MATRIXSYNTH

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Mutable Instruments Beads ‘texture synthesiser’ // ULTIMATE GUIDE to Clouds v2!

video by DivKidVideo

"Welcome to my ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BEADS a Eurorack module from Mutable Instruments. In this video I’ll be taking you through all the settings and controls with technical run downs, raw sounds and LOTS of musical patches and applications. I always aim to pack demos full of ideas and use cases both technically and musically so I hope you enjoy the video and learn a few things.

My Beads Patch Cookbook outlining every patch in this video in detail is exclusively available for Patreon supporters. Head to https://www.patreon.com/divkid to get a copy.

Beads is the follow up to the discontinued Clouds module from Mutable Instruments. It’s labelled as a ‘texture synthesiser’ and it’s core function is real time granular synthesis. It can also be a delay, media emulator (tape), beat slicer, pitch shifter and it has a built in reverb. When you’re not processing external sounds or frozen sounds you’ve locked into the audio buffer it will load wavetables giving you a bonus wavetable oscillator that still goes through the granular processing and reverb. Compared to Clouds it’s far higher quality, has more features, better control layout with no menus and less button press/hold functions."

iPhilicorda - Vintage Organ for iOS & Mac

video by Fingerlab

"iPhilicorda is an emulation of a vintage organ from the sixties, the Philicorda, created by the Dutch company Philips.
If you search a warm and precise organ sound, iPhilicorda is for you.
By using the 3 octave registers and the 5 Vox sound, you will be able to create a wide palette of sounds.
Plus, the embedded spring reverb and vibrato will brings depth and character to your songs.

At Fingerlab, we used Philicorda since now 15 years in our musics, and we always had this dream of make an app with it, to be able to do music tour with a simple iOS device rather than with a nice but bulky organ.
So we recreated faithfully the original Philicorda sounds, and created a nice and graphic interface so you can get the same feelings than with a real Philicorda organ.
We also added so new features that expand possibilities, such as AudioUnit, ADSR envelope editor, 4 FXs and a Farfisa-like Bright mode.

iPhilicorda is an universal purchases, meaning once you bought it, you got it for iPhone, iPad and Mac.

In iPhilicorda free version, you will get only 3 factory presets and some features are locked (see * in features list).
Get the « Full Version » IAP to get all the factory presets and all features unlocked.

Features:
• 8-voice polyphony
• 4 octaves
• 3 octave register
• 5 Vox sound
• Spring Reverb & Vibrato
• Farfisa-like Bright mode
• 20 Factory presets*
• ADSR Envelope editor*
• 4 Fxs (TubeAmp, Tremolo, Phaser, Tape Delay)*
• Live recording + export*
• Full Midi support
• AudioBus & IAA support
• AudioUnit support"

Flynth - The Friendly Synth for iOS & Mac

video by Fingerlab

"Flynth is the new versatile and intuitive synthesizer by Fingerlab, designed for musicality and easy use.
From Lead to Bass through Organs or Pads, Flynth has a large sound range and can do pretty lot.
Browse all its factory presets to get a preview of all its sonic capabilities.
If you prefer, just tweak the knobs and combine parameters to create brand new sounds, possibilities are endless.
Also you can use your favorite keyboard with MIDI, or load Flynth AudioUnit in your favorite DAW.
Finally, turn on the Arpeggiator, add some FXs, and your are ready to record a track using the build-in live recording module.

Flynth is an universal purchases, meaning once you bought it, you got it for iPhone, iPad and Mac.

In Flynth free version, you will get only 12 factory presets and some features are locked (see * in features list).
Get the « Full Version » IAP to get all the factory presets and all features unlocked.

Features:
• 8-voice polyphony
• 6 octaves
• 3 Oscillators (Sine/Triangle/Square/Sawtooth + Pulse Width + Sub)
• ADSR Envelope editor
• Low-pass Filter (MoogLadder) with ADSR envelope editor
• Vibrato
• 2 configurable LFOs
• Create your own preset*
• 80 Factory presets*
• Build-in Arpeggiator*
• 3 FXs (Distortion, Delay, reverb)*
• Live recording + export*
• Full Midi support
• AudioBus & IAA support
• AudioUnit support* (IAP required for LFOs)"

Nord Lead 1 & Korg NTS1 Synth Pads (Are Nice!) - Nostalgia Waves - Ambient Music

video by ChrisLody

"This lazy Sunday ambient jam was inspired by a conversation I had with my wife Esme. During less challenging times she likes nothing more than to go to a Skegness arcade and play on the 2 penny coin push machines, something that I have to say I find pretty boring, normally. It occurred to me while we were talking that currently I'd absolutely love to do that, a day out like that would be amazing. It's moments of realisation like that that make me think just how much the world has changed and how it's kind of crept up on me.

The MiniDisc recording therefore is taken from one of those trips to Skegness and was recorded on a crowded beach full of families and children during the an unseasonably warm summers day. I've got quite a lot of these recordings from the era when MiniDisc (A Sony MZ-N710) was still one of the best portable recording options, and the sounds from them always take me right back to when they were recorded with a strong sense of nostalgia. Possibly because I'm anosmic (google it) I think sound is a stronger trigger for memory than for you 'normals' ;)

The Nord Lead (revised original model with 12 voices and memory card slot) and Korg NTS-1 pairing is something I've been meaning to try for a while and I think it's fair to say they are a good match. The Nord Lead has no effects built in, the NTS-1 has the best effects built in! I'm running it through the Space reverb and some Tape Delay with additional reverb added to the Nord and MiniDisc with my Zoom 1201 set to Ambience 8. I did consider adding another layer, but I like the way it's allowed to breath so I left it alone like this."

Arturia PolyBrute [Sound check]

video by TinySymphony

Moog - Micromoog improv - mostly drones.

video by Tim Mantle / Psalm37patches

"Sorry bout the aspect ratio, I get confused between Instagram and YouTube.
Nothing was planned in this improv, just messing around with this amazing piece of kit. I've had so many synths over the years, old and new. This one is a keeper, it can be brutal and it can be smooth."

Update on "The Anvil" Digital Percussion Synthesizer

Quick update to this post. We have confirmation The Anvil never made it into production from one of the designers.

Saturday, February 20, 2021

#FFS - February Filter Sweep pt 3 - mini synths, grooveboxes, racks…

video by SynthAddict

"A simple FFS run-though of some mixed gear synth filters. Enjoy…
Sorry about the clipping on some bits, I was rushing.
I found out after I started editing the vids. :-(

Included: Yamaha AN200, Roland V-Synth XT, RedSound Systems DarkStar XP2, E-mu Emax II, Arturia MicroBrute SE, Modal Craft Synth 2, Arturia Origin (basic, Minimoog, Jupiter-8), Roland Aira TB-3, Behringer TD-3 ‘303 clone’"

#FFS posts

Töörö [Fred's Lab] - Africa Tötö Cover 2021

video by adnmusic

"Toto's Africa played live on Töörö Synth by Fred's Lab.

https://fredslab.net/en/tooro-module.php

100 % Töörö sounds, no external fx.
Midi live playing and recording audio directly.
Drums are Töörö 's too, recorded sound by sound and sequenced afterwards.

Early Protoype : the box and main display of the synth are different now.

Thanks to Coyote14 and Fred's Lab."

I spy my with my little eye... Bernie!