Making a £20 Keyboard Sound Like £5020!

Published on Jul 6, 2018 Soundgas

"We wondered if we could make a £20 sound like a monster, we definitely succeeded in our endeavour. This video features:

WOC 100 Keyboard
EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter
Roland RE-501 Chous Echo
Electro-Harmonix / Sovtek Small Stone
Moog 907 Fixed Filter Bank"

Teenage Engineering OP-Z: Beta Preview 2

Published on Jul 6, 2018 djthomaswhite

"Final features to be confirmed, but here is another look at the outcome of some beta testing of the upcoming OP-Z synthesizer from Teenage Engineering. These are grabbed on this IKEA Eneby speaker before taking my son to school. Better videos coming soon!"

Teenage Engineering OP-Z: More Beta Demo Footage

Published on Jul 6, 2018 djthomaswhite

"Final features to be confirmed, but here is yet another look at the outcome of some beta testing of the upcoming OP-Z synthesizer from Teenage Engineering. These are grabbed on this IKEA Eneby speaker before taking my son to school. Better produced video previews and ultimately tutorials will be coming soon!"

Ladytron working on new LP using AS synths, 2018

Published on Jul 6, 2018 Analogue Solutions

"Here is Helen Marnie in the studio using Fusebox analogue synth, in the studio with Ladytron. New album coming soon!"

Motas-6 synth plays OMD Joan of Arc (demo 07)

Published on Jul 6, 2018 MotasSynth

"Motas-6 synth demo 07 - playing extract from OMD's 'Maid of Orleans' (Joan of Arc) with some external reverb applied.

Several independent LFO modulations have been used on the master pitch, individual oscillator pitch, PWM (oscillators 1 and 3) and filter frequencies to try to re-create the wow-and-flutter sound of the legendary Mellotron used on the original.

The haunting tune is programmed into the Motas-6 internal pattern sequencer which plays in an endless loop whilst the Motas-6 parameters are adjusted.
The Motas-6 paraphonic capabilities are used with oscillator 1 tracking the highest note played, oscillator 2 the middle and oscillator 3 the lowest.
As the tune plays the 3 filter settings and mix levels (including the internal feedback control to the mixer) are adjusted, as well as phase modulation on oscillators 2 and 3. The mixer gain is adjusted - listen for the rich distortion caused from over-driving the filters (starting at 3:13) with the mixer gain set to 'boost'. Also look out for the spectrum analyser display at the end that tracks the notes showing the harmonics."

AVP Synth ADS 7 Analog Drum Synthesizer

Published on Jul 6, 2018 AVP Synth

"Direct audio recording, no external processing."

via AVP Synth

"ADS-7 — is an analog drum synthesizer inspired by the drum machines/synthesizers of the 70s-80s with a built-in 32-step sequencer and MIDI control. It has 65 controls, 4 switches and 28 buttons with which you can have a wide control over the sound parameters, sequencer and MIDI. It has individual audio outputs and individual trigger inputs for each of the seven sounds.

Assembled in Moscow/Russia using discrete components and OTA chips.

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Joranalogue - Filter 8 *FIRST PATCH* (audio rate vocal tones and more)

Published on Jul 6, 2018 DivKidVideo

"Here's my first patch video with the new Joranalogue Filter 8 / F8 which is a 8 output multimode filter that's also an 8-phase oscillator. We've get exponential and linear FM, great tone, 1, 2, 3, 4 pole low pass outputs and other filter modes. There's 1v/oct tracking, audio rate modulation giving us vocal and formant like tones and I'm using Select 2 to switch the audio input into the filter and also switching outputs. Mixing in other outputs through other processing also gives a nice ping pong rhythms pattern that works well when panned for a stereo image."

Casio RZ-1 The sweetest 8 bit sampler and drum machine

Published on Jul 6, 2018 Espen Kraft

"The Casio RZ-1 drum machine from the mid 80s was soon forgotten, but today I revive it and take a look at the very smooth internal groove, its 8 bit sampling capability and how it sounds together with some synths."

Sternrekorder - Dried Out-Session (TR-808, SH-101, JX-3P, Polysix)

Published on Jul 6, 2018 sternrekorder

First take, no multitracking, no MIDI.
ERM Multiclock provides DIN sync to CR-8000 and TR-808.
All sequencers triggered by 808.

Drums - Roland TR808 + CR-8000 (hats and fills)
Bass - KORG Polysix with Tubbutec ModyPoly
BellPad - Roland JX-3P
Lead - Roland SH-101
FX - Strymon El Capistan, Yamaha REV100, SPX900

New OBX Rack Synth Kit Stretch Goal Added to Abstrakt Instruments Kickstarter

Follow-up to this post. via Abstrakt Instrument's Kickstarter:

"If funding reaches $25k we will be offering parts & assemblies for a full rack enclosure, front end, and power supply to build your own *OBX rack. We have already developed a front end for testing our *OBX parts but need to raise enough funds to make it worthwhile to dedicate resources to finish development on the full kit.

The *OBX rack kit will consist of the following:

Rack Enclosure with front panel
Panelboard PCB & BOM for building the front end
Motherboard PCB Assemblies for rack version
I/O board PCB Assembly
Power Supply Assembly
Estimated budget for these parts & assemblies is $995.

Do Not purchase *OBX Motherboards if looking to build the rack version, alternate motherboards would be used.

Disclaimer: We are offering these parts for the vintage Oberheim OB-X Synthesizer. The current status of the ownership of the original Oberheim name, logo, and the "OB-X" name are not known. Gibson, the most recent owner, is now in bankruptcy and is owned by a group of financial companies. We have specifically avoided using the original company name "Oberheim" and original model name "OB-X" in the naming of our parts. It may also be necessary to remove the brand and model name from the production PCB's."


Update: (in via swissdoc)

"Answers to questions regarding the stretch goal.

Q) The Rack Option would be the only thing of interest to me. Since you write "Do Not purchase *OBX Motherboards if looking to build the rack version, alternate motherboards would be used.", what would I order to get the Rack OB-X with 8 voices?

a) You would pledge only one item at this time - *OBX Voice Card Assembly (8-pack) $1750. But please keep in mind if the goal is reached the remaining assemblies will cost about $1000 when ready to ship.

Q) Is it possible to get a more clear picture of the front panel?

a) Below is a link, Kickstarter compresses and resizes images. Please note this image is a render. The test control board we currently use does not conform to 3U size and would need to be laid out.

http://abstraktinstruments.com/content/img/OBX_rack_render.jpg

Q) If the *OBX Rack becomes available will the boards be bare or assembled?

a) Either. There would be a BOM but an assembled version would be available as well.

Q) Will the proposed *OBX rack have MIDI.

a) yes, USB and DIN MIDI.

Q) Will the proposed *OBX rack have patch storage?

a) There is no patch storage on the prototype (it does have autotune). Patch storage can be included but the price would likely increase somewhat. We would decide as a community which option to pursue. If it ended up with patch storage the enclosure would be 4U with 12 additional buttons for selection of 120 patches."

Acperience 1, Hardfloor cover, 3 Korg Volca Demo (Sample + Bass + Keys)

Published on Jul 5, 2018 Mattelica

"Live take of a 3 Volca demo/ cover of Hardfloor's 1992 classic, 'Acperience 1' with the Sample/Bass with 3 oscillators/ and Keys to a Yamaha MG10xu mixer to a Canon 6D + 50mm 1.4 lens."