UDO Super 6 - Dynamic Arped Pluck!

video upload by Scott McAuley Sounds

"Patches will be available at https://www.orano.co.uk/shop or http://www.synthsounds.co.uk

Sitting in front of my newly acquired S6, and wow! U.D.O have nailed it with this! I am as usual, just becoming familiar with the instrument, and so far Im loving the sound of it. Undoubtably is going to be fantastic for binaural pads etc, but the envelopes are super snappy and the drive on the filter gives it some real grunt!

I just thought I'd share this patch I created this afternoon. I'm going to have fun with this one :) -

Enjoy
SM"

Blue Marble Kickstarter Launches

You can find the Kickstarter here.

Details, with some updated details/clarity on how it works, are captured in this post.

Moog Sound Studio: DFAM + Mother-32 Generative Patches. Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

"Welcome to the soundset for a semi-modular system Moog Sound Studio: DFAM + Mother-32.
'DM Generative' is a collection of 25 patches. This genre of sound design is very popular inside modular culture, and Moog Sound Studio suggests a good set of features to enter this club.
Controlled chaos and randomness, probability, non-repetitiveness, tempo break, pattern uniqueness, short and long sounds alternation, unexpected changes, silence and density, harmonic and fx-like tones, freaky splashes during a sequence - all these things are included in the soundset.

That was a hard work. Each patch took me up to 2 hours. I tried to find interesting combinations of settings and patching. Hope you will enjoy the results.

🧊 Get the soundset: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/moog...

Generative timbre may be a good addition to (or a lead part of) ambient or techno tracks, jams and performances. You may also record fragments into your DAW or sampler, slice it to one-shots or make loops - you’ll get a unique material for further processing.

The main point of the soundset is the high level of interconnection. In this patchbook, the timbres of the synths are soldered and can’t exist separately:
🔸 they modulate each other with LFO and Envelopes
🔸 a sequence from one synth change parameters on the other one
🔸 gates and triggers interact to break predictable patterns
🔸 audio signals from VCOs may be used as modulation sources to create harmonies/intervals or - crazy experimental inharmonic tones
🔸 or they may be used just as audio sources sent to the other synth for processing with its different filter and envelope, giving them a 'second life’.

The soundset is presented in PDF format. Each page contains notes that explain how the patch works, what parameters are worth tweaking during playback, and how to develop the timbre during a performance. If you make all the settings consciously and try the things mentioned in the notes, you will learn a lot about the synths and discover their true depth.

To recreate these patches, you need up to 15 patch cords.

There are audio examples of all patches inside the folder with the soundset. Audio examples for a patch are presented in three variants: DFAM only, M32 only, and both together.

The patches don't include Mother-32 patterns.

For the video demo, I added delay and reverb to the synths and background pads to put the timbres into a musical context.

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Make Noise Strega Feedback [Watch Your Volume Levels]

video upload by Akihiko Matsumoto

"Make Noise Modular Synth Sample Pack: https://akihikomatsumoto.bandcamp.com..."

Sequential Prophet Rev2 - Pad Heaven

video upload by Andrew Bense

1980s Echo text-to-speech synthesizer on the IMSAI 8080

video upload by df9999999999

"I recently was given a 1980s-era Echo PC voice synthesizer box with serial port interface. You simply send text to the both over the serial port and it speaks it. It uses the same chip as the old 1970s Texas Instruments speak and spell.

I figured out how to access TTY2 on the back of my newly completed IMSAI 8080 kit. Using XYBASIC, I wrote a program to speak various well known phrases from misbehaving computers featured in several scifi movies, including War Games, of course.

Accessing the TTY2 serial port on the back of the replica must be done by outputting a byte at a time to port 34. The default TTY2 baud rate was already 9600, matching that of the Echo PC. There is no handshaking. All must be coded manually. The Echo box has a very small character buffer and sends an XOFF command when the buffer fills and a XON when it clears. I check for those conditions in the BASIC program with some simple loops. Hardware handshaking on port 35 could be done, but the flag bit definitions are not well documented.

I set the cadence, pitch and inflection lower than default with a flat inflection that enhances understandability.

I also read the front panel switches to trigger the various phrases."

"Do you want to play a game?"

via Wikipedia
"The IMSAI 8080 was an early microcomputer released in late 1975, based on the Intel 8080 and later 8085 and S-100 bus.[1] It was a clone of its main competitor, the earlier MITS Altair 8800. The IMSAI is largely regarded as the first 'clone' microcomputer. The IMSAI machine ran a highly modified version of the CP/M operating system called IMDOS. It was developed, manufactured and sold by IMS Associates, Inc. (later renamed IMSAI Manufacturing Corp). In total, between 17,000 and 20,000 units were produced from 1975 to 1978."

Elektron Syntakt Dancy Vibes

video upload by Jake Wagner

"Hello there. It's been a minute. Here's some Elektron Syntakt goodness."

Two Takes on Behringer - Which Do You Fall Under?

The following videos feature two perspectives on Behringer. I was going to skip both of them, because honestly, I'm kind of tired of the whole thing, but I figure it was worth posting for those unaware of the toatality of it. Jorb does a good job summarizing it all. Note, this will be the last post on the topic, unless something else new and stupid happens.

I do want to clarify what goes up here on MATRIXSYNTH and why. Firstly this site is about the gear, not people. People can have whatever opinions they want. Secondly, this site does factor in how people including manufacturers treat each other. I post what I want to post, and after running this site for over 18 years, I've come to appreciate those who appreciate the site and what I do. Supporting members let me know they appreciate the site by supporting the site. Banner sponsors on the top and right of the site let me know they appreciate the site by sponsoring the site.

Behringer does not support or sponsor the site, and I am aware that they pose a significant and existential threat to some of my supporters and sponsors. So, why do I sometimes feature Behringer? Because this is a synth news site and is meant to be an archive of synth gear over time. I can't just ignore that. So what do I feature? I limit Behringer posts to new product announcements, significant news, and supporting member videos and content only. I skip everything else.

As for sponsors and supporting members, I share whatever they want me to share, within reason, as a thank you for supporting the site. As for non supporting members and sponsors, I share what I want to share. Some clarity on that: when I first launched the site in 2005 I posted everything anyone sent in and everything I came across. Everything was new. YouTube launched in 2005. This was the first time we were able to see people messing with their synths, and this site was the first to cover it. Eurorack and modular was in it's infancy back then and botique manufacturers had limited exposure, mainly on forums and email lists. I remember going to NAMM and someone working for one the manufacturers asked me if I thought eurorack would take off or was just a fad. It was that new. I thought it would take off, and it did. That said, it's no longer possible to post everything that goes up as it would just become too much noise in the end. I'm sure the amount I post daily is already noise to many. So, now I post what I want to post, and yes, how a manufacturer treats others is always factored in.

That said here are the two takes on Behringer. Where do you stand?

Let's Talk About Behringer.

video upload by Jorb

0:00 Intro
3:27 The Clones
10:17 Antagonism
19:52 Wasted Potential

LET'S TALK ABOUT BEHRINGER SYNTHESIZERS... AND JORB | THAT SYNTH SHOW EP.45

video upload by SYNTH SAMURAI

Best of Oberheim OB-X Synthesizer

video upload by RetroSound

"(c)2007-23 by RetroSound
supported by UVI: http://bit.ly/retrosound-uvi

❤️ Support #RetroSound​ channel: https://retrosound.creator-spring.com

Best of Oberheim OB-X Synthesizer
all synthesizer sounds: Oberheim OB-X Analog Synthesizer (1979)
drums: Boss DR-55, Korg KR-55B, Roland TR-808, Roland TR-707, Linndrum, Simmons SDS-8"

Setlist
0:06 Intro
0:20 Memories
1:27 Dreamcatcher
1:55 Silkyway https://retrosound.bandcamp.com/track...
2:22 8 Voices
3:02 1979
3:24 Zero Gravity
3:51 Novemberblues
4:12 Erstmal Wind
4:42 Somber Place
5:25 I Robot
5:56 Mr.M
6:20 Enigmatic
6:41 Step by Step
6:54 Power Generator
7:11 Filter Modulator
7:23 Sweeper
7:38 Deeper and Deeper
8:02 Hard Sync
8:14 Mark1
8:26 Mark2
8:40 Geddy1
8:54 Geddy2
9:06 Chis
9:15 Dennis
9:28 Giorgio
9:39 Unisono
10:02 Vangelis
10:13 Alarm
10:22 The End

The Oberheim OB-X Synthesizer from 1979 is one of the legendary synths in music history. Here can you find the full OB-X playlist with a lot single sound demos, synth comparisions and one synth demo tracks. Enjoy.
The OB-X playlist:

Novation Circuit Tracks on the Beach in Destin, Florida #4 2023

video upload by G Tracks

"WELCOME BACK!!!!! Yves has done it again with his new Delorean Dream 3 pack. This is me GTracks using the Novation Circuit Tracks and the Delorean Dream 3 pack to bring you this Track called " MY Anxiety " The woman that goes in the water and seemingly disappears into the Ocean she did reappear in the previous video so phew she is ok. Yves Big City Mastering has created this pack with huge sounds and patches that stand out from the rest. This is part of a series of Tracks using this pack and the Novation Circuit Tracks to bring you along for an unforgettable ride. I can't say enough about the pack and the samples! They are great and everyone should have this pack in there components software. I beta tested this pack before it came out and Yves was AWSOME throughout; the final pack is worth every penny to pick up @IsotonikStudios The creators put a lot of time into these packs to ensure that we have quality samples to work with when we are creating our own music. Please Like and Subscribe and stay tuned for more Great Tracks. Thanks for watching, best heard with headphones 🎧 Let's go make some music 🎵🎶🎵🎶 #wearenovation #circuittracks #novation #novationcircuittracks #novationcircuit #drummachines #techno #dance #edm #trance #dawless #Tascam #Portacapturex8 #googlepixel #googlepixel7pro #isotonikstudios #yvesbigcity #deloreandream3 #gtracks #letsgo Make some DAWLESS music

Pack used is Delorean Dream 3 https://isotonikstudios.com/product/d..."