MATRIXSYNTH

Moog Sub-37 | Novation Summit - "If Stars Could Wish" (a solo improv)

video upload by eM

"When you don't have the words to express things, music somehow speaks for itself. It's a gift to your soul, when the world is spinning in ways you can't control, music does have a way in putting tings at ease. It's a good thing to find it necessary at times to bring yourself to an instrument, and allow yourself to play. Enjoy. :-)"

Timelapse: Moogseum Awning Replacement After Damage by Hurricane Helene

video upload by moogfoundation

"Although it took six months after Hurricane Helene to get our awning at the Moogseum replaced, we are thrilled to have this visual beacon back on the building. Thank you ‪@airventexteriors7232‬ for the great job!

Find out more about the Moogseum here: www.moogseum.org
Reserve tickets here: https://moogseum.org/advance-tickets-...
Become a member here: https://moogseum.org/membership

Music credit: Robeone"

ACID SYNTH - Our Homage To A Classic That Launched A Genre

video upload by The Crow Hill Company

Press release follows:

The Crow Hill Company creates VAULTS - ACID SYNTH as an homage to the revered Roland TB-303 Bass Line synth and associated Acid House genre

EDINBURGH, UK: music-making community tools-maker The Crow Hill Company is proud to announce availability of VAULTS - ACID SYNTH as the latest entry into its lengthening line of free and accessible virtual instruments arising from company co-founder and composer Christian Henson effectively opening his ‘vaults’ for everyone to enjoy — this time creating an homage to the revered Roland TB-303 Bass Line, launched with high hopes in 1981 as a so-called Computer Controlled bass synth by the Japanese giant of electronic musical instrument manufacturing responsible for its creation before being deemed a commercial failure and discontinued quite quickly thereafter, though it was later instrumental in driving Acid House into the musical mainstream as a whole new EDM (Electronic Dance Music) genre and associated cultural movement, the popularity of which triggered a dramatic rise in the price of used units — as of March 19…

It is fair to say that when Roland released its TB-303 Bass Line in 1981 as a so-called Computer Controlled bass synth with the intention of mimicking the characteristics of an electric bass guitar, there were far fewer tools to create electronic music available. But buyers of the TB-303 Bass Line were possibly swayed by the fact that it could be time-synced — using Roland’s proprietary five-pin DIN sync interface (later superseded by MIDI) — to its contemporarily-released Computer Controlled sibling, the TR-606 Drumatix drum machine, making for an affordable rhythm section that could conceivably fit into a small briefcase as a beautiful backing combination for the solo gigging musician, further helped by both devices being battery operated as an attractive alternative to their (included) AC adapters… or so Roland had hoped.

Though the engineers involved tried their best to imitate the sound of an electric bass guitar with the technology of the time, the TB-303 Bass Line fell short in capturing its subtleties as an instrument, sadly, so it was discontinued within a couple of years, with Roland cheaply selling off the last of the 10,000 units manufactured. Now, normally this would be the end of the story, yet something incredible happened…

Helpfully, for the benefit of anyone not already in the know, The Crow Hill Company’s Theo Le Derf picks up what is an incredible story in itself: “DJ Pierre and his band called Phuture found a used TB-303 in a music shop in Chicago for a bargain price. They started experimenting with the bass sequencer and a drum machine while playing about randomly with the filter and resonance knobs. The sound they produced was so unique and, frankly, weird that they decided to commit the jam session to tape. With the release of this experiment on Trax Records in 1987, they unwittingly birthed a new genre: Acid House. This slimy, hypnotic, subversive sound subsequently built a cultural movement, and was the soundtrack to many illegal warehouse parties of the late Eighties — all of this from a tiny synth that was used ‘incorrectly’.”

Thanks to VAULTS - ACID SYNTH’s GUI (Graphical User Interface) being as intuitive as always, correct — or ‘incorrect’ — usage of the virtual instrument in question comes quickly. “The first large dial — CUT OFF — is a 24dB lowpass filter that controls what high frequencies you cut out, and it is automatically assigned to MIDI CC1.” So starts Theo Le Derf by way of an appropriately quick guided tour, before continuing: “RESONANCE determines the peak of the filter as it opens and closes, which creates that characteristically ‘squelchy’ sound that the synth is known for. The small dials are more concentrated effects — MOD controls how much voltage is being sent to the filter, so you can get some really interesting sounds by adjusting the CUT OFF dial and MOD simultaneously; DECAY controls the decay for all the envelopes; and, of course, there is also our standard ECHO and SPLOSH, with the SPLOSH being an algorithmic imitation of a cave, which suits this synth so brilliantly.”

It is as easy as that, though Theo Le Derf is keen to add: “Another thing to mention is that you can obviously play staccato, but when you play legato — MIDI notes overlapping with one another, you get a glide between the notes. This glide effect is another characteristic that the ’303 is renowned for.”

No need, necessarily, then, to risk dropping a bank-balance-busting four-figure sum on a decades-old Roland TB-303 Bass Line when The Crow Hill Company’s ‘tribute’ truly captures the essence of its distinctive sound for all to enjoy for literally nothing. Notes Theo Le Derf, ending on a high note: “The story arc of this synth is so amazing — from its unpromising beginning to completely defining a genre and an era, it’s so
exciting to have this celebrated instrument at my fingertips for free!”

VAULTS - ACID SYNTH is free for everyone — as are all VAULTS… releases from The Crow Hill Company — from here: https://thecrowhillcompany.com/vaults/

The MultiLevel Gate Delay

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Sequence Replication - Level 1!!

If Level 0 was clock replication, let's move to Level 1: replicate a gate sequence and hear it spill its way through time across the channels!"

http://www.makenoisemusic.com

Building a Rings Kit from Sound Study Modular

video upload by Musical Miscellany

"I got this DIY Rings kit - alongside the Plaits kit - from Sound Study Modular in December when they were on sale for the holidays. Mutable Instruments Rings is one of the most popular Eurorack modules of all time. This is their clone." Intro - 0:00
Build Process - 1:24
Errata - 5:22
Audio Demo - 6:06
Summary - 11:15

https://buymeacoffee.com/musicalmiscellany

UDO Audio Super Gemini

video upload by Kraft Music

You can find a longer demo of the UDO Audio Super Gemini by Kraft Music here.

Great bundle deals on UDO Super Gemini: https://kraftmusic.com/collections/super-gemini

The Wonderful World of the Haken Continuum

video upload by HakenAudio

"Sit back and enjoy as Film & TV composer, Josh Madoff, takes you on a tour of the Haken Continuum!"

00:00 Intro
00:29 Sensitivity
04:20 Rounding (Pitch Correction)
05:42 The Power of the EaganMatrix
08:07 Touch Area Presets
09:36 Pedals, Sustain & Sostenuto
11:41 Traditional Midi & The EaganMatrix
13:15 Internal FX Engine
16:07 Processor Presets
16:44 Make Your Own Sound
21:43 Overlays
26:31 "Analog" Sounds
29:40 Controlling Analog Synths (The Haken CVC)
32:50 Inputs & Outputs
34:23 Final Thoughts

ARP 2600 FS Synthesizer | Moog Matriarch Delay

video upload by Suspect Media

"One of my favorite synthesizers, with delay coming from the Matriarch."

Favourite Synths : Episode 2 : Oberheim OB-8

video upload by Luke Million

"In Episode 2 of 'My Favourite Synths' we're taking a look at my favourite synth of all time, the Oberheim OB-8

I have used this Polyphonic Analog Powerhouse on nearly every original song, official remix, recreation and audio/visual project I have produced since I acquired it over 15 years ago.

And this is my longest video to date, clocking in at just over 30 minutes!

The OB-8 is recorded through a Universal Audio Volt 476 and the individual voice panning is set to about a 20% width.

Released in 1983, the Oberheim OB8 is a premium analog synthesizer with 8 voices of polyphony, the ability to split and double sounds, individual panning for each of the voices, 3 LFOs, Polyphonic Portamento and an Arpeggiator."

00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Background
01:57 - Overview
15:29 - Sound Exploration / Jam