Low Frequency Expander - Yorick Tech

video upload by GEOSynths

"I reviewed the ow Frequency Expander back in 2019 when it was just a single Prototype for the Sequential OB6.

Original Review - [posted here]

Earlier this Year, Steve from Yorick Tech popped around with a new version with an updated Design to match the aesthetics of the Sequential Prophet 5/10 and with a whole host of updates inside too.

Due to bereavement I wasn't able to edit the video, however I have now put it together, demonstrating a variety of functions, as well as with a few different Synths."

Essence Vol 1 - Patches 97 to 128 - Sequential Take 5

video upload by GEOSynths

"Out Now - https://www.geosynths.com/take5

I love this little Synth, it has such a great Sound Engine to it. I wasn't going to bother with it as I've done quite a lot of Patches for Sequential Synths, however I decided it would be worth trying at least and the the next thing I knew, I'd made a load of Sounds!

In Essence vol 1 there is 128 Patches covering Pads and Motion Sounds...Of course, that's what I do best! Also cutting Leads and Bass, Poly and traditional Sounds. The combination of VCO/VCF/Mod Matrix is quite spectacular on the Take 5 and I've been creating textures which I've not heard before on Sequential Synths.


Here are the last 32 demonstrated, hope you enjoy them.

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Essence Vol 1 - Patches 65 to 96 - Sequential Take 5

video upload by GEOSynths

GEOSynths Sequential Take 5 posts

"Out Thursday 14th October 2021

I love this little Synth, it has such a great Sound Engine to it. I wasn't going to bother with it as I've done quite a lot of Patches for Sequential Synths, however I decided it would be worth trying at least and the the next thing I knew, I'd made a load of Sounds!

In Essence vol 1 there is 128 Patches covering Pads and Motion Sounds...Of course, that's what I do best! Also cutting Leads and Bass, Poly and traditional Sounds. The combination of VCO/VCF/Mod Matrix is quite spectacular on the Take 5 and I've been creating textures which I've not heard before on Sequential Synths.

Here are the next 32 demonstrated, hope you enjoy them and watch out for the last video.

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Essence Vol 1 - Patches 33 to 64 - Sequential Take 5

video upload by GEOSynths

"Out Soon...

I love this little Synth, it has such a great Sound Engine to it. I wasn't going to bother with it as I've done quite a lot of Patches for Sequential Synths, however I decided it would be worth trying at least and the the next thing I knew, I'd made a load of Sounds!

In Essence vol 1 there is 128 Patches covering Pads and Motion Sounds...Of course, that's what I do best! Also cutting Leads and Bass, Poly and traditional Sounds. The combination of VCO/VCF/Mod Matrix is quite spectacular on the Take 5 and I've been creating textures which I've not heard before on Sequential Synths.

Here are the first 32 demonstrated, hope you enjoy them and watch out for the other 3 Videos.

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Essence Vol 1 - Patches 1 to 32 - Sequential Take 5

video upload by GEOSynths

"Out Soon...

I love this little Synth, it has such a great Sound Engine to it. I wasn't going to bother with it as I've done quite a lot of Patches for Sequential Synths, however I decided it would be worth trying at least and the the next thing I knew, I'd made a load of Sounds!

In Essence vol 1 there is 128 Patches covering Pads and Motion Sounds...Of course, that's what I do best! Also cutting Leads and Bass, Poly and traditional Sounds. The combination of VCO/VCF/Mod Matrix is quite spectacular on the Take 5 and I've been creating textures which I've not heard before on Sequential Synths.

Here are the first 32 demonstrated, hope you enjoy them and watch out for the other 3 Videos.

00:00 - 1. Prophet 111 GEO
00:54 - 2. Bladerunner GEO
02:16 - 3. Sabre Pad GEO
03:47 - 4. Rotations GEO
05:01 - 5. Low Down GEO
05:38 - 6. Crystalline GEO
06:35 - 7. FM Nasty GEO
07:05 - 8. Orion Sleeps GEO
08:40 - 9. Rezzed GEO
09:44 - 10. 5 String GEO
10:49 - 11. Strangers GEO
11:12 - 12. Badlands GEO
12:07 - 13. Adagio GEO
13:11 - 14. Viper GEO
13:50 - 15. Fine Line GEO
15:40 - 16. Passed Out GEO
16:44 - 17. Brassed Off GEO
17:15 - 18. Fault Line GEO
18:18 - 19. Metal Head GEO
19:00 - 20. Cinematique GEO
21:12 - 21. Seismic GEO
21:45 - 22. Accents GEO
23:30 - 23. Alderan GEO
24:29 - 24. Arpanetics GEO
25:34 - 25. Air Bass GEO
26:05 - 26. Higgs Field GEO
27:44 - 27. Scream GEO
28:30 - 28. Late Night GEO
29:00 - 29. Green Onions GEO
29:43 - 30. Exodus GEO
30:48 - 31. Warmth GEO
32:23 - 32. Fake Tears GEO"

GEOSynths Synth Show - Ep113 - With the Sequential Take 5...Again :)

video upload by GEOSynths

Synthesizer Podcast - With the Sequential Take 5..Again.
Episode 113 - Thursday 23rd September 2021

GEOSynths Sequential Take 5 posts

Sequential Take 5 Review & Demo - GEOSynths

video upload by GEOSynths

"I wasn't sure about the Sequential Take 5 when it was first announced as I already have a number of their Synths, so a 'Cut Down' version wouldn't really add anything...HOW WRONG WAS I...!

The Take 5 is probably the best (Modern) PolySynth that Sequential have made...The combination of Analog VCO/VCF and the Mod Matrix is new for them and has allowed me to make Sounds that have blown me away...

I don't go into everything, but demonstrate with some simple Sound Design many of the main function you will use. I've also included some of my thoughts and opinions and I think this will slide off the shelves!"

GEOSynths Synth Show - Ep112 - With the Sequential Take 5

video upload by GEOSynths

GEOSynths Live - Sequential Prophet 10 - Fri 18th June - 8pm GMT

video by GEOSynths

"I’m back with a new Show, dedicated to Synthesizers and Sound Design. First up we’ll be exploring the Sound capabilities of the Sequential Prophet 5/10. Looking at ways to use it in Stereo and additional FX. Also, i’ll be going through some of the great functionality of the Low Frequency Expander, by Yorick Tech."

Prophecy Vol 1 - Patches 61 to 80 - Sequential Prophet 5 & 10

video by GEOSynths

"Out Now - https://www.geosynths.com/prophet5

Final Video, highlighting Patches 61 to 80 for the Prophet 5/10 Keyboard and Modules. There's a wide variety of Sounds, from Classic 80's sounds, Traditional Instruments, Pads and Strings, thick Bass and Leads and much more.

As well as a total of 80 Patches, I have used FX and created 80 Patches for both the Arturia Jun-6 Plugin and Valhalla's Supermassive, both of which are free downloads. This way you can have the Patches sound exactly as they do in the Videos.

00:00 - Intro
00:55 - 61. Bell Tolls GEO
01:50 - 62. Gemini GEO
03:10 - 63. Brassed Off GEO
04:02 - 64. Nylon GEO
05:27 - 65. Air Pad GEO
06:45 - 66. Arp 120 GEO
08:12 - 67. Ensemble GEO
09:33 - 68. Old Flame GEO
10:44 - 69. Perc Poly GEO
11:53 - 70. Sentinel GEO
12:54 - 71. Magneto GEO
14:21 - 72. Pro Sync GEO
15:36 - 73. Prophet Sings GEO
17:38 - 74. Longing GEO
19:27 - 75. Space Time GEO
20:34 - 76. Juno 60 GEO
21:06 - 77. Plucky GEO
21:52 - 78. Chorus Line GEO
23:18 - 79. Mirage GEO
25:02 - 80. Divided GEO"

GEOSynths Sequential Prophet posts

Prophecy Vol 1 - Patches 41 to 60 - Sequential Prophet 5 & 10

video by GEOSynths

GEOSynths Sequential Prophet posts - Sequential Artist Spotlight video here.

"Out Friday 26th May 2021

3rd of 4 Videos, highlighting Patches 1 to 20 for the Prophet 5/10 Keyboard and Modules. There's a wide variety of Sounds, from Classic 80's sounds, Traditional Instruments, Pads and Strings, thick Bass and Leads and much more.

As well as a total of 80 Patches, I have used FX and created 80 Patches for both the Arturia Jun-6 Plugin and Valhalla's Supermassive, both of which are free downloads. This way you can have the Patches sound exactly as they do in the Videos.


00:00 - Intro
00:55 - 41. Tidalz GEO
03:35 - 42. Awaken GEO
06:01 - 43. Enough GEO
07:13 - 44. Tape Strings GEO
09:00 - 45. Carousel GEO
10:10 - 46. Space Trails GEO
11:03 - 47. Different GEO
11:33 - 48. Floor Bass GEO
12:12 - 49. Take On GEO
12:45 - 50. Rezostix GEO
13:25 - 51. Memories GEO
15:14 - 52. Yay GEO
16:16 - 53. Poly FM GEO
17:20 - 54. Eastern GEO
18:28 - 55. Solo Sax GEO
19:36 - 56. Don't Go GEO
20:03 - 57. Warm Pad GEO
21:56 - 58. Rezzers GEO
22:48 - 59. Precision GEO
23:47 - 60. Oblivion GEO"

Sequential Artist Spotlight: Jamie Morden / GEOSynths

video by Sequential

"GEOSynths Sound Design has been established since 2017 and is owned and managed by Jamie Morden. With over 30 years’ experience within audio production, live performance and sound design, he has a wealth of knowledge and experience, together with a professional attitude to complete a project on time and on budget. Sound Design has been the focal point for Jamie, especially in recent years due to the revival of analog synthesizers and the advancements within digital synthesis.

Jamie has currently produced synth patch libraries for several hardware poly synths for both analog and digital Synthesizers, however he is keen to further this by creating synth libraries for software synthesizers as well. Jamie also has recently been providing Real-Time Sound Design Tutorials, showing how to make a variety of sounds from scratch, which can be found on his Patreon site.

This video spotlight features GEOSynths patches for the Prophet-6, OB-6, Prophet 12, Prophet X, and Prophet Rev2.

https://www.sequential.com/jamie-mord..."

Check out additional psots featuring GEOSynths' Sequential videos here.

Prophecy Vol 1 - Patches 21 to 40 - Sequential Prophet 5 & 10

video by GEOSynths

GEOSynths Sequential Prophet posts

"2nd of 4 Videos, highlighting Patches 1 to 20 for the Prophet 5/10 Keyboard and Modules. There's a wide variety of Sounds, from Classic 80's sounds, Traditional Instruments, Pads and Strings, thick Bass and Leads and much more.

As well as a total of 80 Patches, I have used FX and created 80 Patches for both the Arturia Jun-6 Plugin and Valhalla's Supermassive, both of which are free downloads. This way you can have the Patches sound exactly as they do in the Videos.

Out Soon

00:00 - Intro
00:55 - 21. Rippler GEO
01:59 - 22. Swept Aside GEO
04:33 - 23. Juno Bass GEO
05:41 - 24. Old Rhodes GEO
06:26 - 25. Steel GEO
07:51 - 26. Woodland GEO
09:09 - 27. Radiate GEO
12:14 - 28. Low Mass GEO
12:53 - 29. Chimes GEO
14:39 - 30. Sin City GEO
15:38 - 31. Strings GEO
17:26 - 32. Detuned GEO
19:07 - 33. Frostbite GEO
21:18 - 34. UFO GEO
22:26 - 35. Loaded GEO
23:14 - 36. Rebirth GEO
24:32 - 37. Subway GEO
25:17 - 38. Blox GEO
26:04 - 39. Oblivion GEO
28:20 - 40. Crossover GEO"

Prophecy Vol 1 - Patches 1 to 20 - Sequential Prophet 5 & 10

video by GEOSynths

"First of 4 Videos, highlighting Patches 1 to 20 for the Prophet 5/10 Keyboard and Modules. There's a wide variety of Sounds, from Classic 80's sounds, Traditional Instruments, Pads and Strings, thick Bass and Leads and much more.

As well as a total of 80 Patches, I have used FX and created 80 Patches for both the Arturia Jun-6 Plugin and Valhalla's Supermassive, both of which are free downloads. This way you can have the Patches sound exactly as they do in the Videos.

Out Soon...

00:00 - Intro
00:55 - 1. SyncPad GEO
02:51 - 2. Leslie's Organ GEO
03:52 - 3. Cyberdyne GEO
06:15 - 4. Juicy Lucy GEO
06:44 - 5. Prom Night GEO
08:04 - 6. Tubeway GEO
10:00 - 7. Acoustica GEO
11:04 - 8. Light Years GEO
11:47 - 9. EP Dawn GEO
12:51 - 10. Solitude GEO
14:40 - 11. Crystals GEO
16:17 - 12. Leap Frog GEO
17:14 - 13. Alas Falls GEO
19:59 - 14. Holiday Lead GEO
20:33 - 15. Club Night GEO
21:24 - 16. Low Lines GEO
22:52 - 17. Skyline GEO
24:37 - 18. Stomper GEO
25:55 - 19. Juno Lives GEO
27:16 - 20. Rippler GEO"

BladerVerb II: Sequential OB-6, Alesis MDIVerb II, Source Audio Ventris, CME XKey (poly aftertouch)

video by thesrabbit

"Inspired by feedback received from my last video [posted here], I wanted to do some more Blade Runnery things with the same foundation as last time: Sequential OB-6 GeoSynths 016 preset with internal FX turned off, Alesis MIDIVerb II preset 29 "XLarge Warm 15 sec.", and the CME XKey 37 for poly aftertouch. Someone brought up the vintage knob and of course I totally forgot about that until after I recorded the last vid. This time I dialed it up to somewhere between 10 and 11 o'clock. Another person suggested maybe using an Alesis Quadraverb or Wedge to get that modulated swirl reverb going, a characteristic of the Lexicon 224 sound used in the original Blade Runner soundtrack. I don't have either of those, but I do have another unit that's capable of modulated reverb for days, the Source Audio Ventris Dual Reverb. I thought it would be fun to put that at the end of the chain, after the MIDIVerb II. I set it to E-Dome, mod depth pretty high, and the mod speed very slow. In the video, you can see the light on the Ventris glowing, that indicates its internal LFO speed used for modulation. In order to have any sort of clarity, I had to dial the mix on the MIDIVerb II back to about 50/50 dry/wet, which is less than I would like for this type of sound.

After the main tune, I play a small rendition with varying degrees of effects so you can get a better idea of what each "layer" sounds like: OB-6 completely dry, OB-6 with MIDIVerb II only, OB-6 with Ventris only, and just for fun, the OB-6 with its own internal FX (closer to the sound of the original 016 GeoSynths preset)

Something happened when I patched this up and I might have a bad cable running to the MIDIVerb II from my patchbay. The signal coming into the MVII is a bit weak on one of the channels. The unit still emits a stereo signal filled with spacious reverb, but it's as if there's an extended pre-delay happening on one side. After a while there's so much reverb built up that you don't really notice. I didn't notice it when playing, but I definitely did when setting up the little demo of each FX layer afterwards. Unfortunately, I did not capture the dry output of the synth, so there was no way to go back and fix it.

Once again there is no post processing. You're only hearing the synth running through the two reverb units. That's it."

Follow-up to this post.

Blade Runner Theme Jam/Cover: Sequential OB-6, Alesis MIDIVerb II, CME XKey 37 with Poly Aftertouch

video by thesrabbit

"Like the title says, the music is obviously from the movie Blade Runner, the legendary soundtrack by the mighty Vangelis. This isn't really intended to be a cover per se, but more of a Blade Runner Theme inspired jam to check out some new gear that I acquired over the weekend. I don't even know if I'm playing the right notes or if I'm in the right key, so please don't be offended if I have butchered some things. In fact, I may have borrowed from the Blade Runner 2049 soundtrack without realizing it, since I watched that movie recently. So I'd better give props to all the greats: Vangelis, Hans Zimmer, and Benjamin Wallfisch.

Background:
Fresh in over the weekend is the Alesis MIDIVerb II rack unit and CME XKey 37 (with poly aftertouch). Tonight I turned on the MIDIVerb II for the first time and quickly found preset 29, "XLarge Warm 15 seconds". It seems to work very well with the Sequential OB-6 on the GeoSynths 016 preset. Is the MIDIVerb II a poor man's Lexicon 224? Probably not, but I think it still sounds very nice and has that thing called "character". It's definitely very digital and very 80's. The CME XKey 37 is plugged straight into the MIDI In port of the OB-6. This is my first time ever trying to play anything with polyphonic aftertouch. For those who are not aware, the keyboard of the OB-6 does not transmit polyphonic aftertouch, but the synth responds to it over MIDI. I set the sensitivity on the XKey as low as possible (I think), but as you can see (and hear), I still struggled a lot to control it, and that's with hardly any aftertouch depth dialed in on the synth, like 2 semitones of pitch bend at maximum pressure. The effects on the synth are turned off and there are no other effects besides the MIDIVerb II. The mix on the MIDIVerb II is approximately 45% dry and 55% wet. There is no additional processing. The sound you're hearing is straight out of the MIDIVerb II's outputs directly into a Focusrite audio interface, recorded to a single stereo track.

I think it sounds pretty good. Imagine what it would sound like played by someone who can actually play.

For OB-6 owners, you can find the GeoSynths preset here as part of the Evolution Volume 1 set: https://www.geosynths.com/dsi-ob6​"

Evolved Vol 3 - Patches 76 to 100 - Sequential Prophet 6

video by GEOSynths

"Out Now - https://www.geosynths.com/prophet6​

It's been almost 2 years since I brought out Evolved Vol 2 for the Sequential Prophet 6 Synthesizer and wasn't sure I'd do another, however Sequential have updated the Prophet 6 with the "Vintage Knob" feature, from the Prophet 5 Rev 4 Synth. After making a 3rd Bank for the Sequential 0B6, it was obvious to do another Bank for the Prophet 6.

In this set I've also focused a little more on making Patches using Osc 2 as a Modulation Source and delving deeper. While there is the odd "Vintage" patch, it's more about getting new Synthesizer sounds."

GEOSynths Evolved Vol 3 patch demos

Evolved Vol 3 - Patches 51 to 75 - Sequential Prophet 6

video by GEOSynths

"Out 15th March 2021.
It's been almost 2 years since I brought out Evolved Vol 2 for the Sequential Prophet 6 Synthesizer and wasn't sure I'd do another, however Sequential have updated the Prophet 6 with the 'Vintage Knob' feature, from the Prophet 5 Rev 4 Synth. After making a 3rd Bank for the Sequential 0B6, it was obvious to do another Bank for the Prophet 6.

In this set I've also focused a little more on making Patches using Osc 2 as a Modulation Source and delving deeper. While there is the odd "Vintage" patch, it's more about getting new Synthesizer sounds."

GEOSynths Evolved Vol 3 patch demos

Evolved Vol 3 - Patches 26 to 50 - Sequential Prophet 6

video by GEOSynths

"Out 15th March 2021.
It's been almost 2 years since I brought out Evolved Vol 2 for the Sequential Prophet 6 Synthesizer and wasn't sure I'd do another, however Sequential have updated the Prophet 6 with the 'Vintage Knob' feature, from the Prophet 5 Rev 4 Synth. After making a 3rd Bank for the Sequential 0B6, it was obvious to do another Bank for the Prophet 6.

In this set I've also focused a little more on making Patches using Osc 2 as a Modulation Source and delving deeper. While there is the odd "Vintage" patch, it's more about getting new Synthesizer sounds."

GEOSynths Sequential Prophet 6 Patch demos

Evolved Vol 3 - Patches 1 to 25 - Sequential Prophet 6

video by GEOSynths

"Out Soon...
It's been almost 2 years since I brought out Evolved Vol 2 for the Sequential Prophet 6 Synthesizer and wasn't sure I'd do another, however Sequential have updated the Prophet 6 with the "Vintage Knob" feature, from the Prophet 5 Rev 4 Synth. After making a 3rd Bank for the Sequential 0B6, it was obvious to do another Bank for the Prophet 6.

In this set I've also focused a little more on making Patches using Osc 2 as a Modulation Source and delving deeper. While there is the odd "Vintage" patch, it's more about getting new Synthesizer sounds."