Sunday, October 26, 2008
Vintage Synthesizer
YouTube via kennykeyboard
"Polymoogs were looked down upon since the Minimoog was so well received that the polyphonic machine to bear the Moog name wasn't up to the hype. It did have an aural edge over the other string synths that had similar technology. Mine like most was broken in some way. Here I do some sloppy improv and holiday tunes."
Vintage Synthesizer OB4v
YouTube via kennykeyboard
"Similar to the other video of the same synth except this time from atop. THis has been dubbed from an 8mm tape done in December 1998. Christmas tune"
Ensoniq SQ-80 Demo
YouTube via derekaggs11
"A very brief demo of the SQ-80's onboard 8 track sequencer. I slapped together this short song only a day after getting the synth so don't expect too much yet. The audio is recorded by holding an iPod earbud up to my PowerShot's microphone - it sounds much better in person." sorry. :)
YM2612 Circuit - C4 Scale
YouTube via TasuLife
"The Yamaha YM2612 is the sound chip
found in the Sega Genesis console. Here it is in a circuit I built playing a C4 Scale in the "Grand Piano" test voice described in the infamous SEGA2.DOC
http://www.smspower.org/maxim/docs/ym...
The NoteON function calls take integers in the Midi NoteOn format.
(C4 is 60,C# is 61, A4 is 69, etc)
It takes this number and decodes it into the YM2612's wacky 11bit FNumber and 3 bit block automatically."
Tangent Tutorials - Soldering Techniques and More
People on the SDIY list seem to like the tutorials on this page.
retrosynth ghett-o-scope
This one from Page 2 of David's AHBA set. Remember to check out the shots in detail.
TipTop Audio Z3000 in the Flesh
I completely missed this one in David's set for AHBA. Thanks goes to Mark Pulver for catching it on AH.
Pacific Northwest Synthesizer Meeting 2008 via Carbon111
You can find pics and notes via Carbon111 on SYNTHWIRE
BTW, you will notice the event referenced with PNW abbreviated and spelled out, the word meeting vs gathering, and so on. Same for the AH Bay Area event. I've created labels for each, PNW2008 and AHBA2008, so just click on them to see all posts for the events. The events label will bring up all event posts.
Pictured here: the group and some scrumptious cookies from Carbon111's wife, Laura. Thanks Laura! It was a fun event this year.
Roland System 700
via Richard"Unfortunately only a photo of a photo as I don't have a scanner. Clearly posed-for-camera as no patch cables anywhere to be seen! This 700 was eventually donated by my Dad to the Science Museum in London."
Acidlab Miami
via MaD"picture of an Acidlab Miami mainboard, ready build up to test the sequencer software."
http://acidlab.de/
AudioCubes C++ SDK and JUCE
via the AudioCubes blog:"We’re working on a software development kit to communicate with AudioCubes from within your own software, without necessarily using Max/MSP. The SDK will be available as a static library + header file, written in the C programming language, and would come with an example for the very nice JUCE audio application framework (written in C++) from Raw Material Software. If you’d like to be involved as a developer with testing the library/examples once it’s available, please send an email message to jobs (at) percussa (dot) com. If you’d like to post some ideas of how you think the library should work or if you have questions, join us in the forum at http://forum.percussa.com/"
Analogue Crazy's 'Compuphonic' workplace
via this VSE thread where you'll find more shots of work spaces including this one. You can thank Balastron for this one. As always, click the image for the full size shot.Roland Jupiter-4
PCM Card Workshop for the KORG Wavestation and O1W
PCM Card Workshop for WAVESTATION SR and 01W Series
"PCM Card Workshop is a Windows program that allows the user to make their own PCM sound cards for synthesizers that are compatible with the Korg 01W PCM format. Since Korg has stopped making PCM cards for their older synthesizers, many people expressed a need for the ability to make their own. This program allows you to add aproximately 33 seconds of new sample data to your synth.
While making individual sounds to be played on a synthesizer is trivial, the ability to actually get them in a format that your synthesizer can understand is not. This program allows the user to create a file that can be put on a SRAM card so that new sounds can be used in the synth. The program must be used in combination with other products and is not a stand alone solution."
via adrien
Update via paul8181 in the comments: "For all that are interested, you can download PCM Card Workshop via the internet archive at: http://web.archive.org/web/20030501131910/members.aol.com/wrkshppcm/
Also, to program the card, you will need a laptop running Windows98 (preferably SE - 2nd edition). Instructions can be found here on how to get Win98 working with SRAM cards - see the section titled "PCMCIA SRAM PC Card with Windows 98": http://www.synchrotech.com/support/faq-sram-pcmcia-pc_cards.html
Finally, to write the raw binary data to the card, you can download a program that will allow you a 15-day free trial (after which you have to purchase the program for a fairly reasonable price): http://www.tssc.de/products/cardware
Happy PCM-ing!"
Update via Neil Hetrick in the comments:
See this post for additional information on using PCM Card Workshop and PCMCIA cards with the Korg Wavestation SR: https://www.matrixsynth.com/2024/01/priming-pcmcia-sram-cards-for-korg.html
From my experience, the PCM Card Workshop software runs just fine on Windows XP. It's a great resource, so belated thanks to Mike Werning for creating it!
Cheers,
-Neil Hetrick
"PCM Card Workshop is a Windows program that allows the user to make their own PCM sound cards for synthesizers that are compatible with the Korg 01W PCM format. Since Korg has stopped making PCM cards for their older synthesizers, many people expressed a need for the ability to make their own. This program allows you to add aproximately 33 seconds of new sample data to your synth.
While making individual sounds to be played on a synthesizer is trivial, the ability to actually get them in a format that your synthesizer can understand is not. This program allows the user to create a file that can be put on a SRAM card so that new sounds can be used in the synth. The program must be used in combination with other products and is not a stand alone solution."
via adrien
Update via paul8181 in the comments: "For all that are interested, you can download PCM Card Workshop via the internet archive at: http://web.archive.org/web/20030501131910/members.aol.com/wrkshppcm/
Also, to program the card, you will need a laptop running Windows98 (preferably SE - 2nd edition). Instructions can be found here on how to get Win98 working with SRAM cards - see the section titled "PCMCIA SRAM PC Card with Windows 98": http://www.synchrotech.com/support/faq-sram-pcmcia-pc_cards.html
Finally, to write the raw binary data to the card, you can download a program that will allow you a 15-day free trial (after which you have to purchase the program for a fairly reasonable price): http://www.tssc.de/products/cardware
Happy PCM-ing!"
Update via Neil Hetrick in the comments:
See this post for additional information on using PCM Card Workshop and PCMCIA cards with the Korg Wavestation SR: https://www.matrixsynth.com/2024/01/priming-pcmcia-sram-cards-for-korg.html
From my experience, the PCM Card Workshop software runs just fine on Windows XP. It's a great resource, so belated thanks to Mike Werning for creating it!
Cheers,
-Neil Hetrick
Waldflöte MIDI-enabled pipe organ
YouTube via DorkbotAlba. Sent my way via David.
"The Waldflöte project is a MIDI retrofit to a 1890s Gray and Davison pipe organ located in the Forest Cafe in Edinburgh. It converts MIDI input into solenoid drive to directly press the keys on one of the manuals - there is no permanent modification to the organ.
Members of Dorkbot Edinburgh have spent the last 7 months or so working on this and we're pretty pleased with it. It was publicly announced at the Electron Club Open Day on 18th October 2008 in Glasgow.
Find out more at http://dorkbot.noodlefactory.co.uk/wi..."
Lonely Little Electron
YouTube via blackmuzzle
"Ever wonder what happens if you leave your synthesizers plugged in during the night? When nobody is looking, they are doing... this...
Music (c) myself, gear used is.. um.. kinda visible in the video, but just in case:
Access Virus TI
Elektron Monomachine
Elektron Machinedrum
Elektron TM-1 Turbo Midi
Korg KP3
Sequencer: Renoise Tracker(www.renoise.com)
Camera used: Canon HF100
More free synthesizer music is available at: http://www.playspoon.com"
modified MC-202
YouTube via lesingemonotone
"Showing off a new mod I installed today on a friends 202. The switches chooses which CV and Gate channels to use on the fly. The left one is for switching between CV channel 1 and CV channel 2. The right one is for switching between gate channel 1 and gate channel 2.
In addition to this mod, this unit also features direct CV/gate in and VCF CVin (look at my other video)."
Ass Shaking Shinobi electro funk
YouTube via funkyyfrank. KORG Nintendo DS-10.
"Electro Music video of me performing the main theme to Shinobi arcade game, electro funk version"
Mozart turkish march electro trash
YouTube via YP984fJQi6. KORG MicroKORG.
"Air synthe on mozart turkish march electro trash version"
juno 60 arp sync livepa
YouTube via se7ense7
"I'm triggering the arp of the Juno 60 by just running a rimshot into it from my MPC (can be another machine, or another sound, as long as its loud, sharp and short... claps are too long for this to work properly) at 16th notes. This way I can sync it with the beats and bassline. Great fun this old machine!"
Acid Daft Punk Remix Live
YouTube via lasercicalone
"Using my AcidLab Bassline 2 and my Mpc 1000 JJ Os trying to remix an acid versione of Daft Punk Hit with a little help of Monomachine" Note: that should be Acidlab. AcidLab with a capitol L is another company.
Frostwave Fat sequencing Yamaha CS-15
YouTube via Zolophile
"Channel A from the Frostwave going to the CS-15's OSC and ENV 1, while Channel B goes to OSC and ENV 2. Two synths in one box!"
Analog Heaven Bay Area 2008
flickr set by Yotsuba&!(click for more)
Pictured here:
Moog Modular synthesizer
"the real deal."
Buchla 200e
"Don Buchla adjusted that light as he passed by."
Mixed Modular
"Doepfer, Modcan, Synthtech, Harvestman, Plan B, Blacet, Oakley modules."
Pyramid Head
via CTRL Voltage where you can find the .WAV.
"Pyramid Head-- I made it as an exercise is creating soundscape instruments with NI Absynth. The main sound was created from the ground up, starting with just a sine wave. I also tossed in some accents with FM8."
Pictures from AH Bay Area 2008
Polymoog Chip Necklace
flickr by Matrixsynth, via the PNW 2008 Set
Thanks goes to Ron for finding and pointing this one out to me. Be sure to click the image for the full size shot as usual.
PNW Synth DIY 2008
flickr set by matrixsynth. Click the pic to bring up the controls and flip through the pics. I actually ran out of space on my video camera, which led to me switching to my camera for video, which let to me running out of space. I took a ton of images and video, but not as much as I would have liked to. The turn out was big this year with MMM, flight of harmony, harvestman and John Bowen as far as manufacturers. Tons of cool gear and tons of cool people. Be sure to check out the images in this set. Jim Patchell was there with his DSM1, FPGA synth with a whopping 512 oscillators. Big thanks goes out to John Marshall for being a more than gracious host this year as usual. P.S. It looks like I reached the limit for labels (20) for Blogger.
LABELS/MORE:
Clavia,
Cwejman,
DIY,
Doepfer,
events,
Flight of Harmony,
harvestman,
jim patchell,
JoMoX,
miniature,
MMM,
MOTM,
Oberheim,
PNW Synth Gathering,
pnw2008,
Roland,
Serge,
Synth Art,
synthesizers.com,
x0xb0x
Latronic Notron controls TR808 and SH7
video upload by b3nsf
"The Latronic Notron is sequencing the Roland Tr-808 and the Roland Sh-7. The soundtrack is four tracks on the Notron, jamming out - no editting.. The video is not the actual sequence!!!!"
Seeburg Select-A-Rhythm + korgs SQ-10 + MS-20
YouTube via Zolophile
"Modified Seeburg rhythm box playing a variation on each preset and sending a clock pulse out, which is processed by the MS-20 and sent to the SQ-10, which is sequencing the MS-20. Details on the Seeburg: http://ericarcher.net/devices/select-..."
Korg 770 Processing a Drum Machine
"Seeburg Select-A-Rhythm running through a Korg 770's external input to demonstrate filter and ring modulator."
ADSR and the Buchla
"The Buchla is not usually associated with keyboard type ADSR envelopes.I patched up a 281, plugged into the 107 voltage controlled mixer to make some percussion sounds. The good thing about a 100 series gate like this or the 110 is that they are all transistor and don't have the characteristic Vactrol mushy attack. Everything has it's place after all."
see the full post on Buchla Tech
PNW Synth DIY 2008 - via Synthwood
click here for a few more pics of the event by Synthwood.
If you have images of the event feel free to send them in. I'll be putting up a ton myself. Good news, I filled up my camera and camcorder with shots and videos. Bad news, I filled them up before the event was over. Apologies to those I missed.
Pictured here:
Cynthia / Modcan Modular
Mattson Mini Modular
Trumpet MIDI Controller (this one was pretty impressive)
Moog ladder filter paper - now with added diodes
via Tim on the AH and SDIY lists:
"Hi lists,
After a not inconsiderable amount of effort (it feels like I've been desperately trying to meet some college project deadline - it's taken weeks and weeks...) I have managed to update my Moog ladder paper, to be found here and linked from [here]
Not only does it now include some of the diode ladder configurations, but there is a shedload of stuff to do with poles and frequency responses etc. in there too (oh, er, and it has mushroomed from 6 pages to over 50 :-/ ). It is pretty heavy going on the algebra, but there is nothing too high-powered in there, and there are lots of pretty pictures too. (Also note that I have changed the title to reflect its more-encompassing content.)
If anyone spots any mistakes or out-and-out howlers in it, I'd particularly like to hear of them, thanks!
Regards,
Tim"
"Hi lists,
After a not inconsiderable amount of effort (it feels like I've been desperately trying to meet some college project deadline - it's taken weeks and weeks...) I have managed to update my Moog ladder paper, to be found here and linked from [here]
Not only does it now include some of the diode ladder configurations, but there is a shedload of stuff to do with poles and frequency responses etc. in there too (oh, er, and it has mushroomed from 6 pages to over 50 :-/ ). It is pretty heavy going on the algebra, but there is nothing too high-powered in there, and there are lots of pretty pictures too. (Also note that I have changed the title to reflect its more-encompassing content.)
If anyone spots any mistakes or out-and-out howlers in it, I'd particularly like to hear of them, thanks!
Regards,
Tim"
funky novation
via brian c
"Novation Bass station in to Electro Harmonix Bi FIlter with Moog MP201 LFOs and EBS Octaver effects send, the EBS synthesizes an aoctave down ....drums are ER-1 into Alesis Bitrman"
Update: funky 2 via Baghead's sounds channel
Analogue Systems rs300 CV to MIDI Module
YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Yes. It's control voltage converted to MIDI! (not the typical midi-cv) The rs300 is the only module that can take control voltages from your synthesizer and convert them to MIDI messages. Imagine the possibilities! Here's a quick demonstration of using an LFO to control oscillator 1 of a Dave Smith Evolver keyboard.
The next clip is using an analog sequencer to control the oscillator 1 pitch.
More in-depth possibilities soon!"
DAFT PUNK "Digital Love" Cover
YouTube via gattobus
"This is one of my favorites Daft Punk song, played with my new Elektrons and my Moog Little Phatty. I also used Nord Modular G2 for the vocoder effect."
Elemental Journey 1 - Novation X-Station
YouTube via beckhusen
"Sound made with Novation X-Station,
Video recorded with Casio Exilim."
juno 60 sounds #1
YouTube via se7ense7
"Some Juno 60 sounds. Movie maker mangled up the sound a bit, and I'm sure youtube will also make it a little worse. It's te best I can do without going to like 70 megs on this clip.
More music at www.myspace.com/simonderycke.
Grtz,
Alien Robot Dance"
Update:
juno 60 sounds #2
Roland D50
via this auction"Rare 1988 original magazine advert for the Roland D-50 synthesizer.
Size in inches approx 12" x 8"
20 year old original item."
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