Patch of the Week 47: volca nubass First Patch

Published on Feb 28, 2020 Korg

"The KORG volca nubass is a groundbreaking bass synth implemented with KORG’s new-generation vacuum tube: NuTube. This modernized technology is implemented into the oscillator, sub oscillator and drive circuits; creating incredibly warm tones and rich distortions that only a tube can provide. This unique form of sound generation, along with nubass’ low-pass ladder filter, delivers countless timbral possibilities."

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Black Octopus Sound - Event Horizon 3 (128 Presets for the John Bowen Solaris) by Toby Emerson

Published on Feb 16, 2020 Black Octopus Sound

http://johnbowen.com

This one was spotted and sent in via Soviet Space Child.

See my post on the upcoming V2.0 OS update.

"Get it here: https://blackoctopus-sound.com/produc...

Event Horizon 3 for the John Bowen Solaris has arrived. Created by Toby Emerson, this bank of 128 presets will take you on a journey of endless evolving pads, deep subsonic basses, cutting edge leads, nostalgic keys, and inspiring synth plucks. The sound capabilities of the Solaris are extremely deep, and Event Horizon 3 explores new sonic territories with the Solaris, utilizing some of its unique features such as rotors, amplitude modulation, feedback routing, wavetable modulation, Linear FM, and more. If you are looking for a huge bank of timeless and inspiring sounds for any genre of electronic music then look no further than Event Horizon 3 for the John Bowen Solaris – one of the greatest synthesizers ever made.

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The Manitou - Pond Skaters - Promo Video

Published on Jan 28, 2020 TheManitouOfficial

"Promo video for Pond Skaters by The Manitou, from the album Music of the Lake. Composed for Sybille Muschik's Shoreline Studio Video Blog. Featured footage: insect life on Bouchie Creek and Bouchie Lake, British Columbia. Filmed with a Panasonic HC-X920.

Instruments: Roland Ju-06*, Korg MS-20 mini*, Tone2 Firebird vst, Lounge Lizard vst, Streetlytron vst 8 voice choir, Peavey Milestone bass*, Alesis SR-16 drums.

*Appear in the video.

Buy it here: https://themanitou.bandcamp.com/album...
(c) & (p) 2020 Joshua M. Blanc
www.manitouslair.com
manitouproductions.blogspot.ca"

Rare SPIDER Sequencer! Electronic Dream Plant (EDP) - Rare - Gnat Wasp -

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"1978 Electronic Dream Plant (EDP) Spider Sequencer
Works with original EDP Wasp and Gnat Synths
Includes the Din cable to connect to Wasp or Gnat.

In good shape, no cracks in the plastic. I used this in my synth studio for a few years. Very fun. Can clock it with audio signal. I use to sent a trig out of a Roland Tr-606 with wonderful results. Trimmers on the side to adjust sensitivity.

Very rare item.

from the web,
"The Spider is a 256-note step, or 84-note real time digital sequencer to control the Wasp and/or Gnat. It features a few simple controls for entering notes in step or real time and transposing the sequence a semi-tone, whole-tone, major-3rd, or perfect-5th as well as speed controls."

Note: The unit uses the same 9v power supply the WASP and GNAT use. Standard guitar power supply with 1/8 adaptor tip. (not included)"

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Nord Modular Keyboard

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Roland Vocoder Plus VP-330

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"mk 1 version Good condition, few marks on the body, and some blemishes on wood sides. The previous owner drilled some holes on front. Fully working, has been serviced last year"

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Roland SH-1000 Synthesizer - Wildbender Punkt

Published on Feb 28, 2020 Ares Kalogeropoulos

"A music track made with Roland SH-1000 Monophonic Analog Synthesizer.
Every sound made with Roland SH-1000.

Infos:
The Roland SH-1000, introduced in 1973, was the first compact synthesizer produced in Japan, and the first synthesizer produced by Roland."

Minimal Wave, old school, Korg MS-20,50,SQ10,-Synthesizer performance, live in the studio!

Published on Feb 28, 2020 Matthias Schuster

"Matthias Schuster plays the Volksmusik Instrument live at GF - Studio,Febr.20

Matthias Schuster [Geisterfahrer, Im Namen des Volkes, Bal Pare, Das Institut] produced about 150 bands in his studio from 1980 until today including artists like Andreas Dorau [Fred vom Jupiter], Kosmonautentraum, Abwärts, Brosch, Saal II, The Red Crayola,. He produced several Movie Soundtracks, especially mentioned here the soundtrack for the Movie : FRAKTUS, starring Rocko Schamoni, Jaques Palminger & Heinz Strunk. Matthias toured in Canada, The United States, UK, France , Belgium ,and many more countries and is still active on Tour with his projects IM NAMEN DES VOLKES, BAL PARE & DAS INSTITUT and producing new records until today."

Upcoming John Bowen Solaris v2.0 Update Adds Yamaha FM & Casio CZ Phase Distortion Synthesis

http://johnbowen.com

John Bowen dropped by the other day with the Solaris Desktop prototype. Not only did I get a peek at the new design, but I was able to take a look at the upcoming v2.0 OS, which adds both Yamaha style "FM synthesis" and Casio's CZ Phase Distortion synthesis. It also adds multi-part support. You'll find a few pics in this post. Apologies for the lighting but it is dark in the studio. :) Below you'll find a few angled shots of the desktop. In person it's not as large as I had expected. It's similar to an Oberheim Xpander which seems appropriate considering their similarities. Both have multiple displays and have been described as essentially modulars in a box. From what I understand, the Solaris is a bit more flexible as you can essentially re-order the signal path. It's a pretty amazing synth. John Bowen opted for a high resolution 96kHz signal path and you can hear it. The Solaris sounds absolutely astonishing. It has four oscillators with a vector joystick to morph between them. You can also cycle through oscillator waveforms up into the audio range with the unique "Rotors" feature on the Solaris. Click here for a full list of current features. Note the v2.0 features aren't yet listed.

The Solaris has four oscillators allowing for a 4-OP FM synth. If you are familiar with Yamaha FM synthesis you know you select how each operator modulates the other from various algorithms. On the Solaris, however, you can freely map oscillators any way you like, including back into each other. The Solaris is essentially modular, allowing you to freely route components of the synth engine. Aside from FM and Phase Distortion, the new OS also adds an assignable 4-part multi mode. Assignable not only by patch, but by number of voices allocated to each part. The following is what John had to say about the upcoming OS:

"v2.0 OS will add a new Oscillator Type called Phase Mod. This allows for true 'DX style FM,' which is actually phase modulation. With four oscillators, you can create 4 Operator algorithms. It also includes waveshapes emulating the CZ Phase Distortion series. The modulation destination which normally shows as LinFM changes to PhasMod when this oscillator type is selected. For the CZ series, the Shape parameter controls the amount of phase distortion.

The new Multimode code allows for 4-part arrangement. Each part shares a common 'voice pool' of 5 pairs of voices (total of 10), and you decide how many voices can be assigned to each part, with 2 voices in a part as the minimum assignment. (Using identical presets with the new Solaris Voice Expander module adds another 10 voices.)

The Multimode structure converts old presets into a larger preset structure that holds the parameters for all 4 parts. All edits to any parameter are stored separately, so any preset used to populate a part from any other preset is not affected, and remains a separate object. Each of the 4 parts provides control over velocity and key zoning, volume level, pan position, transpose, fine tuning, arpeggiator function, and a number of other MIDI controller settings."

You can find additional posts including demos of the Solaris here.

http://johnbowen.com

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Roland System-8 | Custom Sounds | No Talking

Published on Feb 28, 2020 LFOstore

"#roland #system8

We made many great sounds & sequences to show possibilities of
dream machine & its hidden treasures we found during exploring.

You will find here silky & beauity plucks with unusual modulation,
deep & overdriven leads, many atmospheric pads & strings,
unusual arpeggios & groovy sequences, basses & many more.

Explore your System-8 Machine & dive deeper with our demo.

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