MATRIXSYNTH

Gentle OB-6 arps with a Zen delay

video upload by Richard DeHove

Do you find that certain combinations of gear suddenly become "more than the sum of its parts"? The OB-6 has become a huge magnet for my time these past few weeks since I've teamed it up with the Erica Synths Zen delay. This piece is a little similar to the "OB-Zen Nocturne", but instead of manual twiddling of the filter and resonance knobs they're now hooked up to the little MIDI fader box on the left. The far left slider is filter amount; the middle one is resonance. The other fader (which I didn't use here) was assigned to filter EG amount. The benefit of the fader box is the ability to tweak both parameters together while also playing with one hand.

Clearly I'm not playing each note of the arpeggiated chords, just triggering chords. That's done using the plugin "Cthulhu" by Xfer with a range of chords I assigned per note. The piece begins with G Minor 9th, then a G# maj9. After recording I added a touch of EQ and some compression since the big octave range and varying filter and resonance settings gave it some pretty wide dynamics.

My site: https://richarddehove.com/
Lots of downloads for supporters on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/richarddehove"

Utopia Parkway (Fountains Of Wayne cover)

video upload by Joseph McGinty

"I recorded this version of "Utopia Parkway" for a special tribute to the late Adam Schlesinger organized by his Fountains Of Wayne bandmate, Jody Stephens. Adam was a dear friend and a partner in my piano bar in NYC, Sid Gold's Request Room. He passed away due to complications from COVID-19 on April 1, 2020 and the world lost an incredible talent. Please check out Fountains Of Wayne, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, 'That Thing You Do' and his many other musical accomplishments.
I played this live into ProTools with no overdubs.
Equipment:
Yamaha CP-25 electric piano with Stromer Mutronics Super Fuzz and the Moog Analog Delay.
Sequential Pro 3
Roland CR-5000 CompuRhythm
Liven 8 Bit Warps
Korg MS-20 controlled by the Korg SQ-1 sequencer
Note: I got the CompuRhythm synced up to the 8 Bit and the SQ-1 by feeding the trigger out of the CR-5000 into the sync input of the 8 Bit Warps (line in) and taking the MIDI out of the 8 Bit into the SQ-1."

On Hold: Roland JUNO-6, JX-3P, Sequential OB-6, Dr. A Delay and Reverb

video upload by thesrabbit

"Your call is important to us. Please stay on the line and someone will be with you shortly.

What happens when you press the hold button on a JUNO-6 and play a chord, then do the same on a JX-3P, then play some wiry, stringy pad thingy on an OB-6, with a wash of delay and reverb from an Audiothingies Dr. A? Perhaps you'll get a piece of ambient music that's long enough to not loop even once before your call is answered by a real person. But probably not.

Next time you're on hold, imagine that you're listening to beautiful synths instead of a 10-second monotonous loop.

Jokes and sarcasm aside, I just realized this track is somewhat similar to another ambient pad track I did a long time ago. Only that was done on an iPad with a $5 synth app, recorded with a $5 multi-tracking app, and probably "mastered" in Audacity (free open-source). I remember using a total cheap POS MIDI controller to play it, but it worked and the result was a decent piece of recorded music. That was before I knew squat about synths, other than the cutoff knob did interesting things. Anyway, here's that if you're interested: https://steveconnelly.bandcamp.com/tr..."

New Artisan Electronics Nucleus - Analog Hybrid Desktop Synth w/ FX In the Works

You might remember Artisan Electronics from Knobcon 2016. Their latest synth is the Nucleus. It's a new mono and 4-voice synth for #NAMM2021. Note the above is only a render of course. Below are two demos of the prototype followed by pics and details. Don't miss the keyboard version.

video upload by Mike @ Artisan

Basic 3 Osc+Sub and 24db Filter sound.

Nucleus Oscillator 1

video upload by Mike @ Artisan

Starts with left channel audio only.

"Intro to Oscialltor One: Nucleus
Analog Saw Core with PWM, Folding, and Sub."

Pictured here is the desktop prototype followed by renders of the keyboard version, and a couple of the circuit board for those interested.

Details on the upcoming synth follow via Artisan Electronics:

The next step in voice architecture
Osc 1: Analog Saw Core with Wave-folding & PWM
Sub Osc 1 with its own Low Pass VCF
Osc 2: AnalogSaw Core with PWM, Sync and and FM
Osc 3: Digital wavetable + Noise Source
4 input Digital Ring Modulator
8 Pole Multi-Mode Dual Peak Filter
VCA with soft and hard clipping distortion
4 ADAHSR Envelopes with variable shape
3 LFO with key-sync and delay
Modulation Adders, multipliers, lag, contouring....
Full MIDI interface
User selectable CV In and Out
100 user patches and built-in standard patches

Man-Machine-Interface
Bright OLED graphic display
Shows the details of whatever knob moved or button pressed
Quick access to Save and Load patches
Quick Access to the Modifiers
Setup MIDI. SYSEX, Poly Modes

Modifiers
Combine and shape normal modulation sources to create new ones
Add, Average, Multiply, Invert
Min/Max, Quantify,Limit, Switch
Lag and Shape Contouring
Link knobs and route CC to parameters

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Tabør by Jolin Lab - Build Video

video upload by Synth Diy Guy

"Building the full through hole Jolin Lab Tabør Kit!"

https://www.patreon.com/quincas
https://www.quincasmoreira.com/

Two Buchla 288r Looped

video upload by Todd Barton

"More explorations . . ."

Todd Barton 288r demos

Waldorf Iridium Resonator Engine Run Through

video upload by TJontheRoad

"Here's a run through of the sometimes lesser understood Resonator Engine within the Waldorf Iridium (and Quantum). Includes a review of the parameters and a deconstruction of 3 presets.

Note; this video does not contain paid promotion.

00:00 Intro
00:22 Sound sample 1 "Resophonic"
00:45 What is the Resonator Engine?
02:06 Parameters
12:19 Preset Deconstruction 1 "Resophonic"
17:38 Preset Deconstruction 2 "Resolved"
22:58 Preset Deconstruction 3 "Resolutions"
19:10 Outro"

Great Granular Gear Gadgets - Waldorf Iridium vs Tasty Chips GR-1

video upload by TJontheRoad

"Here's a video comparison between the Waldorf Iridium and Tasty Chips GR-1. Comparing the synth engines and modulation possibilities with examples.

Note, there is no paid promotion in this video.

00:00 Intro
00:27 Kitchen Sink vs Specialized
01:40 Granular Basics
03:10 Sample Granular Manipulation
03:42 Features
05:57 Iridium Deep Dive
09:42 GR-1 Deep Dive
16:01 Iridium Sample
21:09 GR-1 Sample
24:43 Recap
25:37 Outro"

Casio CZ-101 w/ Books

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via this auction

Pictured:

100 Patches for the CZ-101 Book Two
Sound Synthesis Handbook
CZ 101 Making it Happen by Lorenz Rychner
Operation Manual
100 Patches for the CZ-101 Book One
Sound Data Book

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