Deadmau5 with a single Oscillator // the ModBap Osiris

video upload by Starsky Carr

"The Modbap Osiris is a hugley flexible oscillator. Here I demo it using 2 voices using some Deadmau5 MIDI files I've re-jigged for 2 voices. Wavetable synthesis on another level. You have a separate sub which is tunable, plus you can detune the main oscillator... giving a total of 3 notes at a time. Very cool."

Studio Electronics SE-3X Sound Demo (no talking)

video upload by Limbic Bits

0:00 Opening Bass
0:41 Paraphonic Pad (w / Valhalla FX)
2:00 Ring Mod Seq
3:06 Boarder Pad
3:54 Angstpop Lead
4:36 Sync Pop Bass
5:32 Rave Kids go play
6:30 Melodic Techno Lead
7:11 BP psytrance rubber lead (w / Valhalla VV)
8:38 Stranger Lead

Turning a Nanokontrol into a 16 step multitrack midi looper using a Raspberry PI Zero 2

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"I turned my Nanokontrol into a 16 step multitrack midi looper using a Raspberry PI Zero 2, using WebMidi on Chromium. This is still work in progress, but I was so happy this works I wanted to share it online. ;-)
Hardware used:
PEAK - for the saw wave patch
Orba - Drums
Reface DX - Lead
PI - sequencer

How it works:
The Nanokontrol has 24 buttons, 16 of them are used as "locks" for the 16 steps in a measure. Pressing a key and turning the left knob "locks" a note in place (a midi keyboard can be used, too). Pressing a button and turning the second knob will adjust note length. The right knob will adjust the tempo of the track.

As this is a web app, all the MIDI stuff is "stored" as a DOM element. Each track is represented by an ordered list that's formatted to look like a table. Velocity, note length and pitch are then stored as data parameters.
There's a web worker running in the background which will provide the time, unaffected by what's going on on the web page. That thread will just count up to 16 in the interval deducted from the BPM and then start from the beginning. Each step, the thread sends a signal to the web page to read the next item in the list and send it to the hardware assigned to that track.

To Do:
- performance optimization for PI Zero (it runs pretty stable on anything else ;-)
- SWING :-)
- midi learning for any given controller
- loading and saving tracks as midi file
- on the fly creation of new patterns, copying the one currently played so you can tweak it
- on the fly pattern switching
- track muting

Once this is done, I'll release it for you to use. :-)"

Support: https://www.paypal.me/alexselck

LXR-02 tutorial - Part 7: Fun with LFOs

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Part seven of a getting started guide for the Erica Synths LXR-02 drum machine. This is with firmware 1.2. This tutorial looks at applying multiple synchronized LFOs to a sound. You'd think a 17-minute tutorial could cover a big chunk of this topic, but instead it really only covers the more obvious options of modulating the pitch, filter, resonance and decay. There are dozens of other targets that can produce some extremely interesting and unusual sounds. At least this will get you started. Be warned though, it's a deep tunnel to explore! With six LFOs the LXR-02 can get very intricate very quickly.

As an aside: A non-synth friend who discovered me working on this video asked what it was about. When I tried to give a quick overview they thought it was hilarious. In the nicest way possible they dismissed it as 'incredibly niche'.

Some people just don't appreciate how much fun you can have with low frequency oscillators - but I know you understand.

0:00 LFO basics blather
1:20 Hats LFO one
2:40 Offset
3:30 Destination
4:00 Hats LFO two
5:40 Tom with an LFO
8:30 Noise with an LFO
10:15 Noise with a second LFO
11:30 Noise with a third LFO
13:50 LFO on noise tuning
14:15 Noise with a fourth LFO
14:40 Lost in too many LFOs :D
15:30 Order restored
15:55 Saving the SyncKit
16:20 SyncKit on a new pattern

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

LXR-02 tutorials by Richard DeHove

D.E.B. Harp & Analog Synthesizer (P. Paredes)

video upload by tucapelino

"Miroslava Stareychinska - Harp
Pablo Paredes - Analog Synhesizer & Composition
-Sequential Circuits Prophet T8
-Oberheim X-Pander
--Mini Moog Model D
-Roland Juno 60
Recorded @ Tucapel - Studio Cologne
Thanx/Danke/Gracias: Hessische Kultur Stiftung
www.pabloparedes.com

I had long wanted to start these precious machines in search of new sounds. My friend Achim Zepezauer gave me an analogous sequencer. This sends data via midi but also by "control voltage" (C.V.). There are no computers in this project. Finding someone as open as Miroslava Stareychinska on the harp was essential to be able to merge the acoustic world with the analog. Finally, the support of the cultural foundation "Hessische Kultur Stiftung" made this project possible.

Ich wollte diese wunderbaren Maschinen schon lange auf der Suche nach neuen Sounds starten. Mein Freund Achim Zepezauer hat mir einen analogen Sequenzer geschenkt. Dieser sendet Daten per Midi aber auch per "Steuerspannung" (C.V.). Es gibt keine Computer in diesem Projekt. Jemanden zu finden, der so offen wie Miroslava Stareychinska an der Harfe ist, war unabdingbar, um die akustische Welt mit der analogen verschmelzen zu können. Erst die Unterstützung der Kulturstiftung „Hessische Kultur Stiftung“ ermöglichte dieses Projekt.

Hacía tiempo que quería poner en marcha estas preciosas maquinas en servicio de la busqueda de nuevos sonidos. Mi amigo Achim Zepezauer me regaló un sequenciador analogo. Este envia datos via midi pero tambien por "control voltage" (C.V.). No hay computadores en este proyecto. Encontrar a alguien tan abierto como Miroslava Stareychinska en el arpa era fundamental para poder fusionar el mundo acustico con el analogo. Finalmente el apoyo de la fundacion cultural 'Hessische Kultur Stiftung' hizo posible realizar este proyecto."

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Melodic techno sketch // Roland SE-02

video upload by Stefano Mattia

"Rainy Sunday afternoon at home. I decided to make a bit of melodic techno with my SE-02. Piano and strings are from Spitfire Audio Labs.

Hope you like it!"

OPLA HANSY Demo2

video upload by gilleslacaud

See this post for additional details on the OPLA and the HANSY label for additional devices.

Sonicware Liven Bass & Beats Prototype Demo 1 - Big Wubs

video upload by ChrisLody

"So here's my first quick jam made using the new Sonicware Bass & Beats. This arrived on Tuesday and I've been tasked with creating wavetables and preset sounds for it which is what you're hearing here. There's a lot to learn that I have yet to look at, plus from what I can gather the text on the silk isn't final yet so I think this is a prototype.

The monophonic bass engine of the B&B features dual wavetable oscillators, a sub oscillator and a noise source. The structure is semi modular with velocity, 2 assignable knobs, 2 LFO's and 3 ADSR envelopes that can be freely assigned. It's possible to have LFO's affect each others speed for example. User wavetable import is possible and it uses the same format as the Serum VST, 256x 2048 samples so nice and high in quality. There is a filter with low-pass, high-pass and band-pass modes that has overdrive, plus waveshaping modes which can all be controlled using the modulation sources.

I'm sure the drum part of the B&B is also very powerful but I've not had much chance to learn how to use that yet 😄"