New Yamaha VL1 demos

Colin just got his VL1. In via AH:

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Got my VL1, sounds kinda warm through the Sre-555

Here is my first attempt playing a patch called " The Cool" :)

first the mono version - recorded in mono by mistake,
but the direct signal runs thropugh a Roland Sre-555 analog tape delay unit -
there is analog chorus, some spring reverb and off course the analog tape delay


http://www.members.optushome.com.au/blitzforce/Temp/CCJ_VL1_DualBrass_SRE-555_Mono.mp3

- stereo version, first the VL1 signal + some spring reverb on one side,
with the sre-555 tape delay on the other, then I turn on the analog chorus which comes in the middle

I'm not that a good a player, and with no breath controller,
just using the mod wheel two to act like a breath controller, but it still turned out better than I expect! :)

http://www.members.optushome.com.au/blitzforce/Temp/CCJ_VL1_DualBrass_SRE-555_Stereo.mp3


watch the word wrap or just got into the directory

http://www.members.optushome.com.au/blitzforce/Temp/

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L. Ron Hubbard Synth Musician

I recently read about how L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, had and cherished a Fairlight CMI. I didn't realize how much he appreciated music. Some links in via AH:

Ron The Music Maker
Synths
Fairlight


“Dear Sir Fairlight:
“Please have the engineer store on your floppy disc that we have now been properly introduced. I am very glad to make your acquaintance. You have very charming circuits and I am certain that we can co-vibrate to the astonishment and ecstasy of a vast audience. With all praise to your exulted frequencies, consider me your friend.”

L. Ron Hubbard

Manikin Electronic: Memotron & Schrittmacher

In from schism of Analogue Haven. Digital remake of the Mellotron. Click here for the German page for the Memotron with some sound samples just added. For the English page click here: http://www.manikin-electronic.com/en/index.html. They also make the Shrittmacher, a midi step sequencer developed with Klaus Schulze (check out that display).

Memotron

Schrittmacher

New Nord USA Website

http://www.nordusa.com

Update: I have word that this is an official Clavia site. I first posted it as such then second guessed myself. It also has a user forum. Have fun. : )

Posted on the gas station. This is a resource site. Flash based with loads of pictures and sound. Absolutely gorgeous design.

Wayoutware TimewARP Arp 2600 Emulation Video on Sonic State

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/shownews.cfm?newsid=2296

Last time I checked, the video wasn't live yet. It is now, and it's definitely worth watching. I'm not a guitar player, but the effects section of the video had me impressed. Also, the demo on setting the ranges of multiple paramaters to a given controller was pretty nice. Most synths let you assign a paramater to a controller like a knob. The knob then controls the paramater's range from min to max. With the TimeWarp you can set a range to control instead and you can assign various params to one knob. This effectively allows you to morph between how ever many paramaters you want, all with different ranges, at the same time. Now that would be fun.

Pic from Sonic State:

Buchla Schematics

Long list of Buchla schematics in via AH. Pulled this nice shot from the site as well. It's a CBS Performance System 03:

System built by Buchla consisting of
410 Module Cluster
242 Programmable Pulser
216 Keyboard
258 Dual Oscillator