Silk for iPad

Mat from microscopics wrote in letting me know about a new iPad app he has just released. It's not a synth, but rather a drawing app with synth generated ambient music in the background, and a wind chime effect while drawing. "The soundtrack and all sounds were made on the Arp Odyssey and Jupiter 6." You might remember the name Microscopics from various synth posts featured on this site as well as Osmos.


Silk  - Yuri Vishnevsky - iTunes

"With the swish of a finger, anyone can create beautiful, flowing art. An ethereal, relaxing soundscape brings you into a world where strands of color spring from your fingertips.

Silk strands mingle and fuse, weaving together into works of art.

Features:
- The official app of weavesilk.com, with millions of users.
- Create gorgeous wallpapers with the swish of a finger.
- Original music and sound composed for the Silk experience."

The top two pics are mine and the bottom two are from iTunes. Obviously, I tried creating a green M for MATRIXSYNTH. In the second shot I just added a line under the M and there it was - the MATRIXSYNTH M synth cat silhouette was born. :)

Silk  - Yuri Vishnevsky - iTunes
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Good Friday

YouTube Uploaded by mattsynth on May 18, 2011

"My first song using East West plugins Voice of Passion. Starts out with the Moog Voyager and the Vmodular rack running drone sounds and sequences. The violin solo is East West Symphony Orchestral played on the Voyager. Filling in is Addictive Drums, Prophet 08 for strings, my newly restored Roland JD 800 and the Fantom G for Orchestral percussion triggered by a Korg Padcontrol. Hope you enjoy it."

Voice to Spirit : Synth Session 05

YouTube Uploaded by voicetospirit on May 18, 2011

"Showcasing the Access Virus C as the main pad.
The low bass comes from my Synthesizers.com Modular.
Using the Roland Juno (Junior ) 106 as a controller the Virus.
Filmed with the Canon EOS Rebel T3i w/ 18-135mm lens.

The first progression heard is for a new song that's a work in progress called 'Grace & Love'. Hear a sample here: http://voicetospiritmusic.com/blog/?p=650

Roland Junior 106 here: http://voicetospiritmusic.com/blog/?p=13

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Voice-to-Spirit/120988312987
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/voicetospirit
Web site: http://www.voicetospiritmusic.com/"

Vintage Casio PT-82 RED keyboard + ROM pack Boxed

via this auction

Spotted this one after the last video and thought I'd capture it in a separate post.

Casio PT-82 Demo - By Ares Kalogeropoulos

YouTube Uploaded by aresoltero on May 18, 2011

"Casio PT-82 Demo Track

This was my first ever instrument when i was 4 years old. I was wating too long to make something with this! So this is a music track from this and only with this. It has an exeptional meaning for me...

Reverb, delay,some chorus and an octaver for the organ bass. All sounds are presets of the PT-82. No other instrument is responsible for this track."

Casio PT-82s on eBay. It looks like they came in red as well.

Tech Talk: Thomas P. Heckmann (Slices Issue 4-07) PAL

YouTube Uploaded by ElectronicBeatsVideo on May 6, 2011
Massive synth spotting.
"Slices Tech Talk with Thomas P. Heckmann. Taken from Slices Issue 4-07.
Get your Slices DVD here: www.electronicbeats.net/ebshop

Please note that Slices is a free DVD magazine. If you order online you only pay for postage and packing.

If you wanna get news about slices regularly please visit our Facebook site - http://tinyurl.com/6evf84c"

Yamaha CS01II plays ICE MACHINE by Depeche Mode

YouTube Uploaded by peahix on May 18, 2011

"Download this track here: http://snd.sc/jE70lS

The Yamaha CS01II is the first real synthesizer I ever owned. I got it when I was about 14 years old, back in 1985 or so. I noticed that I could get reasonable approximations of most of the sounds from Depeche Mode's "Speak & Spell" album with it, but at the time I didn't have the means to make decent multi-track cover versions, even after I got a 4-track.

Recently I was studying the Depeche Mode 5.1 surround mixes, and realized that I could clearly hear all the distinct parts of alot of the songs, so I decided to throw together some renditions using just my trusty old Yamaha CS01II as the sole sound source (including the drums), just to see how close I could get to the originals.

This version has no vocals at all, but otherwise it comes pretty close to the original. The actual musical arrangement is about 100% accurate. The sounds themselves are of course only approximations, and most of them don't have the same level of timbral detail as the ARP originals. I sequenced the whole thing in Cubase via a Kenton Pro Solo going into the custom CV/Gate inputs on my CS01II, recording each monophonic line in one at a time. Cubase provided the reverb and EQ, otherwise it's all CS01II."

Also see:
Yamaha CS01II plays NEW LIFE by Depeche Mode
Yamaha CS01II plays JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH by Depeche Mode

Pea runs Optigan.com

Nintendo, Atari & Commodore Sample Sets

via these auctions:

COMMODORE 64
"Chip: SID (BOTH 6581 & 8580 CHIPS)
Number of patches included: 20
3 PULSE SETTINGS,SINE,SAW,NOISE,SINE+SAW,SAW+PULSE,SINE+PULSE,SINE+SAW+PULSE, PLUS OVER 900 DRUMS FROM THE C64 AND VARIOUS CLASSIC DRUM MACHINES.
All samples and sounds recorded in 24bit."

ATARI 2600
"Chip: TIA
Number of patches included: 17
BASS, ENGINE,LEAD,NOISE,PITFALL,SAW AND SQUARE (EVERY WAVEFORM ALSO WITH TREMELO). ALSO INCLUDED ARE 3 PATCHES OF VARIOUS ATARI DRUMS AND NOISES.
All samples and sounds recorded in 24bit."

NINTENDO NES
"Chip:2A03
Number of patches included: 36
PULSE X 4 SETTINGS,TRIANGLE,NOISE,MODULATION,SWEEP UP & DOWN ON ALL 4 PULSE WAVEFORMS (SLOW, MEDIUM FAST),VARIOUS PCM DRUM MACHINES & SAMPLES.
All samples and sounds recorded in 24bit."


YouTube Uploaded by speakmumbles on May 18, 2011


Uploaded by speakmumbles on May 18, 2011

Serenity to Madness, and Back

YouTube Uploaded by basswriterNYC on May 11, 2011

"An ambient journey through the possibilities of a Roland Handsonic HPD10, a Roland SP-404sx sampler, and a set of Roland PK-5a pedals.The idea for this setup came to me in a dream while I was on a 40-day solitary music retreat in the Himalayas in 2009, and this composition, "Serenity to Madness, and Back," is inspired by Brian Eno, Steve Reich, Vangelis, and Photek, with nods to the demigods of dubstep and Detroit techno.

This is just the beginning!"

Experimental Garage Sale 4 Preview

Experimental Garage Sale 4 Preview from Michael Una on Vimeo.

"A few of the things I'll have available at this year's Experimental Garage Sale. It's happening saturday June 4 at the ESS, 5925 N Ravenswood in Chicago."

1920x1200 from iPad2 using Thicket!

YouTube Uploaded by intervalstudios on May 18, 2011

"Thicket v3 running at 1920x1200 on an external display. current version of Thicket is available here: [Interval Studios - iTunes] and will be updated once we finish testing v3!"

Alesis Ion Synth Art

flickr by Matt Hunsberger

"Don't have this one anymore. :("

You can find more here.

Pendulum movement cadence with tonic substituted by tonic parallel

YouTube Uploaded by Audanika on May 16, 2011

"This video shows how a major cadence can be improved by replacing the tonic by its tonic parallel. This video belongs to the post "Cadences in SoundPrism: Part II" at audanika.tumblr.com"

Audanika GmbH - iTunes
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phonogene take 2

YouTube Uploaded by DrOctave1 on May 18, 2011

"here is a patch of a simple beat sent into the phonogene. ok the beat u hear at the end is the original. all that stuff in the begining and mid is just good stuff and sample manipulation"

M.S.S.I.A.H

YouTube Uploaded by zombieAndy1979 on May 18, 2011

"A new awesome computer has entered my house to help me with project MSSIAH. A big thank's again to Mark (UKretrogames) for this wonderful mahine ! Truely very grateful. The MSSIAH is a midi interface/sequencer that allows the SID sounds to be triggered / controlled via a midi controller keyboard.

Mark UKretrogames channel : Has lots of cool videos of computer history and interviews www.youtube.com/ukretrogames

Kevins Channel: Not computer related, but very cool self made movie shorts:
www.youtube.com/jamaicanpenguin

MSSIAH Links:

A cool demo : http://youtu.be/WIuHSp3NmtE [below]

And another one : http://youtu.be/1r-yMTLVW1U [below]"

C64 LIVE DEMO - SID bassline (commodore cynthcart mssiah prophet64)

YouTube Uploaded by lukhashdotcom on Sep 6, 2009
Kicks it at :25.
"Live demo of one of my songs.
Bassline is played by an good old C64 equipped with Cynthcart.
Tune is called "we ain't finished yet" and has been featured on DEAD PIXELS long play.

In 2009 I began experimenting with SID chiptune (built-in sound generator chip of Commodore 64), and Cynthcart to create a blend of original 8bit sound from the 80's and Rock music.

Download FULL albums completely for FREE @
www.lukhash.com

More music available @
www.myspace.com/lukhash"

Making Music with the MSSIAH Sequencer

Uploaded by 8bitventures on Aug 11, 2009

"This video demos how to use the MSSIAH Sequencer to create music with the Commodore 64.
It's as simple as with any other modern MAC or PC Sequencer. In this video the Sequencer is controlled with a
1351 mouse but it may also be operated with an Amiga or Atari mouse, ordinary C64 joystick, the keyboard itself or a PC mouse using a 1351 mouse adapter (such as the Micromys).
The MSSIAH Sequencer application can be switched to full MIDI mode in which it functions as a MIDI module being multi-timbral, polyphonic or a mix of both modes.

The MSSIAH Cartridge is a hardware cartridge with a built in MIDI interface and plugs into the back of your Commodore 64. It contains a variety of music applications that make your old Commodore computer play along the other gear in your studio.
MSSIAH Cartridge sells for EUR 49,95 and is available for purchase at our online store.
More info at: http://www.mssiah.com

In this video the MSSIAH Sequencer uses five channels of audio on the Commodore 64 still the SID (audio circuit in the C64) only had three oscillators available.
This is made possible by adding another SID to the computer giving a total of six tracks in MSSIAH Sequencer.
The cleanest way to put in the additional SID circuit is by using the SID2SID, a DIY circuit board also available for purchase at our online store."

Oscilloscope Benjolin

YouTube Uploaded by borisandfef on May 18, 2011

"got me a good deal on an oscilloscope. signal is the filtered output of my benjolin."

TUTTIVOX Tube Organ/Synthesizer

via this auction
Note the logo looks like ttivox. I'm guessing the "Tu" broke off.

"JÖRGENSEN TUTTIVOX Tube Organ

Historic electronic music instrument like polyphonic Clavioline
[Googlish]
The Tuttivox was prepared in 1946 by Jorgensen the company in Dusseldorf, is a development of the famous music electronics engineer Harald Bode, and Rene Seibold.

The Tuttivox was prepared in 1946 by Jorgensen the company in Dusseldorf, is a development of the famous music electronics engineer Harald Bode, and Rene Seibold.

Harald Bode is a developer of multi Monica Hohner, the Melochord, the Bode Frequency Shifter and later known as the inventor and chief designer of Bob Moog. The Tuttivox fits seamlessly into these developments, the pioneer of electronic music instruments and is a genuine piece of musical instrument history.

The Tuttivox fits seamlessly into these developments, the pioneer of electronic music instruments and is a genuine piece of musical instrument history.

Musically it is a polyphonic, which is more consistent playable organ based on vacuum tubes (organ). According to this design principle is generated a very lively, full and warm sound. This is similar to the known Clavioline, or the company Solovox Hammond, but they are monophonic only playable.

This is similar to the known Clavioline, or the company Solovox Hammond, but they are monophonic only playable.

By Tuttivox similar sounds from the tornadoes hit Telstar (1962), the hit Runaway by Del Shannon (1960), the play Baby you are a rich man of the Beatles (1967) and the famous Red River Rock by Johnny and the Hurricanes ( 50) are known. The Tuttivox contains over 40 tubes, 36 for sound generation. There are 3 foot positions available and 36 filter settings, which can all be combined to enable a variety of tone colors."

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Midibox SAMMICHSID MOS Chip Midi Synth (C64 Sidstation)

via this auction

"This unit will eat a SidStation for lunch."

circuit bent VADER HELMET DIGITAL LOOPER DeMenTia laBs

via this auction
See the seller's other items for more. Dimentia Labs has been added to the makers link section on the right as well. Don't forget the RSS feeds as not everything goes up here.
"dementia labs vader digital looper ..the vader mask is used but is in really nice condition ..dice pitch knobs plugs right into yer amps with standard guitar cords.THIS ONE IS SWEET!!!.trap sounds and pitch bend them as you trap them and after.....plug cords into yer head then into yer amps...i like to play like im NEO..but im mental.. ..this to me is an electronic version of laffing gas....plug guitar cables right into yer face!!! these are great for trippy stuff .(THESE ARE USED ONSTAGE BY THE FAMOUS CIRCUIT BENT ALTERNATIVE MUSICAL ARTIST "DARTH BENDER") get yers while these last ony a few will be made .scope the video to see how this one sounds works great but is sold as"


YouTube Uploaded by SuperRoss007 on Apr 12, 2011

circuit bent analog theremin guitar synthesizer

via this auction

"dementia labs

NEW CUSTOM BUILT GUITAR SYNTHESIZER OPTICAL THEREMIN.BRAND NEW DESIGN..these can be used as a stand alone synth the buttons on the neck warp out the sound of the synth..(THIS FENDER HAS 10 NECK BUTTONS TO PLAY THE SYNTH ALSO IT HAS THE FENDER TONE TOGGLE SWITCH WIRED UP TO REALLY CHANGE THE TONES OF THE NECK BUTTONS).toggle switch to choose between optical theremin mode and stand alone synth mode ( IN THE VIDEO I PLAY IN STAND ALONE MODE FIRST THEN LATER USING A LAMP PLAY IN OPTICAL SYNTH MODE) ...also with these THE WHAMMY BAR WORKS CREATING TRIPPY SOUNDS...the whammy bar has an on off toggle it works best to toggle between stand alone and whammy bar for fullness of effects.SO THATS 3 DIFFERENT WAYS TO PLAY THIS BAD BOY....it plugs right into yer favorite amp or stomp boxes uses standard guitar cables ..runs on 2 AA batteries..scope the trippy video these ones really rock..."



theremin guitar new model

YouTube Uploaded by SuperRoss007 on Apr 21, 2011

Harvestman Evin 209 Matrix Mixer

via this auction
Model of the 1980
"evin 209 provides four different mixes of four signal inputs. each output row can be switched between unipolar (zero to max) and bipolar (negative max to zero to positive max) mix behavior. the module is dc-coupled so that you may also mix control signals this way.

an expansion header is also provided on the rear of the module. it currently connects to a m'79 stilton adaptor for true feedback console operation (the inputs and outputs of each module are normalled together, so a complex mix of a four-pedal feedback loop can be finely tuned). this header will also allow expansion with any other feedback console devices to be designed, such as vcas or envelope extractors.

specifications:
four inputs by four outputs matrix mixer
selectable unipolar or bipolar mix operation for each output group
expansion header for stilton adaptor
+/-12v doepfer-style power connector
panel size: 20hp"

pad2 + OP1 = Portable brainwave chewing station for your sonic pleasure

Two pics via Luis Duran.

Roland Alpha Juno-2

via this auction

JP Video ARP Odyssey Synthesizer

via this auction
"Here it is! The 'classic' vintage ARP ODYSSEY Synthesizer. This instrument has toured about the world by JP VIDEO. If you are reading this ad you know what sonic possiblies you can explore with this landmark machine. Voltage controlled filters, ADSR envelope generators, White and Pink sound, Ring Modulator, 2 ocsillators plus a low frequency ocsillator for modulation, High and Low outputs, CV in and out, Gate in and out, Trigger in and out, Voltage control pedal input and Portamento pedal (included), external input and of course the much sought after classic Sample and Hold generator all included in the most logical compact synthesizer package known at that time.

Serial Number #0288.

EXTRA BONUS: Autographed copy of JP VIDEO vinyl single circa 1980 (collectors item). I have seen it sell on EBay for over $50.00 included. JP VIDEO used this machine as the fundamental instrument on this record."

RESONATOR NEURONIUM SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

"Synth designer Jürgen Michaelis. The Resonator Neuronium has 6 analog resonant neurons. The net parameters can be programmed by the left hand structure in form of a hexagon by use of knobs, buttons and LEDs."

MOOG MICROMOOG 2090 SYNTHESIZER

via this auction
re-listed

SN 7760

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Manipulant for iPad

"Manipulant is a customizable wireless MIDI control surface for iPad. It takes advantage of some of iPad's best features to put all of your controls on the same surface with quick access:

- Put all of the buttons, knobs and faders in your set on a single large surface.
- Trigger multiple overlapping controls with a single touch.
- Quickly travel across your workspace using pan, zoom and rotation gestures.
- Connect to the same control surface with multiple iPads and see control actions on each one in real time.
- Host multiple control surfaces on the same computer and connect a different iPad to each one.

Additional Requirements:
- Intel Mac running OS X 10.5/10.6 or PC running Windows XP/Vista/7
- The free Manipulant Base application for designing and broadcasting control surfaces. Download from: http://epeen.info/manipulant/
- A MIDI loopback device. See the User's Guide in Manipulant Base for more information.

Please note: Your iPad and host Mac or PC must be on the same local wireless network to establish a connection in Manipulant."


Manipulant - Utku Uzmen
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Funkbox

YouTube Uploaded by flamingstylus on May 17, 2011

"In this tutorial, I show you how to lay down beats with Funk Box. I also cover virtual ports and how to route Funk Box beats to other apps in real time like Electribe, Mo Drums, and Music Studio. Be sure to check out my website for more tutorials: flamingstylus.blogspot.com"

Synthetic Bits, LLC - iTunes
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Hinton Custom EMS Oscillator Bank Eurorack

via Hinton Instruments

"Hinton Instruments has provided a custom rebuild of an EMS Board “C” into a 3U 52HP Eurorack format module incorporating all of Graham Hinton’s modifications and more, all within a 40mm depth. This is not a clone, we don’t do clones so don’t ask.

The module is shown here mounted in our new four rail open Euro frame with rear mounted Triple 1A PSU module and our new ModMix module. The combination provides a very high specification, comprehensive modular synthesizer front end.

Please note: this module is neither a product of Hinton Instruments nor EMS (Cornwall), nor is it going to be. It was only possible to produce because a client had a spare vintage EMS pcb, but it does illustrate the type of custom work we can turn around."

Mattson Mini Modular Mini Monitor 8 Channel Logic Probe

via Mattson Mini Modular on Facebook

"Made this for fun..."

And via George C Mattson on Facebook:

"The display screen is only 1-inch wide by 0.6-inch tall. And, it's a dual trace scope, does FFT spectrum analysis. Is an 8-channel logic probe and a frequency counter. Nice unless you have eyes like mine :("

"I wasn't considering this as a production module. It's just something I wanted to do. I get to do DIY stuff, too...."

Haptic Synapses Live at South Bay Music Swap

YouTube Uploaded by stevecooley on May 17, 2011

"This is a 20 minute chunk of Haptic Synapses (Steve Cooley, Charles Johnson, and Derek Scott) playing at San Jose California's South Bay Music Swap. Haptic Synapses is a live improvisational techno band. You can listen to the rest of this 2 hour set at http://hapticsynapses.com

(shot with a GoPro HD Hero ... so...it should be available in 720p)"

Ambient Backgrounds with Nodal

YouTube Uploaded by experimentalsynth on May 18, 2011

"A few examples of using Nodal to create evolving ambient backgrounds. Visit experimentalsynth.com for more information."

コスミック・インベンション - YAKIMOKI

YouTube Uploaded by ssflg on Feb 1, 2010
Note all the Firstman gear.
":P i dont own this video, this is just for everyone to know Cosmos"

Casio CZ-5000 Phase-distortion Synth

via this auction

"Up for bid is a rare digital phase-distortion synth Casio put out for the professional market. There are 8-stage envelopes and 2 oscillators per voice for a thicker tone. Their sound is similar to the Yamaha DX synths but is much easier to program. The CZ-5000 may be at the pinnacle of Casio's synthesizer line. Many find it useful where strange synth sounds are needed such as industrial and electro types of music."

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Korg Radias Synthesizer

via this auction

Click these for the full size shots.

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Synclavier 9600 Complete Original

via this auction

"Synclavier 9600 workstation in excellent condition, originally owned by Mick Jones of Foreigner fame . Currently non-operational. It powers up, just needs to be hooked up properly."

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Metasonix TM-2 Tube Twin Bandpass Filter + Tube VCA

via this auction

"Metasonix TM-2 Vacuum-Tube Dual Bandpass Filter / Tube VCA gives you a sick but beautiful tube filter + a weird and crazy sounding voltage controlled amplifier in one yellow box. Only 142 were ever made between years 2002 and 2008. This has serial number #124.

You can find a manual in here: www.metasonix.com.

It runs on 12 volts AC at 1.5 amps. Power supply is NOT included."

ARP AXXE MODLE 2313 SYNTHESIZER with Patch Sheets

via this auction

"THIS AS WELL COMES WITH THE FACTORY PAPER MANUAL PRESETS FOR DIFFERANT EFECTS"

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Roland TR-909 drum machine

via this auction

"Serial number 415 4xx, so it's one of the later models and shouldn't have any trouble syncing up and all that."

The TR-909 is known to not sync well to external MIDI clock. Other gear however will usually sync fine to it as the MIDI master. See this post for additional details and a fix.

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