Iota // Ambient 1 (Sequential Prophet X)

video upload by Mai

"Ambient/cinematic music on the Sequential Prophet X synthesizer. Played through the Elektron Analog Heat MKII for a little warmth/saturation.

This version of Iota is on the album Beta, released 8th December 2023: https://wormholeworld.bandcamp.com/al..."

Nu // Ambient 5 (Prophet 6, Prophet 12, Minitaur, Mono Lancet '15, Keystep Pro)

video upload by Mai

"This version of Nu is on the album Beta, released 8th December 2023: https://wormholeworld.bandcamp.com/al...

Besides deciding on a scale and having an idea of the notes to play for each instrument, this was improvised. It was also unquantized and played in free time. I switched each sequence into 'Walk' mode, which is semi-random and adds an element of chance in terms of how the 4 sequences will interact."

Digitakt, Prophet 6, Prophet 12 Sessions

video upload by Mai

"A lot of improvisation on this one.
No mixing desk, the Prophet 6 and Prophet 12 went through the internal mixer and effects of the Digitakt.
Only factory samples were used on the Digitakt.
The output of the Digitakt was recorded into Logic Pro X via an A Designs Pacifica preamp and Apogee Duet 2 audio interface (with preamps bypassed)"

A Beautiful Signal // Dub Techno with the Digitakt, Prophet 6, Prophet 12 and Mono Lancet '15

video upload by Mai

Elektron Analog Four MKII Sessions

video uploads by Mai

Adrian Enescu - Funky Synthesizer

video upload by Iancu Popa

"Piesa care da titlul acestui prim disc de muzica electronica (in epoca, se mai purta si numele de electro-acustica)."

Googlish:

"The song that gives the title to this first disc of electronic music (at the time, it was also called electro-acoustic)."

via Wikipedia:

"Adrian-Floru Enescu (31 March 1948 – 19 August 2016) was a Romanian composer of film soundtracks and contemporary music.

As an individual musician, he also pioneered the local electronic scene during the 1970s and 1980s. He graduated from the 'Ciprian Porumbescu' Music Conservatory in Bucharest, following the composition class of Aurel Stroe and Alexandru Pascanu in harmony.

Among his list of accomplishments are music for ballet in Italy, China and Australia, music for theater in Romania, Holland, Belgium, Japan, Australia, Canada, Colombia, and Costa Rica."

You can find additional posts mentioning Adrian Enescu here.

SynthAsia EP 1: Siam Modular - Thailand's first modular synthesizer company

video upload by Mixmag Asia

"CFK Production & Mixmag Asia team up to bring you SynthAsia; a documentary show where we travel around Asia interviewing synth companies, while looking at the environments around them.

For this episode, we head to Chiang Mai, where we speak with Pete Wallis from Siam Modular, Thailand's first modular synthesizer company."

You can find a feature for the video on Mixmag here.

See the Siam Modular label below for additional posts.

VCV Rack Community highlights of 2022

video upload by Omri Cohen

"Want to learn Modular Synthesis? have a look here - https://bit.ly/learnmodular
Interested in more patching techniques and ideas? Have a look here - https://bit.ly/3o1Q3Sg

Please consider supporting the different developers who truly make this software awesome! Thanks again, everyone!"

00:00 - Introduction
00:34 - Spork by PathSet
02:20 - Muxlicer by Befaco
03:50 - NoteSeq 16 by JW
05:03 - Dopamine by Vult
06:47 - Steps by Alef Bits
08:25 - Dexter by Valley
09:38 - Walk 2 by BogAudio
11:03 - Scope by VCV
12:35 - Zou Mai/Encore by bidOO and S&H by BogAudio
15:43 - Caudal by Vult
17:04 - ShapeMaster Pro by MindMeld
19:07 - Soly Pequencer by Computer Scare and RGate by BogAudio
20:28 - Droplet by Prism
21:33 - ReWin by Repelzen
23:30 - Branes by Geodesics
25:03 - Opuls by Vult
26:34 - Fate by Geodesics

4. Mai 2022 Fenix 2d - Delay & Phaser

video upload by batchas

"I‘m still making some fine tuning on a couple of boards and took a break to hear the Delay with its friend the Phaser.
Smartphone mic only for now."

Radikal Technologie's Jörg Schaaf Music Video for the 11th annual MICA VIGIL 2 Day Music Festival

video by Jörg Schaaf

"I produced this video and music for the 11th MICA Vigil 2 days music festival in Baltimore. The video will go online one day after the festival at the 7th and 8th of Mai 2021. Check everything about this festival under the following link:

https://www.mica.edu/events-exhibitio...

For the first time I used stock footage for a music video. Let me know what you think about using them. I especially like the work from Mikhael Nilov, who made the spaceship footage! The inspiration I received from watching the scenes also brought my music to a new level.

The music is available as a BandCamp album:
https://joergschaaf.bandcamp.com/albu..."

Fred's Lab - Découverte du Töörö | SynthFest 2020

SynthFest France

New Töörö 6 voice 4 part digilog synth from Fred's Lab.

SynthFest France 2020 - SynthFestALaMaison
22-24 Mai 2020 free and worldwide

via Fred's Lab

"Töörö is our new 6-voice 4-part hybrid "digilog" polysynth.

Including our latest discoveries in mixed electronics, the original FL A847 analog filters, this is the perfect module for demanding sound designers and every musician seeking distinctive tones with a strong personality, in a very compact form factor.

Each voice offers 2 complex digital oscillators with waveform morphing, 2-operator linear phase modulation and self-sync features plus a noise source, a ring modulator, the unique FL A847 lowpass filter accompanied by a digital shaper, 2 advanced LFOs and 2 ADSR envelopes.

A modulation matrix with 8 slots allow the animation of most of synthesis parameters.

A master digital FX unit with delay and chorus is also included.

Töörö is shipped with a printed version of the QuickStart Guide (in English) and a 1 meter black USB cable."

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Mucking Around In Mai Tai

Published on Jun 4, 2020 Jyoti Mishra

"Bass synthesis and more in Mai Tai!"

SynthFest France Videos for May 22, 2020

Published on May 22, 2020 SynthFest France

SynthFest France 2020 - SynthFestALaMaison
22-24 Mai 2020 free and worldwide

Playlist:

Therminal C - Coralie Ehinger | SynthFest 2020
Wavelicker | SynthFest 2020
Kurt Ader - KApro | SynthFest 2020
Quart d'heure d'harmonie - Eric Mouquet | SynthFest 2020
Studio ALB - Visite virtuelle | SynthFest 2020
Harpe Laser | SynthFest 2020
SoundMit 2020 | SynthFest 2020
Zirante | SynthFest 2020
EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath Eurorack | SynthFest 2020
Gamechanger Audio - Motor Synth | SynthFest 2020
Empress Effects ZOIA | SynthFest 2020
ROLI | SynthFest 2020
Faselunare | SynthFest 2020

See the SynthFest Intro 2020 Videos here. Jean-Michel Jarre is currently on top. :)

Yves Usson | SynthFest 2020

Published on May 11, 2020 SynthFest France

SynthFest France 2020 - SynthFestALaMaison
22-24 Mai 2020 free and worldwide

Yusynth - Yves Usson
Website http://yusynth.net

KORG International Vice-President | SynthFest 2020

Published on May 10, 2020 SynthFest France

"John Mc Cubbery KORG International Vice-President
SynthFest France 2020 - SynthFestALaMaison
22-24 Mai 2020 free and worldwide"

Volca Drum: what's pitch quantization?

Published on Oct 30, 2019 Hyperobjeckt Synths

"Today I want to talk about a feature added to the Volca Drum after launch that I think is a big deal. The feature is pitch quantization, which allows you to set pitch by note. I'll show you how to install this feature, how to access it in the part parameters menu, and how to program a simple melodic pattern.

0:45 how to install the update
1:50 accessing pitch quantization
3:00 programming a pattern

To check the firmware version on your Volca Drum, hold down the play button and turn it on. The display will show you two numbers: "MAI" is your main system version, and "PNL" is your panel version. If your main system version is older than 1.14, you're gonna need to update."

Modular Synthesizer Ensemble - Ernst Krenek Forum 2019

Published on Feb 25, 2019 Modular Synthesizer Ensemble

www.krenek.at
www.modularsynthesizerensemble.at

Buchla 100 & eurorack system workshops.

"The Modular Synthesizer Ensemble consists of a fixed setup of 12 Modular Synthesizers and a repertoire of compositions written particularly for the ensemble.

The ensemble members are changing from project to project and will be introducing and guided by Gammon to present the musical outcome live as an ensemble. Furthermore the project offers the possibility to relate on the local sociocultural conditions and develop a individual format. The process of sound generation with the analog Modular Synthesizer can be experienced and created by by the participants themselves. Proceeding from the individual sound material we will experiment, invent, try out, improvise, interpret and compose. A simultaneous inventing and performing process of electronic music is emerging, with the aim to interpret compositions and present them live as an ensemble.
The Modular Synthesizer Ensemble enables a similar challenge to experienced musicians, modular enthusiasts or people with no previous knowledge because of its unique musical and social acoustic experience. The focus during this sensual and musical process is listening to each other and a collective ambition.


Af Zack
25th April – 28th April 2019 / Bolzano / IT

Superbooth 19
9th Mai – 11th Mai 2019 / Berlin

Ensembles Modulars
DOEPFER A-100 Modular System
Microphonic Soundbox / LeafAudio

THE SYNTHESIZER ALBUM - CASSETTE TAPE

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via this auction

Always interesting to see what people include on these. How many "synthesizer" albums are there out there? I don't know but Discogs has a few listed. This one has a few interesting tracks you should recognize, and because this is such an awesome site, I created a YouTube playlist of the album for you above! :) An interesting side note is that Aurora, from Nova in 1982, features software ynth maker Rob Papen!

Chariots of Fire
Oxygene
Love Theme from Midnight Express
Miami Vice Theme
Autobahn
Axel F
Magic Fly
Popcorn
Metropolis
Mammagamma
Aurora
I hear You Now
Equinoxe
Forbidden Colors
Lucifer
Das Mädchen Auf Der Treppe
Chi Mai
Song for Guy

KORG Gadget Chiang Mai Variable Phase Mod (FM) Synthesizer Sound Demo

Published on Aug 13, 2018 SYNTH ANATOMY

"KORG Gadget Chiang Mai is a variable phase modulation Synthesizer.
or let say a very easy-to-use FM Synthesizer. Here is a sound demo of the Chiang Mai Synthesizer."

Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/synthanatomy

Répétition du concert du 15 Mai 2018

Published on May 18, 2018 RADIOKLOW

A new performance from MATRIXSYNTH reader RADIOKLOW, known for his compositions with the Access Virus TI. Side note: his music was actually the tipping point for me in finally picking up a Virus TI2. I have analog and VA covered. RADIOKLOW's experimental use of the Virus TI proved it was capable of much more. But, enough of me. The above is a rehearsal video with some interesting visuals. The below is the actual concert. The composition was done with RADIOKLOW's students.

Concert du 15 Mai 2018 : Raison, Rêves et autres délires

Published on May 18, 2018 RADIOKLOW

"This concert was given on Thuesday 15 May 2018 by the Philosophy and Electronic Music Workshop I created seven years ago. On this special occasion, we performed a show including music and a film.

Saturday 12th of may 2018, eight of the nine members of the Philosophy and Electronic Music Workshop I created seven years ago, gathered at my home to rehearse with me our concert of the 15th of may. This rehearsal appeared to us interesting enough to be presented to the public. Since the filming of it was only a work document consisting on a unique picture with nothing interested to be seen in it, we decided we would use here the film created to be shown during the concert.

Our theme was this year : 'Reason, Dreams and other deliriums'.

During the sessions of the seventh season every student worked on magic objects and created an original work. These objects and works are shown in the film. Various quotations of philosophers and poets about our notions give a written echo to the images and the music.

The music was performed on an Access Virus TI 1, Roland Fantom XR for the piano sound, acoustic instruments including : tibetan bowls, bells, indian cymbals, stones, marbles, various decoys, flutes and two electric guitars.

The musicians are :
Victor Chemla : Virus TI, various percussion instruments and decoys
Herménégilde Claux : Virus TI, various percussion instruments and decoys
Grégoire Lombard : Roland Fantom XR
Louisian Germain : Electric guitar, shaman drum, various percussion instruments
Valesca Goulmot : Various percussion instruments and decoys
Antoine Grimaud : Electric guitar
Clara Maeso : Various percussion instruments
Lucas Mollard : Virus TI, various percussion instruments
Foucauld Monteux : Flute, various percussion instruments and decoys
Marc-Henri Arfeux : Virus TI
As a bonus, you will find a composition I created and perform alone on a Little Phatty. This composition, exploring in the same field as the music for the concert, is called : Ritual of bowls."

KEYBOARDS: Superbooth 2018: First impressions in 3D-Audio

3. Mai 2018 Published on May 3, 2018 KEYBOARDS

"Superbooth 2018: First impressions in 3D-Audio - Recorded with the Sennheiser AMBEO Smart Headset"

Another Superbooth floor video to give you and idea what it would be like to attend.

wolfgangschaltung live am Buchla 200e im Golem (HH), 19. Mai 2017

Published on Jun 26, 2017 Der Schlendrian

"Live-Improvisation von wolfgangschaltung (Jan-Hinnerk Helms) am Modularsynthesizer Buchla 200e zu Videosequenzen von Roland Barkey."

Close-up of the Buchla at 29:12.