HC KSS Synth Demos

[DancingApe]

Originally posted by Don Solaris Ok, and now some new stuff. Just finished Roland JP-8080 demos and info page. Demos available at Sealed's Deep Synthesis web site. Hurry up, while it's still hot. P.S. Thanks to Sealed for some really good compositions.

Hey, did you ever find a solution to that internal clipping problem? Is there a secret OS that cures the problem?

And was it a 8080 bug only or is it the same with the Jp-8000?

Edit: Nice sounds!

[Don Solaris]

I installed latest OS but no help. I don't know exactly where i found it, maybe Roland.uk, on official Roland pages, you wont find this patch and instructions how to install it. AFAIK the only upgrade in that patch was related to some control signal, not sounds or filters, so you don't need it. No change at all after i installed it. Too bad.

[stikygum]

That's interesting to know about the Jp80x0, I never knew there were any problems on it. That's funny because Novation boards are known for this too. At least I think the Supernovas have this problem. My KS-5 has a clipping problem, sure is annoying. Basically have to be careful with all your levels, so when you feel like gettin crazy, the synth disciplines you like your parents.

[Sealed]

Some pages are added to my deepsynthesis site.
* YAMAHA TX81Z (with the aid of KORG AM8000R and A3 effectors)
* Roland JV-880
And two songs added to the CASIO HT-3000 page (again, with the aid of KORG AM8000R).

http://deepsynthesis.net

[ItsMeOnly]

Some nice demos, most of which are done by me (with SYX available), are here:

http://synthsamples.id.uw.edu.pl
My demos include: Casio VZ10m, Kawai K3m, Korg Wavestation, Roland D-50, Yamaha CS01, CS1x, DX100, TG77 and TX802.

Peoples' stuff: Boss SYB-x, FIZMO, Roland Juno 6.

[Sealed]

Originally posted by ItsMeOnly Some nice demos, most of which are done by me (with SYX available), are here: http://synthsamples.id.uw.edu.pl My demos include: Casio VZ10m, Kawai K3m, Korg Wavestation, Roland D-50, Yamaha CS01, CS1x, DX100, TG77 and TX802. Peoples' stuff: Boss SYB-x, FIZMO, Roland Juno 6.

 

I can't connect to your page. Is the address correct, or my Mac is wrong?

[Don Solaris]

Roland D-70
The first thing i noticed about this thing was the filter. Warm sounding and completely different from later JV series and the JD series. Although named Super LA synth, this is no Linear Arithmetic synth ala D-50. It is actually the successor of the U-20, but with new functions and resonant filters (LPF, BPF, HPF). In fact it was planned to be named U-50 but in the last minute Roland changed it to D-70 (PCB boards inside still have U-50 labels). This synth doesn

[ItsMeOnly]

Originally posted by Sealed I can't connect to your page. Is the address correct, or my Mac is wrong?

 

I'm afraid the latter, site's up and running (66th day in the row)

 

---edit---: Just added, First impressions on Korg 01R/W

http://synthsamples.id.uw.edu.pl/Korg%2001W-test.mp3

 

There's very little to put finger on about 01: sample material is nice, effect processors are revamped chips that made the Wavestation famous... but it disapoints. The worst first impression are the presets, that don't really sound good- in fact there's too much of common motif around pads, too many "accoustic" emulations.

It can sound really good, especially with eerie, ethereal pads (FreeFlight, Crickets), but it's kind of boring plink-ploink usually.

 

If you though WS was hard to edit, don't even start editing on 01W, it's MUCH worse (more data per page, and actually LESS functionality).

 

What I really like is variety of samples: scanning through ROM gave some nice impression, especially among percussive sounds- much of material has been adapted from M1 and Wavestation.

 

I don't know, it seems not to be a bad synth, I guess it just needs to grow on me...

[clusterchord]

a nice page with samples of this rare beast w explanations. it was a full modular - no pre-patched arhitecture as MS10/20 had:

http://www.korganalogue.net/korgms/mssounds.html





more monopoly goodness, by Benjamin Ward@AH). played thru Korg stage echo:

http://www.baward.plus.com/mp3/MP4.mp3

[Don Solaris]

Evolving sounds - Wavesequence demos

 

 

Korg Wavestation A/D wavesequence demo (30 sec):

http://www.rolandsynthesis.com/tmp/demos/wavestation.mp3

 

The sound is a single patch i made with 4 tones. It combines wavesequence and vectoring synthesis. One tone is a wave sequence, and that's what you hear at the beginning. Then at 14sec i start vector synthesis. The whole demo is just one chord held from the start to the end of recording.

 

Ensoniq TS-10 wave-sequencing demos (about 20 sec each):

http://www.rolandsynthesis.com/tmp/demos/Ensoniq%20TS-10_1.mp3

http://www.rolandsynthesis.com/tmp/demos/Ensoniq%20TS-10_2.mp3

http://www.rolandsynthesis.com/tmp/demos/Ensoniq%20TS-10_3.mp3

http://www.rolandsynthesis.com/tmp/demos/Ensoniq%20TS-10_4.mp3

 

Couple of patches i programmed on TS-10. Same story. Single chord held from the start to the end (except last demo).

[Sealed]

!!!!!
I like it!

It's incredible to see that the sounds are all made by programming.

[Paolo Di Nicolantonio]

Don, that D-70 demo is just beautiful.

[Don Solaris]

Paolo, get D-70, you won't regret. This is a classic pad sound of early 90's. They are dirt cheap now. I got it for 250 EUR in Vienna. In fact for 6.5 octave keyboard i think this is the cheapest choice, yet the keyboard feels perfect below fingers.

Patch editing takes a little bit longer, but ... i just can't go away from this machine. Every day i come from work i sit in front of it, work till early hours, and still can't get enough of it! Another jewel of Roland family. Let's just keep D-70 as a secret.

[ItsMeOnly]

Originally posted by Don Solaris Evolving sounds - Wavesequence demos

Allow me tto barge in , here is mine:
http://synthsamples.id.uw.edu.pl/Korg%20Wavestation/Deep%20Atmosphere.mp3
A heavily edited preset for my track "Oceania" (not yet released).

http://synthsamples.id.uw.edu.pl/Korg%20Wavestation/Plinky-ploinky2.mp3
http://synthsamples.id.uw.edu.pl/Korg%20Wavestation/Wild%20Race.mp3
Wavesequence crazines: 5 wseq's synced to eachother

http://synthsamples.id.uw.edu.pl/Korg%20Wavestation/Star%20Trek%20Pad.mp3
An interaction of wseq's and LFOs (unfortunately WS, like D-70 is severly underpowered, which can effect in LFOs stopping _completely_, while playing chords.

http://synthsamples.id.uw.edu.pl/Korg%20Wavestation/Back%202%20Eldorado.mp3
Not just Wavestation, but the main "fluter" motive, the brass rhythm and big bass sure are...

[bruto]

Here's a song I made entirely on my Yamaha YS-200. It's the same internally as the rackmount TX-81Z and tabletop TQ-5. Some call it ugly, but I think the design is more toward quirky.

Noctilucence

[wheresgrant3]

I love this thread!

[sturmunddrang]

in my soundclick page you can find two pieces entirely done with the korg ds-8 (the songs called 'yu tkp' and 'katharsis') as well as some tracks made with the novation ks (except for the drums), such as 'vaccaboy', 'toy piano', 'o the sea the sea crimson', '7' and '2'... enjoy:)

[clusterchord]

a friend of mine was fixing someone's promars recently, so when he was finished he asked me if i wanted to try it out n do some quik demos, for the afternoon, before he returns it to the owner.. so here it is. no effects, dry as bond's martini.. (watch the level as self osc can be ear/speaker piercing):

 

 

lfo-filter_fm_lead1

lfo-filter_fm_fx

reso_sweep_lead

sonar_bass

punch env selfoscfilter_into_fm

lfo-filter_fm_lead2

two_vco_saw_lead

bass_sequence

 

 

in a nutshell its a mono jup4, but with two VCOs, cept u have joint control for waveform n octave. detune and intervals possible. no sync or vco crossmod. 2 lightnin fast envs. and .. audio rate lfo

 

[gdh]

anyone with some Korg Z1 demo's - I have never played one, read some great reviews and can buy one locally at a great price.

[Don Solaris]

Korg Polysix + Boss CE-300 analog chorus + Juno 60 + Korg Delta + Boss PH-3 analog phaser:

 

Demo [01:30] - Polysix plays arpeggio, Juno bass and Delta white noise sweep. Mixed on home made 3 channel stereo mixer. I added a touch of delay to gain some space, so yeah, it is not quite 100% analog recording.

 

 

 

Korg Polysix + Boss CE-300 analog chorus + Juno 60 + Korg Delta + Boss PH-3 analog phaser + a touch of delay:

 

Demo [01:25] - Polysix via CE-300 plays resonant drone, Juno 60 bass, Korg Delta is used for Didgeridoo type of sound and the wind noise.

 

 

 

Korg Polysix + Boss PH-3 analog phaser + Boss CE-300 analog chorus + a touch of delay:

 

Demo [01:53] - I made this recording as an envelope test to show it to previous owner (hi Sleepgolfer!). Reason is: right before i bought it, we were trying envelopes and wondering why are they so slow, why it wont make that ZAP! sound. Anyway i bought the baby, replaced all electrolyte capacitors and calibrated the whole thing twice, from power supply to the last voice chip, everything. Calibration took about 2 x 4 hours, but it was worth. And it is not just that envelope are now ok, but the whole synth now sounds 10 times better, clear, wide, fresh as new. Over 70% parameters & voltages (except ensemble board section) were completely wrong before the calibration. Sleepgolfer, dude you shouldn't sold that baby, it just needed some care, take a listen to it now.

 

 

@clusterchord: that Promars sounds nice - i saw it at your friends house, but didn't had time to play it. BTW my Polysix had a broken memory chip when i brought it home first night (transport?). Of course AnalogMoonRider had a spare one. Guess where. Right next to his bed :D :D

[XorAxAx]

I think the front page of this thread needs updating.

Clusterchord, I'll PayPal you $15 to run through the thread, put all the active links on the front post, and delete the broken links.

Anybody else want to chip in?

[Teoman]

MemoryMoog demos please! Links not working.

[relis]

Here is a small fragment of EX5's variety of sound. Some of the examples are presets, majority isn't. All geathered in one demo:

EX5 demo

[relis]

Also, my personal top 5 pads from Supernova 2:



supernova 2 pads


Enjoy!

[altemark]

FR-777 demo attempting to show off some of the possible modulation capabilities this synth has

http://altemark.snoboll.net/musix/synth_examples/fr777demo.mp3

Starting off with a simpe looped sequence, from highpassfiltered to hp filter totally down

then playing around a little with glide time

increasing resonance, playing around a bit with the cutoff, morphing square into saw ... setting a temp loop point in the sequencer, switching off

1:33 in, playing a bit with filter modulation - the 2nd VCO is playing the same sequence, but tuned much higher, also playing with letting the 2nd VCO in turn be modulated by the 1st VCO ... etc etc... and more of that stuff for the rest of the mp3. not very subtle stuff



at some point i want to get a frostwave fat controller to CV-sequence filter modulation amount, or sequence 2nd VCO to play harmonic pitches to the internal sequencer, letting the 2nd VCO modulate the filter and so on

i've had it for a couple of years now and think some modding, perhaps even a modular upgrade would be nice, there are some real possibilities with this synthesizer - the 18db filter is not exactly 303:ish, the square is kind of "square" too, but it really is very versatile. and agressive too, didn't play around to much with post-distortion/saturation of the filter in this example either

some very interesting PWM:ish sounds are also possible letting the two VCO:s crossmodulate at the right pitches, and then some pitch envelope on that and it's almost hard rock guitars!