SONICWARE Introduces LIVEN BASS&BEATS - Wavetable Bass Synthesizer and Rhythm Machine

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"Wavetable Bass Synthesizer and Rhythm Machine!

[Wavetable Synth Engine]
Unleash our wavetable engine to create thick basslines that fit into all genres.
Combine wavetable modulation and our rich resonant filter to create satisfying growls and wobbles.

The bass synth engine includes:
- Two independent Wavetable oscillators with the 32 available wavetables.
- One sub-oscillator
- One noise generator which can create 10 different noise types.

Add even more flavor to your basslines with the built-in LFO, envelope generator, unison control, multi-mode filter, and distortion effects.


[A Library of Rhythm Sounds Specialized for Electronic Dance Music]
The Liven Bass & Beats is loaded with 150 high-quality rhythm sounds carefully selected for modern and timeless compositions.
The library of drum sounds also include risers and tension releases SFX which are useful tools when transitioning to new sections of your compositions.


[Hit the Ground Running With Over 64 Bass Patches That Cover All Genres]
The LIVEN Bass & Beats includes over 64 bass presets including battle tested favorites such as the Reese Bass, Future Bounce Bass, Wobble Bass, Growl Bass, Neuro Bass, Deep House Bass, Acid Bass, 808 Sub Bass, and more.
Use these presets to quickly dial in the vibe of a specific genre.


[Ready-To-Go Preset Drum Kits]
The drum sounds are organized into well balanced kits for specific genres such as:
DUBSTEP, HOUCE, HIPHOP, TRAP, TECHNO, EDM, R&B, DOWNTEMPO, CHILL TRANCE, DRUM'N'BASS, JUNGLE, FUTURE BASS, ELECTRO, ELECTRONICA, IDM, DISCO, BREAK BEATS, etc.
You can also mix and match sounds from the drum library to create your own custom kits.


[IDEAL FOR LIVE ELECTRONIC PERFORMANCE]
Powerful functions for live electronic music performance include 16 physical control knobs, parameter locking for each sequencer step, and SYNC IN/OUT and MIDI IN/OUT connectors to make synchronized performance with other equipment easy.


[LIGHT AND BATTERY-POWERED WITH A BUILT-IN SPEAKER]
All these powerful functions are in a device that weighs only 790 g. Play it anywhere at any time."

https://sonicware.jp/pages/liven-bassandbeats

beatnic.jp BassBoy+ SN 13-OCT-019 w/ Original Box

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You can find a demo of one here.

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Kashif - Just Gotta Have You (Minimoog Bass Cover)

video by csmcrckrs

"I finally mustered up the courage to tackle one of Kashif's songs ... Kashif being one of the (if not THE) greatest and imo the holy grail of that Minimoog bass sound. Pretty happy with the results! Gear used: Minimoog for the bass, Nord Electro for e-piano, Roland Juno-60 and Sequential Prophet 5 for some synth parts, Fender Strat (JP) for the guitars. Drums, mixing and editing done in Ableton Live."

G-Storm Electro Patches for Roland Jupiter-6 [Demo #4]

video by gstormelectro

"Audio + Video by G-Storm Electro c. 2021

Auditioning some original Roland Jupiter-6 patches available for download.
I had the good fortune of getting another Jupe in the studio.
The previous one that had Europa was sold.
This one is an earlier model, and was purchased dead.
After bringing it back to life and calibration...
Soon I had quickly re-programmed all my favorite sounds.

This video is unrehearsed, so lots of noodling.
Not dwelling too long on any one sound, to save your time.
So if you skip around, you might miss something. Just sayin' :D
Chord stabs, sweeps, bass, arpeggio, sound fx, leads.
Patch F7 is my template (default, or blank) patch.
Patch F8 is my scratch patch,
for when I can't remember what location I wanted to over-write.

The Roland Jupiter-6 has only rudimentary midi capability:
simple note on/off and patch change midi message only.
So, these patches can only be dumped all at once using the cassette interface.
BE SURE TO BACK UP YOUR OWN PATCHES BEFORE OVER-WRITING THEM!

Download the patches as an mp3 audio file on my blog:
https://gstormelectronica.blogspot.co...
I have used the JP-6 VERIFY function and confirm the audio file is good.

No additional effects or processing was used, aside from some normalization.
Video was made in great haste - so it's un-edited, some audio levels are clipping.
And sometimes scratchy volume pot."

Roland Jupiter-8 SN 181766

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Looks like the same one listed here from another seller, based on the serial number, missing screw, and description? Different pics though. One is priced at $22,900 and one at $22,950.

Pics for that one captured on the 21st here.

"The Jupiter-8, or JP-8, eight-voice introduced by in early 1981

Item is in Excellent condition with a few minor scratches, you can see them in photos. in FULL Working order, every knob, electronics, sliders, everything works perfectly."

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Soundsauca Roland JD-990 Demos

"1993 must have been a vintage year. The Roland Super JD-990 is a classic digital synth with character.

Though the light from it's near 30 year old LCD may be fading (Photoshop works wonders!), the JD is still a much loved synthesizer today."

Playlist:

1. JD Worship - Roland JD-990 Demo

Spreading the JD-990 love! A little tune I put together with my Roland JD990. No external FX.

Heaven's Horns - a hi-pass filtered horn patch which fizzes down, gradually breaking across the stereo spectrum.

Dark Energy - a disturbing string patch that undulates with ghostly undertones,

Electric Eel - puts the JD990 chaos lfo to use with very short delay FX adding metallic feedback,

Binary Rain - a beautiful patch that sounds like flickering particles - it sounds different every time I play it,

Flangie Angie - a tightly flanged arpeggio sound with velocity sensitive attack, it can sound soft or hard with the mod wheel, tight and loose with velocity,

Magic Clouds - providing the heft down below with thick analog style sweeps,

JD Worship - The inspiration! A classic lead sound with the mod wheel controlling the dry/wet mix of the JD990 effects,

Lunar Mining - A repeating phased noise effect,

JD-8000 - I always wanted to make a supersaw on the JD-990. I finally found the trick, typically after I had bought a JP-8080 :) It does a pretty good impression,

Hazy Freeze - I love this sound! A melancholic lead that morphs into swirling clouds of audio,

Jungle Drums - Snappy self-oscillated S/H filter sweeps create a percussive sound. The JD has these wonderful sample and hold LFOs that slightly soften (slew) the harsh filter transitions. Later JV/XV series synths don't sound like this. The resonance also doesn't blow a hole in your ear drum when up high (always useful!)

2. Roland JD-990 - Superluminal Patches

A collection of 64 finely crafted Roland JD-990 patches. Take the deep dive into the 990’s synthesis, hearing its classic history along with futuristic sound impressions.

Find out more here: https://www.soundsauca.com/sounds/sup...

Superluminal represents a collection of Roland JD-990 patches that showcase my journey programming this awesome synth. From the cosmic interlude of the patch “Superluminal” to some seriously epic pads such as “Vista Grande”, the JD still has what it takes in 2020!

Sometimes I have to remind myself that its existence pre-dates 1993, with the slider infested JD-800 from 1991 and the D-50 from 1987!

I won’t pretend to be the first to praise this synthesizer, as I know I’m walking in the footsteps of great sound designers, but in my own way I hope to contribute to the JD’s legacy. The Roland JD-990 is a timeless classic with hidden depths to it even decades later.

One of the true great digital synthesisers.

Roland MKS-80 Super Jupiter | The Prince of Analoge 80s Power!

video by Espen Kraft

[Clarification in case the synth police shows up: The MKS-80 is closer to the Jupiter-6 than the Jupiter-8.

Internal chips:
Jupiter-6: 12x CEM3340 VCO, 6x IR3109 VCF, 6x CEM3360 Dual VCA
MKS-80 (to serial #511799/early models): 16x CEM3340 VCO, 8x IR3109 VCF, 8x CEM3360 Dual VCA (4 for X-Mod)
MKS-80 (serial #511800 and higher/later models): 16x IR3R03 VCO, 8x IR3R05 VCF/VCA, 4x CEM3360 Dual VCA (for X-Mod)

The Jupiter-8 also used a Roland IR3109 IC for the VCF, BA662 for the VCA, and IR3R01 for Envelopes.

Via wikipedia: "The voice architecture is almost identical to the Jupiter-6 synthesizer, the service manual states that "The module board of MKS-80 features the following in addition to that of JP-6, its brother module. 1) HPF. 2) Low boost circuit in the 2nd VCA. 3) DC supply current boost circuit (IC50)." The unit is fully capable of producing most of the Jupiter-6's signature sounds, in addition to many sounds unique to the MKS-80. In February 1985, Roland started producing a new revision of MKS-80, known as "Rev 5", that had no ties with any previous Jupiter's hardware, as it used a new generation of both Roland VCO's, VCA's and filter. The Rev 5 filter was also used in JX-8P, JX-10 and MKS-70 synthesizers."

And the following which I thought intersting:

"Confusion with Jupiter 8
In 1998, UK magazine Sound on Sound published an article about MKS-80. It contained a critical typo. Instead of referring to Jupiter 6, the comment about the rack version constantly referred to Jupiter 8, leading to serious confusion and even spreading myths across various online forums. However, once we read that article and replace numbers 8 and 6, the whole part of the article suddenly makes sense: 'The MKS80 delivered the entire Jupiter 6 wish-list and more, including a much larger memory and upgraded internal electronics. Now let's get one thing clear -- despite a few commentators postulating otherwise, the MKS80 had nothing to do with the Jupiter 8. Although there were ultimately to be two versions of the instrument (one with the Jupiter 6's Curtis oscillators, the other with custom chips developed by Roland themselves) both retained the architecture of the Jupiter 6, sounded identical to the Jupiter 6 and, apart from their many enhancements, were the rackmount module versions of the Jupiter 6.'." Also see this post for The Story of the Roland JUPITER-8 & JUPITER-6.]

--- That said, here is the description for the video above:

"Roland MKS-80 - the Super Jupiter. Rolands last analog VCO synth and one that packs all the punch of the mighty Jupiter 8 and 6 into one box

With 8 voices, 16 VCOs, fast envelopes, cross modulation, sync, 2 ADSRs, a very flexible LFO and velocity and pressure sensitivity over Midi, the Super Jupiter was the professional musicians dream module in the mid 80s. Used on countless hit records.

Support this channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/espenkraft​

Through the years the MKS-80 came out in a Rev.4 and a Rev.5 and the debate over which one sounds the best never seems to stop. I don't care about that at all. The versions used in this video are both Rev.5, but as I actually compare these to a Jupiter 8 here, no one should tell me that the Rev.5 can't sound like it. It DOES sound like it, down to 99% and that's enough for me.

A big thanks to Joakim Tysseng for the loan of the Jupiter 8 and a big thanks to Brynjulf Blix for the one MKS-80 and the MPG-80 programmer. Anders Jensen has as always been very kind too and thanks for the other MKS-80 Anders, as well and for all the driving!

The other MKS-80 programmer I use here is from Retroaktiv and that's a new one. I did a demo of that just a couple of videos before this so check that out if you want to."

Roland Promars - FIVE MINUTES WITH

video by sonicstate

"Battery Operated Orchestra (BOO) have a nice collection of instruments, we had a glimpse when we shot an interview with them for the launch of their album "Yesterday, Tomorrow and You"

Chris from the band kindly recorded this session to give us all a flavour of what it can sound like - which as it happens is pretty tasty.

The Roland Promars is one of the Compuphonic range of instruments that has some basic computer control - eg patch memory (10 user, 10 preset). Its very simillar to the Jupiter 4 and has often been considered a monophonic version of that. However it has 2 VCOs compared to the JP's 1
Chris takes us through some of its unique sonic capabilities."

SONICWARE Introduces LIVEN XFM Multi-Track FM Synthesizer and Groove Box

video by SONICWARE

Multi-Track FM Synthesizer and Groove Box "LIVEN XFM"

4 FM synth engines / 4-Tracks sequencer / Filter / Effects

LIVEN XFM is combined a FM fusion synthesizer with a 4-track sequencer, that we are designing with a focus on live electronic performance.

THREE FUSION FM ENGINES
X-LAB Engine
Merge two FM sounds with a single knob to create a completely new sound.

XFORM Engine
Transform one FM sound into another over a specific period of time.

X-LFO Engine
Continuously transform between two FM sounds using an LFO.


OVER 300 INSPIRING PRESET SOUNDS
Ready-to-use presets including, leads, keyboards, strings, winds, basses, pads, chords, drums, and sound effects.


IDEAL FOR LIVE ELECTRONIC PERFORMANCE
Powerful functions for live electronic music performance include 16 physical control knobs, parameter locking for each sequencer step, a looper, and SYNC IN/OUT and MIDI IN/OUT connectors to make synchronized performance with other equipment easy.


LIGHT AND BATTERY-POWERED WITH A BUILT-IN SPEAKER
All these powerful functions are in a device that weighs only 790 g. Play it anywhere at any time.

More detail info:
https://sonicware.jp/

UVI Vintage Vault 3 | The miniatures

UVI

"Vintage Vault 3 - The Ultimate Vintage Synth Collection https://www.uvi.net/vintage-vault-3

A comprehensive collection of 65 instruments, 500,000 samples and over 10,000 hand-crafted presets delivering the authentic sounds of some of the world’s most prized and sought-after electronic hardware instruments with all the simplicity of software. Explore the history of synthesis voiced by the machines that made it, from analog to digital and everywhere in-between, and unlock your inspiration with the authentic hardware sounds of Vintage Vault!

Includes 30 UVI Products: BeatBox Anthology 2, Cameo, CS-M, Darklight IIx, Digital Synsations, Digital Synsations Vol. 2, Emulation One, Emulation II, ENERGY, FM Suite, JP Legacy, Kroma, Mello, OB Legacy, PX Apollo, PX P10, PX V8, String Machines 2, Synthox, The Beast, U1250, UltraMini, USQ-1, UVS-3200, UVX670, UVX-3P, UVX-10P, UVX80, Vector Pro, WaveRunner.

Video Credits: Anthony Hak and Théo G. Music Credits: JJ Pedrazzani, EDO, Abel Vegas, Fred Vitani, Damien Vallet, Dipcrusher, Théo G."

HAMMOND - COMING SOON - January 1st, 2021 - New Synth Coming from Hammond?

SUZUKI

Happy New Year!!
■HAMMOND US/EU/JP

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This one was spotted and sent in via Soviet Space Child.

"Mice in the Attic" & "Love on a Mousetrap" - Yamaha RS7000 + Wavestate + Minilogue XD + Wavestate

Patrick Manderson

"'Mice in the Attic' - 'Love on a Mousetrap'

Recorded live early evening on December 18, 2020 using a Yamaha RS-7000 MIDI Sequencer and a room full of MIDI synthesizers. The sequencer was painstakingly programmed to play all instruments as well as automations, modulation, volume & patch changes. The instruments ran through 3 mixers and a rack of compressors and outboard effects. All parts were mixed and recorded to stereo tracks in a single take. This video was recorded early evening on winter solstice December 21 and edited days later.

The first half, "Mice in the Attic", was arranged on the RS-7000 Sequencer sometime in early 2019 and left without any ideas on how to finish it. At that time it only included the great guitar-like patch on the Korg EX-8000, a Bass Station II patch and a kick drum from the Boss DR660. Early this Fall, the second half, "Love on a Mousetrap", was arranged and paired up with "Mice".

This music was made with a symphony of Korg Synths. Notably the EX-8000 played a very dynamic guitar-like patch through an Alesis Quadraverb from beginning to end. The MS-2000 played various parts, mainly the femenine voice and the Radias played percussions and the masculine voice.

The voice performances on the MS-2000 and Radias were painstakenly edited on The Sequencer to get the articulations *just right*. Lots of pitch, modwheel, velocities and volume/expression CCs were used and getting them right in the basic event editor on The Sequencer was quite tedious. These parts were some of the most difficult and time consuming edits I've ever had to do.

The Wavestate toggled between two versions of the same patch of strings and choir sounds coming in at the start of "Love on a Mousetrap". It also plays the *heavenly* sequence at the end.

The two Minilogues switched quite a few patches - most notably the XD played a wonderful User oscillator named 'Pluck'.

Layering in FM tones at just the right moments was the Yamaha TX81Z - also ran through the Alesis Quadraverb.

The Roland JP-8080 plays *the rise* at the intro and a few quiet pads on the second half. The XV-5080 filled in a few parts emphasizing other instruments.

The Roland TR8S alternated between 3 separate kits to cover the percussion needed on the various sections. One of the kits used a master high pass filter to give it a Casio-like rhythm tone

Dave Smith is represented in not so obvious ways using the Prophet 6 and REV 2. The REV 2 being ambidextrous play 2 patches in a split when needed.

Much care and time was spent on the mix. Two line mixers and a Mackie 1604 VLZ3 routed all the synths and compressors including the Alesis 3630, Behringer MDX 1400, Art Pro Tube Channel, Art Pro VLA II and a Drawmer 1978. May takes were made. Whenever anything needed to be adjusted the entire piece had to be recorded again from scratch.

All MIDI ran through the MOTU MIDI Timepiece MTP AV.

Video was shot using an iPhone 8 through a magnifying glass. Editing was done in Davinci Resolve 15."

NatLife Sounds & Synthmas Sales

Disclaimer: I'm only posting synthmas sales for supporting members of the site as posting everything would overwhelm the site (and me). That said, be sure to see the dealers on the right for any holiday deals as well.

Via https://www.natlifesounds.com:

"NatLife Sounds has announced X-Mass Sales offering 50% off everything, including all new products.

Use coupon: NS_X-Mass2020

The sale includes sounds for: u-he Diva, DUNE 3, FL Studio 20, Korg KingKorg, Korg Krome, Korg Minilogue XD, Korg Prologue, NI Massive X, Europa, Arturia Microfreak, NI Massive, ReDominator, Roland JP-08, Roland Juno, Roland SE-02, Spire, Summit, Peak, Sylenth1, Synthmaster One, TAL-U-No-LX V2, The Legend, Thorn, u-he Hive, u-he Repro, Xfer Serum, Roland JP-8000, Korg iWavestation and Drum Samples.

THNK YOU FOR SUPPORT! AND WISH YOU A GREAT & HEALTHY X-Mass DAYS!!! :)"

Sonicware Liven 8 Bit Warps - Incredibly Dark Cinematic Pad

ChrisLody

"I feel very lucky that the lovely people over at Sonicware have sent me a Liven 8Bit Warp to write some promotional material with. I'm still exploring what it can do but I've been very impressed so far. It's available here: https://sonicware.jp/

So here I'm exploring the FM engine to make pad sounds, a man can it do the dirtiest pad sounds! It has only a few controls for the FM engine, 6 in total if you don't count the common controls for envelope etc, but that still packs in the unusual ability to control the modulators oscillator frequency with an LFO, that's what you're hearing as the tone shifts around slowly as I play.

The only reverb used here is the built in 'INF' reverb which is quite bright so that helps the top end shine. To my ear this almost ends up sounding organic in nature, which is pretty special considering it's one of the least analog piece of equipment I could have built this pad sound on."

Roland JV-880 Synth Sound Preset Demo Part 2

Synth & Sundry

Part 1 here

"Roland JV-880 is a digital rackmount synth (keyboard version is called the JV-80) that came out in 1992. In this video, I go through my favourite sounds from the B-Bank, specifically where you can find all tasty string sounds this line is known for. If you want to hear a specific sound, I've put a list of time stamps below. Also apologies for the video glitch in the middle of the video, the audio is unaffected though.
#synth #roland #rompler

00:00 Intro
00:19 B01 Pizzicato
01:08 B03 Harp
01:22 B04 SoarinString
01:41 B06 Marcato
02:29 B07 St String
02:52 B09 Slow Strings
03:42 B10 Velo Strings
04:17 B11 Bright Strings
04:50 B12 TremoloString
05:32 B15 JP-8 Strings
06:01 B16 String Synth
06:20 B17 Wire Strings
06:45 B18 New Age Vox
08:00 ??? My apologies but the video file got corrupted, audio is fine???
11:03 B27 Harmon Mute1
11:11 B28 Harmon Mute2
11:19 B29 Teajay Brass
11:39 B32 Brass Swell
11:57 B35 Soft Brass
12:33 B45 Flute Mod
13:11 B46 Ocarina
13:44 B47 Overblown Pan
14:00 B48 Air Lead
14:43 B50 Log Drum
15:06 B56 Night Shade
15:37 B62 Big n Beefy
16:10 B64 Analog Seq

Here's an electro track made with a Roland JV-880 as well as other synths [posted here]

If you'd like to support this channel with a one-off purchase, please check out our affordably priced music: https://synthandsundry.bandcamp.com"

Jupiter 8, LinnDrum, Pro-One '80s sequencing

SynthMania

"After the '70s "POD", I'm making an '80s pod in the studio. Next, the '90s pod. The LinnDrum triggers the Pro-One's sequencer. The JP-8 plays chords. (a Garfield synchronizer syncs the Linn-Drum to the Pro-One)"

Update: also see this post.

Switched On Austin - Synth studio & store tour | Austin, TX

synth4ever

https://www.switchedonaustin.com

A synth studio and store tour of Switched-On in Austin, Texas -- including the Switched On synthesizer showroom, walk-through of the Switched On synth store and brief highlight of the synthesizer repair area.

During a trip to Austin in early 2020 I had a chance to revisit the Switched On synth shop I first toured in 2018 [video bellow]. Switched On have since moved from their original location to a new spot and are under new ownership, so it was a great opportunity to see the new synth store.

This synth studio and store walkthrough showcases Switched On's extensive record collection, tape machines, various synthesizers, modular gear, classic vintage synths, rack units and more. To learn more about Switched On, visit https://www.switchedonaustin.com

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New LFOstore Synth Demos 8/19/2020

Playlist (use the controls at the bottom of the player above to skip around):

1. Prophet 08 Almighty Prophet

From our soundset: https://lfo.store/product-category/ha...

2. Novation KS-5 "Ethernal Pad"

One patch demo for the wonderfull KS synthesizer with silkiest sound ! here: https://lfo.store/product-category/ha...

3. Oberheim OB-12 - From Saturn To Neptune

2 patches from our future soundset for the beast OB-12 with 30 Space Strings & Pads www.lfo.store

4. Roland JP-8000 Magnetism Performance

From our soundset: https://lfo.store/product-category/ha...

5. Korg King Korg - Almighty CS-80 Brass!

Great emulation of 2049 atmosphere from our soundset for almighty King: https://lfo.store/product-category/ha...

6. Korg DW-8000 - "Vintage String" Patch

From our soundset "Analog Pearl"
Here: https://lfo.store/product-category/ha...

"Diseased" Roland JP-8000 Classic Analog Modeling Synthesizer

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via this auction

Hadn't heard of this one before.

"It has the JP-8000 desease. Apparently, this is a very common problem. When you first switch it on, the output is quiet and distorted. However, after about 5-7 minutes (a little warm-up time), it roars into life and stays like this until the next switch-off and cool down. Apparently, this is due to a specific capacitor which costs about 80p and a bit of solder, but this is much beyond my capabilities. This problem started not long after I had it and has never gotten any worse or let me down."

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DX5 Playing a-ha "Take on Me"

Published on Jun 1, 2020 DX5

"Covering one of the greatest synthpop songs ever. It is said the main lead was made with a Yamaha DX synth layered with some other. I realized that the DX7 IIFD only does the job.

Gear used:
Yamaha DX7 IIFD
Roland JX-8P
Roland JP-8000

Backtrack recorded on Pro Tools, using Yamaha DX7 /DX7 IIFD massively (Bass 1 preset across the song).

Composed by Magne Furuholmen / Morten Harket / Paul Waaktaar-Savoy.

Performed here by DX5 Jose María Bará."