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Roland's Oldest Guitar Synth

video upload by Alex Ball

"A look at Roland's very first guitar synthesizer, the GR/GS-500 from 1977.

0:00 Intro Performance
1:36 Brief History
2:41 What is the GR-500?
7:16 Interlude: Play Me a Rainbow
8:27 ARP Avatar vs The Roland GR-500
11:35 Interlude: Cardboard Castle
12:43 In Popular Culture
14:17 Summary & Patron Outro

Links:

Wayne Scott Jones: https://gr300.com/"

A Selection of Roland GR/GS-500 Videos

Playlist:

1. Ryo Kawasaki & The Golden Dragon: Comes The Night - 1980

Jazz guitarist Ryo Kawasaki/川崎燎, Lincoln Goines, Buddy Williams & vocalist Barbara Morillo jam on Ryo's song Comes The Night in 1980 at Pit - Inn Jazz club in Roppongi Tokyo, Japan. The group is called Ryo Kawasaki & the Golden Dragon http://ryokawasaki.com/gs/ Here's link for Ryo's guitar synthesizer museum with detailed info and photos about his GS system. -- Ryo/川崎燎 plays his hand made guitar synthesizer accompanied by Lincoln, Buddy & Ilana. A huge rack of guitar synth modules can be seen behind him. 1980 in Tokyo.

2. Ryo – Featuring "Concierto De Aranjuez" [Full Album] (1982)

00:00 A1 Escena / Cancion Del Fuego Fatuo 04:48 A2 Adagio From "Concierto De Aranjuez"
17:32 A3 Introduction From "Schelomo"
19:47 B1 A Felicidade
21:51 B2 Marilyn
25:41 B3 Hawaiian Caravan
31:58 B4 Mercy Of The Dragon
37:11 B5 Twilight Song

3. Land Of A Thousand Autumns (Stereo Mix)
4. Genesis - Ballad of Big (Official Audio)
5. Hot Chocolate Every 1s a winner Album Version1978 HQ Audio

Phantom Instruments S49 Universal MIDI Sequencer & C45

video uploads by Phantom Instruments

Playlist:

1. Phantom Instruments S49 - Pitch Overview
2. Phantom Instruments S49 - Mutes Overview
3. Phantom Instruments S49 - Tracks Overview
4. Phantom Instruments S49 - Steps Overview
5. Phantom Instruments S49 | C45 - Short Live Demo Jam

Playlist:

1. Phantom Instruments S49 | C45 - Short Live Demo Jam
2. Phantom Instruments C45 - Short Live Techno Jam
3. Phantom Instruments C45 - Full Techno Jam with Ableton Live
4. Phantom Instruments - C45 (Promo)

S49 | Technical Specifications.

Overview
Universal MIDI sequencer for hardware and software instruments
USB-powered, class-compliant (no drivers required)
Length: 304mm
Width: 109mm
Height (including knobs and feet): 45mm
Weight: 900 grams

Connectivity
USB MIDI
3.5 mm (1/8”) TRS MIDI: In, Out
All TRS connections are Type A / B configurable
CV Out x 8
Gate Out x 8
Clock In & Clock Out

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Akai Launches MPK Mini Plus II

video uploads by Akai Professional

Check with dealers on the right for pricing and availability.

Playlist:

1. MPK Mini Plus II | Expressive Control, Expanded Possibilities
2. MPK Mini Plus II with Drumma Boy | Akai Professional
3. MPK Mini Plus II | Overview
4. MPK Mini Plus II | MPC Integration

Akai MPK Mini Plus MK2 // What's new, review and tutorial

video upload by

TIMELINE: 0:00 Intro 1:42 Overview 3:09 Keys & pads 4:27 Color screen 5:47 I/O 6:10 Chord modes 7:13 Mutate & strum 8:52 Chord types 10:02 Progressions 10:51 Arpeggiator 13:06 Overdub & follow 14:26 ARP patterns 16:09 DAW control 17:23 Pad modes 18:25 MPC 20:03 NKS plugins 22:08 Kontakt 22:41 Instrument Collection 23:27 User modes 24:18 Pros & cons 27:15 Jams

Press release follows:

AKAI PROFESSIONAL® INTRODUCES MPK® MINI PLUS II, THE NEXT GENERATION OF ITS 37-KEY MIDI KEYBOARD CONTROLLER

Upgraded keys and MPC pads meet new creative tools, deeper MPC and DAW integration, a full-color display, MIDI and CV connectivity in a compact 37-key controller.

CUMBERLAND, R.I. (October 22, 2026) – Akai Professional® today announced MPK® Mini Plus II, the next generation of its compact 37-key MIDI keyboard, designed for creators who want more performance and production control without moving to a full-size keyboard. MPK Mini Plus II combines an upgraded 37-key mini keybed, eight velocity- and pressure-sensitive RGB MPC pads, a new full-color display, and creative tools including Glitch, Mutate, Strum, Freeze, Chords, and Follow. Direct MPC Standalone and MPC Desktop integration brings deeper MPC control to the keyboard, while USB-C, five-pin MIDI, and CV/Gate connectivity allow MPK Mini Plus II to move easily between software instruments, hardware synthesizers, and modular setups.

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Cinematic Ambient with Prophet-10, reface CS, and OP-1 field | Invisible Frost 2026-10-22 by atnr

video upload by atnr

"Cinematic ambient created with the Prophet-10, reface CS, OP-1 field, and CP-88.

On the OP-1 field, detailed glitch beats and sustained synth pad sounds are recorded in advance. The MOTHER effect is used as the master effect to add gated reverb.

On the reface CS, the oscillator is set to FM while synth pads are performed. The output is processed through the MICROCOSM with deep reverb.

The Prophet-10 is connected to the blueSky and used to perform slow-attack synth pads.

The CP-88 is processed in the DAW with reverb from Native Instruments Raum.

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New phase of MIDI IN

video upload by MIDI IN

"An open and honest discussion of my working life and plans for change.
As discussed, the new Patreon page:
/ midi_in"

BeatFriend Part 1: Unboxing and day one twiddlings

video upload by Richard DeHove

"This is my first 24 hours using the BeatFriend by Audio.Computer. It's a long, raw example of discovering the machine rather than a tightly edited batch of best-ofs. The idea is to show what you'd typically get if you bought one yourself.

The concept of the Beatfriend is beautifully simple: A CR-78-style machine with preset patterns that you can tweak with a few interesting parameters combined with complexity sliders for each track.

Some other demos I heard prior to getting the BeatFriend were, to my ears, a bit "wooly". Main culprit there is the filter knob. At the midway point it has the classic CR-78 EQ profile which is very dull imo. Only when you open things up a bit do you get some better dynamics but then the more you turn the less it sounds like a CR-78. Horses for courses. Big surprise for me was the distortion control which can change the mood from cheesy to weird very fast.

The sound you hear hasn't been subsequently manipulated in any way other than some reasonably hard limiting on the output to smooth everything out.

All up there's lots to like here and am looking forward to some much deeper experiments in the next video.

0:00 Unboxing & blab
2:00 Twiddle 1
6:30 Twiddle 2
11:35 Twiddle 3
13:01 Twiddle 4
21:36 Conclusion blab

Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"