a travel near Rubycon (TD), with Alesis Fusion, Roland SH101, EH Phaser & Memory Boy, by tlnet37

YouTube Published on Aug 23, 2012 by tlnet37

"just an experiment and a work on the sound and effects of that style of musique from seventies. 4 audio tracks with SH101 (internal sequencer for bass sequence and noises) and 2 audio tracks with the Alesis Fusion 8 hd with Tape Choir (mellotron choir) and Tape Mix Strings (mellotron-like too) ; all re-recorded in live in Presonus Studio One Artist v1.6.5 with audiobox usb interface."

Buchla - Patch 27

YouTube Published on Aug 23, 2012 by batchas

"Sending 262v to 288v for sound transformation (mostly delay loops).
Also adding both 258v waveforms in background during the session.

I did not edit nor cut the video."

Update:

Buchla - Patch 27a

Published on Aug 23, 2012 by batchas

"Sending 262v to 288v for sound transformation (mostly delay loops).

I did not edit nor cut the video."

Buchla - Patch 27b

" Published on Aug 23, 2012 by batchas

Sending 262v to 288v for sound transformation (mostly delay loops).

I did not edit nor cut the video."

JUPITER-80 Demonstration: Bernie Smith (Take That)

YouTube Published on Aug 23, 2012 by rolandukltd

"Bernie Smith is not your average session musician. Being the synth and piano man for acts like Annie Lennox and Take That need a special kind of musician. It's a good job that his Jupiter 80 is not your average synth.

To find our more about the JUPITER-80 go to:
http://www.roland.co.uk/products/productdetails.aspx?p=1165#.UDVgudZmTYg"

Cover of Duran Duran's Last Chance on the Stairway

YouTube Published on Aug 23, 2012 by willrobinsonensoniq

"This song's arrangement was a bit more difficult than I imagined. A month long flu bug also prolonged an otherwise straightforward cover. Worth the effort in my opinion.

Drums, Bass, arpeggiator synth and pad synth, TS12. Marimba was VFX SD, Korg M3r and a recent gift, the Korg 05RW. Thanks to youtube user WAVEFORMBLUE. Roland D20 was paired with the Digitech RP350 for the lush pad. The Yamaha SHS10 was connected via midi to the TS12 through the RP350 for the Keytar lead. During the 1st verse I had the RP350 Phaser swoosh on its own as it is in the recording behind the guitar. Nick's synth were resting I suppose.

The guitar work was the Ibanez through the RP350 as well. The RP350 was worked hard for this cover. Thanks to Duran Duran as well for the inspiration. I just hope I'm not disappointing them with these covers. I probably fudged the Lyrics as well but its what I heard...

The end of the video fades out and back in. Can't find the cause. Software issues...

Verse: A E G D
1st Chorus: Em Bm D A

2ND Chorus: Em Bm D A Em Bm D F(no3rd)
BRIDGE: A E"

Teisco EX 300 String Synthesizer

YouTube Published on Aug 23, 2012 by MegaFeater

"Rare Teisco EX 300 demo, the dark side of Austria"

Doepfer Diy Synth, Silent way, Ableton Live.

Doepfer Diy Synth, Silent way, Ableton Live. from keram on Vimeo.

My Doepfer DIY Synth.
I am using [Expert Sleepers] Silent Way( Step LFO) in Ableton with some drum loops, with Motu Ultralite , using Y cable. One side( tip) of the cable Y cable is driving the CV of the oscillator another(ring) is modulating the cut of of the frequency of the filter.
It is a first video using Sony HDR XR-500 camera using camera build in microphone.

Enjoy!

Horsman Inc Rack Planner Updates

A couple of updates via Horsman Inc

Top: "Thanks to a great idea from my Dad you now get a visual preview of each module if you hover your mouse over the module's 'module tree' button for more than half a second. The preview is scaled nicely to fill the free area of screen to the right of the module tree."

Bottom: "You can now select one module then press 'M' on the keyboard to highlight all modules from the selected module's manufacturer. All of the Doepfer modules in the rack below [left] have been selected in this way"

Be sure to see Horsman Inc for more. This planner is really taking shape and looks fantastic.

PPG WaveGenerator Submitted to Apple & Death of Digital Hardware Synths

Wolfgang Palm posted the following on his website (see my notes below)

"The first time I thought about an iPad project was last autumn. The more I got into it and the more information I collected, it sounded interesting to me.

I first did a pilot project on PC, just to check out the possibilities of a creative wavetable construction system, where you draw your waveforms and spectra and hear the result directly. This is especially challenging with the touch panel on the iPad.

When I had done this and convinced myself that it is a great tool and gives fantastic audio results, I bought a Mac and an iPad, and started programming for the real device. I inducted Cornel Hecht into the project, and he helped with the cool graphics and had many great ideas as well.

Later I invited some very experienced people like Peter Gorges and Jay de Miceli to help me with beta-testing and sound design. We also have 'nachtsmeer' and Kenneth Abildgaard in the team who have also contributed countless ideas.

I am also very thankful for the help of Russ Hughes who runs Sociatech, a specialist marketing and PR company, his expertise in helping get the message out has shown amazing results. If you have any kind of tech product you need to tell people about, then I recommend him to you.

So yesterday the WaveGenerator app was sent to Apple for approval, and we hope that it will be in the Apple App Store soon.

It is good to be back and to be able to share my creative ideas with the world in these new ways – I had a vision and here it is, it has the DNA of my first baby, but this grandchild has a 21st century personality.

Thank you for your support!"

It's great to see him back and it's great to see him embrace the iPad.

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On the Death of Digital Hardware Synths:
Traditional digital hardware synths that is. The iPad is hardware after all. (see Update2 below)

For a while I've been thinking the iPad will be the death of traditional digital hardware synthesizers for several reasons - lower cost, size, ability to morph into whatever you want it to be, and it acts and feels like real hardware because it is real hardware. It's just as much hardware as any other traditional hardware synth running digital synthesis software. The iPad should not be equated with running software emulations on the PC or Mac, it should be equated with hardware synths with touch interfaces like the Korg Kronos and Jupiter-80, or the PPG Realizer. All digital synths are software based. My lust for digital hardware diminished ever since I picked the first gen iPad and Sunrizer and compared it with my Roland JP-8000. I picked up the JP-8000 new for about $1100 back when it came out. I picked up Sunrizer when it was called Horizon Synth for $4.99. Think about that.  $4.99 for a full blown VA synth with a morphable touch interface and it sounds great. The cost of the iPad and Sunrizer was less than the JP-8000 and you have access to a plethora of other synths, sequencers and controllers. Hook it up to your MIDI keyboard of choice and with the likes of Animoog, NLogSynth Pro, Magellan, Cassini Synth, Peter Vogel CMI (a Fairlight for $50!!!), Korg's iMS20, SynthX, and now the PPG WaveGenerator and Waldorf & Tempo Rubato's upcoming synth, and you have a hardware synth. With the iPad in it's third generation, older models will only continue go down in price, so the ability to have multiple iPads for cheap isn't too far off. There is one concern I had lingering though. Battery life. Eventually I'm guessing the batteries in the iPad will die, but I say had, because with something like the Alesis iO dock this may not be an issue. You can power it and have all your IO available at the same time. I should note my first gen iPad battery is still going strong.

It will be interesting to see what hardware synth manufacturers do next. They will have to offer synthesis methods not available in apps for the iPad, and as time goes on those differences will only shrink. You can't replicate analog, so maybe we will see more of that including hybrid synths. As for full blown digital, I can see manufacture's having a flagship synth for the pro musician on the road, a flagship controller for the iPad, and apps to go along with it. I think there will always be an audience for each, but there is no denying the iPad has become a option for digital hardware synthesis.

Picked up on Synthtopia as well.

Update1 6/30/2014: And it happened with the iconic Akai MPC line.  Via @TomWhiwell of MusicThing modular shared via Twitter:

"The Akai MPC is dead; no more standalone hardware, just iOS apps and controllers: http://www.akaipro.com/category/mpc-series …"


Update2 6/30/2014: I wanted to expand on my initial commentary on the "death of digital hardware" above. If you read it, you might think I prefer the iPad to dedicated hardware synths when it comes to digital only. Far from it.  It was written from the perspective of the potential impact the iPad could have on the world of hardware synthesis.  It was a look into the possible future and not meant to be a look into the present or even the near future.  The thought was that if you had a portable hardware device capable of turning into any digital hardware synth you might need, at a fraction of the price of a full blown hardware equivalent, what would you do?  The answer?  It depends on your needs, preferences and funds.  Personally, I like the convenience and portability of the iPad but I love the feel and tactile relationship dedicated hardware instruments have to offer.  The iPad offers the engine, but lacks the body unless you're Synth-Project.  The new Akai MPC line tries to bridge some of that, but is it enough?

COTTON MUSEUM "HATCHING EXTRACTION" 12" LP Featuring Serge Synth Art

"Primarily composed using a Serge modular synthesizer, Pro-One, Roland Space-Echo and other custom electronic instruments. Eight tracks of horrid electronics clocking in at just over 40 minutes.

Crawling and claustrophobic sounds of nocturnal rituals. Experiments performed deep beneath the tangled roots. A regiment of dripping sap pumping life into swollen larvae. Hatching and squirming, emerging from their eggs. Forever entombed within the earth, fearing the sounds of a life underground.

Limited to 500 hand numbered copies, complete with double sided insert and digital download card. Recorded July 2011 through January 2012 in Detroit, MI. Artwork, layout and recording by Chris Pottinger.

To listen to audio samples, order and get more info please visit the TASTY SOIL RECORDS store.

You'll find two samples embedded below. This one is cross posted on MATRIXSYNTH-C. The synth art gets a post here as well. Remember, posts on M have to be about synth spotting.

In the art: Serge modular synthesizer, Pittsburgh Modular analog delay, and Roland Space Echo.

COTTON MUSEUM - HORRID ORGAN (WEB SAMPLE) by tastysoil
COTTON MUSEUM - HATCHING EXTRACTION (WEB SAMPLE) by tastysoil

The Domino Effect: Analogue Solutions Oberkorn + Quantiser CV 2 MIDI

The Domino Effect: Analogue Solutions Oberkorn + Quantiser CV 2 MIDI (CVQ02)

YouTube Published on Aug 22, 2012 by rezfilter

"Watch in HD for best audio + video!

Here's a quick video demonstrating the Oberkorn MK3 analogue sequencer and the CVQ02, a two channel CV quantiser.

The CVQ02 will turn CVs into quantised 'notes'. It's a two channel CV to MIDI converter. This is if you wish to control your MIDI synth from the Oberkorn analogue sequencer.

The bass synth in the video is the French eowave Domino synth. Drums are the Analogue Solutions Concussor line, accompanied also by the AS Telemark semi-modular synth for the ancillary synth line and percussive noise.

Everything is being controlled via Oberkorn and its clock. Video intro demonstrates the clock speed starting from 0.

Enjoy."