Friday, December 02, 2005
Elka on the *bay
Some Elka on the *bay, sent to me via Dave "The Packrat." These are not his and as usual, buyer beware. I just grabbed the shots for posterity. Title link takes you to them. Thanks Dave!
Cameleon 5000 Additive Soft Synth Demo - Vogelschiess
Title link takes you to nice demo of the Cameleon 5000 Additive Soft Synth on Vogelschiess. The majority of pads are produced by the Cameleon 5000. For more on the Cameleon 5000, see http://www.camelaudio.com/cameleon5000.php.
DIY Synth Lunch Box for my Daughter
CDM has some great posts up! Check out this little DIY synth from Music From Outerspace.
< thoughts> Hmm... Might just need to make her one of these for her birthay... and if she doesn't like it... < /thoughts>
It does beat a bowling ball doesn't it? ; )
< thoughts> Hmm... Might just need to make her one of these for her birthay... and if she doesn't like it... < /thoughts>
It does beat a bowling ball doesn't it? ; )
Fenix Modular Synth Page
Just ran into this site via this post on electro-music.com. It's a good site on the Fenix modular with tons of info, pics, mailing list, and much more.
"A direct descendant of the well-respected Synton 3000 modular synthesizer and the Syrinx lead synth, the Fenix offers classic analog technology and innovative new features in a compact design."
"A direct descendant of the well-respected Synton 3000 modular synthesizer and the Syrinx lead synth, the Fenix offers classic analog technology and innovative new features in a compact design."
Audacity 1.2.4 Update and 1.3 Beta Released
Audacity is a free, cross-platform sound editor. I use it to edit my WAV files and convert to MP3. It's a great piece of software. 1.3 Beta is out. Title link takes you to the Audacity site with more info. Via CDM and electro-music.
Some nice Synth P*rn via CDM
Title link takes you to the post. Bigger shot of the below pic there. Enjoy.
Sweet Buchla 200e...
Sweet Buchla 200e...
New MacBeth Studio Systems Yahoo Group
Title link takes you there. Just set up by Tim Lee. In via AH.
John 'PAiA' Simonton Memorium
No title link. Note the John S. Simonton Memorial Fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, PO Box 1146, Oklahoma City 73101.
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In Memoriam: John Stayton Simonton, Jr.
June 24, 1943 - Nov. 25, 2005
Oklahoma City - Founder and president of PAiA Electronics, Inc. (OKC)
John Stayton Simonton, Jr. died at his home in Arcadia, Okla. on
Friday, Nov. 25 after a yearlong battle with esophageal cancer. He was
62 years old.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii to John and Eva Simonton, John Simonton grew
up in New Orleans, La. graduating from the Sam Barth School for Boys
and the Metairie Park Country Day School. In 1965 while finishing his
engineering and psychology degree at Louisiana Tech University in
Ruston, La. he met and married Linda Brumfield Simonton.
After completing his degree in 1967, John moved to Oklahoma to work for
the first computerized jet engine test facility at Tinker A.F.B.
In 1968, John founded PAiA Electronics, Inc. in Oklahoma City, a
company dedicated to providing synthesizer kits to the do-it-yourself
electronic musician. John Simonton has designed hundreds of products
including the Gnome MicroSynthesizer, the SMPL System SMPTE / MIDI /
Machine synchronizer and the PAiA Programmable Drum Set, which is
credited with being the first commercially available user-programmable
percussion box.
Many music artists received their first exposure to synthesis with
PAiA's modular systems. Many engineers, scientists and technicians had
early exposure to their professions through his trade journal articles.
His work with starved tube circuitry produced the TubeHead series of
preamplifiers and his most recent project was PAiA's Theremax theremin.
A widely read author and contributor in the electronic popular press,
John was also the publisher of Polyphony magazine, which was first
published in 1975 and later renamed Electronic Musician. Electronic
Musician eventually sold to Mix Publications of Berkeley in 1985. John
was also the founding partner in High Technology, Inc. the first
computer store in Oklahoma in 1976, which became the first wholesale
distributor for Apple Computer, Inc. in 1977.
Deeply dedicated to doing what was right, John was a mentor and
inspiration to many do-it-yourselfers encouraging them to pursue
avocations and careers in engineering and music.
He is survived by wife Linda Simonton, daughter D. Stayton (Staci)
Craig, son John S. Simonton III (Trey), granddaughters Nikki Craig and
Callie Simonton, and grandson Christopher Kai Simonton.
A memorial service to celebrate John's life will be held at 6 p.m.,
Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Omniplex Science Museum in Oklahoma City. In
lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the John S. Simonton Memorial
Fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, PO Box 1146, Oklahoma
City 73101.
"
--------------------
In Memoriam: John Stayton Simonton, Jr.
June 24, 1943 - Nov. 25, 2005
Oklahoma City - Founder and president of PAiA Electronics, Inc. (OKC)
John Stayton Simonton, Jr. died at his home in Arcadia, Okla. on
Friday, Nov. 25 after a yearlong battle with esophageal cancer. He was
62 years old.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii to John and Eva Simonton, John Simonton grew
up in New Orleans, La. graduating from the Sam Barth School for Boys
and the Metairie Park Country Day School. In 1965 while finishing his
engineering and psychology degree at Louisiana Tech University in
Ruston, La. he met and married Linda Brumfield Simonton.
After completing his degree in 1967, John moved to Oklahoma to work for
the first computerized jet engine test facility at Tinker A.F.B.
In 1968, John founded PAiA Electronics, Inc. in Oklahoma City, a
company dedicated to providing synthesizer kits to the do-it-yourself
electronic musician. John Simonton has designed hundreds of products
including the Gnome MicroSynthesizer, the SMPL System SMPTE / MIDI /
Machine synchronizer and the PAiA Programmable Drum Set, which is
credited with being the first commercially available user-programmable
percussion box.
Many music artists received their first exposure to synthesis with
PAiA's modular systems. Many engineers, scientists and technicians had
early exposure to their professions through his trade journal articles.
His work with starved tube circuitry produced the TubeHead series of
preamplifiers and his most recent project was PAiA's Theremax theremin.
A widely read author and contributor in the electronic popular press,
John was also the publisher of Polyphony magazine, which was first
published in 1975 and later renamed Electronic Musician. Electronic
Musician eventually sold to Mix Publications of Berkeley in 1985. John
was also the founding partner in High Technology, Inc. the first
computer store in Oklahoma in 1976, which became the first wholesale
distributor for Apple Computer, Inc. in 1977.
Deeply dedicated to doing what was right, John was a mentor and
inspiration to many do-it-yourselfers encouraging them to pursue
avocations and careers in engineering and music.
He is survived by wife Linda Simonton, daughter D. Stayton (Staci)
Craig, son John S. Simonton III (Trey), granddaughters Nikki Craig and
Callie Simonton, and grandson Christopher Kai Simonton.
A memorial service to celebrate John's life will be held at 6 p.m.,
Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Omniplex Science Museum in Oklahoma City. In
lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the John S. Simonton Memorial
Fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, PO Box 1146, Oklahoma
City 73101.
"
x0xb0x Wiki and More - It's Alive!
Lot's of discussion happening on AH regarding the x0xb0x. If you don't know what the x0xb0x is, it's a Roland TB303 clone. Check out the x0xb0x site. I also posted on it here and here. Oh, if you skim through the list below, do check out the mp3 from Amos.
On AH:
Mods from Amos:
Via Colin Chung:
On AH:
Mods from Amos:
- 5 CV Inputs - http://bulldog.unca.edu/~azgaynes/CV_inputs.jpg
- Audio FM of the Filter
- Unmodified demo of the x0xb0x with Moogerfoogers - http://bulldog.unca.edu/~azgaynes/liveX0X-somasen.mp3
- x0xb0x Wiki - http://wiki.jonnay.net/x0x/x0xd0x
- Envelop click - http://bulldog.unca.edu/~azgaynes/envelope_click.jpg
Via Colin Chung:
Driscoll Modular Still Available
Julian driscoll said...
Hi all
I am Julian Driscoll, who designed and built
the Driscoll Modular.
I can still build them.
My email address is jcdrisc[@]melbpc.org.au
I am in Melbourne, Australia
I do custom work also
snail mail :
4/2 Bona Vista Ave
Surrey Hills
Vic 3127
Australia
cheers, Julian D
Crystal
Updates via the comments: this software actually is free, not a demo. : ) Check out the comments link below for more.
Via Tony K on SynthSights. Haven't seen this before, but it looks interesting. Title link takes you to more info including samples and downloadable demo.
"Crystal is a semi-modular software synthesizer featuring both subtractive synthesis and frequency modulation (FM) synthesis. It offers abundant modulation control with over 90 parameters which may be modulated, multi-stage envelopes with graphical editors, extensive tempo sync of envelopes/lforates/delay times, built-in effects for chorus/flanging/comb filtering/echoes, and a band splitter for effects processing by frequency band. Not only that, Crystal has wave sequencing, granular synthesis, program morphing, MIDI learn, and imports soundfonts. The musical applications for Crystal are literally boundless.
Crystal is a plugin, which means it runs within a host, such as Cubase, Orion, Logic, Fruity Loops, etc. "
Via Tony K on SynthSights. Haven't seen this before, but it looks interesting. Title link takes you to more info including samples and downloadable demo.
"Crystal is a semi-modular software synthesizer featuring both subtractive synthesis and frequency modulation (FM) synthesis. It offers abundant modulation control with over 90 parameters which may be modulated, multi-stage envelopes with graphical editors, extensive tempo sync of envelopes/lforates/delay times, built-in effects for chorus/flanging/comb filtering/echoes, and a band splitter for effects processing by frequency band. Not only that, Crystal has wave sequencing, granular synthesis, program morphing, MIDI learn, and imports soundfonts. The musical applications for Crystal are literally boundless.
Crystal is a plugin, which means it runs within a host, such as Cubase, Orion, Logic, Fruity Loops, etc. "
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