Visiting Boddika´s Studio in London

video upload by Thomann Synthesizers

"Al Green aka. Boddika and also one half of Instra:mental has been in this room for nearly 20 years. Green has been an influential producer and DJ throughout the UK dance/club scene for many years. From his work alongside childhood friend Damon as Instra:mental, his solo work and close affiliation with Swamp81, to a string of collaborations with Joy Orbison. These days he still occasionally writes and releases dance music but also works on sound design and music for other projects. He also offers tuition/recording/mixing services from his studio. Every piece of music he has been involved with has been recorded in this room. Today he is giving us a quick tour of his studio (The Zoo) in its most recent form."

AudioPilz Built ReBirth FOR REAL and This Happened (Bad Gear)

video upload by AudioPilz

"Welcome to another non - Bad Gear episode. I built ReBirth for real and this happened. Propellerhead Rebirth RB-338, the iconic 90s music production software and virtual groovebox was my first electronic musical instrument. Since then I had the dream of reconstructing the classic setup consisting of a Roland TR-808, a Roland TR-909, two Roland TB-303 and specific set of effects. Can we recreate the software workflow, are the famous vintage instruments as great as anybody is telling you and is all this worth the hassle?

Respect to the Rebirth scene which is alive and kicking, check out World of RB-338: https://www.youtube.com/@worldofrb-338

LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER did some awesome videos about his DIY midi controller for the original Rebirth running on old iMacs: [posted here]

Thanks to Philipp of Feedback Underground Studios for giving me access to his absurdly awesome collection. Serious requests are welcome to: fbugs@gmx.at"

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:28 History of Rebirth-338
00:51 The Original Instruments
01:15 ReWire Integration
01:39 What did Roland think of all this???
01:50 Other stuff
02:02 Concept of the Setup
02:10 Midi Sync, DIN Sync
02:30 Clocking
02:44 Recording Audio, Multitrack
02:55 Why not just use a Mixer???
03:01 Pre-mixing sounds, DAW, Monitor Mix
03:16 Jam 1 (no Effects)
03:49 That didn't work out so well
04:01 Much Better!!! Adding Effects
04:15 PCF (Pattern Controlled Filter)
04:35 Delay
04:48 Distortion, Reamping
05:02 Compressor
05:11 FX Integration, Routing
05:27 Jam 2 (Full Rebirth Functionality)
06:04 Thanks & Vintage Synth B-Roll
06:20 Conclusion
07:11 POV Rehearsal Take

Behringer Teaser: It’s not very often you get to look forward to a Monday...

video upload by Behringer

Neutral Labs Elmyra 2 firmware v2.2 – new features walkthrough

video upload by nyppy

"Available as DIY kit or assembled desktop synth or Eurorack module. See https://neutral-labs.com/elmyra2 for more info and firmware download."

00:00 Version identification
00:15 Octave range switching
01:00 Chord mode
01:55 Elmyra cosplaying as guitar
02:25 More filters
03:55 Advanced LFO modes
06:06 Signal routing

Rob Papen Introduces Go2-X Software Synth w/ Ability to Draw and Morph Waveforms

video upload by Rob Papen

via RobPapen.com

"In the Rob Papen world of synthesis, there was one type of synthesizer missing…

A synthesizer that has all of its controls and features available visually all at once.

So, the original Go2 was developed, and it instantly became very popular and used by many musicians and composers in their productions. Now it has been upgraded to Go2-X and it has been enhanced with even more useful features and enhancements to what already was the ‘Go To’ synthesizer!

As you might know, the current Rob Papen collection contains synthesizers that contain many features and types of synthesis which sometimes can be daunting to the average user.

Still, we thought that it would be awesome to add even more features to Go2 without losing its powerful concept and yes, we added in the X factor!

With Go2-X you can now draw in your own waveforms and morph between them. We have expanded the ARP section with ratcheting and the Magic Mode (from BIT-2).

You now have the option to use the Stereo Delay and Reverb at the same time... and many more cool new features and presets!

Yes, Go2-X has many new features that make sure that it will boldly ‘Go2’ where no other synth in this category went before……"

Soundtoys Black Friday Sale

Soundtoys is offering a number of discounts on their various plugins from now until Dec 1.

You can find all the details on Soundtoys' website here.

Also, you'll notice some new banners here on MATRIXSYNTH. You can click on them anytime to get to the sale.

Five12 Vector & Winter Modular Eloquencer Programming.

video upload by Markham Synth Society

"In this patch the melody is programmed on the Five12 Vector Sequencer and the Drums are programmed on the Winter Modular Eloquencer."

http://www.five12.com/

Pittsburgh Modular The Toad - Phase Shifter Eurorack Module

Patch Lab with Richard Nicol video upload by Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers

The Toad was first mentioned in this SUPERBOOTH23 post.

via Pittsburgh Modular

"The Safari Series continues to provide artists with an advanced preview of innovative new concepts stemming from our research and design process. The seventh Safari Series reinvigorates the sound of one of our favorite vintage Pittsburgh modules.

Pittsburgh Modular The Toad phase shifter is a creamy, 12 stage, all analog effect module designed to expand on the classic swirls, rich swooshes, and doppler effects associated with the phaser.

The Toad has a single 12 stage audio signal path to create a very rich, full sound. Dual phased audio outputs are tapped from stages 7 and 12 and can be used together for wide, flowing, stereo effect. Each output has a switch that allows the phased signal to be mixed with a positive or inverted dry signal resulting in even more sonic flavors to melt with.

An attenuverting CV input and onboard triangle LFO allows for maximum flexibility for custom modulation options. Feedback can be positive or negative and The Toad is more than happy to self oscillate in either direction.

Price, Availability, and More Information
The retail price for Toad is $299 USD each. Because these modules are considered experiments, production has been limited to 200 modules."

Roland GALAXIAS Super Instrument Overview

video upload by RolandChannel

"GALAXIAS is a new Roland Super Instrument. Launch more than 50 years of Roland history, including dozens of legendary instruments and effects and over 20,000 iconic sounds within a single creative environment— included in every Roland Cloud Ultimate membership. And it dishes out some of the greatest synth sounds ever. New instruments, effects, sounds, sequencers, and more are automatically integrated into GALAXIAS and ready each time you start up.

In this video, you’ll take a tour of the extraordinary instruments and features within the ever-evolving GALAXIAS platform:

00:00 About GALAXIAS
01:20 Scenes
03:31 SOUNDS View
05:59 INSTRUMENT View
06:40 Key Range Editor
07:19 Macro Controls
08:34 MIX View
09:32 SEQUENCER View
09:53 Saving Scenes
10:49 SETLISTS
11:23 Plug-in (coming soon)"

TiNRS - NextTuesday

video upload by NOISEBUG

"TiNRS - NextTuesday Procedural Sequencer"

https://www.noisebug.net/