Sequential In The Spotlight Interview with Ron Moton PH.D

You can find the interview on Sequential's website here.

"Ron Moton PH.D is a pro touring musician, in demand music producer, clinician, composer, arranger, music director, music minister, youth mentor, and private music teacher. Ron has numerous album and song credits and is a well-known music industry producer specializing in jazz, R&B, funk, Christian music production and more.

Now touring nationally and internationally, Ron Moton is known for his contemporary jazz-funk that is both artistic and entertaining. High energy grooves, jazz sophistication, and soulful sounds are his trademark. Recent performances include: Yoshi’s Jazz Club, The Jazz Bulls Chicago, the Russian Philharmonic Society’s “Snow Jazz” festival series, the Russian Federation National Big Band, multiple concerts in Tokyo, Osaka, and Sapporo Japan, the Cotton Club, and Billboard Live. Other performances include the Fire Rock Grill Jazz Club, Maestros Jazz Club, the Celebrity Theater, and the Nokia Theater. International tours include Mexico, France, and the Caribbean, to name a few. Ron has performed on musical television appearances and performances at the Grammy Awards. In addition to his jazz career, Ron is also saxophonist and flautist for the legendary funk and R&B super group, ConFunkShun.

We chatted with Ron on how he’s using the Prophet X in his music"

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You can find previous posts featuring Sequential's Spotlight series here.

Superlative SB01 Is Funded - 44 Hours to Go for Microtuning Stretch Goal

The Superlative SB01 has reached funding on their Kicstarter campaign. They are currently at $171,557 pledged of their $101,000 goal, however they added a stretch goal to add microtuning as a feature for all future models. The new stretch goal is $200,000. The funding campaign has 44 hours to go. If you are interested in getting in on the SB01 early and would like to see microtuning added, now might be the time.

DX5 Playing Trans X "Living on Video"

Premiere in progress. Started 2 minutes ago Published on Nov 19, 2019 DX5

"Rendition to one of the most influential disco tracks ever.
Recorded at first shot, therefore some mistakes can be found.
Gear used:

Emu Emax: Filtered lead (sampled from the JP8000).
Roland JP8000: left hand bass sequence (yes, I like to suffer playing live :) and right hand triangle lead/ saw solo (done my own way).
Roland Promars MRS-2: Bassline (triggered from Pro Tools, so I could tweak faders and knobs)

--- Backtrack previously recorded on Pro Tools including:
--- Arturia Jupiter 8V for the arpeggio style background sound).
--- Casio VL-1

Song composed by Pascal Languirand.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

Live in Chicago November 2019 | Caterina Barbieri

Published on Nov 19, 2019 LowGainElectronics

"Caterina Performing live Eurorack Modular on November 18th 2019 at the Chicago Cultural Center for Lampo Series! Full Set"

You can find additional posts featuring Caterina Barbieri here.

VERMONA PERfourMER Mk. 2 + UNO DRUM // PURE ANALOG

Published on Nov 19, 2019 LESINDES

"This is another episode of PURE ANALOG here with VERMONA PERfourMER. Only single voices are used not all 4. I did not use FX as all the other on board FX of the synths that are being played hier in PURE ANALOG which is a project to find out and show the qualities of analog synthesizers and eventually also hybrids. And exciting Question is also how contemporary synths like this lush GRP A-2 or EREBUS NYX compare to vintage legends like MINIMOOG or ARP ODYSSEY or ROLAND JUPITER 4 etc. So this piece will be played and performed with different synths in the future track by track recorded in DAW without any equing or otherwise processed in DAW, no add modulation, reverb, saturation or other FX. Only a mastering compressor, EQ and Limiter is used on the sum. So what you hear is completely un-FX-ed material -- almost impossible to find these days!!!"

A New Case for Gotharman's LD3

via Gotharman

"A new alternative casing style will, very soon, be available for Little deFormer 3."

Note the IO ports on the back vs. the sides.

You can find details on Gotharman's Little deFormer 3 on Gotharman's website here, and tons of demos in previous posts here on MATRIXSYNTH.

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New Cirrus: FM Touch Synth

Published on Nov 19, 2019 otemrellik

"A new synth built with Teensy audio library. Only 4 made. http://www.otemrellik.com/rdei/"

"Cirrus is an 8 voice digital synthesizer.

Cirrus Features:

8 capacitive touch plates for notes and modulation
8 voice polyphony
Pitch LFO with high frequency mode
Looping envelope for cutoff filter / FM amount
Reverb
Unison and glide modes
32 step polyphonic sequencer with paramaters per step
USB MIDI for notes, clock and CC control
Pulse in/out for syncing sequencer
Save/Load up to 8 presets

$300"

1979 SMP Overview

Published on Nov 19, 2019 Todd Barton

"My initial encounter and overview with 1979's Stereo Microsound Processor (SMP) based on Mutable Instruments Clouds but styled with added features for the Buchla format. A later episode will have some sound demos.

Purchase information: https://1979.ws

A good Clouds tutorial for the curious: [posted here]

Consider joining my Patreon page to support continuing tutorials for Buchla, Serge, Hordijk and some Eurorack:
https://www.patreon.com/synthtodd"


Update: Note 1979 is the brand, not the year. I created a new site label for them. I believe 1979 is Wes Milholen of Grayscale's brand. You can find a 20Objects interview with him here.

The SMP / STEREO MICROSOUND PROCESSOR is currently priced at $850.

"Granular synthesis for 4U systems. Based on Clouds by Mutable Instruments, the SMP is a realtime granular synthesis processor that expands significantly on the original. Dedicated controls for previously hidden functions, additional CV inputs with inverting attenuators, easier access to preset recall and sampling settings, and increased control over output gain make this one of the most full-featured hardware granular processors available. It's a powerful addition to any Buchla-format system, offering a form of digital signal processing not previously available in this format."

Eureka and Samoa [Episode 200]

Published on Nov 18, 2019 CatSynth TV

"Our 200th Episode! A new experimental music piece featuring scenes from Humboldt Bay, the Samoa Peninsula, and the town of Eureka. Many scenes feature the distinctive dolosse along the north and south jetty of the inlet to the bay.

Music and film by Amanda Chaudhary.

Synthesizers used:
Arturia EMS Synthi V
Arturia CMI V
Arturia Pigments
MOK Waverazor
Tracktion BioTek
East West Orchestra Gold

Video synthesis via Max/MSP/Jitter."

https://www.catsynth.com

Behringer VC340 Vocoder + 101-VCO [Demo #1]

Published on Nov 19, 2019 gstormelectro

"Audio and Video by G-Storm Electro c. 2019

Today the gorgeous sounds of the Behringer VC340 Vocoder
Strings and Choir paired with my 101-VCO on arpeggio.
101-VCO going to my 101-VCF for that classic SH-101 sound.
Future Retro Transient is going to the vocoder mic input.
Transient is modulated by Batumi to result in those
shifting vocoder effects - almost chanting/talking?
Arturia Drumbrute Impact is clocked to the Beatstep Pro.
Some Big Sky reverb and Timefactor Delay.

Recorded direct to Tascam DR-05.

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