Todd Barton at Control Brooklyn this Wednesday May 4th

via @ctrl_mod

"Last minute notice Buchla Music Easel maestro Todd Barton will be performing & chatting Wed May 4th at Control 7PM"

Roland TR-909 Covers Now Available from Stardust Synth Covers

Now available at:

http://www.stardustcovers.com

More MATRIXSYNTH Bling From Joel B

Hmm... Now we are talking.

Another pic of MATRIXSYNTH Member, Joel Braverman. No, that isn't his actual car, but it sure does match.  :)  Reminds me of the MATRIXSYNTH lambo I spotted last month.

See this post for a couple of other pics of Joel with MATRIXSYNTH swag and his gear. You can find Joel on SoundCloud, YouTube, and Twitter.

Thank you Joel! And thank you to all the other readers that support the site!

Modularsquare invite Polyphones : la place des femmes + initiation à la synthèse

Published on May 2, 2016 Modularsquare

"Composer de la musique électronique devrait être une activité partagée par les hommes et les femmes, pourtant l’essentiel de nos habitués sont des hommes.

Pour comprendre cette anomalie, et surtout tenter d’y remédier, nous invitions samedi 23 avril 2016 Christine Webster et Gael Segalen, responsables de Polyphones, un collectif en réseau de productrices qui militent pour obtenir plus de visibilité dans le champs de l’expérimentation sonore et musicale.

Minutage :
00:00:00 Introduction par Cyril Colom de Modularsquare et présentation de Polyphones par Gael Segalen et Christine
Webster.
00:32:09 Initiation a la synthèse et aux synthétiseurs modulaires
01:26:00 Témoignage d'une débutante avec Catherine
01:33:00 Intervention de Christine Webster, présentation de son système, extraits sonores, applications diverses, sons modulaires spatialisés sur acousmonium virtuel avec Unity5.
02:10:00 Échange avec le public

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Nous sommes Modularsquare, une boutique spécialisée dans les instruments de musique électroniques et une communauté de passionnés qui se réunissent une fois par mois autour d'un thème différent à chaque fois.

Notre showroom de Paris est ouvert au public du mardi au samedi de 13h45 à 18h45 - http://www.modularsquare.com

Pour consulter l'agenda de nos prochaines rencontres c'est par ici
Notre blog : http://www.modularsquare.com/blog

Les photos de nos rencontres :
http://www.flicker.com/modularsquare"

Industrial Music Electronics - Superbooth16

Published on May 2, 2016 DivKidVideo

"We knew the Stillson Hammer mkII was going to be killer, but we didn't know how killer it was going to be until Scott took us through it. Soooo many great features! :)"

Modal 002 Sequencer Manual

Published on May 2, 2016 Modal Electronics

"Here Modal tech wizard, Paul Maddox, spends 10 minutes showing you how to use the multi-track sequencer built in to the OS of Modal 002, 001, 002r, 008 and 008r."

BILL BROWN MUSIC - ALEX'S SPEECH (MUSIC VIDEO)

Published on Dec 11, 2015 Bill Brown Music

What's off about this video? Jump to 1:35 and look closely. :)

"Music by composer Bill Brown from SyFy's DOMINION Season 2

Behind the scenes in the studio with composer Bill Brown
(with Tina Guo recording electric cello in the studio)"

This one was sent in via John L Rice, who did not send it in for the "anomaly" for the record. I caught it while watching. I was actually wondering when this might happen in the modular world after putting up this post. I remember one of my readers a while back stating that most DJ's just hit play on their laptops and move around like they are doing something when in actuality they are not. It's great when you see real gear being played live. Regarding the above, it's just a video. I'm sure he knows his gear. John mentioned it is possible he has stuff normalized behind the panels...

KORG Volca FM Editor Template for Lemur

This one in via -midisexual. As the Volca FM loads Yamaha DX7 sysex for it's patches, this editor should work as a realtime controller for synths that support the DX7 sysex format including the Yamaha TX7 and DX200.  Hopefully Korg will open the Volca FM to realtime editing as well.

"I saw a few days ago that there was a post on an update to PatchBase [posted here] for editing the Volca FM. I just finished remixing an older Lemur template so that it can edit the Volca FM. I think readers of the site will be interested as:

It is free to Lemur owners, and open source for further tweaking.

Allows generation of random patches for editing

Can load patches from another midi source for editing before sending to the Volca FM (which is important as the Volca FM does not have midi out).

Here is the link: https://liine.net/en/community/user-library/view/656/."

iTunes: Lemur - Liine

Amazing Yamaha DX7 analog patches demo – Van Halen 1984 & Jump, Rush Subdivisions, U.K. and Berlin

Published on Apr 29, 2016 Power DX7

This one in via MTG.

"This is a Yamaha DX7 demo brought you by Power DX7, showcasing the breathtaking realism and unparalleled versatility of the Yamaha DX7.

This video demonstrates amazingly warm and rich Yamaha DX7 analogue patches including Oberheim synths. These DX7 analog patches can transform the DX7 as well as Yamaha DX7s, DX7 II and TX802 into analog synthesizers. Also, a Yamaha DX7 plugin (such as FM7, FM8 and Dexed) can be transformed into an analog synthesizer with uniquely DX7 patches.

The Yamaha DX7 is the one of the best ‘pure’ synthesizer which has a very powerful FM synthesis engine. It is a famous vintage synthesizer, released in 1983, that is gaining resurgence recently. Yamaha DX7 sounds were very famous during the 1980’s with its typical E. piano and E. base sounds.

I have owned my Yamaha DX7 Mk I since 1986 and making my own original DX7 patches ever since. My focus is to push the DX7 and its FM synthesizers to its limits, hence creating many original patches with breathtaking sonic quality, realism and expression, from warm analog synthesizer sounds to uniquely DX7 piano, brass, string voice, etc.

For those interested in a Yamaha DX7 review, this is the excellent Yamaha DX7 demo showcasing its capability and versatility. For those interested in Yamaha DX7 programming, this DX7 demo shows you that creating amazing DX7 patches are only limited by your imagination.

I have chosen 5 songs to create this great Yamaha DX7 cover video. All DX7 analog patches featured are created and fine-tuned by myself, using my DX7 front panel only (no patch editor used). I hope you enjoy Yamaha DX7 music that I created for this cover and hope to inspire you that the DX7 is the truly powerful and versatile ‘pure’ synthesizer of all time.

Video Contents

Power DX7 Intro song

All original DX7 patches with amazing realism and expression, are used - Piano (High and Low notes), Male Choir, Female Opera and DX7 Brass

0:15 - Van Halen, 1984 & Jump
Beautiful, warm and rich Oberheim synth (e.g., OB-X and OB-Xa) string and brass patches are faithfully created. It is amazing how the Yamaha DX7 sounds are so close to sounds from Oberheim synths. Also, it can mimic filter sweeping, creating analogue-like, yet uniquely DX7 sounds.

2:35 – Rush, Subdivisions
Rush (my favourite band) used an Oberheim synthesizer for the powerful song Subdivisions (you can see that at the intro of the music video Subdivisions).
The DX7 faithfully emulates a warm Oberheim synth brass sound with rich mid-range harmonics you hear in the song Subdivisions.

4:06 - U.K., Alaska
This DX7 analog patch is uniquely DX7 with its’ FM synthesis engine. It ‘s a very powerful DX7 synth brass sound with ‘ear-piecing’ mid-range harmonics as well as it’s own flanging effect.

6:35 – Berlin, Masquerade
Berlin has a song called Masquerade and you can hear a very nice synth string sound. This DX7 analog patch emulates the synth string sound very nicely, as it is rich in higher harmonics and highly modulated."

Roland JX-8P Hacked Into a Guitar Synth Stomp Box

DIY Hybrid guitar sounds demo

Published on Feb 28, 2016 Seb Sermisy

Details on the build in Czech here (Googlish here).

Video description:

"Here is the sounds demo of my hybrid guitar prototype:

Guitar: Harley Benton te-30 BE (88€)
Hexaphonic pickup: Roland GK Kit (98€)
-Piezo and pre-amp:Joyo JE-305 (23€)
-Buffer: MusikDing kit (9€)
+stereo jack, 13 pin cable, led, button, tools...

The sound is wet: recorded directly from the pedal board into the audio interface. In real situation I use two amps (a Vox AC30 and a home made amp) for a perfect stereo effect. My aim was to have 3 different but complementary sounds and a huge stereo sound.

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