Here’s another comparison of the XILS V+ virtual instrument and a vintage Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus, focusing on the glide function and layerd sounds.
More A/B comparisons are available at the XILS-Lab site.
Sunday Synth Jam: Here’s an ambient/new age synth jam, Quiet Cloud, via ryouichi harada.
Technical details: Continue reading
How well does software compare to hardware?
That’s the question raised by this head-to-head comparison of the new XILS-Lab V+ against a vintage Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus. Continue reading
Here’s a look a look at the classic (1984) Roland Juno-106 analog synthesizer, via AnalogAudio1:
In this movie I play some of my own sounds – on some sounds I used a small amount of digital delay from a Roland DEP-5 (my favourite unit for delays).
The Juno-106 is one of the most loved and used synthesizers by professionals and hobbyists alike! William Ørbit, Überzone, Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim), Autechre, BT, Vince Clarke, Moby, 808 State, Underworld, Leftfield, Fluke, Josh Wink, Todd Terry, Depeche Mode, Eat Static, Biosphere, The Prodigy, The Shamen, Bushflange, Cirrus, Astral Projection, Apollo 440, Faithless, Union Jack, Computer Controlled, Pet Shop Boys, Sneaker Pimps, Erasure, Freddy Fresh, Rabbit in the Moon, Kevin Saunderson, Jimmy Edgar, Laurent Garnier, Vangelis, Sigur Ros, and the Chemical Brothers have used this synth.
If you’ve used the Juno-106, let us know what you think of it!
Note: These patches are available as the ANALOGAUDIO1 JUNO-106 PATCH BANK.
Here’s a demo video of the Roland JP-8000, via stuthomson, who notes that the sounds heard in this demo are custom patches, with no external effects. Continue reading
This video takes a look at programming a Quicksilver 303 pattern from scratch.
The Quicksilver 303 CPU is a CPU upgraded for the Roland TB-303 that introduces new capabilities. Notice that the pattern can be programmed while the sequencer is running, which wasn’t possible on the original 303.
via ripe909