MATRIXSYNTH

Roland MKS-50 or Alpha Juno? What's the difference?

Espen Kraft

"The Roland MKS-50 is the module version of the Alpha Juno 1 and 2, but are there any differences worth mentioning? Well, there's a few; The MKS-50 have PATCHES, the Alpha does not. A Patch contains a TONE (the sound itself) and a set of parameters, like volume, tune, transpose, mod depth et etc. All stored into each patch.

One of those parameters are the MONOPHONIC mode, where you can have each of the MKS-50s 6 voices respond differently to incoming midi information from say, a Midi guitar. The Alpha Juno can also be set to a simpler monophonic mode only, by setting up a Chord Memory with only the C4 as the chord. Then it becomes monophonic and it also sends out monophonic Midi information that way. The Alpha can store ONE Chord Memory, while the MKS-50 can store 16 different Chord Memories.

The electronics inside the MKS-50 and the Alphas are on paper exactly the same. Because of that they're supposed to sound exactly the same as well. For this video I loaded in my custom Roland Alpha Juno patch bank into the MKS-50 and recorded both synths at the same time. Same volume, effects, levels, tuning, mod depths etc.. In the video I just mute on/off. Btw, the Alpha Juno 2 has a memory cartridge slot, the MKS-50 does not.

Do they sound exactly the same?"

ARP 2600 with AM2140 EMu Resonant Filter

O.Z. Hall

"This video explores expanding the ARP 2600 with an addition multi-mode filter. This is similar to what one might do with an ARP 2500 with both the 24db/oct Low Pass filter as well as the 1047 Colin multi-mode filter. I hope you enjoy the video"

Analog Metropolis AM2140 Resonant Filters on SynthCube

Prophet 5 Rev 4. and Oberheim OB-8

Neon Nights: 1980s Music Production

"Here is a demonstration of the Oberheim OB-8 and Prophet 5 Rev4. I went though some sounds, and jammed along. I am curious what sounds you guys think work best on each machine. All the best!"

Neutron Sound's Dust of Time - The Crash Course

Synth Diy Guy

Update: Build video added below followed by some module details and pics.

"What can I say, this module is like 20 awesome modules in one simultaneously.
This is a fairly complete run through all of what it can do.
Check out my build video if you want to build one, and get a panel/PCB set or a prebuilt one here: https://michigansynthworks.com/produc...

INDEX!
Open 0:00
Turning it on 1:24
Catching Pots 1:41
Loading Presets 2:03
Frequency Controls 2:23
Display Navigation 2:32
Connecting a Midi Controller 3:06
VCA and Routing 3:49

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Warhawk [C64] music on TI-82 Calculator - HoustonTracker 2

tubesockor

This one is in via @tubesockor

"This is a TI-82 remake of the Commodore 64 soundtrack for the game Warhawk, originally composed by Rob Hubbard in 1986. It is programmed down to the deepest details on a Texas Instruments TI-82 graphing calculator using “HoustonTracker 2”.
I start with a tech dive into how sound is generated on Commodore 64 and the TI calculator (which doesn’t have a sound chip) as well as 1-bit music in general. Then the song appears, including a custom-written visualiser that I made.

0:00 Welcome
0:20 Commodore 64 & SID
0:58 Texas Instruments TI-82
1:27 1-bit audio on TI-82
2:04 Pulse Interleaving
2:57 HoustonTracker 2 overview
3:47 Warhawk background
4:08 HoustonTracker 2 startup on TI-82
5:58 Warhawk performed on TI-82

HoustonTracker2:
* https://irrlichtproject.de/houston/"

Update:

Warhawk on C64 by Rob Hubbard:

C64 Rob Hubbards "Warhawk" Oscilloscope View

Unknown Planet by John Keating:

John Keating - The Unknown Planet - Space Experience - Studio 2 Stereo

Introducing nularseq: a Max for Live Sequencer for Finger Drummers

Nular Music

"This is a brief introduction to nularseq, a Max for Live MIDI effect I built so that finger drummers can play multiple instruments at the same time. It's available for free, you can download it from here (requires Ableton Live 10 Suite): https://maxforlive.com/library/device...

User Manual: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b...

Demo Live Set: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RTPE..."

VSL Eurorack analog modular synth demo JAWS theme wavefolder AWM-3, env gen D-ENV, filter VCF-74

Vintage Synthlab

"JAWS theme on Eurorack modular synth.

Here we have an AWM-3 wavefolding, while a D-ENV drives the front end (input) of the AWM-3 first stage to created dynamic wave folding (as opposed to static wavefold). Each stage has modulation injected to it's bias / threshold / offset CV input, allowing for a big, chorus-like sound.
The VCF-74 mk2 is our LP filter also being driven by independent D-ENV for both filter cutoff and VCA. The VCO-81 is our synth voice--being driven by the Beatstep Pro Sequencer #2 (yellow)."

Waldorf Microwave rev. A with Stereoping Programmer Demo

Roberto Raineri-Seith

"HQ audio demo with some typical classic wavetable synthesis sounds i’ve created on my Microwave rev. A with the Stereoping Micro Programmer.

Tascam DA 3000 recorder and Schertler Prime 13 analog mixer, TC Electronic D-TWO delay and Lexicon PCM 80 reverb."

KORG NAUTILUS Overview & Demo by Woody Piano Shack

Woody Piano Shack

"Launched today, here is the new KORG NAUTILUS Synthesizer Workstation. I'll give you a tour of the controls, share my first impressions and play you lots of presets demos to showcase the sounds, new pianos, electric piano, organ, synth pads, bass, drums, found percussion and more! We'll compare to the KORG KRONOS and discuss how the two products fit into the lineup or professional keyboards."

MORE WOODY PIANO SHACK
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