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Why did this strange digital Synth become a classic? | Voltage Labs

video upload by Voltage Labs

"What made the Elektron Monomachine go from misunderstood digital oddity to one of the most iconic cult synths in electronic music?

In this video, we explore the story behind the Monomachine, from its controversial 2004 release to its status as a modern-day classic among experimental producers like SOPHIE, Actress, Autechre or even the UK duo Overmono."

Ambient Garden revisited with kalimba improvisation

video upload by MIDI IN

"So I wanted a backing which is ambient and free of tempo. Last September I visited the Ambient Garden which is an algorithmic audio landscape. At that time I captured about half an hour of my wander and added a little flute improvisation over the top.
Today I've taken about 5 minutes of that and added some Kalimba.
Ambient Garden:
https://ambient.garden
MIDIKalimba:
https://peacockmedia.software/kalimba"

Typhoon Oliverb algorithm sound demo

video upload by Meska (Meska)

"Quick demo demo of the Typhoon Oliverb
RTFM: https://github.com/capital-G/typhoon-...

Thank you for watching.
My name is Meska of the statik collective . I've been making mostly "dark and expérimental" music for more than ten years now, i'v learn so much online, now it's time for me to share my knoledge, my exploration and this channel is a place to talk about the tools, sound design and techniques to make music with.

You can stream my albums and EPs at https://statikwave.bandcamp.com/

If you'd like to support the channel consider buying music from bandcamp ;)
Contact/booking: meskastatik@gmail.com"

AMSynths AM1004P tests

video upload by ranzee

"Adventures in Eurorack or Modular Synthesizers"

Groovetube - plasma waveforms

video upload by Telmatronics

"Scope trace showing output sound waveform.
Plasma fluctuations can have a range of bizarre waveforms, such as alternating long/short periods and repeating but irregular patterns. Here the drive is varied with each note, and you can see different types of waveform interact with different input tones.
This clip also shows some first testing of an auto-tuning system.
In this, the machine first listens to the tube output to learn how to drive it to be in tune with applied input tones. Plasma does not have a linear response to drive conditions, so the system doesn't always produce exactly the same result."

How do you feel about modifying vintage synths?

video upload by Soundgas

"How do you feel about modifying vintage synths?

Just got my EMS Synthi AKS back from a thorough overhaul and with a stack of mods added (it’d already had some historic and less than pretty ones installed).

People often ask whether modifying a synth like this affects value. While there’s no denying it can feel sacrilegious when you’re talking about an exceptionally well preserved example, I am 100% for anything that means old gear will get used more.

One of the worst things you can do with old gear is put it on a shelf and not use it. We regularly get contacted by collectors (or people who no longer use their now valuable vintage synths) expecting top prices for their precious instruments which come ‘serviced’ and ‘working perfectly - last time I used it’. A little digging usually reveals this to have been a decade or more ago and the service work is ancient history.

So if modding that classic synth means you’ll play it more and enjoy it, that to me is a no brainer.

I understand that this puts us at odds with many vintage synth collectors, but the majority of our customers - who want to use them (shock horror) for making music - seem to agree.

What do you think? Modify old gear or not?"

Roland SVC-350 Vocoder Plus Rackmount Analog Vocoder SN 222164

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Red Roland SH-101 with MGS-1 Grip and Hard Case

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Sequential DrumTraks 12-Voice Drum Machine SN 2851

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"The machine works very well. Close to mint, in perfect order, all tested. New memory battery, all knobs revised and cleaned."

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