Vintage Dual Manual Sequential Prophet 10 Demo 2

video upload by Randy Piscione

"Another demo, this time a bit more involved. Patches are my own, playing is a little rough as usual, all sounds are from the Prophet except the drums. Actual tunes are not lifts, just for demo purposes. I also tried to duplicate a pair of famous bass sounds.

0:00 Chameleon
1:49 Bells jam
2:55 Birdland - I did this one for the FVS demo, figured I'd see how it turns out on the Prophet. This was interesting, I think the bass is better on the Prophet but the FVS certainly does nice chords.
3:48 Blues jam - two slightly different organ patches, using Double mode to combine them.
5:57 Nice to nuts - for the last 6 minutes, I played the controls live on both manuals, ending up with spaceships, machines, room tones and whatever else comes out of two Prophets."

First quick Vintage Sequential Prophet 10 Demo

video upload by Randy Piscione

"I have traded the Oberheim FVS for a Vintage Sequential Dual Manual Prophet 10. As cool as the Oberheim is, and as much as I loved the sound, the P10 is much more of a player's instrument. This is just a quick first bit of noodling, both patches are mine."

FVS vs reSEMble Nov 2023

video upload by Randy Piscione

"Another demo of the PM Foundations reSEMble, four of them (https://www.tindie.com/stores/pmfound....) This time, I've duplicated a patch on the FVS and the reSEMbles. I was going to do a dry video but figured I'd do a little tune. At the beginning you can see my left hand playing the FVS while the right hand plays the reSEMbles, and since they alternate for a brief time, you can compare the two instruments. Together they sound amazing! I imagine this is what it's like to play a dual manual eight voice. There are also some ARPs, a Rhodes, a Kurzweil K2600XS, and an Alesis SR16 adding support."

PM Foundations FVS Plus Separates

video upload by Randy Piscione

"More PM Foundations (https://www.tindie.com/stores/pmfound...) multi-reSEMble panel comping. Everything except drums is coming from the cabinet with the reSEMbles and separates in it. The bass is coming from the separates (the SEM-based modules). The drums are an Alesis SR-16. I made most if not all of these modules.

You can get a closer look at the separates here: [posted here]

and the SEM tribute panels (reSEMBLE) here: [posted here]"

PMF SEM Tribute Modules

Demo video upload by Randy Piscione

"Demo of a DIY modular SEM, sort of. There is some talking at the beginning (GASP!). PCBs and panels are available here: https://www.tindie.com/stores/pmfound.... The 'Oberheim Tribute' modules are also used in the reSEMble panel. The VCF has been built with the option to self-resonate but can also be built to emulate the SEM’s behaviour. All sounds except drums are from the PM Foundations modules. The drums are from a Mutable Instruments Anushri. This is not an opus, just some sounds. The modules can duplicate the sounds of an SEM but I wanted to show some of the extra bits."

reSEMble FVS Poly Demo

video upload by Randy Piscione

"Another demo of four reSEMble panels (https://www.tindie.com/products/pmfou..., this time polyphonic. Also included the Oberheim FVS in this one. I'd like to encourage everyone to listen to the entire video, in stereo, with headphones if possible.

Before anyone says anything silly like, 'it doesn't sound like the FVS,' you are correct. Why is that? Although this can sound very similar to an FVS, it takes time to get the patch exact, I wanted to demo the PM Foundations version of an FVS, and even an FVS doesn't sound like an FVS, meaning none of my four SEMs sound exactly the same. The VCOs, VCF and EGs are based on the SEM. If you want to hear how close reSEMble can get to an SEM, check out my other videos.

I have included the wavefolders and ring modulators in some of the patches as well."

Resemble FVS Mono

video upload by Randy Piscione

"First, very quick, demo of a four-voice reSEMble, four PM Foundations reSEMble panels in monophonic mode. What if an SEM had three VCOs instead of two? That's twelve VCOs! What if, maybe halfway through fooling with these, you mixed in four wavefolders? The four panels are panned in stereo, listen loud if you can. https://www.tindie.com/products/pmfou..."

Synth Brochures from Randy Piscione's Archives

video upload by Randy Piscione

"Midiverse - TV recently posted a video of vintage synth ads, which I noticed on Matrixsynth [posted here]. This got me thinking about my own archives, mostly from the 1970s and early 80s, so here's a not as slick as theirs slideshow of my stuff. Music includes an Anushri, FVS, some ARPs and a K2600XS."

PMF ER-808 Drums Times Two

video upload by Randy Piscione

"Two PM Foundations ER-808 drum modules (Roland TR-808 tribute), one doing drums and the other percussion. Recorded to a Zoom H1N (mixer is still toast), video used a GoPro and gimbal, not so sure that worked out. Go here for the stuff: https://www.tindie.com/stores/pmfound...
Details below.

Master Clock – Pamela’s Workout (original)
Sequencer 1 – PM Foundations Super Synthola (prototype)
Sequencer 2 – Analogue Solutions Oberkorn (Eurokorn)
Clock Divider – PM Foundations C DIV
Drums 1 – PM Foundations ER-808
Drums 2 – PM Foundations ER-808
Pad 1 – PM Foundations reSEMble
Pad 2 – PM Foundations reSEMble
Submixer – Bastl ABC
VCOs – PM Foundations 8080 SEM Tribute
VCFs – PM Foundations 3080 SEM Tribute
Folder – PM Foundations RingFolder
EGs – PM Foundations – ADSR-D Sem Tribute
LFOs – PM Foundations MOD+
Mixers – Barton Musical Circuits Stereo Outs
Lead - Kilpatrick Phenol"

Roland Juno 60 Post Repair Demo

video upload by Randy Piscione

"I recently gave this Juno 60 a check-up, cleaning some misbehaving keys, replacing two transistors on the chorus board and replacing all of the slide potentiometers. This demo is all in manual mode, just noodling and turning knobs, with and without the chorus."

PMF ER 808 Patterns & Tracks

video upload by Randy Piscione

"This is an introduction to creating patterns on the PM Foundations ER-808, available here: http://www.tindie.com/stores/pmfounda.... This is PMF’s tribute to the Roland TR-808, as a Eurorack-compatible module composed of a panel and a set of build-it-yourself PCBs. The first video, showing behind-the-scenes views, can be found here:" [posted here]


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"This is an introduction to creating tracks on the PM Foundations ER-808"

PM Foundations ER-808 Drums Prototype Demo Number 1

video upload by Randy Piscione

"Quick first demo of the prototype PM Foundations ER-808 Drum Machine. This is a build-it-yourself, Eurorack-based drum machine based on the sounds of the Roland TR-808. Oberheim FVS, Kurzweil K2600XS, and two PM Foundations reSEMbles make up the rest of the band. The chords might be recognizable. Bit more history here:"

The beat goes on

video upload by John French

Additional ER-808 posts

PM Foundations SEM Modules

video upload by Randy Piscione

"Quick chat and demo of the PM Foundations modules that are based on the Oberheim SEM. Comparison to an Oberheim is here: [posted here]

Modules can be found here:
VCA - http://www.tindie.com/products/pmfoun...
Mixer - http://www.tindie.com/products/pmfoun...
VCF - http://www.tindie.com/products/pmfoun...
LFO - http://www.tindie.com/products/pmfoun...
VCO - http://www.tindie.com/products/pmfoun...
EG - http://www.tindie.com/products/pmfoun...

You may notice some of the modules moving a bit when I patch them. The rails I used for this case were more shallow than all of the other rails I have ever purchased, so my screws are a bit too long. I'm waiting for some washers to arrive to remedy this."

Oberheim ARP Noodle

video upload by Randy Piscione

"Quick noodle with some vintage bits, cell phone video and audio. A bit showy, and a bit rough in places. Volume is low too, and the "mix" is at the whims of my phone mic. Oberheim FVS on bass, ARP Odyssey, Axxe and Little Brother on lead, a bit of Alesis SR-16 on drums. Since my right wrist still has a non-union, doing this is challenging but getting through a minute or so is still possible."

PM Foundatiions Quantola Demo

video by Randy Piscione

"This is a demo of the Quantola sequencer, from PM Foundations. It is based on the Synthola, which you can see here [posted here] The Quantola PCBs and panels can be purchased here: [https://www.tindie.com/stores/pmfoundations/] Choose the “Quantized” option. At 1:51, I said “quantizer” when I meant 'Quantola.' There are also demos on my channel of the 8080 SEM-tribute VCO, 3080 SEM-tribute VCF and ADSR-D SEM-tribute envelope generator."

Small Eurorack System - From Nothing to Crazy

video by Randy Piscione

For modules and patch details - hit Show More. Figured I’d do a video to show what can be done with even a small bunch of this stuff. Video is live patching. It’s a bit long, 15 minutes, but I hope you’ll consider watching the entire video, and follow along with the notes below. Drums are not coming from the small rack. Although I didn’t demo it fully here, the RingFolder is one of the best modules for getting variety out of a small system. Starts with the sequence running – and triggering the drums Sequencer CV to the VCOs (from the first mult) VCOs to the submixer Submixer to the VCF VCF to the VCA VCA to the final mixer Sequencer gate to both EGs (from the first mult)

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Most of the Stuff Dec 2020

Randy Piscione

"My son is a fan of Mike Dean, who does videos in his studio demoing his impressive collection. I figured I’d try the same, on a smaller scale. A bit of 70s prog rock showing off. Recorded live, two parts to the video, each with a pad and a lead. Hit “Show More" for the equipment list.

Oberheim FVS – drone pad
ARP Odyssey – second lead
ARP Axxe – second lead
ARP Little Brother – second lead
Roland A90 – second pad
Mutable Instrument Shruthi (6 of them) – second pad
Animoog – second pad
Korg Microstation – second pad
Roland Alpha Juno 2 – second pad
Roland A37 – first pad
Full Bucket Tricent Mk III – first pad
Full Bucket qyooo – first pad
Analogue Solutions Oberkorn - bass
Division 6 Business Card Sequencer - noodle
D:Machinery Black Seq - noodle
Pamela’s Workout – main clock
Animodule Tik Tok – clock divider / multiplier
Mutable Instruments Anushri – first lead
PM Foundations SEM Tribute modules – first lead
PM Foundations resemble panels (2 of them) – bass and noodle
PM Foundations RingFolder - noodle
PM Foundations 3080 VCO - noodle
Bastl ABC - noodles
Kassutronics VCO3340 - noodle
Frequency Central WaveRunner - noodle
Manhattan Analog SVVCF - noodle
Doepfer A-143-2 - noodle
MFOS VCA – noodles
Barton Stereo Out Mixer – noodles and bass
Behringer X32
Dynaudio BM5 MkIII
A few other Eurorack Utility modules

I think that’s it."

ARP Odyssey, Axxe and Little Brother

Randy Piscione

"This is a demo of an ARP Odyssey, Axxe and Little Brother. I want to thank John at PM Foundations for his substantial help in getting these working. The glitch at 2:27 is the last issue I need to solve, it's very intermittent. The original condition of these synths can be seen here:"

Old Synths pre-Restore
Randy Piscione

"Near the start of 2020 I ended up with a few old synths in need of restoration. This video was originally taken Feb 29 / Mar 1st 2020. Starts with some pics and then a short video of each of the synths in the condition I received them in."

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Trip seeing the Oberheim TVS w/o side panels. Almost thought it was a clear plexiglass case!

PM Foundations Chorus

Randy Piscione

"This is a demo of the PM Foundations Chorus Eurorack module. You can get it here:
http://www.tindie.com/products/pmfoun.... This module generates six copies of the input saw wave, each out of phase with the original and with each other. The phase differences are continually changing using six internal trapezoid oscillators. This effect replicates six VCOs tuned closely together to generate a rich, dynamic super saw wave. This module is a tribute to David Ward-Hunt who designed a waveform multiplier unit that was subsequently included in the Digisound-80 synthesizer"

PM Foundations 3320 VCF based on the Prophet-5 Filter

PMF 3320 VCF Randy Piscione

"Demo of the PM Foundations 3320 VCF. This one is based on the CEM3320 VCF chip, which was used in the Prophet 5. It's capable of some very organic sounds, make sure you listen to the entire video. Get it here: http://www.tindie.com/products/pmfoun..."

"Randy Piscione says: 'There are lots of bits that are squelchy, and almost organic-sounding, much like some of the sounds Joe Zawinul would get out of an ARP 2600. Everyone should have one of these.'

SUMMARY

Use this PCB and front panel to build your own FOUR-POLE VOLTAGE CONTROLLED FILTER using the classic CEM3320 filter chip from Curtis Electromusic Specialties or the new AS3320 from Alfa. The CEM3320/AS3320 is a self contained voltage-controlled four-pole filter with voltage-controllable resonance. It has an exponential (V/Oct) frequency control input which can cover more than ten octaves. The filter chip is temperature compensated.

The CEM 3320 was used in classic synths such as the Sequential Prophet 5.

IMPORTANT NOTE

This is a PCB and Panel set only. One high quality PCB and one front panel ONLY are included. You will need to purchase your own components and build your own module. Comprehensive build instructions and BOMs are provided to help you source the components needed and we even provide links to shopping carts to simplify sourcing those components. Some product photos above show COMPLETED build.

Read more about the CEM3320 and AS3320 and even purchase your filter chip there.

FEATURES

Four pole VCF low pass filter
Exponential 1V/octave response
Exponential voltage control of resonance
Two frequency CV inputs
Q CV input
Input level control for smooth or overdriven sounds
Board accepts DIP18 packages and sockets.
6HP Eurorack with our panel
CONSTRUCTION

This is a low component count project and an easy build so you can have high quality VCFs in your rack with minimum time and expense.

Build it yourself - This is a set of one high quality PCB and front panel ONLY for users who want to purchase their own components and build their own module. Some product photos above show COMPLETED build.

You can purchase the AS3320 from various sources including Cabin Tech and Electric Druid

This module will fit perfectly into a 6HP Eurorack space.

Comprehensive manuals, parts lists and component shopping carts are provided in the documentation link for building, testing and using the module."