IDOW & MATRIXSYNTH Modular Pic of the Week - Week 14 Contest Winner!

"Our fourteenth winner of the Modular Pic of the Week contest goes to Andre Theelen for his 'Light Painting Buchlaesque.'

Andre Theelen released 1 audio cassette and 2 CDs of electronic music between 1992 and 1996 under the name of Syndrone (together with Harold Teunissen). Three years ago he picked up music again and started building modular synthesizers to be used in new music.

For more info, please check out Andre's website: http://www.ecalpemos.nl

We'd like to give a big thanks and congratulations to Andre Theelen for his submission! This is the 14th week of a 30-week contest, and we are looking forward to many more modular photo submissions, so please keep 'em coming! For details on how to submit and what you can win, see this post.

For more info on the upcoming 'I Dream of Wires' documentary, be sure to see the trailer and IndieGoGo fund raising campaign here.

See the IDOW label for all posts pertaining to the film including the weekly contest winners."

A Synth Cake for Gav McCloy

Gav McCloy's cake for his birthday today, 1/30, in Scotland. It's based on the Roland Di. You can find Gav and his music on Facebook here.

Happy Birthday Gav!

R55

YouTube Uploaded by ZerosumInertia on Jan 29, 2012

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Uploaded by ZerosumInertia on Jan 29, 2012

spaceland

YouTube Uploaded by vcs3dreams on Jan 29, 2012

"Brief jam with 2 diy 8 step sequencers, newly built diy 10 step trigger sequencer, LZX Monolith, in line effects drum synth, synsonics drums, and an electro harmonix memory boy. ***sorry peeps. the vid and audio are out of sync."

Roland Jupiter 80 Jp-80 synth workstation performed by S4K

YouTube Uploaded by Space4Keys on Jan 29, 2012

"jupiter 80 roland synth workstation performed by S4K - presso Napolitano Strumenti Musicali

http://www.space4keys.com

Si ringrazia Napolitano Strumenti Musicali ( Bari )"

Roland Jupiter-80 on eBay

Mantle Sound Core (live)

"Composed of tour footage from Mantle Sound Core's MG3998 West Coast Winter Tour 2011.

No post-production color filters used in the video. All footage was shot during the concerts and any visual effects, colors, lighting, seen in the music video here came from multiple live multimedia projections of A/V feeds from equipment including an NES system (Contra shown), "Holy Desert" an original feature film by Mantle Sound Core, and live camera feeds projected during the show. All of the gear was also run thru and manipulated with an LZX Visionary modular video synthesizer, and in addition to being projected was--when working correctly--broadcast to old boomboxes with built-in TVs which we set up around the venues. A traveling art-installation you might say. Enjoy.

facebook.com/MantleSoundCore

Mantle Sound Core is a solo electronica earth ambient noise act based out of San Francisco, CA. MSC shows involve analog drum machines+synthesizers and a multitude of vintage cassette blasters playing homemade tape collages, creating live soundtrack compositions to live video manipulations. The shows center around a screening of the feature length movie Holy Desert, a film produced and directed by MSC, shot in Death Valley in February 2011."

Also check out live visuals with the LZX Visionary that MSC did for a friend's band.
http://youtu.be/0ov8zqeQO6I
http://youtu.be/I10q8B-5hek
http://youtu.be/hvgcaYEFfAw

Ode to Electronic music glitch animation:
http://youtu.be/j3c34qF9V_E

MSC webpage:
http://www.facebook.com/MantleSoundCore"

Innerclock Systems Sync-Gen II Goes 64-bit

"Sync-Gen II now runs beautifully under 64 Bit Windows and 64 Bit Lion. Download links for registered users here"

Look for the images pictured to the left when you get there.

Roland Juno-106 Restoration with Lighted Fades

flickr set By startwav
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This one reminds me of the ARP Lumina upgrade.

SEMI MODULAR MOOG PRODIGY 336Bx

via this auction
"Most Moog Prodigys have no cv outputs in back Some prodigys have 5 outputs in the back, Audio Out - Sync in - Osc in - Keyboard (CV) in. THIS prodigy has 10 ports in the back THESE ARE NOT AN AFTER MARKET MODS. THESE ARE FROM THE MOOG MUSIC FACTORY IN WALDEN NEW YORK. THIS SYNTH WAS EITHER A PROTOTYPE, A CUSTOM ORDER, OR A VERY RARE LIMITED PRODUCTION UNIT WITH RARE OPTIONS.

This very Moog Has From Left To Right As Follows = gate out ... gate in ... audio in ... kboard in ...s-trigger in out... kboard in out ..... osc in... vcf in... sync in... audio out... model 336Bx serial no. 7423A "

Novation A-Station Rack Synth

via this auction

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Radikal Technologies Spectralis II Synthesizer

via this auction

AELITA 3-VCO RAREST VINTAGE USSR SOVIET ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

via this auction
mechanical animals
(RSS)

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Arppe2600va - Free VST synth - vstplanet.com

YouTube Uploaded by vstplanet on Jan 29, 2012

"Arppe2600va - http://www.vstplanet.com/News/2012/Arppe2600va
Developer: glenstegner.com"

Anyone remember when this one came out? I seem to remember it from way back.

skinnerbox - exploring the serge

YouTube Uploaded by iftahbox on Jan 29, 2012

"having fun with a serge system"

Old school House with Roland TR-808, Juno-60, SH-101, TR-909

YouTube Uploaded by SynthManiaDotCom on Jan 29, 2012

"Old school House with Roland TR-808, Juno-60, SH-101, TR-909"

SynthMania quick tip #6 - Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" Roland TR-808 pattern

YouTube Uploaded by SynthManiaDotCom on Jan 29, 2012

"A tutorial on how to recreate the Roland TR-808 two-measure pattern from the classic hit "Sexual Healing", by Marvin Gaye"

DM-1 Drum Machine for iPad

YouTube Uploaded by danmusicstoke on Jan 29, 2012

"www.voltage-controlled.comJust doing a screen cap test with the iPad, thought I'd show of the DM-1 one of my favourite iOS drum machines"


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AngryOctopus Webitaur

Moog Minitaur inspired online synth at AngryOctopus.

"Once again the NAMM videos have inspired me to have a go at a web version of an analog synth. This time round it’s the awesome looking Moog Minitaur. As usual it is unlikely to sound anywhere near as good as the real thing but will give you some idea of the types of sounds it is capable of. The filter in this one sounds a bit better than my previous synths as a result of trying out some delay-less feedback techniques."

Zerosum Inertia Prototype Modules Module

via Zerosum:

"Three prototypes in that one module enclosure. It's a modular modular. One Buchla sized module holds 4 'mini modules' or 'module modules'. More info on the module module concept can be found here [on eardrill]"

Spectral Audio Protone - Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

"The spectral ProTone of audio is a very versatile monophonic analog synthesizer with very an independent sound. It provides powerful analog sounds with incisive character and can In addition to great use as an excellent filter bank and MIDI Interface for old analog synthesizers. The device provides two independent analog oscillators, ring modulator, faster LFO (up in the audio range) with different waveforms (random / noise / ext.) and many modulation options (VCO1/VCO2). The filter can between high and low pass and be switched over 12db and 24 db. Similar to the Roland TB303 the protons is also one function Accent available. The device can be controlled directly via MIDI. In addition, a jew CV/Gate Port on the back there."

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Farfisa Syntorchestra analog synthesizer - rare wooden version

via this auction

"From the web (http://till-kopper.de/syntorchestra.html)

According to the very well done book "A-Z of Analogue Synthesisers" by Peter Forrest, this little thing was built from late 1975 till 1978. It was available in a metal stage and a more organ like wood housing version. Here you see the wooden version. It is built from chipboard covered by real veneer that looks like cherry wood to me. Only the vertical stripe above the keyboard action is real wood. The bottom plate is identically to the metal housing version. That is why one finds there some clips to attach the note book holder (made of a thick chrome covered thread) of the metal housing version there. The front and the housing left and right the keyboard are made of metal..."

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Vintage Roland SH-7 Analog synthesizer

via this auction

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Vintage Roland Micro Composer MC-4B

via this auction

This one need some work.
Pics of the inside below.

"The MC4-B is the second version of this model and contains expanded memory (48k)! Evidently the unit's timing is superior to MIDI. The MC4-B was state of the art when it came out and remains a unique tool today, thanks to its unique calculator style interface. Use this with your vintage Moog, ARP, Oberheim, Roland, Sequential Circuits and other vintage analog synths. It is a truly flexible piece of gear!

Here are a few other specs:

4 channels of:
CV1
CV2
gate
MPX

external CV and gate in
tempo CV in
external sync in and out (1/8")
calculator style keypad - enter your notes and step times with numbers!
cycle - loop function
din sync in / out - sync it to your TB-303, TR-606, CR-8000, TR-808, TR-707, MIDI to DIN converter, etc!
CMT tape sync in / out
copy, insert, delete, replace
cursor +/-
external control start / stop
and more..."

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Yamaha RX-7 Digital Rhythm Programmer Drum machine

via this auction
abertronix (RSS)

YAMAHA QX-5 vintage sequencer

via this auction
abertronix (RSS)

Roland System 100m D-Set

via this auction
"Classic 5 modules
M-112 dual VCO, with 3 CV ins, 2 outs, and weak/strong sync
M-121 dual VCF, with an low-pass and high-pass filters
M-130 dual VCA, with a linear/exponential switch
M-140 dual Envelope (ADSR, invertable, and manual gate button) and LFO (5 waveforms with switchable range: x1, x1/10)
M-150 Ring Mod, Noise (pink and white), S&H (with lag), and LFO (5 waveforms with switchable range: x1, x1/10)"

Circuit Bent Talking Calculator Part 1 by freeform delusion

YouTube Uploaded by eecouk on May 27, 2010

via this auction
"The mods are:
Switched Mono mini Jack Output - Put this through your amp, PC/Laptop, mixer or Effects unit to further enhance the circuit bent sounds!

Green LED

Two Mini Switches - Both these produce a type of high squeeling noise. these do work best when the unit is slow right down.

Pitch Down Control - Takes the voices to an extremely slow speed creating grainey noise. this works well with the noise bends.


The unit does have some marks on it. Runs on 2 AA batteries"

ROLAND SH-1 analog monophonic synthesizer

via this auction

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Roland TB-303 Signed by DJ Funk, Slugo & Deeon?

via this auction

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Roland Computer Rhythm CR-78

via this auction

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Rhythm Core Alpha: Tin Foil Robot

YouTube Uploaded by LuckyButtonPusher on Jan 29, 2012

"Rhythm Core Alpha (DSiWare, http://www.rhythmcorealpha.com/) using Live features.

At this song all sounds except the Hi-Hat are 8-bit retro sounds."

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Selfmade DIY Analog Drumcomputer (first Steps) by Baum

YouTube Uploaded by BaumDerProllige on Jan 29, 2012

"I try to seperate the drumcomputer of an old home organ and create a new Beatbox ... it sounds quite oldshool because it are analog drums :). The hardest part until now was to remove all the other parts that i don´t need... im happy it still works haha ... the next steps are : Make everything small and compact to fit in a retro custom case / add adjustable pararmeters to the drumsounds / make the drums triggerable and so on ..."

Serge Modular with Modcan Touch Sequencer and Strymon Blue Sky Reverberator

YouTube Uploaded by iVardensphere on Jan 28, 2012

"This pretty simple set up is primarily to test the functionality of the new Modcan Touch Sequencer on my Serge rig.

I'm sending lines of sequence to the 1v/oct ins on the Animoo's oscillators as well as a couple of the cv ins on the Wave Multipliers. I'm also sending gates to the DUSG for enveloping the filter and the Slope Detector on the Custom Buchla panel (I love that panel).

The audio outputs are passed through a Strymon Blue Sky Reverberator. It's a beautiful reverb pedal that adds and enormous amount of air and dimension to the sound.

In a future video I'll dig deeper into the abilities of the Modcan Sequencer as well as the soon-to-arrive Serge Animate panel:-)

Scott"

Doepfer Dark Energy Analog Synthesizer - First Test

YouTube Uploaded by djjupp on Jan 21, 2012

"Doepfer Dark Energy Analog Synthesizer first Test Session.

Audio: http://www.budbrain.de/sneakpreview/darkEnergy.mp3

Setup for this Session:
Doepfer Dark Energy
Doepfer Dark Time
Native Maschine
Dave Smith Evolver Desktop"

Doepfer Dark Energy Analog Synthesizer Test 2

Uploaded by djjupp on Jan 27, 2012

KORG monotribe mono tribe first contact

YouTube Uploaded by djjupp on Jan 18, 2012

monotribes on eBay

korg monotribe meetz mode machines xoxbox dave smith evolver doepfer dark time

YouTube Uploaded by djjupp on Jan 14, 2012

"-kein musikalisches Statement
-einfach nur mal rumgespielt

mp3: http://www.budbrain.de/sneakpreview/BudbrainLiveSession1.mp3

In this Session:
Dave Smiths Evolver
Doepfer Dark Time
Mode Machines xOxbOx
Korg Monotribe
Native Instruments Maschine

only test session for monotribe with dark energy and xoxbox"

Szoundbat

"machinedrum sps-1 mk1 + shruthi-1 + kpmini, the final mix compressed in T-Racks 2.0"

Analog Space - Tribute to Eminent 310 + Minipops 7

YouTube Uploaded by toxygeneDK on Jan 28, 2012

"Track from January 2012.
Main instruments used for this track: Eminent 310 Unique, Korg Mini Pops 7.

Please rate and drop a comment and let me know what you think of this track.
Thanks,
/Torben"

Tribute to Eminent 310 + Minipops 7

Uploaded by toxygeneDK on May 6, 2009

"Download this track on iTtunes - Electronica - ToxygeneDK

I love the sound the string ensemble in the Eminent 310 and also the sound of the Korg Minipops 7.
This is another simple track with these two instruments being used as the main source. I do also use my Roland XP80 on this track. The inside hardware pictures are not from the Eminent, but are pictures from my good old Korg PS3100... which I now have sold.... :o("

Buchla 200e 009

flickr By Lyo-nel

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NAMM: Livid Instruments & Richie Hawtin CNTRL:R

YouTube Uploaded by HarmonyCentral on Jan 28, 2012

"DJ Richie Hawtin teamed up with Austin, Texas-based Livid Instruments to build this step sequencer and MIDI controller for Live, Traktor 2, and other software programs."

NAMM: Reactable hosts Stevie Wonder

YouTube Uploaded by HarmonyCentral on Jan 28, 2012

"Reactable, the table-top object-modeling synthesizer system, enjoys a visit and a little quality time with Stevie Wonder."

You might also recognize Lamar Mitchell from this post.

You can find Reactable for iOS here:


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