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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

OB-6: "Six by Eighteen" (Full 6-Voice Polyphony)


Published on Sep 25, 2019 Kris Lennox

"I tried to kill my OB-6. Dave & Tom won. I know when to wave the white flag, so I'm waving the white flag. Given the OB-6 is a 6-voice synth, I thought I'd push this to the absolute maximum by writing a piece with 6 fully independent lines (an interesting composition challenge in itself i.e 6 people having a conversation at the same time, yet making sense!).

I thought a small puff of smoke would emanate from the OB-6, and that would be the end of it. But no - the OB-6 won the battle.

Seriously - what an instrument. There's no voice stealing whatsoever. Dave, Tom - well done. Well done indeed!

Voice stealing would be obvious in this piece. As there are no breaks in the melodic lines, a voice drop would kill the piece/line. But the Obi didn't even flinch. This piece on the OB-6 is surely testament to the programming/design abilities and talents of Dave & team. Well done guys. Brilliant.

I've uploaded the piano version with score so you can see/follow the melodic lines (and see what the OB-6 is having to deal with in real-time i.e all parts of the score).

Over the weekend I plan on recording each line on a different synth, and creating a different timbre. This will allow for greater voice separation/clarity. Should be a fun little project. Once I upload the 6-synth version, I'll make the score/MIDI available.

RE the time signature (18/16): if you held a gun to my head and forced me to confess my favourite non-prime time signature, in a panic I'd likely say 18/16. Great meter.

The keen eye will notice polyrhythms towards the end (i.e 9:4). Very interesting. Polymetric writing also occurs throughout.

Keen number theorist types will also have noticed that all three versions total 18 minutes. I do like a good structure within a structure. 'Structure sandwiches' haha.

Must lie down. The Obi defeated me/didn't die when I tried to kill it. Brilliant synth (I genuinely didn't know if it would freeze/crash with a piece such as this).

All best
Kris"

Dinsync Gilbert In Black - Roland Inspired Mono Synth

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via this auction

"Here is a freshly complete Gilbert, a best of inspired by Roland mono synthesizer.

The circuit blocks take inspiration from :-
Curtis CEM3340 oscillator
MC-202 style formfactor
SH-101 style noise oscillator
MC-202 Sub Oscillator
SH09/Jupiter 4 (rev 1) style VCF
SH09 style interface layout
Features include:-
I/O (3.5mm jacks)
1v per octave cv/gate inputs
Raw oscillator outputs (saw, square, triangle, sub)
Hard Sync
Exponential FM
Linear FM
CV over VCF
External input (to mixer/vcf) with envelope follower
Audio output on both 3.5mm and 6.3mm jacks.

I have added mods based on the Isak Mods, these include :-
Increase VCF ENV amount
Increase VCF LFO amount
Increase VCO modulation amount
Increase Vpp at the output
These are not mind bending mods but give a better range for the modulation.

My builds come with the Black Christian Hartig/Kumptronics case, PSU and manual.

From the RE303/Dinsync website :-

'Gilbert is a small format analog monosynth inspired by what we consider to be some of the best era of Roland™ machines from the late 70s/early 80s. It has a nice “rubbery” tone that will be familiar to all acid aficionados and makes a great supporting voice for your RE-303. Gilbert can be thought of in a couple of ways. On one hand you have a fully fledged analog monosynth and on the other hand due to its I/O connections you could think of Gilbert as a eurorack module in a synthesizer format. Of course combinations of both also work, anything is possible.'"

Roland JX-3P with Wood Side Panels, PG200 w/ Original Box, and MIDI Mod

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via this auction

"This synth is in excellent condition. It comes with a Roland PG200 in immaculate condition with original carrying case and packaging, as well as mahogany wood ends and the original plastic ends.

The synth has been modified to carry MIDI over the PG200 (which is not possible previously). You can now use the PG200 to transmit CC messages to your DAW. It has the RIVER MIDI mod installed (previously known as the Organix mod):
Features:

real-time control over all JX-3P parameters with standard MIDI CC messages (from a sequencer or MIDI controller)
loading new patches into the JX-3P via MIDI
selectable MIDI receive channel (1-3)
velocity sensitivity (via MIDI)
Additional for owners of PG-200 (or DT-200) programmer:

simultaneous control via MIDI input and programmer
transmission of MIDI CC messages from programmer, for recording in sequencer, or controlling other MIDI devices

The synth has also been recently serviced and had the chorus chips replaced."

How to Control DMX Lights With a Teenage Engineering OP-Z


Published on Sep 12, 2019 Blicero

"A guide to using the OP-Z to control lights via DMX.

Thank you to Enttec for supporting the channel and sponsoring the video. Find out more about the DMX USB Pro’s here: https://www.enttec.co.uk/product/prot..."

passionfruit | OP-Z Cover with DMX

Published on Jan 1, 2019 Blicero

"passionfruit by Blicero.

A cover of Passionfruit by Drake on the Teenage Engineering OP-Z. Using DMX to control Astera Pixel Tubes.

Vocals - Edwin Organ

Filmed by Sean Corbett - https://www.steadicorbs.com/

Big thanks to Sean Corbett for filming and providing the lights."


via Enttec where you'll find additional details and instructions on how to set things up:

"Aside from being able to make some cool sounds, one of the most pioneering features of Teenage Engineering‘s popular OP-Z multimedia synthesizer and sequencer is its ability to output DMX protocol in order to control lighting that can sync with your beats and visually take your performance to the next level.

There are a lot of questions floating around out there as to precisely how this is done, so we’ve teamed up with the brains from Teenage Engineering and one of Britain’s finest electronic musicians in order to present the definitive guide to using the DMX function on your Teenage Engineering OP-Z: what gear you’ll need, how to configure it, and most of all … how to maximize your fun."


Roland XV-5080 soft pads


Published on Sep 25, 2019 SynthMania

"A few great-sounding Roland XV-5080 soft pads from the factory banks
MIDI controller keyboard: M-Audio Axiom 61"

Sarah Davachi PS-3300


Published on Sep 25, 2019 Shasta Cults

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This appears to the previous location of the NMC (National Music Center) Calgary. The EMS SYNTHI 100 now appears to be in be Live Room B at at the current location. See: https://www.studiobell.ca/living-collection.

Kijimi Recreation of Polykobol II Demo by Paul Schilling



"There are very few demos of the legendary and rare Polykobol II. To me the best ones are by Sebastien Moumon, on YouTube. I decided to try to recreate (as accurately as possible) the first 2.5 minutes of this demo, my favorite one: [embedded below]

I wanted to see how close I could get with the Kijimi. Sebastien used quite a bit of reverb and delay on this demo, and I tried to recreate those as accurately as possible too."


Previously posted here back in 2013.

Check out out additional synth demos by Paul Schilling featured here on MATRIXSYNTH.

Synths at Bedtime: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy meets The Microvolt 3900 Eventide H9


Published on Sep 18, 2019 GetJervis

"Welcome to Synths at Bedtime. In this video I read a passage from one of my favourite books whilst experimenting with a Pittsburgh Modular Microvolt 3900 and an Eventide H9. Hope you enjoy!"

Puttin' On The Ritz (Taco's 1982 version) cover with Baloran's The River & the VC340 vocoder


Published on Sep 25, 2019 Sean Christopher Evoking Emotion with Synthesizers

"I've always LOVED this piece ever since I first heard it in 1982.

Taco Ockerse, known as Taco, is an Indonesian-born Dutch singer and entertainer who started his career in Germany. Taco released his first single, 'Puttin' On the Ritz' in 1982 and his version of the song also had pieces of other Irving Berlin songs.

The only synth used for this track was the mighty Baloran the River. The Behringer VC340 vocoder was used to get my wife's vocals into the piece. We also decided to put her 'normal' un-vocoded voice into the final 1/3 of the song to give it a more organic feel. NI's Maschine was used for the percussion and all tracks were recorded into and mixed/mastered with Cubase 10 Pro."

LifeFormModular Demo1


Published on Sep 25, 2019 Time_Controlled_Organism

"3 little sketches to demo LifeFormModular Plugin

Available through plugin manager

https://vcvrack.com/plugins.html

Sketch1 : https://patchstorage.com/lifeformmodu...

Sketch2 : https://patchstorage.com/lifeformmodu...

Sketch3 : https://patchstorage.com/lifeformmodu..."
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