Thursday, August 07, 2025
Voices For Bob: Drum machine & synth pioneer Roger Linn recalls meeting Bob Moog
video upload by moogfoundation
"Roger Linn is an innovative engineer, designer, and musician best known for creating the LinnDrum, one of the first drum machines to use digital samples of real drums. His groundbreaking instruments helped define the sound of 1980s pop, hip-hop, and R&B, and he later co-developed the Akai MPC series, a cornerstone of modern beat-making. Linn continues to push boundaries with expressive instruments like the LinnStrument.
In this video, Roger shares a story about meeting Bob Moog at NAMM.
Roger Linn Design: https://www.rogerlinndesign.com
Synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog passed away on August 21, 2005. Throughout the month of August, we will share an informal remembrance video series, Voices for Bob, featuring musicians, technologists, innovators, and colleagues as they remember and reflect on Bob's indelible legacy.
Help us carry Bob's legacy forward to inspire future generations through the intersection of science, music, history, and innovation. Support our work by doing one (or all) of the following:
đ Visit the Bob Moog Foundation: https://www.moogfoundation.org"
OBX8 Dark and Soft Pads
video upload by PawelBlaszczak_Composer
"Here are couple dark and soft pads which I created on OBX8. They are getting thru Mercury reverb."
Packs, Projects, Scenes, and Patterns on Circuit Tracks and Circuit Rhythm
video upload by Novation
"In this video, Dylan combines Circuit Tracks and Circuit Rhythm to experiment with a beat, showing you how to pair our Circuit grooveboxes to work together seamlessly. He talks through packs, patterns, launching scenes and organising your projects on both our Circuits. Dylan explains everything you need to know to get creative with your Novation Circuit groovebox and how to get the Tracks and Rhythm working together in sync with each other.
Chapters:
00:00 - Using packs, projects, patterns and scenes on Circuit Tracks and Circuit Rhythm
00:57 - How to connect Circuit Tracks and Circuit Rhythm together
01:43 - Using packs to organise on Circuit Track and on Circuit Rhythm
02:46 - Using projects as sections on Circuit Tracks and on Circuit Rhythm
04:57 - Modifying projects on the fly with Circuit Tracks and Circuit Rhythm
07:06 - Using Circuit Track and Circuit Rhythm together in a DAWless setup
08:05 - Performing a track on Circuit Track and Circuit Rhythm"
https://novationmusic.com
Lady (Hear Me Tonight)/Modjo (Circuit Tracks Version).
video upload by Guinan
"'Lady' by French house group Modjo was released in 2000 and comes very much from the Daft Punk/Ed Banger school of French dance music. It is (like many of Daft Punk's songs) built round the choice of a killer sample - this time 'Soup For One' from disco band Chic. Even 2nd tier Chic songs are fabulous in my book and this track plucks out the few essential seconds of the Chic track and makes a feature of them.
A shout out again to @hansotto8563 for suggesting this as a future track - sorry it took so long!
All you hear was programmed and sequenced on the Circuit Tracks and recorded straight from the audio out. This is an edit as I was running out of pattern space. I'll go back and redo it with a combination version with the Circuit Rhythm but for now I hope you enjoy this version.
Synth 1 - bass
Synth 2 - v-sync 'piano'-like patch playing chords and melody.
Drums - 909 samples and 3 edited Chic loops from 'Soup For One'"
Pioneer DJ TORAIZ AS-1 (2017) Analog Synthesizer
video upload by Nacho Marty Meyer
"The Pioneer DJ TORAIZ AS-1 is a monophonic analog synthesizer with a 64-step sequencer and a variety of performance features. It's built on the analog engine of the Dave Smith Instruments Prophet-6 and includes 7 effects from that synth, plus a new digital distortion. It features two VCOs with multiple waveforms, two VCFs, and a 4-pole resonant low-pass filter. The AS-1 has a 13-key touch keyboard, OLED display, and various inputs and outputs including MIDI I/O and USB.
No external effects or processing were used; only the synthesizer's built-in effects were applied.
https://nacho80.bandcamp.com"
A 100% Modern Remake Of The 1970's DIY Formant Synthesizer By Erica Synths? Lets Solder it!
video upload by LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER
"This week we chat about @EricaSynths FORMANT Recreation!
More info follow Erica Synths, they are making a run of these in full kit form. so keep up to date!
A video more on the Solderthon over on the @THISMUSEUMISNOTOBSOLETE here :"
Erica Synths 24hr Build Challenge - No Sleep, All Synth!
video upload by LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER
"Lets look at the Formant Recreation by @EricaSynths built in 24 hours!"
Fully Serviced 1974 Moog White Elephant CDX-0652 Vintage Cordovox Combo Organ & Synthesizer
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Moog CDX 0652 video upload by tiff sea
via this Reverb listing
"This synthesizer/organ was nicknamed the 'White Elephant'. It was built in Italy in 1974 by Cordovox. It combines a Thomas organ with a Moog Satellite shared on the upper manual.
The synthesizer voices play only on the upper manual, while the organ voices play on both, with organ and synth sections simultaneously available on the upper manual. The CDX-0652 also includes a batch of 9 preset synthesizer voices which don't appear on a Moog Satellite. The sonic options available are vast, with banks of switches, buttons, and sliders to shape both the combo organ and Moog circuitry. The Moog bass signal can also be accessed on the lower manual and blended with the organ, and the combo organ even has a full percussion bank.
CDX-0652
A dual-manual combo organ with a Moog Satellite grafted onto it. I understand that the Satellite had a very thin sound, nothing like the MiniMoog. It had only a single oscillator and several preset sounds, similar to other semi-preset synths like the Arp Pro Soloist and the Roland SH-2000.
Thomas bought the rights to the Satellite from Moog. The CDX-0652 was designed by Thomas in cooperation with Cordovox. A Thomas version of the Satellite (the "Synthi 1055) and the CDX-0652 were both manufactured by EME, the same outfit that made most Italian Vox organs. Thomas also marketed the Satellite under the "Orbit" name on some of their home organs.
The synthesizer voices play only on the upper manual, organ voices play on both. Organ and synth voices may be played simultaneously on the upper manual. It includes a batch of 9 preset synthesizer voices that don't appear on a Satellite. Unlike the 0642, this one seems to have all of the organ features (many of which seem identical to the 0642) available on both keyboards.
Controls:
Top Panel:
Tab: Moog On/Off
Buttons: Piano, Sax, Guitar, Flute, Banjo, Clarinet, String, Trumpet, Horn, Preset
*Tabs 1: Octaves: 1 & 2 Modulation: Rep, Sine/Square, Vib, Trem
*Tabs 2: Glide, Sust
*Tabs 3: Brass: Mute, Open Reed: Thin, Hollow, Full, Bright
*Tabs 4: String: Bow, Pluck Strike, Pick Bell, Lunar
Left of Upper Keyboard:
Knob: Tuning
Black Sliders: Flute Voices: 16', 8', 5-1'3, 4', 2-2'3, 2' Mixture, Volume Lower, Volume Upper
*White Sliders: Filter: Contour, Color, Emphasis Modulation: Rate, Depth Glide, Volume
Left of Lower Keyboard:
Buttons: Coupler, Sustain, Bass
Sliders: Bass Min/Max, Guitar Bass, Vibrato Depth
Right of Lower Keyboard:
Buttons: Percuss, Repeat, Mono
Sliders: 8', 4', 2-2/3', 2', Decay Short/Long, Repeat Rate Slow/Fast
Work done: fabricated new key actuators for synth section. Fixed divider causing top synth note not to work, repaired synth signal to main output, LFO on synth, replaced TDA-470 transistor array that was causing missing footage on organ's G notes, replaced filter supply capacitors on synth and organ, cleaned all controls and key contacts, replaced missing white fader caps on synth section with Vestax caps."
Moog CDX 0652 video upload by tiff sea
via this Reverb listing
"This synthesizer/organ was nicknamed the 'White Elephant'. It was built in Italy in 1974 by Cordovox. It combines a Thomas organ with a Moog Satellite shared on the upper manual.The synthesizer voices play only on the upper manual, while the organ voices play on both, with organ and synth sections simultaneously available on the upper manual. The CDX-0652 also includes a batch of 9 preset synthesizer voices which don't appear on a Moog Satellite. The sonic options available are vast, with banks of switches, buttons, and sliders to shape both the combo organ and Moog circuitry. The Moog bass signal can also be accessed on the lower manual and blended with the organ, and the combo organ even has a full percussion bank.
CDX-0652
A dual-manual combo organ with a Moog Satellite grafted onto it. I understand that the Satellite had a very thin sound, nothing like the MiniMoog. It had only a single oscillator and several preset sounds, similar to other semi-preset synths like the Arp Pro Soloist and the Roland SH-2000.
Thomas bought the rights to the Satellite from Moog. The CDX-0652 was designed by Thomas in cooperation with Cordovox. A Thomas version of the Satellite (the "Synthi 1055) and the CDX-0652 were both manufactured by EME, the same outfit that made most Italian Vox organs. Thomas also marketed the Satellite under the "Orbit" name on some of their home organs.
The synthesizer voices play only on the upper manual, organ voices play on both. Organ and synth voices may be played simultaneously on the upper manual. It includes a batch of 9 preset synthesizer voices that don't appear on a Satellite. Unlike the 0642, this one seems to have all of the organ features (many of which seem identical to the 0642) available on both keyboards.
Controls:
Top Panel:
Tab: Moog On/Off
Buttons: Piano, Sax, Guitar, Flute, Banjo, Clarinet, String, Trumpet, Horn, Preset
*Tabs 1: Octaves: 1 & 2 Modulation: Rep, Sine/Square, Vib, Trem
*Tabs 2: Glide, Sust
*Tabs 3: Brass: Mute, Open Reed: Thin, Hollow, Full, Bright
*Tabs 4: String: Bow, Pluck Strike, Pick Bell, Lunar
Left of Upper Keyboard:
Knob: Tuning
Black Sliders: Flute Voices: 16', 8', 5-1'3, 4', 2-2'3, 2' Mixture, Volume Lower, Volume Upper
*White Sliders: Filter: Contour, Color, Emphasis Modulation: Rate, Depth Glide, Volume
Left of Lower Keyboard:
Buttons: Coupler, Sustain, Bass
Sliders: Bass Min/Max, Guitar Bass, Vibrato Depth
Right of Lower Keyboard:
Buttons: Percuss, Repeat, Mono
Sliders: 8', 4', 2-2/3', 2', Decay Short/Long, Repeat Rate Slow/Fast
Work done: fabricated new key actuators for synth section. Fixed divider causing top synth note not to work, repaired synth signal to main output, LFO on synth, replaced TDA-470 transistor array that was causing missing footage on organ's G notes, replaced filter supply capacitors on synth and organ, cleaned all controls and key contacts, replaced missing white fader caps on synth section with Vestax caps."
Ocean Swift Hybrid 3 Preset Bundle | Huge collection of Hybrid 3 Presets
video uploads by Ocean Swift / Faxi Nadu
Ocean Swift presents Hybrid 3 Preset Bundle, a huge expansion offering a wide range of sounds, tones and experiences reviving this classic software synthesizer.
This collection spans across 6 distinct banks featuring 900 presets, each filled with a wide variety of unique sounding melodies, effects, immersive ambiences, lush pads, basslines, drum sequences, melodic sequences and arps.
From the deep ambiances and illusive soundscapes of “Hybrid Ambience”, the rhythmic patterns of “Hybrid Flow”, to the mind bending sounds of “Electronic Dimensions” and psychedelic sounds of “Trance Legacy”. There is an entire universe of sounds and melodies to explore.
Whether you’re a bedroom producer or a seasoned sound designer, this collection is a delight to experiment with and discover. With a diverse array of styles and applications, each bank boasts its own unique personality, tone, and character.
Hybrid 3 Preset bundle is a must-have for anyone who owns AIR Hybrid 3 Synthesizer and wants to explore it further, with a unique and vast collection of sounds.
Featuring:
- 926 presets
- 6 Sound banks
- Extensive use of Hybrid 3 Macro “Morph” controls
Price:
61% Off limited time offer until 19th August 2025, 32€ (82€ reg.)
Grab it at: https://oceanswift.net/product/hybrid3-preset-bundle/
How to create a UNIQUE machine? I Casper x Bastl Softpop SP2 w/ Peter Edwards (Casper Electronics)
video upload by Bastl Instruments
"We finally caught up with our good old friend Peter Edwards (Casper Electronics) to talk about the Softpop SP2, which he co-created with Bastl’s co-founder VaĆĄek PelouĆĄek a few years ago. Peter shared some stories, insights into his design approach, and the personal touches he added to the SP2. Of course, we couldn’t let him go without a proper live set and a hands-on setup rundown. Thanks, Peter!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:56 Softpop Origins
03:22 Inventing with Bastl
04:50 Softpop's design philosophy
06:36 Softpop's character
07:08 Peter's Setup rundown
11:40 Peter's performance part 1
16:11 What's up with the Orb?
17:39 Peter's performance part 2
23: 06 Alright!"
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