MATRIXSYNTH

Supersaw Showdown: System-8 vs Juno-X (No Talking)

video upload by MR TUNA Music

"SUPERSAWS! We got 'em! But which sounds the best?
Today's video is a comparison of the new Roland Juno-X and the 2016 Roland System-8 and their sweet supersaw synth sounds.

Starting from an initialized patch we'll go back and forth and discover the differences between these great synths. It's way bigger than you might think."

Behringer Mini AKS VCS3 SYNTHI Update

via Behringer

"Some time ago we showed you a draft of our AKS Mini, a scaled down version of the VCS3 but with the exact same oscillators, filters etc. and of course the magic sound.

We received such great feedback that we decided to simply build a prototype. And here it is:-) But we haven’t yet decided if we’ll build it and maybe we’ll keep it just keep it for ourselves - just kidding:-) Retail price is targeted at US$ 99.

Of course the final unit will have the USB-C connector:-) "

Follow-up to this post.

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The Infamous ARP Avatar

video upload by Alex Ball

"A look at the infamous ARP Avatar from 1977. This is the first proper guitar demo of it to be uploaded to YouTube!

0:00 Intro
1:48 The Guitar Setup
2:28 Hex Preamp, Hex Fuzz, Special Effect
5:15 Pitch to CV
5:53 Here's the problem
7:10 Workarounds
9:22 Use as just a synth
10:26 Summary
11:41 Feature Song 'Right Back Round'

Further reading and watching:

https://www.alexballmusic.com/arp-avatar

Alan R Pearlman Foundation: https://alanrpearlmanfoundation.org/ [See the ARP Foundation interview with Alex Ball here]

Thanks: Dina Pearlman, Dave Friend, Bill Singer, Rick Parent, Mary Lock, Paul DeRocco, Bob Hoffman, James Martin, Nathan @ Synthchaser, TC and Phil M."

Chariots of Fire - A tribute to Vangelis by Synthfluencer

video upload by Synthfluencer

"For me Vangelis was more than an inspiration. I knew his music before I knew about him. His fantastic sounds belong to my earliest musical memories. Now he left this world and he will leave quite a gap that can't be filled - not in the world of music and not in our hearts. But we will keep his wonderful musicial legacy."

Vangelis

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A Friday night soundscape

video upload by junklight

"Not much time for making music at the moment but I've slowly been refining my setup while I have the odd minute. Ditched Roli and went the way I should have gone in the first place.... MPE really unlocks the Argon 8 IMO (you can just see the keyboard in this shot - I've discovered stands as a way of maximising the small space in my studio). Also loving the Red Panda Particles 2- no idea what it's doing most of the time - I should read the manual again but it makes great noises!"

Vangelis \ Blade Runner inspired performance with VCV Rack

video upload by Omri Cohen

"There's a walkthrough video of this patch and performance on my Patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/posts/66671471

All sounds are coming from VCV Rack, other than my bass guitar and lots of Valhalla Supermassive.

Want to learn Modular Synthesis? have a look here - https://bit.ly/learnmodular"

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EKO Stradivarius ULTRA RARE Analog String Synthesizer 1974 SN 1072

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via this auction

video posted earlier today here.

"The EKO Stradivarius is one of the rarest and hardest to find string synthesizer from the 1970's."

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