New NIN - The Slip - Free

And NIN is doing it again. You can get the new album, The Slip, for FREE at NIN.com. Happy Cinco De Mayo folks. Below are a couple of videos. The second one is funny on the surface, but man, I can't even imagine...





Nine Inch Nails - Me, I'm Not live in Europe Aug 2007
YouTube via ninofficial. All soft synths in this performance.
"Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden on 7 Aug 2007, with additional footage from Bratislava, Slovakia and Prague, Czech Republic on 12-13 Aug 2007."

Spend the day with us: Watch this 2500 times.

abre ojos

schuser kea effrunta - abre ojos from abre ojos on Vimeo.

"-literally straight way i can see the difference, it covers and hides perfectly, totally risk free-

first in an ongoing series of live sound & visual improvisations using a modular synthesizer, dave smith evolver, nord micro modular and quartz composer on a macbook pro.

for more info visit abreojos.net"

Second video:

soronde mi madre - abre ojos from abre ojos on Vimeo.

"-she would tell everyone the same story, how i had saved up $20 to take her to lunch and as i pulled it out of my pocket the wind took it and blew it away, i was only 10-

second in an ongoing series of live sound & visual improvisations using a modular synthesizer, dave smith evolver, nord micro modular and quartz composer on a macbook pro.

for more info visit abreojos.net" You'll find some nice studio shots there and more.

Gear list:
• Euro rack modular with Plan B, Doepfer, CGS/ELBY and Livewire modules + Frostwave Resonator & Sonic Alienator
• Dave Smith Instruments Desktop Evolver controlled with Novation X-Station
• Vocals thru Nord MicroModular, effects pedals & X-Station effects
• Korg 770 Synth

A good mix of old & new synths. The visuals are done in Quartz Composer and manipulated live with an Evolution X-Session controller.

Everything is improvised, sound & visuals, with a bit of post polishing.

Folkchord Folktek modified omnichord

YouTube via benpumpkin. Bent Suzuki Omnichord.
"Modified musical instrument by Ben Houston of Folktek"

more M563

YouTube via moonmodular

YAVA - Yet Another Virtual Analog - InDev Demo

YouTube via zioaxiom
"Quick demo of my new Reaktor 5 synthesizer in development. It is a very early version and needs improvments."

MC-202 mod

YouTube via lesingemonotone
"Showcasing a MC-202 modification enabling direct CV and Gate in and VCF CV in. For different variations of the pattern I'm patching in CV and Gate from channel 2. The drums are provided by a TR-808 and a modded TR-606."

Roland JX-8P

images via this auction

Rheem Kee Bass

via this auction

"late 60's Rheem kee bass suitcase piano."

Update: check out the online Virtual Rheem Kee Bass on the Audio Playground Synthesizer Museum.

NoiseBug Update

"In House production of Plan B Modules is beginning. Detailed information, pricing and direct worldwide ordering will begin through this website by the end of May."

NoiseBug

GT Theremin Demo

YouTube via matthewmichaelbritt
"Demonstration of the Theremin we designed and built. The design is original and entirely vacuum tube based. It was developed over the course of a semester and served as our senior design project in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech.

WARNING! DO NOT OPEN VACUUM TUBE EQUIPMENT CHASSIS WITH THE POWER APPLIED. The high voltage used in vacuum tube circuits is hazardous and should only be approached by someone who thoroughly understands the circuitry."

TR606 PC2 HC2

YouTube via fabulous23s
"A Roland Tr606 triggering Boss PC2 Percussion Synthesizer and a Boss HC2 Hand Clapper"

Waldorf Blofeld Editor

via BrunetteModels on Korg Forums.

"Fader for OSC volume doesn't work yet. It's a problem of Waldorf, not the script of this editor. Should be fixed later. After edit, new name of patches you have to save in the Blofeld, not by the editor.

Author: Wojciech Chabinka.

Download:
Waldorf Blofeld Editor.zip [ca. 600 kB]"

via swissdoc on the Walorf forum:
"It is done with the Extreme Midi Mixer. Time to brush up your Polish skills..."

MOOG Polymoog Keyboard - Images and Samples

Suit & Tie Guy has a Polymoog for sale. You can find a link to images and a sample in the following:

"i've got here a damn fine specimen of Gary Numan's second-favourite keyboard. i made a post about it a month ago but with no real documentation and no firm price. so here goes ...

this Polymoog Keyboard is fully operational and good cosmetic shape. it has all four legs and two braces, the Polypedals, and an original service manual.

here are the photos. (the Rheem, Minimoog, and Taurus 1 are not included. obviously) [be sure to check these out full size - these are nice shots - inside shots as well - mirrored here].


Here is a 320 kbps VBR MP3 for demonstration and analysis [player above]. 55 minutes of me fiddling with every preset and available parameters on the front panel and the polypedal. you can hear me completely insult everything from Bach to Emerson, and including The Addams Family and jazz itself. i hope you're amused.

the nice thing about the 55 minute demo is that the first quarter or so of it is 8-10 seconds of every key of the Vox Humana preset ... so not only do i demonstrate that every key works, but if you just want this thing for that preset you can say "eff off STG" and just load it into your sampler. or giga sampler. or whatever.

so now it's time for price and location. location is easy, i'm in central Illinois, USA. i'm half-way between St Louis and Chicago, and will deliver this thing within a reasonable radius ... Indianapolis IN, Iowa City IA, Rolla MO, the House on the Rock WI, etc. i would prefer if you pick it up, but if you have the enormous cash outlay for shipping i can deal with that. we're talking 3 digits here, guys.

i really just want a Jupiter-6. i'm not interested in cash. however i seem to have to put a dollar amount on this. according to Mini Me, a Jupiter-6 is worth 3000 USD. according to ebay, a Polymoog Synthesizer with Polypedals, rust, and no legs is worth 1800 USD. so i guess that means the price of this thing is 1800 USD, a Jupiter-6, or something in between. delivery within a 4 hour radius is included for these prices.
---
Suit & Tie Guy
suitandtieguy.com"
If you are interested, you can find his contact info at the bottom of his site.

Ran Kirlian - Lumina Frontier

Ran Kirlian - Lumina Frontier from Ran Kirlian on Vimeo.
"Improvisation with a Korg TR61 and no post edition.
All images from NASA.
Video edition & effects done with Sony Vegas."
via Celiar Structures.

klee

flickr by mirzaa

full size

D16's Drumazon and Devastor.

D16's Drumazon and Devastor. from wiretotheear on Vimeo.
"Oliver Chesler (The Horrorist) takes a look at D16's Drumazon (software Roland TR-909) and Devastor (distortion unit) for his blog Wire to the Ear.

d16.pl
wiretotheear.com
myspace.com/oliverchesler"
click here for the write-up for this video.

Sancor Animorphic Lens vs. The Studio

Sancor Animorphic Lens vs. The Studio from Ben Cameron on Vimeo.
"Playing around with my new camera and and old animorphic lens that I had sitting around.

The soundtrack is 3 passes of doepfer using midi synched LFOs to trigger envelopes and transpose the oscillators. All of the other usual suspects are used as well. Korg EX 800, DSI Evolver, Yamaha TX81Z."

Aliens Project Toy of the Month - Tenori-On

click here for more images and audio.

8xSID Synth PCB

flickr by fibra
(click for mouse-over notes and more)

Crumar DS-2 and Dynacord tape delay = JOY !

YouTube via joyoussound. via Nusonica.
"It's my beloved Crumar DS-2 italian "moog" synth from the 70's with the great Dynacord EC-504 tape delay. Together they're a joy to play!"

FLAME Clockwork... the first 10 minutes.

You can find the audio and write-up on Noise Source.

MOTM Sale

via My Synthesis Technology MOTM Anlog Modular Synth:

"For those thinking about getting an MOTM module, either in kit or fully build , synthtech is currently holding a 10% off sale!

Check out the 'shopping cart' on the synthtech website for more details.
The sale is on unitl Thursday, and will be your very last chance to order a complete kit. After thursday, only partial kits will be available, and of course the ready build modules too. (as Paul writes: 'Thursday AM, I will 'take down' the sale (and remove any unsold kits from the cart).'"

Hobnox

follow-up to this post. The sound is Hobnox, the cubes are Percussa's Audio Cubes.

Some notes on Hobnox (be sure to see the What's Next section at the end):
"Hobnox is an international online entertainment platform that unites broadcast quality media with social networking and cutting edge technology. With a focus on an enriched new open media experience, it is the space where today’s entertainment market meets the technical possibilities of the web.

We developed flashbased software to produce music online and in the browser. A demo version is available now.

The key differentiator to other browser based tools is a dynamic audio engine that allows real time audio composition. From our perspective this is unique software that is ahead of its time. We currently use Flash 9 and Java, although Java will be replaced as soon as Flash 10 is available.

As you will experience, use of the tool is very intuitive and fun and we think that the tool could be of interest for you.

Access the Audiotool directly by clicking on following link (please make sure to have Java installed as it will ask you to trust the certificate):
http://www.hobnox.com/index.1056.en.html

The Audiotool:
The Hobnox Audiotool is like an endless virtual sound desk and lets you easily connect the different devices through cables – like the software ‚Reason’. You’ll find virtual replicas of the legendary Roland 909 drum computer, two 303 bass synthesizers, a mixer and a series of effect pedals.

You will hear that the sound is practically identical with its originals - Roland also confirmed this.

Effect pedals include: D-Tune, Delay, Pitch Delay, Reverb, Equaliser and Flanger. You can easily choose your set-up by connecting the devices by dragging and dropping cables.

What’s next:
We will update the tool in a couple of days by adding the 808 drum computer and a Compressor. Also we improved the handling of the different devices. The next release scheduled for Summer 08 will include a timeline to enable precise arrangement and composition as well as a save function for files and set-ups. We will add more instruments along the way and hope to make multiuser-production a reality soon."

Spooky Polysix MIDI demo

YouTube via SSM2044. "MIDI out from Ableton Live 7 to Korg Polysix"

Dorkbot's Beat-Bike Makes Beats While You Ride

YouTube via gearwire
"There's a level in the new Wii game, Mario Galaxy, where Mario rides on a ball and the music changes tempo depending on how fast Mario is riding. The real life equivalent to this is Michael Una's Beat-Bike, which he shows off through Dorkbot. The Beat-Bike is connected to a drum machine and Casio keyboard and can be tweaked to make sound that changes tempo depending on your riding speed. If you're coordinated enough to operate it while not getting hit by a car, this would be a fun ride. See more on gearwire.com."

Cicalone - Short groove

YouTube via lasercicalone
"short groove done with Monomachine and Machinedrum, Genelec 8040 pumping the sound"

02 part II in stereo

YouTube via rfoshaug
"This is another attempt at uploading my cover of Jean Michel Jarre's 0xygene part II.

Jarre has kindly given permission to upload cover versions of his music (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BhO7ZFxME N8) so I hope that this video will stay up this time.

:-)"