MATRIXSYNTH

Beat Thang Musikmesse Video

YouTube Published on Apr 23, 2012 by FriendlyHouseVideos

"This is my imagining of what circa '98 era minimal tech step drum 'n bass may have sounded like had it been invented before modern samplers and digital synths / fx.

All the sound is being generated live, coming straight from the main mixer in the middle, with no multitracking. Sequenced by 3 vintage hardware sequencers, the Yamaha QX-1, Roland MC-4 and Roland MC-8 locked together by tape-sync.

List of the main gear used :

Sequencers : Roland MC-8, Roland MC-4, Yamaha QX-1

Modulars : Roland System 100 (Drums), Moog series 900 (pads), Roland System 700 (Basses), Arp 2500 system, Buchla 100 series.

Other Synths : Korg MS-20, Roland System 100 standalone synth.

FX : Roland Space Echo RE-501 (tape delay, chorus, spring reverb), Roland DC-30 (analog chorus-echo), Roland Dimension-D Analog Chorus.

Mixer : Tascam M308b"

Update: some additional info:

"If you're interested, the system 100 is doing all the drums, the moog is doing the atmospheric pad chords (as heard from the very beginning), the ARP is doing the stabs which are heard from very near the beginning, the system 700 is doing both the deep sub bass growls, and also the big ominous stabs in the middle build-up section (the MS-20 is just acting as a distortion unit for those), the system 100 standalone synth is doing the reese sound (as heard in the last bar before the drop), and the Buchla is doing all the main theme sounds which you can see if you look closely at the Buchla sequencer's timing lights during the main part.
The MC-4 is sequencing the drums and the reese, the MC-8 is sequencing the Moog and 700, and the QX-1 is sequencing the Buchla and Arp.

The whole project took almost 2 weeks, but nearly half of that was spent getting all the gear set up, synced up, talking to eachother nicely etc. Each day quite a bit of time was spent re-tweaking the sounds after the synths cooled down overnight, also the MC-4 program takes about 15 minutes just to load, (30 minutes to save including verify) and on top of that, the MC-8 refused to save at all, so I had to organise it so I could do all of the MC-8 programming and recording in one day. Next time it should take less time, since now I've got the setup all figured out."

The Jolymod - a Reco-Synth patch - step by step

The Jolymod - a Reco-Synth patch - step by step from arthur joly on Vimeo.

"Arthur Joly patching the Jolymod."

Also see:
RECO-SYNTH ::: The Jolymod II :::
And the Rec0-Synth label below.

EHX Effectology Special Edition "Superego Synth Engine"

YouTube Published on Apr 26, 2012 by Effectology

"Effectology Special Edition "Superego Synth Engine"
Effectology by Bill Ruppert
Welcome to Electro-Harmonix's "Effectology" series, in which we create a remarkable collection of impossible sounds using just a regular guitar and EHX effect pedals!
No keyboards, samplers or midi pickups were used.

In this episode I explore new sounds using granular synthesis created by the Superego pedal.
For more info and pedal settings: http://www.ehx.com/forums/viewthread/5723/"

Processing CV with Doepfer A189-1 VBM Part Two

YouTube Published on Apr 26, 2012 by raulsworldofsynths

"Experimental use of the Doepfer A189-1 VBM Voltage controlled Bit Modifier to process control voltages.Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

All parts here.

CGS (Serge) Programmer Sequencer

flickr By nilspils73

Built by Jooks@muffwiggler

MFB Dominion 5 Specs - Coming This Summer

via sequencer.de

"MFB Dominion 5 features:
5 voices each with 3 VCOs, SED multimodefilter, 2 LFOs, 3 Envelopes, VCA.
One main LFO, Mod Delay, Voice Panning, Arpeggiator/Seq(poly), Joystick, Ribbon Mod, Split Mode, Patch Memory, 4 Octave Aftertouch Halfweighted Action Keyboard, Big knobs and quality pots/sliders/Switches, Midi In/out/Thru, Some CV/Gate Connections, Steel Chassis with Wooden Walnut Panels.
release date: hoffe, bis zur namm oder messe frankfurt.
Design folgt im Sommer!
Preis: ca 1790 Euro"