Hymne A L’Amour On A Vintage RCA Theremin
Sunday Synth Jam: This video captures a theremin performance of the classic Edith Piaf/Marguerite Monnot song Hymne A L’Amour.
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Inside The Yamaha Reface YC Organ
In this video, Markus Fuller continues his series of teardown videos by taking a look inside the recently introduced Yamaha Reface YC Organ.
The Smiley SM-01 Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer – Like A Polyphonic Minimoog
The Smiley SM-01 Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer is custom synth, featuring six voices, inspired by the Moog Model D voice. The SM-01 is handbuilt by Jim Smiley, and only this one and one other prototype exist.
Glitch For Push + Euro
This video, via Chris Randall (Audio Damage, Sister Machine Gun, Micronaut), captures glitch one / glitch two – described as ‘the first two tracks of a fictional live set’.
Korg Volca Sample Video Tutorials
This set of videos, via Filipe Teixeira, offers an in-depth guide to using the Korg Volca Sample, a sample player/sequencer that lets you edit and sequence samples in realtime.
Intellijel Intros Three New Eurorack Modules
Intellijel has announced three new Eurorack modules: µMIDI – An easy to use USB and DIN MIDI interface with clock sync and voice control outputs. Built with an ARM core for tight timing and easy firmware updates. Dixie II+ – An expanded Dixie II with 8-position octave switch, suboctave out, a special new hard sync,… Read More Intellijel Intros Three New Eurorack Modules
Scanner (Robin Rimbaud) Live Rig Tour
One of the biggest strengths of the Eurorack modular standard is the vast array of module options that are now available. But it also has the side effect of making it hard for synthesists new to Euro to know where to start. In this video, filmed at the Bells ‘n’ Whistles, Crackles ‘n’ Pops modular meet in Peterborough,… Read More Scanner (Robin Rimbaud) Live Rig Tour
LinnStrument + Sample Modeling’s “The Viola”
Inventor Roger Linn shared this demonstration of using the LinnStrument as a controller with Sample Modeling’s The Viola virtual instrument. The video demonstrates the range of expression possible with an Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression (MPE) MIDI controller, especially paired with a virtual instrument that is capable of using the MPE information.
What’s The Best New Hardware Sequencer Of 2015?
Best of 2015: 2015 has been an amazing year for hardware step sequencers. After a decades long drought, the last year has seen a flood of hardware sequencer introductions. Sequencers introduced in the last year include entry-level and high-end models; MIDI sequencers; analog CV/Gate sequencers; and sequencers that offer randomization, algorithmic sequencing, Euclidean Rhythms and… Read More What’s The Best New Hardware Sequencer Of 2015?
The Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments Music Easel
Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments (BEMI) shared this new promo video for the Music Easel – a modern recreation of Buchla’s 1973 suitcase-style 200-series Electric Music Box modular synth system.
