LIVEN XFM with soft lights in early morning

video upload by SONICWARE

"Takeo Watanabe is a famous Japanese musician for his outdoor performances.
He integrates his sounds with the place and creates a new expression.
Must-listen soundscapes! 👇"




https://takeowatanabe.bandcamp.com/

Synthstrum Deluge Gets New OLED Display

via Synthstrum

All Deluges shipped from today will feature a new OLED display.

If any existing Deluge owner wants to join us in this new world of multiple lines of text and more than four letters on a screen at once, we made it so you can!

To reflect the cost and development associated with the new screen and the rising manufacturing costs in the synth industry, we’ll be raising the price of the Deluge incrementally over the next 12 months.

With many synth products unable to be made due to chip shortages and prices rising due to numerous costs across the board, most will be aware it’s been a pretty tough few years for the synth manufacturing industry.

Though we hand-assemble and build Deluges in New Zealand, we haven’t escaped these effects and over the past year have been absorbing rising shipping costs, the effects of inflation and crazy price rises on parts and components.

We’ve known for a while that we’d have to raise the price of the Deluge, but affordability is very important to us and we wanted to add value to it as we did so.

A very deliberate design choice, the Deluge has, till now, featured a rudimentary 7-segment display. Rohan had always seen the Deluge as an instrument first, a tactile tool that relied on your ears, was intuitive and had its user spending time making music, not diving through menu after menu.

We’ve always acknowledged that the screen does have shortcomings especially in regards to the management of large sample collections, but the trade-off at encouraging users to resort to listening and experimenting is why the Deluge has been such a radical and inspirational tool for hordes of people.

While there is still no ‘need’ for a screen showing more complexity, we realise the time to introduce one is now. With the Deluge being a far more complex beast than we ever anticipated, Rohan has worked out how to incorporate an OLED screen into the current hardware, not only for all future sales, but for any existing user who wishes to update their Deluge too. More details on that below.

We’ll be raising the price of the Deluge incrementally over the next 9 months.

Deluge by Synthstrom Audible (includes free custom case)

Sept 9th, 2022: $1249USD + shipping

From Jan 1, 2023: $1329USD+shipping

From April 1, 2023: $1399USD + shipping

Purchase as usual from: https://synthstrom.com/product/deluge/

RETROFITTING YOUR DELUGE WITH AN OLED SCREEN

The retrofit is a delicate upgrade requiring chip updates, specialist hardware, an additional PCB to be added, the old screen removed, and of course the new OLED screen mounted.Due to the complexity, users will not be able to upgrade themselves, but for just $149USD plus shipping and other associated costs (see below) we can take care of it for you (from November 2022).

We will be offering the service through local repair partners in the UK and Europe (Schengen) and we’ll be taking care of the rest of the world ourselves in New Zealand.

We only have capacity to do a limited number of these per week so to lock your place in the queue, you can make a $50 deposit at https://synthstrom.com/product/oled-retrofit-deposit/ from 3pm EDT Sept 10th (we’re wanting to give this news a day to spread before we start the queue to offer a little more fairness).

So your Deluge spends as little time out of your hands as possible, we’ll reach out to you when it’s your time and start the process 🙂 You’ll be welcome to cancel your deposit and receive a full refund at any stage."

SmplTrek Demo (Instrument Track)

video upload by SONICWARE

"I have been checking INST track for the past few days. I used 2 Inst tracks and 1 loop track in this video 🙂"

Drum Groove on MiniBrute 2S

video upload by DATABROTH

"For presets, articles, music and more visit my website databroth.com"

OBX8 Custom Patch Design - Enya ! #obx8 #enya #patch #custom #sounddesign #strings #plucks #bass

video upload by Orano Music

"Something a bit different again, trying to cover as many sound spectrums as I can, this track of enya's has always been a favourite of mine, had to give it a go. every sound you hear is from OBX8 patch numbers show on screen as they come in."

909 x Pure Data x padKontrol🟧

video upload by Akunull

909 x Pure Data x padKontrol 2🟧

Patchwerks Showroom Sessions Saturday 9/17 at 3PM in Seattle

For those in the Seattle are on 9/17:

via @patchwerks_

"Join us Saturday 9/17 at 3PM for another installment of our monthly Showroom Sessions series! This month we're happy to host the musical talents of Samuel Joseph Kim and Meagan Jane Marron.

As always, Showroom Sessions are a great chance to enjoy live music from our incredibly talented community and link up with friends old and new in a casual environment, connecting over a shared love of electronic music and all its devices"

Xaoc Devices Timiszoara Eurorack DSP w/ The Patch Pals !

video upload by Perfect Circuit

"Read our IN-DEPTH article : https://bit.ly/3RRzE1z

With their long awaited entry into the effects world, Timiszoara brings the XAOC Devices flavor of DSP to your Eurorack system, containing no less than 176 effect algorithms for delays, reverbs, and more. Based on the ubiquitous Spin FV-1, Timiszoara provides fully stereo input and output and voltage control over three parameters per algorithm, as well as the dry/wet mix. But where things get exciting is through the Scan and Next inputs, which allow different algorithms to be recalled either with continuous voltages or stepped through sequentially with gate and trigger signals. Additionally, thanks to microSD slot on the front, Timiszoara is continually malleable and supports the loading of additional effects, whether its a cool algorithm found online or your own personal code. Transform time and space in your modular rig with Timiszoara."

Korg Opsix - "Neon Heart" 40 Presets and Sequences

video upload by LFOstore

"We continue Korg Opsix soundsets series & present "Neon Heart" now is the time for Analog & Vintage Sounds!

Buy: https://lfostore.sellfy.store/p/korg-...

Korg Opsix is a powerful synthesizer with great potential and an incredible variety of sounds.

Welcome to the vintage world!

40 presets ready to breathe new colors into your music and inspire creativity.

Cinematic, Electronic, Ambient, Retrowave, create new music worlds with Korg Opsix and 'Neon Heart'

In the bank you will find neon pads, arps, bass, airy plucks, warm poly that will fill your compositions with new colors and emotions.

Every patch of our soundset is musical & can be immediately used in your tracks & production.

Enjoy and may the music come with you!"

Phase 4 Daze - Voltage Controlled Phaser by Blue Lantern Modules

video upload by Robots Are Red

"In this video we take a look at the new phaser module from Blue Lantern Modules, Phase 4 Daze. This is a 16hp voltage controlled 6 stage phaser based on the phaser section of the 1978 Farfisa Polychrome.

00:00 - Opening
01:08 - Introduction
02:31 - What is a Phaser?
04:33 - Module Rundown
14:49 - Piano
17:59 - Drums
20:06 - Vocals
22:26 - Guitar"