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MOOG Micromoog 2090 SN 2532

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Roland System 100 101, 102, 103, 104 and 107 test

Published on Mar 28, 2019 Retro Synth Ads / Mini Music Labs

"Testing out my (new to me!) Roland System 100 synthesizer with a simple Ring Mod effect"

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MEFF Modular Synthesizer Exhibition Fair Set for April 6th & 7th 2019

Tiptop Audio, Lattexplus & Synth Café present MEFF Modular Synthesizer Exhibition Fair

April 6th & 7th 2019 Impact Hub Florence, Italy

Featuring:

ARTURIA - BASTL INSTRUMENTS - BEHRINGER - CLANK - DIY SYNTH ITALIA - ERICA SYNTHS - ERROR INSTRUMENTS - EXAGONAL - FRAP TOOLS - GARRET LABS - GINKO SYNTHESE - GRP SYNTHESIZER - JOLIN LAB - L-1 - LIVESTOCK ELECTRONICS - MARTIN PAS - MIDIWARE - MILK AUDIO STORE - MODAL ELECTRONICS - MODULAR AUDIO DEVICES - MOOG - NOVATION - PURRTRONICS - QOSMO MODULAR - ROLAND - RTFM - SOMA - TANGIBLE WAVES - TEENAGE ENGINEERING - TIPTOP AUDIO - WALDORF - YAMAHA

Modular synthesizer fair, workshops and performances with the best manufacturers and artists in the industry.

The press release:

March 2019, Italy - Tiptop Audio, the Californian modular synthesizer brand, in partnership with Lattexplus leading event organisation in Florence since 2010 and Synth Café the Italian synth web community are proud to announce the third edition of MEFF at the Impact Hub Florence and BUH! Circolo culturale urbano on the 6th and 7th of April 2019. The fair will involve more than 30 International synthesizer brands and distributors with workshops and performances in an event free to the public.

MEFF returns to Impact Hub coworking in Florence and BUH! Circolo culturale urbano to set up its event, which will include an Exhibitor area where attendees can explore, learn, interact, demo and purchase instruments. The Performance area, called the Auditorium, part of BUH! Circolo culturale urbano is a room acoustically designed by the sound designer and engineer Donato Masci. In the evenings, the location will host workshop and performances including a soldering workshop by Brno brand BASTL Instruments.

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The Kijimi Review // The synth i've been dreaming of.

Published on Mar 28, 2019 Enrique Martinez Music

"The Black Corporation Kijimi Synth is an awesome take on what an analog synth can do. Inspired by the super rare RSF Polykobol"

Alesis A6 Andromeda

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Modal Electronics 002R

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The data knob looks different - metal vs black.

"Modal Electronics 002r - 12 voice polyphonic Analog/Digital Hybrid Rack Mount Synthesizer Module --- In excellent condition! 100% functional! Looks new! Comes with everything that they come with new: quickstart guide, power cords for US, Europe and UK, ethernet cable for updates, and original box and packaging. Latest OS/Firmware installed. This does not have the digital FX board installed(decided against it, heard they were too noisy.)"

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Endorphin.es Furthrrrr Generator // Pushing Eurorack complex oscillators furthrrrr

Published on Mar 28, 2019 DivKidVideo

"**TIMING INDEX / SECTIONS BELOW** Playing around with the Furthrrrr Generator from Endorphin.es has been a total pleasure preparing for and working on this video. The range of tones that ooze out of this thing doesn't cease to amaze me. The module is a dual/complex oscillator design with a lot of wave shaping, history/heritage from the Buchla 259 and a few unique twists. The updated (you can swap them out) digital "Strong Linear Core" giving through zero FM really adds a tonne of musical useful FM to the oscillator too. In the video I turn the thing into a drum machine, explore shifting tones and drones, melodies, bass and a whole load more. Check the index below and skip around as you see fit. Enjoy!

TIMING INDEX / SECTIONS

00:00 hello and patch previews

01:38 Feature & sound run down

09:00 Waveshaping, folding, harmonics, furthrrrr …

10:39 Ring Modulation vs Amplitude Modulation - NO THEY’RE NOT EXACTLY THE SAME! :)

12:46 FM Graveyard doom bell gong sound

13:39 Pushing FM gongs further

13:55 Turning the Furthrrrr Generator into a drum machine

16:37 Dual voice Patch & Tweak example

19:47 Drones N Stuff - internal and external modulation

22:09 Plucked melodies + tonal exploration

23:53 Pulses, squares and PWM - audio rate PWM is lovely!!!

26:09 Creating tremolo FX

27:38 Creative vibrato FX

29:02 Dual VCO subtractive patch

30:52 AM Synthesis and going furthrrrr

32:23 AM synthesis secondary patch & sequence

34:18 Soft and hard sync sounds

26:06 External input - ring mod + through zero FM BLCK_NOIR vs. Furthrrrr Generator

37:53 Layering sounds for musical chordal drones

40:41 Musical random patch"

Junkie XL Announces SCORE Academy for Free

Published on Mar 28, 2019 Junkie XL

Pretty awessome that he is doing this for free! Details:

"Film composer Tom Holkenborg today launched SCORE Academy, an annual year-long program, created in collaboration with ASCAP, that offers emerging composing talents the chance at hands-on instruction, up-close and personal with one of Hollywood’s most in-demand composers.

Tom Holkenborg’s SCORE Academy provides a singular opportunity. Students will be receiving a full-contact curriculum, designed by Tom himself, to educate a new generation of film composers and ready them for the demands of Hollywood. The Academy aims to raise students skill sets to the highest level in all aspects of scoring, sound design programming, music production, music technology and film music business.

'I have always been a passionate advocate of making education accessible to all, and my SCORE Academy will provide the hands-on tuition and training that’s required to make it as a composer,” said Tom Holkenborg. “Vocational education in this field is invaluable, and SCORE Academy will equip our students with the tools they need to succeed.'

The course will be offered annually to students for free, furthering Tom’s commitment to providing education resources to emerging composers. Tom already produces and funds the free online tutorial series Studio Time, which over three seasons has amassed a following of over 100,000 YouTube subscribers and given people around the world invaluable insight into Tom’s composition process. Tom also held an Associate Professor position at ArtEZ Academy of Music in the Netherlands, where he created a four year bachelor program called Media Music.

Tom Holkenborg’s SCORE Academy will mentor selected emerging film composers, taking a deep dive into production; tackling mixing, building sample libraries, working in surround sound, cue structure, sample and plug-in usage, among many other technical skills. Outside the studio the program will also provide tuition on navigating director/composer relationship and work-flow, marketing and promotion, and the business side of Hollywood.

Tom Holkenborg is one of Hollywood’s truly unique talents, a full contact composer, renowned for his maverick approach, and mastery of studio technology and instrumentation. He has over 120 scoring credits in film, video game and television music including Deadpool, Mad Max: Fury Road, Black Mass, Alita: Battle Angel, Divergent and the forthcoming Terminator: Dark Fate. He has worked with directors including Robert Rodriguez, George Miller, Tim Miller and James Cameron and his movies have grossed over $2 billion at the box office.

Find the application for SCORE Academy online

www.score-academy.org"

Hidden Patterns By Miguel d'Oliveira

Hidden Patterns, on Spotify, is a new album from Miguel d'Oliveira whose videos have been featured here on MATRIXSYNTH.

via Miguel:

"Between documentaries soundtracks of the last 4 years I would try to write a track that was as different as possible from what I had just done.

Since each has an unusual pattern (structure, rhythm etc) I decided to release them as an album.
Hope you like them."