MATRIXSYNTH

Elektron Talk: Polyend Play VS Octatrack, Siren Drone Oscillator, Live Music Production

video upload by EZBOT

"Checking out the Polyend Play with the Octatrack MK2 and the Siren Drone Oscillator. Polyend Play mini-review with almost a full tutorial. Good times!

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Lisa Bella Donna's hidden sonic sanctuary

video upload by EarthQuakerDevices

"Join us as we take a detailed tour of Lisa Bella Donna's legendary home studio, Appalachian Recordings, deep in the Appalachian mountains of the eastern United States. Lisa is a longtime friend of Jamie Stillman’s since before the inception of EarthQuaker Devices in the early 90s, when they would play punk house shows together. Lisa is a renowned recording artist, composer, sound designer, modular synthesist and educator.

In this incredible episode of Show Us Your Junk, Lisa talks about her early inspirations that led her to start playing music, and eventually using electronic synthesis to craft the unique voice that she envisioned. After hearing Black Sabbath's “Paranoid” and Wendy Carlos's “Switched on Bach” and “Sonic Seasons,” it became clear that music was her destiny. Her stories include recording and editing commercial jingles in the 80s, selling her car to put a down payment on an Arp 2600 synthesizer, and discovering the rich characteristics of recording to 8-track tape.

While this studio packs in a ton of rare gear, Lisa claims she doesn’t consider herself a collector. “My choices are very utilitarian; pretty much everything in here is here for a purpose, and it’s part of the big picture - the great stream of what my albums become,” she says. Some of her staple instruments include the ARP 2600, ARP Odyssey, ARP Omni, Mini Moog, and Fender Rhodes. EQD pedals she frequently uses include the Rainbow Machine, Arpanoid, and Grand Orbiter, but her favorite EQD pedal is the Avalanche Run. She loves it so much that she had a custom rack mount version built, which is patched directly to her main console. “It's one of my favorite reverbs still - one of my most used for sure.”

Lisa has an interesting perspective when it comes to connecting music to visual concepts in nature and her environment. “When I compose music, I see it just as much as I hear it. I look at my arrangements as landscapes or deep woods mountain paths with all the textures and colors of the elements that surround it,” she says. This all makes sense when you see the picturesque plot of land in which she chose to settle down to build her studio and raise her daughter.

Shot by Chris Tran, Jeff France, David Whited, Dannesh Moosa
Edited by David Whited
Additional footage shot by Tristan Whitney Weary
Music by Lisa Bella Donna, EYE, Deadsea

Music Provided by Lisa Bella Donna
'Turning Points'
'Twi Spirit, One Life'
'Kohoutek'
'Emerald's Run'
'Ascension'
'Pure Stereo Time Machine'
'Falling Leaves'

Special thanks to:
Moog Music Inc.
Waves Audio
Antonus Synthesizers
Hologram Electronics
Lower West Side Studio / Canada
Behind The Sky Records
SFI Records

Check out more of Lisa Bella Donna's work:
https://lisabelladonna.bandcamp.com/
https://lisabelladonna.com/"

Michael Whalen "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" on Synclavier 9600

video upload by Michael Whalen

"Michael Whalen creates a virtual "orchestra" with his Synclavier 9600 system. Drawing on the orginal score by Tchaikovsky, MW played all the parts while adapting samples and doing sound design for each part."

You can find additonal posts mentioning the 9600 here.

The Ultimate Synth Rig: Michael Whalen's concert at EMEAPP

video upload by Michael Whalen

"Michael Whalen's streaming concert in April 2022 at EMEAPP is becoming one of the best-known electronic music events of the last decade. In this short video, Michael talks about how he chose the amazing vintage synthesizers he played at EMEAPP. Watch what inspired him and his connection to these instruments.

Watch Michael's full EMEAPP concert:"

Michael Whalen "Live In Concert" [NEW 4K Version. REVISED Titles]

video upload by Michael Whalen

"PRE-ORDER/PRE-SAVE LINK TO LIVE RECORDING: https://michaelwhalen.lnk.to/liveinco...

This is Michael Whalen's FIRST streaming concert - ever. He is celebrating the music from his new album "Imaginary Trains" using a keyboard rig made up of historically significant instruments and one-of-a-kind instruments.

Combining Michael’s love of 70s and 80s German electronic music (Tangerine Dream & Kraftwerk) with Michael’s masterful sound design and his arcing romantic melodies, “Imaginary Trains” is a new creative high water mark for the award-winning composer and internationally renown recording artist. Enjoy this dynamic performance and exciting new electronic music."

See previous posts for additional videos and interviews with Michael Whalen.

Custom Dual Kawai 100f

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via this auction

This one was spotted and sent in via M Me.

"Ich verkaufe eine Rarität. Diesen Kawai 100F, Bj. ca. 1978, gibt es eigentlich nicht. Es sind zwei Kawai 100F mit einer Klaviatur. Das Kabel hinten ist offenbar später nachgerüstet worden um den zweiten Synth zu steuern. Funktioniert einwandfrei, das Gehäuse hat ein paar Kratzer. Monophon oder Duophon! Serienr. K-3103. Für Sammler oder Museen. Oder jemand der Spass an alten Synthesizern hat. Sound irgendwo zwischen Moog Prodigy und Korg MS10."

Googlish:

"I am selling a rarity. This Kawai 100F, built around 1978, doesn't actually exist. There are two Kawai 100F with one keyboard. The cable at the back was apparently retrofitted later to control the second synth. Works perfectly, the case has a few scratches. Monophonic or duophonic! serial no. K-3103. For collectors or museums. Or someone who enjoys old synthesizers. Sound somewhere between Moog Prodigy and Korg MS10."

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Learn the weird Sample & Hold trick from the Moog Mavis.

video upload by mylarmelodies

"Let's learn about the default sample and hold patching in the Moog Mavis synth, as it's different to the default S&H patch in most other synths. This approach, and the subsequent cyclic phasing it creates makes for stepped voltages that are that bit more “human” than random. So file it away and use it in your modular patchez, yeah? I have!"

Tiny Bug - a mini glitch Synth!

video upload by Albert Nyström

"This is a little synth I recently built.
It´s kinda based around an Atari punk console, but I added a few bits and pieces to make it more fun and experimental.

Pretty fun to just mess around with and make some noise!"

Suzuki Omnichord OM-84 with and without effects

video upload by Benjamin Dehli

"- First clip: Direct signal without effects
- Second clip: Each part processed separately and ran through effects units

00:00 Without effects
01:38 With effects

Instruments:
Suzuki Omnichord System Two OM-84

Effects:
Roland SH-09 filter
Pro Co RAT 2
Roland Dimension D SDD-320
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
Fulltone Tube Tape Echo
VanAmps Sole-Mate Jr.
Chase Bliss Audio & Meris CXM 1978

Website: https://www.dehlimusikk.no/"

Another Minibrute2 Demo

video upload by Konrad Paulsen

"Just jamming around with the Arturia Minibrute 2 through the Strymon El Capistan...producing material, that i can use for my next coming EP "Zeitwende". Use good headphones to hear the great buzz of the Minibrute 2 Love it!"