MATRIXSYNTH: Monday, May 30, 2011


Monday, May 30, 2011

Modcan Touch Sequencer 72 Module with Touch Screen Tutorial Videos


YouTube Uploaded by MrModcan
See the intro video previously posted here.

Playlist:
Quickstart part1.mp4
Quickstart part2.mp4
Song_Seq.mp4
Quantizer.mp4

MOOG Source Vintage Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

SN 1285

Drum Synth I and II


YouTube Uploaded by bchris1776 on May 30, 2011

"I recently finished the second of my analog drum synth projects. The upper box is a Thomas Henry MPS (Mega Percussive Synth) along with Richarious Liquid Hi Hat, 2 Ian Fritz AD/AR and two simple VCA's, Foniks VC Pattern Sequencer and VC Clock a couple LFO's and a simple Mixer. The lower box is four Bass++ voices (Mr. Henry) and a bunch of CMOS for sequencing and dividing up clocks.
Many strange beats possible here - and a long time between repeats if I really get the VCPS and Logic working together! This is a very simple demo to give an idea of what it does. Much better sounds and more interesting beats are available!"

Beethoven: "Moonlight" sonata, mov. 1 (synthesized)


YouTube Uploaded by ScrollingMusic on May 30, 2011

"Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor

One of Beethoven's most popular sonatas, the "Moonlight" was completed in 1801 and dedicated to Countess Giulietta Guicciardi, who was Beethoven's pupil. The first movement has become one of the most famous works for solo piano. It is often described as "tragic" or "melancholy," and is played almost entirely pianissimo (the loudest dynamic is mezzo-forte). Composer Hector Berlioz has described the movement as: "one of those poems that human language does not know how to qualify."

This synthesized version was rendered by our Matlab synthesizer, which interprets a MIDI file to generate both the audio and the "piano-roll" visualization. The mournful timbre of this rendition is achieved through a mixing of three separate Matlab synthesizer instruments; each having been modified such that they all share a similar tone quality."

Canon for 2:09AM

Canon for 2:09AM by peahix
"A little canon I wrote for my Yamaha CS01II analog synth."

via Pea Hicks of optigan.com

Nick Copeland Bristol Synthesizers Emulations on Android & Linux

Linux apps on SourceForge here [you might remember the page form this 2007 post]. The following are available on the Android Market

"muSonic Sonic-V

This is an emulator of the muSonic 5, a synthesizer originally designed by one of the Moog engineers Gene Zumchek (possibly the real father of modern synths), he proposed then eventually designed and built the prototype Mini Moog, the first fixed configuration portable monophonic. After leaving Moog he created the muSonic who themselves eventually bought the bankrupt remains of Moog and released this synth with a few changes as the Moog Sonic-6. The dual LFO configuration is very rich and there are lots of modulation possibilities as well as direct mix and in this emulator some mild stereo reverb.

Interface zooming can be done either with the trackball (Nexus/HTC have them) or enable multitouch via the menu then tap the screen with two fingers at the same time - this will zoom the interface in/out. If you tap with two fingers but keep them held you can move the screen around. This kind of helps out with the dense graphics.

Patches are saved on the SD card along with factory sounds, there is an export and import option to exchange patches.

The emulator will, per default, attempt to run with a set of options that will give reasonable quality and the lowest possible latency/lag. The quality of the audio can be tuned with the menu options however the lowest possible latency for pretty much all Android devices is currently 42ms, on my HTC Desire it is 70ms. If you understand what this means then the value might seem quite high but the app is still a lot of fun.

Twitter @bristolaudio"

"Classic ARP Axxe Synthesizer Emulator

The is an emulation of the ARP Axxe synthesiser, single oscillator, noise, mixer, filter and envelope generator fully emulated in software with modulation. The app supports pressure sensitive touch screens, X/Y accelerometer for pitch and mod wheel, multitouch and zooming interface facilities. The original was a monophonic instrument however the emulator can operate as a polyphonic (duophonic) synth via multitouch when it is enabled. The interface has options for fat-finger, analogue filters and rich oscillators however these will consume extra CPU cycles. The interface also has a full piano keyboard setting.

Interface zooming can be done either with the trackball (Nexus/HTC have them) or enable multitouch via the menu then tap the screen with two fingers at the same time - this will zoom the interface in/out. If you tap with two fingers but keep them held you can move the screen around. This kind of helps out with the dense graphics.

Patches are saved on the SD card along with factory sounds, there is an export and import option to exchange patches.

The emulator will, per default, attempt to run with a set of options that will give reasonable quality and the lowest possible latency/lag. The quality of the audio can be tuned with the menu options however the lowest possible latency for pretty much all Android devices is currently 42ms, on my HTC Desire it is 70ms. If you understand what this means then the value might seem quite high but the app is still a lot of fun.

Tested on HTC Desire/2.2, Emulator hires and lowres. The Axxe is one of a family of emulators."

"Augur-52 Synth

This version of the bristol augur synthesizer is in stereo with a flanger effect to widen out the sound,

This is an emulator of a 80s classic analogue poly synth, the emulator is just dual voice for multitouch. It has dual oscillator, noise, lfo, mixer, filter and a pair of envelope generators. The app supports pressure sensitive touch screens, X/Y accelerometer for pitch and mod wheel, multitouch and zooming interface facilities. The interface has options for fat-finger, analogue filters and rich oscillators however these will consume extra CPU cycles. The interface also has a full piano keyboard setting.
There is an emulator 'Unison' switch which will play both voices on a single note to pad out the sound.

Interface zooming can be done either with the trackball (Nexus/HTC have them) or enable multitouch via the menu then tap the screen with two fingers at the same time - this will zoom the interface in/out. If you tap with two fingers but keep them held you can move the screen around. This kind of helps out with the dense graphics.

Patches are saved on the SD card along with factory sounds, there is an export and import option to exchange patches.

The emulator will, per default, attempt to run with a set of options that will give reasonable quality and the lowest possible latency/lag. The quality of the audio can be tuned with the menu options however the lowest possible latency for pretty much all Android devices is currently 42ms, on my HTC Desire it is 70ms. If you understand what this means then the value might seem quite high but the app is still a lot of fun."

"BME-700 Synthesizer

The is an emulation of an esoteric German synth known as the BME 700, very few in existence and using a unique dual filter design, one tracking the envelope and one resonating at a fixed frequency. The envelopes are also interesting, there are two A/R or A/S/R that can be mixed to create ADSR and other ingenious combinations.

The app supports pressure sensitive touch screens, X/Y accelerometer for pitch and mod wheel, multitouch and zooming interface facilities. The original was a monophonic instrument however the emulator can operate as a polyphonic (duophonic) synth via multitouch when it is enabled. The interface has options for fat-finger, analogue filters and rich oscillators however these will consume extra CPU cycles. The interface also has a full piano keyboard setting.

Interface zooming can be done either with the trackball (Nexus/HTC have them) or enable multitouch via the menu then tap the screen with two fingers at the same time - this will zoom the interface in/out. If you tap with two fingers but keep them held you can move the screen around. This kind of helps out with the dense graphics.

Patches are saved on the SD card along with factory sounds, there is an export and import option to exchange patches.

The emulator will, per default, attempt to run with a set of options that will give reasonable quality and the lowest possible latency/lag. The quality of the audio can be tuned with the menu options however the lowest possible latency for pretty much all Android devices is currently 42ms, on my HTC Desire it is 70ms. If you understand what this means then the value might seem quite high but the app is still a lot of fun.

Tested on HTC Desire/2.2, Emulator hires and lowres. The BME700 is one of a family of emulators.

Twitter @bristolaudio"

via Moonbuz

DIY Spring Reverb Module


flickr By Tom.Whitwell

Details via Muff's

"I was just about to buy an A199 spring reverb when I decided to save 4hp of space and build my own.

The circuit is based on Roy Mallory's tech note and tone control, which is useful - a symmetrical cut/boost of bass and treble. The drive, recovery, tone and blend buffer take the four amps in a TL074.

The gain on the drive circuit is reduced quite a bit - R10 is 660R rather than 62R (it's R1 in Mallory's article), and the recovery circuit has a variable drive.

I put a couple of phono jacks on the back of my Doepfer case, so it's easy to plug in an external tank - a nice rich 6-spring 9EB2C1B (mainly because I built the circuit with the 8EB2C1B from a fender amp)"



Emulating Modular Synthesis With Instrument Racks


YouTube Uploaded by eArtrash on May 30, 2011

"Nasty Sh1t!

This isn't a tutorial..it's just a sample of a filthy instrument that I created in Ableton.

I might upload the project if I get enough requests. :)"

CAUSTIC for Android - Overview


YouTube Uploaded by CausticApp on May 30, 2011

"Demo video showing an example of what can be done with CAUSTIC Electronic Music Rack for Android devices.

This is just a quick overview of how to the different machines to put together a song loop. I'm hoping to create more in-depth videos explaining some of the more complicated machines like the SubSynth and Sequencer in the near future. Stay tuned.

The app is available for most Android devices, and there's a full demo version with no time restrictions. To unlock full-version features (song save/load/export), use the in-app purchase option.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.singlecellsoftware.caustic"

EDP Wasp Synthesiser with Original Box

via this auction

"Here is a rare Wasp synth made in Oxford by Electronic Dream Plant in the 1970s. If you are looking at this you know how rare and wonderful theses old things are and how collectable they have become. Condition wise there are some cracks around the casing on the corners but nothing major, the synth works off batteries (never tried it with the mains) and the speaker and speaker/phones outputs work as they should. The touchsensitive keyboard has a scratch but this does not affect play. The Wasp has no dreaded 'drone' where the notes do not cut off, it sounds great! Some of the pots are a little crackly but work properly, the only issue is that on oscillator two the 'sawtooth' has a very weak signal compared to the 'squarewave' - it's hardly there, probably a dirty pot or loose connection. The knobs were replaced years ago with very expensive and accurate repros as all the originals had lost their yellow caps, all else is original. As with all vintage synths I'd recommend a service to get it tip top but this is certainly a working unit and sounds fantastic with a particularly evil filter!"

MOOG MICROMOOG 2090 SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

SN 7760

AKAI MPC 60 MKII v 3.10 new backlight

via this auction

AKAI MPC 60 MKII with New Display

via this auction

"This unit has the Roger Linn 3.10 OS update. Memory is maxed out giving you 26.2 seconds of sampling time. A New Backlight was installed by VST Service. Screen is Bright & Clear. No Dead Pixels."

Roger Linn Akai MPC 60

via this auction

"ROGER LINN 3.10 UPGRADE.
MAX RAM for 26 seconds, with the ROGER LINN upgrade you can compress the samples for 52 seconds of sampling time.
NEW 3.5 DISK DRIVE."




YouTube Uploaded by WISSJE on May 30, 2011

More Korg Radias Bank Demos

New videos added to this post. I consolidated the videos into one embedded playlist. You can forward through videos you've already seen.

Circuit Bent Casio PT-87 + Eventide Timefactor + The Wizard


YouTube Uploaded by BrianWilliamGreen on May 30, 2011

Circuit Bending A Casio Pt-87


Casio PT-87s on eBay

Temporary Comments Fix

I set Blogger to post comments in the old comment format that brings you to a separate comments page. Personally I prefer comments underneath posts, but the old format is better than nothing. Hopefully the main comments list page will continue to work.

Analog Synthesizer Philosophy - Schneiders Büro [Ken MacBeth, 4ms & More]


YouTube Uploaded by SchneidersBuero on Feb 14, 2011 (date of first video)

"Andreas Schneider explains the philosophy behind the concept of Schneiders Büro and analog synthesizer buisiness."

Playlist:
Analog Synthesizer Philosophy - Schneiders Büro
Schneiders Büro - What is that?
Schneider Buero - Why Analog?
Schneiders Büro - Customers Opinion
Per Salzwedel -Schneiders Buero Analog Synthesizer
Ken MacBeth - Schneiders Buero Analog Synthesizer
Anthony Rother - Schneiders Buero Analog Synthesizer
Thomas Haller - Schneiders Buero Analog Synthesizer
John Price - Schneiders Buero Analog Synthesizer
Jessica Rylan - Schneiders Buero Analog Synthesizer
Dirk Dresselhaus - Schneiders Buero Analog Synthesizer
Analog vs Digital - Schneiders Büro Analog Synthesizer
Schneiders Büro "Introduction" Einführung
Schneiders Büro "Shop View"
Schneidersbuero interview with 4mspedal at tradeshow frankfurt

Maui Media Lab MIDI Controller for iOS

"USB MIDI Keyboard Controller with CoreMIDI Support for the iPad

May 30, 2011, Maui Hawaii; Looking for a dependable and inexpensive way to connect to your MIDI synthesizer? Maui Media Lab's MIDI Controller is a simple, reliable and easy to use USB MIDI Keyboard Controller for the iPad, built with CoreMIDI support. MIDI Controller requires no additional software, the only requirement is a Camera Connection Kit Accessory Adapter.

MIDI Controller gives you 2 octaves of MIDI keypad goodness, complete with full width keys. Just plug in your USB MIDI Synthesizer and play.

Maui Media Lab LLC, a licensed Apple developer based out of Maui, Hawaii, has more than sixty applications available for sale in Apple's iTunes App Store for iPad, iPhone and the iPod Touch in more than eighty international markets. Maui Media Lab LLC applications for iPads, iPhones and iPod Touch devices include games, productivity tools, remote controls, musical instruments and much more.

Maui Media Lab LLC - MIDI Controller - available now exclusively in the iTunes App Store. Made in Maui, Hawaii"

Promo Codes (grab them while you can):
XY6Y76LFXHWP
3EMWT4H9JPL9
YYJTJ3HLEREJ
Y9K3NHTN9AAM

MIDI Controller - Maui Media Lab
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

Vintage Breakaway Vocalizer Pitch To Midi Synthesizer


via this auction

"Basically, it's a "toy" Pitch To MIDI converter. You can hum or sing into it and it will trigger the closest note of whichever synthesizer voice you have selected. It also has MIDI out, so you can trigger external MIDI synths as well. There are some built in rhythms and backing but I never really messed with that. These were sold at Sharper Image back in the 80's and now have become increasingly rare. It can run off batteries instead of AC adapter."

VINTAGE UNIQUE DBK SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

PAIA GNOME with Original Box


via this auction

"With original box. A very rare Paia and a super fun one w/ a little touch sensitive keyboard.

[from an interview with John Simonton, PAiA Electronics, Inc.]
"While it started out as purely an electronic instrument to make wind sounds, the Gnome turned into one of the smallest, most portable analog synthesizers ever manufactured." [It was also battery powered.]

"'The Gnome started out as an instrument that wasn't going to do anything more than make the sound of wind - not like a flute, but real wind. Ssssshhhhew. That kind of wind, which could be played with a little vinyl controller strip that was part of it. The Gnome was one of those things that just grew. After the instrument that did the wind sound was done, it became pretty apparent that you could stick other components in there and essentially come up with a small synthesizer, a thing that captured the central ideas of voltage-controlled synthesis at the time - Oscillators, filters, transient generators, and so on - but stripped down to the essentials or the core. It was an attempt to get rid of that keyboard that was always by far the single most expensive part of anything we made, by order of magnitude or more.'"

Sequential Circuits Prophet 600

via this auction


Snow Ghost Studio Pics


"Brett drives his 999 and Genoq’s sequencers off his DAW via two of our Sync-Locks.

http://snowghostmusic.com/about/studio"

BEAM FESTIVAL

"24-26 JUNE 2011

Sarah Nicols and her colleagues at Brunel University are hosting their first edition of the BEAM Festival (Brunel Electronic & Analog Music Festival) between 24-26 June 2011. The program features some of the best in today’s experimental electronic music including Tim Exile, Stelarc, Jennifer Walshe, Leafcutter John, Philip Jeck and more. STEIM is a proud partner of the festival, contributing to the concert and workshop programs. Check out the line-up, and participate in the festival!

http://www.beamfestival.com/

Brunel University, Uxbridge, West London, UB8 3PH

BEAM is a high-tech music weekender, an experimental playground of homemade instruments and sonic robots. Featuring three days of performances, installations, discussions and workshops, BEAM explores the physical virtuosity of electronic music; everything at BEAM moves. An international line-up curated for veterans and beginners alike, BEAM takes place at Brunel University, NW London (Metropolitan Line).

Tickets and programme at www.beamfestival.com

Festival pass £25 - ONLY £50 with accommodation until 9 June
Day passes from £10 Sunday, £15 Friday and Saturday Concessions available
Workshop tickets now on sale for Tom Bugs, STEIM & Dirty Electronics

Festival Highlights include:

PERFORMANCES

Stelarc and Jennifer Walshe; Chikashi Miyama (Angry Sparrow); Sarah Angliss; Ryan Jordan; Leafcutter John; Tim Exile; Stephen Cornford; Atau_and_Adam; Alex Nowitz; Philip Jeck; Tim Exile; DJ Sniff; STEIM and more

WORKSHOPS

Build your own WOM (simple electronic noise synth kit ) with Tom Bugs; create a Cracklebox with Daniel Schorno of STEIM; Dirty Electonics with John Richards Plus free workshops: Psychedelic Goggle with Ryan Jordan; AV Micro-Controllers with Chikashi Miyama and Music from Motion with Sarah Angliss.


INSTALLATIONS

Installed work by Aleks Kolkowski, Ray Lee and BEAM OPEN SPACE artists; Sonic Picnic with Paul Whitty & Felicity Ford; SARC's brain-powered sleepover on Saturday night - bring a sleeping bag!

See the website for full programme details and tickets www.beamfestival.com

BEAM Festival is funding by Arts Council England¹s Grants for the Arts."

This one in via brian comnes.

Ghazala iPad 2 Audio Desk


YouTube Uploaded by qrghazala on May 29, 2011

"I've been sneaking around Apple's garden for a long time, dating back to the Apple II motherboard hacked into my code-munching poly-synth of the early '80's. I've modded iMacs, towers, endless accessories, and I've drastically bent mac-centric code with wonderful result. This movie loosens another brick in Apple's wall, and opens the iPad's usability tremendously.

I know I'm not the only individual appreciating the experimental music apps available on the iPad. I'm anxious to support the developers' fine work. But for musicians, the iPad's interface can be frustrating. Do you really want to use dongles, mini-jacks and flimsy wire to get in and out of the thing?

This audio breakout solves these problems, is easy to do, and is inexpensive.

No bending here, just a quick, theory-true hack based upon iPad docking charts I found online. Not a superdock. No competition for the Alesis breakout. But if you want a slick, basic and functional DIY audio desk, on the cheap, check this hack out!

The breakout board is available at kineteka.com

Be sure to see the photos and REVISIONS, and pick-up the printable schematic at my iPad Audio Desk flickr gallery:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonbear3325/sets/72157626688587705/

This audio desk is really fun to use. Hacking the apple is always a good thing. I hope you'll enjoy the movie! (Let it download for full-screen 1080).

-Reed Ghazala"

Reed Ghazala is considered the father of circuit bending. See the Ghazala label below for more including the Ghazala Thereglyph.

First look at the Turnado multi-effect tool by Sugar Bytes


First look at the Turnado multi-effect tool by Sugar Bytes from Richard Devine on Vimeo.

"First look at the new Turnado multi-effect tool by Sugar Bytes. Just checking out the interface, and listening through a few presets on one drum loop.


sugar-bytes.com/​content/​products/​Turnado/​index.php?lang=en"

1978 Roland "Groupies Aren't Everything" Ad Featuring SH-5


via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

Buchla Music Easel - with friends


flickr By rick604

Memorymoog Synthesizer Model 3458

via this auction

Moog Prodigy

via this auction

SN 3803X ?

Realistic Moog MG-1 with Origina Box

via this auction


Roland AMDEK COMPU MUSIC CMU-800

via this auction
"Branded as 'Amdek' but is actual fact exactly the same as the Roland branded cmu-800

'Although Roland were based in Hamamatsu by the early '80s, Kakehashi established the AMDEK Corporation in Osaka. Their main product lines were small effects units and computer monitors manufactured for Roland (but not by Roland) in Taiwan. For a couple of years, the company proved to be surprisingly successful but, as competition mounted, Kakehashi decided not to compete with the large computer companies entering the market, and in 1983 he ceased supplying monitors, simultaneously discontinuing the effects units. But this was not the end for the company. Kakehashi renamed it the 'Roland DG Corporation', and then used it as a vehicle to release a range of the company's own computer and music peripherals.'"


Moog Prodigy Synthesizer

via this auction

Orgon Systems Energiser Synth Modules

via this auction
"If you are looking at this then you already know about Geoff Waterston and Orgon Systems. Orgon Systems Energiser Synth Modules. These modules are standard Orgon Energiser modules, they were made for me by Geoff (when we used to work together) to make a filter module like a QTron.

They include an:
Envelope Follower
Multimode Filter
LFO
Power Supply Module.

They come in a box made by Orgon Systems but it is a bit tatty, However the modules are immaculate and in full working order.

They sounds produced by the filter are unbelievable, I've never heard a filter sweep so low and high, phenomenal frequency response.

I used these with old analogue synths and it really improves the thinnest sounding mono or polysynth. (you can polish a turd ;) )"

See the Orgon label below for more.
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