The History Of The Minimoog, From Model A To The Model D

Published on Apr 3, 2019 Synthtopia

"At SynthPlex 2019, Electronic Music Education and Preservation Project (EMEAPP) made its first synth event appearance - and was displaying the prototypes for the Minimoog.

EMEAPP is a non-profit group, dedicated to "Archiving and sharing the history, artists and tools of electronic music, keeping it alive and relevant for the future."

We talked with Executive Director Drew Raison & Associate Director Vince Pupillo, Jr., who gave us an introduction to the organization and its mission. They also gave us a tour of their Minimoog prototypes, and some of the design decisions that not only determined the shape of one of the most iconic synths of all time - but many of standard features of synths that have followed."

Check out more SynthPlex Minimoog posts here.

Overbridge 2.0 Sneak Preview With Digitone At SynthPlex 2019

Published on Apr 3, 2019 Synthtopia

"At SynthPlex 2019, Elektron introduced Overbridge 2.0 with Digitone.

We talked with Elektron's Mario Hernandez, who gave us a quick demo of Overbridge 2.0 in action."

Ability to process and mix individual parts / tracks via your DAW.

Check out more Overbridge 2.0 posts here.

Casio at Synthplex

Published on Apr 3, 2019 Casio Music Gear

"Clips captured from the Casio booth at the the inaugural Synthplex expo in Burbank, California. All audio is from the Casio Privia PX-5S.

Hope to see you next year."

Synthwave jam

Published on Apr 3, 2019 Medsound Music

"A little Synth wave jam using : Prophet6, Moog Grandmother, Roland Juno106 and DX Drum machine sounds.

Maybe a new song will come out this idea shortly... :-) will see"

Analogue Solutions Treadstone synthesizer - full review by Molten Music Technology

Published on Apr 3, 2019 Molten Music Technology

"Treadstone is a cool little monosynth from Analogue Solutions that's capable of a surprising amount of sound from a little box. Some great and unusual features including a little internal MIDI sequencer, dynamic filter cutoff and weird Reflect delay. Loving this little thing - lots of sound demo in the video. For disclosure I didn't get to keep it, although I might have the Eurorack version on long term loan.

Intro - 0:16
Features - 2:12
Looping the envelope - 6:42
Reflect effect - 9:24
Bypass VCO routing - 11:42
Pulse width modulation - 14:18
So far so good? - 17:39
CV sequencing and modulation - 18:39
6 minute sound demo - 21.12
FM - 27:06
Playing from a MIDI controller - 32:26
Inbuilt MIDI sequencer - 34:11
Conclusions - 38:58"

Empress Zoia Pedal - Three patches you'll understand

Published on Apr 3, 2019 Carl-Mikael's Cabinet of Curiosities

"Patching the Empress Zoia pedal in three different configurations. Aiming to present three patches you'll understand. This modular synth in a guitar pedal format makes for a versatile modular system in a tiny but accessible format."

Switched On Walkthrough April 2019

Published on Apr 3, 2019 Switched On

"We love synthy stuff :)"

https://switchedonaustin.com

Oberheim Matrix-1000/6/6r Custom Patche Demos by Citron Sounds

Published on Apr 3, 2019 Citron Sounds

Playlist:
1. Oberheim Matrix-1000/6/6r "Sweet Pads". New custom patches demo.

"Sweet Pads" - a new custom presets pack. It's a sweet and warm pads for modern production in different genres. They respond to velocity and Mod-Wheel. "Sweet Pads" available here: https://gum.co/Matrix_Pads_vol1

2. Oberheim Matrix-1000/6/6r "Funky Bass". New custom patches demo.

This video demonstrates the sounds of the Oberheim Matrix-1000 analog synthesizer.
"Funky Bass" - a new custom presets pack. It's bass patches for modern production in different genres. They respond to velocity and Mod-Wheel. "Funky Bass" available here: https://gum.co/Matrix_Bass_vol1

WAV2Evolver Waveform Generator for the DSI Evolver Line

I was chatting with Brian Comnes about waveform editors for the DSI Evolver. There are the SoundTower and Vyzor editors that give you access to the full parameters of the Evolvers, but if you just want to create and upload waveforms, Brian let me know about WAV2Evolver, a free online editor that does just that. Thank you Brian!

See if you can make out my lame attempt at a waveform to the left. Note you can have only one point along the horizontal plane. I actually never thought about that before.

Update: the output is a .wav file so this could be useful for other synths and applications.


Some details from http://wav2evolver.beigemaze.com:

"WAV2Evolver is an online waveform conversion application for users of the Dave Smith Instruments Evolver family of synthesizers.

It allows you to upload WAV files containing single-cycle waveforms, and then download them as system exclusive files that the Evolver can understand. You may also download waveforms as RAW PCM files or new WAV files. The RAW and WAV files downloaded from this application use Evolver-friendly 128-sample, 16-bit PCM.

WAV2Evolver is also a waveform sharing application. You may view and download waveforms that others have generated, and you may share waveforms that you have generated. I encourage you to share your waveforms, although this is completely optional.

WAV2Evolver is an HTML5 application. If it's not working for you, please try using an up-to-date web browser. WAV2Evolver was written with the following technologies: jQuery and Bootstrap were used to construct the interface; PHP was used for the web services that transfer data to and from the application; the waveform conversion tools are written in C. The icons are by Glyphicons.

All of the code for this project is open-source, and can be found on GitHub.

Special thanks to forum user Razmo for his invaluable help in proving out the conversion code, long before I had an Evolver of my own."

The Sound of the Prophet VS

Published on Apr 3, 2019 Learning Modular

"I recently gave a talk at Synthplex about the creation of Vector Synthesis and the Prophet VS. Unfortunately, we did not have a working instrument there to demonstrate its sound. So I recorded some of its classic sounds - both good and bad - to demonstrate what it could do.

For a written version of how Vector Synthesis and the Prophet VS were created, visit https://learningmodular.com/the-story..."