MFB Tanzbar 2 (Do you even House bro?)

Published on Nov 5, 2018 Cave Way

"well, do you?"

MFB Tanzbär 2 ~groove~ (TANZBAR 2 analog/digital hybrid drum machine)

Published on Oct 27, 2018 alternatingbitmusic

"Warming up to this machine - just arrived last night."

MFB Tanzbär 2 (Unboxing / Reactions / Sounds) TANZBAR 2

Published on Oct 26, 2018 alternatingbitmusic

"My first reactions to this long anticipated drum machine from MFB, the Tanzbar 2 !!!"

First night with the MFB Tanzbär 2

Published on Oct 26, 2018 alternatingbitmusic

"Just a brief sequence I made... having fun with this thing already."

MFB Tanzbar 2 @ Superbooth 2018

Published on May 5, 2018 Bedroom Producers Blog

"First look at the forthcoming MFB Tanzbar 2 hybrid drum machine at Superbooth 2018."

Superbooth 2018 MFB Tanzbar 2

Published on May 4, 2018 sonicstate

"MFB showing the new Tanzbar 2 drum machine with build in synth voice."

New MFB TANZBAR 2 & New Eurorack Modules at SUPERBOOTH18

via STROMKULT

"Jean Fricke and his dad Manfred present a new drum instrument at Superbooth 2018. – The Tanzbär 2. It features analog as well as digital voices. Besides drum generators, there are three sample players and a FM synthesizer voice. On top of that, there is a multi-track step sequencer with classic layout. A pattern can be up to 64 steps long. Each track can have a different length. Thus, polyrhythmic results can be easily created.


In detail, the Tanzbär 2 features the following instruments:

Two kick voices
Two snares
Three toms / congas
Three sample voices
Two crash variations
Closed hi-hat
Open hi-hat
Clap / Perc 1
Rim / Perc 2
Ride / Perc 3
The second generation of the Tanzbär will be available in summer 2018. The price will be 980 Euro (including 19% VAT).

In other news: MFB also shows some new modules at Superbooth 2018. – All circuits will be available soon, the price per product will be less than 100 Euro. In detail, the following modules were announced:

VCO / DCO – An audio generator with switchable core (analog / digital)
ADSR – An envelope with voltage controllable parameter and loop function
Visual VCA – Combines a VCA and an oscilloscope
24 dB VCF SSI – A filter, based on the circuit design of Korg’s Monopoly."

MFB Tanzbar, Roland SE02 & Doepfer Dark Energy 2

Published on Jan 20, 2018 3rdStoreyChemist

"Jamming with the Tanzbar drum machine, Dark Energy 2 and SH101 synthesisers synced together (Tanzbar CV2 to Dark Energy 2 CV/Gate Ins, Tanzbar CV1 to S02 MIDI In).

A small amount of reverb has been used, no further processing except for normalisation."

MFB Tanzbar & Novation Bass Station 2

Published on Jun 10, 2017 3rdStoreyChemist

"Jamming with the Tanzbar drum machine & a BS2 synthesiser synced together.
Tanzbar MIDI Out to BS2 MIDI In

No further processing except for reverb and normalisation."

MFB Tanzbar, Moog Sub Phatty & Doepfer Dark Energy 2

Published on Apr 22, 2017 3rdStoreyChemist

"Jamming with the Tanzbar drum machine, Sub Phatty and Dark Energy 2 synthesisers synced together (Tanzbar CV2 via MIDI Out to Sub Phatty MIDI In, Tanzbar CV1/Gate1 to DE2).

A small amount of reverb has been used, no further processing except for normalisation."

MFB Tanzbar & Novation KS Rack

Published on Apr 2, 2017 3rdStoreyChemist

"Jamming with the Tanzbar drum machine & a KS Rack synthesiser synced together.
Tanzbar MIDI Out to KS Rack MIDI In

No further processing except for reverb and normalisation."

MFB Tanzbar, Doepfer Daek Energy 2 & Korg Volca Sample

Published on Feb 9, 2017 3rdStoreyChemist

"Jamming with the Tanzbar drum machine, a Dark Energy 2 synthesiser & a Volca Sample synced together.
Tanzbar MIDI Out to Sample MIDI In
Tanzbar CV/Gate out to Dark Energy

No further processing except for reverb and normalisation."

MFB TANZMAUS INTERFACE GUIDE

Published on Jan 2, 2017 once upon a synth

"This is a guide for how to use the MFB Tanzmaus drum machine. Most of this should be applicable to the Tanzbar lite as well. Expand the description to see a full table of contents. I cover everything from basic sound parameters to the various different states the machine can be in. This machine can be confusing to use at first so I hope this tutorial makes it a little easier to learn.

~~~ TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~
00:09 - Basic Overview
01:06 - Sound Parameters
02:40 - States & Modes
03:06 - Step Recording
04:02 - Parameter Values
05:56 - Real-Time Parameter Locking
06:40 - Sound Menu
08:00 - Alt Sample Tracks
08:39 - Shuffle
09:13 - Last Step
09:37 - Scale
10:03 - Flam
10:28 - Accents
10:49 - LFO
12:16 - Manual Trigger Mode
12:58 - Manual Trigger Recording
14:03 - Play Mode
14:25 - Patterns & Banks
15:03 - Pattern Chaining
15:50 - A/B Sections
16:43 - A/B Copying
17:21 - Storing Patterns
17:42 - MIDI
19:27 - Conclusion"

Happy New Year From MATRIXSYNTH! - A Quick Look Back at 2016

Happy New Year Everyone!

This post is a little late going up, but better late than never! :)

I'm going to keep this one a little shorter than usual as I am aware I have a tendency to get a little too wordy at times.

First of all, I want to thank you all for taking a little bit of your day out to visit the site. I want to thank those that contribute to the synthesizer scene and actually give me something to post! Finally, I want to give a HUGE THANK YOU to all the individual supporters of the site, and the sponsors you see on the right and above! Your support literally makes the site as it is possible!

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And a look back at 2016...

Update: I forgot to mention, we had a total of 13,679 posts in 2016!
Update2: also, as always take a look back at the exclusive label for the most interesting bits of synth history.

First a look back at some of the people (and companions) we lost last in 2016.

2016 was rough. On the maker front we lost Don Buchla, who along with Bob Moog, was undoubtably the creator of the synthesizer as we know it today. We lost Ray Wilson of Music From Outer Space, arguably one of the greatest, if not the greatest, influencers in synth DIY. Many makers out there started with his projects.

On the musician front we lost some of synths' greats including Keith Emerson, Isao Tomita, Bernie Worrell and Jean-Jacques Perrey. We lost a couple of pioneers of electronic music as well, namely Jean-Claude Risset and Pauline Oliveros.

The following is the list:

David Bowie - January 10, 2016
Else Marie Pade - January 18, 2016
Stanley Lunetta - March 3, 2016
Keith Emerson - March 11, 2016
Isao Tomita - May 5, 2016
Bernie Worrell - June 24, 2016
Ray Wilson - July 21, 2016
Don Buchla - September 14, 2016
DJ Spank-Spank - September 21, 2016
Jean-Jacques Perrey - November 4, 2016
Jean-Claude Risset - November 21, 2016
Pauline Oliveros - November 24, 2016

And never to be excluded, a couple of the companions we lost:

nonlinear circuit's Bill - March, 2016
CatSynth's Luna - October 31, 2016

Note the above are only those I could tie in with synths. Two artists you might notice missing are Prince and George Michael. Both deserve a mention. Prince I could have tied in with an Oberheim connection. I still remember lusting after an OB-8 after seeing his videos in the 80s.

RIP posts are the hardest to write. Not only because you are mourning the loss of someone great, but because you know your post will never be good enough.


As for new gear in 2016, you might have noticed all of the "New in 2016" labels that have gone up in posts throughout the year. I created the labels back in 2015 as a means to keep track of all the new gear coming in. I also thought it would be a quick, easy, and interesting way to get total counts of everything at the end of the year. Here are the numbers (links will take you to posts for each):

New in 2016 (753)
New Cases in 2016 (18)
New Controllers in 2016 (38)
New DIY in 2016 (108)
New Makers in 2016 (101)
New Mobile Apps in 2016 (65)
New Modules in 2016 (299)
New Old in 2016 (21)
New Soft Synths in 2016 (55)
New Sound Machines in 2016 (34)
New Sound Packs in 2016 (24)
New Synth Effects in 2016 (9)
New Synths in 2016 (112)
New Tools in 2016 (51)

Note, as with anything, labels can be a little tricky. Sometimes there will be overlap, sometimes items will be announced one year, but released in another if at all, and of course, if I'm not made aware of an item it gets missed. You'll likely see a few items from 2015 in the 2016 list for that reason. I also found it can be difficult to categorize certain items. Drum machines for example get bucketed under synths, but I think for 2017 I will create a new label for them and just use both.

All that said, if you look at the numbers above we had 753 new products/items appear on the site last year. Always of notable interest were the items from vintage synth history that were never featured on the site before. Last year there were 21. An interesting side note is that matches the 21 we had the year prior in 2015. I won't go into any in detail as you can take a look at the label yourself and as I mentioned above I'm going to try and keep this post short. You can check out any of the categories above.  Also worth noting is there were 101 new makers to the site in 2016!  Check them out via the link above.

I was never one for top 10 lists, as although they can be fun, I'm a firm believer that all gear has something to offer. It's up to us to use the gear and find out. That said I do think it's worth mentioning some of the major synth releases this year. Not only does it gives us a quick look at what the major players released but it also lets us see when they were released in the year.  The following is a quick list:

1. Korg Minilogue - January 8
2. Yamaha Montage AWM2 & FM-X - January 11
3. Clavia Nord Piano 3 - January 18 & January 21
4. Roland A-01 - January 19
5. Korg Limited Edition Kronos Platinum
6. Make Noise 0-Coast - January 20
7. Artuia MatrixBrute - January 21
8. Dave Smith Instruments OB-6 - January 21
9. Teenage Engineering Pocket Operators - January 21
10. MFB Tanzamus & Tanzbar Lite - January 22
11. Mellotron Micro - January 22
12. Modal 008 Rack - January 25
13. Anyware Instruments Modulator - March 23
14. Nord Drum 3/3P - April 4
15. New Minimoog Model D - May 18
16. Moog Brother From Another Mother - May 18
17. Audiothingies Micromonster - May 27
18. Mini GRP A2 - May 28
19. DSI OB-6 Desktop - June 22 & June 23
20. Mode Machines ADX1 - June 28
21. New Black Oberheim TVS - June 28
22. Ninstrument SynthBoy+ July 2
23. Behringer Deepmind 12 - July 7
24. New Red & Blue Korg Electribes v2 - July 20
25. Yamaha FM Synth for iOS - July 21
26. Jomox Alpha Base - July 23
27. Korg Desktop Odysseys - August 28
28. Percussa Remote - August 29
29. KORG MicroKORG-S - August 31
30. Korg Volca Kick - August 31
31. KORG Odyssey Desktop Modules - August 31
32. Roland System-8 - September 3 and September 9
33. Roland TR-09 & TB-03 - September 3
34. Roland VP-03 - September 3
35. Synthstrom Audio Deluge - September 8
36. CMS 2607 - September 23
37. Dreadbox Murmox V2 - September 25
38. Arturia Drumbrute - October 7
39. Bastl Instruments Kastle - October 7
40. Korg Monologue - November 1
41. Full Size Korg Arp Odyssey Keboards - November 4
42. Cyclone Analogic TR-606 Clone - November 16
43. Tangible Waves AE Modular - November 16
44. Modal Electronics CRAFTSynth - November 18
45. Cyclone Analogic TT-78 - November 23
46. The White Schmidt Synthesizer - November 25
47. Plankton Electronics Ants! - December 9
48. Dreadbox NYX - December 15
49. Cyclone Analogic TT-303 MK2 - December 15

Note this is only 49 of the 112 items in the new synths in 2016 category. I'd recommend checking them all out.

What stood out for you in 2016? What are you looking forward to in 2017? Leave a comment or two below.

I want to end this with a humble thank you to everyone that makes this site what it is!

Thank you and Happy New Year!!!  On to 2017!

MFB Tanzbar Lite & Roland TB03 Bass Line

Published on Dec 2, 2016 3rdStoreyChemist

"Jamming with the Tanzbar Lite drum machine and a TB03 synthesiser synced together (Tanzbar Lite MIDI Out to Minilogue MIDI In)."

MFB Tanzbar, Moog Mother 32 & Doepfer Dark Energy 2

Published on Nov 3, 2016 3rdStoreyChemist

"Jamming with the Tanzbar drum machine, a Mother 32 and Dark Energy 2 synthesisers synced together (Tanzbar MIDI Out to M32 MIDI In, Tanzbar CV1/Gate1 to DE2).

A small amount of reverb has been used, no further processing except for normalisation."

MFB Tanzbar & Moog Mother 32

Published on Nov 2, 2016 3rdStoreyChemist

"Jamming with the Tanzbar drum machine and a Mother 32 synthesiser synced together (Tanzbar MIDI Out to M32 MIDI In).

A small amount of reverb has been used, no further processing except for normalisation."

Melodic Techno [2]: Analog Rytm - OctaTrack - Juno 60 - MFB Tanzbar

Published on Sep 14, 2016 DesertFishHQ

"The Rytm has an interesting kick machine called "BD Sharp" this can create melodic note hits. That was the sound that inspired this jam enjoy!!

Video Synth: 3TrinsRGB"

MFB Tanzbar & Doepfer Dark Energy II

Published on Aug 10, 2016 3rdStoreyChemist

"Jamming with the Tanzbar drum machine and a Dark Energy 2 synced together:
Tanzbar CV2 Out to DE2 VCF In
Tanzbar Gate2 to DE2 Gate In

A small amount of reverb has been used, no further processing except for normalisation."

MFB Tanzbar

Published on Feb 24, 2016 3rdStoreyChemist

"Messing around with a Tanzbar drum machine.

No further processing used except for normalisation."

Boss DF-2 Super Feedbacker & Distortion & Drum Machine (MFB Tanzbar)

Published on Jun 21, 2016

"MFB Tanzbar - Boss DF-2

No further processing used except for normalisation."

RELOAD Live Mixes

Published on Jul 16, 2015 onito974

"RELOAD - #01 - Electronic Project Live Acid Mix

Gear:
Moog Sub37 - Elektron Analog Key
MFB Tanzbar - Elektron Octatrack
OTO Biscuit - Eventide Pitch Factor
Strymon Big Sky - Moog MF104M - MF103"

RELOAD - #02 Live Mix

Published on Jul 18, 2015

"Electronic Live Performance - RELOAD - #02

Gear:
Moog Sub37 - Moog MF104M - MF103
Elektron Analog Key - Elektron Octatrack
MFB Tanzbar
Eventide Pitch Factor - Strymon Big Sky
Only hardware, no computer"

RELOAD - #05

Published on Jun 13, 2015

"RELOAD - #05 - Electronic PeaceFull Beat Music
Contact: tonylabatte@live.fr

Gear:
Clavia Nord Stage 2 - Shruthi - Eventide Time Factor - MTRX8
Elektron Analog Keys - Elektron Octatrack - MFB Tanzbar
Dave Smith Tetra"