@retropetet
Edirol Hyper Canvas

I wanted to write a piece for the EDIROL PC-80, the clunky MIDI keyboard with speakers that occupied the better part of my childhood.  But it's locked away in storage at my parents' house, or maybe we donated it to charity, and the bundled software doesn't even run on anything newer than Windows XP.  I'm pretty sure that Hyper Canvas uses the same soundset, but if you're able to play back the MIDI file on a PC-80 and pour out a drink at the same time, do that and be sure to let me know about it--it would make my day!

STAFFcirc vol. 9 - MIDI MODULE FANATIX

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petet - we were here once before

@jacob-greenmount
Alesis Quadrasynth

I had a great time writing this track as I've never used an Alesis Quadrasynth before. This track was inspired by the countless amazing demo tracks written for arranger workstations and home keyboards.

Jacob Greenmount - Coming Back From There

@dusthillperson
Yamaha TG-100

Sequenced with Rosegarden (rosegardenmusic.com), rendered with Yamaha TG100

dusthillresident - Jason Cockcroft

@pngsequence
Roland XV-5080

This song was written using the faithful XV-5080 cloud virtual instrument, and played back on real hardware for an authentic sound. This module has one of, if not my favorite library of synthesizer patches. Long live the 5080!

pngsequence - Phase Shift Grenade

@blitzlunar + @cryptovolans
Yamaha MU100 + PLG100DX

This song's life began as a solo work, however since I ran out of steam with working on it, Cryptovolans volunteered to pick it up, and had free reign to take it in a different direction and put their own spin on it. Cryptovolans didn't have access to the Yamaha MU100 & PLG100DX I was using, instead using the S-YXG50 soft synthesizer as a close approximation, so I remained involved in the sound production & recording for the song. There was back-and-forth with us bouncing ideas off each other, me making mix/instrument/DSP adjustments on our behalf, recording takes and sending them back, and adding a few extra musical parts of my own.

 -- Dave / Blitz Lunar

Match Grip - Pleochroism

@tenbysounds
Roland XV-5080

5080AD - Somewhere out in the badlands a group of nomad travellers traverse the wastes. Scaling daunting cliffs and rocky crevasses. Harvesting succulents for sustenance. The deep purple sky hanging over them like a hood, they move unseen from boulder to boulder searching for pieces of history. There, under a dry rock, a usb stick with a .midi file and a .txt document reading, “I made this on an XV5080. The idea came from playing around with pitch bending the drums, I noticed it sounded a little like a processed breakbeat sample in a drum and bass track and the rest of the song just sort of evolved from that idea :)”.

tenby - Badlands

@user-416698216-971657402
Microsoft MSGS

多様な音作りを詰め込むことをコンセプトに、絶え間なく移ろう雲の重なりをイメージして作らせて頂きました。
音の変化をお楽しみください。

I composed this piece with the concept of packing many kinds of sounds together, evoking the image of constantly shifting layers of clouds. I hope you enjoy the evolving soundscape.

HueArme - Yakumotatsu

https://magicalmop.wixsite.com/kenichi-koyano
Roland SC-88 Pro

曲はDTMマガジン時代に制作した「Cascade」の大幅改編版。Roland SC-88Pro１台で製作し、実機ステレオアウトからの信号をマスタリングしています。今回のリメイクにあたり、全てのトラックに修正を加えています。リズムとベース・トラックはすべて刷新。キーもCからDへと上げています。

The song is "Cascade", which was composed during my "DTM Magazine" era. It was made with one Roland SC-88Pro, and the signal was mastered from the stereo output of the actual machine. For this remake, I made modifications to all the tracks. The rhythm and bass tracks have all been reworked. The keys have also been raised from C to D.

Kenichi Koyano - Cascade rev.2023

@doctorn0gloff
Roland SC-8850

Inspired by the fusion style of Takayuki Negishi, as heard in Cardcaptor Sakura and Tokyo Mew Mew! A throwback for me in more ways than one, as this piece began taking shape way back in 2021.

doctorn0gloff - Sponsored Sauces for a Daring Future

@robynmod
Yamaha DOM-30

30 Domcaster St was composed with an obscure midi module from around 89-90 called the Yamaha DOM-30, which was kindly gifted to myself by dusthillresident. I wanted to compose something atmospheric and summery, it was lots of fun!

Robyn A1200 - 30 Domcaster St

Tweak Maze - I Thought It Was Clear.m4a

send demos and mail to sexytoadsandfrogsfriendcircle@gmail.com

Match Grip - Pleochroism

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