Twisted-Electrons Therapsid desktop synthesizer with 6581 SID chip

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"Near mint Twisted-Electrons Therapsid synthesizer with 6581 SID chip installed. See the official website for videos, sound demos and more information. Comes with 15V power supply.

The SID chip is genuine as far as I can tell (I haven't opened the synth to confirm) with all the lovely, weird quirks it has.

This synth was built in December 2015, has only been used for a few hours in a clean home studio and handled gently."

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Mutable Instruments Elements Modal Synthesizer Module

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"Mutable instruments modal synth, in excellent condition. Slight rack rash. Latest firmware installed allowing the module to function in 3 different ways, like having 3 synths in one."

That's one thin eurorack module.

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Auxy iOS - Chilled Hip Hop

Published on Mar 12, 2016 KlaatuNinja

iTunes: Auxy Music Creation - Auxy

ZMors Overview by pantsofdeath

Published on Mar 12, 2016 pantsofdeath

iTunes: zMors - mobile only

Cycle Dub - A eurorack modular synthesizer patch.

Published on Mar 11, 2016 Luke Killen

"Cycle Dub is a Deep, self running dub. The bassline is a modulated Mutable Instruments Braids in FM mode to push out some deep and clean sub Bass frequencies.

The rhythm is a simple set of triggers coming from a Delphtronics trigger man. The triggerman is clocked by one channel of a 4MS QCD which is being modulated by a Xoac Tirana which is clocked from a Abstract Data AED32. the ADE32 is reseting the Tirana every once in a while and also reversing it every so often.

The pitched snare is from a modulated Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteratus.

Hats are noise from a Steady State Fate Ultra-Random Analog filtered through a Intellijel uVCF which is being modulated by a Make Noise Maths.

The Maths provides an EG for the hat's envelope. The left channel of the Maths also modulates the Timbre input of the Braids with a short attack and release envelope.

A mutable instruments Rings provides one of the the two sound effects. It is filtered through a WMD/SSF Pole Zero and is ducked using an inverted envelope output from a Frequency Central X envelope. The trigger follows that of the kick which is a Mutable Instruments Peaks.

The hats are also ducked by the X envelope.

The other effect sound is a Mannequins Mangrove frequency modulated by A WMD/SSF Spectrum, which is modulated on the 1v/oct by a Make noise Rene and a Tiptop z8000 via an Intellijel uScale 2. (One on the Input and one on the Transpose).

Reverb and Delay are provided by Plugins live in the DAW."

Roland Boutique Trio - JX03, JU06, JP08, and a Korg Minilogue - Ensoniq EPS16+

Published on Mar 11, 2016 Earmonkey Music

"This video features all three Roland Boutique modules. I used my Ensoniq EPS 16+ and mapped each unit across the keyboard. the JX is on MIDI channel 1, the JU on 2, and the JP on 3. The Ensoniq allows you to split the keyboard across the units and the MIDI channels.The Korg Minilogue is playing a simple sequence and it is running through a Roland RE-301 tape delay. The Boutiques get their FX from their internal chorus (or dual mode split for the JP08), and I added some Valhalla reverb and delay. This is a very cool combo and a fun way to play all three units live from one keyboard. The Ensoniq will sequence each unit too if I wanted, and I may try that at some point. Enjoy"

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NYZ DRN4 DECLASSIFIED

Exclusive mix on SoundCloud:


And a track from the release on Bandcamp:


Tracklist:

1. NYZ_FMMGKSQ_43t
2. ISR_16x16_WCM
3. CSN [excerpt 2 mono]
4. SWI_r170_16x32x32_B
5. SWI_FM1#16
6. NYZ-1_1#08_A [finite downsized]
7.CSN1 [excerpt 1 mono]

Be sure to see the MATRIXSYNTH exclusive further below!

FM EXPLORATIONS AND MICROTONAL DRONES FROM NYZ (AKA DAVE NOYZE, DAVID BURRASTON, NOYZELAB, BRYEN TELKO)

This is the first release by NYZ and is a superb musical collection of research areas classified to internal Noyzelab operations. Not even .MEDS label were informed of the secret processes underlying its creation, excepting that we know it involved Frequency Modulation (FM) synthesis! We have not been given any information regarding when this work was recorded, but we suspect the material spans at least a decade of David's FM algorithm research on numerous synthesizers, as well his own custom built ear deceiving gear...

According to one reviewer of David's previous musical output he "gleefully disrupts just about every standard convention of musical form you could think of, including those of so-called experimental musics."

Other reviewers have written that :
"His music is a bizarre, yet compelling journey investigating the outer realms of music generated on ancient & contemporary machines." "It's strikingly original audio that doesn't really sound like anything else I can think of." "Utterly sublime. So there you go, a life-affirming slab of mind-altering sound to reawaken you to the terrifying possibilities of creation."

"absolutely wreaks havoc" wrote Keith Fullerton Whitman on reviewing David's last release T. H. Cycle cassette on Important Records/Cassauna .

Cassette releases April 1, 2016

All Audio by David Burraston
Design Tom Knapp

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MATRIXSYNTH recently asked NYZ why he put together this new album of FM synthesis based explorations, and whether he would discuss some of the process behind it. The declassified information below has been put together by NYZ especially for a MATRIXSYNTH exclusive.

***BEGIN NYZ DRN4 DECLASSIFICATION REPORT***

DC REPORT STATUS: PARTIAL DECLASSIFICATION ONLY
PARTIAL DC STATUS: INCOMPLETE CELLULAR BINARY SPACETIME
PARTIAL DC LEVEL: SEMI-PICTORIAL_TEXTUAL_HIGHLIGHTS
FUTURE DC STATUS: _PENDING

The main reasons for making this album were an interest in FM synthesis in both analogue modular and MIDI/digital mediums. I had worked with digital FM synthesis since getting a Yamaha TX81Z when they came out back in 1987 (which I still have, along with another backup machine with a very hummy mains transformer which bleeds onto the outs). How me and another synth friend used to cry with drunken laughter at preset D11 Hole in 1... :) But after initially wondering whether I had just wasted about 350 UK pounds on an utter piece of shit... I quickly warmed to its better presets, and its very different approach to synthesis yielded enough interesting results early on for it not to get outed.

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oneUP! Atari TIA Custom Chiptune Midi Synt

Published on Jan 4, 2016 manosmodularsystems

"This video is just an audio demo of oneUP!, which is an Atari TIA midi synth. This is a single track, from a single oneUP!, recorded in a single take, with just a bit of reverb. OneUP! is a midi-controlled Atari TIA IC (CO10444D, this time). This demo is very limited; the device is capable of much more. The device is based off of Brian Peter's chip synth under the MIT license."

Update via Chocolatchips in the comments: "These are still available at chocolatchips.com , in the Etsy shop. The boards are redesigned and they're in a new enclosure style. Other midi boxes are available there, too."

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Cool retro style case.

Note this is not an Atari Punk Console (APC).

"This is a midi-controlled TIA audio IC from an Atari 2600 and various classic arcades of the late 70’s and early 80’s. It's housed in a road-worthy extruded aluminum enclosure; you could probably jump up and down on this device and it would continue working just fine (but please don't do that). This is the sixth unit made in a short run. Unit #5 sold on Etsy for $125. The TIA IC installed in this unit is new-old stock, meaning that it wasn’t pulled from a used game system; it was warehoused and the first time it made sound was when I tested it here. The video linked on this page contains a short audio demo. This instrument can do allot more, but the demo should whet your appetite. The oneUP! midi synth connects to your usb-capable midi controller or DAW by a common mini USB to USB A cable. The audio out is by eighth inch jack.

When connected to my Windows PC, my DAW recognizes oneUP! immediately. The device is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand or your pocket. This is only the sixth one built and so the work was very much ‘by hand’. This unit features a newer PCB revision and tighter design than the first. The build is solid and durable. The audio output is nice, loud and clear.

The design is based off of Brian Peter’s TIA chip synth under the MIT license. Besides the provided demo, it’s capable of everything in Brian’s demo, too. This unit includes a CO10444D “Atari TIA” audio IC. This unit features a socketed Atari TIA IC, that can be removed and replaced if needed. After the first twenty units, I will most likely be out of TIAs."

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Roland CMU-800 with Original Box

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This is the unit featured in the video posted here.

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Rossum Electro Music Evolution Demo

Published on Mar 10, 2016 neilbradley

"Dopefer Dark time driving a MakeNoise DPO (sawtooth), run through the excellent Rossum Electro-Music Evolution ladder filter. Output stage is all run through an Audio Damage ADM11 Dimensions stereo chorus."