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BladerVerb II: Sequential OB-6, Alesis MDIVerb II, Source Audio Ventris, CME XKey (poly aftertouch)

video by thesrabbit

"Inspired by feedback received from my last video [posted here], I wanted to do some more Blade Runnery things with the same foundation as last time: Sequential OB-6 GeoSynths 016 preset with internal FX turned off, Alesis MIDIVerb II preset 29 "XLarge Warm 15 sec.", and the CME XKey 37 for poly aftertouch. Someone brought up the vintage knob and of course I totally forgot about that until after I recorded the last vid. This time I dialed it up to somewhere between 10 and 11 o'clock. Another person suggested maybe using an Alesis Quadraverb or Wedge to get that modulated swirl reverb going, a characteristic of the Lexicon 224 sound used in the original Blade Runner soundtrack. I don't have either of those, but I do have another unit that's capable of modulated reverb for days, the Source Audio Ventris Dual Reverb. I thought it would be fun to put that at the end of the chain, after the MIDIVerb II. I set it to E-Dome, mod depth pretty high, and the mod speed very slow. In the video, you can see the light on the Ventris glowing, that indicates its internal LFO speed used for modulation. In order to have any sort of clarity, I had to dial the mix on the MIDIVerb II back to about 50/50 dry/wet, which is less than I would like for this type of sound.

After the main tune, I play a small rendition with varying degrees of effects so you can get a better idea of what each "layer" sounds like: OB-6 completely dry, OB-6 with MIDIVerb II only, OB-6 with Ventris only, and just for fun, the OB-6 with its own internal FX (closer to the sound of the original 016 GeoSynths preset)

Something happened when I patched this up and I might have a bad cable running to the MIDIVerb II from my patchbay. The signal coming into the MVII is a bit weak on one of the channels. The unit still emits a stereo signal filled with spacious reverb, but it's as if there's an extended pre-delay happening on one side. After a while there's so much reverb built up that you don't really notice. I didn't notice it when playing, but I definitely did when setting up the little demo of each FX layer afterwards. Unfortunately, I did not capture the dry output of the synth, so there was no way to go back and fix it.

Once again there is no post processing. You're only hearing the synth running through the two reverb units. That's it."

Follow-up to this post.

Noise Cues: World of Versio

video by Noise Engineering

"In this episode of Noise Cues we discuss everything Versio. We have released five firmwares on the Versio platform so far, and have a lot more in store. In this episode we talk about what the heck a platform is, what is in the World of Versio page, and give a listen to what all of the firmwares do best.

Timecode
0:00 Intro Skit
1:01 What is a platform?
1:21 Customer Portal
1:30 World of Versio
1:56 Ruina Versio
2:16 Imitor Versio
2:35 Desmodus Versio
2:53 Electus Versio
3:12 Ampla Versio
3:32 Outro
3:44 Jam"

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Make Noise Strega / Game Boy LSDj / WMD Geiger Counter / Strymon Big Sky Day1

video by Akihiko Matsumoto

Music by Akihiko Matsumoto - https://akihikomatsumoto.com
Mixer: Ableton Live
Synth1: Make Noise Strega
Synth2: Game Boy LSDj
Distortion FX: WMD Geiger Counter
Reverb: Strymon Big Sky
Comp/Limitter: iZotope Ozone9
Camera: Sony a7RII (Zeiss 24-70mm F4)

Stereo Strega with Echophon

video by Cinematic Laboratory

"This video starts in mono and switches to stereo around 01:39.
It's no secret that I don't like mono patches. Strega has a mono echo which I believe sounds totally unnatural. It needs to bounce and reflect through mountaintops and canyons. But Echophon is a great sonic match to Strega and has this unique feedback in- and output. Strega has this handy external input. So I patched Strega out to Echophon's feedback in, and feedback out back into Strega. In the final patch QPAS is used to 'color' the feedback but that's not really necessary. It's just fun to have a filter in between.
Both module-outputs are patched hard left/right to the final output, opening up a wide soundscape of reflections and feedback. So if you have an Echophon in your Shared System you can seriously extend Strega's sonic potential - and give Echophon a second life."

Tom Oberheim SEM Pro SN 0438

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MAM MB33 Analog Retro Bass Synthesizer

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Synare 3 1970's Analog Drum Synth

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KORG Rhythm 33 (kr-33) 1979 Vintage Analogue Drum Machine SN 260268 w/ Original Box

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"Made in Japan in the late 1970s, it’s the model used also by by JM Jarre!

Fully working in excellent conditions for its age. It comes with the original box. The original box is in very worn (but it works). The drum machine is in goog conditions.

The Korg Rhythm 33 (KR-33) is like the KR-55's little brother and precursor. It has three banks: A, B and C. With 16 beats per bank. 48 presets in total. Controls for balance, tempo. volume and a start/stop button. On the back are TRS jacks for Trig Out, Foot Switch and Signal Out (High & Low).

The drum sounds are classic analogue drum machine sounds but there is variety and crispness to the rhythms and sounds that we don't think digital sample based drum machines can ever really match.
Very rare and highly collectable!

This is a great vintage drum machine with a very rich and warm sound, especially with a nice tape delay and reverb added."

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