MATRIXSYNTH

"True love" by Danielle (TSF)

YouTube via TheSynthFreq. previous post
"Hi! This is a new composition written 2.5.2010. The background track was written track by track on the Yamaha Motif 6 synthesizer. I recorded to 5 tracks in it's sequencer, recording in real time.
Track 1: Rhodes
Track 2: Bass
Track 3: Jazz drum kit
Track 4: Background strings
Track 5: Bongos (jazz kit)

The Organ patch was played on the Roland D-50. This is a "rock organ" type sound that I made only using 4 square waves and just the chorus filter unit in the D-50. No LFOs were used in the TVF or TVA. The organ "tremolo" sound is really the chorus unit at moderate speed at the max value of saturation.

The lead patch is my usual Roland Alpha Juno-1 E-guitar patch with a little EQ in the higher frequencies for clarity in the mix.

PLEASE ENJOY!
:) TSF"

Korg MS2000R

flickr by Logicus Aeturnus

"My beloved Korg MS2000R, an analogue modeling synthesizer. I know that I have rivaled the sounds of hell with this thing... "

Martin Hollinger and Brättli Airböurne's friends, Synthorama (Switzerland) in January 2010

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Brättli Airböurne 3
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Be sure to see the Synthorama and Airböurne labels below for more including video and shots of the Synthorama Synth Museum in Luterbach Switzerland.

max4live.info: Lemur's In the Wild: Part 1

max4live.info: Lemur's In the Wild: Part 1 from Michael Chenetz on Vimeo.

"This video will show the Lemur in it's native habitat. No, we are not talking about the animal. We are talking about the multitouch controller. This video aims to discuss the features that make this controller so unique. This is part one of a multipart series on the Lemur"
Things get really interesting fourteen minutes in.

Synth Shots via Building Castles out of Matchsticks

"Building Castles out of Matchsticks is the occupation of a girl named Anne from Hamilton, ON. A small universe of photographs, music, video and written words presents itself to you in small glimpses, fleeting melodies, layered textures, and revealing concealment's. An ever-shifting series of port holes, through which we may glimpse something we recognize if we would but listen. A familiar form that is, at the same time, always moving... bcom'ing if you will."

Rhodes Chroma Chromatrol for Behringer B-Control

Behringer B-Control knob mapping for the Rhodes Crhoma. Details on the Rhodes Chroma site.

Yamaha DX1

via this auction

"Here we have the king of FM synthesis and one of the "Holy Grails" of vintage synths (in my opinion). The Yamaha DX-1. Only around 140 of these were produced at an original cost of $13,900 in 1985. That is $26,500 in today's money! This is serial number 118. Yamaha hand selected the finest components available and hand assembled each synth. This is very apparent when you see, hear and play it. The keyboard action is luxurious. It is equipped with a professional wooden, weighted 73 note keyboard. The sound is stunning. I know everyone on ebay says their item is "amazing" but there is something special about the DX-1. I have A/B compared it with Yamaha's FM plug in board, two DX-7s linked together, and a DX-5 and there was no comparison. The DX-1 has a distinct superiority in sound every time, and it's not just a subtle difference either. There is a rawness to the sound of the DX-1 that is lacking in other FM synths. It feels alive, like an old modular synth's immediacy of sound and control. The only way to get the sound of a DX-1 is to own a DX-1 , no software emulation or other synthesizer compares in my opinion. (I have since sold the other Yamaha synths on ebay and received positive feedback for them all)" Sold For: US $5,595.00

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KORG MONOPOLY - HQ DEMO synthesizer 1981 Korg Mono Poly

KORG MONOPOLY Analog Synth DEMO | Mono Poly

YouTube Uploaded by AnalogAudio1 on Feb 7, 2010

"The Korg MonoPoly came out 1981 and was the last analogue monophonic synthesizer from Korg. Actually, the MonoPoly is a monophonic synth - but you can play it polyphonically, too - if necessary.

The Korg/Mono Poly is a very flexible synthesizer: It has 4 oscillators, oscillator sync, cross modulation, PWM, 24 dB Filter, 2 ADSR envelopes, 2 LFO's with many waveforms, ARPEGGIATOR, CHORD MEMORY and portamento.

It is built around SSM chips like the Korg Polysix. I think, with the MONOPOLY Korg wanted to produce a synth as an alternative to the Minimoog and Sequential Circuits Pro One.

The most characteristic thing on the MonoPoly is the arpeggiator, when it triggers the oscillators in poly-mode. Every step of the arpeggiator triggers a different oscillator - unique patterns can be produced.

The MonoPoly sounds great - it produces fat basses and leads - but also FX sounds, bells, like you can hear in the video.

I played the Korg MonoPoly sometimes with a Roland DEP-5 for delay effects and a Lexicon MPX-500 for reverbs."