Friday, September 22, 2023
Bad Gear - The 90s called...
video upload by AudioPilz
"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Korg Electribe EM-1 Music Production Station. Can this all-in-one music production tool from the year 2001 give us the sound of the 90s??? Is it on par with its more famous sibling, the Korg Electribe ER-1 rhythm synthesizer and can it keep up with contemporary grooveboxes like the Korg Electribe 2, Akai MPC One, Roland MC-101, Elektron Digitakt or Teenage Engineering OP-1??? The 90s called... they want their crunchy lofi samples back."
Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:54 Overview Korg Electribe EM1
01:43 Drum & Synth Voices
02:02 Samples
02:21 Differences to the Korg Electribe ES-1
02:28 Sound Design Facilities (AD Env, Filter, Drive)
03:02 FX Section, Delay
03:28 Sequencer, Drum- & Synth Modes
03:44 Additional Features (Roll, Transpose, Accent)
03:58 Motion Recording
04:07 Limitations, What else??? Pricing
04:55 Hate
05:18 Jam 1 (Drum&Bass)
06:14 Jam 2 (LoFi House)
07:09 Finale (Techno)
08:42 Verdict
Bontempi Master HB 404 - Full Review
video upload by Vykaar Tones
[Update: moved this up as the embed was broken. Sorry about that. It should be good now. BTW, if you ever notice a broken video, leave a comment at the bottom of the post (comment link if coming off the main page) and I'll look into it. No login is required.]
"The HB 404 is the smallest model of the Master series from 1984 and the successor of the Minstrel Alfa. It has 40 mid-sized keys, 8 note polyphony, 6 sounds with sustain and single finger orchestra, 6 hythms, arpeggio and 2 chord modes.
Support this channel and buy a song or album on Bandcamp: https://keenonkeys.bandcamp.com
0:00 Intro
2:29 History
13:57 A Look Inside
18:11 Sounds
23:57 Rhythms
31:31 Conclusion
32:02 Successors
35:16 Final Performance
Listen to some tracks on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/user-229361059"
Vintage ARP Odyssey mk3 synthesizer classic meticulously refurbished by Tone Tweakers
video upload by tonetweakers
"Here’s the ARP Odyssey mk3 we just rebuilt and sold to our customer. We have another we can refurbish for you. This process took 27 hours of skilled vintage synth tech time, which is what it often takes when you’re not cutting corners, like most people do. The resulting instrument plays better than new and sounds prefect.
We buy sell trade refurbish vintage synths and electronic musical instruments.
Tone Tweakers Inc.
http://www.tonetweakers.com"
Tone Tweakers eBay | Reverb
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ELKA SYNTHEX - 2nd Series
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via this auction
"In very good condition despite its 43 years, just a few small marks here and there, nothing ugly or noticeable. everything works and I can do video or video chat if you want!
the psu is just recapped with high grade capacitors.
it is ready for midi, but I don't supply the external box and the internal card. I can supply both the external module and the external box with an addition of 500 euros."
Pics of the inside below.
via this auction
"In very good condition despite its 43 years, just a few small marks here and there, nothing ugly or noticeable. everything works and I can do video or video chat if you want!
the psu is just recapped with high grade capacitors.
it is ready for midi, but I don't supply the external box and the internal card. I can supply both the external module and the external box with an addition of 500 euros."
Pics of the inside below.
Toyo Gakki TG-77 "Chestron" w/ Rhythm Section & Leather Case
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video upload by Gadje Strada
This is the first post to feature pictures of the Chestron. It was mentioned in Strange Synthesizers of Japan by Hiromichi Oohashi - Synth Book w/ CD as well as Peter Forrest's A-Z of Analogue Synthesizers. It's worth noting Toyo Gakki made the ULT-SOUND aka Ultimate Sound drum synths.
I found the video above after seeing the listing below. Note the video is from 5 years ago and I'm guessing it's not the same one listed.
via this auction
video upload by Gadje Strada
This is the first post to feature pictures of the Chestron. It was mentioned in Strange Synthesizers of Japan by Hiromichi Oohashi - Synth Book w/ CD as well as Peter Forrest's A-Z of Analogue Synthesizers. It's worth noting Toyo Gakki made the ULT-SOUND aka Ultimate Sound drum synths.
I found the video above after seeing the listing below. Note the video is from 5 years ago and I'm guessing it's not the same one listed.
via this auction
YAMAHA EOS B2000 MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER SN 0001391w/ Built in Speakers
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YAMAHA EOS B200 DEMO with VoiceCard RCD4000 video upload by s_drastic
This appears to be the first one featured on the site. Note the above is a video I found after seeing the listing below. It features the VoiceCard RCD4000 which does not appear to be included in that listing.
The following covers some factory sounds. I'm guessing the quality is closer to the above in person. The B2000 reminds me of a keyboard version of the QY70.
YAMAHA EOS B2000 DEMO SONG / Factory Set & Demonstration
video upload by Masakazu Yamamoto
via this auction
"Yamaha EOS B2000 is a digital mixing console designed for live sound reinforcement and studio recording. It has been used by many professional sound engineers and producers, including Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer Tony Maserati.
The Yamaha EOS B2000 features 24-bit/96kHz digital audio processing, 16-channel analog inputs, 8-channel analog outputs, 8-channel digital inputs, 8-channel digital outputs, and a built-in effects processor. It also has a built-in USB port for connecting to a computer for recording and playback. The console also features a variety of EQ and dynamics processing, as well as a built-in compressor and limiter. Additionally, the console has a built-in metronome and a variety of other features, such as a built-in tuner and a built-in talkback system"
YAMAHA EOS B200 DEMO with VoiceCard RCD4000 video upload by s_drastic
This appears to be the first one featured on the site. Note the above is a video I found after seeing the listing below. It features the VoiceCard RCD4000 which does not appear to be included in that listing.
The following covers some factory sounds. I'm guessing the quality is closer to the above in person. The B2000 reminds me of a keyboard version of the QY70.
YAMAHA EOS B2000 DEMO SONG / Factory Set & Demonstration
video upload by Masakazu Yamamoto
via this auction
"Yamaha EOS B2000 is a digital mixing console designed for live sound reinforcement and studio recording. It has been used by many professional sound engineers and producers, including Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer Tony Maserati.
The Yamaha EOS B2000 features 24-bit/96kHz digital audio processing, 16-channel analog inputs, 8-channel analog outputs, 8-channel digital inputs, 8-channel digital outputs, and a built-in effects processor. It also has a built-in USB port for connecting to a computer for recording and playback. The console also features a variety of EQ and dynamics processing, as well as a built-in compressor and limiter. Additionally, the console has a built-in metronome and a variety of other features, such as a built-in tuner and a built-in talkback system"
Beat Breakdown with Nate Wood on the KORG drumlogue
In case you missed it, the video is back in this previous post. Korg pulled it and republished it today.
Terry Riley - In C [Live at smem]
video upload by smem
"On October 8th, 2022, an orchestra composed of 11 musicians played the famous minimalist piece "In C" by Terry Riley using various instruments from the smem collection. This was the closing night of the exhibition "Patterns, Loops and Textures. On Minimalism and Electronic Music", held at bluefactory, Fribourg, Switzerland. For more information, visit smemmusic.ch
CREDITS
Musicians
- Julie Milani: Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
- Timothée Verheij: Arturia Microbrute
- Arthur Holliger: Yamaha DX-7
- Isabelle Vauthey: violin
- François Aubort: clarinet
- Laurent Steiert: Buchla modular
- Emmanuel Küng: modular synthesizer (noise and percussions)
- Christopher Curtis: modular synthesizer (bass)
- Christophe Lesimple: Roland SH-101
- Lucien Müllener: drums
- Mikael Dürrmeier: arranging & direction, live mixing & sound spatialization, samples & Arturia Drumbrute
Sound
- Bernhard Zitz: sound system and sound engineering
- Mikael Dürrmeier: sound engineering assistance
Video
- Mikael Dürrmeier: mixing and mastering
- Victorien Genna: video recording & editing
Thank you to our partners:
- bluefactory https://bluefactory.ch/en/home/
- TEAR https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
- Ville de Fribourg https://www.ville-fribourg.ch"
Sedimented
video upload by Luca Longobardi
"Impermanenza is the title of my new album (to be released in the first half of 2024). The album describes a precise way of writing music based on the unrepeatability of some details, on the discovery of new possibilities of one's setup, on experimentation based on practical intuition . A sort of 'method' that has matured and unconsciously settled during the last year of work. This song was conceived, written and recorded this way this morning. And exactly like the concept of the unexpected, I decided that it will be a bonus track of the album (but also the first single dropped without warning today only on my social channels).
On setup:
_ drone from OP-1 using the Hold sequencer;
_ Awake from Norns into Crow that manages Just Friends. Arpeggio created by setting the Time knob in order to rhythmically phase out the two melodic lines of Awake;
_ Dradd provides via granular synthesis to 'cover' the arpeggio making it a chord progression in the first and last part of the piece.
Enjoy!"
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