It sounds a bit cr@p...BUT... // Alesis HR-16

video upload by Starsky Carr

"I've heard so many good things about the ALESIS HR16 I thought I'd revisit it and got my hands on this one from Perfect Circuit's used section on their website. I gave it a good go, but it's hard to use in a mix. Something like the Roland TR626 (I'd put it in a similar bracket) can fit in a mix easily and the sounds can sit there pretty much in their own right, unprocessed and sound like a finished track. With the Alesis HR-16, not so much.

I find most of the sounds too realistic, which I realise sounds an odd thing to say - but in most finished tracks the drums don't sound like they do in a rehearsal room or when sound checking. The sounds on the HR16 seem to need a lot more attention which defeats one of the joys of using a drum machine."

MIDI Goblin + Vongon replay

video upload by MIDI GOBLIN

"You can use midi goblin to save and load patches for the Vongon Replay, create sequences, generate chords, scales and oscillate its parameters automatically."

Using the Doepfer A-126-2 Frequency Shifter to process the Metal Fetishist

video upload by Body Synths

"Another week, another pairing! This time I played with the inredibly fun Doepfer Frequency Shifter, also known as A-126-2 because… modular. This little thing farts like no other so it’s a sound designer’s dream come true if you ask me."

Patching on the Kodamo Mask1 Bitmask Synthesizer: three patches from init #kodamo #synth

video upload by j bowman

"Another half an hour, three patches from scratch: I try out some looping oscillator envelopes, filter envelope, LFO pitch modulation, scan through some masks, play with the looper and the arpeggiator and generally have a good time. At one point I get up into the higher masks, which get a bit trickier to use."

Korg Z1 Demo Part 1

video upload by Panu M Savolainen

"Multitracked demo of Korg Z1. Only factory patches used and tweaked with numerous available controllers. Additional reverb of Eventode Space used.

Whole demo available at Bandcamp: https://panums.bandcamp.com/track/kor..."

Roland R8 Space Invaders & Step Pattern Sequencing

Roland R8 Step Pattern Sequencing - easy beats video upload by Ted murena

Never knew about the Space Invaders start-up.

"It’s easy to make beats with the Roland R8 drum machine in this video. I will show you how to do that using the step feature."

Oberheim TEO-5 and Valhalla Supermassive FX

video upload by James Dyson

SONICWARE Ambient Ø and Waldorf Iridium 'Journeys'

video upload by James Dyson

"SONICWARE Ambient Ø and Waldorf Iridium 'Journeys'

Loving the Ambient Ø here I play live with a Preset I made on Waldorf Iridium."

Can the Roland VP-9000 sound warm?

video upload by MrCaliforniaD

"As I will show you in a upcoming video, the Roland VP-9000 is really bad at sampling normal stuff. Bad range, MP3 like sound, clicky loop points, no filters per voices, etc. But given the right tweaking, can it sound any warm?"

Coming Soon: Analogue Solutions TC5000 Analogue Patch Pin Matrix Synthesizer

video upload by Analogue Solutions

Follow-up to this post.

"This is not an ARP2500 clone...

The TC5000 utilises Analogue Solutions’ proprietary circuits. Some are adapted from our other exceptional synthesizers, such as Leipzig, Telemark, and Fusebox, along with some new designs created specifically for this synthesizer.

The TC5000 features two full-width patch pin matrix panels, providing a user interface experience reminiscent of the iconic ARP2500.

Utilising the TC5000 for sound design will offer a similar experience to the ARP2500. The user interface is a crucial aspect of sound design; it is not solely about the filter. How you interact with a synthesizer is equally important. Different user interfaces and working approaches enable you to create patches that you might not have discovered using, for example, patch leads.

Note: Some modules of the final product are likely to change, so join our news list below for continual updates on TC5000 development.

This is a brand-new product; consequently, it will take some time to compile promotional media. We will add this as it becomes available.

In the meantime, listen to the demos of our other synthesizers, such as Colossus, to understand our capabilities and the standard that the TC5000 will achieve."