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Halloween III Synth Sound on Korg Multi/Poly
In this Korg Multi/Poly tutorial I recreate a John Carpenter and Alan Howarth-style synth sound inspired by the Halloween III opening. I start from an initial performance and build the patch from scratch, using Prophet-5
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Sonarch Sounds at Synthfest UK: Generate Synth Patches from Text
At Synthfest UK, the team behind Sonarch demonstrates a text-to-sound patch generator for synthesizers. Describe the sound you want in natural language and Sonarch builds the synthesizer signal flow locally using rule-ba
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Robert Schindler: Electric Lady Studios, Prog Rock & the Yamaha CS-80
Robert Schindler—known as Robeone—joins me to talk about a life in keyboards, progressive rock, studio work and live performance. From discovering the piano and progressive music in New York to playing a Yamaha CS-80, ma
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Can the Korg modwave Recreate the Roland D-50 Fantasia Patch?
In this Korg modwave sound design tutorial, I recreate the classic Roland D-50 Fantasia patch using the modwave’s own synthesis engine and built-in samples. The D-50 Fantasia sound is one of the most recognisable digital
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Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave at Synthfest UK: 5 Synthesis Engines Explained
At Synthfest UK in Sheffield, Bob Coover, co-founder of Groove Synthesis, demonstrates the 24-voice 3rd Wave synthesizer and explains why it is much more than a conventional wavetable instrument. A note about the audio:
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Pro Synth Network at Synthfest UK: Vintage Yamaha Synths
At the Pro Synth Network booth at Synthfest UK in Sheffield, Peter gives us a tour of a selection of vintage Yamaha synthesizers and keyboards. The collection includes the Yamaha SK30, CS-5, CS-15, CS-15D and CS-20M. Pet
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Yamaha DX100 Complete Track | 80s FM Synth Song Build
In this video I build a complete track using the Yamaha DX100 as the main synth, turning its classic 4-operator FM sounds into piano, bass, pad, brass, drone, lead, bell and flute-style parts. The DX100 is more limited t
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Recreating the Sound of New Order – Ken Evans on Synths, Peter Hook & More
Ken Evans joins me from Australia to talk about recreating classic synthesizer parts for artists including Peter Hook and the Light, and about the sounds and instruments behind New Order’s music. We discuss how Ken first
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Can the Korg Opsix Recreate D-50 Staccato Heaven?
Can the Korg Opsix recreate the classic Roland D-50 Staccato Heaven sound? In this sound design tutorial, I build a D-50 inspired Staccato Heaven style patch on the Korg Opsix, using FM, effects and layered movement to g
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Beat Gems: The History and Cultural Impact of Drum Machines
Beat Gems is a beautifully illustrated history of electronic drum machines and the music and culture they helped create. In this review I look through the book by Ollie Freak, from early electromechanical rhythm machines
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Korg Wavestate DW-8000 Sound Pack: 102 Hybrid Synth Performances
In this video I demonstrate my DW-8000 Collection for the Korg Wavestate, Wavestate Native and Wavestate Module: a new sound pack inspired by the classic Korg DW-8000 hybrid synth. The pack includes two versions. One use
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Korg EXB-MOSS Explained: Physical Modelling Power
The Korg KARMA normally works as a sample-based workstation, but with the EXB-MOSS expansion board installed it gains a completely separate physical modelling synth engine. In this video I explain what the MOSS board is,
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TDL Show 1050: Smart Displays, Home Assistant, Emax II and Korg Radias
Ian Dixon and Garry Whittaker return for a TDL Show catch-up covering rescued smart displays, Home Assistant dashboards, local voice control, the E-mu Emax II sampler, Korg Radias videos, synth editors, studio tools and
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Roland D-50 Soundtrack on Korg Wavestate | Classic Patch Recreation
In this Korg Wavestate sound design tutorial I recreate Soundtrack, one of the classic Roland D-50 presets and a brilliant example of layered LA synthesis-style programming. I start by deconstructing the original D-50 pa
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OneOdio Fusion A70 Gen 2 Review | Budget Headphones for Synths?
I review the OneOdio Fusion A70 Gen 2 headphones, testing them as affordable wired and Bluetooth headphones for synths, music listening and everyday use. OneOdio sent me the Fusion A70 Gen 2 headphones to review, so I pu
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Korg multi/poly: Tangerine Dream PPG Lead Sound
In this Korg multi/poly tutorial I show how to build a Tangerine Dream-style PPG lead sound from an initial program, using the built-in digital wave tables rather than imported PPG waves. The patch starts with a choir-li
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Inside the Roland D-50 Soundtrack Preset – Eric Persing’s Classic LA Synthesis Sound Explained
The Roland D-50 is famous for its instantly recognisable factory presets, and one of...
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Vintage Yamaha CS Synths with Peter James Stevens | TDL Synth Chat 1049
Peter James Stevens from the ProSynth Network joins me for a vintage Yamaha synth chat, focusing on the Yamaha CS and SK analogue instrument range. We talk about the famous CS-80 and the wider CS family that often gets o
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Korg opsix Feedback Explained: Make FM Patches Brighter, Dirtier & More Alive
In this Korg opsix tutorial I explain how feedback works in FM synthesis and why the opsix gives you far more control than traditional DX-style feedback. Starting from an init patch, I use the analyzer to show what feedb
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Free Korg NX5R Editor Librarian | Web MIDI Patch Manager
The Korg NX5R is a very 90s multitimbral sound module, and in this video I demonstrate my free browser-based editor and librarian for it. The editor runs locally in the browser using Web MIDI, so there is no cloud upload