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Sunday, September 08, 2024

Korg Wavestate | No talking | Ambient custom sounds for 15:30 minutes


video upload by xu.sounddesign - dirk rohde

"This is the Korg Wavestate. No external effects, no additianl samples, no mixing, no compressors.

I designed all the sounds you can hear myself.

If you are interested in my soundpacks, please send me an email

XU Sounddesign
Dirk Rohde
Studio Xeniaturaba
Location: Northern Germany
Contact: xu.sounddesign@gmx.net"

SOLAR 42 F | SOUND DEMO 4


video upload by ELTA music

00:01 Improvisation "SOLARIS", with guitar and radio FM
03:10 Variation on a theme Blade Runner "Main Titles"
04:52 Improvisation 2
06:30 New feature - SUB generator
07:08 New feature - Distortion, "Guitar solo emulation"
08:40 Improvisation "Conversation", with FM radio
10:25 Exponential FM, VCOA ocs to VCOB cv, controlling the pwm with the joystick
11:03 DRONE VOICE 3/8
12:12 Improvisation "FRU89"
13:45 New features - Portamento distortion and SUB generators
15:15 New features - SUB generators VCO A and VCO B
16:03 Improvisation "Bird box"

Skippy Exp: an expander for Skippy


video upload by Kaona modular music

"Skippy Exp is a tiny module in 2HP that adds "Play/Stop" and "Reset" functions to Skippy, either via a button or a CV input."



"Skippy Exp is a very small module that in 2HP adds to Skippy the 'Play/Stop' function and the 'Reset' function, either with a button or with a CV input. It cannot work independently and you absolutely need Skippy to use it.

For those who do not need the live settings that Skippy Live allows (or who no longer have space!), Skippy EXP nevertheless allows you to add two essential functions for a dynamic game.

This module cannot work in parallel with Skippy Live which already has these two functions. It can be placed on the right or on the left. The connector to connect it to Skippy is provided. This module does not need to be connected to the power supply."

You can find additional posts featuring Skippy here.

Roland SDD-320 × Omnichord OM-108 × Oberheim Matrix1000


video upload by Rec Gear Demos

Analog Rytm mk2 jamming in the kitchen


video upload by Bobo Meijer

"We have just moved to a new house and everything is packed in moving boxes but I really felt the need to bring out the Rytm mk2 and see if I could come up with something to jam with. So this was the result and just kind of liked it. I’m using one of the preset kits and made my own pattern with it ☺️"

Retro 80's FM MIDI Synth


video upload by TronixSynth

"Made in the 80's style, this is an FM MIDI synth that can be used with any MIDI Keyboard or PC and Mac MIDI software. Use it with a vintage Casio keyboard or modern software such as Max/MSP, Ableton, Pure Data, etc."

See the Tronicraft label below for addtitional posts.

Saturday, September 07, 2024

The ongoing quest for a good simple delay: The Marshall EH-1 Echohead


video upload by Richard DeHove

"Enter the vast realm of Pedal Land and choose your quest. Will it be the ever-popular Quest for the Ultimate Reverb, or will you choose an easy side quest like The Best Classic Phaser? How about one of the original favorites: The Quest for Best Simple Delay.

But what do you call simple? Is the lack of a tap tempo too simple? Does it need more than one core sound? What about the delay length? Is the pedal's physical size important? Will you be happy with mono? Is it simple if it had dual-function knobs?

My idea of a good simple delay is a small footprint, good sound (of course), reasonable delay length, tap tempo, and maybe at least one other sound-shaping function. I don't want any hidden functions or mystery knobs. It needs to have just enough features so you don't keep wanting to slide in your big stereo unit instead.

I recently bought the Arp87 delay to satisfy these criteria and it's a good delay. But I don't use it often enough to remember what the "X" knob does and I've already forgotten how to get into the hidden fifth mode.

Enter the now discontinued Marshall EH-1 Echohead. It satisfies all my criteria and is cheap. It's sort of ugly though quirky enough to get a pass. The knobs are unreadable (I can feel a reknob coming) but with a tap tempo attached and the level set permanently at maximum the only knobs to worry about are the delay type and the feedback.

The EH-1 was released in 2006 joining a range of similarly-styled effects that started in 1998. I couldn't find out when they were discontinued so it's hard to know how old my unit may be. I'm guessing they finished up around 2014. Anyone have any info on this?

Anyway it's been flawless so far, no noise, pot crackle, jack issues or feezes and I've had it running for days at a stretch. It's so good I might even let my Arp87 go (but the DM-2w definitely stays).

As usual there is no external processing or limiting. Slight volume changes that happen when I talk is because the music is ducked against my voice.

0:00 Intro gumpf & specs
2:10 Mono test
3:38 The six algorithms
4:44 Tap tempo
6:17 Ping Pong
7:09 Analog
7:28 Tape
7:54 Multitap
8:07 Reverse
8:21 Filtered
8:36 Slow sounds
11:01 Slow tape
12:04 Slow reverse
12:30 Filter blips
13:20 Conclusion

Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/

Fairlight Looping


video upload by 100 Things I Do

"Its been quite a while since I made a video so I just wanted to start back with something simple and just a bit of fun.

My Fairlight CMI Series III always seems to deliver something inetersting, so I fired it up and had a play with RS (Realtime Sequencer), setting a loop of 4 bars and just letting it record one track at a time. Nothing too serious, but great for creating ideas

Hope you are all doing well. Thanks for checking in!
Mike"

Punchy Industrial EBM Bass on the Oberheim TEO-5 #sequential #oberheim #shorts #synth #analogsynth


video upload by AdamSchneiderMusic

LM714 - Modular Mashup


video upload by Lower West Side Studio

"Inspired by Sigue Sigue Sputnik's Love Missile F1-11 I came up with this mashup of sounds that sort of sounded ok together.

It started as a test for the Fonitronik Sequential Switch but as with most patches it expanded from there. The Sequential Switch is used to change track of the quad-sequencer during the Ode to Joy segment

Visit us at lowerwestsidestudio.com"
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