Monday, April 06, 2009
Korg Kaossilator Guitar
YouTube via JamesHaskin
"Want to make one? Heres how
http://www.instructables.co...
Check out my blog
James-Haskin.blogspot.com"
yr3wk42 rhodes & mopho
yr3wk42 rhodes & mopho from longcat on Vimeo.
"Blood Sunset Studio, haven't got good lighting in there yet but the sound is starting to really work...
the 1st improvisation with the rhodes for quite some time, and the Dave Smith Instruments Mopho..."
via the forum
acid train journey
YouTube via PaPyKoG
"a silly little jam blended with traveling through north italy. trippy tune!"
Sad news in Italy this past day. Our thoughts and condolences go out to those affected by the recent earthquakes.
Beatkamp presents "Varga One"
YouTube via Sauzeug
"The Church of Solar Colonization's space launch program is filled with danger and mysetery. Music from Dada Pogrom and the animation of Kelvin Mason equals this short film. Look closely for shots of a real crashed DC3 and a Doepfer A100 modular synthesizer."
Secuenciador analógico TCS
You can find more images of the TCS analog sequencer on SYNTHER.ORG. via Exsurdo of http://hardsync.blogspot.com.Further below are four videos of the TCS previously posted here.
YouTube via kapiza
"Secuenciador Analogico TCS controlando a Moog Prodigy. TCS Analog Sequencer driving a Moog Prodigy. CV1=VCO CV2=VCF GATE3=GATE mas informacion en karlospizarro.org"
Broken 2600 - Malekko 600B
YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Man. How many sound designers have used the Arp 2600? How many movies has it been in!?!
This is a broken 2600 we have in for repair and we were just going over it and decided to have some fun. Jungle fun. The Malekko 600 millisecond bright delay sounds awesome too. Duh. This is the "Bright" voiced version. If you haven't checked out the analog delays from Malekko Heavy Industry, you're missing out. The Malekko pedals are a sweet, affordable, and are a good alternative to new or old BBD delays out there. Get one. They're recession priced already!"
http://www.malekkoheavyindustry.com
http://bigcitymusic.com
Synthmonger CMOS Resonators demo quicky
YouTube via synthmonger
"The design is based off Korg's PS3300 Resonators. I use just resistors, diodes, capacitors and CMOS chips. No vactrols, op amps or transistors.
Audio signal is my casio VL-1
The frequency of each filter is being modulated by a slow triangle LFO
I adjust the master VC resonance control three times.
PCB for the project will be available at my etsy store, as well as completed modules."
Circuit Bent Gameboy Pitch Mod
YouTube via circuitmaster
"Circuit Bent Gameboy with built-in Pitch mod using the LTC1799 module from GetLoFi"
Circuit Bent GameBoy Camera Pitch Bend
"Circuit Bent GameBoy with Camera Cart pitch bent using an LTC1799 from GetLoFi"
Texture - Carbon111
A book of images of textures including synths. I saw a few pages of Carbon111's Texture and it's actually a very interesting concept. When you see images of textures, both nature and man made, you tend to pause, reflect and take the image in. When walking through the book, your reference point becomes that of viewing and appreciating textures. When you come across an image of a synth you can't help but look at it from that perspective. You see the physical textures of the synth much like you see the physical textures in nature. You then make the obvious connection that not only do these devices communicate physical textures, but the texture of sound. You can find more info on the book here on Carbon111's blog.
Casio DZ 1 MIDI Drum Translator Pad Machine
via this auction
"Be minded that this unit does not produce any sounds.The idea is such:
1. Get some trigger pads or anything that produces an audio click.
2. The unit turns trigger input into a velocity responsive MIDI note!
This is almost too cool to be true.
Get a series of metronomes together and create weird and random sequences.
Plug your old-school drum triggers into it!
Get creative!
Assign any channel to produce any MIDI note!
Create four different programs to the unit's memory.
Stay creative!"
Update via scotty in the comments: "when used with the casio rz-1 (as a trigger) you can have total control over the sequences, since the rz-1 has separate outputs for each drum. this means you only have to plug one thing into the dz-1 to get a ton of cool sequences. not to mention it looks like it could be the rz-1's baby brother "
Admin: Update on Ebay Feeds
The Ebay link on the top menu of this site and on the right filter out a bunch of stuff such as CDs, synthetic hair (yum), and the like. I created them to make parsing Ebay easier and faster for me. Recently I noticed a few items going up from the same seller with images from other auctions. I decided to remove that seller from the search feed. I'm not going to go so far as to state that the items listed were a scam, but they were definitely from well known sellers. Be careful out there. That said, if you notice obvious scams on Ebay, feel free to send them in, but please be sure to call out exactly why you think it is a scam. I will review it and if I also find it suspect I'll go ahead and remove the seller from the link. Once they are removed they will no longer show up on the Ebay feeds here. Hopefully in time we'll have a much cleaner, safer Ebay feed. BTW, if you are a seller and would prefer you not show up on the search let me know. Note I will require you contact me directly via Ebay to make sure someone else isn't pretending to be you.
DJ Mag review - Akai MPD32 Midi Controller
YouTube via djmagtv
"Take the tour of the Akai MPD32 Midi controller, knobs, faders and pads - MPC style."
annabelle does super-8
YouTube via widdlytube
"Loads of diy modular bleeps and bloops sampled, chopped then sequenced.
Modules used were LF398 Sample and hold, Baby10 sequencer, MS-20 filter, CA3080 Ring modulator, TH VCO1's and VCA's, 555 ADSR's, CGS LFO's and a Midi Gate converter I designed.
The dodgy video was shot with a Canon Powershot a720 running CHDK and processed in VirtualDub."
Game Audio: Selected Student Works
Game Audio: Selected Student Works from Matt Ganucheau on Vimeo.
"This video is a combination of selected student final projects from the Expression College for Digital Arts' Game Audio class. The students are required to remix the classic video game Space Invaders by creating their own generative audio engine inside max/msp. For more information please visit expression.edu."
Rare Yamaha Prototype Synth DX-2000
via this Craigslist post"Hi, this is a prototype synth (DX-2000) from Yamaha I bought off of some one who worked there. It was a concept that was never actualized. The synth works identically to the FM8 software and has several effects and operators can call up pre recorded wav sounds which can be loaded in via USB. It features a sequencer and 200 notes polyphony. I have two and am selling one. The unit is one of a kind, you will not find this any where else. I will consider any trades or offers." Anyone know more about this? I sent an email in to see if I can get some shots. I'll report back if they come in.
Update: image from Chip Collection.
New Modules from stg/soundlabs
the Time Buffer"The Time Buffer is a critical element of the Time modules series. It acts as an inlet, conditioner, and buffered distributor for DIN sync (or Sync 24) from your drum machine or other source of Sync 24 to the Time modules in your modular synthesiser. There is also a courtesy outlet so you don't lose that precious DIN sync output on your master device. For some reason they kept on making boxes that had a DIN jack for sync input or output but never through! Here's a diagram to explain a bit more visually how it all fits together in an example use scenario:" [link]
the Voltage Mini-Store"The Voltage Mini-Store is an 8 stage voltage sequencer which draws syncronisation from the Time Buffer, to allow it to run at musically-useful divisions of quarter notes, eighth notes, and sixteenth notes. There is a toggle to select its clock divisor, and this selection does not become active until the sequencer returns to stage one. Because of this behaviour logic, not only the dials but the divisor control itself becomes an exciting performance control in a live or studio situation." [link to more info]
the Trigger Mini-Store"The Trigger Mini-Store is a 16 stage trigger sequencer which draws syncronisation from the Time Buffer, to allow it to run at musically-useful divisions of quarter notes, eighth notes, and sixteenth notes. There is a toggle to select its clock divisor, and this selection does not become active until the sequencer returns to stage one or advances to stage nine. Because of this behaviour logic, not only the toggle switches but the divisor control itself becomes an exciting performance control in a live or studio situation." [link to more info]
the Shift Manager"The Shift Manager connects to up to three Mini-Store units (labeled left, middle, and right) and allows you to control their sequence length and behaviour. These functions are thoroughly delineated in their respective product pages, located here and here.
Here's a diagram to explain a bit more visually how it all fits together in an example use scenario:" [link]
Commodore 64 DIY Custom Retro Laptop
Custom C64 laptop with SID chip. Full details on The Official Site of Benjamin J Heckendorn.
via Retro Thing
SID test YouTube via benheckdotcom
"Testing the SID chip on the C64 laptop. Sometimes they go bad, sometimes C64's have them stripped out, so it's important to know it works. What's a C64 without sound?" Commodore 64 Laptop Demo
"See files copied from a PC! See those files loaded onto the Commodore 64 laptop! Be amazed with wonderment!"
C64 test
"Testing the 1541-III SD "disk drive" on the C64 laptop for the first time."
EKO EKOSYNTH 1974
images via this auction
"Extremely rare analog mono synthesizer, made in Italy in 1974...Technical Data:
Voices: 1
VCO: 1x (Square, Pulse, Saw) + Glide
VCF: 1x Lowpass (12dB? 24dB? I don't know - sorry ;-)
VCA: 1x
LFO: 1x (Square, Saw, Sine) routed to VCO, VCF, VCA and controlled via the parameters "Vibrato", "Wah Wah" and "Tremolo"
Envelopes 2x ADSR
Presets: Clarinet, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Woodblock, Fuzz Guitar, Spinet, Musical Saw, Violin, Viola, Cello,
Growle
Conections: Out Hi, Out Low (1/4''), Expression Pedal (MIDI-like socket)
ENGLISH & ITALIAN LANGUAGE FULL USER & SERVICE MANUAL DOWNLOAD HERE"
CS01 and Poly 61 DIY music
YouTube via nathanielscott
"A simple motiff played on a Yamaha CS01 and a Korg Poly 61. I am using no fancy editing or any sync devices, just a stereo delay on the CS01. The CS01 is a bit beat up. I received as a present from my 9th birthday 26 years ago and in those 26 years I have mangled the poor little synth. Just last week though I started restoring it to a more playable condition, starting with tuning up the resonance filter."
Moog on Sesame Street
Sesame Street - Elephants (big, bigger, biggest)
video upload by I'mThisGuy
"Animated segment featuring some nifty Moog synthesizer music. There were several segments made for Sesame Street and The Electric Company that used this type of music, I'll try to put together a playlist of them when I get a chance."
Classic Sesame Street animation - truck puzzle
video upload by NantoVision
"A stop-motion slide puzzle, with some great Moog synthesizer sounds. There are two more of these segments, "It's an Elephant" and "It's a Boy"."
video upload by I'mThisGuy
"Animated segment featuring some nifty Moog synthesizer music. There were several segments made for Sesame Street and The Electric Company that used this type of music, I'll try to put together a playlist of them when I get a chance."
Classic Sesame Street animation - truck puzzle
video upload by NantoVision
"A stop-motion slide puzzle, with some great Moog synthesizer sounds. There are two more of these segments, "It's an Elephant" and "It's a Boy"."
Musikmesse: MESSE09: Superbooth Tour – Finally
via Sonic State. Note this is the last vid for this run. Be sure to see Sonic State's Musikmesse coverage for much more.
SchneidersBuero.com
MESSE09: Superbooth Schneider Twins
That would be Schneider of Schneidersbuero.com and Forian Schnider of Kraftwerk spotted here.
see the write-up on Sonic State
Musikmesse: MESSE09: SAM-16 Sequencer With Maker
see the write-up on Sonic State
Note this is the SND SAM-16. Also see the SND label below for prior posts.
Yamaha DX7 Sighting in Monsters vs. Aliens
via Scott Metzger via YamahaSpoiler Alert: do not read the following if you want to be surprised watching the film. Just know a DX7 is in it.
"— Animated President Tries to Woo Aliens by Performing Clichéd Alien Tunes —
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 31, 2009) — Movie goers who take in DreamWorks Animation's latest blockbuster Monsters vs. Aliens are treated to a Yamaha sighting of the now extinct DX7 synthesizer. YCAA, Inc. began working with Dreamworks in 2007 to fulfill the company's vision of animating the prized synthesizer for a specific scene.
In a rather comical attempt to make peace with the aliens aboard a UFO that has landed in the United States, an animated President (Stephen Colbert) performs the familiar alien melody from Close Encounter of the Third Kind. When that doesn't seem to be working, he breaks into "Axel F" from Beverly Hills Cop, and he plays both on none other than the Yamaha DX7.
The DX7 was one of the most popular digital synthesizers ever created, manufactured from 1983 to 1986. The DX7 family remains popular to this day with many recording and performing artists. It has been used by Stevie Wonder, Depeche Mode, Babyface, U2, The Cure, Elton John, Toto, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Beastie Boys, Herbie Hancock, Queen, Talking Heads, and more, and now, the President.
Monsters vs. Aliens revolves around a California girl named Susan Murphy who is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day and mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. Alerted to the threat of this new monster, the military jumps into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of other monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus.
Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, The President is persuaded by General W.R. Monger to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction.
The animated adventure dominated the weekend box office, pulling in a record-breaking $33 million on 3-D screens and a total $59.3 million in the United States and Canada.
For more information on Yamaha artists or the extensive Yamaha product catalog, please visit www.yamahaartists.com."
Update video found by rapture in the comments:
Monsters Vs Aliens Awesome President
Roland JD-800 + Minimoog + SCI Pro-One
YouTube via retrosound72
"vintage synth demo track by RetroSound
pads, fairlight voice and fx sounds: Roland JD-800;
bassline: Moog Minimoog sequenced by the MFB Step64 step sequencer and transposed by the DX7II,
percussive sound: SCI Pro-One;
drums: Roland TR-707"
acidlab Miami Status
via Peter on the AH mailing list:
"i got this mail today..
'Hallo Peter,
The first batch of the miami is built up and the first units are shipped, and the rest is already sold. The next batch will be ready in may. Then the miami should be constantly be available. The price is 800 Euro + shipping 17 Euro to sweden. Here you find more information:
http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/search?q=miami+acidlab
Soon there should be more information and manuals on my webpage! [http://acidlab.de/]
All products can only be ordered here directly in Europe.
Please email in may again!
Bye
Klaus'"
"i got this mail today..
'Hallo Peter,
The first batch of the miami is built up and the first units are shipped, and the rest is already sold. The next batch will be ready in may. Then the miami should be constantly be available. The price is 800 Euro + shipping 17 Euro to sweden. Here you find more information:
http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/search?q=miami+acidlab
Soon there should be more information and manuals on my webpage! [http://acidlab.de/]
All products can only be ordered here directly in Europe.
Please email in may again!
Bye
Klaus'"
Rhodes Chroma Interface Manual
via Chris Ryan on the Rhodes Chroma list:"I've updated the Interface Manual from the 1982 to the 1986 edition. This includes numerous changes and additions, particularly with respect to the Polaris (for instance, Polaris Structure and Polaris Objects and Streams). I may also at some point make the earlier edition available again, as it contains some information not in the later one.
Thanks to Dave Blees [21030552] and David Clarke [21030085] for getting this information to me."
Goofing around with JSQ60 JUNO 60 TR707 SYNC and TRIGGER
YouTube via se7ense7
"Just made a little sequence, trying out different sync-options with the TR707... It's cool. I can sync the TR and the Juno and the JX3P and other midi gear as well!"
Traktor Scratch Pro Demo by DJ Shiftee
YouTube via NativeInstruments
"DMC 2007 Champion DJ Shiftee shows a routine and some tasty household tricks on Traktor Scratch Pro."
Not a synth, but I'm going to make an exception on this one. It's intersting from the perspective of sound manipulation and creation. It not so much about the tracks in the bigining as the sounds "synthesized." Also it comes from Native Instruments, makers of synth software.
ALESIS HR-16 by S-CAT
YouTube via PHONICPOTION. S-CAT/PHONICPOTION on Ebay
"CIRCUIT BENT WITH 16 MODIFICATIONS"
CASIO VL-1 by S-CAT
"CIRCUIT BENT WITH 10 MODIFICATIONS"
LoFi Fuzz Kit x0xb0x demo
YouTube via DrRek
"http://www.getlofi.com/?page_id=1638
Dr. Rek's edition of the kit, demo song used headphone out of the x0x as the Fuzz feed to a seperate channel in the mixer as well as the mix out of the x0x to another channel to create a wet/dry mix also features modded 606 and reverb"
Elektrokaos Minimal Techno Nord Modular G2 Performance 1301-vs3
YouTube via MASCHINENMUSIKREC
"Elektrokaos : Minimal Techno Live Performance auf dem Clavia Nord Modular G 2
Part 3 von 6 Recorded live from the Nord Modular G 2 Synthesizer."
Elektrokaos Minimal Techno Nord Modular G2 Performance 1301-vs2
Simple Guitar Synthesizer Reaktor 5.0 Roland GR-300
YouTube via WayneJoness
"I was inspired by a Moog Freq Pedal demo. I took my monophonic Fatman synthesizer, and used an external input (guitar) as the sync source for oscillator 2. Oscillator 1 is still on the control panel, but it does nothing. The external input (guitar) forces the sync of Oscillator 2, making it track the pitch of the guitar. Making this work well depends on the settings of the input compressor, noise gate, and a low pass filter used to roll off the treble from the guitar. These elements are common to all guitar synthesizers. I was amazed at how well the whole thing works with minor tweaking. This unit is monophonic. If you could input each string individually, as with a hex pickup, you could create a very workable polyphonic guitar synthesizer in software only. The other thing needed is a good envelope follower. The file is on the Native Instruments website, available for improvements from other user. Search for SIMPLE_GTR_SYNTH.ens."
Nodal
YouTube via pmcskeeter
"A live performance of music created using Nodal 1.1 by Peter Mcilwain.
Nodal is free software that works on both OSX and Windows. To download it go to:
http://www.csse.monash.edu...."
You might remember Nodal from this post.
Carlos Futura - Sound Fantasy (1979)
"Equipment used:Roland Systme 700 with Sequencer
Audior Delay & Phase-Shifting Units
Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer with Programmer
ARP 2600 Synthesizer
Polymoog & Synare Percussion Synthesizers
Roland Micro Composer MC 8"
You can find it on 36 15 MOOG
PREVIOUS PAGE
NEXT PAGE
HOME
© Matrixsynth - All posts are presented here for informative, historical and educative purposes as applicable within fair use.
MATRIXSYNTH is supported by affiliate links that use cookies to track clickthroughs and sales. See the privacy policy for details.
MATRIXSYNTH - EVERYTHING SYNTH
© Matrixsynth - All posts are presented here for informative, historical and educative purposes as applicable within fair use.
MATRIXSYNTH is supported by affiliate links that use cookies to track clickthroughs and sales. See the privacy policy for details.
MATRIXSYNTH - EVERYTHING SYNTH
