MATRIXSYNTH: Friday, January 9, 2009


Friday, January 09, 2009

Malekko Assmaster Euro Module

via diablo guapo:

Assmaster1.mp3

"Germanium octave fuzz based off the Maestro Brassmaster fuzz pedal. The clip is a square (TipTop Z3000 and a Harvestman Polivoks filter with modulation on the freq of the filter and sens on the Assmaster) Fuzz circuits play nicely with filters with lots of res...the harvestman certainly fits the bill. i really didnt "push it" very much in this clip but you can get some INSANE tones and harmonics that way... they will ship first week in Feb"

Metasonix R-51

"R-51
Coming soon....
Audio demos by Josh Humphrey at Big City Music, using Analogue Systems modules (RS-95 VCO, various LFOs, EGs and sequencer -
R51 with EG
R51 with EG - 2
R51 sequence
R51 with LFO
"R51withLFO" shows what happens when you modulate the distortion CV input with a slow LFO signal."

via bigcitymusic.com and brian c

010609pm


YouTube via dkimcg
"Experiment in using PlanB Model 10 Polyphonic Envelopes (4 of em) as a compositional tool. The first M10 is at a super long cycle, and 2 more long envelopes that control many many things. The video is about 3 cycles of the longest Model 10 with tweaks here n there, and the Analogue Systems Echo module gong between the three time modes manually (I flick a switch)."

Playing Around


YouTube via soso0101
"I just got this for Christmas...So im having fun playing around with my Korg Kaossilator...It's a little touchy and you have to be extremely gentle when sliding to the pitch you want...see me cross my fingers and practice a few times with patch 58 before recording it...but i went for it and went to the right pitch...yeah mines of moria! best game in the world..."

Playing Around pt. 2

Weird Sound Generator + LFO Light www.thebetatesters.org


YouTube via IINewIIVirusII
"Here is the video of my new WSG currently for sale on ebay until 01-11-09 of course you can check out the designers website www.musicfromouterspace.com for some cool stuff. Don't forget to check out www.thebetatesters.org for some more of my items."

My Vocoder


YouTube via VoiceEncoder. Hmm.... His voice sounds familiar. :) Go Cowboy!
"Roland SVC-350 Vocoder using Korg Poly-800 Synthesizer as the carrier input."

My Vocoder 2


Roland Vocoder and Korg Synthesizer

"Roland SVC-350 Vocoder and Korg Poly-800 Synthesizer"

Moog Memorymoog

via this auction

Oberheim OB-8

via this auction

Trevor Pinch Interview on VICMOD

"Trevor Pinch is the co-author of the amazing book Analog Days. If you are a fan of synths, or just have a passing interest, this book is a must read. After interviewing so many people for the book I thought it would be great to interview Trevor."

You can find the full interview on VICMOD
(direct link in case you find this in the archives)

stribe 0.2 - simple demo


YouTube via soundwidgets
"This is the new driver board (0.2) along w/ a new LED board that has sockets so I can change the colors of bar-graphs around for different apps. This is pretty random still barely exploiting what this can do - but I keep finding neat stuff by accident."
I thought I posted this one already, but apparently not. You can find prior posts featuring Stribe by clicking on the label below.

PAIA Velocity Touch Interface


via this auction

"PAIA Veloci -Touch circuit board. This kit is no longer avaialble from PAIA and can be used to add velocity capability to older synths that did not have this feature. What is included is the bare pc board and a copy of the complete assembly and user manual that came with it."

"QUESTION: There is an input for a piezo element that detects keyboard pressure; Is the piezo included with the PCB, in this auction? I'm wondering because it seems like this circuit would require an unusual sized peizo-- one that would fit under the entire length of the keyboard, right?

ANSWER: There is an input for a single piezo sensor - I will include one with the board. The sensor must be mounted in such a way as to sense the impact from all of the keys - instructions are in the manual regarding the installation. It is up to you to determine if the keyboard you wish to install this in will work with this board - I believe all of the PAIA keyboards were able to work with this interface since they had some type of bar that all the keys came to rest on when they were depressed and the sensor could then be installed under this bar and pick up the velocity from any key pressed as well as the total after touch pressure (the hardest key pressed would dictate the after touch voltage, - in other words, not polyphonic after touch but a single value for all keys.) The velocity voltage from the pcb is also determined by the key pressed the hardest - there is only one voltage output for velocity. The tech support people at PAIA should be able to offer further help on the use of this product. Thanks." via brian c

QUESTION: How does this device work? Does it connect to a keyboard? Is it for Midi data or control voltages? I'm very interested and curious about it.. Thanks.

ANSWER: The Manual for this device (official name is Veloci-Touch Controller) is labelled 8786/4786 (which I think are the product numbers) since there was a rack mount and also a stand alone desktop version of this product. It has a single piezo sensor that is installed under the keys of a synth keyboard in such a way as to pick up the initial impact of any key when first pressed and also the continuous pressure (aftertouch) once any key is down. The manual is dated 1982. I don't know how long this was in production but it is no longer made now. The circuit has a piezo input, gate input and a pressure (voltage) out, velocity (voltage) out and there are four pots on the circuit as well. It was made for keyboards that do not have velocity or aftertouch capability. It has control voltage outputs only (no MIDI) so it is made for use this with a keyboard that has control voltage inputs. It does not operate on the MIDI data coming from the keyboard, it is an entirely analog circuit. I'd suggest contacting PAIA for more info on this as well."

Manmachine plays a diy synth

flickr by rrooyyccee
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"In book one, Manmachine finds a bunch of old electronic detritus and builds a synth. Echo wakes up and finds herself surrounded by music in the valley."

Update: You can find the comic here.

pauk on pages


pauk on pages from Pauk on Vimeo.
"Little demonstration of what pages can do."

NAMM: Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard? Check.

Pictures taken by three crazy Waldorf betatesters: Dr. Georg Müller, Till "keep on turning these knobs" Kopper and Boele "SCD" Gerkes.

http://www.waldorfmusic.de

Note: Waldorf stated that they have NO part in this and may consider looking out for more sane beta-testers... :)

Update 1/10: Bosendorfer and Migros images added.
Update 1/11: Snow and Reverb added
Update 1/12: Bunny, Wii added
Update 1/13: Microwave, Snow added
Update 1/14: B3, Effects added


















Roland JUNO-106S


YouTube via KM65536. "my favorite synth." That's saying something considering his others.

Update via Dave Cornutt in the comments: "I've never figured out why Roland made not one but two versions of the 106 with built-in speakers, the 106S and the HS-60."

KORG Polysix


YouTube via KM65536

Roland Vocoder Plus VP-330


YouTube via KM65536

Polymoog Synthesizer


YouTube via KM65536
"Great strings sound!
これは私の所有物ではありません。
YMOのコピーバンドで有名なあの方のお宅へ遊びに行った時のものです。
このストリングスサウンドは素晴らしすぎます。
ほ、欲しい。。"
Googlish:
"
Great strings sound!
This is my property.
YMO is when I went to your house to play with him the copy of the famous band.
This is too SUTORINGUSUSAUNDO greatness.
Most want."

Sequential Circuits Studio 440


YouTube via WISSJE

Technics SX-K700 on MiK-Music


You'll find details and more shots of the inside on MiK-Music.

via MiK in the comments of this post.

ken_stone_pcbs

flickr by Andreas Wetterberg
(click for more)

full size

"Our recent order of CGS synth pcbs - master dividers, vcos, lfos, filters, vcas - in fact, pcbs for two complete synths!

Shown on a gutted and still gorgeous black and blue "KUDOS" brand mixer. She will serve as the housing for an insane controller one day, and her parts (oo-er) will grace the innards of the CGS build as well."

Hatsune Miku - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) [初音 ミク] [CG Voice]


YouTube via SomethingUnreal

"Please read this before commenting! --
The Japanese computer-generated voice Hatsune Miku (初音 ミク) from Vocaloid2 singing "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", originally by 'The Proclaimers'. Hatsune Miku is the first voice in a series of 'character voices' produced for Vocaloid2.

The video was not originally intended to be the main point.
I just synchronized some animations with the song because I wanted to put it up here.
EDIT: And damn, it really suffered from the YouTube compression. For the first time, it also seems to have de-sync'ed the video and audio too. Anyway...

Because the voice is intended for Japanese lyrics, the voice doesn't sound 'fluent' in English, but that doesn't stop the cuteness. :P
(In fact, it kind of adds to it...)

There is a lesser-known CG voice doing the backing singing (on the right speaker - there's a stereo version available, check the bottom of this description). It's a voice I made using Virtual Singer on Melody Assistant. If the second Vocaloid2 voice in the character series had been released yet, I would have used it, but unfortunately that will not be released until the end of December 2007.

I know I got lazy with the video editing near the end, that's what happens when you've spent 11 days working on it. <_<

I did not make any of the illustrations used in this video! I just synchronised them to the lyrics or beat.
If you want to know anything about what's in the video, please CHECK THE CREDITS at the end! ^^

ENJOY~! =D"

Mr clacks Synthesizer extravaganza


via Mr Clack on this electro-music.com thread where you'll find pdfs of the screen prints for the panels and cases as well as some follow-up comments.

"Baby baby ive been busy,

Here is 3 synthesizers I Finally got round to putting together in the last 3 months. I put them in my fine art degree show so I got to get some good snaps of them.

left to right [top down]

Dual MFOS Soundlab and Keyboard
with S+H and Drum trigger
the mixers can take all 4 of the available oscillators



ASM-2 semi-modular
without patching the left side is 2 saws to state variable then vca
right 2 squares to LP moog then VCA

CLONE MODULAR
Built to act like a traditional subtractive modular. stupidly dense ( it needs to be due to lack of bedroom space ) trying to fit a sort of bank of well know filters thats , polivoks, steiner, arp, moog, korg ms20, korg resonator, ems, wasp etc - 6 YU vco's and some unusual modules like fritz chaos , tube vca, S+H/T+H, attenuverter, Noise cornicopia . with a little vca bank, it should be possible to get about 5 voices going at once. the mixers are not yet on it ( they go in the 1 u strips ) . 2xfritz AR 2xMFOS AR 1xYUADSR 1xMFOS ADSR - the mfos AR has repeat so it should double up as a sort of trapezoid LFO. It should be possible when its complete to do some FM experiments too"

Carousel Recording Studio, Brooklyn, NY

flickr set by JoeMcGinty
(click for more)

There's quite a bit of interesting vintage gear in the set.

Below:
"Wurlitzer Sideman, Mass-Rowe Vibrachime"

"Some photos from Carousel Recording, a vintage keyboard studio in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, go to www.carouselrecording.com"

The Sound of the Roland Jupiter-4


YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

Roland Jupiter-4 Analog Synthesizer (1978);
For me the Jupiter synth with the most interesting sound. Four voices. These are nearly always „out of tune , them are never correct. But makes for one possible so outstanding musical sound."

VMI


YouTube via mopipi2

Soundlab Analog Synthesizer Modular


via this auction

You can find more info including videos and samples on electric joyland

"This is the Electric Joyland analog mini synth by Health Club Music. It includes the mini synthesizer and a joystick controller.

About the synth:
2 VCOs (1 ramp, 1 ramp/rectangle, syncable)
1 LFO (triangle/ramp/saw/square)
1 Noise Generator (white noise)
1 VCF (lowpass/bandpass)
1 VCA
1 Envelope Generator (Attack, Release, gate/trigger or loop like an LFO)
1 Ring Modulator / VCA with alternate "Brown Output"
1 Super Amp (ultra amplification)
12V AC Power Adapter
1/8" jacks for gate in, VCO1 CV in, VCO2 CV in, VCO1+2 CV in, RingMod Audio in, VCF Audio in, VCA Audio in.
1/4" jack for Main Output
Patchable with Banana cables, multi-colored jacks for banana cables.
A few low-quality banana cables are included to get you started.
We can include high-quality Pomona Brand Banana Cables for $10 each, but it will take 2 weeks extra for delivery.

About the Joystick Module:
X-axis (left, right)
Y-axis (up,down)
Trigger A
Trigger B (These are the arcade pushbuttons)
There are also jacks for:
+Volts, -Volts, and Ground on the Joystick Module and the Main Synth, so you don't need to use batteries.
Batteries in the photos are not included.
The Green and Blue Jacks on the Side are +V and -V."

The Synth design is based on Ray Wilson's SoundLab: www.musicfromouterspace.com
The Faceplate design is from Damion Romero. It can be found on Ray Wilson's site.

Notes on the Plan B Case

See the comments of this post.

Tweak Live at the Tinderbox's Last Night


Tweak Live at the Tinderbox's Last Night from John L on Vimeo.
"Tweak (the one based in Brattleboro, Vermont USA) plays a set of electronic music at the Tinderbox on December 27, 2008. This night was the last show at the Tinderbox, a collective studio and performance space.

Tweak is me (John Levin) and Charlie Schneeweis. On this night there were a lot of bands in the lineup, so we had a short set. We wanted to make it portable, so we both brought our Gakken SX-150's and delay pedals. That was pretty much it, except for a Cracklebox and a tube amp.

This was shot on a little Canon Elph by the light of one 60 watt bulb in a dark and funky space, while a lot of the audience was talking (it was a punk rock scene, after all). So the quality is not exactly the best. But it's a document of a moment in time, not to mention my first foray into documenting my work visually. Enjoy!"

Juno 60 repair


YouTube via michakey

Modular Synthesizer Meeting - Fischbach

via sequencer.de

HILLWOOD SYNTH

flickr by industrial drawing
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