SAKATA DPM-48 Drum Machine

via this auction

"SAKATA DIGITAL PERCUSSION MACHINE-48 (48 PATTERN MEMORY)"

You can find video of the Sakata DPM-48 here and here. See the Sakata label below for more.

spotted and sent in by dyLAB

korg ds-10 track 22

YouTube via korgds10
"100% Korg DS-10. Please visit the home of the Korg DS-10 at http://korgds-10.blogspot.com for more about the Nintendo Korg DS-10 synthesizer/sequencer."

The Skiddaw Stones - Samples of the Oldest Lithophone

"The Skiddaw Stones are probably the most unusual and certainly the oldest instrument that Soniccouture has sampled.

A Lithophone ( litho = stone, phone= voice ) dating from 1840, The Skiddaw Stones are composed of 61 tuned and shaped rocks, made from the rare hornfels stone, found in Cumbria, England. Hornfels is said to have a superior tone and longer ring than the more commonly used slate."

See SonicCouture for more info including samples.

Beat Kangz Meet Afrika Bambaataa

YouTube via BeatKangz
"Atlantic City, New Jersey Hosted the 2009 DJ EXPO where Beat Kangz Electronics Demoed The Beat Thang Virtual For the Creator OF Hip-Hop Dance Music Afrika BamBaataa.

Purchase a copy of The Beat Thang Virtual And BKE will send A Copy of BTV to A School Of Your Choice!!!

Visit www.BeatKangz.com and Get Up On Thangz!!!

Big Up's To The Zulu Nation, Soul Sonic Force, Afrika Bambaataa and All of Hip-Hops Pioneers!- Beat Kangz Electronics"

vicmod plays silent films

"Melbourne, Australia. VICMOD started as a modular synthesizer builder group in June 2006, whilst we are still soldering away once a month we do now perform live as the worlds only Modular synth group. Just recently we performed the VICMOD plays silent films."

20090823 Vicmod Ensemble @ Glitch Bar, Fitzroy North, Melbourne. 1 of 2.

"Analogue Synths + Silent Films. http://vicmod.blogspot.com/"

VICMOD II

"A segment of the VICMOD Ensemble performing at The Toff In Town Melbourne Australia. Projections by Paul Rodgers."

You might remember the announcement for this event here. A search on VCIMOD brings up prior posts including synth DIY events, videos and more.

m0ney - Alien Robot Dance

YouTube via se7ense7
"Dubstep track

Low Bass: JX3P
overdrive bass: AN200
chords: Juno60
drums: all sampled from vinyl (exept the kickdrum, that's a sample from my RS7000)

Download my electro album (gove me your analog' for free at:
http://www.4shared.com/file/120115238..."

LIGHTS

flickr by lightsnoise

spot the synths

Keith Emerson's Moog Modular

via The Big City Music blog where you will find the full write-up and one more shot with Keith.

"It sounded amazing when he played it at the Waves of Inspiration / Legacy of Moog event in Carlsbad last weekend."

KORG MS-20 with Mods

via this auction
Google translated from German:
"- VCO 1 and VCO 2 signal Out `s for filters or VCO FM cross modulation so that the VCO's can now be used for clay modeling (eg, clay modeling for each VCO cross-modulation) or the filter (for funky filter FM). In addition, they can also be worn separately as an audio modules to be similar to other filters or further processed.

- PWM IN
the pulse width of VCO-1 can now by a control voltage (eg LFO or envelope) to be modeled (good for floating sounds)

also been:
- The tuning knob for filter and Vco `s were in the inner set further forward (see pictures below), we can now more easily as the Charachter the filter from tender to angry dissemble

- The Volumenpoti was exchanged for a new one."

Waldorf Pulse - analog Synthesizer

via this auction

click on these for the full size shots.

Arturia Origin Desktop Modular Synthesizer

via this auction"Main features
* Create your own synthesis patch by connecting independent modules. These modules are either innovative modules we introduced (such as Galaxy) or taken from the best synthesizers ever made (such as the Moog Modular, the Yamaha CS-80, the Roland Jupiter-8, the Minimoog, the ARP 2600, the Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 and Prophet VS).
* Alternatively, use an existing synthesizer recreation: the Minimoog, the ARP 2600*, the Jupiter-8* or the Prophet 5*
* Superb audio quality with TAE® engine in a hardware chassis. 24 bits/44.1 kHz supported.
* High-Quality Real time Effects: Phaser, Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Distortion, Parametric EQ*, Bit Crusher*.
* 500 presets created by a selection of international sound designers
* 16/32 step advanced sequencer allowing you to program three sub-sequences at a time and to perform live.
* Multi mode allowing you to play 4 instruments at a time, for example a Minimoog, a Jupiter-8*, a modular patch and an ARP 2600*.
* Creative Macros, advanced LFO’s, innovative modulation sources, different Joystick modes.
* Advanced Preset browser.
* Analog Audio Connectivity: 2 audio ins, 10 audio outs.
* Digital Audio: SPDIF out, USB 2.0
* Built-in expression pedal and footswitch control inputs
* MIDI : In, Out, Thru or USB 2
* Up to 32 voices of polyphony
* Also a MIDI controller offering 33 encoders, 21 potentiometers and 1 joystick
* Ergonomic hardware design and quality manufacturing in France and Germany.
* Origin lets you open dedicated software on your Mac and PC in the form of Origin Connection an ergonomic application allowing to archive preset, exchange data, upgrade firmware.
* 160 pages manual in English."

MULTIVVOX MX65 ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

Creative Prodikeys + SoundBlaster - Mint in Box

via this auction


Here's your chance. This is Rock and Roll.



Auction Details:

"- creative prodikey (keyboard integrated with midi keys)
- creative prodikey palm rest
- sound blaster 128 audio card
- audio cable
- 2 software installation CDs
- quick start leaflet

From Prodikeys.com:
The All in One, Fun and Easy Music and PC Keyboard

Fancy yourself a rock star – the Creative Prodikeys can make your dream come true.

This interactive music entertainment device not only functions as a full-featured, ergonomic “QWERTY” keyboard but also comes equipped with 37 touch-sensitive music keys and accessible music controls for endless entertainment at your desktop.

Coupled with the Sound Blaster audio card, you can explore a wide array of realistic instrument sounds and have non-stop fun making music right at your desktop.

Designed with different users in mind, Creative Prodikeys features various modes that let you play, learn and even create your very own music. Be it Jazz, Dance or Pop, you can play a tune with all that razzmatazz even without any music background.

What’s more, you can put up a one-man band performance for your loved ones. Even if you can only play the melody with one hand, the Intelligent Rhythm Chord Accompaniment lets you jam your favorite tune easily with a full band to back you up. You can even record and save that masterpiece in MP3, WAV or MIDI format to share with your friends via the Internet.

Need a break from work? Simply flip open the palm rest and you are ready to jam some snazzy classics.

To up the fun level, strap it up like a guitar and perform like a rock star. Impressive music playing with unlimited creativity – that’s the sheer magic of Creative Prodikeys!

Desktop Space-Saving / MIDI Controller Function

You can have so much fun without having to create additional desktop space for this keyboard. For budding desktop musicians planning to purchase a MIDI keyboard for use with a PC, the Prodikeys offers a much more affordable solution as it also functions as a MIDI Controller for most music sequencing software.

For desktop musicians who already struggle with having MIDI keyboards and their PCs on their workstations, they will find the Prodikeys a convenient and complementary instrument to their music creations. There is no need for any neck strain or swivel of chair just to use the music keyboard (which is often placed adjacent to the PC). With Prodikeys, the music keyboard is right where it should be for ease of use.

Ease of Use, Quick Entertainment!

Simply select from the 4 modes of IMPRESS, EASYPLAY, LEARN or PERFORM. Not only will you give yourself hours of entertainment, you'll be making quite an impression on your friends and family too.

Ergonomic Wrist Support

Time to get back to work? Well, slip the music keyboard cover back on and the Prodikeys doubles up as an ergonomic wrist support for your working comfort. You don't have to create additional space just to have a separate wrist pad. When it's time to have fun again, slip off the cover and you're ready to rock the house down."

Synthesizer Filter Module B&W

flickr by Maschinenraum

"View Large On Black

Filter Module of a Modular Synthesizer built by synthesizers.com.

Hi-contrast B/W conversion and sharpening by Niksoftware"

Electro Demonstration, Vintage Music Equipment OB-8, 808, EMS Vocoder

YouTube via ntromix. via THE SYNTHI
"Trying to bring back the Old School Electro Boogie, sounds similar to Scorpio by Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5"

EMS Vocoder 3000 and 2000 German Spec Sheet

You can find the PDF on The SYNTHI.

PG200

YouTube via lesingemonotone. "Testing out a broken PG-200 now fixed."

Build A Band & Publish Your Own Music with Music Creator LE

YouTube via CakewalkSoftware. http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/MusicCreator/
"Just plug in your USB microphone or instrument to your PC and start recording with Cakewalk's Music Creator LE. Create your own mixes, record your band's performances, and add music to your home videos without the hassle. Don't have a band? Add your own backing tracks with MC LE's pre-loaded loops. Spice up your tracks with the many virtual instruments and effects, included in the software. When you're finished with your project, print your own sheet music or publish your songs to your website, blog and MySpace page. MC LE offers full support for computers running Windows XP & Vista. Music Creator LE is now available with Belkin's Tune Studio (the first 4-channel audio mixer that lets you create high-quality recordings directly onto your iPod) and Samson's CO1U Recording & Podcasting Pack."

Beaterator Debut Trailer and Beaterator Sessions

"Today we are happy to present the debut trailer for Beaterator, as well as Beaterator Sessions: Max & Clay, a live-action video of Max & Clay, two young kids creating original songs and beats using the application – a true testament to the ease-of-use and intuitive nature of Beaterator. The debut trailer features voice-over by none other than Timbaland himself as he outlines the different modes of Beaterator and their basic functionalities in a unique, musical presentation."





"What is Beaterator?
Beaterator is a suite of easy-to-use but powerful music creation tools that allows users of all skill levels to create quality tracks quickly and easily.

Live Play gets users started quickly as Timbaland guides you through experimenting with pre-arranged templates of his own loops and sounds to get things going. From there, you can take your track into the Studio to add, delete, and replace loops, or add your own vocals using the built-in microphone, or an attached microphone. When you’re ready, delve into the Song Crafter to create your own unique beats and sounds to use across all three modes. Beaterator has the power and flexibility to allow you to create great beats, stirring melodies, and complete songs to rival today’s hottest producers. When you’re ready, you can export your creation and share it with the world.

Why Beaterator?
From the very beginnings of the company, Rockstar Games has always had a very passionate connection to music, whether it be the meticulous selection process for Grand Theft Auto soundtracks, or the artists chosen to work on our original scores such as Bully, music has always played a huge part in shaping our approach to what we make. Beaterator is the culmination of those years of passion for music: an easy to use yet surprisingly deep music creation tool that you can keep with you at all times, featuring sounds created by Timbaland, one of the world’s most renowned music production legends.

Background
Beaterator started life in 2005 as a flash application on the Rockstar website, some time before Timbaland’s involvement. Beaterator’s online iteration had a fairly straight forward yet fun interface, that like its modern handheld form, still packed plenty of power and depth for those wanting to get serious about creating music. It featured loops and sounds from well-known and established artists and was a fully functional eight-track song maker.

Timbaland’s involvement was what brought it to the next level. Rockstar has a long standing tradition of working with progressive artists through all mediums, and Rockstar and Timbaland had looked for ways to work together on a project. Recognizing that Beaterator was a set of tools to allow people to create music, Timbaland came on board.

Timbaland has given Beaterator hundreds of loops and sounds from his own personal collection to get people up and making their own songs quickly. Along with the hundreds of loops and sounds that Rockstar composed for the game, Beaterator has become a hugely in-depth and sprawling library of music with which to make full-blown songs.

Beaterator is not a game in the classic sense of the term, and there are no goals or challenges to accomplish. You’re not pretending to make music – you are making music, and everything you need is unlocked and available to you straight out of the box. Whether or not you have experience in song-crafting or studio time under your belt, there is an amazing amount of value packed into Beaterator. It is more powerful and deep than any other portable music application, regardless of console or device. It is also extremely easy for novices or gamers curious about making music to grasp and we’ve taken great steps to remove the intimidation that often inhibits people from entering this world. Rockstar wants to enable people that have always wanted to make music but also make an experience deep enough that experts can use it as well.

Beaterator on the iPhone/iPod touch
Create your own songs on the go with the aid of Timbaland and Rockstar. Like its big brother on the PSP, Beaterator on the iPhone/iPod touch features hundreds of loops and sounds at your disposal to create studio-quality, full-length songs. Although the iPhone/iPod touch iteration does not feature the same in-depth editing tools as the PSP version, the experience of creating, arranging, and mixing original music remains intact."

New KORG microSAMPLER, SV-1 Stage Piano, and WAVEDRUM WD-X

This one sent my way via Calvin. Rock oN has a post up in Japanese on three new products from KORG, the microSAMPLER pictured to the left, the SV-1 Stage Piano, and a new WAVEDRUM WD-X. Below are some excerpts translated from Google. You can find the full article in Googlish here.

On the microSAMPLER:
"Last widely popular with beginner to professional sound from a compact and full-fledged micro series "microSAMPLER" is. Sampler of today's street name is not an extension of a drum machine with PAD, KORG keyboard has dared to challenge! PAD to get a limited number of voices on the music really does, it is more a practical clarity even when the keyboard attached is true to scale.

MicroSAMPLER This has been especially created with an emphasis on live performance and recording rather than just ask Shiremasu 1.9kg height of its mobility from where weight and battery that can be. Had pressed the wrong button during a live form it is placed in the sink and cabinet knobs and buttons, that can prevent any problems.


Beat Box crew performance demonstration development Shibuya, BEATSICK.JP was done by two people. Humanly and I do not think the storm of the Human Beat Box呑Mimashita breath venue. microSAMPLER presets are quite enjoy the original sound because it contains two of you for this!

Rotary knob to select the five types of sampling Sampling mode simply press the button! If we could use it without resistance to both novice samplers. This sampling mode is unique, especially as it may KEY GATE mode and press the keyboard that you want to assign Rec sampling as soon as you can! AUTO NEXT can also be sampled in real time mode to overwrite you've locked in the sequence before. These features are such as to stimulate the production Kurieitiviti also a very effective track on the live scene in the immediate asked to received the impression that.

The editor software is also available, of course, has made possible more detailed sound. Release 9 of the flow of time is ever in the price range of mid-January is likely to be the same micro-series."

On the SV-1 Stage Piano:
"Modeling should include as part of focus of the sound amplifier. Simulate the VOX amplifier in such a vacuum tube circuit further "Valve Reactor" Vintejisaundo醸Shi出Shimasu a warm and fat with so! Can respond immediately on playing because it is located in a relatively small amount to the optimal control knob to play on stage, you can revert to its previous state by pushing the knob Even if play with the knob, a very It also has a useful feature. The software allows editing by the editors also finer."


On the WAVEDRUM WD-X:
"First, a sound system big difference. 24bit/48kHz in high-quality, DSP technology is directly inherited, rather than the previous version of PCM system plus a full modeling approach. This existing real percussion sounds, as well as synth sounds and sound FX are available, such as sound, and the range of expression from spreading. Pressure sensor that is built better. This sensor is very excellent, and very sensitive to the strength of the fingers, and quickly react"


KORG WAVEDRUM WD-X

Update: new pics via shimamura.co.jp via Gareth in the comments. Also working video of the microSAMPLER updated above. That one via A in the comments. iPhone integration. Note the red lights just above the keys. You can see them blink along to patterns being played in the video.

Update: Specs
"- 37 key (Natural Touch Mini Keyboard with Velocity)
- 8 user bank (A ~ H), 1 ROM bank
- 5 types of sampling (LOOP / ONE SHOT / GATE / AUTO NEXT / KEY GATE)
- Sample rates of 48kHz - 24kHz - 12kHz - 6kHz
- Approximately 160 seconds per one bank (Mono / 48kHz sampling rate at 159.7 seconds)
- Up to 14 voice poly (stereo / mono regardless)
- 64,000 note sequencer (one per bank notes (16,000 notes max in one pattern))
- 96 ticks / quarter note resolution (real-time recording)
- MIDI IN, OUT and USB
- DC9V or alkaline 6 x AA batteries = giving 3 hours battery life approximately
- 516 (W) x 238 (D) x 65 (H) mm
- Weight of 1.9kg

Software editor for Windows: Microsoft Windows XP SP3 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 or later Mac: Mac OS X 10.4 or late."

Update: a bigger shot in the flesh below via sequencer.de via A in the comments. Click on it.

schematics for Vestax PCM-07 PRO SCRATCH MIDIMOD

flickr by amsonx

"I've started this project with my friends Vj anatomia and Lost Dog.
this is a mod to midify the Vestax PCM-07 PRO SCRATCH.
this is a first lokk at inteface schemes"

via ams on the forum

follow-up to this post where you will find video.

Project Calliope - Music and MIDI Signals From Space

"'Project Calliope' is a satellite being launched by a group of space & music enthusiasts on the "TubeSat" platform (http://tinyurl.com/skycall). It'll be an ionospheric detector transmitting sonifiable data back to Earth for web streaming and remixing. Conceptually, it's a musical instrument in space, played by space rather than just after-the-fact sonified. We like the idea of flying something in space whose purpose is to make music until it dies-- music from science."

via the Satelite Diaries blog:
"The instrument-- a MIDI keyboard, MIDI drum, MIDI saxophone, MIDI satellite-- generates event messages that you can feed into a sound card or synthesizer. It's kind of like transmitting a player piano roll, it has no sound itself, but it lets other devices create sound."

You can find more info at the Satelite Diaries blog, Twitter @skyday, and Project Calliope.

old studio - synths

flickr by NevadaBase

Roland Red SH-101
Jen SX1000
Roland TR-808
Roland Juno-60
?

Hawkwind BBC4 Documentary 1-9 9 videos Hawkwind BBC4 Documentary 1-9

YouTube via HawklordPXR5
http://www.hawkwind.com/
via wikipedia:
"Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes.

Formed in 1969 by singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Brock, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and styles of music. Critic Jim Green[1] describes their trademark sound as characterised by "that gargantuan and impenetrable pre-metal/hardcore drone, those great riffs, that inexorable drive to destinations unknown". Dozens of musicians have worked with the group; notable fantasy and science fiction writer Michael Moorcock was an occasional collaborator....

In 1981 Baker and Hale left after their insistence that Bainbridge should be sacked was declined,[15] and Brock and Bainbridge elected to handle synthesizers and sequencers themselves with drummer Griffin from the Hawklords rejoining. Three albums, which again saw Michael Moorcock contributing lyrics and vocals, were recorded for RCA/Active: Sonic Attack, the electronic Church of Hawkwind and Choose Your Masques. This band headlined the 1981 Glastonbury Festival and made an appearance at the 1982 Donington Monsters of Rock Festival, as well as continuing to play the summer solstice at Stonehenge Free Festival."

BBC4 Synth Britannia Trailer

YouTube via Synthasy2000
" In the late Seventies small pockets of electronic artists such as The Human League, Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle were inspired by Kraftwerk and J G Ballard to dream of the sound of the future against the backdrop of bleak, high-rise Britain.

Gary Numan's 1979 appearance on Top Of The Pops heralded the invention of synthpop, which would provide the soundtrack as Britain entered a new, ruthless era in the Eighties.

Depeche Mode, four lads from Basildon, came to embody the new sound, while post-punk bands such as Ultravox, Soft Cell, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark and Yazoo took the synth from the pages of the NME and onto the front cover of Smash Hits.

By 1983 the Pet Shop Boys and New Order were pointing to where the future of electronic music lay in dance.

Contributors to Synth Britannia include Philip Oakey, Vince Clarke, Martin Gore, Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan and Neil Tennant."

Juno Di Synth - Sonicstate.com Review

YouTube via sonicstate
"We take a look at Roland's Fantom G derived do-it-all, affordable, portable keyboard
More stuff at Sonicstate.com daily"

Subtle guitar treatments with the Teaspoon and Sherman filterbank

YouTube via RothHandle
"Tonight Ill be hosting a small get together at the studio presenting the Antkowiak album for the Pubhlishing company...But yesterday I decided that a guitar part needed to be straightened out once and for all. A bit of the Fuzz factory, some teaspoon and some sherman filterbank. Fun fun fun.

As usual there is a homepage. Hasnt been updated for ages. www.roth-handle.nu"

NuRule

YouTube via yamato10gallon. "nintendo KORG ds10 Original song " KORG DS-10 on Ebay

KORG ds10 mix 虹　Denki Groove NIJI


KORG DS10 Original song Slight weight


DSi Sound Deeeeeep

more tracks here