"The Moonwind is a true analog stereo filter with built-in step sequencer, a fantastic sounding digital effects chip, 2 LFOs and envelope modulation.
Everything is storable and controllable via MIDI.
You can control the Moonwind like a synth with midi notes and play tunes on the filters when they whistle in self-resonance.
The sequencer can record the Cutoff, Q and Resonance per step and filter, turning a stereo filter with analogue feedback effects into a creative instrument
This makes the Moonwind to an easy-to-use and high-quality analog sounding sound engine that is playable like a synth and can be seamlessly integrated into a DAW recording system.
"Ensoniq SQ-80. The myth, the math, the monster..
One of the most sought after ensoniqs, follow up on ESQ-1 with polypressure keybed, more waverom and memory. With it's analog filters it really sounds great. It's a real cameleon.
In this video I just wanted to show what you can do with polypressure. using some shimmerverb from the Eventide H9 for the final edge."
"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."
"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!"
"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.
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."
