Roland System-500 510 Synth Eurorack Module

Published on Jun 25, 2018 once upon a synth

"Tutorial and overview of the new Roland 510 from the System-500 series of eurorack modules. This series is heavily inspired by the old System 700 and 100m modulars from the 70s and 80s. The 510 is a combo VCO VCF and VCA and can be treated either as a standalone synth voice or as 3 independent modules in one. In this video I go over the front panel and do some simple demos."

Matrixbrute: Sequencing/Incidental Music

Published on Jun 25, 2018 Kris Lennox

"Short sample of incidental music from a project I'm working on at present.

Good sound. The lead/2nd line is intentionally slightly clangorous as it is tuned slightly 'out'.

Best
Kris"

Synths & Pedals - Radical Delay 2 Plus

Published on Jun 25, 2018 Dawless Jammin'

Alexander Radical Delay II Plus with:
Cyclone Analogic TT-303
Yamaha Reface DX
Yamaha Reface YC
Korg Monolog

Dreadbox - Drips V2 Drum Eurorack Module

Published on Jun 25, 2018 Dreadbox

"Drips V2 uses different OTA ICs making it sound slightly different from the V1."

"Complete analog synthesizer designed for drum sounds
https://www.dreadbox-fx.com/drips-module

2 VCOs with FM function
White Noise Generator
3 mode VCF (LP-BP-HP)
Tempo Clock
2 Envelope Generators

Drum sequencer used: Knit Rider by BASTL Instruments"

Bitwig Phase Synthesis Workshop

Published on Jun 25, 2018 bitwig

"Writer and educator Dave Linnenbank gave a synthesis workshop for Bitwig at Superbooth18, looking at modular, analog hardware beside digital phase-manipulation techniques."

Pixie - a NDLR jam

Published on Jun 25, 2018 Conductive Labs

"Steve's (Barilium8) jam called 'Pixie' with Conductive Labs' The NDLR on the Yamaha TX-7, E-mu Orbit 9090, Korg MS2000R, Behringer DeepMind12, & Novation KS rack."

DFAM Drifting into ambience

Published on Jun 25, 2018 Robin Rimbaud-Scanner

"First play with the new Moog DFAM, a wonderfully inspiring musical tool. So far removed from being a simple 'drum machine.' Here I layered three live recordings of the DFAM processed through the Strymon El Capistan. Please try and listen on headphones if possible to capture the slowing ebbing away of the sound for the closing passage as it'll be lost on a computer speaker :-D"

Endorphin.es - Shuttle System by Audio_units / Beatworx from Bangalore, India

Published on Jun 25, 2018 TheEndorphines

"In the framework of our interviews within the final of Life is a trip contest, we spoke with our participants are from Bangalore, India: two talented brother duo - Ashwin Baburao and Ashrith Baburao: Audio Units / Beatworx Studio.

- How did you come to use synthesis in your music?
When we first started making music, about 8 years ago we would use more loops than synthesized sounds and were quickly running out of new ideas. We realised for electronic music to sound good and uniquely ours, we needed to use traditional (subtractive synthesis/sampling, etc) and non-conventional methods (additive/FM/granular, etc) alike to generate ideas and sounds.
We also figured that these sounds could be more human-like if we incorporated modulations to add expression like with most physical instruments. Besides, we come from a background that’s more about curiosity and being musically inclined rather than being formally trained so making electronic music seemed like the right choice and a whole lot more fun than learning to play the piano, no regrets!
Out of sheer need to be more creative and to find "our" sound, we started to mess around with VSTs and quickly got into the analog and semi-modular realm and the rest is history.

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tiny knobs BIG SOUND — Checking out ROLAND SE-02

Published on Jun 25, 2018 BoBeats

"Today I am checking out the ROLAND SE-02. It is a very cool little analog synth. Super feature packed for its size and I hope to feature it more on the channel. Let me know what you want to see using it. Support the channel here: https://www.patreon.com/bobeats"

Analogue Solutions Introduces Dedicated Eurorack Version of the Treadstone

The desktop version was introduced back in December, 2017. You can find additional posts featuring the Treadstone here.

The following is a recap of the features via Analogue Solutions.

"Versatile Analogue Synth and Sound Maker

No compromise has been made with the construction of Treadstone. Cheaper options in parts have not been used.

Full rugged steel/aluminium case – no plastic mouldings
Good quality smooth, fully sealed against dust
Good quality knobs with spun aluminium caps
High grade double sided circuit board
Analogue discrete VCO, analogue SSM style 24db filter
High Quality 16bit DAC for MIDI-CV conversion Stable MIDI to CV
MIDI converter
MIDI loop sequencer
LFO, Noise, Sub Osc, EG, PWM, lofi digital echo
Analogue voice and modulation circuits
Stable analogue oscillator
Designed, built, tested and assembled in the UK
True retro analogue voice and modulation circuits used in the synth element to give an authentic retro [sound]

Analogue Oscillator

The VCO is very analogue and uses discrete components and op-amps. One oscillator, yet still sounds big - using PWM and Sub Osc creates a full warm and deep sound.

Analogue Low Frequency Oscillator

The LFO has triangle and square wave modulation signals.

Analogue Filter

Treadstone uses a four pole 24bB per octave multimode filter. The filter is a re-issue of the classic SSM2044, as used in many classic synths such as the Korg Poly 6, Monopoly, Emulator, SP1200.

Analogue Mixer

Audio signals such as the VCO, Noise, external audio are all routed to the VCF via an analogue mixer.

Analogue Amplifier

The VCA can be set so it is always ‘open’. This allows Treadstone to be used as an effects processor.

Analogue Envelope

The EG features ATTACK, SUSTAIN, and combined DECAY/RELEASE. It’s not really true to say it is an ASR envelope, it really is an ADSR - Decay and Release are both controlled by the same control. Saving space with little compromise in flexibility. It’s possible to drone or auto-repeat the envelope also.

Modulation

Great thought has been placed into modulation route choices, allowing a wide range of sounds to be produced, including percussion and ‘modular’ style sounds."

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