FB-01 Vs MT-32 | History and Combat

video upload by Espen Kraft

"Yamaha FB-01 from 1986 and Roland MT-32 from 1987. Two modules that over time has gained a cult classic status. For different reasons. Before any of them became that, they were 2 multi timbral sound modules that fought for the money of the happy amateur musician in the mid-to late 80s.

00:00 Intro
00:34 Rumours about the MT-32
01:00 The D-50 is released
01:26 The MT-32
02:24 The FB-01
04:40 Sound comparison
10:42 Gaming
11:45 Outro/Conclusion

The MT-32 had 32 voices of polyphony and had a simplified D-50 sound, effects and drums. The Polyphony came with one "downside", if the voices were made up of the maximum of 4 partials, the total polyphony was only 8 voices. The voices/partials were dynamically allocated so you didn't have to keep track of the numbers though.
The FB-01 has a total polyphony of 8 voices, but you can distribute those as you wish in a quite flexible way. 8 mono voices over 8 different midi channels was very new in 1986.
None of the modules made it possible to edit sounds on the front panel, so you needed a sysex editor for that."

The MARF Files: Ep 8 - The Flexible CV Processor & Slew Limiter For Your Sequencer. + Ref Envelopes!

video upload by Source Of Uncertainty

"A continuation from the last episode [episode 7 here]. The MARF becomes a quantizer, attenuator and slew limiter for the MEMS Project Sequential Voltage Source Model 245. I then delve into the Reference output and use it as a dynamic envelope."

Synths No Talking: Expressive E Osmose and Linnstrument MPE

video upload by Synths No Talking

"The Linnstrument controlling the Haken Eagenmatrix in the Expressive E Osmose. This is because I have yet too see a video where the Linnstrument is used with the Osmose. Now you have one. They get along so well together.
Disclosure: I paid for these instruments on my own and were not provided by any single maker. The music is improvised and I own all content.
My music:
Praxiscat.bandcamp.com
Undernight.bandcamp.com"

Synths No Talking: GS E7 Synthesizer Linnstrument MPE and Expressive E Osmose MPE

video upload by Synths No Talking

"The GS E7 and Linnstrument.
Many don't know the GS E7 analog synth fully supports MPE. I have used it with the linnstrument. Enjoy the weirdness.
Disclosure: I paid for these instruments on my own and were not provided by any single maker. The music is improvised and I own all content."

Synths No Talking: GS E7 and Expressive E Osmose MPE


"Another MPE Video with the GS E7, featuring the Expressive E Osmose.
Not going to lie, as much as I love the linnstrument, I think the Osmose is a better fit for the GS E7."

Arp for Arp's Sake

video upload by midicake

"A semi-improvised composition using Midicake ARP, Waldorf Rocket and Behringer DD100 Delay.

I just wanted to stick to a basic arpeggio and see what could be done with subtle variations on a theme.

The change to Gmajor was a happy accident, I was going to head to DSus2 throughout, but hey, some you win."

Say hello to CUNSA

video upload by Frap Tools

It's here! Frap Tools' CUNSA is a quadruple analog multimode filter, but it is also a saturator, a mixer, and an oscillator.

00:00 Intro and CUNSA overview
00:46 Input VCA
00:54 Lowpass, bandpass, highpass sweeps and slopes
01:13 Q (Resonance)
01:27 The Character knob: custom saturation
02:14 V/oct tracking
02:22 Sine oscillator and ringing
02:40 CV inputs
02:40 The Ping circuit
03:15 Combo mode (Behavior switch)
04:00 Four independent filters
04:14 The internal mixing stage
04:23 The internal filter mode selector
04:43 The seminormalizations
04:52 Quad mono processing
05:08 Double stereo processing
05:14 Four-filter sweep
05:23 Breaking the seminormalizations
05:31 Fake harmonic oscillator
05:40 Harmonic ringing
05:46 Quadruple sinewave oscillator
05:50 Polyphonic ringing

Playtron & the ARP 2600 M

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"Just having some fun using the Playtron by Playtronica to create a "spoon keyboard", visualy inspired by the Buchla 116. I decided to play the ARP 2600 M with it because I can plug the Playtron directly and use it without having to use a computer in between."

Dreadbox TELEPATHY Tutorial

video upload by Dreadbox

"An in depth tutorial for the TELEPATHY Full Synth Voice Eurorack Module, that will help you understand how to operate this little gem.

TELEPATHY is a Full voice Analog Synthesizer Eurorack module with deep modulation options due to its multi-destination LFO and Envelope. From Bass sounds to Leads, to Drums and Drones, Telepathy has broad and versatile sound design capabilities."

Schlappi Engineering THREE BODY / triple layered groovebox patch / controlled feedback

video upload by BRiES

"For this video I tried making drums (kick, snare and hats) and a seperate melody all coming from the VCOs on THREE BODY. I used a few external vcas and envelopes where I routed the seperate outputs of THREE BODY through, to take control over the modulation and feedback paths. Patching feedback is something that I encourage you to explore on every vco and even lfo."

Midicake ARP - Tutorial 2 - Basic Operation and Features

video upload by midicake

Midicake ARP - Tutorials

"The goal of this series of videos is to introduce all of ARP's features and get you up and running quickly. In this video, I’ll highlight each of the features and how to navigate the controls.

Contents
00:00 - Welcome
00:16 - Layout and Controls
00:38 - Playing Notes and Chords
01:08 - Play & Stop
01:51 - Arpeggiator Controls
02:14 - Custom Chords and Scales
02:50 - Sequencing Chords
03:15 - Editing Parameters
04:13 - Loading Patches
05:10 - Assigning Macros to Parameters
05:32 - Support for MIDI Controllers
05:54 - MIDI Connections"