Mini synth demo/pub - Roland JP-8000

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HWJ Weekend Challenge - Android Sheep (WIP)

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"Maschine+

Quick unfinished jam very loosely based on a Blade Runner soundtrack deep cut. :-)

Been a while since I did a HWJ, too much drama lately with gear thieves about. :-(
If the thieves are still watching, you know how urgently you can fuck off and die - lazy, no good motherfuckers. :-)"

HWJ Weekend Challenge - 2 boxes from scratch (ran long)

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"Osmose and RC-505

Very quick and dirty, and I also got carried away - over 5 min for sure. :-P
Just fade me out when you like..."

Drive to Perfect Circuit

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SynthAddict takes a drive to Perfect Circuit. Arrival just after the one hour mark.

https://www.perfectcircuit.com/

HWJ Fest 3 2024 - SynthAddict's set

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"Eurocrack modular mix and KeyStep Pro

Finally got my set together for HWJ Fest 3 2024, playing with many other sets this weekend, starting on Fri 8/9 .

It's a big modular thing with a few parts - some of it is manually synced and triggered/played live so there are many live glitches and errors. Enjoy..."

HWJ Weekend Challenge - Umeda Sky Bldg. in Osaka, Japan

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"Maschine+

I stayed next door to this bldg. on a business trip in Osaka once. It always reminded me of Blade Runner, but here I decided to do a percussive Japanese scale theme thingy. :-)

This was a crazy heavy sound set, both in sources and CPU usage. Watch my CPU percentage peg several times to a blinking circle - always a harrowing time while live performing since it can lock up. :-P"

SynthAddict Studio Tour at CLOWNFEST 13

CLOWNFEST 13 DAY 2 THE STUDIO TOUR DAY video upload by pierrot the acid clown

A quick tour with supporting member SynthAddict, who's numerous videos you've seen here on MATRIXSYNTH. His custom MATRIXSYNTH hat makes an appearance along with a mention of the site at 3:26.15. Note the video is set to start with SynthAddict at 3:17:30. You can use the player controls to skip around or to the beginning of the full four our show if you want to. Thank you to SynthAddict for the MATRIXSYNTH plug and for supporting the site!

And a prior studio tour from 10 months ago:

PtAC - CLOWNFEST XI - SYNTH ADDICT CRIB

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Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge - From Scratch (again)

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"Osmose and RC-505

Just picked the patches and sorta came up with some vague stuff in my head as I auditioned the patches - then I performed. :-) YMMV"

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge - MazeRunner (WIP)

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"Maschine+

Synthwavey jam as you meander through a maze. Some pleasant and contrasting elements overlap to give a sense of unease while going through the maze.
Notice the center, right, and left whooshes as you pass gaps and corners going diff directions.
Unfinished but there it is..."

Ghirardelli MATRIXSYNTH

Custom MATRIXSYNTH cap in front of Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco in via SynthAddict.

Taken "after heading to Ghirardelli Square in SF for a nice ‘end of the day’ hot fudge sundae.

You can see the sunset on the left, coming from the direction of the GG Bridge. 😀🍨🌉"

Cheers to that. :)

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge - Wrong Patch (WIP)

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"Maschine+ (of course)

Unfinished, but ran out of time so I had to upload... busy weekend. :-P

Starts out normally then goes into wacky circus animal and noise territory, then brings you back to keep your sanity. :-)"

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge - 210bpm WIP (Middle Eastern)

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"Maschine+

With the M+ set to 210bpm and a Middle Eastern scale I varied notes and arps to quarter, eighth, and sixteeneth notes to vary the cadence. You can see the BPM is set to 210 in my display.

Overall it's pretty fast, but not blinding speed since that wouldn't make sense with traditional instruments. :-P"

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: Exotic Heat

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"Maschine+

Japanese scale, mixed Asian and synthy instruments, and some large drums and raspy bass."

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: Biological (WIP)

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"Maschine+

Not quite finished but here is goes...

Human rhythm values, incuding a resting heartbeat for the kick drum 70 bpm (overall tempo), base respiratory rate for the raspy synth 16 bpm, and resting blink rate for the occasional tambourine 15 bpm.
Jam evolves a bit for the "evolution" part of the brief. :-)"

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge - Disruption

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"Maschine+ - featuring Ney (flute) and Oud (lute)

Messing around with tempo FX to add some disruptive surprises to a quick hybrid jam with an Arabic scale."

Stanford CCRMA open house, day 1

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The above is a walkthrough of a Stanford CCRMA open house from Thursday the 16th by supporing member SynthAddict. Take a look at what he walks into when he enters the building. A Yamaha GS1 with working voice programmer. The GS1 was the first commercial FM synthesizer released in 1980, three years prior to the DX7. John Chowning, discoverer of FM synthesis performed that night. According to SynthAddict: "The Chowning curated show last night was very eye opening - so much cool electronic music even going back to the 60s and it was digital."


And below :) "Today I got a shot of the Yamaha power synth stack in the lobby, with the best baseball cap on top. 😀"

Update: looks like the stream was here: https://ccrma.stanford.edu/live/. It's not working for me at the moment, but feel free to check and comment if it works for you.

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge - Microstep/Microtonal

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"Maschine+ with Amritavarshini scale (pentatonic)
and some microstep perc and "microtonal" elements."

live synth demo/pub - Korg Z1

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Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge - Orbital Mechanics (Mars)

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"Maschine+

Mars orbital mechanics (diff. 3 body config.).

I used the closest reasonable multiple of Mars' orbital period for the tempo - 114 bpm

I used the closest reasonable multiples of the orbital period of Mars' 2 moons, Phobos and Deimos.
3 and 2 respectively for a 3/2 time signature (limited options on M+ for custom tempos).

Some odd LFO modulations added on FX too for a little chaos. :-)"

Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge - Polymeter 5/4 with 4/4

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"Maschine+

Arabic scale fun with non-Arabic drums/perc"