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Thursday, May 23, 2019

Roland SH-2 Monophonic 2 VCO Synthesizer w/ MIDI Upgrade

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"This one has been upgraded with a MIDI interface which allows the control of most of the parameters of the panel and the bender.
It has been fully serviced as well.

- All potentiometers have been cleaned and lubricated.
- The synth has been calibrated by following the factory specifications"

Roland RS-505 Paraphonic String Synthesizer w/ MIDI Upgrade

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"In excellent working condition, it has been fully serviced and calibrated. The MIDI interface has been installed recently and it is in fully working order. The shape is really good as well, it has some small scratches around the bender board and the back panel above the midi sockets.But it does not affect the working condition of the synthesizer. This string machine is a great synthesizer, really underrated. It has a really power full bass and a beautiful strings and synth part. The chorus (ensemble) when activated makes the sounds even greater."

Roland Jupiter-6 with Europa SN 343361

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"Great condition Roland Jupiter 6, recently serviced with all clean faderpots & featuring the Europa upgrade. Includes original power cable plus one additional spare replacement faderpot. Check images for scratches on metal panel."

Arturia Micro Freak Bass Pads SFX Hybrid Analog Digital Synthesizer Rik Marston


Published on May 23, 2019 Rik Marston Official

"Arturia Micro Freak right out of the box. It sounds GREAT!
Proof that Digital Synthesizers are back in a BIG way!
My only issues are simple, but for the price I can't complain...
It does not have internal effects or external input.
You'll need to master playing the cool "keys",
you might accidentally hit them while playing other "keys"...
-I will play the JP-8000 to control the Micro Freak next video :)
Plus they made the LEDs a different color than the
Winter NAMM show model. I WANTED BLUE LEDs!!!!
Not cool, Arturia! NOT COOL! Anyone with the NAMM
show model wanna trade?? Seriously! I want BLUE LEDs!!!!
Other than that this synthesizer is RAD!!! Like, Totally!!!
Recorded into Ableton LIVE with Groove Delay 23/25"

Buster - You're In Love With Your Hair


Published on May 23, 2019 teenageengineering

"'you're in love with your hair' by buster out now through teenage engineering records."

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Heart plug for Dune fans out there.

Superbooth 2019 - Richard Devine on MODX and Modular


Published on May 23, 2019 sonicstate

"At the Yamaha Booth we caught up with Richard and talked FM, Modular and performance.
Thanks to Yamaha and Studiohire.de for the live footage"

Happy Birthday Bob


Published on May 23, 2019 Moog Music Inc

"Today we celebrate electronic pioneer and Moog Music founder Bob Moog on his 85th birthday. Bob's inventions have forever changed the way we hear our world, inspiring generations to explore electronic sound, discover new possibilities, and value the way that music connects us as human beings. Bob’s innovative spirit continues to inspire us each day here in the Moog Factory, and we are forever grateful to be a part of this creative legacy.

Thank you, Bob. We can never say that enough.

Love,
Your friends at Moog"

Roland SH-2 | Black Box Skank


Published on May 23, 2019 Alex Ball

"The Roland SH-2 from 1979 is one vintage piece I’d never seen in the flesh and one that wasn’t physically in my 'Land of the Rising Sound' documentary, so it’s great to be able to cover it on the channel.

Huge thanks to Ian Livingstone for the loan.

It reminds me of the SH-7 and SH-1 in terms of sound and the “auto bend” is very much in keeping with the early SH models, but then it’s also quite clearly a step towards the later SH-101 in terms of its layout. Quite an interesting one!

The SH-2 has Sine, Sawtooth, Square and PWM available on oscillator 1 and Noise, Sawtooth, Square and PWM on oscillator 2. There’s also a sub-oscillator, which really beefs things up.

It has one LFO (Sine, Square and S&H) with delay that can modulate pulse width, oscillator-frequency, filter cut-off and also trigger the one envelope. The filter is low-pass and can self-oscillate. There’s also portamento and adjustable auto-bend as mentioned earlier.

The SH-2 had a little brother with a single oscillator, the SH-9 (which I’ve never played). I’m guessing it’s very similar in a kind of Korg MS-20 / MS-10 sibling way. If you’ve played both, let me know!

There’s a few specific things I did such as taking the CV/Gate out and hooking up the SH-101 that ran back through the “Ext Audio In” of the SH-2. That gave me 3 oscillators and 2 sub oscillators so that I could mix and detune footings and waveshapes.

I also ran midi to my TB-303 and fired on CV/Gate from that to the SH-2. The 303 also ran through the Ext Audio In so that the whole effect came through the same filter / envelope / VCA.

Instruments Used:
Roland SH-2 (1979)
Roland SH-101 (1982)
Roland TB-303 (1981)
Roland TR-606 (1981)
Sequential Drumtraks (1984)
DSi Prophet REV2 (2017)
Yamaha U3 Piano (stereo mic’d)
Ibanez JEM 7DBK / Fender Blues Junior II / Mic’d with an SM57
Some EMU Emulator and Fairlight stabs
Couple of Project Alpha Sounds
There’s also a Pro~One and Korg MS-20 doing some cameo FX that I added after and didn’t film."

Native Instruments Introduces STRAYLIGHT - Granular-Based Instrument


Published on May 23, 2019 Native Instruments

"STRAYLIGHT is a granular-based instrument, perfect for lush pads, soundscapes, and tones. In this walkthrough we give you an overview of all the main features, and illustrate how you can quickly create and customize evolving sounds, and modulate them so they fit into your scenes and scores with ease."

Playlist:
1. Introducing STRAYLIGHT | Native Instruments
2. STRAYLIGHT Interview with Paul Haslinger | Native Instruments
We talk to Hollywood composer and former Tangerine Dream member Paul Haslinger about his experiences and process creating scores for Hollywood films, and how he implements STRAYLIGHT into his creative process.
3. STRAYLIGHT Walkthrough | Native Instruments


AT A GLANCE

Product type: KOMPLETE Instrument
Instrument type: Real-time cinematic texture instrument
For use with: The latest version of the free KONTAKT PLAYER. Download via KOMPLETE START.
Number of sounds: > 350 master Snapshots
1 NKI that includes: 319 grain source sets
50 sample sets
Sound categories: Atmosphere, Pad, Lead, Transition, Keys, Effects, Subs, Pulses
Download size: 2,47 GB (3,86 GB uncompressed samples)
System requirements: STRAYLIGHT needs a fast CPU to run and requires an Intel i7 processor or higher.

"STRAYLIGHT was built in collaboration with Frank Elting and The most human colors, a boutique instrument and sound design agency. The instrument was also developed in consultation with composer Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Minority Report, Fear The Walking Dead, Rainbow Six: Siege).

Craft unique cinematic soundscapes, transitions, and ambient tones in real-time. Built for sound designers and film, TV, and game composers, STRAYLIGHT is ideal for everything from post-apocalyptic sci-fi to gritty thrillers. It combines specialized grain and sample playback modules with carefully captured sound sources, effects, and a powerful performance-based X-Y modulation matrix, allowing inspirational dynamic performance and sound design, direct to picture.

THE GRANULAR ENGINE

STRAYLIGHT has a bespoke granular engine that places the source audio into a powerful and specialized – yet easy-to-use – interface. Harness lush, organic timbres that can defy time and pitch, yet still retain the pristine character of the source sounds (strings, glass, stone, membranes, and more), and sonically evolve over time (risers and transitions can adapt automatically to project tempo).

Small sounds can be vastly magnified in size and scope without sacrificing their sound quality or character. The granular engine is then paired with a layer from the sample module, offering the same level of editing and modulation.

PERFORM REAL-TIME MODULATION

STRAYLIGHT’s modulation and effects sections ensure a fast, creative workflow. The precise X-Y control enables expressive direct-to-picture performance and detailed control over intensity and timing. Apply and modulate up to 14 different effects – taken from nine different categories: Filters, dynamics, EQs, gaters, drivers, modulation, delays, utilities, and reverbs. STRAYLIGHT even includes specially captured reverb impulse responses, selected to complement its audio content and granular engine.

Easily assign MIDI CC to the XY matrix, and use it in conjunction with master effects to ride intensity, direct to picture.

Both the granular and sample modules offer deep editing possibilities for personalizing the source sounds and intelligent randomization for generating new sounds quickly.

Use tempo-synced grain cursor speeds for creating perfectly timed transitions and risers.

Select up to four different effect types each for the grain and sample layers, plus four additional master effects, and two send effects – and you can assign parameters from all those effects to macros or the X-Y matrix.

Tag based browsing for both presets and sound sources makes it easy to find what you’re looking for. Tags even apply when randomizing the modules."

05-The Dreadbox Nyx v2- Part 4: Amplifier, Amp Envelope, and Articulation


Published on May 23, 2019 AutomaticGainsay

"Here is a demonstration of how the amplifier envelope on the Dreadbox Nyx v2 affects the amplifier and how these looping envelope/LFO structures can be used to create performance articulations.

The theme to this video was composed (excepting drums) entirely using multitracking of the Dreabox Nyx v2."

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