Monday, February 27, 2012
Bass+Voyager
YouTube Uploaded by PraxisAxis on Feb 27, 2012
"Production vid no. 1 :-) Getting weird sounds from Sam's bass as it makes sweet love to the Voyager."
Roland CP-40 Pitch to Midi Converter with Original Box
via this auction
SN ZG46089
From the CP-40 users manual:
"The CP-40 converts audio signals from microphone or line-level input sources into MIDI signals in real time. Audio information, whether from someone singing or playing electric guitar, is instantaneously converted into MIDI signals. This conveniently allows you to gain control over other MIDI devices- without requiring a MIDI keyboard, or guitar controller. Volume and Pitch changes are also controllable.."
Korg M1 Keyboard 61 Key Synthesizer
via this auction"The Korg M1 is the world's first widely-known music workstation. Its onboard MIDI sequencer and palette of sounds allowed musicians to produce complete professional arrangements. Outselling the Yamaha DX7 and Roland D-50, the M1 became the best-selling digital synthesizer of all time, which it remains today."
KMI QuNeo Kickstarter Update 20
YouTube Uploaded by KeithMcMillen on Feb 27, 2012
"We wanted to show you the work we've been doing over the last few months to get QuNeo made on schedule. This video demonstrates the LED and sensor tests, the QuNeo Editor software, and gives a quick performance of QuNeo with NI's Traktor DJ software. Enjoy!"
instrument-a-day 27: remote control
flickr By ranjit
"That harpsichord bit at the beginning kind of sounds like Dead Can Dance, no?
An IR decoder plugged into an Arduino intercepts codes transmitted by remote controls. Simple software uses the manufacturer code to choose a MIDI channel, and the button code to choose a note. It plays a single percussive note for remote codes it can't understand, like the Bose.
That synthesizer is 25 years old, and the NAD remote control probably almost the same."
Synthwood Custom Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Backlit Clear Acrylic Wheels
via Synthwood
- Features a self-centering pitch bend mechanism (designed by Bob Moog)
- Colors: white, yellow, violet, aqua, red, green, blue and off
- pitch and mod wheel colors can be set independently (see red / blue)
- Uses new bournes pots
- Can be cleanly reversed back to stock mechanism - not a permanent mod
http://synthwood.com
FORMANTA EMS-01 RAREST USSR SOVIET ANALOG DUAL SYNTHESIZER ORGAN
via this auctionSee mechanical animals
(RSS) for more.
"FORMANTA EMS-01 was produced by Katchkanar radio equipment factory "Formanta", which is the manufacturer of such well-known makes of synthesizers as Polivoks, Formanta, Manual, Maestro etc. It bears the same logo on the package and retains some of its most impressive capabilities.
FORMANTA EMS-01 is an electronical music instrument combining a polyphonic organ and a monophonic synthesizer. It is designed to perform music of all genres and to create various sound effects while recording soundtracks for movies and plays, or studio recording. The organ has a 5-octave keyboard, 6 preset sound timbres, frequency vibrato with adjustable vibrato delay, decay adjustment and a stereophaser (both for organ and synthesizer). The "vibrato delay" scheme is activated again only after all the previously pressed keys are released. In the "legato" mode the "vibrato delay" scheme is not activated.Synthesizer has:
— 3-octave keyboard;
— modulator, modulation voltage from which is applied to frequency modulator, width modulator, filter, and amplifier;
— broad band oscillators 1 and 2 (with various waveforms);
— mixer, designed for summation of signals from oscillators 1 and 2, noise generator, external source, and ring modulator;— filter, designed for dynamic and static changing of the spectrum of summarized signal from mixer output;
— amplifier, designed for making the sound corresponding to various parameters of the envelope;
Organ has:— 5-octave keyboard;
— 6 Waveforms;
— Freq vibrato with- Rate, Depth and Delay
— Stereo Phaser (For both organ and synth) with rez level
— Sustain level
Visual division of the synthesizer panel into the above listed sections and their lay-out make it more easy to orientate oneself while setting the required timbre. Besides, the synthesizer is able to simultaneously control one more similar synthesizer through a special cable and connectors CONTR IN and CONTR OUT..."
FORMANTA UDS RARE VINTAGE ANALOG SOVIET USSR DRUM MACHINE
via this auctionSee mechanical animals
(RSS) for more.
"Formanta UDS is powerfull 7 channel analog drum synthesizer, produced by the same FORMANTA factory in Kachkanar city where mades famous Polivoks synths in eighties. It has 5 identical channels (which can be used freely) for BASS DRUM, HIGH TOM, MIDDLE TOM, LOW TOM, SNARE and two channels for Hi-hats and Cymbals. The synth has also built-in beatbox with 16 patterns. The beatbox and the synthesizer are independent modules so they can work at the same time freely. And you can tweak the generators of the beatbox patterns. Full freedom. Each channel has trigger Input on a standart 1/4 mono Jack and two additional Inputs for pedals. It can be triggered from drum pads like Simmons or any audio source - Line Outs of the drum machine or soundcard etc. The synth has two parallel mono Outs (1/4 Jack and 5Din) and two parallel stereo Outs (left-right on 1/4 Jacks and 5Din). It also has 5Din socket for Rhythm-Stick hand controller. This is an armoured antitank piece of gear and the sound it produces is very unique!"
Flame Ringer
YouTube Uploaded by Ebotronix on Feb 27, 2012
"4ms Peg RCD VCAMatrix
Analogue Systems RS 100 RS 110 RS 360
Noise 4ms noise swash Doepfer A 118 A 119 & Malekko Noisering
A 134 pan by A 143-9 and Moog MP 201
Flame Chord Machine V.0.0
Make Noise Brains 2x PP Maths Moddenix QMMG René Wogglebug
Malekko 4x AO (CM out) & 4x Uncle(CM arp out to Quantimator)
Ringmodulat AO&Uncle to 2x Moddemix
Toppobrillo Quantimator Sportmodulator
Master Clock Logic via Kenton Pro 2000II and 2x 4ms RCD"
six patches [eurorack synth]
YouTube Uploaded by donaldjasoncrunk on Feb 27, 2012
"six patches in 8:25 - some of these are 'tonal', some are not. this is patching with abandon.
of special note on these patches are the STG Soundlabs .COM comparator and .MIX moog CP3 based mixer - both of these have incredibly pleasant gain and 'imperfect' attributes.
special thanks also to Hahn Amplifiers for the awesome custom case!"
Switched On Weekly Walk-Through (2/25/2012)
YouTube Uploaded by switchedonaustin on Feb 25, 2012
"A virtual walk through of our store and some of our merchandise."
Note, Switched-On is a sponsor of MATRIXSYNTH. I'd like to thank them for their support.
You'll find their flyer in the Dealers section on the right.
micromac_poly2.mpg
YouTube Uploaded by macbethsynthesizers on Feb 27, 2012
"here's a further experiment using the separate Control Voltage Inputs to the 3 Oscillators that micromac has- playing three note chords but recorded as a sequencec! This is the sound of 2 x micromac units with the lead solo sounds coming from the sister unit- the Photon! Occassionaly, I wear a hat...please excuse!"
Seline Ultimate - iPad music app - Teaser
YouTube Uploaded by AmidioInc on Feb 27, 2012
"Using the 'overdub' function in the all-new Seline Ultimate, to create a track in less than a minute. MIDI is also recorded, so you can take what you've created straight into the studio!"
iPads on eBay
iPads on Amazon
"Seline 2.0 Ultimate is based upon the award-winning concept of the original Seline HD, but is so much better in every way."...Gorgeous, futuristic music making app... one of the most ambitious apps I've seen on the iPad, period." - Gizmodo
The application has evolved from the "concept" to the "real workhorse" level and is now a very powerful musical tool, for instant production of tons of first-class musical ideas. The melodies can now be recorded to .WAV/.M4A and MIDI simultaneously. Hardware, virtual, wireless MIDI in/out, as well as Audio Copy/Paste are fully supported. There are 30 built-in instruments, 6 drones, 8 drumloops, and more downloadable content is available through the built-in app SHOP.
Seline is a great live performance and improvisation music instrument that will keep you playing for hours, even if you haven't touched any music instrument before. The sound is altered on the fly with a dozen of subtle AI algorhythms that add unbelievable expression, character and life to your music. Drones (chorded synth pads) are generated on-the-fly based on the complex analysis of your melody line and provide an excellent background layer for your melody.
***** Seline 1.0 was the iPad App of the week by Gizmodo & CultOfMac *****
***** Seline 1.0 has been featured by Apple as New & Noteworthy in August 2010 *****
Seline features a completely new, ergonomically designed playing surface called ioGrid, suitable for players with all hand sizes. The melodies are played with two hands, while keeping the iPad on the knees or on the table. Fully adjustable 16-note scale is divided into 2 parts (odd and even), which are then mapped on the left and right grids. Such way of note mapping is beneficial to the existing linear scale mapping solutions as it allows many more improvisation possibilities. And, of course, the player is never out of tune.
The completely redesigned, realistic-looking interface called ioGrid 2.0 brings many improvements to the original ioGrid. The white keys now represent the opposite part of the scale, thus all the scale is available for performance using only one hand. The variable-length note-to-note pitch slides are performed just by sliding between the yellow and the white keys with different speed. Resting your palm on the "pads" at the bottom of the screen allows to pitch-bend each note as on a regular controller.
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Symbiosis of research, technology, and passion... Seline is the latest, most innovative and best-sounding music instrument for the iPad, aimed at easy creation of complicated, soulful, intricate melodies, backed with lush soundscapes. Record them all, and you'll never run out of musical ideas!
FEATURES
+ Advanced CrystalClarity HD sound engine
+ ioGrid 2.0 - ergonomically designed playing surface
+ Easy note-to-note pitch bends and velocity/filter controls
+ Playing expressive, soulful melodies has never been so easy before
+ 30 factory instruments, 6 drones, 8 drumloops
+ Automatic backing track - drones (chorded pads) generation
+ Support of playing drumloops for overdubbing or just having fun
+ Instant transposition controls, A/B setup switching
+ 4 FX: Grand Stereo Reverb, Dub Delay , Lush Chorus, Grit Crusher
+ MeloDist - Advanced "singing distortion" feature
+ 30 included scales + custom scale creation
+ Record to .WAV/.M4A/MIDI, overdub, file manager
+ Find your recorded files in iTunes / Apps / Seline Ultimate page
+ Full MIDI compatibility (Record to file/Hardware/Virtual)"
RC CIRCUIT BENT ROBOTIC DROID 4 OSC FM NOISE DRONE SYNTH
YouTube Uploaded by djwidow420 on Feb 27, 2012
Resonance Circuits on eBay (RSS)
"4 OSCILLATORS IN A RADIOSHACK MIXER"
via this auction"POWER ON/OFF SWITCH
4 CHANNEL OSCILLATOR: each slider controls a different oscillators pitch and volume, each oscillator has been pitched at a different rate, allowing for a multitude of different textures to be created, tune them at the right frequency and you get frequency modulation
BLUE 'ON' INDICATOR
MONO/STEREO SWITCHthis will also adjust the oscillators
1/4" JACK OUTPUTS AND RCA OUTPUTS
1/4" INPUTS AND RCA INPUTS
the unit will still operate as a four channel mixer,but whatever you connect will be manipulated by the squarewave oscillators
in excellent condition
POWERED BY 1 X 9V BATTERY OR 9V DC INPUT"
Sonic Faction The Hatchet Trailer
YouTube Uploaded by SonicFactionHQ on Feb 27, 2012
"Introducing The Hatchet for Ableton Live: What A Lead Synth Should Be
www.SonicFaction.com"
Based on the ARP Axxe.
Atari Punk Console, Joystick Controller
YouTube Uploaded by FrankenMusik on Feb 27, 2012
"Latest APC. Standard controls, but with the added feature of the joystick positions (4) and the red button to add and alter the sound.
http://frankenmusik.blogspot.com/"
Bob Moog Foundation IndieGoGo Campaign Perks
As you might remember from last Friday's post, the BMF IndieGoGo fundraising campaign is coming to a close. In case you haven't been following closely, there are a number of items up for grabs. Some come with every donation level and some being raffled including this one of a kind Moog Voyager signed at Moogfest 2011 by Amon Tobin, Beak, Brian Eno, Chromeo, Dick Hyman, Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream), Ghostland Observatory, Holy Fuck, Joel Cummins 
(Umphrey’s McGee), Moby, Passion Pit, Suicide, STS9, Terry Riley, TV On the Radio, and Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips).Also being raffled is a VIP weekend at Moogfest 2012 and some Monster MoogArt.
A donation will get you the "Bob Moog Foundation 2012 Calendar: Moog Pioneers in the Studio" and the "Mooged-Out Volume 2" CD.
Full details here.
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