Off to space, Bye // Elta Music Solar 42f is Incredibly Immersive

video upload by Dave Mech

"Hello HAL, do you read me? This is best listened to / viewed from beginning to the end if you want to get a good picture of the drone / ambient / cinematic journey the Solar 42 can take you on. I hope this trip to space will help you understand how this instrument can bend your mind into the 5th dimension. I knew I'd like the Solar 42 but it really clicked with me in a way I didn't expect. And I'm only scratching the surface here. And the sound.... It's seriously impressive in all aspects. The way all the voices are summed, the overdrive and fx, it's all sounding lovely.

Disclaimer: Elta Music send me this unit to play with and create a music video.
Disclaimer 2: Some post processing was used with iZotope Ozone. Another thing I did was feeding some of the right channel to the left channel after recording. While playing this piece I created a nice stereo effect with the filters in link mode. The downside was that this was a bit too extreme, certainly for headphones so I solved that in post.
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Samples, Presets, Courses
https://davemech.live/shop"

Octatrack & Gotharman's LD3 live techno teste

video upload by Meska

"Building a live setup is alway's compromise, size and complexity is alway a probleme. Here is my take for 2024/2025 with only the Octartrack and the Gotharma's LD3.
I work on a 1h liveset with this 2 machines and the limitation they bring.
put i'm pretty happy with the result, no external FX i use.

Thank you for watching.
My name is Meska of the statik collective . I've been making mostly 'dark and expérimental' music for more than ten years now, i'v learn so much online, now it's time for me to share my knoledge, my exploration and this channel is a place to talk about the tools, sound design and techniques to make music with.

You can stream my albums and EPs at https://statikwave.bandcamp.com/

If you'd like to support the channel​ consider buying music from bandcamp ;)
Contact/booking: meskastatik@gmail.com"

Sequential Prophet Rev2, Elektron Octatrack and effects // Interstellar

video upload by Django

"I was experimenting with binaural patching and came to a sound that made me think of the organ used in the Interstellar score. Naturally I’m no Hans Zimmer but I decided to create a simple sequence based on the score.

The setup is similar to last week where I’m using the Octatrack to sequence the Rev2. I added the BigSky and Mood MK2 for reverb and texture.

Due to the nature of binaural patching there is some voice stealing since my Rev2 only has 8 voices, might need to upgrade that later on.

Use headphones for the best experience."

ambient talkie: ep 42 - messiaen A BIRD DELAY norns script

video upload by tworoundrobins

"well it's finally here - a bird delay/looper/esoteric script made with @sonocircuit

this was quite a journey and I'm so happy we are finally releasing the birds from their nest to do weird chirpy stuff on your nornses.

in this episode I present a bit about the making of the script and what inspired it, but there is a basic guide that runs for the chunk of the video.

messiaen is a joint venture by tworoundrobins and @sonocircuit

#birds #norns #ambient #tutorial

try out messiaen 1.0
https://github.com/2roundrobins/messiaen

contents
00:00 - intro
00:40 - scripting for norns?
01:22 - team work
03:20 - me, mispronouncing Olivier Messian
03:40 - an ode to the master
04:22 - main screen / backing track
05:25 - basic use
06:26 - choosing a different bird
07:20 - chirp & mood
09:07 - threshold recording
10:31 - distane & position
11:20 - bird info!
12:20 - garden mode
13:50 - auto mode & bird activity
15:30 - bird feeder
19:00 - conclusion"

Too Much of a Good Thing? // GForce Oberheim OB-1

video upload by Starsky Carr

"Review and demo of the GForce OB-1. In collaboration with Oberheim, GForce have released an emulation of the rare vintage OB1. The hardware will cost you over £4000 so this is an absolute bargain.

As we've come to expect from GForce it sounds fabulous, plus it has all their additions like the XLFO and XADSR.

I do, however, have reservations... and that's because after making this video and spending so much time playing with it
1. I now would love to get my hands on a real OB-1, even for just a few hours, and
2. with all the additions on this you realise quite how limited vintage synths and lots of hardware synths can be.

I'm glad I picked it up, but would like the option to have a bit more of the vintage experience - remove all the extras and leave me with the limitations of the original - its art of the fun of these emulations (for me at least)."

Moog Labyrinth Quick Minute

video upload by boxoftextures

"Just got a Moog Labyrinth and wanted to do a quick demo. Most of the demos I've seen are very, well, percussive, and I wanted to show that it can play notes as well. Wasn't 100% sure about this one, but having played with it for maybe an hour now I'm totally sold on it. And super happy they included a Hirajoshi scale as one of the 16, which both surprised and delighted me!

This quick minute patch uses one oscillator for notes and the other for modulation, but you can set the second one to audio rates and have the two sequences at different speeds playing off one another. Haven't gotten that far yet but looking forward to it. Also can't wait to clock the Labyrinth and the Subharmonicon together and then patch between them.

This is 100% Labyrinth, no external effects where used. Although to be honest I really wanted to put a reverb/echo on it LOL."

Korg M1 Famous Songs and Sounds

video upload by Nicolas Melis

0:00. Robin S - Show Me Love (I17 Organ2)
0:12. Seinfeld Theme ( I46 Slap Bass )
0:25. Double You - Please Don't Go (I17 Organ2)
0:44. Madonna - Vogue (I01 Piano 16')
0:55. Queen - The Show Must Go On (I07 Symphonic )
1:19. Black Box - Ride on Time (I01 Piano 16')
1:36. Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You (I01 Piano 16')
1:55. Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (I17 Organ2)
2:15. SNAP! - Rhythm Is A Dancer (I01 Piano 16')
2:34. Queen - I'm Going Slightly Mad (I03 Ooh/Aah)
2:54. CeCe Peniston - Finally (I01 Piano 16')
3:10. Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun ( I46 Slap Bass )
3:28. Beyoncé - BREAK MY SOUL ( organ2 I17 + I01 Piano 16')
3:40. Queen - Don't Try So Hard (I00 Universe)

Live jam with the Polyend Tracker Mini

video upload by Jay Hosking

"A live synthesizer jam performed entirely on hardware.

I'm going to just say it: the Polyend Tracker Mini (or maybe Tracker+) is currently the best all-in-one groovebox going. Eight stereo sample tracks, eight voices of internal synths across three timbres, up to eight MIDI tracks, great onboard effects, battery powered, very portable, USB multitrack audio recording, and fantastic performance effects. This thing rules.

To celebrate the 2.0 software release, which brings the Mini and + to parity, minus the differences in hardware, I put together this piece. I'm very, very happy with the results. The Tracker is an extremely inspiring platform for me.

There are shortcomings to the Tracker platform, namely bugs and promised features that haven't been implemented yet; seriously, Polyend, you gotta get those performance effects for the Play+ synths if you're going to promise them to users, let alone the Tracker+ and Tracker Mini! But the bugs, while annoying if you don't know about them, are manageable once you do know about them, and I tend not to buy devices like the Mini for its potential firmware updates. When I bought the Mini, it was a stereo sampler, and now it's a stereo sampler with eight voices of internal synth polyphony, so Polyend is offering amazing updates. I just try not to think of what a thing is missing.

Anyway, thanks for listening.

Recorded to multitrack audio via USB (what a feature!), with a little treatment to the synths (as noted in the video), and with EQ/compression/limiting on the master.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com"

Nightverb: First day noodlings (no talk)

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Beware the title: 'First day noodlings'. This isn't a collection of pristine patches or sweetly controlled tone-perfect spaces. It is literally me with the Nightverb on day one twiddling the knobs trying to understand the various interactions and calibrations. But I figure that will be of interest to some. And since my daughter always laughs at how "incredibly niche" my channel is, well, surely it can't hurt.

I'm honored to have Nightverb serial number 0006 sent to me gratis by Erica Synths. Technically that should earn the "paid promotion" tag, and yet, saying that on this random hodge-podge doesn't seem quite right. And since I'm almost qualified as a member of the Erica Synths 10% discount club I think I've earned a pass on this one. Of course the truth is I would have bought this anyway if Erica Synths hadn't sent it to me, so at least this way I didn't have to sell anything - yay!

But about the Nightverb. It's armoured, beautiful and alive with grippy knobs. Reverb has never been so much fun or so fast to program. About halfway through the video I learn that 'late reflections' combined with 'infinite feedback' equals noise - but that's what day one gets you. Give it a few months and I'm sure all this will look painfully awkward. I also had the gain quite high and neglected to touch the low and high damp controls at all, but there's only so many parameters I can deal with fresh at one time. More videos to come of course.

I'm looking forward to pairing the Nightverb with the Zen Delay and Acidbox III though for this first outing I thought it should stay pure. Of course there are absolutely no DAW effects, EQ or limiting. I can certainly see cases in the future where a delay after the reverb could make for some interesting creations. Even so, just with the trusty DB-01 I did enjoy the pseudo poly-synth effect going 100% wet. Likewise the pre-delay with early reflections and feedback gave a good industrial delay. So much more I could say but I'll leave that for a talkie video.

If there's anything specific about the Nightverb I can answer, or a particular sort of audio demo you'd like to hear, let me know and I'll try to cover them in a second video.

0:00 Poly from mono
2:34 Bass riff 1
4:30 Squelchy
6:16 Fairy interlude
6:54 Drummy thing
8:52 Bass riff 2
11:20 Pixie dance
12:43 Bass riff 3
16:04 High arp
18:54 Growler

Lots of downloads for supporters on Patreon: / richarddehove
Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free
My website: https://richarddehove.com/"

Access Virus TI soundscape - Some days just happen

video upload by MIDERA

"Some days just happen.

I’ve been really frustrated by the lack of communication at a company I was buying something from. So I mention my frustrations on a forum and people just have apparently have no means of sympathizing and have to be all terse about it. I don’t know why this kind of thing ruins my day - but it does. So now I’m frustrated by this company - and by people on forums. I just want to cancel my order and say screw it.

Then - a huge storm came through today and broke a huge branch off of a tree. That fell and smashed into our deck, damaging it. It also smashed into an apricot tree - now we need to cut down that tree too.

I’m thankful my kids were safe through all of this of course.

Oh yeah, and our basement flooded and a bunch of games got ruined.

Just - sometimes - It just seems like nothing can go right.

Well, that’s why I go play music. It just takes me away from all of that.

No external fx used."

Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave soundscape IV - Light blinds the way

video upload by MIDERA

"I think this will be my final soundscape with the 3rd Wave. I will need to return it to its owner. It's been fun playing through it and learning its ins and outs, to the extent that I could.

It's... a cool synth. I think the overall 'crystalline' sound it has is maybe not for me. I couldn't really shake that. Probably just didn't spend enough time with it, but it's hard to say. You can't really make it sound bad, but I guess I'm not sure if that's a good thing.

I'm conflicted. But also, I know I gravitate towards keyboard versions of synths, so maybe that plays a role (although I love the Modor NF-1). I don't know. Something I need to do... test my Virus TI and its wavetables. Add some oscillator saturation, use the analog filters and ask myself, "does this take me anywhere near where the 3rd Wave took me?'

Eventide Blackhole VST used for reverb (I didn't want FX clipping).

Created June 19, 2024"

Coral Crabs (Buchla Music Easel, Expressive E Osmose)

video upload by PanicGirlVids

"Often when starting to explore the sonic possibilities of an instrument sooner or later a picture comes to mind that fits the sounds I’m designing.

This time I was transported to the sea, with tiny sea creatures helping to create the sounds you’re hearing. Do you also see images when you’re creating or exploring sounds?

Thanks for sticking with me!"

Ambient jam with Novation AFX Station, Vongon Replay, Empress Zoia

video upload by Jay Hosking

"Please support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jayhosking
A live, semi-improvised synthesizer jam performed entirely on hardware.

I'm on an island taking a bit of time to relax and recharge, and have been spending most of my days doing anything but music: reading, swimming, hiking, and so on. I keep the Novation AFX Station up on the island because it's small and because, well, I have more than one mono synth.

But I think I have to bring this thing home with me. The AFX Station (i.e. the Bass Station II) is just such a remarkable synth, maybe the most underrated synth I can think of. A phenomenal sound with two filters and two drives, it can produce a wider variety of timbres than most mono synths, while also having a fantastic layout for patch design, a pretty unique sequencer/arpeggiator that introduces rhythms, a great portable size, and all the other bells and whistles people love (AFX mode, paraphony, etc.). The only thing I wish it had was a "set sound to panel settings" mode. Otherwise, I am regularly impressed with the AFX Station.

I also brought the Vongon Replay with me because it's quite portable and very immediate in its setup. Yes, I know all its flaws quite well, but a small polysynth that sounds good, has everything I need already on the panel, and has a latchable arpeggiator is quite handy. Once I had a sound on the AFX Station, I played an arp, and the song was basically there.

And for effects on the whole thing, the Empress Zoia came through. I also keep this one on the island because it can be whatever effects I need it to be, and because it's extremely flexible with how you set it up for routing. Here, I've set it to have to mono audio signals coming in, and sending a stereo effected signal out, something that most pedals can't do. Plus, Empress makes great effects, and having their delay and reverb at the same time is awesome.

All in all, a very inspiring setup with great results.

Thanks for listening.

Novation AFX Station - Melody/bass mono synth
Vongon Replay - Latched arpeggio with slow attack
Empress Zoia - Reverb, delay, and special sauce on both synths

Performed and recorded live to a stereo input, with EQ, compression, and limiting on the master.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com"

Beetlecrab Audio Tempera

video upload by Luca Longobardi

"Not just beautiful, though — the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they’re watching me. What I’ve up till now, what I’m going to do — they know it all. Nothing gets past their watchful eyes. As I sit there under the shining night sky, again a violent fear takes hold of me. My heart’s pounding a mile a minute, and I can barely breathe. All these millions of stars looking down on me, and I’ve never given them more than a passing thought before. Not just the stars — how many other things haven’t I noticed in the world, things I know nothing about? (Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore)

P.s.
Did you know that with Tempera you could play the original sample while processing it with different emitters? I didn't, and it was a wonderful surprise to discover this amazing feature."

UltraDubeRolzer - fanfare for a fabulous drone machine

video upload by NoctopolisMusic

"My first encounters with the UltraDubeRolzer mostly made me scratch my head and wonder what I´d got myself into, but then I paired it with the Ciat-Lonbarde Sidrax organ and things took a different and most welcome turn - the UDR turned out to be a fabulous drone machine!

I just vaguely know what I´m doing here but there is crossmodulation going on between the Sidrax, the Duber filters (sounding wonderful!) and the Ultrasound section, and of course the Rollz do their thing too. All in all, the UDR (built by Maciek Jaciuk) semms to be an intriguing and exciting instrument. To be continued ..."

Note this is the first post to feature the UltraDubeRolzer. I ran a quick search online and only found the following video from four months ago.

Ciat lombarde Cocouantus, Sigil Ultraduberolzer, I-pad / Paseo de los Olmos

video upload by Pablo Madoz

"Ciat lombarde Cocoquantus, Sigil Ultraduberolzer, I-pad"

Aratronics Acid | Syntakt | Digitone | Analog Heat FX | Techno

video upload by VoltageCtrlRtv

"This is a few minutes of the set. I'm going to record the whole set at some point this weekend, or maybe i'll livestream it.

Thanks for rocking with me. Shiro
http://audibleobjects.com"

Those left behind | Spectralis 2 and Sequential Prophet 10

video upload by MIDERA

"I received the email - I got to the top of the queue for the Cirklon. Why did I even sign up for it? I spent 3 years not preparing for it, just assuming some day I would have to make a decision, and now I'm here. What would it do for me I can't already do? My Spectralis does all I need, albeit, in maybe not the best way possible - but is there a best way? Sure, I can see the Cirklon does more, better, faster, but also maybe does things I don't care about.

I actually hate having a lot of gear hooked up. Slows me down. 3-4 pieces is good enough for me. If you can't make a song with only a few instruments, then I question whether you can make music at all (Ok, that's just me talking to myself about my own capacities - huge orchestras are built off of tons of instruments, I get it). What I make is simple, sad, and that's it. My music only speaks to me saying: some day - you will not be among the living and this music is being made to haunt those left behind.

I know the Cirklon is the 'best sequencer' out there... so maybe I just need to buy it and see for myself. I do know the Spectralis does stuff I really enjoy, like sequencing itself and other gear, using it as an FX processor to manipulate all sorts of things to the beat. Just a unique piece... I also know it so well.

Radikal Technologies Spectralis 2: Sequencing, Drums, Strings, Piano
Sequential Prophet 10: First sound you hear.
Eventide Blackhole VST: Reverb"

The GS-e7 Synthesizer In Action! 💙

video upload by Doctor Mix

"Today, I'm excited to show you the very powerful GS Music GS-e7 analog synth. Watch me use it to create an entire house track from scratch. 🚀 Discover the GS-e7 synthesizer: click here 👉 https://www.gsmusic.com/synth-store 🔥 In this video, I also demonstrate its MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) capabilities by controlling it with an Expressive E Osmose. 🤯

This video is kindly sponsored by GS Music."

🪘 LEP Bongo CV 🪘 🎧 (no talking) 🎧

video upload by Cutoff Frequency - gear demos (no talking)

"This is a video demonstrating the sounds of the LEP Bongo CV by L.E.P. laboratories.

This is a rare piece of gear. L.E.P. laboratories is a small manufacturer mostly know for their LepLoop minimalist groove-box. There are no sound examples available for this module, but somehow the description and the controls attracted me. I just bought it and I have no regrets doing so. It is quite a wild module which can go from regular percussive sounds to fully distorted techno madness. I couldn't really get a bongo sound out of it, but who cares!"

https://www.leploop.org/m/percussion-modules/

OXYMORON - POLYPHONY AND CHORDS SETUP / With LE BINOME and MIMEOPHON / aka eurorack JAZZ

video upload by SOVAGE ENGINEERING

"Another good starting point to make weird stereo stuff: here I'm turning OXYMORON into a 6-voice polyphonic synth tuned in minor and major intervals.

The inputted notes from the sequencer are interacting with the 3 V/OCT inputs, creating some interesting surprises... some serious JAZZ !

Experiment with different combinations of notes from your sequencer for infinite fun!"

Update:

Is This the Ultimate Eurorack Generator for Odd Sounds and Noise ? / OXYMORON

video upload by

"OXYMORON can be used as a noise generator and an odd sound source, delivering tones ranging from calm and pure to full of overtones and harshness! Due to its strange cascading behavior, you will always have different tones on each output, delivering a total of 18 variations of your settings.
Trust me, you will never run out of BBBRRZRZRZRZRZRZRZR and KKKRRRRRRRRRRR!"