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Friday, January 04, 2019

A Visit to Noisebug - Synth Store | Interview


Published on Jan 4, 2019 Under the Big Tree

"I had a day left for my Christmas vacation before having to go back to work, and decided to spend it visiting a store that I had wanted to see for a long time: Noisebug in Pomona, California. Blake, the general manager and I chatted for a long time about all manner of esoteric synths and recording equipment, and then he was kind enough to give us a tour of the space. The results are a deep dive into a retail store that specializes in the finest quality synthesizers, whether Eurorack, 5U, Buchla, desktop, or keyboard. This is a must-see interview for the devotees of truly esoteric electronic music devices.

www.noisebug.net

Under the Big Tree is Nick Peck's YouTube channel, focused on music and sound design equipment and techniques, composition, production and performance of music, modular synthesizers and electronic music in general, and tabletop board games.

http://www.underthebigtree.com"

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Some notes from watching the video: Elby Designs Pixie (EDP WASP synth - note Tinkerbell in place of a wasp) on the obscure front. BTW, Serge paperface refers to the original Serge panels from the 70s that had printed paper on the front panels. Radiohead used Analogue Systems. The power buss differs from Doepfer based eurorack. Ran out of label space with Moon Modular! 10 Year anniversary system featured. The Kilpatrick Audio K4815 Pattern Generator in Buchla format exclusive to Noisebug is featured.

Holst Planets MARS Kronos DeepMind 6 Jupiter-8 Juno-106 Synthesizer Music Rik Marston


Published on Jan 4, 2019 SynthgodXXX

"Gustav Holst - The Planets - MARS - The Bringer of WAR
Korg Kronos - Behringer DeepMind 6 - Reverb Roland Synth
Collection Sample Pack Jupiter-8 Juno-106 Samples
Synthesizer & Sample Demo by Rik Marston
**Watch in HD** **Turn it UP!**

MIDI FILE FRIDAY
This is my favorite Gustav Holst work from "The Planets",
I used the Korg Kronos using the Reverb Roland Synth
Collection Sample Pack Jupiter-8 Juno-106 Samples.
The Behringer DeepMind 6 I used patch "Lost Verb" for
the deep analog space drone. There are some serious
pitch jumps, using samples in classic works can be very
tricky, so PLEASE CLASSICAL WIZARDS BE KIND. This is
a synthesizer adaptation AND WAS VERY HARD TO DO!
Anyways, it's the 2019 Blade Runner Dream Sequence Mix.
(Not really but it just turned 2019 & I'm a Sci-Fi geek!)
I love the combination of Roland Juno-106 & Jupiter-8
Samples, I used Juno-106 "106 Impact" & "JP8 Mode Brass"
Sweep sample is "JP8 Shriekback" for those 80's LUSH
Sweeps! ;) My FAVORITE!
Thank you for watching!"

Symetrix Phase Filter - Uses SSM 2040 like Sequential Circuits Prophet 5


via this auction

Another first on the site. Anyone ever hear of Symetrix before?

Some pics of the inside below. From the listing:

"Ive held onto it for over 10 years because it is so rare and so amazing sounding, words cant even desribe.

Never have I heard a phaser so lush.

Can even be controlled with CV.

About 100 were made, this is serial number 48."

Ensoniq Mirage Rack Version DMS-8 Hybrid Synth & Sampler w/ MASOS, OS 3.2

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

via this auction

"- Ensoniq Mirage DMS-8 Digital / Analog Hybrid Multi Sampler with OS & Format Disks -

This particular Mirage is in good condition for its age: The disk drive loads as expected, all buttons work, the display is bright, and MIDI is responsive. The original rack ears and a power cable will be included.

Also included are the following disks to get you up and running out of the box:
MASOS - advanced sampling operating system which adds a lot of highly useful functionality
OS V3.2 - the last basic operating system officially released
FMT V2 - a program which allows the Mirage to format fresh disks.

It's an often heard misconception that the Mirage is just a sampler, but there's actually a lot more to it - you can also approach it as a 16 oscillator, 8 voice polysynth with the classic "American" sound. There are few synths or samplers that approach the Mirage's warmth and character.

It features highly textured 8-bit sampling as your oscillator source (2 per voice), analog 24db / 4 Pole Curtis CEM low-pass filters, independent 5 stage VCA and filter envelopes with dynamic control via velocity, key sensitivity or key tracking.

Loading single cycle waveforms from other synths opens up a seemingly unlimited palette of sound design potential.

Of course it also excels on drum sampling duties - both single hits and loops are instantly given that authentic old school grit and punch that is often missing from more modern production tools."

"Are You Ready for This Shit?" sticker.

Yamaha MODX All Analog Pads & Synth Leads


Published on Jan 4, 2019 synthartist69

"This is a video of all the analog pad patches inside the Yamaha MODX6,7 and 8 synthesizers."

Yamaha MODX All Analog Synth Leads

Published on Jan 4, 2019

"These are all the analog synth leads inside the Yamaha MODX6,7 and 8 synthesizer."

Check out more synthartist69 Yamaha MODX videos here.

Bob Moog Foundation - Moogtastic Synth Portrait of Bob Moog - New Years Card


Pictured is the art on a New Years card sent my way via The Bob Moog Foundation. Click on it to see the synths. :) P.S. The card is actually a bright white. Apologies for the poor lighting; my room isn't the brightest at the moment. You can find better pics over on the Bob Moog Foundation's site here.

The art is the Moogtastic mosaic featured on a T-Shirt and poster available at The Bob Moog Foundation shop.

The following are some details on the design:

"Our remarkable new Moogsaic design, so named for its portraiture of Bob Moog composed of over 250 hand-drawn synthesizers, modules, and sonic components, was created for the Bob Moog Foundation by illustrator and animator David C. Lovelace. From close-up, the image looks like an interesting collection of electronic instruments, but from just a few steps away, Bob's image and his intense gaze clearly appears.

The Gildan Ultra Cotton short-sleeved art tees are digitally printed to maintain the integrity of the design. They are available in sizes S-3XL.

The 11” x 17” poster is printed in Bob's home town of Asheville, NC on heavy poster stock. The poster features a unique archival image of Bob, as well as his signature, and is sure to be an inspirational focal point in your studio, home, office or classroom!

It features the following quote:

"I was never worried that synthesizers would replace musicians. First of all, you have to be a musician in order to make music with a synthesizer.""

#jamuary2019 Day 4 - Elektron Digitone


Published on Jan 4, 2019 Oscillator Sink

"I had a real hankering for some Digitone action this evening, so I went ahead and got me some! The jam is 4 patterns (one for each section), but each pattern is only one bar long - they might seem longer because of a lot of conditional trigs. I worked that way because in my head I thought it'd be quicker - Jury is still out on that theory!"

Hirajoshi Scale by Ornament and Crime


Published on Jan 4, 2019 Ebotronix

Hirajoshi Scale by 4x Ornament and Crime
short name: HIRA number of notes: 5 comments: from Sevish World Scales Pack notes (in cents): 0, 185.2, 336.7, 682.8, 789.8
Upper Ribbon Sputnik VCO and Waldorf NW1
lower Ribbon Two 59 VCO and Tunefish Modular Slider μBraids
Bass by Tunefish Modular Warps to E 440 Filter
Chords by ARC Serge TBK, Ornament and Crime Quantermain to 4x μBraids quad panning by Tides and 2x Vails

DSI Prophet Rev 2 & Source Audio Nemesis Delay


Published on Jan 4, 2019 3rdStoreyChemist

Godwin Drummaker 45 Computer System


Published on Jan 4, 2019 Italian Vintage Stuff!

This is the first post to feature the Godwin Drummaker 45. You think you've seen it all, yet every year something new comes out of the annals of synth history. Be sure to check out the New Old label at the bottom of this post for more, and check out the Godwin Drummaker 32.

"The Godwin Drummaker 45 Computer System is an Italian Auto drum machine / Arpeggiator / Bass / Chord Arranger from 1976.

It was originally the rhythm section of the huge organ with the same name, but a few stand-alone units with a two octave keyboard controller were produced as well.

Very nice and warm analog sounds. It's quite complex, with many variations, less ompa-ompa compared to other similiar machines from that era.

Run through a Space Echo 301 with added chorus, echo and spring reverb."

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