MATRIXSYNTH: Monday, March 23, 2009

RIP Cowboy

I just did my YouTube run and my heart sank when I found the following two videos. There are very few things that hit more than losing someone you love - person or pet. Pets have your back unconditionally, it's as if their sole purpose in life is to love you and let you know how much of a hero you are to them. My sincerest condolences go out to VoiceEncoder. We can tell that you treated him well, vocoder lectures and all. Cowboy was one lucky dog.

Cowboy: In Memoriam

YouTube via VoiceEncoder
"Cowboy Relaxes and Enjoys Brooke Anderson's Interview With Hugh Jackman.

RIP Cowboy..I loved you and will miss you greatly and dearly!!!! You gave joy to me, my sister, and her three children...Rhett, Riley, and Simone!!!

Early afternoon between 13:00 - 14:00 Monday March 23rd, 2009.

Good-bye my dear old sweet friend and companion of mine...I'll miss you so very-much!!! Once again, I've loved you and will miss you!!! Good-bye."

Cowboy: In Memoriam 2

"Cowboy licking and than scratching himself."
KORG Poly-800 and Roland SVC-350

Be sure to see these posts featuring Cowboy as well as this one that inspired Red Martion to do the following track on Cowboy featuring the Mattson Mini Modular:

YouTube via redmartian.

Note this is via redmartian and not AnalogVocoder1 (click for the reference).
"A song written for a dog who likes to listen to the sound the Roland SVC-350 vocoder. This song features the MMM as well as a Sequential Circuits Drum Traks and a Roland Jupiter-6.

Here are the lyrics:

Do you know Cowboy
and the SVC-350?
Do you know Cowboy
and the Roland Vocoder?

Hey there Cowboy
I see you there
Lazy gazing
Gazing lazy
Whos my sweet boy?
You know its you.
I like to vocode and you do too.

No Poly-800 to drive the SVC
So I use an MMM as my carrier wave
No Poly-800 but Cowboy doesn't mind.
We all know its the Roland SVC-350 vocoder time.

Audio version can be found here:
http://redmartian.com/napster/Red_Mar..."

Custom Backlit Acrylic Wheels for Moog Synthesizers

via synthwood where you will find more images
"# For Rogue, Prodigy, Opus-3, Source, Micro Moog, Memory Moog and Mini Moog
# User selectable colors: Red, Green, Blue, Violet, Yellow, Aqua and White
# Shown here install on the Prodigy and Mini Moog wheel box assembly
# Kit includes two clear wheels, LED board and set screws (installed from bottom)
# Fully reversable modification"

MonopolyDx21Technics

YouTube via f...ingharpsichord
"mmm, clouds, budapest, mmmm i love dx sequences, neeerd"

Various (untitled) AXS Tunez

YouTube via born4trance
"HQ: here's a compilation of a few AXS tunez i worked on in the past
/born4trance HQ:"

beat box noise phone

YouTube via comemelinhos. watch your ears on this one.
"old phone with radio fm inside circuit bending"

Circuit Bent Akai XR-10 drum machine

YouTube via wotatwaat
"There are 6 6 position rotary switches all interconnected. The 1st position on each switch is off. Brilliant drum machine even with out the bends!"

The Ting Tings

flickr by gralin77

KORG MicroKORG

http://www.myspace.com/thetingtings

Smule Ocarina Now Available for iPod Touch

"Today, Smule, a premiere developer of interactive sonic applications for the iPhone, released an enhanced version of the acclaimed Ocarina. With Ocarina 1.3 you can now play it using touch or wind. This feature enables the product to have compatibility with 2nd generation iPod touch devices.

Users of the iPhone will have access to both modes -- wind via blowing against your microphone, or touch. In touch mode, you only need to hold down holes to create sounds and music."

The key here is you no longer need to blow into your iPhone to play Ocarina. Good for us germaphobes. :)

You Raise Me Up on Ocarina for iPod Touch

YouTube via docjazz4
"This is just me testing out the newest update for the Ocarina App from Smule...Touch Mode! This now enables Ocarina to be used on iPhones AND the iPod Touch and you can find it here: http://ocarina.smule.com"
And on iTunes here:

The Producers - She Sheila - Oberheim OB- X Keytar

YouTube via Louvers. via khoral.
"The New Wave band from Atlanta, Georgia called The Producers with their MTV hit video "She Sheila" from 1982. I posted this up for my wife. This is one of her all time 80's favorites."

Move over Edgar Winter. We have an Oberheim OB-X keytar. :)
Anyone know more about this? Update: answer via Brian in the comments.

For reference: Edgar Winter's Frankenstein with the ARP 2600 Keytar previously posted here.

YouTube via joneps.

Update via Adam in the comments:
Matt Berry spoof on second vid:
Snuff Box - Empty Room

Empty Room Suicide song.
previously posted here where you'll find a few more.

KORG DELTA

via this auction
"rare analog synth from Korg made from 1980 to 1984 and used by many famous acts, including the Human League...

This instrument has two parts, the first being a polyphonic synthesizer with an envelope and a filter that offers both bandpass and lowpass modes.

This section also has a four parts mixable oscillator and its own output on the back.

The second section is a paraphonic string synth, a type of instrument typical of the early polyphonic synth period, similar to an Arp Solina. This section has strings at 16' and 8', stackable. This section also has its own output.

In addition, the instrument has many fine tuning parameters and performance controls such as fm and modulation, a four-way joystick, trigger in AND out and VCF modulation input."

Roland CR-8000

via this auction
"The Cr-8000 has very similar sounds to the Tr-808, some are identical, like famous handclap and cowbell sounds.

It's programmable and also has many cool presets. It can be synced or be the master sync with it DIN-sync connector, making it compatible with the Tr-606, Tr-808, Tb-303 and others. It can also be synced to MIDI with a DIN-sync to MIDI converter (as sold on eBay).

This unit has a serial number starting with 08, meaning it was produced in june 1981, all Cr-8000 models were produced in 1980-1981.
It comes with a printed copy of the manual"

CS-80 restoration

flickr set by Ramcur
(click for more)

Charlie Slick

flickr by trever.long
(click for more)

full size

KORG Poly-800

"@ Luna
Royal Oak, Mi
3.20.09

more photos posted on detour magazine:

detour-mag.com/2009/03/23/mega-picture-post-champions-of-..."

Alesis ION Virtual Analog Synthesizer Vocoder

via this auction

KAWAI SX-240

via this auction

"KAWAI SX - 240 8 VOICE - PROGRAMMABLE POLYPHONIC SYNTHESIZER
MIDI COMPATIBLE
WEIGHT IS ABOUT 30 LBS."

Roland SH-101

via this auction

Roland SH-2

via this auction

note the waterfall keys

ELECTRONIKA EM-04

via this auction

"HERE THE DESCRIPTIONS FROM PETER FORREST BOOK "VINTAGE SYNTH'S A-Z": Elektronika EM-04 - 49-note (C-C) split multi-keyboard. This seems to have appeared in two very different forms. Both have sets of sliders to the left of the keyboard and in three sections behind it; but one is a neater, flatter machine with a carrying handle at the forot, while the other has fold-down legs, a little Farfisa-like, and a reverse-colour keyboard for the bottom two octaves. Divide-down tone generation; 'slalom' effect. Size: 790 x 490 x 155 mm. Weight: 18kg."

"EM-04 HAS A FOUR MAIN SECTIONS OF CONTROL:
1-st GROUP (left manual) - attack, sustain, bass, violin, alto, string, orchestral, brass
BRASS FILTER - attack, sustain (level, on/off), cutoff, resonance
2-nd GROUP (right manual) - attack, sustain, bass, violin, alto, string, orchestral, brass
MASTER - fine tuning, main volume level, tone (brightness), slalom (pitch slide), gavai (finger pitch controller), string/organ select, brass 1-2.

CONNECTIONS - output 5-din, pedal input 5-din, power socket, fuse, power on/off switcher."

samples at the auction via ruskeys.net

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