MATRIXSYNTH

DEEP SONIC Sample Packs

These are available at Deepsonic.net

"The RX5 is one of the most underrated drum machines of the 80’s. So why not give it the sample pack it deserves! All the 24 internal 12-bit drum voices where sampled from this 80’s flagship drum machine, along with the 28 samples from the included ROM Waveform Cartridge.

All included sounds were sampled threw a UA 4-710d at 24-bit. No reverb, no tape coloration, no delay, just pure RX5 goodness for you to use in your tracks as you see fit!

What You Get:

All 52 24-Bit WAV files for use in any compatible sampler.

1 XPN file containing 1 Drum Kit for easy drag and drop installation into the MPC platform."

https://deepsonic.net/products/rx5

Deep Sonic · TR - 505 Demo (Dry)

"Enjoy the crispy samples of the TR-505! A lo-fi drum machine from the 80's containing 16 8-bit samples from the TR-909 and a few unique samples added in. I sampled the 505 threw a UA 4-710d at 24-bit and set it to the transistor side for a little extra sizzle!

What You Get:

All 16 24-Bit WAV files for use in any compatible sampler.

1 XPN file containing 1 Drum Kit for easy drag and drop installation into the MPC platform."

https://deepsonic.net/products/tr-505

Deep Sonic · DR-660 Demo

"The Dr Rhythm 660 is a garage classic. Housed in that little black box are drum kits from the likes of the TR-808, TR-909, and an R8. All with the classic early 90’s PCM sample sound that has been used on a ton drum and bass tracks from that era.

All the samples where sampled threw a UA 4-710d at 24-bit. No reverb, no tape effect, no delay, just straight up DR-660 for you to use in your tracks as you see fit!

What You Get:

All 64 24-Bit WAV files for use in any compatible sampler.

1 XPN file containing all 4 Programs and their samples for easy drag and drop installation into the MPC platform.

808 Kit

909 Kit

Power 1 (Reminiscent of the R8)

Cheap Drums (A mixture of CR-78-like drums and a DR-55)"

https://deepsonic.net/products/dr-rhythm-dr-660

Oscillator prototyping of a new hybrid synthesizer

Published on Jun 3, 2020 Eternal Engine EMI

Nixie Tubes!

See the Eternal Engine EMI label below for previous posts featuring them.

Live Long & $$$ (Korg Electribe 2)

Published on Jun 3, 2020 shoontz

"Beam me up Neelix! Mr. Worf, launch all photon tornadoes at the Borg dodecahedron! Number One, pass the Kelpien ganglia! God damn, I love Star Truck."

This one is in via shoontz.

Electro Harmonix Super Space Drum

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You can find an old demo of one here.

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MARF Krell

Published on Jun 3, 2020 Todd Barton

"Just watching the instruments do its thing and trying to predict or guess the next sonic event or flurry. . ."

Elektron Monomachine SFX-6 Keyboard Synthesizer w/ Original Box & Manuals

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"The machine functions flawlessly as does the keybed and vector stick. The screen isn't the brightest when the room is fully lit and there are a few dings, but these issues are minimal and do little to detract considering the rarity of this unit. Comes with everything original. Manual is in excellent shape. Stickers!"

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CRUMAR BIT-99 Vintage CEM Synthesizer + Original Preset Tape, Schematics and Manual

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"Crumar Bit-99 in superb, mint conditions. Comes with the original Preset Tape Cassette, Schematics and Manual (Italian). Always handled with love and care this unit has been recently serviced: the battery has been replaced and the factory presets loaded via tape. This beauty looks great and works like a charm.

The Crumar Bit 99 is a spectacular polyphonic analog synthesizer made in Italy in 1985. Originally designed to compete against the Polysix and Juno 106, this compact black tank went further by implementing a dual-osc voice structure, more similar to that of the OB-8 and Prophet 5. The 2 DCOs, 6 CEM filters, 6 VCAs, 2 LFOs each per voice and a powerful Unison make the Bit-99 a very warm and flexible synthesizer.

The Bit-99 has its own very distinctive, solid and bright sound. Exceptionally bright compared to most analog instruments. This total black beauty can surprisingly generate DX-style electric pianos and harps, woody and dissonant percussive sounds, brilliant string ensembles, punchy basses and brasses, funky leads and organs and a wide array of classic synth sounds.

The Bit-99 is also very easy to use. The printing on the front panel reminds you the various settings for sound editing. Just type the parameter number to change and change it's value using the + and - buttons.

Key Features :

6 CEM 3328 VCF
Velocity sensitive keyboard with keyboard sensitivity pot
Full access to all the parameters via MIDI Sysex
99 memory locations
Normal Mode: 6 voice polyphony
Double/Split Mode: 3 voice polyphony for each sound
2 DCO (TRI - SAW - PW - Noise)
VCF : Cutoff, Resonance, Tracking, Invert , ADSR
2 Assignable LFO (VCA - VCF - DCO 1/2)
1 VCA ADSR with Dynamic Attack and Amount"

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Eurorack Panel Lights

Published on Jun 3, 2020 Reckless Experimentation Audio LLC

"So say you want to get the knobs a wiggle at night, but its dark and you don’t want to turn on the lights in the room? Will how about this? Just enough light to see what your doing. So lets build it."

8 lfos from divkid's ochd panning 8 voices on the wmd performance mixer

Published on Jun 3, 2020 brandon logic

Madrona Labs Giving 100% to the Black Youth Project

via Madrona Labs

'Hello, friends.

It's tough times. We hope you and your families are in good health. We know you know what's going on, and you have probably heard a lot of takes on it from a lot of companies so we're going to keep this to the point.

Just over a week ago, Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, the latest in a long history of unjust Black deaths at the hands of law enforcement. Since then, the outcry has been ringing out in protests all across our country. The violent suppression of these protests by police has resulted in more injuries and deaths. We stand in solidarity with the protesters and with the Black community.

How can a music software company contribute positively and constructively in this moment? For us, the answer is: by sending funds to those doing front line work. We're writing to ask for your support.

The Black Youth Project is an organization that both provides emergency funds to Black community members in need, and invests long-term in the future of Black leadership. They have chapters in many U.S. cities including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, DC and Detroit. From their website: "Our work is generally centered on ending systems of anti-Blackness and emphasizing the urgency of protecting folks living on the margins of the margins, including women, girls, femmes, and the gamut of LGBTQ folk." To find out more, please visit https://www.byp100.org/about.

From now until the end of Friday, June 5 (Pacific Time) we'll be donating 100% of our sales to BYP100. As a family business, our pockets are not deep enough for an impressive direct donation right now, but this way we can leverage the software we've made to direct some funds where they are sorely needed. We hope you'll help.

We and some folks we know have been contributing individually to community bail funds around the country and that is another way to help right now. If you are interested in contributing to these efforts, here’s a link to donate to many community bail funds at one time: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd

There will be a time soon to get back to music, which is more important to us than ever as a force for change, as meaning and community and connection. But this week is not that time. If it were not for the inspiration of great Black music, Madrona Labs would not exist. We owe the Black community our help.

with all best wishes,
Randy Jones
Madrona Labs"

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Note the image above is from Madrona Labs Kaivo page. I thought it was representative of the current state of society. We can make it out, but it is broken, and it cannot be whole until we make it whole again.