Friday, October 14, 2005
First SYNTHWIRE Post is in!
It's from ALANG. I see a future synth user in the works. : ) So cool. Click through for more.
Yamaha CX5M Music Computer - Retro Thing
Update via the comments:
"The full story behind my post is that I bought the CX5M at a music store blowout sale in the late 1980s. I paid $20, including the Yamaha 4-track sequencer cartridge.
They had a Roland MC202 at the same sale for $50. Wish I'd have the spare cash to snag that, too. -- cheers, james"
Trip, Retro Thing has a post up on the Yamaha CX5M Music Computer. I forgot about these. Click through title link for more.
From the post:
"I was digging around in my basement yesterday and came across a box of forgotten music gear from the 1980s. The most exciting discovery was my old Yamaha CX5M MSX-compatible music computer. Released in 1984, this little beast offered a built-in FM synthesizer and MIDI IN/OUT ports. It also includes Microsoft Extended BASIC for programming. Methinks I'll have to dust it off, power it up, and hack up a few strange little MIDI mangling synthesizer programs."
Um.... Yeah! I'd be all over that thing.
"The full story behind my post is that I bought the CX5M at a music store blowout sale in the late 1980s. I paid $20, including the Yamaha 4-track sequencer cartridge.
They had a Roland MC202 at the same sale for $50. Wish I'd have the spare cash to snag that, too. -- cheers, james"
Trip, Retro Thing has a post up on the Yamaha CX5M Music Computer. I forgot about these. Click through title link for more.
From the post:
"I was digging around in my basement yesterday and came across a box of forgotten music gear from the 1980s. The most exciting discovery was my old Yamaha CX5M MSX-compatible music computer. Released in 1984, this little beast offered a built-in FM synthesizer and MIDI IN/OUT ports. It also includes Microsoft Extended BASIC for programming. Methinks I'll have to dust it off, power it up, and hack up a few strange little MIDI mangling synthesizer programs."
Um.... Yeah! I'd be all over that thing.
Dronebox2 and Polycomb
Posted on Electro-Music.com. Below is a picture and specs on the Dronebox2 VSTi. The Polycomb is similar but uses MIDI to trigger the comb filters. Looks interesting. Click here for a sample of the Polycomb. There are also demo links to the software.
Description:
Dronebox is a VST effect that can turn your guitar into a sitar. It is a bank of six resonant, tunable comb filters with extensive modulation options. It can be used to create lush evolving drones or to add resonance to drums or whatever source material you wish to process.
Version 2 has a stunning new GUI, enhanced modulation and excitation possibilities plus a reverb effect. It also has a built in help section, manual and presets.
Features:
- 6 comb filters that can be tuned by note name, frequency, or by midi input.
- Volume, Pan, Polarity, Damping and Decay time controls for each comb filter
- An Oscilator to reinforce the drone.
- Advanced Excitation section to feed the comb filters with different noise
- Resonant filter
- Four LFOs and a Modulation Matrix
- Pitch bender to adjust the pitch of all combs at once.
- Delay effect
- Reverb effect
- Tool tips for each section.
Description:
Dronebox is a VST effect that can turn your guitar into a sitar. It is a bank of six resonant, tunable comb filters with extensive modulation options. It can be used to create lush evolving drones or to add resonance to drums or whatever source material you wish to process.
Version 2 has a stunning new GUI, enhanced modulation and excitation possibilities plus a reverb effect. It also has a built in help section, manual and presets.
Features:
- 6 comb filters that can be tuned by note name, frequency, or by midi input.
- Volume, Pan, Polarity, Damping and Decay time controls for each comb filter
- An Oscilator to reinforce the drone.
- Advanced Excitation section to feed the comb filters with different noise
- Resonant filter
- Four LFOs and a Modulation Matrix
- Pitch bender to adjust the pitch of all combs at once.
- Delay effect
- Reverb effect
- Tool tips for each section.
Pieces of Light - Jazz and the Arp 2600
Title link came in on AH. I checked the site out for samples, but came up dry. It's too bad. I would love to hear an Arp 2600 in a 1974 Jazz piece. Need to put this one on my list...
Magnus Oberheim OB-8 Page and more
Via AH. Great resource page on the Oberheim OB-8 including the Service Manual, Release List, Factory Patches, Engineering Change Orders, Tips and Issues, and Links. Also back track to the root of his site for more.
SYNTHWIRE!
Previously I put up a post asking whether I should open up this blog to other posters. The idea was that I put up stuff I come across every day, but I bet there is a whole bunch of stuff I am missing, and a whole bunch of stuff others might want to put up.
I pretty much received unified feedback that although it's a cool idea, I should leave the site as is. The biggest concern was there possibly being too much noise, which would result in the quality of the site going down.
Well, I thought about it and it came to me. Why not put up a separate site for others to put stuff up. Well, that site is here and it's called SYNTHWIRE.
So how do you join? Send me an email at matrixsynth at hotmail.com from the email address you want to use and I'll add you. Then go to http://synthwire.blogspot.com and start posting.
Note that even if you just want to put something up say once a month, just do it. If we have enough members a single post in a while will add up to plenty of content. Of course if you want to post away, feel free.
We'll play it by ear and see how it turns out.
Obviously if there is any abuse from a given user, I will simply delete the post and the user.
Cheers,
matrix
I pretty much received unified feedback that although it's a cool idea, I should leave the site as is. The biggest concern was there possibly being too much noise, which would result in the quality of the site going down.
Well, I thought about it and it came to me. Why not put up a separate site for others to put stuff up. Well, that site is here and it's called SYNTHWIRE.
So how do you join? Send me an email at matrixsynth at hotmail.com from the email address you want to use and I'll add you. Then go to http://synthwire.blogspot.com and start posting.
Note that even if you just want to put something up say once a month, just do it. If we have enough members a single post in a while will add up to plenty of content. Of course if you want to post away, feel free.
We'll play it by ear and see how it turns out.
Obviously if there is any abuse from a given user, I will simply delete the post and the user.
Cheers,
matrix
Ultimate Joystick Controller
Move over you little Korg joystick controllers. The original and real deal is back in town. Someone had to do it. Check out this joystick on a Casio SK-1. Look familiar? It's none other than the Atari 2600 joystick. Now if it only made that 2600 Pacman bonk, bonk, bonk sound. I still remember picking up a copy with my mom and brother at Zody's off of Sunset and Western back as a kid in Hollywood. Via GetLoFi. Title link takes you there.
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