Brood and the HFT modular

via John Hughes of BROOD

"We're building a site for HFT right now and I'll be able to send you some nice pictures once we get that together. Here's a few shots from an interview with my friend and designer, Jonas Banker, who designed custom panels to bridge the different format modules together (and allow for shorter patching).... The HFT modular synth is the modular synth at the studio, HFT."


"Brood is the collaborative project of Chicago's John Hughes and Pompeii's Lino Monaco and Nicola Buono (both of Retina.IT). The single was recorded in the late summer of 2007 at Hughes' HFT Studio while cicadas screamed from the trees across the street. The cicada's mass hatching coincided with the birth of this new project and inspired the single track, Brood XIII. The material for this and the upcoming full-length was recorded almost entirely using the HFT analog modular synth."

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AHMW 2008 via Suit & Tie Guy

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Cable Holders via Synthwood

synthwood.com is now offering a custom cable holder for $38 shipped in the USA ($48 international). If you are interested, please email orders@synthwood.com

YouTube via thetonewrecker
"The Squarewave Parade Downgrade 2 pedal with CV control from the Frostwave with a simple beat via the Roland TR-626."

Flame Midi Talking Synth Demo With Robots

Flame Midi Talking Synth Demo With Robots from Kung Fu Girls Club on Vimeo.

SRR!

YouTube via Cranda11. BTW, don't forget about 45 Tribute.
"Working out some songs for a micronaut live PA. This is SRR!, a new track I'm just ironing out the bugs on. The end result almost certainly won't be seven minutes long. And it won't have my elbow blocking the lense for half of it either."

Mondo Modular Episode 3

YouTube via scootermccrae
"Yet another attempt to deliver the most amazing electronic sounds possible with my meager talents holding on tight to the controls of a spectacular modular sound generating system.

Give this one two or three minutes to warm up; I promise the second half delivers stuff that sounds like Robby the Robot barfing Anne Francis a star-sapphire encrusted dress.

(Also want to note that the end of this episode actually happened the way you hear it -- I did not overdub any sound effect and it really did happen as it appears on-camera)

As always, thanks for watching."

MiniMoog Voyager Old School

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Here's a snippet of the new Moog Voyager Old School. We love the sound of this board. There are some cool new modulation options like LFO rate as a destination and filter envelope as a modulation source at the turn of a switch. Cool. Old School!"

Korg MS-20 Softi Teil 2b

YouTube via Thermobier

Enjoy The Silence

YouTube via analoguecrazy4. Roland W-30 (manual drums), KORG Wavestastion (pads).
"Here is my attempt at 'Enjoy The Silence' by Depeche Mode. This is one of my all-time favorite songs."

Roland Juno-106

images via this auction

Elektor Formant Modular Synth

via this auction

"Late seventies early 80's elektor formant modular synth in near mint shape. Modules include noise, lfo, adsr, adsr,dual vca, com, vco, vco, vco, vcf, vcf, 24db, and rfm. It does have cv and gate oput. Keyboard has octave tuning, FM, and portamento."

FM Theory & Applications

via this auction

"FM Theory & Applications By Musicians for Musicians.

Dr. John Chowning (inventor of FM Synthesis)
David Bristow ( Yamaha synth designer)

Great condition-
Copyright 1986 Yamaha Music Foundation

Very rare book, hardcover with dust jacket.
Covers topics relating to Frequency Modulation synthesis theory and it's relevance to making music.
If you have used a Yamaha DX-7 synthesizer or many of the other Yamaha DX synths, the sounds are created using FM synthesis."

Update: check the comments.

Elby Designs CGS Synthacon Filter

via this auction

"details can be found here"

Oberheim OB-8

images via this auction
"equipped with factory MIDI and has the page 2 silk-screened on the front panel. It has an elaborate modulation routing configuration, especially with the "page 2" options which gives you a full additional set of parameters like an envelope (invertable!)for the lfo..speed and/or depth delay, just to name two! It has an extra LFO on the bend panel, also with many features: 6 waves from which to choose- up saw, down saw, square, S/H, noise, and triangle. Route to OSC 1, OSC 2, or both, and again, completely independent of the front panel LFO, which is probably already doing its own modulations on PW, FILTER, VCOs, and VCA.

THE ARPEGGIATOR (!) was way ahead of its time with the ability to program the intervals at which it can arpeggiate: DOWN, UP, UP/DOWN, and RANDOM. Yes, you do not have to rely on the $4000+ Jupiter 8 for the same (if not better)random arpeggiator ! It's hidden from the functions silk-screened on the bend panel, as are the programmable intervals, etc... Right now, it's programmed to arpeggiate octaves, (same as Jupiter 8's RANGE). It Sounds amazing and is the OB-8's best kept secret.

The OB-8 has 16 VCOs, 8 VCFs with 2 modes, and 16 VCA/EGs."

Hartmann Neuron

images via this auction

"Hartmann Neuron Surround Sound Synth"

Access Virus Indigo

images via this auction

"a comparison chart between it and the Inidigo 2 from the Access site"
The chart actually includes all Access synths.

MOOG Micromoog

images via this auction.

Vermona DRM1 MKII Analog Drum Synthesizer

images via this auction
"The DRM1 MKII is an eight-channel, completely analog drum synthesizer. It gives you total control over every parameter through its 72 controls.

Each channel features specific parameters for generating a certain kind of drum and/or percussive sound. They are divided into:

- three DRUM channels
- one MULTI channel
- one SNARE channel
- two HI HAT / CYMBAL channels
- one CLAP channel

In addition to the main stereo output, every channel is also equipped with an individual output / insert jack, which allows you to insert external effects.

Each channel has its own output/insert jack on the front panel. The rear panel features the master output (L/R), as well as the MIDI IN and THRU jacks. The DRM1 MKII has an integrated power supply.

The design and construction of the chassis makes it possible to use the DRM1 MKII either in a 19" rack (5U) or as a tabletop unit with the front panel tilted on a convenient angle.

The DRM1 MKII can be triggered via MIDI - MIDI channel and note number can be freely assigned."

SK-1 demo thru Modular Synth

SK-1 demo thru Modular Synth from Derek Sajbel on Vimeo.
"by madman Dave Wright of Not Breathing circa 2005
on his homebuilt modular Le Quarto"

My friends song is in my head!

My friends song is in my head! from LCF on Vimeo.
"Composition: Oram Hahn
Analog Remix: me ;)

My friend made a really cool track for his music project - it's stuck in my head, so I went about recreating it on old analog synthesizers - soon I hope to make more videos about them and how this all works :)

Program: Logic 7
Synthesizers:
Akai AX73
Roland HS-60 (Juno)
Casio CZ3000
Mixer: Yamaha MW10C Digital"

Doepfer VCF as Spectral Gate

Doepfer VCF as Spectral Gate from Ben Cameron on Vimeo.
"This video demonstrates the 24db and LP of the multi-mode filter being triggered by fast ADSRs to use them as spectral gates of sorts rather than routing the VCO sine waves through the VCA. It also demonstrates the S&H being used as a random note length modulator by varying the filter frequency of one of the 2 filters used."

Stuckey's Zig Zag Synthesizer

Stuckey's Zig Zag Synthesizer from Critter and Guitari on Vimeo.
"Stuckey's new portable, battery powered FM synthesizer by Critter and Guitari, Chris Kucinski, Owen Osborn"

tyme safari by loopcycle

first look at the tyme sefari from loopcycle on Vimeo.


second pass at the tyme sefari from loopcycle on Vimeo.


606 feeding the tyme sefari from loopcycle on Vimeo.

Carbon111's Pro-One Restoration Project

Inside a Sequential Circuits Pro-One.

"A few months back I got very lucky on an eBay auction. Someone had listed a Sequential Circuits Pro-One in a slightly strange category with an absurd "buy it now" price and I snagged it for less than $200, shipped!

When it arrived, I realized it would be a bit of work. It was really filthy with layers of dust and someone had marked his favorite knob positions on the panel with ruby sparkle nail polish! The key bushings were dried out pretty badly, the output jack was damaged and there were some scratchy pots and coarse-moving switches. Worst of all, the pitchwheel was broken in half!"

You can find the full post on SYNTHWIRE via Carbon111.

Sweet Child O Mine Cover

YouTube via caitlintibbetts. Roland Juno-G
"This is my version of the Guns n Roses original Sweet Child O Mine. Hope you like it."

Flame Clockworks Demo 1

YouTube via rtopia
"A quick preview of an upcoming series on the Flame Clockworks. I'm using it to drive 3 sounds on an Alesis SR16 drum machine via the MIDI out and using the CV outs to control the the gate and filter cutoff on the TinMan (homebrew modular synth)"

Game Fx from Elektron

YouTube via lasercicalone. "Another time I'll try make some sound fx from Elektron"

Tiptop Audio's Z5000

If you remember this post, TipTop audio was looking for some beta testers for a new product they were developing. It looks like Muff Wiggler signed up. You can find the full scoop on Muff Wiggler and of course Tiptop audio.

Some words from Muff:
"the Z5000 is a voltage controlled, stereo multi effects processor, powered by a 24bit/48khz DSP. This is the first DSP-powered VC'd multi effect device I'm aware of that's been designed explicitly to work within a modular synth - it's built to handle the signal levels found in all modulars (with lots of headrooom), and obviously gives you CV control over the effects themselves. On board the module are 16 different effects 'programs', 13 of which are voltage-controllable. This all results in a really nice hybrid of analog and digital - providing some of the unique advantages of DSP, within the typically analog structure of a modular synth."

Oberheim Matrix-1000 Analog Synthesizer by RetroSound

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

some typical bass and sequencer sounds from the Oberheim Matrix-1000 Analog Synthesizer, sequenced by the MFB Step64 step sequencer
drums: Roland TR-707"

Novation K-Station Analogue Bass Sound Demonstration

YouTube via PlastikOD
"Just a short demonstration of an analogue(ish) sound done with the K-Station."

'Fat Bastard' Monster Modular Synth

YouTube via Beermastergeneral
"A quick tour across the the modules that make up 'Fat Bastard' - work in progress"

DSP Audio Nortron 1.2 UB - Virtual Notron

"Nortron is a new type of vertical sequencer that fully combines performance and composition.

With Nortron exploring difficult musical structures is simple and addictive. The timing matrix and 4 fully independent yet linked sequencer arrays provides full spectrum control of entire sequencing structures as opposed to the constrained yet popular timeline editing format.

Nortron is the tool for deep experimentation into beats and rhythmic juxtaposition.

* High-yield interface takes very little energy to program with great results
* Behaves as an instrument rather than an editing platform
* Improvisation is natural and the same as creating a song
* Quality beat construction with VST Plugins, Soft-synths and MIDI hardware gives your productions a unique edge over sample based loops
* Timing and event templates conform rapid sequence transitions to an overal theme
* Unique Performance Modes allow MIDI triggering sequences, Quantize Playthrough and custom arpeggios
* Full integration with Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Live and other popular timelines
* Nortron breathes life into whatever instruments it controls

Performance is now the same as composition. MP3 of "Sculpture soft-synth" performed by Nortron"

You can find a comparison with the Latronic Notron here.

Also check out this link for demos using the following synths:
Oberheim Xpander
Nord Modular
Tr-909
Tr-808+Midikit
Omega 8
Serge Modular
Synton Fenix
Synthacon
Kawai K5000
Juno 106

via Niall

O2 part 4. Jean Michel Jarre (My tribute for Jarre).

YouTube via Stereokromatik. Fruity Loops and Casio MT 240 as the MIDI controller. Click here for more.

Kaossilator Scales…. & Arpeggiator / Gate Patterns

You can find them on the music of sound.

TENORI-ON To Launch in the US on May 1 - $1200

According to CDM there will be 100 TENORI-ONs available each month up to a total of 1000 for the year. Hmm... May - Dec is eight months. Regardless, it looks like May 1 will be the date.

boooooooooooop

flickr by Max Lord

"Applying a green signal to the buchla produces a tone that can be heard clearly as far away as Berkeley California"

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AHMW 2008 via Michael Caloroso

click here for shots and video hosted on retrosynth.com.