Synthstrom Deluge Synthesizer Live Acid/Trance Jam No. 136

video by CasualErrør CasualErrør

Anyone recognize the little halo cat playing bongos?

Pear

video by UncertainMusicCorps

"A duet between MI Marbles and the Stochastic Inspiration Generator (https://www.stochasticinstruments.com...​). Two quite different approaches to achieve generative outcomes.

Marbles pairs with Plaits. SIG controls Disting EX Wavetable oscillator. SWN does drone duties"

The Stochastic Inspiration Generator was first posted here with a blue face panel by Omsonic Lab. This one appears to be re-branded under Stochastic Instruments, which technically makes this the first Stochastic Instruments post.

Info on the module:

"Each event the Stochastic Inspiration Generator creates has its pitch, octave, duration, onset, offset, portamento and ratchet set by probability controls. You can exert as much or as little control over what the next event will be as you wish. This could be very simple (e.g. raise C, E, G and 1/16 to 100% and you have a random arpeggiator kicking out constant 1/16 ) or something much more interesting…

The Inspiration Generator leverages tonal harmony by exploiting its statistical hierarchy of pitches: some notes turn up a lot, some not so much, some not at all. Being ‘in’ C Major means having lots of Cs, quite a lot of Gs and Es, a few Fs, some Ds, As and Bs, but no C#s, D#s, F#s, G#s, A#s. Set the note probabilities accordingly and Stochastic will spontaneously jam in C Major. Shift the probabilities, and you morph the tonality, key or mode they define into new tonal landscapes.

It knows all the musical parameters that shape a line: you can probablise the overall octave range over which it improvises (‘register’) and the octave offsets of each note. Bass notes define harmony and inversion, so you can imply a change of C Root to C 1st Inversion by initially dropping only the Cs by 2 octaves and then swapping to drop only the Es, all in live performance. You can even set the likelihood that melodies will be stepwise or more angular. It also knows about rhythm: you can set the likelihood that each subsequent note will be any value from an 8 bar drone to constant 1/16 pulses. And Stochastic can loop: if it suddenly strikes melody gold, hit Loop, define your loop length, release, and it will loop the phrase until you suspend loop. Hit Loop again to return to the saved loop, or hold to overwrite a new one."

M-Tron Pro - Twenty Tapebanks (No Talking)

video by GForce Software

"M-Tron Pro comes with nearly 200 Tapebanks as standard but we thought we'd ask the super talented Alex Ball to do a no-talking, run-through of 20.

That leaves something like another 180 tapebanks to discover at your leisure."

Rhodes piano and Sequential Prophet 10 Ambient mood

video by MIDERA

"I had filmed using another angle, but apparently I didn't actually hit 'record'. With 2 minutes left I heard the shutter snap as the unit shut down and I realized there would be no 'overhead' shot. I wasn't going to re-make the video. So this is what you're stuck with. Shot #2.

I used the Sequential Prophet 10 which went through the Tomkat Super Day Dreamer pedal, into the Boss MD500 and had some Eventide Blackhole VST on it.

The Rhodes Mark I Stage Piano 1977 went through the Avion Studios Retro Flyer preamp and then through Eventide Blackhole VST."

Improv #20 (Ritual) for Arp 2600, VCS3, Mellotrons, Fender Rhodes, Singing Bowls and Vietnamese Gong

video by R. Reger

"Original, improvised piece for (mostly) analogue keyboards."

Studio Electronics CODE Omega Juno / Jupiter Modes & Mood

video by StudioElectronics

"Exuberant CODEOmega Juno/Jupiter Filer Mode Workout (maybe that should have been in all caps) for the love of juicy chords/SE filters and our optional yet essential 6dB switch mod & mood. Track isos potentially available upon possibly heartfelt requests."

Polyend Medusa v4.0 Update Adds 6-Voice 3-Operator Digital FM Synth Engine & More

"Polyend launches the official Medusa v4.0 firmware update. It brings some serious features like a gritty 6-voice 3-operator digital FM synth engine!"

Playlist:
Medusa v4.0 Firmare Teaser
Medusa v4.0 Firmware MIDI Program Change
Medusa Synth Digital FM Presets
Polyend Medusa Digital FM Synthesis Tutorial

Details via Polyend:

"Medusa Hybrid synthesizer v4.0 firmware update is now available.

Polyend is happy to announce a major Medusa v4.0 firmware update release which brings some serious feature updates among the general improvements:

– A new, fourth, play mode. A gritty 6-voice 3-operator digital FM synth engine with a 12-bit colored classic vibe. It supports five digital FM Algorithms and an extra analog voice. Comes with a new FM preset bank. Pairs incredibly well with Tracker!

– Improved Channel per Voice mode where each channel is now truly “per voice”, and not “per oscillator” as previously,

– Added MIDI Program Change for better control of the synth,

– Reworked pitch bend and glide for more musical output,

– Full LFO Synchronization with MIDI Clock with increased stability,

– Other fixes"

Neverwant

video by Polyend

"my latest Track Neverwant .. a practice in EBM"

Matriarch/ Minipops Jam

video by mick frigerio

ARP 1601 Sequencer with ARP 2600 synth

video by O.Z. Hall

"This is a demo of a 1977 ARP 1601 Sequencer. It drives the ARP 2600 synth.
Digital Delay is provided via the Z506 Swiss Daisy DSP.
About this sequencer.
I purchased this sequencer new in 1977. I sold it to Ken W., a friend, perhaps 10 years later. He has kept it in great condition, but some of the ICs failed. The clock did not work. The sequencing did not work. I repaired it over the period of two weeks."