Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams
Johnny Morgan Synth Dreams
Welcome to my channel. I've been a music and video game audio creator for over 25 years, and have been lucky to have toured the world with music, and work on some of the biggest AAA video games. My passion is synths and this channel will be a mix of studio jams, mini-docs on synthesizer history, and just general studio-related shorts. Hope you enjoy!
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Thanks again Johnny for your in-depth coverage of another classic Roland device.
It smacks me in the face, that there is a spelling mistake in the TR-808 ad at 1:17
it's my favorite video of all time
what a crazy vid i'm gonna watch all of your channel
I just got an OB-X8. New, factory sealed!!!
Johnny you are now my official new hero. I really appreciate your coverage of the history of Roland Synths. I currently own a Roland Fantom 6 and absolutely am BLOWN AWAY by its capabilities. Your videos really helped me to understand how all this began. Thank you!!!
WOW. I love your attention to detail and coverage of the Juno line. Thanks!!!!
Still the most beautiful synthesizer ever made.
Awesome work / video. 9:02 but one thing which was annoying for me - is that side chain effect to the background music (each time when you speak, the music goes quieter) - this could be a good idea, but you overdosed that effect. It could be better if the music stays at the same level, instead jumping from loud to quiet all the time like crazy, or if that side chain effect could be less noticeable.
Lovely..I want to buy one😊
Engineers at Roland created their best work in the early 80s. Along woth 303 being the most thick low tones oscilator of all, still unmached to this day.
Excellent video… hope to see the missing disks soon!
Awesome! I have an s-550 that could use this.
Ok cool - contact me for more details - I'll have new boards ready in about 3 weeks.
Congrats on 10k! What does this board do? Is it just adding a SCSI interface? I thought the 550njust came with that. Guess I'm wrong, and I'm lucky mine already has that 😂
Thanks! Yes - you are lucky - that's actually a very rare option you got with your S-550.
Congrats on 10k! What does this board do? Is it just adding a SCSI interface? I thought the 550njust came with that. Guess I'm wrong, and I'm lucky mine already has that 😂
Hey - thanks! The S-550 actually didn't ship with that option, so your S-550 has the rare interface already installed which is awesome.
The slap bass samples sound much better and more realistic than the GS Wavetable and Sound Canvas slap bass samples in my opinion, even for a sampler that was released back in 1986.
Awesome accomplishment. I remember searching ages for an HD5-IF, I ultimately got “lucky” and was able to buy a brand new old stock original complete with packaging (“lucky” in quotes because it was massively expensive). Since then I have used it and the S-550 exactly zero times. Need to get back into making music. Cheers
Definitely get that sampler up and running - still some great libraries for the S-550
You love your MOTM - you are a smart guy!
The MOTM is awesome - such a beast.
Thank you, i love your histories
Thanks - more coming - I have new one almost complete.
Amazing! What a great service to s-550 users.
It's going to be great to see everyone get their S-550's more usable again.
I never was a tech guy full time but i know, reverse engineering SCSI board like that is one of the most mentally and physically draining tasks ever... it takes a toll! Take care and have a nice vacation!
It took a bit of cross referencing for sure - finally got it after a few mistakes. Was a super fun project though. KiCad is awesome
Nice one, Johnny. Congratulations. Your potted histories are excellent and help keep vintage synths alive.
Thanks - More History stuff coming - a new one close to complete!
Great work Johnny. Love your work. 🍺🎛️👍
Thanks Spikes!
Actually bro, 🤔 Ive got a couple of questions i think you might be able to help me with, about eps16+ scsi. Can i email you somehow?
@@SpikesStudio3 sure thing - my email is under my contact links
Congratulations and thank you for your great content. 👏👍😊
Thanks - more coming soon!
Let me get this straight, the syncing the devices I understand but you are then running control voltage to the cutoff... then the gate output to trigger...?! That sounds very counterintuitive. I have to try it. Hope you don't mind if I borrow that patch configuration? I have the sub and the SQ1 and an Electro-Harmonix ocean's 12 that might allow me to play with the possibilities of your configuration here. Although the Strymon Big Sky is probably a much tastier ambient reverb. I just want to try that patch. Very cool patch idea. Cooler jam. God bless
yay, congrats!
Congrats getting to 10K subs! Great content
Thanks Mr. Soderquist!
I have one ❤, but unfortunately is broken, but I’m going to try out 1 the new OB Teo 5 👍😊
Hey bro I have the Lyra and the night sky but I can make the night sky sound with it, where are you plugging in ??
32:43 isn't exactly the mega man x guitar bc it turns into a harmonic instead of turning into a guitar sound
Excellent jam
Johnny I need one of those HD5-IF boards for my S550. Have you got any made yet? 🙂
hi there ...do you stil have the diy relais avaiable ?
Nicely done. In the late 80's I was asked to provide music for a play and I was having trouble with my Poly800 so I rented a D50 for a few weeks. I was stunned by the sounds it could make, one patch after another had these complex layers of lush tonal character. Every sound suggested new music. Whoever programmed this was a true sound artist. I hated returning it, and I can still hear its haunting sonorities in my memory.
grandi profondità e narrativa sonora 🎛
Really nice video! I think a very important step in sampling history is the SK-1, the firsg sampler well under 500 dollars.
Great synth
outstanding knowledge. Inspiring me to get deep into synth hardware
Since the new Prophet 5 rev 4 uses both filter chip sets (the CEM 3320 and the SSI 2140, I wonder if they'll incorporate in a firmware update the 12db filter and the Q compensation capabilities of the SSI 2140. I have the Rev-1 filter mod (the SSI 2140 filter chips) on my Rev 3.3 Prophet 5, and while I can't save the 12db setting, nor the Q compensation per patch, the mod opens up a lot of sonic possibilities to my old friend. Especially not losing bass frequencies/volume at higher resonance is so nice. The synth can (almost) pull of the classic Tom Sawyer bass rez now!
The greatest Synth ever made
great segment. 🎉
Did anyone back around 1990 take advantage of a Roland D-50 Postcard offering a special reduced purchase price? I did! But I can't remember though if it might have been from an ad in Keyboard Magazine. I just remember somehow getting the official Roland postcard and taking it to my local music store sales guy who had not heard of the promotion and had to get it all checked out before he'd sell me one for the advertised price!
Just got one of these. Haven’t had much time to get to know it as of yet. Is it easy to set up tempo sync with a drum machine via midi?
ESQ-1 is the first workstation synth, its impact cannot be overstated
I b lover ❤ it this is so educational on a whole different musically 🎶 level.
Johnny, Where could I send the board from my S-50 to have this done? And, alternately, who could I purchase the replacement relay from if I chose to try to do it myself? Thanks!
Hey there! You can ship the output board to me and I can do the repair for you. I'll do the repair for free, but it'll cost you a little extra for shipping. Contact me through my contact info above and we can go from there.
@@johnnymorgansynthdreams Thank, Johnny! I just ordered the relay from you and I think I'll take a stab at it, using the excellent demonstration. I'll be clipping the leads from the old one before applying any heat.
@@thirty3na3rd Ok great - feel free to ask any questions - I just shipped your relay out this morning. All the best.
Thanx for the video :) I m the very happy owner of this synth in an absolutely mint condition and upgraded with last Frederic Vecoven PWM kit and a Noritake GU280x16 display... So it s kind of having a Super Jupiter12 P ... Selling prices are cheap so If you find one in very good shape : BUY IT !!! BUY IT !!! BUY IT NOW ,BEFORE A NEXT COMING HYPE MASSIVELY INFLATES ITS PRICE !!! Peace !!
DURAN DURANのニックローズが使用していたのをよく覚えています。当時はサンプリングブームでしたのであまり人気はありませんでしたが、最近はその価値が見直されていますね。
basically the same chip is in the Prophet 08 and Mopho from DSI.
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