NAMM2016 Introducing the New Waldorf kb37 Eurorack Keyboard and the New Eurorack Modules

Published on Jan 20, 2016 Analogue Zone Showroom / Synths and Studio

"Now introducing the New Waldorf kb37 Eurorack Keyboard and the New Eurorack Modules!

kb37 Kontroller Keyboard
nw1 Wavetable Module
mod1 Modulator Module
dvca1 Dual VCA Module
cmp1 Compressor Module

Available soon from
http://www.analoguezone.com/"

Update:

NAMM 2016 Waldorf New Modules

Published on Jan 21, 2016 sonicstate

"Three new Eurorack Modules from Waldorf and a keyboard case"

NAMM2016 Introducing the Make Noise Optomix New Features

Published on Jan 20, 2016 Analogue Zone Showroom / Synths and Studio

"Now introducing the Make Noise Optomix New Features!

Available soon from
http://www.analoguezone.com/"

See this post for Make Noise's official overview video of the new Optomix features.

NAMM2016 Introducing the Make Noise Tempi the 6 Channel Time Shifting Eurorack Module

Published on Jan 20, 2016 Analogue Zone Showroom / Synths and Studio

"Now introducing the Make Noise Tempi the 6 Channel Time Shifting Eurorack Module!

Available soon from
http://www.analoguezone.com/"

Update:

NAMM 2016: Make Noise Tempi - 6 Channel Clock Manipulator

Published on Jan 21, 2016 sonicstate

"6 Channels of Clock Arrangement!"

NAMM2016 Introducing Make Noise 0-Coast Single Voice Desktop Synth

Published on Jan 20, 2016 Analogue Zone Showroom / Synths and Studio

And the first NAMM floor video comes to us from Analogue Zone!

"Now introducing the MakeNoise 0-Coast Single Voice Desktop Synth!

Available soon from
http://www.analoguezone.com/"

A little mini desktop synth from Make Noise Music. Very cool.

Update:

NAMM 2016: Make Noise 0-Coast

Published on Jan 20, 2016 sonicstate

"Make Noise 0-Coast Standalone Synth Voice."

ROLAND JD-XA // OWN SOUND CREATIONS // part 2

Published on Jan 20, 2016 LESINDES

"Testing the ROLAND JD-XA. Own sound creations.
Using arpeggios and sequences. Tweaking occasionally. JD-XA does not contain any drum kits as its smaller and cheaper sibling is providing. If there are any drums to be heard they're mostly programmed from scratch with the internal sound engines -- both digital and analog.
More thoughts about the synth:
Many options. But it is a little bit the JD800 problem: the basic sound is quickly edited but the fine tuning takes hours because you have to step thru hundreds of parameters in a 2-line-display (without dial!!!).
No computer editor!
The sequencer is almost the same as in JD-Xi with the same flaws. It crashes frequently and it DOES NOT TRANSPOSE! I hope Roland will fix and implement this with the next update.
About the integration of digital and analog section: The routing is a bit confusing to me but once you managed to lea a digital sound through the analog section it sounds very nice. The digital waves are also well chosen and sounding. For understanding the concept: There are two synths -- one digital, one analog -- that only share the housing and the FX. As a consequence you cannot choose a digital waveform in your analog synth you can only lead a complete sound of the digital machine through the analog section for sound enhancement.
But all in all it is a versatile well sounding synth!"

Part 1 here.

Tasty Chips ST4 Hybrid Synthesizer/Tracker Nears Completion

ST4 Kickstarter trailer Published on Jan 20, 2016 Pieter van der Meer

"Part monster synthesizer, part computer: The ST4 is a unique product, loaded with features, that combines the best of both worlds."

You might remember the prototype ST4 videos posted here, back in October of last year. As you can see, the ST4 has come a long way. Tasty Chips has launched a kickstarter campaign to help fund the project. The following are a few details from their site for the archives:


The ST4 is a unique device that combines a powerful hybrid analog/digital synthesizer with a 16-bit style tracker music machine. It has digital oscillators backed up with sampling for versatility, with analogue VCF’s and VCA’s for character. It’s packed with features, yet these are almost all usable hands-on with dedicated knobs and buttons. It’s usable stand-alone for live gigs but also mountable in a standard 19″ rack, and fully MIDI controllable.

The layout of the controls is fully linear: the entire signal path from oscillator (left) up to VCA mastering (right) is laid out horizontally for each channel.

As mentioned it’s loaded with features like the sampler, built-in mic, and the bit crusher. It has its own stereo mixer. Most of these controls are completely duplicated per channel, allowing instant access, and powerful live experimentation. Think: running your MIDI sequencer and tweaking the channel’s LFO influence and VCO, VCF, and VCA envelopes live. Or even, use the on-board tracker for this!

Features:

4 Stereo voices
Analog multi-mode VCF per channel including voltage controlled resonance.
4 Stereo VCA’s
2 LFO’s with saw, square, sine, noise and sample modes
Direct LFO modulation matrix: 4 channels x VCO, VCA, VCF
ADSR envelope for VCO, VCA, VCF per channel
MIDI IN: Monophonic on ch1..4 and polyphonic on ch5
MIDI OUT ch1..4 (via tracker)
Sampler and built-in microphone:
8 sample banks
configurable loop start, end
tuning
wav import/export
Digital oscillators: saw, square, sine, noise, sample
128 instruments (MIDI patches):
VCO, VCA, VCF env’s settings incl looping
VCF mode
oscillator mode
sample mapping
instrument chaining
Direct control of voice pair detuning
Built-in bitcrusher
3.2″ high colour TFT display
On-board multi-channel sequencer “16 bit tracker style”, in conjunction with USB keyboard:
4 channels
16 steps, panning & volume definable per step
1024 positions
powerful editor with many block functions
independent glide per channel
polyrhythm support, tap tempo, bpm display
Versatile casing usable as desktop or 19″ rackmount.
Interfaces:
4x 6.35mm channel outputs
2x 6.35mm master outputs (stereo)
1x 3.5mm line input (for sampler)
DIN-5 MIDI IN, OUT, THRU
USB A (for USB keyboard)
USB B Programming/debugging interface
SD card, for sample and song I/O
3.5mm stereo headphone
2.1mm AC power"

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Korg Stage Echo SE500 after repair and mods

Published on Jan 20, 2016 Alexey Taber

"Korg Stage Echo SE500 .Korg Electribe. my diy synth/sequencer"

little demo: Korg MS20 - Dynacord EC280 - Polivoks midi module

Published on Jan 20, 2016 Alexey Taber

"Продолжаем Поливокс......."

See the Alexey Taber channel below for more.

Dual Looping Delay from 4ms Company

Dual Looping Delay from 4ms Company -- Resonant delay play

Published on Jan 20, 2016 4mspedals

"Playing with resonant delays by using very short delay times (audio rate, 250Hz to 4kHz) and feedback nearing 100%. The DLD allows for quantized or continuous control of delay time relative to the input clock. In this patch, the input clock is a square wave from an audio VCO.

The sound source was a pop song trending on soundcloud, fed directly into channel A of the DLD. The output of channel A is fed into channel B, which is set to an echo-type delay, giving the reverberation. The output of channel B was recorded directly (the Send from channel B was sent to a Spectral Resonator, but this was turned down in the mix). No effects were added."

Dual Looping Delay from 4ms Company -- Resonant delay play (mashup)