MATRIXSYNTH: Thursday, March 11, 2010


Thursday, March 11, 2010

Jean Mchel Jarre World Tour 2010 Live Pics - Leipzig Germany



via Marko of Retrosound.de

"here are some pics from the J.-M. Jarre concert in Leipzig (Germany) yesterday.

3 Synthex, 2 Minimoog, 2 ARP 2600, ARP 2500, Macbeth M5, Moog Modular, Eminent 310, Mellotron , JD-800, Jupiter-4, VP330, Korg PS, Jupiter-8 , Little Phatty, Moog Liberation and more"

You can find a post by Jean Michel Jarre's mentioning the Leipzig concert on his official blog here.

BTW, you might recognize Retrosound from his excellent synth videos frequently posted here on MATRIXSYNTH. Be sure to check out his synth site, retrosound.de.

Richard Lainhart @ electro music NJ 2009

Richard Lainhart @ electro music NJ 2009 from Rustyanalog on Vimeo.


"electro-music 2009: October 29-31
Richard performed live with his Buchla 200e & Haken Continuum, hosted a seminar demonstrating the system and hosted an iPhone improv.
For more about Richard visit: otownmedia.com"

Sweet Home Chicago 312-303-606


YouTube via djalextorsell
"Sweet Home Chicago on a 303 and 606. I'm not quitting my day job... =)"

Casio RZ1 Korg Kaoss Pad 1 Roland TB 303 Acid Jam

"Casio RZ 1 Roland TB 303 Korg Kaoss Pad 1 Acid Tracks"

more vids here

Emu SP-12 sampling drum machine

via this auction

Roland DG CMU-810 vintage synthesizer

via this auction
"rare Roland DG CMU-810 analog monosynth module. The CMU-810 is a module similar to the SH-101, they share many functions and have a similar character, but the CMU has a bassier oscillator and a slightly sharper envelope, this is my opinion after playing with both units first hand. These units are extremely rare, I had two and sold my previous one on eBay late last year, there's hasn't been another on eBay since. It's a perfect match to an analogue sequencer or as an expander to a SH-101 or just to use with a MIDI-CV as it's very compact!"





Vintage KORG MS-20 Analogue Mono Synth

via this auction

"you're looking at an original and rare vintage 1979 Korg MS-20 Analogue Synthesizer. One of the greatest sounding, twin VCO monosynths of all time. Low Pass and High Pass filters, Pitch to CV convertor, great for feeding drum machine, vocals, guitars...etc into..Semi-modular patch panel..great for sound creation, manipulation.

Very rare Euro power 220/240 volt version. Can be converted to 120 Volts if the need arises."











Split Eight Sequential Circuits Synthesizer

via this auction





Yamaha QY10 QY-10 Sequencer Drum Machine Synthesizer

via this auction
Note the Novation MM10-X MIDI keyboard controller in the bottom pic. It looks like a BassStation, but it's not. It's Novation's first keyboard MIDI controller.

On the QY10:
"8-Track 8-Song Sequencer with Backing Tracks
The QY10 can record and store as many as 8 different "songs" containing up to 299 measures each. It has a total of 8 tracks: 4 Sequencer tracks and 4 Backing tracks, specifically set aside for chords, bass line, and rhythm accompaniment. The Backing tracks are useful, in that once a preset backing pattern has been chosen, chord changes can be made and the backing chords and bass line will be automatically harmonized to fit.

Programmable Panel
A micro-keyboard with transpose keys on the front panel allows notes and chords to be entered without any additional equipment (such as a full-sized keyboard).

Real-Time of Step Recording
The QY10's Real-Time recording feature allows direct recording, when a live performance feel is desired. A metronome function is provided to keep time. The Step Recording mode, allows music to be entered note by note, for precision, plus the capacity to program phrases that would be too fast or complex to actually play in Real-Time. Step Record mode also allows the programming of triplets, ties, slurs and other musical subtleties.

30 Voices
The PCM tone generator technology gives the QY10 30 different voices and 26 different drum and percussion sounds. Any of these can be assigned to the Sequencer, chord and bass tracks to provide "texture" to the overall sound.

Backing Patterns
The QY10 offers 76 basic Backing Patterns. The patterns, each including rhythm, bass, and 2 chord tracks, cover a wide variety of styles including jazz, funk, reggae, rock, new-age, salsa, country, pop, and more. However, in addition to the preset Backing Patterns, the QY10 allows the creation of custom Backing Patterns, which can be stored in any of 24 memory locations.

32-Note/28-Note Polyphony
The QY10 Sequencer offers 32-Note Polyphony while the tone generator has 28-Note Polyphony. The Sequencer can drive up to 32 notes at once via the internal tone generator and external tone generator if used. The internal tone generator has 28-Note Polyphony so it can play up to 28 notes and 8 different voices at once.

Editing Custom Creations
With the QY10, Customs Creations can be edited to taste, including the pitch of notes and their timing, insertion and deletion of notes and patterns, copying and moving measures, the "quantization" of tracks to tighten or loosen timing, and more.

MIDI Functions
In addition to allowing input from an external MIDI keyboard or other MIDI instruments, the QY10 outputs all sequence playback in real time via the MIDI Out Connector so that external tone generators and rhythm machines can be driven. In addition, the QY10 also allows sequence data to be "bulk dumped" to other MIDI sequencers and keyboards with built-in sequencer functions.

Other Features
The QY10 offers a built-in stereo headphone jack with volume control and a stereo line-out jack for direct connection to a stereo sound system."






YAMAHA CE20 FM Combo Ensemble


via this auction

"EXTREMELY RARE VINTAGE 1982 YAMAHA CE20 "COMBO ENSEMBLE" SYNTHESIZER (SERIAL #3642) WITH IT'S ORIGINAL CARRYING CASE, FULLY TESTED, IN GREAT WORKING CONDITION, AND NEARLY FLAWLESS COSMETICALLY! PURCHASED FROM A REPUTABLE TOKYO, JAPAN VINTAGE SYNTHESIZER DEALER AND HAND-CARRIED BACK TO THE U.S.A. (NOT CHECKED AS BAGGAGE).

ONLY PRODUCED FOR ONE YEAR, THIS KEYBOARD HOLDS A HISTORIC PLACE IN SYNTHESIZER HISTORY, AS IT IS THE PIVOTAL STEP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FM SYNTHESIS BETWEEN YAMAHA'S GS-1 AND THEIR LEGENDARY DX 7.

ONE PARTICULARLY UNUSUAL FEATURE OF THIS SYNTHESIZER IS THE "SLIDE CONTROL" TO THE LEFT OF THE KEYBOARD. I HAVE NEVER SEEN OR EVEN READ ABOUT A CONTROLLER LIKE THIS ON ANY OTHER SYNTHESIZER. WHEN PLAYING A MONO SOUND, THE "SLIDE CONTROL" BUTTON FUNCTIONS BOTH AS A "LEGATO" SWITCH (SO ATTACK ENVELOPES DO NOT RE-TRIGGER) AND ALSO ENABLES THE WHEEL, WHICH CONTROLS THE LENGTH OF THE "SLIDE". LIKE A "PORTAMENTO", THE CE20'S "SLIDE CONTROL" FEATURE ALLOWS THE PLAYER TO HOLD DOWN A NOTE AND ADJUST THE RATE OF GLIDE TO SUBSEQUENT NOTES IN "REAL TIME". IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO APPLY A CONSTANTLY CHANGING PORTAMENTO EFFECT, TO ONLY THOSE NOTES YOU CHOOSE, AS YOU PLAY!

ANOTHER GREAT FEATURE OF THIS SYNTHESIZER IS THE "SYMPHONIC" SWITCH WHICH ADDS A BEAUTIFUL EFFECT TO ANY OF THE VOICES THAT IS A CROSS BETWEEN A CHORUS, A PHASE SHIFTER, AND A LESLIE SPEAKER!

THE CE20 HAS TWENTY CLASSIC YAMAHA PRESET VOICES - FOURTEEN OF WHICH ARE MONOPHONIC: PICCOLO, FLUTE, OBOE, CLARINET, SAXOPHONE, TRUMPET 1, TRUMPET 2, TROMBONE, VIOLIN, CONTRABASS 1, CONTRABASS 2, ELECTRIC BASS 1 & ELECTRIC BASS 2. THE SIX POLYPHONIC PRESET ARE: BRASS, HORN, ORGAN, ELECTRIC PIANO, HARPSICHORD & STRINGS. ALTHOUGH NOT PROGRAMMABLE, THE CE20 OFFERS SOUND EDITING OF ANY OF IT'S PRESET VOICES WITH A "BRILLIANCE" SLIDER FOR TONE ADJUSTMENT, VIBRATO DEPTH, SPEED & DELAY SLIDERS, AND THREE "SENSITIVITY" SLIDERS - "TONE INITIAL", "TONE AFTER" & "VIBRATO AFTER" FOR INCREASING VELOCITY SENSITIVITY.

THE ORIGINAL VINYL/TOLEX COVERED CASE FASTENS WITH GOLD "GUITAR-CASE-STYLE" LATCHES AND BEARS A GOLD YAMAHA LOGO. THE CASE'S COPPER-COLORED FELT INTERIOR OFFERS TWO SIDE COMPARTMENTS OF IDENTICAL SIZE - ONE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE KEYBOARD COMPARTMENT. ONE OF THESE SIDE COMPARTMENTS WAS PRESUMABLY DESIGNED FOR A SUSTAIN PEDAL (WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS AUCTION) AND THE OTHER COULD HOLD CABLES, ETC. WHILE THE CASE IS STURDIER THAN A "SOFT CASE" OR "GIG BAG", IT WOULD BE BEST CHARACTERIZED AS A CARRYING CASE."

CASIO VL-1 GLITCH SYNTHESIZER


YouTube via squidfanny. via this auction

"Vintage CASIO VL-1 Mini-Synth from the 1980's. Infamous for (amongst other things) Bleep-Core Digital Drums and Programmable ADSR. Now Circuit Bent (by Dave Squidfanny) with 8 Modifications and an array of super cool flashing lights..... All the usual MODS, plus some special Glitching and flashing lights -

Pich Knob - Essential MOD for basslines and pitch modulation.

Screaming Feedback modulator - Savage sweepable oscillator.

Pitch Envelope knob - Pitch based wave-shaping for the synth. Has 2 settings selected with a toggle switch.

Drum to Synth LFO - Use the Preset Rhythm patterns to modulate the Synth like a complex LFO.

Low Pass Filter - Housed on a soft touch knob on the front of the machine.

Insane GLITCH Knob - Modulate the sound into pure analog / digital chaos.... This a very dramatic mod which is always sure to make a memorable impact. Returning the knob to it's off position will instantly return the sound to normal. This makes the chaos very controllable.

The LCD screen has been replaced with an array of coloured LED lights which flash in time with the DRUMS........!

The Knobs and switches are mounted on Green PCB (circuit Board) for cool Industrial Glitch / Manga look.

The VL-1 is powered with 4 x Pencil batteries or a 6 volt mains adapter (not included).

Please note that the VL-1 is a noisy machine and this modified version is no exception. It will ideally need some EQ to remove the hiss."

Midi-Fighter + Serato experiment


YouTube via eangolden
"Dj Solomon dropped into the studio to show us his new DIY Midi-fighter stand and we shot some quick video of an impromptu cue point/loop roll jam.
http://www.djtechtools.com/2010/03/11...
For the midi-mapping or more info on the stand used in this video visit the post above."

BingBong mini synthesizer + Fuzz Noise Filter - D.I.Y.


YouTube via hesed23
"Bing Bong mini synth receive CV in with sequence filtered by Fuzz/Noise Filter snackbox.

all D.I.Y.

more info at: www.curetronic.com and www.leaf-audio.com

www.atm23.net"

DSCF0590


YouTube via horchacha

ZiNG™ - Octave-Ring-Mod Pedal through FUZZ


YouTube via chamberofsounds
"Here's the new handmade ZiNG pedal from Chamber of Sounds going through just fuzz and a tube amp. It'll make your amp smolder! Get yours only @ chamberofsounds.com and analoguehaven.com"

sunburst.wmv


YouTube via pascalum. some synth spotting.

M-Z3R0 - circuit bent - yamaha PSS-30 & Korg ms-20


YouTube via manufacturedZ3R0
"Fitted with a delay, lfo, pitch & external input.

Melody fading into general weirdness followed by a korg ms-20 put through the delay circuit at 6.50....."

ABBA Yamaha GX1 Action

2nd video added to this post.

The B-Roll - Day 004 / Modular Patch #001


Pics, words and audio on The B-Roll

"Today's thing of the day is a modular patch that uses the A-156 Dual Quantizer with the plan B analog shift register."

Be sure to see the Monome Community Remix Project and the rest of the site as well.

Plan B Model 7 Panner/Xfader and Model 21C Mini Milton

via
Update via Erik, spotted on Muff's:
"Please notice the campy Milton Babbitt image [below]. The 21C is a fully functional Milton sequencer, albeit only one bank of eight out of the shoot. It's intention was however to create a low-cost option for having two sequential sources which I feel to be important and addresses something that popped up in the second rising of analog - 1 sequencer per system is fine. It's not! But we could not help but including the option of expansion and the unit ships with the code to support an expansion both vertically (more banks) or horizontally (more steps, up to 16) and both at once. When the page goes up a schematic will be provided for those who want to DIY the (very) simple expansion units, although they will be released as products in short time. You'll notice three jumpers on the engine board - these will route the operation to either 8 or 16 steps. The output of the 16 steps will be present at the main (master) output jack."
And on the Panner: "He showed me a panner too, an ELF one which can be used as a crossfader also and a switch when controlled by a gate signal. It's really sweet and the panning is great. Pete was telling me to point to the sound and I could. I've tried this with MAX it's not easy. It's not linear or exp. because none of these will get you the -3 down in the center... A passive panner could also be a crossfader. Vactrols will allow for gating and a passive signal path."


click for a larger shot.
Update: It's worth noting in the Muff Wiggler thread, Peake volunteered to give Peter Grenader a hand soldering. I'm guessing this is Mike Peake, the main voice and driving force behind development of the Alesis Adromeda A6.

Foreskin Soup

via metasonix

"Custom super-fuzz pedal for a family friend.

Sounds like ass, of course. It's what he wants."

On Mars - Olympus Mons


YouTube via MrSpaceartist. Yamaha CS-80 track.

"http://www.ralf-schoofs.de
A lonely researcher explores the area around the volcano Olympus Mons. It is the highest mountain of the whole solar system! Digital painting by Ralf Schoofs. http://tinyurl.com/yarhafd

http://www.parsick.com
Music: "Der Barde" by Stephen Parsick from his CD "Höllenengel". http://tinyurl.com/y8r7m4o
Listen to his music on Musiczeit: http://tinyurl.com/yl35xm9

Copyright by Ralf Schoofs and Stephen Parsick !"

via Wavecomputer360: "a friend of mine -- who is a space-art painter and illustrator -- used one of my CS80 tracks for showcasing one of his paintings.

It´s called "Der Barde" (the minstrel), taken from my own "Hoellenengel" album (which was performed on a CS80 almost completely)."

Meteor Table Time - Vostok, Weevil, and Memory


YouTube via arthurpainter
"A noisy improv using my Vostok Modular Synth, my Postcard Weevil and an EH Memory Man (both unseen). No, this isn't dance music. It's much closer to Action Painting."

Update:

Meteor Table Time - Vostok, Weevil, and Memory #2


Meteor Table Time - Vostok, Weevil, and Memory # 3

Flame MIDI Talkin Synth


via this auction

"The FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH is a small-sized MIDI-controlled sound module based on the analogue Speakjet ™ chip, produced by the U.S. company Magnevation LLC. Originally designed for basic artificially generated speech output in American English tongue it was then refined and further developed as an 8-bit sound module with speech-like sounds and synthetic robot voices as well as beeps, alarms, noise and retro-style sci-fi sounds. Due to the structure of the Speakjet ™ (with its complex sound synthesizer, preset sounds and serial interface) it offers an impressive range of possibilities. It contains 72 speech elements (allophones), 43 sound effects, and 12 DTM touch tones. The idea was to create sounds, patterns and sequences in the 8-bit style of the 80s or other retro sounds for making music instead of just simulating speech. Most allophones can be tuned and used tonally. The FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH contains two Speakjet ™ chips to produce a richer and more complex tonal variety as well as generating a pseudo stereo effect.

Since the Speakjet ™ has not originally been laid out for the purpose of making music it is actually not fully controllable via MIDI input, i.e.: once sounds are triggered they cannot be directly stopped by Note Off messages from a MIDI keyboard or a sequencer. Thus a MIDI-controlled audio tremolo has been implemented in the FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH virtually allowing MIDI control and enabling an easier integration into a MIDI setup. The FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH lets you play back preset words in its EXPANDER mode via an external MIDI keyboard or a sequencer. In addition you can use the FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH as a stand-alone MIDI controller since all controls and joysticks send MIDI control/change data to the MIDI-OUT connector."

"Here's a video of it on my Youtube Channel when I just recieved it :"

For Sale on Ebay : Bent Matrix and Midi talking Synth take 2

YouTube via theau61

"second impro and getting deeper into editing thos two naughty objects live
More deaper resonating reverb used
Same crappy mono PA
Anyway thats lofi..."

AHNE 2010

Analogue Heaven Northeast 2009 from stretta on Vimeo.



Full details on AHNE 2010 here.
"Once a year, analog synth enthusiasts gather to socialize and play rare and unusual musical instruments. I captured the May 2009 gathering with a Canon 5DmkII and a 50mm f/1.4 lens. I simply sat the Camera on a tripod, frame the shot as I would a photo, focused and captured.

The music was produced using a Euro-format analog modular, controlled by Volta. Aside from the drums (MOTU BPM), everything was analog."

SONiVOX ® Releases Eighty Eight™ – Grand Piano Virtual Instrument

"Premier provider of virtual instrument technology debuts professional Grand Piano Plugin for MAC & PC.

SONiVOX ®, Boston based virtual instrument manufacturer today announced the release of their heavily anticipated Grand Piano Virtual Instrument, Eighty Eight™.

Conceived and designed as an exceptional virtual embodiment of a Steinway CD 327 grand, Eighty Eight™ affords piano and keyboard players alike the opportunity to experience a truly world-class grand piano from the relative comfort and proximity of their digital audio workstation.

Exhaustively sampled and expertly voiced, Eighty Eight was recorded within the same acoustic confines as the award-winning SONiVOX Symphonic Collection, utilizing the same recording philosophy of the simplest signal chain with the highest quality A/D converters and mic pre’s , The result is an instrument of stunning clarity, finesse and power. The Eighty Eight™ package also provides a wealth of additional instruments, pads, and textures which, when taken as a whole, supply the composer a considerable arsenal of tools with which to serve and stimulate the creative muse.

Eighty Eight’s Key Features At a Glance:
- Over 11 Gigabytes of premium instrument content
- 35 Piano & Pad Presets
- 52 Solo Piano Presets
- 15 Adjustable Split Point Multi-Instrument Combination Patches
- Up to 16 Velocity Layers Per Key
- Large & Small Footprint Instruments for Optimum Memory Utilization
- Onboard EQ, Reverb & Limiter
- Easy Key Split Editor for Easy Tweaking of Pad and Combi Instrument Key Ranges
- 7 Step Velocity Re-Mapper Allows for User-Customizable Velocity Response
- Efficient Direct From Disc Sample Streaming
- PC Standalone, VST and RTAS Compatibility
- MAC Standalone, AU, VST, and RTAS Compatibility

Eighty Eight™ - Grand Piano Virtual Instrument is available now with a MSRP of $199.

To listen to demos, view videos, and learn more about Eighty Eight™ or any other SONiVOX® products please visit www.sonivoxmi.com

About SONiVOX
SONiVOX ® provides a multi-tiered suite of premier sound products that give voice to consumers ranging from professional musicians to over 100 million cellular users worldwide.

For years, SONiVOX ®, formerly Sonic Implants, has provided leading musicians and composers in the film and television industries with the tools needed to create world-class audio content for chart-topping movie, music and television projects.

Whether it’s high-end sound libraries & virtual instruments for leading Hollywood film composers, home-studio musicians, or millions of cell phone users, SONiVOX ® enjoys a worldwide reputation as a company producing "sound that rocks." For review copies and more information please contact SONiVOX at 617 718-0202 | info@sonivoxrocks.com. Follow SONiVOX ® on Twitter www.twitter.com/SONiVOX"

franck vigroux


YouTube via fretless. "rehearsal with visual artist philippe fontes"
"a video of franck vigroux using electribe esx 1, moog voyager Rme, mfb synth lite 2"

Sammichsid White Edition

flickr by djthomaswhite
(click for more)

"White and Orange with flatted LED's"

You can find more info on the SammichSID in this previous post.

dirakto

dirakto from 11hzRobot on Vimeo.


"all micron one take, no overdubs or external sequencing.
more tracks @: soundcloud.com/11hzrobot
and @ 11hzrobot.bandcamp.com/"

Noise Generator

flickr by Noel Feans

Korg MS-20

One Step Closer: Apple iPhone OS 4.0 to Include Multitasking

via AppleInsider

"Apple this summer will go a long way towards silencing critics and catering to one of the most prevalent demands of its iPhone user base, when it introduces a multitasking solution through the handset's 4.0 software update that will finally allow several third party apps to run concurrently and in the background."

I'm guessing this will make it's way to the iPad. If you remember this post, I'm obviously pretty excited about the slate format, both Windows and the iPad. I have an iPhone and what makes it is how responsive it is to gestures. There's no lag. For me, the screen, however, is too small for a proper full featured UI in regards to editing and controlling synths, both internal and external. My biggest disappointment with the announcement of the iPad was that it would not support multitasking, so you'd be limited to running one audio or one controller app at a time. Now this may not be so much of an issue. My other grip was lack of ports, specifically a USB port for MIDI controllers, but now that OSC and some new hardware like Akai's SynthStation25 and iConnectMIDI may have this solved.

Jen Synthetone SX1000

via this auction

Polyphony - Monophonic
Oscillators - One DCO (sawtooth, square, pulse-width modulation); 4-octave range (32', 16', 8', 4'); white and pink noise generators
LFO - 1 LFO; Vibrato
Filter - 1 Low-pass filter, 12dB/octave, with ADSR
VCA - 1 ADSR
Keyboard - 37 keys
Memory - None
Control - None (Kenton Midi Retrofits available)
Date Produced - 1978 - 1982


UNIVOX MINI KORG SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

"This is a RARE Univox Mini Korg Synthesizer Electronic Organ. Vintage Sounds not Possible with Modern Equipment. The Serial Number is: 0317. Made by Keio Electronics Lab Corp in Tokyo Japan."






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