Lyra-8 Minimal Ambient Drone Part 9 // Lyra-8 Organismic Drone Synth Demo

Published on Aug 17, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"Please make sure to keep your volume at a moderate level. Due to the experimental quality of this synth some parts may become noisy to some, and extremely irritable to others.

This is The Soma Labs Lyra-8 Organismic Drone Synth. It is an experimental analog synthesizer that creates cinematic, strange, beautiful, and cerebral soundscapes."

STAR WARS Lightsaber AMSR // Soma Labs Lyra 8 Drone Synth Demo

Published on Jul 31, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"Programming and Improvisation by Ron Cavagnaro. All of the sound you hear is 100% from the standalone unit. Since this is improvised, a few parts might not sound exactly like lightsabers , but watch as I mold them into the sound eventually.

ASMR signifies the subjective experience of 'low-grade euphoria' characterized by 'a combination of positive feelings and a distinct static-like tingling sensation on the skin'."

Lyra-8 No Talk Drone Noise Demo Part 7 // Lyra-8 Organismic Drone Synth Demo

Published on Jul 10, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"Please make sure to keep your volume at a moderate level. Due to the experimental quality of this synth some parts may become noisy to some, and extremely irritable to others."

Experimental Ambient Demo (No talking) // Roland Promars Plugout Demo

Published on Jul 7, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"This is an improvised Demo of the Roland System 1m Promars Plugout digital synthesizer. The System 1m runs through an Eventide H9 and a Korg Kaoss Pad 3+. The sequence was programmed and played on the Synthstrom Audible Deluge."

Lyra-8 No Talk Drone Noise Demo Part 6 // Lyra-8 Organismic Drone Synth Demo

Published on Jul 6, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"Please make sure to keep your volume at a moderate level. Due to the experimental quality of this synth some parts may become noisy to some, and extremely irritable to others."

Experimental Ambient Demo (No talking) // Roland Boutique JX03 Demo

Published on Jul 5, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"This is an improvised Demo of the limited edition Roland Boutique jx03 digital synthesizer. The jx03 runs through an Eventide H9 and a Korg Kaoss Pad 3+. The sequence was programmed and played on the Synthstrom Audible Deluge."

Improvised Experimental Beat Demo pt. 2 // Elektron Octatrack Demo

Published on Jun 30, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"This video shows a purely experimental improvised demo making abstract glitchy beats on the Elektron Octatrack. It begins with a very crude, primitive sounding beats, then carefully molded into engaging complex rhythmic textures. The workflow in this video shows how the slots mode can be used with live-recording constantly set to "on". To access slots mode, hold down "function + arrow key down" and choose 'Slots' from the menu. To toggle on/off Live Recording, hold down rec and press play. Live recording is on if you see the red light blinking. In this demo we had the octatrack running through the Eventide H9 for atmospheric master FX."

Experimental Ambient Demo (No talking) // Roland Boutique JP08 Demo

Published on Jun 26, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"This is an improvised Demo of the limited edition Roland Boutique JP08 digital synthesizer. The JP-08 runs through an Eventide H9 and a Korg Kaoss Pad 3+. The sequence was programmed and played on the Synthstrom Audible Deluge."

Ambient Experimental Demo (No talking) // Novation Bass Station 2 Demo

Published on Jun 25, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"This is an exploration of the novation bass station with the help of Synthstrom Deluge the Eventide H9 Space algorythm, and the Korg Kaoss Pad 3+ Delay. The Deluge's sequence operates partially on conditional notes."

Chips Custom Chiptune Osc Demo (No talking) // Korg Prologue Minilogue XD Demo

Published on Jun 23, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"This demo is an improvised exploration of the FREE custom oscillator for Korg Prologue / Minilogue XD. It uses very basic waveforms and synthesis found in old 8bit computers such as the C64, atari 800, or consoles like the NES. Music made with these raw PWM waveforms are called "chiptunes". The demo is split up to show the different basic tones possible. After this, an extended improvised explorative look into the arpeggiator modes built into the oscillator (starting at 3:35).

The Prologue / Minilogue XD custom osc files are found for FREE at the following link:
https://github.com/hammondeggs/chips"

Granular Module (1.03) // Empress FX Zoia Tutorial

Published on Jun 22, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"This tutorial shows how the new granular module works in the latest 1.03 firmware for the Empress FX Zoia. We are using the system 1m promars plugout and deluge to sequence the synth using conditional notes. Also there is kp3+ delay and H9 Space effects running through the system 1m.

If you do not understand what this video is showing please check out the quickstart series first: [posted here]

Intro 0:00
Granular Module 0:34
Granular Parameters 1:15
Parameters examples 1:56
Rewiring the audio signal 3:11
Extended Improvised Granular Module Demo with LFOs 5:08"

Origami Custom Osc NO TALK demo // Korg Prologue

Published on Jun 9, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"This is an improvised demo of the Custom Oscillator 'Origami' for the Korg Prologue / Minilogue XD. Origami uses wavefolding to create complex waveforms. With this demo we also used a novation circuit for the drums, roland mx1 to mix and add live MFX, and the sequence on the prologue was made with synthstrom deluge.

Origami can be acquired for free on their webpage by signing up to their newsletter.
https://www.dirtboxsynth.com/sd_produ..."

"The Origami oscillator uses wavefolding to create complex harmonic distortion from basic waveforms. The input waveform to the wavefolder can be varied between a sine wave and an asymmetrical waveform (triangle/flattened sine) to change the basic timbre. This waveform is then fed into the wavefolding algorithm where the amount of folding (SHAPE) increases the gain at the input of the wavefolder.

A DC offset control pushes the waveform more into the top half of the wavefolder, that can vary the harmonic distribution between even and odd harmonics. The main LFO-to-Shape modulates this DC Offset (note: not the SHAPE/wavefold control itself) – which tends to create odd/even harmonic oscillation.

An additional Origami ADSR envelope can modulate the input gain of the wavefolder with the Envelope Amount control. Attack, decay, sustain and release are adjustable. This adds further movement of the produced harmonics allowing for complex evolving textures and pads.

Parameters:

SHAPE Wavefolding Amount

SHIFT_SHAPE Manual DC offset

Timbre
Envelope Amount
Attack
Decay
Sustain
Release"

Minimal Ambient Synth Demo pt 2 NO TALK // Waldorf Streichfett Demo

Published on Jun 5, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"This is a repetitive, hypnotic, meditative, dreamy look into the absolutely amazing Waldorf Streichfett. This synth was inspired by the rich, thick, swirling tones of classic 70's string machine synthesizers. All of the sounds in this video are made from the Streichfett. The sequence was made on the synthstrom deluge."

Minimal Ambient Drone Synth Demo NO TALK // Waldorf Streichfett Demo

Published on May 24, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"This is a repetitive, hypnotic, meditative, dreamy look into the absolutely amazing Waldorf Streichfett. This synth was inspired by the rich, thick, swirling tones of classic 70's string machine synthesizers. All of the sounds in this video are made from the Streichfett. The sequence was made on the synthstrom deluge. A thanks to my friend from Athens, Greece who had sent me as a gift!"

Quickstart 6 - Basic Synth // Empress FX Zoia Tutorial

Published on May 17, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"This tutorial is how to make a basic synth on the empress FX Zoia. We also go over how to set up a grid keyboard and a sequencer."

All parts here.

Bent Custom Osc Korg Prologue Demos

Published on May 12, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

Bent Custom Osc Drone Pad No Talk Demo // Korg Prologue Demo
Bent Custom Osc No Talk Demo Pt 2 // Korg Prologue Demo

"This is an improvised exploration of using Korg Prologue Bent Custom Oscillator Experimenting with pluck sounds and strange LFO tones also using the reverb and delay effects. The analog oscs are turned off for this demo. It is also available for the Korg minilogue XD and Korg Minilogue XD desktop. I switch between improvised playing and a sequence I had programmed in the Synthstrom Deluge.

https://www.sinevibes.com/korgbent/"

Quickstart Pt 1 - Musical Tones // Korg Volca Modular Tutorial

Published on May 4, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"In this tutorial we go over very simple settings, and set up a very basic patch which sets up an LFO on the mod knob on the oscillator. At the end I improvise melodic notes and then end with some drone sounds. We will go over more of the modules and patching in future episodes.

Intro 0:00
Keyboard layout 0:23
Osc Section 1:12
Attack/Release 2:19
Cutoff 3:09
Reverb 3:25
Basic Patching - LFO 4:01
Patch Summary 5:50
Improvised Musical Tones Demo 6:57"

Quickstart Pt 4 - Looper Module + Pages // Empress FX Zoia Tutorial

Published on Apr 28, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

Ron Cavagnaro Empress FX Zoia Tutorials

"This tutorial is covering the looper module on the Empress FX Zoia. In this video we are going to set up an array of loopers and set it up to self-trigger in one shot mode into a sort of self-performing atmospheric pad.

The synth used in this video is the system 1 promars plugout.

If you just jumped in without seeing the previous videos, this may appear pretty complex or confusing.

Intro 0:00
Setting up first page 1:01
Setting up second page 1:25
Connecting The Modules 2:06
Looper Parameters 3:10
Looper Record 3:36
Copying Loopers (w/ Connection) 4:01
Assigning LFOs to Looper Playback 5:00
Reverse 6:03
Adding and Connecting more LFOs 6:33
Changing Page Caution 7:37
Rerecording over loops 7:59
Improvised Performance Demo 8:20"

Empress FX Zoia Tutorials by Ron Cavagnaro

Published on Apr 23, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

Playlist:

1. Quickstart - FX Basics // Empress Effects Zoia Tutorial

This video is intended to show the most basic functioning to start off. It is intended for the absolute beginner. There will be more videos that will progress to more deeper functions so please stay tuned!

Intro 0:00
Audio Input 0:55
Audio Output 1:53
Making Connections 2:20
Disconnecting Modules 2:53
Adding FX 3:24
Connecting FX 3:55
Changing Module Parameters 4:28
Erasing Module 4:59
Adding Different FX 5:11
Chaining FX Modules 5:57
Saving/Renaming Presets 7:02
A Few Factory Presets Demo 7:57

2. Quickstart Pt 2 - LFO Basics // Empress FX Zoia Tutorial

This tutorial is how to apply LFO's to the effects modules on the Empress FX Zoia. If this video seems confusing please watch the previous video to learn the more basic settings.

Intro 0:00
Creating Your Own Tremolo w/ Overdrive 0:44
Copying A Module 1:05
Editing A Module 1:27
Adding VCA 1:38
Connecting modules 2:01
Assigning LFO to VCA 2:36
Changing LFO Waveform 3:37
Clearing Modules 4:03
Adding Lowpass Filter 4:14
Adding another LFO 5:44
Deleting Filter Modules 6:37
Adding Aliaser Module 6:46
Connecting LFO to Aliaser 7:22
Adding Bitcrush Module 7:49
Adding Pitchshifter Module 8:28
Adding a few more LFOs 11:13
Short Novation Circuit Demo with Zoia FX 12:13

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How To Create Ambient Drones // Soma Labs Lyra 8 Tutorial

Published on Apr 16, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"This tutorial is how to set up the Soma Labs lyra 8 for a more mellow, meditational, ambient, calming drone.

Intro 0:00
Init setup 0:37
Mod Delay 1:24
Creating Harmony 2:14
Hold Knob 2:56
Fading In 1-4 Osc 3:49
Changing Osc Group Pitch 4:05
Mod Switches 5:15
No Talk Improvised Performance 6:45"