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Comparing oscillators: Nord Rack 2x - Lead 3 - Lead 4 - Lead A1 ( Synthonia - Performer Dladio )

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You’ll find three videos underneath: starting from a very basic patch, we’ll make it more complex and discover how to program this great product. 

VIDEO 1 - A BASIC PATCH

Starting from an empty patch producing no sound, we use the default cabling to produce a synth bass sound.

VIDEO 2 - A MORE COMPLEX PATCH

We start from the basic patch described in the video 1 and try to enrich it using the cables.

VIDEO 3 - USING THE SEQUENCER

We use the patch constructed in the first video to show how the sequencer works.

Jamming with Roland Jupiter 80 Synth & Lead Sounds + Korg Kronos

Should somebody ask for the most famous poly analog synth engineers of the good old times, the answer would probably include both Dave Smith and Tom Oberheim.

So it's not a surprise to find that from the collaboration of Smith with Oberheim a really stunning new analog poly synth came out.

It's a 49-keys (with velocity & aftertouch) synth with six notes of polyphony.

The core of the sound engine is a couple of discrete VCOs per voice, inspired to the SEM Oberheim's jewels of the past, coupled with 2-pole filter, and amplifiers.

Modern enhancements such as studio-quality dual effects, a polyphonic step sequencer, an arpeggiator, and more were added to make the sound of the new DSI creation really unique.

And the look is also top-class, as usual in DSI products.

But when it comes to synths, the most important feature is the sound:

Soundcloud demo

As we told elsewhere, Winter NAMM 2016 is a true heaven for analog synth lovers. We already talked about the Korg Minilogue and Roland System-500, and now it's the turn of a true analog monophonic monster: the Arturia Matrix Brute.

It's a modular synth, but differently from the Roland guy we talked about, the signal path is mainly obtained through a matrix section where you can create paths by pressing buttons. 

A large number of connectors is yet available on the rear panel of the synth, making it possible to create unique signal paths also by using external modules.

The Matrix Brute features three oscillators: the first two are Brute oscillators, with the capability of creating thick sounds via their sub-oscillators and wave shapers, while the third one is a classic oscillator with sine, triangle, saw and square waveforms which can be used both as an audio source and as a modulation source.

The synth is fully loaded with filters, shapers, modulators, effects and everything is controlled by a 49-keys keyboard with velocity and aftertouch.

And if all this is too complex to be managed live, you have 256 user memory locations where you can store your presets and recall them by pressing a single button on the matrix panel.

If you are dreaming of a powerful and virtually unlimited monophonic analog synth, Arturia Matrix Brute may be your dream come true.

Winter NAMM turned out to be the return of analog synthesis. Korg, Arturia, Roland, DSI presented four new real analog synths with different form factors and user targets, but all very attractive for creative musicians. We have presented the Korg Minilogue in a previous article, and now it's the turn of the Roland System-500, a fully analog modular synth. The words "system" and "modular" mean exactly what they say: this synth is a customizable system in Eurorack format you can build starting from individual modules with oscillators, filters, effects and creating your signal paths by means of high quality cables.

Five modules are currently available:

• 512 module - two VCOs with saw, sine and square waves

• 521 module - two VCFs with selectable high-pass filters

• 530 module - two VCAs each with multiple CV inputs

• 540 module - two ADSR envelopes and invertible LFO with five waveform types

• 572 module - classic phase shifter, delay, gate delay and invertible LFO

This modular system sounds very promising!!!