Dukt (2020) by Nob Otake

Nob Otake

New release from supporting member, Nob Otake featuring his 73-75 Serge Modular + shortwave radio.

Hyperkube @ Synthstream-Downstream June 27th, 2020

Hyperkube

"Download the audio and video at:
https://hyperkube.bandcamp.com/album/...

The friendly people at Synthstream asked me to be part of their first ambient-downtempo synth streaming event. The piece starts of slow and spacey and develops into a more Berlin-School oriented sequencer part.

Instead of using the Cirklon I used the Polyend SEQ for most of the sequencing duties this time, the different sequencer lanes just look nicer on video ;-).

gearlist: SEQ, Cirklon, Minilogue, System 8, Rev2, TI2 Polar, Blofeld, Monark, TAL U-NO-LX, M-Tron Pro, Valhalla DSP, Big Sky, El Capistan"

Project MARS vs Apparatus Tube VCF

Eternal Engine EMI

"MARS Wavetable oscillators engine output to NOS DAC TDA1543 and directly to tube filter input. It use vactrols to control presets.

MARS is a synthesizer engine with 4 wavetable oscillators (FM, offset, and phase restart) that are controlled independently, much like it was implemented in Korg Mono/Poly. Also available a modulation matrix all to all, two multi-function LFOs, and two HoldADSR envelopes."

MARS appears to be new. See Eternal Engine EMI label below for additional posts featuring them.

Side note: Anyone remember the CME controllers? I haven't seen on in ages.

Arp Odyssey Module Revision 1 SN 100956

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Roland A-01 Boutique Studio Control module with 8-bit synth

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Future Retro Revolution Bass Synthesizer

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Roland MC-202 MicroComposer analog synthesizer/sequencer

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Roland TB-303 + TR-606

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Ciat-Lonbarde Din Datin Dudero Srine

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You can find a demo of one here.

"Din Datin Dudero Srine (i.e. the one with triangle wave oscillators) from Peter Blasser of Ciat-Lonbarde fame- an instrument so weird, it makes Plumbutter seem like Korg Minipops. If you want an instrument that will surprise you, the DDD is your huckleberry. Of course, it is a standalone instrument, but using the DDD to modulate a Sidrax was pretty tight. I can attempt to answer any questions you may have about this beast, but the word here is 'esoteric.'

Condition-wise, it's functionally perfect; I've tested all of the jacks and they all do something. Cosmetically, there are some imperfections in the finish, but it came direct from Peter like that. That's par for the course of Blasser's craftsmanship in my experience."

Roland Jupiter-X, Xm, Pros & Cons, Cons, Cons

Digiphex Electronics

"Warning: I didn't like it."

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He focuses mainly on the hardware interface and not the sound. The loud keyboard play was odd... Any Jupiter-X owners want to chime in?

For what it's worth, I owned a Jupiter-8, JX10, two Juno-106's, JX-3P, and an Alpha Juno. I picked up a Jupiter-Xm for the portability and I am happy with it. That sound is there and the interface is not difficult to work with once you understand it. It sounds the same as the originals to me, just turn down the effects. The aging and warm up emulation is a nice addition. BTW, the vintage Roland synths the X and Xm emulate were pretty spot on with tuning. Roland's tend to have a very in-tune and clean sound compared to many other poly analogs of the time. The Jupiter-8 has a certain glow and fullness about it that the Xm captures. Other synths like OB-Xa and Prophet-5 have a different character about them, kind of like an IPA compared to a lager or pilsner. An interesting addition to the X and Xm BTW, are the Moog and SCI filters. It would be awesome if they added additional models - Oberheim (4 and 2 pole on the OB-XA and SEM state variable), Yamaha CS, Korg MS20, and of course the classic TB-303 diode ladder filter. Alesis added a slew of filter types with the ION and Micron.