FIRST PRODUCTION MATTSON MINI MODULAR SYNTH DEMO MINUET IN A MINOR

YouTube via redmartian
Update: I originally had the VIMEO version up, but it wouldn't play, so here's the YouTube one.

"This piece showed up as being by anonymous in Apollo's Banquet (1670) but is actually by Henry Purcell. A sounds/noises made by the MMM production model number one. The pictures are mostly taken from the 2007 PNW Synth DIY with the original MMM Pre-Production Prototype. Last photo is of Seattle at dusk on Saint Patrick's day."

Note this is demo number eight of the Mattson Mini Modular by Red Martian. I thought I'd put up demos one through seven for reference and a look back in time. Some of these originally went up as YouTube videos so the quality here is better. The following is in order starting with the first.

FIRST PRODUCTION MATTSON MINI MODULAR 07A-0001 SYNTHESIZER from RED MARTIAN on Vimeo.

"Here is the first production model Mattson Mini Modular analogue synthesizer serial number 07A-0001.

All sounds in this recording were produced on the MMM using the production run modules.

The percussion sounds were sampled and arranged on an Akai MPC-1000. The bass line was sequenced in Logic and the saw leads were recorded as performed.

The bass and lead sounds are produced using three oscillators in tune with various setting differences. The Jim Patchell filter is run with both LP and BP outputs run into stereo VCAs.

The only effect used is reverb from a t.c. electronic M-One."

FIRST PRODUCTION MATTSON MINI MODULAR ANALOGUE SYNTHESIZER DEMO TWO from RED MARTIAN on Vimeo.

Audio only for this one.

"Here is the B Side of the first demo. Its a weird tune that turned out really different. I wanted it to sound like "Path of Least Resistance" but it sounds like "A Stroll Through A Lovely Forest"

Same drum kit, more cowbell plus the kraftwerk electro knitting needle pulse.

Super Saw patch and a couple of Prophet-5 style sounds with the EG sweeping the filter."

FIRST PRODUCTION MATTSON MINI MODULAR DEMO NUMBER THREE from RED MARTIAN on Vimeo.

"Here is demo number three. In this one I wanted to show the sound of the filter and oscillators.

The filter's LP and HP outs are taken and then stereo spread using two VCAs. I have three oscillators tuned at intervals and I'm using an EG to sweep the filter and VCAs.

A jupiter 6 shows up, but its only used as a MIDI controller.

The drums are the same kit used in the other two demos and are sequenced on an MPC-1000. A note, I'm not using any filtering or processing (other than setting the start/end points) on the samples. They are dry and are directly from the MMM. On this tune I only used the stereo pan effect on the knitting needle sound.

The background and towards the middle you'll hear filter frequency modulation coming in and then fading out. I'm using one oscillator and running it into the filter's modulation input and then recording on the LP output of the filter.

There are two small melodies - one uses two saw tooths and the other uses a single saw with filter modulation by an LFO.

The video footage is just me being silly, sorry."

FIRST PRODUCTION MATTSON MINI MODULAR DEMO NUMBER FOUR from RED MARTIAN on Vimeo.

"Here is a fourth demo which features a LP and HP triangle wave arpeggiation nearly through out and a quick EG three oscillator bass. The drum kit is the same as in the other demos with no pitch changes or other processing, just dry sounds out of the VCA. There are two leads one is just two oscillators (saw) and the second has a square and a saw with the saw slight modulated by an LFO with high resonance on the filter.

The bass and arpeggiation were played and quantized in logic. The leads were recorded as played."

FIRST PRODUCTION MATTSON MINI MODULAR FIVE - SWITCHED ON ANONYMOUS from RED MARTIAN on Vimeo.

"This is a renaissance dance by Cesare "Il Trombone" Negri [1535-1605] (Chilesotti's transcription) performed on the Mattson Mini Modular. The video features stills of the VCO-J and the JP-VCF which I did not have in the video 'Mattson Mini Modular Inside and Out".

I am hoping to do more of Chilesotti's lute transcriptions as well as a few of Luis Milan's Pavanas."

FIRST PRODUCTION MATTSON MINI MODULAR SYNTH DEMO SIX SE IO M'ACCORGO from RED MARTIAN on Vimeo.

"One of the most beautiful pieces of lute music - on the MMM."

MMM MATTSON MINI MODULAR AMPLITUDE FOLLOWER TEST from RED MARTIAN on Vimeo.

"I'm using a new prototype Amplitude Follower module with the source being a Gibson Les Paul. The AF triggers a gate based on a threshold level. There is also a secondary gate which can be delayed by several seconds. The patch is very simple: Two VCFs swept by two ADSRs on the two gates (one slightly delayed) from the AF. One VCF is LP and the other is HP and panned stereo."

http://mattsonminimodular.com/

Update: you can find MP3s of the above here.