via brian c:
"it starts as a simple 3 note 4 bar matrix 1000 patch #220 and that patch and sequence stays the same throughout, the only variations after that is from the filter, it ends with the basic patch one more time, I threw in a simple drum for interest too
the warp 9 is a mono 2 pole filter so it does not self resonate but there are some features that make it very attractive
the filter envelope can be triggered by a midi note on signal (or audio signal if you prefer) so you can control triggers with a sequence, then you can very the trigger patterns and the LFO recycle can also be linked to the triggers on varying combinations, there are a variety of LFO shapes, algorithms and a sample and hold
from there it goes to stage two where you control cutoff, resonance and modulation strength and you can throw in some distortion of you want ( I rarely do)
in the demo I got it going and then tweeked a few parameters - kinda nice IMHO, this thing can make the matrix 1000 a lot more interesting
best part is there are 32 memory slots so when you get a good filter set up you can save it all and recall it later - way cool , and it will transit knob movements out to midi of you want to take it that far
the negatives are that each knob is used for three different parameters so it is quite confusing, the patch ids are also in binary light combinations not in numbers, blecch
all in all this has been the hardest piece in my rig to learn to control but I,m getting it"
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Curetronic Roland 100m 121 VCF
"VCF of Rolandsystem 100M - Modul121the PCB is available in two versions:
a: for original IC BA662
b: for BA6110
PCBsize: 160x50mm
instruction: vcf100mm121.pdf
PCB/drilled: 9 euro+shipment"
You can find more info on the Curetronic website. There is also a Jen SX1000 VCF.
via synth ollie
PKNTS ALLE MEIN KLANGE
"'AMK' is a modular sound toy for preschool children. In interaction with the cfomputer, single sounds and entire sets can be transferred to sound blocks, called 'Klnagbausteine'. The children can independently play and combine the sounds through plugging these blocks. Only one sound per block and age-based limited possibiliteis of sound modification afford a plain game and offers the children an orientation within the own system."
Link to more info including video.
sweet petey garbage synth
via Deviant Synth where you'll find more info including a sample."all chips and capacitors were pulled from dead electronics pcbs laying around.
the 3372 was pulled from my chroma polaris that went bad years ago (you do the membrane upgrade,
not me). - so vco / noise/vc mixer/vcf/vca with the asm-1 lfo and ian fritz’ ad/ar circuit. the vco is rene’s 4069 VCO - the noise is gravenhorst’s PIC based digital noise - which i had in another unit that i took apart. noise enters the synth through the VCO’s pulse width input via a pushpull pot/switch (pot is pitch)"
The Peaceblaster - Custom DIY Monome Doepfer Keyboard
"i picked up a 5-octave fatar keybed and MKE electronics from doepfer via analog haven. he carries 2-5 octave bare keybeds with simple channel/octave controls, all fatar (the highest quality italian-made keybeds you can get…and doepfer is the ONLY place you can order a keybed from fatar without being a manufacturer). the 8 knobs and faders are the doepfer PKE, a super simple plug and play solution that could have been a midibox or arduino. add a edirol midi>usb cable, usb hub, and multi-voltage power supply and i’ve got one power plug, one usb port, and midi out to drive hardware synths. i’ve left room in the enclosure for a mac mini (or small form factor pc or linux box)…but that’ll be a stretch of my willpower to get it done."via CDM where you will find more info.
Oberheim OB 8 - exploring the newest addition
YouTube via angelometz
"My newly found and now completely restored Ob 8. A little exploration of sounds."
Björk Has One - Reactable
via Ada. Click here to see all posts of Bjork and Reactable. Click on the Reactable link below for all posts featuring Reactable and similar devices.
Maf Lewis Films : AnalogSuicide Visits Thighpaulsandra Pt.3
Tara Busch
"# Come with AnalogSuicide for the 3rd episode of our visit to the wonderful Aeriel Studios, home of Thighpaulsandra!!" See the write-up on AnalogSuicide.
Maf Lewis Films AnalogSuicde- Making Pil...
Sonicstate TV via tarabusch
"# Maf Lewis filmed this in spring, 2006....Tara recording Mike Walters on the Polymoog for the closing song on Tara's debut album, Pilfershire Lane -
# Link http://www.analogsuicide.com"
Total Workstation Rack™
"IK Multimedia and Muse Research have teamed up to offer one of the most powerful instruments ever made: the Total Workstation Rack, powered by SampleTank® and Receptor™. The Total Workstation Rack is a combination of Muse Research’s unique Receptor hardware plug-in player with IK’s Total Workstation line of “Powered By SampleTank” instruments: SampleTank® 2.5, Sonik Synth 2™, Miroslav Philharmonik™, SampleMoog™ and SampleTron™. These IK products come pre-installed and authorized within Receptor; allowing immediate access to make music live and in the studio."http://www.museresearch.com/news.php?id=105
chimera synthesis bc-16
YouTube via danielfandino
"*please listen to this with headphones or speakers with substantial bass (i.e. NOT laptop speakers) if you want to hear what's going on in the lower register (not much anyhow, but near infrasound sine waves are always cool).
anyway, here's for you other noisy type nerds, in case you were interested."
The Harvestman stilton adaptor
"4-Channel floor effects adaptor and instrument amplifier.The Stilton Adaptor provides level matching for convenient attachment of instrument-level effects devices into a modular signal path. Each channel features up to 30x gain (noninverting), wet/dry crossfade, and a compact two-way TRS connector.
This module requires 1/4" TRS insert cables for bidirectional transmission using effects devices. Instruments and their effects chains can simply be connected with a TS cable.
specifications
Four channels of:
10vpp modular input
10vpp modular output
TRS jack for sending/receiving signal to effects device
Gain adjustment
Wet/dry crossfade
The output on channel 4 is multed for easy feedback loops (just patch it back into an input)
+/-12V Doepfer-style power connector
Panel size: 20HP"
via Mr. Array
Univox Mini-Korg
images via this auction"About the Univox MiniKorg -
The Univox Minikorg (Mini-Korg) Monophonic Musical Synthesizer was built by Univox around 1973 (that makes it 35 years old and in perfect working condition!! Talk about vintage!!).
The Minikorg is an exact replica of the Korg 700.
This is a great analog synth that can make some of the most amazing sounds!
This synthesizer goes back to the days of real analog like Moog, Roland, Oberheim, Sequential Circuits, EMS synths, and more!
Of course there is no CV/Gate to be controlled by any other synth, however, if you would like, I could add a MIDI kit that would allow it to connect for $350 more. The kit requires a separate circuit board that allows perfect control over triggering and notes. I could do an easier mod and apply a socket kit and connect a MIDI kit through that but from what I heard the circuit board makes it more reliable and stable.
Many softsynth programs have tried to emulate the sound of an analog (analogue) synth but nothing beats an original! The tone is thick and the bass is heavy. There are many potential sounds that can be made. I have supplied a small variety for you to hear.I don't believe there were that many of these made or still around and if anything, this keyboard is nearly 35 years old!
Along the front panel are all the controls. Starting from left to right along the bottom, Volume, 2 Travelers (these control the filter operations), Attack (how fast the note sounds), Percussion (how long the note lasts), Scale (32'-2'), Mode (waveform - ramp, square, saw, chorus 1, chorus2), Expand, Bright, Sustain, Bender, Repeat (keeps repeating the note as the key is pressed), Vibrato, Delay Vibrato (auto-delayed vibrato), Portamento, slider for Repeat speed, Vibrato sliders for Speed and Depth amounts, Power switch, Pitch (brings the pitch tune up or down manually).
On the back is a door which conceals the power cord and fuse access. There are also two jacks, one is labelled low and the other is labelled high (these are the outputs)."
Akai AX80
images via this auction"With two oscillators (which can be detuned very far apart) AND sub oscillator per voice, this can get into minimoog territory. Very "phat". 3 LFOs with 4 waveforms. Self-oscillating, resonant low-pass filter. High-pass filter. 3 ADSR envelope generators. Hard AND soft cross modulation. Chord memory. 5 octave keyboard. Pitch and mod wheels. Midi. And tons of patch memory."
sonic picnic boxes
"the sonic picnic set is a low tech modular system connections are made as needed using crocodile clips these pictures show some of the boxes"more here
Vince Clarke in the studio 1985
YouTube via Ynnarg
"Interesting piece of how Vince was working in the studio at this early Erasure time. Good old synths."
Equinoxe Part 7 - extended cover - in stereo!
YouTube via rfoshaug.
KORG M3. I found this one posted on Jean Michel Jarre's blog. He liked this cover and encouraged others to make covers as well.
"Equinoxe 7. Original music composed by Jean Michel Jarre.
Copyright recordings and music reproduced by kind permission of Francis Dreyfus Music and Jean Michel Jarre.
My cover version of Equinoxe 7 starts out as a regular cover - ie. not an exact replica (I generally like to make my own versions) but it follows the concept of the original song quite closely.
But then - about 6:20 into the video - I do a little improvisation based on the nice "Equinoxe groove" that's going on at that moment. A Jarre-trained ear might hear a hint of Jarre's "Arpegiator" from Concerts in China in there. Luckily for you, YouTube has a max limit of 10 minutes per video, because I could go on like that forever. :-)
The left part of the M3's keyboard has been transposed 3 semitones up to allow me to play it in A minor (while the song is actually in C minor). This eliminates the need for pressing any black keys during the sweeps over the keyboard and makes it easier to play that part live. Those sweeps are not exactly as the original song, but close enough. I really wanted to play those live, so I've taken a few artistic liberites. :-)
By converting the video to .flv format before uploading, I was able to keep the stereo sound of the recording.
Arranging and playing this "special edition" of Equinoxe 7 was great fun, and I hope you'll have some fun watching it as well. :-)
An MP3 file with this cover can be found here: http://www.mediafire.com/?mjevcnxhtnd"
Parameter Locks on the Machinedrum
YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Here's an example of the "Extended" mode of the Elektron Machinedrums. You can lock parameters to every step. In this example we locked the pitch of the bass drum to different values to create a bassline. You can also lock other parameters like reverb on one snare hit, change the filter cutoff on two claps but none of the others etc... To do this hit record, choose the instrument (make sure you're in extended mode) Hold the desired step and then change the value of the parameter ou want to "lock" to that step. In this case we changed the pitch of the bass drum for virtually every step. You can also see just how to use the mute function to mute specific tracks, an extremely useful feature for live jamming.
http://www.bigcitymusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/bigcitymusicdo...
http://www.bigcitymusicblog.blogspot.com"
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