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Synthetic Sound Labs THUNDRUM 5U analog drum module SSL1140

video by alternatingbitmusic

"Demo/Review of this fun drum module from SSL."

The Bontempi KS5600 (is not great) - with Fostex XR-3 4 Track

video by ChrisLody

"So I have some time not to be in the studio working on music and sound design for Sonicware while I wait for the updated version of the XFM to arrive, so I spent it in the studio doing something else :D Same thing will likely happen tomorrow.

Today I chose to try to write something with just the Bontempi KS5600, but it's not a great keyboard! For a start the output is super super hot, like surface of the sun hot, so the Behringer mixer is there just to get the level down to something I can record. Even then it'll distort internally while playing chords if it's not turned down on the front panel which increases noise vs signal a lot. Uggh.

As far as I can tell from the sound it's an FM based board but a lot of the sounds are quite similar. I found nothing with even the slightest bit of vibrato and very little that has a nice fade in that would be useful for strings. So this was a bit of an uphill battle. Why do I do this to myself? :D

It was recorded on the Fostex XR3 with mixing done on the Inkel MX880E and effects added from the Zoom 1201. Kind of messed up the video of the bottom left frame, but the whole thing is a bit of a mess so never mind..."

HEXE BitCrusher Demo Buchla Studio.h & Metasonix D-1000

video by Kent

"Studio.h Dual Programmable Oscillator (my favorite 258 variant) into a Buchla 292e"

HEXE BitCrusher Demo w/ Metasonix D-1000

"Straightforward but ugly demonstration of the HEXE Bitcrusher III Desktop model.
Metasonix D-1000 sequenced by Analogue Solutions Europa Sequencer."

3d Virtual Reality Synthesizer - the future of Synthesis!?

video by studentsmusic

"synth vr by 42tones is a clever approach to 3d virtual synthesis. A short demo and some thoughts about the next step in music technology."

See the VR label below for more.

DAW-less DAW? MV-1 VERSELAB Review and full song-making tutorial for Roland's portable studio

video by loopop

"Can you produce a full song with vocals on Roland's MV-1 Verselab? Here's my attempt to reproduce a professionally produced track.

TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:45 Overview
8:15 Connectivity
9:20 Building a song
12:40 Arranging vocals
14:00 Vocal processing
16:25 Kit & track plan
18:00 Sound design
19:55 Kit design
20:55 Sampling
21:45 Editing samples
22:45 Looper tracks
24:15 Step sequencing
25:40 Live sequencing
26:35 Automation
27:30 Effects
30:30 Zenbeats
31:10 Quick tips
33:40 Pros & cons
38:55 Full track mixdown"

Yamaha SK-30 | Imaginary Video Game Soundtrack

video by MIDERA

0:00 Sunset After Rain
5:50 Maps and Dungeons
9:30 Ice Caverns
14:10 Wanderings
18:00 Chrysalis

"Just a bit of fun using the SK-30 to create an imaginary soundtrack to... a video game? I came up with some titles, but I’ll admit it was late at night when I did all of this, now my right eye is incredibly bloodshot.

Maybe it’s the novelty of the SK-30. Normally I write and write and write with a new piece of gear (I did this with the Moog Matriarch too), and soon enough it’ll wear off and I’ll move on - maybe that’s just part of being human, or maybe I will continue to find great value in the SK-30. Something I really do value here (and could possibly do with other gear, but don’t) is just how easy it is to write music with, all by itself. It just works, of course, my keyboard skills leave a lot to be desired (I mess up plenty here, unfortunately, as this would have been fun to put into an album).

These tracks ONLY USE the organ and the monosynth. I still find the organ to be a pretty fun little part of it, surprisingly. I don’t understand organs at all, or why there are tones at regular and fraction intervals, but they’re all cool in different ways.

Eventide Space and Strymon El Capistan used for FX."

Yamaha SK-30 demos by MIDERA