MATRIXSYNTH

Analog Modular Synthesizer - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Published on Feb 19, 2019

"From Cantata 147 (BWV 147) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
A series of classical music pieces that I re-arranged for my Analog Modular Synthesizer"

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ADtech AVC-350 - Korean Roland SVC-350 Vocoder Clone

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"Ultra rare Korean-made clone of the Roland SVC-350 vocoder. I saw one for sale 25 years ago and thought I imagined it. Compared it to a buddy's SVC-350 I could probably not tell the sound apart in a blind test. Roland maybe 5% more mid-range, could just be standard variance in analog units, this one a bit warmer. Case in fair shape for it's age, probably has been serviced as mic jack looks different. Sliders and pots have zero crackling/noise when moved, frequency faders glide smoothly, each works. I have tested and used every feature fully

-Hold jack (creates mini-loop when pedal depressed)
-vocoder/direct (switches from your voice to vocoded voice, or to synth, depending on where the balance knob is positioned
-ensemble mode (pans frequency bands left/right alternatingly for a rich shimmery stereo sound.
-harmonics knob (increases harmonic content in rich sounds like saw/square waves, I linked to a youtube video SVC-350 FM Synthesis that demos this
-all inputs/outputs/gain selectors fully functional."

Only one other has been previously featured on the site here.

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Prophet Rev2 Demo 2: DSI meet the PG-8X + OP-X Pro II VSTs

Published on Feb 19, 2019 Synth & Sundry

"Right hand: Prophet Rev2 - 16 voice analogue synthesizer.
Left hand: PG-8X and OP-X Pro II VSTs combined (these emulate an Roland JX-8P and Oberheim OB-X), played on an Arturia Keylab MkII."

"New Life" Depeche Mode remix/cover Moog Grandmother, Elektron Analog Keys, Behringer Dx2

Published on Feb 19, 2019 Mattelica

"Live take of Depeche Mode's "New Life" remix/cover with a Moog Grandmother, Elektron Analog Keys, Behringer D x2, Korg Volca Sample to a Roland VS880 HDR to a Canon 6D + 50mm 1.4 lens."

Artificial Noise Key Control Updated with New Scales

See this previous post for a video demo of Key Control.

via Artificial Noise:

"February 19, 2019

Key Control Updated with New Scales

Map your MIDI controller to a given Scale and Key

Keep your keys 'In Key!'

Artificial Noise is excited to announce a new update to the Key Control, a MIDI device that maps your keyboard controller or synthesizer to a chosen Key and Scale. New scales have been added including; Blues, both Major and Minor Pentatonic and Augmented!

The Key Control is a unique MIDI device that will transform your MIDI controller or synthesizer to output only notes and chords within a given Key and Scale. The white keys will play all the notes in the desired Key & Scale (removing all unused notes), while the black keys will play chords within the Key & Scale. Choose between 11 scales and all 12 keys.

Simply hook up the Key Control between your keyboard controller and your desired MIDI destination (computer, synthesizer, sequencer, etc) via standard 5-Pin MIDI DIN cables. Or put your synthesizer in "Local OFF" mode and send the MIDI out from your synth through the Key Control and back into the synth, to always play 'in key.'

With a fast and easy 2 knob interface, you can quickly dial in one of a possible 132 possible key and scale combinations and get down to making music fast and with no fuss.

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Rob Papen Vecto Released as AAX/AU/VST Compatible Virtual Instrument

Published on Feb 18, 2019 Rob Papen

"Rob Papen (re)boots Vecto virtual synthesizer into wider (DAW) world as an AAX-, AU-, and VST-compatible VI version

ECHT, THE NETHERLANDS: by popular demand, virtual instrument and effect plug-in developer Rob Papen Inspiration Soundware is proud to announce availability of an AAX-, AU-, and VST-compatible version of Vecto — previously only available as a Rack Extension (RE) for Swedish innovative music software applications, interfaces, and technology standards company Propellerhead Software’s revolutionary Reason — as a 32- and 64-bit Virtual Instrument (VI) synthesizer plug-in for Mac (OS X 10.8 - MacOS 10.14) and Windows (Vista, 7, 8, and 10), as of February 19…

Rob Papen’s popular Vecto was originally created as an RE for Propellerhead’s proprietary Reason platform back in 2015. However, Rob Papen has since received many requests asking if this product could also be made available for other platforms, as attested to by Rob Papen himself: “By popular demand, we’ve now also created it as a VST, AudioUnit, and AAX version.”

Never let it be said that Rob Papen does not collectively listen to feedback from its valued customers! Clearly, the company believes in adding value to its products. “From the start, it already has over 1,000 presets,” reveals Rob Papen, before adding: “It’s a great synthesizer for ambient music, pad sounds, and synthesizer sounds, but the good news is that Vecto is also part of the eXplorer 5 bundle.”

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Triangle into Benjolin Demo

Published on Feb 19, 2019 Brian Comnes

"Chaos Squared....take one chaotic device (Optotronic Trianglle Synth) and pump it into another (Benjolin) and what do you get? HAve a listen, definitely not a happy track, and mostly an exploration rather than a performance per se...."

Moog One Videos by Getsemani Music

Published on Feb 18, 2019 Getsemani Music

Note this is a playlist of all of Getsemani Music's videos. The first 25 at the time of this post feature the Moog One. Video seven stands apart as "MIDI History 101: From Atari to Moog One and Yamaha PSR: SIx Wives of King Henry VIII."