Frequensea - Ep-2 Magnetic- Chill live electronic music and reactive visuals by Saul Stokes

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Welcome Saul Stokes aka Frequensea, a new supporting member of the site. You'll find episode 1 below.

"Escape with Frequensea, the recurring livestream from Saul Stokes' eclectic electronic music studio. Each episode blends mesmerizing high-definition, consciousness-expanding reactive visuals with Stokes' signature electronic musical rhythms.

Episode 2 - MAGNETIC
1.5-hour show

In this episode, Stokes shares the backstory of one of his favorite lo-fi cassette recorders while performing a long-form, laid-back electric set with stunning real-time visuals.

SAUL STOKES LIVE IN STUDIO - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30TH
Episode 3 - FINAL BOSS
8:30 PM Pacific Time / Sunday at 4:30 AM UTC
twitch.tv/frequensea_experience

Follow Stokes on Instagram for live stream updates:
https://www.instagram.com/frequensea_experience/"

And episode 1:

Frequensea - Ep-1 First Contact - Chill live electronic music and reactive visuals by Saul Stokes

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"Escape with Frequensea, the recurring live stream from Saul Stokes' eclectic electronic music studio. Each episode blends mesmerizing high-definition, consciousness-expanding reactive visuals with Stokes' signature electronic musical rhythms.

Let yourself drift away in this tranquil fusion of art and music, where time slows down and worries dissolve into the serene ambiance. Kick back, relax, and immerse yourself in the blissful world of Frequensea – a tranquil haven for your mind and soul.

Episode 1 - FIRST CONTACT
1.5 hour show

Experience the captivating magic of Frequensea's latest episode, featuring Saul Stokes' custom-made Buchla Touch Plate Keyboard. Get an up-close view of how this extraordinary invention shapes his mesmerizing music and witness the captivating process of its creation. Don't miss this episode!"

Have Yourself A Merry Little GXmas

video upload by sequentix

"A little bit of festive cheer on the Yamaha GX-1 - the first true analogue polysynth.
Retrofitting the GX with MIDI and resolving some major voice board reliability issues has been a long-term side project here, but will be complete in early 2024. More video to come...
Thanks to Leona for the lovely performance."

Plinkie Patterns

video upload by Todd Barton

"Just unfolded this over on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/synthtodd"

Serge GTS (eurorack) goes FM

video upload by Serge Modular | Random*Source

"ow does a slope generator sound? Here two Serge GTS are used as VCO(s), mixer, envelope generator, filter and finally for FM (with an added VCFS), controlled via 1V/Oct and Midi / keyboard.

The Serge GTS is a complete redesign of the famous Serge Dual Universal Slope Generator (DUSG) by Serge himself - with a new core, optimized for speed and tracking. Like some of the clones it can be used for CV, but provides exceptional audio performance: transient rise times as fast as 12µs and a maximum cycle speed of 28kHz."

TraumaMutation - Live deep techno journey - Ableton Push 3 & Eurorack modular

video upload by Abre Ojos

"Live hardware jam with Eurorack modular synth & Push 3 standalone

139bpm deep industrial techno journey with a dash of dark ambient doom.

Made for RHYTHM MACHINE MEETZ GROUNDZERO TEKNOCAMP # 16
https://psychomantix.mixlr.com/events...

Ableton Push 3 Standalone
Sequencing via MIDI out to HexInverter Mutant Brain
2 X CV + Pitch
6 X Gates
2 X Clock
Audio in via MOTU Ultralite Mk5 connected via optical to Push 3 for 8 ins.

Novation LaunchControl XL for MIDI control on Push 3

Endorphin.es Ghost Pedal

Eurorack Modular
https://cdn.modulargrid.net/img/racks...

Erica Synths LXR Percussion - snares, hi hats, weirdness
Knobula Kickain - the Kick
Endorphins Ghost & SQWRK Dirty
4MS Spherical Wavetable
4ms Ensemble Oscillator
Forge TME VHIKK-X
2hp Verb
Noise Engineering Manis Iteritas, Electus Versio, Basimilas Iteritas Alter & Terci Ruina

Video processed live through Resolume

Shot with GH5 MKII

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net
Noisy layered drone techno: https://dronskot.net"

From Shattered Seas - OP-1 Field EP

video upload by tarekith

"I recorded this EP entirely on the Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field during three days of intense winter storms on the Oregon Coast. All of the photos in this video were also taken by me during that same three day period. For free high quality audio versions of this EP, please visit: https://tarekith.com"

Flip your arps! Generating complex arpeggios with soft sync

video upload by Electrum Modular

"To begin phasing out my Behringer Neutron (the first piece of electronic gear I ever bought, back in 2018), I’ve just acquired two new oscillators: Intellijel’s Dixie II+ and Shakmat’s Banshee Reach. Both feature a 'soft sync' option, whereas Neutron has only hard sync. Oscillator sync is generally touted for its distinctive timbral effects. I’ve never seen any discussion of its use at lower (sub-audio) frequencies. But looking at its effect on the waveform, I reckoned soft sync might generate some interesting arpeggios. Here are the results of my experiments!

NOTE: the folded shape of these arpeggios led me to also experiment with using a wavefolder (Intellijel’s Bifold). This worked – and has the advantage of preserving the period/frequency of the arpeggio, and thus the time signature. But as you increase the fold, the arpeggio begins to sound too chaotic. I guess there is a sweet spot (or range) between a bog-standard arpeggio and a formless sequence of notes.

Other modules used:
Make Noise's Maths
Intellijel's Scales
Mutable Instruments' Plaits
Expert Sleepers' Disting EX
ALM's Pamela's New Workout
Low Gain's Short Bus
Alright Instruments' Chronoblob"

Carol of the Bells - Synthesizer Version

video upload by Bendrr Music

"Christmas is my favorite time of year, and I thought what better way to celebrate than to cover the Trans Sibersian Orchestra rendition of Carol of the Bells, but with synthesizers!

Hope you enjoy it, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!"

Christmas Beat Tape "Burn the Tree" - Made with Novation's Circuit Rhythm - Nug Chompah

video upload by Nug Chompah

"A Christmas inspired beat tape I put together entirely on the Circuit Rhythm. A sampled journey through 15ish beats all with a merry yuletide bent, performed in one shot by Nug Chompah.

For an idea of what is going on, the Circuit Rhythm has 8 sample slots and about 300secs of sample time, each sample slot being represented 1-8 by the number switches. The first row of coloured pads is those sample slots. Across the tape I have the kick in sample 1, the snare in sample 2, the hats in sample 3, the sleighbells in sample 4. Sample slots 5-8 are for everything else, bass, melody, vocals etc etc. I play out each beat, and then move on to the next one. I'm recording the output of the Rhythm into Ableton Live, and then triggering the movie quotes on my Push. If not for the sample length limitations of the Circuit Rhythm, I conceivably could have performed this whole tape with it entirely."

Strega RainForest

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"I am preparing a 40 minute gig for January 2024, which is going to be a bit like a live album also composed live. During the sessions I had a happy accident with Strega. I got this amazing 'rainforest' stacked with tropical birds (with some help from Imitor Versio and Desmodus). So in this video you'll get a sneak peak. I had no idea where it came from and the original session wasn't exactly filmed to explain things. But I figured it out. So the second part is about recreating the patch. I think creating organic life out of a VCO and a crappy delay definitely qualifies as alchemy. Or witchcraft. Today, Strega is a good witch."