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Composer and Synthesist Anthony Marinelli, in his latest video, talks with super synth tech Rob Rosen about the classic Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer.

The video features a demo of the CS-80 and its unique sound, along with a look inside the synth, revealing why it’s a monster to maintain.

Video Summary:

“In this video, we learn about the grandaddy of them all, the CS-80! It’s an amazing design inside and out. It functions entirely in the analog realm without any software intervention.

I’ll demonstrate the Yamaha CS-80 panel features and then Rob’s exclusive intimate and detailed tour inside the instruments begins. He starts by going inside the CS-80, “Under the Hood”, to explore miles of wiring, the rack of cards, master boards, below the keyboard, velocity, aftertouch, DAC, key code assigner, TSB boards, TKC boards, KAS boards, dedicated effects boar, output board and ring modulator.

Rob teaches us how the unique oscillator boards function, including how they regulate pitch and change waveforms, We’ll also deep dive into the sensors on each key that allow for polyphonic aftertouch. We’ll see the VCF’s and VCA’s and learn about the importance of regulating temperature to keep everything stable. Rob shows us how he matches the uniquely different voices in the CS-80 to make the instrument perform more consistently. We’ll learn why these instruments cost so much to build from scratch and what it takes to keep them thriving today.”

Topics covered:

:00 Intro

1:05 Anthony Plays he CS-80

8:01 A Trip Inside the CS-80

10:09 Under the Keyboad

18:49 Rob removes the boards

29:02 Preset Boards

29:29 Deckard’s Dream Revealed

32:05 Rebuilding a CS-80 from Scratch

35:55 Sliders and Knobs Boards

37:17 How Rob Learned to be a Technician

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Sacred Bones has announced Anthology II: Movie Themes 1976-1988, a collection of new music by director and composer John Carpenter, featuring reworked movie themes from his ’70s and ’80s films.

Anthology II (Movie Themes 1976-1988) features new recordings, performed by Carpenter and his musical collaborators Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter.

The album includes selections from Escape From New York, Big Trouble in Little China, The Thing, They Live, Assault on Precinct 13, Prince of Darkness, The Fog, Halloween (and its sequels), and beyond. Among its highlights are the three lost cues from The Thing, previously unreleased and now re-recorded. The Thing marks one of the rare occasions that John Carpenter stepped away from scoring duties and entrusted the task to another composer, the legendary Ennio Morricone. Upon receiving Morricone’s score Carpenter felt that the film would benefit from the inclusion of additional music and took the initiative to record and insert multiple synth driven cues.

Track listing:

1. Chariots of Pumpkins (Halloween III)
2. 69th St. Bridge (Escape from New York)
3. The Alley (War) (Big Trouble in Little China)
4. Wake Up (They Live)
5. Julie’s Dead (Assault on Precinct 13)
6. The Shape Enters Laurie’s Room (Halloween II)
7. Season of the Witch (Halloween III)
8. Love at a Distance (Prince of Darkness)
9. The Shape Stalks Again (Halloween II)
10. Burn it (The Thing)
11. Fuchs (The Thing)
12. To Mac’s Shack (The Thing)
13. Walk to the Lighthouse (The Fog)
14. Laurie’s Theme (Halloween)

Anthology II: Movie Themes 1976-1988 is available to pre-order, with a 10/6/2023 release date.
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Serato brings Stem Separation to its Sample 2.0 plugin: an instant remixing tool for your DAW.

Serato has released Sample 2.0, a major update to the sampling plugin that adds stem-separation technology that enables you quickly ‘unmix’ source audio into stems, letting you use and arrange samples in new ways. The stem-splitting technology has also found its way into the company’s Studio DAW and DJ products.

Released in 2017, Serato Sample was always designed to be fast and fun. Serato Sample also incorporates features from the company’s Pitch ‘n Time technology, allowing producers to time stretch and change keys, while maintaining “best-in-class sound quality”.

The company says that Sample 2.0 is the first VST plugin to combine sampling and stem-separation features. Stems can split audio into four distinct tracks – vocals, melody, bass and drums. This makes it easy to integrate samples, acapellas and instrumentals into tracks through real-time audio source separation.

“Innovation is at the centre of the Serato universe – not only in how we work, but how our community creates.” said Serato Chief Strategy Officer, Nick Maclaren. “Sample 2.0 brings stem separation to everyone’s fingertips, blowing the lid off what’s possible in the sampling space. We’re excited to launch this update, but mostly to see what producers will create with it.”

Features:

• Real-time stem separation
• Key detection
• Key shifting
• BPM sync
• Unrivalled time stretching
• ‘Find Samples’ in a click
• Manual cue placing & triggering
• Per pad parameters
• Channel output routing
• Chromatic Keyboard Mode
• Mono & Poly voicing
• Dynamic Beatgrids

Sample 2.0 is available now for a one-off price of $149, or you can get it on subscription for $10 a month. It runs on PC and Mac in VST/AU formats, and there’s also a free trial version that you can download from the Serato website.

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