Trash Audio Synth Meet 3

YouTube via thedeepelement. I spy a MATRIXSYNTH T. And a Keyboard Cat T. :)
"Trash Audio arranged the 3rd synth meet this summer in Chicago and this time was hosted at Xart's studio."

juno 106 in the nude

flickr by Seth Nemec
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"stripped voice chips on a juno 106 voice board"

trash audio meetup - chicago - Aug 16 2009

5 pics via brian c

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Formanta Polivoks

YouTube via lesingemonotone
"Trying out a Formanta Polivoks that has been modified with external CV/gate. A x0xb0x is the sequencer used in the clip."

Me checking a Simmons sds 8 drum module

YouTube via DX5
"Just showing what can it do.
All the channels has the same VCO, so they are basically the same. In preset mode each channel have different settings for each drum sound. You can put it in manual mode, then you can edit all the parameters. It is what I did."

Me playing New Order "Blue Monday" (updated)

YouTube via DX5.

The Oberheim DX was the original drum machine used for the track.

"Extemporizing with "Blue Monday". Now I added a Simmons SDS 8 Drum module (Just two pads) for messing with as Peter Hook did live.

Equipment:
Roland JP8000
Emu Emax
Roland D10

Simmons SDS 8

Backtrack recorded with Pro Tools and Reason rewired."

VINTAGE MOOG SONIC 6 SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

"Moog Sonic 6 synthesizer in new old stock condition. This synthesizer was discovered in a 40+ year old music store. It was recently cleaned and calibrated by Keyboard Specialties of St. Petersburg, FL. This synthesizer works perfectly - all controls work exactly as they should and the key bed is even and smooth. It has no issues whatsoever."

Oberheim Matrix-6 with Custom Wood Sides

via this auction

ROLAND SH-1000

via this auction

"The Roland SH-1000 is historically important because it was the first synthesizer that Roland made (1973)"

Limex Sound Module Doppelpack 256MB

via this auction
"256MB Soundboard with the sounds of AM128 and TRADITION Exclusive200
including Styles capabilities!

For LIMEX Midi SYSTEM MPR3"Pro" and M Series it has 120 built in registers!
Which means simply PLUG and PLAY!!!


Solo Instrument capabilities:
Baritone: Sepp Mattlschweiger and Janez Per
Bassposaune: Sebastian Fuchsberger and Global Kryner
Rhythm Guitar: Renato Verlic and Gerhard Kometer
Clarinet: Vito Muzenic
Trumpet: Ivan Presern
Contra Bass: Tadej Mihelic
Tuba: John Sass
Accordion and Harmonica Selection: Hubert Klausner

Other Instruments: Hackbrett, Zither, Violin and Strings, Tenor Horn, Guitar, E-Bass, Contra Bass (Struck), Percussion and Drums, 25 Accordion and Harmonica Registers"

The Tubon

you might recognize the Tubmon from this post and this post.

These images are from Musikmuseet where you'll find more along with a PDF of the manual.

via Frederic in the comments of this post.

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Eowave Persephone analog ribbon synthesizer

via this auction
"eowave Persephone (suitcase version). This instrument cost $1699 and is no longer in production. Great unit - I used it on its own and as a controller for my modular synthesizer.
The Persephone is a fingerboard analogue synthesizer with CV and MIDI in and out. At the first sight, the Persephone reminds of the first electronic fingerboard instruments developed in the 1920s. But beyond this vintage look, the Persephone allies sensors technology and digital controls to a pure analogue generation of sound. The Persephone musicality will be determined by the way it is played. The Persephone respects the traditional play of the first non-keyboard electronic instruments with the right hand controlling the pitch and the left hand controlling the velocity. The ribbon zone can allow all kinds of play. When scaled, the Persephone can be played like a regular keyboard. Though there are no fixed preset notes with the ribbon, keyboard players will easily find their way. Guitars and bass players will certainly play it like a chord instrument and get sounds that are closed to cello or violin, especially when using vibratos. Jazz players will enjoy slapping the Persephone’s ribbon to get wonderful sonorities. Movie music writers and fans of sci-fi effects will enjoy its bi-dimensional structure, which allows creating eerie sounds very easily. A new fingerboard synthesizer Just like any synthesizer, the Persephone offers a classical synthesis architecture with an oscillator section, a filter section, a modulation section and a LFO section. With its 100% analogue oscillator, the Persephone can generate notes with a range of 10 octaves. Its lower frequencies go from a deep and resonant cello tone to a nearly human voice. On the highest pitches, it can reach very high frequencies. The oscillator waveform can be set between triangle and sawtooth for a more or less brilliant sound. The filter is a 12dB low-pass filter. Its ribbon control surface is pressure and position sensitive. While it requires the most advanced sensor technology and allows all kind of glissando a Theremin or les Ondes Martenot would allow. A scaling potentiometer allows scaling the Persephone’s ribbon from 1, 2, 5 to 10 octaves. The expression key, controlled by an optic sensor, can transmit the slightest vibrations on the key with an accuracy the mechanical systems never had. All the controls are digital. The four play modes - A, B, C and D - offer different hierarchy of control between the pitch, the velocity, a filter modulation and a LFO. Connections are located on the rear side of the front panel and are protected from dust and other source of deterioration by the Persephone suitcase top when not used. The Persephone like a CV/MIDI controller The Persephone has a CV out and a MIDI in/out. With its CV out, it can control any other analogue synthesizers and modular systems. With its MIDI in/out, it can also be used as a MIDI controller, what turns it into a powerful new kind of instrument. Technical Specifications Suitcase version or desktop version available Scale : a scaling potentiometer allows to scale the Persephone’s ribbon from 1, 2, 5 to 10 octaves. Tune Finetune Brightness : two waveforms Wave : from sinus to triangle"

DSI Tetra Videos by Dave Smith

DSI Dave Smith Instruments Tetra Introduction

YouTube via DaveSmithInstruments
"http://www.davesmithinstruments.com/p...
Tetra is our next-generation analog poly synth. Tetra takes the award-winning sound and features of Mopho, multiplies them by four, and packs them in a box less than half an inch larger!

Tetra has multiple personalities. It is a four-voice, analog poly synth, a sort of mini Prophet. It's a four-part, multitimbral synth with separate outputs, essentially four Mophos in one very compact box. And its a voice expander for other Tetras or the Prophet 08."

Combos- DSI Dave Smith Instruments Tetra


EDITOR- DSI Dave Smith Instruments TETRA

THE TRIBE

THE TRIBE by gsixtyfour
"All sounds from a korg EMX, recorded and processed in logic"

Waldorf Blofeld Tracks

Trippin in the Bio Blo field by gsixtyfour
"Piano is from korg microX Drums are from an emx chopped by a KP3 All other sounds are from the wonderful waldorf BLOFELD a shot of my studio set up too :) check out my myspace www.myspace.com/harmonicdimension"

Blinking Blofeld Bubbles by gsixtyfour
"4 parts of a sine wave arpegiator on a waldorf blofeld ping pong delay from a KP3 was used if u like add me on myspace www.myspace.com/harmonicdimension"

Aurora Blorealis by gsixtyfour
"yet another blofeld track, all sounds are from blofeld except the drums which are from a korg emx. sequenced using and MPC (no audio comes from the mpc) and delay courtesy of a kaoss pad 3. Another audio burp at 1:26 :( idk whats up with those Im abusing the hell out of C minor lol btw this was ..."

Astral Blofeld by gsixtyfour
"Single Blofeld track recorded in Logic thru a mackie mixer with bass mildly turned up a notch. I used an MPC to sequence the blofeld and did all the filter play live (and a lil synth improv, I apologize for not being the best keyboardist lol). A Kaoss pad kicks in at 6:30 with the Mod.3 effect..."

Blofeld Trancience by gsixtyfour
"All synth sounds (even that deep ass bass) come from blofeld (with mild touches of EQ and reverb) each track was recorded separately, so this is not a demonstration of multimode (sorry :P) Drums are from a korg EMX. this is not finished yet, so please give me advice or criticism, i love..."

Arabesque

Arabesque from Hans-Jörg Scheffler on Vimeo.

"My attempt to create a soundtrack using only sounds from my Virus TI Polar synthesizer including the drums.
The appropiate visuals are coming from the Digital Juice Videotraxx library and were spiced up in Artmatics V-Track."
via Dennis

The joy of techno part 3

YouTube via darenager. click here and scroll for more.
" 3rd installment of the series of 10 parts.

Using a Gakken SX-150 with the Machinedrum, the MD is controlling the pitch of the Gakken which is fed back into the MD input for gating and filtering as well as a bit of reverb, delay and distortion.

No mods are required to the SX-150.

The mix levels of the Gakken are a bit inconsistant as I did not use any compression.

Check out my other videos for some similar stuff and a how-to.

Thanks

Daren"

another MIDI MuRF demo: sequenced from FR Orb

follow-up to this post. via Amos on the AH list:

"So, still getting to know the new MIDI Murf... I thought it would be fun to see how it is to sequence the MuRF filters from the Future Retro ORB sequencer, using the Orb's remix feature to generate new filter patterns on the fly.

The answer is, it's really really fun! Have a listen. :-)

Lots of analog content here... the MuRF is getting a softsynth for input, but the bass is FR XS and drums are Jomox XBase09. The XS and the MIDI MuRF are getting the same sequence frome the Orb, so the envelopes are all firing in sync. The XBase is synced to the same clock. I am changing the Remix settings on the Orb and tweaking the envelope settings on the MIDI MuRF in realtime. Track (such as it is) is one pass recorded live.


midimurf_orb-sequenced.mp3

And here is a bit of the MIDI MuRF sequence solo, no bass or drums:

midimurf_orb-sequenced_2.mp3

Enjoy,

Amos"

The Synthi Group Vol.1 Now Available

You can find it and the track list on Clinical Archives
(scroll when you get there)

For the archives:
"Keywords: irritating; 50-60’s electroacoustic music; live electronics; psychedelic; experimental; avant electronics; electronic; space music; ambient drone; drone; glitch; improv; psychedelic rock; noise; electro; other

Synopsis:
Formed in 1969, Electronic Music Studios (EMS) quickly became innovators for the recording, production and advancement of electronic music. The ideas and designs that bubbled forth out of the ingenuitive minds of Peter Zinovieff, Tristram Cary, David Cockerell and others, led to the creation of some of the most wildly original musical / sound design equipment ever conceived. The VCS3, Synthi A + AKS, Synthi 100, Synthi E, Synthi Logik and the Soundbeam are among these,
almost unworldly, devices.

It is often said EMS gear has attained cult status, reaching a fervor of near worship among its users. The Synthi Group is an example and collection of such users. United through the Synthi blog and forum (www.thesynthi.de) and located throughout the world, the group's members have come together for a planned series of compilation volume releases where the individuality and approach of each member towards their EMS instrument is showcased and broadcasted for all to experience. The listener will hear wildly different examples of styles and sounds that this original, and oft times, vintage equipment can create.

EMS were true pioneers from the very beginning, always looking beyond the culture and times they were surrounded and seemingly trapped in. Still around today, thanks to Robin Wood and Ludwig Rehberg, they are one of the few companies involved with electronic instrument production that have had a continued run since their inception. The Synthi Group have honed the original pioneering spirit and DIY ethic of EMS with their Volume series, a collection of sounds encompassing beautiful dreamscapes, synaesthetic visions, dark ambience, aural abstractions, sonic absurdities, pulsating analog, glitch, ring modulators, and envelope shapers generating trapezoidal geometry. Beginning with Volume 1, the Synthi Group compilations aim to ensure the story of EMS continues well into the future of electronic music production.
(Synopsis by Alka)"
via http://www.thesynthi.de
previously posted

New Oakley Discontinuity

Waveshaper, Wavefolder, Clipper, Ring Modulator & Wavesplicer

"The Discontinuity is an updated version of an older Oakley module called the Wavefolder. Both devices are voltage controlled waveshaper modules designed primarily for use in modular analogue music synthesisers. The module comes in our standard 5U high 2U wide format which is directly compatible with Synthtech's MOTM series..."

More info at the Oakley Sound Discontinuity page.

SIEL CRUISE VINTAGE ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

via this auction Not the best shots, but you don't see these often.
"Mono Section: About 15 Presets of waveforms combined with fixed filter/ADSR settings. These presets can be changed to some general waveforms ( Mostly Saw ) at different pitches ( from 32' to 4' ). When being in this free mode, the ADSR/FILTER can be accessed in whole. Filter: No Keybord Tracking, no seperate LFO depth, no ADSR depth. Very basic. Early resonance gives wierd effects. There seems to be some low-bit digital control hidden inside. You can hear steps when moving the slider. And you can trick the slider by setting it just on the edge between to steps. Gives great distortion. Sound: Great. Real Basic, big balls, not very flexible. Good for bass and lead-lines. NO CV/GATE !
Poly Section: Octave Divided DCO. Seems to have single Filter with Multi-Trig of single ADSR. 4 Main Presets: Brass, Strings, Piano, Accordion-likes. These Presets are divided in 2 or 3 Tone-Color presets, Mostly high and low, Strings can be percussive, brass can have ( urgh ) resonance (splat). This gives a total of 10 tone colours, which can be combined freely. Main drawback: they can not be mixed seperately. Modifiers: Sort of. There is a small ADSR/Filter section, Some Presets enable some of them, A/D for Strings, A and Cutoff for Brass, and so on. Sound: Gives some mellotronish strings, a fair good piano. and is a bit slim in its sound. 1 DCO.
Keyboard : Number of Keys : 49 . 4 1/2 octaves ( from mind ), fixed split-point in the middle.

Can be split in the middle to have MONO/POLY Section on different keyboard sections. MONO can have Lowest/Highest Note Priority. The syntcan be modified to have all cominations of keyboard-modes accessible, ( for example: UPPER - MONO; LOWER - MONO/POLY )."

Sequential Circuits Pro One vintage analog synthesizer

via this auction

"This is the easier to service model J wire version and serial number is 5774 and the original manual is included."

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JEN SX 1000 ANALOGUE SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

KORG MonoPoly with Synthwood Maple Case

via this auction

# Korg MONO/POLY four oscillator SSM filter analogue synthesizer
# MIDI retrofit kit installed - allows for remote synth control by a MIDI keyboard or sequencer
# IEC 3 prong detachable power coupler installed
# SYNTHWOOD.COM Figured Maple solid wood case

POT(s) Is Where It's At

flickr by brotherloco
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"Prophet '08 Potentiometer upgrade."

Daysleeping (Summertime catsynth)

flickr by Ran Kirlian
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"Working flow at The Blue_Room during summer days

From top to bottom:
Clavia Nordrack 2x,DSI Evolver, Doepfer System, Frodo & Alesis Ion (covered)"

Night Action

by Ran Kirlian

Yamaha DX200
Doepfer A-155 Analogue Sequencer x 2
Alesis Ion

IMG_8212

flickr by tiyok

KORG MicroKORG microphone

Gil Mellé: Instrumental Inventions

Pictured: Direktor with Bubble Oscillator from 1966 (top) and White Noise Generator from 1964. You can find the full article with more at Jazz Times

"New Jersey saxman Gil Mellé had fallen hard for jazz as a teen, even going so far as to walk the bar for tips in local clubs. But jazz alone wasn’t nearly enough to content Mellé’s multifaceted creative mind. For some, it’s enough to devote a lifetime to an instrument, but Mellé also painted, drew and dreamed of attending the local tech and becoming an engineer."

BBQ THEREMIN

YouTube via polyvoks. "new theremin instrument , a customized BBQ"