Switch - Motas-6, DSI OB-6, MFB Dominion Club, Dominion & Tanzmaus, Akai MPC Live

Published on Mar 8, 2018 Cave Way

"Picked up the Motas-6 recently, which if you haven't seen or heard.... it is a paraphonic synth handmade in England. It is extremely versatile has a billion controls and every parameter has its own LFO/Envelope generator so the sound design goes deep. It sounds great. I've been sitting on this recording for awhile and finally had a chance to upload it. If I get some time, I'll put a proper sound demo out where the synth isn't sitting in a track."

More Motas here.

Almost Gone - OB-6, MPC Live, Dominion Club & Dominion 1, Arp Odyssey, etc, et al.....

Published on Jan 6, 2018 Cave Way

"This week I had a brush with my own mortality, and almost took myself out in an extremely unintentional and careless way. 1 trip to the ER, and its all better. While I was going through an emergency surgery, and under the influence of propofol, I asked if I could record the room - and those samples and vibe turned into this. Much like the other vids, lots of gear being used and an attempt at playing some solos using some of my favorite OB-6 sounds (read presets). Later all - and PSA - CFY (Chew Your Food)!"

PEDAL DRONE Sample Library Outsider Sound Design

Published on Dec 7, 2017 Outsider Sound Design

Note there are 3 videos in the playlist above - the intro followed by two of the recording sessions. Filing this one under new synth effects. You will recognize some manufactures in the list below. Outsider Sound Design is also new supporting Memmber of MATRIXSYNTH! See https://outsidersounddesign.com/products/pedal-drone for full details on the sample pack.

"This sample library features experiments with 147 electric guitar effects pedals. No input / feedback synthesis. All pedals feeding back into themselves within complex routing chains. Recorded in 16 sessions, this pack includes 500 wav files recorded in 16 bit / 44.1 sample rate. Most files range in size between 30 seconds 90 seconds. 3.5 GB of content in total. Ready to drag and drop into your game, film, or musical project. There is a wide range of sounds. Drones, noise, ambients, and more.

Below is a list of the pedals used for the recording sessions. All product names used in this website are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Outsider Sound Design. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products used as processing for the sample set.

4ms Atoner
4ms Noise Swash [ DIY Build ]

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Scratch That Itch - MFB Dominion Club & Tanzmaus, MPC Live, Octatrack & Analog 4, KArp Odyssey

Published on Oct 29, 2017 Cave Way

"If your first question is: 'hey cave way, is that a white russian you are sipping on?' The answer is yes.... yes it is. There's a whole mess of gear strung up together in this track to create a symphony of bleepy-bloops. With that being said the showcase synth is definitely the Dominion Club. The patches float through sub osc, to digi osc, to rubber band osc, to over driven osc growls. It handles the patch change instructions from the MPC live without a hitch. Hopefully this scratches the itch for some of you waiting on your Club."

Witches Brew - MFB Dominion Club & Tanzmaus

Published on Oct 13, 2017 Cave Way

"Day off work, sipping some cheap Witches Brew Red Wine, daughter yelling at the dog playing barbies in the background, making techno on a Friday. I started off by making a demo of the Digital Osc and then though, F it I'm going to jam. Tweakerville U!S!A!"

MFB Dominion Club - Demo drei

Published on Oct 1, 2017 Cave Way

"Someone asked how low can it go? Well.... it can go all the way to the floor. One of things I like to test out with my monos is the bass (or kik or tom) sounds of using a highly resonant HP filter. The Club tracks notes "ok", but (at least on mine) anything more than an octave in that low of a register is problematic, and starts to go out of tune. Maybe it needs calibrated? maybe its user error? Maybe I shouldn't try and play the filter that low.... not sure, not concerned. I DO know it rips some bong rattling bass."

MFB Dominion Club - Demo 2

Published on Sep 23, 2017 Cave Way

"I'm taking viewer questions, and making patches to cover different sonic territory. All sounds are from the Club. Presuming people are cool with it, and MFB doesn't send me a cease and desist, I'll keep it up :) One of the questions I got was can the Club make brass, stringy type sounds? The answer I feel is a resounding yes. A sound designer with more experience and time could really shape sounds much better, but this should give you a good idea before you buy. Have questions? let me know. Next on the list are Digi Osc exploration, How low can it go (sub bass), and ambient territories (self-generating patches)."

MFB Dominion Club

Published on Sep 16, 2017 Cave Way

"Yes folks, this is a demo. Checking Oscillators, Filters, LFO's, Envelopes, etc...... ya' know? lots of fun. Very capable small desktop synth. Packs a big punch with 5 different sound sources. This is an initial foray into the sounds and a small vamping jam in Em. Have questions about the synth? let me know. I'll make a video of it."

Faceoff - Korg Arp Odyssey fs vs. MFB Dominion 1

Published on Aug 25, 2017 Cave Way

"Here folks we have a good ol' fashioned synth grudge match. In one corner we have the Korg Arp Ody FS sporting 2 Osc's that can sear and funk with the best of them, and in the other corner we have the slippery when wet Dominion 1 capable of modulating space and time.... possibly even lunch... Who will win? I'm not sure, but I know your face will lose when it begins to melt. Hope you enjoy!"

Ambient '97 - Akai MPC Live

Published on Jul 8, 2017 Cave Way

"Non offensive electronic music channeled straight from the 90's, specifically 97. Sampled some birds in my back yard, some D1 in my office, found some stock video of pigeons, the rest is Saturday night."

Take it Home - MPC Live, MFB Dominion 1

Published on Jun 5, 2017 Cave Way

"I've had a simple melody stuck in my head for the past few weeks, and now that I have the MPC I thought I would see what comes out. New Track, freshly annotated, with the D1 rippin as much as I possibly can at the end. Which I'm no ELP, Stevie Wonder, or David Guetta - BUT I do use that minor 3rd climby/slidey/telephone sound at the end, which is probably in 70% of my videos. I do enjoy it."

In through the Out - Nord Drum 3P, MFB Dominion 1 & Tanzmaus, Elektron A4, Make Noise 0-Coast

Published on Apr 15, 2017 Cave Way

"I recently picked up a Nord Drum 3P, and wanted to play a tune to feature it. Then this 7/8 groove/melody came up and I went with that. Cameos in the background from my girlfriend, daughter, and dog throughout.
I threw some Phil Collins-esque drum fills in at the end. The Nord Drum 3P sounds awesome. I personally can't wait to hear this through a huge sound system on stage. Whether you want to make DnB, 80's synth pop, or hand clappiness, it does it all. And of course the 0-Coast shines as a bass synth when not making bleeps or bloops.

Finally, cheers to a nuclear war not starting today! Peace Out"

EarthQuaker Devices transmisser and space spiral synth jam session

Published on Mar 22, 2017 ollilaboratories

"If you like my stuff, please support me on http://music.ollilab.com/

here is a story... Thing is that quite some time ago I was watching the knobs YT channel and this really quirky feature movie popped up about a company in Akron, EarthQuaker Devices.. I had seen some demos on their pedals before, but mainly for guitars, sort of discarded them because they didn't seem to fit my sound.. but this new feature video really triggered my interest and I decided to order a couple pedals.. time passed and I forgot about it. Much later I saw again a brilliant knobs demo of the new space spiral pedal and thought, what the heck.. let's save up some cash and buy that and the transmisser.. said and done.

Some months later.. I finally got them.. and O_M_G.... they are SO spaced out, anything I put through them sounds like a zombie unicorn taking a rainbow dump on the synth and sends it to a cave on Saturn (You completely get it right?). It's incredible how musical they are... I will continue messing around on other tracks, not sure where I will go next, but I don't feel they are one trick unicorns as the sonic capabilities seem to be huge.

The tune you hear is me recycling my own Volca keys movement track... using the Volca keys that passes through the reface CP before it hits the space spiral and then the transmisser.

Note, no levels and/or other stuff was tended to... I just turned the gear on and started recording, so you might hear some occasional hum and hiss.. eg. no sugar coating, exactly the same way it would sound at your place.

Note, I have the ditto looper on the floor playing a reverse piano thingy mid track.. just to add some extra harmonics. All else you hear, is the keys with some Yamaha reface CP layered from time to time.

Enjoy! :D"

My Drunk Friends - Behringer Deepmind 12, MFB Dominion 1 & Tanzmaus

Published on Jan 27, 2017 Cave Way

"They say that's too many overdubs, they say that sounds like Jamaican Muppet Safari Music, They say guitarists hate synth players who use patches that sound like guitar... What do THEY really know?

Kids don't drink and synth, or do."

Meditation No. 3 - Behringer Deepmind 12, MFB Tanzmaus

Published on Jan 18, 2017 Cave Way

"Snow

Recently picked up the Deepmind, and I thought I'd layer it up over a piano riff that makes me think of snow. First impressions on the Deepmind its awesome at pads, sound FX, and brass. For the pads you literally just need to hit 1 key and the synth blasts off into outer space. I will dive into more sounds shortly. More videos to come....

And how about that Tanzmaus? It kicks!"

Make Noise 0-Coast Jam

Published on Nov 22, 2016 Cave Way

"Bleeps? Bloops? Love 'em. but let's try some Prog with the 0 Coast. Still getting my feet wet with the synth, so I tried to create a track and utilize the 0 Coast for all possible melodic aspects. All the synth parts are from the 0 Coast (controlled via the MFB D1 through midi) with 2 exceptions: 1.) piano (you're shocked I know) 2.) the sweepy/video gamey sound fx are from the D1 (and used to great effect to cover up parts I couldn't stand to do another take....) If someone knows how to make that sound on the 0 Coast, let me know!"

MFB Dominion 1 Videos by Cave Way

Published on Jun 16, 2016 Cave Way

Three videos that capture a bit of the character of the MFB Dominion 1. Tonally it reminds me a bit of the SCI Pro One.

Playlist:
1. MFB Dominion 1
2. twiddlin' knobs - MFB Dominion 1, Elektron Analog Four & Octatrack
3. Jimmy Jam - MFB Dominion 1 - "Another day, another recording of the D1. Lots of overdubbed instruments including the D1, acoustic drums, various Elektron gear, a yamaha CS reface, real baby grand, the list goes on. D1 starts ripping about 2 minutes to close the piece out on a high note."

Fm was built for funk - MFB Domion 1 & Tanzmaus, Make Noise 0 - Coast, OP - 1, Elektron OT

Published on Jan 7, 2017 Cave Way

"I had 2 hours to kill this wintry afternoon and decided to heat things up like we do in Ohio; with some space funk. This is as funky as a white guy from the suburbs can get. For the gear dudes the 0 - Coast is holding down the bass (courtesy of the D1) with the Tanzmaus (grit) and the OT (funky swing) holding down the drums. There's some drumbrute in there but got lost in the mix."

Sharing Sounds With Omnisphere 2 - Spectrasonics Releases Omnisphere v2.1 Update

Published on Aug 4, 2015 SpectrasonicsVIDEO

"Learn how to import user audio and share your own patches using the new sharing capabilities of Omnisphere 2.

Click on this link to download the files for this video.

http://bit.ly/1hhYy9c"

Update: And the press release for the v2.1 update:

"Spectrasonics Releases Omnisphere v2.1 Update
Power Synth adds simplified user sound sharing and Library Publishing for third-party development

Burbank, CA - August 4, 2015 - Spectrasonics has released Omnisphere 2.1 with a streamlined 'Sharing' feature for sharing user sounds and a new Library Publishing capability. Version 2.1 is an update to the company's recent v2 upgrade of its flagship software synth. In May, Omnisphere Version 2.0 was released with vastly expanded new synthesis and creative capabilities for sound design, along with significant user interface innovations, and thousands of new sounds. The new v2.1 update, a free download to Omnisphere version 2 users, includes refined patch and project sharing features for easily exchanging custom sounds between end-users directly or over social media, a Library Publishing feature allowing third-party sound developers to create easily installable sound sets for Omnisphere 2 users, as well as a much improved boot time for the plugin itself. Both the Sound Sharing and Publishing features can contain 'User Audio,' offering new horizons in patch creation and simplified collaboration.

"It's exciting to see the Omnisphere universe expanding with so much great sound development work in so many areas, from EDM to rock, and film and TV scores to games," says Spectrasonics' Founder and Creative Director, Eric Persing. "And now third- party developers of patch sets for Omnisphere 2 have a simple way to create and offer custom libraries that can include their own soundsources, and are easy to install for customers. There's no need for installers or complicated instructions for moving files around directories deep in the system folders. And because it's so easy to share sounds and ideas now, we feel this will be a huge boon for social media user groups discussing tips and patch creation. This is a big opportunity for our users everywhere. We look forward to seeing and hearing what develops!"

Sharing sounds is simplified in Omnisphere 2.1, the end-user can simply shift-click on a few Patches or a few Multi-patches and then save them to be transferred to a friend or musical collaborator who also has Omnisphere 2. Sharing patches automatically includes any user audio, which is especially convenient with custom patches. Sharing multiple types of Patches, Multis and user audio all at once is easier too, with Project sharing; the end-user can just collect a set of sounds in a project, and then share the project.

The new "Publish Library" feature in v2.1 was created for third-party developers of Omnisphere libraries. It allows developers to easily export, or "publish" a library of Multis and Patches, along with any associated user-created Soundsources, as well as graphic images for the custom library in a single .omnisphere file format. End-users can then easily install this package into their systems with a single step.

Beyond the new sharing features in v2.1, the Version 2 upgrade released in May, includes a host of new capabilities including the most requested Omnisphere feature: Audio import for user-created soundsources-along with major new oscillator features including over 400 new DSP Oscillator waveforms, morphing Wavetables, new granular synthesis options, over 4500 unique new sounds created by Spectrasonics' acclaimed sound design team-bringing the total to over 12,000 total sounds and patches, 25 new FX units, an enhanced User Interface, and innovative production/browsing features such as Sound Match(tm) to instantly locate any related sounds in the library, and Sound Lock(tm) to create endless useful patch variations by locking sound aspects while browsing other patches-among many other innovative features.

Omnisphere 2.1 Feature Overview

New Sound Sharing and Publishing capabilities in v2.1:
• Easily share patches and projects between users, which can include User Audio
• Publish a library of patches and Multis including User Audio, graphics and more
• Share Sounds over social media

Faster Boot Time for Omnisphere 2.1:
• Opening the plugin inside any DAW on Macintosh or Windows is much speedier

Vast New Synthesis Possibilities in Omnisphere 2:
• Audio Import - Users can import their own audio file as a soundsource in Omnisphere
• Over 400 New DSP Waveforms for the Synth Oscillator - an increase of 100X
• Wavetable Synthesis - Each Waveform is now a Morphing Wavetable
• Powerful New Granular Synthesis algorithm
• Deeper FM/Ring Mod capabilities for aggressive timbres
• 8 New Filter Types - New Power Filters, Vowel, Resonators
• New Unison Drift models Analog Polysynth behavior
• Expanded Modulation with new sources and many more targets
• Polyphonic LFO and Modulation Envelope options
• Soundsource Reversing

Now includes over 12,000 sounds:

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Alessandro Cortini -In The Synth Cave

Published on Apr 3, 2015 sonicstate

"We got to visit master synthesist and Nine Inch Nails collaborator and live performer at his home studio. It was an amazing place, stuffed full of beautiful rarities. What follows is the first part of our chat."

Big City Music gets a mention after 3:44.

Alessandro Cortini In The Studio Part 2

Published on Apr 11, 2015 sonicstate

"More amazing Buchla instruments from NIN synthesist Alessandro Cortini"

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