Roland R8-SN-05 07 and 11 ROM Play Demo Songs

YouTube via zibbybone | February 10, 2011 |

"To complete the demo songs of the R-8M and all the seperate ROM cards, here are the final 3 cards: Jazz, Mallet & Metallic Percussion. Go to my YouTube Channel to find 2 other videos of the R-8m's internal demo song and the other 8 cards' demos. All songs Copyright Roland Corporation."

Casio CZ-1 Phase Distortion Synthesizer Preset Patch Demo

YouTube via zibbybone
"Just a basic demo of the factory sounds. Be sure to add &fmt=18 at end of URL for stereo sound since this synth features stereo chorus which I engage on a few sounds, but most are "dry". I use a Roland Fantom X6's arpeggiator via MIDI IN on a few sounds. At the end, I demonstrate the layering and split features. I filmed this video earlier this year, but it was too long for YouTube. Special thanks to my son, SuperSane101, for editing it down."

October 15, 2008 Jupiter 8 Update

YouTube via zibbybone
"My tech said the Jupe 8 was ready - all calibrate and Encore MIDI kit installed. This thing sounds amazing, but the VCA for 4 voices is not right. You can tell that 4 trigger with instant attack, but the other 4 have slower attacks."

Roland TR-707 & TR-909 Ride and Crash Cymbals

YouTube via zibbybone — April 09, 2010 — "There's a bit of debate whether or not the 707's cymbals are the same as on the 909. I did my best to match the pitch of the 909's cymbals to the 707. 909 is in left channel, 707 in right.
You be the judge."

Behringer Virtualizer Pro DSP2024P Demo

YouTube via zibbybone
"Running through the presets of this FX processor with a Roland TR-626 as sound source. The cable going from the mixer to the camera's mic in jack is a little loose and some parts are a little distorted."

Having Fun with Electrix Filter Factory and MoFX

Published on Dec 8, 2013 zibbybone·138 videos

"Almost finished setting up my "electro rig" which features these classic, but inexpensive effect units from Electrix. One fun thing to do with the MoFX is turning the delay feedback to 100% and 'sampling' a measure of a beat and manipulating that sample with the delay time. Be sure to listen with headphones if you've got them handy and hear the 'ping pong' delay!"

Analogue Solutions Europa and Tama Techstar TS-305 & TS-306

YouTube via zibbybone — April 05, 2010

"Using this new sequencer's trigger outs to trigger a couple of vintage drum synth modules."

Linn 9000 Demo

YouTube via zibbybone | November 05, 2010

"Demonstration of factory sounds and drum pattern creation. One of the coolest features of the Linn 900 is the Hi Hat Decay slider. Instad of having seperate open and closed hi hat buttons, you can use the slider the same way a real drummer would operate the hi hat pedal allowing you to get any sound between open and closed AND record it into your pattern."

Second Annual Dallas Synth Meet 10/23/11

YouTube Uploaded by zibbybone on Oct 24, 2011

"I hosted another synth meet at my furniture shop and we had a decent turn-out. Mostly familiar faces, but it was great to see some new faces. If you're gear is featured here and you've got a video of it, let me know and I'll post a link. Thanks to everyone that came, hope to see you next time!"

Not to be confused with the Dallas Fort Worth DIY Synth Event of 2008. Anyone know what happened to that event?

Roland U-220 Factory ROM Play Demo Songs

YouTube via zibbybone
""Highlander", music by Marvin Sanders, 1989
"U Might Be The 1", music by Eric Persing, 1989

About the composers (from U-220 Owner's Manual, 1989):

Marvin Sanders is an accomplished composer / keyboardist and authority on creative sequencing applications. An active musical director and composer for film, tlevision, and theater, he lives in Los Angeles where his talents are utilized in studios and live perforance. As a product specialist and clinician for the Roland Corporation have included the "Cityslicker" ROM demo in the D-5 and programming for the TN Series Style cards.

Eric Persing is one of the most in demand session players and programmers in the Los Angeles area. Eric began working for Roland as a product specialist, first doing clinics and support, then gradually became more involved in product and sound design. Eric has worked with such artists as Micheal Jackson, Denise Williams, Lionel Richie, Larry Carlton, and REO Speedwagon. His music and sounds can also be heard on many TV shows annd commercials. Actively involved in film music, he has worked with top composers including Michael Coulmbier, Danny Elfman and Bill Conti."

Update via Zero:
"Eric Persing, as most know, is the Spectrasonics guy. Marvin also did a stint at Keyboard Magazine"

Analogue Solutions Europa, Simmons SDS8 & Roland Jupiter 6 idea

Published on Dec 4, 2012 by zibbybone
"You'll want headphones or a good sound system for this one. I programmed the bassline a couple of weeks ago and just acquired the SDS8 and thought I'd try it out."

Roland R-5 Human Rhythm Composer Factory Demo Song and Preset Pad Banks

YouTube Published on Jun 10, 2012 by zibbybone

"Quick demonstration of the Roland R-5, the little brother to the popular R-8."

Akai AX60 Waveforms and Pulse Width Modulation

Published on May 12, 2013 zibbybone·116 videos

"In addition to basic waveforms: saw, triangle and square, there is a saw/square combination wave. Pulse width modulation is also available on all of these waveforms for an interesting effect. I'm pretty sure the AX60 is the only synth with this feature. Feel free to comment if you know of other synths with this capability."

Akai Tom Cat First Tweak

Published on Nov 3, 2016 zibbybone

"Musician's Friend offered the Akai Tom Cat for $100 as their 'Stupid Deal of the Day' the other day. I figured 'why not' and it didn't disappoint. The kick is pretty aggressive. Some of the knobs don't seem to have any effect, though I haven't RTFM yet. It would have been nice to have individual outs, but it's a solidly built machine. Super slim."

Nord Drum 2 as Polyphonic Synth Module

Published on Sep 8, 2018 zibbybone

"Upon arriving to KnobCon 7, my friend Winston showed me that he was able to turn the ND2 into a polysynth by using a MIDIBro in the data flow. Each voice of the ND2 is on their own MIDI channel and the MIDIBro merges them together.
So I went back to my room and grabbed my MiniBrute to use as a MIDI keyboard controller and decided to do a little improve while he tweaked the ND2's parameters via his Digitakt."

Using a Roland TR-909 as a MIDI Sequencer

TR-909 External Instrument Demo
Published on Apr 23, 2013 zibbybone·114 videos

"Here's a video I filmed an edited 3 years ago and never got around to uploading. In addition to programming rhythms with the 909's built-in drum sounds, you can also program rhythms on external MIDI gear. You can select any MIDI channel and program a pattern using MIDI notes 36 through 51 (the lowest C on a 61 note keyboard to D# an octave above. I start by programming a synth bass part (Roland Jupiter 6). Then, I add a simple drum pattern to it. Next, I move over to a second 909 and program a 2 bar pattern of chord stabs (Roland JD-800). I have to transpose the oscillators up a couple of octaves in order for this to work. Lastly, I program alternate drum notes on the 2nd 909 then hard pan the 2 drum machines for a stereo panning effect. During the filming, I accidently put the Sony VX-2000 into its "Demo Mode" which showcases some of the camera's built-in digital visual effects."

Roland Jupiter 4 Synced to Korg MonoTribe

Published on Apr 12, 2013 zibbybone·112 videos

"Like many of us, a fellow VSEr is excited about the new line of Korg Volca machines and wondered if their sync output will trigger the arpeggiator on his Jupiter 6. My JP-6 is currently being serviced, so I offered to test the sync out of my MonoTribe on my JP-4. Here is the result. Tape echo effect supplied by Strymon TimeLine and its dTape mode.

On another note, I have pre-ordered all 3 Volca machines and will certainly post a video (or more) once they arrive. Be sure to subscribe to be notified of future videos of (mostly vintage) electronic musical instruments."

Monotribe on zZounds
monotribes on eBay

Roland SN-U110-14 Super Acoustic Guitar PCM Card Demo

Roland SN-U110-14 Super Acoustic Guitar PCM Card for U-20, 110, 220, D-70 & MV-30 Demo

Published on Jul 24, 2013 zibbybone·123 videos

"Quick demonstration of additional PCM sounds included on this expansion card. Pattern played via MIDI on Roland Fantom X6 while I scroll through the PCM tones on a U-220."

ARP Quadra - 1st Improv

Published on Apr 17, 2017 zibbybone

"I just got this Quadra last week and haven't had time to dig into it until today. This is an interesting electronic instrument comprised of 4 parts: Bass, Strings, (paraphonic) PolySynth and (mono) Lead Synth."

Auditioning the Roland System 1 Synthesizer

Published on Jul 23, 2014 zibbybone

"Had some time to kill today, so I thought I'd check out the System 1 at my local music shop. I brought my Zoom Q4HD along and shot this short video before I was interrupted by a phone call. I did spend more time with the synth before shooting the video, but not enough to make a proper opinion. So far, it doesn't seem to do any more than my SH-01 Gaia. This particular System 1 did not have anything loaded into the 'Plug Out' section."

Roland Aira's on eBay