MATRIXSYNTH: Friday, December 26, 2008


Friday, December 26, 2008

Mia and the Keytar Master


Mia and the Keytar Master from pamphile on Vimeo.
via Synthtopia

Oakley Overdrive


Oakley Overdrive from Elan Hickler on Vimeo.
"This is a quick performance demo of the Oakley Overdrive. DIRECT INPUT THIS TIME!!!"

My First Synth Demo

My First Synth Demo from Elan Hickler on Vimeo.
"This is my first synth demo EVARRR!!!!"

A strange thing happened the day after Christmas...

"A Bugbrand Weevil 08, showed up and knocked on my door this morning. He was very cute, and the weather outside, was very cold. I invited him in.

I gave him a standard greeting, and introduced him to my Mattson Mini Modular, whereupon, I said I would go fetch some tea.

Well, wondrous things do often come to pass and never cease to amaze me, on my way back up the stairs, I heard a very perturbable conversation ensuing...

Luckily, I was able to capture it in a quicktime blip, as well as a written transcript.

The conversation went as follow, please read transcription concurrently with the audio rendition [launch, listen and read the following translation while playing]:

"Hello"
"Hello"
"What's up?"
" Well......."
"(Let's) Hang Out, Together ! "
(Sound of Laughter)"
"What the F@#%CK ! "
"Hell NO!"
"Boy Friend-Together-(let's) Hang Out !"
"Hell NO! (I've got to) Comb my Hair, Brush my Teeth, Wash my Face...."
"Bud Light-Bud Light-Bud Light, I'm so wasted ! " ( Begins to laugh like a Drunken Monkey)
"By the way..........HANG UP ! "
"Anyway..........."
"Good By " .....(Click)......
"Wow.............So What.............Oh What Ever..............."

Standing there, at the top of the Stair Case, with 3 Cups of Tea, a Machine 3 Sheets to the Wind, and my Jaw on the Floor, I was besides myself with a conundrum of condarned confusion............ That was no way for the MMM and the Weevil to be conducting themselves. Sensing my displeasure, at their apparent lack of civility, the MMM spun round seemingly trying to tell me something. Then I noticed it, he wasn't even patched in! He couldn't have been involved in that conversation, after all, he and I had been getting along grandly since his arrival a week ago...

I quickly arrived at the obvious conclusion: I had a Rude/ Drunk/ Schizophrenic Weevil.

OK, Mattson Mini Modular stays, Weevil has to go......any takers? (LOL)

Happy Holidays

Peace, JHVE
John H. Van Eaton
www.jhve.com
http://www.myspace.com/nocturnelament"

Arp 2600 for Sale!


YouTube via zurich23. Up for auction here.
"This is a quick demo of my Arp 2600. Nothing fancy, just trying to show basic features (oscillators, filters, EGs, CV processor, multiples, reverb, mixer, etc). Main 2600 console shown, 3604P keyboard shown, and TB-303 triggering 2600 shown."

Alesis Micron


YouTube via Alisha12287
"Me playing my brand new Alesis micron, just got it for christmas :]. Nothing special just messing around with some cool beats hope you like it :]"

Subotnick


YouTube via rasppatrol
"Morton Subotnick from an early experimental recording."
OHM on Ebay
OHM on Amazon
Look for The Early Gurus of Electronic Music - DVD and CD.

Array Studio


YouTube via array56
"Recording and music production studio New Plymouth, New Zealand"
Anyone know what that last synth is?
Update via Lasse in the comments: Elka OMB-5

John Cage Paying Attention


YouTube via rasppatrol
"Narrative John Cage. If you don't know who he is look him up. Early synthesis work. from OHM dvd. Look him up and OHM dvd."
OHM on Ebay
OHM on Amazon
Look for The Early Gurus of Electronic Music - DVD and CD.

Click for more John Cage on MATRIXSYNTH

"If I were A Boy" on the MicroKorg


YouTube via meemightymouse
"just messing around with the notes for "If I Were a Boy" by Beyonce on my microkorg. strings in the beginning, then the second time i made my own preset and used the arpeggiator. pretty soon i'll have a full song up, with beats and more layers when i edit some more sounds together but i plan on having a full cover of "if i were a boy" by using just my synthesizer and editing the different sounds off GarageBand later on.

http://www.myspace.com/musicbymouse"

lil sidrassi take 2


YouTube via circitfied
"just trying to make a better video....

lil sidrassi from ciat lombardes site....

on a paper circuit board no less"

ARP Odyssey Mk II Model 2813

via this auction
"Below are the Model 2813 technical specs that I pulled off the internet:
Filter - 4075. 24 dB/oct (assumed)
Pitch bend - knob
Slider caps - small soft plastic "tic-tacs"
CV/Gate/Trig in/out - 1/8 inch
Output high - RCA
Output low - 1/4 inch
Audio in - RCA
Pedal - 1/4 inch
Portamento footswitch - 1/4 inch
Power cord - attached
Power switch - on control surface, large, lighted
Keyboard - 2 bus (assumed)
23" wide
18 1/2" deep
6 1/4" high (add 1/4" for feet)
Approx. 16 lbs."



Moog Sonic Six

via this auction

"This is a later model Sonic Six which has the classic Moog 24db filter. Early Sonic Six's have a much weaker filter. This synth has two oscillators, two LFO's which can be used together or separately (to create strange waveforms), ring modulator, portamento, external input, internal speaker, white and pink noise, and sound can bypass the filter or VCA so you can set up drones if you wish. It's a VERY flexible mono."


Prophet 08, Zelda and some Brutal Deluxe

"While working on a song for the "sea songs" EP, I took some time off playing with MIDI files of video games oldies...

So, here's two all-Prophet demos!"

Demos and info on Cafe 80.

MOOG

flickr by FallingShaun

full size

JÃœRGEN HAIBLE Subtle Chorus (Roland Dimension D clone) part kits

via Tobias on AH:
"Hey you guys,

I'm going to offer sets for the Subtle Chorus main board and the BBD board.

Project details:

http://www.jhaible.de/subtle_chorus/jh_subtle_chorus.html

http://electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26527

For those who are going to build the Dim T or Dim TD version I suggest the Tau part kits from Bridechamber. Scott is a cool guy and does a perfect job.

IMPORTANT: I won't be able to ship part kits before mid january, as I do have a job ouside of town until then. But of course you can order those from now on.

Main board:

This is the TL072 version part kit. I won't offer the vintage kit, as especially the power transistors are not that easy to source in larger quantities. Same for the HA1457W.
At least I didn't find a supplier for those so far.

Main board parts kit contains all parts per Jürgens BOM, no panel mount parts.

Price: 77 (~ 109 us$)

BBD board:

This kit also contains TL071 / TL072 instead of HA1457W.
The BBD and Clock chips (MN3007 and MN3101) are original NOS Matsushita/Panasonic chips, and the compander chips are NOS Philips SA571.

BBD board kits contain all parts as per Jürgens BOM, no panel mount parts.

Price: 118 (~ 166 us$)

Shipping: small parcel via DHL
in Germany: 5 (~ 7 us$), insured 8 (~ 12 us$)
Europe: 8 (~ 12 us$)
Rest of the world: 14 (~ 20 us$)

As you can see the prices in us$ are estimated. That is because there was a little bit confusion about exchange rates lately, so I'm going to charge you in . This way you will get the correct daily exchange rate.

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 Subtlr Chorus BBD 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're paying via paypal you will also receive a paypal invoice.

I'm looking forward to hear from you.

Best wishes,

Tobias"

Et la tendresse?... Bordel!

via swissdoc. Note this one is NOT safe for work. It features an ARP 2600 and a pretty analog DIY controller. :)

"www.qwave.de/georg/matrix/arp2600.avi

It is taken from the French movie "Et la tendresse?... Bordel!" from 1979

Here the movie title was
"Verdammt noch mal...wo bleibt die Zärtlichkeit"

The text translates to:
----------------------------------------------------------------
Sorry, the music came from your flat?
Yes, ideed, is it disturbing you?
No, it makes me curious.
Do you live here in that house?
No, I just wanted to ask you some questions for a survey.
Survey?
Yes, such an opinion survey...

Excuse me, I could understand if you would close the door in my face,
but I would really like to know what you are doing here?

Would it be very indiscreet to ask, what's going on here?

You know, we produce music from our emotions. We transform our sensation
of pleasure into music. Listen...

Who ist that?
I just wanted to ask you some questions for a survey.
What questions?
I don´t think that will interest you, it is about the pros and cons of
advertisment in sports broadcasting.

Do you change once in a while? I mean, do you let her stroke you?

Yes, but the music from a man is much more rudimentary. The female sensation
for pleasure is more suble, has more nuances and the music as well.

May I try? Please?

That´s normal, because, there is no love between you and her..."

Xeno and Oaklander

http://www.myspace.com/xenoandoaklander

via Adam

Protofields Music Box Version


YouTube via PositronMusic
"An extremely rare version of Protofields piece made in one take with the Buchla 200 System. This is just a memory of these days not a finisehd work.

Music by Antonio Isaac, camera by Gerardo Pellicer. After recording editing was needed for length restrictions, the complete session was about 20 minutes.

Live patching of the Buchla 200 and other modular synthesizers are performed in every Positron concert, for more info and music please visit : http://www.myspace.com/positronmusic"

OHM-01


YouTube via rasppatrol
"Early days of synthesizers."
OHM on Ebay
OHM on Amazon
Look for The Early Gurus of Electronic Music - DVD and CD.

Click for more Laurie Spiegel on MATRIXSYNTH
Regarding what she is playing (from a prior post):
"Concerto for Self-Accompanying Digital Synthesizer. The instrument is possibly the first realtime digital synthesizer, built at Bell Telephone Labs, NJ by Hal Alles and team, with C language software written by Laurie that processes the player's live input into an ongoing accompaniment that will continue to be played live against."

Update: the video above was posted on YouTube without permission from the makers of OHM. The following video is approved and was uploaded by Laurie Spiegel.


"Concerto for Self-Accompanying Digital Synthesizer. The instrument is possibly the first realtime digital synthesizer, built at Bell Telephone Labs, NJ by Hal Alles and team, with C language software written by Laurie that processes the player's live input into an ongoing accompaniment that will continue to be played live against.

This is a legal copy uploaded by the owner of the original tape. The OHM DVD's video was taken from this.

For more info on see http://retiary.org/ls/obsolete_systems

For tech info on the synth see:
http://www.matrixsynth.com/blog/media..." [mirrored here]
Be sure to see additional comments here.

20050126(SH-101)


YouTube via morimadoka. "I used SH-101 and DR-110."

Oberheim Matrix-6 Ready to Go


YouTube via prinsenafprinsesseg

Fun with the Kawai Synthesizer-100F


YouTube via prinsenafprinsesseg
"5 minutes of fun with the 1980 monophonic analog Kawai Synthesizer-100F (aka Teisco 100F)."

Synth Woes...

Kawai Synthesizer-100F Keyboard Problem

YouTube via prinsenafprinsesseg

Unhappy Prophet-600 Needs Help

"My Sequential Circuits Prophet-600 needs help. I'd like to do the repair myself. Hoping somebody can help point me in the right direction."

sample & hold madness on MS2000


YouTube via DennisBastian
"A patch I made last night. It uses sample % hold to modulate the pitch and filter cutoff.

Sorry about the digital clicks, my recording interface is having some issues..."

Doepfer + AS+ Machinedrum loop


YouTube via vectorass. The loops comes back in nicely around 1:20 on.
"Just a simple Machinedrum loop goes into RS95e AnalogueSystem and Doepfer A109 VC Signal processor."

Korg nanokey - Black

flickr by pikklejon

Metalbox Sequential Switch Sequencer

flickr by zonkout
(click for more including Blacet and Bananlogue)

full size

Alesis Control Knob

flickr by digitalundernet

full size

Alesis Micron

Mystery Moog

via Khoral:

"An interesting couple of photographs on the official DSI site. The Mopho, and some red Moog synth, I have no idea which one (is it a real Moog at all?) DSI's comment : 'we know what the keyboard really is, but we’re not telling'."

Anyone ID it?

Dan Lacksman Association - Flamenco Moog (1972)

on 36 15 MOOG

"But love me" - on ELKA X-30


YouTube via organfairy
"The ELKA X-30 has the wonderfull capability to act like a pseudo-three-manual organ (the lower manual can split in two sections each with their own voicing). Here I use it to play an old middle-of-the-road/country song - originally recorded by Janie Fricke - that I recall from my early teenage years.
The organ is also controlling the Roland JX-8P synthesizer (not visible in the picture)."

Buchla Tribute


YouTube via boobtube356
"Bells 1: Cwejman VCO-6 AM with MMF-1 to Makenoise QMMG.
Bells 2: Doepfer A-111's FM to VCA4-MX.
Background: Plan B M15 to Doepfer A-137 to QMMG.
Sequencing: Doepfer A-160/1, A-152, A-162, A-138s."

Analog Synth JAM xmas08


YouTube via mancio1
"FPS (first person song). A quick original piece of music just to show some equipment and sounds. The cam is strapped on my head so please, forgive the spastic movements and bad video quality. I hope there is the possibility to listen to this in hi quality as some sounds are pretty interesting to me. Enjoy!"

Muzik 4 Machines wishes you a Merry X-Bass minimal electro house live jam


YouTube via muzik4machines
"This is a brand new song that will probably be called X-bass when integrated into the live set

gear used
Korg ESX1: All Sequences/Drums
Yamaha TX81z: Reverby/Pumpy Sawtooth Bass (chain:TX81z-Akai MFC42-Alesis Nanoverb-DBX266 ch1 (pump)-ch2 (Compression)-Mixer)
Roland MKS50: Hoover/Saw/Lead/Pumpy Synth (Chain MKS50-Boss SL20-DBX266-Zoom RFX2200-Mixer)
Redsound SoundBite Pro: Vocals/looping
Korg Kaoss pad 2: Tempo Delay
Korg Kaoss Pad 3: Loops, Looper(snare rolls), Grainshifter
Korg Kaossilator: Noise Sweeps (path: K01-Mini KP(Delay)-Mixer)
Korg ER1: Beatbox AND sidechain signal (Chain: left out-ProCo Turbo Rat-Boss V-Wha-Mixer)
DX200: Fm E-piano, pads, 303-esque sequences, etc (Chain: Left Out-Boss DD5 delay-Mixer)
Motu Midi Mixer 7s: My mixer, controlled by the BCF2000)
Kawai Midi Patchbay:Guess
DBX MC 6: Output Compressor

NOT used:
a computer, besides recording it; no edition, no mastering, What you hear is what I send out of the main outs"

Muzik 4 Machines - The Interwebs, It's Made of Tubes! (minimal electro house live jam)

KORG Wavedrum

via this auction

"extremely rare vintage drum synth: Korg WAVEDRUM, RE1 editor, Yamaha Expression Pedal FC-7"




Korg WaveDrum Demo Part 1
YouTube via NadaGuru
"Playing all 100 WaveDrum programs with Yamaha controller pedal, sounds created with Korg RE1 editor."
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Korg WaveDrum Demo Part 2


Korg WaveDrum Demo Part 3

Roland Juno-60

via this auction

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