Runningonair - More than Machine (2016 Mix) (Music Video)

video upload by Runningonair

"I was looking around my hard drive this week and found this video from 2016, which I don’t fully remember doing. The track is from the album “Running On Air”, which is a collection of 90’s tunes. This one had to be rerecorded, as I wasn’t happy with the original. There’s a long and complex history to this track, which I won’t go into, but I can say it’s not over yet. Since I recorded this, I have far more of the equipment and samples, which were used on the original, so it’s due yet another re-record and master. In fact, I’m going to update the whole album, (probably in 2022). Anyway, I thought it would be worth uploading as it’s a significant step in the journey.

Now for the video footage. It comes from the Docklands light railway in London. While most of the line is above ground, there is a small section running from Bank which is deep tube tunnel. Because there is no driver it’s possible to sit at the front of the train and look directly down the line. This normally leads to a competition between kids and geeks to get to the front seat first. On this occasion I won! The idea of the video was to have backdrop for live events, which has been used once. It’s a bit repetitive but also hypnotic, I expect I’ll repurpose the footage at some point.

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If you'd like to support the channel, you can check out my tracks below:

Bandcamp
https://runningonair.bandcamp.com/

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5fNUf..."

Rediscovering a Roland JV-1080: Ultimate Pad Synthesizer? | CONFORCE

video upload by Conforce

Also see Roland JV1080 vs XV-5080 - Direct Comparsion by LFOstore

"About: Last year I really discovered that the Roland JV-1080/2080 XV XP synthesizers are inspiring sound design instruments. The JV/XP's are fun and cheap and really the proof that you don't need to buy expensive pro synthesizer equipment. The highly popular 90's module was widely used in many pop music records but it's actually quite useful for esoteric techno and electro. Many contemporary VST plug-ins are based on a similar approach of the classic romplers like the JV's. In this video I give you tips and tricks and insights in how you can re-vitalise your beloved preset player into a synth that you can actually program! I also share my honest thoughts about the synthesizer compared to the Roland Cloud VST. A great thing is that you can now use them combined in a really cool way... Check the video to find this out!

Programming the Roland JV-1080 is a lot of fun, when using both the interface and an editor you can really get inspiring results quickly. The JV's might look like bread and butter synths, in a way they are.. Unless you go beyond pizzicato, whacky piano waveforms. The JV's hold some cool waveforms for modern electronic music and you can also get some expansion cards for them (be aware they can be really crappy), only a few like the Vintage Expansion are worth the money.. Leave a comment if you like this video! Much appreciated"

► Support me and my content creation by getting the JV-1080 presets here: https://www.gumroad.com/conforce

Utopia Parkway (Fountains Of Wayne cover)

video upload by Joseph McGinty

"I recorded this version of "Utopia Parkway" for a special tribute to the late Adam Schlesinger organized by his Fountains Of Wayne bandmate, Jody Stephens. Adam was a dear friend and a partner in my piano bar in NYC, Sid Gold's Request Room. He passed away due to complications from COVID-19 on April 1, 2020 and the world lost an incredible talent. Please check out Fountains Of Wayne, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, 'That Thing You Do' and his many other musical accomplishments.
I played this live into ProTools with no overdubs.
Equipment:
Yamaha CP-25 electric piano with Stromer Mutronics Super Fuzz and the Moog Analog Delay.
Sequential Pro 3
Roland CR-5000 CompuRhythm
Liven 8 Bit Warps
Korg MS-20 controlled by the Korg SQ-1 sequencer
Note: I got the CompuRhythm synced up to the 8 Bit and the SQ-1 by feeding the trigger out of the CR-5000 into the sync input of the 8 Bit Warps (line in) and taking the MIDI out of the 8 Bit into the SQ-1."

Novation Introduces Circuit Tracks

User videos:



Playlist:
Novation Circuit Tracks: First Look - https://patchwerks.com/
Novation Circuit Tracks Workflow & Sound Demo (no talking) - Bonedo Synthesizers
Novation CIRCUIT TRACKS — NEW improved design, MIDI SEQUENCER & audio inputs! - BoBeats
Circuit TRACKS vs Circuit OG: Review and full tutorial for Novation's new groovebox - loopop
Novation Circuit Tracks: New Feature Walkthrough - Red Means Recording
Novation Circuit Tracks: My Factory Patterns - Red Means Recording

And the press release:

"Introducing Novation Circuit Tracks

New groovebox encourages music makers to ‘create instinctively; perform immediately’

The latest in Novation’s Circuit family of grooveboxes has arrived! Circuit Tracks is an extraordinary standalone groovebox for the modern producer. With two refined polyphonic digital synth tracks, four drum tracks, creative FX and on-the-go capabilities, it’s the perfect hands-on device for the agile music maker.

It’s engineered for immediacy and pure creative expression, making it a performer’s dream. Velocity-sensitive pads and tactile control with customisable patches bring music makers closer to their tracks. Features such as microtiming, probability and pattern mutate allow creators to define their signature sound, and keep inspired.

Common to all Circuit products is a screen-less workflow, and Circuit Tracks is no different. Fast, intuitive and straightforward, it allows for instinctive creativity, without hesitation. There are no complex menus to navigate and scroll through, just creativity accelerated.

Circuit Tracks is perfect for creators and performers on the go. Its rugged build quality, compact form factor and rechargeable battery make it the perfect travel partner: never too far away when inspiration hits.

Despite its size and portability, Circuit Tracks sounds colossal. Two polyphonic synth engines enable creative experimentation and sonic exploration. Hundreds of artist-made presets provide the perfect jumping-off point into moulding a unique sound. What’s more, samples can be loaded from a microSD card, then shaped to perfection and sequenced across the four drums tracks.

Above all, Circuit Tracks is a studio powerhouse. Equally at home alone or among other music machines, its full-size MIDI in, out, and thru, plus analogue sync out, complements other gear. Two MIDI sequencer tracks enable control and programming of external equipment, from drum machines to effects units. Audio inputs allow external sounds to be brought into and manipulated by Circuit Tracks. Outputs provide monitoring options for all occasions.

As with all other Novation equipment, Circuit Tracks is supercharged by Novation’s online companion, Components. Using the browser-based or standalone app, users can delve into the synth engine on screen, create patches with custom macros, load samples, make MIDI templates, backup projects, and get new artist-made sounds.

Circuit Tracks will be in-stores from 12th February 21, costing £359.99"

Check with the dealers on the right.

You can find additional details on Circuit Tracks on Novation's website here.

Qu-bit Data Bender Now Shipping

Qu - Bit

"Data Bender is a circuit bent digital audio buffer. It is inspired by the ways in which audio equipment can fail. The sounds of skipping CDs, software bugs, and defective tape machine playback are all accessible. The 96kHz, 24-bit audio buffer can hold over a minute of stereo audio, providing a sonic canvas capable of infinite surprises and discovery.

- Circuit bent digital audio buffer
- Skipping CDs, software bugs, old tape machine, scratched records
- 96kHz sampling rate, 24-bit depth for high fidelity audio with over a minute of stereo sampling time
- Stereo IO" You can find additional Qu-bit Data Bender posts here. Check with the dealers on the right for availability.

UDO Audio SUPER 6 Now Available

Check with the dealers on the right for availability. See the UDO label for previous posts including demos.

The official press reelase:

'UDO Audio announces availability of new take on traditional analog synthesizer with SUPER 6 show-stopper


BRISTOL, UK: having made a show-stopping splash upon its introduction to the musical masses assembled at SUPERBOOTH19 in Berlin, the trade fair for electronic musical instruments presenting the latest developments in (modular) synthesizers, keyboards, effects, studio equipment, and software, subsequently resurfacing somewhat closer to home at SynthFest UK 2019, the UK’s biggest synthesizer event held annually in Sheffield, then taking an award-winning transatlantic trip this year to The 2020 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, the world’s largest trade-only event for the music products, pro audio and event tech industry, new musical instrument company UDO Audio is proud to announce availability of the eagerly-expected SUPER 6 — its inaugural release representing a new take on the traditional analog synthesizer as a 12 VOICE POLYPHONIC BINAURAL ANALOG-HYBRID SYNTHESIZER WITH SUPER-WAVE TECHNOLOGY tendering some unique sound design functionalities, featuring state-of-the-art FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) digital hardware oscillators coupled with analog filters and amplifiers — as of September 1…

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Dinsync Gilbert Analog Synthesizer

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"DinSync (Paul Barker) is the DIY synthesizer genius behind the RE-303 replica of the Roland TB-303. The Gilbert is his own design to recreate the sounds the equally famous Roland SH-101. Yes, it sounds just like the originals - AMAZING!

Professionally built and fully calibrated using precision equipment. This is a backup unit that has been in storage. It's only been used twice and has been fully tested and is ready to rock.

Use Gilbert with the sequencer of your choice! Use it with a MIDI sequencer using a MIDI/CV converter (check my other auction: Syntecno Teebee 303 clone with MIDI/CV converter.)

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Roland Juno 106 Programmable Polyphonic Synthesizer SN 472721

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"The successor to the Roland Juno-60 ("one of the most important synthesizers in popular music"), the Roland Juno-106 is a six-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer released in Japan in 1984, during the "Golden Era" of Japanese audio equipment. This synthesizer features classic, sought-after sounds that not only defined a generation of synthesizer-based music in the 1980s, but also continue to leave their mark in the modern era. The Juno-106 has been used by Daft Punk, Vangelis, Tame Impala, Justice, and more. The Juno-106 is full of enticing features, such as arpeggiation, stereo chorus, LFO modulation, MIDI connectivity, twice the patch memory of the Juno-60, and more. If you're looking for that authentic vintage analog polyphonic synth sound, then you definitely need to check out the Juno-106!

This particular unit is in very good condition and shows only light signs of age, including some minor scratches and dust stain (please see photos). This Juno-106 has been tested by our professional technician and is working perfectly. All keys, buttons, and lights are working perfectly, and the display is fully intact and easy to read."

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HAINBACH Recreates His Test Equipment Setup in a Eurorack Modular Synthesizer

Published on Feb 17, 2020 HAINBACH

"In which I solve my Eurorack crisis by using test equipment techniques to build a better modular synthesizer.

Me and my eurorack had our problems in the past year: I had built a system based around wavetables and powerful sequencing, but every time I sat down with it I made what I can only describe as stupid music: chatty happy pseudo-housy bouncy stuff that i could maybe use as a bed for a video, but nothing I really enjoyed. I had fun making it, but I did not like the results. All the sequencing power and tonal variation was too much, but also too little for the size of the system to make truly good tunes.

So I had a revelation: what if I build a system based on my favourite instrument now, my wall of test equipment. [check it out here]

So this is the system I put together from everything I had in my racks. Some modules were so long in there I had to drill the screws. It is a mini version of my test wall, and I feel super-inspired again to play with the eurorack. Translating what I have learned in the past year to the modular makes this feel like a very powerful yet small instrument, and I am back to making music with it that I actually enjoy.

get sounds, music and support what I do: http://patreon.com/hainbach"

Deep & dark jam w/ Deckard's Dream, Octatrack, ContinuuMini, modular (collab w/ Crooked Walking)

Published on Jan 31, 2020

"A live, semi-improvised hardware performance, and inspired by late-night collaboration. Tim Rich (aka Crooked Walking) was kind enough to host me as we stumbled our way into making a song from scratch. I handled some of the bones of the structure, and Tim was masterful in detailing the song with rich, unpredictable modular sounds. He also took advantage of the ContinuuMini (and its EagenMatrix internal synth engine) to make a great lead voice. I'm super pleased with the results of our night of hanging out.

At the end of the session, we decided we'd both take the audio and video and mix it in our respective ways. As such, please check out Crooked Walking's version of the audio and video here!: [below]

Written and performed in a 3-hour period, and uploaded as is, with only a little compression/limiting on the master.

Elektron Octatrack MkII — Drums, bass, ambience, MIDI sequencing for the Deckard's, effects for the Deckard's, master-level effects and scenes
Black Corporation Deckard's Dream — Three synth lines

Crooked Walking's setup, in order of appearance (thanks to Tim for writing this):

Morphagene – I caught an interesting loop in the 4ms Dual Looping Delay while I was running a different Quanta patch and recorded a couple variations of the patch into Morphagene. The Gene Size and Slide parameters are being manually controlled from the left two sliders on the Intellijel Tetrapad. The morph and Organize parameters are being modulated by the Malekko Voltage Block.

QuantaPercussion – This is a drone coming from Quanta on the iPad running one of the new Hainbach test equipment patches. The Quanta is set to drone a few notes that are then run into the modular. They are patched through a VCA with a Intellijel ADSR envelope being triggered by the Monome Grid running the Kria software on the Ansible module. The output of the VCA is then run into the 4ms Dual Looping Delay which is being controlled manually throughout the video (top right of the eurorack). The output of the Dual Looping Delay is going into the Intellijel Planar for some panning effects modulated by an LFO from the Monome Arc4. Finally, it’s being output into the Make Noise QPAS. The stereo width controls are being modulated by the Malekko Voltage Block. The filter cutoff is being controlled manually from the right most slider on the Intellijel Tetrapad. The high pass output from the QPAS is then recorded.

ContinuuMini – The ContinuuMini is running a choir preset from the EaganMatrix directly into Ableton. There are several plugins on the patch, most notably Ableton Echo for delay and the XLN RC20 Retro Color emulating an old cassette tape to lower the fidelity of the otherwise pristine sounding ContinuuMini.

Kick – The Intellijel Plonk SubKick preset is being triggered by the Monome Grid (running the Kria program on the Ansible module as described above in the Quanta Percussion description). The output is running through the LoFi Junky and, most importantly, through the Klangbau Rohren Tube VCA.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com"

Crooked Walking x Jay Hosking | Modular, Deckard's Dream, ContinuuMini, Octatrack +

Published on Jan 31, 2020 Crooked Walking

"This is my first full track in a long time, and I'm so excited that I got to make it with Jay Hosking. Some recent major (positive) life changes have kept me from making music, but I've finally got my new space setup and am back to making sounds.

Jay is a wizard with the Octatrack and really built the structure of this piece. The first two minutes are mostly him performing with Deckard's and the Octatrack."

Granular Synthesis and Test Equipment Soundpack for Audio Damage Quanta

Published on Jan 21, 2020 HAINBACH

"In which I talk about the sound pack for the Audiodamage Quanta Granular Synthesizer I made from test equipment sounds.

Chris Randall of Audio Damage saw my video on the Princeton Applied Research 124A Lock-In Amplifier [2:10 here] and was impressed: he asked me if I could make a pack on basis of that machine for their synth Quanta, and I was more than happy to do that. Granular synthesis has been an old love of mine, it was even part of my masters exam back in University. Combining the test equipment with the granular tools was a perfect fit, and I was so happy with the pack that I incorporated it in my live and travel setup. In the video I describe the process, talk a bit about Quanta and go into the context of how I use these sounds personally.

Get the pack: https://www.audiodamage.com/collectio...
Chip in on Patreon: https://patreon.com/hainbach"

Also check out Wind Machine featuring an Applied Research Lock-In Amplifier by BernhardtSynthesis here. See the test equipment label for more.

Korg SV-2: The evolution of a modern classic

Published on Jan 7, 2020 Korg

Korg SV-2 Stage Piano 1st Look

Published on Jan 7, 2020 sonicstate

"Never before has a single instrument captured the signature sound, the unique performance experience, and the aesthetic satisfaction of so many definitive keyboards as the KORG SV-2 Stage Vintage.

Ten years ago, KORG launched the Stage Vintage line to wild acclaim. The combination of an intuitive live panel, the premier keybed, the ultimate realization of coveted vintage sounds, the clarity of world-class pianos, the warmth and character of period-proper effects, and the distinctively smooth shape has inspired musicians from around the globe for over a decade. Available with either 88 keys or 73 keys, these SV-2 models are the latest additions to the Stage Vintage series, featuring more of everything that makes an SV great. More Sounds. More Memory. More Polyphony. More Presets. More Control. It is quite literally everything one could want in a performance stage piano … and more. Plus, be sure to check out the SV-2S models, equipped with an internal K-ARRAY speaker system.

More. More. More.

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Flame 4 VOX Wavetable VCO and Curves-Analog Moving Resonance Filter Bank

Published on Dec 25, 2019 Dziam Bass

"Hello guys I hope that Christmas is passing well and you are enjoying the new equipment !
So today I have a small movie with 4VOX and Curves modules from Flame instruments
4 vox I used one preset wavetable voice called OLD FORMS and I added to it Curves - Analog Moving Resonance Filter Bank using ODD output.
As you can see small changes when you introduce the variation and envelope knob, I also introduced the low frequencey oscillator from Dual LFO module from nakedboards to 3 bands later.
this allows the individual bands in the filter to introduce further moves and creates completely new sequences, but here I showed it only in a demonstrative way to a small extent, of course the possibilities are much larger.
Clock can be entered with Lfo pulse or just a clock.
small demo fun but it's best to check it out for yourself."

Flame 4 VOX

Synthetic Soundlabs Pays a Rare Visit to Bell Lab's VODER Speech Synthesizer From 1939

Update: via Doug: "The console I’m playing is a recreation that was commissioned to me by current Bell Labs President Marcus Weldon. I’m seen here playing it prior to a BL event. Photo by Larry Fast. Also in attendance was Wally DeBacker (Gotye). you can see and hear me play it live on the PBS series 'Breakthrough: History of the Smart Phone' episode [might not be available in your area though]. Narrated by Patrick Stewart, and hosted by former editor of Popular Mechanics, Jim Meigs."

via Synthetic Sound Labs, click through for additional pics.

"For the first time in nearly 80 years, the VODER has been found – well at least some of it. Unfortunately, none of the operator consoles are known to have survived the various archive moves over the years.

On December 15, 2015, SSL’s President Doug Slocum was treated to unprecedented access to the AT&T Archives & History Center in Warren New Jersey to view and record the uncovering of two of the original equipment racks used to train VODER operators in preparation for the Bell System’s 1939 Worlds Fair exhibit."

Check out this post for an old black and white video demo of the VODER when working. You can find a handful of additional posts mentioning the VODER here.

This one was spotted and sent in via M Me.

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Playing live with nuclear instruments and unknown synths

Published on Dec 16, 2019 HAINBACH

Some new gear in the second half of the video includes the Herbs and Stones Liquid Foam and the Neon Egg Planetarium (demos below).

"In which I play an improvised live show with a setup that is new and barely rehearsed.

Usually when I play live, I like to work with the setup I have had for the past three years. In fact, the reason for this channel was that I needed an audience to get better at improvising on my instruments, the camera became an important tool to get good it. But after five weeks of doing art projects, theatre soundtracks and live performances I was burned out. So I decided to play myself a little bit - I choose a completely new setup. Only the Plumbutter was with me on stage before, the rest, including FX and mixer, are studio pieces. Some, such as the Boxcar I had never used in that function before, and one synth had just arrived that day. I did not even know if I could safely travel with the nuclear instrumentation modular rack, without it breaking. The excitement of trying something new helped break the block I felt and I had a good time at the show.

You can find the full audio here: www.patreon.com/hainbach"

Check out more of HAINBACH's experimental lab and test equipment in previous posts here.

Herbs and Stones Liquid Foam - patch from scratch

Published on Dec 5, 2019 Gianluca Herbertson

"A quick jam with Liquid Foam, showing some of its patching possibilities.

herbs---stones.com"

2X Liquid Foam jam

Published on Aug 7, 2019 Gianluca Herbertson

"Quick jam with two Liquid Foam prototypes on a hot and cloudy summer afternoon"

Neon Egg Planetarium - Sidechain Compressor, Reverb, Delay, Chorus

Published on Feb 8, 2019 NEON EGG

"This is the Planetarium from Neon Egg.

It's a stereo reverb and chorus, running into a delay (with stereo modulation) which then runs into a compressor (with external sidechain).

Create beautiful tapey wobbly reverb tails from any instrument, then sidechain it live to a drummer (or anything else) without needing a computer or click track."

Neon Egg Planetarium - In Depth Video

Published on Jun 29, 2019 NEON EGG

EG&G 124A - from lab instrument to analog synthesizer

Published on Nov 11, 2019 HAINBACH

"In which I demonstrate the awesome sound power that is the EG&G PARC 124A lock-in amplifier when used for #willitmusic. This research instrument is a crown jewel of making music with test equipment, as it has all the parts that make an analog synth - VCA, multimode filter, oscillator. I have covered lock-in amplifiers before, but this one truly is the best so far. It can do tiny microsounds, glassy pings, throbbing basslines and process a TR-606 into a monster. Check http://patreon.com/hainbach for the sound pack."

Also see: The Sound Of Atoms: Nuclear Instrumentation Modular, and more HAINBACH here.

Exploring The 3340 VCO And 2144 LPF

Published on Oct 23, 2019 John L Rice

"Check out ElectroSmith at: https://www.electro-smith.com/

00:00 - Beginning
00:25 - 3340 VCO Features
01:22 - 2144 LPF Features
02:06 - Exploring The 3340 VCO
08:48 - Exploring The 2144 LPF
17:35 - 3340 VCO Tracking Test
18:28 - Exploring The Patch
25:27 - End

Equipment used in this video:
ElectroSmith - 3340 VCO, 2144 LPF
Synthesizers.com - Q109 EGs, Q148 VCA, Q167 LFO, patch cords
Synthetic Sound Labs - 1200 VCO
Moon - 569 sequencer, 565+565D+567 quantizer, M500-T8 case
Strymon - BigSky reverb and Timeline delay pedals
Lexicon - MX400 reverb
Canon - C100 MkII camera, 20mm CN-E lens
Atomos - NinjaFlame video recorder
Fotodiox - LED lighting
Dracast - LED lighting
Sony - Vegas Pro 13 NLE software
Apple - iPad Mini with Faber Acoustical Signal Scope Pro

Thanks for watching, rating, commenting, and for sticking around! ;-)"

Roland TB 303 Vintage Analog Bass Synthesizer Clean And Serviced

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"This classic and outstanding synthesizer is still in great condition. The bottom is scuffed heavily, but the sides and top are clean and look close to new. The connections have all been tested and it is free of corrosion. It is in great working condition. 4 C-cell batteries will be included. Please be sure to check out my other listings of vintage pro audio equipment. If you are a collector, or love that sweet vintage sound, you don’t want to miss out. (DC adapter not included)"

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I Hired A Kitty Backing Band, And Payed Them In Tinned Tuna

Published on Jun 30, 2019 LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

POWERTRAN TRANSCENDENT 2000, vintage test equipment/oscillators, stuffed cats & LMNC.

"I got some session #cat #musicians to play my song, they are surprisingly good!

The song is called Modern Gas : CHECK OUT MODERN GAS ON SPOTIFY :-
http://bit.ly/LMNCSpotify

shot by JOHNNY GODDARD, this all came from use trying to work out how to have the solo playing whilst i played guitar...."

Clock O'Pawn - Shakmat Modular Midi/CV Clock Generator

Published on Apr 13, 2019 Dziam Bass

"Today we have unboxing movie the Clock O'Pawn module from Shakmat Modular in combination with Quad Trigger Sequence Generator -Four Bricks Rook.
The Clock O'Pawn is a useful device for obtaining a clock that works like a real d'Orchester chef. The transport section allows you to start, stop and reset connected instruments that are synchronized with the intuition and MIDI equipment. If you get tired of the metronomic clock, turn up the swing function, and the maestro will guide you with a nice shuffle!
4 different clock sources: BPM potentiometer, knock frequency, external clock or MIDI input,A reset output that generates a reset trigger slightly before the first clock signal Swing function, controlled by a potentiometer, from bright groovy to triplets, is only part of what this module can do, the rest check on the official website, as well as a demo show that will introduce you to this module.http://www.shakmatmodular.com/index.php"