Native Instruments Introduces Action Woodwinds

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"Action Woodwinds delivers the lively sound of full orchestral woodwind ensembles, adding drama and impact to any composition. From the vibrant tones of clarinets, English horns, oboes, and flutes to the deep resonance of bassoons, contrabass clarinets, and beyond, explore and tailor over 1000 true-to-life phrases for instant results."

"Discover Action Woodwinds: https://www.native-instruments.com/pr...

Get it as part of the Action Suite and save on a hard-hitting orchestral trio with Action Strings 2 and Action Strikes."

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Overview
02:38 - Main Page
04:15 - Scaler
04:58 - ‚In C’ mode
05:28 - Selecting Themes and Phrases
06:44 - Playing Techniques
09:15 - Action Woodwinds & Action Strings 2
09:58 - Working in the Editor
13:27 - Mixer Page
14:06 - MIDI Output
15:03 - Outro

Expressive E Introduces Phase Plant Expressive Suite for MPE Controllers

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"Multiply the possibilities with the Phase Plant Expressive Suite: 400 MPE presets made for Phase Plant by our expert sound designers, made for Osmose and compatible with any MPE controller!

We’ve partnered with Kilohearts to expand our expressive ecosystem with expert MPE sounds for Phase Plant.

In this video, you'll learn more about our MPE expertise, the concepts behind presets and the 4 banks of the Phase Plant Expressive Suite: discover the digital textures of 'Stripes', the analog vibes of 'Delicious' or the cinematic soundscapes of 'Onirica' Vol.1 & Vol 2...

🎁 limited intro sale, save now : https://expressivee.com/109-phase-pla..."

"Made for Osmose and compatible with any MPE controller, the Expressive Phase Plant Suite (400+ MPE presets) is now available on our website ! Discover the digital textures of 'Stripes', the analog vibes of 'Delicious' or the cinematic soundscapes of 'Onirica' Vol.1 & Vol 2. Which one inspires you the most?"

Video playlist:
Phase Plant Expressive Suite - Overview
Phase Plant Expressive Suite - MPE Preset Demos
Phase Plant Expressive Suite - Soundscape MPE Preset Recipe
Phase Plant Expressive Suite - Sax MPE Preset Recipe

What is the Oct Tone & who are the Glasgow Synth Guild?

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"Here's something a little different ... a 'remaster' of an older design and a new synthesiser guild that act as a crack team super group of modular builders who are handling this exclusively.

The Oct Tone is a remaster of an early design by Jason Lim (Instruo) that has been brought back to life by the Glasgow Synthesiser Guild. In this video I'll demo the Oct Tone, in my usual style with musical approaches to the features and uses. But we'll also have a little story time looking and who and what the guild are and why they exist.

You can purchase an Oct Tone exclusively from the Guild here // https://www.glasgowsynthguild.com"

Ambient doom with the Neutral Labs Elmyra 2 and Walrus Sloër

video upload by Jay Hosking

"Please support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jayhosking
A live synthesizer jam performed entirely on hardware.

Neutral Labs sent over the Elmyra 2 for free. I was interested to try it because it has some of the spirit and playfulness of the Lyra 8, but much more control over pitch. It's also geared toward overdriven, saturated sounds, which is where my head is at these days. All of that was cool and amazing about the Elmyra, but I particularly fell in love with the sequencer, having four independent sequencer lines with differing lengths for the four voices.

I'll probably never use this thing's wavetables, but the basic oscillator sounds are nice. The filter options are fantastic. I really love the circuit-bending-style chips that change the drive option. And having oscillators that tune to semi-tones? Incredible. I wish all eurorack did that.

Anyway, along with the Walrus Sloër (doing some heavy lifting on pitched reverb), this was an unexpected song that came together quickly thanks to the extensive sequencer. I look forward to pairing this synth with some other simple devices and making some more ambient doom.

Neutral Labs Elmyra 2 - four synthesizer voices
Walrus Sloër - pitched reverb

Performed and recorded live, with EQ, compression, and limiting on the master.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com"

Polyend Tracker Firmware 1.8 Update

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"Tracker Firmware 1.8 has arrived!
Find all the details and download the firmware here - https://polyend.com/downloads/tracker..."

Onde Magnétique, Monome Norns and Teenage Engineering TX-6

video upload by Luca Longobardi

"Is not that the meaning cannot be explained. But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words
(Haruki Murakami, 1Q84)

Take this track as an ‘After-Dune-Part-2’ side effect."

Italian Siren - Korg Minilogue XD plays The Official ARP Odyssey Patch Book

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PreenFM2 Eurorack module, clean waveform, sine, square

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"This video demonstrates how to get clean waveforms out of your PreenFM2.
In short: turn off your operators and keep one that will provide the needed shape.
In this video I show how to get nice simple clean waveforms out of your PreenFM2.
I am using a MIDI keyboard.
First part shows how to get 1 voice mono, no Velocity and no Glide. This is done only for the video as Oscilloscope doesnt show it that clear in poly settings.

Then I start turning off operators by switching the OP() button.
OP1 Shape: Sine. OP2 Shape: Off. OP3 Shape: Off and so on.
Once all the operator shapes are Off I can start playing only OP1 and hear its waveforms.
This is very handy if you start learning FM or want to have simple waves.

You still have the ADSR in action.

NB: PreenFM2 Eurorack module outputs eurorack levels, dial down the volume for line level use."

Gone | MIDERA - Downtempo IDM

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"I have been debating selling my Roland JX-3P (well, trading it for my old Virus kB, because I just love that keybed, even though I've got the TI). So of course I brought my JX-3P out and tested it out. Then I tested it against my System 8. Doing that made me just appreciate the JX more. Sigh. I don’t know why it is so difficult to part with this stuff. But when I played this sound (that you hear at the beginning), it just sang to me. I loved the noise that seems to become additive with more notes. It somehow helps create the tone I’m going for, especially when sent through the Strymon Volante pedal. It’s not that the System 8 doesn’t sound similar (in fact, I think I created this sound on the S8 first and then ported it over to the JX), it does, but it doesn’t impart any noise, or what I would call “character”. It just sounds lifeless in comparison. And so I’m left with what I’m always left with. More gear, because I find all my stuff useful and fun.

Well, I’m sure I could just do the trade. I bet any number of synths I have could make this sound. It didn’t even use ‘that famous Roland Chorus’. I probably spend more time trying to tell myself I can sell my gear, and then don’t, than I do playing the gear for music.

But I guess this time I used it to my advantage. I made a song of it.

Gear:
Radikal Technologies Spectralis II (Drums, sequencing)
Virus TI (Pad parts and keys)
Roland JX-3P (intro part and similar sounds throughout)
Sequential Prophet 10 (synth part)
Strymon Volante (delay for JX-3P)
Eventide Blackhole VST (reverb)"

Sleepy Eye - FM/PM

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"Fenix IV modular system, Cwejman polysynth setup"

Sleepy Eye - Drops in the Frame

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"Fenix IV, eurorack, sampling"