BOSS Launches NEW GM-800 Guitar Synth & GK Series

BOSS GM-800 Guitar Synthesizer | Sound Examples by Alex Hutchings

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Press release follows:

Next-Generation Serial GK Digital Interface and Powerful New Guitar and Bass Synthesizer with the Roland ZEN-Core Sound Engine

Los Angeles, CA, July 20, 2023 — BOSS announces the new Serial GK system and the GM-800 Guitar Synthesizer, a powerful and versatile product that elevates guitar and bass synthesis into a new age of natural playability and boundless creative range. Driven by the newly developed Serial GK digital interface, the advanced ZEN-Core engine in the GM-800 unlocks any sound imaginable—from acoustic instruments to classic and modern synths—while high-performance DSP delivers tracking stability and expressive scope never before possible. Users can also expand the GM-800 experience with a growing selection of ZEN-Core content on Roland Cloud. In addition, BOSS has released a variety of complementary products for the GM-800 and Serial GK system, including GK-5 and GK-5B Divided Pickups for guitar and bass, BGK-15 and BGK-30 connection cables, and GKC-AD and GKC-DA GK Converters for interfacing with classic 13-pin GK products.

GM-800 Guitar Synthesizer
BOSS and its parent company Roland have been the worldwide leaders in guitar synthesizer innovation for nearly five decades, beginning with the revolutionary GR-500 system in 1977. Expanding and elevating the concepts behind many historic Roland GR products, the GM-800 provides guitar and bass players with cutting-edge creative tools and access to sounds typically only available with keyboard-based instruments.

The GM-800 is built around the expandable ZEN-Core Synthesis System, the sound source found in professional Roland products like the JUPITER-X and FANTOM keyboards and ZENOLOGY software synthesizer. ZEN-Core combines modern PCM synthesis and advanced modeling to provide an infinite playground for sonic discovery. With over 1200 Tones, GM-800 users can play everything from pianos, organs, and orchestral instruments to classic Roland synth sounds like the JUPITER-8, JUNO-106, and many others.

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THE PRODIGY SYNTH TUTORIAL

video upload by Alex Ball

KORG Prophecy, Roland TB-303, Roland JD-990, & Roland U220.

"A detailed look at some famous Prodigy synthesizer sounds recreated with the original hardware that Liam Howlett used back in the day.

Huge thank you to everyone who helped make this video possible, especially my Patrons.

0:00 Intro
1:33 Tutorial 1a: “Poison” Riff Sound
8:03 Tutorial 1b: “Poison” Lead Sound
12:10 Tutorial 2: “Smack my bitch up” Riff Sound
18:27 Tutorial 3: “Claustrophobic Sting” 303 Riff
21:39 Tutorial 4: “Voodoo People” Riff Sound
26:25 Tutorial 5: “Firestarter” Breakdown FX Sound
33:40 Tutorial 6: “Out of Space” String Sound
36:33 Summary"

FM-OP VS Truffles \ Ambient Techno Patchlet

video upload by Omri Cohen

"Here you can find Truffles and the rest of the PathSet X Omri Cohen collection - https://library.vcvrack.com/OmriCohen...
Want to learn Modular Synthesis? have a look here - https://bit.ly/learnmodular
Interested in more patching techniques and ideas? Have a look here - https://bit.ly/3o1Q3Sg"

Best of ARP QUADRA

video upload by RetroSound

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Best of ARP QUADRA
all synthesizer sounds: ARP QUADRA Synthesizer (1978)
drums: Boss DR-55, Korg KR-55B, Roland TR-808 , Linndrum, Simmons SDS-8

Setlist
0:06 Engine Start
0:19 Voyager
0:52 Space Disco
1:43 Beautiful Day
2:08 Exile
2:32 Melancholy
3:04 Alert
3:34 Four In One
3:58 Saturn
4:28 Long Way To Home
4:56 Arp Run
5:09 Sirius
5:24 Early Morning
5:47 La Croix
6:13 Clouds
6:43 Day Light
6:53 Icehouse
7:07 Later Morning
7:29 Running Gag
7:47 1000 Volt
8:04 Fade Out

The ARP Quadra Synthesizer from the year 1978 is one of most incredible synths ever. Here can you find the full Quadra playlist with single sound demos and one synth demo tracks. Enjoy.
The ARP QUADRA playlist:"

Perkons through four flavors of filth

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Two Perkons patterns playing three kits tested through four pedals: the WMD Geiger Counter, Fairfield Circuitry Roger That, Darkglass B3K and JPTRFX Add Violence*. I contemplated cutting this down to a four minute highlight video but I think there's real value in showing the actual process of tweaking to get the best sounds. But maybe I'm wrong. What do you think? Show the best bits only, or show the process?

In any case you can see in both the Geiger Counter and Roger That where tiny adjustments can have profound effect on the output and it's pretty clear they get the biggest range of different and usable sounds. The two "small" pedals really only have a single core effect and can only get relatively modest variations from that. But horses for courses. To balance the varying volume levels I had to be quite heavy-handed on the limiting, so some of the louder sections have been squashed (Fabfilter Pro-L and Cockos ReaLimit). Generally the Geiger Counter had the most consistent volume and was most easily adjusted on the pedal itself, whereas Roger That and Add Violence tended to be most difficult to tame. * NB: I've adjusted the internal trimpots on Add Violence and they have a huge effect on the sound. I've no idea how far I've diverged - for better or worse - from the original values! (I must do a video where I adjust these in real time. It's such a shame they aren't actual knobs).

0:00 Geiger Counter
6:40 Roger That
12:28 Add Violence
16:44 Darkglass B3K

Lots of downloads for supporters on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/richarddehove
Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"

Midicake ARP Firmware Updates are here again! DRONES AND DRUMS.

video upload by midicake

"The latest firmware for Midicake ARP includes another heap of exciting new features to help you create impressive and inspiring musical melodies and rhythms.

In this video, we run through the highlights. Enjoy! :)

Available to download now at https://midicake.com/downloads

00:00 Intro
00:32 DRONE mode
01:40 New Modulation Shapes
03:08 Modulation Toggle
03:38 Multi Menu display
03:58 Pitch Filter
05:50 Note Lock
07:00 Scale Lock
10:05 Stop Button Behaviour
11:00 Bug Fixes and Conclusion"

Ensoniq Fizmo Transwave Digital Synthesizer

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"Fantastic example of this super rare beast.

Power supply regulator has been upgraded."

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Waldorf Wave 61-Key Synthesizer

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"This really does sound amazing and having the original box and manual this has to be one of the most complete Wave's around.

This has been fully serviced by Andy at SYNTHPROF ( Suffolk , UK ) and has had a full MOT.

He has fitted a new ( SD ) drive, replaced the 36 op-amps, replaced the fan ( which is whisper quiet ), added a new screen, new battery, new CEM filter chip and new gas brackets ( lid lifts and holds like new )."

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Clavia Nord Modular Keyboard SN 99010761 w/ Original Box

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"This listing is for a Clavia Nord Modular Keyboard with a CD-R. This CD-R contains Modular Editor, PDF Manual, Preset Patches(Nord Modular Factory Presets, micro Modular Factory Presets and Extra Patches; Total about 600 Patches). This unit is 100% perfect working."

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The beauty and the beast - Arturia Minibrute Demo

video upload by synesthetica

"This is my demo of Arturia Minibrute. It is my attempt to show its different flavors, from soft and smooth to harsh. Delay used was Bionic Delay VST and reverb used was EpicVerb VST. No compression, EQ or other processing was used.
Recorded through Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 audio interface.

NOTE: there is some crackling here and there, unfortunately caused by movie maker encoding.

All music Copyrighted."