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VGM #148: Manoria Cathedral (Chrono Trigger) Ambient Industrial Doom Cover

Published on Sep 11, 2018 Ace Waters

"It's like if the Cathedral was in Bloodborne, instead of Chrono Trigger. I got real dark on this one, and I am so happy with how crunchy and heavy it got. My friend Khalil Moutrie helped by lending his smooth, monk chant vocals to the mix. We have been talking about collaborating for a while, so I am happy to have gotten a chance to work with him!"

Sequential Prophet-6, Tempest, Kurzweil PC3X, Moog Voyager XL, Nintendo NES with CHIP MAESTRO, Korg Arp Odyssey & more. These are great and pass the posting guidelines for the site as you can distinctly see and hear what each individual synth is doing.

Do a search on Ace Waters below for more.

New SynthMania Knobcon Videos

Videos 17 - 20 have been added to the main post here. They feature the following:

KnobCon 7 (2018) part 17 - Hammond organ workshop
KnobCon 7 (2018) part 18 - DIY build workshops
KnobCon 7 (2018) part 19 - Bug out bunker
KnobCon 7 (2018) part 20 - Ethereal Sun

Update: just added:

KnobCon 7 (2018) part 21 - Behringer
KnobCon 7 (2018) part 22 - Vendor hall walkthrough 3 (G.A.S. again)

Videos here.

PreSonus ATOM Production and Performance Pad Controller

Published on Sep 10, 2018 PreSonus Audio Electronics

via PreSonus

"Produce beats, play virtual instruments, and trigger sound effects and loops with unsurpassed expressiveness and flexibility! Both a compact, dynamic performance controller and a tightly integrated production environment, PreSonus®’ ATOM pad controller and included Studio One® Artist production software let you create and perform with ease. The most versatile pad controller in its class, ATOM is compatible with most music software and lets you perform and produce with virtual instruments and trigger samples and loops in real-time, using 16 full-size, velocity- and pressure-sensitive RGB pads and 8 assignable pad banks.

Produce quickly and easily in a tightly integrated environment.
ATOM connects to your computer via USB and is compatible with most music production and performance software but it is absolutely amazing when used with PreSonus Studio One. ATOM and Studio One integrate tightly so you can create quickly and easily. Enjoy blazingly fast, professional-style workflow with ATOM’s navigation, editing, and loop-point-creation features and transport controls.

You’re in control.
ATOM puts you in control of your music production software. Trigger loops and effects and play virtual instruments with 16 full-size, velocity- and pressure-sensitive RGB pads. Eight assignable pad banks let you, for example, assign your entire virtual drum rack to each pad within each bank. MIDI Keyboard mode, Note Repeat mode, and Full Velocity mode enable you to custom control your instruments. And with 4 programmable rotary encoders and 20 assignable buttons, you can navigate and set more parameters faster.

Bring ATOM out to play for a stunning live show.
Sure, ATOM is a great production pad controller but it’s an instrument controller too. Use the velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads to play your virtual instruments live, with incredible expressiveness. Set up pad banks for a full virtual drum set and perform beats that will energize any crowd. Even play multiple ATOMs at once to put on an exciting live show.

Everything you need.
You’ll love ATOM’s expressive pads and flexible controls. Its tight integration with Studio One will open up your production environment and speed up your workflow, and you get a wealth of virtual instruments, loops, and drum kits with Studio One to fuel your creativity. But we wanted to give you more, so we worked with MVP Loops to deliver a carefully curated loop and one-shot library custom-designed for ATOM. Still not enough? You can buy even more content from the PreSonus Shop. Check out ATOM and Studio One at your favorite PreSonus dealer today!"

1982 Sequential Circuits ProOne SN 9082 w/ Patch Sheets

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via this auction

"1982 Sequential Circuits ProOne Vintage Analog Synthesizer

Serviced and Tested by authorized repair center in early 2018

Model 100 - 1982

Serial Number# 100-9082

Monophonic

Full modulation range

Wide range of sound bank variations

Simple Sequencer and Arpeggiator

Compact - approx weight is 14 LBS

22 White Keys / 15 Black Keys

Original Operation Manual included (8 Chapters total with schematics for patch sounds)"

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Lost & Found by tomorrow the cure aka DreamsOfWires

'Found sound' & iOS/iPad Music (Nave, Samplr, iPulsaret) album available on Bandcamp

Published on Sep 11, 2018 DreamsOfWires

"Now available, EP-price, 7-track album of music created entirely on an iPad with iOS apps (Nave, Samplr, and iPulsaret) using found sounds - the sound of mostly non-musical objects and noises, recorded/sampled with an audio recorder, and re-synthesized chopped up to create melodic instruments, drones and soundscapes.

http://tomorrowthecure.bandcamp.com/a...

Most of these tracks were featured in past YouTube videos, apart from the last two. As with my other Bandcamp releases, I'm making these available to help fund the continuation and development of my music. Later this year I hope to complete the first all-analog 'tomorrow the cure' album, which will mostly consist of past compositions, but re-recorded, sometimes re-arranged, and in a refined state more befitting a dedicated album"

Introducing Alpha Forever // Modular Sound Design Tool for Windows

Published on Sep 11, 2018 Alpha Forever Modular

Playlist:
1. Introducing Alpha Forever // Modular Sound Design Tool
2. Alpha Forever Modular System // Sound design breakdown

"Alpha Forever is a node based modular sound design tool which allows you to create custom instruments and effects in uncompromised quality. No matter if it is just an echo or a polyphonic synth, the usage is convenient and as quick as possible.

All sounds in this video were generated and processed with 42 Alpha Forever instances in real time.

Release date: October 2018"

Uncompromised sound quality

We strive for flawless sound quality. With Alpha Forever you'll get everything you need to design sound from crystal clean sounding filters to aliasing free oscillators as quickly as possible.

Flexible user interface

Scale the window, zoom into the interface, use keyboard shortcuts. It's easy to get used to these features.

It's an instrument, too

Modular audio software often require you to be an expert in other areas like UX design or programming. Alpha Forever is designed primarly for sound design purposes, you won't have to waste time on something you don't like to do, you can play and control your patches during creation.

A true polyphonic modular

Who said a modular system has to be monophonic? Turning your patch into a polyphonic instrument is as much as a click in the menu.

System requirements

- Windows operating system
- VST2.4 compatible host application
- 64bit VST host
- Mousewheel is recommended
- DirectX compatible graphics processor is recommended

Synth Cave / Studio Tour - Updated September 2018

Published on Sep 11, 2018 Matt Greer Music

"An updated walk through of my synthesizer collection, production space and studio.

I have a broad collection of both vintage and modern synthesizers, drum machines, samplers, effects and more. There's everything from high-end instruments to small battery powered portables.
Including:

- Moog
- Roland
- Korg
- Yamaha
- Teenage Engineering
- Elektron
- Novation
- etc.

If you dig the music and want to grab one of the very limited cassette tape releases, hit me up here:
https://robotsagainstchildren.bandcam...

Otherwise it is available on Spotify, Pandora, iTunes, Amazon Music, pretty much anywhere digitial music is distributed."

KnobCon 7 (2018) part 16 - Detroit Underground & the DU-INO: The Ultimate Eurorack Arduino Shield

Published on Sep 11, 2018 SynthMania

"Aaron shows their latest Arduino based diy module "shield", the DUIno"

Details via Kickstarter:

"What is DU-INO?

In a nutshell? It's whatever you want it to be, in 14 HP.

If you're feeling verbose, call DU-INO a compact programmable digital-analog function platform. With 14 total configurable I/O, using precision ADC and DAC circuits and an analog computer, a vast array of functions are possible. A graphical OLED display and various tactile inputs offer a rich user interface.

It’s essentially the ultimate Eurorack Arduino shield. Supplying your own Arduino (or other shield-compatible microcontroller board), you can select from our growing library of functions, or use our full-featured open source Arduino library to write your own!

Just a few of the myriad A to Z functions to which the DU-INO hardware and software lends itself include arpeggiators, 8-bit oscillators, clock sources and modulators, delays, envelope generators, function generators, glitch effects, harmonic generators, inverters, jack routers, key shifters, LFOs, MIDI interfaces, noise sources, oscilloscopes, parameter storage, quantizers, randomizers, sequencers, transports, utilities of all sorts, VCAs, waveshapers... well, I made it to W!

And, did I mention that they can talk to each other (and other expansion modules) over I2C?"

Additional Demos:

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New Search Box Under Posts

Just an FYI, I added a new search box under posts to make it easier to search for more on the site. Often you will find something you might want to search on for additional posts, but you might not want to, or even think of, going back up to the top right of the site. This should make it easier. The new search box will also act as a clear delineator between individual posts. Sometimes shorter posts without images can be easily missed. The search box should help you realize there is a new post there. Note, the search box on the top right of the site will remain as well.

Give it a try below. Search for Knobcon, a particular synth or brand, or topic. You can also use the site labels below posts to bring up everything for the given label. Note search results now come up in the order posted - latest post on top. This can be particularly useful in researching what synths have recently been listed for. Search on the "synth name auction" minus the quotes, and all auction posts for that synth will come up in the order posted. You can then click on the auction links to see what they were listed for (disclaimer: they are affiliate links - if you purchase something it helps support the site). If you are looking for a more popular or relevant post, for example press releases or big news items, use the "sort by relevance" link on top of the results. Also try different combinations of words to drill down.