Synthplex 2020 Set for March 26-29 in Burbank, CA

via https://www.synthplex.com

"Exhibits + Seminars + Live Electronic Music + Pop-Up Synth Museum + DIY Synth Build + Gala Banquet

Synthplex® 2020 is back! Come and join the fun in Burbank at Synthplex, the “All Things Synthesizer” festival/ expo. Synthplex has it all; Trade Show Exhibits (Open Friday thru Sunday), Educational, Technology & Product Seminars, Synthesizer History Seminars, Master Sessions & Key Note speeches with Industry Legends (2019 we had Thomas Dolby, Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL), Brian Transeau (aka BT), Harold Faltermeyer and Dave Smith of Sequential), DIY synth building workshops, Live Synth Concerts all weekend long (Thursday night thru Sunday night), the Synthplex Pop-up Synth Museum and the Saturday night Gala Dinner Banquet with a live performance TBA. Last year we had Thomas Dolby give an intimate performance at the Gala Dinner Banquet.

What to Expect at Synthplex

Even in this age of online social media, with myriad synthesizer-related social groups, YouTube performances and tutorials, there is still no substitute for having a physical location where like-minded, synth people can come together and meet face to face/ear to ear. The West Coast has an amazing (and LARGE) community of synthesizer enthusiasts, who all look forward to the times when we can meet up, hang out, break bread and learn new things about synthesis. Enter Synthplex®.

Hands-on Experiences

There will be many opportunities at Synthplex® to get hands-on with a lot of synthesizer gear and much more. In the exhibit halls you will discover new products and you will get to dive deep into these products and experience them for yourself. All weekend long there will be equipment vendors giving demonstrations, and there will be daily DIY synthesizer building workshops (modular and other formats) going on in the morning and the afternoon.

Furthermore, Synthplex® has an extremely special Pop-Up Synth Museum, where you can experience firsthand many rare and valuable synthesizers with the guidance of museum docents. You don’t just get to listen and see these instruments, you actually get to tweak some knobs and play them! Note: Admission into the Pop-UP Synth Museum is a separate pass from the Synth Expo pass, as all profits from the Pop-Up Synth Museum will benefit the Bob Moog Foundation. Each year we will feature a new recipient for this donation..."

You can find full details at https://www.synthplex.com

Synthplex Podcast

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Playlist:
Ian Martinez with Arturia talks what's in store for Arturia at Synthplex 2022
Artesia Pro talks the rise of their EFNOTE Drums and other gear showing at Synthplex
Platinum Producer Jeff Weber talks Synthplex and the state of the music recording industry
Roger Linn Interview live from Synthplex 2022 Expo Floor
Jordan Rudess Interview at Synthplex 2022
Interview with Emu Systems Legend, Dave Rossum at Synthplex 2022
Alan Howarth, horror movie composing legend, talks danceable Halloween soundtrack and more!
Sam Mims of Synth Wizards & Syntaur talk Synthplex and Modding Synths

Radikal's Jörg Schaaf performs live at the Synthplex 2019

Published on Jan 17, 2019 Jörg Schaaf

"I am very happy to announce, that I am going to perform live at the 2019 SYNTHPLEX in Burbank/CA. I am very excited about this opportunity and I am looking forward to accelerate electrons between my synths and some massive speakers.

Ich freue mich riesig ankündigen zu können, dass ich dieses Jahr auf der Synthplex in Burbank, Kalifornien auftreten werde. Eine tolle Gelegenheit mein nächstes Album Imaginary Journey vorzustellen.

www.synthplex.com"

Synthplex 2020 Spooked by Coronavirus Now Set for Halloween

via Synthplex:

"DUE TO INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND CONCERNS FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ATTENDEES, VENDORS, ARTISTS, PRESENTERS AND SYNTHPLEX STAFF, SYNTHPLEX 2020 HAS BEEN POSTPONED. NEW DATES ARE OCTOBER 29TH - NOVEMBER 1, 2020."

The new dates are during Halloween weekend. Looking forward to the costumes. Should be interesting!

Moon Modular MU Modules At SynthPlex 2019

Published on Apr 5, 2019 Synthtopia

"At SynthPlex 2019, Moon Modular introduced a new sample and hold module.

We talked with designer Gert Jalass, who gave us a quick demo and also an overview of their new complete modular systems."

Moon Modular at the Noisebug booth at SynthPlex.

Sequential Coming to Synthplex This Weekend

via @SequentialLLC

"See you at @synthplex! Visit #Sequential in booth 40 Friday March 29 - Sunday March 31: http://www.synthplex.com "

WaveFront_Audio Vocoder to Premiere at Synthplex 2019

WaveFront_Audio is set to premiere their upcoming vocoder at Synthplex 2019 on March 31 with KAZIKE.

See this post for some initial details on the vocoder.


See here for posts leading up to Synthplex 2019.

Synthplex Synth Event set for March 28-31, 2019 in Burbank, CA

This one is in via John L Rice.

You can find full details at https://synthplex.com.

"Synthplex is a brand new annual 'All Things Synthesizer' festival/ event that you have been waiting for! Synth enthusiasts rejoice! We are bringing you great experiences and events such as; Trade Show Exhibits (where you can buy gear!!), Educational & Technology Seminars, Synthesizer History Lectures, Master Q&A Sessions with Industry Legends (synth & keyboard performers, soundtrack composers, sound designers, legendary synth designers, etc.), DIY synth building workshops, Live Synth Concerts all weekend long, a Pop-up Synth Museum featuring some rare synths that you can touch and also a Gala Dinner Banquet with live performances and a key note speaker."

Michael Boddicker on UNO Synth

Published on Mar 27, 2019 ikmultimedia

"Michael Boddicker [IMDB profile] has spent his life surrounded by music, specifically synth based electronic music. Composing the soundtracks of Frankenstein, Les Misérables, and Waterworld to name a few, Michael knows a thing or two about music production. After showing him UNO Synth, he was impressed by a lot of the features it has to offer.

“What I like about the UNO Synth is that it’s unique. It isn’t trying to be anything else. It has its own sound and special features. I love this synth! Very intuitive. Beautifully presented. Awesome sound. It has such great value and it’s so affordable that I can imagine everyone walking out the door with one at Synthplex.” https://www.ikmultimedia.com/unosynth/

Michael Boddicker is a Grammy-winning composer, keyboardist and all around synth guru who owns a massive collection of keyboards and synths. He is the founder of the new Synthplex festival being held in Los Angeles March 28-31, 2019 where manufacturers of the latest electronic instruments including IK Multimedia will be presenting. Because Michael loves the UNO Synth so much they will be giving away one per day at Synthplex!"

SynthPlex 2019 Pics by John L Rice

"Photos taken at the SynthPlex convention held in Burbank CA March 28th - 31st 2019"

Mouse over and click on the arrows to the left and right to scroll through, or click on any pic to get to the set on Flickr.

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Bryce still has his jacket! Along with familiar faces in the maker/synth world, you'll spot Depeche Mode's Martin Gore and his wife Kerrilee, Junkie XL, BT, Brian Kehew of the Moog Cookboog, & Mitchel Sigman of Berlin & more.
Update: JJ Abrams is in there as well. I thought I recognized him. Yes, he's into synths. Check out his custom Synthwood Pro-One. He's been mentioned on the site a few other times as well.
Update2: a few more you might recognize, aside from the makers of course: Michael Boddicker, Ellison Wolf of Waveform, Bill Brown, Drew Neumann, and Ed Buller – of Node etc.

If I missed anyone let me know!

Custom Synthplex Eurorack Modular Drum System

Published on Feb 26, 2019 Perfect Circuit

"Synthplex is happening in Burbank California March 28th-31st 2019. We are going to have a booth there where you can play with this eurorack drum system as well as other synths and gear. There will be lots of eurorack and other manufactuers there with booths as well as performances and workshops. Follow our Instagram @perfect_circuit for a chance to win free tickets.

Synthplex tickets are available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/synthple...

This system uses the Doepfer A-157 as the core sequencer with a Pittsburgh Lifeforms sequencer for CV sequencing. There are two drum/synth voices from Noise Engineering, the Basimilus Iteritas Alter and Manis Iteritas.

The rest of the system is built around synthesis with two noise generators, SSF Quantum Rainbow 2 and Hexinverter VCNO. For oscillators there are two Make Noise STOs and a Sinc Iter. Filtering comes from an AJH Mini-Moog style ladder filter and Intellijel MS-20 style Morgasmatron. There are six envelopes from Maths and Quadra and a discrete transistor VCA/mixer made by combining multiple XAOC Tallins with a unity mixer. There is also a WMD/SSF DPLR delay effect."

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Novation Coming to Synthplex 2019

via @WeAreNovation

"Join Novation at @synthplex in Burbank CA from this Thursday to get hands on with SL MkIII, Peak and more. Plus you can chat all things synth with our product gurus! Full event details >>> synthplex.com"

SynthPlex Sun. Tour

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Dave Smith and Sequential at Synthplex 2019

Published on Apr 5, 2019 Synthtopia

"At SynthPlex 2019, Sequential introduced updates to their Prophet XL.

We talked with Dave Smith, who gave us a quick demo of the new features."

Free State FX MU Modules At SynthPlex 2019

Published on Apr 5, 2019 Synthtopia

"At SynthPlex 2019, we talked with Jason Fry of Free State FX. He gave us an intro to his company and its modules, and also told us about how he got started making modular gear."

MOTOR SYNTH MKII LIVE | SYNTHPLEX 2022

video upload by Gamechanger Audio

"We're here in Los Angeles for SYNTHPLEX 2022! Ilja is presenting MOTOR SYNTH MKII set - let's get it going with MOTOR MUSIC!
MOTOR SYNTH MKII is available now in limited quanitty:
https://gamechangeraudio.com/motor-sy..."

Casio at Synthplex

Published on Apr 3, 2019 Casio Music Gear

"Clips captured from the Casio booth at the the inaugural Synthplex expo in Burbank, California. All audio is from the Casio Privia PX-5S.

Hope to see you next year."

Analog Craftsman Large-Format Modules At SynthPlex 2019

Published on Apr 5, 2019 Synthtopia

"At SynthPlex 2019, Analog Craftsman was showing their line of MU modular synth gear.

We talked with AC's Tony Norton, who told us how his company got started and gave us an update on their line of modules."

Exploring The SSL 1140 THUNDRUM

Published on Dec 27, 2019 John L Rice

"Thanks again to Doug at Synthetic Sound Labs for sending over some ThunDrums for me to try out! More info here.

Exciting News! I'll be performing at the SynthPlex convention at the end of March 2020!!!! I'll also be hanging around the Moon Modular and https://www.noisebug.net/ booths. Stop by and say hi and catch my performance if possible! :-)
https://www.synthplex.com/artists-gri...

If you found this or any of my other videos helpful or entertaining, please send a tip if you can? Thank You! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JohnLRice

Index:
0:00 - Beginning
0:25 - Features Listed
1:52 - Basic Operations
5:44 - External LFO Modulation
9:34 - External Triggering
9:50 - External Sequencer
12:55 - Simple Drum Beat
13:45 - Ratchet/Typewriter/Creaky Ship?
14:24 - End

Modulation Sources:
Synthesis Technology MOTM-320 and MOTM-380 LFO's, MOTM-300 VCO
Krisp1 OCTO LFO
Moon Modular 569 sequencer"

Electro Comp Model 101 at Synthplex

Published on Apr 17, 2019 Korey Luna

"ElectroComp Synthesizer sample recorded at Synthplex in Burbank CA. A beauty of percussive oscillation."