MATRIXSYNTH

Prophet '08 Page Is Up

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"The "Strummer" listens to chords played on your MIDI keyboard and plays them back to your MIDI sound source (Synthesizer or Sampler) just as they would be played from a guitar. Not only will the chord voicings be correct, but the chords can actually be "Strummed!" With the "Strummer," you can even change the speed and direction of your "Strums" just by changing the way you play your MIDI keyboard. Also, "Strummer" has the ability to distinguish the difference between chords and single notes, allowing you to send chords out on one MIDI channel (Distorted Guitar Sound for example) while your single notes are sent out on a different channel (i.e. Solo Sound). Your keyboard may have a great guitar sound, but can you play a great guitar part? Yes. The Oberheim Strummer will transform your keyboard playing into a stunning and convincing performance featuring realistic guitar articulation.

By looking at such factors as the range of the guitar, the number of notes being played, chord position, and the velocity of the performance, Strummer can transform the incoming MIDI data out into performance data emulating that of a real guitarist. Performance data may be delayed, echoed, harmonized, transposed and sent back out on multiple MIDI channels. In addition to control over strum direction and speed, the Strummer also features Chord Capture for real time single finger chords. Individual picking patterns and riffs may be assigned to a single key, for real time performance playback. You can even control the number of "strings" being strummed via keyboard velocity.

The "Strummer" includes features such as:
o MIDI Delay (Echo).
o Adjustable Delay and Decay Rates.
o Multiple MIDI Channel Output.
o Velocity Switching.
o Keyboard Splitting.
o Chord Voicing Variations.
o Arpeggiation.
o Chord Capture (Adjustable Single Finger Chords).
o Transposition of MIDI Delays (Great for MIDI Harmonizing).
o Ability to synchronize to MIDI Timing Clocks (External Sync).
o MIDI Program Change.
o Supports MIDI Sysex for storage of user defined patches."

SolinaChorusOverviewSmall

flickr by mpeake.

That would be Mike Peake. He was one of the people behind the Alesis Andromeda A6. It's nice to see him back.

Title link takes you to the flickr shots. Be sure to click on the All Sizes link for each to see the full sized shots.

Update: higher res scans
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Hemma hos mig/Schapiro

flickr by jacobastrom.

KORG Legacy controller and banana boxes.

Caption-the-Cat Contest #2: Gonzo

Remember this beauty of a pic and contest? Well, #2 is up. This time we have Sushiluv's cat Gonzo. Title link takes you to the post on Catsynth.com.

DASHSignature daHornet

" * Two oscillators, 4 octaves selector, output level, saw and pulse waveforms, pulse width control on Osc 1, fine tuning up to 1 octave on Osc 2.
* Noise generator.
* One LFO with:
- Rate from 0.1 to 100 Hz.
- MIDI sync from 32/4 to 1/36.
- Filter cutoff and Osc pitch destinations.
- 6 shape modes, sample&hold.
* Multimode "vintage" resonant filter with key following function, LP,BP,HP.
* Two envelope generators, VCA and Filter control, with REPEAT function (loop the envelope).
* Polyphonic mode (2 to 16 voices) and mono legato mode with tunable glide effect.
* MIDI learn on every knob to freely assign any MIDI CC.
* MIDI velocity sensitivity adjustable independently for VCA and Filter envelope.
* Master volume.
* Master tuning.
* Virtual keyboard with hide/show button.
* 128 presets factory bank.
* Random presets generator.
* Saving default setting on registry option.
* Any Sample Rate supported (e.g: 44.1, 48, 96)
* Support for SSE, MMX and P4 instructions.
* Volume Type: High, Normal, Soft."

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MusoTalk 80 - Workshop - Power PC Plug-ins auf Intel Macs

YouTube via musotalk.
Featuring the EDP Wasp and daHornet plug-in.

d16.pl Phoscyon "303" plug-in

YouTube via pac209.
"tweaking a software plug-in with a simple midi controller (Doepfer Pocket Dial), using only the regular 303 knobs to evaluate the sound"

Update via the comments: "to download a clean soundfile of the session, use this link. like mentioned I only used the regular 303 controls, i.e. cutoff, env, resonance, decay, tuning and threw in a few (sample) 606 sounds towards the end"

TB-303 & TR-606 Reverb and Over Drive Experiment

YouTube via eljuanlux.
"This is an experiment using a TB-303 and a TR-606 i hope u enjoy ;=)"

Access Virus | TI ' The Living Years '

YouTube via GCom67.
"A Short Video Demo Of The Virus TI Synth...The original 80's Tune is called 'The Living Years' by Mike & The Mechanics. One of the best songs ever!! The sound I used is ROM-S 67 HyperPad with a bit more CUTOFF & RELEASE & less ATTACK."

Roland System 100 Model 102

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"The Expander 102 section is a keyboard-less version of the 101, designed to stand upright and behind the main Synthesizer 101. More than one Expander 102 can be added to make your system fatter and fatter! The Expander is identical to the Synthesizer except that it replaces Portamento/Glide effects with a Sample-and-Hold feature for the LFO, the Noise gen. Is replaced by a Ring Modulator, and the A-440 tuning osc. Is replaced by weak/strong sync inputs and a mix-in jack. The Expander is an excellent way to add more oscillators and synth effects (the s&h and ring-mod) to a System 100. The oscillators can be synced if you have both modules. The 101 & 102 are already internally patched and ready to produce sounds, but that can be bypassed by external patching."