Novation Groovebox app - live jams 2018

Aquifex02 · Novation Groovebox app - live jams 2018

via SynthAddict in the comments of this post.

"great app - been using it for years as a huge Novation fan
I made all of these on the go in the iPhone while at lunch, waiting for appointments, bored shopping with the girlfriend, etc. - no canned loops used, all custom with lots of presets/FX tweaks - final sequenced pieces mixed on the fly to a stereo recorder"

Fifty Years of ARP: The 2500 in 2020 (a synthposium) Part One - Engineers and Developers

Alan R. Pearlman Foundation

Introduction by Dina Pearlman
Opening Remarks by Jean-Michel Jarre

Moderator:
Jim Michmerhuizen

Panelists:
Dave Friend, Technology entrepreneur, co-founder of ARP Instruments
Barry Ober, Audio Engnieer, member of the original ARP 2500 Engineering Team
John Niclasen, NicomSoft Software Engineer, Physicist, Musician, Developer of G2500 Virtual Analog (Virtual ARP 2500) – and John Ångstrøm, Creative Input, Collaborator, Musician.
Kristin Warren, Performer, creator of various interactive instruments interfacing with the 2500

https://alanrpearlmanfoundation.org/

Fifty Years of ARP: The 2500 in 2020 (a synthposium) posts

Sequence Reinforcement

MAKEN0ISE

"Let’s consider multing the pitch of a sequence and using it to sequence something else at the same time, to reinforce the shape of the sequence in our ears and minds: we can sequence timbre, LFO rates - even panning!

http://www.makenoisemusic.com"

LIRA•8 VST // Organismic Synthesizer in Software

Mike Moreno DSP

Download: http://gum.co/lira-8
Source Code (GitHub): https://github.com/MikeMorenoDSP/LIRA-8

Available for free as VST3 and standalone for Linux64, Windows and MacOS.

Disclaimer: The Lira•8 project is not affiliated and does not represent SOMA laboratories.

The Lira•8 is a digital attempt at emulating SOMA Lab's Lyra-8 signal flow and sound.
The Lyra 8 is a Russian drone synthesizer with 8 tunable voices each, FM, dual delay, hyper LFO and distortion.
It makes it optimal for drones, ambient landscapes, outer space sounds, etc."

Behringer ARP 2600 In Production

Two pics from the production line of the upcoming Behringer ARP 2600. You can see the front panel here, and previous pic of the PCB unpopulated here, and videos here.

Wild sounds for Minimoog model D and Strymon BigSky Reverb #2

adnmusic

"Do you like wild sounds ?
Here is a demo of wild sounds played on Minimoog model D
and Strymon BigSky Reverb 2.
Only live sounds
no talking, no midi, no presets (ah ah), no sequencer"

Gotharman's SpazeDrum Black: Analog Percussion

gotharman

"Playing a bit with the analog percussion osciilator...
www.gotharman.dk"

YAMAHA CS-40M - Review, Sounds & Demo | Analog Synthesizer

synth4ever

"Yamaha CS-40M analog synthesizer review, sounds and demo. This Yamaha CS-40M review provides an overview of the synth, the CS40M's features and functions, and an extensive sound demo of CS-40M patches, presets and live improvisation.

TIMECODES
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00:00 - Intro
00:49 - Overview
02:03 - VCO/EG/LFO
06:04 - Ring Mod/Noise
07:15 - VCF/VCA/EG
12:23 - Performance Controls
15:29 - Conclusion
16:45 - Sound Demo

Introduced in 1979, the Yamaha CS-40M is a 2-voice duophonic monosynth with extensive modulation and sound shaping capabilities. It has a 44 note keyboard, 36 knobs, 12 sliders and lots of buttons for hands-on control and editing. There are also 20 patches of memory to store patches and presets.

The Yamaha CS40m has 2 VCOs per voice with triangle, sawtooth, and square (pulse/PWM) per oscillator. It also has 1 LFO (sine, up-ramp, down-ramp, square, and sample-and-hold) with speed and depth control, an AR (attack/release) envelope generator for each VCO/LFO/Ring Mod, and Ring Modulator with speed and depth control.

Also on-board the Yamaha CS0-40M is a simple mixer for both VCOs and noise, as well as a multimode VCF (LP/BP/HP) with cutoff, resonance and ASDR envelope controls which can be modulated via LFO (sine, saw, inverted saw, square, sample & hold). VCO AR and VCF ADSR envelopes can also be inverted.

The CS-40M's VCA features 2 sinewaves for deep bass, as well as modulation via multiple waveshapes (sine, saw, inverted saw, square) plus ADSR envelope control. The VCO, VCF and VCA envelopes also have x5 switches to extend their effect. The Yamaha CS-40M also has CV/Trigger outputs for each voice and CV inputs as well as hands-on performance controls for portamento, sustain, brilliance, volume and filter/pitch.

Although the Yamaha CS 40M only has a single LFO, it can modulate the 2 VCOs, VCF and VCA using different waveforms at each destination. This allows for more complex modulations to be achieved. The Yamaha CS-40M's tone can be described as dusty, earthy, mellow, but also more aggressive at times depending on how it is programmed. It is also a fun synth for analog textures, noise and fx.

The Yamaha CS-40M is quite a large and heavy synth, still somewhat obscure, and not as readily available on the second hand market compared to other more popular synths. As a vintage duophonic analog monosynth, it is capable of interesting sounds and timbres that some may find unique for their music or sound design. As such I do recommend keeping an eye out for the Yamaha CS-40M if you like its overall sound and features."

Roland FANTOM CV/GATE out to SYSTEM-500 - "Weightless" song by gattobus

gattobus

"This performance was played and recorded in real time using Roland FANTOM as master controller and SYSTEM-500 modular synthesizer as main sound source.

FANTOM CV OUT 1 is controlling the Bass Part (left hand) and CV/GATE 2 is controlling the Lead Part (right hand).
Modwheel's been assigned to CV OUT 3 controlling the Filter Cutoff and VCA.

I used a DrumLoop sample (made with TR-8s), loaded in FANTOM Sample Pad and processed through its Analog Filter.

BOSS Analog Chorus CE-2W was used on the bass part and DM-2W Analog Delay was used on the Lead Part.

SoundToys LittlePlate was used as master reverb.
Recorded, mixed and mastered on Ableton Live 10."

Suzuki TES-371S (WARAKU III) Electronic Taishogoto / Koto Synthesizer

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via this auction

"This instrument is beautiful, although it has some minor fine scratches on the instrument.

A photo-copy of user manual written in Japanese language will be provided.
An AC100V to DC 10V adapter with center negative will be provided.

Technical information:
Dimensions: 72 × 22 × 9 cm.
Weight: Instrument Wt : Approx. 2.716 kg, Case: 2.390 kg, Total : 5.106 kg.
Package Weight : 7 to 8 Kg.
Accessories: Pick, AC100V to DC10V power adaptor and a semi-hard case.

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