Spectralis: Attempting a Roland TB-303 sound

Published on Feb 14, 2013 acemonvw·8 videos

"DISCLAIMER: I've never seen (nor heard) a Roland TB-303 in person (excluding audio recordings), nor really sought out the sound (why am I doing this then? See below). I'll change the title if this in no way resembles the sound of the TB-303. Youtube demo's and sound design forums only tell you so much. Now, who would want an RT Spectralis when the Roland TB-303 is cheaper? Well... it's not cheaper. It's vintage, thus expensive and sought after (the original, at least). It is what it is, it's different than the spectralis, but if you already have the spectralis, perhaps you can get that TB-303 sound. Any thoughts on improving this sound? Let me know, I will make a video of how to make this sound if indeed it sounds similar, but will also take suggestions on improvements. Enjoy (further details below)!

Someone on the Radikal Technologies forums suggested a tutorial on recreating that TB-303 sound. Of course, with no prior knowledge of the synthesis involved, I looked it up and found a Access Virus thread on the subject (see below). Basically, the spectralis doesn't have the right filter. It has a 24dB LP filter (which doesn't open all the way) and a MultiMode 12dB LP/HP/BP filter. I set my oscillator through the MM filter, using the LP portion (specifics below). I then decided to just make a long video and got carried away. One thing I learned on this adventure: INDIVIDUAL PANNING FOR EACH FILTERBANK FREQUENCY!!!!! I used that for OSC3 and OSC4... it was fun and completely unrelated to the TB-303 sound I was going for... Enjoy!

http://virus.info/forum/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=148

If you're interested, here's what I did for VCO1:

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Expert Sleepers ES-6 demo

Published on Feb 14, 2013 expertsleepers·81 videos

"A demo of the Expert Sleepers ES-6 CV/Lightpipe Interface. A CV source in the modular is recorded and looped in Ableton Live. Then the CVs are quantised in software using Silent Way Quantizer.
http://expert-sleepers.co.uk/es6.html
http://expert-sleepers.co.uk/silentway.html"

Elektron analog four

Published on Feb 14, 2013 Pacou Just Pacou·29 videos

"new machine from sweden just out of the box"

Elektron on eBay

Update via pac in the comments: better quality:

MCTRL - MIDI Controlled NES Gamepad

Published on Feb 13, 2013

Update: in case you missed it, there's something really cool at 2:11. :)  This was a surprise to me as well. BTW, any manufacturer that does this gets a free spot on the top right for a couple of weeks in return as a token of my gratitude. Support like this means more than you know. Thank you Ninstrument!

"A custom MIDI controlled NES Gamepad controller. We tap into homebrew titles created by stellar NES developers by syncing them with MCTRL. From midi controlled lightshows to cool retro 8 bit sounds all can be used effectively in any music studio or live club setting. More information is available at www.Ninstrument.com"

"Take MIDI control of your NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) with the MCTRL (pronounced M-CONTROL) . There are many homebrew audio/video titles for the NES that can’t easily be synced with your traditional DAW or MIDI keyboard/device, until now. MIDI ‘IN’, ‘OUT’ and ‘THRU’ allow you to seamlessly add this to your existing MIDI setup. We have built the MCTRL out of durable ABS plastic, strong enough for the hard rigors of live shows. We use an original NES Gamepad that retains its full functionality and use. We add a full feature MIDI pcb from HighlyLiquid.com that is fully powered from the Gamepad and requires no additional power interface. We insure full NTSC and PAL compatability for all of our MCTRL’s including the free Cartridges we include with every MCTRL sale. You can resell your MCTRL and cartridge to anyone in the world and not have to worry about compatibility problems or issues. The cartridges feature the Ciclone chip from RetroUSB.com.

The LED’s light indicating what your MIDI device has triggered. This makes it very easy to see exactly what is happening. You can still use the Gamepad buttons simultaneously..."

You'll find full details at http://www.ninstrument.com

starshipfive setup

Published on Feb 13, 2013

"My Setup

Retro style look video :)"

Synths in order of appearance: Yamaha AN1x, Roland D-50, Kurzweil K2000, Yamaha FS1R, Korg T3ex, Roland MC-303 & TR-606, Korg MicroKORG, Korg MS20, Roland SP-404, Oberheim Matrix-1000, Korg O1R/W, Roland D-550, Yamaha EX5R, Waldorf Microwave 2, Roland XV-5080, Yamaha CS6R, Korg M1R, Korg TR-Rack, Korg Wavestation SR, Roland Super JD-990 & JV-1080, Yamaha TX-802, Yamaha AN1X, Roland V-Xynth V2, Kurzweil PC3, Yamaha TG-33, Akai Miniak, & Cheetah MS6.

via Michel Fernandes on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

01-Blacet 2100 VCO - +or-1 Octave Shift w Tri LFO as Clock v2

01-Blacet 2100 VCO - +or-1 Octave Shift w Tri LFO as Clock v2 from N K on Vimeo.

Blacet is Frac Rack format, the rest eurorack.

Update: Full post with additional details on Modular experiments here.

Accelerator sounds, FXs and external signal processing

Published on Feb 13, 2013 SCHAAFJOERG·22 videos

"Listen to some of the Accelerator preset sounds and check the cool FX algorithms which are perfect for external instruments like guitar or bass."

I love that Pink Floyd vibe.

http://www.radikaltechnologies.com
Radikal Accelerator on eBay

Doepfer Power Supply Rebuild

flickr set by davidkronemyer
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"The studio where I work has a bunch of Doepfer Eurorack cases. The power supplies never were their strong point. We have the incoming current regulated, never exceed recommended current draw, etc. etc. but they keep failing. So we decided to exact revenge by converting to super heavy-duty PowerOne power supplies. Here are the steps and results. The Alcatel connectors are way overkill, we could have used a 4-pin XLR instead, but we had these on hand from another project. Nothing like seeing all three of those little lights illuminate when it's done."

TWEAKERS / DPO meets Octatrack

TWEAKERS / DPO meets Octatrack from TWEAKERS on Vimeo.

"Welcome to TWEAKERS! Here is our first product demonstration video.
In this video, we introduce how to work with eurorack modular synthesizer, particularly DPO from Make Noise, combine with Elektron Octatrack.
Octatrack's MIDI track is sequencing modular then modular's final output is connected to Octatrack's audio input for realtime sampling.
Sampled sounds are looped and processed to create few different layers then mixed with modular's direct sound.

(Modules)
VCO : Make Noise DPO, Tiptop Z3000 x 2
VCA : Intellijel uVCA, Doepfer A-131
VCF : Malekko Borg Filter, Intellijel uVCF
Envelope Generator : Make Noise Maths, Doepfer A-140
Mixer : Pittsburgh Mixer
Etc : Doepfer A-147 (LFO), Doepfer A185-2 (Adder), Doepfer A-190-2 (MIDI to CV)

(Other gears)
Elektron Octatrack
Eventide Timefactor
Mackie 1202VLZ Pro

Demonstrator : Koichi Shimizu"

ANALOG SYNTH PUNK PARTY - HANIN ELIAS / ANVIL FX / PUNK ANALÓGICO

Published on Feb 13, 2013 Paulo Beto

RECO-SYNTH in there.

"Festa que acontece dia 07 de Março de 2013, começando às 23h, na casa NOVA NOSTRO, na Rua da Consolação, 2554.
Ingressos à venda apenas na hora no local. R$ 40
Lives:
HANIN ELIAS (ex-Atari Teenage Riot)
ANVIL FX
ARHTUR JOLY / PUNK ANALÓGICO
Djs:
MÁRCIO VERMELHO
MARCELO MELLÃO

Lançamento dos LPs:
ANVIL MACHINE - ANVIL FX (YB MUSIC)
ARTHUR JOLY apresenta PUNK ANALÓGICO (RECO-HEAD)

Lançamento dos Cassetes:
RIS - ANVIL FX (BUMBUM SEXXXY TAPES)
SILVERBLOOD - PERDIDA (MAWW Records)

Lançamento do Clipe:
PSYCH MOOD - ANVIL FX (Direção Dácio Pinheiro e Denis Diacobelis)"