MATRIXSYNTH: Saturday, November 22, 2008


Saturday, November 22, 2008

Chopin/Valse with Korg NanoKey and NanoPad


YouTube via btpro.
"Play Chopin's Valse with Korg NanoKey and NanoPad. コルグの NanoKey と NanoPad でショパンの子犬のワルツを演奏。 音域が足りないのでメロディーは2つに分けて録音。 最初にメロディーを低域、高域で分けて弾いて録画し、それに合わ せてベースパートを録画、最後に NanoPad にコードを割り振って和音パートを録画して編集し... "
Googlish:
"Play Chopin's Valse with Korg NanoKey and NanoPad. NanoPad Korg in the NanoKey and playing Chopin's Minute Waltz. Melody is a lack of range in two separate recording. The first song to low-frequency, high-range playing the recorded separately and then put together in part based on recordings at the end, the chord割RI振っNanoPad part of the code and edit the recording."
KORG Nano controllers on Ebay

Jeff Beck - Blue Wind


YouTube via CloudFROST. Lync keytar. via Josh.

"Jeff Beck, Jan Hammer and Simon Phillips playing the classic song "Blue Wind" from Jeff's album "WIRED" 1976"

Update via va69nm: "Hell no! that's Jan playing his custom Probe controller, originally developed by Roger Powell for his gig with Utopia...arguably the original 'keytar,' with respect to Mattson's Syntar and George Duke's Clavitar. Hammer's controller was custom-wired to his Minimoog/Oberheim SEM rig that, per Hammer's own marketing of the day, "sounds a lot like a guitar." Powell's Probe had a different, smaller pitchbend/mod wheel array, whereas Hammer's was modeled with his fondness for the Minimoog's spacing & setup. Hammer played (as did Gary Wright & Steve Porcaro) with a strap-on, cutaway Mini keyboard and experimented with the angle of the pitch wheels by housing them in a separate, adjustable, squarish assembly mounted in place of the traditional pb/mod wheels, until the optimum angle was found; this placement was then implemented permanently on Hammer's probe. Hammer's signature Lync purported to be modeled after his Probe, but the Lync is a MIDI controller, not hardwired analog. Don't take my word for all this, Google is a powerful tool :) Kudos to Jan ( and to Roger!) for going above & beyond, innovating a style of playing remote keyboard and holding their own in rock bands while still looking credible and not gimmicky, that has yet to be equalled, IMHO..."

Moog Minimoog Solo


YouTube via alphacode909
"Improvisation on my Minimoog the looped background music from 'Sugar the best Moog solo from Hancock'"

new revision circuit bent sk-5 demo


YouTube via spunkytoofers
"a three part demonstration. circuit bent sk-5 demonstrating lfo, clock replacement, various sound on sound layering and looping, subtle to drastic tonal modulations, sound decimation, various sound mangling, sampling, drastic drum filtering via body contacts and filter knob, and various bends demonstrated..

only 3 parts of the sk-5 are demonstrated. the drum section and filtering, sampling, and the organ sound.. many more sounds available.

the interface was designed to be as concise as possible, fun and intuitive to play with the most amount of tonal shaping features that could be loaded onboard. available for sale or commision."

Korg DS-10


YouTube via noyzmakr
"The DS-10 is a remarkable little sequencer. Cheapest hybrid hardware/software virtual analog synthesizer on the market. Look out TB-303, in 20 years it'll be worth big bucks. Get yours TODAY!"
KORG DS-10 on Ebay
KORG DS-10 on Amazon

Roland SH-3A

images at this auction

Analogue Solutions Leipzig Keyboard Synthesizer

via this auction via noisebug
"KEY FEATURES OF LEIPZIG-K:
Pure analogue voice circuitry
Fat Moog style filter
Velocity sensitive keyboard
CV/Gate outputs, so can be used as a 1V/octave CV controller keyboard for your modular system
CV/Gate inputs to voice circuit so can be controlled by an analogue sequencer or similar
All jack sockets are 6.35mm (1/4" 'big' jacks)
Mod Wheel
Pitch Bend Wheel
Performance section (mod wheel control of LFO2 - i.e. vibrato/wahwah)
Pure vintage style inspired design
Lots of blue LEDs!
2 VCOs with Glide/Portamento and Sub-VCOs.
Plenty of modulation routing possibilities.
Extra tone controls and circuits for more sound variety e.g. LFO, CrossMod.
Rugged steel construction
'vintage' wood design.
Spun aluminium topped knobs
LCD for MIDI set-up editing
MIDI In for software sequencer control of CV/Gate
MIDI Thru
MIDI Out: pitchbend, mod wheel, velocity and note data is transmitted.
Local on/off feature

The Leipzig-k keyboard design brief was simple; design a keyboard in the true spirit of vintage keyboard monosynths. There's plenty of rack analogues and digital modelling keyboard synths around, but very few new true analogue keyboards. We aimed to design a keyboard monosynth that looked like it has been beemed back from the past. True, it has an LCD to edit the MIDI functions, but why make life hard! Thick wooden end panels and top panel wood and aluminium spun knob-caps add to the effect. Details such as this don't come cheap, but the added cost of the hardware to get the right hardware was not omitted or the design compromised. I wanted to design a synth that truly looked the part and had all those classic vintage synth details, and no expensive or time has been spared to bring that. The quality of design, workmanship and detailing is all of top quality. The case is rugged 1.2mm steel, thick wood sides, powder coated metal, silk-screened legend, aluminium apped knobs and more.

So Leipzig looks the part, but it sounds good too. Pure analogue throughout. Discrete transistor, resistor, capacitor design. The only ICs are as you would expect; op-amps and transconductance amps. Of course there is digital circuits; the MIDI circuits, but I think you can forgive us for that! It's somehow comforting to know that if you open up this synth you will see thousands of discrete components and not just some giany DSP chip! If you had the knowledge (and were prepared to lose your warranty) then you could open up the synth and circuit-bend it as you wish, disect your way into the sound or CV path.

The Leipzig-k is more than just a Leipzig rack with a keyboard. An extra LFO/VCA has been added. The depth of the LFO is controlled via the Mod Wheel. A headphone output has been added. CV/CV2/Gate inputs and outputs making this an ideal analogue synth controller keyboard."

Waldorf MicroQ

image via this auction via noisebug.

How did they get it to float like that? ;)

Clavia Rebrands Itself as Nord Keyboards

http://clavia.se
see for yourself

Ministry of Sound - iDrum Anthems

"Recreate your favorite club tracks of yesterday and today. Build and customize the beats any way you like.

iDrum: Ministry of Sound Anthems makes you the producer. Start with professionally produced iDrum kits that emulate the greatest anthems in clubbing history, then mix and match over 300 original samples to make your own epic tracks.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve never made a beat before. iDrum’s simple interface lets you build beats layer by layer by tapping the touch screen or create music with simple shapes and color combinations that let you visualize the rhythm."
You can find Ministry of Sound iDrum here:
iDrum: Ministry of Sound Anthems

Moog Modular Sections

flickr by InnovativeSynthesis.com
(click for more)

"These are pics of synths we own, or have owned through the years. Many more to come!

Many of these are scans of pictures, so please excuse the quality!

Visit us at www.InnovativeSynthesis.com"

Encounters in Moscow

via the Jean Michel Jarre blog where you will find more images and info.

I'm guessing that's a white Modcan modular under the KORG PS3200 and ARP 2600.

Analogue Systems rs35 External Processor -Guitar Synth


YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Here is the incredible Analogue Systems rs35 External Processor eurorack synthesizer module.

The rs35 is a frequency (or pitch) to voltage converter. It can turn virtually any sound source into a one volt per octave voltage allowing you to control an analog synthesizer.

We are running a Strat into the Barber Electronics TonePress compressor pedal for added sustain. The guitar signal is then run into the low pass filter section of the A.S. rs110 Multimode filter to roll off some of the highs.

Now we run the audio into the rs35 'Frequency In'. The rs35's voltage out goes to the rs95 voltage controlled oscillator. We're using various modules to alter the oscillator sound including the rs100 Low Pass filter, the rs120 Comb Filter, and the rs290 voltage controlled digital delay/sampler.

Finally, a practical, easy way to play your analog synthesizer with a guitar. Rad."

The JEN Electonico Laughing/Crying Glider Synthesizer



Here's an odd article sent my way via Brian Kehew of The Moog Cookbook. The image is clearly an ARP 2500. Anyone know more about this? Click on the image to read the article.

Update: this one appears to be debunked. See the comments. This is the same ARP 2500 shot from sequencer.de which means it is the same 2500 in the Synthorama Museum. You can tell by the extra module on top of the sequencer.de image. Credit goes to mr.scrappy for spotting the image.

DSC02611

flickr by roland4387

spot the synths

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"Mono synth madness"

Analog Synth Lab - Moog Minimoog & Roland SH-101

"Analog Synth Lab is only available on Ebay and nowhere else.

What's in the bundle?
* Minimoon (Moog Minimoog Emulator)
* LOL-S ( Roland SH-101

If you can't afford the crazy prices of a real analog synth or you have an interest in synthesizers then the Analog Synth Lab is for you.

Play the synths with your computer keyboard, a midi keyboard or a sequencer (both hardware and software sequencers supported) and tweak the knobs and relish in the sound of analog synthesizers.

If you have no knowledge about synthesizers then don't worry. There are lots of preset sounds so you can get playing straight away. And if you are feeling adventurous then twiddle with any of the knobs to see how it changes the sound.

These synths have been used by just about everyone.
No other software is required to run Analog Synths.

Features
* Can be played with PC Keyboard, MIDI keyboard or MIDI sequencer.
* Modelled on the original hardware"

You can find samples at the auction listing. You can find the seller's Ebay store here.

Pointless Noodling on the Moog Source


YouTube via mee3d.

"Just sold my lovely Moog Source so this is it's swansong"

Pointless Noodling on the Moog Memorymoog


YouTube via mee3d.

"Here is the mighty memorymoog, this one has just been sold so this is the last noodling for me. This one is the actual one featured in Peter Forrest's A-Z of Synthesizer Technology books, I have owned it for 6 years and it's been perfect throughout, tuning all 6 voices every time - sad to see it go so here is it's swan-song."

via Mibrilane

Tiptop Audio Z3000 Test

You can find samples on navs.modular.lab

Zoybar modular instruments and Contest

Zoybar kaos pad III guitar

Find more videos like this on Zoybar


"Zoybar is a modular hardware platform for creating custom electric string instruments and effects.

The basic Zoybar kits enable you to assemble a variety of electric string instruments

that could be mounted with different sound effects (like the kaoss pad in the attached image).

You can learn more about the project here

A little more info
I was inspired form the open source movement.

In the virtual world of software production, every individual programmer can be a powerful autonomous production unit (provided with a web connection and a computer) where as in the physical world materials, energy, production lines, storage and marketing takes much more time, money and risks to become a reality.

The Zoybar components provide research and development tools as a sustainable, playable prototype platform.

The same modular parts can be assembled as different instruments, can be change during the performance and also be mounted with numerous special effects, just by adding and changing their position across the profile groves.

My vision is to found an open music instruments hardware community.

Every new effect or feature that would be created by an independent developer could become relevant to the whole Zoybar users and community.

Almost any application can be easily attached to the Zoybar platform, just by adding and changing its position across the profile groves with common bolts and screws.

One last thing,
We are giving Three First Edition Zoybar Hardware Kits.

The project is scheduled to be launched at December 2008 with a contest for music instruments and sound effect developers.

Entrants shall submit a video clip performance of their new instrument to demonstrate its musicality, design, and engineering features. Performances may include new self made sound effects, synthesizer or electronic instruments.

Three First Edition Zoybar Hardware Kits will be given to the three videos with the highest number of views received through the video interaction at Zoybar.net.

http://www.zoybar.net/contest"

Mrmr performance demo


YouTube via ecumedesjoursz. via fabio
"Mrmr is a a platform for creating dynamic user interfaces on mobile devices. This video shows its use on an iphone in a recent audiovisual performance and ends with an interview with its designers.

lots of documentation at http://poly.share.dj/projects/"

You can find Mrmr here:
Mrmr OSC controller

IDMI Research Projects mrmr
Mrmr is an ongoing open-source research project to develop a standardized set of protocols and syntax conventions to control live installations and multimedia performances via mobile devices. The project is currently spearheaded by Eric Redlinger, researcher-in-residence at Brooklyn Polytechnic University’s Integrated Digital Media Institute.


Simply put, Mrmr is a technology that enables you to use ordinary cell phones and PDAs as controllers in audio-visual performances, or to participate in interactive museum exhibits, or to use your mobile device in the place of the mouse or trackpad from your full-size computer.

Key elements of the Mrmr project are:

* create your own interface using only a text editor
* multiuser by design / client peer-to-peer or client-server models supported
* open standards (zeroconfig/bonjour/mdns, OSC), open source
* dynamic interfaces: widgets can be reconfigured 'on the fly'




8bit ventures

http://www.8bitventures.com/

MSSIAH
"MIDI cartridge for the Commodore 64. Cheapest and easiest way to make your C64 MIDI compatible."

PROPHET64 - Discontinued (replaced by MSSIAH)

SID2SID - "Do-it-yourself circuit board. Helps installment of a second SID audio circuit in your Commodore 64. Brings stereo or up to six channels of polyphony with the MSSIAH."


Prophet 64: Sequencer Demo Song
YouTube via skrenos
"This is the Prophet 64 cartridge running on a Commodore 64c with dual SIDs. SID1 is a 8580 and SID2 is a 6581R2. I have lowered the frame rate to 1 FPS as the audio is the most important part.

This is just to show you what kind of sounds you can get out of the Commodore 64 with the P64 program."

via Mr. Array

Columbia - Princeton Electronic Music Center

via reed

"Here's a picture of the "classic Columbia-Princeton" setup the guy in the post was talking about, complete with Buchla 100 and 12-channel mixer."

Korg MS2000B meets ProCo RAT II


YouTube via DennisBastian
"The Korg MS2000B connected to a ProCo RAT II analog distortion.

ingredients:
- one oscilator with sawtooth wave
- filter set to 12dB/oct
- some eg/lfo modulation on the filter
- RAT set to explode
- no additional fx or processing"

DSI Evolver jam with Vox AD50 VTXL


YouTube via DennisBastian
"Just messing around a bit on the DSI Evolver. Its played through a Vox AD50 VTXL amp."

Yr3wk23 moog, rhodes, voice


"soon after midnight, with a glass of wine in my hand, on the day i fetched my moog opus 3... rhodes & voice too x"

Roland D-50 Synth Demostration, by S4K ( EMERSON RUDESS STYLE )


YouTube via Space4Keys
"Demostration
Keyboards: Roland D-50 Synth
Performed by S4K
www.space4keys.com"

Muse Receptor IK Multimedia Total Workshop Edition


YouTube via gearwire
"Muse Receptor IK Multimedia Total Workshop Edition: Bill Plays Host To Hardware VST Host"
"Gearwire was lucky enough to get a Muse Receptor, IK Multimedia Total Workshop Edition in the studio, and wee Bill Holland nearly peed his little self. What's the big deal? you may wonder. To which we respond, "well dummy, the Muse Receptor is a hardware VST host, and this one comes preloaded with a bevy of plugins designed by IK Multimedia.

There's so much one can do with this thing, it was nearly impossible to know where to start with our video demo. Bill suggested "go bananas," and since we didn't know what he was talking about, we told him to start with the hardware and user interface.

See more from the Muse Receptor on Gearwire.com!"

Ladytron, Bristol Academy, 19/11/08

flickr by looper23

full size

KORG MS20

mopho

flickr by BamBam Studio

full size

Update via marc in the comments: "For high res. pics: http://www.bambamstudio.nl/plaatjes/studio_highres/"

The Sakesizer!

sx150_sake.wmv

YouTube via zeni69. flickr set here
"A mod for the Gakken Analog Synthesizer SX-150 based on a alcohol sensor."
"A mod of the Gakken Analog Synthesizer SX-150.
I added another interface to the stylus.
The new interface is an alcohol sensor.
Selection between the two interface is possible through a selector switch.
http://www.cho-yaba.com/"

arduinosx150-detail

flickr by heurtubia
(click for more)


"Close up of Arduino to SX-150 connections"

full size

Update: you can read more about it on Mr. Book's Stuff.

darkmatter HD take one


darkmatter HD take one from nagash on Vimeo.
"audio signal is generated by the animation itself, it's annoying but I think it blends ok. this is a looped video, so you can grab the original and repeat it forever to entertain your family and friends. or maybe not."

KORG nanoKEY first review with GarageBand MacBook


YouTube via jetdaisuke
"http://webdog.be/archives/0...
KORG nanoKEY(コルグ ナノキー)をGarageBandにつないでみた。"

DIY Analog Synth Demo #4- Mods


YouTube via rodriemi
"On http://arsamus-lineal-tml01.blogspot.... you can see details
Here the post of the mod: http://arsamus-lineal-tml01.blogspot....
This is a mod of an do-it-yourself analog synth I designed and build."

Minimoog + SCI Prophet VS + Roland Juno-60


YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo track by RetroSound

bassline: Roland Juno-60 (arpeggiator in hold-mode is triggered by the TR-707);
pads and lead sound: SCI Prophet VS;
drums: Roland TR-707 through the Minimoog VCF (VCF modulation: VCO3)

no overdubbing, no sequencer software used"

Wakemaniacs


YouTube via allexbessa. A trinity of synth manufacturers. Korg, Yamaha, Roland.
""Two men incensed by one man's journey"
Tribute to Rick Wakeman
Luciano Januzzi - Keyboards and Lead Vocal
Allex Bessa - Keyboards and Backing Vocal
Fernando Faustino - Drums and Backing Vocal"
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