Train Ride

Published on Aug 4, 2016 TheKraist

"Ambient

The sound is from Rings + Optodist into Clouds (+ Field Recordings)"

AVP Synth MAD-5 Official demo

Published on Aug 4, 2016 AVP Synth

Follow-up to this post.

"This video unveils the potential of AVP Synth MAD-5 -

100% analog drum synthesizer which is inspired by the sounds of the early 20th century soviet drum machines while having the flexibility, MIDI control and compact package of the 21st century. It consists of 22 knobs, 1 switch and 1 button which allows you to manipulate/control the sound and midi. It also has individual outputs for each of the five drum instruments so you can easily rout and process them separately with your external effects especially in a live configuration.

The recording is done with no effects or EQ

Specifications of MAD-5:

- The method of synthesis: 100% analog synthesis;
- Drum instruments: five (bass drum, snare drum, open hat, close hat, clap);
- Noise Generators: four (for snare drum, open hat, close hat and clap);
- MIDI interface: MIDI In, 16 channels (Midi learn);
- Audio outputs: one mix output (mono 6.3mm jack) and five individual outputs (mono 6.3mm jack);
- Controls: 22 knobs, 1 switch and 1 button;
- External power supply: adapter 15 VAC (included)

For more info concerning manuals, order and etc. please inquire on our website:

http://www.avpsynth.com/
email: avpsynths@gmail.com"

PPG Phonem Coming to iPad

Published on Aug 4, 2016 WPalmWT

"Cornel Hecht featuring the Phonem vocal synthesizer.
All sounds from Phonem (except drums)."

"After the huge success of the PPG Phonem VST/AU plugin, we optimized the sound-engine to make it run pretty well on the iPad. It has also been adapted to make best use of multi-touch and comes with IAA and AU-extension.
PPG Phonem lets the user create expressive vocal synthesis beyond anything ever heard before. With its advanced routing system every aspect of the voice can be controlled and modulated in any conceivable way. Anything from a quiet whisper to a scream. Use the intuitive text to speech tool to make Phonem say whatever you want.

Although the PPG Phonem was originally designed to do just vocal synthesis, it turned out that the system was also capable of producing a wide range of universal synthsizer sounds. So we extended the parameter ranges and made everything accessible to the user, to take advantage of this fact.

'The human voice is a very complex system, which can produce a wide range of sounds. It is however restricted by natural physical dimensions. Phonem does not impose limits, letting you create all the filter configurations and sweeps you could only ever have dreamed of.'
Wolfgang Palm

The heart of the system is a multi resonator filter with 12 individual resonators which can produce vocal sounds as well as all kinds of filter sweeps and effects. This is combined with a very flexible excitation source which can work as a simulation for the human vocal source (the glottis) but also use wavetables and time-corrected-samples (TCS) to drive the filter.

The user can dig into every detail of a synthesized utterance, right down to the individual phonemes. Each phoneme can be adjusted to meet the voice of an individual character or a dialect. Additional there is a pitch-track and a control-track which makes the voice sing with phrasing and expression. A little inspiration and imagination allows the user to create whatever they wish.

PPG Phonem comes with a modulation matrix - allowing 19 sources to control 40 parameters. In this way the vocals or sound effects can be modified rhythmically using LFOs, envelopes or two X/Y control pads. All these modifications can of cause be recorded into the controlling DAW.

For speech or vocal synthesis a versatile excitation generator is provided. But we did not leave it at that and added a wavetable and TCS system, which adds a new dimension to the sound palette. Wavetables can be imported from WaveGenerator or created and edited, TCS can be imported and modified from WaveMapper 2.

Phonem comes with more than 500 presets made by our sounddesigner team. The browser page allows you to list and sort your sounds. Besides that you can copy presets to another list.

Key Features
Create your own singing style and expressions
Large Phoneme inventory - 46 english/american plus 5 german plus 4 french phonemes
Versatile excitation generator/oscillator
Working with typical voice source or wavetable and time-corrected-samples (TCS)
Extreme time stretching, freezing and reversing
Pitch track - let your robots sing
Control track - let it cry and shout
Song mode - making it easy to compose your synthesized text
Wave page - create your own wavetables and modify time-corrected-samples
Import WTS and TCS files from the iPad WaveGenerator and WaveMapper
All internal parameters available to the user - give your voices a special dialect or individual character
Versatile matrix system - allowing 19 sources to control 40 parameters
Two X/Y control pads freely routable to 40 parameters
6 Envelopes, for control of filter sweeps, waveform, noise and many modulations
4 LFOs plus Vibrato, Flutter and Growl generators
Fully programmable resonator filter - allowing production of new sound effects
Delay/Reverb effect
Overdrive/Distortion effect
A/B compare your edited sounds
AU extension - run multiple Phonem instances in AU hosts
IAA - inter-app audio support
Audiobus 2 with statesaving
10 min audio recording and Audio copy
Redesigned browser with new listing filters
Directly accessible context help for each module
Freely configurable schematic keypad, with extremely expressive modulation options
4 Keypads play modes: Poly, Mono, Legato and Multitrigger.
4 MIDI modes: Poly, Mono, Legato and Voice-Per-Channel.

Phonem will be available in your app-store very soon..."

Session AEM1

Published on Aug 4, 2016 Alba Ecstasy

"Just an impro session to forget about the heat...

Using:
Blofeld (controlled by System-1)
iPad: B-Step Pro and Mersenne
OP-1
Novation Circuit
Virus Ti2
microKorg"

Vintage Roland SH-09 Analog Synthesizer With Filter CV Input Mod

via this auction

"About the Mod

You may notice that this SH-09 has a toggle switch on the left panel and a 1/4" jack behind it on the back panel. The toggle switch lets you choose between the bender and the additional 1/4" CV input to control the VCO & VCF. The amount of modulation is adjusted using the two sliders above the bender. I mainly used this to control the filter cutoff with velocity using the Kenton Pro Solo II (Not Included) This mod really brings a lot of life to the SH-09."

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SYNTH WAVE T-Shirt

via @fabmass, via @Signalnoise

"‘Stranger Synthwave Things’ now available in the Signalnoise @Threadless store. ⚡️ https://signalnoise..."

Reference to Stranger Things.

Sequential Circuits Model 700 Programmer SN 0051

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Some nice close-ups of the jacks on back below.

"This listing is for one late-70s vintage Sequential Circuits Model 700 Programmer in worn but good cosmetic condition and excellent functional condition. It recently underwent full electronic restoration by genius tech Dave Brown and is working perfectly. He posted full details of the restoration on his modularsynthesis website. Unit has attached power cable and is a 120V model.
This is a Mk 1 unit and is likely a bit of history, I think Dave Smith was making these by hand. There is no microprocessor, all switching, sequencing and memory is analog.

You might ask "what do I need a programmer for now that I have midi/Expert Sleepers/eurorack/etc?" While that was its original intended use think of it this way:
--You have 2 DADSR envelopes with attenuation and 3 manual voltages
--You can save these settings in 8 banks of 8 settings
--You can then step through each back in 1-8 steps with an analog trigger or gate, essentially making an 8x3 sequencer with different envelope settings per step!
--Also, there is a transpose input so you can run a keyboard 1v/oct cv in and transpose your voltages (individually selectable for each of the 3 voltages)"

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Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 - Rev 3 SN 6180

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This one needs repair. Hopefully someone will pick it up and give it new life.

"Prophet 5 rev 3.x NOT WORKING. When powered up nearly all leds light up. no sound. no response to any controls. Several knobs broken off and missing."

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Wersi Ap-6 Bass synthesizer / 1977 /

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"Features multiple waveform generators and waveform sound contours with ADSR functions. Includes Wah and Transpose slide bars, adjustable pitch control and simulated rotor control.

This synth sounds absolutely fantastic with the richest, deepest bass tones, and if you've ever considered adding a bass synth to your setup, this is the one! All keys, buttons, switches, and sliders work fine.

It is a monophonic analog synth with funky controls, decent sounds and a unique character."

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Black & Gold ARP Odyssey MKI

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"This is the black version of the MKI model, with the original and fantastic sounding 12db filter. I personally think this filter version is THE ARP sound!

Keyboard is working and sounding great. Everything functions 100%, tuning is stable, it warms up quickly, and works exactly as expected. The keys were rebushed recently and respond well. Also has CV/Gate installed for use with other synths and sequencers. It has been well cared for in a studio setting. The only thing worth mentioning is that the VCO #1 pitch slider can cause a tiny bit of pitch warble when being moved, but this has absolutely no effect when being played."

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