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Synth Hypnotica - June 4, 2018

Published on Jun 4, 2018 SynthMania

More synth hypnotica ambient
Gear used:
Bass drone synth: Kilpatrick Audio PHENOL
Mid drone synth: Korg Monologue
Lead synth: Arturia MicroBrute
FX: Strymon BigSky
Sub Mixer: Mackie 1402VLZ4

Experiments with music and electronics by Lanthan O'Ide

Published on Mar 11, 2018 Lanthan O'Ide

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Ambient & Chilled Live Jams by Lanthan O'Ide & the GFI System Specular Tempus

If you are curious what that little box is on the top left, it's the GFI System Specular Tempus. This is the first post to feature one. You'll find details on it further below.

Playlist:

1. Dawn In Antarctica - Ambient Synth Jam (Blofeld, Specular Tempus, Keystep)
2. On A Cold Day - Ambient Keys Jam (PSR-S700, Specular Tempus)
3. Snowfall In The Forest - Ambient / Berlin School Jam (Blofeld, QY100, Specular Tempus, Keystep)
4. Shores Of Svalbard - Ambient/Drone Jam (Blofeld, Specular Tempus, Keystep)
5. The Night Above The Clouds - Ambient Synth Jam (Blofeld, Specular Tempus, Keystep)
6. Southern Islands - Chillout Jam Session (QY100, G1Xon & Keystep)
7. Distant Thunder - Live Piano & Sequencer Jam (PSR-S700, Beatstep Pro)
8. Particles - Ambient / Berlin School Synth Jam (Blofeld, Specular Tempus, Beatstep Pro, Keystep)
9. Beneath the Surface - Ambient Synth Jam (Blofeld, Specular Tempus, Launchpad Pro)
10. Underwater Aurora - Ambient / Drone Synth Jam (Blofeld, Specular Tempus, Keystep)
11. Sailing between Worlds - Chilled Jam with Guitar & Synth feat. Thomas Riegl

Details on the GFI System Specular Tempus via GFI System:

"Specular Tempus is a powerful reverb and delay effect processor in a compact pedal. Featuring 32 hand-crafted algorithms, 32 presets. stereo in/out, tap-tempo, and extensive inter-connectivity. Using the SpecLab software (free download) users get access to an extended set of parameters for deep-editing of the algorithms.

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Koma Elektronik Field Kit (solenoid + drum machine)

Published on May 23, 2018 Javier Lara

With a Roland CompuRhythm CR-5000.

RE-303 and RE-301

Published on Jun 16, 2017 Илья weary

"Super clean minty RE-301 and RE-303 (TB-303 replica) by dinsync.info built in TT-303 case.
Some random notes."

BEMI Buchla Music Easel Tracks by Илья weary

Published on Apr 7, 2018 Илья weary

Playlist:
Buchla music easel and Roland RE-301 jam
BEMI Buchla Music Easel импро
Buchla Music Easel
Buchla Music Easel and Doepfer Dark Time
Multitracking buchla music easel
BEMI Music Easel and Strymon BigSky
BEMI Music Easel и море

Ambient exercise #1 with Buchla Music Easel | Naenia (OP-1 + Buchla Music Easel)

Published on Mar 23, 2018 Javier Lara

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1. Ambient exercise #1 with Buchla Music Easel

Aquí unas primeras exploraciones sobre la interfaz del Buchla Music Easel.

En resumen: una interfaz increíble, que te permite dentro de un instrumento en apariencia sencillo y pequeño conseguir ruteos y configuraciones complejas que te dan un espectro sonoro inagotable. Estas posibilidades a la vez convierte al Easel en un reto, tanto para mantener un flujo musical como para ser constantemente creativo con las opciones de modulación que ofrece. El sonido es único, y como tal, es necesario familiarizarse con él y explorar todas sus posibilidades. Para este ejercicio usé el oscilador de modulación como un oscilador normal, que en este caso se encarga de todas las melodías tocadas en el teclado, mientas que el Complex Oscillator suena desde el secuenciador.

El ejercicio es más de exploración del instrumento que propiamente musical. Traté de hacer un patch que permitiera tener a la mano distintos colores de los 2 osciladores del instrumento, haciendo interactuar de distintas formas el Pulser con el secuenciador y el envolvente.

Todo lo que suena proviene del Easel, incluidos el reverb y las desafinaciones. :)

Googlish:

Here are some first explorations on the Buchla Music Easel interface.

In short: an incredible interface, which allows you, within an apparently simple and small instrument, to achieve routing and complex configurations that give you an inexhaustible sound spectrum. These possibilities at the same time make the Easel a challenge, both to maintain a musical flow and to be constantly creative with the modulation options it offers. The sound is unique, and as such, you need to become familiar with it and explore all its possibilities. For this exercise I used the modulation oscillator as a normal oscillator, which in this case takes care of all the melodies played on the keyboard, while the Complex Oscillator sounds from the sequencer.

The exercise is more exploration of the instrument than properly musical. I tried to make a patch that would allow different colors of the 2 oscillators of the instrument to be at hand, making the Pulser interact with the sequencer and the envelope in different ways.

Everything that sounds comes from the Easel, including reverb and detuning. :)

2. Naenia (OP-1 + Buchla Music Easel)

C phrygian ambient jam. Buchla Music Easel + Teenage Engineering OP-1.
OP-1 was sequenced by Kilpatrick Carbon sequencer.

Arturia Buchla Easel V Comparison with Buchla 208P

Published on Jun 4, 2018 Tritone Guitars

"Heath Aldrich and Dave Anderson compare and discuss the Arturia Buchla Easel V with Heath's physical Buchla 208P. Video production by Jesse Bader"

I'm familiar with Roman Filippov's 208r clone, but not the 208p. I did a quick search and found the following: (Update: turns out the 208p is essentially a clone of the clone. Some info added further below)

Buchla 208p Music Easel First Sketches

Published on Mar 19, 2018 Heath Aldrich

Update regarding the 208p: "Papz put his version out earlier this year, and it has all the fixes implemented from Roman's 208. http://www.portabellabz.be/208pcb.html. I recommend this version of you want to build one."
You can find a few posts featuring Portabellabz in the archives here.

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1. Buchla 208p Music Easel First Sketch

This is DIY Buchla 208 Music Easel that I built. It took me over 50 hours, and it still isn't perfect, but it is perfect for me. This synth has such a rich sound, and is so easy to change the voice of the patch, that it is hard to not be inspired by playing with it. I have always wanted one, and am so happy I had the chance to build one.

This is a idea that I have been working with since I started calibrating this beast. It is far from complete, but I like where it is going. All sounds were recorded direct from the 208p, no external processing, no external effects. Just a boy and his toy.

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Blacet Research News: TEM EG3870 Now Shipping - First Pics

You might remember the pre-order post for Blacet's new TEM EG3870. We now have a couple of images of the completed module and news that it is currently shipping. You can find it in the Blacet shop here.

The Time Event Modulator is a full DADSR envelope with more CV processing features and more outputs, housed in a compact compact 3.5" depth Frac format module. You can find a PDF of the specification sheet covering the features linked on Blacet's front page (scroll down to the image on the left and click on Specifications). I exported a screenshot of the PDF further below.

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