Model D/Volca Beats/Timeline/Bigsky - Mini Moves

Published on Mar 5, 2017 Jae Ryan

"A quick jam with the Carbon sequencing the Minimoog and Volca Beats. The volca beats is running into the Moog filter via the external input and clock synced to the Carbon. All the effects are provided by the Strymon Bigsky and Timeline effects pedals. Tried to take the Minimoog into some unusual territory here while still keeping a decent jam with some feel. The 2nd and 3rd oscillators are tuned to different notes but only blended in very subtley! Enjoy!!!!!"

Custom ARP & Roland Based 5U Suitcase Modular System

This one in via SoundRay. This system is not for sale. It is only one of two systems built by Paul-S-Tone.

"Custom made modular system in suitcase featuring:

Double VCO Arp Odyssey MK1 with waveshaper (triangle/sine) and switch to send the 4 waveforms to a clipper circuit to control the WAVE offset

Sub oscillator Roland SH-101 with independent audio output;

Arp Odyssey ring modulator

DC mixer

ARP 4023 VCF with 3 audio inputs

ROLAND SYSTEM 100M ADSR with clipper option

2 syncable LFO

Sample and Hold

Noise

Stroh Modular dual VCA with the outs normalized to the reverb input fx by Ken Stone

Headphones

All components are the same ones used in the original machines mentioned

Design and assembly by Paolo Sassi aka Paul-S-Stone

Owner Gianpiero De Filippo [aka SoundRay]"

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LudoWic Jam 19 (trautonium, fostex tape, roland, jomox, copycat, MPC)

Published on Mar 5, 2017 ludoWic music

"Special thanx to Peter Kesseler

Location:
Mariadal / Roosendaal the Netherlands

Used Gear:
- Roland MC202
- Roland SH101
- Jomox xBase 09
- Trautonium
- Fostex Taperecorder
- Space Echo Roland RE150
- Akai MPC2000xl
- Copycat tapedelay
- General Radio CO. (sound analyzer)"

FM Synthesis Basic Guide

Published on Mar 4, 2017 Dark Window Recs

"This is a basic tutorial on FM synthesis using a Yamaha REFACE DX synthesizer."

Roli Rise, Equator and Eurorack

Published on Mar 5, 2017 mark williamson

"piece is called 'Ragged days before the rain moves in'

(if possible play on decent speakers! lots of frequencies)"

Dark Chords // Music thing modular CHORD ORGAN - eurorack modular synth

Published on Mar 5, 2017 DavidH

"isn't it cool to have dark chords in the modular ?
chord malekko wiard boogie filter serge touch keyboard"

Mega Man 2 - Quickman Stage (Nintendo Music) - Roland A-01

Published on Mar 5, 2017 MrCaliforniaD

"No effects has been used on this track.

Music: Roland A-01 (8-bit synthesizer)
Drums: Kawai R-50e"

Roland SH-1000

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Doepfer MCV24 MIDI-to-CV/Gate/Sync Interface

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Elka Synthex Rare Vintage Analog Polysynth

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"This is a later model with MIDI in/out/thru.
100% fully functional. Everything is working as it should.

Sound: The Synthex one of the legendary great polysynths with huge thick analog pads. So warm and creamy. The build quality is incredible, big knobs & high quality wood. The sound is amazing, huge lush analog awesomeness. The built in chorus is fantastic, and the sequencer section is fun as well. In my opinion sounds fatter than vintage synths like the Moog Memorymoog or SCI Prophet 5 & second only to perhaps the Yamaha CS80."

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Yamaha C20M SN 1666

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Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Synthesizer Rev 2 SN 0898

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"If you are looking at this, you know how amazing this synth truly is. Synth sounds amazing and is beautiful cosmetically. This synth has been recently serviced from Switched On in Austin, TX."

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Roland CR-8000 Drum Machine - With Analogue Solutions Mod SN 329250

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"Roland CR-8000 Drum Machine - With Analogue Solutions Mod in incredibly good shape. This has been been hardly played, and very well kept after. Very rare example in this condition."

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Roland CR-78 CompuRhythm SN 872993

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"Roland cr-78 in very good shape, and perfect working order. Has been hardly played, well kept after and serviced last year by Triple S services in Bloomfield New Jersey."

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Roland TR-808

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"If you're looking for a TR-808 you know what this drum machine is all about. This TR 808 is in a perfect condition. Been in a smoke free studio space at all times"

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"Music for the white castle" Ghostradioshow [OP-1/PO-12/monotronDELAY/miniKP2]

Published on Mar 5, 2017 ghostradioshow

Pad synths: Teenage Engineering OP-1
Drums: Teenage Engineering PO-12
Noise/delay FX: KORG monotron DELAY
Reverb FX: KORG mini kaoss pad 2
Performed & directed by Tomohiro Nakamura aka Ghostradioshow.

No DAWs, No overdubs. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Live Modular Synth Impro by Solar #03

Live Modular Synth Impro by Solar #03 from Hira on Vimeo.

"Solar power 100%→Modular Synth→Vibration Speakers(Resonator)"

Anyone know where that is?  I keep thinking Fukushima but you'd want more than a face mask there.

P.S. Seeing people perform outdoors is always interesting.  I created an "outdoors" label for these moving forward.  If you spot any posts that need the label, feel free to leave a comment.

Ornament + Crime 4 voice poly

Published on Mar 5, 2017 Flohr

"4 voice polyphonic patch using the Ornament and Crime CopierMaschine Analog Shift Register app"

Optigan 35011

Published on Mar 5, 2017 keyboard resource

a look at the Behringer DeepMind 12 synthesiser no teardown vlog003

Published on Mar 5, 2017 markusfuller

Fun video of Mark walking through a music shop. I couldn't help but think of this post, when they walk into the room with the new Minimoog Model D and Model 15. If synths could think, what would they be thinking.

"I went to look at the Behringer DeepMind 12 at GAK music in Brighton.
sorry for the bad audio as it is simply from the camera only.
However the Synthesiser sounded much better than the camera could demonstrate.
Big Thank you to Dan at GAK music for demonstrating this for us.
there is no paid promotion sponsorship or endorsement in making this video."

Korg Volca FM into the Mattoverse Swell Delay

Published on Mar 5, 2017 mattoverse

New Waldorf Microwave 2 Editor VST , MAC and Windows

Published on Mar 5, 2017 MrSynthmania

"New remote app for the amazing Waldorf Microwave 2. The app is MAC and Windows compatible. Over 160 parameters are available to access the engine of the synthesizer.
DEMO available at : https://www.hightail.com/download/dDZ...

The can purchase the full version for only 15,- Euros at : https://synthmania.de/shop/"

Jasper Wasp noodle

Published on Mar 5, 2017 Todd Murray

"I keep saying that you don't create music using analog synthesizers. You just discover it, all we do is take crap out of the signal, but the music was already in the wires.

I was trying to design a case to put all of this into, then I started to play with this little synth. I have to tell you, build one. They are very cool machines. The sound is much richer from the little peavey guitar amp, as the camera sound does not really do justice here. The bottom end of this thing is window rattling. The midi is not being used here, the sequence is derived by the secondary hold function and the repeat-sustain and repeat-delay sections."

See the Wagner & Hugget label below for more.

Modular Synth for beginners - Part VI: synaesthetical composition

Published on Mar 5, 2017 studentsmusic

"Excerpt. Improvised. No Keyboard used - only beginners Doepfer Patches . Along with synaesthetic live-vjing. Use Headphones (cursor centered to not get lost) and take care of extreme sonic/visual content. Referring to explanations in Videos I-V.

Audio tech details: Focusrite 24Bit/96Khz recording, Cubase 9, Izotope Nektar/Vocal Synth and Softube Reverb at a few places added. Ozone 7 Mastering, Apogee Dithering."

All parts here.

Strymon El Capistan vs Roland RE501 (Moog Mother 32 - Part 2)

Published on Mar 5, 2017 3rdStoreyChemist

"Comparison of the El Capistan and RE501 tape echo in multi head mode as well as their spring reverbs with a sequence on the Mother 32 synthesiser.

RE501 has been panned left throughout (Also its input meter lights up)
El Capistan has been panned right throughout

No further processing except for normalisation."

Part 1 here.

porting some zMors Modular synthesizer code to teensy3.6

Published on Mar 5, 2017 sven braun

"using an teensy 3.6 (arduino) mcu.
Audio eninge is sample acurate, no buffering and using 32 bit float (FPU) in realtime. simple gui made with an cheap OLED display + rotary encoder that allows wiring and parameter setting."

zMors Modular is currently a modular available for iOS. Curious what the UI will be for an arduino version.

Demo1 Elektor Formant clone system NEW - Sequencer demo

Published on Mar 5, 2017 RicardoDiLago

"small clone of the Elektron Elektor Formant . Wunderfull warm VCF and build in sequencer. Here is a little demo, sequencer is clocked by a LFO and an other LFO controls Freq Cut Off. If you want more info please ask."

This appears to be the first post on a clone of the Elektor Formant. The Elektor Formant was of course DIY as well.

ELECTRONIC BEATS feat. Moog Sub 37, Analog Rytm, Analog Drive & Minilogue

Published on Mar 5, 2017 BoBeats

"I am beginning to find my style of Electronic Beats. Hiphop inspired electronic drum grooves combined with deep and vibrant arpeggios and more experimental soundscapes.

I will make a video sometime in the future explaining the difference between my jamming and other ways I create music. Because it is a pretty big difference when it comes to quality, styles, variation etc."

Modor NF-1 demo presets #1 & Demo with Analogue Solutions Leipzig-S

Published on Mar 5, 2017 Dziam Bass

Modor NF-1(Modor music) & Leipzig-S (Analogue Solutions)

Published on Mar 5, 2017

Amiga - The Music Studio - Original Song - PRETTY COOL

Published on Mar 4, 2017 peahix

"Here's an old song I rescued off a floppy from 1987 or so. An original piece of music I made for Activision's The Music Studio for the Amiga, back when I was in high school. It's being played on WinUAE here, but the sound is pretty authentic! The video is a slightly flickery/glitchy due to the compression of the codec I used, but whatever."

Crowminius Demo

Published on Mar 4, 2017 kpsiegel

"This is a demo that was done by request of the Crowminius synthesizer. This was a Kickstarter campaign [see here] done by Scott Rider (aka Old Crow.) This synth clones a Model D in a nice case with some added features such as PWM, MIDI, and separate outputs that you can loop back to audio in to overdrive the filter. You can see I have that hooked up with the bright orange cable.

This was recorded completely dry and was not EQ'd at all. I wanted to show the synth itself pretty raw. The Crowminius was driven by my GRP R24 sequencer using the CV and Gate outputs to the Crowminius. I could have used MIDI but decided not for this demo. The sequence was just an F mixolydian repetitive 16 notes so that I could focus on showing the sound as quickly and efficiently as possible. I flip between the different wave shapes and open and close the filter as well as playing with envelopes and depth. You can hear the difference on the pulse waves when I bring PWM in and out of the sound. I tuned oscillator 2 a major third up from the primary oscillator.

I am sorry the video sort of cuts out to a still photo toward the end but my video camera ran out of batteries while recording. The plus is you can see the controls of the Crowminius."

Previous posts: http://www.matrixsynth.com/search?q=Crowminius

DSI Pro 2, Moog Mother 32, Supernova II, synth jam

Published on Mar 4, 2017 Seen From Space

"Power supply in one of my Euroracks died, so here's the Mother-32 doing what she does best: THAT bass sound! Hi slow sequence from the Pro 2, and lush pad from Supernova."

ROBOTO Eurorack Voice Changer Module w/ Reverb - Synthrotek Hardware Demo

Published on Mar 4, 2017 synthrotek

"http://store.synthrotek.com/Roboto_c_...

Roboto and Reverb"

Wouter van Leeuwen Live @ Kunstbende 2017

Published on Feb 19, 2017 Wouter van Leeuwen

"A 15 minute hardware-only set i played at the DJ contest of Kunstbende, at Poppodium Volt in Sittard, the Netherlands."

This one in via Frank.

The following is a playlist of all of Wouter van Leeuwen's videos on YouTube as of this post. The first few feature the Novation Circuit, BassStation II, and KORG Volcas.

Roland Jupiter 4 Arpeggiator + Pads

Published on Mar 4, 2017 jonathan bruno

"Arpeggiator jam followed by improv inspired by 70's and 80's film soundtracks. One of the greatest analog polysynths ever built."

VCS3 - The Power Of The Darkside!

Published on Mar 4, 2017 100 Things I Do

"I thought I would do a slightly longer video with some VCS3 exploration. To add flavour I have used the Eventide H3000 "A Mixo Air" patch and some Eventide Black Hole reverb.... no they don't pay me LOL.

I had the VCS3 outs patched into the Focusrite ComPounder just to keep the levels from distorting and it also adds some nice warmth to the sound.

I really enjoy some of the sounds that came from this session. I always find it best not to plan an outcome but just go with a 'I wonder what would happen'. I hope you enjoy the sonics :D"

Custom white EMS VCS3.

Vintage Blue Roland SH-101 Analog Synthesizer with Mod Grip SN B320763

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Why I love my MicroMonsta by SB-SIX

Published on Mar 4, 2017 SB-SIX

"A tour of the features I really like in the Audiothingies Micromonsta. I forgot to show the modulation matrix though.

I've had the micromonsta a few months now, I think its an amazing little synth. Sounds huge and the interface is really well thought out. Hope you'll find the vid useful."

Crimson Tides [Progressive Techno]: Modular Synth - Analog Rytm - MS20 Mini - Juno 60

Published on Mar 4, 2017 DesertFishHQ

"I came across this nice progression with the Juno arps then layered it with some modal strings from Rings and a warm lead from the MS20."

Playing the FM Bongos with the Lifeforms Dynamic Impulse Filter

Playing the FM Bongos with the Lifeforms Dynamic Impulse Filter from Learning Modular on Vimeo.

"A quick experiment with the Pittsburgh Modular Synthesizers/Lifeforms Dynamic Impulse Filter to create a variation of the classic 'Buchla Bongos' sound. I demo both LPG (Low Pass Gate, or filter + VCA) and VCF only modes, and play with the Dynamics Response which simulates a vactrol, with a lot of control over the "speed" of the vactrol (the length of the decay). I really like the sound of this LPG.

The patch is just a sawtooth from a Moog Mother-32 routed to the linear FM input of an Expert Sleepers Disting in mode 4C, with sine wave output. That goes to the Dynamic Impulse Filter (DIF), then out of the synth into the computer - no reverb or processing added. The first half of the video uses the Impulse input of the DIF, which just looks at the rising edge of a trigger coming in and gives its own response; the second half uses the normal Dynamic CV input, which is affected by the envelope coming into it (from a Roland 540, in this case).

The Lifeforms DIF is one of the many modules that will be covered in my upcoming 'Eurorack Expansion' course on Lynda.com and LinkedIn Learning. Learn more at LearningModular.com."

Glitchmachines and Tiptop ONE

Glitchmachines and Tiptop ONE from Tiptop Audio on Vimeo.

"Two ONE playing Glitchmachines cards, going through the Z-DSP that switches presets. Z3000 mixed and goes into the Z-DSP."

Sound Diary #17 - E350 & Z DSP

Published on Mar 3, 2017 DivKidVideo

"This sound diary video takes the sounds of the E350 and Z-DSP as heard in the Thonk At-At-At demo video [here]. Figured as it was getting good comments about the drone patch that an enedited and raw version of the audio would be nice to share. So here it is!"

Loose Lips Machine Nuggets :: Lazenbleep Live

Published on Mar 2, 2017 lazenbleep

"A look at my live setup for Loose Lips"

Sonicpotions LXR
Teenage Engineering OP1
Mutable Instruments Anushri
OTO BIM

Update: some info on what's going on via lazenbleep:

"I'm George Lazenbleep Hacker, artist and musician based in London. I've been on a mission to make the music I want to hear when I'm drunk and I'm edging closer. I've spent a long time hacking and modifying gear just for the sheer hell of it. Now I'm entirely focused on finding the best gear, through whatever means, to make sweet banging music.

Here’s a look at the equipment used in my current live setup; these are random musings about my favourite gear, and their coolest features. Please follow the links for more info.

Sonicpotions LXR

This is a digital drum synthesiser, available in kit form from a really cool German company. At its heart the LXR is a six voice synthesiser and seven track sequencer. The sound generation is really deep, with four types of drum engine. In theory, these are geared towards kick, toms, snare, clap and cymbals, but in reality the fun is to go much heavier and weirder. You can make some monumentally heavy, sharp kicks with a triangle wave, pitch mod, a transient, drive and sample rate reduction. I like to layer snares and claps together as they both benefit from their own multi-mode filter. There’s also a lot of modulation available both within and inter track, with both control signals and audio available as modulation sources. The main point to make here is that the sound can be both heavy and wild, perfect for electronic music.

A nice modern digital feature is the ability to morph between voice presets with one knob, creating some totally wild in between sounds. The sequencer is both straightforward and deep, with what I consider the essential features for a drum machine; step probability, individual track length (polyrhythms!), two tracks of automation per voice and per step (think Elektrons parameter locks), micro timing (sub steps), voice rolls and shuffle.
The BC third party OS adds user assignable macro knobs, one shot LFO’s, instant pattern switching, per voice pattern switching, and a really cool “segmented” looper. It’s crazy that something so complex is good to use live, but it really is rock solid and a lot of fun on stage.

Teenage Engineering OP1

A synth that famously divides opinions, with many dismissing it as an expensive toy (which it is). The OP1 is also an incredibly deep, left-field machine with unique workflow and sounds. I very much underuse it in my setup; it acts as a midi controller and chord machine, and it's tiny and light, perfect for touring. Ten different synth engines can be used, and they’re all great. One of the major features is simplification, with each engine having up to eight controls and a fun graphical interface.

This ethos is spread throughout the synth and encourages experimentation, you get to unlearn what you think you know and relearn some great eye-ear combinations, via the gorgeous OLED and simple cartoony graphics. There’s a freely assignable LFO per synth, including wacky generators like the radio, mic or gyroscope. It has eight voice effects to choose from, and one master FX slot. The sequencers range from useful to mad, and really encourage experimentation, with drums and synths, they’re all syncable, or not.
Using a four track-style tape as the recorder is both brave and wonderful. There’s a joyful instant vibe to making music, and there’s no undo. Segments of tape can be lifted and dropped into a synth sampler, or sliced in a drum sampler for an instant chop. Talking of the drum sampler, the onboard radio can be recorded and instantly dropped into the sampler, mapping equal segments across the keys. Combine this with a sequencer and it’s very easy to make dance music, which is exactly how dance music should be.

TE are absolute masters of taste, form and function, and i knew i wanted this even before i heard it. It’s impossibly cute, yet sturdy and actually looks exciting, something that’s really important. The screen graphics are really cool, and everything is colour coded to the four encoders, letting you fly before you really know what’s what.

Mutable Instruments Anushri

Before Mutable cornered the modular market, but after they nailed PDA music, Olivier made desktop synths as kits. I’ve owned them all, kept my Shruthi, and am now making sweet arp love with the Anushri. An actual analogue monosynth, like an SH-101, but better, and weirder! It actually has a semi-generative digital drum machine built in, but I don’t use that—for me it’s all about the arps!

Arpeggiators are cheesy, and they’re cheating, and they are completely, 100% dance music. A kick and an arp, what else do you need? The sound is glorious, heavy and weird thanks to FM, oscillator sync, the LFO and DCO. It’s also lovely to play a synth designed by someone who plays synths. A great example of this is the knob that sweeps the envelope between a gate and ADSR. Assign the envelope to your filter, start the arp and say goodbye to the next two hours. There’s also another knob called “Acidity” which adds random accents, mutes and slides to your arp; I have a tendency to leave it at ten.

OTO BIM

OTO machines made the Biscuit, arguably the greatest ever bitcrusher. The BIM is a 12-bit digital delay, taking its lead from 80s hardware effects units. The sound is interesting and musical, creatively using the lo-fi nature of 12-bit converters to subtly degrade the signal, and pairing it with analogue technology to smooth it out.

That's not why I bought it though. It's a really fun box to play. It has a concept I call “high wangability”, which means you can really go crazy with it from the front panel. It has a really weird sixteen dot display, that once learned, provides just enough info. There's an LFO that can be used wildly or sparingly, and a freeze function that grabs a bit of the delayed signal and repeats it indefinitely. The BIM has character in both sound and form, and is a friendly little chap in my flightcase."

Moog Sub 37 vs Voyager: Sound Design

Published on Mar 4, 2017 Starsky Carr

"A quick tour of some of the differences and similarities between the Moog Voyager and the Sub 37."

Playlist:
Moog Sub 37 vs Voyager: Sound Design
Moog Sub 37 vs Voyager: Basic Sounds
Moog Sub 37 vs Voyager: Filters

Strymon El Capistan vs Roland RE501 (Moog Mother 32 - Part 1)

Published on Mar 4, 2017 3rdStoreyChemist

"Comparison of the El Capistan and RE501 tape echo in fixed head mode as well as their spring reverbs with a sequence on the Mother 32 synthesiser.

RE501 has been panned left throughout (Also its input meter lights up)
El Capistan has been panned right throughout

No further processing except for normalisation."

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Batchas presents: Ciat Lonbarde Plumbutter 1 - Patch 015 & 016

Published on Mar 3, 2017 batchas

"All sounds Plumbutter 1.
One take.
Delay + reverb effects from Eventide H9 (setting delay or pingpong speed on iPad) + Logic."

Playlist:
Batchas presents: Ciat Lonbarde Plumbutter 1 - Patch 015
Batchas presents: Ciat Lonbarde Plumbutter 1 - Patch 016
03 03 17 Plumbutter - March 3, 2017 (03)

Yamaha DX7 II Synthesizer (1987) + Roland VP-330 (1979) - Solo Choral

Published on Mar 4, 2017 RetroSound

"(c) 2017 vintage synthesizer demo by RetroSound

solo sound: YAMAHA DX7 II FD FM Synthesizer (1987)
strings and choir sound: Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus (1979)
drums: Roland TR-808 (1982)
recording: multi-tracking without midi
fx: reverb and delay

I have recorded this video in 2009. Sorry for the bad video quality."

Tangerine Dream -PERGAMON 2017

Published on Mar 4, 2017 graal7

Inspired by pergamon album of TD; 1981
AKA quichotte part 2
juno6-
moog sub37
korg minilogue and electribe 2
xs8

Original Moog Memorymoog Plus with MIDI SN 2514

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"Original Vintage Moog Memorymoog plus. Recent professional service and calibration. "6 Voices Tuned." This is a customer consignment, and has been used in a nonsmoking, professional studio environment."

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Spectral Audio ProTone Analog Rack Synth

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"This is a great sounding synth, hand made in Switzerland, out of production since 1998, very hard to find, only 450 were made. It can take an external source and mix it with the second oscillator, very nice filter and ring modulator. Midi / CV controlled."

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