Just a heads up, but if videos are hanging for you on the two second mark in Firefox, you are not alone. I've been noticing it for the last couple of weeks and it's gotten worse. The only thing that seems to fix it is to close out of Firefox and try again and that does not always work. No problems in IE and it's not just this site. I see the same behavior on other sites including YouTube directly. I've been having to watch in IE and post in Firefox. If anyone knows anything about this bug feel free to comment.
Update: Possible fix via here:
First try installing the latest version of Flash (you're behind one; there was a recent release) using this procedure to see if that helps:
1. Download this uninstaller from Adobe.com
2. Download this installer from Adobe.com
3. Close Firefox
4. Run the uninstaller, then the installer
5. Open Firefox
If that doesn't do it, try it this way:
1. Download this uninstaller from Adobe.com
2. Download this installer from OldApps.com
3. Close Firefox
4. Run the uninstaller, then the installer
5. Open Firefox
There's also a rumor going around that Java can cause this. If you'd do this before trying the above stuff and report back, I'd appreciate it:
1. In Firefox, go to Tools > Options...
2. Click to the Content tab
3. Uncheck "Enable Java"
4. Close the Options window, restart Firefox, try a video
Good luck!"
I'm trying the second option.
Monday, June 09, 2008
Korg Electribe EA-1 Custom Painted
images via this auction"This is an original Korg Electribe EA-1 dual analog modelling synth/ sequencer. I have given it a custom paint job in bone white with orange highlights- this was originally intended to compliment the styling of the Jomox X-Base."
a bit Roland TR-909/TR-707
Synthesizers.com Q118 Instrument Interface Amplifier
images via this auction"The Q118 module provides an interface for external input sources such as a guitar, microphone, etc. The incoming signal can be amplified up to 1000 times. An envelope output is created that will track the amplitude of the incoming signal. This envelope can be used to control filters, oscillators, and other modules. A gate signal is created based on a manual threshold control which can be used to trigger envelope generators or sequencers. An LED indicates gate signal output to aid threshold adjustment. A short trigger pulse is also provided. An output jack provides access to the amplified original signal for use by other modules.
Click here for more info on this module."
Cwejman S1 MK2
images via this auction
"some of my favorite things: 7 different waveforms on the oscillators, FM on the oscillators, 7 octaves on the osc., PWM on 4 types of the waveforms, run the filters in parallel or series, the BEST filters i have ever worked with :LPF is 24/36 dB with LP and BP and the MMF is 12/24/36dB with LP/HP/BP, both self oscillate. They both easily overdrive with high inputs."
PAIA 4700
flickr by recompas(click for more including an mp3)
full size
"Portable Paia 4700 modular with custom guts - mixer, noise source, 2XAR generators, LFO built around a xr2206 monolithic function generator, and VCF using CEM 3379."
Update: Be sure to check out The Voice of Saturn: Drone In Bb.
Inside the V-Synth, part 3
You can find the full post on Sequence 15"In this installment of Inside the V-Synth, we'll look at the V's onboard effects. The effects are divided into three blocks: multi-effects (abbreviated MFX on the panel and in the manual), chorus (which also includes some fixed delays), and reverb. Each of these blocks has a dedicated on-off button on the panel. All effects parameters are stored as part of the patch. One effect can be selected for each block at a given time."
follow-up to this post
Maroon 5 (feat Rihanna) - If I Never See Your Face Again
YouTube via polydor. Open Labs Neko and Analog Systems Modular, which I'm guessing was provided by Big City Music according to this post.
"The new single from Maroon 5 (featuring Rihanna) released in the UK on 30th June."
Harvestman featured in PC World
"600 Bucks: So Much Money, So Little TimeWe ask PC World staffers how they might spend their $600 economic stimulus payment.
Harvestman Modular Synthesizer
Peter Tripodi, Facilities Coordinator: Assuming I can get it together to find all my paperwork (I'm a tax "extentialist"), I'll probably spend the payment on a few modules for my ever growing modular synthesizer. Maybe a bitcrusher to offset its mostly analog composition. There's a voltage controlled 8-bit delay/looper by Harvestman that I've had my eyes on. Lo-fi? Sub-fi, baby!! Or I could get a Flame Midi-Talking-Synth; having dual Speakjets is like having two Stephen Hawkings doing bird calls and barnyard impressions at the twist of a joystick. That's what I call economically stimulating."
link to article on PC World. via Mr. Array. You might recognize the image from here.
Official Harvestman website
N800 synthesizer
YouTube via sh8dfwk
"Just a small demo about playing around with some FM synthesis on my N800."
Happy Knobbing 2008 Teil 6
Happy Knobbing 2008 Teil 6 from electrosurfer on Vimeo.
"Happy Knobbing 2008Fischbach" Previous vids here.
Weepr - Demo - How to create a Beat
Weepr - Demo - How to create a Beat from Weepr on Vimeo.
"Questo video illustra come creare un Beat all'interno di Weepr. La modalità utilizzata è Weepr Machine. Weepr è un software gratuito sviluppato in Flash, è possibile scaricarlo da weepr.com"
Googlish:
"This video shows how to create a Beat within Weepr. The method used is Weepr Machine. Weepr is free software developed in Flash, you can download it from weepr.com"
Roland PMA-5
images via this auction. There is also one here.via brian c:
"I have one and I use it all the time it as a kind of musical "leatherman" for testing MIDI related devices, or ideas .......I've also taken it with me on Craigslist purchases so I can check stuff out before I hand out the cash....although I haven't bought much in the last year....just a T-resonator ...I don't really use it for music making much, but sometimes when I travel I throw it in the suitcase as a sound module for the laptop. .....the canned sequences, tacky as they are, are also good for for trying out chord sequences because you can chain chords together within the sequencer and get an idea what it might sound like with better equipment, more space and more time. it has 16 channels so when I need a GM MIDI sound source it is a whole lot better than the built in one from microsoft woindows.. it does eat batteries however, so I carry a power adapter when I can. The LCD is barely readable in certain light conditions too"
HELLFIRE MODULATOR TS-21
images via this auctionInside a TS-21
via brian c
"As you can see in the photo, this is the third unit produced. This unit is completely hand wired from point-to-point, and in EXCELLENT condition. This unit has an extra knob in the rear which is not mentioned in the owners manual, leading me to believe that this could possibly be an early prototype. The rear knob has an affect on the frequency of an oscillator, separate than the ones the L1 and L2 knobs control.Metasonix has put its knowledge of tube circuitry to good use in the design of the TS-21. The unit is made up of three stages, each with its own tube: a preamp with a VCA, a pulse-width modulator (PWM), and an LFO-controlled waveshaper. Vacuum tubes are also used for the LFO and for powering additional circuits, giving you a total of five tubes in the device. Despite the tube count, however, the TS-21 has very low self-noise and gets only slightly warm to the touch.
HV-Formant
"he "HV-Formant" is the worlds first Heptaverton Surround™ VSTi softsynth. It is available as a standalone version and VSTi plugin version for Microsoft based computers.Feature list
* Stereo and HV-Surround play mode.
* 100% modular design (no predefined or internal connections between modules) upto effect section.
* Flexible Monophonic, Polyphonic and Unison voice selection.
* Unique 6 oscilator concept with dynamic wave mixing and splitting.
* Open filter architecture with multiple standard and exotic filter algorithms.
* Multi curve envelopes with advanced velocity or modulation responce.
* Easy internal or external colour coded controller assignment, saved with each patch.
* key hold memory with key add and remove function.
* Stereo or HV-surround pan, chorus and delay effects.
* 64 cell polyphonic sequencer, arpeggiator.
* Online Manual, Forum and patch exchange"
link
Midify Feature Demo
YouTube via Modd3d. via Nusonica. More info on Modd3d.
"Midify is a tiny board that lets you add a MIDI port to just about anything.
This is a demo of some of the features Midify offers. I've hooked LEDs up to all the outputs so it's easier to see what is happening.
The outputs are also connected to a Game Boy SP running PixelH8's Music Tech synth cartridge.
Features demoed:
-Easy to configure right from your keyboard or sequencer
-Poly Mode (play lots of notes at once)
-Mono Mode (play only one note at a time)
-High Note Priority Mode (the highest key you play wins in mono mode)
-Low Note Priority Mode (the lowest key you play wins in mono mode)
-Pause Mode (inserts a pause between each note you play so some devices that don't react quickly don't get confused)
Midify launches on 6-10-08. Go to http://www.division-6.com for more information."
David Bowie - Heroes - Musikladen 78
YouTube via aliensatemybrain.
One of my favorite Bowie tracks. Anyone know what's under the Prophet-5 in the end?
"The third track to the Musikladen Extra television show broadcast in Germany 1978,
Carlos Alomar
rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Adrian Belew
lead guitar, backing vocals
Simon House
electric violin
Brian Eno
piano, string ensemble, backing vocals
Roger Powell
keyboards, synthesiser, backing vocals
George Murray
bass, backing vocals
Dennis Davis
drums, percussion
"Heroes" is a song written by David Bowie and Brian Eno in 1977. Produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti, it was released both as a single and as the title track of the album "Heroes". A product of Bowie's fertile 'Berlin' period, life in the city was crystallized into a tale of two lovers who come together in the shadow of the 'Wall of Shame' (though here "the shame was on the other side"). While not a huge hit at the time, the song has gone on to become one of Bowie's signature tunes and is well known today for its appearance in numerous advertisements. It has been cited as Bowie's most covered song after "Rebel Rebel"
The title of the song is a reference to the 1975 track "Hero" by the band Neu!,whom Bowie and Eno admired. It was one of the early tracks recorded during the album sessions, but remained an instrumental until towards the end of production.The quote marks in the title, a deliberate affectation, were designed to impart an ironic quality on the otherwise highly romantic, even triumphant, words and music.Producer Tony Visconti took credit for inspiring the image of the lovers kissing "by the wall", when he and backing vocalist Antonia Maass embraced in front of Bowie as he looked out of the Hansa Studio window.Bowie's habit in the period following the song's release was to say that the protagonists were based on an anonymous young couple but Visconti, who was married to Mary Hopkin at the time, contends that Bowie was protecting him and his affair with Maass. Bowie confirmed this in 2003.
The music, co-written by Bowie and Eno, has been likened to a Wall of Sound production, an undulating juggernaut of guitars, percussion and synthesizers.Eno has said that musically the piece always "sounded grand and heroic" and that he had "that very word - heroes - in my mind" even before Bowie composed the lyrics.[1] The basic backing track on the recording consists of a conventional arrangement of piano, bass guitar, rhythm guitar and drums. However the remaining instrumental additions are highly distinctive. These largely consist of synthesizer parts by Eno using an EMS VCS3 to produce detuned low-frequency drones, with the beat frequencies from the three oscillators producing a juddering effect. In addition, King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp generated an unusual sustained sound by allowing his guitar to feed back and sitting at different positions in the room to alter the pitch of the feedback. Tony Visconti rigged up a system of three microphones to capture the epic vocal, with one microphone nine inches from Bowie, one 20 feet away and one 50 feet away. Only the first was opened for the quieter vocals at the start of the song, with the first and second opening on the louder passages, and all three on the loudest parts, creating progressively more reverb and ambience the louder the vocals became."
korg ms2000
YouTube via jonlensd
"a bit of a tweak of my much loved ms2000 rack. A very under-estimated VA. focus is on sync of osc2 played with the arp and a bit of filter sweeping. Enjoy (sorry about the side angle. it was the only way the camera would sit lol)"
Green Onions by BUNKER (no ambient sound)
YouTube via bunker00000
"My "quick & dirty" version of Green Onions on Clavia Nord Electro II 73. Ambient sound removed from original video"
Wigerdal's World #5
The final episode of Wigerdal's World. Mats final demo features EDP's mighty WASP. You can find all episodes here. via Sonic State where you will find the write-up.
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