MATRIXSYNTH reader, Kevin, sent the following pics, and two videos above of his Mizuno Supersizer-μ. See the Mizuno label for additional posts including additional details on the Supersizer-μ, pics of the inside, and another demo. It's like an abrasive "noise siren" vs. dub siren.
"The Memetune Programme Annual 2023 takes the form of an A4 hardback book and double CD album, which compliments and celebrates the first six episodes of Benge’s debut television series, made at his Memetune Electronic Music Studio in 2022
To quote Benge from the introduction to the Annual:
'It was always such a thrill, during my teenage years, to discover a new annual compendium from one of my favourite bands, comics or in particular one belonging to a favourite TV series, such as Blake’s 7 or Space 1999
The photos and information contained in those pages always left me wanting to watch the next series ever more eagerly
And so it is an even greater thrill for me to be able to be presenting my very own annual compendium, derived from the content of my recent TV series
I do hope that this book will inspire similar feelings in you, and moreover, whet your appetite for the next series of The Memetune Programme'
The book is divided into the following sections:
SWITCHED ON - Featuring in-depth discussions about the history and development of the synthesiser over the years, including pictures, diagrams and feature guides of many classic and iconic instruments
SYNTHESISER CLUB - A very vintage look at a synthesiser classic or three
PATCHING TODAY - A deep dive into vintage modular systems and how to set up a patch on them, starting from scratch
VIDEO LAB - A look at old video equipment and how to create experimental visuals using it
The two CDs included inside the book feature all the music from the series, written and performed by Benge to complement the programmes. CD1 contains 33 synthesiser demos which map out the history of synthesisers through the years. CD2 has all the theme tunes, idents and incidental music Benge made for the series
The book will be released on February 3rd 2023 via Bandcamp. Follow the link to Benge’s merch page here: zackdagoba.bandcamp.com/merch
"The first half of this album (tracks 1 to 33) is made up of the demonstration tracks made by Benge for his TV series 'The Memetune Programme'. The tracks were performed live on each instrument and filmed for the television programmes
The second half (tracks 34 to 55) contains the theme tunes, idents and incidental music from the TV series
To watch the full episodes, please search on YouTube for "the memetune programme by benge" [or scroll down posts here on MATRIXSYNTH]
Please take a look at the Memetune Annual 2023 which is a limited edition A4 hardback book based on the TV series. The book includes two CDs inside, with the music from this release on them. It will be available to buy from the merch section here on the 3rd February 2023"
"With the imminent release of Obsession Vol 1 for the Oberheim OB-X8, I thought I'd do a video covering some of the Sounds I have made, plus some interesting techniques I've used when making the Bank.
I'll be joined by Peter Fitzpatrick who is an owner of an OB-X8 to discuss his thoughts on the Synth too.
My artist name is Circuit3. I write, record and perform from my home studio in Dublin, Ireland.
My third album Technology For The Youth was released through AnalogueTrash in 2022 on multiple vinyl variants, CD and digital. Available from circuit3.bandcamp.com 'Brilliant retro-futurist orbiting synths…evocative electronic music for stolen futures' Electronic Sound Magazine.
The album tells some of the untold stories of the space race and features a number of analogue synths including the Roland Jupiter 4 used by Martyn Ware on the recent Travelogue & Reproduction shows."
"Happy New Year! I was just going to record myself with an iPhone playing Carol Of The Bells on just the Aluphone but one thing lead to another and I had to finally stop adding tracks and tweaking things! 😸
Acoustic Percussion Instruments Used:
Aluphone Standard (plus 2 extra notes)
Yudin Workshop Pulsar (chromatic whole-tone pair)
Zildjian Crotales and Finger Cymbal
Musser Orchestra Bells and Chimes
Sleigh Bells
LP Pin Chimes
Energy Bell
Electronic Keyboards Used:
Moog Sub Phatty (thank you Moog Music and MATRIXSYNTH!)
Mellotron Micro
Other Gear Used:
Canon C100 MkII camera
Xeen 14mm lens
Neumann KM183 microphones and KH 120 A monitors
John Hardy M-1 mic preamps
TK Audio Transceiver
Lavry Blue AD/DA converters
Magix Samplitude DAW
Coleman Audio M3PH
PMC DB1+ monitors and XB1-A sub
Aventone Mixcube monitors
Thank you for watching, rating, and commenting, it means a lot to me! 🤗"
"As we approach the end of the year we wanted to wish all our friends, colleagues, and everyone who supported us, a VERY HAPPY Xmas and all the VERY BEST for 2023.
2022 has been incredibly exciting year for us at GForce, and as something different (and to spare the world from another Xmas video of Dave's singing) here's a race through some of our 2022 highlights, via a track created using the recently released Oddity 3 and the GForce/Oberheim SEM.
The code is good for 100 purchases of $100 or more. I'm not sure how many are left, but if you are purchasing something on Reverb, use the link, search for the item, and give the code a try at checkout. Add the item to your cart, click on "Proceed to Checkout", then on the bottom of the checkout page you should see "Have a Coupon Code?" Enter the code there.
If you are a supporting member of the site and plan on picking something up on Reverb, email me at matrixsynth at gmail.com. Reverb set up a $30 discount code for 100 purchases, for readers of the site. The code is good for purchases of $100 or more between now and December 31. I'll open it up to all readers of the site in a couple of days. I just wanted to give back to those directly supporting the site first. Thank you! :)
And yes, this applies to new supporting members as well.
"Midiverse - TV recently posted a video of vintage synth ads, which I noticed on Matrixsynth [posted here]. This got me thinking about my own archives, mostly from the 1970s and early 80s, so here's a not as slick as theirs slideshow of my stuff. Music includes an Anushri, FVS, some ARPs and a K2600XS."
"Own a classic! The ARP logo tee with orange/red ARP is a classic that is instantly recognized in music circles... hand-silk screened on quality cotton, get yours in classic tee, tank top, women's cut, or a soft, soft hoodie. Last order of the year being printed next week. 10% off for all till November 30. Check them out at our online shop.
Shopping and supporting a cause
All money goes to the ARPf, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, which is creating music-making opportunities on rare vintage keyboards and synths through our ARPs for ALL project and preserving the founder of ARP Synthesizer's legacy!
We are also selling new Pete Townshend posters, and new Odyssey tee shirts and prints."
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Be sure to check out the banners on the right, here on MATRIXSYNTH, for additional Black Friday sales.
"Hello, I'm now on Patreon - opening up my studio and knowledge for anyone who wants to delve into the world of making and performing Acid Techno and everything in-between. Memberships include early access to my videos, monthly group video chat from my studio, through to one-on-one personalised tuition/coaching or mentoring.
I'm Honeysmack, a live Acid Techno artist, producer, performer, and music technologist from Melbourne, Australia. My name is Dr. David Haberfeld. As an improviser and academic, I've been creating electronic music since the early 1990s. Yes, I even completed a PhD in Acid Techno! I have worked and helped some of the biggest names in dance music, and as an academic I've taught at universities from Australia to north America and Asia. I can provide unique insight and approach to making electronic music that does not require any prior knowledge or formal music education - if you're ready to be challenged creatively in new and exciting ways, I can help. Think of it as therapy for techno creatives and synth heads or anyone who loves the TB-303 and wants to hang-out.
😁
I'm now opening up and giving you access to my knowledge, experience, and studio. Additionally, my work as a music technologist extends to beta-tester, demonstrator, and consult for some of the top music technology manufacturers, so by simply following me you gain special insights to new and vintage gear. I'll cover everything from drum machines, synths, modular gear, studio set-up advice, performing with hardware through to communicating to other lifeforms on other planets outside of our galaxy, okay maybe not, but you never know!!
There is no such thing as a foolish question, so please reach out if you're interested in one-on-one coaching and mentorship. I appreciate your support and look forward to meeting and interacting with you, thanks!"
"This is the fifth video breakdown/rundown for one of my modular synth systems, this time I'm doing one of my smallest eurorack systems built into a small red toolbox. Next time I'll do my triple hinged Box4 5U system.
Index: 0:00 Beginning 0:38 Introduction 1:55 Notes on the case and power supply 2:44 Module contents rundown 5:14 Thoughts on case evolution and modifications 10:08 Shirt 🤓 10:34 Realtime patching 17:17 "Deep Dream" video with introduction (sub woofer recommended!) 21:57 Bonus Section: Instagram Clips introduction 22:55 January 2018 26:35 February 2018 30:22 May 2018 33:19 August 2018 34:19 December 2018 35:19 March 2019 37:19 April 2019 38:20 December 2019 39:20 April 2020 42:19 January 2022 47:17 August 2022 51:57 September 2022 53:48 End?
As always, thank you for watching, rating, following, subscribing, and commenting! 🥳 If you found the content of this video helpful, interesting, or entertaining, please consider showing your support so I can stay stocked up on coffee and cookies. 😋 https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/JohnL...
Schedule Revised Oct 5 2022 (*subject to change) 1) 5U - DotCom Tolex Jul 08, 2021 2) 5U - DotCom Box11 Aug 18, 2021 3) ER - EWI Briefcase Dec 01, 2021 4) 5U - Supplement #1 Mar 03, 2022 5) 5U - Moon Case Mar 17, 2022 6) ER - Ace Toolbox Oct 5, 2022 7) 5U - Triple Box4 (*Nov 01, 2022) 8) 5U - EWI 16 table (*Dec 01, 2022) 9) ER - RoadReady (*Jan 01, 2023) 10) 5U - GRP Case (*Feb 01, 2023) 11) ER - Pedalboard/Pod/CM (*Mar 01, 2023) 12) 5U - EWI 16 seq+syn+pedals+mixer (*Apr 01, 2023) 13) ER - Folding Dual Box11 (*May 01, 2023) 14) 5U - The WALL! (*Jun 01, 2023) 15) Series wrap up? (??? ??, 202?)"
Featuring local and international artists, Modul8 is devoted to showcasing artists who are extending what electronic music means.
The premiere issue features interviews with Detroit / Berlin based Dub Monitor, YouTube synth philosopher JAde Wii, regional Victoria’s best Pure Data wrangler Nicky Systems, lofi lover Kozeps and Melbourne’s Make It Up Club legend Stevie Richards.
Modul8 # 1 also has contributions from analogue stalwart Todd Barton, Paleman and Melbourne’s undisputed 303 champion, Honeysmack.
All up its 56 pages of utter synth geekery from around the world, and it's only available via good old fashioned printed paper.
The magazine was born during Victoria’s covid lockdown, when co-founders Phil Coyle and Corey Hague were looking for inspiration beyond the endless scroll of nosy algorithms.
“We just wanted something that felt a bit deeper than social media. We both remembered how important and influential magazines had been on us, so we decided to try and make something that lasted longer than a swipe,” co-founder Phil Coyle says.
In keeping with the theme of ‘real life’, a launch event was held at Found Sound, featuring artists profiled in the magazine. That video can be seen here:"
Modul8 Magazine - launch party at Found Sound video upload by Modul8 Media
"To kick off Modul8 Issue # 1 we had some of the awesome people featured in the magazine come and play!
It was a great day with lots of new connections made, and we can't wait for the next one!
Super special thanks to Found Sound, the artists who filled the room with music and the legends who came out to support the launch."
That just might be the first human burp featured on MATRIXSYNTH. For synthetic burps you can find a few posts here.
"This is my pizza party rack, based around the Bastl Pizza oscillator, TC Helicon Perform VE, and Roland TR-8s. I have a show coming up at the Ice Box Arcade in Seattle on July 26th with EZBOT and Mikey303 and you should come because this is what I'm doing and it's pretty fun and there are games and friends. Hope you enjoy my hot pizza sweats. Come see this live at Ice Box Arcade in Fremont on the 26th of July 2022 at 7pm if you're nasty."
The message to the left was posted on the Friends of Synthesizers.com Facebook group by the administrator, James Allen.
I reached out to Roger Arrick, and James at Synthesizers.com and James confirmed.
This is stunning news. Synthesizers.com is a leader in the 5U/MU/Moog modular market and have been around since before Eurorack took off. The first post on MATRIXSYNTH to mention them was a plain text post back on July 30 of 2005, just 10 days after this version of MATRIXSYNTH began.
Just a note that I removed the links below from the top of the site, as they are on the top right of the site as well. Just doing a little clean-up on the site. I prefer things to be as streamlined as possible. Remember you can filter posts via the label links at the bottom of posts as well.
Fuzzy thumbnail from the upcoming video below. I will put up a new post when it goes live if legit.
It this is real, it would be odd Moog didn't anounce and show it at NAMM.
I thought it might be the DFAM, Mother-32, or Subharmonicon but note the patch bay is on the left with lettering below. Even if you turned them upside down they wouldn't match. It's also considerably thinner and smaller. Maybe The form factor is more similar to the Werkstatt-01.
Playlist:
Introducing Model 82 Sequencing Mono Synth – Softube
Model 82: Analog Inspiration With Just Blaze – Softube
Model 82 Sequencing Mono Synth Walkthrough – Softube
Model 82 Sequencing Mono Synth – Sequencer & Arpeggiator Walkthrough – Softube
Build With Modular & Model 82 – Softube
And two user videos:
Softube Model 82 vs Roland SH101// The Definitive Comparison
video upload by Starsky Carr
"A comparison of the Softube Model 82 vs Roland SH101 vintage synth. One is a 40 years old analog hardware synth and the other is a modern digital emulation .. so they're unlikely to sound identical (obviously) but does the emulation have the same character? \
Does it feel like the original? does it act like the original? would you know it was an emulation if you could only play then knobs and listen to the output? ... short answer... no, you'd never know :)"
"A look at the new soft synth Model 82 from Softube.
In this video we explore five things you can do with Model 82 (chim-chim-cheroo). It's surprising what's possible with just one oscillator, filter, amp, envelope and LFO.
0:00 Intro
1:05 Play it live
2:33 Use it as a drum machine
4:11 Get Dirty
5:16 Sequences & Arpeggios
6:33 Go Modular"
• A ’90s techno idol accurately emulated for faithful sound and feelings
• The authentically inspiring sequencer and arpeggiator of the up-all-night original
• Two versions included: the instrument and five modules for Modular
The raw sound of the original hardware is the stuff of dance dreams. But the unique and inspiring sequencer and arpeggiator took it from a muted debut to full techno color. We recreated every speck of the original circuitry, interactions, and straightforward workflow to give you the only plug-in with a sound, feel, and interface that stays true to the most-used mono synth of the ’80s and ’90s.
Some sad news sent my way via Joshua Shroyer, also feauted on Synthopia, where you'll find additional info on the impact Darwin Grosse has had in the synth community.
"Darwin Grosse works in a modular world, combining modular synthesizers, video tools and compositing software to combine minimalist visuals with generative soundscapes. Based out of Northfield, Minnesota, Darwin uses natural movement as source material for geometric visual pieces, and writes custom audio-reactive software for his multimedia work."
His final podcast from May 15, 2022:
video upload by 20Objects
"Unfortunately, today is the last day of podcasting for the Art + Music + Technology podcast. Health issues have gotten in the way, and it would be impossible to continue.
