KnobCon 2019: Novation Summit

Published on Sep 8, 2019 SynthMania

"Playing the new Novation Summit synthesizer at KnobCon 8 (2019)
#Novation #KnobCon"

Cinematic Ambient 100% Prophet REV2 - "Liquid Sky"

Published on Sep 8, 2019 lucafrancinimusic

"DSI Prophet Rev2 synth and Strymon Big Sky reverb. I've recorded one track at a time in Cubase.
The full version will be soon available for licensing."

Happy #909day Jam with volca keys & ELZ_1

Published on Sep 8, 2019 Masaki Takada

World's First Tesla Coil Theremin Utilizing a X-40 Laser Rangefinder

Published on Sep 8, 2019 bd594

Don't miss the Roland JV-1080 at 1:54.

"I wanted to build a Tesla Coil Theremin utilizing a X-40 Laser rangefinder. There are some MIDI controllers on the market that use Ultrasonic and Time of Flight sensors however they are very limited to distance and have a wide field of view. The x-40 laser rangefinder solves both problems. Also there are some ridiculously over priced Laser Rangefinders that are combatible with Arduino for hundreds of dollars. Don't waste your money and purchase a X-40 Laser rangefinder for $12 however you will be required to download and update the firmware. LLia Sam has developed firmware for the X-40 Laser Rangefinder which can send distance data 60 times a second via a serial link. I was able to test at 16 feet with no issues.

My schematic and Arduino code can be found here:
https://github.com/squirtifier/X-40-L...

LLia Sam's firmware for the X-40 and instructions can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_co..."

Behringer to Clone TONTO?

These spotted and sent in via Soviet Space Child.

More teasers from Behringer. Wouldn't that be interesting. TONTO? Curious if it would come with non working modules as a clone of TONTO prior to any restoration. Humor aside, it is possible they are looking at Moog modules based on the other pics below. 5U, eurorack, or both? Who knows...

P.S. If you are not familiar with TONTO, see here and scroll.

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Roland SH-101 w/ Original Box

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"Looks 9.75 of 10
In TOP CLASS comndition, pictures say everything.

Works 10 of 10
Everything works as specified, overhauled before shipping to have long life and to keep original sounds.
Change all electrolytic capacitors and short life transistors, most of opamps with new ones,

and keys knobs, sliders, switches and jacks cleaning before shipping.

Comes in ORIGINAL CARTON aged but enought to protect synth well, doublepacked."

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Moog Source Monophonic Analog Synthesizer SN 3682

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"The membrane panel is fully functional and it's in good shape.

The one issue is the loudness adsr isn't working.

The wheel changes value but it doesn't seem to have any effect.

Fortunately, the filter adsr works perfectly so you can still get slow attack and long release if you need it.

I'm sure the loudness adsr is something simple so it should be too expensive to have it fixed by a tech."

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First Bork: Four Bricks Rook, Manis Iteritas, Basimilus Iteritas, 4MS Stereo Sampler

Published on Sep 8, 2019 Miles Briand

"First try with the Four Bricks Rook with some percussion coming from the Basimilus and Manis, and others"

#909DAY - Live Finger Drumming Performance (feat. Elektron Analog Heat)

Published on Sep 8, 2019 Nular Music

"Live finger drumming performance recorded for 909DAY 2019.

The Launchpad Pro is triggering TR-909 samples in an Ableton Live Drum Rack. The sound is processed by the Elektron Analog Heat MKII (I switch from a subtle preset to a heavier one halfway).

This was recorded live without any further editing or processing (except for a mastering limiter)."

Revisiting the Futuresonus Parva

Published on Sep 8, 2019 ProckGnosis

"We're revisiting the Futuresonus Parva after last playing with it almost 3 years ago. The firmware for the OS and the voice cards has been updated a few times since then, and now at v0.7, it appears (according to some feedback from online forums) that it might not be getting any more updates.

I like the way it sounds quite a bit, and the intent of this video was to highlight how good it can sound, but it's far from a smooth operating, problem-free synth. There are still some common problems multiple units still have, and then individual units seem to suffer from varying problems too. I'm pretty lucky that mine operates fairly well under basic operating conditions. With a great mod matrix, lots of source and destination modulations, 4 LFOs, and 4 envelopes (all 4 assignable to whatever mod), it's also fairly programmable (the menu diving doesn't slow it down too much). Add to that, it's MPE-capable, so it's pretty playable too (as long as all your voice cards are working fairly well).

You'll hear over the course of the video, the oscillators or filters started adding a slight buzz beyond the normal over driving of the filter. Though that slight additional buzz can sound cool under some circumstances, it's better to be able to control when that happens. Usually doing a reboot of Parva and calibrating the filters fixes any problems like that, that can develop. There's no excessive buzzing during the filter sweeps in the video because that was recorded the following day, after I had powered the Parva off and on.

As mentioned in the video, supposedly Brad (the creator of the Parva) has moved on to other projects, which is unfortunate. It would have been great if similar to how the Exodus Valkyrie synth was adopted by Waldorf (and rebranded Kyra), the Parva had been picked up by a more established company and supported/developed into a full-up, finished product. Hopefully whatever new project he's involved with will be able pick up where this left off.

I had a blast programming it the last week, so if I come up with even more interesting patches or if there IS another firmware update, I'll likely do another video."