Mutable Instruments' Oliver Gillet to Show New Modules at Modular Square, Saturday December 20th

via Modular Square

"Our next meeting will be saturday 20 december with Mutable Instruments. Olivier Gillet is back to Modularsquare with 4 fantastic new modules. Some of them have not been done yet in the modular format, expect exciting new toys !

As always it's free and for open to everyone

When : december 20th, from 2pm to 7pm
How much : it's free
How to come : Modularsquare - 6 rue marceau 94200 Ivry sur seine (near Paris) - Metro line 7

Modularsquare is a synth shop and an artists community near Paris/France.
http://www.modularsquare.com : Modular Square Blog
Find us on Facebook and Twitter"

Update: Modular Square will be sharing the event live on Ustream with online chat for people to join and questions at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/modularsquare

It will begin at 2PM, French local time.

Save the link and mark the date so you do not forget!!!

Video 77

Published on Dec 12, 2014 paul tas

Synth Rorschach #34: Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks' Sherilyn Fenn via Boing Boing.

What in the synth realm does this remind you of? Answer in the comments.

Korg Polysix Synthesizer w/ 1st MIDI Pitch Bend?

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"This Polysix six is the 1st that I know of to be placed on the market with the midi pitch bend option. The Polysix has been completely updated by my amazing technician who is brilliant. He did wonder to this polysix and has got it tuning now better then spec, Amazing! It was a lot of hard work getting this synth to perform professionally. the tubbutec modysix mod is functioning 100%, he just released the pitch bend mod technical information to me a few days ago.Has a newly installed battery socket so that future battery replacement will be very simple, just pull it out and replace with a new one, no soldering. keyboard is nice and even all the way up and down. Overall the synth is cosmetically a 8 out of 10 conservatively. Your synth will ship in a padded keyboard case with extra packaging around that for the upmost safety in shipping..."

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ROLAND JX-8P Vintage Analog Programmable Synthesizer w/ Hard Case SN 490893

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Korg PE-1000 Polyphonic Ensemble SN 760630

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Oberheim OB-8 synth demo, by Pulse Emitter

Published on Jan 26, 2014 Daryl Groetsch

"Oberheim OB-8 analog synthesizer, 1983. No effects added, just the keyboard played and programmed live. Panning is done with the voice pan pots on the side. A heavenly synth, lush and classy. A glass of champagne on a velvet couch, rainbows in a night sky. This beast is truly alive, you have to thank it for working for you, and love it, appreciate it. You will soon become familiar with its interior; like the owner of an old car, you will have the hood up often. Like a cat you have to coax it into behaving. But love it and the love is returned ten fold, with pure tonal gold.

More about Pulse Emitter http://synthnoise.com/"

Ensoniq VFX-SD synth demo, by Pulse Emitter

Published on Jan 31, 2014 Daryl Groetsch

"Ensoniq VFX-SD digital synthesizer, 1989. All sounds custom programmed and played live with no external effects. The VFX is pure magic. The tone majestic and expressive, colorful and ethereal. A rich and fibrous sound, more organic than most digital synths, with deep lows and crystal clear highs. And it can get pretty weird as well... It's not a typical sample-based synth because of the addition of something called "Transwaves" (oscillator waveforms whose shape can be modulated--it's Ensoniq's version of wavetable synthesis, see PPG, Waldorf, etc). This makes for sounds with as much motion and life as an analog synth but with far greater possibilities. Quite an underrated board. By the way, at 2:45 and 3:38 "ALL-WAVES" are used, which cycles through every waveform in the synthesizer.

More about Pulse Emitter http://synthnoise.com/"

Pulse Emitter studio jam. Synthesizer improvisation.

Published on Dec 11, 2014 Daryl Groetsch

"An improvisation using 4 synths and 2 arpeggiators. Filmed 12/13/2013 in Portland, Oregon.

Equipment list for the nerds:
Ensoniq VFX-SD, E-mu Morpheus, Yamaha TX81Z, DSI Mopho, 2 ARPIE programmable arpeggiators, mixer and effects.

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BugBrand Modular - December 11, 2014 [Cut 1]

Published on Dec 12, 2014 batchas

"Jam with SEQ1 Sequencer hub + SEQ1X Sequencer slave + CLK2A Divisions + CLK3A Triple logic gate + UTL6B Active switches = clock & sequencing
E350 Morphing Terrarium + PRC3A State variable filter = synth sound
SYN2B Quad sine = bass drum
PRC2B Noise crusher = claps
PRC1 PT delay = effect
CTL2 Joystick for delay time control + switching"