure what the fault is.
Tremolo function doesn't work - it's probably the belt or motor inside the tone cabinet, I use it connected to an amplifier through its separate out so don't use this function.
Sine wave LFO waveshape on the solo synth not working (other waveshapes work fine).
This is an amazing sounding instrument which can layer different types of analog/digital synthesier and organ tones all at once.
Very hard to find and in very nice cosmetic shape.
Cost £27,000 back in 1977!"
Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter Version 5.0 SN 450184 w/ MPG-80 Programmer
Braintec Transistorbass-3/TB-3
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via this auction
"-2 analog VCOs with morphable Saw/Square dials (not just hard saw or hard square but many gradients between them)
-VCF analog filter, pitch glide control, pitch envelope, accent control, envelope, filter crossmod
-18 control knobs on front plus a few "hidden" parameters accessible via MIDI CC messages (set up controls for these from your DAW or whatnot)
-One 1/4" output and 1/4" CV, Gate, and VCF inputs on rear"
via this auction
"-2 analog VCOs with morphable Saw/Square dials (not just hard saw or hard square but many gradients between them)
-VCF analog filter, pitch glide control, pitch envelope, accent control, envelope, filter crossmod
-18 control knobs on front plus a few "hidden" parameters accessible via MIDI CC messages (set up controls for these from your DAW or whatnot)
-One 1/4" output and 1/4" CV, Gate, and VCF inputs on rear"
Wersi AP-6 Rare German Analog Bass Synthesizer
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via this auction
"Vintage 1970s Wersi AP6 Bass Synthesizer
The bass guitar voice sounds brilliant. A very organic, characterful synthesizer.
All keys, buttons, switches, and sliders work perfectly."
via this auction
"Vintage 1970s Wersi AP6 Bass Synthesizer
The bass guitar voice sounds brilliant. A very organic, characterful synthesizer.
All keys, buttons, switches, and sliders work perfectly."
Korg Wavestation A/D Synthesizer SN 300476 w/ Original Box
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via this auction, also on Reverb
via this auction, also on Reverb
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