Alias Zone: Ash Tree Window (preview)

Learning Modular

"This is a 2 minute excerpt from the new 22+ minute piece 'Ash Tree Window' I created for the Colorado Modular Synth Society's space music event, October Skies. I am performing under the name Alias Zone.

It will be streaming on YouTube Sunday October 25 (and should remain up there afterwards): https://youtu.be/m6fY3efd2hQ

I will be recording a separate video that breaks down the patch for every sound I used in the performance and sharing it with my +5v and up Patrons (https://www.patreon.com/LearningModular), as well as my Learning Modular Synthesis Level 1 & 2 students (https://courses.learningmodular.com/)."

Sintetizador Apollo - Modo monofonico/duofonico

GS Music

"This time we show you how to switch between the different monophonic and duophonic modes of the new Apollo synthesizer.

To access the mode selection, keep the LFO1 button pressed until three of the LFO LEDs start to flash.
Then, with the button of oscillator 2 we can toggle between the different modes.
The Apollo synthesizer has 4 modes detailed below:
1- Monophonic, single trigger: it is a monophonic mode. Envelopes will only reset when no note is active and a new note is triggered again.
2- Monophonic, multi trigger: it is a monophonic mode. Envelopes will reset with each note, even if another was previously active.
3- Duophonic 1: it is a duophonic mode. When a single note is active, both oscillators will respond to that note. When two notes are active, Oscillator 1 will respond to the lowest and Oscillator 2 to the last. As notes are released and one is active, both oscillators will respond to the only note that was left active.
4- Duophonic 2: it is a duophonic mode similar to duophonic 1 but when releasing notes until only one is active, the oscillators will respond to the last two notes.
Once selected, it must be confirmed by pressing the LFO1 button twice."

You can find additional posts on GS Musi Apollo synth here.

Moog Memorymoog SN 2573

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"This is quite possible the Holy Grail of analogue polysynths. It’s like having 6 vintage Model D’s at your fingertips. I really can’t express how beautiful this thing sounds.
18 classic Moog oscillators total
3 oscillators per voice + Pink Noise
24db/octave Low Pass Ladder Filter
100 preset storage
61 keys
CV/Gate outputs
2x expression foot pedal inputs

All 6 voices working and in tune! Includes the original owners manual and will ship in an ATA flight case. I’ll be happy to send custom video of this thing in action if you want to shoot me a message. It is fully functional and cosmetically excellent given the age. One of the keys (pictured) has a blemish but I can ship a set of replacement keys along with the synth as I never got around to swapping it out myself."

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ELECTRONICS & MUSIC MAKER (E&MM) JUNE 1986 w/ PETER GABRIEL & Synths

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"This June 1986 edition contains 96 pages of electronic instrument advertisements, electronic instrument reviews, interviews with musicians, latest product updates and news and more.

MAIN ARTICLES in JUNE 1986 issue:

- Interview with Peter Gabriel
- Interview with keyboard player Jezz Woodroffe (Robert Plant)
- Roland JX-10 Polysynth review
- Article: Buying Secondhand poly synths
- Yamaha RX21L Drum Machine review
- Drawmer MIDIMAN Processor review
- Yamaha PF70 and PF80 electric piano review
- Yamaha MEP4 processor review
- C-Lab Software review
- Checklist (short reviews of Polysynths, Expanders - synth modules, Controllers)
- Interview Rupert Hine
- Vinyl, Demo, Live takes
- Patch Work
- Classified ads"

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Micromonsta 8 Voice Polyphonic Synth

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Roland TR-606 Drumatix Analog Drum Machine

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"Powers up and runs patterns just fine- HOWEVER, the 12th button does not light up - unknown if it’s light or button issue. No power supply is included (but it uses a standard 9v adapter)"

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Polyend Tracker Firmware Update v1.2.0

Polyend

"v1.2.0 Firmware Release Highlights

Improved Master section:

- two new pages for controlling track volumes and send and dry mix volumes as well,
- send fx can be now configured to be pre-fader or post-fader,
- all volume values are now presented and internally calculated in dB,
- enhanced master limiter with Subtle & Hard sonic settings available,

Rebuild Song mode:

- you can now do new things without stopping the transport: continue a song that was looping on a pattern, and loop a pattern that was currently playing on the song. - on the Pattern editor screen, you can now also start and stop live recording without stopping the transport,
- green mode is now available to make mistakes during live performance less likely. It highlights the currently playing song position, and to change tempo you need to press and hold the Tempo button,

New sound sculpting possibilities:

- a new Overdrive effect is added to track FX and Instrument Parameters,
- a high fidelity modelling version with three flavors is available as an offline sample effect,
- the Sample Editor now features a 3-band EQ,

Better SD card support:

- folders with more than 100 files are now displayed (divided into subfolders),
- WAV samples with unsupported sample rates or bitrates are now automatically converted on load to 44.1kHz 16bit mono PCM samples,
- implemented Media Transfer Protocol support allows you to transfer files to your computer and back using the Tracker's USB connection,

Performance mode upgrades:

- now it always loops on the current pattern to avoid unpredictable results when tracks are switched,
- the transport bar shows custom Performance Icons to let you know the performance pattern is playing with your chosen effects,
- ten custom pattern play modes added to remix your patterns while playing,
- green mode is now available to make mistakes during live performance less likely,

Candy for vintage tracker fans:

- anti-aliasing can now be disabled to get the razor-sharp tone of classic trackers,
- pattern steps can now be displayed in hexadecimal format starting from 00,

There are plenty of smaller features, improvements, and bug fixes. For the full list, check out the changelog at polyend.com/downloads

Picture & sound by Pan Ra @ panra.bandcamp.com"

Trap hi-hats on LinnDrum

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SynthMania LinnDrum posts

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"The ultimate collector’s set for the Prophet-5/Prophet-10 fan.

Included are:
11 x 17 inch Prophet-5 poster
1 Prophet-5 lapel pin
2 Prophet-5 shot glasses
1 Prophet-5 baseball cap
1 Prophet-5 bumper sticker
1 Prophet-10 bumper sticker"

Soundfly: Creative Courses for Curious Musicians

Soundfly

"Soundfly helps curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want to learn, whenever you need to learn it. Start learning on the ’Fly today: https://soundfly.com/subscription." Note, Soundfly is a new sponsor of MATRIXSYNTH. You can find their banner on the right. Along with general music procution courses they offer synth tutorials, some of which have been posted here on MATRIXSYNTH.

See their online Synth Courses here. They also offer a 10% discount to supporting members of the site. The following is an interesting press release from them on artists using their extra time during the pandemic to either learn something new or to refine their existing skills. There are links to some interesting artist experiences below.

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