SPICE patch - Rain Drops

Published on Oct 14, 2019 Plankton Electronics

"Subtle patch on the Spice. Soft saturation with lots of filtering and movement.

Available on the metapatch: spice.metapatch.com/patch/9499"

Polyend Poly 2 + Preset + Roli Seaboard

Published on Oct 14, 2019 Polyend

"Polyend Poly 2 MIDI to CV converter module works in the MIDI MPE mode with the Roli Seaboard keyboard controller, playing 3x Mutable Instruments Plaits modules and providing interesting results. Some action from the Preset module too."

Yamaha Instruments HQ - Museum Tour - Innovation road

Published on Oct 14, 2019 sonicstate

"We were lucky enough to travel to Hamamatsu - the home of Yamaha musical instruments in Japan, where they were celebrating 45 years of making synthesizers. They have a large exhibition hall called Innovation Road which tracks the beginnings of Yamaha from 1897 and their first reed organs, through their products (not all of which are instruments) upto the modern day.

Yamahasynth's Nate Tschetter took us through it."

Update: see this post for a 2015 NAMM video on the Yamaha Vintage Synth Museum, and see here for history of Yamaha FM synthesis and the GS1.

Waldorf Kyra Synthesizer Demo & Sounds with Daniel Fisher 🎹

Published on Oct 14, 2019 Sweetwater

"Is the Waldorf Kyra truly an "alias-free" virtual analog synthesizer? Join Sweetwater's synth savant Daniel Fisher for this in-depth overview and sonic exploration. Sounds begin at 6:26!"

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“Maybe in 1989” | Elektron Analog 4 MKI Only

Published on Oct 14, 2019 Nostalgic Ruckus

"cheesy retro vibes. mki luv."

KORG Minilogue XD PW - Pearl White Edition

via KORG

"Now, it’s available as a limited-edition model in an elegant pearl white color.

minilogue xd is KORG’s newest polyphonic analog synthesizer and an absolute powerhouse musical instrument. Now, it’s available as a limited-edition model in an elegant pearl white color.

The pearl white color has a reflective finish, which changes color according to the light around it and the viewing angle. The top panel features a powder-coat to ensure high durability, especially when you’re playing out or on the road touring.

The minilogue xd PW combines stunning sound with a beautiful design that stands out on stage or in-studio 。"

"An elegant and easy-to-read pearl white finish

The minilogue xd PW features a "pearl white" finish created by a durable powder coating that feels great and is easy to read and use. The white panel sparkles according to the amount of light, and is paired with a solid oak back panel exclusive to this PW model, which makes for a huge presence n any stage.
Other than the color of the unit, the specifications are identical to those of the minilogue xd regular model."

The Synth Jam Reload! IDM, EDM, 1980s Synth Pop

Published on Oct 14, 2019 Ralph Baumgartl

"My latest Live Synth Jam in which I am blending IDM, EDM with 1980s Synth Pop. Hope I succeeded in combing these genres.

Here’s the list of my Synth and Gear setup:
Bass Synths: Roland SE-02 (Studio Electronics), ARP 2600 with Arturia Keystep Controller, Korg Volca Keys
Lead Synths: Oberheim OB-1, Arturia Microbrute, Roland JX-3P
Pads: Korg M50 (Piano), Roland Vocoder VP-330, Roland JD-Xi
Additional Gear: Akai MPK25 controlling a Macbook running Logic Pro for Sequencing, Strymon BigSky, Strymon Timeline, Zoom MS-70CDR, Boss BX-600 mixer, MOTU Micro Lite USB Midi Interface, Soundcraft Signature 22 MTK, Yamaha YME8 Midi Expander.

If you like my Music, then please consider supporting me on https://ralphbaumgartl.bandcamp.com"

Designing a Modular Synth for Live Performance

Published on Oct 14, 2019 Under the Big Tree

"This 6-part series delves into every aspect of designing a modular system for taking out and performing with, from overall architecture and philosophy to the nitty gritty of the case, sequencers and timing, modules, layout and approaches to performance."

Playlist:
Designing a Modular Synth System for Live Performance Part 1 | Introduction
Designing a Modular Synth System for Live Performance Part 2 | The Case
Designing a Modular Synth System for Live Performance Part 3 | Layout and Design
Designing a Modular Synth System for Live Performance Part 4 | Clocks. Pulses, and Musical Time
Designing a Modular Synth System for Live Performance Part 5 | Sequencers
Designing a Modular System for Live Performance Part 6A - My Approach | Tutorial
Designing a Modular System for Live Performance Part 6B - Complete System Tutorial
Designing a Modular System for Live Performance Part 6C - Live Improvisation | Performance

Roland JUPITER-Xm - VOCODER- "Beyond" Daft Punk COVER by gattobus

Published on Oct 14, 2019 gattobus

"'Beyond' cover from Daft Punk's album 'Random Access Memories'.
5 Tracks only, sequenced with Ableton Live, played via MIDI and recorded in real time using Jupiter-Xm USB multitrack audio outputs.
Voice was processed using Jupiter-Xm vocoder."

Left - Made with Hainbach's ZOIA patch / OP-1 / Cassette

Published on Oct 13, 2019 Jogging House

"My friend Hainbach sent over one of his patches for the Empress Effects ZOIA. I tweaked the patch a little and made a track with it and the OP-1. And recorded it straight to cassette.

You can find out how the patch works and how I made the track in Hainbach's ZOIA video:"


Published on Oct 13, 2019 HAINBACH

"In which I talk about ZOIA, a modular synthesizer disguised as a guitar pedal. Featuring an introduction to patching, sound examples, patching from scratch and a special guest appearance by Jogging House"