CONCERT - NYE Concert in 1 hour!

And few more minutes...
But if you can, be sure to tune in as soon as possible, as there are lots of great artists playing in this event!

http://electro-music.com/radio/

NEWS - VCV Rack new update lets you manage your plugins!

Yep, now you don't need to install the different plug-ins yourself!

With new version 0.5.1, VCV Rack does it for you, all you need to do is add those plugins to your library!

I haven't had much time so far to explore VCV Rack, but this makes it much faster to get a nice amount of modules ready for some sonic exploration!

If you didn't get VCV Rack, just go to their own page and download it, now!

G1&G2 - Digital back on track!

In case it might have not been clear yet, I'm quite far from being an analog purist, despite I really like analog machines!

MEANWHILE - Since we talked about Rob Hordijk...

Here is an amazing link to a podcast with him!

Art + Music + Technology - Podcast 205 Rob Hordijk

And be sure to check his Clavia Nord Modular G2 Tutorial as well!

G1&G2 - Multiband Reverbs!

Do you remember my "Improving Your Reverbs" post?
This is kinda of a follow up!

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - Monster DNA Headphones

This one might be a bit off topic, since they aren't actually headphones meant to be used in music production, but I felt it was worth making a post about them!

INSIDE - Korg T2EX!

Some years ago, I got a Korg T2EX that needed a battery replacement...

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº29!

This was a slight revisitation to what I used to do with the Electrix Repeater, but not quite the same ;)

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - MOTU 828 MkII

Some time ago I got a MOTU 828 MkII that I intended to keep as my spare sound card...

MEANWHILE - Effects talk, with some Demos!

I know this has been a very quiet space lately, but have been extremely busy and ended up neglecting this space that I really enjoy to write at.

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº28!

And this was the first in which I used the amazing Symbolic Sounds Kyma Capybara 320 as a sound source!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº27!

And now for something different... A total mic performance!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº26!

This time, I swapped the Yamaha Reface CS for the Clavia Nord Modular G1 and used a different Kyma sound as an effects processor!

MEANWHILE - About some stuff, including Kyma patches...

I know, it is already middle of October and I haven't posted this month yet...

In fact my last post is about my last performance at electro-music.com, which I hope you enjoyed!

CONCERT - Synth-ing September Equinox Concert starts in 20 minutes!

And it will be amazing, so be sure to follow it at radio electro-music.com!

CONCERT - Special Concert Tomorrow - September Equinox Concert event!

And this is a very special concert as it is a part of the September Equinox Concert event at electro-music.com!

MEANWHILE - Happy 909 day!

Time goes fast and it is 09/09/2017 already!

MEANWHILE - A toy for a toy... Or not! ;)

So, this was my acquisition of the day!

G1&G2 - How Kyma is improving my Clavia Nord Modular patching...

These two platforms are really different, but sometimes working in one can improve the other!

MEANWHILE - Busier than I thought...

I know... It's mid August and not much happening around here still...

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - Waldorf Streichfett!

And this one was... A truly major disappointment...

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - Kawai K1r!

And this is a synth I ended up having twice already...

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - Korg KaossPad Quad!

This one is a truly amazing tool for live performances with little amount of gear involved!

MEANWHILE - What goes up...

I know I promised to put this post earlier, but this July has been really really busy...

SOME READING - Five G!

Very interesting article to read about Five G from Resident Advisor! ;)

CONCERT - No performance tonight... :(

I know I promised I would be playing again tonight, but unfortunately, that is not the case...

I will put a post with more details pretty soon (I hope tonight still), but you can be sure that an amazing performance is coming soon! ;)

MEANWHILE - Happy 707 day!

With lots of nice drum patterns flowing your way!

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - Novation Supernova II

This was a hard one to let go...

MEANWHILE - Learning Kyma on a Break... And getting my concert posts back in track!

As I mentioned in my post reminding you all about my last performance, Synth-ing Nº39, I am having a break from my performances...

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº39 starts in 40 minutes!

And it will be the last of this series...

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº25!

At last, a performance featuring the amazing Symbolic Sounds Kyma Capybara 320!

CONCERT - To Kyma or not to Kyma... Sharing Kyma patches...

As you have noticed, I'm considerably delayed in posting my previous performances...

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº24!

This one featured a more complex set than my previous performances here in sunny Algarve!

CONCERT - June Solstice of Synth-ing is today and starts in 50 minutes!

And this performance is integrated in a series of concerts with other artists organised by electro-music.com

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº38 starts in 20 minutes!

And it is time for yet another Clavia Nord Modular G1 drone session, this time using the amazing PercOsc module!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº37 slightly delayed... Starts now!

Very sorry for the delay, but this time Synth-ing starts slightly later...

NEWS - Roland and Studio Electronics team up!

And the result is the amazing Roland Boutique SE-02!

MEANWHILE - Interesting article in Synthopia!

This one is about Axel Hartmann  who designed lots of amazing synths, including the amazing Waldorf Wave and Hartmann Neuron!

Be sure to have a read, it's worth it ;)

YOUTUBE - Roland JX-3p playlist is now finished!

And there is a total of 8 videos in it, which I made available in this post!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº23!

And like Synth-ing Nº22, this was a drone performance!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº36 starts in 50 minutes!

And like the previous time, the Clavia Nord Modular G1 goes solo, to give you a nice noisy drone night!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº35 starts in 25 minutes!

Since it's summer, nothing better than another drone night!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº22!

This was a very interesting performance were pure experimentalism was king!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº34 starts in 1 hour and 15 minutes!

And it's going to another drone experiment, this time using the Clavia Nord Modular G1 as the sound source, and the Kyma for extra processing!

MEANWHILE... - Gear Heaven...

Cause sometimes, we all need a fun break ;)

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº33 starts in 45 minutes!

And it's going to another experimental performance with Kyma!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº21!

And finally we reached the first concert played in sunny Algarve!

YOUTUBE - And there is one more Roland JX-3p + PG-200 + SRE-555 video!

It is actually available since yesterday, but I just forgot to post about it...

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº20!

This one was a performance with a more reduced setup than usual...

YOUTUBE - New Roland JX-3p video available!

And this time I used the classic Roland SRE-555 together with it!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº32 starts in about 1 hour!

And Kyma is back for a drone!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº19!

So, since Synth-ing Nº18 didn't get properly recorded, I decided to use the same kind of setup for Synth-ing Nº19!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº18!

Unfortunately, this performance is the perfect example why you should listen to my performances live...

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº31 starts in 40 minutes!

And tonight I will be back to the Clavia Nord Modular G1, which will be partnered by the Korg Kaossilator 2!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº30 is about to start!

And tonight there will be drums thrown in the mix!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº29 is about to start!

And tonight, long delays will appear ;)

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº17!

I know it has been taking me quite a while to post my performances online, but have been trying to get the posts done and will hopefully be posting quite some performances pretty soon!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº28 slightly delayed... Starts in 30 minutes!

And it's going to be another performance fully done with Kyma!

MEANWHILE... - The one thing I hate about Kyma...

While Kyma is a truly amazing machine, there is one thing that really annoys me about it...

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº27 is about to start!

And tonight it's going to be quite vocal ;)

YOUTUBE - New Roland JX-3p Playlist!

It only features one video for now, but I intend to upload more videos that show how amazing it can sound when you add some effects ;)

MEANWHILE... - Getting a bit more familiar with Kyma!

It hasn't been easy, but I'm starting to get my head around Kyma!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº25 starts in 5 minutes!

And this time, with effects given by the Symbolic Sounds Kyma Capybara 320!

NEWS - Waldorf Quantum!

These are even older news than the Deckard's Dream, but since this is one of the synths that appeared recently that I liked the most, I felt I should still post about it!

NEWS - Deckard's Dream!

This is not exactly news news, but this week ended up being quite full for me still, so I only put this post out now...

But if you love analog synths and/or love DIY, this is still a must see ;)

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº24 starts in 20 minutes!

And this time I have a guest!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº16!

After complete Eurorack Modular madness, something much softer...

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº15!

This was my first big modular performance, so if you are really into Eurorack Modular Systems, you definitely should listen to it ;)

Be careful with hacking...

Unfortunately, there is a good reason for no posts during the weekend... :(

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº22 Starts in 30 minutes!

No, it's not today that I will start performing with my Symbolic Sounds Kyma Capybara 320, but it will still be a very interesting concert, or so I hope!

Do you need a MIDI patchbay for your Mac? This will do the trick ;)

And best of all, it is free!

It has been a while...

I am aware I ended up skipping most of last week in terms of posting (and the beginning of this one as well), but sometimes things are not really like we want them to be...

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº21 starts in less around 30 minutes!

I know I've been a bit silent lately, but Synth-ing NºX series of concerts are still going!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº20 starts in 1 hour (sorry for the delay...)

And it's going to be amazing, I would hope, so that it is worth the delay!

YOUTUBE - New video available showing off the Boss BE-5!

If you remember, I already talked about the Boss BE-5 before in this blog!

NEWS - If you use Roland SR-JV80 cards, be sure to read this post!

As it seems some of these cards are blowing up...

G1&G2 - Improving your reverbs!

Effects can really make your synths sound much better!
And if you like to add some ambience to your synth sounds, a good reverb is definitely a must!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº19 Starts in 45 minutes!

So be sure to follow, again at radio electro-music.com!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº18 starts in 10 minutes!

Be sure to follow another great performance at radio electro-music.com!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº14!

As I promised you all last Sunday, I have been uploading the missing "Synth-ing NºX" concerts!

NEWS - NonLinear Labs C15 is available for pre-order!

I know this is a bit old news, but I ended up not finishing this post before...

CONCERT - March Equinox 2017

It took me a while, but you can finally listen to this full performance!

Square Wave PSS!

If you like toy synths, be sure to read this post!

Current status...

As you probably have noticed, I haven't been that active these past weeks, especially this last one...

Be very careful with the wrong voltages...

Even if you think you are buying from a reputable source, be sure to check if the voltage of the power supply you received with your gear is the correct one!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº17 starts in 10 minutes!

So if you want to enjoy a nice night of electronic music, be sure to follow!

YOUTUBE - New demo, this time to start a new playlist!

And what a better name for this playlist than "Synths From The Old Days!"?

CONCERT - After some complications... Synth-ing Nº16 starts in 5 minutes!

And it will be the first performance in the studio after remodelling things a bit!

Studio workout!

In order to increase the workflow in my small studio, I was remodelling things today!

NEWS - R.I.P. Ikutaro Kakehashi!

Unfortunately, this time all I have is really really sad news... :(

YOUTUBE - New Modular Synth Video Available!

It is a very short demo, but definitely worth listening to if you want to hear how fat 4 VCOs can sound in an Eurorack Modular System!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº15 starts in 5 minutes!

And this time, I'll be using my Eurorack Modular System only!

EURORACK - Modular Synth Transplant!

Today I'm changing some modules!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº14 starts in 10 minutes!

And if you enjoy loopers, I'm sure you'll love this one!

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - Crumar MultiMan S

If you love string machines, you should totally check this post, because it is about a truly amazing string machine, the Crumar MultiMan S!

APPS - MIDIMux, great app if you want to control your iOS apps with your computer!

If you don't happen to have a MIDI interface for your iPad, this is an amazing app you can get for free!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº12 & Nº13! Which is which?

If you remember my previous posts, the idea behind these two performances was to compare the Korg MS20 with the Korg iMS20 (controlled by the Korg MS20ic)!

CONCERT - March Equinox performance at 21:00 GMT!

Be sure to follow, like always at electro-music.com!

My performance starts at 21:00 GMT (a bit over 30 minutes), but there are plenty of good performances for you to listen to ;)

YOUTUBE - One more Eurorack Modular experiment!

And this time, the patch is triggered by itself!

EURORACK - These are made in Australia!

If you are into Eurorack Modular Systems, this video is probably worth your time ;)

NEWS - Synth-ing has a new Youtube channel!

And the first video is a small eurorack modular experiment!

Some Modular Synth Fun!

Today I was giving a small run to my eurorack modular system, or better said, half of it!

APPS - Korg Gadget for Mac OS available as well!

It took some more time, but Korg already has it available!

APPS - Korg Gadget 3 is out for iOS!

There is no news regarding the Mac OS version of Gadget yet, but for those using Korg Gadget in iOS, there is a new update waiting for you!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº13 starts in 20 minutes!

And if you want to see how different the Korg MS20 is from the Korg iMS20, you should definitely have a listen to it ;)

Roland's batteries!

In case you were not aware, Roland also had batteries with their own brand!

CONCERT - Korg MS-20 vs. Korg iMS20? That's Synth-ing Nº12 and Nº13!

Yep, that's the plan for Synth-ing Nº12 and Nº13, that I'll play today and next thursday!

NEWS - Buchla-like modular available for Reaktor (and it's free)!

I never felt sad for not having a licence of NI Reaktor... Until today...

NEWS - The CEM wars have just began...

If you recall my first reacting in this post, I wasn't sure if the CEMs Uli Behringer was talking about were the ones announced by Curts Electromusic last year (you can check more info about that here), or new chips they were developing themselves...

APPS - Audulus crew need your help!

If you have the app, this will probably be interesting for you!

NEWS - Behringer is working on 20 different synths, drum machines, etc...

Do you remember the post about Behringer cloning CEM chips?

Synth-ing has a new Facebook page!

To make things easier for those of you who are quite often in Facebook, I decided to create a new Facebook page for Synth-ing that will make it much easier for you to follow my new posts and recall the old ones!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº11!

I really hope you enjoyed this one, as it was the first time I chose not to use any of the Clavia Nord Modulars and decided to go for a different kind of setup!

NEWS - Erica Synths remakes their Polivoks modular!

For those of you who are really into eurorack, or into Russian synths, these are probably very exciting news!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº10!

If you tried to listen to Synth-ing Nº10 but were not able to, I'm very sorry as I was experiencing some problems with the internet, which ended up affecting the performance...

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - Yamaha REV7

If you need a cheap reverb with quality, be sure to read this post further!

CONCERT- Synth-ing Nº11 starts in 15 minutes!

And this time, the setup is completely different!

NEWS - Behringer working with CEM chips!

More precisely, they are working with the new re-issue of the CEM 3340 chip, which, a VCO chip used on many truly classic synths!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº9!

Synth-ing Nº9 is finally available for you to listen or re-listen!

NEWS - Elektron Digitakt available for pre-order! And there is a virtual demo available as well!

Yep, Elektron is taking pre-orders on their new Digitakt drum computer!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº10 starts in less than 10 minutes!

Be sure to listen to it, it will be a blast ;)

If you are a fan of Autechre, you probably should check this ;)

Fact Magazine published a very interesting article some weeks ago about 7 pieces of gear that helped define Autechre's sound!

NEWS - More Behringer Synths?

Yep, it seems Uli Behringer is on fire!

And he wants to bring some more classic synths back!

Map of the Eurorack World!

Have you looked at the world map recently?

Well, this link will give you a different perspective at it!

NEWS - Behringer plans clone the classic MiniMoog Model D

And it will be much cheaper than the new version from Moog, at around 400$!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº9 starts in 10 minutes!

And it is, hopefully, going to be awesome!

NEWS - Roland Synth Museum!

Regardless you are a fan of Roland, you should definitely check this link!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº8!

I know I forgot to post about it, but I performed Synth-ing Nº8 just some hours ago...

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº7!

So, last thursday it was time for Synth-ing Nº7!

This was a bit of a different performance to what I have done so far, with more actual playing with synths rather than relying on looper or sequencers to construct the performance.

Vince Clark's introduction to the Buchla modular!

This is definitely one of those synths that I would truly love to have on my setup...

To floppy or not to floppy?

I know that nowadays it is pretty popular to update floppy drives with floppy emulators that allow for you replace several floppy disks with a single newer storage unit, like a USB stick or a SD card.

The original Korg KaossPad, in BLUE!

Most of you are probably not aware of that, but there was a special blue edition of the original Korg KaossPad!

Happy 303 day!

Yep, today is the 3rd of March, 303 day!

NEWS - Otamatone!

This is pretty old news, in fact, but I was completely unaware this machine existed, which is a shame since it seems a very interesting music instrument!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº7 starts in 10 minutes!

This night it will be time for something new, more "symphonic"!

NEWS - A Yamaha CS-80 rack clone in the works!

But as you'd probably guess, it won't be made by Yamaha...

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº6!

This was quite a different performance, more ambient than any of the previous ones, but I really really enjoyed doing it!

NEWS - Roland Cloud 4.0

It seems Roland is bringing more synths to their cloud based service!

Now you can play with their Roland Jupiter 8, Roland Juno 106 and Roland System 8 plug-ins!

Casio VL-1, much more than a toy!

Some years ago I was lucky to bump into one of these in a street market!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº6 starts in less than one and a half hours!

If you want to hear something different, you definitely should tune in, as this performance is going to be completely different to what I did so far!

NEWS - Korg Gadget for Mac OS / update for iOS is officially delayed...

It was supposed to be put out tomorrow, but it seems we will have to wait for it...

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº5!

Sorry for the delay, but finally Synth-ing Nº5 is available for you to listen or hopefully re-listen!

INSIDE SYNTH - This time, Kawai SX240!

Since it has been quite a while since my last post showing you some photos of the insides of a synth, I thought it was a good time to post another one, this time about an amazing analog polysynth, the Kawai SX240!

CONCERT - No concert today... But will be back next tuesday as planned!

First of all, sorry I haven't posted yet a post regarding my previous performance, but I had lots to do these past days...

I'm still very busy and due to that, I won't be availalbe later today to give my thursday performance...

I hope things get a bit more "peaceful" in the next days as I really want to post about my last performance and try to go back to more technical post regarding some Clavia Nord Modular tricks ( including the second part of "Your Clavia Nord Modular G1 as a Drum Machine?").

So please stay tuned as I still have quite some more interesting posts to share ;)

Wanna sound like a whale? You should try WhaleSynth then?

Yep, there is a new websynth that lets you sound like a whale!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº5 starts in 10 minutes!

And this time, the setup is a bit different to what I have used so far!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº4!

First of all, sorry this post comes in so late, but ended up being a bit busy this weekend...

But if you ask me, I think it was still worth the waiting as now you can re-listen to Synth-ing Nº4!

Using the Clavia Nord Modular G2 as a mixer! - Part.2

I know it has been a while since I wrote Part.1, but I didn't forget Part.2 was still pending...

Now you can read why the Clavia Nord Modular G2 can be an even more amazing mixer than what I told you in Part.1!

And this is all thanks to a "special" module that I neglected to tell you about before!

Hammond Novachord, a truly vintage beast!

No, unfortunately I don't own one of those, but I just got aware of a very interesting demo available on youtube that I think is worth sharing!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº4 starts in 10 minutes!

If you want to listen to it live, be sure to tune in - http://electro-music.com/radio/

CONCERT - Tonight is time for Synth-ing Nº4!

And if you enjoyed my performance from last thursday, I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy the one from tonight as well!

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - Yamaha D1500, an amazing digital delay!

Since I am currently giving up on quite some gear to re-organize my small personal studio, I thought it would be interesting to start reviewing some equipment I ended up giving up on in this special "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" series!

CONCERT - Synth-ing Nº3!

First of all, I hope you enjoyed my performance!

And i you didn't have the opportunity to listen it live, be sure to listen to it now as it is available already!

CONCERT - In less than 10 minutes, at http://electro-music.com/radio/

Today is again performance time!

NEWS - New NI Maschine update!

It seems Native Instruments has a new update for their Maschine software!

CONCERT - New space for my music at electro-music.com!

From now on, I will be able to actually share the actual recordings from my performances at electro-music.com, so you don't have to be sad anymore if you happen to miss a performance!

CONCERT - Patches used for the Clavia Nord Modular G1 now available!

If you are a Clavia Nord Modular G1 user, this is your lucky day!

APPS - Moog apps with 50% discount!

In case you rely on appshopper to know about price reductions on apps, you should know that sometimes, they are not as quick as you might think when it comes to take notice of price changes in apps!

CONCERT - Patches used in the last performance!

First of all, I really hope you enjoyed my last performance as much as I did!

Yamaha MCS2, all you need to add a breath controller to your setup!

The title is a bit deceiving, as the Yamaha MCS2 is so much more than just a breath controller to MIDI converter...

This is definitely one of my favourite youtube channels!

When I am checking facebook, I don't usually see demos from these channel being mentioned or shared, but I honestly think it is full of amazing demos!

CONCERT - In 5 minutes, at http://electro-music.com/radio/

If you are there and not sure what to do with your next hour, be sure to have a listen to my performance!

CONCERT - Regarding my performance today (starting in a bit over 1 hour!)

So, today is time for yet another performance, still with a minimalistic setup!

NEWS - Abyss, the first polyphonic synth from Dreadbox!

Yep, Dreadbox is producing a new synth, unlike any they ever made!

CONCERT - Notes regarding the performance from yesterday!

First of all, I'm really sorry for informing all of you about my performances with such a short notice...

As you probably know, I used to play at electro-music.com before, but haven't done so for quite a while...

NEWS - Korg Gadget will be available at the 28th of February!

Finally, Korg is telling us when it will release the new Korg Gadget for Mac and how much it will cost!

NEWS - The sound of Teufelsberg available as a free reverb plug-in!

Balance Mastering just made available their first plugin, and you can download it for free!

It is a reverb plugin based which makes use of their most popular impulse response (IR) set, taken from the former NSA compound, Teufelsberg, in Berlin.

Lots of patches for the Clavia Nord Modular G1!

In case you are not aware, as I wasn't, you can download a huge amount of Clavia Nord Modular G1 patches at electro-music.com!

CONCERT - In 10 minutes!

Yep, my next concert is in only 10 minutes!

CONCERT - New Synth-ing show at electro-music.com every Tuesday and Thursday!

As I probably mentioned in a previous post, I used to perform at electro-music.com!

NEWS - New firmware available for Yamaha Montage users!

Yep, if you got a Yamaha Montage, there are good news for you!

If you have an Elektron SIDstation, there is a new free sound pack available!

Yep, despite this machine was launched in 1999 (with the last units leaving factory over 10 years ago), there are enthusiasts about it that are still producing new sounds and sharing them!

NEWS - And the Ondes Martenot is back with Ondomo by ASADEN!

If you are quite passionated about old keyboards, you probably have heard about the Ondes Martenot!
If not, you are definitely missing on an amazingly expressive instrument!

It seems someone was brave enough to open a Behringer DeepMind 12!

I don't own one or have tried one just yet, but it definitely seems an interesting machine for those of us who really love analog synths and don't want / can't spend too much on a synth!

NEWS - New demo from The River, by Baloran!

And there is one more demo available of the new synth Baloran is planning, The River, on youtube!

If you missed that first post in which I talked about this synth, be sure to have a look! - https://synth-ing.blogspot.pt/2017/01/news-river-8-voice-polyphonic-analog.html

A tip from a friend... A site full of Synth ROMs!

Some times, when a ROM on your synths go bad, you'll need to replace it with a new one, or just get a new one for a more updated version of the OS!

If you are in need for some synth ROMs, this is your lucky day as a friend of mine just gave me this link!

Another performance with long long delays!

As you probably noticed, I didn't put a post this saturday as I was travelling...
To compensate you, while you wait for I'm sharing yet another performance making use of my Electrix Repeater as a very long delay!

Some departures in the groovebox department... - Korg Electribe 2 / Roland MC-09 - Part.2

If you checked my previous post in this series, I got rid of my Korg Electribe 2 and Roland MC-09 last weekend...

While I don’t really regret getting rid of them, as they were not the machines I needed in my setup, I still feel they are pretty good machines!

In the previous post, I shared my opinion on the Korg Electribe 2.

On this one I’ll share my thoughts on the Roland MC-09!

Cats and Synth... Editors...

There are many photos of cats with synths online...

INTERVIEW - Jean-Michel Jarre at Red Bull Music Academy!

It is quite an old interview, from 2012, but it is still worth reading today!

Two of my favourite machines in a single performance!

Unfortunately, today I didn't have too much time to prepare a good post for you guys, so I decided to present you this performance I did some time ago using two of my favourite machines, the amazing Yamaha CS-15, an analog mono-synth from the same family of the legendary Yamaha CS-80, and the Electrix Repeater, a very powerful 4 track looper!

Some departures in the groovebox department... - Korg Electribe 2 / Roland MC-09 - Part.1

If you have been reading my blog for a while, you probably remember my past post about why I'm not so keen on recent groove boxes - http://synth-ing.blogspot.pt/2017/01/why-im-not-big-fan-of-recent-grooveboxes.html

Akai Heardrush E2, an interesting tape echo emulator in pedal form!

Most of you have probably heard and loved the way tape echoes sound.
The echoing sound produced by those old units is definitely full of character and just sounds good!
So good in fact that several companies tried to emulate them with digital technology!

NEWS - The River, an 8 voice polyphonic analog synth being developed by Baloran!

Yes, analog poly synths seem to be now more fashionable than ever!
And the latest one seems to be being developed by Baloran!

NEWS - Digitana, a company to follow with some really nice products in development!

To those not familiar to Digitana (as I wasn't until earlier this week), they have been developing interface modules for classic EMS gear.
They have also put out a re-release of the EMS Synthi Hi-Fli, built under license from EMS.

A new toy, from Teenage Engineering!

First of all, sorry for the late post, but today I was travelling and unfortunately the internet in the bus was absolutely terrible...
So terrible that all the hope I had in posting something during my trip quickly faded...

You like Boss guitar pedals? Then you should definitely check this one!

In my personal studio, I have several guitar pedals available and while I have to admit I don't really use them that often, when I do, they usually end up giving something special to the sound!

Clavia DDrum, the original!

If you are a lot into electronic drum sounds, you might have heard about Clavia's own electronic drum modules, the Clavia DDrum series!

System 80 presents their new 808 eurorack module!

If you have been looking for a Roland TR-808 for a while but couldn't find one for a reasonable price,  this will probably spark some interest in you!

Using the Clavia Nord Modular G2 as a mixer! - Part.1

If you remember, I promised to make quite some posts about the Clavia Nord Modular G2, but so far, it has been a bit absent from this blog...
Today, I want to make a post about using the Clavia Nord Modular G2 as a mixer, since I have used one of the slots available in it several times for this task and it has done really well so far!

Your Clavia Nord Modular G1 as a Drum Machine? - Part.1

Yesterday I got the idea of turning the Clavia Nord Modular G1 into a drum machine, but a drum machine in which I can change the pattern in realtime using the knobs available!

Clavia Nord Modular G2X + Elektron SIDstation = Amazing Combo!

I said it before and I say it again, as I still think so, the Clavia Nord Modular G2X together with the Elektron SIDstation form a truly amazing combo!

Now for something really really rare... Korg MP-100 and Korg RP-100!

If you never heard about them, that's not surprising, as these machines are really really rare!

One more from NAMM! The Oberheim OB-X inspired Shear Electronics Relic-6!

New company with a new product seeking inspiration in an amazing vintage synthesizer, the amazing Oberheim OB-X!
If done right it should sound amazing, right?

An old eurorack modular experiment with a crippled system!

I know there are many demos of eurorack modular synthesizers available, some of them with truly monstrous systems!
But this post is about a simple demo I did when I started my eurorack modular system and which I hope shows you can still produce really nice sounds with a pretty crippled system!

Wide sounds with audio rate panning modulation!

This is definitely one of those tricks I really like to use in my Clavia Nord Modulars!

On other exciting news, the Fabulous Silicon Paradigm synth!

The information available about this synth is not much, but it seems really interesting since it uses "Apex" programable analog chips.

And Malekko Heavy Industries seems to be at it as well!

And not with a single product, but with 3 new desktop creations that look really amazing!

Memories from the cold...

One of the things I love about Norway is that, sometimes, you can find quite some amazing gear for pretty decent prices!

And Elektron just brought out their new drum machine with sampling, the Elektron Digitakt!

Unfortunately I couldn't find any demos of it in Youtube yet to hear how it sounds, but considering what Elektron has delivered so far, I'd bet it's gonna be a really nice machine!

Even hotter news! Dave Smith Instruments REV2!!!

This is definitely big news!!!

Dave Smith Instruments is updating their classic DSI Prophet 08 and introducing the DSI REV2!

Hot News! Dave Smith continues Toraiz partnership with Pioneer! Meet the Toraiz AS-1 Monophonic analog synthesizer!

I've seen some teasers from Dave Smith Instruments lately, but this one seems to be a complete surprise!
And to be honest, a pretty interesting surprise as you can see in this video that popped up in youtube yesterday!

Do you love real piano sounds? This is the sound module to have if you don't want to spend much!

This is the first time I share a video that isn't mine, but I think it is a really good video that shows how nice this old Korg module sounds for piano sounds!

Electro Harmonix Small Stone, a classic Phaser!

If you are familiar with synths and phasers, you most likely know about the amazing Electro Harmonix Small Stone, the classic phaser used by Jean-Michel Jarre together with his Eminent 310u to obtain those amazing string sounds!

Roland MC-202 versus Roland TB-303?

If you could only choose one of these classic Roland machines, which one would you go for?

Samplers versus the real thing! A first post about it!

Samplers versus the real thing is a topic that could definitely lead to a very lengthy post / discussion, and lots of examples would be convenient to prove a point.

Why I'm not a big fan of recent grooveboxes...

Grooveboxes are amazing tools for anyone doing electronic music, so I thought a topic about them would be more well timed now!

EDP Wasp Special! Some more synth porn!

Unfortunately this weekend wasn't that productive for synth-related work...

A day with a Clavia Nord Modular G1!

As I was predicting, yesterday I ended up focusing on my Clavia Nord Modular G1 to create some new sounds and ended up neglecting my Creamware Pro 12...

Still, it ended up being a very fun afternoon and I was able to come up with quite some diverse sounds for my Clavia Nord Modular G1!

The small setup of today! Some nice synths for some sound-design experiments ;)

So, today I decided to get some good synth time and try out some new ideas with some of my synths!

In order to be a bit more productive, I decided to focus on few machines and so I ended up picking  the 3 different machines in the photos!

Great news from Korg! Korg Gadget is going to be available on Macs, and their ARP Odyssey re-issue is getting a full size keyboard!

Great great news from Korg, as some amazing new products from them seem to be going out soon!

Some more synth porn! Inside a Roland RS09

Some years ago I ended up getting a broken Roland RS09 in a trade.

Clavia Nord Modular G2!

For my first review, I thought it would be interesting to talk a bit about my absolute favourite synth, the Clavia Nord Modular G2!

In the meanwhile, some more synth porn! The insides of the Elektron SIDstation!

Some time ago, when I was putting my Elektron SIDstation back in the stand, a stupid accident happened with it... 

It basically dropped out of my hand, which really made me feel stupid...

Do you have a Clavia Nord Modular G2? You probably are aware of these then, but if not...

Today was a bit of a bummer, so I ended up not finishing a nice overall review of my favourite synth, the amazing Clavia Nord Modular G2.

For starters, some good synth porn! The legendary Axcel Technos!

Before I get a “real” synth post ready for you, I thought it would be nice to post some photos of an extremely rare machine, the Axcel Technos!

Hello all and welcome to my blog!

Hello all and welcome to my blog!

My name is Paulo Santos and I have been a synth lover for over a decade now!

As part of my new year resolution, I decided it was time for me to create a new synth blog in which I intend to share my personal experiences with the gear I have.

I will try to make quite diverse posts, from reviews of different gear I have experience with, to more technical posts explaining some of the techniques I use to achieve my own personal sound.
To make these posts more interesting, I'll try to document them with images and sounds whenever it is possible.

I hope you all enjoy my blog!


Best regards

Paulo