New Standalone Version of Nanoloop

nanoloop device digital : first jam - Masaki Takada

"A year and a half later, Nanoloop finally appeared! At first I was confused by the minimal interface, but once I got used to it, I could treat it like an existing cartridge version. I made an electro pattern.

enjoy! :)"

You might remember the Kickstarter back in March of 2019. Nanoloop has been a Nintendo Game Boy program up to this point. See the nanoloop label at the bottom of this post for more.

Analog Four OS Upgrade: Class Compliant USB Audio

Elektron

"This is Class Compliant USB Audio on the Analog Four MKII. Connect to a compatible phone, tablet, or computer, and record or process your audio easier than ever before. Add software superpowers via apps to give you countless possibilities: Parameter automation, bi-directional audio processing, audio recording, MIDI sequencing & sync, and that’s just the start. More modulation, more LFOs, more magic: https://bit.ly/3mMmkNa"

Roland FANTOM V2.0 - Multi Sample Engine - "Broken Bells" song by GATTOBUS

gattobus

"It's been a year since Roland FANTOM came out.
Now with OS Version 2.0 it's possible to sample, load multi-samples and play them on the keyboard!
This song was created using this feature. I sampled some of my favorite instruments and played them back with FANTOM.
Every sound you hear it comes from it, no overdubs, everything was played and sequenced in real time!
Audio was recorded multi-track via USB cable from FANTOM to my Macbook Pro.
Mixed and mastered on Ableton Live.
Video editing on Final Cut Pro."

See this post for details on the updated.

Roland MC-101 & MC-707 GROOVEBOX v1.60 Update: Arpeggiator, Random Tone Generator and more

RolandChannel

"With the new Version 1.60 update, the MC-101 and MC-707 GROOVEBOXES continue to evolve with inspiring features for music creation and live performance:
• Powerful new arpeggiator livens up your productions with tasty melodic lines and real-time control over motif, rhythmic variation, octave, and hold on/off
• Random Tone Generator sparks fresh ideas with multiple algorithmic options that create interesting new tones on the fly
• USB generic driver mode lets you connect your MC GROOVEBOX directly to a smartphone or tablet, great for producing with Zenbeats or your favorite DAW
• Expanded ZEN-Core compatibility lets you import Sound Pack drum kits in addition to instrument tones

In this video, Peter Brown walks you through the new MC GROOVEBOX features of Version 1.60 below:
00:00 Overview
00:28 Arpeggiator
01:58 Random Tone Generator
03:50 USB Class Compliant/Generic Driver
04:50 Sound Pack Kit Import

Other updates:
• Direct USB Mixout
• Scatter functions - MIDI Note message enabled
• Compressor – gain meter and updated parameters added
• Sub-step on Tone track
• Note Tie on Drum Track
• Sound Knob (MC-707 only)"

Introducing Zenbeats 2.0

Roland Zenbeats

"It has been one year since we launched Roland Zenbeats and to celebrate, we are excited to announce a FREE Zenbeats 2.0 update featuring the new ZC1 ZEN-Core Synthesizer. Music-making has never been easier with touch-friendly beatmaking, loop-based arranging, Bluetooth MIDI support, seamless export functionality, and thousands of presets to choose from wherever you are.

Download Zenbeats 2.0 today!
https://www.roland.com/us/products/ze...

Zenbeats 2.0 includes many feature and workflow enhancements for free-flowing music production. The spotlight addition is ZC1, Roland’s first mobile-ready synth powered by the advanced ZEN-Core Synthesis System. Zenbeats Ultimate Unlock V2 unleashes the full power of ZC1 with over 800 presets and 90 built-in MFX.

Everyone from beginners to serious beatmakers and electronic musicians can create, share, and collaborate using Roland Zenbeats 2.0. The app offers intuitive loop-based track creation, and a drum machine designed around the classic Roland “TR-REC” step sequencer in legendary drum machines like the TR-808 and TR-909. Deep touch surface support allows users to intuitively control instruments and mixing functions, and it’s easy to transfer projects and beats between phone, tablet, and desktop platforms.

With Zenbeats 2.0, the latest version of Roland’s popular music creation app for iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows comes to the Roland Cloud platform. Ultimate Unlock V2 access for Zenbeats is provided at all membership levels, offering 7 GB of presets, loops, and sounds. Like the original release of Zenbeats, the entry-level version of Zenbeats 2.0 remains available as a free app outside of Roland Cloud membership, with access to two paid upgrade levels, including Ultimate Unlock.

Do you have Roland Zenbeats 2.0 and need customer support? Let us help at: https://www.roland.com/backstage/#/ze..."

Introducing Roland ZENOLOGY Pro: ZEN-Core Software Synthesizer for Roland Cloud

RolandChannel

"Harness the vast power of the ZEN-Core Synthesis System and dive deep into the world of custom sound design with ZENOLOGY Pro. You get the amazing sound quality and efficiency of ZENOLOGY, plus an expansive interface to craft all-new sounds that inspire your music.

Below are the chapters of this video that introduce the key features of ZENOLOGY Pro for you to discover:
00:00 Introduction to ZENOLOGY Pro
00:30 Overview of 'Visual Edit'
02:00 A Closer Look at Partials (or Oscillators)
05:25 Filter and Modulation Features of ZENOLOGY Pro
06:27 The LFO Section including Step LFO
08:20 Building Drum Kits
09:14 Saving User Banks and Exporting to ZEN-Core Hardware

ZENOLOGY Pro has over 3500 acoustic and electronic instrument sounds, including classic analog, vintage digital, and modern hybrid synth sounds. These sounds are crafted using ZENOLOGY Pro’s thousands of oscillator waveforms, 10 different filter types (including JUPITER and other iconic models), and 11 LFO shapes. Then add a huge selection of ready-to-go drum sounds, including famous Roland rhythm machines, and over 90 classic and new effects to inspire your next track or production.

Want even more sounds? You can expand your library to over 7000 ZEN-Core sounds with Model Expansions, Wave Expansions, and ZEN-Core Sound Packs—all available in Roland Cloud.

But if sound design is more your workflow, then ZENOLOGY Pro gives you the deepest access to the ZEN-Core Synthesis System for producers who want to heavily modify existing sounds or design custom sounds from scratch.

With ZENOLOGY Pro, start your sound designs with four oscillators, or “partials”—each with 9 virtual analog waveforms plus Supersaw and Noise to choose from. Then, dig into 1840 PCM waveforms (easily expandable to over 7000), 10 filter types, and 11 LFO shapes, including tempo-synced Step LFOs with 37 curves per step, letting you create sounds you’ve only imagined!

After you’ve designed or tweaked your tones in ZENOLOGY Pro, you can use that sound in your DAW, and ZEN-Core equipped hardware instruments. For owners of FANTOM, JUPITER-X & JUPITER-Xm, MC-101 & MC-707 GROOVEBOX, AX-Edge, and RD-88, download and explore ZENOLOGY Pro and bring new life to your ZEN-Core patches."

'70s style Modular, Hammond & Solina - Sep 24, 2020

SynthMania

"Sorry, the 3rd camera's SD card failed and didn't record the Synthesizers.com modular playing view. You can see some of it on the Solina view. A '70s hard-rock / progressive style jam I recorded tonight. I play the modular, organ and Solina live in real time straight to stereo 2-track. Play loud :D
Synthesizers.com Studio-88 modular: synth bass
Hammond XK-3c System: organ
Leslie 122XB: rotating speaker on the Hammond
ARP Solina String Ensemble: syn strings
Electro-Harmonix Bad Stone: phase shifter on the Solina
Roland RE-201 Space Echo: tape echoes
Steinberg Cubase Pro 10: Drum loops, recording, plate reverbs"

flight of harmony Infernal Noise Machine (INM-E) Eurorack Module on Kickstarter

First announced in July, and featured in a few posts, flight of harmony's Infernal Noise Machine (INM-E) Eurorack Module is now on Kickstarter.

The original Infernal Noise Machine was in desktop form (pictured below) and has been featured here on MATRIXSYNTH over the years. You can see the prototype here. Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails had one as seen here.

The following is some info pulled from the Kickstarter (be sure to click through for more):

"The Infernal Noise Machine is actually the first device ever created at f(h), back in 2007. Designed as a standalone, or "desktop " device. It was later released in multiple limited-run batches over the years, with all available units sold out during preorder each time."

"What is it?

The Infernal Noise Machine is a sound synthesizer, not a music synthesizer.

It was designed towards the creation of noise, sound effects, and for the general field of sound design. Having said that, the INM can create a full range of “musical” tones and sound, but that was not the primary goal. It can be used completely independently, but is intended for use with external control voltage (CV) sources to affect or modulate various parameters, which is where the INM truly comes alive.

So what can you do with it? Incidental sounds and ambiances, unholy caterwauling, soundscapes from melancholy to manic, even percussion and traditional musical sounds. The Infernal Noise Machine is particularly effective for making drones that evolve with time, with no external sources required. The internal architecture allows for a wide range of self-evolving, beat-frequency style tonal variations over an infinite range of rates. There is really no simple way to describe what the INM can do – you have to find out for yourself. This is a unique device. It requires a bit of time and patience to get a feel for how it works, but it is worth the effort."

"The new Infernal Noise Machine has the same sound, features, and potential as the original, but has been completely redesigned and refined. Each format brings its own needs and possibilities, so the system has been expanded to allow even more utility than the original, while keeping it as compact as feasible without impacting the philosophy behind the design."

Roland JX-3P or JX-8P? Smoothness Wars!

Espen Kraft

"For years these two synthesizers have divided opinions. Which one is the one to get?
The 3P with its sequencer and stylish casing or the 8P with unison and mono modes?
Do they sound the same or is it best to have them both?

Be aware that an original JX-3P has very limited MIDI functionality, it's in constant Omni-mode, and therefor cannot be in a MIDI sequencer chain without problems. It cannot receive or send MIDI sysex either.
The 8P is not 8-voice polyphonic even if the "8" should indicate that. It's 6 voices like the 3P. The 8P also have a custom fluorescent display that can be tricky to upgrade and the transformer can often become very noisy (acoustically).

The demo track that starts the video can be found here:"

Prophet 6 , Flames & Oceans , Analog Synth preset 135.

Bob I. Gomez

"Original tune for the Prophet 6 synthesizer. I use my own version of preset 135, which I call, Unknown."