Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Playing around with the Synket an incredible tube synthesizer made in Italy by Paolo Ketoff in 1964.
video upload by Riccardo Pietroni
See the Synket label for more.
"This is the unit build for Bill Smith by Paolo Ketoff and is completely original.
The Syn-ket comprised of three sound modules or 'sound-combiner' as Ketoff called them – essentially three separate synthesisers built using a mix of solid state and vacuum technology. Each module was independently controllable and interconnectable and mixable into a single output.
Each 'sound-combiner' module consisted of:
1 square wave frequency-controllable oscillator.
A button controlled series of frequency dividers which allowed division of the incoming pitch by factors of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 to produce differing harmonics
3 complex filters with a frequency range of 40 Hz – 20 kHz.
1 amplitude control.
3 modulators each controlled by a low frequency oscillator: The first allowed control of the square wave oscillator’s frequency, The second controlled the frequency of the filter and the third controlled audio amplitude.
The Syn–ket was not conceived as a commercial product – Ketoff built only about a dozen variations on the Syn-ket theme between 1963 and 1977 – and notwithstanding it’s innovative and unique features remained a one-off custom made instrument. Despite this, the Syn-ket was widely used by composers other than Eaton and found itself almost ubiquitous on Cinecittà soundtracks for Spaghetti westerns (Ennio Morricone used the Syn-ket on many of his soundtrack scores ), Italian horror and science fiction films."
New Behringer RS-9 Drum Sequencer Prototype
"Ready for testing. We just fired up our new RS-9 Drum Sequencer prototype.
This is the RD-9 drum machine ported to a drum sequencer for Eurorack. 10 individual outputs and full USB/MIDI control, allow you to trigger any external drum module.
We still need more time to finalize and test the module to ensure it’s ready for mass production.
We target a retail price of US$ 149.
What do you think?"
AMSynths SUPERBOOTH Module News - April 2022
"Getting Ready for SuperBooth 22
We are hard at work developing new modules for launch at the best synth show of the year - Superbooth 22. We will be announcing the red faced AM8101 filter [posted here], a replica of the low pass filter in the Roland SH-101, as well as the AM8102 SH-2 style filter [below].
The AM8109 and AM8060 Jupiter filters are being relaunched - 10 years after they were introduced, with Special Edition and slim 10HP versions. AMSynths will also be announcing SH-101, Jupiter 6 and 8 VCO's to pair with these filters alongside the current Jupiter 4 VCO and VCF."
This module is faithful replica of the filter from the legendary Roland SH-2 that was released in 1979. The AM81012 is a fantastic sounding 4-pole low pass filter with that unmistakable Roland filter sound in a narrow skiff friendly, Eurorack module.
The module use an Alfa Rpar AS622 chips in the filter core (BA662 clones) and high quality polpropylene filter capacitors. The design includes buffering Op Amps to interface to Eurorack modular levels. The filter does not have Q compensation but the signal level does not decrease dramatically with higher Q settings. The resonance is smooth and controllable into self-oscillation, and the filter will oscillate from 20Hz to 20kHz.
There are slide potentiometers (with LED's) for adjusting the Frequency Cutoff, and the frequency modulation from Keyboard, LFO and Envelope CV signals, There are rotary potentiometers for adjusting the mix between two audio inputs and Resonance. There is a small slide switch to select whether the envelope CV input is Normal or Inverted.
The AM8102 is hand built with high quality components, including Wima polypropylene capacitors, Alpha potentiometers, and TR808 style control knobs.
There are six 3.5 mm jack sockets on the front panel:
2x audio inputs
3x frequency CV inputs
1x audio output
The module comes with a set of M3 mounting screws and washers, and a standard Doepfer power cable.
PhonicBloom GLO: Unboxing & Demo (polyphonic soundscape generator)
video upload by Poorness Studios
"I have been crazy about GLO, the polyphonic whale, since I first saw it in 2019. The company released a limited run of these and I managed to get one. It's not really an instrument or an effect, it's more of a listening experience. GLO transforms the world around you into an interactive soundscape.
Intro - 0:00
Unboxing - 0:32
Overview - 2:29
Sound Samples - 4:06
Summary - 6:31"
via PhonicBloom
POLYPHONIC WHALE
Glo works by collecting all surrounding noises, pleasant or annoying, and wrapping them in a beautiful ambient track, which you can interact with in many ways.
First, pick a channel to set the background rhythm. Then sing, tap, hum, go for a walk in a busy city, coastline or a forest full of singing birds - using Glo's sensors and musical algorithms to interact with it all.
Feel the vibes of Mother Earth.
Glo Whale Showcase
Cherry Audio Polymode VST Overview
video upload by Runningonair
"In this video I take a look at the Cherry Audio Polymode VST, which is an emulation of the Moog Polymoog of the 1970's.
Documentation here:
https://docs.cherryaudio.com/cherry-a...
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If you'd like to support the channel, you can check out my tracks below:
Bandcamp
https://runningonair.bandcamp.com/
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5fNUf...
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Acoustic Instruments with Modular Synths! with Sarah Belle Reid
video upload by MAKEN0ISE
"Join guest host Sarah Belle Reid for a deep exploration of techniques for using acoustic instruments with a modular synth!
The Morphagene Reel "Experimental Trumpet Sounds" can be downloaded here: https://freesound.org/people/makenois..."
https://www.sarahbellereid.com
Acid Rain Technology Constellation: Euclid Gone Wild
video upload by Red Means Recording
This video is sponsored by Patchwerks. Get your synth on: https://patchwerks.com/
"The Acid Rain Technology Constellation is an algorithmic rhythm sequencer that creates gates and trigger patterns by stacking Euclidian patterns coupled with logic and chance. It's fun as hell to use and can create wonderfully complex patterns that aren't possible on other sequencers. Let's give it a go.
glitch module: paratek.org
00:00 introduction
02:01 understanding euclidian patterns
04:55 stacking patterns
06:16 rotation and fills with snare
08:00 boom-bap kick drums
09:13 divide and ratchet
10:53 recap
11:07 live mode
12:16 why samples
12:44 chord sequencing
14:04 bassline
16:16 flop, width
18:16 future jeremy explains the flow of the constellation
20:42 modulating inputs
25:20 add time
26:10 beat from scratch
27:28 outro
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Patreon: http://bit.ly/rmrpatreon"
MUAD at MCAC 2022 Phaedra II
video upload by O.Z. Hall
"This is M.U.A.D. ( the Modular Units of the Analog Domain ) performing live at the Magic City Art Connection on Sunday April 24 2022 in Birmingham, AL.
My channel: @O.Z. Hall
M.U.A.D.s site: http://muadmusic.org/
Main synths used:
Sequential Prophet X synth - main Orchestral lead
Moog Sub37 - lead
Ensoniq ESQ-1 - lead
Arturia MatrixBrute - sequence
Alesis Drum machine - drums"
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