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Novation Nova II Demo

Published on Oct 8, 2015 Alphacode

"Another Demo For you ! This time a rare 2001 Novation Nova II Virtual analogue synthesizer. Enjoy !"

Published on Oct 8, 2015 MrGOFIOvideos

"I recorded this jam two years ago using an Elektron Analog Four and a Korg Electribe sx. After recording, I added some strings sounds (from Edirol orchestral) and strums guitar in Presonus Studio One.
The animation was made using 3ds Max and Adobe After Effects.

You can listen or download my tracks in CD quality here:
http://xxxgnomoxxx.bandcamp.com/"

Togu Audio Line - TAL BassLine-101 Update 1.6

Published on Oct 8, 2015 Synth Anatomy

"Togu Audio Line released today the BassLine-101 Update 1.6. Great new features:
- Microtuning support
- New GUI colors: Red and Blue
- High Resolution screen support
- Scalable UI"

Strange Attractor Ipad mulit track mix

Published on Oct 8, 2015 Fuzzo Frizzbeebot

"Ipad Strange Attractor Ambient"

iTunes: Strange Attractor - Jonathan Mackenzie

"Trap Music" vs. Ratcheting?

Trap Drum Basics: Super Neat Beat Cheat Sheet

Published on Oct 8, 2015 Propellerhead

I just saw the tutorial video above come in from Propellerhead's YouTube channel. It's a tutorial on how to create "Trap" beats. At 3:04 the video states that "Trap Music" came out nearly 30 years after the 808 in 2012. The style is based on the technique applied to drum sequencing but if you think about it, it arrived much earlier with ratcheting in sequencers as used by Klaus Schulze in Tangerine Dream. On a related note, Suit & Tie Guy claims to have created the reference in roughly 2003 or 2004 at 24:08 in the video below (previously posted). The technique was integrated into Numerology and was called Gate Divide. A second tutorial video on Ratcheting from Roger Arrick of Synthesizers.com is further below. I don't have time to dig in and compare the math between "Trap Music" vs "Ratcheing" as I need to catch up on the morning's posts, but the technique at first glance does appear to be similar if not the same. As for when a specific style of music came about is more a distinction between when a technique is applied vs. when it becomes common, labelled or claimed. It's all just words & technique in the end.

The SynthSummitShow episode 1: Suit & Tie guy and Raul Pena of Modular wild Knobcon recap

Set to start at 23

Q960 Sequencer RATCHETING tutorial - Synthesizers.com

Published on Apr 2, 2015

Q960 info page: http://www.synthesizers.com/q960.html

FUGUE MACHINE | Multi-Playhead Sequencer for iPad

Published on Oct 8, 2015 alexandernaut

"FUGUE MACHINE for iPad, the world's first multi-playhead music sequencer."

FUGUE MACHINE | Multi-Playhead Sequencer for iPad (Bach Melody)

iTunes: Fugue Machine | multi-playhead sequencer - Alexandernaut

"BACH IN A BOX.

FUGUE MACHINE is a tool inspired by composition techniques used in Baroque music and Serialism — e.g. Bach’s canons and fugues, and Schoenberg’s twelve-tone technique. The idea was to design a tool to manipulate a melody’s speed, direction, and pitch, as well as play multiple variations of the melody simultaneously.

As it turned out, the best implementation for this was to reimagine one of the most fundamental building blocks of all music sequencers: the piano roll.

THE PIANO ROLL, REIMAGINED.

FUGUE MACHINE is the world’s first multi-playhead piano roll. Create a musical sequence and play it back with up to four playheads at once — each at various speeds, directions, and pitches. You see the playheads dance over the music sequence, and hear the complex patterns that emerge.

It’s mesmerizing."

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Dave Smith Instruments Poly Evolver Keyboard: Ethereal Pad

Published on Oct 8, 2015 Sacred Synthesis

"This improvisation is so minimalistic that it should be considered only a sound demonstration, which was my intention. Another all-Evolver improvisation - a simple dreamy piece using parallel fifths and an occasional meandering melody.

The Poly Evolver Keyboard excels at producing this sort of breathy ethereal pad, but finding just the right digital wave shape among the 96 choices is time-consuming. Each one reacts differently to even subtle changes in the filter setting and keyboard range, so that much experimentation is required. This particular sound is wonderful to a point, but then - open wide the filter or play in the upper end of the keyboard and the digital aliasing goes berserk, making it musically un-useable. You can hear the aliasing at certain points in this piece.

Sound design is a painstaking process, but it does have its rewards.

Instrumentation:
DSI Poly Evolver Keyboard (2)
DSI Poly Evolver Rack
DSI Evolver Desktop
Hammond XPK 200L

Effects:
Lexicon MX300

Performed live and recorded directly to CD.

All music property of Sacred Synthesis."

Roland Juno-60 vs. Juno-106 Vintage Analog Synthesizer

Published on Oct 8, 2015 RetroSound

"(c) 2015 vintage synthesizer demo by RetroSound

Roland Juno-60 (1982) vs. Roland Juno-106 (1984) Analog Synthesizer with identical sound programs.

This video shows the different sound character. The Juno-60 sounds more raw like the JP-8 and the chorus is deeper.
The Juno-106 sounds more like the JX-8P but with more bass fundament and the chorus is not so deep.
both are great synths and I love both a lot."

Macbeth Elements Jam 002

Published on Oct 8, 2015 verstaerker

All parts here.

http://www.matrixsynth.com/2015/10/ems-vcs3-explorations-by-todd-barton.html

Published on Oct 7, 2015 Fingerlab

"Today we introduce a new version of DM1 V5.2 for iPad and we hope you will love it. Please leave us your review on DM1's iTunes page:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dm1-t...

What's new:
- New Midi Engine (with Midibus Library)
- MIDI : added Audio Latency setting
- MIDI : Added Midi Continue handling
- Advanced MIDI Mapping : - PLAY / REC
- Previous+Next Pattern
- Previous+Next Song
- Metronome
- New AB Remote controls : added Next/Previous Pattern, Next/Previous Song, Song Mode
- Bigger AB Remote icons
- Filter “Envelope Follower” changed to “Envelop Filter”
- Fixed Filters Scrollview out of range with bottom filters (on Load)

Best,
The Fingerlab team"