Are ROMplers "real" synthesisers? & Pushing a Table

Floyd Steinberg

Two videos featuring the Yamaha EX5 by Floyd Steinberg. The Yamaha EX5 is one powerful synth.

Pushing a table. (Sampling, Yamaha EX5, Digitone)

Floyd Steinberg
Update: video renamed to: Pushing this table creates an AWESOME sound (sound design)

"I accidentally pushed a table across the floor, creating an surprisingly pleasing sound. A nice opportunity for some putting the EX5's sampler into action, accompanied by some nice FM drums from the Digitone! (Track begins at 2:24)"

Can Floyd Steinberg Repair This Alesis Micron Synthesiser?

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"I picked up this damaged #AlesisMicron #synthesizer on 'bay for a really good price. The previous owner said it's output is noisy and jittery, so let's take a look under the hood together and see if I can succeed at a #diyrepair ! Table of contents:

00:00 introduction
00:27 what is the Alesis Micron?
00:53 the problem
01:26 why even try?
01:59 diagnostics mode
02:42 local mode off!
02:58 disassembling
04:23 reassembling, but without casing
05:00 narrowing down the cause of the problem
05:32 inspection with a multimeter
06:09 examining the capacitors
06:33 resoldering/reflowing solder
06:50 further narrowing down the problem
07:22 back to the service manual, identifying components
08:39 DISCLAIMER
08:59 a close look at the mainboard
10:08 short sound demo (disassembled Micron without external effects)
12:29 some important considerations to make"

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Can I repair this Alesis Micron synthesizer? (Part 2)

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Two weeks ago, I posted a video showing my thought process on finding the flaw in a used Alesis #Micron #synthesizer and an attempt at starting a #electronicsrepair. Here's a follow up and a conclusion to that story. No table of contents this time, you well need to watch the whole thing or not at all. ;-) There's a conclusion at 08:54, though, if you're in a hurry."

"Heligoland" - ambient improvisation with @Lanthan O'Ide

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Some weeks ago, @Lanthan O'Ide embarked on an epic journey to the northern shores, stopping by at my place for 2 days, and we recorded no less than 4 videos (which you can mostly watch / listen to on his channel). But here's a peaceful, ambient piece played on Yamaha Reface DX / EX5. Lanthan came up with the chord progressions and I added the EX5 'melody' part later (patch is P2-091, 'Oberlead' - using the EX5's virtual analog engine)"

There is an alternative take of this on Lanthan's channel: [below] - can you spot all the differences and which one do you like more? ;-)"


video upload by Lanthan O'Ide

"Jamming together on the Reface DX and the EX5. This is another ambient track that came to be during my recent visit at @Floyd Steinberg 's place. Hope you'll like this little improv of us making music together!
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For those playing along at home:
The key is C major, the tempo 90 BPM.
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About the recording process:

We recorded this song in two steps: I laid down the part of the Reface DX first, and afterwards, Floyd added his part with the EX5.

Also, many thanks to Floyd for the mixing and editing the video!
It was also him who came up with the title 'Heligoland', and thus we included some videos from my recent trip to the island of Heligoland as B-roll."

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Making a track with the ZOOM R20 synthesizer

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

ZOOM R24 vs R20 comparison below.

"OK so @ZoomSoundLab gave us an FM #synthesizer with 20 static patches in their #r20 #multitrack recorder. In this video, I'm trying to use that to create music. Table of contents:

00:00 hi
00:23 what is a ZOOM R20?
00:40 USB adapter cable for connecting MIDI devices
00:52 creating a project and activating MIDI IN
01:19 browsing all 20 sounds (which are not editable)
04:19 drum track using the grid editor, note length and velocity
05:27 repeating sequences
05:40 track settings: EQ, effects
06:33 converting to audio
06:55 recording a bass track (live recording and ironing out mistakes)
08:34 chord / synth pad track
09:19 adding effects to drastically change the pad sound
10:29 important things to consider
10:50 finished track (with vocals & guitar)
11:53 bye bye"

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ZOOM R24 vs R20 comparison - which one is better for you?

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"My ZOOM R20 multirack recorder finally arrived, so here's a comparison with the older R24, including some audio quality comparisons of different music styles. Table of contents:

00:00 introduction
00:35 hardware overview
01:26 what do both machines have in common?
02:55 R24 exclusive features
05:10 R20 exclusive features
07:25 why all of this may not matter ...
07:57 explaining my test setup
08:53 important things to consider
09:07 audio test 1: synthwave
09:39 audio test 2: ambient
10:10 audio test 3: rock
10:47 conclusion
12:10 bye-bye"

Akai Air OPx4 Plugin

Akai MPC OPx4 fm synth tutorial - digital tones video upload by Floyd Steinberg

First an overview by Floyd Steinberg. Further below, patch creation demos by Fortress of Sound.

"Alongside the 2.11 update for the MPC series, Akai released a powerful FM synthesiser plugin called OPx4. In this video, I create a patch step by step, taking a look at the operator matrix and other features.

00:00 intro
00:37 hello
01:02 installing the plugin
01:27 creating a plugin track
01:57 operator matrix, carriers and modulators
03:08 a simple operator setup
04:16 evolving pad: disable all modulation matrix entries
04:42 envelopes
04:57 modulator setup
05:30 lfo setup
05:55 operator 3 & 4 setup, submix
06:26 ... ratios
06:58 ... loudness
07:16 lfo 2 setup
07:31 effects setup, bus mix
08:04 filter setup
08:32 sample layer
09:00 macros
09:30 finished patch
10:25 important considerations
10:54 demo
12:15 bye-bye

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Akai Air OPx4 plugin. Let's Make a Bass Patch!

video upload by Fortress of Sound

INIT SINE Patch:
https://ufile.io/0wm73orl

Smack Bass Patch:
https://ufile.io/uxj0i3xo

Akai Air OPx4 plugin. Let's Make an Ambient Patch!

video upload by Fortress of Sound

INIT SINE Patch:
https://ufile.io/0wm73orl

Nightmare Wisps patch:
https://ufile.io/9zxj9mpg

Yamaha QY100 as the main sequencer in your hardware synthesizer setup

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"In this video, I'm using the @Yamaha Synths Official #QY100 as the main #sequencer in a hardware #synthesizer setup, switching patterns, tweaking sounds and changing chords on the fly. Table of contents:

00:00 intro
00:25 setup overview, MIDI cable connections
01:19 setting up a MIDI controller for sound tweaking on the QY100
01:42 setting up pattern mode for external MIDI playback
02:20 user phrases and chord tracks (live reharmonizing musical phrases to other chords / keys / harmonies)
03:58 chord change demonstration
04:22 muting the internal synth track to use an external synth instead
04:37 chord change and filter sweep demo
05:46 patterns effects (live quantizing)
06:18 demo track, improvised
09:46 bye-bye

Resources for this video:
DIY MIDI USB hub: [posted here]
QY100 midi implementation: https://jp.yamaha.com/files/download/...

Floyd Steinberg Yamaha QY100 posts

20 minutes of Yamaha QY100 sounds (no talking)

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Here are 20 minutes of Yamaha QY100 sounds straight out of the box (some filter sweeping and other sound tweaking on most of the sounds included). Table of contents:

00:00 E-Piano
00:54 Grand Piano
01:21 FM Piano ("DX7 Piano")
02:10 Vibraphone
02:33 Drawbar Organ
02:55 Rock Organ
03:22 Accordion
03:35 Fingered Bass
03:45 Synth Bass 1
04:12 Synth Bass 2
04:43 Synth Bass 3
05:21 Tremolo Strings
06:08 Slow Strings
06:34 Resonant Strings
07:24 Synth Strings
08:49 Choir Aaahs
09:27 Voice Oohs
10:29 Synth Voices
11:02 Trumpet
11:36 Trombone
12:32 Tuba
13:46 French Horn
14:27 Synth Brass 1
15:23 Resonant Synth Brass
16:10 Soft Brass
16:48 Square Lead
17:26 Drum Kits
19:29 Shwimmer Pad
21:02 Goblins

The QY100 has 525 XG (General MIDI plus extensions) sounds to choose from, many of those are based on the same samples. Using a MIDI controller, you can adjust filter settings, envelope settings and effect settings. This video is part of a series of videos on the QY100."

Floyd Steinberg QY100 posts

Yamaha RS7000 tutorial #2: automatic sample slicing how-to

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Here's how to sample a beat and automatically slice and distribute seperate drum samples to the keyboard on the Yamaha RS7000. Table of contents:

00:00 Introduction
00:17 starting the sampler, setting up the slice mode
01:04 example: sampling a beat from youtubes audio lib
01:23 trigger modes (manually vs. automatically by volume)
02:46 normalizing, starting the automatic processing
03:51 don't forget the CREATE button
04:32 playing the samples on the keyboard, creating a demo beat
05:20 adding filter, effects
05:48 conclusion"

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Floyd Steinberg Yamaha RS7000 posts

Floyd Steinberg: This is the last video on this channel...

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"... in 2023. Thanks for all your support, and I'll be back with new energy and interesting projects next year. Have a good new year and may all your plans and dreams come true. ;-)

This improvisation is based on Zynthian, which was one of the many pleasant surprises '23 had in store. It's sequencing 8 plugins and Motor Synth. Also acting as effects unit for the Dreadbox. Both synths are connected to Zynthians audio inputs.



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Motorsynth firmware 1.2 - it's a whole new synth

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"@GamechangerAudio 's #Motorsynth MK1 got a sizeable #firmwareupdate some time ago, and so far, no one talked about that. Until now! :-) This video brushes the most important new features like arpeggiator, #sequencer, motion recording, audio processing and shows all the key presses necessary to use them.

00:00 hello
00:37 what is a Motorsynth?
01:10 new amp envelopes
02:22 new filter envelopes
03:18 cross modulation options
04:31 arpeggiator
07:11 all new sequencer
09:04 motion recording
10:03 extended audio input processing
10:57 wait, there's more
11:51 sound demo (with MPC One for drums and effects)
13:51 summary, what's good, what's worth expanding on"

Lo Fi, but it's all Motorsynth (and MPC One for drums)

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"This video is an appetizer for a longer video walking through the new Motorsynth firmware, coming later today. This is Motor Synth recorded into MPC One, using the new Air Delay plugin.

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Yamaha RS7000 tutorial part 1: User interface, patterns and synth basics

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"I got more feedback than usual on my last video asking me to do a tutorial on the RS7000 #synthesizer #groovebox #sequencer. So here's the basics, an UI overview, and creating a track with drums and bass and subtractive synth stuff. Table of contents:

00:00 hi
00:18 user interface: mode selector, main menu
01:57 keyboard, track selector
02:28 recording a drum track using the step input mode, screen layout
04:21 recording a bass track, selecting sound banks and patches
05:26 subtractive synth functions (filter, envelope, effects)
08:14 lfo, portamento, pitch bend
09:22 lfo settings
10:01 recording automation (filter movement etc)
10:59 bye-bye"

Floyd Steinberg Yamaha RS7000 posts

Track: 1989 - Synthwave (Digitone, Yamaha EX5, Novation PEAK, ZOOM R24)

Published on Mar 10, 2020 Floyd Steinberg

A new track from supporting member, Floyd Steinberg.

"Here's a #synthwave song made on the #digitone , #yamahaex5 and #novationpeak

The synth parts were recorded realtime, as can be seen in the video. Guitar and vocals were added later on the #zoomr24 , where it was also mixed and mastered. All synthesizers are recorded as they are, using their internal effects only. My vocals were processed through a TC-100 Talk Box, then a MS100-BT ("Drive Delay"), then a slapback delay (Source Audio Nemesis) and a Nonlinear Reverse Reverb (Strymon BigSky). The rythm guitar is a VOX Starstream, Humbucker pickup, through a Strymon Sunset pedal."

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used under the Creative Commons License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..."

Floyd Steinberg Track: "Ashes To Ashes" (MPC, PEAK, DX, EX5, Guitar, Piano)

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Here's a track called "Ashes To Ashes" I recorded using the MPC One, which is sequencing ALL MY GEAR. ;-) EX5 is in multimode, doing the pad and the lead sound (lead was routed through audio output 3&4). Reface DX is doing the bass drone, PEAK is on that arpeggiated, filtered riff, and MPC is doing drums and that choir patch. There are some guest stars in this video:

Xavier Radix
Lanthan O'Ide
Wallmenis

If you like this song, it's also on bandcamp. https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com/"

Yamaha RS7000 tutorial #3: pattern chaining

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"In today's RS7000 video, I'm taking a look at pattern chaining, the list editor and turning your pattern chain into a song.

Table of contents:

00:00 hello
00:20 loading a sequence
00:45 adding another track (chords)
01:40 recording automation (filter cutoff frequency)
03:05 creating a new pattern (style) by copying the existing pattern
03:41 editing the pattern in the list editor
04:42 editing the bassline by transposing it
05:59 creating a pattern chain
07:03 setting the tempo of the patterns in the chain
08:03 convert the chain to a song
08:40 bye-bye"

Floyd Steinberg Yamaha RS7000 posts

Can Floyd Steinberg Repair This Alesis Micron Synthesiser (Part 2)

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Two weeks ago, I posted a video showing my thought process on finding the flaw in a used Alesis #Micron #synthesizer and an attempt at starting a #electronicsrepair. Here's a follow up and a conclusion to that story. No table of contents this time, you well need to watch the whole thing or not at all. ;-) There's a conclusion at 08:54, though, if you're in a hurry.

Support: https://www.paypal.me/alexselck"

Part 1 here

Floyd Steinberg: Ranking all the synthesisers I've ever owned

Floyd Steinberg

"This might be the most pointless effort ever, but here's a ranked list of all synthesizers I've ever owned. Sound examples and a brief pros&cons for every synthesizer included. Table of contents below...

Just so you don't waste your time, this list includes the following synths: Yamaha MOXF6, Pocket Operators, Circuit, AN200, WSA-1, PO-1, EX5, PEAK, ARQ-96, Refaces, Waldorf Blofeld, Roland Fantom X6, Korg X5D, Korg Prophecy, Yamaha TG-33, Kawai GMEGA, Digitone, and others."

DIY Raspberry PI multitrack Linux MIDI looper

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Here's how to turn your Linux Raspberry PI into an easy-to-use, headless (works-without a screen and keyboard) multitrack MIDI looper / sequencer for controlling up to 16 hardware synths live. Table of contents:

00:00 short demo
00:22 introduction
00:50 hardware setup
01:24 software prerequisites
02:49 downloading, compiling and installing the sequencer
03:55 sequencer setup / listing and adding midi devices
05:39 preparing your master keyboard
06:08 midi tracks and filters introduction
06:23 midi track and filter setup
08:33 metronome setup
09:51 important considerations
10:32 loop setup
11:05 setting the tempo
11:21 loading and saving
11:47 example: recording an 8 bar loop
12:30 adding another track and another synth
14:00 mapping commands to a MIDI controller (nanoKONTROL2)
14:29 downloading and installing the midi - to - typewriter service
14:53 configuring the midi - to - typewriter service
17:54 running the service as a background task
18:53 advanced scripting
19:23 complete demo (8 bar loop with 3 external synths)
21:45 creating a boot script
22:25 conclusion / bye-bye

Links: https://midish.org/

If you need some PI & MIDI basics, here's my PI playlist: [embedded below]
Example scripts (channel switching, recording, playing, stopping...) and config files you can adjust for your own setup: https://www.floydsteinberg.com/meta_d...

Creating this video was a lot of work. If you found it useful, you can support what I'm doing here by:

- buying my music on https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com/
- stream my music https://open.spotify.com/artist/71Ylx...
- buying my sample- and patchsets for various synths on https://gumroad.com/floydsteinberg (you can also download that for free, please leave a rating in that case)

Any of these are highly appreciated - thank you."

Floyd Steinberg PI Playlist

Roland JD-08 sounds (no talking)

video upload by Floyd Steinberg



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Also see Floyd Steinberg's Roland JD-08 Review and Tutorial

"The #Roland #JD-08 is one of the "Boutique" synths inspired by 1991s JD-800, which brought back an analog style user interface to a digital #synthesizer. In this video, I'm browsing all the patches of bank A. Table of contents:

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Images to sound - Silhouette eins synthesizer

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Silhouette eins is a #synthesizer that converts images into sound. You can learn more here: https://www.silhouette-synthesizer.de - or watch this video. Table of contents:

00:00 longest intro drone ever on this channel
03:03 hello
04:14 taking some pictures outside...
04:22 explanation: the general concept and hardware overview
05:28 using the lightbox for shaping sound
07:03 using the pattern sheets
08:18 using two of them at once
08:28 user interface walkthrough: basic synth parameters
09:55 modulators
11:04 envelopes and lfos
11:28 using pictures and videos
12:21 blending image sources
12:47 Silhouette eins web page
13:09 some short demos using various photos: 1 - the crow (scan field modulation)
14:23 demo 2 - the wave (image blending, manual scan field movement)
16:40 demo 3 - FLOYD (using an external sequencer)
17:40 demo 4 - cherry tree / gray scales - sine waves using smooth gradients
18:25 visual sampling ("Vimpler") - vimpling the Roland J-6
19:27 conclusion, YouTube chant
19:49 outro demo

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LMN-3 improvisation

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Here's one of my demo tracks from my big #LMN3 #raspberrypi #synthesizer video. This is the synth plugin (4OSC) which comes preinstalled with the LMN-3 prerelease. To learn more, please watch my LMN-3 video [posted here] or visit the project's homepage https://github.com/FundamentalFrequency

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