littleBits

littleBits intro from ayah bdeir on Vimeo.
"littleBits is an opensource library of discrete electronic components pre-assembled in tiny circuit boards. Just as Legos allow you to create complex structures with very little engineering knowledge, littleBits are simple, intuitive, space-sensitive blocks that make prototyping with sophisticated electronics a matter of snapping small magnets together. With a growing number of available modules, littleBits aims to move electronics from late stages of the design process to its earliest ones, and from the hands of experts, to those of artists, makers and designers."
More info and videos on littleBits.
Little Bits

Grace Against Gravity

All Buchla 200e track by Chris Muir. You can find it along with the story behind it on Chris Muir's Buchla 200e noodle page.

x0xb0x w/ x0xi0 Mod

images via this auction.

Note this is the same modded x0xb0x from this video.

"x0xb0x with custom x0xi0 mod. The unit is brand new, built specifically to sell on Ebay. The kit is professionally built, tested and calibrated. I am the guy who makes and sells the x0xi0 kits. This kit is serial #006. There are currently 50 kits that have been sold. I have taken several hi-res pictures during the assembly of this box to demonstrate the build quality. I have also added a video clip and a few audio samples to demonstrate that the box works perfectly and sounds great.
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If you are bidding I'm sure you know with this is. For more info check out
x0xb0x Main page
x0xb0x Forum

Specific details of this x0xb0x:
1. Hand selected 2SA733P transistors for high Beta
2. Hand selected VCA for low dc offset
3. High quality sockets for relevant IC's
4. Latest OS v1.05
5. USB tested
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Details of x0xi0 mod:
x0xi0 Website
x0xb0x Forum Main x0xi0 Thread
x0xi0 I/O & Overdrive Users Manual
x0xi0 I/O & Overdrive Install Manual

New Controls:
Overdrive On/Off Switch
Overdrive Type Switch
Overdrive Amount Switch
Overdrive Tone
Overdrive Low Freq Switch
Cutoff Hi Range Switch
VCA On Switch
Power Switch

New Inputs/Outputs:
Gate In
CV In
Accent In
Slide In

Filter Mod CV In
Accent Sweep CV Out
VCO Out
VCF In
VCF Out
VCA In
VCO FM In



SAMPLES
Random & Keyboard Mode
Basic Pattern
Overdrive
External CV & Gate control
VCF Input
VCO Frequency Modulation"

Moog Minimoog fart around - basslines and stuff

YouTube via CoolColJ
"Just mucking about on my Moog Minimoog analog mono-synth. One of the many old and newer analog synths I have lying around here

This Minimoog is one of the earlier models. Key contacts need cleaning...hence the swooping notes

sorry about the crap audio - the camera's mic doesn't capture bass very well, and the Minimoog has a ton of bass :)

Should have recorded a direct feed... "

assign

flickr by aaron_mcc

X/Y pad modulation assignment for the KORG DS-10.

Serge modular - j h c c a t

YouTube via cray56. "serge self playing patch"

Novation Nova analogue modelled sounds

YouTube via yarosystems
"All the sounds programmed by Yarosystems."

analog synth

flickr by photo_throw

full size

Gakken SX-150 on a guitar

Roland CMU800R midi by Deftaudio.ru

YouTube via DeftAudio. "Great CMU-800R with midiboard inside."
Note there's a CMU-800R up for auction here, with the Apple interface card, software and manual.

Librations of the Moon

"Librations of the Moon is a collaboration between three musicians seeking to explore the boundaries of their own craft. Drifting between ambient acoustic melodies, analog sound, looping and electro-industrial verberations, librations of the moon chafes the edges of musical scapes, bringing the performers and the audience out of familiar territory and into new and wonderful nuances of sound through the melding of three extremely disparate profiles.

Darren (Sonicbrat) on broken piano + sampling + audio processing
Randolf on guitar + looper + voice
Zul on DIY analogue synthesis + audio processing

You can find more info including show dates and images of the DIY gear here.

Tangerine Dream plays Edgar Froese Part 1

YouTube via tomabeman Not the greatest audio but I love how TD display their soft synths like modulars racks behind him. Pretty cool.
"The Concert in Eindhoven NL Track: Stuntman"

JH Scanner Chorus/Vibrato & Interpolating Scanner part kits available

via Tobias on AH posted with with permission.

"Hi fellow DIY-Freaks,

I am offering part kits for the SCANNER CHORUS/VIBRATO and INTERPOLATING SCANNER projects from now on.
For detailed information on these projects please see the corresponding electro-music.com thread or Jürgens web site.

http://www.electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19217

http://www.jhaible.de/interpolating_scanner_and_scanvib/jh_interpolating_scanner_and_scanvib.html

The kit contains all pcb mount parts. Panel mount parts (pots, jacks etc) are not included.

There are 2 versions available.

SCANNER CHORUS/VIBRATO:

All board mount components as per Jürgens bill of materials

This kit goes for 130 /195us$


INTERPOLATING SCANNER:

All board mount components as per Jürgens bill of materials.

This kit goes for 105 /160us$

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST BEFORE ORDERING:

In these projects a lot of SSM2210 are needed. Those parts are not readily available in large quantities from the usual suppliers. That means I have to order those from the manufacturer directly. For the quantities needed the lead time is around 3 weeks.
So here is what I thought of:
If you are interested in purchasing a kit, please do so in the next 10 DAYS.
Then I have a more or less fixed number of SSM2210 I need to order.
I will ship all other parts immediately after I receive payment, and will ship the SSM2210 as soon as they arrive.
This way you can start building your Scanner and do not have to wait too long to finish it.
I know that this is not ideal, but this way the waiting time is somehow minimized to a minimum. And, honestly, I can not afford to buy 1000 SSMs and then need just 300.
Or if I buy just 300 and need 1000, some of you have to wait even longer.
The kits will be still available after this time, but then the lead time might be longer.
Only order a kit if that is ok for you.


Shipping: small parcel via DHL
in Germany: 5 / 8 US$, insured 8 / 13 US$
Europe: 8 / 13 US$
Rest of the world: 14 / 22 US$

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Please send your order to:

ts-parts (a t) web . de

(you know how this goes: name@ etc...)

Please include the quantity and type of kit in the about line

(like this: Order for 2 Scanner Chorus Kits)

Please include in the mail:

-your name
-full adress
-how you like to pay (bank transfer or paypal - if paypal: please include your paypal billing adress)
-from which list/forum you come

I will send you an email with all details about payment and other information. If you are paying via paypal you will also receive a paypal invoice.

I am looking forward to hear from you.

Best wishes,

Tobias"

CV Ribbon Controller with CS-40M

SonicstateTV via 12T0NE
"One of my CV ribbon controllers with a Yamaha CS-40M. This was an earlier version ribbon with small 6" surface"

Trentemøller - ENGLISH! Interview

YouTube via ellyodd. via Waveformless

kleeseqfrontA

flickr by sduck409

full size

"This is my Klee sequencer, designed by Scott Stites. I built it during May-August 2008, from a pcb/parts kit obtained from electro-music.com."

Korg MS2000

flickr by ds23pallas

full size

KORG Kaossilator 4-Bar Loop Hack

via the O'Reilly Digital Media Blog where you'll find a short video:

"What loosened my credit card was a secret hack Korg revealed during fact-check: If you power up the Kaossilator while holding down the Tap and Loop Rec buttons, the loop memory doubles from two bars to four. That may not sound like much, but it gives you time to set up tension and release; I find four-bar loops just breathe better."

via CDM

GT Theremin

You might remember the GT Theremin from this video. Well, here is the official website.

"The GT Theremin was built over the course of a few months in fulfillment of the capstone project requirement for my B.S.E.E. The design and construction was mostly carried out by myself and my friend James Lewis. I developed the circuitry, and James conceived most of the physical design for the enclosure. We had additional project support from fellow students Ryan Adams and Yuri Yelizarov, lab coordinators Edgar Jones and James Steinberg, as well as professors W. Marshall Leach and Whit Smith. The result came out nearly exactly how we first envisioned it, and I think it is best introduced with a few photos."

::vtol:: SunsYnTh and more

SunsYnTh from VTOL on Vimeo.
via ::vtol:: where you will find a ton more DIY, Circuit Bending and Synth content.

MAM Warp 9 wasp filter with midi

via these auctions

Note the seller has a ton of effects up.

ARP 2600, Oberheim OB-1, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5

Three more via marcel.

Theremin Demonstration#1

YouTube via neonwind
"Giving some of the details to my Doepfer Theremin + some of my playing techniques."

x0b0x w/ x0xi0 mod #006

YouTube via bcastromusic "x0xb0x with x0xi0 I/O & Overdrive Mod"
Update: this is up for auction here.

Korg DS 10 Demonstration

YouTube via Dogboy73
"Video demonstration showing all of the features in the Korg DS-10 synthesizer for the Nintendo DS."

ACID ACCESS

YouTube via drumfish78
"korg access futureretro some good old aciiiiid let me know if you like"

Circuit bent mechanical Furby sequencer linked to Korg SQ-10

YouTube via thenervoussquirrel.

Up for auction here.

"One of a new batch of four Furby Gurdies. This model allows you to program your own rhythms by rearranging screws inserted into the four wheels.

There is also a 'trigger out' socket, which has been used in the last section of the video to operate an old sequencer and synthesiser.

More details here"

via nervoussquirrel on the forum.
"Sometime prior to the 11th century A.D. a strange hand-cranked instrument called the hurdy gurdy appeared on the scene in Western Europe, drifting in and out of fashion but remaining in production to this day. In 1998 Tiger Electronics produced a scary children's toy called the Furby, and sold over 40 million of them in three years.

This auction is for the strange and terrible result of combining both of these phenomena - this is a rare chance to own your own Furby Gurdy!

This instrument involves four modified Furby toys that can be made to produce sound in a sequence by winding a handle. Each Furby has been 'circuit bent', which is a process that involves adding connections to the original electronic circuit board to create interesting new sounds.

When the handwheel is turned, four wheels operate four switches in a sequence. The sequence pattern is created by adding or removing screws from the 12 holes around the circumference of the wheels. Each of the four switches operated by turning the handwheel correspond to a Furby, causing it to make a sound as the screwheads pass.

Each Furby has six controls on the panel underneath it:

(1) Mute - turns off an individual Furby's sound
(2) Loop hold - captures a short loop of audio while a Furby is speaking
(3) Loop momentarily - useful for searching for a good sound before using 'Loop hold' to keep the sound
(4) Microswitch mode select - Switches between audio being produced by either the screwheads on the wheels or the gaps between the screwheads
(5) Crash - creates a stream of glitches and garbled Furby speech, random bleeps, crunches and hisses
(6) Reset - used to restore good health after the crash function

There is a main audio output socket on the front (1/4 inch jack), as well as four individual outputs on the rear of the unit.

There is also a socket on the rear of the unit that allows the switch under the fourth wheel to be used by an external device. Plugging a jack lead into this socket disconnects the fourth Furby and allows other devices to be triggered in time to the winding of the handwheel. In the video I have connected this socket to the step input of a Korg SQ-10 sequencer, so that the sequencer advances by one note every time a screwhead passes the switch.

There were four of these Furby Gurdies made - this auction is for one of the last two, serial number 00075.

High-quality switches and components have been used throughout, and build quality/soldering etc. is all very good. The casing is made of folded aluminium sheet and painted MDF, and the handwheel is solid machined aluminium. The rotating shaft has been mounted on bearings to ensure many years of lasting Gurdy goodness."