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Saturday, July 22, 2017

Kick.S / Draw on the xOxbOx & Digitakt

Published on Jul 22, 2017 Kick.S

"This music is X1168"

kenton cv to midi

Published on Jul 22, 2017 zack dagoba

"Kenton Pro CV to MIDI converter. Using an SH101 to send CV to the midi in of an AKAI S612 vintage sampler. It works!!! See http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.... for more"

Modular Meditation: Generative chimes with Mutable Instruments Rings

Published on Jul 22, 2017 Andor Polgar

http://andor.cool
https://instagram.com/andorgram

"The melody was generated with Maths, the random noises were coming from Mannequins Three Sisters and Xaoc Devices Kamieniec."

slow acid break - a 96 BPM acid break patch for eurorack synthesizer

Published on Jul 22, 2017 Luke Killen

"Today's patch is pretty but dirty break."

A Swede and the Greasers

Published on Jul 21, 2017 Worwell

"Eurorack patch with Cwejman QMMF-4, O & C, Batumi, Piston Honda, Hertz Donut, Algorithm and Double Andore"

Yamaha DX7 - 80’s Hits, a-ha Take On Me, Mr Mister Broken Wings, Europe, Berlin, Top Gun, Madonna

Published on Apr 29, 2017 Power DX7

"If you love 80's hits, you want to watch this Yamaha DX7 demo, faithfully re-creating those 80's hits from a-ha Take On Me, Mr Mister Broken Winds, Europe, Berlin, Madonna and more.

This is a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer demo unlike any others."

You can find all posts featuring Power DX7 demos covering the 80s and more here.

Friday, July 21, 2017

Kawai K5m + Pure Data Real Time Jam

Published on Jul 21, 2017 Ariel Raguet

"PDKAWAIK5M 0001

All the sounds comes from the Kawai K5m in real time.
Sequencer and random parameters generators are Pure Data.
Reverb by Zoom MS-70CDR.
Compressed and limited with dbx 166A.
Recorded and mastered with Goldwave.
Pure Data lives in a Lenovo ThinkPad T430 with a Lexicon Alpha sound interface.
MIDI by iConnectMIDI2."

RyKoy - Cydonia End(Bassstation 2, Minilogue, Volca Keys, Bass, Ableton)

Published on Jul 21, 2017 crabbabuzz

"Pretty Dark Theme, What do you think? I've used pretty all stuff beside monotribe and Volca Sample, just run out of midi cables, all stuff sequenced in ableton , also i must say that i using my own ebow guitar sample library - good for evolving pads and leads. Inspired by Mars. Cheers)!"

The Replay All mode of LinnStrument's Arpeggiator

Published on Jul 21, 2017 Roger Linn

"LinnStrument's Arpeggiator has a Replay All mode that repeats entire chords at the Arpeggiator rate, a very creative tool for new musical ideas."

DAVE SMITH INSTRUMENTS (DSI) - SYNTH STUDIO & OFFICE TOUR

Published on Jul 21, 2017 synth4ever

"An in-depth synth studio and office tour of Dave Smith Instruments (DSI) in San Francisco, California -- including the DSI synthesizer showroom, Dave Smith's office and personal synth collection, and walk-through of the Dave Smith Instruments office.

Join me on this fantastic journey into Dave Smith Instruments' headquarters, alongside DSI's own Carson Day. Carson was kind enough to provide an amazing synthesizer studio and DSI office tour, and gives in-depth commentary on the history of Sequential Circuits, Dave Smith Instruments and their synths throughout.

Huge thanks to DSI for allowing me to visit the office on a recent trip to San Francisco. Cheers guys!

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Timecodes:
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0:00 - INTRO / DSI HEADQUARTERS
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1:10 - DSI SYNTH STUDIO & SHOWROOM
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1:39 - Mono Evolver & Poly Evolver
2:35 - Tempest
3:02 - Prophet REV2
4:13 - Prophet 6
4:33 - OB-6
4:47 - Pioneer DJ Toraiz SP-16
4:58 - Pioneer DJ AS1
5:11 - PRO2
5:45 - Prophet 12 / P12
6:24 - Mopho X4, Mopho SE, Mopho, Tetra
7:05 - Prophet 12 / P12 desktop
7:57 - Wrap up & leaving the showroom

8:07 - AWARDS
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8:43 - DAVE SMITH'S PERSONAL OFFICE & SYNTH COLLECTION
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9:05 - Moog Model D
10:14 - Prophet 5
11:22 - Sequential Circuits Pro FX
12:16 - Prophet 10 (inside look)
14:06 - Prophet T8
15:39 - Dave's tequila collection
16:11 - Posters

17:11 - DAVE SMITH INSTRUMENTS OFFICE
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17:48 - Repairs, testing & support
18:55 - Beta instruments
19:18 - PRO2 (inside look)
20:21 - OB-6 (inside look)
21:35 - 3D Printer
22:00 - Sales, artist & media relations
22:33 - Marketing materials & Studio 440
23:09 - Evolver & Sequential Circuits posters
23:44 - Korg MS-20
23:57 - Awards
24:08 - DSI shot glasses

25:09 - WRAP-UP & OUTRO"

Sequential Prophet VS - Rüdiger Gaenslen favourite custom patches

Published on Jul 21, 2017 Rüdiger Gaenslen

"Sequential Prophet VS Digital Vector Synthesizer from 1986.

Recorded pure without any mastering, FX, EQ and anything else.

It is a hybrid synthesizer with 128 digital waveshapes (also basic waves for analog stuff) and analog curtis filter. It has 4 oscillators, you can mix with a vector stick and controll the mix with a envelope. You can save this mix as a new wave in ROM and create really fantastic and never heard sounds.

Further Infos to the Prophet VS and review:
http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/sequential-s-prophet-vs/1617

The Prophet VS in this video has some mods from Syntthaste, Martin Höwner, in Bochum, Germnay. It has a new Fatar keyboard with velocity and aftertouch, a new PSU and new buttons, also an OLED Display.

Most of the sounds in this Demo are no factory sounds. They are my favourite custom sounds.

The VS is quite easy to program and you also can use hardware controller like stereoping or software controller like vector surgeon.

Actually it is my favourite synth, I even prefer him over my Prophet 5, Jupiter 8 and OBXa, because you can create extremely powerful analog sounding classic patches and very cold sounding mallets, bells, whistles and choirs. It is the best hybrid synthesizer ever IMO.

I hope, you enjoy the sounds and the video. I didnt use any effects, mastering, eq, its just pure VS in stereo directly into the audio interface. Cheers, Ruediger

Visit also my Soundcloud Channel:
https://soundcloud.com/r-diger-gaenslen"

Malekko Heavy Industry Q&A + Product Demo

Published on Jul 21, 2017 Perfect Circuit Audio

With Ben Davis of Malekko
July 19, 2017
at Perfect Circuit Audio, Burbank CA
www.PerfectCircuitAudio.com
www.MalekkoHeavyIndustry.com

MATRIXSYNTH Members get %10 off at Perfect Circuit Audio.

demojuillet 0005 - Demo HANSY1010 mono Synth

Published on Jul 21, 2017

SYNTH/SEQ/BASS HANSY1010
ELECTRIC PIANO CASIO PX800
DRUM ALESIS MICRON

See Hansy1010 Open Source Hybrid Analog Synthesizer by Hansy Synth for details.

Garry's Polymoog 280a Part3 (by Synthpro)

Published on Jul 21, 2017 synthpro

"Hey Guys a final video on Garry's Polymoog 280a I have been restoring.

Thanks again Garry for the opportunity to rebuild your polymoog and to everyone else for the support and for watching!

All the best,
Jareth"

All parts here.

Audio Damage Replicant 2 Now Available

via Audio Damage

"One of the original buffer effects, and still one of the best. Version 2 adds the Stutter effect, for further divisions of the loop. It's like glitch-ception! From a simple delay or panning effect, on up to massive random beat mangling, Replicant is a capable plugin well in line with today's electronic music styles. Stuttering buffers and filter drops are easy to program, and the comprehensive randomization features give it a mind of its own, if so desired. If you're looking to add some chance to your production, you've come to the right place!"

Preview video previously posted here.

Novation Peak Bass Tweaking

Published on Jul 21, 2017 Khoral Central

"Quick take on the new Novation Peak, using a simple bass sequence.
Music from the upcoming 'The Days Never End' LP."

Sub Focus - In The Studio

Published on Jul 20, 2017 FACTmagazine

"See the rave master at work.

Nick Douwma, better known as Sub Focus, has been creating drum ‘n’ bass tracks since the early ‘00s and is synonymous with the genre.

In 2005, he scored a number one single in the UK dance chart with 'X-Ray' and since then has been producing across multiple genres, while also building up his hardware collection, which includes everything from vintage synths to custom modular rigs.

We caught up with Sub Focus in his north London studio to get the lowdown on how he builds his signature tracks."

JunkieXL: Hardware vs Software Sampling - Studio Time: S2E16

Published on Jul 21, 2017 junkiexlofficial

Funny bits at 18:54. Some great sound bits for you to sample.

Also see: JunkieXL : Hardware Samplers - Studio Time: S2E10.
And all JunkieXL synth posts here.

Korg ESX2 - DnB jam "Humble" - DJ Galactic

Published on Jun 2, 2017 DJ Galactic

"DnB Jam with Korg Electribe Sampler / ESX2 (Version 2) - DJ Galactic "Humble" new track - Original (Prototype project), live with Korg Electribe Sampler 2(Electribe / ESX2) 2017. I'm dedicated this live dnb jam of my upcoming track "humble" as a tribute to Marcus Intalex and the city of Manchester England. Continuing to work on prototype DnB project to learn and improve what can be improved, I know the path is long ; that s how I see it even if we are time limited... free to share your feedback. Happy listening!

Official website
http://www.djgalactic.com"

1977 Multivox Pulser Dual Voice Synthesizer MX-75 SN 69107

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via this auction

"This is the Multivox MX-75 Dual Voice Synthesizer, also known as the Hillwood Pulser M75 Dual Voice Synthesizer.

Unlike other Multivox/Hillwood synths you never seem to see the rare MX-75 for sale.

The Hillwood Pulser was developed and built by Hillwood (aka Firstman) in Japan. These synths were then rebadged as Multivox and sold in America. This is a very early example: the Multivox name was on stickers placed over the Pulser name on the front and back; later examples had Multivox painted directly onto the case. On this one someone peeled the Multivox sticker off the back revealing the original Pulser name (the Multivox sticker on the front remains). More evidence of this being a very early model is that the information on the model/serial # plate on the back is hand-written.

This synth has some scratches on the case but other than that is all-original and in 100% working condition. It sounds amazing."

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Korg SIGMA KP-30 Vintage Analog Synthesizer SN 0167

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via this auction

"There were only 1,000 of these made in 1979, with each units having its serial number plate on the front panel. This one has a serial # 0167.

The unit appears to be working fine functionally, all the keys and knobs and switches working well as being tested. Maybe a slight scratch noise on some of the knobs when controlling, which could probably do with some adjustment/servicing if required.

Cosmetically its in very nice condition as you can see..."

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Korg MS-20 Vintage Analog Semi-Modular Synth w/ Original Case SN 140466

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ROLAND SYSTEM-100 Model 101 Vintage Analog Synthesizer SN 531457

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Roland MC202 SN 339600

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Korg Prophecy Solo Synthesizer

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AIRA at Movement 2017

Published on Jul 21, 2017 rolandmedia

"The Roland AIRA crew was back at the Movement Electronic Music Festival, Detroit's annual Memorial Day weekend gathering that attracts electronic music lovers from around the world. AIRA gear was widely used in performance rigs throughout the festival, and lots of top artists and techno legends stopped by to visit and get hands-on time with our leading lineup of creative instruments."

Frozen Dairy Dessert (Milkshake) | Octatrack & Modular Synth

Published on Jul 21, 2017 Dusty Patches

"Composed on Eurorack modular synth and sampled into the Octatrack. I began by creating chord progressions with Ornament & Crime Acid Curds, Pressure Points, and four voices from the modular. After this first layer of sounds, I made a few percussion tracks on the OT and chopped up the vocal sample.

Next I patched up the Vermona QMI2 to have the OT MIDI sequence three voices from the modular for live synth goodness. The voices are Loquelic Iteritas - bass, Braids into Clouds - wavetable synth, and Ataxaric Translatron - arcade synth.

The whole audio stream is pumped out of the OT and back into the modular synth for effects processing via fxbox and Pressure Points."

Three Drives - Greece 2000 played with Dreadbox NYX Erebus Hades & Tr-09 (Riamiwo StudioVlog 46)

Published on Jul 21, 2017 riamiwovideos

"While I was jamming around I had the idea to play the track 'Greece 2000' of Three Drives with my greek synths :)
The Dreadbox Erebus and NYX are sequenced by the Arturia BeatstepPro and the Hades is sequenced by the Roland Tb03. And all is synced to the Tr09. Hope you enjoy the track:)

Synths/Gear:
Dreadbox NYX
Dreadbox Erebus
Dreadbox Hades
Roland Tr-09
Roland Tr-09
Arturia Beatstep Pro

Get my latest release Sonar Resonanz EP:
Beatport: http://bit.ly/2urvQcL
iTunes: http://apple.co/2u6SA28
Junoload: http://bit.ly/2txHxlv

Listen to the EP on soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2ttRu2L"

Plankton Electronics Ants! Patch - Wood FM

Published on Jul 21, 2017 Plankton Elec

"SQ1 sequenced synth line with FM. See it at: http://ants.metapatch.com/patch/9422"

Roland TR-55 / Rhythm 55 + Maxon AD-100 Test

Published on Jul 21, 2017 SubTokyoShop

"Roland TR-55 / Rhythm 55 Vintage Analog Drum Machine
+ Maxon AD-100 Vintage BBD Analog Delay

with
Drawmer LX20 compressor
Ableton Live

subtokyoshop on eBay | subtokyoshop on Reverb

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Future Retro Transient Tutorials

Published on Jul 21, 2017 FutureRetroSynths

You can find audio demos for the Future Retro Transient here.

Playlist:

1. Future Retro Transient Functions and Signal Flow
2. Future Retro Transient Tutorial Menus and Voices
3. Future Retro Transient Tutorial Mod Section
4. Future Retro Transient Tutorial Exploring Modulation Oscillators
5. Future Retro Transient Tutorial Effects
6. Future Retro Transient Tutorial Filter and Dynamics
7. Future Retro Transient: Create an Instrument from scratch
8. Future Retro Transient Tutorial: Morphing Sounds
9. Future Retro Transient Tutorial Sonic DNA

Minilogue Does Its Magic

Published on Jul 21, 2017 Alba Ecstasy

"I was working on this PianoKLNG patch (for the new sound pack I'm preparing) - when this theme popped up.
I recorded the piano sound first and overdubbed the synth pad sound after.

The "Time Machine" Minilogue pack is available on: http://www.albaecstasy.ro/korg-minilo..."

Vintage Electronic Soul 'Vintage synthesizers' ( documentary' 2017)

Published on Jul 21, 2017 AnalogSynthMuseum

"The story of electronic music instruments"

Note this one appears to be a collage of previous synth oriented videos and not a previously released documentary. See how many you recognize from previous posts. There are likely some new clips as well.

MFB Tanzmaus, Korg Monologue & MXR Distortion+ CSP104

Published on Jul 21, 2017 3rdStoreyChemist

"Jamming with the Tanzmaus drum machine and a Monologue synthesiser synced together (Monologue MIDI Out to Tanzmaus MIDI In).
The Distortion+ has been placed on an aux send.

A small amount of reverb has been used, no further processing except for normalisation."

Studiologic Sledge Synth Tutorial 56

Published on Jul 21, 2017 David Clements

"George Hall recreates the sounds used on the classic Doors song Light My Fire on a Studiologic Sledge synthesiser. Learn synth programming with George Hall."

All parts here.

ANTS! patch: Free Drum Machine

Published on Jul 21, 2017 Plankton Elec

"Self Playing patch with the Ants synth. LFOs are controlling the rates of the kick and the noise thorugh the envelopes. Envelope 2 is synced to the envelope 1 throught the LFO2 and the AND GATE. Filter feedback is used for distortion. See the patch at: http://ants.metapatch.com/patch/9421"

Symbiote

Published on Jul 21, 2017 Comparative Irrelevance

"A quick little jam, playing around with integrating my Sub Phatty with the modular. I absolutely love the round, punchy sounds of the Phatty, but it obviously lacks the sequencer of its bigger brother. No problem at all when you have a little eurorack at hand!

Here are some abbreviated patch notes (not going too deep into this one, there's nothing particularly out-of-the-ordinary going on here. If you have any questions about the patch, leave them in the comments!):

In the rack:
Braids and Rings are both sequenced by the Sum output from Maths' cycling functions. You may have seen me play around with that concept in the 3 Modules series. Here, without any module restrictions, I've expanded on it a little: The Sum output is sent through Noise Tools' S&H, and then into the µScale. One output from µScale is sent to Braids, and the other (which is transposed via the Shift input) is sent to Rings.

Branches is used to make some gaps in between the sequence triggers, creating some space in the arrangement.

The outputs from the sound sources are mixed together, and then processed with Clouds at the end of the chain. Clouds' is in the default mode.

Sub Phatty:
The SP is being sequenced by the Brain Seed, which is clocked by the Noise Tools. The same clock signal is used to drive everything in the rack as well, so everything is nicely synced up.

Thank you for watching!"

Thursday, July 20, 2017

An Interview with Barry Schrader Questions 6F: The Barnum Museum & 7 Current State of Synths

The final two questions in my interview with Barry Schrader are now live. Barry discusses what may be his magnum opus, The Barnum Museum, followed by his take on the current state of synthesizers. There are some tie ins to his previous work on Atlantis as well as Louis and Bebe Barron.

"If someone were to ask me what I considered to be my best work, there’s no question in my mind that I would respond that it’s The Barnum Museum. Taken as a whole, this is my longest and most ambitious composition, and one that took me four years to compose. At this time, it remains my last completed work.

The idea for The Barnum Museum came from a short story by one of my favorite living authors, Steven Millhauser. Millhauser is a unique writer, and, so, difficult to classify. He’s been compared to such authors as Calvino and Borges, as well as other writers classified as “magical realists,” but I think he’s in a class by himself. The Barnum Museum is a short story in a collection with the same title. I was fortunate to get permission from Millhauser and his agents to base the work on his story. I was especially lucky that Millhauser agreed to a years-long email correspondence about the work: I would send each movement to him as I finished it and he would comment on the work and my ideas behind it. This was invaluable help in my completing the piece.

P. T. Barnum established two museums in New York City in the nineteenth century. Barnum's American Museum was on the corner of Broadway and Ann Street from January 1, 1842 to July 13, 1865 when it burned to the ground. Barnum built a second museum soon after, but it was also destroyed by fire in 1868. The attractions made the venue a combination of a zoo, museum, lecture hall, wax museum, theatre, and freak show. At its peak, the museum was open fifteen hours a day and had as many as fifteen thousand visitors daily."

Don't miss the full interview question here. You can also go back to the beginning of my interview with Barry Schrader here.

And don't forget, Barry Schrader's Soundtrack to Galaxy of Terror is currently available for Pre-Order.

Rare Working Vintage EML Syn-Key 1500 Analog Synthesizer

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Published on Mar 1, 2017 Hailstone Entertainment

This is about as rare as it gets. I believe this is the first Syn-Key 1500 out of well over 155,000 posts on the site. You might remember the Synkey 2001 with punch card reader and blue accents from previous posts. This is the little brother version minus the punchcard reader. To come across one, let alone working, is a rare treat.

via this auction

"Up for auction we have a very rare EML Syn-Key 1500 analog synthesizer. They did no make many of these! The 1500 is the little brother of the 2000 and does not use memory cards. It has some unique features and sounds great. This unit is in working condition, although there is the odd scratchy potentiometer, so it may need a light servicing if you want it to be 100%."

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Amstrad CPC - Vocal synthesizer by Techni Musique (1986)

Published on Jul 20, 2017 Stephane Sikora

0:20: "Horloge Parlante"
0:38: Demo + song ("Au Clair de la Lune")
1:38: Phonemes list (saying 'Bonjour' and 'Internet')
1:46: BASIC program showing how to use |speak instruction, numbers are said in french using increasing pitches.

Korg Monologue Moog Freqbox & Moog Delay

Published on Jul 20, 2017 Fuzzo Frizzbeebot

"Nasty Freqbox and Korg Monologue set on nasty stun and then fed into a totally horrified, setting the standard of superior smoothness example, Moog 104M delay = General nasty synth shred head MF 104M disrespect."

Modal Electronics 008 8-Voice Analog Synthesizer with Digital IO Card

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via this auction

"Gently used Modal 008 with Digital IO board installed. Original batch with leather end cheeks."

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Circuit Mono Station Unboxing & Demo

Published on Jul 20, 2017 HardtekStudios

"The Novation Circuit Mono Station has arrived and I give my first impressions of it and a good demo after a live unboxing!"

MATRIXSYNTH Turned 12 Today!

Yep, we are almost a teenager. I'm going to keep this post super short compared to previous years, where I went into a long diatribe about what this site is about. I'm guessing if you are here, you already know. If not, be sure to come back often, and stick around for a bit. :)

I do want to thank ALL of you, the readers and contributors of the site. It's an incredibly flattering and humbling experience to realize how many people take time out of their busy schedules to both visit, and contribute to the site on a daily basis. I hope this site, and what goes up, makes your day just a little bit better. I want to thank the people that create the content that gets featured on the site - all the makers and users of the gear we love. We sometimes take things for granted, but honestly, it's only been 12 years since we have been able to see and share so much in our world of synths. This site started at the birth of media sharing sites like YouTube, and before SoundCloud. The purpose of this site is to showcase our world. Be sure to support others when you can. I hope this site does.

Finally, I want to thank all of the sponsors you see on the site, and of course all of the supporting members of MATRIXSYNTH. Without your support this site simply would not be possible. Thank you so much!

P.S. We are at well over 150,000 posts and counting! :)

Indigo spirit (deep ambient with Digitakt + Virus indigo)

Published on Jul 20, 2017 dakitanmonkey

"My virus is just used as a master keyboard"

Wayfarer

Published on Jul 14, 2017 Greg Goebel

Greg Goebel, keyboards, production, composition
Damian Erskine, bass
Reinhardt Melz, drums

www.greggoebelmusic.com

Dave Smith Instruments Prophet REV2, MoPho, & Nord Piano

Audulus Tutorial Livestream - Modular Synthesis 101 pt 1

Started streaming 51 minutes ago

http://www.audulus.com
http://forum.audulus.com

"This livestream will be about the fundamentals of modular synthesis. It will be a great place to learn for total beginners, but also a good resource for those who are new to Audulus or want to understand more about how it works."

Audulus for: iOS | Mac | Windows/Linux

8 SLOO Presets

Published on Jul 20, 2017 Tim Exile

"Create mesmerising sounds with SLOO - Shed Loads Of Oscillators - softsynth developed by Tim Exile"

See this post for details on SLOO.