New Korg modwave - an edgy, expansive, and easy to use wavetable synthesizer based on the DW-8000

Korg

"In 1985, Korg's DW-8000 combined digital wavetables with rich analog filters to give users sounds which were impossible to create with analog oscillators. It's still a cult favorite today.

modwave builds upon the DW legacy with incredibly deep wavetable oscillators, gorgeous filters, first-ever Kaoss Physics-based modulation, unmatched polyphony, comprehensive pattern sequencing, and immediately satisfying hands-on control to deliver unique, powerful, and easily customizable sounds and phrases."

KORG · modwave Demo Sounds

Update: pics and details via KORG:

"Synthesis powerhouse with distinctive wavetable timbres, Kaoss Physics, and Motion Sequencing 2.0.

In 1985, Korg's DW-8000 combined digital wavetables with rich analog filters to give users sounds which were impossible to create with analog oscillators. It's still a cult favorite today.

modwave builds on the DW legacy and transforms it into a modern monster synth, featuring incredibly deep wavetable oscillators, gorgeous filters, wildly flexible modulation, unmatched polyphony, comprehensive pattern sequencing, and immediately satisfying hands-on control to deliver unique, powerful, and easily customizable sounds and phrases.

modwave also introduces two unique new tools for creating dynamic motion: Kaoss Physics and Motion Sequencing 2.0. Kaoss Physics combines an x/y Kaoss pad with modulatable game physics to create a responsive, interactive controller that is—besides being powerful— a lot of fun to explore. Motion Sequencing 2.0 brings the organic, continuously evolving patterns of the wavestate's Wave Sequencing 2.0 into the world of motion sequencing, including multiple lanes and real-time recording to help you create complex and evolving phrases that other step sequeners cannot.

Like Wave Sequencing 2.0 (wavestate) and altered FM (opsix), modwave’s evolved wavetable synthesis delivers its own brand of completely unique sounds and a knob-per-function layout that makes customizing those sounds fast and easy. To start, there are hundreds of preset sounds empowered by this new architecture, organized by front-panel category buttons, and all instantly customizable via the four Modulation Knobs. modwave's distinctive wavetable timbres start with aggressive basses & leads, and lush ambient pads which will add a new dimension to your tracks. But that is just the start. Those who want to dig deeper will find an endless source of discovery; you'll be finding new things in this synth for a long, long time because of the unique synth architecture. Once you have started finding new sounds - aave as many as you like; there's room for thousands more."

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Roland Boom Box Style Music Player MT 300S MIDI Recorder 16-Track Sequencer And Synthesizer

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Never seen one of these before.

"The MT-300S Music Tutor¨ provides all the functions a pianist needs for effective practice, including adjustable tempo control, metronome and repeat functions. It's a simple, fun and effective way to improve your practice, enhance your performance and have fun - just turn it on, insert a music file disk and press PLAY.

Newly developed sound source compatible with GM format

64-voice polyphony

16-track sequencer; powerful editing features, including new Step edit functions for notes, numbers and velocity

Lyric display function on large custom LCD, as well as on an external TV monitor when connected to Roland's LVC-1N (SMFs must contain lyrics-like TUNE 1000-style data)

Compact body with handle for easy portability

Powerful stereo sound system with two speakers

Friendly user interface with simple button layout and large custom LCD

Metronome function features a "bouncing ball" for a musically-flowing visual reference

Onboard rhythm pattern library for creating original music files

Built-in computer interface

Max. Polyphony64

Tones 369

Drum Sets 9 (8 + 1 SFX set)

EffectsReverb, ChorusTracks 5 (ism) /

16 tracks

Tempo Quarter note = 20 to 250 bpm

Rhythm Pattern 30 types

Disk Drive 3.5” FDD

Speakers 4” (10 cm) x 2

Display Large custom LCD

Connectors MIDI (In, Out), Output (Stereo/RCA phono type), Microphone (with echo), Computer Connector"

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Simulating A Ball Bouncing With DIY Electric Circuits..

LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

"Bouncy Balls RULE! #diy #analog #computer is an interesting treasure trove i cant wait to get into it.

im working on a page on my site with the schematic etc! check back in a couple of hours for that! Bouncing ball module available on my store here :- https://store.lookmumnocomputer.com/"

Bouncing ball posts

Noise Engineering Imitor Versio Demos

From the blog: https://www.noiseengineering.us/blog/...

Playlist:

1. Blog: Imitor Versio's LFO

This is the main tone-shaping parameter on Imitor Versio: it adds filtering and modulation to the delay lines, massively changing their flavor. The filter is a slightly resonant and extremely wide bandpass filter. Traditional delays, like ones based on tape or BBDs, don’t perfectly repeat the input signal: they tend to filter and shape the sound before repeating it, and this control lets you add in some of that not-perfect-and-totally-awesome flavor.

LFO is bipolar, so you get a pretty clean delay line with LFO centered. To the left, mild and random modulation is added to the delay lines. To the right, the modulation is a triangle LFO. And since it’s a resonant filter, at the extremes, it can oscillate on its own just a little bit and create some really interesting effects (referred to affectionately here at NE as the bees and whales. We do like our animals.).

2. Blog: Imitor Versio's Time and Spread

Time and Spread are the main timing controls for Imitor Versio and are highly dependent on each other. Spread controls the total amount of time the 12 taps take from a sound being input to the last tap playing. Time is similar to a predelay: it offsets the time between a sound being input and the first tap playing. It also squishes the taps into the remaining amount of time, so a longer predelay means faster tap firing since they occupy a smaller amount of the total time.

These controls can also be clocked, and act as clock dividers/multipliers when dealing with a tapped-in tempo or a clock input.

3. Blog: Imitor Versio's feedback control, Regen

Regen is the feedback control on Imitor Versio. This is, arguably, the most important control on IV: it controls how long the delay tail is, and past 3:00 on the knob, it ducks the delay based on the input signal, so you can do some sidechain compression effects in the module itself. And, similar to Desmodus Versio, it can create infinite feedback with delay tails that go on forever.

4. Blog: Imitor Versio's switches

The bottom switch on Imitor Versio controls the volume of the 12 taps: equal in the center, a decrescendo to the left, and a crescendo to the right. You can use the crescendo setting, for instance, to create “reverse” delays, with dynamics that are the opposite of a traditional delay. Or, you can use the decrescendo to create something like that bouncing ball effect we mentioned in the Skew section. = is probably my favorite when I’m making delays with high Regen settings, because of how massive the delay tail gets -- what can I say, I like giant walls of sound.

The top switch on Imitor Versio will be familiar to Desmodus fans, mostly because, well, it’s the same switch as is featured on the Desmodus. This switch changes how the feedback loop on IV is processed: in LIM mode, a clean limiter is applied, which doesn’t change much in terms of tone of the delay. DST mode, however, adds a distortion to the feedback loop, giving you some pretty gnarly tones with high Regen settings. And finally, SHM adds a +1 octave pitch shift to the loop, so you can get some nice pitch-shifted delays going. Who says delays can’t be pretty, too??

After Later Audio's Rainier and Baker - Peaks Reimagined

Patchwerks Seattle

https://patchwerks.com/

"In this video resident expert Nick Bigelow shares his thoughts on the new Rainier and Baker, a Peaks variation originally created by Mutable Instruments. After Later Audio has reimagined Peaks by offering 2 formats in less HP along with new CV inputs and attenuverters for the multifunction modules various parameters.

Rainier and Baker add CV inputs and attenuverters for each of the four parameters and adds attenuverters for each of the outputs.

Rainier and Baker can be an ADSR-style envelope generator, an LFO and a drum emulator. By default we will load the Dead Man’s Catch (DMC) firmware which adds the Alt ENV, ALT LFO, ALT Tap, Alt Drum modes below. We are happy to load the stock firmware as well. Just send us a message with your order.

Additional Dead Man’s Catch firmware modes:

Basic (original modes)
Envelope
LFO
Tap LFO
Bass/Snare Drums

Alternative ENV
Double attack envelope
Repeating attack envelope
Looping envelope
Randomized AD envelope
Bouncing ball envelope

Alternative LFO
Frequency-modulated LFO (folded sine FM)
Frequency-modulated LFO (random FM)
Varying wave shape LFO ( folded sine WS mod)
Varying wave shape LFO ( random WS mod)
Phase-locked loop oscillator

Alternative TAP Mini-sequencer
ModSequencer
Pulse Shaper
Pulse Randomizer
Turing Machine
Bytebeats

Alternative DRUM
FM drum Generators
Randomized bass and snare drum generators
Randomized high hat

Order the ALA Rainier here: https://bit.ly/ala_rainier
Order the ALA Baker here: https://bit.ly/ala_baker

https://patchwerks.com/
Demo by: Nick Bigelow
Video by: Matthew Piecora (aka EZBOT)
https://www.ezbot.live"

Ambient iPad Jam Feat. Roli Lightpad Block + Bouncing Ball

Perplex On

"I was totally unaware of custom scripts for the Roli Lightpad Block, which can actually transform it to a standalone hardware sequencer. I was so inspired by this that i got myself a used one to try some of them. Great fun! Here the Lightpad is loaded with a script by @Guy Dupont which allows for drawing rectangles on its surface and a simulated bouncing ball triggers a note on every collision. Midi can be transmitted via USB midi or bluetooth. I've routed the midi output to a Mozaic patch which randomly distributes these midi events to 3 instances of Aparillo synth with a bunch of fx like K7D delay, Blackhole Reverb, Bleass Compressor, Velvet Machine, Eventide QVox and FAC Bandit. Enjoy!"

Basketball court sounds with the Korg MS-20 Mini

Fu_k the Zeitgeist

"I don't know if anyone remembers this but I promised I'd produce a complete track using only the MS-20 when I reached 1K followers (which is kinda huge for a low profile dude like myself). Well, I've started it but before I played the first note of this new track I stumbled upon this fun effect on the synthesizer. Playing with the lowpass filter and the peak at 10 plus some reverb we get basketball sounds like squeaking sneakers and bouncing ball."

KORG FX - Dispersion bouncing ball delay

Sinevibes

"Dispersion by Sinevibes is a bouncing ball delay effect plugin for KORG prologue, minilogue xd and NTS-1. Product page: https://www.sinevibes.com/korgdispers..."

"Dispersion is a bouncing ball delay. It runs up to 10 delay taps sequentially, with their times spread according to a unique non-linear formula. This produces a series of sound repetitions much like bounces of a ball that has been dropped onto a surface. Each round of bounces is calculated to fit within a particular tempo fraction, making this a rhythmically precise and musically rich effect. The algorithm comes in two versions: with natural time spread (+), as well as inverted spread (-).

HIGHLIGHTS

Studio-grade DSP algorithms, calibrated specifically for KORG’s hardware platform.
Individually chosen mapping for every plugin parameter, providing a very natural feel.
Built-in lag filters for noise-free, ultra-smooth parameter adjustment.
Optimized for maximum performance and stability on each individual device type.
COMPATIBILITY

KORG prologue
KORG minilogue xd
KORG Nu:Tekt NTS-1"

New ALM Pip Slope (mk II) - Overview - ALM028

ALM TV

"The ‘Pip Slope’ (mark II) is a compact envelope and function generator. It supports both Attack/Decay and Attack/Sustain/Decay type envelopes with both direct and voltage control of Attack and Decay times. Envelope shapes can be morphed between exponential, linear and logarithmic type slopes. Envelopes can be made to loop, repeating infinitely or decreasing with time or amplitude for echo and bouncing ball type effects. An ‘End of Cycle’ trigger output further extends the envelopes functionality for both clocking and burst type effects.

The mark II Pip Slope adds a number of new features and improvements over the original Pip Slope whilst remaining the same size. Improvements include increased output resolution, control of fast envelopes, shape control, 5 or 8v maximum envelope level, various loop modes and an additional trigger output."

Polivoks VCF from Industrial Music Electronics (fka The Harvestman)

Published on Mar 1, 2020 CatSynth TV

"Explore the Polivoks VCF, part of the Iron Curtain Electronics series from Industrial Music Electronics (formerly known as The Harvestman).

0:00 Intro and history
0:34 Basic functionality
1:42 CV control (After Later Audio Pique envelope)
3:00 Extended jam with Ableton Live (CV Tools + drums) into Polivoks VCF

Additional modules used:
Sputnik Dual Oscillator
After Later Audio pique (bouncing-ball envelope mode)
Noise Engineering Sinc Bucina (VCA)
Expert Sleepers ES-8 (audio and CV from Ableton Live)
Mordax DATA

For more information, please visit http://www.industrialmusicelectronics...

'A legendary analog filter design available at last in your modular system,the original circuit from a classic Russian analog synthesizer designed in cooperation with its inventor Vladimir Kuzmin.Tthe 2-pole filter circuit now has simultaneously available low- and band-pass outputs. From the pleasant saturation of bass frequencies when overdriven, to the satisfyingly unstable self-oscillation, this filter design is utterly unique. A 2-input audio mixer and some modulation inputs have been included for patching convenience.'"

Ellitone Multi Synth Official Demo

Published on Sep 21, 2019 ellitone instruments

"Now Available on Etsy for $63.99 https://etsy.me/2He86Sf

First, a little story

The Ellitone Multi-Synth was originally released August 2018. It featured a wooden enclosure and home-made CNC circuit boards. We built and shipped 168 of them in this style to amazing experimental musicians all over the world! 24 different countries. Just read the reviews over on our Etsy shop to hear all the wonderful things people had to say about their Multi-Synth!

We quickly realized that this instrument was headed for the Stars! It needed to be experienced by more people. It needed to be re-designed with mass production in mind. So here is the new Ellitone Multi-Synth, You will not find a Synthesizer that can produce more sounds than this thing for the price --- I dare you!

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The Multi-Synth is a family-friendly digital synthesizer that can produce an Amazing variety of sounds powered by its 6 Sound Synthesis Modes.
Each of these 6 Synthesis Modes transform the devices 4 knobs, 4 keys, and center patch bay into new control schemes.

The most important things to know about the Multi-Synth is that it requires 0% knowledge of synthesizers or concepts to Pick up, Patch, and Play.

The Patching Area in the center is arranged in such a way that ANY connection made from one of the 6 Smaller Output Jacks into the 1 Larger Input Jack will make an Immediate change to the sound in some interesting way. This simple concept allows for someone without any knowledge of synthesis terminology to be able to Patch and Play Instantly!

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Quick Tip: Bouncing Ball Effect With Two LFOs Tutorial

Published on Aug 27, 2019 Perfect Circuit

"Here is a quick tip on how to make a bouncing ball modulation effect.

You will need:
- a synthesizer with two LFOs with sawtooth/ramp waveforms.

The patch:
- The first LFO is set to a slower speed and is ramping up
- The first LFO modulates the speed of the second LFO which is faster and ramp down waveform
- The second LFO modulates the filter or VCA

This patch makes the sound of a ball bouncing since there is an opening and closing of a VCA or VCF that continues to speed up the way the bouncing of a ball speeds up as it gets closer to the ground. This is achieved by having a slow ramp up LFO (this is creating the increasing speed) modulate a second LFO that is generating each bounce. To get a gated sound modulate the filter or amplifier with the second LFO, or try modulating something different like the pulse width of an oscillator or the dry wet mix of an effect.

If your LFOs have linear and exponential waveforms try different ones for different speed increasing ramps that sound more or less natural.

Synth used in this video was the Subsequent 37: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/moog-s...

#PerfectCircuit #QuickTip #Tutorial"

Ellitone Multi-Synth 2019 Version

Published on Aug 19, 2019 ellitone instruments

***These are Built and Ready to Ship Same Day! Free Shipping within USA***

Now Available on Etsy for $64.99 https://etsy.me/2He86Sf

First, a little story

The Ellitone Multi-Synth was originally released August 2018. It featured a wooden enclosure and home-made CNC circuit boards. We built and shipped 168 of them in this style to amazing experimental musicians all over the world! 24 different countries. Just read the reviews over on our Etsy shop to hear all the wonderful things people had to say about their Multi-Synth!

We quickly realized that the Multi-Synth was headed for the stars! It needed to be experienced by more people! It needed to be re-designed with mass production in mind. So here is the newly designed Ellitone Multi-Synth, You will not find a Synthesizer that can produce more sounds than this thing for the price --- I dare you!

The Multi-Synth is a family-friendly digital synthesizer that can produce an Amazing variety of sounds powered by its 6 Sound Synthesis Modes.
Each of these 6 Synthesis Modes transform the devices 4 knobs, 4 keys, and center patch bay into new control schemes.

The most important things to know about the Multi-Synth is that it requires 0% knowledge of synthesizers or concepts to Pick up, Patch, and Play.

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AEMIT Presents Innovative Eurorack Modules for the Discerning Synthesist

AEMIT ~ Some Sound Snippets from Aemit modular on Vimeo.
AEMIT - Formant tests with System 7.5

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MATHS Bouncing Ball!!!

Published on Apr 10, 2019 MAKEN0ISE

"A classic patch!"

Patch From Scratch: System Cartesian Percussion Rolls

Published on Apr 3, 2019 MAKEN0ISE

"Building on the classic MATHS 'Bouncing Ball' patch to make multilayered drum rolls on the System Cartesian."

Ellitone Multi-Synth :: 25 Patches

Published on Aug 16, 2018 ellis tronics

via Etsy

"The Ellitone Multi-Synth is a budget-friendly synthesizer that can produce a wide variety of sounds thanks to its 7 selectable synthesis/operation modes.
Each of these 7 synthesis/operation modes utilize the instruments 4 knobs, 4 keys, and center patch bay in different ways.

One of the most important things to know about the Ellitone Multi-Synth is that it requires 0% knowledge of synthesizers or synthesis concepts to instantly pick up, patch, and play.
All that is required to master the operation of this electronic musical instrument is a experimentation.

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Befaco - Burst (more than a basic burst!)

Published on Jun 15, 2018 DivKidVideo

"Here's the new Burst eurorack module from Befaco released this week right alongside Muxlicer (links below). Burst is way more than a basic burst generator in that it doesn't just spurt a burst or triggers out at a set rate. It works with clocks or 'pings' to set the tempo/timing and then the quality knob and CV select a burst of 1 to 16 triggers which multiple in the space. So clock or ping it it with a quarter note then get eighths, eighth note triplets, sixteenths, quintuplets, sextuplets, septuplets and so on. Play these against other rhythms and they will be TRUE POLYRHYTHMS! None of the "this does polyrhythms" marketing rubbish just because patterns don't run to the same lengths (ask my about Polyrhythms, personal bug bear! ;) . The unit then works with a distribution control to ramp up or down the speak or keep them evenly spaced. This will give scrape or bouncing ball like sounds that are great for synthesis real percussion sounds. There's then probability, tempo divide or multiply and and end of cycle output. This can also loop to be a CV-able rhythm generator too. Really nice."

NEW ARPEGGIATOR STYLES IN PYRAMID OS 3.0 BETA

Published on Apr 24, 2018 Sunshine Jones

"NEW ARPEGGIATOR STYLES IN PYRAMID OS 3.0 BETA
// Squarp have released the public beta for their brilliant pyramid sequencer and a lot is new.
Here are very simple examples of all of the arpeggiator styles now included in the MIDI Arpeggiator Effect:

1. UP
The arp plays the notes performed from low to high.

2. DOWN
The notes are played from high to low

3. UP/DOWN
The notes are played from low to high, and then from high to low.

4. RANDOM
The notes are alternated between randomly.

5. ASSIGN
The notes are played back in the order they were originally played. Thus, a late note will be played last.

6. DOUBLE
Each note is played twice.

7. OCT UP
Each note is played twice - the second is pitched one octave up from the original

8. OCT DOWN
Each note is played twice - the second is played one octave down from the original.

9. DRUNK
Plays the first three notes, and then three notes based from the second note, then three notes based on the third note in a circular fashion.

10. FIFTHS
Each note is automatically followed by its fifth note harmony.

11. ONE TWO
One note out of every two is played twice.

12. SILENCE
One note out of every two is silenced.

13. RUNNER
The pattern is played up (low to high) and down (high to low) in an alternating manner.

14. DISCO
The first note will be played between every other note.

15. MARBLE
Emulates a bouncing ball rhythm. Velocity decreases over time. My use of the 303 is not the ideal synth voice for this demonstration. Much like midi delay, a monosynth is less likely to produce super interesting results.

16. RHYTHM 1/2/3
The last three styles are custom rhythms, with fixed lengths. They contain silences and velocity variations (respectively.)

So far, despite its beta status, pyramid os 3 seems like a brilliant step forward, including so many of the user's requests and ideas. Such a fantastic device, and a wonderful company.

Right On!"

Erica Synths - Black VC EG & Expander

Published on Jun 30, 2017 DivKidVideo

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This is a long video so scroll down for the contents to skip through to certain patches.

The Erica Synths Black series VC EG (voltage controlled envelope generator) and expander bring a unique trick or two to the envelope world and to be blunt are just ace! There's tweak knob responses so the times scale from 0 seconds to 1.5 seconds at 12 o'clock on the knob then from 1.5 seconds to 12 seconds full clockwise. The expander adds a unique CV mode that breaks out the envelope stages into independent CV sources. This is different from the logic mode that gives us a gate outputs while that stage on the envelope is active as each output is variable. The attack output (in CV mode) will rise from 0 volts through the attack time and shape set on the module and then as it hits the decay stage that voltage drops to zero. The decay output then immediately rises from being inactive at 0 volts to full voltage and decays in line with the decay time and so on. This is a long video as it really opens lots of opportunities with the features mentioned and a few other bits. So here's a clickable set of contents to skip around.

00:00 quick patch cuts
00:27 intro and features
02:11 envelope to VCA & folder - basic features
02:31 re-trigger
02:50 gate, re-trigger and CV
03:47 first patch exploring the expander and it's CV mode
06:50 first patch expanding exploring the per stage CV outs
09:45 looping envelopes and four stage LFOs
15:30 dual modules, patching drum sounds and thumping beats!
20:39 bouncing ball trick, dual envelopes, pads and drones

People on my Patreon page have extra exclusive content breaking down these patches and others going through sound sources, processing, mixing and FX. If you'd like to see those consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/divkid to support on going free content for everyone as well as the creation of lots of extra content and giveaways for those that show support."