ROCKY - On the Obi

Published on Jul 1, 2018 Kris Lennox

"Beautiful theme I'm sure many here will know. The original is on piano; it could have been recorded here as a piano work, but the OB-6 has a great sense of nostalgia/charm/sentimentality to the character of its sound that, I feel, suits the mood of this theme perfectly.

I was originally playing with a string sound on the Obi, but - as often happens with synths - the direction changed. I went with the flow :)

That, plus I think it is nice to share the sound of this instrument. It isn't too popular, and most videos feature a sweep through sounds/filters rather than showing a single sound/idea.

Not that there's anything wrong with the former approach, of course. I like both approaches. But as a player, there's certainly an appeal in giving a sound a musical context.

PS if anyone is looking for the original track: it is called 'Alone in the Ring'.

PPS I intentionally set the LFO to drift the pitch on the VCO's. The subtle drift in pitch adds to the charm i.e. slightly warped old vinyl sound."

ARP QUADRA VINTAGE SYNTH SN 0493

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"This is a partially restored ultra-rare synthesizer. Good condition considering 40 year old age. Serial number 493. All caps and nearly all ICs replaced. All push buttons work. New microcontroller with original programming. Settings write function works. Updated batteries and power save feature. Includes repair and user manuals. As is.

Issues: Tear next to 8th patch button (see photo). Raised area due to button fix with ribbon cable. Stand scratches on bottom. Tuning issues in the bass section. No sound for right channel on strings section. Minor scratchiness in some slider pots."

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White Roland Boutique TR-09 Synthetic Leather Dust Cover

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Oberheim MATRIX-12 synth dust cover (special edition)

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Oberheim OB-6 Keyboard & Desktop Dust Covers

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Pink Floyd, On The Run Again! AudioKit Synth One...

Published on Jul 1, 2018 James Edward Cosby

"#PinkFloyd #OnTheRun ... I can't be the guy who released an entire bank of Free Pink Floyd Presets for #iVCS3 without at least programming the "On The Run" sequence for the newly released #Free #AudioKit #SynthOne... Just for fun! Get AudioKit Synth One Synthesizer on the App Store FREE! from this link... https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/audio..."

Arturia MiniBrute 2S, MicroBrute and Eventide H9 and External Audio

Published on Jul 1, 2018 experimentalsynth

"Experimenting with a small, portable setup. External audio from iOS devices adds a nice edge to it. Learn more at experimentalsynth.com"

MFB Tanzbar Analog Drum Machine Synthesizer

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Waldorf - Quantum - Summer NAMM 2018 - Midiverse - TV

Published on Jul 1, 2018 Midiverse - TV

"What's up everybody? Welcome to Midiverse - TV, today we're at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville, TN. In this video we get to sit down with the Waldorf Quantum Polyphonic Synthesizer for a few moments. Let's check out some of the different sounds."

Redemption - modular synth live performance by POB

Published on Jul 1, 2018 Patrick O'Brien

Redemption
by Patrick O’Brien “POB”
written, performed, produced and mixed by Patrick O’Brien

This is a live upside-down performance of the set I played at Grand View Market in Venice / Mar Vista California on June 15, 2018.

I played with other great modular synth artists OSC1Nation, Kittyspit, Pablo Perez, Normandy Falls, and Collin Russell.

Piano sample from Matt Lange’s sample library on the QU-Bit Electronix Nebulae v2 — I mean, POBulae! 🙏

Some reverb passed through Eventide’s H9, #36.

Modular Grid of module layout here: https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/682987

Modules used:
LS1 Lightstrip
Mannequins Mangrove
Erica Synths Black Octasource
Noise Engineering Loquelic Iteritas
Noise Engineering Mimetic Digitalis
Noise Engineering Manis Iteritas
Erica Synths Black LFO

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