The Xerxes Synth // Elka Synthex 2.0?

Published on Nov 2, 2019 Ricky Tinez

"Black Corporation was in town and brought the Xerxes by, So natually i grabbed my camera and hit record!"

Xerxes sounds // No talking

Published on Nov 2, 2019 Ricky Tinez

Hydrasynth Patch Demos by Paul Schilling

"(Note: The first sound, GXUltraPad, uses none of the FX...only WaveStack and PWM are used to create the lush character)

Proud to have been part of the sound design team for one of the most exciting new synths and controllers to come out in a long time: Hydrasynth - Digital Wave Morphing Synthesizer with Polyphonic Aftertouch. It has an amazing internal synth engine and can also be used as an affordable poly-AT controller for any synth that is able to receive it. This includes pretty much all DSI / Sequential synths, Deckard's Dream, Kijimi, Xerxes, and of course all kinds of soft synth.

These are sound demos for the patches I have created for the Hydrasynth. It has a very broad sound palette, check out more sounds here: https://soundcloud.com/ashunsoundmachines"

Check out the announcement post for the ASM Hydrasynth here.

Black Corporation XERXES Expected to Ship in December

via Black Corporation

"The total price is $2999 with free worldwide shipping, the remaining balance of $2000 is to be paid when the product is ready for shipping.

8-voice polyphonic analogue synthesizer
2 discrete logic DCOs per voice
analogue HP/BP/LP filter
2 LFOs
2 ADSRs
polyphonic velocity and aftertouch
full MPE (midi polyphonic expression) support
analogue BBD stereo chorus
4U rack size with detachable rack ears and wood side panels
10 preset banks (x128)

Pre-order will run until these units have sold out. Please allow 3 months build time, shipping should be in December 2019."


XERXES is based on the Elka Synthex. You can find demos of Black Corporation's XERXES in the archives here.

JM Jarre - Third Rendez Vous - Cover with Xerxes Synthesizer Prototype by Black Corporation

Third Rendez Vous - Cover

Performed by Ando Pilve
using Xerxes synthesizer prototype by Black Corporation, Japan.

Additional sounds with Seiko DS-250

Originally composed by Jean Michel Jarre, 1986

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This one is in via Soviet Space Child.

Black Corporation Xerxes Session with Paul Schilling & Pandomonium

"I was able to spend an hour with the amazing Xerxes, with the Midiboard as controller, so polyphonic aftertouch. It was still a prototype (you may hear some subtle chorus "chirp" artifacts in especially quiet spots). In this session I gravitated towards exploring the beautiful highpass and bandpass filter modes. This is a killer synth.

We recorded this session with Valhalla reverb and a bit of delay."

& XERXES Synthesizer - Fanfare by Pandomonium:



"Xerxes synthesizer (prototype).

Individual tracks played live on Kurzweil Midiboard with dynamics controlled via polyphonic aftertouch only. Sounds programmed and performed by Ando Pilve.

Percussion by Spitfire
Reverb by Valhalla

No other samples or sounds used

Fanfare for the Common Man composed by Aaron Copland"

NAMM 2019: Black Corporation Xerxes Synthesizer Sound Demo - Elka Synthex Clone

Published on Jan 31, 2019 SYNTH ANATOMY

"At NAMM 2019, Black Corporation gives me a sound demo of the new Xerxes Synthesizer, a new analog clone of the Elka Synthex!"

NAMM 2019 XERXES Synthesizer

Published on Jan 28, 2019 MrPandoman

"Paul Schilling exercising the speakers with a custom ambient patch on the Xerxes synthesizer by Black Corporation."

See here for another.

NAMM 2019 XERXES Synthesizer - Laser Harp sound with Linnstrument via MPE

Published on Jan 28, 2019 MrPandoman

"Paul Schilling trying the Black Corporation's Xerxes Synthesizer with Linnstrument via MPE for the very first time, using the Ring Mod patch #46 (Laser Harp)."

NAMM 2019 part 5 - STG Soundlabs, Elektron, Viscount, Black Corporation

Published on Jan 27, 2019 SynthMania

STG Soundlabs: BoatRocker powered enclosure, Radiophonic 1 Eurorack system, .VCO oscillator, .SLC waveslicer
Elektron: Model:Samples groovebox
Viscount organ performance
Black Corporation Deckard's Dream, Xerxes, Kijimi

Black Corporation KIJIMI, Xerxes, and Deckard’s Dream at NAMM

A few pics spotted by Soviet Space Child. KIJIMI pictured left, followed by Xerxes and Deckard’s Dream.

Great shot of Roman with his eyes rolled back in his head below. :)

"We are ready for @thenammshow! KIJIMI, XERXES, Deckard’s Dream, Expander and a large bean bag are waiting at a booth #10405"

New Black Corporation Xerxes Voice & Chorus Boards

This one is in via Soviet Space Child, via @blackcorporation_jp.

The Xerxes is Black Corporation's upcoming Elka Synthex based synth.

New ELKA Synthex Coming from Black Corporation - Meet the Xerxes 8 Voice Synthesizer

Just the image for now. Click on it to check out the front panel in more detail. It clearly takes after the ELKA Synthex.

Black corporation of course brought us Deckards Dream, based on the Yamaha CS80, and Kijimi, a poly based on the RSF Kobol.

Black Corporation is run by Roman Filippov, the man behind the original 208r Buchla Music Easel clone. Some consider it closer to the original than the BEMI re-issue.

Xerxes is a suitable name considering the Elka Synthex is considered a king among synths. via Wikipedia:

"Xerxes I (/ˈzɜːrksiːz/; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 Xšayaṛša (About this sound Khshāyarsha (help·info)) [4] "ruling over heroes",[5] Greek Ξέρξης Xérxēs [ksérksɛːs]; 519–465 BC), called Xerxes the Great, was the fourth king of kings of the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia. Like his predecessor Darius I, he ruled the empire at its territorial apex. He ruled from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC at the hands of Artabanus, the commander of the royal bodyguard."


Update: added an image of the original Elka Synthex from this post, where you can find more pics.

Mobile Music Making @Berlin Summer University of the Arts

Published on May 29, 2013 DigiEnsemble·21 videos

"Making music on iPhone, iPad, Samsung and Nexus with music apps?
Some excellent music apps offer users innovative digital musical instruments and remarkable music creation platforms. I want to invite you to an international App Music seminar that takes place from July 29th to August 2nd at the Berlin Summer University of the Arts.

date: July 29th-August 2nd 2013
place: UdK Berlin, Bundesallee 1-12
fee: 400 € (from June 10th 2013: 420 €)
no. of participants: 12 to 15
language: English
application deadline: July 1st 2013

online registration: http://www.udk-berlin.de/summer-courses

more information: http://www.udk-berlin.de/sites/sommer..."

DigiEnsemble Berlin spielt im Berliner Dom am 16. Dezember 2012

Published on May 29, 2013

Das DigiEnsemble Berlin spielte mit Smartphones und Tablets ein umfangreiches Musikprogramm im Rahmen des sonntäglichen Gottesdienstes am 3. Advent 2012 im Berliner Dom.

http://www.digiensemble.de/berliner-dom

Mit Musik-Apps spielten sie vor 600 Gästen Händels Konzert-Arie „Ombra Mai Fu" aus der Oper Xerxes, gesungen von der bezaubernden Sopranistin Anna Gütter. Außerdem wurde es eine experimentelle Raumklang-Collage nach einem Konzept von Sven Ratzel gespielt, die den Choral „Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" und seinen altkirchlichen Vorgänger, den Hymnus „Veni redemptor gentium" des Ambrosius von Mailand (339--397) zur Basis nimmt. Ein weiterer Höhepunkt ist die Premiere unserer Interpretation der anspruchsvollen Bass-Arie „Großer Herr und starker König" aus J.S. Bachs berühmtem Weihnachtsoratorium. Für den Gesangspart konnte der bekannte Bariton Roman Trekel gewonnen werden.

http://digiensemble.de"