Ensoniq MR Rack Synthesizer - Factory Demo Songs

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GForce | Minimonsta 2 | Presets & Soundbanks Preview

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Minimonsta 2 Announcement post with additional demos and details here

"'Multi-award winning Minimonsta software synthesizer'
Minimonsta2 adds a raft of new features and improvements - a new fully resizable UI, an improved audio engine, a powerful new preset browser, over 300 new presets, a new reverb effect, a vintage control to add authentic analogue imperfections, four programmable Macros, alternative 4-stage envelops mode, alternative bass-preserving ladder filter for when you don’t want to lose your bass when you increase the resonance, and more. All of this gives Minimonsta2 an authentic experience that feels at home in a modern setup.

Minimonsta2 – key features
* Analog modelling of the legendary ‘Model D’
* [New] Fully-scalable UI
* [New] Powerful Preset Browser
* [New] Over 800 presets including 300+ new presets
* [New] Alternative bass-preserving ladder filter
* [New] Alternative 4 stage envelopes
* [New] Matrix Reverb effects
* [New] Vintage knob for authentic analog imperfections
* [New] Four programmable Macros for easy manipulation of sounds
* [New] Programmable Aftertouch and expanded Velocity controls for extra
playability
* All original features including 3 oscillators and the famous 4-pole,
* 24dB/octave filter
* Monophonic, polyphonic, legato and unison trigger modes
* Vast modulation options via X-Modifiers
* Pan spread for wide stereo sounds

Presets Preview:
00:00 Intro
00:05 Bass
12:20 Leads
19:25 Keys
47:09 Pads
56:40 Seq
01:02:56 Textures"

GForce | Minimosta 2 | Soundbanks Preview


Soundbanks preview: Classic, Minimosta, Minimosta2, Rick Waveman

00:00 Intro
00:05 Bass
04:07 FX
05:22 Hits
06:00 Keys
12:21 Leads
15:28 Pads
22:50 Seq
26:28 Textures

Yamaha TX81Z | Amazing FM Synthesizer | Factory Sounds Demo (HQ)

Update: it appears the full audio in the video was taken from this video. You can find it there.

removed video was uploaded by Simon Le Grec

"Yamaha's TX81Z first went on sale in 1987. The TX81Z is a great four‑operator FM type synth sounds similar to the DX-21 and DX-27. Eight voice polyphony, 128 preset sounds, 32 user and lots of functions hidden behind 11 push buttons.

The rear panel is home to MIDI In, Out and Thru sockets, two audio outputs and an unusual eight‑pin socket used for connecting a cassette recorder to load and save patch data.

In 'Single' mode the TX81Z acts as a single, eight‑note‑polyphonic instrument. In 'Performance' mode it can be up to eight‑part multitimbral, although polyphony is still limited to eight notes.

There are 128 preset patches, and 32 memory slots are provided for storing user patches. There are also 24 memory slots in which Performance data — ie. settings for volume, polyphony, MIDI channel, and so on for each of the selected voices that make up a 'Performance' — can be stored.

Chapter:
00:00 Flying Flutes
00:43 Mystical Voices
01:00 Magic Canyon
01:32 Waves
02:00 Bell Pad
02:35 Heavy Lead
03:00 Airways
03:33 Attack Brass
04:00 Dreamy Pad
04:20 Phon Floot
04:58 Harmo Pad
05:15 Mellow Bells
05:41 Lush Celeste
06:10 FM Pad
06:35 Reverb FM Keys
07:07 Honor Pad
07:35 Famous 80s Bass
07:52 Famous 80s E.Piano
08:05 Famous 80s Brass & Bass
08:18 Famous 80s Keys"

Korg Collection 3 | Prophecy VST | Categorized Preview

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"KORG Collection 3 introduces three new software recreations to the world: KORG's first mass-produced analog synthesizer, the miniKORG 700S, the MOSS Tone Generator-powered Prophecy, and the Triton Extreme, the vacuum tube-equipped high point of the Triton series. KORG Collection 3 has now expanded to be a thrilling collection of iconic sounds from the '70s, '80s, '90s, and '00s.

* Equipped with Oscillator Models from the MOSS Synthesis Engine.
* Two Signal Routing Paths Offer Incredible Variety.
* Sound Programs that Cover a Wide Range of Styles.
* GUI with a Focus on the Ease of Use Unique to Software.
* A free demo version is also available.

Physical Modeling
The physical modeling oscillator includes the three types below. All types feature the wide tonal range that is unique to physical modeling.

Brass Model Oscillator
This oscillator simulates brass instruments such as trumpets and trombones. It uses controllers like key velocity and mod wheel to modulate the strength of blowing into the mouthpiece, and can create performances that are similar to real brass instruments.

Reed Model Oscillator
This oscillator simulates woodwind instruments like saxophones and flutes. It uses controllers like key velocity and mod wheel to modulate the wind pressure, and can create performances that are similar to real woodwind instruments.

Plucked String Oscillator
This oscillator simulates plucked string instruments like guitar and bass. It can model different methods of picking the string, like using a pick or fingers, as well as modelling the condition of the strings, and the positions of strings that are played.

There are 128 preset programs, broken up into 14 categories. There is also a category for user programs, a favorites bank for registering your most used sounds, and program change mapping. The two optional expansion cards sold for the original hardware are also available: ANALOG & VINTAGE, which features 64 analog-style bass, lead, and special effect sounds, and MODERN MODELS, which contains 64 programs of acoustic instruments that do not exist, wind instrument sounds, and sounds that take full advantage of the expressive capabilities of the synth.

Chapter:
00:00 Hard Synth Lead
01:53 Soft Synth Lead
03:04 Synth Bass
04:17 Real String Bass
04:56 Guitar/Plucked
06:04 Brass
06:50 Reed
07:26 Wind
07:56 Bell
08:32 Keys
08:50 Perc
09:25 Motion
10:04 SFX
10:28 ARP"

miniKORG 700S VST | HQ Presets Preview | Update 1.0.1

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"KORG Collection 3 introduces three new software recreations to the world: KORG's first mass-produced analog synthesizer, the miniKORG 700S, the MOSS Tone Generator-powered Prophecy, and the Triton Extreme, the vacuum tube-equipped high point of the Triton series. KORG Collection 3 has now expanded to be a thrilling collection of iconic sounds from the '70s, '80s, '90s, and '00s.

The original miniKORG 700S was a 2VCO, 2VCF, 1EG, 1LFO monophonic synthesizer. Because synthesizers were not as common as they are today, its circuitry was unique. For example, when developing the triangle wave oscillator, the engineers aimed to create a circuit that produced a beautifully musical sound rather than a scientifically accurate one.
In addition to the oscillator circuit, the low and high pass filters were combined into a single, unique part called the Traveler Controller, which was a distinctive feature of KORG’s early synthesizers.
Instead of a more traditional ADSR style envelope, the miniKORG700s allows the user to control the shape of the sound with two sliders; one that controls attack time and decay time, and one that controls sustain level and release time. These quirks and more have all been faithfully reproduced in the software version.

The miniKORG 700S for Mac and Windows not only faithfully recreates the functionality and sounds of the original miniKORG 700S’s various parameters, but also includes many additional capabilities that bring the synthesizer into the modern era, and make it suitable for any music production environment.

There are more than 150 preset programs included with the miniKORG700s, split into 13 different categories like leads and basses. Ranging from sounds overflowing with vintage flavor to complex timbres you wouldn’t think could be created with such a simple interface, there is a huge variety of sounds available to choose from. Of course, you can add your own sounds to the library as well.

The graphical user interface (GUI) of the miniKORG 700S for Mac and Windows has realistically recreated the appearance of the original miniKORG 700S in both 2D and 3D. You can freely switch between the two, opting for the experience of using a hardware synthesizer or the convenience of a software synthesizer. There are also three screen sizes you can easily switch between to fit your environment without affecting the image quality for both the standalone and plugin versions.
In addition to the GUI, the various plugin parameters can also be controlled using MIDI CC, allowing you flexible, real-time control via a MIDI controller or Digital Audio Workstation

Chapter:
00:00 Lead
02:33 Bass
06:00 Synth Hard
08:00 Synth Soft
09:38 Motion
10:46 Pad/Strings
14:19 Bell
14:48 Seq
19:47 Chord
20:39 Pluck
22:14 Brass
22:55 Complex
23:14 Drum"

YAMAHA SY 99 | Enigma "Sadeness" Synthesizer | Factory Songs (Remastered)

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"The SY99 is like having a super-sized sampling workstation with the synthesis and sounds of a DX-7mkII. Basically the same as the SY77 it features a larger 76 note keyboard with upgraded synthesis, sample memory, sequencer and more! For its synthesizer section it employs a 6 operator AFM synth engine similar to, if not better than, the original DX's.

Sampled preset sounds (AWM2) can then be fused with the AFM sounds to create entirely wild new sounds! And these sounds are quite shapeable thanks to the resonant multi stage Time Variant Filters which offer the ability to recreate the warm analog sounds of classic synths, or something entirely new.

- AFM FM frequency modulation+ RCM convolution this special FM functions allows to
use an internal noise generator or a sample element AWM as modulator input for an OP

- A patch is composed by 1 / 2 / 4 elements from different syntheses according to 10
soundpath structures (notes: NOTE: RCM algorithms number 9 and 10 use a PCM voice
or an imported sample as an FM modulator - but not as carrier - to an operator.

- AWM PCM SAMPLES the intenal 8 MB ROM wavetable contains 267 PCM waveforms
coded at maximum 48 kHz at 16 bits based on AWM2 synthesis (YM7119 also digital
filter).
- The internal ROM wavetable is organized into 4 main categories:
- Classic digital workstation based on a complex mix of FM + PCM samples playback
Even if time has passed, the Sy99 remains a true digital masterpiece.

There's an enhanced on-board sequencer section for creating your songs right on the SY99. It's got 16 tracks, from which channel 16 belongs to the built-in drum synthesizer. The sequencer can hold up to 27,000 notes, 99 patterns and 10 songs. And since the SY99 features 16 voices of polyphony for the AFM section, and another 16 voices for the sampled sounds, there are 32 voices to go around to build your song.

Not to mention there are 2 digital multi-effects processors which include reverb, delay, chorus, panning and more! Professional features for those of you want to really control and shape your sounds using the unique sounds (and complex synthesis) of a Yamaha FM synth with some special features up its sleeve.

Chapter:
00:00 Classic Piano
00:44 80s Latin
02:07 USA Rock Sound
02:28 Hammond Sound
03:00 80s Action
03:40 Rocky Sound
04:57 80s Lead
06:08 Caribean Beat
07:22 Ambient Pad
08:45 Brass Sound
08:52 Enigma Sounds
09:29 Enigma Loop
10:14 AWM Sax
11:09 AWM Keys
11:32 AWM Lead"

YAMAHA SY 77 | Vangelis Synthesizer | Factory Songs (Remastered)

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"With the SY77 Music Synthesizer, Yamaha has set a new direction for synthesizer development through the 1990's. A full-function profes- sional performance and composition synthesizer, it incorporates the first truly different tone generation technology to come out in years: RC&M (Real-time Convolution & Modulation) Synthesis.

While many manufacturers offer 'sample plus synthesis' tone generation, Yamaha improves upon this concept in the SY77 by offering advanced ver- sions of both its AWM sampling and FM synthesis technologies. The breakthrough in SY77 is that Realtime Convolution and Modulation allows the two kinds of sounds to interact.

The convolution filtering section emulates analog operation, consisting of two 12dB/octave filters, one low pass and one switchable low pass/high pass filter. Filtering is included in the AFM and AWM2 ele- ments in a voice, and each filter can be controlled by independent dedi- cated envelope generators. The filters provide 12dB/octave band pass filtering or, used in tandem, a steep 24dB/octave low pass filter. The filters also feature fully adjustable resonance, which, as in older ana- log synthesizers, can be raised into filter oscillation. As many as eight filters can be used in 'single' voice mode.

Chapter:
00:00 Heaven Angels
00:35 Jazz It
00:51 Bossa Fever
01:00 Jamaica Feeling
01:35 Go For It
01:58 80s Breeze
03:00 All Night
04:22 Virgin Brass (Madonna)
05:30 In Heat of The Night
06:20 Miami Nights
08:05 Pop Waves"

YAMAHA SY 85 | AWM2 Synthesizer | Factory Songs (HQ)

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"The sound source of the SY85 is 6MB of AWM2 (second generation Advanced Wave Memory) ROM — that's 244 basic waveforms — with 30-note polyphony. A familiar range of waves is available, from acoustic and electric pianos, strings, brass and woodwind, strings, bass, guitars, through to tuned percussion and drums.

Sound effects and oscillator waves are also available, the latter allowing you to treat the SY85 somewhat like a traditional analogue synth. These waveforms are arranged into 256 Voices (in four banks of 64) which in turn are used to make up 128 Performances (combinations or layers of up to four Voices).

A recent and welcome trend amongst synths is the inclusion of RAM sample memory to allow you to download (via MIDI Sample Dump Standard) your own samples. The SY85 offers a basic 512k of sample RAM, expandable to a maximum of 3.5MB — a good chunk of this potential extra sample capacity will actually be non-volatile, since volatile and a non-volatile expansion slots cohabit side by side.

Chapter:
00:00 Heavenly
01:56 Acoustic Piano
02:36 Hoe Down
03:00 U Wanna Dance With Somebody
04:15 Cruising
04:57 Natural Ambient
05:29 Portamento
06:04 Night Star
07:06 Junglemania
07:28 Puerto Ricano
08:10 Let´s Swing
08:57 Overtime
09:19 Symphony
10:43 Wonder"

YAMAHA VP1 & VL1 Factory Sound Demos

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"YAMAHA VP 1 | 10.000,- USD Synthesizer | Factory Songs (HQ) The first model of synthesizer to feature VA (virtual acoustic) tone generation based on physical modeling, a complete departure from sampling and FM.
A VA tone generator creates sounds by simulating the physical mechanism by which wind, string and other instruments produce sound.
The virtual instruments simulate characteristics such as the shape and materials of music instruments, allowing the creation of tonal changes that respond to the breathing and playing methods used.
The VL1 was created with reed instruments and other wind instruments in mind, and thus is two-note polyphonic."



YAMAHA VL1 | Virtual Acoustic Synthesizer | Factory Songs (HQ)


"The VL-1 was a ground breaking synthesizer with new technology renowned for accurate reproductions of wind instruments. It is a 2-note polyphony instrument that is best used with a breath controller such as the BC-2 or BC-3.

The VL-1 cost around 4000 pounds in 1994, and was out of reach for most musicians. As such it sold in relatively small numbers and are hard to find. They do come onto the second hand market occasionally and demand between $3000 to $5000 (Aust) depending on condition.

There was a VL7 which was essentially half a VL1 though it looked very similar. Then there is the legendary VP1 which was a VL1 with more power, polyphony and keys. It was made in very limited numbers, perhaps less than a handful. That was due to its price tag, rumoured to have been around $25,000 (US). As such it has often been considered more of a prototype than a proper production model.

This instrument suggests quality of build and sound at first sight. It has real wood, which has not been seen since the DX1 (exactly one decade earlier). Then there are the Champaign gold end panels connected by a band across the top front end. A colour very similar to that used on Yamaha’s B500 in 1990. The gold however is flat with slightly rough texture to contrast against the smooth varnished wood and its semi-gloss finish.

Interestingly it only has 49 keys which to the uninformed will instantly cast doubt, especially with only 2-notes polyphony, and no on-board sequencer.

The screen is striking and very clear with its white back light. The front panel is very well organized with good spacing between all buttons. We particularly like the way the patch buttons are perfectly arranged in 3 rows.

The pitch and modulation wheels feel nice and was a successful design that continued to many future generations. The 3 wheels placed on a stage is an innovative design solution to integrate with a curvy end panel. There is also a disk drive discretely tucked under the left side edge

All controllers feel like they would on a Rolls Royce and command respect. This is not a toy or machine to be thrown around on stage or studio. This was built to look and feel like a digital cross between a violin and a saxophone."

E-MU Proteus 1000 30th Anniversary

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E-mu | Proteus 1000 | Demo Presets video upload by Simon Le Grec

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This appears to be the first 30th Anniversary model to be featured on the site. You can see the 30th Anniversary on top of the display.

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