Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Lorne at the PNW Synth Gathering 2010
YouTube via matrixsynth | July 28, 2010
"Lorne (http://www.youtube.com/kidtronic) goes over his various noisemakers including a modified Roland Compuphonic Jupiter-4 at the Pacific Northwest Synth Gathering.
via Lorne: "The Compuphonic Jupiter 4 is custom modified with four banks of eight user memories. On top are space rockets gristleisms, fm3s, original buddha boxes, a postcard weevil and the jackson pollock-ish item is a Dearraindrop videoscope [video below] by critter & guitari for audio to video synthesis."
Other noisemakers include the Shruti-1, Casper Electronics Drone Lab, Eric Archer, 4ms, and Where's the Party At 8-bit sampler. Click here for all PNW 2010 posts. Another MATRIXSYNTH T :) I added this and John's video to the MATRIXSYNTH Ts post.
The OLPC at the PNW Synth Gathering 2010
Jeff Sandys brought the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) laptop this year. I recording his presentation but the audio did not come through. I recorded the presentation on my iPhone and I'm guessing I somehow covered the mike. :( Apologies to Jeff for this. You can see his presentation last year here. See the following link for more info on the OLPC. He did mention a link to where you can download the synth software on a USB. If anyone knows the link, let me know and I will update the post.
http://laptop.org/en/
Computer Controlled aka Acid Hazard at the PNW Synth Gathering 2010
YouTube via matrixsynth | July 28, 2010
http://www.reverbnation.com/computerc...
http://flightofharmony.com/
Computer Controlled goes over his eurorack modular and the Bitchin' Sync. Apologies for the shaky hand syndrome. Filmed this one with the iPhone 4 and didn't have anything to rest my arms on. Part 1 is an overview. Synth audio starts in Part 2. Don't miss Part 3 for the flight of harmony Sound of Shadows making some crazy cicada sounds.
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James Husted of Synthwerks at the PNW Synth Gathering 2010
YouTube via matrixsynth | July 28, 2010
http://synthwerks.com/
James gives an overview of SYNTHWEKRS modules followed by the Yamaha Tenori-On in part two.
push.pull nestles in...
via www.coloringpad.blogspot.com"on my website are some photos of my many attempts at constructing boxes to transport and configure my gear over the years. why show them? seems a bit, well... showy. a few reasons:
1. they make me laugh, they make me sigh, they make me cringe. they all had some fatal design flaw: too heavy. too big for the car. too many wires to hook up before a set. new gear doesn't fit. old gear doesn't work. ridiculous. insane.
2. they are my only document to the evolution of the process with these pieces of gear and how i configured them. also i can't describe them in words.
3. inventors have failures, and glimmers of success in many of those failures. they also just have failures. embarrassing, public failures.
4. building a new one, fueled by inspiration, frustration, and (usually) new musical discoveries, is one of my favorite things to do.
5. some of them were really outrageous. i mean, come on: plexiglass sun lit up with lights? the super three shelf monster? the modular sun that didn't fit in the car? dude.dude. no one does a da boxes lika i a do!
6. i am driven by the following criteria for making a new one:
a. weight when transporting ( just one gig up three flights has inspired a couple of these incarnations!)
b. time to set up for live gig/rehearsal (the dream? left, right, power, on, go!)
c. i draw schematics in my dreams
d. new sound combinations mean some gear has to be next to one another (like sl20 > [left out] > wmd geiger > devi ever mangler > ring thing > microsynth > mixer [right out] push.pull > mixer , then options to four effects routing paths, from my newest configuration) sound confusing? well, imagine having to hook all that up in fifteen minutes before you go on stage, and remember what goes into where for who and why and is this left the other left and don't forget the midi in the spaghetti and is their enough outlets?! simplify, you say? where's the fun in that? toys toys toys!
e. at last, that last box is dead. it was such a bad idea.this new box will be much better. it will solve all my problems. i will be happier. this new box is fantastic. absolutely perfect... well, except for... rinse, repeat.
f-z. i do not have a roadie.
and until i do have a roadie, a & b will always be a factor. not that i ever get both! usually b (wiring) over a (weight). a is my nemesis. curses, you foul heavy thing!
...but just you watch out! for if i ever get a roadie, the box i make then will be one for the electronic gods: nonesuch as ever beheld! lo! the box! it burns mine eyes with perfection!
by the way, just finished my new one.
roadies? anyone?"
Vintage 1960's RHEEM KEE BASS
via this auction"It has been modded with a sort of pre-amp switch and LED light (always stays on) that gives it a super low bass tone option when turned on. The power cord has been hard wired and it comes with the original cover."
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JUPITER III - versatile handheld analog synth!
YouTube via chamberofsounds | July 28, 2010
"Here's a montage of a few of the different ways to use the Jupiter III. Stop by chamberofsounds.com for more info..."
Uc Complexor demo
YouTube via UnearthedCircuits | July 28, 2010
"Demo of the completed Complexor device. A sequencer, filter, and analog synthesizer all in one housing."
Uc - complexor BUILD
"This video shows the process of building the Complexor over the seven month period."
Noise.io XT single oscillator test on iPhone 4
YouTube via AmidioInc | July 28, 2010
"Demonstrating one basic oscillator from the upcoming app Noise.io XT. Some really random parameter changes just to show a bit of the interface."
Sequencer Synth
COMPUTER ORCHESTRA - Peter Zinovieff of EMS Before EMS
COMPUTER ORCHESTRA
via BRITISH PATHE. via Brian Kehew. Click the image for the video.
"No title - Computer composes music. Putney, London.
M/S Peter Zinovieff walking to shed at bottom of garden and going inside. Interior shots showing shed filled with electronic equipment. C/U Zinovieff pressing keys, pan to instrument with keyboard for computing. C/U machine typing information. M/S Zinovieff pressing keys. C/U as he looks at printout. M/S of him in front of masses of equipment. C/U as he operates equipment which shows mass of switches and dials. C/U of waveform on screen. The strange electronic music created starts at this point. Camera zooms back to show the dials and flashing lights. C/U more dials and switches. M/S oscilloscope showing waveforms. C/U panel showing mass of plugs. C/U Zinovieff operating equipment. C/U the oscilloscope. C/U mass of switches. C/U a footage counter. C/U Zinovieff. C/U switches, pan to more. C/U recording tape. C/U lights. M/S Zinovieff operating the equipment."
Tiptop Audio: Power/Bus
flickr by Analogue Haven
"Shown here, from Tiptop Audio:
Universal 110/220V power supply.
Powered Bus board with1200ma at +12V, 1200ma at -12V and 150ma at +5V
Passive Bus Board with built in +5V regulator.
More info soon!
LINK"
You can find some additional pics of the power system from gorillabox here: LINK.
Something new from something old
Something new from something old from malaventura on Vimeo.
"This is the malaventura audiovisual sampler in it's 2.0 Version. The audiovisual sampler it’s made with excerpts from movies under
public domain licenses, with the
audio & video synchronized & executed in live performance."
http://www.malaventura.net/
Wall Of (Digi) Sound
http://www.wallofdigisound.blogspot.com/"Building my Digisound 80 Modular Synthesizer"
A new blog from Ianski on the Digisound modular. You'll find more pics and details there.
Seline HD (new iPad app) - testing prototype
YouTube via AmidioInc | July 28, 2010
"Some improvisations on the alpha version of our new iPad-only app Seline HD."
HSS2e Modifications
Youtube via ggijs | July 28, 2010
"1. MIDI sync HSS2e
2. MIDI sync HSS2e + LSDj
3. MIDI sync HSS2e + Nanoloop
4. MIDI Keyboard to HSS2e
- 3 octaves
- vibrato on/off
- decay
- legato
- arpeggio speed
- arpeggio up down
- disable arpeggio
- select synth types "saw", "pulse", square
5. IR Sync HSS2e with HSS3f
http://gieskes.nl/instruments/?file=h...
http://gieskes.nl/shop/#HSS2e"
ARP Solina String Ensemble SE-IV
Alessandro Cortini's SONOIO 1st 4 Songs Now Avaialable
Posting this one here and on MATRIXSYNTH-C. This is one great album.
Click here for all posts mentioning SONOIO including video for some nice gear p*rn.
http://www.sonoio.org/
Click here for all posts mentioning SONOIO including video for some nice gear p*rn.
http://www.sonoio.org/
Chung Kuo (Revisited)
Chung Kuo (Revisited) by Christopher Clement
"A modern recreation of the classic Vangelis track "Chung Kuo" from the album China. With the exception of the Hollow Sun VP-330 samples, the bulk of the analog tones are coming from Applied Acoustics Systems Ultra Analog VST (8 instances). The melody line is played on Ichiro Toda's Synth1 VST."
More stuff can be found at www.podsmack.com.
"A modern recreation of the classic Vangelis track "Chung Kuo" from the album China. With the exception of the Hollow Sun VP-330 samples, the bulk of the analog tones are coming from Applied Acoustics Systems Ultra Analog VST (8 instances). The melody line is played on Ichiro Toda's Synth1 VST."
More stuff can be found at www.podsmack.com.
Native Instruments Announces KOMPLETE 7
"Berlin, July 28th, 2010 - Native Instruments today announced KOMPLETE 7, a significantly expanded version of its studio-standard software bundle. The next generation of KOMPLETE now combines 24 instruments and effects – including five entirely new products – with over 10,000 sounds and 90 GByte of samples, resulting in a comprehensive suite with unparalleled versatility for music production and performance.KOMPLETE 7 includes the latest versions of Native Instruments' acclaimed full-featured instruments and effects, ranging from ABSYNTH 5, BATTERY 3.1, FM8, GUITAR RIG 4.1, KONTAKT 4.1 and MASSIVE to the upcoming REAKTOR 5.5. As the next generation of the legendary modular synthesis studio, the new REAKTOR version adds powerful modal and additive synthesis, a revised user interface, the unique "Lazerbass" synthesizer and many enhancements for both instrument builders and musicians.
KOMPLETE 7 also integrates a wealth of instruments and effects based on the player versions of KONTAKT, KORE, REAKTOR and GUITAR RIG. Products added to the bundle include the acclaimed ABBEY ROAD 60s DRUMS vintage drum library, the radical performance effect THE FINGER by Tim Exile, the sampled electric bass SCARBEE MM-BASS and all four electric pianos from the SCARBEE VINTAGE KEYS series by sampling mastermind Thomas Scarbee, all four acoustic pianos of the CLASSIC PIANO COLLECTION, the cinematic ACOUSTIC REFRACTIONS instrument and the distinctive REAKTOR SPARK synthesizer.
KOMPLETE 7 also incorporates five completely new products that further expand the creative potential of the bundle: The powerful studio reverb REFLEKTOR with its advanced zero-latency convolution engine; the highly expressive REAKTOR PRISM modal synthesizer designed by NI founder Stephan Schmitt; the performance effects suite TRAKTOR’S 12, derived from Native Instruments' leading DJ software; the new VINTAGE ORGANS instrument with its comprehensive arsenal of painstakingly sampled electromagnetic organs; and the new RAMMFIRE amp emulation that was developed in close collaboration with one of Rammstein's guitarists, Richard Z. Kruspe.
Every copy of KOMPLETE 7 also includes an NI Online Shop voucher worth $60 / 50 EUR, valid towards any product from the KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects range that is not included in the bundle.
KOMPLETE 7 will be available in September 2010 for a suggested retail price of $559 / 499 EUR. An update for owners of KOMPLETE 2/3/4/5/6 will be available for $229 / 199 EUR.
Additional information on KOMPLETE 7 is available at
www.native-instruments.com/komplete"
Native Instruments Announces KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS
"Berlin, July 28th, 2010 - Native Instruments today announced KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS, a new software bundle that provides musicians and producers with an especially affordable arsenal of professional instruments and effects. Based on the acclaimed technology of KONTAKT, KORE, REAKTOR and GUITAR RIG, the bundle includes over 2,000 production-ready sounds and 12 GByte of studio-grade sample material, covering a wide range of sound aesthetics and musical styles.Together with the introduction of KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS, the popular free KONTAKT 4 PLAYER and KORE 2 PLAYER are now complemented with player versions of GUITAR RIG 4 and REAKTOR 5. KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS combines the vast synthesis, sampling and effects processing capabilities of these four player versions with a wealth of inspirational sound material that is derived from the full product versions contained in the professional KOMPLETE bundle.
On the basis of KONTAKT 4 PLAYER, the KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS collection offers a full assortment of premium-quality acoustic sounds, including VSL orchestral material, Abbey Road drums, and a large variety of other classical, ethnic and band instruments. This material is complemented by a practical selection of carefully sampled classic analog synthesizers and other vintage keyboards.
For distinctively modern sound aesthetics, KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS offers nine full-featured REAKTOR ensembles with over 1,200 preset sounds, including unique instruments like Photone, Steampipe and Metaphysical Function. This arsenal is complemented with a large assortment of atmospheric ABSYNTH pads and soundscapes as well as energetic leads and bass sounds from the MASSIVE synthesizer, all enabled through the synthesis engines integrated in KORE 2 PLAYER.
Together with the included GUITAR RIG 4 PLAYER, users of KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS will also get access to eight authentic amp emulations and 27 modelled effects units from the full-featured GUITAR RIG software, providing a versatile basis both for guitar and bass recording and for general creative sound processing in the studio.
Every copy of KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS also includes an NI Online Shop voucher worth $60 / 50 EUR, valid towards any product from the KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects range.
KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS will be available in September 2010 for a
suggested retail price of $119 / 99 EUR.
Additional information on KOMPLETE 7 ELEMENTS is available at
www.native-instruments.com/elements"
Handmade pinback button, Bob Moog with synthesizer
via this auction"Be the coolest kid on the block. Button Factory pin-on buttons are handmade by the artists of Shuddemup, Inc., in Boston. Buttons are 1" in diameter, and feature all sorts of cool designs...we've got thousands of different ones in the catalog, so keep coming back for more! You never know what you're gonna find!"
See the seller's other items for more.
"Why are we here" - on Yamaha HE-8
YouTube via organfairy | July 28, 2010
"This was a video I made allmost a year ago (notice the hair) but for some reason I haven't uploaded it untill now.
The hill in this video is situated close to were I used to live. It is a nice place if I want a little time for myself or when the world is just too much for my slightly bugged brain (the correct word is "aspergers syndrome" but a brain-bug sounds more familiar to technical minded people).
The music was something I put together in 2006 and is played on the Yamaha HE-8 organ, Viscount RBX-850 organ, Roland CR-1000 drum machine and JX-8P synthesizer. The small Casio CZ-101 was used for the solo."
Roland SH-101 subtractive synthesis
YouTube via DonSolaris | April 01, 2010
"All sounds made with Roland SH-101. Just for fun."
Roland D-70 Demo
YouTube via DonSolaris | June 14, 2010
"A selection of patches i've programmed on this baby. This is Roland's first rompler with digital resonant filter and one of first romplers in general that had resonance. Filter itself is very unique sounding, more juicy than on the famous JD-990. The user interface is indeed strange, and it takes a lot of time to program one single patch. Still, this along with JD-990 is one of my favorite Roland's digital synths. You can find more info about D-70 on deepsynthesis.net."
Yamaha AN1x Demo Part 1
YouTube via DonSolaris | June 14, 2010
"A set of patches i programmed while having AN1x back in 2006. Very nice synth with a lot of options and quite smooth sound. Notice: these custom patches are not for sale."
Yamaha AN1x Demo Part 2
BTW, if you watch this video through to the end, note the third thumbnail that comes up for recommended other videos. Not 100% work safe. Not sure what the Yamaha AN1X connection is, but there you go. :) Virtual...?
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Lo and behold (Tassman 4)
YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan | July 28, 2010
"Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie and this music. The music has been made entirely with the Tassman 4 in one take. Enjoy !
http://www.myspace.com/fredericgercha..."
COMPUTONE INC. LYRICON II Demo Video
THE SQUARE SOUND MAKING 2-8 / 伊東たけし / BEST SOUND Ⅱ
YouTube via ultimate1960 | July 06, 2008
"THE SQUARE SOUND MAKING 2-8 / 伊東たけし / BEST SOUND Ⅱ"
Pics via SV SYNTHESIS where you'll find more including audio and a write-up.
inside a Lyricaon.
YouTube via ultimate1960 | July 06, 2008
"THE SQUARE SOUND MAKING 2-8 / 伊東たけし / BEST SOUND Ⅱ"
Pics via SV SYNTHESIS where you'll find more including audio and a write-up.inside a Lyricaon.
Make Noise Brains
via Make Noise"BRAINS is a clocked sequential binary event machine, intended to be connected to tactile controllers such as the Pressure Points. Once connected, Pressure Points provides data input to BRAINS in the form of touch selectable Reset stage and Hold stage. Pressure Points also provides the tuned voltages and patchable Reset Pulses per stage. BRAINS, when connected to either 1 or 2 Pressure Points, will drive the stage selection in a sequential fashion, at a rate determined by the incoming clock at CLocK IN, thus forming a 4-Step or 8-Step 3-channel analog sequencer. Binary control over Direction of the stage selection, RUN/ Stop and ReSeT are provide. The Touch-GATE OUT is the only output on BRAINS, producing a Gate HIGH signal whenever a Pressure Points is touched.
The Touch-CLocK IN serves a dual purpose. Used without a Master Clock applied to the CLocK IN, Events initiated by touching Pressure points will be Quantized to the timing signal applied to Touch-CLocK IN. When used along with the CLocK IN, a secondary sequence will be initiated whenever Pressure Points is touched, where the length and timing is determined by the relationship of the Touch-CLocK to the Master CLocK. Even divisions of the Master CLocK will produce tame variations of the main sequence. Non-Synchronized clocks will produce???
BRAINS will function at speeds well beyond the threshold of human hearing. Analog or digital signals rising quickly to at least 1V are valid and will be recognized by BRAINS as a binary HIGH or ON, signals below 1V are considered LOW, or OFF.
BRAINS operates from a single supply, needing only +12V and Ground connected, and may thus be powered with a wall-wart. BRAINS will, of course, operate perfectly powered from the dual supplies found in euro rack format cases from Doepfer, MonoRocket, MW. Having the single supply operation allows for greater ease in building of custom or DIY enclosures.
The faceplate for the BRAINS is a printed circuit board. It is black, with white and gold graphics.
This module is 4HP and consumes 10mA worth of current. It ships with all cables needed for expansion of one or two Pressure Points. Eight (expansion of 2 Pressure Points) is the maximum number of Pressure Points stages that may be connected to a BRAINS.
Available from Analogue Haven USA, Schneiders Buero Berlin, Post Modular UK, Moog Audio Canada."
See Make Noise for a link to the manual.
This image via Navs where you'll find a demo and impressions.Update: video from verstaerker below.
Makenoise Brains&Pressurepoints
YouTube via verstaerker | July 28, 2010
"a first run of the new Makenoise Brains-module wich turns the PressurePoints into a little Stepsequencer"
Korg PS 3100 for Hard Cash
via this auction"this KORG PS 3100 just recently had a massive recapping. 100 capacitors including the PSU, OSC cards, Control boards, etc. Cabinet has seen some better days but it's nothing too bad. Minor scratch on front panel but nothing that major. Also replaced were a lot of opamps. This was all done as precautionary maintenanceThe synth sounds phenomenal. . It should be good for many years to come.
Must pickup in the PA/NJ area. Local pickup only. Paypal or Cash only. I prefer Cash." $4,750.00 BIN
I'd be a little leery bringing cash msyelf. Would you do it?
Very Short, Dark (literally) Concussor Modular synth demo.
YouTube via ASUKLTD | July 28, 2010
"Very Short, Dark (literally) Concussor Modular synth demo..
Recorded through the camera mic. (Canon 550D).
Using a few drum modules, SY02 filter and a few synth modules."
Update:
Very short Station X demo. Dark and grainy
YouTube via ASUKLTD | July 28, 2010
"Quick Station X demo. I will do something more challenging soon."
ARP Odyssey + Roland VP-330 "Mono Solo"
Roland GAIA Tests
YouTube via jjuup | July 28, 2010
"Testing the new Roland GAIA SH-01 by JesseJ courtesy of the Roland GAIA SH-01 group on Facebook. [link]"
Playlist:
Roland GAIA Tests 01 - General MIDI onboard
Roland GAIA Tests 02 - Arpeggiator Tips & Tricks
Roland GAIA Tests 03 - 3 x LFO Temposync
Roland GAIA Tests 04 - Panning and detuning tips
All Image-Line Plugins $49 SALE
YouTube via imageline | July 27, 2010
"On SALE! Go to - http://shop.image-line.com/
Music made in FL Studio by Toby Emerson
http://www.myspace.com/tobyemersonmusic
Sale ends August 31"
Buchla #10
YouTube via Oxix52 | July 27, 2010
"I really love the way the 261e sounds going through the 292e lowpass filter. This patch was one of those that wasn't doing much for me until I started playing with the knobs more--especially on the 292e."
ether^ra CORETEN FOR R. SERRA
YouTube via potterpaint2000 | July 28, 2010
"an improv featuring a VTOL Corvax and Volfram, along with a Doepfer Dark Energy through a number of effects. http://etherra.blogspot.com/"
Andy Wig - EML Fluctuations
YouTube via arthurpainter | July 28, 2010
"An improv using my vintage EML 200 modular synth and an EH Memory Man delay (to further enhance the internal spring reverb). It was basically an attempt to replicate the sonorities found on the "Forbidden Planet" soundtrack that are hinted at here."
Circuit Bent Speak and Math Vintage Glitch Synth w/LFO PART II
YouTube via radial77 | July 28, 2010
eBay: [LINK]
Added secondary tone generation mod.
See listing for full features
minimalteck.wmv
YouTube via alex13211 | July 28, 2010
"techno minimale machinedrum sequence l 'evolver"
Puremagnetik Max Fuel, the First
YouTube via Puremagnetik | July 28, 2010
"Max Fuel, the First is a bundle of ten highly refined Max For Live devices. All were created with the musician in mind and work well in Live for either production or performance. The devices fall into three categories.
Max For Live opens new doors in Ableton for interesting, unique content to step through. Max Fuel, the First is Puremagnetik's first foray into this new world. These 10 end-user devices are ready to work in Live immediately for giving you new range in your own Live sets or giving you new ideas for your next step. While each member of this bundle is like a plug-in, you haven't seen plug-ins in Live like these."
Anis Haron - Audio Palimpsest, Generative Sound-based Installation 2010
YouTube via MediaArtTube | July 28, 2010
"Audio Palimpsest (2010) is an interactive sound-based installation that explores applications of indeterminacy and randomness in an interactive platform. The piece is based on a hacked cassette recorder, where the device functionalities are reconfigured to work in a different context. Audio Palimpsest is an auditory art system that allows multi-point interaction by synthesizing data inputs collectively and emphasizing the thought of open-endedness in its execution -- opening up content generation to sources beyond the traditional expectations.
More info: http://anisharon.com/Installation"
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