Beats and Bytes // Summit // 13 June 2019 4PM PST

Published on Jun 13, 2019 NovationTV

"Watch as we go live with the new Summit, 16 voice synthesizer. We will cover all of the unique features and answer your questions so you can get better acquainted with this new monster of a synth."

"The Brazilian" by Genesis cover with the Modal Electronics 002 synthesizer

Published on Jun 13, 2019 Sean Christopher Evoking Emotion with Synthesizers

"Just for, as they say, '$hits and giggles' I decided if it were possible to do a proper rendition of my absolute favorite Genesis track, 'The Brazilian' using only one of my synths. As some of you know, I am blessed to own a few fantastic synths, but only one of them was able to satisfactorily pull this heavy percussive piece off - The Modal Electronics 002! kfhkh At first wasn't sure I would even be able to coax out enough satisfying sound from my 002 to cover this complex synth and percussion song, but with a little time and effort I'm very pleased with the end result. I only used reverb, delay, and EQ with the tracks I recorded to Cubase from the Modal 002. I hope you enjoy it as much as I had in recreating this brilliant Genesis treasure."

Prophet REV2 | In the Valley

Published on Jun 13, 2019 Alex Ball

"A demo that a number of people have been asking me to do for about six months, so I'm hoping it does the instrument justice.

The DSi Prophet REV2 (2017) is the successor to the Prophet 08 (2007) that was itself the comeback Prophet synth after Sequential had closed their doors thirty years prior.

Its heritage is legendary with the Prophet~5, Prophet~10, Prophet T8 and Prophet VS being a few of its relatives. It's also in good company with modern siblings such as the Prophet 12, Prophet~6 and Prophet X/XL.

Whilst it can do decent "classic" analogue sounds, retro patches would underplay all the modern things the REV2 can do. The 3 envelopes / 4 LFOs and comprehensive mod matrix combined with modern connectivity and synchronization make it a very convenient workhorse and I imagine players and engineers would have dreamed of functionality like it when the original Prophets were in their heyday.

You can stack patches, but the voice count halves when you do that. As mine is the 8-voice version that leaves me with 4-voices in that respect, but I worked around it. There's a kit to upgrade to 16-voice which is on my (long) list of things to do.

I used a combination of my own patches, some tweaked factory presets, some live playing, some midi and some tempo-synced grooves from the poly and gated sequencers. I used some onboard FX but also recorded some parts dry and added FX in my DAW.

Instruments used:
Prophet REV2 (all synth sounds)
Abbey Road Modern Drums (Drums)
Some miscellaneous drum samples

Some of the pictures of the other Prophets were taken by others back when we did "The History of the Prophet Synthesizer" last year. If you haven't seen that one:" The History of the Prophet Synthesizer

Daniel Miller - live modular set @SUPERBOOTH19

Published on Jun 13, 2019 Superbooth Official

"Daniel Miller with one of his very rare modular live-sets.

The founder of the legendary label Mute Records played on the second day of SUPERBOOTH19 on the Seaside Stage, attracting many visitors of the trade fair to the outdoor area. He took the audience with him on a journey from gentle ambient worlds to pulsating drone territory. And then it started to rain."

Synthesized - Computers & Synthesizers Event Set for June 22 & 23 in Cambridge

via The Centre for Computing History

"Synthesized celebrates the computer and synthesiser - and how the two technologies grew up together.

The two technologies have crossed paths many times since the CSIRAC mainframe played the 'Colonel Bogey March' in 1951. The mighty Fairlight CMI, the PPG and the humble Dragon 32 both share the same processor - as do the Moog Source, Prophet-5 and the ZX Spectrum.

By 1990, the Atari ST found its way into almost every recording studio. Technologies from the flagship Yamaha DX7 and Roland D-50 found their way into almost every PC sound card of the 1990s. Today, modern computers can emulate almost any classic synthesiser with near perfect accuracy.

Without computers we wouldn’t have FM, wavetable, additive and phase distortion synthesis - or even be able to save the sounds on our analog synthesiser.

Last year we were lucky enough to have a Fairlight CMI, a PPG Waveterm and a Greengate DS4 together in the same room. We even had Colin Holgate from Greengate and John Molloy from 80s band Mainframe to demonstrate it to us!

This year we hope the event will be even bigger, even better, even noisier and will have more wonderful synthesisers for everyone to see and use! To get you all in the mood, here's some pictures from last year's event."

Gorgeous PPG setup, including a rare Waveterm and Processor Keyboard FD.

You can find a few previous posts featuring Synthesized including video via the Synthesized label.

U281

U281 from Grain Bastard on Vimeo.

TT-303, OP-1, Particle, 0-Coast, MD SPS-1

Techno - More sounds at www.soundcloud.com/punisha and https://metapop.com/grain-bastard

303 acting as master clock, also triggering OP-1 drum loaded with some string samples from the radio via Miditech USB host. MD providing drums and also a midi out to 0-coast. Bit of delay from Alesis mixer and Particle effecting 303.

Cyclone Analogic TT-78

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DSI, Intellijel, Mutable Instruments, Tiptop, Alyseum Eurorack Modules

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A few eurorack modules listed from a supporting member of the site. You can find them all here.

Dave Smith Instruments DSM01 Curtis Filter Module
Intellijel Rubicon
Mutable Instruments Clouds
Mutable Instruments Braids
Tiptop Audio Trigger Riot
Intellijel uStep
Intellijel uStep II
Alyseum MS-812 Midi CV

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EXCLUSIVE! Arturia Pigments 1.2 First Look

Published on Jun 13, 2019 CatSynth TV

"An exclusive first look at the newly released version 1.2 of Arturia's Pigments software synth.

New features include:
* 3rd Combinate operator (combine and modify other operators for unique control sources)
* Remap mode for all Combinate operators
* Microtuning tables
* "Super" unison mode for wavetables (e.g., "Supersaw")
* Aftertouch curve setting
* Separate clock dividers for each arpeggiator/sequencer track
* 50 new presets

From Arturia's website:
Pigments features a twin audio engine, letting you mix virtual analog and wavetable oscillators to create the perfect starting point for your patch. You can even morph wavetables, or import your own.What you do next is up to you. Experiment with 3 envelopes, 3 LFOs, and 3 function generators. Assign modulators to animate your sound, and breathe life into it. Add controlled, or totally wild random changes to any parameter with a Turing probability generator. Run it through 2 filters, with any combination of iconic analog filters or modern formant and surgeon filters you want. Process your patch with exciting contemporary effects like wavefolder and multifilter, or vintage studio reverbs, delays, and EQs.

For more synthesizer demos, please subscribe to CatSynth TV and visit www.catsynth.com"

And from Arturia:

Pigments 1.2 Free Update | Overview

Published on Jun 13, 2019 Arturia

"🎦 | Pigments 1.2 - Overview

#Pigments is a vibrant, intense, and modern synth that’s inspiring, hugely powerful, and great fun.

This FREE update to version 1.2, features new sounds, new abilities, and we’ve made a special discount just for those who doesn't already own it."

ULTIMATE PATCHES for ROLAND D-05: VOLUMES 1-4

Published on Jun 13, 2019 ULTIMATE PATCHES

"256 Original High Quality Patches for the Roland D-05! (compatible with D-50 / V-Synth)
SPRING INTO SUMMER SALE Starting at $24.99 @ http://www.ultimatepatches.com [see the site for other synths as well!]

Drums (unless noted) are programmed drum machines/samples."