Slow, jazzy improvisation (#jamuary2023 ) on EX5, MPC One

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"Here's another #jamuary2023 contribution. My apologies for some unexpected notes, I guess that's the nature of ad-hoc-playing. ;-) This is one of the EX5's FDSP pianos at work here, which uses virtual pickups and stuff. Rest is the Fabric plugin on MPC One.

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General Midi Battle - QY100 vs SC88VL vs Super Nintendo!?

video upload by Avrilcadabra

"Lets compare my Seashore track on these three midi modules.

Track 'Seashore' was written on the Dirtywave M8
The bank and program selects are set so it will work on any general midi device.

I have had this Roland SC88VL for a year or so and I use it fairly often as I don't have many poly synths and it doesn't take up much space. The QY100 is a recent addition. The super Midi pak I will feature more, it just got an update to work quietly on PAL machines.

Note seems between unplugging the audio cables from the qy100 and sc88 the Left and Right got flipped.

Midi pack is from https://www.supermidipak.com/

Link to Floyd Steinberg's @mr_floydst General Midi video" [posted here]

MORE Yamaha EX5 patches | NO TALKING

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"Some more EX5 patches I made over the last years for my videos. You can download these at https://floydsteinberg.gumroad.com"

Table of contents:

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Autosampler on Raspberry PI / Samplerbox update

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Here's a look at the updated Samplerbox using a Pirate Audio sound board. Samplerbox is a Raspberry PI based DIY sample player with internal effects, MIDI file player, arpeggiator and other goodies. This is a beginner-friendly DIY synth which doesn't involve soldering or programming. I also show how to create your own multisamples using a command line tool named Autosampler. Table of contents:

00:00 hello
00:21 hardware overview
00:51 get Samplerbox ( https://homspace.nl/samplerbox/ )
00:59 get the config files ( http://chromakinetics.com/samplerbox )
01:22 assemble
01:38 booting, user interface
02:38 effects
03:42 browsing some sounds
05:02 creating multisamples using Autosampler ( http://juliencoder.de/sound/ )
07:10 create loop points in Audacity
07:20 important things to consider
07:51 short ambient demo...
09:49 bye-bye

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DONNER N-25: portable MIDI keyboard

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"DONNER sent my their N-25 mini MIDI keyboard for review. Here's what I found.

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Donner N-25 MIDI Keyboard Controller: https://datasink.rantion-admin.com/t/HB"

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Samplerbox - a simple DIY pocket ROMpler for Raspberry PI

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"#Samplerbox is a really uncomplicated, easy-to-install sample player for #raspberrypi . #Samples can be played chromatically and with up to 4 velocity layers, allowing for expressive playing. Creating your own patches or instruments is really easy, too. Table of contents:

00:00 intro
00:10 hi
00:40 install
01:12 some sounds (piano, lately bass, etc)
03:23 adding lcd and buttons
04:19 create your own instrument / patch
05:28 other important consideratons
05:55 demo
07:48 conclusion / bye

Samplerbox - https://www.samplerbox.org please remember to support the developers"

Can you guess the song just by hearing the mechanical noises? #shorts

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"Which synth pop classic is being played back here on the #motorsynth? ;-) #shorts
(I'll upload the full cover with the actual sounds later - this is the sound the camera mic picked up. Discord members - please don't spoil it, haha )
And let's see if I collect a copyright strike for this one. ;-)"

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"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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General MIDI: propably better than you remember (opinion talk)

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"Some thoughts about General MIDI, a much-maligned standard which may be hated for all the wrong reasons. Mostly talking in this video, but at 06:41, there's a quick reality check on the General MIDI capibilities of various synths, which might be interesting ;-)"

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Yamaha QY70: How to modify the sounds using a MIDI controller

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"Here's a video on how to set up a MIDI controller to tweak the sounds in a Yamaha #QY70 or #QY100 (battery powered sequencers/#synthesizer modules). I already briefly talked about this in my QY100 video but you kept asking so I made it a seperate video. Table of contents:

00:00 hi
00:19 hardware setup
00:59 firmware setup
01:19 reading the manual ;-)
01:29 parameter list (pause for details)
01:48 parameter assignment
02:12 important considerations
02:32 demo
05:19 byebye

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Roland Boutique JD-08 sequencer: a closer look

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"Here's a closer look at the #rolandboutique #jd08 's #sequencer, which might be more capable than you expected. Thanks to @VolcaNiced for lending me his Arturia Microfreak! Table of contents:

00:00 hello
00:17 overview
00:36 choosing a sequence slot
00:48 choosing patches
01:02 use the step keys as a keyboard for playing
01:35 saving a sequence
01:58 recording with the step sequencer
04:13 real time recording
04:30 changing the sequence length
05:13 recording automation
05:54 copy & paste
06:37 switching sequences while playing
07:09 swing, reverse, random notes
07:50 controlling external gear
08:03 other things to consider
08:24 demonstration on JD-08 and Arturia Microfreak
10:53 bye-bye

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Microfreaktransactions.

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Got to make some music from time to time! Here's a 'jam' using the #microfreak @VolcaNiced sent in change for one of my synths. #QY70 is doing the sequencing here in pattern mode while also playing drums, brass and bass, JD-08 is for pad and that "chiming" sound, while the Freak is used for soloing. I''m editing parameters on the QY70 "live" here and change patterns with the left hand while playing some notes with the right hand. Not too complicated but needed some rehearsing anyway.
#sendasynthoctober

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Building a desktop piano synth with Raspberry PI and SFIZZ

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"In this short series, I'm building a small #raspberrypi #synthesizer box for piano & string sounds, as suggested by a viewer who could use such a box in worship music . Part One: #SFIZZ and the Salamander Piano. Table of contents:

00:00 introduction
00:45 hardware needed
01:24 hardware assembly, installation
02:04 software setup
04:29 launching sfizz & stuff
05:23 important things to consider
05:44 trying this on a Raspberry PI Zero 2
06:32 ... and on the Raspberry PI 3b
07:00 conclusion, outlook, short demo
07:57 bye-bye

Resources for this video:
SFIZZ https://sfz.tools/sfizz/
Audio hat https://raspiaudio.com/produit/audio
Salamander Piano https://sfzinstruments.github.io/pian...

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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?

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"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"

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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Shimmer-like reverb on a Yamaha QY70 (following @Avrilcadabra 's recipe), plus update on LMN-3

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"A few days ago, @Avrilcadabra posted a rather ingenious video showing how to "fake" a shimmer reverb on the Dirtywave M8. You should watch it, it's short and to-the-point and it really deserves more views: [below]
In this video, I'm testing if the same ideas work on a Yamaha QY70 as well.
No table of contents today, but there's a demo at 4:36, and a short update on the LMN3 video at 6:00"

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How to make lush Shimmer reverb on M8

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"If there's a will there's a way.

#m8tracker #dirtywave

Sorry this video is fast, I tried to make it slow, but not slow enough, I zoom around the M8 so quick from using it so much. , so I'll explain here.

If you have the current firmware you can quickly render any bit of a song.
Hold shift and option to select what you want to render then press Edit 3 times, select OK to render, M8 will auto load a sampler instrument and add the render (how neat)

My pattern was 4 phrases long, so I make a new chain on the song screen, add new phrase, in that phrase add a c-4 note, it will be the new rendered sample.

then I add three empty FE phrases to the chain, to pad it out, so the sample plays uninterrupted for 4 phrases long.

Next we apply the time stretch method to our instrument, set LENGTH to 00, PLAY to FWD LOOP, set LFO to LOOPST, set OSC to Ramp UP, TRG to RETRIG,and finally FRQ to whatever length your sample is, mine was 4 phrases so I select 40 (help text says this is 4 phrases), if your pattern you rendered was 1 phrase long, then set FRQ to 10 for example,

Tweak LENGTH till it sounds less crap, between 2-4 usually.

Now adjust your C-4 to be C-5, shimmers are pitch shifted reverb an octave higher than the original sound. Because we have applied the time stretch technique our render will still be in time an octave higher. (if you want to make submarine reverb set it to C-3, or add another chain on song screen and have submarine and shimmer together!?) Now turn the DRY to 00 on the render, turn the reverb to A0, now we will only hear the octave up reverb tail, now to delay the reverb tail we use the FX command DEL02, to delay the render by 2 ticks. Now it will sound pretty good.

The final step is to add reverb on your original pattern, it will then blend into the octave up render reverb to create a full sounding Shimmer. I own a strymon reverb pedal, so I've made this to sound as close to that as I can."

FL Studio mobile tutorial and demo - is this useful for hardware synth setups?

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"I was quite surprised to find a lot of viewers are finding my channel by searching for #FLStudiomobile. As a user of the mobile #DAW, let me tell you a thing or two about this app. :-) Table of contents:

00:00 intro
00:15 hi
00:41 overview
01:10 creating a new song, setting time signature and tempo
01:35 main screen layout
01:57 adding midi controllers and audio interfaces
03:04 ... drum track and insert effects
04:04 ... synth bass, setting up midi controllers for sound tweaking
04:50 velocity editor
05:17 important things to consider
05:47 adding a chord track & compressor
06:30 ... arpeggiated sequence
06:58 recording an electric guitar using an audio interface
07:29 can we use hardware synths?
07:45 finished (rough) mix of a song
08:53 conclusion - whom is it for?"

What's so special about the Alesis Micron?

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"Here's a closer look at what makes the #Alesis #Micron #synthesizer tick.
Table of contents:

00:09 Hello
00:31 overview
01:06 patch editor
07:55 drum patterns
08:49 setups
10:00 pattern sequencer
11:20 important considerations
11:50 demo track (incl. vocoder demo)
13:25 bye bye"

Starry Night (chill Lo Fi hip hop on a Yamaha QY70)

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"This is an attempt at creating a typical #lofihiphop track on an ancient piece of kit, the #yamahaqy70. I tried to incorporate all the hallmarks of the genre: downtempo beat, dreamy piano, sub bass, subdued guitar fragments and of course spades of reverb."

Lo-Fi hip hop techniques on a Yamaha QY70 (tutorial)

Table of contents:

00:00 preview/intro
00:30 creating a beat
02:31 groove templates
03:03 effects send
03:25 changing the drum kit
03:43 low pass filter & resonance on the drums
04:23 disclaimer/shoutout
04:45 bass
05:53 sub bass
06:46 piano
07:39 building a big reverb effect
08:59 adding some ambient noise (rain)
09:30 adding continuous data to make the rain sound less static
10:45 sound example: QY70 only
11:43 important things to consider
12:09 finished track (recorded on ZOOM R20, external effects/compressors/eq, guitar)
17:15 bye-bye

Minisynth - DIY virtual analog synth

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

Minisynth is another #baremetal #synthesizer which runs on #RaspberryPi without an underlying operating system, which means it boots quickly and runs without latency. In this video, I show you how to build one and play a short improvisation on one. Table of contents:

00:00 intro
00:10 hello
00:41 what you need
01:21 assembly and setup
02:27 audition, synth facts
03:59 midi controller setup
05:56 other things to consider
06:26 QY70 sequencer setup (used in the improvisation)
07:01 improvisation / sound demo
10:48 bye-bye

Minisynth is here: https://github.com/rsta2/minisynth
The screen: https://amzn.to/3AxT1Ye
Pedals used in this video: https://www.thomann.de/de/thlpg_3wyep..."