Moog Mother 32 & Dave Smith Tempest

video upload by the nightwater

"Quick jam using the Moog Mother 32 for the lead and bass sounds. Dave Smith Tempest analog drum machine on the drums, UDO Super 6 for some background pads, and Strymon Bigsky Mx Reverb on everything."

SonicWare Mega Synthesis Demo Compilation!

video upload by sushiboots

"Here's a compilation of all the tracks I've produced on the Mega Synthesis so far. Hope you enjoy. More to come!"

Explaining the PlayFader CV/MIDI Sequencer

video upload by mylarmelodies

"In this tutorial/demo I’ll explain the unique way the Playfader CV/MIDI sequencer works, showing the basic keystrokes you need to be able to make, erase, transpose, mute and apply temporary effects to sequences. I’ll also keep the shortcuts onscreen so you don’t need to remember them.

I'm using the Dreadbox NYX, Music Thing Workshop and Roland T-8 here. T-8 supplies clock to the PlayFader. PlayFader sends CV/Gate to the two analog synths.

LINKS TO THE PLAYFADER OFFICIAL SITE (Not an affiliate link):
▶︎ https://goplayallday.com

Thanks to Hadj at Play All Day for hiring me to make a tutorial. Hope this helps you play!

CHAPTERS
00:00 Core Concept
00:40 Recording Basics
02:34 Muting
02:50 Erasing (Punch-in)
03:21 Transpose
04:06 Recap
05:09 Fun Effects
06:14 Erase (Whole Track)
06:37 Change Time Base
07:20 Change Loop Length
07:14 Mixing Timebases
08:39 Catch Up Mode
09:00 More Mixing Timebases
10:33 Performing: Mutes, Fun FX, Play Buts, Transpose
13:33 The Two Buffers
13:56 Performing"

GEN-01 - Generative synth totem

video upload by Love Hultén

"GEN-06, a self-generating installation that combine changes in pattern, melody, tonality and much more to create complex multi-layered sound structures, real-time. Arduino handles logic and outputs MIDI to an OXI Coral synth module. 6 channels / 8 voices (basslines, pads, melodies, arpeggios, percussions, kicks)

The machine is very sparse interaction-wise - A volume knob, some controls for optional ambience(FX Aid XL module) and a reset switch. Parameters such as BPM and scales are randomly picked upon each reset, generating something fresh that slowly evolves over time.

A variety of moving components mimic MIDI activity on different channels, a totem visualizer where mechanics and sound combine."

yoctocore - a midi to cv box

video upload by infinitedigits

"yoctocore is the thing I've needed for years.

there are so many midi to cv boxes out there, but so few of them have 4 pitch/envelope pairs with a wide range of voltage (-5 to +10v). yoctocore has 8 cv outputs, each with a wide cv range, each that can be programmed to be 1) a midi to pitch, or 2) an envelope that triggers on any of the outputs), or 3) a lfo, or 4) a clock, or 5) a sequencer, or 6) a simple a block of code that runs on the beat, that you can define to be whatever you want.

also its entirely open-source (https://github.com/schollz/yoctocore) so in case there is something you want to change, you can."

Also see yoctocore: first glimpse.

Simple Major Tom Tetrachords jam

video upload by Martin Doudoroff

"Zero effort quick-and-dirty proof of concept pairing of Major Tom and Tetrachords. Major Tom channels are kick, bass, melody, and chords, respectively. Tetrachords channel one is bass (BIA), channel two is melody (E370 through Natural Gate), and channel four is chords (MIDI to DAW synth)."

Oberheim TEO-5!! Unboxing and Test

video upload by I Love Cats and Synths

"The Oberheim TEO-5 I ordered back in August finally arrived. Let's unbox it and check out how it sounds! (Hint... it sounds AMAZING!!!) My Take 5 is going to be jealous. 😁

Bella approves of the box, and the twist tie that wrapped the power cord."

Novation Peak Solo #1 - Arpeggio

video upload by Michele Cataneo Music

Synthesizer: Novation Peak
Daw: Ableton Live
Music by Michele Cataneo
Camera: BMPCC4K

Minimalism for Modular #5: Hans Otte's Book of Sounds

video upload by Electrum Modular

"An introduction to the ethereal music of Hans Otte, via a modular interpretation of two parts (2 and 7) from his Book of Sounds (1979-82).

Also contains several ideas for generative/aleatory sequencing in a modular system: in particular, decoupling pitch and gate, combining a multi-channel sample player (Disting EX) with a sequencer that has per-step gate outputs (0-Ctrl), and using a series of probabilistic gates (Missed Opportunities) to distribute/alternate pitch variations.

0:00 Introduction
1:41 First patch (Book of Sounds, part 7)
6:28 Second patch (Book of Sounds, part 2)

For those new to Hans Otte’s music, I would recommend his own rendition of The Book of Sounds:



And this 1995 album, Aquarian Music: • Siebengesang (Seven-Song)

PSP Pianoverb free download: https://www.pspaudioware.com/products...



Alexander Holm's Salamander Grand Piano, downsized by j_e_f_f_g, and reformatted for the Disting: https://app.box.com/s/rxl1nz0zv5hl62c...

A special thank you to Silvia Otte, for generously providing the photographs of her late father.

'Le Sacrifice: Introduction' from Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, played by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Stokowski (78rpm record, His Master's Voice, 1939):
https://archive.org/details/78_first-...

Processed through a bandpass filter, with frequency boost around 3mHZ, and combined with filtered white noise, etc. to create the vintage radio effect

Images of Hans Otte’s “On Earth” (Edition Kölnischer Kunstverein II):
https://archive.org/details/cd_editio...

Sources:
Amy C. Beal, American Experimental Music in West Germany from the Zero Hour to Reunification (University of California Press, 2006) – in particular, for the reference to Otte’s wartime experience.
Ingo Ahmels, Hans Otte: Klang Der Klänge (Schott Musik International, 2006)

Modules used:
Expert Sleepers' Disting EX and Disting Mk4
QuBit Bloom
Dnipro's Metamorph
Cutelab’s Missed Opportunities
Tesseract’s Sweet Sixteen Faderbank
Tesseract’s Step Fader II
ALM's Pamela's New Workout
ALM’s MFX
Doepfer’s Sequential Switch (A-151)
Low Gain Electronic’s Shortbus
Intellijel’s Quad VCA
Behringer Neutron
Make Noise’s 0-Ctrl"

Sunday Jam #60 : Drivin' again - with guitar

video upload by MIDI IN

"I've decided to take an existing piece of music, my Music for an Imaginary Driving Game, which I've published a few times in different forms, most recently for dual SIDs, I'll link to that video, and enhance it with real guitar and realistic drums.

The stop-motion driving clip is thanks to Mike Bird:
https://www.pexels.com/video/time-lap...

The most recent pure dual-SID version of this tune is here:"

Latest version of 'Drivin' SID tune, plus new SwinSID design

video upload by MIDI IN

"I've just received these in the post this morning. I was unable to make edits to Tolaemon's 'nano SwinSID b' design and so I made a new board design using the SwinSID schematic. This is a demo, (apart from the looks, and easier manufacture for me, they're the same as the nano SwinSID b)
https://peacockmedia.software/midisid"