In this video, Dr. Sarah Belle Reid takes a look at how to get started with synthesis using semi-modular synthesizers.
Reid discusses what makes a synthesizer ‘semi-modular’, and then demonstrates the capabiltities of several popular examples, including the Moog Mavis, Cre8audio East Beast and West Pest, and the Make Noise 0-Coast.
Topics covered:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 What is a Semi-Modular Synthesizer?
2:28 East Coast + West Coast—What Does it Mean?
4:17 Moog Mavis
7:28 Cre8audio + Pittsburgh Modular East Beast
10:56 Cre8audio + Pittsburgh Modular West Pest
15:39 Make Noise 0-Coast
20:25 Takeaways + Next Steps
Video Summary:
“Getting started with modular synths can be daunting — but semi-modular synthesizers can be an affordable + accessible entry point, providing a streamlined workflow and a huge range of musical possibilities.
In this video, our friend Sarah Belle Reid walks through some of the advantages and disadvantages of semi-modular synths. She then offers recommendations of some of her favorite instruments for folks new to modular and semi-modular gear: namely, the Moog Mavis, the Cre8audio East Beast and West Pest, and the Make Noise 0-Coast.”
via Perfect Circuit
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