Klaus Schulze: A tribute to his music and legacy

video upload by CatSynth TV

"We play tribute to electronic music pioneer Klaus Schulze, who passed away on April 26, 2022.

Schulze was known for his early work with Tangerine Dream, the krautrock band Ash Ra Tempel, and especially his electronic music solo work as part of the so-called Berlin School in the 1970s. He used a wide array of analog synthesizers during this period, but in the ensuing decades he embraced new technologies, including MIDI, computers for music, virtual instruments, and more. He also explored various styles and techniques in his later music.

His final album, Deus Arrakis, will be released in June of 2022."

An amazing tribute by https://catsynth.com.

Also see: Klaus Schulze Has Passed Away

SCI Prophet 5 - Stacked 4ths

video upload by Glen H

"Prophet 5 Rev 2 - Tuned VCO 1 and 2 a fourth apart and then improvised different chord voicings
Recorded via SSL2+ into Ableton with a little ValhallaDSP Super Massive reverb
Messing around with images and video too"

EMW SYSTEM 15 on Yazoo's Don't Go.

video upload by EMW Synthesizers

"Two sounds from the introduction of the famous 80's hit Don't Go from Yazoo.
No external effects, no audio processing.
www.electronicmusicworks.com"

Drums through Lyra-8 Mod Delay Effects

video upload by Dj Puzzle

"The bizarre and beautiful sound of drums running through a Lyra-8 and a Dreadbox Hypnosis. 1010music Blackbox playing a groove. Also in the mix but off camera Acidbox III with slow and subtle modulation and Klark Teknik BBD-320 3rd Dimension. #lyra8 #dreadbox #1010music"

Introducing PolyChain DIY

video upload by Tim Shoebridge

"I am very pleased to be able to announce my latest software product called PolyChain DIY.

PolyChain DIY allows you to poly-chain together up to eight separate instruments simultaneously. Instruments can be hardware synths, electronic keyboards, samplers, grooveboxes, multi-timbral sound sources, even soft synths running as a VST in your DAW. If you can connect to the instrument via MIDI from your computer then PolyChain DIY can control it. Choose from four different poly-chain algorithms, create poly-chain zones across your keyboard, transpose your instruments, set their priority, control pan spread across your instruments as well as other basic sound attributes if your synths have suitable support via MIDI CC automation.

For more information please check out my SoundMangling website here: https://www.soundmangling.com/getmore/"

"This module allows you to polychain together up to eight separate instruments. Instruments can be hardware synths, electronic keyboards, samplers, grooveboxes, multi-timbral sound sources, ecen soft synths running as a VST in your DAW. If you can connect to the instrument via MIDI from your computer then PolyChain DIY can control it. Choose from four different polychain algorithms, create polychain zones across your keyboard, transpose your instruments, set their priority, control pan spread and other basic sound attributes if your synths have support support via MIDI CC automation.

PolyChain DIY is actually a bundle of three modules: the main polychain module itself, a stand-alone MIDI Map editor, and a software controller for controlling basic synth parameters on all your instruments simultaneously."

Lucia - Marinero [80s italo disco pop synth cover]

video upload by Synthfluencer

"I first listened to that song on a mixtape I copied from my grandparents in mid 80s. After decades I remembered that song when listening to that mix tape again (yes, it still exist!) and med this quick cover using my Vermona Synthesizer and other gear."

Reminds me of Alphaville, Big In Japan at times.

rare soviet transistor organ Yunost-70 after repair/midi installed play with vintage EH Small Stone

video upload by Alexey Taber

Oberheim Matrix 6000 MONSTER SYNTH - what SIX Oberheim Matrix 1000 sound like

video upload by The Synth King

"Six Oberheim Matrix 1000 receiving on the same midi channel, slightly detuned and individually spread in panorama = Matrix 6K, an incrediibly wide and rich sounding monster synth with 36 voices and 72 oscillators.
Thanks to B. van Vugt for lending me his rackload full of Matrix 1000s !"

Klaus Schulze Has Passed Away

Klaus Schulze passed away yesterday at the age of 74.

via Discogs

"Born August 4th 1947 in Berlin, died April 26th 2022, was a german electronic pioneer, composer and musician. Schulze initially made his mark as a drummer, first with the group Psy Free, later with Tangerine Dream (he played on their first album "Electronic Meditation" before he quit) and Ash Ra Tempel (with Manuel Göttsching). In 1971 Schulze started a solo career as an electronic musician and released a couple of heavily experimental albums, 'Irrlicht' and 'Cyborg'. 1973's 'Cyborg' was the first release where he used a 'real' synthesizer, the legendary VCS 3 and later in the 70's he would record albums such as 'Moondawn', 'Mirage' and 'X' and embark on several tours, documented across a number of live albums.

In 1978 he set up the label Innovative Communication and the following year he also launched the pseudonym/project Richard Wahnfried. In the 1980's Schulze continued his hectic release schedule as well as recording several soundtracks and rebuilding his studio (he "went digital" in 1986). In summer 1983 Klaus Schulze 'sold' Innovative Communication.

In the 1990's Schulze recorded several electronic interpretations of works by classical composers (most notably Wagner) as well as collaborating with opera singers and other classical music performers on his own albums. He also started collaborating with German ambient/techno artist Pete Namlook in the series 'The Dark Side Of The Moog' on the latter's Fax label, and steered the Wahnfried project into a more modern techno- and trance-inspired direction.

Schulze '...passed away on April 26, 2022 at the age of 74 after a long disease but all of a sudden'. - statement from his social media pages."

You can find numerous posts mentioning Klaus Schulze over the years here. Below are a few better known performances featuring his work from early on to a more recent performance with Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard.

Klaus Schulze with his rack of Quasimidi Polymorphs built to his specifications.
Klaus Schulze Live 1977 better image & sound

video upload by Relena Bonasoro

Klaus Schulze Live - WDR Köln 1977

Klaus Schulze Live - WDR Köln 1977 video upload by

Klaus Schulze talks about, and demonstrates, his first synth an EMS Synthi A

video upload by Synthasy2000

Klaus Schulze - A few Minutes after trancefer

video upload by Electronic Progression

Klaus Schulze Feat. Lisa Gerrard - Rheingold

video upload by Ioannis Gourgoulidis

via @moogmusicinc

"A pioneer of electronic sound, Klaus Schulze and his contributions to the synthesizer community and modern music as we know it will continue to inspire for generations.

Thank you, Klaus, for showing the world how truly human electronic music can be.

❤️"

Photo credit: Klaus D. Mueller
Source: klaus-schulze.com

This image was taken in Berlin in 1976 according to Till Kopper @realqwave. That would have made him 28 or 29 at the time depending on the month taken.



Update: also see Klaus Schulze: A tribute to his music and legacy

Gotharman's zaTurn Now Available

Demos in previous postw here, also on Gotharman's here.

via Gotharman's:

"Gotharman’s has today released a new polyphonic modular synthesizer, called zaTurn. It has a number of modules, which are divided into 4 groups, to make polyphony possible. It comes with some newly designed self-oscillating 12db dual LPF/BPF analog filters." 10 zaTurn’s are currently available for pre-ordering from EUR 1709,- 10% off at www.gotharman.dk .

Additional details:

"Zaturn is a polyphonic/multi-timbral modular synthesizer with memory. All connections between modules, module settings, sequences and sample assignments can be memorized for instant recall.
Like many other Gotharman instruments, each preset contains 2 versions of the preset, that can be morphed between. With one knob, you can morph all the settings of a complete modular system!
It will also hold all your samplings and wavetables in memory, even after a power recycle.

Zaturn has a number of build-in modules, which are divided into 4 equal groups, A, B, C and D. Within each of these groups, it is possible to arrange the modules in 2 parts, so Zaturn has 8 parts in total. Each part can be trigged separately, and they have their own separate output module.
Keeping the modules in groups, made it possible to add the Favorite Sound system from SpazeDrum!

Part 1 and 2 in Group A can each be set in polyphonic mode, so that Zaturn can be up to 2 x 4 notes polyphonic. Modules in groups B, C and D can be linked to Group A, to get the same sounds on each polyphonic note, or they can be unlinked to have different sounds on each polyphonic note.

Like most other Gotharman instruments, each of the 8 parts can also just be in monophonic mode, for 8 completely separate parts.

Zaturn comes with a set of newly engineered 12 db dual self-resonating analog filters, with a special character. Each Group has one dual analog filter. These filters are arranged as LPF and BPF in parallel to each other.

8 Patch Points are also available, for inter-connection of the 4 Groups.

1024 preset, 1024 songs, 64 favorite sounds and up to 8192 samplings can be held in its internal FLASH memory.

Unlike the Anamono X, which had 2 separate bus systems, one for audio and one for modulation, Zaturn only has one bus, that handles both audio and modulation, so everything can be connected to everything.

The modules of each Group (4 groups in total):
- 2 standard Gotharman Oscillators (8 in total) - Waveforms, pitched noise, drum oscillators, samplings, wavetables.
-1 Oscillator B (4 in total) – A special oscillator with a manipulative sine wave.
-1 Noise Generator (4 in total) – While the oscillators can output pitched noise, a simple unpitched white noise generator is also available.
-1 Dual analog filter (4 in total) – 12 db LPF and BPF in parallel, with a special character.
- 1 digital filter (4 in total) - 27 filter types. Standard filters, triple filters, sharp filters, tube filters...
- 2 VCA's (8 in total) - with ADSR envelope, 16 different characteristics and a clip parameter. Can be trigged by any source.
- 2 Effects Processors (8 in total) - Many of the LD effects plus a new reverb, a wavefolder and some new pitch effects.
- 4 LFO's (16 in total) - With variable waveform and curve. Key syncable.
- 2 Envelopes (8 in total) - ADSR + decay envelope with loop options. Can be trigged by any source.
-2 Sample and Hold Generators (8 in total) .
- 1 Ring VCA (4 in total) – With several modes, like Ring Modulator, AND, XOR and Mix.
- 2 Output modules (8 in total -1 for each part) - Handles the final output level and the stereo panning."