Friday, November 27, 2009
Making MFOS Sequencer frames.
YouTube via akorbeti
"A sequence of the making of a sequencer. A meta-sequence. Each component placed on the beat, is another frame on the pic sequence. It starts with some components pre-soldered. This sequencer is built to be shown on http://www.synthfrog.com"
U-PLEX Tonal Plexus keyboard
YouTube via AaronAndrewHunt
"Here I show one of the new U-PLEX keyboards, fist just playing through the editor (TPXE) and then routing out from there to Native Instruments KONTAKT. U-PLEX are the new more affordable USB-only line of Tonal Plexus keyboards. Find out more at www.h-pi.com"
Happy Thanksgiving and Holiday Sales
This post is a day late. I wasn't planning on putting up a Thanksgiving Day post but I figure why not. I hope everyone that celebrates the holiday had a great one. The day after Thanksgiving here in the US is known as Black Friday, which is considered to be one of the biggest days for discount shopping. People will line up in front of stores at ungodly hours just to get a deal. Well, fortunately we don't have to. If you haven't already, I encourage you to check out the MANUFACTURERS section on the right of this site. You will find a number of sales going on right now. Click on each image and check out what they are offering. I also created a "Stocking Stuffers" label below on interesting deals at reasonable prices. BTW, if you have any Stocking Stuffer posts or see that I missed the label for an appropriate post, let me know.
Oberheim OB-MX
via this auction"Oberheim OB-MX analog synthesizer with 10 voices. The unit is 100% functional and is in nice cosmetic shape as well."
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Heavy Wood: LUNAR ECLIPSE of the MOON (Eclipse of the Keyboard)
YouTube via FlametopFred
"Music in celebration of the lunar eclipse. A beautiful hour spent on the back porch watching the moon dance across the sky as light and dark played across her face.
Likewise watch my arm eclipse the keyboards of the wonderful Yamaha D-85 while playing the Kurzweil K2000 mounted above."
E75 Drone Collins 1
"E-75 Electone Organ / Synthesizer Hybrid"
analog VS digital FM
via Tal:"a couple of years ago I created a track using 64 instances of Native Instruments' FM7 (it was mainly to practice my FM skills) and now I recreated every sound using my analog synths. (I mainly used DSI Evolver, Prophet '08, Roland Jupiter 6 and SH101).
There's a site that lets you play 2 youtube videos at the same time, with a crossfader for the audio, so I uploaded the two tracks and since their timing is identical, you can switch back and fourth to hear the difference between analog and digital. I just thought that it's something that might be suitable for an item on Matrixsynth... check it out"
Anyone know how to launch the two videos in sync?
SE BassLine x0xb0x
via this auction"The SE BassLine edition of the x0xb0x is back from the dead for one last run. x0x Source contracted with Social Entropy to make available these 10 units. With a case of 100% aluminum, the SE BassLine will last through the most intense gigs. With x0xb0x internals made and tested by x0x Source, it is guaranteed to sound exactly like the 303. The SE BassLine x0xb0x is warrantied for 3 years."
YouTube via x0xSource
x0xb0x Testing by x0x Source
"Features:
* Pure analog voice circuitry
* Vintage analog components
* MIDI Play
* MIDI-to-CV/Gate conversion (to control analogue synths)
* EEPROM for 128 banks of track memory/64 banks of pattern memory (no battery)
* Computer download and upload of saved tracks/patterns
* Upgradeable firmware (preloaded latest v1.05. Custom community OSes available.)
Input/Output:
* DINSYNC-in/out
* MIDI-in
* MIDI-out
* MIDI-thru
* CV-out (⅛")
* Gate-out (⅛")
* MIX-in (¼")
* Headphone output (¼")
* Line-level output (¼")
* USB for computer interface & control
Vintage Components:
* 2SC536F transistors (with 2SC945 in Q11)
* 2SC1583 and 2SC2291 matched-pair common-base transistors
* 2SK30AO and 2SK30AY JFETs
* AN6562 and BA6110 Op-Amps
* LA4140 Power Amplifier
* 2SA733P hand-selected for high gain
* 1% Thin-film resistors"
circuit bent yamaha tg33 vector synth
tg33 revision
YouTube via spunkytoofers
via this auction
"- circuit bent yamaha tg33 synth with vector joystick (retains full functionality pre-bent when all bends are deactivated)
-breakout box with 32 banana jack patchbay which effects the awm waveforms
-4 switches activates 8 dedicated banana jacks located on side and back of box for switching
-8 stackable banana cords provided
-getlofi ltc1799 precision oscillator replaces internal clock frequencies for smooth pitch control of approximately 5+ octaves on any given note. (until the sound breaks into sound grains)
-1 switch selects precision oscillator or original fixed frequency clock
-1 fm/awm waveform glitch and resynthesis 4 position rotary switch with one center off-momentary on/lock on switch to activate rotary.
-replaced internal memory battery with a fresh battery.
-db25 connector cable from breakout box to synth
-db25 jacks on tg33 and breakoutbox
-1 vintage blue beehive lens with bright led lighting
-1 vintage milk glass lens with random slow phase lighting
-original owners manual
-bend diagram jpeg and tips and tricks sheet emailed to winner
-cd-r of manual, many great patches, and editor program
-power supply included (north american supply only, international countries will need to supply their own adapters. the tg33 is regulated to handle anything from 9-12 volts dc with a positive tip around 700 ma is best)
(check out video below)
this is probally my secret weapon of choice at the current moment. it's quite unique from other synthesizers and will reward those that take the time to program/tweak this thing.
although this isn't the most difficult synthesizer to program it will require the user to dig in a little bit and study the manual. the editor also accesses some very in depth synthesis options. vector synthesis is pretty straightforward and intuitive to work with but there are elements like assigning midi controls, selecting voices to work together, envelope shaping, indepndant lfos, sending sequences/controllers, and recording vector movements to really make the best of the possibilities. it's pretty simple to work with but has real power shaping sculpture.
if designing from scratch is too much for you to deal with it still would be easy tweak or play many of the included patch banks straight and all patches will respond to circuit bending.. the synth also features a random vector voice create feature!!! the included backed up sound banks are really well designed and have alot of sounds to keep you busy. but. those without a decent midi controller, basic midi knowledge, basic synth design, tweaks, and assigning controls from menus, etc, this may not be a good synth to start with if you are starting out or don't work with midi, otherwise be prepared to meet a truly unique synth!! "nice to meet you" it says..
the synth works with 4 waveforms in the vector per note of polyphony (think 4 oscillators per note). 2 of which are fm, 2 are awm based sampled waveforms. the awm waveforms are bendable. so approximately half of the 300+ available waveforms are circuit bendable. each waveform is independantly circuit bendable with it's own response to the pressures of bending. what makes that interesting is that when you play with the vector you can assign the circuit bent waveforms to the vector and also assign waveforms that aren't circuit bendable to the vector to either stack voices or morph a voice from the strange abstract sounds and aleatoric responses of circuit bent synthesis into a more traditional synthesis by use of the vector joystick or by assigning the x-y grid to two midi controllers. you can also record exact movements in the vector into the voice's program everytime you trigger a note. either way the awm waveforms can be circuit bent or left alone. the circuit bends depending on how you patch the waveform can have subtle tonal results such as stutter, tonal variations to extremes of complete self composing glitches or dense walls of sound. there are too many results to try to describe here.
instrument has an added getlofi precision oscillator which controls the total pitch of the synthesizer. all midi functionality is retained in the tuned frequencies of the oscillator. the oscillator is on a switch with the original clock signal if the user should not want to use overall pitch control. pitch bend internally by midi and pitch bending on the precision oscillator are not unlike each other but they are certainly completely different then each other.
the instrument is completely stable. able to go to completely strange circuit bent sounds and back to normal without any hitches at all in the system or voices!!!
now here is where things get completely chaotic!!!!
4 fm/awm brain scramble bends are allocated on a rotary switch. the rotary switch is activated by a switch is a 3 way switch which can either disconnect the rotary,momentary snap connect or lock into position. each bend interacts with the others to push it different directions sonically. these bends are completely chance orientated but more often then not great new patches are made and mysterious soundscapes occur. a switch activation cycles through complete mutations to the fm sounds, sound patch restructing, auto accompainments, self compositions, bizzare playing responses in reaction to sent control data. each throw of the switch creates a new sound either slightly altered to extremely altered with often mysterious and good results. since these bends are chaotic i've kept them seperate from the awm extention box as the awm bends of this instrument is completely stable and will not alter the sound of the patch when bends are deactivated. the fm bends are chance orienated and often alterations are extreme which make it better for studio work. although with some careful fm waveform assignments to the vector. you can find fm waveforms which aren't quite as extreme and make more subtle alterations and bent sounds. you can then improvise with the circuit bent fm/awm waveforms with some planning in regards to creating your own unique patches or finding the best presets and saving them into internal memory.
when fm waveforms are bent they can still be bent further with another activation from the fm switches but will not return the original patch without a power cycle on/off on the instrument. when the instrument is booted up the patch returns to its original form and nothing is lost in memory.
db 25 connector is in what used to be the cartridge slot with industrial strength adhesive. the connector already fit in the slot pretty nicely but the industrial strength adhesive sets the connector in it permanetely and securely. since the cartridge slot is occupied that closes up the option for using memory cards. this shouldn't be much a problem since the cartridge is proprietary and finding the exact card is extremely difficult since they are extremely rare and if you do find one they're pretty expensive not to mention all the time you'll be spending on ebay trolling for one.
the unit however has internal memory for patch storage as well as the ability to dump and recive patches via sysex. the unit's memory back up battery was replaced with a fresh lithium battery and a battery clip easily located so it would be easy to replace the battery in the future by the user or any tech.. as is, the fresh battery should last from 5-10 plus years depending on the use of this machine. the battery should last much longer than that, the battery i replaced was the original and was working fine before replacing and that battery had lasted nearly 20 years!! also a pdf manual, patch editor and many banks of great professional patches are included on a cd-r with this auction. i can include some patch notes of my own to illustrate how to organize a patch notebook to facilitate bending patches based on this system."
circuit bent yamaha tg33 vector synth and akai ewi 4000s
previously posted
circuit bent yamaha tg33 vector synth
Sold For: US $333.33
YouTube via spunkytoofers
via this auction"- circuit bent yamaha tg33 synth with vector joystick (retains full functionality pre-bent when all bends are deactivated)
-breakout box with 32 banana jack patchbay which effects the awm waveforms
-4 switches activates 8 dedicated banana jacks located on side and back of box for switching
-8 stackable banana cords provided
-getlofi ltc1799 precision oscillator replaces internal clock frequencies for smooth pitch control of approximately 5+ octaves on any given note. (until the sound breaks into sound grains)
-1 switch selects precision oscillator or original fixed frequency clock
-1 fm/awm waveform glitch and resynthesis 4 position rotary switch with one center off-momentary on/lock on switch to activate rotary.
-replaced internal memory battery with a fresh battery.
-db25 connector cable from breakout box to synth
-db25 jacks on tg33 and breakoutbox
-1 vintage blue beehive lens with bright led lighting
-1 vintage milk glass lens with random slow phase lighting
-original owners manual
-bend diagram jpeg and tips and tricks sheet emailed to winner
-cd-r of manual, many great patches, and editor program
-power supply included (north american supply only, international countries will need to supply their own adapters. the tg33 is regulated to handle anything from 9-12 volts dc with a positive tip around 700 ma is best)
(check out video below)
this is probally my secret weapon of choice at the current moment. it's quite unique from other synthesizers and will reward those that take the time to program/tweak this thing.
although this isn't the most difficult synthesizer to program it will require the user to dig in a little bit and study the manual. the editor also accesses some very in depth synthesis options. vector synthesis is pretty straightforward and intuitive to work with but there are elements like assigning midi controls, selecting voices to work together, envelope shaping, indepndant lfos, sending sequences/controllers, and recording vector movements to really make the best of the possibilities. it's pretty simple to work with but has real power shaping sculpture.
if designing from scratch is too much for you to deal with it still would be easy tweak or play many of the included patch banks straight and all patches will respond to circuit bending.. the synth also features a random vector voice create feature!!! the included backed up sound banks are really well designed and have alot of sounds to keep you busy. but. those without a decent midi controller, basic midi knowledge, basic synth design, tweaks, and assigning controls from menus, etc, this may not be a good synth to start with if you are starting out or don't work with midi, otherwise be prepared to meet a truly unique synth!! "nice to meet you" it says..
the synth works with 4 waveforms in the vector per note of polyphony (think 4 oscillators per note). 2 of which are fm, 2 are awm based sampled waveforms. the awm waveforms are bendable. so approximately half of the 300+ available waveforms are circuit bendable. each waveform is independantly circuit bendable with it's own response to the pressures of bending. what makes that interesting is that when you play with the vector you can assign the circuit bent waveforms to the vector and also assign waveforms that aren't circuit bendable to the vector to either stack voices or morph a voice from the strange abstract sounds and aleatoric responses of circuit bent synthesis into a more traditional synthesis by use of the vector joystick or by assigning the x-y grid to two midi controllers. you can also record exact movements in the vector into the voice's program everytime you trigger a note. either way the awm waveforms can be circuit bent or left alone. the circuit bends depending on how you patch the waveform can have subtle tonal results such as stutter, tonal variations to extremes of complete self composing glitches or dense walls of sound. there are too many results to try to describe here.
instrument has an added getlofi precision oscillator which controls the total pitch of the synthesizer. all midi functionality is retained in the tuned frequencies of the oscillator. the oscillator is on a switch with the original clock signal if the user should not want to use overall pitch control. pitch bend internally by midi and pitch bending on the precision oscillator are not unlike each other but they are certainly completely different then each other.
the instrument is completely stable. able to go to completely strange circuit bent sounds and back to normal without any hitches at all in the system or voices!!!
now here is where things get completely chaotic!!!!
4 fm/awm brain scramble bends are allocated on a rotary switch. the rotary switch is activated by a switch is a 3 way switch which can either disconnect the rotary,momentary snap connect or lock into position. each bend interacts with the others to push it different directions sonically. these bends are completely chance orientated but more often then not great new patches are made and mysterious soundscapes occur. a switch activation cycles through complete mutations to the fm sounds, sound patch restructing, auto accompainments, self compositions, bizzare playing responses in reaction to sent control data. each throw of the switch creates a new sound either slightly altered to extremely altered with often mysterious and good results. since these bends are chaotic i've kept them seperate from the awm extention box as the awm bends of this instrument is completely stable and will not alter the sound of the patch when bends are deactivated. the fm bends are chance orienated and often alterations are extreme which make it better for studio work. although with some careful fm waveform assignments to the vector. you can find fm waveforms which aren't quite as extreme and make more subtle alterations and bent sounds. you can then improvise with the circuit bent fm/awm waveforms with some planning in regards to creating your own unique patches or finding the best presets and saving them into internal memory.
when fm waveforms are bent they can still be bent further with another activation from the fm switches but will not return the original patch without a power cycle on/off on the instrument. when the instrument is booted up the patch returns to its original form and nothing is lost in memory.
db 25 connector is in what used to be the cartridge slot with industrial strength adhesive. the connector already fit in the slot pretty nicely but the industrial strength adhesive sets the connector in it permanetely and securely. since the cartridge slot is occupied that closes up the option for using memory cards. this shouldn't be much a problem since the cartridge is proprietary and finding the exact card is extremely difficult since they are extremely rare and if you do find one they're pretty expensive not to mention all the time you'll be spending on ebay trolling for one.
the unit however has internal memory for patch storage as well as the ability to dump and recive patches via sysex. the unit's memory back up battery was replaced with a fresh lithium battery and a battery clip easily located so it would be easy to replace the battery in the future by the user or any tech.. as is, the fresh battery should last from 5-10 plus years depending on the use of this machine. the battery should last much longer than that, the battery i replaced was the original and was working fine before replacing and that battery had lasted nearly 20 years!! also a pdf manual, patch editor and many banks of great professional patches are included on a cd-r with this auction. i can include some patch notes of my own to illustrate how to organize a patch notebook to facilitate bending patches based on this system."
circuit bent yamaha tg33 vector synth and akai ewi 4000s
previously posted
circuit bent yamaha tg33 vector synth
Sold For: US $333.33
Light and Sound Chaos
YouTube via rishabhrajan
"Modified a pure data patch to send information generated through sensors, back to the audiocube to trigger color/brightness change and also trigger a FM8 patch at the same time. The Pure Data patch is a real mess."
Rloop.mov
YouTube via ShermanFilters
"Sherman Rodec Restyler DJ filter"
Loopyloop.mov
classicloop2.mov
"Sherman Restyler DJ filter classic loop"
classicloop3.mov
"Sherman Rodec Restyler DJ filter classic loop"
Jean Michel Jarre Oxygene 2 cover
YouTube via albertspyker
"Played on the Eminent 310, Roland Juno 106 and Reason 4."
diy synths techno jam 2 by ::vtol::
YouTube via Vtolus
"3 "abstrakt modular" modules http://samoletuvvp.narod.ru...
just learning how to use all this staff)))"
red Robo synth demo
"1 year production anniversary
custom red version
http://samoletuvvp.narod.ru..."
red roboAccess Virus TI WhiteOut Limited Edition
via Access Music
"Just in time for the Christmas season, a limited special edition of the Virus TI Desktop becomes available for a very short time. Only a hundred units have been produced all featuring a laser engraved bass plate showing the serial number. The Virus TI Desktop WhiteOut technical specifications are identical to the Virus TI2 Desktop but the unit features an all white appearance similar to the Virus TI Snow or Polar."
PDF here [mirror]
Update: Nova Musik let me know they will be getting 12 of the limited 100 units. Contact them if you are interested.Novation Launchpad Ripple-based Sequencer
YouTube via littlescale
"Novation Launchpad Ripple-based Sequencer
------------
http://little-scale.blogspo..."
Treating the Korg Mono Poly through the Polivoks filter.mp4
YouTube via RothHandle
"Here is a basic recipe for Beer Butt Chicken:
1 12 oz. can beer (half full)
1 whole chicken (small size)
1 cup melted butter
1 T. garlic salt
1 tsp. pepper
Place chicken over half full can of beer. Melt butter with seasonings and brush over outside to chicken. Place upright on grill with indirect heat on a charcoal grill or a gas grill. A barbecue smoker is even easier for this recipe if you have a smoker. Cover and cook 1 ½ to 3 plus hours. Check and add butter as needed during cooking.
Use other seasonings in the can of beer, inside the chicken cavity or mixed with the butter for different taste options. This is a fun recipe to play around with."
Another PLLish experiment (now with 100% more wubba-dub-dub)
YouTube via neandrewthal. follow-up to this post
"A slightly more musical version of the last demo. This one features a VCO consisting solely of an XOR gate with one input held high feeding back on itself through a lag processor. It actually tracks better than the last NOR one."
Brett Domino Trio - I Kissed a Girl
YouTube via brettdomino. more
"This is my band playing Katy Perry's smash hit 'I Kissed a Girl' entirely on keyboards (and a Stylophone).
There is a short unplanned delay before the Stylophone solo, as the lead I was using was a bit temperamental and refused to work unless I held it at a certain angle."
Moog on Moog.mp4 - How to Pronounce Moog
YouTube via shermanfunk
"Bob Moog on the proper pronunciation of his last name."
Korg Mono/Poly MS 10 Vocoder VC 10 Juno 6
YouTube via angelometz
"More experimental. Free improvisation.
Please go to http://www.angelometz.com to buy music or make a small donation to support independent music!"
Oberheim OB-X 8 Voice Analog Synthesizer
YouTube via retrosound72
"vintage synth demo by RetroSound
Oberheim OB-X 8 Voice Analog Synthesizer from the year 1979
part1: some self-made classic OB-X sounds (pads, brass, bass, sync- and crossmodulation sounds and more)
part2: the features of the OB-X (coming soon)
The Oberheim OB-X is one of the best analog poly-synths ever. A classic! The sound is stunning, organic and very powerful. The sound character (based of the discrete circuits and the SEM design VCF) is different to the later curtis chip based OB-Xa and OB-8."
Novamusik.com Nord Wave Synthesizer Teaser Demo
YouTube via Novamusik. Novamusik on Ebay
"Chris Martirano from Nord USA plays the Nord Wave Synthesizer. Contact Nova Musik if you have any questions : novamusik.com - email: info@novamusik.com Ph. 414.270.1948 or Toll Free: 877.290.6682"
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