MonoMiK Moog VCF test

YouTube via MusicMiK. Click here for all posts featuring MusicMiK's work.
"The VCOs for my new project are built, now the filters have to be developed and built. So why not take a first snapshot of the Moog style LPF sound, while it's still on the breadboard?
The light delay impression comes from the two audio tracks not being perfectly synchronized - iMovie didn't give better results here.
Schematics for the VCO are on my website, those for the VCF follow after build and test.

http://www.mik-music.org/tiki/MonoMiK

The sound of this video in better quality: http://www.mik-music.org/tiki/tiki-do..."

Jomox MBase 01

flickr by zergonion
(click for more)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

"Continuum performance by Randy Kerber, music by John Williams
Randy Kerber writes: As far as the synths used with the Continuum, I used a Reaktor 5 ensemble called Steampipe 2, and I also used a simple modular CV synth made by Analogue System. Using the continuum in mono mode alone, the instrument is so wonderfully expressive that I was very happy to have it in my arsenal. In respect to timbres used with the continuum: A string cluster(polyphony made possible by a Pitch Shifter plug-in from Logic 8)which started from very, very soft and crescendoed to fortissimo. A low pad with modulated filter cutoff(Y-axis). A filtered sawtooth wave in heavy reverb and multiple delays doubling woodwinds at times and french horns in one instance.

I'm very excited about working more with Reaktor. I am quite encouraged by the myriad of possibilities, both
from the program and certainly from the continuum.

I look forward to more music with your fabulous controller." You can find the audio here.

Synth Pics via HisShado

click here for more. Be sure to check out all pages. The three images here are just a sample of what you will find.

Note the descriptions here are mine. It's just what came to mind when I saw the top two shots.

Oberheim OB-12 "poltergeist" shots
Yamaha CS20M "atrium" shots
Inside an Oberheim Matrix-6R
Inside a Crumar DS2

Synthesizerpark Graz 2008

You can find more images on sequencer.de

MacBeth M5N

If you like Godzilla, check out Toho Monster

Korg MS-20 doing a disco beat

YouTube via zioguido
"My MS-20 is playing a disco beat by itself! This is an endless loop created by retriggering the notes using the MG pulse output.
The connections on the patch panel are as follows:

1) MG sqr out to TRIG IN (the jack I'm inserting and removing to start/stop playback)
2) WHITE NOISE to VCA IN
3) VCA OUT to ESP IN with low-cut and hi-cut filters all the way up
4) ESP band-pass out to EXT SIG. IN
The white noise fed into the ESP and then into the EXT.IN does the hi-hat, while the EG2 with a rapid decay does the bassdrum using the hi-pass filter and the EG1 with the delay time set to 1 does the octave jump on the bass. You can see the other settings in the video.

Watch your speakers! This is gonna be loud!"

Mondo Modular Episode 5

YouTube via scootermccrae. You can find all episodes here.
"Back-in-action after a short hiatus (note new studio set-up -- but more about that in an upcoming video), I'm finally making good on some of that Herb Deutsch footage I promised a few episodes back. I figured there was no better time to do this than around the time of what would have been his 74th birthday (May 23rd).

I'll post a couple of fun stories from Gershon Kingsley next time and then return to the familiar format (ie: my dorking around with my various knobs and patch cables).

Special thanks to the Grammy folks who recently gave some money to the Moog Foundation to try and get the various papers and prototypes in Bob's old work shed in some kind of order and will hopefully see to the future preservation of."

Roland Jupiter 6 Demonstration

YouTube via nickeax

Roland Promars

YouTube via mopipi2

Casio CZ-3000

images via this auction

JHS Pro-Rhythm Drum-Synth

via this auction

Lell UDS

via this auction
"THE FIRST RUSSIAN VINTAGE DRUM SYNTH LELL UDS is a unique bitembral analog drum synth made in the early eighties in the former USSR. Sounds more better than SIMMONS, TR-909 etc. One of the first russian electronic drum synth. The module has no MIDI, it's audio trigger controlled - you can hook it to any audio device, be it a synth, a drum machine or a sound card and trigger the sounds. The sounds can be tweaked using 24 different knobs. All the labels are in cyrilic. It has 2 independent and identical channels with powerfull parameters of synthesis such - sensitivity, tone pitch, attack, env mod, rezo, noise/tone balance, accent etc.
NO MIDI ARE INSTALLED."

lelluds.zip (318KB)
leloops.zip (835KB)

Build a Transistorized Theremin by Bob Moog

via this auction
"Increasingly hard to find, this nearly half-century-old issue of Electronics World contains a fascinating how-to on building that special effects staple of scores of classic sci-fi flicks, the theremin, by none other than electronic music pioneer Robert Moog. The feature article contains a complete schematic and parts list, as well as chassis layout and photos of the completed unit. There are even tips on how to play the ethereal instrument. You get the entire original 1961 magazine, not a couple photocopied pages like you find elsewhere on Ebay.

Also in this issue is a homebrew stereo balancer using 6FG6 magic eye tubes and a look at beam power tubes in VHF oscillators, plus an article on early computer logic circuits, both vacuum tube and transistor-based. Apart from some minor cover wear, the magazine is in excellent condition."

Yamaha FS1R

via this auction

"This little beast is far from your average FM synthesizer. Not only is it an eight-Operator variant, as opposed to the six- and four-Operator FM of the DX/TX lines, but it also features a new technology called Formant Shaping Synthesis. Formants are the spectral patterns making up the sounds of human speech. This allows for the creation of vocal like timbres but can also be applied in many different ways to create incredibly unique sounds that you won't find on any other synths."

"Filter - Dynamic Resonant physically modeled 12/18/24dB/oct low/band/hi pass filter (AN1x type)

Effects - 15 (Reverb), 28 (Variation), 40 (Insertion), Equalizer

Memory - 1536 Voices, 512 Performances, 96 Formant Sequences

Plenty of software for Mac & PC"

image of software editor

Quasimidi Sirius

images via this auction

White JD-800 synth - Gandalf

via Dave

"Hello...

Thought y'all would get a kick out of a Flickr set from today's adventure... took the afternoon to re-assemble my trusty, 16-year-old Roland JD-800 using newly customized white body work. The board was originally grey.... "Gandalf the Grey. Yes, that was my name. Now, I'm Gandalf the White."

flickr set

Only a couple of you will know what a Roland SH-101 is, but it's a legendary '80s synth with a lot of similar hardware (sliders, etc.) to the JD. Gandalf was designed to look like a white version of that model. The design, paint, and screen work were all painstakingly done by Jeff at CustomSynth..... This bloke does truly amazing, magical things to synths. If you have any interest at all too see similar cool creations, check out his gallery.


Anyway, the JD is assembled, home, and working & looking perfectly... ready to "rokk out..."
--
--Dave
http://www.umop.com"

Sequential Circuits SPLIT EIGHT Reverse Keys

images via this auction

Details translated into Googlish (anyone know how many presets you can layer/split?):
"The apparently only for the American market certain SPLIT-EIGHT is roughly coincide with the SIX-TRAK published, but offered eight votes. The votes structure is that of the comparable SIX-TRAK, also an oscillator per vote. However, it is possible for all 64 presets split and layer sounds to use as much fettere sounds feasible to make. During the multi-Trak 10 and the Six-Trak only 2 of them are available. Also it has the well-known by SCI Poly modulation. The device was quite clear only in very small quantities and was produced by me so far only once in Germany discovered a second job. Worldwide, I have no SPLIT-EIGHT keyboard with inverted. Pro voice has a VCO, a 24 dB / Oct. Low pass filter, a VCA and 2 ADSR envelopes the filter and the VCA available. All analogue. In addition, the SPLIT-EIGHT one of the LFO waveforms triangle and rectangle reproduced. The exhibition was SPLIT-EIGHT apparently only at NAMM Show 1985 in New Orleans.

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klee sequencer

flickr by janvanvolt

click here for the full set.

HENDRIX ON THE VIRUS TI AND KP3!!! pt1

YouTube via dizz1. via synthzoom.
"My 2 year old nephew hendrix losing it on my access virus ti and kp3!
Dont worry, the keys are fine : )"

She came from planet Z

YouTube via neutron7
"It is recorded with vdat in scope. there is no computer sequencer used. scope is used for routing, mixing and some effects. All sound is live and coming from spectralis, evolver, and revolution. swirly noises are from scope modular 3
no samples in kp3, just effects used.
camera was canon TX1"

live#2 virus revolution

"#2 It was made live but shortened by editing down parts that were a bit long.
97BPM DeFeX, chillproductions.com"
"KP3 kaoss spectralis future retro revolution evolver scope creamware soniccore tx1"

MIDI Sequencing a Real Sega Master System (Chiptune, 8 bit)

YouTube via littlescale
"A working prototype version of an interface that controls the sound chip inside of a (real) Sega Master System using MIDI data.

It's not quite there yet, but it is quite functional as you can hear. "

Hardcore on Kaossilator - Kaosscore (l)

YouTube via skalswitch13

MATRIXSYNTH on Tag Galaxy

click here and enter whatever you want. This is what came up for MATRIXSYNTH. It's all the images taged on flickr. When it loads, click on the globe for it to start loading images. You can then rotate the globe and click on an image for a slightly larger shot. If you click on it again you will get more info including a link to the source. It is very, very cool. via Music Thing.

Circuit bent Speak&Spell w/ joystick

Youtube via bubagoo
"A demo of the new CASPERELECTRONICS
C1 edition Speak&Spell being controlled with
an atari joystick.
For sale at:
http://www.casperelectronics.com/" More videos here.

Roland JX8P "Save a Prayer"

Sonicstate TV via DX5
"# This proves a JX8P can sound like a Jupiter 8 (at least in this case).
The DX7 below doesn't fit really well. It was played for getting my hands busy between JX sections and so doing something more than lookiing to the flowered sofa I have on my studio.
# Tags Duran Save Prayer Roland JX8P JX-8P Yamaha DX7"

verstaerker & Toni W. -The cagepeople- Droneambient

via verstaerker on the forum.
"hello, this is a cooperation of Toni W and me - he's done the stunning drone and i added some rumbling, noises and tweets with my modularsystem

involved were:
Cwejman S1 - subbass
Cwejman VCO-2Rm & Resonator - blip-tweet sequence
Doepfer A117 Noise & A-124 Wasp filter modulated by bananalogue VCS
Doepfer A-154&A155 sequencer
[link] enjoy !"

Fairlight Instruments Factory Tour 1986 part 1

"A video sent to Fairlight customers in 1986 to give them an inside view of what goes on at head office in Sydney. If anyone can identify themselves or others in this, please leave a comment with the timecode and who it is.
Part 1 of 2 clips."

Fairlight Instruments Factory Tour 1986 part 2

"A video sent to Fairlight customers in 1986 to give them an inside view of what goes on at head office in Sydney. If anyone can identify themselves or others in this, please leave a comment with the timecode and who it is.
Part 2 of 2 clips."

Fairlight Auction 1989 - watch and weep.

"A tragic day. Fairlight Instruments goes broke in 1989 and all the goodies are auctioned off for a song! If you recognise yourself here, please leave a comment so I can add some captions."
YouTubes via psvbluemts. via Failed Muso. Also see these videos.

Bernie (2)from Aliens -Project in Happy Knobbing 2008

YouTube via pasgasman. Bernie of Aliens Project on the KORG KAOSS Pad II.

Enoch Light - Spaced Out

track listing and link on 36 15 MOOG. Be sure to check out the others.

DuranDuran Girls on film uncensored video Slightly censored

YouTube via suzytheQ. Spot the synths. Mmm... whipped cream...
You youg'ins better close your eyes, you old farts too. Aqua net and switch blade combs. I'd post the full on uncensored version but the damn embedding is disabled. Watch this one and then this. I think that spike haired chick retired in LA. She wears aqua. If anyone knows what I'm talking about please comment. She used to walk up and down Fairfax Ave and Melrose. I always wondered what happened to her... In my dreams she married Harry Perry and they lived happily ever after... What ever happened to Harry Perry for that matter? Is he still roller blading in Venice Beach?