MATRIXSYNTH: Friday, June 15, 2007

The ELF Generator

Resynthesize....

YOUR BRAIN!!!!

Title link takes you there.

via sequencer.de.

Filing this one under DIY, for...

DIY....

YOUR BRAIN!!!

Moog Minimoog Voyager w/ Mike the Teacher

YouTubes via MikeTheTeacher. via AudioLemon.

OASYS

YouTube via adiblasi.
"I made a 'crown jewel' addition to my synthesizer collection, specifically, the Korg OASYS 88. This clip will give you an intro to this amazing synth!"

via cornutt on the Matrixsynth Forum.

"Here are samples of some bass sounds generated with some oscillator code that I wrote in Csound. The code support a variety of sync techniques, several of which are demonstrated here. There are four samples. Each one combines several different waveforms with a sync signal that sweeps upwards in frequency. Each sample is 20 seconds, separated by one-second intervals of silence. The first sample is divided into two slightly different variations."

Title link takes you to an mp3 of the samples.

Seattle Synthesizer Contest and Club

"Tuesday June 26 8:00pm
Electronic Mantra in cooperation with the Capitol Hill Arts Center and Guitar Center is pleased to announce the first Seattle-area Synthesizer/Electronic Composition Challenge of the new millennium.

The purpose is to showcase local electronic sound design and composition skills using waveforms, samples, filters, envelopes, sequencers, signal
processing, analogue or digital or computer-generated, and whatever else you come up with that fits the contest rules. The purpose of the contest is also to show what you can do and to HAVE FUN!

Entries will be auditioned on Tuesday, June 26th, at the CHAC Lower Level before a panel of judges. The best three compositions will receive prizes. There will also be two Honorable Mentions awarded.

CHAC Lower Level
1621 - 12th Ave. Seattle. DOWN THE RAMP!
Tickets: FREE - All Ages

More Info:
http://home.comcast.net/~electronicmantra/"
Description via Capitol Hill Arts Center. Title link takes you to the contest site with more info.

Also scroll down when you get there for info on the Seattle Synthesizer Enthusiast's Club. This is the first I've heard of it.
Via George Mattson.

Plan B Function Summary List

Plan B has added a list categorized by function to their site. The previous list was by module. You had a list of modules and descriptions of what they did. Now there is also a list of various functions like Analog Shift reg., Attenuation, Boolean function, etc., and the modules that support each function. This allows you to review what features you might be interested and then see the modules that offer that feature. Pretty cool. Title link takes you there. Click on the Function Summary list on the top right to get to the list.

ZEIT Desktop Sequencer

Some images of the first production-level ZEIT are in.

Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll Cover Featuring Waldorf Synths

via Victor on the-gas-station:

"The first cover we did it was very well appreciated at Cocteau Twins forums and they asked me to do another one. So we did this one, I think it's the best Cocteau Twins song. I used only Waldorf MicroQ for sounds and Waldorf Rack Attack for drums and I mastered the song with Creamware stuff. (Optimaster, PEQ4 and Vinco). Enjoy!"

Title link takes you to the stream. It's an m3u file, not an mp3. It'll play on Winamp or anything else that supports it. I'm a HUGE Cocteau Twins fan. I saw them in 1990, 1994, and again in 1996. This is a great cover and a nice showcase of the Waldorf MicroQ and Rack Attack. You can find more info on the Cocteau Twins here. Part of the fun is trying to figure out what Liz Fraser is actaully singing - everything she sings is actually real words. Dead Can Dance on the other hand was mainly enunciations of jibba jabba. ; ) Still great music though.