Hello World: programming the Korg NTS-1 (part 1)

Published on Apr 20, 2020 Olivier Ozoux

"I just got the Korg NTS-1 for my first Quarantine Birthday, and while it sounds really good for a tiny digital synth, I'm really interested in the SDK and learning how to write custom Oscillators and Effects for the Korg 'logue platform.

In the first video in this series, I'm assembling the little flat-pack synth, ( it even comes with a tiny tool, just like IKEA furnitures ) and setting up the development environment on my MacBook Pro."

Roland JUPITER XM - Jack 256 sound pack

Published on Apr 20, 2020 JackOasys

256 new sound pack ready for your Jupiter XM
16 bank x 16 preset
All sounds purposely created for live performance, especially for rock, prog, studio production, new age atmosphere, with pan, equalizer, real time controllers (SL1,SL2, S1,S2,S3). Many sounds have split point on C4, on the right side bass (powerful bass) or complex chords.

No drums tracks
No techno/house/acid sounds
This video is made to make sounds heard, not to show if I'm good or not

For info or buy write me privately: jackoasys@libero.it
Thank you
Jack

Vangelical Cat

Published on Apr 20, 2020 Quincas Moreira

"An improvisation using the Linnstrument 128 and FH2 to control a Multi Polyphonic Expression patch on the Eurorack Modular."

Sequential Artist Spotlight Interview with PETER JAMES

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

"Peter James is a Keyboardist, Producer, and Sound Designer out of Sydney Australia.

He’s been heavily involved with a number of influential bands over the years, the most well known of these being Hillsong United & Hillsong Worship. Some of his greater achievements include programming keys and arranging strings on an Grammy Award-Winning song “What A Beautiful Name” as well as producing an album that was nominated for a Latin Grammy just recently, “Habla Sobre Mi.”

He’s also well known for his sound design work and has had his presets featured on many albums and TV programs such as HBO’s The Walking Dead, Murder One, Good Girls, and other popular Australian TV shows.

We chatted with Peter on how he’s been using Sequential instruments in his music"

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

Sequential Pro 3 (Presets Part 1)

Published on Apr 20, 2020 3rdStoreyChemist

"All preset sounds & sequencers from bank F5"

Prophet 6 Desktop dark ambient

Published on Apr 20, 2020 Tarek Mansur

"In this live Jam I am using the Prophet 6 Desktop lead to morph and bend through the notes supported by with Moog DFAM as a drum machine and Moog Matriarch as a bass drone. UAD Plugins where used as Reverb & Dist.
Lexicon 224 and Thermionic Culture Vulture.

Enjoy"

Tales From The Loop Music - Retro-Futuristic Cover feat. OP-Z and LUMI Keys

Published on Apr 20, 2020 Lo-fi Pask

"I did it again, another TV Show Cover! :-) Teenage Engineering's OP-Z new EP sounds were perfect to make a cover of Amazon Prime Tales From The Loop's Music Theme.

All sounds are sequenced on (and comes from) OP-Z, but I also used the Roli LUMI Keys as controller, to play some (electric) piano parts.

The Original music theme has been made by Philip Glass and Paul Leonard-Morgan.

Tales From The Loop TV Show is inspired by retro-futuristic images from Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag: in my video you'll see images from his books, like The Electric State (2017), Things From The Flood (2016) and Tales From The Loop (2014)."

Paul Hartnoll meets the new 2600

Published on Apr 20, 2020 Korg

"We headed to Brighton to meet up with Paul Hartnoll, one half of the pioneering EDM duo Orbital. The reason for the visit was to introduce him to the new ARP 2600!

Paul is no stranger to this iconic synthesiser, having purchased a 2600 for Orbital back in 1993, and is still the pride of place in his studio. Paul told us “We used 2600 a lot on the albums In Sides and Snivilisation, (particularly) on the track Kien Trink Wasser. It starts quite orchestral then jumps into a big bass drop which was the 2600. The original is all over those albums, sometimes more subtly”.

In this video, you can see Paul take a first look at the new ARP2600 FS, making some initial comparisons to the original. “The added LFO is a great addition. I love that feature”. Summarising, Paul describes the 2600FS as a “fresh, sparkly, clean (dirty) ARP - straight out of the box”.

Note: Filmed way back when life was normal, pre isolation!"

Ableton Instrument racks Megapack - Siel DK80 polyphonic analog Italian synthesizer

Published on Apr 20, 2020 Expanding Sound

"This pack is compatible with Ableton Live Lite 9.7.7 and above.
Get the pack here http://www.expandingsound.com/product...

The Siel DK80 is an interesting analog synth of the past. It first piqued my interest thanks to a Youtube video going through the presets. It sounded like there was a ton of modulation and it had such a weird interesting vibe to it. There was kind of an old school horror feel from the VHS days flowing through my mind, so warbly and eerie. Once the DK80 was in my possession I learned a lot about what makes this synth interesting. Both oscillators are basically independent of each other, which lends itself to creating some pretty unique patches. Both oscillator A and B can be tweaked, mixed, and modulated into pretty much whatever you want. That allows for some wide stereo patches.

The name DK80 is quite fitting, as this synth oozes 80s nostalgia. If you enjoy the sounds of vapor and retrowave you'll find yourself using this pack quite a bit. This megapack includes 26 instruments and one DK80 ultimate 80s effect rack. This effect rack includes effects that I think are suitable for the time period of the synth.

I hope you enjoy it! Keep the DK80 and the 80s alive!"

SUPERBOOTH20: Molten Chat - Manu Retamero - Befaco

Published on Apr 20, 2020 Molten Music Technology

"Join me and Manu from modular makers Befaco for some live chat about synths, DIY and modular to coincide with Superbooth 20 Home Edition."