100 Yamaha FS1R Sounds - Demo Videos

100 FS1R Sounds - part 1

Uploaded on Jul 19, 2010 stickyfox

2nd video below.

"I couldn't find a decent demo of the FS1R on here, so I figured I'd run through the sounds. These are the factory voices with no additional processing. My original intent was to do a voice-over as well, but you may have wanted to hear the sounds (go figure), and not my Ben Stein-esque drone of opinions of each sound, so I will put that in the annotations layer instead, where you can turn it off if you like.

The FS1R is an eight-operator FM synth, Yamaha's only as far as I know. The number of algorithms is increased to 88, and it retains compatibility with the DX7. Additionally, the "formant shaping" engine allows very intricate control of
the complex FM spectrum. It works something like a vocoder or a parametric EQ with knob automation. You can hear it in the "talking" voices.

When Tom Oberheim was showing off the reissued SEM, he surprised me when he qualified his demo with, "I'm not a keyboard player." Well, I'm not a -good- keyboard player. I design, repair, and modify synths. When I play, it is usually for my own enjoyment. But I will do the best I can to give you an idea of what this module sounds like in qualified hands.

There are 512 performances on this synth. I ran through them as fast as I could and managed to get about 50 into a ten-minute clip. Despite my expedient approach I still needed to clip out some of the silent parts to fit it into two videos, so you'll notice some jumpy editing.

The internal bank is about the least exciting one, so I think I'll do another video of the preset bank, but in a slightly different format to get the best parts into ten minutes.

Shouts out to Jexus and Dr. Squ; the inspiration for this project. Next time I promise more disturbing and/or off-beat imagery mixed in with the keyboard visuals."


100 FS1R Sounds - Part 2

Uploaded on Jul 19, 2010

"I couldn't find a decent demo of the FS1R on here, so I figured I'd run through the sounds. These are the factory voices with no additional processing.

By the halfway point I was getting better at cycling through the sounds, but I still had to cut a lot out to fit it all in less than ten minutes. The editing is not the smoothest here, but there it is.. a hundred FS1R sounds. Next video will just feature my favorites.

I've got a couple more underrepresented pieces here, so we'll see how my free time comes along with the new job.

Shouts out to Jexus and Dr. Squ; the inspiration for this project. Next time I promise more disturbing and/or off-beat imagery mixed in with the keyboard visuals."

via Computer Music Guide

Gotharman's Little deFormer - Not That Thrashed

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"Playing back a few not that thrashed beats on my Little deFormer.
www.gotharman.dk"

Gotharman on eBay

Roland SH-101 demo (re-upload from 2008 for Michael Q.)

Published on Jul 18, 2013 retrosound72·233 videos

"(c) 2008 vintage synthesizer demo by RetroSound.de

Roland SH-101 and TR-606
FX: EHX Small Stone phase shifter
no delay and reverb added!

I deleted the video last year with some others but my good friend from down-under Michael missed it. ;) here is it in higher audio resolution."

KORG Volca Keys : Realtime touch-key play with Volca Beats

Published on Jul 18, 2013 karenevil·267 videos

"From Mikrokosmos , I like Bartók ;-)
Volca's touch keyboard is not so bad but causing careless miss touch glitch easily.
It was perfect if Volca has a port for KORG nanokey or microkey."

KORG Volcas on eBay

Tweaking the Buchla 100

Published on Jul 18, 2013 DJjondent·207 videos

"Tweaking the Buchla 100

I'm experimenting with the 114 "keyboard" to advance the sequencer.
Its a real pleasure to play with this beautiful sounding instrument .. even if its for only a few minutes.

All sounds from the Buchla 100.

The Modules used are all vintage:
158 - VCO
123 - sequential voltage source
140 - Timing pulse generator
114 - touch controlled voltage source
106 - mixer
110 - gate (dual vca)
190 - Dual reverberator

You can download audio samples from this experiment here:
https://soundcloud.com/jondent/tweaki...

;-)"

Animoog, Moogerfoogers & Minimoogs

Published on Jul 18, 2013 Rafael Carrasquillo·36 videos

"This is a piece called "Atomic Soldiers" performed on the Moog gear on display and recorded live on the Otari 50/50 reel to reel deck. What you hear is the playback from the Otari."

Shiverware Rainboard - Summer NAMM 2013

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We'll have a solder-free, beginner friendly version of fun experimenters this kit available along with an instructional tutorial very soon!"

MIDImorphosis by Secret Base Design. Pre Release Demo

Published on Jul 17, 2013 thesoundtestroom·120 videos

"A demo of the new app by Secret Base Design. Use your guitar or voice to play your synths..In this demo I use MIDImorphosis to play Animoog and Sampletank then Alchemy and Samplewiz, using my guitar"

iTunes:
Secret Base Design

Note MIDImorphosis has not yet been released at the time of this post.

John Bowen Solaris & Oberheim Matrix-12

Two pics via El Estereo on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge: "Like father, like son...."

Two massive synths with similar editing displays. Both coveted and both revered as pinnacles in the synthesizer world. John Bowen started his career with synths as a Moog technician back in 1973. In 1976 he met Dave Smith of Sequential Circuits and began work with him. You can read up on some of John Bowen's history on the John Bowen Synth Design website here.  See this post for video of John talking about the Solaris and his history at a PNW MMTA SynthFest in 2011, and this post for a video of John discussing his days at Sequential Circuits back in 2006.

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