How To Load Synth Presets into the PG8X VST plugin

Published on Apr 26, 2020 Synth & Sundry

"Several viewers want to know how to load preset sounds into the PG-8X VST plugin synth emulating the classic Roland JX-8P. This is because when you first load up the PG8X in your DAW, the plugin's preset banks are empty which can throw off even the most experienced producer. This is why I put up this quick tutorial.

If you want to hear the PG8X in action, listen here: [Three videos below. Additional posts here]

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Free Roland JX-8P synth emulator - PG8X VST plugin

Published on Oct 31, 2018 Synth & Sundry

"Massive synthwave vibes from this synth VST plugin. It's a faithful emulation of the classic Roland JX-8P synth, taking interface cues from the optional PG-800 hardware controller.
You can hear a few patches found on the internet. The PG8X VST synth plugin can load in original JX-8P patches over sysex. You can hear some pads, leads and brassy tones in a few melodic examples of what this free plug-in can do."

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Time of the Penguin, Part 2 by Alpicat for Synth & Sundry

Published on May 12, 2018 Synth & Sundry

"Time of the Penguin, part 2" by Alpicat for Synth & Sundry. More music by Alpicat: https://alpicat.bandcamp.com
reFX Nexus 2 soft synth played through an Alesis midi controller."

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A new piece via supporting MATRIXSYNTH member, Synth & Sundry.

Relaxing Rompler-inspired Anime Vibes from Synth & Sundry

Published on Jun 16, 2018 Synth & Sundry

via supporting MATRIXSYNTH Member, Pinwale Sounds:

"I wrote brand new music inspired partly by the sounds of the original Dominion Tank Police soundtrack to go with the futuristic cityscapes of the show. Written on Ableton Live with TAL U No LX, Samples From Mars (DX100 pack) samples and a sampled Puremagnetik drum kit. Part 3 of 3 of a series of original synth-driven AMVs."

Playlist:

1. The Last Days Were The First Days (Dominion Tank Police AMV)

Dominion Tank Police AMV - I wrote brand new music inspired partly by the sounds of the original soundtrack to go with the futuristic cityscapes of the show.
Written on Ableton Live with TAL U No LX, Samples From Mars samples and Ableton Live Suite samples and sounds.

2. Patlabor 2 AMV - From Soft Power To Unjust Peace

A futile exercise in relaxation combining a lethargic dance jam with scenes from Mamoru Oshi's movie Patlabor 2 which, amongst other things, ruminates on the notion that developed countries exist in a state of 'unjust peace'. Set in a near future Tokyo, where computer networks and large machines called "Labors" have lead to unprecedented economic prosperity, a terrorist attack is not all that it seems.

3. The Last Days Were The First Days (Dominion Tank Police AMV)

Dominion Tank Police AMV - I wrote brand new music inspired partly by the sounds of the original soundtrack to go with the futuristic cityscapes of the show.
Written on Ableton Live with TAL U No LX, Samples From Mars samples and Ableton Live Suite samples and sounds.

And Some Synth Heavy Camera Tests with the EOS M Magic Lantern SD

Published on Jun 10, 2018 Synth & Sundry

"Synth Soundtrack-inspired music set to footage of London and it's surroundings. Written in Ableton Live using ReFX Nexus2 and varied soundpacks. Most parts played through Alesis Q61 controller."

Novation Bass Station, PPG Wave 2.v & Ableton Vocoder Electro | Synth & Sundry

Synth & Sundry

"Made this track a while ago with several synth VSTs including Novation Bass Station, PPG Wave 2.V and Ableton's built in Vocoder (which came in with version 9). I am really happy with how the synthesizer melodies came out so I went ahead and made a video for it. Let me know how you like it!

Track name: Triangulation
Artist: Synth & Sundry

For the video I used some aeronautical charts from this website: http://vfrmap.com and overlayed them to intensify the effect.

If you'd like to support this channel with a one-off purchase, please check out our affordably priced music: https://synthandsundry.bandcamp.com"

Synth & Sundry Soothing Synth Ambient Music (3 minutes)

Synth & Sundry

"Relax or meditate with this beatless synthesizer piece of music. At just over 3 minutes this is ideal for a brief session during your busy schedule.

Produced by Synth & Sundry using Ableton Live and containing sounds from Samples From Mars Soviet Synth pack, PG-8X VST instrument, Native Instruments Razor, UVI Digital Synsations VST sample player and Ableton's own Operator FM synthesis instrument.

If you'd like to support this channel with a one-off purchase, please check out our affordably priced music: https://synthandsundry.bandcamp.com"

Synth & Sundry Intro

Published on Oct 18, 2017 Synth & Sundry

A new synth video channel from supporting MATRIXSYNTH members, Jacques Mongrel aka Pinwale Sounds and Jesus Santaeularia aka Alpicat. I'll be posting their synth videos here on MATRIXSYNTH as well! :)

"A quick explanation of what Synth & Sundry is about. FYI Jacques Mongrel Videos is no more. I've joined forces with Alpicat (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX7wT...) moving forward to make more sound demos, tutorials and music. Thank you for you watching!"

Synth & Sundry Cybersyn - Reveil | Intrigues Telematiques (Synth & Sundry)

Synth & Sundry

"Réveil is the first track on 'Intrigues Télématiques', the debut release from Cybersyn. This album is a musical ride down the elevator of forgotten technologies.

https://synthandsundry.bandcamp.com/a...

From dumb terminals to self-aware cybernetic management systems, the pace of the arpeggiated command-basslines and flow-charted synth melodies rarely lets up, only catching its breath to load a new sub-routine for your ears.

Cybersyn is an itinerant second-order simulacra born in the oblivion of virtual space. Cybersyn searches for lost visions and technologies to recombine into aural and visual forms.

Illustration by Maria Santaeularia Badia

If you'd like to support this channel with a one-off purchase, please check out our affordably priced music: https://synthandsundry.bandcamp.com"

Vocoder Electro Pop // NonComplete - No Man's Land

Synth & Sundry

"An electropop track with vocoder vocals for your listening pleasure. I composed this with the Elektron Octatrack, Analog Four, Roland JV880, Eurorack Modular. These synthesizers and samplers were recorded into Ableton Live using an RME Fireface UFX audio interface.

I mixed and added additional melodies in Ableton Live using native virtual instruments like Wavetable and Operator as well as a third-party VST plugin: Fury 800 which emulates the Korg Poly 800. The vocals recorded with a Shure SM48 and were processed with Ableton Live's vocoder and effects.

Track title: No Man's Land
Music written and recorded by NonComplete (J.Santaeularia) for Synth & Sundry Video shot and edited by NonComplete (J.Santaeularia) for Synth & Sundry using Canon EOS 700D / Rebel t5i and Final Cut Pro X

If you'd like to support this channel with a one-off purchase, please check out our affordably priced music: https://synthandsundry.bandcamp.com"

New York Menace (Synth & Sundry)

Published on Jul 22, 2018 Synth & Sundry

"Brooklyn Bridge view from the Manhattan Bridge commute to Brooklyn at dusk, followed by a nighttime Brooklyn skyline and some airplane take off views.
Music and Video by Synth & Sundry
Video from phone with Hyperlapse app
Music made with Ableton Live, Native Instruments Monark, Samples from Mars and Tal U NO LX"

NonComplete - No Man's Land // Vocoder Electro Pop (Music Video)

Synth & Sundry

"An electropop track with vocoder vocals for your listening pleasure. I composed this with the Elektron Octatrack, Analog Four, Roland JV880, Eurorack Modular. These synthesizers and samplers were recorded into Ableton Live using an RME Fireface UFX audio interface.

I mixed and added additional melodies in Ableton Live using native virtual instruments like Wavetable and Operator as well as a third-party VST plugin: Fury 800 which emulates the Korg Poly 800. The vocals recorded with a Shure SM48 and were processed with Ableton Live's vocoder and effects.

Track title: No Man's Land
Music written and recorded by NonComplete (J.Santaeularia) for Synth & Sundry
Video shot and edited by NonComplete (J.Santaeularia) for Synth & Sundry using Canon EOS 700D / Rebel t5i and Final Cut Pro X

If you'd like to support this channel with a one-off purchase, please check out our affordably priced music: https://synthandsundry.bandcamp.com"

OP-1 Synth sound Examples and a Short Track Explained

Published on Mar 18, 2020 Synth & Sundry

"Hear some new sounds I made with the Teenage Engineering OP-1 with some explanations about the synth engines and parameters that make a difference. This is all followed by a short track made exclusively on the OP1.

OP 1 synth engines demoed:
- Digital
- DSynth
- Phase

Additionally, the track also features the String, Dr Wave and FM synth engines and is built around a radio sample captured with the built-in sampler and FM receiver.

Equipment used:
- Teenage Engineering OP-1
- Canon EOS Rebel T5i / 700D
- Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
- Shure SM47 mic for voiceover"

Posts featuring Synth & Sundry

Retro Harrier Jet & Falklands Tactical Video | DOS C64 ZX Spectrum

Synth & Sundry

"A low-key celebration of vintage computer game simulators and the poignancy of library music made with synthesizers.

Footage features the following videogames: Super VGA Harrier (DOS), Harrier Jump Jet (DOS), Falklands (C64) and Falklands '82 (ZX Spectrum)

This synth track is based on library music from an old documentary. I augmented it and reworked it using sampled synth instruments and drum machines from Samples From Mars on Ableton Live.

Track title: Just Directors
Music written and recorded by NonComplete (J.Santaeularia) for Synth & Sundry

If you'd like to support this channel with a one-off purchase, please check out our affordably priced music: https://synthandsundry.bandcamp.com"

Teenage Engineering OP-1 (Part 2): Minimal Felt Bassline & Radio snippet

Published on Feb 12, 2019 Synth & Sundry

"The OP-1 portable synth (which is not discontinued) puts out a decent sounding velvety bass on which the jam builds on. With beats riding that crazy CWO effect. All the meanwhile, a Phase synth provides the lead sound (if memory serves me right). The radio samples are run through the delay effect. In the meantime the M1 and M2 slots affect the master EQ."

Synth & Sundry Teenage Engineering OP-1 videos

EOS M Raw - Schneider Optivaron 6-66mm f1.8 test with Synth Music

Published on Feb 23, 2018 Synth & Sundry

"Very short test of the Schneider Kreuznach / Beaulieu Optivaron 6-66mm f1.8 super 8mm lens on a Canon EOS M, with Magic Lantern running 12-bit lossless raw in movie crop mode, 1392x1028 resolution.

This lens vignettes heavily even in movie crop mode so it's necessary to shoot in 4:3 aspect ratio.

Music by Alpicat, using sounds from reFX Nexus 2 VST with the Hollywood Synth Edition expansion pack in Ableton Live."

A quick video from supporting MATRIXSYNTH member, Synth & Sundry.

Top 5 Digital Synths According to Synth & Sundry

Published on May 19, 2018 Synth & Sundry

"Digital synth ranking based on sound, design, features and my own experience with the synths where applicable. The backing music is made with the #1 synth. Are any of these digital synths in your top 5? Which ones would you pick?"

Prophet Rev2 Analog Synth - LFO parameter assignments Part 2

Published on May 23, 2019 Synth & Sundry

"A quick video about routing the LFO to oscillator parameters on the Dave Smith Instruments Prophet Rev2 synth. Trying out different LFO routings to get different sounds while playing this analog polysynth.
The LFO routing implementation on the Prophet Rev 2 is definitely intuitive and right up there with what I've seen. Especially, when you consider the large amount of possible destination parameters, it invites experimentation no matter your experience with analog subtractive synthesis."

Synth & Sundry Prophet Rev2 videos

Free Yamaha CS80 synth emulation - Arminator 2 VST plugin

Published on Nov 20, 2019 Synth & Sundry

"Grey day vibes from Arminator 2, a VST synth plugin that pays tribute to the iconic bucket list synthesizer that is the Yamaha CS80. Nearly all the electronic sounds (except for a background CS80 sample appearing in the segment between 2:55 - 4:00) come from this free plugin developed by Krakli (a one-man development team in the shape of Ian Webster) on SynthEdit.

Music by: Alpicat / Synth & Sundry
Alpicat YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1pk...
Video shot on Canon EOS 700D and iPhone SE with Hyperlapse app
You can download the VST plugin here:
http://www.krakliplugins.com/Plugins....

Currently, the plugin is PC only and only available in 32-bit flavor which means that if you are using a 64-bit DAW or VST host you will need some sort of bridging solution so that it can work on your computer. This was composed on Ableton Live with a 32-bit VST bridge to host the plugin on a PC.

Ian is hoping to create 64-bit and Mac compatible versions of his plugins at some point in the future. He also runs his own YouTube channel where he demonstrates some of his other plugins:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ianweb123"

Early 2000s digital video with synthpop (DV Tape Wave?)

Published on Nov 10, 2019 Synth & Sundry

"Lost DV tape footage from 2005-6 set to a synth-wave track (DV Tape Wave?) made later on Ableton Live with Puremagnetik synth samples and a sampled 606 drumkit.

Artist: Marco Tulio Thrash / Synth & Sundry
Track: Vector Forest

The early digital video has a haunting and glitchy quality that fits the emotive wow and flutter of the music."

Storks Relaxing On Rooftops | Ambient Synth

Synth & Sundry

"Storks enjoying their morning on some nearby rooftops. Watch them interact with each other, take care of their feathers, land and take off.

Ambient Synth Music made by Synth & Sundry with Arturia VST plugins: CZ-V, DX-V and OB-Xa V

Footage mostly shot with a Canon EOS 700D (Rebel T5i in the US) and a Canon EF 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 zoom lens. Handheld panning shot of a stork in flight shot with Fuji X-E2 and XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 lens

If you'd like to support this channel with a one-off purchase, please check out our affordably priced music: https://synthandsundry.bandcamp.com"

Arturia Microbrute / ME80 / reFX Nexus2 Ambient Synth jam

Published on Dec 21, 2019 Synth & Sundry

"An ambient synth track paying tribute to the Tangerine Dream style of the early 80s. Layering both an analog hardware synthesizer and virtual software instruments. Peaceful sequences intertwine with resonant flourishes anchored by a woolly bassline.

Instruments used:
Memorymoon ME80 VST (Yamaha CS80 emulation)
ReFX Nexus 2 VST
U-HE Repro-5 VST (Prophet 5 emulation)
Arturia Microbrute (for bassline)

Music and Video by Alpicat for Synth & Sundry

Video shot on Google Pixel 3"