So, what does the “Sampling Modulator” do? Like most of Befaco’s lineup the Sampling Modulator follows the west coast synth…
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Positif Synth School – Prodigy’s “Girls” with a Roland Juno-106
The Prodigy’s “Girls” features some very cool samples. My favourite one is the re-sampling of D-Train’s “You’re the one for…
Positif Synth School – Siriusmo’s Dr. Beak on a Moog Little Phatty
This sort of “fake pizzicato” synth sound is a disco classic, many others before Siriusmo have used it. Most notably,…
Positif Synth School – Recreating the sound of Akai S-950
I’ve been longing for an s950 ever since I heard it in this very nice sampler shootout: soundcloud.com/sampler-shootout/sets/odb-main I specially…
Positif Synth School – Kraftwerks “trans europe express” with EHX Flanger Hoax
This time we tried to recreate Kraftwerk’s super-classic “Trans Europe Express” from their album of the same name. Most of…
Positif Synth School – Simian Mobile Disco “Are You In The Picture” on an Oberheim SEM
If you have heard Simian Mobile Disco’s track “Are you in the picture” from the “Extra Temporary EP” you might…
Positif Synth School – Radiohead’s “National Anthem” on a Doepfer R2M ribbon controller
In the live and album versions of the “national anthem” there’s a very nice theremin-like sound (see 1:33 in this video)….
Positif Synth School – Simulating vinyl scratches on a FutureRetro XS analog synthesizer
This is a special Synth School class, because it’s not about a particular song, but a homage to the art…
Positif Synth School – Breakwaters “Release the Beast” sound
This second volume keeps it on the funky side, it explains the synthesis theory behind Breakwater’s “Release The Beast” synth…
Positif Synth School – Daft Punk “Human After All” sound
This is the first of a bunch of synth “how to’s” recreating famous sounds with our gear, we’re gonna call…