Friday, July 13, 2018
54HP Episode 7: Touch Synth
Published on Jul 13, 2018 Perfect Circuit Audio
"After a short break 54HP is back with a touch controlled synth voice on episode 7. The only sound generator is a Mutable Instruments Plaits run through a 2HP Verb. The other three modules in the case focus on touch controls. The Intellijel Tetrapad in fader mode has four faders which each output both fader position and pressure. The Trogotronic M11 is a simple touch button but it has a great tactile feel can can also be used as a VCA or CV processor. The Sound Machines LP1 Lightplane not only has outputs for X & Y positions and pressure, but has a built in recorder feature so you can loop your touch control gestures. This system shows how playable a eurorack system can be without using any sequencers or non human controlled modulation sources.
Available here: https://www.perfectcircuitaudio.com/c..."
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Let's Play with 2XB303 Acid Bass Sequencer
Published on Jul 13, 2018 Tim Webb
"2XB303 does what it says on the tin, with 2 TB-303 clones in a single app, complete with sequencers and effects. Let's Play with it! 2XB303 is available now on iTunes: https://goo.gl/XgYfCu
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Rabid Elephant Natural Gate (Eurorack, Modular) w/ Original Cool Elephant Box
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See the Rabid Elephant label for demos and details. The module is currently sold out on the Rabid Elephant website.
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See the Rabid Elephant label for demos and details. The module is currently sold out on the Rabid Elephant website.
Roland Juno-66
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"Check out the coolest synthesizer, straight from the 80's. The Juno-6 with the highly coveted Tubbutec Midi Modification, allowing an array of different functions including Midi capabilities - which was not a stock option.
*In Addition to the Tubbutec Mod, the key bender was also replaced with a clear, LED red light up key bender (pictured).
The first in Roland's classic Juno line of more affordable polysynths, the Juno-6 offers six voices of polyphony with a single digitally controlled analog oscillator, with sub-oscillator, per voice and patch wide analog chorus effects to thicken sounds. Features rich analog tone and stable tuning
The Juno-66 is an upgrade for Roland Juno-6 and Juno-60 synthesizers. It turns your Juno into a powerful Juno-66 synthesizer with midi and a lot of additional features.
Main features
Midi in- and output. Can output key presses, arpeggiator, Powerarp and chord memory.
Additional play modes: Polyphonic, Duophonic, Three-Voice, Two Monophonic modes, Chord Memory and Polychord. The Mono- and Duophonic modes feature adjustable fatness
Portamento for all play modes with adjustable speed and behaviour
Powerarp: A powerful sequencer that includes breaks and note lengths and can be triggered by the arp clock, trigger, midi clock or midi trigger. Features various direction, transpose and random modes.
Two additional filter LFOs: A triangular LFO with a frequency of up to 2.2kHz and a S/H style LFO with various clock sources.
A second ADSR for the filter.
Detuning. Turns your Juno into an organic analogue synth.
Alternative tunings: Select from a range of non-equal tempered tunings or upload a custom scale.
Midi filter, pitch bend, arp and portamento control.
Settings via an internal configuration menu or external midi controller.
Extra features accessible using the existing Juno controls
Comes with sticker overlays and all necessary parts
For a complete list of features please refer to the user manual.
Some features in more detail
PLAY MODES
The Juno-66 adds additional play modes to the existing 6-voice polyphonic mode.
The Duophonic mode layers 3 oscillators for each voice and slightly detunes them. The result is a fatter sound, often called supersaw or supersquare. The amount of fatness can be adjusted.
The two Monophonic modes layer all six oscillators to create an even thicker sound. The fatness is adjustable. You can also select between two envelope retrigger behaviours.
Chord Memory lets you define a chord of your choice with up to six notes. You can then play and transpose it using the keyboard.
Polychord lets you assign an individual chord to each key of the keyboard. You can play the chords using the keyboard.
POWERARP
The Powerarp is a built in sequencer. A new sequence can be quickly entered and can also include breaks and different note lengths. The sequencer can then be triggered by various clock sources. The sequence can be transposed using the keyboard and shifted forth and back in time.
Forward, backward, forward-backward and three different random modes can be selected and the sequence automatically transposed over two octaves.
An external trigger, the internal arp clock, midi note trigger and midi clock are possible trigger sources. A divider for the midi clock can be set and adjusted in real time without losing sync.
PORTAMENTO
A polyphonic portamento that works in all play modes including chord memory and Polychord!
You can adjust the speed and two preset speeds are directly accessible via a switch on the synth.
The portamento is linear on a musical scale and you can select between constant time or constant speed behaviour.
A special algorithm makes sure that even in Polychord mode the portamento sounds natural."
via this auction
"Check out the coolest synthesizer, straight from the 80's. The Juno-6 with the highly coveted Tubbutec Midi Modification, allowing an array of different functions including Midi capabilities - which was not a stock option.*In Addition to the Tubbutec Mod, the key bender was also replaced with a clear, LED red light up key bender (pictured).
The first in Roland's classic Juno line of more affordable polysynths, the Juno-6 offers six voices of polyphony with a single digitally controlled analog oscillator, with sub-oscillator, per voice and patch wide analog chorus effects to thicken sounds. Features rich analog tone and stable tuning
The Juno-66 is an upgrade for Roland Juno-6 and Juno-60 synthesizers. It turns your Juno into a powerful Juno-66 synthesizer with midi and a lot of additional features.
Main features
Midi in- and output. Can output key presses, arpeggiator, Powerarp and chord memory.
Additional play modes: Polyphonic, Duophonic, Three-Voice, Two Monophonic modes, Chord Memory and Polychord. The Mono- and Duophonic modes feature adjustable fatness
Portamento for all play modes with adjustable speed and behaviour
Powerarp: A powerful sequencer that includes breaks and note lengths and can be triggered by the arp clock, trigger, midi clock or midi trigger. Features various direction, transpose and random modes.
Two additional filter LFOs: A triangular LFO with a frequency of up to 2.2kHz and a S/H style LFO with various clock sources.
A second ADSR for the filter.
Detuning. Turns your Juno into an organic analogue synth.
Alternative tunings: Select from a range of non-equal tempered tunings or upload a custom scale.
Midi filter, pitch bend, arp and portamento control.
Settings via an internal configuration menu or external midi controller.
Extra features accessible using the existing Juno controls
Comes with sticker overlays and all necessary parts
For a complete list of features please refer to the user manual.
Some features in more detail
PLAY MODES
The Juno-66 adds additional play modes to the existing 6-voice polyphonic mode.
The Duophonic mode layers 3 oscillators for each voice and slightly detunes them. The result is a fatter sound, often called supersaw or supersquare. The amount of fatness can be adjusted.
The two Monophonic modes layer all six oscillators to create an even thicker sound. The fatness is adjustable. You can also select between two envelope retrigger behaviours.
Chord Memory lets you define a chord of your choice with up to six notes. You can then play and transpose it using the keyboard.
Polychord lets you assign an individual chord to each key of the keyboard. You can play the chords using the keyboard.
POWERARP
The Powerarp is a built in sequencer. A new sequence can be quickly entered and can also include breaks and different note lengths. The sequencer can then be triggered by various clock sources. The sequence can be transposed using the keyboard and shifted forth and back in time.
Forward, backward, forward-backward and three different random modes can be selected and the sequence automatically transposed over two octaves.
An external trigger, the internal arp clock, midi note trigger and midi clock are possible trigger sources. A divider for the midi clock can be set and adjusted in real time without losing sync.
PORTAMENTO
A polyphonic portamento that works in all play modes including chord memory and Polychord!
You can adjust the speed and two preset speeds are directly accessible via a switch on the synth.
The portamento is linear on a musical scale and you can select between constant time or constant speed behaviour.
A special algorithm makes sure that even in Polychord mode the portamento sounds natural."
Oberheim OB-X Vintage Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer
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Imagine strapping that around your neck as a keytar. I remember the first time I heard Edgar Winter played the ARP 2600 as a keytar, and thinking that was insane. It wasn't until I saw a video and some pics that I realized it was just the keyboard.
"Here is classic vintage polyphonic synthesizer from the best years of poly synths. If you know the OB series well then you know that the OB-X is the best sounding of all of them thanks to it's largely discrete voice architecture lifted straight out of the SEM-based systems. The filters are supreme and, that bit of looseness in the tuning gives loads of thick and raw character while being edgy with bottom end that is just apocalyptic in size. All 8 voices are present and the unit is fully functional."
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Imagine strapping that around your neck as a keytar. I remember the first time I heard Edgar Winter played the ARP 2600 as a keytar, and thinking that was insane. It wasn't until I saw a video and some pics that I realized it was just the keyboard.
"Here is classic vintage polyphonic synthesizer from the best years of poly synths. If you know the OB series well then you know that the OB-X is the best sounding of all of them thanks to it's largely discrete voice architecture lifted straight out of the SEM-based systems. The filters are supreme and, that bit of looseness in the tuning gives loads of thick and raw character while being edgy with bottom end that is just apocalyptic in size. All 8 voices are present and the unit is fully functional."
GARY NUMAN AUTOGRAPHED Casio XW-P1 w/ Prince "Synthesize Love" Sticker?
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"This might be the only keyboard synth in the world signed by the legendary Gary Numan! [Actually there are others] In 2016 we roomed next door to Gary Numan and family while staying in the same Aloft hotel during Moogfest (an international synthesizer and analog sound music festival). Moog Music was presenting Gary with a lifetime achievement award.
We were able to hang out with his sound crew and finally got to meet Gary who was so nice to sign my keyboard! We have several videos and photos to authenticate our meeting and his signature. We are even friends with him and his sound crew on Facebook now. I will be happy to email copies of video and photos to authenticate his autograph before/with purchase."
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"This might be the only keyboard synth in the world signed by the legendary Gary Numan! [Actually there are others] In 2016 we roomed next door to Gary Numan and family while staying in the same Aloft hotel during Moogfest (an international synthesizer and analog sound music festival). Moog Music was presenting Gary with a lifetime achievement award.
We were able to hang out with his sound crew and finally got to meet Gary who was so nice to sign my keyboard! We have several videos and photos to authenticate our meeting and his signature. We are even friends with him and his sound crew on Facebook now. I will be happy to email copies of video and photos to authenticate his autograph before/with purchase."
Korg Radius Vocoder Synthesizer Keyboard SN 003108
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Some pics of the back showing how the Radius is attached further below. The right would be a perfect place for an iPad Pro or Surface.
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Some pics of the back showing how the Radius is attached further below. The right would be a perfect place for an iPad Pro or Surface.
Roland JD-800 Synthesizer
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"This Roland JD-800 is in great cosmetic condition and is fully functional. All knobs, buttons, sliders, keys, etc. work as they should. It was professionally serviced several months ago, which included the removal of the infamous red glue. Servicing details are as follows:
- Red glue removed
- Regreased bushings
- Cleaned all PCB contacts
- Replaced all rubber contacts w/ fresh contact strips
- Re-adheared key weights, attention to fulcrum etc for consistent action"
via this auction
"This Roland JD-800 is in great cosmetic condition and is fully functional. All knobs, buttons, sliders, keys, etc. work as they should. It was professionally serviced several months ago, which included the removal of the infamous red glue. Servicing details are as follows:
- Red glue removed
- Regreased bushings
- Cleaned all PCB contacts
- Replaced all rubber contacts w/ fresh contact strips
- Re-adheared key weights, attention to fulcrum etc for consistent action"
Korg Polysix Keyboard Synthesizer w/ Modpoly Midi & Extras
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"Comes with original manual and programmer guide as well as an original Korg Catalog from the time it was bought."
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"Comes with original manual and programmer guide as well as an original Korg Catalog from the time it was bought."
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