Pre-vacation mood before unplugged with BLCK_NOIR and Shuttle System

Published on Aug 2, 2018 TheEndorphines

"Due to a huge amount of requests - we remind you that BLCK_NOIR is in production now and is planned for the end of August.
Enjoy summer vacations and here is a composition that Julia plays fully made with BLCK_NOIR and Shuttle System"

Luke Neptune's Top 5 Fav Synth Sounds Of All Time

Published on Aug 2, 2018 Luke Neptune

"Here are my top 5 fav synth sounds of all time.
What are yours? Leave a comment."

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Modal Electronics SKULPT synthesiser Walk Through Tutorial

Published on Aug 2, 2018 Modal Electronics

"Introduction to the SKULPT synthesiser, the new virtual analogue polyphonic portable synth from Modal Electronics.

This walk through tutorial showcases SKULPT's many features and gives you an overview of the workflow and user interface of the synth.

00:17 - Presets
01:00 - Oscillators
03:20 - Filter
04:37 - Envelopes
06:53 - LFOs
08:48 - Keyboard
10:36 - Arpeggiator
11:25 - Delay
12:53 - Sequencer
14:11 - Modulation"

Introducing Ribn: iOS MIDI controller app

Published on Aug 2, 2018 once upon a synth

"Ribn is an iOS MIDI CC controller app with 8 looping ribbon pads.

I built this app because I wanted a simple tool to be able to add automation to my hardware MIDI gear. You can use it to control any MIDI synth or effects, as long as they respond to CC parameters. Ribn allows you to assign an individual MIDI channel and CC# for each ribbon.

By default the ribbons record your finger movement and start looping when you lift it. You can of course turn looping off which turns the ribbons into standard real-time controllers."

Medusa Hybrid Synthesizer - Music Demo Five

Published on Aug 2, 2018 Polyend

"Dreadbox & Polyend Medusa Hybrid Synthesizer music demo. All sounds besides the drums are made and recorded straight from Medusa's master audio output. No wavetables were harmed during the shot of this video.

The video, sound design and audio composition by Piotr Raczyński.
Recorded 11.07.2018 in Polyend HQ."

Serge Flurry

Published on Aug 2, 2018 PaulLawlerMusic

"A self propelled Serge modular patch."

Matrixbrute: IT FOLLOWS ("Playpen")

Published on Aug 2, 2018 Kris Lennox

"Try with cans on for the bass etc. Brilliant soundtrack. The included is an arrangement of the track 'Playpen'. It is a little-known track from the soundtrack - but is fantastic. You can find it here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doi8BvqRvSI

The dial you can see me turning near the top RH corner - this is the fine-tune. The pitch of the work drifts through a semitone whilst the patterns change. Therefore, this work is in fact microtonal. Or rather, it is microtonally drifting. It gives a very odd and unique effect. Great stuff.

On the original the pitch dive is VST automated - but personally I prefer hands-on. Plus - as you'll see from the video - I'm diving the pitch to reach the lowest point on a specific bar, then raising it again to a specific bar. However, this means the transitioning pitches are never at the same rate across parts i.e. I can't exactly dive with perfect synchronicity on each part. Personally, I think this gives the music even more oddness, and brings the sense of the pitch dive to life more than a standard 'all dive the same' - which is the result of VST automation. Of course, different rates can be programmed on a computer - and this is easier to fix than having to redo an entire take - but as a player I enjoy sitting at an instrument far more than sitting at a screen. There's a time and place for both - but give me the choice and I'd choose being at an instrument.

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MIDIRAUSCH - Verbos Techno Musiceasel

Published on Aug 2, 2018 midirausch

"Jam on my Verbos Techno Easel.
All you hear is coming out of this instrument.
No external processing, no Eq, no compressor.
Tiptop Bd808 inside as well for Kickdrum plus one Optomix for lpg duties.
Hihat comes from Random Sampling"

Using the Lyra 8 Synth with a Theremin

Published on Aug 1, 2018 Modular Landing

"This video explores how to control a Lyra 8 organismic synthesizer using a theremin."

Patchení s Nikol - Ducking with VCAs

Published on Aug 1, 2018 Bastl Instruments

"Ducking or side-chaining, is a well known dynamic effect that music producers use to highlight certain sounds in their mix and suppress others with a compressor. If its taken to an extreme degree, it can add a pumping feeling to your song. Nikol explains how ducking can be done with envelopes, Quattro Figaros VCAs and Inverters."