Spectralis+Roland SRE555+Yamaha REV1

YouTube Uploaded by vectorass on Feb 10, 2012

"Some audio parts from Spectralis are feeding via external FX, internal fx1 and fx2 on Spectralis are carefully turned to zero to avoid a mess)) Yamaha REV1 and Roland Chorus SRE 555 are doing all job."

Quasimidi Sirius Synthesizer Workstation

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"Polyphony: 28 voices
Oscillators: 2 osc per voice : 128 synth waves, 365 drum and percussion samples
Filters: 24dB and 12dB slopes, Hi and Low pass filters with resonance and overdrive
Effects: FX1: reverbs, stereo delays. FX2: chorus, flanger, delays
Vocoder: 16 vocoder presets, 11 band programmable settings. ** mic not included **
Arp/Sequencer: 16 pattern arpeggiator / 7 track sequencer with tap tempo
Keyboard: 49 velocity sensitive keys
Memory: 384 patches (288 presets on banks A, B & C and 96 user on bank "U"), 16 vocoder patches, 20 percussion kits
Control: MIDI has 7 parts; 3 synth and 4 drums - each with separate midi channels. - This means it's like having THREE! THAT'S RIGHT 3! It's like having 3 synthesizers AND a drum machine all in one unit!"

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Trilogy - Yamaha FX-1 and GX-1 Videos

YouTube via cnxww893 — April 28, 2010 — Trology, performed on YAMAHA FX-1

華麗なるファンタジー

"cnxww893 — April 28, 2010 — 華麗なるファンタジー　composed by Chihiro Yamashita in '86
Performed on FX-1
山下千尋さんの華麗なるファンタジーです。当時のこれぞJOCという雰囲気が味わえる作品です。中間部のみ。"

All posts featuring the FX1

晴れた日に (2).

"cnxww893 — April 28, 2010 — 晴れた日に永遠が見える　Arranged by Masa Matsuda, performed on GX-1"

QUASIMIDI TECHNOX

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"The Quasimidi Technox is a rack mounted synthesizer which focuses on the instruments and sounds of rave, dance and techno music. The presets loaded on the Technox include dance basses, rave leads, hoover synths, acid squeals, space pads and also includes various drum kits. Many drum kits are based on popular drum machines such as the TR-808, 909 and 606.

In all there are 512 presets which can be edited and manipulated. The Technox also has a built in sequencer which can address up to 16 MIDI parts. Each part has its own level, pan, effect send and more. The technox is also multitimbral. Channel 1o is fixed to drums while the other 15 channels can be used freely.

The Quasimidi is a useful tool for any electronic musician as it provides many of the classic sounds found in various genres of electronic dance orientated music all in the one unit.

Specifications

Polyphony - 21 voices

Multitimbral - 16 parts

Oscillators - ROM sample playback. 3 samples per performance.

Waveforms - Various ROM samples. 64MB ROM sample bank.

LFO - Yes

Filter - Single low-pass filter per performance.

Envelope - ADSR envelope.

Effects - 18 effects across 2 effects units, FX1 for delay & reverb, FX2 for modulation (chorus, delay, flanging etc).

Sequencer - 16-track sequencer.

Arpeggiator - 1 arpeggiator.

Memory - 512 sounds, 100 performance slots, 14 multitimbral setups.

Control - MIDI In/Out/Thru, foot switch controller"

Quasimidi Sirius

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Details:
"Polyphony: 28 voices
Oscillators: 2 osc per voice : 128 synth waves, 365 drum and percussion samples
Filter: 24dB and 12dB slopes, Hi and Low pass filters with resonance and overdrive
Effects: FX1: reverbs, stereo delays. FX2: chorus, flanger, delays; vocoder
Arpeg/Sequencer: 16 pattern arpeggiator / 7 track sequencer with tap tempo
Keyboard: 49 velocity sensitive keys
Memory: 384 patches (288 preset, 96 user), 16 vocoder patches, 20 percussion kits
Control: MIDI (7 parts, 3 synth and 4 drums)

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Quasimidi Sirius

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"Specifications: Polyphony: 28 voices.
Oscillators: 2 oscillatorss per voice.
128 synth waves, 365 drum and percussion samples. 
Filter: 24dB and 12dB slopes, Hi and Low pass filters with resonance and overdrive. 
Effects: FX1: reverbs, stereo delays. FX2: chorus, flanger, delays; vocoder.
Arpeg/Sequencer: 16 pattern arpeggiator / 7 track sequencer with tap tempo. 
Keyboard: 49 velocity sensitive keys. 
Memory: 384 patches (288 preset, 96 user), 16 vocoder patches, 20 percussion kits. 
Control: MIDI (7 parts, 3 synth and 4 drums)."

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Yonac Software's KASPAR Now Available

KASPAR Supersynth - Intro to Morphology

Published on Jul 20, 2017 YonacSoftware

"A quick tutorial showing the basics of morphing and automorphing in KASPAR: Multi-Engine Automorphing Supersynthesizer.

KASPAR is available now for iPad on the iTunes store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kaspa...

This tutorial will teach you how to:
- Use 4 different synth layers in one preset sound
- Assign synths to the morph groups
- Turn morphing on
- Use automorphing, including different modes, loops, and speeds
- Write & erase an automorphing path
- Add modulation to the path
- Get creative creative with Morphology!"

And a couple of videos from SYNTH ANATOMY, followed by pics and details from iTunes:

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Roland E-MIX Studio SP-808EX Videos by H4NDCRAFTED

YouTube Uploaded by H4NDCRAFTED
SP-808EXs on eBay. No auction number in the video descriptions and no time to dig. H4NDCRAFTED if you are out there, feel free to send it in.

Playlist:

1) ROLAND E-MIX STUDIO SP-808EX OVERVIEW (DEMO PART 1/7) - "T he first in a series of videos going through every function of this excellent sampler / 4 track recorder + effects."

2) ROLAND E-MIX STUDIO SP-808EX OVERVIEW (DEMO PART 2/7) DISCLESS MODE + EDIT / CONTROL SECTION. - "The second in a series of videos going through every function of this excellent sampler / 4 track recorder + effects. This Video cover discless mode and looks at the edit and main control section."

3) ROLAND E-MIX STUDIO SP-808EX OVERVIEW (DEMO PART 3/7) DISCLESS MODE + EDIT / CONTROL SECTION CONT. - "The third in a series of videos going through every function of this excellent sampler / 4 track recorder + effects. Continuing the video that covers discless mode and looks at the edit and main control section."

4) ROLAND E-MIX STUDIO SP-808EX OVERVIEW (DEMO PART 4/7) MIXER SECTION - "The forth in a series of videos going through every function of this excellent sampler / 4 track recorder + effects. This video deal with the functionality of the mixer section."

5) ROLAND E-MIX STUDIO SP-808EX OVERVIEW (DEMO PART 5/7) D-BEAM & EFFECTS - "The fith in a series of videos going through every function of this excellent sampler / 4 track recorder + effects. This Video covers the D-Beam and the start of the effects section which is continued in another video."

6) ROLAND E-MIX STUDIO SP-808EX OVERVIEW (DEMO PART 6/7) EFFECTS CONTINUED

7) ROLAND E-MIX STUDIO SP-808EX OVERVIEW (DEMO PART 7/7) SAMPLER SECTION - "The fith in a series of videos going through every function of this excellent sampler / 4 track recorder + This video covers the sampler section."

8) fx1.mp4

New Blofeld System available

via Stefan Stenzel on the Waldorf list:

"Hello,

I just uploaded the firmware version 1.03 for Blofeld:

Blofeld_V1_03.zip

This is mainly to be considered a bugfix release, addressing many problems that users kindly reported to us. So the most prominent bugfixes are:

-PPG Filter in combination with wavetables without noise
-Phaser in FX1 slot without spurious crackling
-Parts 5..16 stereo and optional mix into FX2
-Only audible Effect parameters editable
-Eliminated spurious encoder crosstalk

There are many more bugs that have been fixed, but we are too embarrassed to admit those ever existed.

Regards,
Stefan"

Update: a sysex conversion via Till Kopper:
http://faq.waldorfian.info/Blofeld_V1_03.syx (110 421 bytes)

Missing Link (www.wifimidi.com) wireless control of Korg MicroKorg

YouTube Uploaded by MissingLinkMIDI on Jun 2, 2011

"www.wifimidi.com

In this video, I demonstrate using an iPad with a TouchOSC (www.hexler.net) template I created (available at: http://wifimidi.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=121) to control a Korg MicroKorg wirelessly via the Missing Link (www.wifimidi.com).

The Missing Link allows users to create completely custom software interfaces for controlling any of the MIDI parameters of their instruments. In this case, it exposes a lot of the controls and functions of the MicroKorg that are not easily accessible (or simultaneously configurable) directly. This is all done without a computer, ensuring the lowest possible latency and highest possible stability for critical performance applications."

iPad editor for the KORG MicroKORG

TouchOSC - hexler
iPads on eBay

Update: I gave this editor a try and it is excellent. It really opens up the MicroKORG and allows you to approach it in a way that was not possible below. You'll discover new things that were once inhibited. Unfortunately the MicroKORG does not make all parameters available via MIDI though. For example you can't adjust the speed of the arpeggiator, and you can select the effect type for FX1 and FX2. Note that is a limitation of the MicroKORG and not the editor.

Radikal Technologies Spectralis OS Update

PDF here
Update COD binary
http://www.spectralis.de/

Some highlights from the PDF:
"Version 1.0 Preliminary Info
New Sample Managment
The Spectralis now allows exchanging the sample set without rebooting. Samples, set to dynamic loading will be loaded on songselection. Samples, not used in the current song will be removed from memory. Memory cards will be enumerated automaticly. As soon as you insert a new samplecard, the sample-names will be added to the sample list in the oscillator section.
But the new functionality goes even further. Sometimes when arranging a new pattern you want to check other sounds by selecting a sample in the oscillator menu, selecting a preprogrammed sound or by using the randomize sound function. After loading a couple of samples the RAM memory just for testing if they fit the current arrangment would fuel the RAM very quickly. The Spectralis new sample managment will unload samples, which are only temporarily loaded automaticly. The Spectralis will hold samples, that are already in use by patterns of the current song but will unload samples, that have been choosen but discarded by selecting another one. That all works in background. With the Spectralis you simply don’t need to care about „Load-Sample“-menus or unload sample functions like on other samplers. By default, Spectralis 1 samples are set to „Fix loading“. That means that they get loaded on startup and will resist in
memory until you shut down the Spectralis again. This setting only makes sense, if a sampleset is in use in almost all songs. Fixed loaded samples resist in memory and the consumpted memory is not available for dynamic sample loading. For that reason, you should set your samplesets to „dynamic-loading“."

"FX Editor and FX-2
FX-2 has been added to the soundengine and both FXs are now editable. FX2 offers the same functionality like FX1. The FX’s algorithm is at the moment a Digital Delay with some nice extra features. Beside tempo synced delays and ping pong echoes the Spectralis FX section allows very cool moduation FX’s like flanging and chorusing as well.

On the Fly Realtime Recording
Realtime Recording can now be started without stopping the sequencer. The Spectralis must run in Pattern-Mode to start this function. Just select Record and start playing. For orientation you can view the bar position at the LEDs of the numbuttons. After selecting another part, you will be asked if you want to keep the new recording or if you want to jump back to the original recording. Pressing of „Play“ stops the recording but not the sequencer. Play just changes from recording to playback mode without any stopping. As soon as you left the recording loop, the dialog for discarding or keeping the recording appears.

Recording of MIDI controllers
Version 1.0 of the firmware allows for record pitchbend and modulationwheel data in realtime recording mode. The opportunity to assign the modulation wheel and the pitchbend wheel to different parameter targets allows for recording your filtersweeps and other parameters as well. However - the upcoming next version will also record the knob movements of the Spectralis panel.

Quicksound Selection
The new quicksound gives a direct and quick acces to your favorite sounds and drumsets. The quicksound function creates a new file on the internal flash rom called „FAVORITS.SBK“. This is a special mixed format soundbank that holds 32 Hybrid synth sounds, 32 DSP synth sounds, 16 drumsounds for each category kick, snare, closed.hihat, open hihat, clap, tom and percussion, 16 complete drumsets and 16 FX programs.

The randomize function creates new sounds by taking different elements from a number of sounds and mixing them together into new sounds. Furthermore, the randomize function copies the new sounds into a list with 16 entries. After creating some random sounds you can step backwards through the list to check always the last 16 random sounds you created. Going forward into the list creates new random sounds as soon as you have reached the end of the list.
Additionally the randomize function comes with a buffer sound memory. You can hold one of your best randomize results inside this buffer and recall this buffer later. By pressing prev and recall, you can compare the current selected randomized sound from the list with the one, you have saved temporarily into the buffer.

The Spectralis sports a Shuffle function that allows for bringing some nice groove feeling into your tracks. The Shuffle function can be assigned to 8th, 12th, 16th, 24th and 32th notes. The shuffle function always delays the second and the fourth note of a 4 note group by an selectable amount between one and nine 192th notes. The Shuffle Function can be enabled for different tracks independently and you can assign the groove quantize function to step sequencer lines as well.

Shift button latching
The Spectralis allows for latching and temporarily latching the [SHIFT] button now. That is a very usefull feature especially in Live situation, where you have to manage some shifted functions with one hand. Another improvement changes the menu navigation. You can set the edit menus now into a turnaround mode, where the last page in a menu flips to the first page by pressing the [PAGE-UP] button. Both new features can be activated in the System menu.

MIDI SYNC OUT
The Spectralis sends now Start, Stop and Continue in pattern mode and Start and Stop in Songmode and MIDI-Clock.

Easy Triggergroup editing menu access
This button opens directly the menu pages for the triggergroup definition of the Hybrid synth when the hybrid Synth is selected and opens the Part Mixer Channel strip when a DSP part is selected.

Easy envelope bypass control menu
The envelope bypass settings of oscillators and filters can now additionally edited in an extra menu with two menu pages.

Bugfixes
Beside long awaited new features, the latest Spectralis Firmware release contains a lot of bugfixes:
-Extern Sync was not working correctly with songchains.
-Default System settings were not saved.
-MIDI Controllers werde not fed into the engine, if the Arpeggiator was running.
-Under some wired circumstances the sequencer started to eat polyphony.
-Some circumstances caused note hangings at some tempos.
-Init Sound in Hybrid Engine created inaudible settings caused by cleared triggergroup settings.
-Arpeggiator Resolution above 96th notes caused note hangings.
- Missing samplesets caused delayed pattern changings.
- Stepsequencer target DSP part Kick was not memorized.
- problems when using more than one memory card with USB access."

Yamaha EX1 SN 5012

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Anyone know more about these? Where they purely organs or did they have any synth capabilities? Do not confuse the EX1 with the mighty GX-1 analog monster or the FX1 FM monster. The auction details claims, "Successor to the famed, GX-1, this organ was very similar in many regards and originally cost $35,000 when new in 1977!" In look yes, in anything else? If you know feel free to comment.

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Yamaha Electone FS-500

via this post on Free Organs USA where you'll find more info on the FS-500.

via Rockstardave in the comments of this post on the Jimmy and the Yamaha FX1.

"I did a write up on my FS-500, very similar to the FX-1"

Modbap Per4mer effects trails - AR Envelope Adjustments

video upload by Modbap Modular

"Can the Per4mer effects trail be adjusted? Of course. This is actually a day one feature. Each of Per4mer’s 4 effects has a built in AR (attack release) envelope. It’s adjustable from 5 ms to 5 s.

SHIFT + ARCADE BUTTON + Turn FX1 = adjust AR envelope attack

SHIFT + ARCADE BUTTON + Turn FX2 = adjust AR envelope release

If you really want to get creative, try these adjustments on any of the 4 effects. Try experimenting with the AR envelope on Glitch and Tape Stop with wet dry set to 50% or so for some really cool sound on sound effects."

WABOT-2 and the Yamaha FX-1

Cool shot via LOBOTS via Music Thing.

Previous posts mentioning the FX1

LoFi Future T-420 UHG Analog Video Glitch FX Processor - Eurorack Modular Video Effects

video upload by LoFiFuture

"Availible to preorder here: https://lofifuturestore.square.site/p...

The T-420 Ultra High Grade is the latest addition to the T-420 family. It features the same core functionality as the original T-420 with some big improvements.

It is a 12HP euro rack format module but can be used as a standalone module that takes a standard 12V input with the use of an optional baseplate.

The most notable improvement is the addition of 3 new effects. They can be switched on or off via the slide switch and the intensity can be altered with the corresponding knob. Each effect can also be externally switched with a gate source, it can do this all the way up to video rate frequencies.

FX1 - Chroma Bloom (creates washes of banding colours and high saturation)

FX2 - Horizontal displace (a feedback patch that created jagged horizontal lines)

FX3 - Edge Trace (creates ringing feedback effects that trace the bright parts of an image)

There is also a bipolar CV input with a trim control, this controls the overall behaviour of the video processor and thus influences the FX listed above.

A 'soft bypass' switch allows you to mix some unaffected video signal with the effected video signal to help stabilise the signal and change the flavour of FX altogether.

A wonderful addition to any modular video synth setup or a great way to introduce some synced CRT visuals to your audio modular."

Polyend Tracker // Review and Full Tutorial from Sample to Song

Published on Mar 18, 2020 loopop

TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
0:50 Tracker basics
2:40 Overview
5:05 Connectivity
6:10 Sample loader
8:10 Sampling
9:10 Sample Editor
11:30 Sequencing
14:00 Fill
17:20 Recording live
18:00 FX1 & FX2
20:15 Grid tips
22:50 Song mode
24:50 Perform mode
27:40 Master controls
28:25 Sample playback
29:15 Slicing
30:45 Wavetable
33:15 Granular
35:45 Instrument params
37:05 Modulation
39:45 MIDI Sequencing
41:30 Misc Q&A
42:50 Pros and cons
45:20 A few songs

You can find details on Polyend Tracker here.

RARE Quasimidi Sirius Synthesizer Keyboard Groovebox Vocoder w/ Mic & Manual

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The First Digital Synthesizers

A friend of mine asked me what the first digital synth was. To my surprise I wasn't sure. We all know it was the Yamaha DX7 (1983) that changed the landscape from analog to digital, but it clearly wasn't the first. The NED Synclavier (1975) and the Crumar/DKI GDS (197x?) and Synergy (1982) predate it. If anyone out there knows for sure, feel free to comment. Image of the Crumar/DKI GDS via synthony.

Snip on the GDS via Synthmuseum.com:
"'The GDS came out of some early research at Bell Laboratories in the early '70s,' explains Mercer 'Stoney' Stockell, who himself shared in developing the GDS and Synergy. 'Hal Alles, a researcher there, designed the high-speed additive engine that was put into the GDS and later systems. He was a very bright man. The work originally came out of some stuff he was supposed to be doing for echo-cancellation on telephone lines.'"

BTW, regarding the DX7, be sure to check out this post on the Yamaha FX1.

Update via adam s in the comments:
"The Dartmouth Digital Synthesizer is the Synclavier's ancestor. This is recognized as the first digital synthesizer existing as a self-contained instrument, closed system or whathaveyou. Of course, the first digital synthesizer (that is, first digital device to synthesize sound for the sake of music), is the IBM 704 Mainframe computer, on which Max Matthews created Music I in 1957. It's amazing how far computer synthesis predates 'digital synthesizers'. I'm sure that in that almost 20 year span, plently of people had developed (successfully or not) digital synthesizers, especially during the early 70's microprocessor boom."

Yamaha Superstar!

via googoofish:

"Saw your great bit on the FX1 and I thought I recognised it from the cover of an old record I had, It turned out to be a yamaha EX42 but I thought you might find it intresting anyway. You can never have too many covers of Light my fire."

Indeed. Title link takes you to the mp3. Thanks googoofish!

Update via Andre:
"I've found a download link for the "Yamaha Superstar" record (Koichi Oki)"