Synth Stuff Ep. 54 - Alesis Micron

Published on Feb 10, 2019 tritonrecordings

"Remember when Alesis made synths? The Micron is a baby version of the Ion, the flagship virtual analog synth from Alesis which was just below their top tier Andromeda A6. It's the same exact engine as the Ion but with far less physical controls. Honestly, it sounds much like any other virtual analog synth from the early 2000's but it has a chic look to it and I imagine it turned many heads of people considering MicroKorgs."

Oberheim Matrix-1000 (1987) Part 2

Published on Feb 10, 2019 Nacho Marty Meyer

"no extra effects or processes were used https://nacho80.bandcamp.com"

Part 1 here.

The SynthSummitShow episode 25 Metasonix

Started streaming 28 minutes ago Ken Flux Pierce Fluxwithit

"The SynthSummitShow is a Live streaming Interview show by sound designer Ken Flux Pierce for FluxWithIt.com where he interviews Both Industry legends and upcoming creators of the musical gear that shapes the way we create.

This episode we welcome Eric Barbour founder of Metasonix. Eric has a long history as one of the premier Vacuum tube synth designers and has had his work featured on countless albums."

Vermona '14/Hildegard von Bingen: "O Pastor Animarum"

Published on Feb 10, 2019 Kris Lennox

"Hildegard's fantastic 'O Pastor Animarum', here performed on the Vermona '14. Stunning tone. Information that may be of interest: 'Gregorian' refers to Pope Gregory: not a musician himself, but it was thanks to him that we now have written music. He was aware the problems created by trying to memorise numerous melodies, hence the want for the codification of music.

In its initial stages, Gregorian chant was monosyllabic (one note per syllable). All notes were also sung at the same volume. The reason being: no word was considered less/more important than any other - and the music was to reflect this.

To the modern ear, this can sound 'empty', given (culturally) we are used to very thick textures, and 'emotion' in music is normally equated with large dynamic variation (at least since the Romantic era).

Many contemporary performances of early Gregorian chant drift into the contemporary vein i.e dynamic variation etc. In the strictest sense, these performances are inauthentic. Nice to listen to, of course - but inauthentic to the performance practice of the time.

To my ears, plainsong + synth is a winner of a combination.

PS you may also notice that the synth is tuned below A440 (you'll see the 'master tune' dial is below 12 o' clock); A440 is a relatively recent adoption, hence abandoning this for a tuning more accurately representing the pitch of the era.

I'm thinking of giving a live performance of Gregorian chant on the Vermona in the near future; if it comes to fruition, I'll mention as/when.

All best
Kris"

Prophet Rev2 Experimental Patch Set From AudioCookbook.org

"The AudioCookbook.org Experimental Patch set for the Prophet Rev2 is a collection of experimental, glitch, special effects, and a few conventional patches. All 128 patches are entirely original creations built from the ground up or through custom morphing software developed for the Rev2. The example sounds were recorded directly from the Rev2 with no overdubbing, or additional processing aside from gain adjustments.

For more information please visit audiocookbook.org/tag/prophet-rev2/"

PROPHET X - BOARDS OF CANADA patch

Published on Feb 10, 2019 OLFACTORY RECORDS

"As usual it took me in a different direction, so ended up making this BOC patch from scratch. This synth shines for easy hands on tweaking, only took about 20mins to make.

Sorry about Ken Burns....I couldn't stop him."

Tashi Wada with Yoshi Wada and Friends - Fanfare

Published on Jul 11, 2018 RVNG Intl.

Sequential Prophet-6.

"Tashi Wada with Yoshi Wada and Friends - Fanfare

Video by Jana Papenbroock.

Learn more: https://smarturl.it/frkwys14

©2018 RVNG Intl. // www.igetrvng.com"

Prophet-5 Rev3.2 + Spitfire Audio Olafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions

Published on Feb 10, 2019 TinySymphony Music & Synthesizers Channel

"Rec : iPhone7 + Line6 Sonic Port"

SEQ16 - AE Modular Synth Patch Challenge 05 #TTNM

Published on Feb 10, 2019 The Tuesday Night Machines

"This is an experiment for the AE Modular Patch Challenge #05 :) For this challenge we simply had to use a sequencer like the SEQ16 in a patch, so I made it control not just pitch, but also filter cutoff, PWM, logic, and delay time, while playing with its reset state and knob values manually. More info here: http://aemodular.boards.net/thread/17...

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The Radiophonic One DEMO 5 STG Soundlabs | Matt Chadra

Published on Feb 10, 2019 ClavAnother

"Here we have the Radiophonic One synthesizer made by STG Soundlabs doing some envelope filter sweeps."

ClavAnother Radiophonic One demos