The first run is available only in assembled form due to a few issues with small through-hole pads on the boards. The next run will include both assembled and kit formats.
Current pricing for the board is $60 assembled and $40 for the kit plus shipping. Orders will be handled via email (marsynth at gmail dot come) for the time being.
The WSB-A product page went up a little while ago which now has the official info sheet and some audio demos: http://marsynth.com/products_mswsba.html
WSB-B is coming along nicely and will hopefully be available in time for the holidays.
Several other *big* things are in the works but likely won't be announced for some time.
"Download or stream the audio at SoundCloud: http://snd.sc/11tv376
Live looping with analog keyboards, USB controllers, iOS devices, and Ableton Live. All loops are recorded live.
Equipment:
Oxygen 49 controlling Sunrizer on an iPad via an iConnectMIDI
Akai MPD26 controlling Kontakt
Akai APC20
DSI MoPho keyboard
DJ TechTools MIDI Fighter 3D with "MF3D Launcher" script
Novation Launchpad
Moog Prodigy
Fender Rhodes with an MXR Wylde Overdrive
Lemur on an iTouch and 2x iPads
PreSonus 1818VSL
Macbook Pro running Ableton Live
Lights:
Chauvet Slim Par 56 LED (x4)
American DJ H2O LED
American DJ Mega Bar 50RGB"
"This piece features EMW-200, DotCom, STG, Krisp 1 modules along with sine wave oscillators, Moog ring mod, and various effects. Michael Dodds assembled this film from footage that was shot while recording the piece on 11/23/12. I think he captured the spirit of the piece beautifully.
At the very end of the piece you get a very brief glimpse of the new look for Atomic Shadow. Very brief."
Published on Nov 30, 2012 by macbethsynthesizers
"Here's another video of the prototype NEXUS 1....this time with a mock front panel! I shot a film of the moon the other evening which I super imposed onto this! The dual SV filter is set to band pass each side!"
This is the sort of 'most obvious' approach to making a step sequencer on the Code: thirty-two steps, with the knobs changing pitch on a pentatonic scale. Because it's so simple, it's ultra-fun, and similar to classic analog step sequencers.
In that analog spirit, this video uses Reason's SubTractor synth, with its Echo delay to make some really great sounds with the simple stepper."
Mixing with Propellerheads Reason and Livid Code Step Sequencers
Published on Nov 30, 2012 by lividTV
Further explorations of using a simple step sequencer build in Cycling74's Max with Reason's amazing sound toys. More information and downloads (including free step sequencer app) is available at http://blog.lividinstruments.com/2012/11/30/the-evolution-continues-code-and-...
All of the effects, synths and sequences are controlled with the Livid Code MIDI controller. An over the shoulder camera view lets you see that everything is done in realtime, and in the screen capture of Reason lets you see the parameters as they change. There's a better take of the music mix here http://bit.ly/SAc2fd"
Livid CNTRL:R Ableton Live Remote Script Tutorial from Livid Instruments on Vimeo.
We've been so excited about the Stepp:rs that we've never really given a tutorial about the main part of the CNTRL:R Live script.
This video demonstrates, in a dry-but-clear manner, the CNTRL:R in Ableton Live, using the Livid remote script available at
http://blog.lividinstruments.com/2011/04/20/controller-apps/
This script provides control over clip triggering, master volume and pre-hear, track volume and pan, sends and returns, device controls, as well as a lot of other controls to navigate and control your session. We also demonstrate the use of the User MIDI Map slots and how to use those to map to and easily play a drum rack. There's lots of ways to control effects in your set, and we cover them all.
Written documentation of this Ableton Live Remote Script is at
http://wiki.lividinstruments.com/wiki/CNTRLR_Ableton_Live_Remote_Script
Also discussed is the CNTRL:R to Drum rack MIDI Effect which is documented here:
http://wiki.lividinstruments.com/wiki/CNTRLR_To_Drum_Rack_Ableton_Live_Effect
Featured in the video is the Soundhack +delay VST plugin available (along with other great plugins) for free at http://www.soundhack.com
If you want to learn more about using the Max for Live step sequencers, those are covered in other videos on our youtube and vimeo channels.
"'Ligature' is an instrument created from a prepared 1965 manual typewriter integrated with a collection of discarded hard disk drives, circuitbent to extract the varied and complex electrical signals associated with the drive motors. A person playing "Ligature" instantly has a sense of familiarity and nostalgia, mixed with unexpected and complex controllability of sound. Because the platen makes intermittent contact with the body of the typewriter even when a key is not struck, the interaction of the harddrives is routinely on the verge of chaos.
In this video, the musical work performed is called "Anachronism" an original improvisational framework composed for the "ligature" instrument. The work explores the juxtaposition of mechanical technology (levers, springs and pulleys) with digital technology (circuits, wires and components). The artist is encouraged to repeatedly engage and disengage with the amplified sounds from the hard drives in order to emphasize and deemphasize the mechanical sounds of the typewriter. Composed and performed by David Gerhard."
Published on Nov 30, 2012 by Ebotronix
4ms Peg RCD
Analogue Systems RS 110
Doepfer A 134 pan by A147 and Moog MP201
Flame Chord Machine
Make Noise Maths Moddemix QMMG Wogglebug
Malekko 4x Anti 4x Unkle
Roland System 104 Sequencer
SSL Modulation Orgy
Tiptop audio Z8000
Toppobrillo Sportmodulator
Logic Master clock to Kenton Pro 2000 II
Drums Ultrabeat 5/4 odd time
FX Boss VF1, Lexicon PCM 80/90 , Line6 Echopro, TC M3000
BSS DPR 402 ,SPL Gold Mike, Alesis 3630 ,Aphex Exciter C2
"Yamaha's first production synthesizer. This is an awesome sounding synth and even has aftertouch. It has a CV and Gate input modification added to its rear panel..."
Published on Aug 20, 2012 by WaveMachineLabs
"This video tutorial features creating a simple synth part in a synth called Magellan and using AudioCopy/Paste to import the resulting audio into Auria. Then the optional In-App Purchase, Fabfilter Micro, is used to create some filter sweeps.
For more information read the accompanying blog post: http://blog.auriaapp.com/importing-a-synth-part-and-fabfilters-micro/
"The new Nord Electro 4 SW73 has twice the memory capacity of its acclaimed predecessor, Nord Electro 3 SeventyThree, letting you fit more sounds from our unique Nord Piano and Sample Libraries. The Organ section has been upgraded to the latest Tone Wheel engine from our dual manual organ Nord C2D, including a new 122 Rotary speaker simulation and Drive.
The Nord Electro 4 SW73 completes the new Electro 4 family, joining the Nord Electro 4 HP and Nord Electro 4D SW61, introduced earlier in 2012.
Key features
· 73 Semi-Weighted Waterfall (F-F)
· Digital LED Drawbars
· 380 MB memory for Nord Piano Library sounds
· 128 MB memory for Nord Sample Library sounds
· C2D Tone wheel engine with 122 Rotary simulation and Drive
· Delay Effect with Tap-Tempo
· 4 Dynamic Response Curves
· Long Release · 4 Live Locations
· Nord Sound Manager 6.x support for Bundles
· USB MIDI"
Audio demos & Electro3 vs. Electro4 comparison sheets below.
"Workout with Pamela's Workout from ALM which is clocking everything here.
Also involved are Drum Dokta, STG sequencer, Stoichea, Rubicon (bass and percussion), Res-4 (sort of marimba) and A-188-1 (sort of flute).
Lead is mostly E350 plus Echophon."
Analogue Synths and Sequencers @ work..Moog, Dot.com, GRP A 8,
Published on Nov 30, 2012 by Christa Bachmann - synthifrau is back! It's been a while.
"Hi lovely Synthfreak, here is a new track from me to enjoy you...Excuse my f...soundquality...and for my mistakes...I play live and have a improvisation.
Sequence are from the GRP A 8 and Dot.com Synth, Leads comes from the Moog Prodigy and Minimoog, Effects are from the Doepfer Dark energy, Roland Juno 60..."
"New developments at the KOMA Elektronik workspace! Yes, you thought the KOMMANDER was cool, look at what's cooking in our kitchen:
This is the first prototype of our new product: the KONTROL SURFACE! A 2-axis touch screen controller! As of now for each channel (X and Y) has:
- 1 x CV output
- 1 x inverted CV output
- Manual gate output
Each channel also has a hold function, so it will hold the current CV value as soon as the hold button is pressed. Not yet implemented but in development is a sort of 'momentary/clocked hold function', that means that a value is only taken and processed according to a provided external clock signal OR without a clock signal attached only when there are changes in the values, so you could lift of your finger from the pad, it will hold the value and as soon as you touch the controller on another point it will start processing again and so on and so forth...
Furthermore we are going to make the Kontrol Surface into a 'Light' and a 'Pro' version. The light version will have all the functionalities as written above and as you can see in the video. The 'Pro' version will have a third axis, which is a capacitive sensor underneath the touch controller measuring the amount of surface covered, i.e. the third dimension (Z). Also the 'Pro' version will be equipped with MIDI functionality, so it can literally control everything!
Both units will be on display and ready for a thorough test drive at NAMM 2013 and will be shipping in the end of Q1 of 2013!"
More information:
http://www.koma-elektronik.com || http://www.facebook.com/KOMAelektronik
"Test no.5 of the Bass Bot TT-303 by Cyclone Analogic.
This is a response to a few questions on how it syncs with other gear.
Here, I've syncronized it with a modified Korg Monotribe and Roland SH 101.
My TB 303 & 606 are being serviced.
I'll test this with them when they are back.
The Midi clock from the Abelton DAW syncs the monotribe.
Midi notes from Abelton fire the tt-303.
The tune is from the 1998 vampire movie "Blade"
http://youtu.be/UUbwTT5Too4
It was originally written by New Order - "Confusion"
Here's the follow up fight scene:
http://youtu.be/yJt2N7LSptg
Even the DJ gets it in the end.:-)
The TT-303 outputs CV/gate to control the SH101.
The Bass Bot thus looks like it could be a good midi to CV converter.
The TT-303 can be purchased from Matt at Rhythm Active In Australia.
http://www.rhythmactive.com.au
The TT303 Videos no 1 & 4 can be found below:
http://youtu.be/EVBj6UWXPFM
http://youtu.be/sn-07Umojpw"
"Synergy Studio an interesting and fun way to create music.
Synergy Studio is a sequencer that enables music creation by all musical abilities. By simply tapping on the grid interface users can lay down a series of notes and patterns of up to 64 notes to create a musical sequence.
If you are a seasoned musician looking for a tool to help lay down new ideas or need more advanced features then Synergy has the lot, a fully integrated mixer, lots of plug-in effects, complete customization of instruments and patches and extensive automation facilities.
If you want to experiment more, you can add multiple layers to your patterns by selecting different instruments for each layer. As you build up your layers you can create intricate musical patterns. By switching to the fully integrated mixer and effects options you can take your patterns to a professional level.
There are four main instrument categories to choose from: Drums, Analogue Synthesizer, Sample and Pad Synth. Each category contains different types of instruments - for example in the drum kit category you can choose from an array of different kits including Analogue T9, Orchestra, Rock and Techno. Further instrument packs are available in the Synergy’s free sound library or as In-App purchases.
Synergy includes MIDI implementation enabling you to interact with MIDI hardware, such as Synths and Samplers creating a powerful live tool.
Musicians can share projects with other iOS devices. Simply select the WIST function located at the top of the screen to seamlessly connect with other iPad to share tracks and projects with one another.
Exporting your finished songs and patterns from Synergy is just as easy with built in functionality for Dropbox, SoundCloud, Email, Pasteboard or exports directly into other apps such as Meteor Multitrack Recorder.
Although Synergy will run on the iPad 1, to get the full benefit we recommend an iPad 2 or later.
Synergy Studio is from 4PocketsAudio.com, the creators of Meteor Multi-Track recorder and StompBox guitar effects rack, which featured in Apple’s iPad 2 TV commercial in January 2012.
• Choose your pattern length from 16, 32 and 64 notes.
• 11 Drum Kits, 42 Analogue Synth instruments, 55 Sampler instruments, 21 Pad Synth instruments.
• Further instruments available from free Sound library and in-App purchases.
• Edit existing instruments to create new ones and save them to use again.
• Easily connect and interact with other MIDI controls.
• Fully integrated mixer and effects unit available.
• 3 BAND Parametric EQ on each of the 16 layers to control the tonal content of a layer.
• Automate panning, fading and effects using the mixer.
• Export and share to other iOS devices via Bluetooth, Pasteboard, SoundCloud, DropBox, Email and FTP"
"This electronic instrumental piece was played in one live performance, no overdubs.
All analog synthesizers in this piece: (listed in order as used) Analogue Solutions Red Square (playing the 10 step pattern by c/v beginning the piece), MFOS Sound Lab 1 (Lead Synthesizer), Delfy Creations Square Stepper (playing 7:5 permutations in one section), Monotonic Labs U-73 (making the thermin like sounds). Sequencers used are built by Pieruix Master."
Published on Nov 29, 2012 by SoundsAndGear
http://soundsandgear.com
http://twitter.com/soundsandgear
"Just a having some fun comparing Novations hardware synth the K-Station to their software plugin the V-Station. These are supposed to have the same synth engines so I'm just going through sounds comparing and seeing how similar they are."
"This is a programmable midi controller that can be connected to your music software or a midi sound module can be added and be completely stand alone.
More informations at; www.tabstrummer.com"
Orbital and the Moog Slim Phatty | UniqueSquared.com
Published on Nov 16, 2012 by Uniquesquared
Chad Hugo and the Moog Slim Phatty | UniqueSquared.com
Published on Nov 21, 2012 by Uniquesquared
To post a comment go to our blog: http://www.uniquesquared.com/blog/pro-audio/chad-hugo-and-the-moog-slim-phatty/
Moog Minitaur and Moogerfooger Pedals Demo | UniqueSquared.com
Published on Nov 27, 2012 by Uniquesquared
To post a comment go to our blog: http://www.uniquesquared.com/blog/pro-audio/creating-analog-sounds-moog-minitaur-and-moogerfooger-pedals/
"I-phone 5 friendly! What do you get if you cross a Stylophone with the famous Roland SH-101? Well We have circuit-bent a virtual Stylophone and added Roland SH-101 modifications. You can create wacky and eerie sounds to meaty bass lines. As well as the Stylophone sound, you now have an extra oscillator driving a sawtooth wave with filter and resonance from the SH-101. You can adjust the mixer for each oscillator and the LFO can control oscillators and amp. We have increased the LFO speed and depth of the pitch modulation. We have also added an SH-101 style sequencer for creating bass lines or arpeggios. It is still monophonic but the notes will continue to decay if you release your finger before playing another key. You can also play over the top of the sequence while its playing.
2 oscillator monophonic synth
oscillator 1: saw, tri, square
oscillator 2: SH-101 Saw with SH-101 filter, SH-101 resonance (4 preset levels) and detune
LFO-pitch
LFO-AMP
Master Transpose
Mixer for osc1 and osc2
Arp/sequencer with tempo
Release controls notes played and sequencer
Attack controls notes only
2 oscillator monophonic synth
oscillator 1: saw, tri, square
oscillator 2: SH-101 Saw with SH-101 filter, SH-101 resonance (4 preset levels) and detune
LFO-pitch
LFO-AMP
Master Transpose
Mixer for osc1 and osc2
Arp/sequencer with tempo
Release controls notes played and sequencer
Attack controls notes only
We our passionate about creating ways to make music and sounds. If you have any issues, bugs or suggestions please email us at info@beatsnbobs.com so we can fix or improve things. Please try this first before leaving negative feedback. We want you to be happy about our products.
If you like this app then check out our site for similar apps.
www.beatsnbobs.com"
"This is the Roland 100M modular synthesizer. Here it is guys: System is fully functional and sounds amazing. There are 4 fully loaded cabinets, keyboard, 3 extra modules and all module to power supply cables. For those of you that have only experienced newer modular synths, you have been missing the key feature, sound quality...
Jeff E. Winner, one of the men behind the critically acclaimend documentary film on Raymond Scott's life, Deconstructing Dad, wrote in on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge that they have made progress on the restoration and the Electronium is now producing sound!
A little history via wikipedia: "The Electronium, created by Raymond Scott, is an early combined electronic synthesizer and algorithmic composition / generative music machine.
Its place in history is unusual, because while in intention it is analogous to the digital algorithmic composition systems that would follow it, it was implemented entirely as an analog electronic machine.
The exact time for the beginning of Scott's efforts in making the machine is not known, but it is estimated to the late 1950s or early 1960s, with a workable unit by 1969. Scott, however, never ceased to modify and further develop the device by the time of his death in 1994.[1]
It was one of the very few electronic creations of Scott to be sold to a customer, as he was normally highly secretive about his devices[1]. A single Electronium machine was sold to Motown records, following a 1969 meeting between Scott and Motown’s Berry Gordy. The initial contract required that Scott visited Motown for three months to teach staff how the machine is used. This culminated in the 1971 hiring of Scott to serve as director of Motown's electronic music and research department in Los Angeles, a position Scott held until 1977.[1][2] No Motown recordings using Scott's electronic inventions have yet been publicly identified."
"It's Alive! Yesterday I received this email from Darren Davidson, who is attempting to restore the Motown Electronium:
On Nov 28, 2012, at 1:18 PM, Darren Davison wrote:
Good Morning!
Last night a few Electrical/Egineering freinds of mine and I were trying to get to the bottom of why the Electronium would still not utter a sound. After about an hour of tinkering and following the initial setup procedure Raymond wrote up, the machine began to make very simple and crude sounds. We recorded the sounds and although they are hardly musical, it is a fantastic milestone.
Most of the tone generators, but of course, there are more questions than answers. The voltages delivered by the power supplies are still not quite right and many of the pot switches are so sticky, that adjusting them is like steering a car in ice with a flat tire. The recording and "Auto-composing" portion is still not working and my feelings were "just get it to make some kind of controllable sound" first, then work on getting fancy.
I am sure this will accelerate things, and I have been in contact with Alan Entenman and am sending him photos of the internals of the Electronium in hopes of refreshing his memory of how some of it should work on the recording and keyboard side.
Anyway, I am hoping that by March, even if it is not recording or auto composing, the sounds are less harsh and that some of the other features such as the "Bass generators, "counterpoints", and other features are working.
I will send a copy of the sound files as soon as I can, most likely this evening. It's on the Engineering guys phone and he is having trouble sending vide for some reason. The whole thing was recorded on an Iphone and there is a 4 min? video of me adjusting knobs and such. In all fairness to their help, their names are Guy Lewis and Pete Levno.
Curious if these are SynthSpa's. Note there is no mention of the JX-3P. The MKS-30 is known to be a JX-3P in a rack with some modifications. The PG-200 programmer works on both.
Update via Alexey: "I developed my own project for the repair roland synths . in the future I plan to add different versions of the project : 12/24 db switch (like in roland jupiter8), aditional filter switch -add board with more classic filters polivox/moog ladder/korg ms/steiner-parker/arp4075.
and i do clone mc5534 fo juno106. i plan to modify original schematic of mc5534 to add additional tuning voice(2th dco). i maked juno 106 chorus mod- to reduce noise and add 3 channel essembly chorus, add speed, depth ,feedback pot.....
With best regards Alexey"
Perspective wrote in to let us know he has a 1-bit Pulse Width Modulation synth project called "Lucy" based on the TI Msp430 microcontroller "Launchpad." It is open source, and has an attack, 3 oscillators and an LFO. It can be put together for under $20. It shines as a bass synth, and is modifiable. Code and demos at perspectivesound.blogspot.com.
"I'm comparing these two synths, and also illustrating using the VCF (filter frequency) external control and controlling the arpeggiator clock with a xoxbox that synced to ableton to keep the Juno 6 in time with my DAW without using any midi.
This isn't meant to be an artistic thing, more of just showing what these two synths can do technically. Hit me up with any questions you have in the comments.
Also, check out my tracks at soundcloud.com/lvoe and soundcloud.com/calebcondit"
Published on Nov 28, 2012 by DesertFishHQ
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"Here is a DEMO of the PMF. The patch featured is two Square Oscillators routed to the LP Filter with two ADSRs, and one VCA. one of the OSC is tuned an octave lower.
For the 1st scene I simply played by keyboard (mind my playing).
The 2nd scene I used the Ableton Arpeggiator with Chord and Scale plugins (also added the good ol Ableton Reverb).
The IPAD oscilloscope app is called oScope.
Enjoy,
DesertF!sh.
For more info on the PMF visit:
http://pittsburghmodular.com/foundation/"
Published on Nov 29, 2012 by raulsworldofsynths
"A look at an audio demonstration of the basic features of the Doepfer A106-1 Xtreme Lowpass/Highpass Filter.Sound and Video by Raul Pena."
"This is a very rare British made drum machine from the early 1980's. According to wikipedia approximately 30 were made! Famous users included The Eurythmics (can be heard on Sweet Dreams, 1984), Phil Collins and The Thompson Twins.
It is capable of both analogue synthesised sounds (Simmons style) and sampled drum sounds and has 14 voices in total (2 per card). Each voice can be switched individually between analogue and 8bit sample playback - quite an unusual feature. Patterns are created using the internal computer and chained together into a sequence much like any other drum machine.
Overall physical condition is excellent, the casework is free from cracks and there are no missing knobs / keys. Of course, there are some signs of use which is to be expected. Most obvious are some scratches on the orange casework (can be seen in the photos) and a few missing knob caps.
Functionally, there are a few issues which I shall list below. None I believe are serious.
Voice 1 - doesn't switch between analogue/digital playback - digital always seems to be selected.
Voice 5 - very very quiet.
The CRT display is faulty and does not display an image. However, as you can see from the photos the internal computer is alive and well. I've demonstrated this by connecting an external monitor to the video out on the back panel.
There are some crackly pots.
I was unable to get the midi input to respond.
Other than the above it seems to be in good working order.
"The Critter & Guitari Bolsa Bass is our new bass machine. It has a built-in sequencer, full MIDI capabilities, and these six modes:
Circle Ramp
Sawtooth Ramp
Analog Style
Filter Envelop
FM Pad
Bass Delay
The entire keyboard may be tuned over a 1 octave range by turning the knob second from right. Volume is controlled by the right-most knob. The function of the remaining two left knobs depend on what mode is selected. The synthesizer modes provide elemental monophonic bass sounds, great for all kinds of musical scenarios. From classic filter sweeps to simple and pure tones, lush FM, and even a stretchy tuned delay which makes great string like drones.
The built in sequencer lets you quickly create bass lines with the touch of a button. With MIDI in and out you can synchronize your sequences with other devices. The Bolsa Bass also sends and receives note messages so you can use it as a sound module or simple controller.
Details
Wooden Buttons
Pink Neon Powder Coated Aluminum Enclosure
Power From 9v Battery or Adapter (not included)
1/4" Line Output Jack
High quality 32 Bit Floating Point DSP Synthesis"
