MATRIXSYNTH: Sunday, March 6, 2011


Sunday, March 06, 2011

New MATRIXSYNTH Facebook Group

Join here and feel free to post. This will replace the old group which was incapable of sending out notifications for whatever reason, and it will replace the forum which will be retired soon.

Note this is a user group and will not replace the "Matrixsynth Jones" account. Links to both are on the right. The Facebook icon goes to Jones where you will get the featured posts of the day along with any posts from C if you prefer them via Facebook. The MATRIXSYNTH Group will be a place for those that join to share their stuff.

Huba&Silica + Boreal


flickr By hubasilica

"Huba&Silica + Boreal en CENAC
Mar. 05 2011
Foto: Pablo Murillo + Suzi Love"

MATRIXSYNTH T spotted.

Tonal Buchla Patch II


YouTube via Uploaded by boobtube356 on Mar 6, 2011

'258v into 292e into 291e. Sequence is 250e in strobe mode. 255 handles the envelopes. Pulses to 255 are AND of 266e QRV with 250e ALL output using the 254. Quick patch that sounded cool. Thought I would share."

panote09 drum synth & DIST.NOISE MAKER


YouTube Uploaded by panote09 on Mar 6, 2011

ponote09 on eBay

DIST.NOISE MAKER

Uploaded by panote09 on Mar 6, 2011

Yes, two.


flickr By Switched On Austin
(click for more)

"We currently have two, recently serviced, Yamaha CS-60 poly synths!

s w i t c h e d o n a u s t i n . c o m"

Digitone DS1000


Update via wmoecke in the comments: "This synth was created and sold exclusively by DIGITONE, a company owned and operated by Mr. Christóvão Batista da Silva. It never had anything at all to do with Gianinni. Please correct."

Gianninni was a Brazilian brand that re-packaged Siel synths as you can see in these previous posts.

Original description via flickr By msxgalaga:

"DS1000 Giannini Programmable polyphonic synthesizer 80s ad from Bizz music magazine.

32 factory made presets, delay, chorus, white noise, env polarity, DCO, VCA, LFO, ADSRI e II, bender/pitch, atack/delay/sustain/release... you could create and save your own presets for 2 years in the databank. Create new voices/instruments and add various effects. Up-down digital command on display. polyphonic flute bank. Combine and mix flute, synth & string sounds simultaneously. Sounds like a lot of fun... uh? haven't seen this one being sold anywhere in while. Sorry guys for the crap image... low resolution. Maybe I'll try to get this ad properly scanned sometime in the future... Anne.etzel requested more Giannini ages ago this is why I uploaded this image.. did you notice how I hardly ever check my own flickr gallery?

Propaganda de uma revista Bizz dos anos 80.
o primeiro sintetizador polifonico de 8 vozes totalmente programável produzido no Brasil.
Esse texto é grande e eu escaneie numa resolução ruim. Depois escrevo o que diz no anuncio.

80talls brasiliansk synth, masse teknisk informasjon. Gidder ikke å oversette nå... kanskje senere"


Update: new scan via tumbler

Somatic Circuits: VC-303 Bass Synth


flickr By Analogue Haven

"Coming soon, the VC-303 Bass Synth. According to the manufacturer it is a "100% clone of the classic bassline synth in a modern modular format." We will be stocking the Eurorack version.

LINK to the manufacturer's webpage for more info: somaticcircuits.com/vc303.htm."

Make Noise: ModDemix

flickr By Analogue Haven

Make Noise just shipped a batch of ModDemix modules to us. The shipment should be here around the end of this upcoming week. The ModDemix represents the continuation of the long discontinued ModDemod but with many new features. We'll update our website with pricing and more details soon.

LINK to more news from Make Noise:
twitter.com/makenoisemusic."

DJ Zidane - Novation UltraNova


YouTube Uploaded by sexyfacet on Mar 2, 2011

"Mój pierwszy w życiu syntezator sprzętowy (cudo!) bede jak Tomy Lee Jones w ściganym jak Michael Jordan w Kosmicznym Meczu ;)

Na podklad pod szyny kolejowe składają się:

Partia basu i główna linia melodyczna zagrana na tym códzie natury :P
perkusja i efekty zsamplowane z bylekąd :)

Patche zaprogramowane przezemnie jak i aranżacja i mix ...."

A Warning to Those That Post Their Content on the Internet

via copyright.gov:

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(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors."

MATRIXSYNTH is a news site. If you don't want it covered, don't put it out there. For what it's worth I have only received two requests to take content down in the last couple of years, but two is too many in my opinion. If you put it out there you usually do so to be seen. MATRIXSYNTH usually helps with that unless for some bizarre reason you put it out there not to be seen. Again: If you don't want it covered, don't put it out there. Once it is posted and people comment and link to the content, it stays up. See Creative Commons for content control.

Update: This is not fair use:

The Stolen Scream: A Story About Noam Galai from FStoppers on Vimeo.

Akustikkoppler


via Malte

"I made this picture a time ago, working at Matthias Schusters studio with real and virtual Korg MS20s for our project Akustikkoppler. We just released a vinyl 7inch"

SoundCloud below.



Update:

Akustikkoppler: Nichraucher

YouTube Uploaded by herrsteiner on Oct 5, 2008

Bass is Roland SH-09

"First videoclip from Akustikkoppler, an ongoing collaboration between Matthias Schuster (Geisterfahrer, Das Institut) and Malte Steiner (Notstandskomitee, Elektronengehirn). Actually, both are non smokers. More at
http://www.myspace.com/akustikkoppler
This project is not a member of GEMA or any other similar organizations."

Arduino Drum Machine Step-Sequencer / Groove-Box


YouTube Uploaded by williamkalfelz on Jan 19, 2011

'For Version 1.0.4 we added 2 Step-Note Tracks for Bass and Synth lines. This is a short demonstration of 2 patterns playing both Drums and 2 Synth Lines.

Those two new tracks, S1 and S2, have Note Selection per Step, Note-Off and Slide.

http://arduino.wusik.com
http://open.wusik.com"





via Rugged Circuits

Details via kickstarter:
"The Arduino Drum Machine is a 14-track Drum-Machine Step Sequencer with 2 accent tracks and 32 steps. Check out the videos -- it's a lot easier to understand when you see it: [videos above]

The Arduino Drum Machine is like the classic Roland TR707 but with some twists, as it actually has 32 x 1/32 or 32 x 1/64 steps. The 2 note-step sequence feature allows you to do bass and/or synth lines -- it's a MIDI groove-box!

Here's a picture of the first prototype PCB: http://ruggedcircuits.com/images/adm_proto1.jpg

And here are some videos of the first prototype working with a Duemilanove:

http://youtu.be/t5THWALtiw4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8WoKL1BMRc

Once we get this prototype into Wusik.com's hands we'll post a video of the whole drum machine software+hardware working together.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

This project is a joint collaboration between Wusik.com and Rugged Circuits. We've taken the breadboard prototype of the drum machine shown in the videos and made it into a proper Arduino shield that plugs in on top of an Arduino Uno, Duemilanove, or Mega/Mega2560 (not included). The software performs all the drum machine functions, but you can always tweak it to do whatever you want (with the source code reward levels). We will provide sample source code at all reward levels showing basic usage of all hardware on the shield.

We've added EEPROM, FLASH, and expandability options and connectors. Suggestions from backers are welcome too (as long as they don't break the bank!)

And it's not just a drum machine: the hardware is a general-purpose MIDI development platform and playground. The awesome software from Wusik.com is what provides the drum machine functionality, but you can run any software you want on your Arduino to make use of the hardware.

Here are the project specs:

* Arduino shield (we're aiming for about 8" x 3") that plugs on top of an Arduino Uno, Duemilanove, Mega, or Mega2560
* 512 kbytes of FLASH (beyond what's on the Arduino)
* 32kbytes of EEPROM (beyond what's on the Arduino), expandable to 128kbytes by adding more EEPROM chips
* 16 buttons with LED for each button
* 8 buttons for control functions (intended for up, down, left, right, shift, play, stop, record)
* 16x2 LCD with backlight
* MIDI IN and MIDI OUT interfaces
* System operation at 5V or 3.3V
* Designed to be compatible with Arduinos as well as Netduino and FEZ Panda

The Wusik.com drum machine software provides:

* 14 Drum Tracks + 2 Accent Tracks (a total of 3 MIDI-note velocities can be sent from each step)
* 2 Step-Sequence Tracks (each step has its own Note selection, Velocity is set by the accent tracks)
* Multi Pattern and Song Mode
* Number of Patterns and Songs depends on the total amount of system EEPROM -- the base system provision of 32kbytes of EEPROM has enough for 99 patterns and 99 songs
* Each pattern has 32 x 1/32 or 32 x 1/64 steps and 14 tracks + 2 accent tracks
* Each track has a note-number and MIDI-channel number, so you can also use tracks to output regular notes (one note fixed per track)
* Optional MIDI echo

NOTE: International backers (outside the USA) PLEASE ADD USD$10 to your pledge for any reward levels that require shipping physical items (that is, $50 and up). These items will ship by US Priority Mail International and usually take 6-10 days to arrive (though it is not guaranteed). Shipping by courier companies like UPS or DHL is much more expensive but allows for shipment tracking -- please contact us for prices. Also please contact us for combined shipping prices for group buys and multiple-order pledges."

Studio Electronics Omega 8 Demos


YouTube by crpederson
via this auction
Playlist:
Demo for the Studio Electronics Omega 8 for sale
Another Demo of the Omega 8 for sale
Omega 3
Omega Arp
wing
Alluvial SOS
for charlie

This one in via Kyle

Regional Manager


flickr By ZigZagLand


Empire 2011

empirescreenprints.com times out for me.

"Telemetrically" by synth group Uridium

"Telemetrically" by synth group Uridium from Marcus Chiado on Vimeo.


"New track from the album 'Beyond the Shores of the Cosmic Ocean'."

ARP Odyssey synth art.

Metroid, part 2 (Chipophone)


YouTube Uploaded by lftkryo on Mar 6, 2011
part 1 here
"A couple of themes from the original metroid game for the nes, somewhat replaced with completely different material. This chipophone video intentionally left silly."

Bastard got me... You've been ...

Movie 00 ELKORUS CV


YouTube via Uploaded by wutierson on Mar 6, 2011

Kawai R100 Drum Machine


via this auction

Moog Voyager RME Minimoog Rack with VCO Out Mod


via this auction

"This Voyager has a mod that adds a 1/4 jack to the backside for direct output of VCO 1 to wherever you like. I was using it to drive a Pigtronix Mothership (pitch following) synth which I then ran back into the EXT input for a HUGE 6 oscillator sound... anyway, I digress. The VCO 1 output mod was designed by the friendly folks at Moog at my request, so it is official and not a hack... Images are of the actual unit, serial #39. There is a pair of small dimples in the overlay at the top as shown in the image. About the size of a pencil tip and it does not break the surface."

Oberheim Matrix 1000


via this auction

"Polyphony - 6 voices
Oscillators - 12 DCO's at 2 per voice
LFO - 2
Memory - 800 preset patches, 200 user patches
Control - MIDI
Original and Rare Black Face"

Tiptop Audio Z-DSP generating CV


Z-DSP loaded with a dual phase inverted sine LFO program.

http://tiptopaudio.com/

Click the pic for the full size shot.

In The Works II


YouTube Uploaded by ProgressivePiano on Feb 9, 2011

'Subscribe to me & shape me on http://robertvanoz.com/
Don't leave me faceless on http://facebook.com/robertvanozmusic"

Yamaha DX7 & Moog Voyager

Dance Machine by Decktonic - KORG DS10 Album



"Immediate download of 11-track album in any format. Suggested price is $5, but if you want it for free, that's cool too."
"The debut KORG DS10 album from Decktonic. All songs were made with the KORG DS10/DS10+ software, with no post-processing or external effects, with the exception of Digital Sound #10, which was created by slowing down a 3 second sample from "Robot Bounce" and applying effects in Ableton Live.
credits
released 06 March 2011
Artwork By Christian Montoya

All songs written by Christian Montoya except for:
Supernova - Written by Christian Montoya, Anthony Seeha
Licensed for Use (Anthony Seeha Remix) - Remix by Anthony Seeha

Love & Tonic Records #001
Decktonic: thisisdecktonic.com
Anthony Seeha: youtube.com/seehanth001"

Chordboard STAC Music: Meso Kingmann © 2011


YouTube Uploaded by chordboard on Feb 23, 2011

"http://www.chordboard.com for details on Chordboard STAC
"I created this song on the Chordboard beginning by starting with a performance preset on the Yamaha Motif CX8 keyboard, just trying to get some ideas, and the tempo was 103 bpm. I went to the Chordboard STAC and tried the Key of C and started to play the minor chords on the right side of the STAC. I went back and forth between several chords but gravitated to the D minor and A minor chords because for some reason they just sounded like the mood I wanted to be in, and then also bridging with the E minor chord for even more tension. After a couple of rounds with those chords, it was time to resolve from the minors in this key, and so I branched over to the left side of the chordboard playing the major chords and experimenting with that, and settling on going from A minor to F major, introducing a positive feel to it, and down to the C major and up to the G major, and finally to a B diminished to return to the original minor chord progression of ii, vi, iii.
Near the end of the song I brought all track volumes down and emphasized a sound called ELFIN DREAMS on the Yamaha, and just loved the way it took the song into a new dimension. I played the same chord progressions on these new harmonies (and melodies) but played them in a more fanciful way playing single notes (as shown on the vid) and taking advantage of what the sound had to offer. Some sounds sound WAY better played through the Chordboard STAC than they do on the regular keyboard, they just do, and vice versa as well. Some sounds sound ineffective on the STAC because they were not designed to be played that way (ie arpeggiated sounds, since the STAC already does that).
Overall, this song production is about 18 tracks of music and percussion, with a few of these tracks played on a regular keyboard (the Yamaha) and the remainder played on the Chordboard STAC. It took about 2 hours of music time, and 6 hours of mixing and engineering time. The Chordboard STAC significantly shortened the time to come up with 18 tracks.
One of the reasons I use the piano keyboard for parts of the song is that the piano keyboard is a different musical instrument and you can get the different sounds (playing styles) from using it. I use both the piano and the Chordboard. Some sound timbres are similar to those used by Daft Punk in Tron, but that is a coincidence, as I just love those saw wave sounds in the first place :)"
Grant Johnson"

Korg SE-500 Tape Delay With CV Control

via this auction
"Against the rising tide of electronic echo units, Korg developed the SE-500 to optimize the advantages of the tape echo system. This unit employs a large-scale DC direct-drive servo motor for striking rotational speed accuracy, and specially designed noise reduction circuitry to ensure a very high signal-to-noise ratio. Five playback heads give a variety of effects from simulated reverb to a 1.5 second maximum long delay. With the SOS (sound on sound) feature, you can even double up on yourself and play on top of a whole passage. Controls including effect switches and tape speed are voltage controlled to allow remote control via outboard units or synthesizer."
This one in via Jonas.

Vermona Mono Lancet Audio Demos

Vermona Mono Lancet Audio Demos by matia
"Here are some recordings I've made of the Vermona Mono Lancet analogue mono synth. Most recorded sounds are all done with the Vermona Mono Lancet synth."

RetroSound feat. Susan Rom "Floating Synth and Guitar"


YouTube via Uploaded by retrosound72 on Mar 6, 2011

"proudly presents the first colloboration from RetroSound vintage synths and Susan Rom music production.

"Floating Synth and Guitar"
used instruments:

Susan Rom live jam
guitar: Stratocaster
fx: CS-80 vst

RetroSound
synth: Oberheim OB-Xa
drums: SCI Drumtraks

more info here:
http://www.myspace.com/retrosound72 and
http://www.myspace.com/susanrom"

Doepfer Improvisation with Sample & Hold Moog Voyager


YouTube Uploaded by hyperdust7 on Mar 6, 2011

"Sunday afternoon improvising a groove on the Doepfer with live minimoog. The Old School version links so well with the Doepfer Coltrol Voltages."

New JMP Emulator II banks.


YouTube Uploaded by JMPSynth on Mar 6, 2011

"A demo of new Emu Emulator II soundbanks set to various pictures of the EII, its parts and a well known user from the 80's.

Soundbanks are available in SD4E2 format, if you're an EII owner feel free to get in touch."

Roland SVC-350 Rackmount Vocoder

via this auction



ROLAND TR-808

via this auction


Roland TB-303 with Devilfish Mod

via this auction
"The Devil Fish is a modification to the TB-303 - a synthesiser/sequencer produced by Roland in 1981/82, which has played a crucial role in the development of electronic dance music.

Features include:
• CV and Gate inputs.
• CV input to turn on Slide.
• CV input for Accent.
• CV input for Filter Frequency.
• Output for Accent.
• Audio In to filter.
• Audio In to frequency modulate the filter.
• Audio Out from filter (pre-VCA).
• Overdrive pot to control the level of oscillator going to the filter: zero to 66.6 times normal level.
• Separate control of Main Envelope Generator times in accented and non-accented notes.
• Volume envelope is no longer fixed, and can be varied from 16 msec through 3 seconds – and to no decay at all, i.e. for notes which last indefinitely.
• Soft Attack control gives attack times between 0.3 and 30 msec. (TB-303 attack was ~3 msec.)
• Slide time is variable to five times longer than normal.
• Variable Filter Tracking causes the oscillator CV to control the filter frequency.
• Internal Filter FM: a unique approach of AC coupled Filter FM from the audio output of the VCA.
• The Muffler is a unique post-VCA soft-clip distortion circuit which retains bass response.
• Push-button to manually activate Accent.
• Filter can be switched to self resonance.
• Accent Sweep has three modes and can be disabled.
• Filter Cut Off pot range doubled to 5 kHz max, and widened to include much lower frequencies.
• Env Mod pot range extended to include zero and go as high as three times the normal maximum.
• Bass response is improved.
• Lithium battery for at least ten years battery backup, so there is no need to install C-cell batteries.
• The six TB-303 knobs Tuning to Accent are mounted 1.5mm higher, making them easier to turn.
• The Devil Fish can still sound like a TB-303."

Roland MSQ-100 MIDI Sequencer


via this auction

"This is a classic Roland MIDI sequencer from the 80's. Why is it cool? Because you can use it as a MIDI to DIN sync converter. That's why I had it. Not sure if it all works the way it's supposed to because all I did was load it full of blank sequences each time and sync my CR-8000 to my computer. Worked like a charm. Should work with TB-303 and other DIN sync only devices like the 606 as well.
Cheap way to sync old to the new. What you see is what you get. No power supply. The power supply I used goes to one of my other units, but it uses a standard readily available Roland/Boss PSA power adapter found just about everywhere. Manual is available for download free from Roland."

Crumar Bitone

via this auction

Moog The Source Analog Synth

via this auction

See the seller's other items here.


Modcan A format Synthacon filter by Cyndustries

via this auction

AKAI AX-60 ANOLOG SYNTH

via this auction

EMS SYNTHI A MKII AKS


YouTube Uploaded by TriptychCollection on Mar 5, 2011

"E.M.S. SYNTHI KS VCS3 AKS DEMO"

via this auction




RARE RED SOUND DARKSTAR

via this auction

Update via Dave O Mahoney in the comments: "The auction is a little misleading... the XP2 does NOT take the vocoder chip. I asked RedSound themselves years ago and the reply was 'It wasnt implemented in software before the product was discontinued.'

The original Darkstar can take them - the XP2 cannot, even though there is an expansion port for the chip. I'll happily swap my XP2 for an original with vocoder chip!

The chips themselves are difficult to come by, but I have seen clone chips on ebay."

Korg Mono/Poly Synthesizer Sound Chart Overlay 1982

via this auction

MoPho to Go

"MOPHO To Go is designed exclusively for and REQUIRES a Dave Smith Instruments MOPHO Desktop Module or MOPHO Keyboard.

MOPHO To Go provides iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch wireless RTP MIDI control of a MOPHO synthesizer connected to a Mac or PC, or even when connected directly to an iPad with USB Camera Connection Kit Accessory. MOPHO To Go is CoreMIDI compatible. No additional server software or downloads necessary.

MOPHO To Go features a modeless old school synth, knobtastic, retro control panel. Rotate iPad to landscape orientation for controls, Rotate iPad to portrait orientation for a full two octave plus keyboard.

MOPHO To Go provides an octave of full width keys and multi-touch controls for MOPHO Oscillators (shape, freq, fine, glide,) Mixer (mix,sub1,sub2,noise) and filter and amplifier envelopes (delay,attack,sustain,release,) audio mod, resonance, levels, BPM, Modulation, Pan, Volume, Channel, Program and Bank Select.

MOPHO To Go is a universal app for all of your iOS Devices.

50% discount for educational institutions.

Maui Media Lab is a trademark of Maui Media Lab LLC.

Made in Maui"

MOPHO To Go - Maui Media Lab

Spectralis die Dritte.m4v


YouTube Uploaded by RainMainDein on Mar 5, 2011

"..again...another way to work with Spectalis..."

Geek Meet 030511

Geek Meet 030511 from Low-Gain on Vimeo.


"Brooks, Erik, Michael, Nathan, Jerrod and I got together for an evening of fun w/ all kinds of modulars backed w/ fat beats from the jomox. To think we do this at least every other week!"

monome breathing

monome breathing from Amanda Ghassaei on Vimeo.


"monome responding to ambient infrared light from the sun. At sunset and sunrise the intensity of light reaches a threshold level, which causes the input sensors on the monome to randomly trigger for about five minutes (before this time they are over-saturated and cannot reset to an "off" state, and after this time there is not enough light to produce an "on" message). This stream of random data was sent to a frequency modulated synthesis patch in Max/MSP with a corresponding spectral LED display: in effect, translating ambient light into ambient sound.

patch is '"straw" by stretta
filmed at sunset at the claremont colleges
*note: the lower frequencies in this video may be inaudible on laptop speakers"

Buchla No Oscillators II


YouTube Uploaded by boobtube356 on Mar 5, 2011
follow-up to this post
"297 and 285e in feedback loop. Not completely oscillator free, since there is one in the 285e ring modding the signal in the feedback path. The adjustments here are to the 297 phase, and the notch. Also the 285e timbre control. Slight adjustments lead to big changes. The sequencer is patched to the 285e freq and the 297 phase."

DirTy-V.f4v


YouTube Uploaded by TheMOCM on Mar 5, 2011

"DirTy-V The 8 step sequencer, effects, multiple controls, loudspeaker and many onboard connection possibilities are just some of the features of this portable TV fetish..."

Update:

via this auction
"1. Seq cycle
2. Seq cycle reset
3. Seq (Osc1)speed control
4. Seq (Osc1)speed chooser fast/custom/slow switch
5. Seq (Osc1)speed chooser capacitor plug (enabled on custom switch position)
6. Seq oscillator pitch controll
7. Seq. step on /off /manual
8. Seq. manual trigger
9. Seq 1-8 step custom capacitor plugs
10. Seq. Osc.1 control / Osc. 2 control
11. Seq. dry out volume
12. Seq. effect out volume
13. Osc. 2 pitch control
14. Osc. 2 dry out volume
15. Osc. 2 effect out volume
16. Osc. 2 ± h.p. filter
17. Osc. 2 divider: -2, -4, -8, -16, -32, -64
18. Osc. 2 photoresistor + control plug
19. Osc. 2 main control/ plug Chooser
20. Osc. 2 vc out
21. Osc. 3-6 pitch controls
22. Osc. 3-6 dry out volume
23. Osc. 3-6 effect out volume
24. Osc. 3-6 main control input: Osc2 / Osc1 switch
25. Osc. 3-6 main control input/ off / individual input switches
26. Osc. 3-6 inputs
27. Osc. 3-6 custom capacitor plugs
28. Effects control A chooser between 6 different effects
29. Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Delay, Tremolo, Pitch Shifter.
30. Effects control B (different functions depending on the chosen affect)
31. Effects control C (different functions depending on the chosen affect)
32. audio out
33. Sequencer main vc in
34. 220v plug
35. Main on/off
36. Speaker on/off
37. Vibration triggered short time flashing leds"

Craque: Handmade Improvisation


YouTube Uploaded by dtauvdiodr on Mar 5, 2011

"Electro-acoustic improvisation by Craque with handmade instruments and electronics.

Performed live at CrashspaceLA for "Handmade Music #2".

Videography by Yummykind."

The crazy street performer in Tokyo uses iPhone APP and iRig.


YouTube via Uploaded by perfumepod on Mar 6, 2011

"iRig ties to the mic. And, iPodTouch in which the application program of iPhone named iShred LIVE was installed tied to iRig and a mobile amplifier.

The effector of the tape echo is crazy coooool."

iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

Analogue Function Generator Experiment


YouTube Uploaded by 256byteram on Mar 6, 2011

"I remember seeing this briefly in a book about analogue computing. I can't remember what publication it was.

A circuit diagram is available at http://kaput.homeunix.org/~thrashbarg/function_gen.png"

Crescent Phase - Moog Little Phatty Pitch CV Usage

Crescent Phase by chrisstack
"An experiment in texture, using MIDI-to-CV conversion (Moog Multi-Pedal) to synchronize CV level changes to MIDI Time Clock."
via experimentalsynth.com

Gakken SX-150 DIY Modular synth ( In progress )

Gakken SX-150 DIY Modular synth ( In progress )

YouTube Uploaded by seanrieger on Nov 15, 2010

"So I have been building my own analog synth out of 3 inexpensive Gakken SX-150 synths. Lots of bending involved. Here's what I have done so far: 500MM softpot added as a control strip for all 3 units. Each unit is tuned by replacing the 75k resistors with 10k potentiometers. The LFO is connected through patches in order to enable it to oscillate the filter. The resonance switch is also set to allow the resonance to self oscillate for a gritty distorted sound. Added 1/4 inch outs that allow each Gakken to be patched in discretely for left, right and left-right panning. Batteries replaced with 6v power supply and of course, I built a case that folds up and down like a Moog Model D. More to come, but I decided to put it through it's paces. In the video, I've added some delay to the unit, but it's pretty beefy on its own. In a world full of digital samplers and autotune, there's something very inspiring about the imperfect nature of analog voltage."

SynthroTek Sequencer added to my Gakken SX-150 DIY synth

Uploaded by seanrieger on Nov 30, 2010

"So I am just about finished with my DIY synth. I've always wanted an analog sequencer and I found a great DIY one from the folks at SynthroTek. This video shows the end result. More info on the project to be found here: http://bipolarization.com/wordpress/?p=100#more-100"
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