"The VX600 is a compact analog synthesizer from Akai. It features 6 voices, with 2 analog VCOs per voice. A highly flexible modulation matrix allows you to route the waveforms of each VCO through various editing functions. There is a resonant low-pass filter, a high-pass filter, two LFOs, three envelope generators, two external audio inputs, and more. The memory can store over 100 patches, each of which can contain key split divisions, MIDI information, and voice allocation."
"The Zeroscillator is a full-featured electronic-music-quality analog VCO capable of linear frequency modulation through zero hertz and into negative frequencies. This makes it capable of the FM Synthesis stuff, wild and crazy sounds simply not available from traditional VCOs, and timbres not available from digital FM synthesizers. Of course, Zeroscillators also make insane LFOs!
This was the first available Through Zero Oscillator, Vince Clark says, it's the best Modular Oscillator (check Youtube). The best you can get for Tone in your Modular Synthesizer.
The Module is very big, you need to use a deep case like the Doepfer Cases."
Side Note: I was on the wait list for a Zeroscillator like everyone else in the day. When mine was available I asked Cynthia to give it to the next person on the list and save me for last. I never did end up getting one.
Version 1.5 of our classic Filterscape plugin bundle has received a major overhaul: a sleek new look, better sounding EQs and new analogue filter models, among other things. Filterscape FX gives you a set of powerful 4-band EQs and multi-mode filters to shape your sounds in unprecedented ways. Filterscape Q6 has a slightly reduced feature set but sports 6 EQ bands and is more focussed on dynamic tasks. Filterscape VA is a complete virtual analogue synthesizer with a polyphonic morphing EQ.u-he,synthesizer,synths,VST,AU,plugin,synth,analogue,analog"
"Here is a selection of presets from Filterscape FX/Q6 (version 1.5). We used a broad range of audio material, and tweaked some of the controls while recording.
Music by Seb (Hyboid)
00:00 - Intro
00:07 - Diva Pad
03:07 - Hive Sequence
05:31 - Beats
09:10 - Electric Piano
11:46 - Clean Electric Guitar
14:54 - Distorted Electric Guitar
17:44 - Orchestra
20:20 - Drummachine
23:19 - Acoustic Drums (Filterscape Q6 presets)"
"'Droid Mischief' was recorded live late afternoon on Friday August 25, 2023 using a MIDI sequencer and a room full of synthesizers and drum machines. Three analog mixers were used with a rack of ouboard effects mixed in stereo and recorded. Mixing and automation was controlled by the sequencer directly to the synthesizers. The final recording required manual adjustments and muting of the of mixer channels to suppress the noise coming from some of the devices. Video was recorded weeks after afterwards.
'Droid Mischief' was inspired initially from a previous composition utilizing a number of budget analog synths from Behringer. At [3:35] these synth along with the everpresent Novation BassStation II play a series of bleeps and bloops with a backdrop of ominous vocal grunts and breaths by the *Korg MS2000*. Each of the Behringer analog synths were patched for their perspective parts with CV modulating their volumes from the *Akai MPC X*.
Three patches were programmed for the Xenomorph voice on the *Korg MS2000*. Each utilizing the Korg's distortion. Dual patches were used to mix breathing noise and throat noise with velocities. [0:24], [1:53], [3:21]
The second part 'The Feast', is anchored by a groove using syncopated bass notes on the ASM Hydrasynth and percussive embilishments using AFX-MODE on the *Novation BassStation II*. Note: 4-5 stacked BassStations w/AFX-MODE would make an incredible sounding percussion synthesizer.
The Korg Radias is always present with its flexible 16 voice drum kit filled with various bottom frequencies, mid and high filtered noises layered and mixed with various modulations to make all sorts of lovely percussions [3:30]. Vocal 'Ahhs' embelish the suspensful parts [3:46], [4:45].
Dave Smith Instruments Prophet REV2 filled in a number of spaces, most notably the drama strings at [4:36] with the Roland JP-8080.
Eight patches were staged for use in the first half on the *Roland System-1M*. Its fidelity cuts through very nicely. I was suprised by the sound coming out of it despite the generic sounding filter. The oscillators and overall fidelity is excellent.
The Korg Minilogue and Minilogue XD take turns playing bass as well as other parts throughout. Always useful and never disappointing. The Minilogue is permanently coupled with the Drawmer DL241's gate to manage its noise.
Engine drones were provided by the Sequential Prophet 6*. It also provided additional syncopated notes with the *Hydrasynth in the last 3rd.
The delicious sounds coming from the Arturia MiniFreak was on stage throughout. Liberal use of its two macro modulations over MIDI CC-117, CC-118.
00:00 somwhere on deck D of the Nostromos 00:39 introduction 01:06 MS2000 and System-1 layered voices 01:27 buildup using BS AFX sounds layered with Rytm and Radias 01:49 Minilogue XD playing the bass 02:15 all instruments playing here 02:51 transitions with synthesized percussions 03:28 the chase 04:36 string transition with Prophet REV2* 05:00 Hydrasynth syncopation at 'The Feast' 05:49 resolved tension 06:16 finishing up with 'the groove' 07:25 synth credits"
