Hardware Jams Weekend Challenge: Micro Jam

video upload by SynthAddict

"Maschine+
All rhythm samples are from my compound microscope and
accessories. All micro footage was shot by me for my
MicroAddict YouTube channel (but these quick renders aren't as good as the original livestream vids) - my channel has uploaded videos and
livestreams. Come join the fun with micro critters. :-)

The Petri dishes sound a little like an Angklung in parts ."

MOOG MINIMOOG VOYAGER - Handmade Miniature 1/6 Scale

video upload by Ronaldo Lopes Teixeira ROLT

Psytrance From Scratch // Techno Performance Template Demo // SOMA Ether Demo

video upload by EZBOT

Happy Birthday EZBOT! :)

"In this stream I share a preview of my newest Techno Performance Template for the Elektron Octatrack MK1/MK2, Psytrance from scratch, and we have a look at the SOMA Ether.

Sign up with DistroKid and get 7% off with this link: http://distrokid.com/vip/ezbot (definitely do this)

Get Performance Template 2.3.5 in it's current state at Ko-Fi: https://bit.ly/ococtatrack_performanc...

Step up your game with 1 on 1 lessons: https://www.ezbot.live/

Get the Octatrack Performance Template 2.3.5 with SHIK MIDI support along with regular updates (among other rewards) by joining my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ezbot

Support me by purchasing gear via these links:
Octatrack MK2: https://bit.ly/Octatrack_MK2_Blk
Digitakt: https://bit.ly/Elektron_Digitakt
Digitone: https://bit.ly/Elektron_Digitone
Analog Heat: https://bit.ly/Elektron_Analog_Heat

Music: https://soundcloud.com/ezbotmusic
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Club Of The Knobs Presents: The Performer

video upload by synthprocess - Musician: "Junior" André Duarte

"Club Of The Knobs - Analog Modular Synthesizer Systems recommends a system for your stage performance that allows you to switch between 4 pre-defined sounds plus the option to control the whole panel. Find out more: cluboftheknobs.com

Low-Gain Electronics prototyping fun!

video upload by LowGainElectronics

"Working on one of the sections of a new desktop instrument prototype! So far I’m liking what I’m hearing!"

Low-Gain Electronics prototyping fun. LP/BP


"Continuing to play around with a function block for a new desktop instrument I’m working on. Really liking what I’m hearing. Lots of gain staging to sort out yet…"

OXI Instruments Coral - Polyphonic Multitimbral Eurorack Synth Review

video upload by Molten Music Technology

"Coral has 10 sound engines, 8 voices and can be split into 8 parts for multitimbral playing over MIDI. Or use it as a massive mono synth over CV. It has a filter, effects and sockets for modulation. In this extensive review I go through all the sound engines, giving some demos on the range of sounds, and show you how to navigate the interface and set it up into parts. There's a lot of ground to cover."

Index - 0:00
Overview - 3:31
Sound Engine 1 - Virtual Analogue - 5:03
Adding Reverb and Chorus - 12:21
Sound Engine 2 - Triangle Waveshaper - 14:21
Sound Engine 3 - FM - 22:57
Sound Engine 4 - Wavetable - 27:29
Sound Engine 5 - MDO - Multiple Detuned Oscillator - 32:36
Sound Engine 6 - String - 38:07
Sound Engine 7 - Hi Hat Synth - 42:31
Sound Engine 8 - Snare Synth - 43:33
Sound Engine 9 - Kick Synth - 44:22
Sound Engine 10 - Wave Player - 45:11
Getting Multitimbral - 52:19
Playing it with CV - 1:00:36
Accessing parts via CV - 1:06:31
Conclusions - 1:10:50

Baby Audio Introduces BA-1 Soft Synth Based on a Poylphonic Yamaha CS01

video upload by BABY Audio

"BA-1 is a modern re-imagination of a cultish 1982 analog synth that looked like a toy but sounded like a beast. It brings you pure and authentic lo-fi textures that are fast to program and dripping with color."

"BA-1 is based on a portable 1980s synth with a toylike appearance and a gritty sound. Despite its small size, it left a big mark on music history, while still flying somewhat under the hype radar. The original has been used as a secret weapon for bubbly synth textures by some of Sweden’s most successful pop producers of the past two decades. It was also a staple of 1990s digital dancehall and beloved by the indietronica scene for its raw lo-fi quality. The ‘CS01’ - as the original is called - has never been properly captured in software form. So for our first ever synth, we started there.

In keeping with our motto 'it’s an evolution, not an emulation', we modeled the hardware with the greatest possible accuracy, before carefully upgrading it with new and useful features. A second analog-modeled oscillator, FM, polyphony, and more, help to vastly expand the sonic palette of the original. All while keeping its signature sound unspoiled.

Additionally, BA-1 lets you drain the battery, bend the circuits, and use the built-in speaker – for an authentic lo-fi aesthetic that you could normally only get with hardware.

If you know our company, you’ll know that effects are our specialty. So we’ve treated BA-1 with an FX section worthy of its own plugin. The effects chain is inspired by budget 1980s rack hardware and captures the lo-fi charm of the home studio scene of the era. The overdrive is modeled after a guitar pedal, while the delay, reverb and chorus effects are based on cheap, but amazing, digital rack units.

In BA-1, the effects are not an afterthought but an ingrained part of the sonic signature. So tweak, use, and abuse them.

BA-1 is simple, but surprisingly tweakable. We’ve put great effort into tuning all parameters to be in the perfect sweet spot. This results in a rewarding programming workflow where tweaking BA-1 is a lot of fun and you’ll create new patches on repeat.

And if a simple interface is not fast enough, you can always use the smart ‘Re-Gen’ feature. Hit Re-Gen and BA-1 will automatically create new and musically tuned patches with every click."

Building a techno rumble chain for all your rumble needs

video upload by

"Want to learn Modular Synthesis? have a look here - https://bit.ly/learnmodular
Interested in more patching techniques and ideas? Have a look here - https://bit.ly/3o1Q3Sg

Here you can download the final patch and selection file - https://drive.google.com/file/d/18wHc...
You will need the Strip++ module from Stoermelder to load the selection file into your patches -
https://library.vcvrack.com/Stoermeld...

00:00 - Introduction
00:21 - Building the chain
11:40 - The interface"

Being Boiled - The Human League Synth Cover

video upload by Alex Ball

"Following on from my Roland System 100 feature video [posted here], here's a full cover of the Human League's first single, 'Being Boiled' from 1978.

Breakdown:
I was very fortunate to receive a copy of the original beat patch from Martyn Ware via Robbie Puricelli. Martyn had passed on that it might need to tweaking and experimentation, which wasn't surprising given the nature of analogue gear.

The patch sheet gave me the pitched noise part and the snare and I found I needed to add a bit of EQ from my mixer to dial those in too. I also had had to adjust the settings in tiny increments for quite a while until it sounded very close. Strangely, I had to use the white noise on my 100 to get it to sound like the original recording as the pink noise that they actually used sounded too dull on mine. Maybe it's the age of the unit now!

Interestingly, they used a technique explained in the 104 sequencer manual where a CV from one of the channels can be used to alter the clock speed. If this is dialled in correctly then the note value can be set for each step of the sequence. This is how they got a 4/4 pattern within 11 steps, instead of 16. As I wanted an exact tempo, I cheated and used an external clock pulse via midi.

A puzzle: After the initial beat, another drum sound joins in. It's a sort of bass drum, but it doubles the snare, rather than providing a typical bass drum pattern. This could have been a manual overdub, but it could have also been done with the other two drum parts because I've seen at least one photo of the Human League with two 102 expanders at this time. Either way, it isn't part of the patch on the original patch sheet.

Next, there's the narrow pulse wave rhythm that appears throughout the song, again, it's not part of the original patch, so it was presumably an overdub. Did they put down a clock pulse at the outset and then use it for synch of a 2nd pass? That's my suspicion.

Finally, if you listen you can hear a track of synth FX running continuously through through song. Often it's ring modulator atmospheres, but there's some definite filter resonance and filter LFO mod tweaking in places. My belief was that someone just sat there and tweaked for the entire song on an available track and they blended it in as a texture and I subsequently found an extended interview with Martyn Ware on the Bonedo website where he indeed confirms that they did exactly that. The thinking was to make it sound more cinematic.

Bass line:
Dead easy - two sawtooth waves on the miniKORG 700S with a little detune, no attack and max sustain ('singing') with no release ('sustain'). The 'sustain long' setting is used.

Roll the highpass filter up a bit and the lowpass slightly higher until it sounds right and make sure expand and bright are engaged for filter mod. That's basically it.

Vocals - double tracked, but I also used a 1979 Boss DM-2 on the send of my mixer for some vintage doubling. I don't know exactly what they did on the original, but it's definitely double tracked at the very least."

Waldorf Discontinues the Pulse 2

via Waldorf

"It’s always sad when we have to say goodbye to one of our favorite instruments. In this case we are talking about one of the best synthesizers that first saw the light of day in 1995 and has inspired many music producers and musicians to this day.

This device was one of the pioneers in the world of music production, offering many possibilities to create unique and innovative sounds. It has helped many artists to turn their musical visions into reality.

The fact that this synthesizer was reissued and improved in 2013 shows that it was and still is relevant and sought after after almost two decades later. Many users have requested that the unit be available again, and it has subsequently been updated with the latest technologies and features to offer even more possibilities.

We would also like to thank all the satisfied customers who use this device constantly and create great music with it."


Waldorf Pulse 2 Demo & Sound Design Tutorial

video upload by Martin Stürtzer

You Should Buy The Waldorf Pulse 2

video upload by Alfonso Muchacho

Waldorf Pulse 2 Analog Synth- Sonic Lab Review

video upload by sonicstate

Waldorf Pulse 2

video upload by Tim Shoebridge