Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard

click here for two more shots via Michael. Blofeld desktop pictured as well.

Dual Resonant Lowpass Gate

flickr by sduck409
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"This is my version of a Dual Resonant Lowpass Gate, a double version of the excellent Buchlas 292c clone pcb created by Thomas White with the approval of Don Buchla."

Plan B Modules Arrive at Big City Music

http://bigcitymusic.com/

"Currently we have in stock the Model 15 Complex VCO, Model 37 Elf Series LFO, Model 10 Polyphonic Envelope, Model 9 Mixer/Attenuator and the Model 13 Dual Timbral Gate. Get them while they last! Email sales@bigcitymusic.com or call us."

Dubstep Electribe EMX Wobble Bass Tutorial

YouTube via rudeog
"After posting my other dubstep vid I had some questions about how the wobble bass sound was created. This describes it. The oscillator I'm using is dual saw/square, but you can get good results with square/square as well (and probably others)."

MoogerFooger Modular Patch 2

YouTube via Rothgar777. Patch 1 here
"The same 3 MoogerFoogers as part one, but patched together differently."

FARFISA SYNTORCHESTRA DEMO

FARFISA SYNTORCHESTRA DEMO - HIGH QUALITY SOUND ! Metalic case version. Played with digital delay

YouTube via AnalogAudio1
"Demo of the Farfisa Syntorchestra analog keyboard / synthesizer. It looks a bit like an ARP synth. This vintage baby was used by Klaus Schulze on his album Moondawn, by Ash Ra (Ashra Tempel) and by Vangelis. It is a monophonic synthesizer with some presets and a polyphonic section. Simple, but it sounds great - especially with a delay effect! I use it today, to make electronic music. Enjoy..."

A brisk theme close-up

YouTube via attorks
"Again this video has close-ups so you can follow most of what is happening. At the end of the video I am slightly losing track of the beat but I don't think it is to obvious. The first sequence you hear is performed by the MFM Modular using the CGS Steiner Low Pass filter. The second sequence you hear is performed by the Synthesizers.com Modular using the Ian Fritz 5Pulser Waveshaper and All-In EG. The chords (sort of) are played on the Clavia Nord Lead 1. The solo's are performed on the Creamware MiniMax ASB using the AKAI AX80 keyboard."

Richie Hawtin echate a un lado que voy pa' ya' !! (Twist it a little bit more)

YouTube via Darito09. Access Virus TI Polar
"Here I come... out of my way!! Tech house scene is all mine!!
Synthesizers are not like they used to be... they're getting even better!!"

浮気なレジカル

YouTube via 13837. KORG Super Section. A synth shot with background music to start the weekend.

Waldorf Blofeld Factory Sample Waves

Here's a list of the factory waves via Michael on the Waldorf list. You can use these as your Oscillator sources.

1 Clav
2 Piano
3 Acoustic Gtr
4 Zither
5 E-Organ
6 Mixed Choir
7 Ney Flute
8 Marimba
9 French Horn
10 Kalimba
11 Strings
12 Tubular Bell
13 Pizzicato
14 Hi Hat Open
15 Hi Hat Closed
17 Ride Cymbal
18 Cymbal
18 Crash Cymbal
19 Cymbal Bell
20 Tambourine
21 Triangle
22 Guiro
23 bongo low
24 Bongo High
25 Agogo
26 Infinite Ending (like a orch hit that doesn't end..)
27 Sad Strings
28 String Chord
29 Sweet Strings (all 3 string chord, major? minor? some sound like
11th chords..)
30 Score Spectrum (don't know what this is.. but if you pitch it low
enough, it almost sounds mechanical, like a sci fi space ship
rumble... machinery and massive size....)
31 Gong Spectrum
32 Soft Gong
33 Hose
34 Electricity
35 AC 230/50hz
36 AC 110/60hz .... ooh we're are going to annoy the FOH guy...
37 machine
38 Shellac (vinyl noise)
39 Sonar
40 spring
41 Impulse

Ketron Solton

via this auction

Note this is the one from this video.

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How to program a Roland TR-909 in 3 minutes

YouTube via nvanzoeren
"A small demonstration about how to program a Roland TR-909"

The Tuss - GX1 Solo

YouTube via indexppeuc
"Making videos is not my thing so just listen to the song rather then view the picture I guess. Feel free to argue about who The Tuss is."

Plasma Synth Controller

via Hilltree on synthforum.nl
Translation in Googlish:
"Following my neon oscillator, thus generating sound through discharge.
I picked up next DIY project.

This is the synth plasma disk controller.

So I want this, or a synthesized control [filter or OSC control or input] Or will generate sounds like my neon oscillator.

Now the plan is still in the early stages, but measurements in the print and have been going around.

Now I know that the cathode? a very high voltage to slow down. So thereafter, but not measured, for damage to my meters

I have noticed that, without the glass plate to touch, if a field / stray voltage from 10 to 50 volts AC. See multimeter and duspol If I get the negative of the multimeter to earth and lay down and hold my hand, and with my other hand / finger plasma disk .. touch the multimeter 50 to 200 volts AC.

The voltage varies from bottom to top 50 volts disk drive 200 volts. The high voltages are innocent by the very low power. But ... this is my fun things to do.

Maybe I should have the edge on a metal disk or aluminum tape and affixing them to the ground / earth to make it an effect. I think that with only the finger on the plate is not enough power is generated.

Now I do not know whether you with these low ampere tensions also can control other electronics. Soon another opampje try."
Update: a little more info from Hilltree directly: "It generates an output voltage 0-10volts / 0-15 volts when put a finger on it. at the lower end...the lower voltages and the upper end the higher voltages. See it as an spacey kaosspad with spectacular lightshow ;) With the output voltages , you can control a synth / modular /pitch /whatever piece of gear that this voltages accepted."

Moogseum - Images and a Letter from Brian Kehew

via Brian Kehew of The Moog Cookbook on the new Moogseum:

"So - the announcement was made of the first museum show from the Bob Moog Foundation Archive. This is the stuff we've been sorting and cataloging over the last many months. It will be at NAMM's own museum, a perfect place, as NAMM's about making music and the instrument industry. Michelle Moog-Koussa has arranged to release the first pieces from the Archive to be seen in public; a tiny fraction of stuff was in this case at NAMM. Prototypes and production models of Bob's designs, tape masters and copies, photos, schematics, his daily notebooks; lots more will be coming. In some ways, it will be a perfect preview of the proposed Moogseum plans that were unveiled at the NAMM show as well...

The show begins in September, I know they will be having opening celebrations and almost certainly hosting concerts/talks relating to Moog history and Bob's life throughout the run of the exhibit. It should be pretty popular. Much of it will be geared to the teaching of the history and relevance of the Moog story - as they have over 100,000 students a year come through.

I know they are interested in loans of instruments than can be shown during this museum exhibit. I have already arranged for some of the main designs to be loaned, but I know they are currently lacking an original R.A.Moog theremin, certainly an important featured item. If anyone has one to loan - please contact the Moog Foundation Archive.... Other items to loan or donate would probably also be welcome, if you have anything special (signs, photos, etc). It's already an astounding collection of stuff if you're into Electronic Music; and fantastic that it's finally going to see the light of day."


You can find contact info at the bottom of The Bob Moog Foundation

Wendy Carlos' Clockwork Orange

more images here

computer controlled

YouTube via 25dialectic. This one gets a post for the small amount of gear, all live. Also, you might remember Computer Controlled from this post. Also these posts.
TB-303
x0xb0x
Machinedrum UWmkI
TC ELectronic Nova Delay Pedal

exagonal sequencer

YouTube via djbravetti

C64 CynthCart Filter Pedal - The Dunlop Cry-Baby Pong Controller

C64 CynthCart Filter Pedal - The Dunlop Cry-Baby Pong Controller from LifeInABox Productions on Vimeo.
"For more about this video please head to:

stuffinmyroom.blogspot.com/2009/01/c64-cynthcart-filter-pedal-dunlop-cry.html

Thanks.
- Management"

NAMM: WNAMM09: Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard and Largo Vi

see the write-up on Sonic State

Moog Little Phatty

flickr by Nick Scribner

full size

note the orage on the box matches the orange on the synth. And the curtains... and the... it's a cool shot.


"The Little Phatty is the late Bob Moog's last ingenius contribution to electronic music/the world.

I'd been researching analog synths for the past year and decided on the small but PHAT LP.

Thank you, Mom and Dad!"

Knobs

flickr by foteck
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Korg Esx-1

The Meow Pals

flickr by robo_lasers

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KORG MicroKORG

Depeche Mode - In The Studio (2008) - Web Clip #6

YouTube via dmdotcom. No synth audio. Just some synth spotting. KORG MS20, EMS VCS3 aka Putney and I *think* a Minimoog. via Califaudio who has the track listing and tour dates.
"Dave and Martin recording vocals for the song "Wrong".

Camera: Mr Andy Fletcher.

Be sure to visit www.depechemode.com for all the latest news, including "Tour Of The Universe" to..."

Sherman Filterbank Extravaganza

images, words, and a sample on khoral's Cafe 80.

BCM Welcomes Diabolical Devices and Class A Electronics

http://bigcitymusic.com
via the Big City Music blog
"We're very very excited to offer instruments from Diabolical Devices and their sister company Class A Electronics. Diabolical takes instruments like the Roland TR-707 drum machine, the Casio SK-1 and others and modifies them. Whether it's a pitch mod for every drum sound, or a banana plug patch bay for different bends, or an added LFO, these pieces come back from the dead!

Here's a picture of a circuit bent TR-7027. This is a Roland TR-707 that also has the sounds from a Roland TR-727. You can switch back and forth. All the drum sounds have pitch mods with knobs to control the bends. They also have three separate global bends and a cymbal delay bend. On the left there's a banana plug patch bay allowing you to link several bends at once creating some truly unique sounds.

Class A Electronics makes some incredible guitar pedals as well as small wattage tube amplifiers and more. Check back with us soon for the latest from these guys!"

boiingg

"written by Jules (pixelmechanic)

a bouncing midi pattern generator
MonomeSerial prefix: /osc

A basic but fun take on Tenori-On Bounce Mode, put together as an overdue exercise in teach-yourself-monome. Requires monomeserial set to /osc. Should be good for 40h, 64s, 128s & 256s, plus has virtual interface for monome-less operation. Currently midi output only, and noteouts are adjustable from 0 to 127. Loads of fun with Ableton>Impulse (syncs to external host) and plays nicely in Max Runtime.

Includes a virtual 64 + 128 + 256 interface (see above and below)"

Hexillator [neon oscillator]

YouTube via hilltree
"Hexillator, based on six neon relaxation oscillators.
If you like it , see my site for the schematics."

ELKA EM - 44 synthesizer

YouTube via hilltree
"Sound snippet of my rare and obscure Elka synthesizer module EM44"

Behringer BSY- 600 with old GEM organ.

YouTube via hilltree
"Behringer BSY-600 Bass synthesizer with old GEM organ rhythmbox"

Ketron Solton Programmer 24 S - Arranger Keyboard

YouTube via zibbybone

"This crappy video is just a basic run-through of what works and doesn't work (to my knowledge) of this item that I am selling. Auction includes keyboard, bass pedal board and volume pedal. Several keys do not trigger (this is usually an easy fix). As for other functions, you're on your own. The strings sound quite nice, very reminescent of the ARP/Solina String Ensemble."
I'm not seeing it listed yet.


Update: via this auction

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NAMM: Electro-Harmonix Voice Box Always In Perfect Harmony At NAMM Show

YouTube via gearwire
"Bringing vocal harmonization and vocoding to more compact places than ever before, Electro-Harmonix shows off the Voice Box at Winter NAMM 2009, which is great for all those late nights at the office or for all the countless situations where I've had to vocode on the go.

See more on Gearwire.com."

FARFISA SYNTORCHESTRA DEMO

YouTube via AnalogAudio1. Video removed?: see this post.
HIGH QUALITY SOUND! Metalic case version. Played with digital delay
"This Syntorchestra is the metalic case version, wich looks very cool ;-). The design of it looks a bit like an ARP synth. It was often used by Klaus Schulze (on his album Moondawn), Vangelis, Ash Ra (Ashra). It is heard on many classic electronic music records in the seventies.
I played the syntorchestra with an digital delay. Enjoy!"

E75 Slow Strings

YouTube via FlametopFred. Yamaha Electone E75.

Hobnox audiotool - secret box - ambiant 808 jam

YouTube via danmusicstoke
"my first time using the browser based hobnox audiotool.
i diddent want to make the cliche acid track so i went for a minimal ambiant aprochusing onley the tb 808 sim and the stompboxes. hope you like it =D

ill have more hobnox vids up soon.

in the mean time have ago yourself @ http://www.hobnox.com/audiotool.1046....

its a flash so anyone can use it because its free =].


more of my music at http://www.myspace.com/danmusicstoke"

Talk by computer music pioneer Peter Zinovieff [London]

image via peterzinovieff on MySpace

This one in via fabio.

"Music and Geology or Geology, Electronic Music and Opera :: Wednesday February 4, 2009 :: 6:30 for 7:00pm :: London Knowledge Lab - Institute of Education :: 23 - 29 Emerald St, London WC1N 3QS, England :: Tube: Holborn, Russell Square or Chancery Lane :: Map:

The talk is about three enterprises of excellence that Zinovieff has been intimately involved in. He describes his making the first geological map of the Cuillins mountains in Skye (1958), the problems of his early computers (1960’s) in electronic music contrasted to some present day experiments (2008), and the preparation of his libretto for “The Mask of Orpheus” (1984) by Birtwistle.

He shows that these wildly different endeavours are not so dissimilar when it comes down to the nuts and bolts of their
actual creation.

The lecture of 40 minutes will be accompanied by archive videos, sounds and slides, as well as a display of rocks, pictures and electronic objects.

Peter Zinovieff is a pioneer of electronic and computer music. He is a British inventor of Russian ethnicity, most notable for his EMS company, which made the famous VCS3 synthesiser in the late ’60s. The synthesiser was used by many early progressive rock bands such as Pink Floyd and White Noise, Krautrock groups like Kraftwerk as well as more pop oriented artists, a good example being David Bowie.

Zinovieff also wrote the libretto for Harrison Birtwistle’s opera The Mask of Orpheus.

CAS 1968-2009 - has been supporting the Computer Arts for over 40 years

Future CAS meetings include:

Wed 4 Mar - Francesca Franco
Wed 1 Apr - Joel Parthemore
Wed 6 May - Jorn Ebner"

PLAN B DIRECT GOES LIVE!

"Electro-Acoustic Research is happy to announce that the PLAN B DIRECT sales portal is now operational. You may now purchase Plan B goods directly through us, or be directed to dealers which currently stock our goods.



Click on the PURCHASE tab at ear-group.net to have a look around!

With our upcoming move back to the Los Angeles metro area and the reemergence of our direct sales portal we thank you for your continued support."

genoQs Octopus

via this auction
http://www.genoqs.com
FRAMEWORK
Sequence grid: 144 pages - popularly known as 'patterns'
Tracks per page: up to 10, with up to 16 steps each
Track resolution: up to 1/192 of a note
USER INTERFACE
Elements: 258 pushbuttons, 21 endless encoders
Front panel: 630 x 270 mm

PERFORMANCE
Concurrent play: up to 9 pages or chains thereof
Editing capabilities: full during play, seamless saving
Track play: polyphonic, shuffle, groove, roll
DIMENSIONS
700 x 450 x 140 mm, 8 Kg

4 vids on triggering synths live with drumkits

via Stuff Linear/Amsterdam

"I have found some nice examples of the incorporation of synths and drumming.
In all the videos the drums trigger envelopes and/or drive the clock.
Mostly i notice people using the very versatile Nord Modulars for this kind of stuff.

This one is all analogue with Juno and Doepfer, by Analogueeak (he has several vids up, check m out)

analog modular with bass drum trigger and juno 082508

YouTube via analogueak. [You might remember this one from this post.]

This one is starring Andre Duracell playing the BubbleBobble Theme. He allso has several vids up. I chose this one because you see a bit of gear.
He uses the Nord G2 Engine and a laptop.

Duracell plays Bubble Bobble tune

[Duracell plays Bubble Bobble tune live @ San Giustino, Italy 24-04-2007]

The Amiga SpaceHarrier theme by the same Mister Duracell;

André Duracell - Space Harrier

YouTube via HormonaRictus
[André Duracell performs Space Harrier
Palais de Tokyo - Paris # 02.11.06]

This one stars Sebastian Arnold using the Nord Modular G2 (keys) and lots of other gear.

trigger drums synthesizer song

YouTube via batzberlin [also see this performance]
[Acoustic drumset attached via MIDI-triggers to a Clavia Nord Modular G2 playing a jazz-funky song.]

My own little tryout with 2 Nord Micro Modulars.

test with diy trigger and mixer stuff into clavia microoos

YouTube via ikmijzelf"

[Note you might remember Duracell from these two videos as well: one, two.

Microkorg, EMX-1, RV-3 & ODB-3. Messing w/ the arpeggiator.

YouTube via lodernnr
"Improvising w/ the arpeggiator on a programmed synth line"

DIY Analog Drum Machine Synth

via this auction

"Nice analog sounds from this one!External or internally triggered and synced. Fits 19-inch rack."

Note this is the last of the current run of auction posts. Be sure to see the sellers other items.

Update: videos here

ARP Sequencer 1611

via this auction
"Lots of features make it stand out against other analog sequencers. For example the random function is interesting, it is able to skip steps(!), there are 3 gate busses(!), it can run at audio speed for use as a wave shaper(!), run as 1x16 steps or 2x8 steps, etc."

Moog 1150 Ribbon Controller

via this auction

"Original Moog Ribbon Controller. This fits nicely on your Minimoog (same width, there is a youtube video where you can see it on the mini above the keyboard). As you can see on the instruction sheet there are 2 modes: Mini and Sonic Six. It can probably be used for other synths too. It is powered by the Moog accessory output on the synth. Outputs for Pitch, S-trig and Aux control."

Korg MS-03 Pitch to CV & Ring Modulator

via this auction

"One of the rarer Signal processing boxes from the Korg MS-range. If you have MS-20, MS-10, MS-50, SQ-10 etc. then this would fit nicely. It can also be used in other setups as it features both V?Hz as wel as V/Oct outputs! Hook up your guitar or flute and play your synth with it... This one has been modified and now also has an internal ring modulator with signal mixer on the front."

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Syntecno TeeBee mk3 Tb-303 clone 4x CV converter

via this auction
"As said the best sounding tb-303 clone and it has some other uses too. 4 cv/gate outputs for controling your vintage analog synths. Both v/oct AND v/hz CV, positive AND negative gate etc. so you can control moog, arp, roland as well as yamaha, korg etc. synths at the same time! There is a nice ring modulator and you can use it as a filter bank and route external audio thru its filters... Some handy midi features too, 2 midi merge inputs and a Din-sync output for syncing other gear like tr-808, tr-606 etc."