Roland Juno-106 VS Juno-106 Gravitational Slingshot Synthesizer Comparison

On the bottom tier is the wonderful Roland Juno-106 in all its original glory. No mods, no apologies. Going against the upper tier Juno, not only are the Gravitational Slingshot chips installed but also having the Analogue Renaissance waveform chips as well. I'm auditioning the same patches as loaded on both. Are you ready for a showdown? Which one comes out on top?

These patches are available for download at GUMROAD Audio recorded direct to iPhone via Roland GO:Mixer Pro-X via Soundcraft EPM6 Mixer. Aside from some normalization, no additional effects or processing were used.

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Roland Juno-106 Synthesizer - That Juno Sound (no talking)

Today I'm auditioning some of my original patches the Roland Juno-106. I just love the 106 for those plucky arps, sweepy portamento pads, classic chorus circuit, weird resonance chops, and not forgetting those basses. The range of sounds inside the simple architecture is littered with sweet spots. I've lovingly crafted a bank of patches to harness these attributes, now these patches are available at Gumroad. Audio recorded direct to iPhone via Roland GO:Mixer Pro-X via Soundcraft EPM6 Mixer. No additional effects or processing were used.

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My Quintessential OB-6 Synthesizer Sound Set Now Available on Gumroad

Today I introduce my Quintessential OB-6 Synthesizer Sound Set. This audio demo is a selection from my original Sequential/Oberheim OB6 patches. The bank download includes 100 patches can be purchased at Gumroad. The patches come from a variety of influences: Arena Rock, Pop, Trance, Darkwave, Freestyle, Dub, Classic Hits, New Wave, Electro. As well as some funky weird stuff the OB-6 has coaxed from my imagination. Hope you'll enjoy these awe-inspiring sonics coming from the OB-6 as much as I do. All audio recorded direct to iPhone via Roland GO:MIXER Pro-X. Only on-board synth fx used, no additional effects. Some normalization in post processing.

PATCH TIMESTAMPS
0:00 | 000 Sawyer Stab
0:17 | 001 Cosmic Interval
0:26 | 002 X-Mod Pad I
0:33 | 003 Reso Arp I
0:39 | 004 Ominous Pad Sweep
0:54 | 006 Cosmic Trance Stab
1:15 | 009 Dub Stab I
1:20 | 010 Thrilla Bass
1:24 | 011 Daylight Pad
1:31 | 014 Staccato Arp w/ Delay
1:46 | 018 Falling Star
1:56 | 020 Breakdown Stab
2:06 | 021 Timeless I
2:18 | 022 Timeless II
2:31 | 023 Shock Value
2:43 | 024 Choir Pad
2:51 | 026 Detroit
2:59 | 027 Soft Power
3:09 | 030 Bionic Break
3:18 | 031 Memorymoog Bass
3:24 | 032 String Artifacts
3:39 | 033 Float Away
3:49 | 035 X-Mod Lead
3:58 | 036 Big Obie Pad
4:07 | 038 Freestyle Bass I
4:14 | 039 Pulsing Chord Sweep
4:27 | 040 4th Dimension
4:36 | 041 Notch Sweep
4:47 | 042 Notch Dream Pad
5:01 | 044 Freestyle Bass II
5:07 | 045 Dub House Bass
5:16 | 046 Dream Stab
5:31 | 047 Good Life
5:39 | 048 Fanfare
5:44 | 049 Soft Brass
5:50 | 050 80s Poly
6:01 | 051 Strange World
6:27 | 053 Dream Chops
6:41 | 054 Eminent Strings
6:50 | 055 October Love
7:04 | 056 Burning House
7:18 | 057 Strange Lead
7:30 | 059 Soft Stab
7:39 | 060 Beauty Arp
7:41 | 061 Stringer Phase
7:57 | 062 Stringer Phase Full
8:04 | 063 Tuned TR Cowbell
8:17 | 065 Eden Arp
8:30 | 066 Delta Organ Cheese
8:42 | 067 The Drop
8:51 | 068 Fantasy World
9:04 | 069 Big Yay
9:13 | 070 X-Mod Stab
9:22 | 071 Encore
9:31 | 072 D-Fifths
9:38 | 073 Weird Strings
9:47 | 075 VHS Theme
9:59 | 077 2099
10:07 | 079 Dessert Pie Arp
10:23 | 080 Jetlag
10:35 | 081 Liguids
10:45 | 082 X-Mod Pad II
11:01 | 083 Glamour Pad
11:09 | 084 Bionic Arp
11:20 | 085 Seq Groove
11:33 | 086 Cosmic Texture
11:44 | 087 Stereo Gallop
11:57 | 089 Death Bed
12:18 | 091 Angry Arco
12:31 | 092 Squeegee Groove
12:43 | 096 Broken Toy
12:53 | 097 EDM Bass Pad
13:06 | 098 Full String Section
13:18 | 099 Outro Glide

Update from the Studio Lab 8/27/2025

Hello there. Module Availability Re-stocks: Gyrinx-VCF, Influx Mixer, Pro ADSR.

A Sequential/Oberheim OB-6 has landed in the studio. Had to trade my Juno-60 for it, but it was absolutely the right fit for me and the other party as well. This synth is definitely made for me, can't remember ever getting on so well with any synth as the OB-6 holy moly! I have quickly shaken 60 thrilling patches out of my sleeve - and when I have a full set of 100 soon I will issue my Quintessential Synth Soundset on Gumroad. Expect it will be $20, I say without ego worth every red cent when you experience some demos of what's going on here. I am also working on other sound sets like Juno-106 bank 1, and JX-3P. Thank you so much for your continued orders and support.

I'm Moving Synth Patch Downloads to Gumroad

I'm in the process of migrating my synthesizer patch downloads to Gumroad. As before, the sound sets that were originally offered for nothing is still available for no contribution. If you like and enjoy the patches a small contribution is definitely encouraged. The new sound sets however will be around a meager $5USD, buy me a cuppa for my efforts :D But feel free to contribute more if moved to do so!

The first new release is GSE Sound Set 01 for Kawai K1/K1m
...coming on the horizon soon: Roland JX-8P Patch Set 02, Akai AX-80 so be on the lookout.

Behringer System 100 Demo

Got around to patching the Behringer System 100 today. Plays well with Arturia Keystep Pro. Give the 172 module phaser and chorus effects a spin. And that 182 sequencer, I love how it is not pitch quantized and gives a weird Stranger Things vibe. Let's do this! No additional mastering or post-effects. This video was not sponsored.

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Nord Electro 6D Can Do Vintage & Lofi Synth [Sounds Only Demo] |No Talking|

The Nord Electro 6D. It's not just for organ/piano/EP sounds. There's a plethora of sick vintage + esoteric + obscure + lofi synth sounds in the Synthesizer Engine. Yes, it's not actually synthesis but rather samples. But IMHO very very nice samples very well done. A lot of these samples aren't even assigned in the factory presets! It's up to you to load them up and give them a whirl. And there's even more to download into the synth on the Nord website. Today my playing is not really up to par for me, but hopefuly you'll still enjoy auditioning these tasty sounds.

0:00 PPG Choir
0:25 Polychrome Choir
0:50 Yamaha CP80 + Ditial Air Pad
1:14 Massive Pad from the Nord Lead 2X
1:49 Polymoog Pad
2:24 Mellotron Guitar 2:39 Chamberlin Solo Violin
3:13 Polychrome Piano
3:42 Mellotron Guitar
4:09 ELKA Rhapsody
4:40 Hohner/Logan String Melody II
5:07 Optigan Strings
5:35 Chamberlin 3-Violins

Recorded direct to Tascam DR-05, no additional mastering or effects.

Pittsburgh Modular Taiga [Sounds Only Demo] |No Talking|

The anticipated new Pittsburgh Modular Taiga synth just rolled in the door. I knew I was going to be messing with it all day, so I figured may as well film it and share some curated noise with you. Patched some bass sounds and one clip making weird sound effects. Sounds really good, looking forward to using it in some new tracks.

This video was not sponsored by Pittsburgh Modular, nor Cre8audio. Paid for this unit with my own money. After all, I'm just another synth enthusiast just like you :D

A small amount of delay coming from Behringer DD400 for stereo widening only. Otherwise recorded direct to Tascam DR-05, no additional mastering or effects.

Roland JX-08 Synth Demo | 3 Vignettes in 3 Minutes

Ah the Roland JX-08 Boutique Synth module.
Sold my JX-8P some time ago and was pining for some of that vibe.
The JX-08 does very well, and a fraction of the studio space :D
Making use of the on-board sequencer and/or Keystep Pro.
Patches are derivations of factory presets.
Recorded direct, only the onboard effects are used.
No other mastering or effects have been added.

Be sure to check out my JX-8P synth videos
Demo #1
Demo #2
Demo #3

GSE Patches for ASM Hydrasynth Set 01 is NOW AVAILABLE

You've waited long enough young grasshoppa. My original Hydrasynth patches/presets Set #01 is finally here! 50 glorious sounds, and I decided to make them free to download. Dark atmosphere, fat basses, lush pads, 80s synth. And some really bent sounds coming from a place of pure imagination. Zip file containing 50 original presets in *.hydra file format. Use Hydrasynth Manager to upload the presets to your Hydrasynth.

Download the patches HERE.

The above video auditions the last ten sounds.
You do not want to miss that last patch, it's bonkers.

Timestamps
0:00 041 Strings JX | Super JX Strings
0:13 042 Lo-Fi Mutes | Guitar Mutes
0:28 043 Event Horizon | Lush Pad w/ Sequenced Progression
1:01 044 OK Hydra | Lead w/ Weird Delay Modulation
1:33 045 No Dancing | Cheesy Percussion Thing
1:56 046 TRS Horizons | Bright and Shiny Arpeggio
2:16 047 BrassSynChorus | Brass Lead the way you like it
2:40 048 106 Bass | For all your 80s needs
3:12 049 Breaking Saws | Saws w/ Release that breaks in the low range
3:36 050 Max Altitude | Vocal Pad w/ Saturation

Sorry about the ceiling fan in that video, it's another hot one today :D
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GSE Patches for ASM Hydrasynth [Demo04:Patches031-040]

Auditioning more of my original ASM Hydrasynth patches available soon.
Stay tuned.

Timestamps
0:00 031 Futurescape | Sci-Fi Atmosphere
0:31 032 Wave Bass | 90s Digital Bass Synth
0:52 033 Strat of Mind | 80s Retro Strat
1:25 034 Undercurrent | Growling, Moody Pad
1:55 035 Think Tank | Slightly Pulsing Pad
2:26 036 Requiem | Dark Choir
3:00 037 Datastream Pad | Percolating Modulated Pad
3:41 038 Hydrastation | Wavestation Steam Pad
4:11 039 Next Gen | Stabby Pad w/ Movement
4:45 040 Mellotronix | Mellotron Strings + Ahhs

G-Storm Electro Patches for Roland Jupiter-6 [Demo #4]

Auditioning some original Roland Jupiter-6 patches available for download. I had the good fortune of getting another Jupe in the studio. The previous one that had Europa was sold. This one is an earlier model, and was purchased dead. After bringing it back to life and calibration... Soon I had quickly re-programmed all my favorite sounds.

This video is un-rehearsed, so lots of noodling. Not dwelling too long on any one sound, to save your time. So if you skip around, you might miss something. Just sayin' :D Chord stabs, sweeps, bass, apreggio, sound fx, leads. Patch F7 is my template (default, or blank) patch. Patch F8 is my scratch patch, for when I can't remember what location I wanted to over-write.

The Roland Jupiter-6 has only rudimentary midi capability: simple note on/off and patch change midi message only. So, these patches can only be dumped all at once using the cassette interface. BE SURE TO BACK UP YOUR OWN PATCHES BEFORE OVER-WRITING THEM!

Download the patches as an mp3 audio file on my DOWNLOAD PAGE. I have used the JP-6 VERIFY function and confirm the audio file is good.

No additional effects or processing was used, aside from some normalization. Video was made in great haste - so it's un-edited, some audio levels are clipping. And sometimes scratchy volume pot.

GSE Patches for ASM Hydrasynth [Demo03:Patches021-030]

Auditioning more of my original ASM Hydrasynth patches available soon.

Timestamps
0:00 021 Diginoise | Lo-Fi Tones + Atmosphere
0:28 022 Blades | Edgy Synth
0:53 023 Sine Tones | Pure + Smooth the way you like it
1:14 024 Voices + Chimes | Choir + Morricone Chimes
1:40 025 Hackspander | Obie Sweep
2:00 026 Ghosted | Dissonant + Creepy Choir
2:22 027 Pulsing | Sawtooth Synth Arp
2:44 028 Hydrix-8 | Another Obie Sweep
3:10 029 Darkscape | Sci-Fi Noir FX
3:43 030 Tickin' Clock | Modulated Delay Percussion

GSE Patches for ASM Hydrasynth [Demo02:Patches011-020]

Auditioning more of my original ASM Hydrasynth patches.
This synth is only limited by your imagination.
What shall we hear today?
The entire bank is still in progress, so not yet available at this time.
Please stay tuned.

Timestamps
0:00 011 PerkySyn | dreamy upbeat arpeggio
1:17 012 Negative Space | swirling audio space folded inside-out
1:54 013 Glider | liquid sweep pad
2:31 014 BP Nexus | heavy bandpass pad
3:02 015 Dominion X | dark pad
3:37 016 Arco Heavy | Emulator-style bass/cello attack stroke
3:54 017 At Rest | Tranquil Pad
4:22 018 Space Chimes | big windchime thing + reverb
5:07 019 Symbiotic | chill note order arpeggio
5:28 020 Funky Reality | altered reality guitar

GSE Patches for ASM Hydrasynth [Demo01:Patches001-010]

Auditioning the first block of my original ASM Hydrasynth patches.
You'll never know... the hours requred to meticulously sculpt each sound
from the initialized patch. That's just how I roll.
Especially getting #003 Stringer dialed in.
The entire bank is still in progress, so not yet available at this time.
Please stay tuned.

Timestamps
0:00 001 Expanse - intergalactic pad sweep
0:33 002 Tech Stab - tech house
1:03 003 Stringer - 70s String Synthesizer
1:58 004 Pepsi Float - juno-ish 80s Synthwave
2:24 005 Rubarb - lo-fi stab + reverb
2:41 006 Urbanite - delayed stabby thing w/ AT
3:22 007 Digital Rain - 90s digital pad
3:57 008 Glasswave - wavetable pad sweep
4:30 009 Plinko - game sounds, decent for arpeggio
5:13 010 Poly Sweep Res - 70s synth sweep, try the chord mode!

Yamaha TX81Z Forever [Bank 2 w/ FX, Demo #5]

Selected patches from Bank 2 for the TX81Z FM Synthesizer.
Deeper into the dreamy, dark soundtrack territory.
This time using Big Sky reverb and Timefactor Delay.

Recorded direct to Tascam DR-05.
Get the free patches on my download page

Yamaha TX81Z FM Synthesizer Patches Bank 2 [Demo #4] (no FX)

Some new selected patches on the TX81Z FM Synthesizer.
Dark soundscape, dreamy, indie synthwave stuff.
This time without the Big Sky Reverb.
Using a single TX81Z unit.
Raw, naked, mono, FM synthesis goodness.

Timestamp
0:00 cold opening
0:10 Bangzwap!, noise stab
0:22 Dream4Days, breathy pad
0:46 Vaporware, choral pad
1:11 Vinyl Tone, bell tone + vinyl crackle static noise
1:30 ChorusSyn, swirly synth
1:45 Warm Poly, big ol' fat poly
2:11 Poles, smooth metalic tones
2:32 Harmonix, glitchy pad + EP
2:47 $ummer Cola, dreamy pad
3:03 Retrofit, 80s synth
3:36 Love Scene, soundtrack
4:06 Icewave, chilly brooding soundscape
4:40 Ruination, dark soundtrack

Recorded direct to Tascam DR-05.
No other effects nor processing of any kind.

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Look for "download links" :D

Behringer Model D Patches #1

Today I am auditioning some original patches on the Behringer Model D Synthesizer.
Patches show the versatility of this intrument.
From basses, arpeggios, percussion, and more.
Recorded Direct to Tascam DR-05.
All auditions are heard dry, no effects.
Selected auditions are then used with the Timefactor Delay.

If you are interested in trying out some of these patches, I made the patch sheets available for download right here on this blog.
Look over on the sidebar where it says Featured Post Download Links, click it!
That will take you to my download page.
That is where I manage the patch downloads for various synthesizers.

Breaking Down Jupiter-6 Sounds w/ JP6-VCF Eurorack Module Demo 3

Today I'm breaking down some of the sounds from my Jupiter-6 Synthesizer demo Critical Mass.
Time was, I had a real Jupiter-6 but later sold it.
So today I will be showing you how to do these sounds on my JP6-VCF Eurorack module.

Big Bass Stab 0:42
Bandpass Meyhem 2:52
Note: in the video I use high pass mode but still good results.
Bass Pad 3:45
Note Flurry 4:44
Arpeggio Phrase 5:32

More info on my modules
JP6-VCF
2xADSR Dual Envelope

Modules: Bastl Skis, Pittsburgh Synthesizer Box and DNA Symbiotic Waves
Other Gear: Strymon Big Sky, Eventide Time Factor, Arturia Beatstep Pro

Roland SH-01A Synthesizer EASY Tips + Tricks

Did you know the SH-01A has delay? How can you quickly restore your preferred system settings after booting? How can you sync LFO to your sequence? In just over 10 minutes I SHOW you the answers to these questions and more!

In my previous videos I gave a review and tutorial of the functions on the SH-01A. Today in this video I will show some interesting tips and tricks for getting even more from this little synth.

0:00 Opening Demo Performance
0:41 Introduction
1:06 The MiniMoog Trick?
1:38 Filter Self-Oscillation: Droids and Kicks
3:00 How to Save System Settings
4:12 Filter FM Using the Advanced LFO
4:50 Switching Poly/Mono On-The-Fly
5:17 Using LFO Trigger Mode
7:30 LFO Re-Trigger: Delay Effects
8:46 Interfacing w/ Eurorack: Patch Setup Explained
11:05 Interfacing w/ Eurorack: Demo Performance