Melbourne Instruments DELIA: SUPERBOOTH 24

video upload by Bonedo Synthesizers

SUPERBOOTH 2024: Melbourne Instruments - Delia

video upload by sonicstate

"At Superbooth 2024 we met up with Ian at Melbourne Instruments who introduced us to Delia*, their new polysynth. Delia shares *Nina*'s motorized control surface, but Ian told us that it's a substantial re-invention of what *Nina can do.

With a 49 note keyboard, the six voice synth is mainly digital, but with a final analogue ladder filter and VCA designed to have a tighter, more controlled sound. The filter is multi mode, with the ability to set high pass and low pass stages with independent resonance amounts. The entire digital stage of the synth can be doubled, so in bi-timbral mode you get 12 complete voices into 6 filters and VCAs.

Delia has a 3-stage overdrive, a wealth of modulation possibilities, and a chorus, reverb and delay which can run in series or in parallel.

Delia Available June 2024 Price: 2,300 Euros 2,200 GBP 2,399 USD"

See the Melbourne Instruments label below for more and/or do a search for Melbourne Instruments Delia on the top right of the site.

New Melbourne Instruments Delia Keyboard Synth Coming to Superbooth

Looks like a keyboard version of the Nina is coming to Superbooth.

No additional details, just the pic for now.

NINA SESSIONS featuring THE NIGHT TERRORS

video upload by Melbourne Instruments

https://www.melbourneinstruments.com

"Performing 'TRANCE ENCOUNTERS' and 'DREAMBOAT' using NINA Synthesizers and Theremin

THE NIGHT TERRORS are a Melbourne-based electronic music duo consisting of Miles Brown and Sarah Lim. Often billed as 'Australian Electro Goth Legends', The Night Terrors recently released their fourth album titled 'HYPNOTICA - Composition for Theremin and Electronic Music Synthesizer' featuring Miles on Theremin, Synthesizer and Programming, and Sarah on Synthesizer. For this recording we asked Miles and Sarah to choose two compositions from the new album to perform using two NINAs, and of course Miles' Moog Theremin.

In the two songs featured here Miles uses NINA's 12 voice 4-part Multi-timbral ability to control three layers via DAW and one layer via Keyboard controller (Novation SL61). Throughout the performance Miles is using DAW automation to Morph the A/B patches of each layer. Sarah controls the second NINA with her trusted Korg Krome EX 73, using multi-timbral splits and layers. The Theremin is doing it's own thing - not connected to NINA or any other devices. To get that 'hypnotic vintage horror synth' feel, Miles and Sarah created their own NINA presets as well as using original factory presets. With the exception of the Theremin and some percussion, all sounds are generated by the two NINAs used during the recording.

For this session, the songs were performed and recorded live at Fitzroy's iconic NIGHT CAT venue over a single afternoon. The final mix you're hearing is as it was played - without overdubs or post effects. (headphones on!)

NINA is one of the newest and only synthesizers to embrace a paradigm shift in synth control and sound design, whilst the legendary Theremin is the world's oldest and most mysterious electronic instrument. Bringing these two instruments together is a wonderful pairing, and it's made even better with the dark ethereal sounds of The Night Terrors.

ABOUT NINA:
NINA is the world’s first fully motorized analog synthesizer. Synth players have dreamt of this feature for decades, and now it’s finally available. Instantly recall your presets and layers, see exactly how the sound was created, and easily pick up from where you were last working. Musicians, Producers & Sound Designers can now enjoy the flexibility of Soft Synth control from a real, physical instrument.

Learn more at:
www.melbourneinstruments.com/features

Nina Presets:
Exclusive HYPNOTICA Presets available at: melbourneinstruments.com/presets"

The Amazing NINA synth - Must be heard to be believed!

video upload by School of Synthesis

"Watch Tristan from School of Synthesis make a track using only the incredible Nina Synth in morph mode! It’s exciting to see some truly compelling synthesis innovation coming out of School of Synthesis' home town Melbourne Australia. In this video, Tristan explores the expressive sounds of the Melbourne Instruments NINA synth with its morphing functionality and hybrid analog/digital oscillator section. It’s also extremely helpful from an educational / sound design perspective to see exactly how each parameter is changing as a sound morphs from one layer to another thanks to NINA’s trademark motorised knobs.

Check out the Nina here: https://www.melbourneinstruments.com

0:00 Intro
0:53 Making a Track on the Nina with Presets and the Morph Feature
4:03 Exploring the Morph Feature"

Melbourne Instruments NINA - Techno Patch

video upload by Stuart Merchant

"Using Abletons new generative sequencer to create patterns that are sent to NiNA

Using a 909 Kick and Closed Hat from the modular"

https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/

Melbourne Instruments #Nina with arthurjoly #Recodrum 🙌🏽. Sequenced with Oxi Instruments #oxione🦾

video upload by zivkode

Ghost in the Synth: NINA by Melbourne Instruments - Review and Demo(s) #nina #synth #review

video upload by GBR MUSIC

https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/

"Welcome to the very first hardware synth review on this channel. In this video I deep-dive and demo the NINAby Melbourne Instruments for you. The Nina is an incredible 12 voice polyphony analog synth with a fully motorized control surface. It's also 4 part multitimbral and features patch modulation and a lot of other great features.

00:00 Intro and disclaimer
00:40 Opening demo
03:10 What's new with firmware 1.4
04:09 Motorized control surface
04:31 Presets banks
04:48 Main features highlights
05:09 Patch morphing
06:30 Spin trick
07:15 MPE compatibility
09:07 Layout overview
10:03 Arpeggiator
10:50 Sequencer
11:41 Oscillators
13:57 Mixer and Noise generator
14:16 Overdrive circuit
14:44 LFOs
15:03 Filter
16:46 Envelope Generators
17:03 Modulation matrix
18:22 Morph Modulation
19:08 Multitimbral capabilities
19:36 Multitimbral demo
20:21 Nina as an analog drum machine
21:01 Layer menu deep dive
23:18 Unisson control
24:26 Effect bus
25:08 What about the price?
27:00 Final thoughts and conclusion
27:43 Closing demo"

Synthesis Tutorial | Making A Synth Lead Sequence

video upload by School of Synthesis

https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/

"In this video Davide demonstrates how to make a synth sequence / acid riff using a step sequencer on the Melbourne Instruments Nina Synth and reproduces the steps using a digital synthesiser to create the classic triplet feel synth riff. Here he shows how to assign a modulation envelope to the cut off filter to create variation in a riff and how to perform it live. This video also demonstrates how to fit it into a track, in this case he Is programming the riff in C Minor.

This video is taken from the up and coming Sound Design course from the School of Synthesis, a follow up to the Scaler 2 Course, which will be available Q4 2023.

0:00 Intro
1:14 Making A Lead Sound on Melbourne Instruments Nina Analogue Synth
2:53 Programming A Sequence
4:13 Assigning A Modulation Envelope to the Cutoff Filter
5:55 Adding A Delay
7:10 Adding Oscillators and Shaping the Sound
10:25 Programming a Digital Synth to make a Lead Riff
11:53 Writing the Notes
13:50 Assigning A Modulation Envelope to the Cutoff Filter in Carbon Electra
15:30 Adding Variation and Performing Live"

Melbourne Instruments NINA (MPE) cinematic drone musick

video upload by a rat in the sewer of sound

"Headphones strongly recommended! All sound 100% NINA. Visuals by myself and AI. Enjoy!"

https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/

Opus for NINA & Eurorack (Melbourne Instruments)

video upload by ArminSZ

https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/

"This features my new 12 voice Analog-Polysynths NINA from Melbourne Instruments.

My goal was to create a dynamic analog orchestral sound which would be able to 'cut thru' in a busy mix with Eurorack drums & voices.

Two layers of sound were used (NINA is up to 4 times multitimbral).

The Korg Kronos is (here) only used as Master-Keyboard to play NINA (no internal sounds were used).

KeyStepPro was used to play some FM sounds from the DistingEX.

Some deep bass via a Midi pedal and the PerFourMer.

All other sounds from the Eurorack played by Hermod+ and transposed via the Midi bass pedal.

All played live - no external effects used - recorded DAW-less with RME-Fireface."

NINA Trio - Melbourne Instruments

video upload by

"This video features the Melbourne Instruments NINA.

The Korg Kronos is only used as master keyboard - all synth sounds (Organ, Bass, Lead) were created by NINA.

Drums:
Drum loop from Korg Kronos

Effects:
Organ Layer: NINA output's 1/2 (all NINA's internal effects)
Lead Layer: NINA output's 3/4 into external Ping/Pong delay"

https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/

29 #Jamuary 2024 — Natural

video upload by Cutestory Actual

"Melbourne Instruments Nina—3 voices to Meris LVX to Meris Mercury X, fourth voice to Death by Audio Rooms. Sequenced with Squarp Hapax feeding notes into Midicake ARP."

https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/

NINA SESSIONS featuring CLOSE COUNTERS

video upload by Melbourne Instruments

https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/

"Melbourne Instruments’ NINA SESSIONS are a chance for us to show off our Nina Synthesizer, and also an opportunity for us to showcase some of Melbourne’s incredible musical talent. For our first Nina Session, we are excited to present local Melbourne duo, CLOSE COUNTERS performing original tunes from their latest album, ‘SOULACOASTA II’.

We asked Close Counters to choose some of their songs that they thought would be interesting to play on Nina. It was their idea to use two Ninas, and create a live improvised rendition of their song 'BREAK FROM IT' using only Ninas, their Nord Stage keys and a TR-8S drum machine. The above video is entirely live with no overdubs or additional effects. There has been minimal mastering and post production to the final mix, giving you a very true indication of Nina's sound and sonic palette.

For this performance, the duo use a number or factory and custom presets to shape the sounds, and both Finn and Allan are using different multitimbral keyboard splits throughout the song. You’ll see some heavy manipulation of the filter as you watch closely, along with a lot of ’morphing using Nina’s A/B morph feature. Nina’s morph allows you to move between two predetermined patches, smoothly blending every parameter of the two patches, including all modulation and effects. Morph allows performers and sound designers to virtually adjust just about everything with only one knob, making it possible to do what otherwise would take many hands, and even many keyboards.

If you like this video, we'll have more NINA SESSIONS coming soon. Up next we have a special Melbourne trio consisting of Daniel Mougerman (The Bamboos, Kylie Auldist, Ella Thompson), Angus Radley (Harvey Sutherland/Bermuda), and Graeme Pogson (The Bamboos, GL, Bermuda). Watch this space

ABOUT NINA:
NINA is the world’s first fully motorized analog synthesizer. Synth players have dreamt of this feature for decades, and now it’s finally available. Instantly recall your presets and layers, see exactly how the sound was created, or pick up from where you were last working. Musicians, Producers & Sound Designers can finally enjoy the flexibility of Soft Synth control from a real, physical instrument.

Learn more at:
www.melbourneinstruments.com/features"

NINA - 12 Voice Polysynth with Motorized Recall & Automation

video upload by

"This is NINA, a 12 voice polysynth combining the tactile and sonic qualities of classic analog, with motorized patch recall and automation."

https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/

NINA SYNTH: SHOULD YOU GET ONE?

NINA SYNTH; Curated Out of the Box Performance video upload by Airhaert

"Hey! This is a shortened version with sections that I've edited together to sound like one entire performance! The original goes through a lot more presets and has more stops in between (as I am changing the presets)."

https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/

And the long version:


video upload by Airhaert

"Best to leave this on in the background as you take in the sounds!

Melbourne Instruments NINA + What the presets sound like out of the box! This synth is powerful out of the box with out any added compressors or EQs!"

Tycho Style Sound Design // Melbourne Instruments Nina

video upload by craigwilliamsmusic

https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/

Melbourne Instruments-Nina, first encounter

video upload by Belleville

"First 3 patches I made on the gorgeous Nina who just arrived. Prompted my first gear video ever. More to come!"

https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/

Melbourne Instruments-Nina, First Encounter-Part 2

video upload by Belleville

"Made some more presets. Enjoying the tones of this beast. Not quite an OBX but a high quality sound. Still working out levels recording on my camera, so not the best render, there is hiss from adding volume to video, the synth is dead quiet. Looking forward to a manual and more developments on the OS."

ESK - Soundscape Improvisation

video upload by Metunar

"Soundscape improvisation in the art of an old science-fiction movie with an Erica Synths Bullfrog, Infradeep PVX-800 + GRP V22 Vocoder, Vermona Perfourmer + MXR pitch transposer and a Melbourne Instruments Nina Synthesizer. All recorded live, with soft mastering.

http://www.metunar.ch"

#NAMM 2024: Melbourne Instruments NINA

video upload by CatSynth TV

"We get a tour of NINA, a 12-voice polyphonic hybrid analog synth with motorized faders and a host of other features.

To find out more, please visit https://www.melbourneinstruments.com

'"NINA is the world’s first fully motorized analog synthesizer. Synth players have dreamt of this feature for decades, and now it’s finally available. Instantly recall your presets and layers, see exactly how the sound was created, or pick up from where you were last working.'"

Update: and one from Sonicstate:

NAMM 2024 - Melbourne Instruments - Nina Updates

video upload by sonicstate

"At NAMM 2024, we hooked up with Ian from Melbourne Instruments who introduced us to some updates recently bestowed upon on their synthesizer, Nina. Ian told us that they have added some fun features to the firmware, including scopes that display waveforms and an XY mode for visualizing stereo phase alignment. The biggest update, however, is the ability to modulate the morph between two sounds using the modulation matrix. Each of the 12 voices on the Nina can now individually control the morph through the modulation matrix, allowing for evolving and breathing sounds as you play.

Feedback for the Nina has been positive, with increasing popularity and favorable reviews. Melbourne Instruments has been listening to customer feedback and plans to release regular firmware updates, incorporating requested features.

Nina Price 3,599 USD"

Keith Humble's Optronics Workstation

video upload by Robotussin Vintage Synths

"This is the Optronics Workstation, an Australian synth made for composer Keith Humble around 1970. It could be controlled by brainwaves…

The Optronics Workstation contains an EMS VCS1 – you can see the controls in the bottom right corner. Yes, a VCS1, not the VCS3 that EMS eventually marketed. The VCS1 was the first synth made by British company EMS. Three were created, the original, known as the Don Banks Music Box, can be seen above in the last image. It was made in 1968, predating the VCS3 by 12 months and many say it was the commission from Don Banks that led to the formation of EMS, so perhaps without it, there would be no other EMS synths.

Humble’s Optronics was built by an engineer called Graham Thirkell around the VCS1. It is perhaps the world’s first electronic workstation, containing a mixer, a synth and FX, all of which are inter-patchable.

In the centre is the 'Mindreader' or 'OmniVoila'. Players attach an electrode to their temples and this device read the signals and turned it into voltage to produce sound or modulation. On the left side is a three-channel mixer for three external line inputs, plus a send for a delay. Top right is a patch panel where voltages can be routed to create sound or modulation. Above that you can see two ring modulators. It also has an in-built spring reverb.

Humble was a huge early proponent of electronic music in Australia. He founded the Electronic Music Studio at Melbourne Universities’ Grainger Centre and the music school at La Trobe University, Melbourne.

The Optronics Workstation is now in the collection of MESS, the non-profit Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio. They are fantastic people who preserve and restore vintage instruments and encourage people to come in and play with them. Humble’s Optronics still works, so if you’re in Melbourne or near there, drop them a line and go say hello.

They were going to send me some video of it in action but I think they’re too slammed. I’ve included the only audio I could find that might be the Optronics in action. It might not be, though. But it was made by Keith Humble about a year after he started working with the Optronics and given that it was his only synth at the time, I think there's a good chance the audio was made with the Optronics."

ESK - Sound Morphing with Nina

video upload by Metunar

"5 short morphing demos with the Melbourne Instruments Nina synthesizer.
No external effects. Sequences are from the internal Sequencer.

http://www.metunar.ch"