LCD DisplayWhat is the name of the ugliest display ever made? It’s the one for SY-77. Looks like some old 80’s calculator lol. Anyway, a friend...
Just got some interesting snail mail from the Waldorf Company today. I’ve opened it up and it looks like the Analog Voltage soundset which I’ve...
Intro This is a series of articles that will detail the process i went through when designing the new factory patches, wavetables and samples for the Waldorf...
Intro This is a series of articles that will detail the process i went through when designing the new factory patches, wavetables and samples for the Waldorf...
It’s been 22 years since its release and the unit is still going strong. Even the latest in Roland’s series, Integra is in fact based on the...
If you own a lot of samplers, Blackbox is a more economical solution than filling each sampler with its own SCSI to CF (or SCSI2SD) interface. Because if...
If i would have to choose one ROM-pler to hit the category mysterious, it would definitely be TS-10. First of all i never understood why such high second...
After hearing Moog filter in two pole configuration, while working on one Voyager Performer, i KNEW i need to get this filter configuration possible on...
And it’s not a joke. I’ve found a way! For those who don’t know LCD-1 is a sample CD ROM that was built for Roland S-550 sampler. In...
When its older brother Yamaha A3000 came out in the mid 90’s it was one of the more affordable samplers on the market that featured a full synthesis...
Here is a common question that pops up from time to time on various music production forums: “I am really curious…WHY would anybody want a...
Synths with MIDI interface I will describe the procedure for the PC, though exactly the same process applies for other computers such as Mac, Linux etc....
After many years of search, and one unsuccessful purchase of a busted MkII (that i’ve never managed to repair) i’ve finally found a good condition...
And so it came. One little package i’ve been eagerly waiting to receive from Waldorf Music. There was no particular timeline by how soon i need to...
Super JV vs XV series Following the JV/XP series were Roland’s XV series: 5080, 5050 and 3080. XV-5080 is mixed content 32kHz and 44.1 kHz. I got...
German classic from the late 80’s (manufactured in 1989). For those on the other side of the great lake where this company is not so much known,...
I love ASR-10! Here’s a Roland TR-909 cymbal turned into a factory drone. I will provide a step by step guide here on how to create one. To get this...
Here is a video tutorial I’ve made some time ago. If you use software such as Chickensys Translator it is very easy to transfer samples from a computer...
Here’s an interesting “Formant Morph” processor i’ve recently designed using the Patch Factory (aka algorithm 111). As you may know, Patch Factory...
Disable Background Tuning (i mean, do it now!) This will provide your Andromeda with more fat sound, due to routine in Background tuning (which...
Compatibility: JV-80 and up Although Super JV/JD have the FXM section that is based on a frequency modulation, it is actually quite limited terms of real...
Compatibility: JV-1080 and up Audio example: PWM.mp3 The super JV series features two saw waves that have inverted amplitude to each other. A little bit...
Starting with model JV-1080, some waveforms from the JD-800 were transferred into JV-1080. Which meant back then that some of the patches could technically...
JD-990 Software / Patches:Patch OrganizerPatch Converter JD-800 -> JD-990Free Patches (61 bank total)JD-800 Factory Patches (converted to JD-990 format)SR-JV-04...
JD-800 Software / Patches: Patch Organizer Free Patches JD-800 DAC Calibration: A noise can occur during long release times. If this is the case, you will...
Additive (Fourier) synthesis Amplitude (ring) modulation FM synthesis Granular synthesis Linear Arithmetic (LA) synthesis PCM sample playback synthesis...
The structure Structure of almost all synthesizers is basically the same. It starts with the tone generator whose function is to create the sound. On analog...
