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WerkSpace
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Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2015 11:19 pm Posts: 1742 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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1970 MOOG synthesizer
_________________ #404 Stick - (1978) Angico hard wood. #6460 Railboard - Black with glow inlays.
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Thu Jan 06, 2022 5:26 am |
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SteveS
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Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2021 4:07 pm Posts: 643 Location: Detroit
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Re: 1970 MOOG synthesizer
It is a good explanation. I have 2 or 3 soft-synths that I’ve played with. Still looking for that in-depth “synths for dummies” that will step me through the process. What I would love is a tutorial or book that discusses the sound qualities of instruments I’m already familiar with, and showing how those attributes can be recreated using the oscillators, envelopes, filters, LFO’s etc. The goal isn’t to actually duplicate the instrument, but to use the familiarity with actual instruments to understand all the different parameters of sound and thereby an understanding of how to use the available tools to shape the sound.
_________________ >>=Steve=>> I require quotation marks when I say I'm a "musician"! Rosewood #1027 Baritone Melody, StickUps Blue Railboard #7228 Matched Reciprocal, EMG block
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Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:54 am |
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gpoorman
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Joined: Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:45 pm Posts: 1730 Location: Leelanau County, MI
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Re: 1970 MOOG synthesizer
I posted a kind of "synth for beginners" article several years ago and have been slowly working on a semi-rewrite of it. You can see the last posted one (June 2011) below though. http://www.121normal.com/resources/articles/synthesizers/I'm re-writing it be a bit more of a primer for people curious about Eurorack but that project has been stalled for a while.
_________________ Glenn http://www.121normal.com
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Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:14 am |
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DavidWS
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Joined: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:54 am Posts: 1097 Location: North West Scotland
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Re: 1970 MOOG synthesizer
gpoorman wrote: ..."synth for beginners" article...the last posted one (June 2011) below though. Thank you.That was a fun, & interesting, read.
_________________ David More Stickists than you can shake a Stick™ at? (links list) Bamboo Grand 12 2024 #7472 Stickup Low Xtnd Classic Melody (Outer 5ths) Bamboo Grand 12 2009 #5826 PASV4 Low Xtnd Classic Melody (Outer 5ths) Graphite 10 2009 #5862 PASV4 Classic
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Thu Jan 06, 2022 2:38 pm |
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SteveS
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Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2021 4:07 pm Posts: 643 Location: Detroit
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Re: 1970 MOOG synthesizer
gpoorman wrote: I posted a kind of "synth for beginners" article several years ago and have been slowly working on a semi-rewrite of it. You can see the last posted one (June 2011) below though. http://www.121normal.com/resources/articles/synthesizers/I'm re-writing it be a bit more of a primer for people curious about Eurorack but that project has been stalled for a while. That's very good, Glenn. Thanks. FWIW, these are the synths I've been goofing around with. If there are better (free) ones out there well suited to learning, would appreciate any suggestions. Two of these are VST plugins only, but I didn't want to have to fire up my DAW every time I wanted to goof around with them, and found a product (NanoHost) which hosts VST plugins. Very handy. I have shortcuts to each of these, plus an organ and piano VST on my start menu. NanoHost:https://www.tone2.com/nanohost.htmlBrainstormer Synth:https://www.kvraudio.com/product/brainstormer-by-roazhon-dspTal Noize M4K3R: https://tal-software.com/products/tal-noisemakerHelm (stand-alone app, but also as a VST plugin):https://tytel.org/helm/downloads/A few months ago I saw something about a software Eurorack simulator that looked interesting because using virtual "patch cords" it was obvious how the signal is being routed which isn't real clear in the synths above. However, sadly, I didn't bookmark it or make note of where I saw it mentioned.
_________________ >>=Steve=>> I require quotation marks when I say I'm a "musician"! Rosewood #1027 Baritone Melody, StickUps Blue Railboard #7228 Matched Reciprocal, EMG block
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Thu Jan 06, 2022 5:18 pm |
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gpoorman
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Joined: Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:45 pm Posts: 1730 Location: Leelanau County, MI
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Re: 1970 MOOG synthesizer
SteveS wrote: A few months ago I saw something about a software Eurorack simulator that looked interesting because using virtual "patch cords" it was obvious how the signal is being routed which isn't real clear in the synths above. However, sadly, I didn't bookmark it or make note of where I saw it mentioned. Almost certainly it was VCV Rack. https://vcvrack.com/VCV Rack has a massive following. People trade rack layouts. 3rd parties create modules that you can plug-in. Really cool stuff.
_________________ Glenn http://www.121normal.com
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Thu Jan 06, 2022 5:42 pm |
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SteveS
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Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2021 4:07 pm Posts: 643 Location: Detroit
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Re: 1970 MOOG synthesizer
gpoorman wrote: Almost certainly it was VCV Rack.
VCV Rack has a massive following. People trade rack layouts. 3rd parties create modules that you can plug-in. Really cool stuff. Hah! Just managed to find it. I also discovered a series of 13 tutorials on YouTube for it!! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWpmLizToRThK0Do6eY1zwDU-zdInkAPA
_________________ >>=Steve=>> I require quotation marks when I say I'm a "musician"! Rosewood #1027 Baritone Melody, StickUps Blue Railboard #7228 Matched Reciprocal, EMG block
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Thu Jan 06, 2022 5:54 pm |
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DavidWS
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Joined: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:54 am Posts: 1097 Location: North West Scotland
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Re: 1970 MOOG synthesizer
SteveS wrote: Tal Noize M4K3R: There's a Tal NoiseMaker plugin for the Mod Duo-X pedal board too (so you can twiddle 'real' knobs - not that I have yet, still too busy trying to get my head & hands around just getting nice sounds from a Stick). On the subject of twiddling real physical knobs, who here remembers the Wasp synth of the late 70's. A revolution in its day; way cheaper than anything comparable at the time. Behringer have a very reasonably priced Wasp clone (without the original plastic membrane keyboard!). https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=P0DN6I wonder if anyone here has tried it?
_________________ David More Stickists than you can shake a Stick™ at? (links list) Bamboo Grand 12 2024 #7472 Stickup Low Xtnd Classic Melody (Outer 5ths) Bamboo Grand 12 2009 #5826 PASV4 Low Xtnd Classic Melody (Outer 5ths) Graphite 10 2009 #5862 PASV4 Classic
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gpoorman
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Joined: Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:45 pm Posts: 1730 Location: Leelanau County, MI
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Re: 1970 MOOG synthesizer
SteveS wrote: Hah! Just managed to find it. I also discovered a series of 13 tutorials on YouTube for it!!zdInkAPA[/url] Yeah you can get lost in it really easy. I've always had one or two hardware synths in the house but started to dabble in some of Moog's semi-modular stuff a while back so the collection is growing. Right now it's all sitting idle as I don't have the time but I'll get back to it for sure. It's so easy to go down the Eurorack rabbit hole. Once in a conversation I was having with Claire Steger, she referred to it as "Euro-crack". That made me laugh because ... well ... because it's true Art Durkee has some serious expertise in the Eurorack department. He's been into it for years.
_________________ Glenn http://www.121normal.com
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Fri Jan 07, 2022 10:29 am |
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BillyLee
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Joined: Sat Apr 29, 2017 7:03 pm Posts: 73
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Re: 1970 MOOG synthesizer
Thanks for all the info, one and all.
I watched that You Tube video with Wendy Carlos before, and it really helped with understanding what goes on inside my Boss SY-1000 synthesizer. I used some of Wendy's information to tweak and design a couple custom SY-1000 synth sounds.
Good stuff in this thread...thanks!
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