I owned 4 Synclaviers including a full 9600 and D2D. I was very lucky to have been part of a great group of amazing people who really used these machines at their highest level. FM synthesis was just a small part of the overall but I appreciate you posting this. My memory of the Synclav is the ease with which complexity and detail came together. The fluidity of the keyboard interface that was doing things with access to as little as 64mg of ram and 32 voices and then later using D2d for tracking. I loved the years I spent working with these machines and am still convinced there is still nothing comparable.

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes there is nothing the same as the old workflow you knew so well. Prices are still not stupid (yet) for a second hand synclavier but I hear you, I'm doing everything in my power to keep my old Fairlight running until I die, there is nothing in sampling like it and I use it today the same way it was used when new :D

It didn’t just help me to learn more about the Synclavier. It also helped me to learn more about additive synthesis. It is 6 June 2024 as a comment. Tomorrow, I am set to take delivery of an ASM Hydrasynth Explorer. I hope that its FM features will be comprehensive to me after watching videos like this one.

Synclavier stuff is always more than welcome!

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, and thanks for the support :D

Appreciate the Synclavier content, your patches really bring out the unique character of that amazing machine.

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian, athought I am finding the Regen very tempting :D

It sounds a lot like the budget FM synths from Yamaha like the DX27 or DX100.

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

Its closer to the Yamaha GS1, if I understand the history correctly even though Syncalvier used their own design of FM they had to licence the technology from Yamaha due to it being so close to their initial attempts. :D

According to Wolfgang from Kraftwerk the Synclavier pretty much spelt the end of Kraftwerk because it was so complicated that it took them years to learn how to use it in which time no music was being recorded and released. He says he got fed up waiting and left.

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

I have also heard that! Indeed its a deep world of synthesis ... :D

@pierrenic.7682

3 ай бұрын

Never heard that.... Synclavier Is not so Hard To use .... Very playful interface

we had one in college and couldn’t believe how clear it could sound…..also pretty sure I recognized a bit of Doctor Who incidental music at 12 minutes in. Full circle indeed!

@100ThingsIDo

5 ай бұрын

I think you are the first to mention noticing the Doctor Who reference thrown in :D

Hello Mike Thanks so much for your new Synclavier video ❤

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

Hey Torsten, hope you have recoeverd from SuperBooth I honestly will get there one of these years :D

Been waiting for you to bring this back out, I have the Arturia version and lust over this synth often

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

Getting all the features for Arturia money (and Cameron's input to the code) is priceless. I would not have the hardware if it was not for the software versions :D

Such a beautiful instrument! Wish I could afford one…

Such a beautiful sounding synth. I would LOVE to own one. All I have is the UVI and Arturia VSTs.

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

The Arturia still runs many parts of real Syncalvier code, so its very very close to the real thing... maybe eventually what Cameron would of done himself :D

Thank you for sharing! Sounds wonderful and great demo. I have one of these I have been unable to get running. I completely restored the keybed (feels great!) and cleaned inside and out. I may be listing on Reverb soon for someone who may be able to fix.

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

Thats really sad! The lack of technical documentation indeed can be a problem keeping these systems running.. Although my friends in Germany and France can do amazing work in getting these systems up and running! :D I would suggest possibly advertising on the facebook Syncalvier for sale user group first!

@sawsquaresinetube

Жыл бұрын

@@100ThingsIDo thanks for the note. I sent a private message to your Instagram if you have a moment, much appreciated!

It's amazing to consider how much these cost when they were released! Obviously things have moved on a lot since then, and even I can hear the slight noise in the DACs - and I'm not known for razor ears. But it was revolutionary in its day, for sure. What's the maximum number of voices the system can support, just out of interest?

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

That aliasing in the DAC's is indeed a little bit of magic in todays world :D I think they got up to 96 FM voices! :O :D

@macronencer

Жыл бұрын

@@100ThingsIDo Wow, 96 sounds like plenty. I wonder what that would have cost!

Would love it if the ORK could act as a direct controller for the Arturia Synclavier V. It’s just so beautiful to look at.

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

I guess someone with enough time could create a ORK to Midi interface. I don't think the Arturia can send back infromation though :D

I understand now why NED is selling "the knob". :-)

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

It does make a huge difference when making sounds or editing :D

Fascinating - never really understood the Synclavier - have the Arturia which I love BUT this is so interesting….love to catch up sometime - are you on Oz? (I’m in NZ but work in Sydney a lot)… JPMusic

Thank you!!!! More on main frame and accessories SVP!!!

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

I will see what I can do :D

Fascinating synth. Always wondered what exactly it is: sample player or FM synth...

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

At its heart its a computer... mostly sold as a base system of FM synthesis but you could add sampling, and later direct to hard drive audio recording. As with the Fairlight its from a time where this was very difficult and expensive to do. :D

Now I understand where "The Fires Of Ork" title came from 🙂

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

I loved the recent re-issue artwork! Looked so great :D

Great video!

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Darrell :D

I love how the Synclavier just has one very large knob on it.

@100ThingsIDo

9 ай бұрын

Indeed, the idea was the keep the User Interface as simple as possible. FM can be a challenge even for experts :D

Thanks a lot for that!

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking out the clip :D

I wonder if all those eBay ORKs came from people buying systems for the voice cards to beef up their own system? Sacrilege I know, but it would be cool to gut a keyboard, turn it into a MIDI controller, and use the LEDs for a light show of sorts.

@karljanus8308

Жыл бұрын

😂

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

Possibly! I suspect its more they updgraded to VPK's and better CPU\Voice and sampling hardware :D

Hey and where to get a synclavier today ? And its Sound great 👌👍😎

Interesting, was that reverb from the synclav? Have you tried REGEN lately, if you have may i ask for your appreciation compared to an original? i mean soundwise not regarding options... thx

Wow never knew you could hit the same button multiple times to changes things

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

I know.. sounds great :D

I’ve been watching the Anthony Marinelli Music channel on the Synclavier (by the way did you realize you spelled it wrong in the title … forgot the “i”) and this video just got recommended. I’m starting to think this synth needs a re-release (I would want a few analog filter options), stereo panning, and some really nice built in effects … ok that’s my wish list, but it would be mostly all digital but the filters and probably wouldn’t need to be too expensive. It is mostly digital and the CPU needed to run it I’m sure is super cheap nowadays.

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I fixed the title :D .. They just did a new version Synclavier Regen. Its running the original code (which has been updated to run on modern processors) but also has many new features!

Question, is the black bar on top of the Synclavier a pitch bend like the CS-80?

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

Originally I have been told they shipped as a option for the CS-80 Ribon controller. The story (possibly not true) is that Yamaha stoped suppliying the part and after that it was just wood with black felt as an accent. The connector for the ribon controller is still inside it seems.

Did they ever release Midi for this particular system? Do you have the sampling option as well?

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

Yes they did, I had the option to add Midi, more voices, guitar interface or even samping when I got mine. The biggest problem was for me the price (and Tax) of getting the system to Melbourne .. which was almost $1000AUD :O :D

Is there any chance you can show what the back panel connectors can do? How could pedals alter the sound etc? I cant find anything on this. Someone needs to show that bit of history!

@100ThingsIDo

9 ай бұрын

I'll see what I can do! :D

3:53 I thought it was my Skype :)

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

hahahah :D Love it!

Why don't you showcase the frame envelope where it crossfades between the different frames of a partial ,

@100ThingsIDo

8 ай бұрын

Because the Able B procressor this Synclavier II has does not support Frame Envelopes. It was a later development around the time of the Sampler to Disk option and processor & RAM upgrade :D

The only synth i regret selling

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

Ohhh nooo .. My Prophet 5 V3.3 is the same for me, expecially as it ended with the person that I sold it too shipping it incorrectly and getting damaged beyond repair :O :D

@ArgumentShow

Жыл бұрын

@@100ThingsIDo It went to a good bands studio "The Who"

Is the massive reverb from the Synclavier?

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

Nope thats my Lexicon 224 LX :D I tried to tame it down a little but I am such a sucker for the reverb :D

its heavy

@100ThingsIDo

Жыл бұрын

It was more the location and trying to get it down without hurting or scratching anything which was the problem :O, The ORK has almost nothing in it so its actually lighter than it looks :D