Elektron Model:Cycles Explained

Published on Mar 13, 2020 BoBeats

"A beginners guide to Elektron Model:Cycles. Sponsored by Skillshare: The first 500 people who click the link in the description will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/bobeats17

Time stamps:
Basic Operation 0:57
CTRL-ALL & Temp Save: 3:02
Loading a preset: 5:35
Parameter locks: 6:32
Sequencer operation: 7:34
Retrig 9:42
Conditional trigs: 10:31
Live recording 11:54
Sound locks 12:55
Tone Machine 'Mini Tutorial 14:23
Live Rec Parameter Changes 18:50
Nudge 19:29
LFO 24:17
Polyrhythms/Polymeter (Track/Pattern Scale) 25:45
Fill 27:44"

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Chords & Melodies Made Easy! Introduction to Captain Plugins

Published on Mar 2, 2020 BoBeats

"Today we are checking out 4 plugins that help you make chords, melodies, basslines & rhythms. Sponsored by MixedInKey. Captain Plugins: https://mixedinkey.com/captain-plugin..."

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Introducing Elektron Model:Cycles - Six track FM based groovebox

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Playlist:
Introducing Model:Cycles - Elektron
Model:Cycles — At A Glance - Elektron
Elektron Model:Cycles FM (Frequency Modulation) Groovebox - Perfect Circuit
ELEKTRON MODEL:CYCLES IN-DEPTH REVIEW - BoBeats
Elektron Model Cycles Review, full tutorial and 7 tips and tricks - loopop
Elektron Model:Cycles - Walkthrough and Demo - Red Means Recording
Model:Cycles - First Try - True Cuckoo
Elektron Model:Cycles First Look - Future Music Magazine
Elektron Model:Cycles is here! (all preset patterns) - Patchwerks Seattle
Elektron Model:Cycles live performance! - Patchwerks Seattle
Model:Cycles Experience - MrDataline
Soft — Model:Samples study #1 - Vague Robots
Hard—Model:Samples study #2 (ARP 2600 sample pack) - Vague Robots
Model:Cycles sound design introduction (no talking!) - Vague Robots
Model:Cycles—Kick only - Vague Robots
Model:Cycles—Snare only - Vague Robots
16 patterns for Model:Cycles - Vague Robots
Model:Cycles—Chord only - Vague Robots

"Model:Cycles
Six track FM based groovebox
Scale angles dense and jagged, glide over plains vast and fluid, or sink into mists of dissonance. To model is to shape the formless. Model:Cycles is a six track FM based groovebox that brings exploring into the heart of sound sculpting.

With six unique Machines in one lightweight unit you can effortlessly mold rhythm and melody across the digital spectrum using instant, tactile controls. Exploration made attainable.

Define the formless
The six Machines of the digital FM engine are unique to Model:Cycles, and cover both percussive and melodic synths, allowing you to make full, varied compositions. The four core Synth Controls put the tools of sound sculpting right in front of you, altering the behavior of each Machine differently and letting you push them to the limit. Every sound has a start, where will you take it?
Dedicated × 12
Dedicated knobs let you twist each Machine far and wide with wild, unexpected results waiting to be discovered. Use Control All to heave a parameter to the extreme and back again across every track. Elektron’s powerful sequencer gives you the freedom to record every move live or program the sounds and parameters of your composition one step at a time.
Light weight, heavy sound
Whether you use it as a versatile live instrument or groovebox on the go to pick up and craft full-blown compositions away from your studio, exploration has rarely felt so convenient and unimpeded.

New Korg Wavestate Wave Sequencing Synthesizer Revealed

Published on Jan 6, 2020 Korg

Update: Details are in... Playlist with the first user videos added below.

"Legendary synthesis, radically re-imagined. Organic, inspirational, and mind-blowingly powerful.

KORG’s legendary Wavestation introduced the world to Wave Sequencing, transforming raw samples into sounds that no-one had ever heard before. The flagship OASYS and KRONOS keyboards developed Wave Sequencing even further, expanding on its unique palette of lush, evolving pads and driving rhythms.

Now, KORG is proud to announce the next step in digital synthesis: the wavestate. Featuring the radically re-imagined Wave Sequencing 2.0, the wavestate delivers astonishing, ever-changing sounds with extensive hands-on control.

Far from a nostalgic reissue, the wavestate is designed from the ground up for a new generation of musicians, producers, and composers, taking cues from sources as diverse as modular synths, groove boxes, and algorithmic composition. The compact form-factor, with 37 full-size keys, transports easily and fits neatly into any stage, studio, or desktop setup."

Korg Wavestate User Videos

New Korg Wavestate Vector & Wave Sequencing Synthesizer - Perfect Circuit
Korg Wavestate - All Playing, No Talking! - Kraft Music
Korg Wavestate - Overview with Nick Kwas - Kraft Music
Korg Wavestate - New Keyboard! - sonicstate
KORG WAVESTATE FIRST IMPRESSIONS - BoBeats
Korg WAVESTATE // Review and full tutorial // Wave sequencing and Vector synthesis explained - loopop
Korg Wavestate Wave Sequencing Synthesizer | Reverb Demo
First Look: Korg Wavestate Synthesiser with Wave Sequencing 2.0 - Noisegate
First jam with the Korg Wavestate - Honeysmack
Korg Wavestate - Sound Design Tutorial 1 - True Cuckoo



Highlights:

"With the Wavestation, each step of a Wave Sequence had a duration, a sample, and a pitch. This created ear-catching patterns–but the patterns repeated the same way, over and over. What if they could evolve in organic, unexpected ways, instead of just repeating?

Wave Sequencing 2.0 splits apart the timing, the sequence of samples, and the melody, so that each can be manipulated independently. Also added are new characteristics including shapes, gate times, and step sequencer values. Each of these is a “Lane,” and each Lane can have a different number of steps and its own start, end, and loop points.

Every time the sequence moves forward, the individual Lanes are combined to create the output. For instance, a sample may be matched with a different duration, pitch, shape, gate length, and step sequence value every time that it plays. You can modulate each Lane’s start, end, and loop points separately for every note, using velocity, LFOs, envelopes, Mod Knobs, or other controllers. Each note in a chord can be playing something different!

Lanes can also randomize the step order every time they play, with realtime control over the range of included steps. Finally, individual steps can be randomly skipped, with a modulatable probability from 0 to 100%. The result is organic, ever-changing sounds that respond to your control. The four onboard arpeggiators can interact with Wave Sequences for even more possibilities."

"KORG R&D created the original Wavestation, co-created the OASYS and Kronos, and has developed fundamental technologies behind many other KORG instruments. The wavestate reflects their unique aesthetic, delivering stunning sound and deep flexibility via cutting-edge technologies.

Three of the key sound designers from the original Wavestation, John Bowen [of John Bowen Synth Design & the Solaris], John “Skippy” Lehmkuhl (Plugin Guru), and Peter “Ski” Schwartz, joined Belgian artist Airwave and the renowned KORG voicing team to create the incredible wavestate sound library."

"Bursting with knobs and controllers, the wavestate invites you to explore. All of the basics–filter, envelopes, LFOs, effects–are at your fingertips with dedicated front-panel controls. Eight programmable Mod Knobs are customized to bring out the most in every sound, often taking them in entirely new directions. Use the knobs in realtime performance, and also save the results as new sounds. Add in the Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels and the unique Vector Joystick, and you’ll always have multiple dimensions of realtime expression.

Want to dig deeper? Almost all front-panel knobs, and most on-screen parameters, can be modulated. You can even modulate settings for individual Wave Sequence Steps! Mod Processors let you transform modulation signals using quantization, smoothing, curvature, and more."

"Randomization that inspires.

Looking for even more inspiration? A dedicated front-panel button, marked by a “dice” icon, generates new sounds via intelligent randomization. Randomize the entire sound or just a part of it, such as the filter, the Sample Lane, or the effects. Use the results directly, or as a jumping-off point for your own creations.
An arsenal of effects.

The wavestate’s superb effects deliver production-ready sounds. Each Layer has three dedicated effects; additionally, the Performance has a master reverb and parametric EQ. Along with standards such as compressors, EQs, choruses, flangers, phasers, and stereo delays, you’ll find distinctive processors such as the Wave Shaper, Talking Modulator, Reverse Delay, Multiband Mod Delay, and Overb (from the OASYS), plus modeled effects including VOX guitar amps, VOX wah, multi-head tape echo, and a collection of classic guitar pedals."

"Choose your filter.

Add vintage character to your sounds with the aggressive MS-20 Lowpass or Highpass filters, or the strong, sweet Polysix Lowpass. Shape and refine with a full collection of resonant 2-pole and 4-pole Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass, and Band Reject filters. Or, step outside the box with KORG’s unique Multi Filter, which creates modulatable blends of multiple modes simultaneously.
Ample samples. 64 stereo voices.

Totaling in the gigabytes, the wavestate’s sample library is more than a thousand times larger than that of the original Wavestation. That’s a lot of great-sounding raw material for Wave Sequences. There’s a bank of samples from Plugin Guru, brand-new samples from KORG, and a selection from the Kronos and Krome libraries. Of course, KORG also provides all of the Wavestation’s samples (including all options), plus a huge library of Wavestation Wave Sequences. Play up to 64 stereo voices with pristine clarity, using KORG’s proprietary anti-aliasing sample playback technology."

"Multiply by four.

With all of that synthesis power, you might think the wavestate would play only one sound at a time. Not a chance. For even more rich and complex results, layer up to four Programs together in a Performance–each with their own effects and arpeggiator. The Vector Envelope and Joystick mix the individual voices of the four Layers, and can also modulate any other parameters."

"Set Lists and Smooth Sound Transitions.

Set Lists offer effortless organization of your wavestate Performances, and deliver instant access at the gig or in rehearsal. Smooth Sound Transitions allow previously-played voices and effects to continue to ring out naturally, even once a new sound has been selected.
Plays well with others.

Balanced stereo outputs connect to any recording or monitoring system, and a stereo headphone output is provided for private playing or onstage cueing. Din-style MIDI jacks ensure connection to other MIDI-equipped instruments and audio gear. The wavestate supports class-compliant USB MIDI connections to Windows and Mac computers, and the wavestate librarian program is available as free download from KORG."

via https://www.korg.com/us/products/synthesizers/wavestate/

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Top 6 BEST Novation Circuit Packs (w/ sound demos)

Published on Dec 19, 2019 Gabe Miller Music

"My top 6 favorite packs for the Novation Circuit, with sound demos to show you why I like these packs and what they're capable of (all of them are from jams I've made and released on this channel).

The packs:
Team Novation (you already have access to it)

Coffee and Beats 2 by BoBeats

Deep n Low by Gemfire

RMR pack by Red Means Recording

Chiptune Dreams by Yves Big City

Delorean Dream"

AE MODULAR REVIEW — the affordable modular we’ve all been waiting for?

Published on Dec 17, 2019

"What is AE Modular and is it the affordable modular we've all been waiting for? Let's find out. Sponsored by Skillshare. Get a 2 month free trial here: https://skl.sh/bobeats14"

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BoBeats: FIRST TIME TESTING ABLETON LIVE & PUSH 2 — time for me to switch DAW?!

Published on Oct 11, 2019

It has been a long time coming: My first impressions of Ableton & Push 2. If you like my videos support them at http://www.patreon.com/bobeats"

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ROLAND MC101 IN-DEPTH REVIEW

Published on Sep 17, 2019 BoBeats

"This is the Roland MC101 and its a portable groovebox and sample player. But is it a Circuit Killer? Let's find out!"

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Roland JU-06A Sound Demo & Comparing Sound Engines

Published on Sep 11, 2019 BoBeats

"review where I put it in more of a musical context: [posted here]"

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New ASM HydraSynth 8 Voice Digital WaveMorphing Hardware Synthesizers - First Demos & Details

Update: Playlist added above. You can use the player controls to skip around.
Update2: New pics and product description added below.
Update3: Official press release with higher res pics starting with the desktop added below.

Playlist:

1. ASM Hydrasynth Keyboard Preset Sounds - Perfect Circuit - interview here
[Note Supporters of MATRIXSYNTH get %10 off at Perfect Circuit! See the support page for details. Thank you to all who support the site!]
2. ASM HydraSynth Overview Demo arp and Poly Touch Pads - Ken Flux Pierce Fluxwithit
3. HYDRASYNTH FIRST IMPRESSIONS – This is an INTENSE synthesizer - BoBeats (Patreon)
4. New Polysynth - HYDRASYNTH - From ASM - Sonic LAB First Look - sonicstate
5. Hydrasynth: Review, detailed tutorial // Keyboard vs Desktop // Polyphonic Aftertouch - leploop
6. Hydrasynth Review - BBoyTechReport.com
7. Welcome the ASM HydraSynth! Digital Wavemorphing Synthesizer - Ken Flux Pierce Fluxwithit
8. ASM HydraSynth Exploring Oscillators and Mutants - Ken Flux Pierce Fluxwithit
9. ASM Hydrasynth Sounds Demo 🎹 - Sweetwater
10. ASM Hydrasynth Synthesizer Deep Dive 🎹 - Sweetwater

ASM stands for Ashun Sound Machines, not to be mixed with the Elby Designs ASM2 & ASM STRAT 1.

Screen grab of the desktop version.

via Fluxwithit

"Over the past year or so I was fortunate enough to work on this project. Eventually it became one of the most interesting synthesizers I have seen hit the market in ages. What makes the ASM HydraSynth so special? let’s start with a run down of the bullet points first.

Hydrasynth is an 8 voice digital wavemorphing synthesizer.

8 voices3 oscillators: 219 waveforms, custom wavetables with wavelist/wavescan function, ring mod, 3 noise colors.4 custom “mutator” sections each with 7 effects FM-lin,wavestack,PWM,PWM squeeze, PWM-ASM,Sync,Harmonic sweep. oscillators can be stereo panned.

2 Simultaneous filters that can be arranged in parallel or series. Filter 1 has 11 filter models including traditional Moog style 12 and 24db ladder filters, q compensated 12 and 24db ladder filters ala MatrixBrute, 18db slope LP,BP,HP,filters based on the Threeler eurorack filter, MS20 style HP and LP filters,LPG filter and a Vowel filterOscillators can blend into filters at varying amounts, Filter 2 is a SEM style multimode filter with morph control LP-BP-HP.dedicated analog 270 degree pots for cutoff, resonance and Drive/Morph.

5 6-stage DAHDSR envelopes with BPM sync allowing you to sync the slope of each stage to the beat. Looping with definable number of repeats

5 LFO each with 10 waveforms + noise, delay, fade in/out, and phase. multiple trigger modes , step mode with pattern length.

32 point mod matrix with 28 sources and 188 destinations .

8 macros each with scribble strip and up to 8 destinations each. Macro buttons also allow for quick value changes.

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MINILOGUE XD MODULE — what's new? + how to set up polychain & wish list for future updates

Published on Jul 3, 2019 BoBeats

"The XD Module is here! What's new? Sponsored by Storyblocks Audio. It's a great service, check it out here: ​http://storyblocks.com/BoBeats"

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CRAFTSYNTH 2 REVIEW — 9 things you NEED to know

Published on Jun 28, 2019 BoBeats

"Bobeats review of Craftsynth 2.0 from Modal. Sponsored by Skillshare. First 500 who uses my link get a 2-month free trial. https://skl.sh/bobeats11"

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PICKING YOUR FIRST HARDWARE SYNTHESIZER UNDER $1000

Published on Jun 14, 2019 BoBeats

"Looking for that first hardware synthesizer? In this video I go over 10 synths that are great under $1000. Sponsored by Storyblocks Audio. Check them out here: ​http://storyblocks.com/BoBeats"

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IK UNO DRUM REVIEW — Affordable & portable but how good is it?!

Published on Jun 11, 2019 BoBeats

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BoBeats' 5 YEAR OLD REVIEWS A SYNTHESIZER

Published on Jun 6, 2019 BoBeats

"Today my kids are helping me review this amazing synth from DATO."

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Minilogue XD COMPLEX SEQUENCES MEGA TUTORIAL

Published on May 30, 2019 BoBeats

"How do you make complex sequences on the Minilogue XD? You can now get my 64 NEW PRESETS for the Minilogue XD here: https://gumroad.com/l/minilogueXDpresets"

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SUPERBOOTH19 — a story about Knobs, Faders & Nerds ❤️

Published on May 23, 2019 BoBeats

"A vlog about my trip to Berlin and Superbooth19. Sponsored by Reverb"

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Pocket Operator Modular 400 — BoBeats' Opinion

Published on May 19, 2019 BoBeats

"My opinion on the PO Modular 400. I am a bit underwhelmed."

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7 Synths You Might Have Missed @ Superbooth 19

Published on May 17, 2019 BoBeats

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Discussing future plans for Minilogue XD & Prologue with Etienne from Korg

Published on May 13, 2019 BoBeats

"Interview with one of the lead developers of the Minilogue xd & Prologue on the software side."

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