Explorations with Jake Metz and the Hyve Touch Synthesizer

Published on Jul 20, 2016 Skot Wiedmann

"Electronic Musician Jake Metz finds new sound possibilities and worlds of expression in the Hyve Touch Synthesizer, a new instrument that turns your fingers into melodies, harmonies, drones, and noises. Jake describes his creative process and finds familiar and unique sounds in every gesture.

Find out more at http://tiny.cc/hyve"

Chill House Beat & More on the Novation Circuit Tracks

video upload by Jake Wagner

The above is a playlist featuring additional Novation Circuit Tracks demos by Jake Wagner.

Description for the fist video (later videos feature the Elektron Modal:Samples followed by KORG Volcas):

Equipment:
Novation Circuit Tracks
Arturia Microfreak provides the nice lead tone

Another fun little synthesizer jam with my favorite groovebox!

MAKEN0ISE Community Patchin' w/ Jake

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Jake returns to the channel to do some community patching!!"

MAKEN0ISE Community Patches! - you'll find the patch sheets and how to submit them here.

DeMenTia big jake custom built synth

Uploaded on Oct 9, 2010 SuperRoss007


via this auction

"squarewave synth custom built by "BIG JAKE" for dementia labs awsome synth with optical theremin also twin theremin antennas this squarewave was originally priced at over 5k but is now being sold for far less"

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MAKEN0ISE Strega Bat Cave

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"Walker and Jake sit down to do a deep exploration of Jake's 'Bat Cave' patch from the Strega Manual.

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

Elektron Analog Four and Octatrack

Published on Feb 20, 2013

"Wow. We happened across a Mr. Cenk (Jake) Sayinli at the DV Romford store with a compact little setup consisting of the Octatrack and the new Analog Four synthesizer.

Grabbing a camera and a couple of staff iPhones we managed to capture a 4 minute improvisation which just goes to show how much you can achieve with these two incredible pieces of gear.

For more information please visit our web store:
http://www.dv247.com/keyboards-and-midi/elektron-octatrack-digital-sampler--73160

check out more of Jake's work at:
http://dataline.bandcamp.com/

www.elektron.se"

Elektron on eBay

Elektron Analog Four Synthesizer Loop Demonstration
Published on Feb 20, 2013

"In this video we bow down to the awesomeness pouring out of the Analog Four synthesizer... Cenk Sayinli of Elektron builds a loop from scratch demonstrating some of the incredible features such as per step control over synth and FX parameters."

New MGMT Album Trailer

MGMT Album Trailer from The Avant/Garde Diaries on Vimeo.

Just watch.  :)

"Experience the world of MGMT's new album in this thrilling, cinematic trailer. More on www.theavantgardediaries.com

Written & Directed by Jordan Fish / Produced by Willy Friedman / Executive Producers: Ari Kuschnir & Kate Oppenheim / a m ss ng p eces production / Starring MGMT / Featuring Jake Rabinbach, Jena Friedman, Gerrard Lobo & Isabella Konecky / Cinematography: Owen Donovan / Production Design: Allie Avital Tsypin / Costume Design: Lizzie Owens / Lead Digital Effects: Drew Arnold / Head of Production: Dave Saltzman / Production Manager: Jason Reif / Key PA: Nathan Marcus / Set PA: Jade Elliot / Co-Production Designer: Steve Grisé / Art Direction: Slaveya Starkov / Set Dressers: Kim Bifulco & Yuan Liu / Art PA: Britina Cheng / Abstract Paintings: Hayal Pozanti / Prop Master: Matthew Larkin / Prop Assistant: Sonja Tsypin / Drone Operation: Alejandro Crawford / Special Effects Makeup: Rachael Wagner / Steadicam Operation: Kyle Fasanella / 1st Assistant Camera: Tine Dilucia / 2nd Assistant Camera: Michelle Brosh / Gaffer: Tom Chaves / Key Grip: Michael Keane / Grips: Jake DiLucia & Vincent Rodriguez / Hair & Makeup: Shalea Walker / Sound Mixer/Recordist: Jon Bozeman / Wardrobe Supervisor: May Sembera / Title Design: Alejandro Cardenas / Roto: Garrett Weinholz / Colorists: Michael Keane & Patrick W. Huber / Foley/Sound Editor: Gisela Fullá Silvestre / ADR: Colin Alexander / Sound Mixer: Eli Cohn / Special Thanks to Katja Blichfield, Michael Leviton & Ray Tintori

Follow us!
facebook.com/THEAVANTGARDEDIARIES
twitter.com/theavgd"

Synth spotting: Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12, Moog Voyager XL, Knas Ekdahl Moisturizer, Synton Fenix II modular system.

Kraft Music - Moog Etherwave Thermin Demo with Jake Widgeon

Published on Apr 17, 2013 kraftmusic·307 videos
Audio input demo.

"More information:
http://www.kraftmusic.com/digital-pia...

Jake Widgeon from Moog Music demonstrates the Moog Etherwave Plus theremin at Kraft Music."

Road Testing Reason 9 - Hear ALL the New Sounds!

Published on Jun 27, 2016 Propellerhead

9 hour road trip from Los Angeles to the Grand Canyon! Curious if this sets the record for longest video post ever.

"You may know that Reason 9 includes over a thousand new cutting-edge sounds from professional sound designers to ignite new musical ideas for you but what do they sound like? We thought you'd want to know so we got our friend Jake Shaw to play them... all of them. For this epic challenge we set out on an equally epic road trip into the California desert. How far will Jake get before he gives up? How far down the road can you get before you've played all of Reason 9's new sounds? Find out for yourself - but you'll probably want to put off binge-watching the latest season of your favorite show because this will take you just as long to get through.

(For those asking, that keyboard is a CME xKey 37)"

NAMM 2023 - Donner - D1 Drum Machine

video upload by sonicstate

Currently $0 at the Donner Website

"Donner has announced their latest product, the D1 sample-based drum machine and sequencer at NAMM 2023. Designed for the entry-level market, the 12-channel D1 features real-time recording and can switch between function keys to create drum patterns easily. It is equipped with RGB velocity-sensitive pads and five knobs with touch function, and will be shipped with factory content from Loopmasters.

Jake from Donner gave us a look at the prototype, with, full-size MIDI in and out, headphone output, and an auxiliary in that allows users to sample. Although the prototype has only half the functions working at the moment, Jake gave us a good idea of what the new product will have to offer.

The D1 will be released by the end of May 2023

Price: around 249 USD"



Blends two workflows into one little box

Color Coded UI Design, Play Without Thinking Twice

Vivid Graphical User Interface

Touch Knobs to Read Parameters

Versatile Sound Capabilities

Sounds and Patterns from Leading Experts

Import Your Samples to Add More Fun

Extend Your Setup with Versatile Connectivity

Maximum 128 Songs

4 Bars Step Sequencer (maximum 64 steps)

Maximum 512 Beats

128x64 pixel LCD screen

1 clickable endless encoder (VALUE)

5 endless encoders with touch function

2 potentiometers (MASTER FX & MASTER)

16 RGB backlit velocity-sensitive pads

4 RGB backlit faders

16 backlit tactile click buttons

HEADPHONE OUT

3.5mm(1/8") TRS

AUX IN

3.5mm (1/8") TRS

MIDI

2x 5 pins MIDI DIN (IN, OUT)

MAIN OUT

2x 6.35mm (1/4") TS

USB

USB 2.0 Type-C socket (transfer MIDI data and remote control via Donner Control App)

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Switched On Walk Through feat. Jake Schrock

Published on Oct 22, 2012 by Switched On

"A walk through of our store front in Austin, TX to allow you (the viewer) to quickly glance at some of our inventory.

We like to feature Texas based electronic musicians, projects, and producers as our music bed. This week's featured artist is Dallas based Jake Schrock.
Check out more of his tracks here:
http://soundcloud.com/jakeschrock

Switched On buys, sells, repairs and restores all manners of musical electronics...new, used, and vintage.

Shop with us on our site:
www.switchedonaustin.com

Keep updated on events and new inventory:
@SwitchedOnTX
*and*
http://www.facebook.com/switchedonaustin"

Superbooth 2023: Decksaver - New Covers

video upload by sonicstate

"We spoke to Jake from Decksaver at Superbooth 2023 where they showcased a wide range of new covers. The company is known for providing high-quality polycarbonate covers for various musical equipment to keep them safe from damage. Some of their newest releases include the Decksaver for Summit, the 4ms 48 and 64x pods, the Roland Boutique range, the Erica Bassline, and the LXR. They also have covers for cheaper equipment like the Akai mini play and the Launchkey 37. Jake said that the production cycle takes about three months from research to pre-production, depending on the type and size of the equipment.

One of the unique features of Decksaver is that they offer custom covers working closely with the instrument manufacturers. They also use different weights of polycarbonate material depending on the equipment's size and type, with prices ranging from £15 to £120. Decksaver's covers are favored by many musicians, including a famous artist who saved thousands of pounds worth of equipment from damage due to a leak in his studio by using Decksaver covers."

Jake Williams of Flies + Flies Getting to Know Rebel Technology

Published on May 25, 2017 Rebel Technology

"A short video of Jake Williams of Flies + Flies trying out the Rebel Technology modules"

VGM #51: Wily's Castle Pt. 2 -Stages 3/4- (Mega Man 3)

Published on Sep 30, 2015 Ace Waters

"I was once again watching a good friend play through Mega Man 3, and the second Wily Castle song really stuck out to me. Originally it was going to be more low key, but Jake took it in another direction with his drums, and it really made the song something special. Huge thanks to Jake and Rich for bringing this song to life!"

Playing STREGA with LIVE BATS!

video upload by MAKEN0ISE

"In which we head to Asheville's Beaver Lake for Meg and Jake to do some live improv patching with local bats using a borrowed Bat Detector, two Strega, a 0-CTRL and 0-Coast.

Many bat species are under threat of extinction. Please visit https://www.batcon.org/ for information and action suggestions.

Also check out Meg's new album, Breath is a Wave: https://fallenmoonrecordings.bandcamp...

And Jake's new album, The Legend of Dreams: https://precisionaudio.bandcamp.com/a...

http://www.makenoisemusic.com/synthes..."

We are all just waves in a wavetable...

Last month I received a Facebook message stating I had been tagged in this image from Billy Kurniadi's Photos. I noted the custom wood knobs, and thought, how cool, so of course I posted it. I saw a ton of other names tagged as well, many I recognized like James Maeier aka Carbon111 who hosts the excellent XT resource site, Stefan Trippler who hosts trippler.net, Wolfram Franke and Stefan Stenzel of Waldorf, Wolfgang Palm of PPG, the father of wavetable synthesis, and too many others to list here. See Facebook here for the full list. I thought we were all tagged to check out the wood knobs. I'm sure this was the case, however, there might have been another reason. What didn't occur to me at the time was what might have been the actual reference to the tagged names. We are all just waves in a wavetable, waves in synthesis. That is pretty cool.

For those not familiar with wavetable synthesis, in short, a wavetable synth uses wavetables for it's main oscillators. Rather than a basic saw, square, sine, triangle or sample as the source waveform, you have access to a table of multiple single cycle waveforms. A single cycle waveform is pretty much a single snapshot of what you'd see in an oscilloscope. Think of a wavetable as a spreadsheet with each cell containing a different snapshot. In the XT, each wavetable has 64 cells. You can either select one of the static waveforms and use it as an oscillator waveform like you would a saw, square or other waveform, or you can "sweep" through the table by applying any available modulation source like an LFO or envelope. This is how you get evolving textures out of a wavetable synth. For more see Carbon111t's site and Till Kopper's Waldorf FAQ site.

Update: I originally stated Stefan Trippler hosted the Waldorf FAQ site. It's actually Till Kopper.

If you can't get to the Facebook link, click below for the list.

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Korg Volca Series (Adventure Time!)

Published on May 26, 2014 Metatron's Cube·63 videos

"Jamming with a lone Volca series and two Kp2-mini's. Having fun. Jake the dog showed up, and goes crazy at the end. Also a retro magazine look...why not. Enjoy, thanks for watching/listening."

On a Thursday Night in Asheville

YouTube Published on Jul 14, 2012 by experimentalsynth

"Moog Lap Steel, MIDI-MuRF and more. Jake Wolf and Billy Cardine visit the ExperimentalSynth Studio. Check them out at thebillysea.com"

Improvisation for Oud and Ableton

Published on Jul 14, 2012 by experimentalsynth

"An electric oud processed by Ableton Live Suite effects, with some additional drones etc. To learn more visit www.experimentalsynth.com"

Bard Laptop Orchestra (blork) 2010

YouTube via wellweatheredmusic | December 18, 2010 |

"An ensemble of 22 laptops performing under the direction of composer/mix-master Miguel Frasconi, on Thursday, Dec 16, 2010. This was the end-of-semester concert of Bard College's "Workshop in Software for Composition and Performance," taught by Miguel Frasconi.

The participants this semester (fall 2010) were: Laura Bradford • Penn Chan Jake Coan • Dylan Coburn Lucas Denton • Dani Dobkin John Garlid • Charlie Heller Alex Hood • Zack Khalil Shahrod Khalkhali • Elias Moose Marcel Reid-Jaques • Steve Reiman Sean Rucewicz • David Silberberg Nate Smallwood • Charlotte Su Will Tesdell • Joe Tisdall Elon Ullman • Jed Wolf Miguel Frasconi, director & mix-master"

Bard Laptop Orchestra (blork) 2010, part 2


via Miguel

Kraft Music - Moog Demos with Jake Widgeon

Good series to give you an overview and comparison between the different Moog synths in one sitting. Remember you can go back and forth through the vides via the playlist controls on the bottom of the player.

Playlist:
Kraft Music - Moog Sub Phatty
Kraft Music - Moog Little Phatty
Kraft Music - Moog Slim Phatty
Kraft Music - Moog Minimoog Voyager
Kraft Music - Moog Minimoog Voyager Rack Mount Edition
Kraft Music - Moog Minitaur
Kraft Music - Moog Moogerfooger Demo