Monday, January 08, 2018
Silly Serge with Modifications
Published on Jan 8, 2018 Oren Levy
"A noisy and chaotic demo of the modifications I made to my Silly Serge. The Silly Serge consists of the 2 DIY panels by 73-75.com.
The following modifications were inspired by Doug Lynner's Mystery Serge:
Each Negative Slew, Positive Slew, and Envelope Generator has an added cycle switch (blue switches) that makes the module cycle.
One Positive Slew and one Negative Slew along with all the Envelope Generators have a switch (orange) to connect the output to a VC input pre-attenuator for adjustable feedback.
The yellow jack puts out a 6V pulse when the red momentary switch is engaged.
The white switch is my own idea and might not be for everyone. When it is engaged, the output of the reverb module is connected to the top 1/8" jack that goes to the mixer."
Electribe emx2 Volca Keys & FM Deep Tech House Session 2
Published on Jan 8, 2018 014london70
"Both the Keys and FM are routed to the audio in of the electribe via a belkin splitter.
Recorded in AudioShare via a Behringer uca222 and mastered in Final Touch."
A Look Back at the Rare Synth Posts of 2017
I realized I missed mentioning the rare synth posts of 2017 in my New Years post! There were a total of 62 last year. If you are interested, you can find them all here. These are the posts featuring items you likely never knew existed, or items that are considered the rarest of the rare in the synth world. When they come up I give them an exclusive label dedicated only to them. Do take a look. You will find some interesting items. If you want to dig deeper into previous years' picks, you can click on the "exclusive" minus the year at the bottom of any of the the posts and then page through the archives.
Polivoks Soviet Synth Designer Vladimir Kuzmin Gives an Overview of His Synths
Published on Jan 8, 2018 vladimir kuzmin
"Overview of all instruments designed by Vladimir and Olimpiada Kuzmin."
This one in via Soviet Space Child.
In the following video Vladimir Kuzmin goes over the Polivoks based modules by Industrial Music Electronics (formerly the Harvestman). It's in Russian, however you can enabled CC for your language via the player controls for the video.
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DIY polyphonic Tokarev Protosynth V1LP synthesizer
Published on Jan 8, 2018 Konstantin T
"Testing the windows application controller software that I wrote for controlling the Tokarev Protosynth V1LP synthesizer. MIDI note data coming from FL Studio. Software coded in Visual C. Synthesizer is running on an STM32F407 microcontroller programmed in C."
NOSAJ THING - Live Session with Meris (4K, Stereo)
Published on Jan 8, 2018 Meris
"L.A. Electronic Producer NOSAJ THING performs with Meris pedals (Polymoon, Ottobit Jr. and Mercury7). Alongside Meris pedals, he uses Ableton Live, Soma Lyra-8 Synth, and Maschine Mikro (NI). Video was shot at the Pasadena Masonic Temple in Southern California.
(Nosaj Thing is an L.A. based American record producer/artist. He has produced tracks for Kendrick Lamar, Kid Cudi and Chance the Rapper.)"
Voltage Modular - Prepare To Be Shocked - New Software Based Modular in the Works
Published on Jan 8, 2018 Voltage Modular
"Find out what the buzz is about at NAMM 2018, Booth 19212 (Level 2), North Hall Building.
Learn more at cherryaudio.com."
A new software based virtual modular system. Mitchell Sigman, who's been featured here on MATRIXSYNTH, worked on the design of the modules with a talented group of developers.
An Update on the Shear Electronics Relic - Oberheim OB-X Inspired Analog Synth
You might remember the Shear Electronics Relic, OB-X based analog hardware synth from last year's NAMM. If you were wondering what happened to it, the following is an update from Shear sent our way via swissdoc.
"Happy New Year from both of us at Shear Electronics!
2017 was an exciting year for us, and I hope you all had a wonderful year as well. With all the speculation about our radio silence since February, we figured it was about time for an update.
Most of you probably heard about our demo at NAMM 2017. Here’s how it played out for me:
I bolted together our first prototype at 2 AM on Tuesday morning. At 8 AM, I flew back to Los Angeles (I had classes all week). Wednesday at 6 PM, I was testing broken cables in our booth at the Anaheim convention center. Sunday morning, camera crews found their way to our booth. Monday morning, I was watching myself on YouTube. I felt a little behind the times... 11,000 people saw the Sonicstate interview before I did! We were getting a hundred emails a day. On YouTube, a thousand likes before our first dislike.
So I was sitting in my dorm room, and I thought this was some pretty phenomenal demand for a garage prototype. For two weeks, I read every single thing anyone said about the synthesizer. I would like to issue my deepest and most heartfelt thanks for your epic worldwide focus group.
After a few months went by, many of you began to speculate that we gave up or sold out. I understand your skepticism. But there’s a reason I’ve kept quiet. For one thing, I’ve never been the type to dwell on public relations. I spent three years on this project before announcing anything.
More importantly, I’ve been hard at work. The reality is that our design is among the most complicated and extravagant systems ever proposed in the history of analog synthesizers. We are going to succeed in this market for one reason—we put everything we’ve got into the product.
If you thought that the “essential components of great-sounding synths aren’t available anymore,” you might be right. But the “missing link” to the golden age of synthesis isn’t some elusive old- stock field-effect transistor. It’s the essence of old-school design philosophy. In today’s world, the pursuit of perfection loses to the bottom line. 2,584 components on our voice cards. 97 suppliers on speed dial. And all this in a culture that scoffs at the price of monophonic synthesizers?
We doubled down and committed to delivering a machine worthy of your love. Yes, we’re still building a discrete analog polyphonic synthesizer. And yes, we’re still building the exact same audio path as the legendary OB-X. But thanks to your input, it’s going to be a lot better than the first prototype.
Every detail was given a closer inspection. It starts with a hard anodized aircraft-grade aluminum top panel. The indicators shine through panes of chemically strengthened anti-reflective glass. We miniaturized the light bar technology to allow individual bars for every encoder. Top-shelf optical encoders will prevent mechanical wear and tear. The figured hardwood side panels are matte- finished in tiger rose black. Software upgrades can be done at home with a MIDI cable.
Sorry for the six-month silence. We haven’t focused enough on public relations or business decisions, we’ve been focused on the product. But from now on, we’re committing to regular updates.
The new Relic is amazing, but it isn’t quite ready for production. We won’t have a booth at NAMM 2018, but we will be at the Anaheim Convention Center anyway. If you’ve got any questions, or just want to say hi, come find me at the Synth Section anytime Saturday afternoon. If you want to talk, feel free to send me an email. I’d love to meet you!
Finally, I’d like to thank every single one of you for the overwhelming wave of support for the Relic.
Sincerely,
Jacob Brashears CTO, Shear Electronics
Cheryl Brashears CEO, Shear Electronics"
"Happy New Year from both of us at Shear Electronics!
2017 was an exciting year for us, and I hope you all had a wonderful year as well. With all the speculation about our radio silence since February, we figured it was about time for an update.
Most of you probably heard about our demo at NAMM 2017. Here’s how it played out for me:
I bolted together our first prototype at 2 AM on Tuesday morning. At 8 AM, I flew back to Los Angeles (I had classes all week). Wednesday at 6 PM, I was testing broken cables in our booth at the Anaheim convention center. Sunday morning, camera crews found their way to our booth. Monday morning, I was watching myself on YouTube. I felt a little behind the times... 11,000 people saw the Sonicstate interview before I did! We were getting a hundred emails a day. On YouTube, a thousand likes before our first dislike.
So I was sitting in my dorm room, and I thought this was some pretty phenomenal demand for a garage prototype. For two weeks, I read every single thing anyone said about the synthesizer. I would like to issue my deepest and most heartfelt thanks for your epic worldwide focus group.
After a few months went by, many of you began to speculate that we gave up or sold out. I understand your skepticism. But there’s a reason I’ve kept quiet. For one thing, I’ve never been the type to dwell on public relations. I spent three years on this project before announcing anything.
More importantly, I’ve been hard at work. The reality is that our design is among the most complicated and extravagant systems ever proposed in the history of analog synthesizers. We are going to succeed in this market for one reason—we put everything we’ve got into the product.
If you thought that the “essential components of great-sounding synths aren’t available anymore,” you might be right. But the “missing link” to the golden age of synthesis isn’t some elusive old- stock field-effect transistor. It’s the essence of old-school design philosophy. In today’s world, the pursuit of perfection loses to the bottom line. 2,584 components on our voice cards. 97 suppliers on speed dial. And all this in a culture that scoffs at the price of monophonic synthesizers?
We doubled down and committed to delivering a machine worthy of your love. Yes, we’re still building a discrete analog polyphonic synthesizer. And yes, we’re still building the exact same audio path as the legendary OB-X. But thanks to your input, it’s going to be a lot better than the first prototype.
Every detail was given a closer inspection. It starts with a hard anodized aircraft-grade aluminum top panel. The indicators shine through panes of chemically strengthened anti-reflective glass. We miniaturized the light bar technology to allow individual bars for every encoder. Top-shelf optical encoders will prevent mechanical wear and tear. The figured hardwood side panels are matte- finished in tiger rose black. Software upgrades can be done at home with a MIDI cable.
Sorry for the six-month silence. We haven’t focused enough on public relations or business decisions, we’ve been focused on the product. But from now on, we’re committing to regular updates.
The new Relic is amazing, but it isn’t quite ready for production. We won’t have a booth at NAMM 2018, but we will be at the Anaheim Convention Center anyway. If you’ve got any questions, or just want to say hi, come find me at the Synth Section anytime Saturday afternoon. If you want to talk, feel free to send me an email. I’d love to meet you!
Finally, I’d like to thank every single one of you for the overwhelming wave of support for the Relic.
Sincerely,
Jacob Brashears CTO, Shear Electronics
Cheryl Brashears CEO, Shear Electronics"
Dave Smith Instruments In The Spotlight With the Rev2 and Alex Kopp of Third Eye Blind
You'll find the full interview here.
"Alex Kopp is a producer, composer, and musician who originally hails from Canton, Ohio, and is keyboardist for the band Third Eye Blind. He’s also working on various projects for TV and film, and is producing a variety of other artists.
We chatted with Alex about how he’s using the Prophet Rev2."
You can find previous posts featuring DSI's Spotlight series here.
OB-Sizzle // OB-6, Sub37, TR8
Published on Jan 8, 2018 MR TUNA Music
"A burning riff on the OB, twisting up that SEM filter then it’s a weird, unmanageable custom patch on the Sub with the 909 slams and flams of the TR8
Eventually it just all falls apart like it tends to do."
How ideas form of course.
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