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SOUND EXPERIMENTS – SESSION 5:  U-HE | DIVA

This time I'd like to show you "Diva" by U-He, which emulates modules from the synthesizer classics Minimoog, Jupiter, Juno and MS20. U-He added some additional features to their soft synth such as internal effects, an arpeggiator, extended control over the voicing and much more.

CHAPTERS LIST:

00:00:00  Intro 

1 – THE LUNA PARK [001]   00:00:20   Into the crowd [002]   00:03:16   Hall of mirrors [003]   00:05:48   Carousel [004]   00:07:49   Haunted House [005]   00:10:45   Standing in the line [006]   00:11:32   The Water Ride / amusement arcade [007]   00:12:52   Exploring / the narrow-gauge railway [008]   00:15:32   passing many attractions / stop at the roller coaster [009]   00:19:16   loop-the-loop / ups and downs [010]   00:22:13   Delighted / the centrifuge [011]   00:25:57   The kart race [012]   00:28:05   Hotdogs and candyfloss [013]   00:29:40   Space Shuttle [014]   00:31:17   An uplifting attraction / dangeling at a dizzying height [015]   00:32:52   An oriental tent / the fortune teller 

2 – THE DESERT [016]   00:34:34   Torches in a dimmed ambience / Master Deyasle appears [017]   00:35:38   The master's special herbs / smoke fills the room [018]   00:38:18   Taking off with a carpet / a speedy ride [019]   00:39:22   Above yellow sand and under hot sun [020]   00:40:58   Landing in an ancient egyptian town / the pharaoh's palace [021]   00:43:06   Patrolling guards [022]   00:44:42   Dusk over sand dunes / a night under a starry sky [023]   00:46:50   A sandstorm accompanies the sunrise / Seth goes wild [024]   00:51:38   Shelter in a pyramid / dark corridors [025]   00:54:18   Treasury / intoxicated by greed [026]   00:58:02   Let go / leaving the pyramid [027]   01:00:42   A far way through the desert / no more water [028]   01:03:22   A dried citadel / moving on [029]   01:06:02   Burning heat / getting unconscious [030]   01:08:10   Waking up in the oriental tent / dizzy 

3 – DR. MEINHOLD'S FREAK SHOW [031]   01:08:49   Moving along / a weird attraction [032]   01:11:29   Entering / the two-headed dog and its puppies [033]   01:13:37   The malformed music band with moderate talent [034]   01:19:29   Entering the second floor via old wooden stairs [035]   01:21:05   The 400 pound lady during her workout / dripping sweat [036]   01:23:45   The duck-feeted bear [037]   01:26:25   Quirky Dr. Driller-finger at work [038]   01:30:41   Rock eating bats / spinning heads [039]   01:32:49   Entering a big dark room [040]   01:34:25   Oversized gorilla / torturing its pet tiger [041]   01:36:01   Skinless predators in a cage [042]   01:37:05   Leaving the horrofying area [043]   01:38:09   Colorful underwater birds in an aquarium [044]   01:40:49   Two humanoid isopod-boys rolling on the floor [045]   01:41:53   The end of the show / leaving confused 

4 – BEAUTIFUL END OF AN AMAZING DAY [046]   01:43:05   Sunset over the luna park [047]   01:44:42   The last ride [048]   01:46:50   Attractions closing [049]   01:48:58   A warm breeze [050]   01:50:34   People leaving [051]   01:52:42   Passing young people / darkness falls [052]   01:54:50   Walking through the empty park [053]   01:56:58   Reviewing today's experiences [054]   01:59:38   Leaving the park / meeting with friends [055]   02:03:22   A lively conversation [056]   02:04:26   Into a crowded pub [057]   02:08:10   Distracted by real beauty / back to reality [058]   02:10:50   Getting to know her / a nice talk [059]   02:12:58   Leaving together / kissing and hugging [060]   02:15:54   The moon and the stars

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SOUND EXPERIMENTS – SESSION 4: ARTURIA | OB-XA V

Today I'd like to show you the "OB-XA V" by Arturia, which is an emulation based on the corresponding hardware synth by Oberheim from 1980. Arturia added some additional features to their softsynth such as 16 voice polyphony, internal effects, a flexible modulation matrix and much more.

CHAPTERS LIST:

00:00:00  Intro 

1 – TRAVELLER BY ACCIDENT [001]   00:00:20   Daily routine of a poor guy [002]   00:02:44   Mice looking for food / bad living conditions [003]   00:04:52   Thoughts of escape / doubts [004]   00:06:28   Stuck in despair / dreams of a better life [005]   00:07:48   Alcohol, my only friend [006]   00:09:24   Drunk [007]   00:10:44   Dizzy morning / a hard day at the factory [008]   00:12:52   Sleazy harbor pub / chat with a sailor [009]   00:15:16   Two staggering drunkards / blackout [010]   00:17:24   Wake up in a cabin / in the middle of the ocean [011]   00:20:04   Breathing sea air / towards a storm [012]   00:23:16   Hurled overboard [013]   00:25:24   Struggling against the waves / flung back and forth [014]   00:27:48   Exhausted / passing out [015]   00:31:16   Carried by the waves 

2 – THE ISLAND [016]   00:34:33   Waking up at a sunny beach [017]   00:38:01   Walking in the sand / heat of the sun [018]   00:39:37   Coconuts and palm trees / moves in the thicket [019]   00:40:57   Nosy eyes [020]   00:42:01   Exploring [021]   00:44:25   The heart of the island [022]   00:47:21   Village of monkeys / Sprightly little guys [023]   00:50:17   Munching bananas [024]   00:53:13   Facing the tribal leader / mutual acceptance [025]   00:55:53   Guided by monkeys [026]   00:57:29   A little break / keeping up the pace [027]   01:00:09   The island's highest mountain / the cave [028]   01:01:45   The lorry / wild ride [029]   01:03:37   A place where no ape has been before / farewell [030]   01:06:49   Downhill / a town in sight 

3 – CAT CITY [031]   01:08:45   Arrival at night / sleeping town [032]   01:09:17   The moon / shadows on the roofs [033]   01:10:53   Looking for a place to stay overnight [034]   01:13:33   Small purrsuers on soft paws [035]   01:15:41   Moaning voices / awful concert [036]   01:18:53   Dawn / still no sleep [037]   01:21:33   Bleary perception [038]   01:23:41   Tuned-up helicopter-cat / air fight [039]   01:27:57   Four-legged prisoners on their way to expatriation [040]   01:29:33   King Felix' brand new cat-apult / painful landing [041]   01:31:41   Congregation of the outlaws [042]   01:33:49   Preparing their revenge / crafting battle gear [043]   01:36:29   The attack [044]   01:38:37   Cat War I [045]   01:41:17   Escape from cat city / the opposite coast of the island 

4 – THE SHIP [046]   01:42:56   A giant ship about to cast off / getting onboard [047]   01:45:04   Entering the sea [048]   01:47:12   Seafaring for days [049]   01:49:20   Something's wrong [050]   01:50:24   Broken engines [051]   01:51:28   A fire breaks out [052]   01:52:32   Attempts to delete the fire [053]   01:54:40   Flooding the engine room [054]   01:56:48   The fire is out / eliminating the damage [055]   01:57:52   Technicians at work [056]   02:00:00   Starting up the engines [057]   02:02:08   Slowly moving forward / running out of supply [058]   02:05:20   Starving for days / symptoms of thirst and hunger [059]   02:09:36   Land in sight [060]   02:13:52   Home port / back to the usual

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SOUND EXPERIMENTS – SESSION 3:   D16 | LUSH-101

Today I'd like to show you "LUSH-101" by D16 Group, which is based on the SH-101 by Roland from 1982. Not focusing on copying the hardware 1:1 LUSH-101 offers a lot of additional features, such as 32 voice polyphony, an enhanced arpeggiator, D16's renowned audio fx and much more.

CHAPTERS LIST:

00:00:00   Intro

1 – THE DECISION  [001]   00:00:20   Screen-bound / a spontaneous decision [002]   00:03:16   Walking alone / arrival at the train station [003]   00:05:40   The steam train arrives / getting onboard [004]   00:08:53   The train leaves [005]   00:11:32   A steady pace / steep uphill [006]   00:13:40   Full power / overcame the slope [007]   00:16:04   Long and dark tunnel / traveling for hours [008]   00:20:36   Through a mountain pass / terminus beside a river [009]   00:23:49   Boarding a float / down the river [010]   00:24:52   Into the enchanted forest [011]   00:27:17   Though the depths of the forest / getting tired [012]   00:28:53   A restless night [013]   00:31:00   changing weather / lightning and thunder [014]   00:32:52   Looking for shelter 

2 – THE HAUNTED HOUSE [015]   00:34:30   A moldered mansion [016]   00:36:54   The door is open / empty halls [017]   00:38:46   The night / straying voices [018]   00:42:14   Fluttering curtains [019]   00:44:22   The storm rages outside [020]   00:46:22   We are not alone / the mansion lives [021]   00:48:22   Investigating the creaking corridors [022]   00:50:30   Down the basement stairs [023]   00:51:35   The ghoul [024]   00:53:10   Summoning / the black fair [025]   00:55:02   Various creatures appear [026]   00:56:54   The ghoul rings the bell of lost souls [027]   00:58:30   A graceful victim / the possession [028]   01:03:02   Ugly metamorphosis / the ghoul's bride [029]   01:06:30   Taking the fastest way out / the mansion vanishes 

3 – WAR [030]   01:08:45   How did we get here? / smoke from afar [031]   01:11:26   Burning town [032]   01:12:41   Warplanes and tanks [033]   01:13:50   Hiding / crying children [034]   01:16:30   Chased by helicopters [035]   01:18:03   Missiles [036]   01:18:30   Above our heads [037]   01:19:11   Bombs galore [038]   01:19:42   Everything in ruins / withdrawal of the war force [039]   01:21:01   Euphoria about survival [040]   01:22:54   Orientate / moving on [041]   01:25:02   Along the shoreline / crabs and seagulls [042]   01:27:10   Thunderstorm over the sea / a night under a ledge [043]   01:29:34   A brilliant morning / crabs for breakfast [044]   01:31:58   Full march ahead / exhausted [045]   01:33:17   Hitchhiking an old banger / swapping to a Porsche [046]   01:35:02   Passing a horse farm / low fuel [047]   01:36:30   Overtaken by the old banger / push [048]   01:39:26   hot asphalt / long way to the gas station [049]   01:41:18   Reality bends / sudden unconsciousness 

4 – THE CASTLE [050]   01:43:00   Awaking in front of an awesome castle [051]   01:44:16   Guys in armour / entering an ancient looking village [052]   01:46:44   The market / rats [053]   01:50:47   Audience with the lord of the castle / meek [054]   01:53:07   Deliberation between the lord and his silly advisors [055]   01:54:11   Permission to stay / invitation to the festivities [056]   01:55:30   A magnificent meal, pouring vine, music and dance [057]   01:58:38   Sweet maids / getting dirty [058]   01:59:20   The day after / blooming flowers and a mighty hangover [059]   02:01:58   Afternoon nap under the oak tree [060]   02:03:59   Meeting the maids by the pond at the waterfall [061]   02:07:14   Through a cave behind the waterfall [062]   02:10:23   Out of the cave / to a lush meadow [063]   02:12:52   Reality bends again / through time and space [064]   02:15:36   Back to where you left from / last minutes of a SoEx Session

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SOUND EXPERIMENTS – SESSION 2: SYNAPSE AUDIO | THE LEGEND

This time I'd like to show you "THE LEGEND" by Synapse Audio, which faithfully emulates the Minimoog from 1970. I was thrilled by the broad variety of quality sounds I got out of it!

CHAPTERS LIST:

00:00:00   Intro

1 – THREE BEST FRIENDS TRAVEL THE WORLD [001]   00:00:21   Three young friends [002]   00:03:05   They become teenagers [003]   00:04:25   Three young adults [004]   00:06:13   Their plans on traveling the earth [005]   00:07:02   Homemade aircraft [006]   00:08:29   First flight attempts [007]   00:10:13   The journey begins / through the clouds [008]   00:14:05   Flying low over cultivated fields [009]   00:17:01   Issues with the engine [010]   00:18:29   One guy repairs, the others explore [011]   00:20:37   Lovely girls under a tree [012]   00:22:37   Back in the airplane! / the travel continues [013]   00:24:29   Increasing height [014]   00:25:25   small rain clouds [015]   00:27:33   The landing / hiking the gorge of wind [016]   00:29:41   Entering the ore mine / the wind leads the way [017]   00:30:29   Passage to the steel mill / impressive blacksmithing [018]   00:31:33   The blast furnace [019]   00:32:53   hot metal cooled by water [020]   00:33:34   Assembling the metal parts [021]   00:35:09   They crafted a slot machine [022]   00:36:45   Testing player [023]   00:37:49   The Possession / cursed machine [024]   00:40:45   Strange behaviour [025]   00:41:09   Carrying him through the mine [026]   00:42:29   The exit is in sight [027]   00:43:33   He's on the mend [028]   00:44:06   Back in the air [029]   00:44:29   Traveling fast [030]   00:45:25   Dark clouds appear / lightning and thunder [031]   00:46:30   emergency landing / Through the thicket [032]   00:47:57   Shelter in the mansion of bells [033]   00:49:57   A great collection [034]   00:52:53   The dining room / the feast [035]   00:53:25   Recap their adventure [036]   00:55:17   Doing work for the host [037]   00:56:21   A small break [038]   00:57:09   Maintenance work [039]   00:57:57   Checking the heating pipes [040]   00:59:17   Found a leak / fixing it [041]   01:00:21   Leaving / weathered the storm [042]   01:01:01   Sun shines through / raise to the clouds [043]   01:01:41   fluffy clouds / daring flight maneuvers [044]   01:03:49   loopings and zigzag [045]   01:05:41   Gliding [046]   01:06:45   Landing by the jungle / long walk [047]   01:07:33   Night falls [048]   01:08:05   The aboriginal village / sleep

2 – THE JUNGLE [049]   01:08:41   The next morning / woken up by children [050]   01:09:30   Friendly residents / watching the birds [051]   01:10:34   They are led up a small mountain [052]   01:12:10   Beautiful view over the landscape [053]   01:13:30   Downhill [054]   01:14:50   Starting the exploration tour [055]   01:16:26   Three best friends in perfect mood [056]   01:17:46   Over hill and dale [057]   01:19:22   The lake / animals in harmony [058]   01:20:57   They try some colorful mushrooms [059]   01:21:46   Stoned [060]   01:22:30   Tumbling and laughter [061]   01:23:38   Touching the stars [062]   01:24:58   The intoxication gives way to a headache [063]   01:26:26   Recovering / the tour goes on [064]   01:27:42   Rocks and rope bridges [065]   01:28:42   Heading back to the village [066]   01:29:30   Back at night [067]   01:30:50   Dancing around the fire [068]   01:33:46   The chief's graceful daughter [069]   01:34:18   Jealousy [070]   01:35:38   Despite all consequences [071]   01:36:42   A night to remember [072]   01:38:18   strong passion / inner conflict [073]   01:40:58   Farewell [074]   01:42:50   The way back to the airplane [075]   01:43:38   Converting the plain into a motorboat [076]   01:44:42   At high speed across the sea [077]   01:45:54   The dolphins and the whale [078]   01:48:02   Taking a dive / coral reef [079]   01:49:14   A night on the open sea [080]   01:50:09   Wake up and jump into the water [081]   01:51:22   The boat trip continues [082]   01:53:30   Mainland in sight [083]   01:54:33   The port [084]   01:55:54   Converting one motorboat into three motorcycles [085]   01:57:46   Full throttle through the tunnel [086]   02:00:30   Late arrival at a cottage [087]   02:01:14   The garden of lanterns [088]   02:04:10   Asleep / Dreaming [089]   02:06:18   The next morning / they get on their way [090]   02:08:10   Winding route / they leave the countryside

3 – THE ROAD [091]   02:09:36   Three motorcyclists on their way to the south [092]   02:10:56   High speed on long straight roads [093]   02:12:16   Burning sun [094]   02:13:04   Sweat [095]   02:14:24   Cooling slipstream [096]   02:15:44   The drought / thirsty [097]   02:17:36   A sparse rainfall [098]   02:18:56   In the middle of nowhere [099]   02:20:16   Dry lips [100]   02:21:04   Dehydrated / stop at the diner [101]   02:22:08   A big pot of icecream [102]   02:23:12   Big bellies [103]   02:24:16   Get moving [104]   02:25:52   They spot a city afar [105]   02:27:44   Arriving in the big city [106]   02:29:20   Inner city / up the skyscraper [107]   02:30:40   The rooftop / overlook the city [108]   02:32:32   Back to the ground floor [109]   02:33:36   Dark alleys / the slums [110]   02:34:56   Misery and disease [111]   02:36:32   A malnourished man passes out [112]   02:37:20   Ambulance [113]   02:38:08   Rainy night in a sleazy hotel room [114]   02:39:12   First rays of sunlight [115]   02:40:48   Start the motorcycles [116]   02:41:52   Towards the highway / traffic jam [117]   02:43:12   Stuck for hours [118]   02:46:40   Finally out of the city / along a river [119]   02:48:00   A ferry to cross the river [120]   02:49:52   Torrent [121]   02:52:00   On the other bank / full speed ahead [122]   02:54:24   Long road through the desert [123]   02:55:28   The road becomes pathless [124]   02:56:00   Into a sandstorm / end of the road [125]   02:58:56   Converting three motorcycles into a spaceshuttle [126]   03:01:20   Admiring the brand new space shuttle [127]   03:03:12   Final adjustments / programming the on-board computer [128]   03:07:44   The takeoff / full thrust [129]   03:09:52   Leaving the atmosphere

4 – SPACE [130]   03:10:26   The earth from a whole new perspective [131]   03:12:18   A sea of stars [132]   03:13:22   Breathtaking impressions from all viewing windows [133]   03:14:58   Deep space / through a worm hole [134]   03:18:59   The other side [135]   03:21:38   Entering another solar system [136]   03:24:19   Discovering a multitude of planets [137]   03:27:14   Asteroids disappearing in the sun [138]   03:31:14   Heading for a big blue planet [139]   03:33:54   Entering the atmosphere / landing on a large lawn [140]   03:35:30   Leaving the shuttle / able to breathe [141]   03:38:10   Different vegetation [142]   03:39:14   Entering a forest [143]   03:40:03   Observed by strange animals / start to run [144]   03:41:22   A forest glade in sight [145]   03:42:11   Taking a break [146]   03:43:47   Collecting odd-looking fruits [147]   03:47:15   Carefully taking a bite / uncompared taste [148]   03:49:23   Looking for a place to rest / exceptional sunset [149]   03:53:06   Sleeping at the foot of a big mountain [150]   03:55:15   The morning / ascending the mountain [151]   03:56:19   Reaching snowy heights [152]   03:58:26   Crossing a glacier / entering an ice cave [153]   04:00:34   Huge halls / taking a dangerous route outside [154]   04:03:46   On a flourishing plateau / colony of a humanoid species [155]   04:05:55   Exciting first contact / a peaceful conjunction [156]   04:09:39   Three earthlings found a new home

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SOUND EXPERIMENTS – SESSION 1: SOFTUBE | MODULAR

I recently purchased "MODULAR" by SOFTUBE and took a 'little' journey with the standard modules... I really had a blast throughout the whole process and hope you enjoy it as much as I did!  Please read the disclaimer in the video to avoid damage to your ears and/or your listening devices!

CHAPTERS LIST:

00:00:00     Intro  00:00:55     Disclaimer 

1 – PREPARATIONS [001]   00:01:55   Fast Forward [002]   00:02:11   Sound! [003]   00:03:03   Basics & Sequencer 16 [004]   00:04:17   Super-snappy envelopes [005]   00:05:38   Filter – warm and creamy [006]   00:07:08   LFO [007]   00:07:59   Exploring

2 – THE DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE [008]   00:09:47   Let's get serious! [009]   00:12:07   More modulation! [010]   00:12:37   Delay [011]   00:16:32   Ring Modulator [012]   00:17:43   Get crazy! [013]   00:22:25   Grumpy parrot [014]   00:24:38   Instant Techno [015]   00:26:31   Experimental stuff [016]   00:29:39   Angry dub sound [017]   00:31:02   (g)ear annihilator

3 – THE JOURNEY BEGINS [018]   00:31:38   Building site [019]   00:35:29   Jealous dentist [020]   00:36:41   Circuit circus [021]   00:39:35   AI airplane [022]   00:42:00   Ancient tribe [023]   00:44:02   Hallucinating [024]   00:49:07   Glass drops [025]   00:50:40   Mutating [026]   00:53:36   Last mile before breakdown

4 – TRAVEL WITH INCONVENIENCE [027]   00:56:30   Infested disco [028]   01:03:28   Apocalyptic dance [029]   01:07:12   Race without grace [030]   01:09:45   Stuck in the haunted swamps [031]   01:11:11   Whispering souls [032]   01:13:38   Distant aim

5 – THROUGH THE EARTH [033]   01:15:47   Foreign territory [034]   01:18:21   It leads through the earth! [035]   01:21:14   Mechanical support [036]   01:25:58   Earth auger vs. massive rock

6 – THE MOUNTAINS [037]   01:29:31   Arrival in the mountains [038]   01:31:48   Secret base [039]   01:34:02   The laboratory [040]   01:35:41   Entering the underground area [041]   01:36:36   Footsteps? [042]   01:38:01   Trapped [043]   01:39:17   The Escape [044]   01:41:21   Through snowy mountain tops [045]   01:43:06   Steep descent [046]   01:44:30   Rainfalls / slippy stones

7 – THE WOODS / THE STREAM [047]   01:48:37   Arrival in the woods [048]   01:50:39   Rope ladders and wooden walkways [049]   01:53:09   Canoe / increasing stream [050]   01:55:53   A waterfall in sight [051]   01:57:41   The canoe shattered [052]   01:58:57   Back in the woods / the night [053]   02:04:04   Surrounded by creatures

8 – THE CAVE [054]   02:08:05   The ice cave [055]   02:10:47   Frozen skeletons [056]   02:11:53   An underground lake [057]   02:14:11   Stalactites [058]   02:15:18   Majestic halls [059]   02:16:34   Narrow passages [060]   02:19:16   Rays of sunlight

9 – VILLAGE OF SLAVERS [061]   02:20:13   Disoriented [062]   02:22:54   War of insects [063]   02:25:01   Village of slavers [064]   02:26:17   Revolt [065]   02:27:19   Freedom at any price [066]   02:29:17   Punishing the guilty [067]   02:30:51   Departure in the dark [068]   02:32:14   Hungry wolves [069]   02:34:05   Holes in the earth / shaky ride [070]   02:36:22   Gigantic vehicle and the riders of doom

10 – THE SECT AND THE STORM [071]   02:40:00   The sect [072]   02:41:22   Odd ritual [073]   02:42:15   The virgin and the priest [074]   02:44:47   The barren fields at evening [075]   02:45:44   A sudden change in the weather [076]   02:47:17   The storm increases [077]   02:48:11   Shelter [078]   02:52:27   Wind and weather [079]   02:53:27   Past the bad weather zone [080]   02:55:21   Vegetative phenomenon

11 – THE TRAIN [081]   02:57:07   Train back home  [082]   03:00:31   Sleeping compartment  [083]   03:01:48   Weird dreams  [084]   03:05:08   Awoken / the morning  [085]   03:06:53   Arrival in the city / approaching the final destination