Roland Canada Product Specialist Jacob Watters shared this series of video tutorials that explore the basics of subtractive synthesis. The tutorials are created on the Roland System-1, but they are general enough to apply to most subtractive synths. The first video, above, looks at making string synth sound.
French video blogger Meynier Sylvain – who typically publishes teardown videos for vintage electronic gear – shared this video that documents a very unusual dumpster find: a rare Korg MS-20 synthesizer.
Studiologic has announced a new version of its Sledge synthesizer, the Sledge Black Edition.
Superbooth 16: In this video, via Sonic State, Audio Damage’s Chris Randall explains Karplus-Strong synthesis and their new Proton module.
Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Miguel d’Oliveira shared this happy synth pop style performance of Food, Glorious Food, from the musical Oliver! The arrangement features the Stylophone S2, which he notes is ‘temperamental’.
Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Mikael Jorgensen (Wilco) let us know about a new project, Rancho Electro. He invites friends to perform and record a song with him, in the mountains of Ojai, California. Here’s what Jorgensen has to say about the new project:
Novation has released a free patch library for the Bass Station II analog synthesizer, the Artist Pack.
This video, via Reuben Jones, is a demo of some of the sonic possibilities of the vintage Sequential Circuits Pro-One analog synthesizer.
Scottish synth designer Ken MacBeth shared these images that offer a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a new synthesizer, the MacBeth Studio Systems M7-D. Look closely and you can see that this is a cardboard panel, which MacBeth uses to visualize his design and test its usability.
Synth designer Axel Hartmann has announced that his latest design, the 20 Synthesizer, will be shipping at the end of June.
