The Roland E-4 as a lowfi synth glitch machine

video upload by Richard DeHove

"Roland calls the E-4 the "Voice Tweaker" but here I use it exclusively as a glitch effect on the DB-01 synth. The DB-01's output is split with the dry sound going direct to the DAW and the other going to the E-4 mic input (which is overloading of course). The DB-01 is also providing a clock for the E-4 "scatter" effects. The result is a bit like the Fabikat Pladask pedal and some other grain and glitch processors.
After a bit of talking at the start I just twiddle the knobs and run through a few of the scatter programs. Each one has a slightly different combination of short stutters, reverse effects, delay and lowfi bitcrushed processing. As there are about 200 scatter programs this is just a short taste of what's on offer. You can also change the clock rate per beat from 1 to 24 and this also has a huge effect on the sound. Here I stay at 4.
In future I'll explore more complex setups with the harmonizer, autotune, vocoder and clock rates but hopefully this gives a little taste of the unit outside of its 'voice tweaker' role.
Probably also worth mentioning that - unlike most other E-4 demos - I actually bought this machine and paid full price.

0:00 Intro blather
1:22 Setup and routing
4:05 Music starts, no more talking

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

Roland Rando

video upload by zack dagoba

"Benge's Roland System 100

Just had this fixed up and discretely modified by LucidSounds. He serviced and calibrated it, got everything working right, and then added some of the mods I asked for - external PWM of the 2 VCOs, LFO jack outputs, extra cv/gate inputs with built-in comparators so that the clocks can be triggered from anything, S&H clock in, I think that was everything. Quite a job!

Now it can do some fun things that normal 100s can't do, but it has THAT sound!

I put the sound of the System 100 up there with all the other early 70s classics"

3x NYMPHES and 1 spare hour to shoot a video by Dimitra

video upload by Dreadbox

"In this video Dimitra jams by using only a NYMPHES polyphonic Synthesizer, which she overdubs without any specific plan in mind.

'As a working woman, mother, + lots of other important roles I have to get through all day, it is really hard for me to find even a moment during a day to try the Dreadbox devices I design. That was my third time playing with the Nymphes synthesizer and I had to shoot a video to remember this moment :)
I only had a spare hour at the office, I connected Nymphes with a midi keyboard and straight to the audio interface. Firstly, I started recording the bass track, then the lead track and surprisingly, I left the drum for the end... '

N Y M P H E S is a 6-Voice Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer, condensed in a portable and compact box, without any compromise in the quality of the final instrument.
The result is stunning and ethereal …"

Roland Juno-6 61-Key Polyphonic Synthesizer

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Novation AFX Station Limited Edition 25-Key Analog Synthesizer

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Korg Z1 Front Panel Display Section

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"Original and very rare display and very display lock for Korg Z1."

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Syncussion SY-1m Analog Drum Percussion Synthesizer with MIDI

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Moog Mavis & Strymon Volante

video upload by 3rdStoreyChemist

The doubted go electric

video upload by UncertainMusicCorps

"A longer form drone work derived from the Grendel Drone Commander processed through the Meng Qi Wingie and Qu-Bit Aurora. Final reverb courtesy of Happy Nerding FX Aid."

Risa T - Untitled Jam (Polyend Tracker Scene)

video upload by Polyend

"I wanted to make something intuitive so I wrote this jam without worrying much about the groove. I was going to add more melodic elements but realized a few piano riff samples were enough to make a progression with varying sample start and randomized effects. My project looks messy as I get carried away writing in a bunch of Instruments without organizing them by Track, but I like that Tracker workflow that helps me make music freely."