[SOUNDMIT 2022] Découverte du MODOR NF-1 - synthétiseur virtual analog numérique (+ DEMO)

video upload by Les Sondiers

"Découverte du MODOR NF-1, un synthétiseur numérique virtual analog doté de nombreux contrôles, et qui sonne franchement très bien. Plus d'infos : https://www.modormusic.com/nf1.html

Son prix indicatif est de 1250€."

"Discovery of the MODOR NF-1, a virtual analog digital synthesizer with many controls, which sounds really good. More info: https://www.modormusic.com/nf1.html

Its indicative price is 1250€.

Modor DR-2 Drum Machine with Mixing Desk in Studio

video upload by Dziam Bass

"In this movie is some fun from hands with Modor DR-2 Drum machine.
I love work with DR-2 because with Studio desk and some processing this sound is AWESOME for me !!!

working with machines is an important element for me as the basis of music based on rhythm ... I especially love to add color in the studio and improvise during sessions .. but sometimes I just program

small drums improvisation but of course this is incredible machine for programming up to 128 step .

First of all: although it's digital, the DR-2 is not about sampling. It's a drum synthesizer, like a classic analog drum machine, but it uses digital sound synthesis algorithms instead of analog circuitry. There are no samples in the DR-2, and there's no sample memory.

Just like the Modor NF-1, the DR-2 is not build to recreate the classics of the past. The DR-2 uses digital sound synthesis to innovate drum sounds and rhythms. Many sounds will be recognizable. It is possible to make classic sounding bass drums, snares and rimshots. It's not difficult to program classic floorfillers with the DR-2. But with 12 synthesis parameters per drum, you'll easily find yourself creating your own individual sound."

Modor DR-2 Drum machine - Drum & bass (no talk )

video upload by Dziam Bass

"I make Drum & bass pattern small drums improvisation but of course this is incredible machine for programming up to 128 step .

First of all: although it's digital, the DR-2 is not about sampling. It's a drum synthesizer, like a classic analog drum machine, but it uses digital sound synthesis algorithms instead of analog circuitry. There are no samples in the DR-2, and there's no sample memory.

Just like the Modor NF-1, the DR-2 is not build to recreate the classics of the past. The DR-2 uses digital sound synthesis to innovate drum sounds and rhythms. Many sounds will be recognizable. It is possible to make classic sounding bass drums, snares and rimshots. It's not difficult to program classic floorfillers with the DR-2. But with 12 synthesis parameters per drum, you'll easily find yourself creating your own individual sound.

More info here : http://www.modormusic.com/dr2.html"

Modor DR-2 Drum Machine ,two ideas ( drums improvisation no talking )

video upload by Dziam Bass

"In this movie is some fun from hands with Modor DR-2 Drum machine.
two ideas from hand and mind .
small drums improvisation but of course this is incredible machine for programming up to 128 step .

First of all: although it's digital, the DR-2 is not about sampling. It's a drum synthesizer, like a classic analog drum machine, but it uses digital sound synthesis algorithms instead of analog circuitry. There are no samples in the DR-2, and there's no sample memory.

Just like the Modor NF-1, the DR-2 is not build to recreate the classics of the past. The DR-2 uses digital sound synthesis to innovate drum sounds and rhythms. Many sounds will be recognizable. It is possible to make classic sounding bass drums, snares and rimshots. It's not difficult to program classic floorfillers with the DR-2. But with 12 synthesis parameters per drum, you'll easily find yourself creating your own individual sound."

Modor Music NF-1 | 8 Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer, our first encounter

video upload by Synthesizer New Zealand

"Our first encounter with the NF-1, the 8 voice polyphonic synthesizer of Modor Music. Take a #trip & #follow us into the sonic landscape we have created with this machine, deep #space #exploration👨‍🚀👩‍🚀"

808 is cool but Modor DR-2 Drum Machine is bigger and Dope !!

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"In this movie is some fun from hands with Modor DR-2 Drum machine.
in my opinion bigger than 808 and 909 together .

small drums improvisation but of course this is incredible machine for programming up to 128 step .

First of all: although it's digital, the DR-2 is not about sampling. It's a drum synthesizer, like a classic analog drum machine, but it uses digital sound synthesis algorithms instead of analog circuitry. There are no samples in the DR-2, and there's no sample memory.

Just like the Modor NF-1, the DR-2 is not build to recreate the classics of the past. The DR-2 uses digital sound synthesis to innovate drum sounds and rhythms. Many sounds will be recognizable. It is possible to make classic sounding bass drums, snares and rimshots. It's not difficult to program classic floorfillers with the DR-2. But with 12 synthesis parameters per drum, you'll easily find yourself creating your own individual sound."

Tombola | SynthFest 2022

video upload by SynthFest France

TOMBOLA - LISTE DES GAGNANTS
1 - Korg ARP 2600-M - Ticket 619 - Kori G
2 - Novation Peak - Ticket 783 - Maël Birot
3 - Arturia MiniFuse2 + FX Collection 2 + V Collection 8 - Ticket 993 - Eloi Perregaux
4 - Haken Audio ContinuuMini - Ticket 836 - Jerome Nalet
5 - Moog Subsequent 25 - Ticket 953 - Jimmy Moscherosch
6 - Modor NF-1M - Ticket 420 - Eric Lievens
7 - Roland JD-Xi - Ticket 1293 - Patrick Delbouille
8 - Native Instruments Komplete 13 - Ticket 111 - Cédric Robiolle
9 - Aodyo Anyma Phi - Ticket 360 - Jean-Philippe François
10 - Eurorack modular bundle - Ticket 771 - Francis Loubry
11 - Fred's Lab ZeKit - Ticket 599 - Christophe Marandeau
12 - Akai Pro MPK Mini MK3 - Ticket 1057 - Frederic Pommat

Modor DR-2 Drum Machine ( drums improvisation no talking )

video upload by Dziam Bass

"In this movie is some fun from hands with Modor DR-2 Drum machine.
small drums improvisation but of course this is incredible machine for programming up to 128 step .

First of all: although it's digital, the DR-2 is not about sampling. It's a drum synthesizer, like a classic analog drum machine, but it uses digital sound synthesis algorithms instead of analog circuitry. There are no samples in the DR-2, and there's no sample memory.

Just like the Modor NF-1, the DR-2 is not build to recreate the classics of the past. The DR-2 uses digital sound synthesis to innovate drum sounds and rhythms. Many sounds will be recognizable. It is possible to make classic sounding bass drums, snares and rimshots. It's not difficult to program classic floorfillers with the DR-2. But with 12 synthesis parameters per drum, you'll easily find yourself creating your own individual sound."

Additional Modor DR-2 posts

Modor NF-1M Digital Polyphonic Synthesizer w/ Original Box

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"This thing doesn't have a speck or smudge on it. Super solid metal construction, and sturdy rubber feet. The knobs turn evenly and the synth responds great, especially the filter! The NF-1M has the same features as the larger NF-1, just in a smaller format."

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Happy #909day Jam with SH-101, Digitone, NF-1, MW-1608

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MODOR NF-1 : FILTER & FORMANT noodling

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Big Synth Boutique NF-1, la recensione completa in italiano | Modor Music | Soundmit Review #04

video by SOUNDMIT

"La prima recensione completa ed in italiano di questo synth digitale handmade in Belgio da Modor Music.

In questo video Francesco vi racconta tutti i segreti del Modor NF-1, il synth digitale polifonico a 8 voci con 3 oscillatori ciascuno con 10 forme d'onda, 3 LFO, 4 Inviluppi loopabili, 2 effetti, doppio filtro e una potente matrice di moulazione"

Googlish:

"The first full review in Italian of this handmade digital synth in Belgium by Modor Music.

In this video Francesco tells you all the secrets of the Modor NF-1, the 8-voice polyphonic digital synthesizer with 3 oscillators each with 10 waveforms, 3 LFOs, 4 loopable envelopes, 2 effects, double filter and a powerful matrix of moulation"

MODERN SYNTHESIZER WITH THAT CLASSIC VINTAGE VIBE

video by ONEPOLYMER

MODOR NF-1
KORG PROLOGUE 16
HYPERSYNTH XENOPHONE
(Side Kick: KORG DSM-1) 😉
Sequencer/Sampler MPC 4000 & Just YAMAHA LS-9 32 Effects

Hypersynth Xenophone, MODOR NF-1, ... - MIDI Live Session

ONEPOLYMER

"Just a little live MIDI Track. No external FX, except internal Reverb form the Antelope Orion HD 32 Gen3.

Protagonists:

AKAI z8 (Korg volca sample Drums)
Arturia MatrixBrute (Smooth Metalized Tones)
Arturia MicroFreak (Random Lofi Voices)
Hypersynth Xenophone (Reso Bass)
Kawai K3 (Nice & Lush Chrous Pad)
MODOR NF-1 (Pan & Moving Bass)
Roland JD-XA (Analog Stabs)
Roland System 8 (High JP-8 Melo Strings)

Winterliche Weihnachtsgrüße from
onepolymer"

Sounds of the MODOR NF-1 digital DSP synthesizer - no talking

Gearjunkies

"In this new video Marc shows you his favorite sounds from the MODOR NF-1 digital DSP synthesizer"

Formant Synth Dream

Update as of 9:26 PDT: I made a couple of minor updates in case you read it before then. Sorry!

A quick note on posts like this: I hope you enjoy them. If not, just skip them. When I first started the site I used to share my synth dreams but stopped. Personally I get a kick out of them. I won't share every one, just some of the stand outs. The last one stood out for the humor, this one stood out for the design of the instrument. It reminds me of different makers and their approach. As a maker, do you set out to design a synthesizer, an instrument, or both? Are you locked in by the tools, components, and paradigms of what makes a synth? In my dream both the musician and the maker (who never made an appearance BTW) didn't really know what a synth even was. The maker just designed an instrument and the musician just played it. This reminds me of Don Buchla's original designs and specifically the Buchla Music Easel. This was at the birth of synthesis as we know it. What's interesting is his designs weren't meant to be what they are commonly perceived as today. They were meant to be unique instruments, palettes for sound, hence the Music Easel. I heard even his modular systems weren't meant to be complete fixed instruments, they weren't meant to be mixed and matched. Think about that for a bit. They were modular in design, but they weren't meant to be modular in nature. They were meant to be wholly formed instruments. In the following dream the musician reminded me of Marc-Henri and Barry Schrader to an extent. Marc-Henri almost exclusively uses an Access Virus Ti as a music easel for his compositions. Barry Schrader started with Buchla and then moved to FM synthesis for his compositions. You can find an extensive interview with him here.


And the dream...

I had another synth dream last night. In this one I was at an ensemble event held in kind of a classroom/workshop/gym-type of open space at what felt like an old English or New England boarding school - lots of wood, flat tall ceilings, and windows along the length of the far wall. The ensemble consisted of maybe 18 people in a semi-circle with a small audience in front of them, mainly standing, which I was one of. The instructor had each member of the ensemble introduce their instruments. I was in front towards the left of the ensemble and noticed the last two instruments to be electronic desktop boxes sitting on a card table (synth gathering anywone?), both vintage and almost DIY looking in style. I remember thinking, "I know what these boxes are. They are synths! I can't wait to talk shop with the owners and check them out." Well the instructor starts going around the ensemble starting on the opposite side. Each member introduces their instrument and talks a little bit about them and their technique. There were some interesting brass-like instruments. I think there was one based on an alto trombone, but it was just a flat pipe and no horn at the end. Funny side note is my daughter is currently learning to play piccolo. She plays flute in high school band and decided to finally give the piccolo a try as a stretch goal. If you don't know what a piccolo is, it's a tiny flute for super high notes. She said there were tiny versions of most instruments including the trombone. I looked one up and sure enough there is. A tiny trombone not much longer than a foot exists. The instrument in my dream also bore a resemblance to the ribbon controller featured in the Nunomo QUN post, so I'm guessing that's where it came from - some bizarre mix of the two. Anyway, when the instructor/host got around to the last two instruments, it turned out the first was a theremin based synth minus the antennas. It was made of wood and looked vintage. It would have been interesting if not for the next box. That was something. It was black with white and silver sliders, levers, buttons, and knobs. It was a unique instrument custom made for the owner who knew the maker. The interesting thing was the musician wasn't familiar with synths and didn't even see the instrument as a synth. The maker also wasn't into synths. In the dream he was more like a luthier, more of an artist instrument maker than a synth maker. No offense to synth makers! :) Anyway, it was about the size of an EMS SYNTHI and was black with white levers and sliders and had a bunch of esoteric control blocks with non standard names/labels; similar to something like the Hartmann Neuron where controls are familiar but the names are completely different. For some reason it reminded me of a black Lassence uVentury, Modor NF-1, mixed with some MacBeth and Folktek in design, but again completely different. Again, this maker wasn't into synths. This was a unique instrument. After the talk was over the musician gave a little demo. The sound of it. It was like formant analog but the timbers coming out of it were rich and full, not thin or glossy like most formant synthesis. It sounded like nothing I've ever heard before. After the talks were over I walked over to it to check out the controls and design. I wondered if I could touch it and play with it a little and for some reason, as happens in dreams, I knew it was OK so I started playing with it. There was a thin ivory white reed-like lever about an inch and a half long that controlled a female formant timbre. It was amazing. There was an group of lever-type sliders that controlled a multi band formant filter block and I remember thinking, "Oh this is a filter!" There were envelop sliders and other familiar groups that I now forget, but there were a bunch of interesting controls on it that didn't quite match up to common synths. There were additional effects and shaping tools built into the design and everything just flowed like a natural instrument. Again it kind of reminded me in concept to a Hartman Neuron and Modor NF-1, with maybe a bit of Folktek, but it was more vintage and simplistic in design - just a sold black block with white and silver controls. It was definitely designed as a work of art instrument vs. a synth. Similar in concept to the Buchla music Easel as I mentioned in the intro to this dream above. So after checking it out a little and talking to the owner I realized I should take a video of it for the site! I got the OK to film it, pulled out my iPhone, and started trying to capture some of the controls and timbres it was capable of. When I got to that formant female slider it was gone! I couldn't remember what I did to get that sound and I couldn't find the control again. Damn dreams.... And as in many real world sessions I wasn't getting those rich timbres again. I got lost between timbres! I thought my readers would be disappointed in my programming chops for a split second, but then I reminded myself anyone into programming synths will understand and not care, so I kept tweaking. Well, right then, a foster kid boarding at the school distracted me and started talking to me. I hand gestured to him (no I did not flick him off) to hold off for a second because I was in the middle of filming the synth and trying to capture audio. He understood for like five seconds and started talking again. I asked him to give me a sec but he got upset and said I should be there more for people. I felt bad and wasn't getting anywhere with the instrument at that point, so I stopped filming to talk to him before he left.

And that was it! Everything felt right with the kid so that was good, but that instrument! It's gone forever...

Modor NF-1 Digital DSP Synth

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Modor NF 1 digital synthesizer overview and sound demo

Published on Dec 25, 2019 Gearjunkies

"The Modor NF-1 is an 8-voice polyphonic virtual analog synthesizer desktop synthesizer, made in Belgium. It has a special formant filter, 448 presets and a nicely designed user interface. We think it is a really nice and special synthesizer, and we want to show you what is and what it can do in this video."

Modor Microtonal Upgrade v 013

via Modor where you'll find some demos.

"There's a new upgrade for the NF-1 (OS013) and NF-1m (OS006), ready for download at our download page! What's new?

The Chorus/Flanger effect unit finally works entirely stable under heavy feedback, positive or negative. About time! No more ugly digital spikes or speaker-damaging noise bursts, you can safely turn up the feedback and enjoy comb filter self oscillation.

The active Osc and Env selection get saved with the patch (NF-1 only)

Osc phase randomisation can be selected. Before (and still the default), all oscillator phases got reset at the beginning of a note. Now they can be randomized to get some more 'life' in some patches. That's more or less the same as so-called free running oscillators

You can set your NF-1(m) to start from the last loaded/saved patch at bootup. The default is still bootup with the empty init patch, but you can alter this in the System Settings menu

And last but very, very far from least, Modor goes microtonal!

Microtonal? Oh boy ... That ear-torturing stuff for freaks and nerds desperately seeking for something to sound distinct. Really, do we need to go that way?

Well, not entirely ... There's much more than you might think. Listen to the following examples of a major C chord. First in standard 12-tone equal temperament tuning (most synthesizers' basic tuning), and then in Just Intonation. Quite a difference, isn't it? Does the first one have some chorus effect on it? No, not at all...

Most synths (and many, many other instruments) use 12-EDO (12 Equal Divisions of the Octave), also known as (12-tone) equal temperament. The octave just gets divided in 12 equal parts, the 12 semitones of the octave. But that's actually only an approximation of real harmony. On a just intonated chord like the one above, the three notes C-E-G have their frequencies in proportion 4/4 - 5/4 - 6/4, or 1 - 1,25 - 1,5. On an equal tempered chord that's 1 - 1,25992105 - 1,498307077. So that's only an approximation, the three notes are sounding close, but keep slightly beating. In a just intonated chord, the three notes grab each other close and sound together as an integer unity. Both versions do sound well, but you can't say they're equal!"

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Dave Martijn (GOOSE) about the Modor NF-1 Synthesizer

Published on Oct 18, 2019 Turnlab

"One of Dave Martijn's favourite synths in the Belgian made Modor NF-1. In this short video, he expains how he discovered and uses the instrument live with his band GOOSE, and in the studio, for writing movie and tv-scores."