MATRIXSYNTH: Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Tek Kit - Step Sequencer DJ Mixer for the iPad (a bit minimal)

YouTube via iPadTekKit — April 01, 2010 — "A bit of a minimal journey with Tek Kit for the iPad.

Tek Kit consists of two step sequencers, a DJ Mixer and an effects unit. Video here is taken from the iPad version, but there is a nearly completed iPhone version that is soon to be released.

This release is a cut down feature set of the full application which will be updated in the coming weeks and months. More effects, a larger sample library and extended playback functionality are in the pipeline, stay tuned. Available on the iPad App Store."

iPads on Ebay

Tek Kit - Step Sequencer DJ Mixer for the iPad (break beats)

"iPadTekKit — April 01, 2010 — Just a quick run through of some of the capabilities of Tek Kit.

Tek Kit consists of two step sequencers, a DJ Mixer and an effects unit. Video here is taken from the iPad version, but there is a nearly completed iPhone version that is soon to be released.

This release is a cut down feature set of the full application which will be updated in the coming weeks and months. More effects, a larger sample library and extended playback functionality are in the pipeline, stay tuned. Available on the iPad App Store or visit http://darktrain.net.au/tekkit."

Tek Kit XL for the iPhone

062210 Buchla Beat

YouTube via dkimcg — June 22, 2010 — "Same patch as yesterday with some euro added.

This one's a bit syncopated feeling.

Still figuring out optimal levels for everything, sorry for the clipping. At least this one's not washed out in reverb."

LinnDrum + Bit 99 + Ensoniq EPS demo

YouTube via SynthManiaDotCom — June 22, 2010 — "A demo of the LinnDrum drum machine, Bit 99 synthesizer, and Ensoniq EPS sampler. In the Italo / Synth Pop vein.

The three machines complement each other well."

EML Electrocomp 500

via this auction

"Unlike the Octave CAT, the EML 500 is not just a strongly ARP Odyssey inspired synth - it's a world on its own. Three mode filter (LPF / BPF / HPF) and quite wild modulation routings, in companion to rugged and agressive sound, make the EML one sound shaping tool that really stands out in the crowd. Besides, it very, very hard to come by these days."

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Breakaway Vocalizer 1000 SN 008258

via this auction

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ACCESS Virus Classic

via this auction

Click the images for the super size shots.

The original manufacturer's description and specs:

"Introducing the Virus Classic, a legend in it's own time. This red-hot synth advances the Virus Classic Line to the full specs of the award winning Virus b, packed with power, polyphony, fx, output and of course, knobs!

Optimized manufacturing allows us to deliver the Virus Classic with an extremely competitive price tag. The heart of the reborn Virus is a Virus b Desktop and it comes with a couple of welcome additions. The mahogany side panels can be exchanged for the included 19" rack mounts and the user manual is redesigned and bilingual.

The screaming red color scheme was adopted from the Virus Classic Line you know from the Virus rack Classic. In addition the factory presets have been revamped and come as a hand optimized best of collection chosen from the extensive archive of Virus sounds available.

Features
32 knobs
62 LEDs
Wooden side panels and 19 in. rack ears (exchangeable)
External power supply
24 Voices/ 16 way multi mode
1024 programs [256 User / 768 ROM / 128 Multi]
4 oscillators per voice. 3 main plus one sub [when all oscillators are in use, polyphony may decrease, but not by more than 6 voices.]
Sawtooth, variable pulse, sine, triangle + 62 additional spectral waves
FM [Frequency modulation] for the Oscillators with external Input signals
2 fully independent filters each user selectable as lowpass, highpass, bandpass or bandreject
4 filter routings in serial/parallel configurations
up to 6 poles [36 dB] per voice
3 LFOs [68 LFO shapes]
Envelope operating mode and LFO- tempo-sync to midi clock
2 ADSTR envelopes [T=Time]
16 independent arpeggiators with numerous arpeggiator patterns and real time parameter access/modulation including swing & note length.
82 simultaneous DSP effects like:
o Reverb [w. pre-delay sync to MIDI-clock]

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Custom Patchable Minimoog D

flickr by remixartistcollective

I contacted remixartistcollective (http://remixartistcollective.com) for more info on the mods. The following is what he had to say.

"It's currently at a friends house but if I can remember correctly,

On the left it's just CV / Gate
OSC3/LFO Out
VCF In
VCF Out
Ext In
Noise
and one more I can't remember.

This synth has made it's way across the world. It used to belong to some dude in Australia that ripped it apart and put it together like this. He even breadboarded a board so glide would work with CV. It's somewhat stable but it still needs a lot of work to get back to good condition."

More pics on Facebook and flickr.

Roland PG-200 Synthesizer Controller

via this auction
"Though the JX-3P is fully editable by itself, the PG-200 brings this little powerhouse analog synth to a whole new level, offering complete control over every editable parameter with individual knobs for each parameter... This PG-200 has 2 soft magnet (fridge magnet style) plates attached to the back that allow the PG-200 so fasten to the JX-3P easily and reliably. The special 9 Pin cable used to link the controller to the JX-3P (or GR-700/MKS-30) is included which is a very difficult item to find individually"

ROLAND JX-3P ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

via this auction
"The JX3P is easily one of the most underrated analog synths out there. This synth boasts surprising potential with 2 fully controllable DCOs per voice and other parameters such as cross modulation and a random waveform selectable for the LFO that set this little synth apart from other analog synths of the same era. Furthermore this synth has a built in sequencer (stepwise control) and a midi control interface that make the synth all the more versatile. Contrary to popular belief, this synth is surprisingly editable as is using the edit chart located in the upper right hand corner of the synth. Editing is done using an alpha slider, labeled “Sens”, and the location of each parameter setting is displayed by the row of LEDs along the patch selector buttons. This particular JX-3P is in excellent shape with only a few minor scratches as can be seen in the pictures. This synth is completely functional. The “Sens” slider for this synth is a little touchy due to lack of use for the past few years, however once you figure out how it reacts you will have no problems editing with it and I believe it will become even better as it is used more often. The presets on this synth sound phenomenal with some of the best analog strings you can find. If you enjoy analog and want a reliable synth that will integrate well into any modern music production setup (as it has midi), then this is the best little powerhouse you are going to find! I am also selling the PG-200 controller in another auction, which is not essential but a very nice little add-on for controlling the JX-3P"

Freddy and the Dolby Casio AZ-1

via Ghastly H on The Official Thomas Dolby Forum back in 2004.

"Here's a little watercolour I did of Freddy (transgendered otaku character from my weekly online comic strip) playing the Thomas Dolby Casio AZ-1 which I bought off eBay during the Thomas Dolby clearance sale."

Casio CZ-101 with AZ-1 Controller Keytar

YouTube via CZRider01 — May 31, 2008 —

"Short vid of my Casio CZ-101 controlled by a custom painted AZ-1 remote. Background sequence on a Sequential Circuits Pro~1"

How to make Techno music on 1994

YouTube via SatStorm — June 26, 2008 — "Back in 1994 creating Techno Music, was much more complicated than today! In this rare interview, we see some well known German music producers, do their magic! Europeans, that is our story: Don't forget it!"
Some synth spotting.

TALENT LOOKOUT. REMIX THIS VIDEO.

YouTube via bitleyTM — June 22, 2010 — "Remix the sounds presented in this video. Add effects, stretch or manipulate, keep a little bit of the Fairlight feel or don't. Don't add any other sound sources. Twenty free refill packs will be given out. Winner gets the Big Pack ReFill. Runners up get the Fairlight refill and the Orlando JX10 refills respectively."

"Tags: Fairlight Reason BitleyTM Remix Competition Create Produce Propellerhead Record sequencer fairlight cmi electronica techno house drum machine sound design big pack refill fairlight refill orlando refill de light"

Update via BITLEY™ in the comments:
"Thank you for writing about this! The remix kit is now also made available as a download from Soundcloud to simplify things.

http://soundcloud.com/bitleytm/talent-lookout

And here's the webpage on my site about it;

http://bitley.laconicsounds.net/competition.html

Best,
Patrick Fridh Aka Bitley™
Sweden"

Nord G1 Modular Synthesizer

via this auction

Sold For: US $699.00

Roland TB-303

via this auction

Sequential Circuits PRO-ONE

via this auction

"This Pro One Is one of the first 200 ever made and is the J-wire Version."

The Longing

YouTube via attorks — June 22, 2010 — "I was fiddling around with the arpeggiator of the Waldorf Q Keyboard. Then I tried to synchronize the Synthesizers.com Q960 sequencer through the Doepfer MAQ16/3 sequencer which more or less succeeded. The Waldorf Q arpeggiator clock is fed via MIDI to the MAQ16/3. The gate output of row 3 of the MAQ16/3 is shifting the Q960 sequencer. The 5-step sequence on row 1 of the Q960 is driving the Synthesizers.com Modular. The 4-step sequence on row 1 of the MAQ16/3 is driving the self-built Modular. The bird sounds comes from voice B of the Clavia Nord Lead 1.The Mellotron flute solo comes from the Roland XP-80 and the synth solo is performed on voice A of the Clavia. I am sometimes kind of lost in the beats and bars but I hope you don't mind."

テノリオーブ (Tenori-Orb) Acid Jam

YouTube via 808mmman — June 22, 2010 — "Tenori is driving 808, Orb is driving 303.
Tenori-On (Midi Sequence) - -TR-808 Mod(Midi) - - Futureretro Orb (Cv/Gate Sequence) - - TB-303 Mod (Cv/Gate In)"

bC16 and SM9 demo

video by YouTube via ChimSyn — June 22, 2010

"A quick demo of the SM9 analog sequencer driving the bC16 patchable synth."

mpc60 final - Display Repair

YouTube via repeatle — June 22, 2010 — inside an Akai MPC-60

Eurorack Modular

Pic of Navs eurorack modular taken by verstaerker. Click on it for the full size shot.

Navs has a new EP out and will be playing live "as part of the Bloom Garden project at the 48 Stunden Neukölln arts festival in Berlin this Saturday (June 26th)." You can find details here.

velosynth release#001 - DIY Arduino Based Bicycle Synth

velosynth release#001 from velosynth on Vimeo.

"announcement for the first release of velosynth, the open-source bicycle interaction synthesizer. released under a creative commons sharealike license.

video work by the ever-so talented harris porter - vimeo.com/harrisporter
tunes by % - virb.com/owneroperator"

velosynth+003 from velosynth on Vimeo.

"speed/tone

a hall effect sensor detects the rotation of a spoke-attached magnet. this data is translated into sound via an arduino microcontroller, 8bit R2R DAC, lowpass filter and audio amplifier.

the linkage forms a cognitive loop between the cyclist and their microlocal transportation environment.

more info at: velosynth.com
arduino code: bit.ly/WB7uf"

soundgin demonstration from velosynth on Vimeo.

"velosynth prototype B iterating through soundgin demo sounds"

accelerometer interaction test from velosynth on Vimeo.

"an accelerometer modulates a 4093-based oscillator through a 5206 digital potentiometer controlled with an adruino microcontroller."

Inaugural Hexaphone Jam

YouTube via hexaphonejam — May 19, 2010 — "Featuring Sam Gilman (right), Organist, Otis Grove (http://otisgrove.net)"

Hexaphone Recording and Playback

"hexaphonejam — June 21, 2010 — Hexaphone is the most playable musical instrument for the iPhone. Built for improvization, it lets experts and novices alike experiment with musical scales, intervals, rhythms and progressions."

Anyware Tinysizer Demos

via monokit on electro-music.com:
"It has 2 VCOs, 3 LFOs (slow, fast, audio), 2 EGs (normal, fast), 4 VCAs, a great SEM based filter (LP, BP, HP), and audio input stage (preamp, env follower and gate trigger), a digital FX unit (delay, reverb, mixable), wave processor, mixer, ring, S&H, noise (white, pink), built in MIDI->CV, 10 external in/outs, and a ton (300+) of patch points. Check out the block diagram here. [below to save the hit on Anyware Instruments and for the archives.]

Patching this synth is totally different from patching my MOTM with its big fat quarter inch cables. On the Tiny everything is under your eyes, no arm stretching. It a bit like patching a VCS3 matrix with tiny cables. No normalled routes, you have to wire the whole thing yourself. It's lots of fun. On the MOTM everything is more physical."

"Anyware Tinysizer filter and overdrive demo.
Two OSCs driving the LPF. A slow LFO is opening the LPF cutoff.
Over time the filter inputs are opened from 5 to 10, and filter RES is opened from 0 to 10.
Some internal delay used.
No external FX, straight into AD."

"Cheesy drum loop from QY700 into Anyware Tinysizer using built in preamp and envelope follower. Input volume cranked up. :)"

"And finally a demo of the filter at breaking point, modulated by two slow LFOs (tri and square)... I really like the filter, which can be sweet, but I like it most for its raw power. A single VCO source will start to overdrive the input around 7 or so on the pot. The lowpass sound is nice and fat, and the bottom end stays when turning up the reso."

http://www.anyware-instruments.de

Buchla 200e modular analog synthesizer

via this auction

"Package includes
- 200e system in mint condition
- Shipping & Accessories cases
- Pile of Buchla audio cables
- Kit for making your own Buchla Audio cables (Canare wire, plugs)
- LED screen for 291e which currently has an LCD screen - can be optionally be replaced with LED screen
- NO banana cables- it wasn't ordered with banana cables (I use my own)

System Details
201e - 12 12-panel Powered Cabinet
207e Mixer / Mic Preamplifier
210e Control and Signal Router
225e MIDI Decoder / Preset Manager
261e Complex Waveform Generator
266e Source of Uncertainty
281e Quad Function Generator
291e Triple Morphing Filter
292e Quad Dynamics Manager
258v Verbos Dual VCO
201e-SC12 - 22"x17"x11"

Beep-It, Seeq-It, and "Speaking in Code"

Beep it Deluxe from Michael Una on Vimeo.

"Beep-it is an optical theremin. It outputs a square wave whose pitch is controlled by the amount of light striking a photoresistor. You control the pitch by casting shadows over the light sensor, or by pointing it towards/away from a light source. The Deluxe version comes in a fancy bamboo case with more knobs and functionality. $35-$65" on fractalspin

Seeq-it from Michael Una on Vimeo.

"Seeq-it is a square wave synthesizer with a built-in stepped sequencer. There are 8 steps to the sequence, and each step can be set to a different pitch or turned off. LEDs on the front panel indicate the position and speed of the sequence as it moves in a circle. A 2nd low-frequency oscillator can be used to modulate the output pitch, resulting in additional tones and rhythms. A built-in resonant lowpass filter allows for fat frequency sweeps and tone control. Seeq-it's sound is reminiscent of both 8-bit video games and classic techno sequencers. The pitch output ranges from very high to very low, earth-shaking bass frequencies. $195" on fractalspin

Speaking in Code Trailer from sQuare productions on Vimeo.

"URB Magazine calls Speaking in Code "One of the most need-to-watch music docs in recent memory." It's an intimate account of people who are completely lost in music. A heartbreaking and lighthearted documentary, it's a vérité glimpse into the world of techno. Captivating and entertaining, the film takes you around the world, following the people who make electronic music ... their lives. $19.95" on fractalspin

Abylight - Retro and Electronic Kyboard for the Nintendo DSi

Note these are two separate apps for the Nindendo DSi.

Music on: Retro Keyboard - DSiWare - Abylight

YouTube via abylight — May 17, 2010 — "Release date: June 25th (Europe&Australia). America: TBA
Price: 200 Nintendo Points

Turn your Nintendo DSi into a full electronic keyboard with a carefully chosen selection of sounds and rhythms from the mythic computers and consoles of the 80s.
Perfect for retro-lovers!
Either if you are already an expert or if you are taking your first steps, Retro Keyboard will help you capture your inspiration wherever you are.

Characteristics:
- Interface inspired by the 80s,
- Selection of keyboard, console and computer sounds from the 80s,
- Rhythms inspired by the first generation videogames,

And also featuring:
- Automatic accompaniment function with chord recognition,
- Up to 8 user definable chords,
- 5 different styles, each one with 4 variations,
- Independent drum, bass and chorus parts,
- 6 octave keyboard (2 visible),
- Pitch bend function,
- 16 instruments,
- Integrated sequencer,
- Metronome,
- Recording and replay option."

Music On: Electronic Keyboard - DSiWare™ - Abylight

"abylight — May 21, 2010 — Music on: Electronic Keyboard gives you your very own electronic keyboard to take with you everywhere you go. Get creative, transforming your Nintendo DSi™ into a complete electronic keyboard: with a great variety of instruments, rhythms and sound effects. This is the perfect way to have fun and impress your friends with your musical creations. Whether you are already an expert or if you are taking your first musical steps, Electronic Keyboard will help you capture your inspiration wherever you are.

Characteristics:
- Automatic accompaniment function with chord recognition
- Up to 8 user definable chords
- 5 different styles, each one with 4 variations
- Independent drum, bass and chorus parts
- 6 octave keyboard (2 visible) with pitch bend function
- 16 different instruments
- Integrated sequencer
- Metronome
- Up to 8 sessions can be saved and loaded

Now available for America, Europe and Australia.
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points™"

http://www.abylight.com/