"The Safari Series continues to provide artists with an advanced preview of innovative new concepts stemming from our research and design process. The seventh Safari Series reinvigorates the sound of one of our favorite vintage Pittsburgh modules.
Pittsburgh Modular The Toad phase shifter is a creamy, 12 stage, all analog effect module designed to expand on the classic swirls, rich swooshes, and doppler effects associated with the phaser.
The Toad has a single 12 stage audio signal path to create a very rich, full sound. Dual phased audio outputs are tapped from stages 7 and 12 and can be used together for wide, flowing, stereo effect. Each output has a switch that allows the phased signal to be mixed with a positive or inverted dry signal resulting in even more sonic flavors to melt with.
An attenuverting CV input and onboard triangle LFO allows for maximum flexibility for custom modulation options. Feedback can be positive or negative and The Toad is more than happy to self oscillate in either direction.
Price, Availability, and More Information The retail price for Toad is $299 USD each. Because these modules are considered experiments, production has been limited to 200 modules."
"GALAXIAS is a new Roland Super Instrument. Launch more than 50 years of Roland history, including dozens of legendary instruments and effects and over 20,000 iconic sounds within a single creative environment— included in every Roland Cloud Ultimate membership. And it dishes out some of the greatest synth sounds ever. New instruments, effects, sounds, sequencers, and more are automatically integrated into GALAXIAS and ready each time you start up.
In this video, you’ll take a tour of the extraordinary instruments and features within the ever-evolving GALAXIAS platform:
His instructions in this book are pretty cryptic, so I try to explain the piece at the beginning of the movie.
I tend not to use MIDI in my modular (except when connecting it to an iPad or keyboard etc), as it’s less malleable than CV. But Expert Sleepers’ addition of a 'MIDI Player' algorithm to the Disting EX gave me the idea to use multiple MIDI files in a more generative way. Thank you to the tireless Os at Expert Sleepers for solving my technical issues (see Disting EX forum on modwiggler).
FWIW, my favorite piano recording of this piece is John Tilbury’s: https://anothertimbre.bandcamp.com/al...
Released last year, but recorded 'in Hamburg in the late 1970s or early 80s—full details forgotten.'
"Synth Tech VCO’s, Moon sequencer and dual VCA, Club Of The Knobs poly EG, CorSynth LFO, Strymon and Lexicon effects. #modularsynthesizer #oscilloscope #oscilloscopemusic"
"Giving the acidlab.de M303, Din Sync OSC303 and VCF303 modules a workout.
Sequenced with a custom patch running in SuperCollider controlled with two Novation Launchpads."
Acid Modules Sound Test (acidlab.de M303, Din Sync VCO303 & VCF303, Eurorack modular synth, filter)
"Perfect Circuit asked me if I'd like to take part in their 'artist picks' gear of the year video for the end of 2023. I said yes, while pondering what gear has brought me joy and lots of nice music making this year ... that bit of gear was the Intellijel Cascadia, which I love coupling with FX but for this particular bit of music making I went with the T Rex Replicator Junior.
A joyous, feature packed and versatile synthesizer and a wonder of lo fi tape delay, a great pairing! So I made the video for Perfect Circuit, made some music, made a patch breakdown and also made a PDF Patchbook outlining all sorts about the patch, alternative gear, mastering electronic music and more. Scroll down for links to it all. Ta muchly!
PATCH BREAKDOWN //
If you'd like to hear about this patch and see how it was made check out this supporting video"
How I Made 'Little Jinx Reel' on the Intellijel Cascadia & T Rex Replicator Jr. // PATCH BREAKDOWN
"I'm using the Intellijel Cascadia and T Rex Replicator to perform a duophonic modular synthesizer patch with great warbling tape echo as a support FX."
"BONUS CONTENT //
As well as making the public patch breakdown video for this I have made a Patreon exclusive PDF patchbook that outlines the whole patch, performance controls, suggestions for alternative gear choices and mastering and producing music like this to be release ready. Access that here // https://bit.ly/DK-patreon"
"2023 is soon drawing to a close—so, we're taking a look back at the year, and taking account of all of the weird and wonderful instruments that gave us some inspiration this year. Synthesizers, drum machines, and Eurorack modules to samplers and effects, this year had no shortage of inspiring instruments.
So, we reached out to some of our friends and content creators to fill us in on their year, asking one simple question: what was the coolest piece of gear you got this year? For some, that meant brand new releases, but for others, it meant sitting down and digging into classic instruments.
In this video, we hear from:
00:00 Red Means Recording on the Elektron Syntakt
01:07 Midlife Synthesist on the Akai MPC X SE
03:20 DivKid on the Intellijel Cascadia
06:30 Jorb on the Roland S1
09:13 Bo Beats on the Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field
12:45 Trovarsi on the Anti-Kulture Precision Disruptor
"Three BIG analog synths of SIX voices from the SEQUENTIAL brand are under our scope. And we receive our friend Chris Calcutt of Focusrite UK to solve this electronic maze. You can interact live with us, asking anything related you want. The session is translated both ways to and from english and spanish with Z铆gor L贸pez (Holmusic) and Jos茅 Antonio 脕lvarez (Future Music Spain).
[ESP] Tres GRANDES sintetizadores anal贸gicos de SEIS voces de la marca SEQUENTIAL est谩n bajo nuestro foco. Y recibimos a nuestro amigo Chris Calcutt de Focusrite UK para resolver este laberinto electr贸nico. Puedes interactuar en vivo con nosotros, preguntando cualquier cosa relacionada que desees. La sesi贸n est谩 traducida en ambos sentidos entre ingl茅s y espa帽ol con Z铆gor L贸pez (Holmusic) y Jos茅 Antonio 脕lvarez (Future Music Espa帽a).
Prophet-6, a winner's heritage / la herencia de un ganador
In the purest style of Dave Smith, Prophet-6 is a tribute to the classic polysynth of the 80s, but elevated to the category of electronic instrument of the 21st century, "the result of our effort to build the modern analog polysynth with the most incredible sound", in the words of the great designer.
The Sequential Circuits Prophet-6 synthesizer retains the best details of the vintage Prophet-5 - truly analog VCOs, filters and VCAs - and enriches them with advanced effects, a polyphonic step sequencer and other goodies.
[ESP] Al m谩s puro estilo de Dave Smith, Prophet-6 es un homenaje del cl谩sico polisinte de los 80, pero elevado a la categor铆a de instrumento electr贸nico del siglo XXI, "el resultado de nuestro esfuerzo para construir el polisinte anal贸gico moderno con el sonido m谩s incre铆ble", seg煤n las palabras del gran dise帽ador.
El sintetizador Sequential Circuits Prophet-6 conserva los mejores detalles del cl谩sico a帽ejo Prophet-5 -VCOs, filtros y VCAs aut茅nticamente anal贸gicos-, y los enriquece con efectos avanzados, un secuenciador polif贸nico por pasos y otras bondades.
Oberheim & Sequential OB-6: Analog power on every side / potencia anal贸gica por los cuatro costados
Developed in direct collaboration with Tom Oberheim, OB-6 takes its inspiration from this master's original designs to deliver "authentic vintage SEM tones with the stability and flexibility of modern technology".
The OB-6 architecture integrates two oscillators per voice plus a sub-oscillator, with saw, variable pulse and triangular waveforms (this only in OSC-2) – all of them continuously variable for greater harmonic diversity. Each voice passes through a 12dB multimode filter (with low-pass, -high, -band, and band-reject responses), inspired by the original SEM circuits. And of course, the analog route is completed with Voltage Controlled Amplifiers (VCA).
[ESP] Desarrollado con la colaboraci贸n directa de Tom Oberheim, OB-6 toma su inspiraci贸n en los dise帽os originales de este maestro para ofrecer "aut茅nticos tonos a帽ejos SEM con la estabilidad y flexibilidad de la tecnolog铆a moderna".
La arquitectura de OB-6 integra dos osciladores por voz m谩s un sub-oscilador, con formas de onda sierra, pulso variable y triangular (茅sta s贸lo en OSC-2) –todas ellas continuamente variables para una mayor diversidad arm贸nica. Cada voz atraviesa un filtro multimodo de 12dB (con respuestas paso-bajo, -alto, -banda y -banda eliminada), inspirado en los circuitos SEM originales. Y por descontado, la ruta anal贸gica se completa con Amplificadores Controlados por Tensi贸n (VCA).
Trigon-6, the analog polysynth with three VCOs and ladder filter that excited Dave Smith Trigon-6, el polisinte anal贸gico con tres VCO y filtro en escalera que entusiasm贸 a Dave Smith
Sequential Trigon-6 adds a unique stamp to the timeless sound of its family, with feedback, overdrive, and an innovative two-pole mode (12dB drop) over the ladder filter, "for greater versatility and width in your palette of tones". Its filter design is an evolution of the circuitry included in the successful Pro 3 synthesizer.
[ESP] Sequential Trigon-6 a帽ade un sello 煤nico al sonido atemporal de su familia, con realimentaci贸n, saturaci贸n, y un innovador modo de dos polos (ca铆da de 12dB) sobre el filtro en escalera, "para obtener una mayor versatilidad y amplitud en su paleta de tonos". Su dise帽o de filtro es una evoluci贸n de la circuiter铆a incluida en el exitoso sintetizador Pro 3."
