Binson Echorec Explanation

YouTube via hiwattbob | May 26, 2008

"here's how the binson echorec works."

Also see this video.

via Elhardt on AH

OTO Biscuit Theremin Heartbeat

YouTube via bigcitymusic | October 01, 2010

"We ran a Moog Etherwave Theremin through the OTO Biscuit and noticed a nice heartbeat occurred when the Theremin hit a very low note with a fast attack. The OTO Biscuit crushed the tone to bits which was also aided in the effect.

If you are listening through cheap computer speakers, this will not sound like much of anything. You really need some serious woofers or high end headphones to hear the low frequencies that are in this video.

Thanks to Josh Flynn for shooting the video!"

Kegel - Map Frag Tinnitus (remix)

YouTube via arthurpainter | October 01, 2010
Folktek on Ebay
"http://thissecondsleep.blogspot.com/
A short drone using Folktek devices such as the Micro Feedback Wave and Custom Bug"

Yamaha CS10 movie_0001.wmv

YouTube via kworgek | October 01, 2010

"Some sounds made with my Yamaha CS-10, Kenton Pro-solo and Spectral audio cyclus sequenser"
Yamaha CS10s on Ebay

Sparks - Number 1 Song in Heaven 1979

YouTube via eileenh28 | May 18, 2009
It's like the synths of the time are all representin' - Minimoog, Oberheim TVS, and ARP 2600.
via It's Full of Stars. Anyone see them at Magic Mountain back in the day?
Video description:
"Not one, not two, but three, count 'em, THREE Ron Maels. Three very pretty Ron Maels.

If that ain't heaven, I don't know what is.

The 3 pretty Rons make up for the bad hair day (month? year? decade?) that Russell was having.

Update: Well well well. That Group is no longer interested in taking this video down. You can watch it as much as you want. But you still should buy the record "No. 1 in Heaven", it's very good."

Reactable for the iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch

Reactable mobile

YouTube via marcosalonso | October 01, 2010

iPads on Ebay
iPads on Amazon

Update: New video:

Reactable for / para iPad

YouTube via radiogladyspalmera | September 10, 2010

"Radio Gladys Palmera estrena nueva temporada el lunes 13 de septiembre con una sesión de Le Freak Selector presentado la nueva aplicación para iPad: la Reactable. No te pierdas su entrevista en THE INSIDER el lunes 13 de septiembre a partir de las 12 de la mañana sólo a través de nuestra web.
* Puedes encontrar más información en www.gladyspalmera. com y en nuestro twitter y facebook."
Googlish:
"Radio Gladys Palmera new season premieres on Monday September 13 with a session of Le Freak Selector submitted the new application for iPad: the Reactable. Do not miss his interview on THE INSIDER on Monday September 13th from 12 am only through our website.
* You can find more information on www.gladyspalmera. com and on our twitter and facebook."

Update:

Reactable mobile - "Verde", Le Freak Selector

YouTube via marcosalonso | October 02, 2010

App Store: Reactable Systems SL
via http://www.reactable.com/mobile:

Le Freak Selector performs 'Verde' with the Reactable mobile on iPad."

App Store: Reactable Systems SL
http://www.reactable.com/mobile

"The Reactable at your fingertips

Reactable mobile brings the power of the award winning Reactable synthesizer to your mobile device.

Taking full advantage of the multi-touch technology, the playful and intuitive interaction of the Reactable comes to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Exploring the revolutionary Reactable concepts has never been easier than this.

A complete instrument in your pocket

Based on the Reactable Live! software, the Reactable mobile is a versatile synthesizer that allows you to play and process your own sound samples and audio input. A complete and flexible live performance instrument with professional audio quality.

Load and store your sessions and share them with your friends. Interactive music takes on a new dimension.

Features

* Universal App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
* High quality 44kHz stereo sound quality
* Accelerometer and microphone input
* 20 virtual objects
* Import of custom samples and loops
* Save and share your sessions
* And more…"

waterphone processed

waterphone processed from todd barton on Vimeo.

" This is a very rough experiment processing a Richard Water's waterphone through a Buchla 200e (and also triggering sound in it), some MoogerFoogers (Ring & Murf) and a Jomox T-Resonator. More to come. . ."

Roland SH-101 Analog Synth

via this auction

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Roland Jupiter 8 Synthesizer

via this auction

TOM-1501 Soviet Analog Stringmachine

via this auction
"This auction synth was made in 1985 in USSR. Serial Number: 05211

• It's a string machine with 5 preset sounds: Piano, clavesin/Harpsichord, Alto, Violin and Brass. Alto and Violin are exactly same sound but violin is one octave higher than alto, so you can make "string orchestra" sound.

• Sliders are divided into 8 sections from left to the right: Main volume, Vibrato, Section volume, Brass filter section, left manual section, String orchestra timbre, right manual section, sustain.

• This to be like Crumar Orchestrator/Multiman-s clone.

• This have great volume control. you mainly control 5 volume sliders of each presets, and therefore you can mix and blend them as you want. The keyboard is splittable for two zones.

• It have 10 volume sliders for the presets; 5 presets for each zones so you can mix them in any way you want, which is very very useful. And then it have section volume, where you can control "main" volume for piano and clavesin with one slider, and strings with other one. Also in between them there is volume slider for bass. You can add bass sound for the left manual, and under it have bass' ON/OFF push button.

•The Brass filter section is the filter only for brass sound. It have controls for cutoff, resonance and also simple AR (Attack, release).

Looks and built very great -wooden body and sides!

• Connections: Phones (Under the main volume, others are in rear) with 5- DIN connector, piano, mono, stereo OUT on standard 5-DIN(adapters included), pedal input- soviet standard connector (not included) ."

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StromKult London

via StromKult where you'll find the links to more details.

"After some rumours we thought its a good idea: finally now we will open up a first showroom in London to touch, listen and feel the components of the modular world of nowadays. On October 10th we would be happy meeting you for our release of the modular testsalon inside Rough Trade East, please see more details on SchneidersBuero and/or here during next week."

Akai MPK Mini

"AKAI PRO ANNOUNCES MPK mini, USB SOFTWARE CONTROLLER WITH KEYBOARD AND DRUM PADS

New USB Mini-Controller Fuses Akai Professional’s Popular LPK25 and LPD8 Controllers into One Powerful, Portable Package

Cumberland, R.I. (Oct. 1, 2010) – Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces the MPK mini, USB keyboard and pad controller. MPK mini will be unveiled at the 2010 BPM EXPO in Birmingham, England on October 2nd.

MPK mini strikes the perfect balance between portability and comprehensive software control by melding together the immediate control and grab-and-go convenience of the LPK25 and LPD8. The MPK mini is less than 13 inches across and weighs just over one pound and easily fits into a laptop case, backpack or messenger bag for extreme portability.

The MPK mini keyboard is ideal for quickly entering notes and phrases into a computer and is also velocity-sensitive. Dedicated Octave Up and Down buttons instantly access different pitch ranges and a Sustain button provides further performance options. The MPK mini also has a built-in arpeggiator to create sparkling, staccato leads and driving bass lines in a variety of time signatures and patterns.

MPK mini's eight backlit, velocity-sensitive pads are based on Akai Professional’s MPC line of iconic music production stations. Great for firing one-shot samples and sequencing drum patterns, the pads can send note information, MIDI CCs, or even program changes. Pressing the Bank button will quickly toggle between two banks of pads for 16 pads in total. Additionally, the MPK mini has eight assignable Q-Link knobs to control virtually any software parameter. 



MPK mini is plug-and-play with Mac or PC and requires no software driver installation or wall power for operation. The included software editor quickly maps MPK mini's controls as well.

'Today’s music is constantly evolving, and that requires the tools for music creation to evolve similarly,” said Adam Cohen, Director of Business Development, Akai Professional. “The MPK mini is the perfect extension of the computer for making music in any setting.'"

http://www.akaipro.com/mpkmini

ether^ra ARGUABLY TROUBLESOME

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | October 01, 2010

"an improv w/my Serges, my VTOL Cramola, the Doepfer Dark Energy plus some fx. http://etherra.blpgspot.com"

1980 YAMAHA CS-40M CS-20M CS-15 SYNTHESIZER PRINT AD

via this auction

"Ad measures approx. 8"X 10.5" inches."

see the seller's other items for more.

Sequential Circuits Six-trak analog polyphonic synth

via this auction

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fequencyresponse.ch

frequencyresponse.ch is home to a number of synth related projects including the follow. You'll find more info on each on the site. You might recognize some of these from prior posts. Search for each via the top left to find them. Some include video.

ShuffleBox
Midi-DIN sync interface with shuffle & Start/Stop functionality. Available as a DIY kit so far.

dsPIC® VA Synthesizer
dsPIC® based VA Synthesizer
(under development)

Shuffle X0X
Shuffle mod for TR-606, TR-808 & TB-303

XRom
XBase 09 HiHat-Rom Expansion (discontinued)

BSF-1 - Virtual Bode Frequency Shifter

"The BFS-1 is a VST emulation of the famous Bode frequency shifter.

The original unit was available as an expensive module for the Moog™ modular system.
Now you can get this special sound into your PC for a reasonable price.

The frequency shifter is not a pitch shifter, which changes frequencies by a multiplikation. Instead it shifts all frequencies/harmonics by adding a fixed amount. The sound reminds to a ring modulator, but unlike this, it is possible to get the upshifted and downshifted signal seperately.

Unlike a ring modulator, the frequency shifter is also capable of changing the signal by a low amount, e.g. 1 Hz, to obtain effects known as “Barberpole flanging”.

This plugin has some additional features like delays for each section, an LFO (all host synced), an envelope with MIDI trigger and an envelope follower to modulate shift and/or volume."

Samples and download at http://music.service-1.de/html/bode.html

"Time Run" Electronic Impressionen Part I

YouTube via Korgator | October 01, 2010

"1.Start the Sequence/Arpeggiator from Oberheim OB 12
2.Play the Sound from the Korg Mono Poly
3.Effects come from Boss SX 700"

reactivision-1

YouTube via comemelinhos | October 01, 2010

"have a nice music day....."

Similar in concept to ReacTIVision below except the webcam connected to the PC is recognizing the pattern images.

Volfram - wooster delay - Bugbrand Wee

YouTube via theau61 | October 01, 2010

Musix for iPad

YouTube via shiverware | August 27, 2010

Playlist:
Musix - Moatigator
Musix - Instrument Demo
Musix for ipad note size and instruments demo
Musix for ipad Harmonic Table layout scales and chords
Musix for ipad: Wicki-Hayden layout scales and chords
Musix for ipad: Gerhard layout scales and chords


iPads on Ebay
iPads on Amazon

reacTIVision - Reactable like Touch Table

YouTube via btraxproject

Videos and descriptions:

1. Btrax - The Final Awakening - live @ reacTIVision
btraxproject | November 29, 2009

"playing The Final Awakening on my reactivision project (name needed :P ). The vocals in the track were taken from an interview with Robert Happe.

www.myspace.com/btraxproject
soundcloud.com/btrax"

2. Btrax - Sandstorm - live @ reacTIVision
btraxproject | November 29, 2009
"reacTIVision test playing my new track "Sandstorm" live!!! almost ready for road!!! :)"

3. Music All Night Long - Btrax mashup live @ reacTIVision
btraxproject | March 04, 2010

"felguk & madonna do sound great together :) This is my home made reactable. It's working pretty nice now, ready to go to the club!!!

The music is a live mashup of Madonna's Music vs Felguk - All Night Long (Anton Neumark & Alex Camel Remix), enjoy!!!"

See the Reactable label below for more.

OBERHEIM PROMMER with Original Box and Chips

via this auction

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Moog Prodigy

via this auction

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Aura Flux - Ambient music generator for iPhone & iPad

YouTube via higepromotions | September 30, 2010

"Hige Five are pleased to announce the release of their music creation App, Aura Flux Create original and beautiful soundscapes through a visually stimulating, interactive interface.
Aura Flux is a new way to create unique music on the iPhone and iPad by simply connecting sounds together visually on screen. With over 48 individual sounds and a huge choice of options on how these react and link with each other, Aura Flux has unlimited possibilities.
4 moods (keys) and control over the background ambiance enable to user to create dynamically changing sound environments that can automatically morph as the visuals represent the connections made.
Each scene can be saved and recalled for future listening and adjustments."
iPads on Ebay
iPads on Amazon

iPod Touch on Ebay
iPod Touch on Amazon

Trastronauten Synth Demos

via Tastronauten in the comments of this post: "Hey folks, we have added lots of demo-sounds on our site since feb. f.e. Roland Jupiter, Yamaha CS70M, SIEL Cruise, Roland SH2000 and Roland CR78. Look at www.tastronauten.de"
Click on TASTEN.

SPECIAL FINANCING NOW AVAILABLE ON ALL ROLAND PRODUCTS

"No Interest Financing Runs Through the Holiday Season

(Photo) Los Angeles, CA, October 1, 2010 — Roland Corporation U.S., in partnership with GE Money, is pleased to announce special financing for customers on all Roland and BOSS October 1st through December 31, 2010.

* Pay no interest for 12 months for Roland and BOSS purchases greater than $499.00*
* Pay no interest for six months for Roland and BOSS purchases greater than $249.00**

For more information on this special financing, please visit RolandUS.com/GEMoney."

Vermona Drm (ddr)

YouTube via fuckingharpsichord | October 01, 2010

"patern play on thza Vermona !!! glad it works again !!

this thing has midi people.... !!
(sorry for poor sound quality)"

Curtis Stansfield - Win an Alpha competition winner

YouTube via eigenlabs | October 01, 2010

"Curtis Stansfield emerged victorious in our Win an Alpha competition earlier this year. Judged by Hans Zimmer, Courtney Pine and Eigenharp inventor John Lambert, Curtis beat some very tough competition. Here, he talks about his musical life, inspirations, influences and of course, the Eigenharp"

Line 6 Midi Mobolizer and the NLog Midi Synth

YouTube via JCRUDESS | October 01, 2010

"A fantastic new midi interface meets one of the coolest synths for the iphone/ipod touch. The Line 6 Midi Mobilizer is a small but well built interface that plugs directly into the dock connector of your device. Very easy to use and connect. Nlog creates fantastic synthesizers of iOS devices! What a great combination! I wanted you to know about this technology- so here it is!!!"

iPads on Ebay
iPads on Amazon

iPod Touch on Ebay
iPod Touch on Amazon

Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer on Ebay

RIP: Debukas Tribute To Aaron-Carl - My House

YouTube via rottenrow | October 01, 2010

"A tribute to Detroit house legend Aaron Carl, who died on 30th September 2010. This is a version of his tune, "My House", or more specifically the Dennis Ferrer remix.

Gear: Roland MSQ-700 sync-ing TR-909 and MC-202 and sending MIDI to Jupiter 6. SH-101 bass notes triggered by 909. 202 thru WEM Copicat IC300. 909 thru Drawmer 1969. Jupiter thru JoeMeek VC2. Delay coming from crappy Zoom 1201 (I love 'em)."

"Dark Signals" by Mark Mosher (Live Rehearsal Video)

YouTube via newechoproductions | October 01, 2010

"'Dark Signals' is a song from my album I Hear Your Signals. This video is in HD and I captured the audio full fidelity right from my sound card in real-time and made note edits. It's one of my favorite songs off the album and is becoming a crowd favorite at live shows. A dark original electronica song with driving big beats, bit-crushed high-hats, a dash of ambient texture, and tasty distorted synth leads. Checkout the rippin' synth solo at the 1:42 mark performed live from a Tenori-On matrix controller sending notes to a virtual synth running in Ableton Live. The Moog Etherwave Theremin signal is being converted from analog back to digital and is driving virtual synths as well.

You can buy the album name your prices ($0 for Free) over at http://markmosher.bandcamp.com.

Mark Mosher
www.MarkMosherMusic.com"

Yamaha CS10 movie_0001.wmv

YouTube via ikworgek | October 01, 2010

"Some sounds made with my Yamaha CS-10, Kenton Pro-solo and Spectral audio cyclus sequenser"

HighSage Acid Beast

YouTube via shagghie | October 01, 2010

Inside the Oberheim DMX

YouTube via EA78751 | October 01, 2010

"http://ericarcher.net/2010/10/01/insi...

A quick look into the sound-generating mechanism of Oberheim's platinum hit-making drum machine from 1981, the DMX."