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Robert Rich Discusses Modular Synths (Part 2)

21 Jan

This is part 2 of musician Robert Rich discussing the Synth Tech MOTM synth he is using on his current live tour. Additional info about Robert can be found on his web site hrobertrich.com I took the oportunity to record video clips of this evening on my Nikon D300s camera using an AF-S Nikkor 35mm lens. Sound was recorded just using the camera’s built in mic, which while not optimal, yeilded reasonably good results. Thank you for watching and don’t forget to watch part one!
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  1. raizumichin

    January 21, 2013 at 9:23 am

    That CS-80 based filter sounds AMAZING. I wonder if it ever will be released in eurorack form.

     

  2. IAmBound

    January 21, 2013 at 10:12 am

    Thanks 😀

     

  3. JohnLRice

    January 21, 2013 at 10:51 am

    Check out Muff’s Modules forum for tons of information and discussion on modular synths! 🙂

     

  4. IAmBound

    January 21, 2013 at 11:11 am

    Thanks, I don’t know much about modular synths as I spend most my time with semi-modular ones, but I was thinking of getting my own rack started.

     

  5. JohnLRice

    January 21, 2013 at 11:25 am

    Hi, thanks for watching! Robert was refering to his Synthesis Technology filter module which is based on a filter design found in the Yamaha CS-80 keyboard. Do a Google search on “MOTM-480” and check out the first link.

     

  6. IAmBound

    January 21, 2013 at 11:48 am

    It’s kind of hard to hear the speech, what yamaha filter did he say he was using?

     

  7. lesscunning

    January 21, 2013 at 11:55 am

    informative.

     

  8. trobly

    January 21, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    Thanks a lot for the info John!!

     

  9. JohnLRice

    January 21, 2013 at 1:38 pm

    HI, I think Robert explains what modules he has in this system in the part 1 video. The two VCOs are the Synth Tech E340 Cloud Generator and the E350 Morphing Terarium. You should check out “Muff Modules” forum, lots of info there on all kinds of modular synthesizers! 🙂

     

  10. trobly

    January 21, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    BEutifull sound. Is the modular the only sound source? How it is possibile to have 2 voice whit just few modules? Which modules is he using?

    I am newbie and i would love to start builgin a modular of this type :-))

     

  11. jpiekkala

    January 21, 2013 at 2:40 pm

    Great discussion and wonderful, promising musical material coming out of that equipment. Very promising for Robert’s coming musical releases.

     

  12. kidtronic

    January 21, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    sorry I couldn’t be there, great discussion

     

  13. JohnLRice

    January 21, 2013 at 3:23 pm

    Yes, you heard and understood correctly! 😉 He has the Synth Tech Euro versions of the Cloud Generator and Morphing Terrarium (E340 and E350) custom mounted on 5U panels. There will be official 5U versions of these available probably be the end of 2010 and they will be even more powerful (have more oscillators/features)!

     

  14. popitem

    January 21, 2013 at 3:39 pm

    On this video he use and talk a lot about the terrarium and a bit of the cloud genrator at the end ? Correct me if i’am wrong but due to my low english understanding capacities it’s hard to listen both of these nice sequences and speech.

     

  15. JohnLRice

    January 21, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    Hi Martin. He uses Abelton on his laptop. The performance was the night before at a different venue but I didn’t take my camera for that.

     

  16. attorks

    January 21, 2013 at 4:41 pm

    Interesting stuff, this synth talk. I understand that he uses his laptop to control two voices on the MOTM rack using MIDI. Do you know what program he uses for that? And was he doing a performance after this?