Synthesist Gary P Hayes shared this Berlin School style synth jam, Morphogenesis.
The jam is performed with Zaquencer – an unofficial firmware for the Behringer BCR2000 that turns it into a multi-channel step sequencer. Behringer has previously announced to bring back the BCR2000 in compact form – and to include Zaquencer as a factory option.
Here’s what Hayes shared about the technical details:
“The 4 track Zaquencer….is great for on the fly changes to step pitch (and whole track pitch), the wonderful step skip and mute, chords and inversions, ratchets, track step speed & polymetric / rhythm, various midi ctrls per step (2 separate ones) and a lot more.
Here I try a few of these an hour after getting it plugged in – 3 tracks into my bARP (doing 3 oscs, noise and 2 sustains), FM2 doing tuned perc and the Roland S1 doing analog synth things.
An obvious influence in many places to minimalism, but really a great exercise for me to learn how to best use the Zaq.”
Synthesist Starsky Carr – in his latest video – shares a head-to-head comparison between the classic Sequential Circuits Pro-One monophonic synthesizer and the new Sequential Fourm.
“At first glance, the architecture looks familiar,” notes Carr. “But the big question is this: does the Fourm capture the raw punch, deep bass, and aggressive character that made the Pro-One a cult classic?”
Watch the video and let us know what you think in the comments!
Italian synth maker Frap Tools recently released the Magnolia, a flagship 8-voice analog through-zero FM synthesizer, featuring a Fatar keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch.
In the video, synthesist Gattobus shares a shut-up-and-play style demo of the Frap Tools Magnolia, featuring both factory presets and some of his custom patches.
Here’s what he shared about the technical details:
“Most of the FX you hear in the video are internal. No external FX were added except for a couple of patches; check the upper right corner of the screen for details.”
Share your thoughts on the Frap Tools Magnolia in the comments!
The Frap Tools Magnolia is available now, with a street price of about $4,830 USD.
