MATRIXSYNTH

Roland SH-101 VS My 101-VCF Noise Floor (and What to Do About It)

video upload by gstormelectro

"Audio + Video by G-Storm Electro c. 2025

Today a quick noise floor comparison of the Roland SH-101 versus my 101-VCF under no-input conditions. I've boosted the no-input signal condition by +6dB to emphasize what is happening. And what you can do silence the noise in Eurorack when you don't want it there. I'm hoping that in making this video that it will help discern what is normal behavior to be expected for the modules, and what is not."

MUSIC https://gstormelectro.bandcamp.com/
BLOG http://gstormelectronica.blogspot.com/
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD http://soundcloud.com/gstormelectro
REVERB https://reverb.com/shop/gstormelectro

Sequential Prophet 6 playing few custom sounds

video upload by Infested Alien

"No compression, no external FX"

Lofi Ambient Electronica w/ Prophet-10, OP-1 field : Barn and meadow 2025-08-21 by atnr

video upload by atnr

"A piece created with Prophet-10, OP-1 field, and guitar. Ambient electronica where scattered guitar notes emerge within quiet synth textures.

The Prophet-10 plays synth pads with reverb applied through blueSky.

On the OP-1 field, synths are performed with tape effects added via GENERATION LOSS MKII.

The guitar is recorded with an NT-4 microphone and further processed with reverb and other effects in the DAW."

LDzero New Knobs

video upload by gotharman

"Found some new knobs for Little deFormer Zero, and I think that they look quite nice."

www.gotharman.dk

Casio FZ-1 batch sample conversion

video upload by Collector Current

"A demonstration of the utilities I made to batch-convert audio files so they can load into the Casio FZ-1."

Source code: https://github.com/jacobvosmaer/fz1/

Blog: https://blog.jacobvosmaer.nl/
Music: https://music.jacobvosmaer.nl/

https://www.goldbaby.co.nz

120 Minutes to Make a TUNE (Only Launchkey + Klevgrand Plugins Allowed)

video upload by Novation

"We teamed up with @klevgrand to set ourselves a challenge - can our in-house music producers create a track in 2 hours, using only a MIDI keyboard and a limited set of plugins?

Back in early summer, our very own Vini from Novation and Lucas from Klevgrand met for the first time in Berlin and set themselves the ultimate challenge: producing a track from scratch in only two hours. With just a Launchkey Mini 37, Logic Pro, and the full suite of Klevgrand plugins to hand, how did they get on?

Listen to the track they created here - https://bit.ly/The_Final_Track

Read the full article here - https://bit.ly/_2-Hours_To_Finish_A_T..."

Chapters:
00:00 - Making a track with the Novation Launchkey & Klevgrand plugins
00:32 - Meeting Lucas from Klevgrand in Berlin
01:00 - Rules of the challenge
01:58 - Making a track in only 2 hours
03:56 - Making a beat with Klevgrand OneShot
04:54 - Adding in chords with Launchkey and Klevgrand Tomofon
05:43 - Using Chord Map to build out chords on Launchkey
07:15 - Creating a lead line and chords with Launchkey and Klevgrand Tomofon
08:30 - Adding a bassline using Launchkey
08:44 - Using the arpeggiator to create a bassline on Launchkey
09:53 - Building the second part of the track
10:24 - Creating chord variations for the verse on Launchkey
11:53 - Changing up the drumbeat on the Launchkey
12:33 - Adding in a shaker to the beat with Klevgrand Shaka
14:26 - Arranging the song and building out the structure
14:51 - Creating an intro to the track using Klevgrand DAW Cassette
17:21 - Adding in arpgeggiated synths with Launchkey and Klevgrand Stark
17:56 - Adding a guitar amp effect to the appreggios with Klevgrand Spinn
18:26 - Layering in chord variations with Launchkey
19:02 - Adding in a drum fill and bassline with Launchkey
19:50 - Tweaking the tone of chords with Klevgrand Tomofon
20:48 - Adding in reverb using Klevgrand Revolv
21:49 - Mixing the track in Logic Pro with Klevgrand Korvpressor
23:09 - The final track
24:04 - Our ratings of the final track

Valley Of The Shadows/Origin Unknown (Circuit Tracks Version)

video upload by Guinan

"'We need Jungle I'm afraid'.....this weeks track is the highly influential jungle track 'Valley Of The Shadows' by Origin Unknown released first in 1993."

"Funnily enough I had this CD for years and didn't have a sampler! (I couldn't lay my hands on it for the video but had a copy in my 'archive'). It was a lot of fun to assemble this very simple track from the ingredients and only a small amount of artistic licence was required to fit it into the Tracks.

As you can hear there are no drum machine samples in this...the 'Drum' section is used entirely to play back samples and loops. The samples were edited and time stretched to work in the track at 160Bpm. The arpeggiated section was prepared as 3 samples (2 of which had the extra pitch shifted repeat of the arpeggio).

Synth 1 - single oscillator sine wave with a touch of distortion to fatten it up
Synth 2 - detuned sine waves on 2 oscillators with heavy phaser effects applied.

Drum 2 - '31 seconds' NASA sample from FM Disk 1, 'Long Dark Tunnel' sample from Youtube.
Drum 3 - 'Think' loop from FM CD, with occasional 2nd variation and chopped 2nd half of loop.
Drum 4 - time stretched and pitch shifted arpeggiated loops from FM CD.

Almost entirely based on sounds from a CD free with the first issue of the magazine, Future Music. It also features a sample from a BBC TV documentary about near-death experiences. Countless tracks from the next few years were based on this one CD as bedroom producers hungrily reused the samples creatively.

(I found it here too - enjoy!
https://archive.org/details/the-futur... )

If you've ever heard it, the '31 Seconds' and 'I felt like I was in a long dark tunnel' samples are especially memorable with the deep sub bass.

This was all programmed and played on a single Circuit Tracks. No additional synths or effects were used."

The guide here tells you step-by-step how to recreate this track. Thanks ‪@newbreakscom5050‬:

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Recreating Yazoo's Too Pieces using a Novation Bass Station II Swifty Edition

video upload by Matt Culpin

"In this video I've recreated Yazoo's 1982 track 'Too Pieces' from their debut album 'Upstairs at Eric's" using a Bass Station II #yazoo #bassstation2 #synthesizer #remake #trending #ableton #abletonlive #synthpop

00:00 - Introduction and background
00:47 - The sounds
02:09 - The track"

Also see Recreating Yazoo's Situation using a Sequential Prophet 5

Revolutionary Motorized Knob Technology by Melbourne Instruments

video upload by Melbourne Instruments

"Why Motorized Knobs? ⚡️

Our motorized control unlocks a modern creative workflow. Adaptive motorized control merges the flexibility of software with the feel of classic hardware—giving you real-time tactile control, instant recall, haptic feel with 15bit precision.

✅ Instant visual feedback
✅ No screens, no guesswork
✅ A faster, sharper, more interactive workflow

🎛️ See it. Touch it. Feel your sound.

Discover more here: https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/..."