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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

MOOG SOURCE SN 3580

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"This Synth has come from a professional working studio of and typically with most Moog Source’s the membrane is and was the Achilles heel!

The membrane had only one faulty button(store) which was confirmed 100% with my tech by temporary substitute of a known good membrane.

This is where it gets a bit confusing so bear with us 😃

To store a program on the Source you press hold , press and hold down store and then press the required number you want to save to.

In this case the store button is stuck on inside the membrane. Luckily this means you just press hold and the number and it saves fine, it's actually better than the original way of doing it.

However, holding down store and adjusting OSC2 level accesses a hidden function misnamed autotune.

It isn't autotune at all but a sort of fine tune for osc2 largely I believe to allow for warm up pitch errors and monotonicity tolerance issues in the parameter wheel optics(don't ask!)

This means that when adjusting OSC2 level you just adjusted the pitch of OSC2 and had no control of the level. It took a while to work out why this was happening but of course if the store button is stuck on the synth thinks that when you press osc 2 level you are trying to adjust the "autotune".

The way my tech got round this issue was by routing the demux s/h output of the autotune back to the OSC2 level cv input. This works perfectly.

So everything works as normal but the store button is not used (replaced by hold as above) and you cannot access the autotune function.

All Sources take a very long time (up to an hour) to fully stabilise pitch and this one is the same.

It's usable well before this by adjusting the interval parameter slightly as the pitch error doesn't affect scaling. I think the so called autotune parameter was designed to offset this and this is the only minor disadvantage I can see with the mod described above. In any event you would have had to adjust the autotune parameter a few times but this would be global and not per patch.

Overall the Source works really well and sounds great! You can save and recall sounds and all parameters work fine."

miniMO synth - MIDI Sequencer Teaser


Published on Dec 19, 2017 enveloop

"miniMO is a low-cost programmable module based on the ATtiny85 8-bit microprocessor.

This is a teaser showcasing the features of the MIDI sequencer's Play mode: change tempo, reverse sequence, add octaves, and transpose. miniMO is connected to a Waldorf Blofeld synthesizer, and running on a coin cell battery. Also, miniMO sports a new case design!"

See this post for details on the miniMO.

ANYWARE INSTRUMENTS MOODULATOR // INTO SYNTHESIS // SEQUENCED 2


Published on Dec 19, 2017 LESINDES

"Going deeper into the synth parameters of ANYWARE INSTRUMENTS MOODULATOR analog synthesizer. Some very strong and powerful sounds here."

Quick tryout of the Arturia Easel


Published on Dec 19, 2017 junklight

"Verdict - a lot of fun!"

Solton Ketron Programmer 24 - Italo Disco Machine (1985)


Published on Dec 19, 2017 RetroSound

"(c) 2017 vintage synthesizer demo by RetroSound

Solton (Ketron) Programmer 24 from the year 1985

Also called as "Italian Disco Machine" is an early arranger workstation with analog stringensemble (cello, violin) and a triple-BBD chorus, an organ section (8`,4`,2`), four analog preset bass sounds (decay and filter cutoff variable) and 8-bit PCM drum sounds.

Bass, synth arpeggio and strings are based on a M112 DCO and have SSM 2044 low-pass filters.

You can program up to 64 patterns.

Midi and Trigger Out in included too.

A "band in a box" with really nice sound."

Subsequent 37 | Sequencer Basics & Step Edit Mode


Published on Dec 19, 2017 Moog Music Inc

"Discover the creative possibilities of the Subsequent 37's sequencer in step-edit mode. This video release from the Moog Demo Library illuminates the sequencer's fundamental functions and expanded operations, opening new portals of expression."

Q960 Driving Three Moog FreqBox Oscillators


Published on Dec 19, 2017 Rafael Carrasquillo

"Q960 Driving Three Moog FreqBox Oscillators"

RetroSound MK-100 Kontakt Instrument


Published on Dec 19, 2017 Kontakthub

"The RetroSound MK100 is a combined synth and drum machine based on the MK100 from the early 80s, lovingly recreated for NI’s Kontakt sampler.

https://www.kontakthub.com/product/mk...

All synth presets can be customised with different waveforms and envelopes in exactly the same way as the hardware, together with the chorus and tremolo effects.

In addition we have the ability to bring Kontakt’s synth engine to bear on the source sounds, so each of the two synth layers can have it’s own independent filter and envelope settings.

All the preset drum patterns and fills are present, as is the Custom Drummer. The drum voices aren’t just limited to the straight preset sounds on the hardware, but can be modified in a number ways - and in addition to the real-time pattern recording from the original, a full graphic step editor lets you edit your patterns, as well as full MIDI keyboard driven operation for real-time jamming and creative sessions.

And the effects page ties it all together with a reverb and delay, and some other output effects to further shape the output - or you can just leave the FX off and use your usual plugins as required."

wellenvorm - The Petrified Forest Tour - Das München Konzert - 2017


Published on Nov 30, 2017 wellenvorm

"wellenvorm - The Petrified Forest Tour - Das München Konzert - 28.Oktober 2017 in der Nazareth Kirche München,
Konzert mit dem Haken Continuum Fingerboard
www.wellenvorm.de"

Click here for previous posts featuring wellenvorm.

Update: and a couple of pics (just posted). Check out that wooly mammoth.

Music is Magic


Published on Dec 19, 2017 Poppy

"Poppy Online: http://impoppy.com

Download/Stream Poppy music: http://www.maddecent.fm/poppy"

Never thought I'd post Poppy on the site. If you are not familiar with Poppy, imagine Barbie meets the creepy world of Teletubbies.

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