Liminal Patch 008 : Ambient Eurorack Modular Exploration

video upload by Botched Creative

"Creaturae Imaginis is a slow-burning descent into tone, texture, and atmosphere—12 minutes of ambient analog synthesis, layered with subtle generative elements. Recorded live to multitrack, each voice was captured in isolation, allowing for extensive post-processing and detailed mixing. The result is a piece that blurs the line between raw performance and sculpted sound design—a meditation on presence, process, and the strange beauty of voltage in motion.

Main Synths:
Forge TME Vhikk X, Maneco Labs Grone 2 Dark Drone Machine, Moog Mother 32, Moog Matriarch, Archea Loki, Winterbloom Castor & Pollux.

Sequencer:
Arturia KeyStep Pro

Processors:
Make Noise Maths, Happy Nerding 3x Mia, ALM Pam's Pro Workout, Xaoc Devices Zadar, Xoac Timiszoara, Expert Sleepers ES-9, Intellijel Quadratt, Thorn Audio VC LFO, Maneco Labs Clusterverb, Maneco Labs Filter Eko, Animal Factory Vivisect, After Later Audio Cloaks,

Post-Processing:
Walrus Audio Fable, OBNE Darkstar, Meris Mercury X, Meris Mercury 7, Meris Polymoon, Meris LVX, Boss RE-20, Chase Bliss Mood, Chase Bliss Generation Loss, Strymon Timeline, Strymon Big Sky, Abelton Live (tracking), Motu Digital Performer (mixing), Kush Audio, Slate Digital, Valhalla DSP, Waves plugins.

Enjoy the in-between world."

Red Sound EleVAta - 1.13 final firmware

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"Great rare VA with only a few hundred made, even fewer on latest firmware. Ignore the factory presets. Multitimbral, see video for example of its drum synthesis. Hate to see it go.

On the only usable firmware revision, all others are like having 2x Darkstar XPs, but glitchy with low output. You can only get the firmware image from the vendor, then would need to actually burn the chip and install.

The faceplate, like a lot of things from this era, has a coating that wears off, which makes it a bit of a dust magnet. All knobs, buttons, outputs, and joystick fully functional."

The Access Virus Has Been Discontinued

According to Amazona.de, the Access Virus has been officially discontinued.

Google translated:

Many people have already suspected it: Access mastermind Christoph Kemper has confirmed to us that the Access Virus TI2 has no longer been produced for a few months. There were many clues, as the last Access Virus TI2 series was released in 2009. The Virus TI2 series included the Polar, Snow, Darkstar and Desktop models. Nothing new has been heard from Access Virus Synthesizer since then. The TI2 has been available for all these years and disappeared from shops in the last few months. Only power supplies and rackmounts can be found on the Access Virus website.

The move away from Access Virus could have something to do with the fact that Christoph Kemper discovered his love for amp propiling in 2011 and released the first Kemper Amp, which is still a complete success today. Despite this success, Access had a stand at Superbooth 2018 and we were able to ask Christoph Kemper about plans for new synthesizers.

Christoph Kemper confirmed that he is still interested in synthesizers, but is currently at full capacity with the Kemper amps. It became clear that his company did not have the capacity to develop Kemper amps and Access synthesizers at the same time. In the interview it was suggested that there might be an Access Virus TI3, but he didn't want to specify."

Access Virus TI2 Darkstar

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RedSound Darkstar XP2 SN 00813

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"Revamped version of the Dark Star MK1 - MK1 vs XP2 differences: XP2 features 1/4" instead of RCA outputs, 1/4" stereo headphone output, chorus, and special SINEWAVE mode (for OSC2).

British company Red Sound System's first synth, the DarkStar is a table-top 8-voice polyphonic synthesizer suitable for anybody who wants affordable analog sounds for use in most any style of electronic music. Analog sounds are created by DSP-based analog modeling which means you'll get reliable and clean analog-type synth sounds in an economical and professional instrument. The DarkStar features 2 oscillators per voice, 5-part multitimbral set-up, joystick mixing for oscillators, ring modulation, filter resonance and pink/white/blue noise generators.

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miserable gear jam

video upload by Jexus (sounds-for-synths.com)

"just a long version of the jam that you saw on the bad gear 100k sub episode;)

bassline - redsound darkstar
hihats with feedback - korg volca drum
kick & snare - alesis hr 16 (not seen in the video)
everything else - alesis micron"

Red Sound Darkstar XP2 Demo & Review

video upload by musictrackjp

"DEMO by Katsunori UJIIE."

Improvised TECHNO SET! 👊💥

video upload by Electronisounds Audio

"I made this set for Clownfest 10 (online music festival).
Entire Festival is here: / @pierrottheacidcl...

*This entire set is completely improvised.*

It took a lot of work, trial and error and practice to come up with this Eurorack techno setup.

The main melodic sequencer is a "Precision Disrupter" from Anti-Kulture, which is what allows me to keep changing the bassline to random new, awesome patterns whenever I want to (and then alter and play with those patterns in real time as well) - YAY!

Being able to add some midi synced arpeggios and "FX goodies" from the Virus Darkstar is the icing on the cake in this setup! I'm running it's audio directly into the big system, through a Circuit Abbey "Gozinta" to bring the line level up to Eurorack level, then into the Erica Synths Variable VCF so I can filter the sounds in and out of the jam! I love the character the Erica filter brings to the Virus sound - Niiiiiiiiice!

Whatever kind of music you are making - KEEP IT UP, Friends!
Don't stop making *YOUR MUSIC*!!"

Red Sound Darkstar Virtual Analog Desktop Synthesizer

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Access Virus TI2 Darkstar Limited Edition w/ Original Box

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Access Virus Ti2 Darkstar Synthesizer

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Analog and VA synthesizers. Sonus Magnetismi

video upload by KPProd Music

Red Sound Systems DarkStar 2
Estradin Solaris
Joyo Analog Chorus
Short wave radio

RedSound eleVAta Rare quirky digital mystery synth

video upload by HanzVolt

"I fell in love with the quirky sound of a RedSound synthesizer in 1999 when I purchsed a new Red Sound DarkStar...The DarkStar required patience to dial up sweet spots, but they were certainly there. A few years later I discovered that they created another machine in '01....
'the eleVAta'
Only 250 were ever produced...
.....and good luck trying to find a decent video of one on the interweb :))"

"Nocturnal" for Sequential OB-6

video upload by Antonio Antetomaso

"A demo of my "Nocturnal" library for Sequential OB-6- A library of 36 timbres inspired by the the Synthwave genre and, in details, dedicated to the sounds of 'The Midnight'.

The library is available on https://www.gprmusic.com/product-cate... and on https://www.synthonia.com/marketplace....

00:20-MN-Daytona
00:55-MN-Innocence
02:03-MN-JohnHughes
02:39-MN-LightInTheDarkness
03:16-MN-SoftMemories
03:56-MN-ShadowsPad
04:28-MN-TearsInRain
05:06-MN-DarkStar
05:28-MN-MemoriesHardBass
05:44-MN-Jason
06:15-MN-ShadowsBrass
06:38-MN-Kids
07:00-MN-Collateral
07:26-MN-RiverOfDarkness
07:50-MN-ComebackKid
08:12-MN-SyntheticBell
08:40-MN-MighthawkBell
09:11-MN-MemoriesBell
09:35-MN-ComebackBell
09:55-MN-VeniceBeach
10:13-MN-SyntheticArp""A demo of my "Nocturnal" library for Sequential OB-6- A library of 36 timbres inspired by the the Synthwave genre and, in details, dedicated to the sounds of 'The Midnight'.

The library is available on https://www.gprmusic.com/product-cate... and on https://www.synthonia.com/marketplace....

00:20-MN-Daytona
00:55-MN-Innocence
02:03-MN-JohnHughes
02:39-MN-LightInTheDarkness
03:16-MN-SoftMemories
03:56-MN-ShadowsPad
04:28-MN-TearsInRain
05:06-MN-DarkStar
05:28-MN-MemoriesHardBass
05:44-MN-Jason
06:15-MN-ShadowsBrass
06:38-MN-Kids
07:00-MN-Collateral
07:26-MN-RiverOfDarkness
07:50-MN-ComebackKid
08:12-MN-SyntheticBell
08:40-MN-MighthawkBell
09:11-MN-MemoriesBell
09:35-MN-ComebackBell
09:55-MN-VeniceBeach
10:13-MN-SyntheticArp"

REDSOUND DARKSTAR w/ Original Box & Manual

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Classic Chilled Beats with Polyend Play and Virus Darkstar

video upload by Electronisounds Audio

"This week, I had the idea to get two things done at once:

Make a jam for the HWJ Facebook group, and at the same time, have a play around with a sample pack from my friend, Vortex over at Mobile Music Pro.

I'm judging a mix contest this week for this sample pack, so I thought I should get to know it better by making something with the samples myself!

The FREE sample pack: https://mobilemusicpro.com/pages/esse...

This week's HWJ (Hardware Jams) challenge theme was "TWO BOXES".

I picked the Polyend Play and Virus Darkstar as my two boxes and off I went to make a jam!

I got carried away though (Hahaha), and ended up programming out and arranging a full, finished track using the Play's sequencer and song mode. So, at the end of the day - this became a TRACK, not a JAM on any level, so I won't actually be submitting it to the weekly HWJ challenge this week.

**BONUS**: I learned how to send program changes over midi from the Play to the Virus to change presets during the track! SWEET!

Jam (track finished on) Date: 07/17/2022
Tempo: 124bpm
Key: Fminor Pentatonic (Yes, AGAIN! lol)

Whatever kind of music you are making - KEEP IT UP, Friends!
Don't stop making *YOUR MUSIC*!!"

Access Virus TI2 Darkstar Desktop Synthesizer

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AudioPilz - Synths - Bad/Better Gear

Bad Gear - Yamaha CS1x - Not Exactly My Thing video by AudioPilz

Just discovered this series. Above is the latest video featuring the Yamaha CS1x. Below is a playlist of previous videos in the series. I'm guessing the CS1x will be added. P.S. I actually own a CS1x and SU10 so it's kind of fun seeing them paired in this video. The CS1x is all ROMpler but it does have some nice icy strings. It has a bright digital character about it - like it's permanently run through a glassy sounding reverb.



Playlist (enjoy, or not - use the controls on the bottom left or upper right of the player to skip around):
Bad Gear - Roland TB-3 - A Touchscreen TB-303 Nightmare???
How To Control The Microkorg Using Midi Controllers??? (Tutorial)
Bad Gear - Microkorg - A Hipster Synth???
Bad Gear - Am I Too Bad For This Synth???
Bad Gear - Akai Timbre Wolf - Weakest Poly Synth???
Bad Gear - Korg Electribe EA-1 - Worst Of The Tribe???
Bad Gear - Red Sound Darkstar - Worst Synth Of All Time???
Bad Gear - M-Audio Venom - Biggest Software Dongle Of All Time???
Better Gear - DIY Yamaha DX7 Realtime Controller (Tutorial)
Bad Gear - Roland JX-305 - Pub Gig MC-505???
Bad Gear - Arturia Minibrute - The Tutorial Synth???
Bad Gear - Roland D-110 - 80s Sound In A Box???
Bad Gear - Yamaha FB-01 - Second Worst FM Synth???
Bad Gear - Yamaha SHS-10 Keytar - Most Embarrassing Synth Of All Time???
Bad Gear - Quasimidi Sirius - 90s Techno Machine???
Bad Gear - Korg Kaossilator Pro - The Synth of Christmas Past???
Bad Gear - Nintendo Korg DS-10 - Game Boy MS-20???
Roland U-110 - Yet Another Boring 80s Synthesizer???
Bad Gear - Roland Sound Canvas SC-55 - Vintage Gamers Synth???
Bad Gear - Yamaha DJX - Kid’s Keyboard???
Bad Gear - Roland SH-201 - The MP3 Synth??? (feat. Alex Ball)
Bad Gear - Casio SK-1 - The Original Fart Sampler
Bad Gear - Waldorf Blofeld - Vintage Sound of the Future???

AudioPilz Bad Gear posts

#FFS​ - February Filter Sweep pt 3 - mini synths, grooveboxes, racks…

video by SynthAddict

"A simple FFS run-though of some mixed gear synth filters. Enjoy…
Sorry about the clipping on some bits, I was rushing.
I found out after I started editing the vids. :-(

Included: Yamaha AN200, Roland V-Synth XT, RedSound Systems DarkStar XP2, E-mu Emax II, Arturia MicroBrute SE, Modal Craft Synth 2, Arturia Origin (basic, Minimoog, Jupiter-8), Roland Aira TB-3, Behringer TD-3 ‘303 clone’"

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Edisyn 26 Free Open Source Patch Editor Released

You can find it here.

"Edisyn is a free open source patch editor for a number of synthesizers. Version 26 has new editors for the M-Audio Venom, Waldorf Kyra, and Casio CZ-230S. Version 26 also has several new patch exploration tools, including real-time morphing between four patches, and merging of random patch pairs from your synthesizer. Version 26 also has many bug fixes and improvements.

Edisyn runs on the Mac, Windows, and Linux.

At present Edisyn supports: the Alesis D4 and DM5; Casio CZ series; DSI Prophet '08, Mopho series, and Tetra; E-Mu Proteus 1/2/3, Morpheus, and UltraProteus; Kawai K1, K4, and K5; Korg MicroKorg, MicroSampler, SG Rack, and Wavestation SR; M-Audio Venom; Novation Drumstation and D Station; Oberheim Matrix 6, 6R, and 1000; Preen FM2; Red Sound DarkStar; Roland D-110, JV-80, and JV-880; Waldorf Blofeld, Microwave XT and XTk, and Kyra; most Yamaha 4-Operator FM Synths (such as the TX81Z and DX11); Yamaha FB-01; Yamaha DX7, TX7, TX216/816, Dexed, Korg Volca FM, and other DX7 compatible synths; Yamaha FS1R; Yamaha TG33, SY22, and SY35; Tuning standards and MTS; and generic CC, NRPN, and RPN control.

Edisyn has infinite levels of undo, a broad spectrum of patch exploration and creation tools (mutation, merging, nudging, morphing, blending, and evolutionary methods), and a wide array of other useful features. Try it out!"