Synth Geekery 275

Posted on December 22, 2024December 21, 2024 by admin

In episode 275 we talked about synths, eurorack, sequencers, drum machines, samplers, effects and software! Plus all the usual segments! Funny Side, News from the Geekery, Price Watch, Name that Synth …

Show contents:

About
Guests
Video replay
Funny Side
News from The Geekery
Price Watch
Name that Synth
Saturday Sonority

About the Synth Geekery Show

Synth Geekery is a weekly podcast/live stream (YouTube) show about everything synthesizers, drum machines, samplers, sequencers, eurorack and music technology. We take the “one of the masses” viewpoint, where we are also users of gear just like you (read: we’re not influenced by commercial product placement).

The show relies on the generous contributions of the synth community. You can contribute in many ways including supporting us via our YouTube Channel Membership or Patreon. We also have regular and special video guests: if you would like to take part in future shows – please contact me via email on the about page here.

Your Host

Ranzee (Ranz Adamson) is your show host. He’s based in Perth, Western Australia and has been a hobbyist musician and technologist for most of his life. More information can be found about him here.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ranzee

BandCamp: https://ranzee.bandcamp.com

Guests

This week’s video guests are:

Daren T. Housse

Bandcamp Link: https://darenthousse.bandcamp.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLPHxpZgFKKE1wkG9ndto3A

Daren resides in the UK and is one of the first video guests on the show since 2019. He has a large amount of tracks on his youtube channel plus a great album collection over on BandCamp.

SynthAddict

Andy is a musician and technologist from the bay area in California. He has an amazing collection of music tech gadgets and a large knowledge of synthesizers.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUtABvP7q29uvLKi73zIjFQ

Ian J. Cole

Ian is a musician, composer, sound designer and producer currently producing solo ambient electronic music. He also runs Sinners Music which is a Record Company and Online Music Retailer in East Yorkshire, England

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IanJCole

Chris – Maikshifter

Chris is a musician and technologist from Perth, Western Australia. He’s always had a love for creating and tinkering with music electronics and has recently embarked on a new journey creating eurorack modules.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Maikshifter

Video replay

Funny Side

The funny side segment is a collection of memes that are somewhat relevant to the synth geekery community. Some of these images are taken from Facebook, Instagram and other social media sources. Please respect the creators. Hope you enjoy this week’s selection:

News

LA Priest Polygene

POLYGENE is an all analog, class A, all-transistor polyphonic synthesizer.
Inspired by the earliest polysynths of the 1970s, it is fully polyphonic
(all 24 notes can be played at the same time), can be tuned to any scale or tuning,
is multi-timbral and completely touch sensitive.

Touching any part of the synthesizer bridges connections in the circuitry and creates a unique sound.

Every area of the instrument’s gold plated circuitry can change its tone.
At the top, oscillator transistors can be synchronised by touching them,
while below there are 24 pressure sensitive polyphonic pads and at the bottom a 24 note keyboard triggers a more familiar polyphonic synthesizer voice.

Price: $1,538.57

Link: https://geneiii.myshopify.com/collections/machines/products/polygene

ULT Sound DS-1

Based on the rare Japanese drum machine Toyo Gakki DS-4. DS-1 is a eurorack version of ULT_SOUND DS-4M. DS-1 includes the features of all DS-4 versions. In addition the following features have been added: MIX between VCO and NOISE sources, TRIANGLE in vco part, EXTERNAL INPUT in NOISE sources (all 4 percussion kinds of noise are also there), LFO SPEED and LEVEL controls, LFO RETRIGGER, SWEEP level control. Will be available in two versions: classic black/white and “custom” yellow/blue.