Thursday, January 26, 2012
NAMM 2012 Arturia MiniBrute sound demo
YouTube Uploaded by SoundsAndGear on Jan 26, 2012
"http://namm.soundsandgear.com we were able to capture some direct sound from the Arturia MiniBrute...this thing is a little monster! Very raw sounding synth."
Orphion iPad App and Moog MF-104Z Analog Delay
YouTube Uploaded by chrisstackvideo on Jan 26, 2012
"Just a quick cell phone video. May be a better one coming soon. Check www.experimentalsynth.com for more."
iPads on eBay
Future World Orchestra - Desire (1982)
YouTube Uploaded by favavideochannel on Jan 8, 2011
"Versione da "Discoring" RAI 1982"
Oberheim Four Voice System & KORG PS3300 on top of Polymoog.
In the following video it looks like they have a KORG PS3100 as well. Not sure what the Casio violin is. Update via Anon9 in the comments: "Spotted ARP 3620KBD atop the PS3100 in the 2nd video."
Future World Orchestra - I'm not afraid of the future.mpg
Top vid via Boing Boing
NAMM 2012 Studiologic Sledge polyphonic synthesizer interview
YouTube Uploaded by SoundsAndGear on Jan 26, 2012
"http://namm.soundsandgear.com interview with the designer of the Sledge synth from Studiologic, getting a bit more information on the product. The synth is powered by a Waldorf synth engine."
I spy Jorg Schaaf of Radikal Technologies in the background. He comes in at 1:55 on.
Not the best audio, but Sledge coverage has been a bit less than others, so this is going up. See the Studiologic label below for more.
Folktek Luminist Garden with Custom Wood Lid
"Up for auction is the Folktek Luminist Garden, an extremely unique and expressive ambient synthesizer. It is capable of creating lush choral soundscapes via a complex reverb and delay system. This particular device is the only one ever built with a custom wood cover/lid. This was specially ordered and designed to protect the device from dust or debris and to protect it should you ever wish to transport it. This device also features a built-in power supply capable of operating at either 110V or 220V."
ARP Omni- II synthesizer/analog board w/ VCF & faders
via this auction
"Synthesizer Board Assy# 7217801 out of an ARP omni-II synthesizer. Includes filter module and 9 original ARP faders."
Gotharman's deMoon synthesizer
via this auction
"Gotharman made a very short run of this black model. It is in perfect condition and has barely been used. This is the 24-Bit version. This is the last of the production runs of deMoons and therefore is very rare. Insured UPS Ground shipping to lower 48 states, but will consider overseas buyers (Please message me if outside the USA). See details below
DETAILS:
GotharMusic proudly presents deMOON 24bit. It now sounds better, has more possibilities, and are easier to operate.
-New 24 bit ultra low noise/hi gain output stage.-2 new filtertypes - A sharp bandpass filter and an add filter.
-Envelope follower with "smooth" parameter added to the external audio input. It can control the audio output level and modulate all parameters in the filtersection.
-Envelope scaling improved - We listened to the critisism.
-Now deMOON writes parameter name and value in display, when it receives valid MIDI controllers - We listened to our customers.
-New soundbank - YES!!!!!!
MAIN FEATURES:
NAMM: LZX Video Synthesizer at NAMM
YouTube Uploaded by catsynth on Jan 26, 2012
"Output from the new LZX modular video synthesizer at the Analog Haven booth at NAMM 2012"
Telemark re-entry simulation [Taking a Blowtorch to Your Modular]
YouTube Uploaded by AnalogueSolutions on Jan 26, 2012
"All Telemarks are tested to ESA standards to see if they can survive re-entry from low-Earth orbit"
Depeche Mode Christmas Island playing on EII For Sale
YouTube Uploaded by AnalogueSolutions on Oct 8, 2011
You might remember this one from this previous post. Reposting as this unit is currently for sale from Tom J Carpenter of Analogue Solutions. You can reach him on Facebook or his site here.
Details:
"Emulator II+ HD + mac Classic + ZIP drive and library
For sale here is my Emulator II+ HD
The hard drive is faulty - but apart from that it is fully functioning.
It is in extremeley good condition. No significant marks or scratches as is typical.
Includes Mac Classic, running Sound Designer. This links to the EII via the supplied serial cable.
With this you can control the EII from the computer - ie program it.
Sounds can be transferred back and forth, edited, and then saved on the supplied SCSI ZIP drive (that connects to the Mac).
NAMM 2012 Teenage Engineering OP-1 Booth
YouTube Uploaded by SoundsAndGear on Jan 26, 2012
"http://namm.soundsandgear.com checking out the wild and crazy Teenage Engineering booth, including the OP-1 and some other goodies"
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Doepfer A131 VCA Intro
YouTube Uploaded by raulsworldofsynths on Nov 6, 2011
"Introduction to the features of the Doepfer A131 EXP VCA.Short demonstration of Tremolo.Sound and Video by Raul Pena. Next Video in series: Processing CV with Doepfer A131 EXP VCA."
Processing CV with Doepfer A131 EXP VCA Part One
YouTube Uploaded by raulsworldofsynths on Nov 7, 2011
"Demonstration of Doepfer A131 EXP VCA for processing CV. From the manual 'For audio signals, you would normally use the exponential VCA (A-131), and for control voltages, the linear VCA (A-130). It doesn't always have to be that way, though.' 'The old versions of A-130/131 (those with CEM3381/CEM3382) are not able to process slowly varying control voltages (AC coupled in/outputs).Sound and Video by Raul Pena.'"
Processing CV with Doepfer A131 EXP VCA Part Two
YouTube Uploaded by raulsworldofsynths on Nov 7, 2011
"Demonstration of Doepfer A131 EXP VCA for processing CV. From the manual 'For audio signals, you would normally use the exponential VCA (A-131), and for control voltages, the linear VCA (A-130). It doesn't always have to be that way, though.' 'The old versions of A-130/131 (those with CEM3381/CEM3382) are not able to process slowly varying control voltages (AC coupled in/outputs).Sound and Video by Raul Pena."
Amplitude Modulation with Doepfer A131 EXP VCA
YouTube Uploaded by raulsworldofsynths on Nov 7, 2011
"Demonstration of Amplitude Modulation using the Doepfer A131 EXP VCA. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."
Also see:
Doepfer A101-2- LPG Modes
Sample and Hold with Doepfer A148
Doepfer A118 Filtering with A120 VCF Low Pass Filter
Doepfer A110 Filtering with A101-2 and A120
Doepfer A110 VCO /A145 LFO-Pulse Width Modulation
Doepfer A110 VCO Features and Functions Tutorial
Doepfer A188-1 BBD Basics
Fairlight IIx System For Sale
via this auction
"After searching for years for a great example, I purchased this complete synthesizer and sampler system as well as a non functioning spare system were from a synth museum in Florida. I have owned her for five years. This systems is complete and working perfectly. The disk library is extensive and all manuals are included.
There are some interesting gems in the library including Peter Gabriel's live disk from the 'Plays Live' tour. 'Shock the Monkey' samples as well as 'San Jacinto' sequences! Unbelievable history.
See the seller's other items for a spare Fairlight CMI IIx Channel Card as well. "These Channel Cards are CMI-01-A Rev. 1 with CEM3320 chip"
Processing the State of the Union
"Making sense of the state of the union can be difficult and the endless media banter can be overwhelming; adamon is here to help. With insight from correspondents Elektron Machinedrum, EHx Cathedral, and Empress Superdelay, adamon provides a simple breakdown of President Obama's state of the union address and helps bring clarity to the important, take-home messages.
[All processing was done live during the state of the union. The speech serves as the only source audio. This track is made up of excerpts from a full recording.]"
Beem gear pics
flickr set by Beem Music
(click for more)
There are some great shots in this set.
"Stuff used in recording 'Beem sings with his hands', album due march 2012."
Update: you can find Beem's music at http://beem.se.
Sweetwater at Winter NAMM 2012 - Arturia Oberheim SEM V Overview
YouTube Uploaded by SweetwaterSound on Jan 25, 2012
"Sean Weitzman from Arturia goes over the Oberheim SEM V soft-synth, which delivers the sound and the feel of the original Oberheim SEM Synthesizer Expansion Module. It's a dual-oscillator synth, and adds new features that weren't present on the original Oberheim unit, like a sub oscillator and a noise generator. SEM V includes many of Arturia's special touches, such as polyphony and 8-voice multitimbrality, effects, extensive modulation capabilities and much more. Enjoy the overview, then learn all about the SEM V right here: http://bit.ly/sw_SEMV"
104 Some Buchla 250e demoing
YouTube Uploaded by 7thDanSound on Jan 26, 2012
"A basic demo of some of the cool features of the Buchla 250e Arbitrary Function Generator. This time using external voltages to replace knob settings, interpolation and the Fix function"
Serge iPAD Control
YouTube Uploaded by theianboddy on Jan 26, 2012
"Serge modular controlled from an iPAD running TouchOSC.
Wholetone scale with 4 x sliders controlling FM pitch / FM amount / filter cutoff / envelope scaling.
www.ianboddy.com"
iPads on eBay
Tronsonic Sound no.1
YouTube Uploaded by tronsonics on Jan 26, 2012
"All sounds from tronsonics tape/valve saturated samples.
www.tronsonic.com"
MFB Dominion X.mpg
YouTube Uploaded by nirvanabeach on Jan 26, 2012
* Analogsynthesizer mit Speicherplätzen
* 3 VCOs mit Waveshaping und Ringmodulation
* Dual-Sync und Dual-FM
* 6-fach Multimodefilter mit drei Tiefpassmodi 12/18/24 dB
* Steckfeld für externe CV/Gate-Steuerung
* Velocity-Routingmatrix mit 11 Zielen
* 3 LFOs, 2 mit One-Shot-Funktion und Reset
Circuit bent Casio MT-100 Jam by BAUM
YouTube Uploaded by BaumDerProllige on Jan 26, 2012
"Just jamming around after it have not been used for a loooong looong time! You hear only the casio plus a light reverb added."
KNAS Beta 2
"Beta 2 is working to 95%, apart from a few minor bugs there's only one major function that's not operational yet."
See the knas label below for more.
BTW, with this post I'll be using the knas label instead of Ekdahl for everything knas.
Powertran Transcendent 2000
"Rare and collectable classic Analogue Synth.
The same model as used in early Joy Division recordings, amongst others
Desighned by Tim Orr of EMS as used by the Floyd.
Sound Characteristics are said to be similar to that of the KORG MS-20
Far more versatile than many monophonic synth of it's time
-Made in about 1978
-Size 56cm X 30cm X 12cm
Features include:
• 3 octave keyboard
• Portamento control
• Pitch bend
• Wave shape selection
• Triangle and square waves
• Wave shape adj - triangle - sawtooth - square pulse width
• VCO level control
• Sample and hold amount
• ADSR to pitch adj
• Various pitch shape controls
• Tune control
• White noise level
• VCF filter
• Filter sweep amount
• Sweep shape - Normal - 0 - Inverted
• BP and LP filter selection switch
• VCF attack and decay
• VCF AD single shot or hold
• ADSR envelope
• Keyboard gate / norm and repeat trigger
• ADSR bypass - on or adsr
• Hi and low outputs
• Ausio in - Feeds external signal through the filter
• VCF freq pedal input
• CV and gate inputs"
Vintage Electro Harmonix Super Replay Sampler Pedal
"Vintage Electro Harmonix Super Replay Sampler Pedal with Instant Replay Drum Pad
It was owned by Sigma Sound Studios. Their inventory tags are still on both pieces. Randy Cantor, a mega-studio musician (google him), sold us this piece and related that it was used on lots of Sigma disco records in the '80s.
A major collectors piece.
In testing. I sampled a guitar signal, and was able to change the pitch and input sensitivity. It makes a steady popping noise like a metronome, and the output seemed distorted. Hopefully it will be a simple fix. It appears that the drum pad works, but the rubber pad is missing from the top. Both pieces have the usual scratches and dings and the super replay is missing two screws on the bottom."
Hammond M-100 Organ Tone Generator
Normally I try to stick to synth, but I thought this was an interesting look at the inside electronics of a Hammon M-100 tone generator.
Sequential Circuits Drumtraks SN 05267
"This is the meanest, most badass-looking Drumtraks you will ever have the chance to purchase. Part of the wood on one side was blown away by the sheer power of the samples..."
The Cat SRM synthesizer by Octave - cv/gate/filter mod
"The Cat SRM synthesizer, made in USA by Octave electronics, model 1853. This synth is in excellent working condition, and has just been serviced and calibrated by Tim Wallhead in London (26th Jan 2012)... Fitted with an original 1980's Kenton electronics mod providing the usual 1volt/octave control voltage inputs for cv, gate and filter on three mini jack input sockets at rear of synth. It is set for 200-250 Volt usage but can be reset internally for 100-130 Volt. serial number is B-3776"
Sherman Filterbank Mk. 1
"This amazing piece of gear is a powerful effects processor, dual-multi-filter, Frequency Modulator, analog tube preamp, ASDR envelope generator, and all-aroung sound-mangler/funkifier."
Mutable Instruments Dasweep
"Weird. This sound was produced using a digital synthesis technique not available in any synth or module on the market."
NAMM: WMD Geiger Counter Pro
via STROMKULT
"NAMM 2012 / 11) William Matthewson alias WMD showed off his pre serial model a soon to be made Geiger Counter Pro. It should be black and yellow even if I had to say that I prefer the raw aluminium, but I guess this is not his thing."
NAMM: Roger Linn Demonstrates the Dave Smith Tempest
YouTube Uploaded by DV247TV on Jan 25, 2012
"Co-designer Roger Linn was kind enough to demo the Dave Smith Instruments Tempest analogue drum machine at NAMM 2012.
DSI Tempest details here: http://www.dv247.com/drums-and-percussion/dave-smith-instruments-tempest-anal...
http://www.dv247.com"
Circuitbenders KAWAI R50 / R50e PATCHBAY Mod
"MODS INCLUDE:
20 way main patchbay: More information and details of our patchbay mods can be found HERE. The R50 and R50e sound dirty to say the least and this is reflected in the character of the effects produced by the patchbay connections. The effect are not so much punchy as disgustingly sordid and grimy. If you wanted a drum machine for dirty warm midrange insanity and distorted bent noise then the R50 or R50e are ideal candidates for the job..."
"This mod adds a pitch knob that controls the sample playback speed, and therefore the pitch of every drum sound simultaneously. It can sweep from punchy clicks and blips at the top, to horribly granular crunchy noise at the bottom as the sounds disappear under a wall of aliasing noise. The pitch knob can be used alongside the patchbay effects for some seriously messed up percussion sounds."
Squidfanny - 'Rhythm Modulator' Alesis HR-16 Drum Machine (Jan 2012)
YouTube Uploaded by squidfanny on Jan 26, 2012
squidfanny on eBay
"RHYTHM MODULATOR Techno Groove Acid machine.... Built around an Alesis HR-16 Drum Machine, which has been retro-fitted with an integrated Step Sequencer, with Pitch Mods, Killer Glitch and (Slightly Dodgy) Custom ROMs with 'nuff Old Skool Beats and Bass.
Sequencer is synced to the beat of the machine and is fully patchable, for programing complex tempo synced Glitches, beat swapping & effects.
Program the sequencer to twist and modulate the sample pitch, thus adding groove and expression to loops and rhythms....All tempo synced and with realtime modulation knobs and Decay control. Cool, eh?
See later part of vid for more in-depth look at the sequencer mod.
This machine contains the original Alesis 'electronic' ROMS and also my own (Slightly dodgy) custom Rom. It still has a few bugs, mainly quiet 'clicks' at the end of the samples when pitching down. Also some noise generated from the compression process, but this IS an ongoing project...
Thanks to EX-FADE and also BURNKIT2600 for assistance with this project."
RC CIRCUIT BENT MANTRA MACHINE MKIII AMBIENT LFO DRONE SYNTHEISER
YouTube Uploaded by djwidow420 on Jan 26, 2012
Resonance Circuits (RSS)
"MODIFIED IMPORTED CHINESE PRAYER MACHINE WITH ADDED LFO."
Yamaha MU90r - 'Untitled Track' - by Andy Barrow
YouTube Uploaded by MrRidgebackman on Jan 26, 2012
"Hi,
This is my beloved Yamaha MU90r Rack Mount Synthesizer - known as a Tone Generator. It features quite a lot of features and sound for such a slim unit.
In essence it is 2 x16 MIDI Synths in one box and features the standard MIDI Sounds and the Yamaha XG MIDI Sounds. Most of the parameters can be edited - yes by the menu options and also has 2 A/D inputs and four Outputs at the back end so you can steer your Drum Kit elsewhere on the Mixing Console. It is a nice sounding synth even now, although some of the sounds may need tweaking, the performance setting is quite powerful offering 4 sounds layered as one patch...Nice.
Hope you enjoy
Andy"
Getting There | Virus TI demo. [by Jexus]
YouTube Uploaded by Jexus on Jan 26, 2012
"Demo of Virus TI (part 2) by WC Olo Garb."
Also added to Part 1 here.
NAMM 2012 Booth Pics
I just finished posting my complete set of NAMM Booth Pics in the order I visited them. You can scroll down for the posts below or view them individually in the ordered list as follows:
NAMM 2012: Big City Music Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Waldorf Music Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: M-Audio Venom Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Teenage Engineering Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Radikal Technologies Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Schmidt Analog Synthesizer Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Buchla Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Cynthia & Dr. Herbert Kuhnert of Cyndustries
NAMM 2012: Access Music Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Casio Booth Pics with the New XW-P1 & XW-GW1 Synthesizers
NAMM 2012: Noisebug Booth Pics Featuring Moon Modular & Vermona
NAMM 2012: Arturia MiniBrute Pics
NAMM 2012: Analogue Haven Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Mode Machines & Livid Instruments Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: KDJ-One Pics
NAMM 2012: John Bowen Synth Design Solaris Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: HANGZHOU WORLDE Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: DSI Booth: Don Buchla, Roger Linn, Tom Oberheim & Dave Smith
NAMM 2012: Moog Booth Pics
Apologies to anyone I missed this year. I ran out of time and covering the NAMM floor in one day can be brutal. I primarily focused on pics this year as shooting video eats up more time and the audio quality with all the noise on the NAMM floor can be pretty poor. I did manage to capture a few though. They will go up as I have time.
BTW, if you mouse goes wonky after viewing a slide show try hitting the escape key, scroll up with the arrow keys, or hit F5 to refresh the page. It looks like Flickr embeds has an odd bug on some browsers when you have another input box like the comments box active.
NAMM 2012: Big City Music Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Waldorf Music Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: M-Audio Venom Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Teenage Engineering Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Radikal Technologies Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Schmidt Analog Synthesizer Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Buchla Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Cynthia & Dr. Herbert Kuhnert of Cyndustries
NAMM 2012: Access Music Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Casio Booth Pics with the New XW-P1 & XW-GW1 Synthesizers
NAMM 2012: Noisebug Booth Pics Featuring Moon Modular & Vermona
NAMM 2012: Arturia MiniBrute Pics
NAMM 2012: Analogue Haven Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: Mode Machines & Livid Instruments Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: KDJ-One Pics
NAMM 2012: John Bowen Synth Design Solaris Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: HANGZHOU WORLDE Booth Pics
NAMM 2012: DSI Booth: Don Buchla, Roger Linn, Tom Oberheim & Dave Smith
NAMM 2012: Moog Booth Pics
Apologies to anyone I missed this year. I ran out of time and covering the NAMM floor in one day can be brutal. I primarily focused on pics this year as shooting video eats up more time and the audio quality with all the noise on the NAMM floor can be pretty poor. I did manage to capture a few though. They will go up as I have time.
BTW, if you mouse goes wonky after viewing a slide show try hitting the escape key, scroll up with the arrow keys, or hit F5 to refresh the page. It looks like Flickr embeds has an odd bug on some browsers when you have another input box like the comments box active.
NAMM 2012: Moog Booth Pics
flickr set by MATRIXSYNTH
My final booth at NAMM before heading out to the TRASH_AUDIO BBQ. I have to say, the Minitaur really surprised me. When I came up to the booth someone was playing what reminded me of those super low bass frequencies that can be best described as what you hear in Mexican Polka music. It sounds silly, but if you heard it before you know what I mean. Super smooth low frequencies. I assumed my Voyager could cover it, but now I'm not so sure. I definitely want to spend some more time with it.
NAMM 2012: DSI Booth: Don Buchla, Roger Linn, Tom Oberheim & Dave Smith
flickr set by MATRIXSYNTHFor those not familiar with the faces, from left to right: Don Buchla, Tom Oberheim, and Dave Smith.
Yep... Pretty mind blowing experience seeing them all together like that in person. History of synthesis all there in one booth, with tequila shots on tow. :) I finally got to meet Tom Oberheim, maker of my first synth, the Oberheim Matrix-6, hence matrix. I wanted a 12, but couldn't afford one. The MATRIX-6 is an underrated and powerful synth with an extensive matrix modulation, two ramp generators and a tracking generator. It not only has a velocity sensitive keyboard, but it also has aftertouch and release velocity. Tom said it was the last synth he worked on before moving on from the company. He liked the synth but did not like the interface as it lacked even a simple data slider for real time control. Meeting Tom was my personal highlight of the show as I never met him before. I had met Dave Smith in NAMM 2010 along with Don Buchla. Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to meet Roger Linn. He was engaged in conversation and I just couldn't interrupt before having to head out. Next year! :)
NAMM 2012: HANGZHOU WORLDE Booth Pics
flickr set by MATRIXSYNTH
Various affordable MIDI USB controllers. The Panda Mini combo unit with pads and keys goes for $35. Their booth was right next to John Bowen's booth.
http://www.worlde.com.cn/
NAMM 2012: John Bowen Synth Design Solaris Booth Pics
flickr set by MATRIXSYNTHFirst pics of the user manual. The white Solaris pics where actually at the Sonic Core Booth.
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