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DSI CHOOSES SOUND SEMICONDUCTOR FILTER CHIP FOR PROPHET X

If you are curious what filter chip is used in Dave Smith Instruments' new Sequential Prophet X, it's the new SSI2144 from Sound Semiconductor, designed by Dave Rossum of E-Mu fame, and the new Rossum Electro-Music. The SSI2144 is a new and improved version of the SSM2044 used in many classic vintage synths. The official press release from Sound Semiconductor follows:

"DSI CHOOSES SOUND SEMICONDUCTOR FILTER CHIP FOR PROPHET X

SSI2144 Filter Perfect Complement to Sample and Synthesis Engine

June 6, 2018 – Audio IC specialist Sound Semiconductor today announced that venerable synthmaker Dave Smith Instruments selected the SSI2144 Fatkeys™ Four-Pole Voltage Controlled Filter for its groundbreaking Prophet X.

The Prophet X fuses samples and synthesis into a single keyboard for unprecedented stage and studio capability. Built around a bi-timbral stereo 8-voice DSP engine with a massive 150GB internal memory, the Prophet X provides cutting edge samples created by sound designers 8DIO. Also included are dual digital oscillators per voice with a wide range of waveforms and great flexibility on how they’re used.

Samples and waveform generation start in the digital domain but grounded in the real world through sixteen analog filters. Dave and his development team chose the newly available SSI2144 due to its classic ladder sound in an affordable and modern IC footprint.

Sound Semiconductor was founded in 2016 by original SSM staffers – many of whom carried forward the SSM vision at Analog Devices – to develop high performance ICs for professional audio and electronic music. The SSI2144 is an updated and improved re-issue of the SSM2044, which many believe to be the best-sounding filter IC ever produced. Both the SSM2044 and SSI2144 were designed by electronic music icon Dave Rossum.

The SSI2144 was quickly followed by the SSI2164, a significantly improved direct-replacement for the SSM2164 Quad VCA. More products are in development.

"SSM chips were at the core of Rev One and Two Prophet 5’s," stated Dan Parks, President of Sound Semiconductor. "So it feels great to be back in a Prophet our the new SSI2144.”

Sound Semiconductor is composed of musicians and technologists with the goal of developing affordable, high-performance integrated circuits for the electronic music and professional audio markets. For more information, please visit www.soundsemiconductor.com."

DSI Tempest and Octatrack live Jam. 'The Greasy Strangler'

Published on May 27, 2018 Nuclear Whale

"Live jam. No edits. Featuring DSI Tempest, Elektron Octatrack and Strymon El Capistan.
Recorded into Ableton 10 and edited in Sony Vegas Pro.

Filmed with Lumix GX80, with Olympus 17mm lens , and Samsung S7

https://soundcloud.com/jonathan-ridley-1

https://nuclearwhale.bandcamp.com/"

DSI Tempest and Elektron Octatrack Electronic Jam - Evolving improvised techno

Published on May 7, 2018 Nuclear Whale

"Nuclear Whale Techno jam on DSI Tempest, Elektron Octatrack and extra effects with Strymon El Capistan. All Live."

SCI Prophet 600 - Demo by LAZZARUS

Published on Jun 6, 2018 Lazzarus

"This track is only made with sounds coming from the Sequential Circuits Prophet 600 (Gligli's firmware update)
With "Christine" by John Carpenter

Ce morceau a été réalisé uniquement avec le Sequential Circuits Prophet 600.
Version "bon marché" et simplifié du célèbre Prophet 5, c'est le premier synthé midi de l'histoire.
Relativement limité à sa sortie en raison de son microprocesseur Z80 cadencé en 8bit, il a été remis au gout du jour grâce à la fantastique reprogrammation de son firmware par le génial Gligli. En comparaison il n'est plus très loin d'un prohet 5 pour 5 fois moins cher!"

Pro-One | Carpentry

Published on Jun 6, 2018 Alex Ball

Scans featured are via http://retrosynthads.blogspot.com/

"I've always loved 80s Sci-Fi soundtracks such as "Escape from New York" and 'The Terminator'. It's by no means a coincidence that they both share something in common; The Sequential Circuits Prophet 5. As the P5 is about as rare as a unicorn and as expensive as a decent car, I'll probably never get close to one. However, SCI's monophonic version of it, the Pro-One can still be found if you keep your eyes open. And sure enough, I managed to snag one.

So, here's an original track following the spirit of those great scores. Minimal and atmospheric, my take on a spot of Carpentry.

I've made a detailed walkthrough of the production and mixing of this track if that's of interest: [below]

Sounds used:

Sequential Circuits Pro-One (1981)
Korg MS20 (1978)
Oberheim DX (1982)
Squier Jagmaster (1998), Ibanez Tubescreamer TS808, Fender Blues Junior II (mic'd with an SM57)
Some Linn LM-1 samples (cow bell, snare and tom doubles, shaker)
Sequences and clocking via Arturia BeatStep Pro"

Pro-One | Carpentry /// Walkthrough & Tutorial

Published on Jun 6, 2018

"Hopefully it's a useful guide to synth and drum machine programming and arranging as well as mixing and mastering. All with the spirit of the John Carpenter sound.

Those great synth scans and images stolen from here: http://retrosynthads.blogspot.com/

Sections:
0:00 - Intro

Synths:
0:38 - Sequential Circuits Pro-One Overview
1:26 - Pro-One Bass Programming
3:19 - Pro-One Bass Part arranging
4:58 - Pro-One Riff in 5ths
6:47 - Pro-One Oscillator Sync Lead
9:06 - Affordable alternatives?

Drum machine:
9:36 - Oberheim DX Overview
11:49 - Oberheim DX Tuning Tips
14:05 - Oberheim DX Programming
16:20 - Oberheim DX Recording and Clocking

The Mix
18:20 - Mix walkthrough / screen capture

The Master
30:57 - Mastering walkthrough / screen capture

34:29 - Summary"

pulsations

Published on Jun 6, 2018 Todd Barton

"Exploring looping my 'pulsations' patch."

On the BEMI Buchla Music Easel.

Todd will be performing a solo concert of freely improvised abstract electronic music on his Buchla Easel at Modular 8 in Portland this Sunday at 7pm. Doors open at 6pm."

Update: event poster added.

IMPROV: Octatrack MKII & Novation Peak

Published on Jun 4, 2018 Bearded Beeps

"Quick play with Octatrack this evening. I got to grips with the MIDI functions. I was sequencing the Novation Peak with the OT and then running the sound back into the OT to manipulate on a Thru track. I also played with some parameter locks on the MIDI tracks as well as the Thru.

I'm getting the hang of the OT's workflow. Loving the Scenes function to add distortion and decay to sounds on certain tracks to add more contrast. I'm finding the best way for me to use it is to create a palette of sounds I want to work with first (sometimes outside of the OT - either in other hardware or samples) and then create tracks from there in the OT. The OT bring a focus for me and I love being able to perform transitions and effects 'live'/hands on - it feels better than doing this in a DAW, but doubt I'll ever move away from DAW as part of my overall workflow.

The sound is recorded using the Behringer UFX1204 - straight into the USB drive at the back - nice and handy."

Synth Hypnotica - June 5, 2018

Published on Jun 5, 2018 SynthMania

"Synthesizers.com modular synthesizer + Strymon BigSky reverb"

Lyra Raga 1: Puriya Kalyan (Lyra 8 synth + Strymon Big Sky + CBA Warped Vinyl)

Published on May 23, 2018 Modular Landing

"Lyra creator Vlad Kreimer says that the Lyra synthesizer was partially inspired by Indian ragas, a beautiful set of musical forms and moods. Reading that, I thought why not explore the Lyra as an instrument through raga? I know little about ragas (although I love listening to them) so this seemed like a good way of learning about ragas also. This is the first, inspired by the Indian raga "puriya kalyan." The Lyra is going into a Warped Vinyl (which is providing the very slow swells) and a Big Sky reverb unit set to "clouds."

A quick search revealed nothing on YouTube or Google involving both the Lyra synthesizer and Indian ragas, amazingly! So I suppose these are the first Lyra raga videos.

This track was inspired by the following raga performance: [below]

If you want to have fun, play that and this together at the same time or overlapping!"

Glory of Dusk - Raga Puriya Kalyan

Published on Oct 22, 2010 Bansuriflute

"Raga Puriya Kalyan is a melody that is traditionally played at the dusk (known as "sandhi-prakash"). It is a combination of two Ragas - Puriya and Yaman. Its mood is somber, meditative, contemplative, devotional and like many Ragas played at dusk, it makes one contemplate about life.

Here is a blog link explaining the philosophy behind Indian Ragas performed at dusk - http://www.bansuriflute.com/2012/02/0... [404 at the time of this post]

This is a recording of a live concert performed at Los Altos Public Library. On Tabla is Shri Ravi Gutala and on Bansuri, I was accompanied by my student, Akshay Naresh."

Tunç Çakır - Volt.Age - Castle

Published on Jun 6, 2018 Tunç Çakır

"Produced, Music, Sound Designed & Performed Synthesizers by: Tunç Çakır

Recorded at Tunç's Studios by Can Aykal and Tunç Çakır
Mixed by Tunç Çakır and Feryin Kaya at Blue Kite Audio, Tunç’s Studio
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at AudibleOddities
Artwork Design Murat Cengiz

https://wicrecordings.lnk.to/voltage

Track on the album " Volt.Age"

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