Something New From Clavia / Nord Keyboards Coming to Musikmesse

via Nord Keyboards: "Wednesday March 21th at 10.00am the 2012 Musikmesse opens in Frankfurt! The Nord Crew will be there and as always there will be something new to try out..."

Click the pic and look at the red box he's resting his hand on. My first thought was the new nord drum presented at NAMM 2012, but if you look at the back of it in this post, you'll see it's fully black. This one is red. Along with the new nord drum at NAMM, Clavia showed the new Nord Piano 2, and C2D Combo Organ, none of which this appears to be. So, a small red box. My dream? A new affordable fully polyphonic micro-modular with iPad editor for performance editing and software editor for PC/Mac/Linux. They could repackage the DSP in the G2 rack with the existing engine and put resources into the editor. I can always dream...

Update: Consensus in the comments is that it's actually the wood side panel of a keyboard standing on it's side. It's painted red like other Clavia keyboards. Note none of the Lead and Wave line of synths from Clavia have had wood end caps, so if this is a new synth, it would be a departure from that.

Update: Looks like it will be the Electro 4D. You can find the announcement here.

Soviet Tom-1501 Analog Strings, Brass & Piano

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mechanical animals

"Tom-1501- 61-note (F-F) string / brass / piano multi-keyboard. This one reminds Crumar multi-keyboards. Nearly all controls on sliders on sloping back panel. Splittable. Vibrato depth, speed. Brass filter AR, resonance and cutoff. Preset sounds, mixable, include piano, clavinet, orchestra (violin, alto, contrabass), brass. Chorus. Piano has separate out. Made at the Tula factory. Size: 920 x 360 x 195 mm. Weight without case: 13 kg

PANEL PARAMETERS:
- VOLUME: phones level, 5-din out
- VIBRATO (LFO): depth, rate, tuning
- VOLUME GLOBAL: strings, bass (+on/off), piano
- BRASS-FILTER: attack, decay, resonance, cutoff
- LEFT MANUAL: piano, clavichord, alto, viola, brass (+on/off)
- STRING ENSEMBLE: timbre level, orchestra (chorus) on/off
- RIGHT MANUAL: piano, clavichord, alto, viola, brass (+on/off)
- SUSTAIN: level ; POWER on/off
- CONNECTIONS (5-din): pedal in, mono out, stereo out (brass left, pno-strings right), piano out; 220V power socket, fuse, ground.

Tom-1501 provides very impressive analog sound, it is convenient for modeling of really fat strings and warm pads, classic brasses and horns, old space leads, vintage piano sounds, layered combinations etc."

MOM 1501

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Grendel Drone Commander Listening Test.mov

YouTube Uploaded by AudioCentralMagazine on Mar 14, 2012

"A listening test - more or less, function per function - on the mighty Grendel Drone Commander. Hats off to Eric Archer. There's no excuse for this listening test: there are no excuses for this video: I need a audio feedback on the Grendel to start modeling the circuit by software on my web magazine ;-) www.audiocentralmagazine.com"

[Experimental Music] Buffer Troll II

YouTube Uploaded by metabog on Mar 14, 2012

"Made with my Max/MSP patch, Buffer Troll. Might not be everyone's cup of tea."

TheDaydreamSound's Review of the Ensoniq ESQ-1 Synthesizer

YouTube Uploaded by TheDaydreamSound on Mar 14, 2012
No synth demo in this one. Just TheDaydreamSound's reflection on the ESQ-1. I do enjoy these.

Also see TheDaydreamSound's Ensoniq Mirage 8bit Sampler - The Great Grand Daddy of the ASR-10

"My thoughs on the Ensoniq ESQ-1 Digital Wave Synthesizer

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Ensoniq ESQ-1 is a hybrid digital-analog synthesizer released by Ensoniq in 1986. The ESQ-1 featured 8 voices with 3 digital oscillators per voice. Each oscillator could be set to one of 32 different waveforms. Some of these were standard simple waveforms such as sawtooth and pulse, while others were samples such as piano and voice. Each oscillator also had an associated DCA (not VCA) to control its volume in 256 steps. In addition to that, an ESQ1's voice featured 3 LFOs, 4 envelope generators, a 4-pole resonant analog lowpass filter (VCF), and a final VCA with left/right panning. It also sported a 61-key velocity-sensitive keyboard, full MIDI implementation, memory for 40 patches, a memory cartridge slot, and an 8-track sequencer. A rackmount version called the ESQ-M was also released circa 1987, with exactly the same specification minus the sequencer. The ESQ-1 was produced until 1988."

JP-80 iPad Control Surface (using MIDI Touch for iPad)

YouTube Uploaded by DanKrisher on Mar 14, 2012
Re-Uploaded by DanKrisher on Mar 15, 2012

"This is a project I've been working on. If you'd like to get a the file (program) go to www.jupiter80.music-technology-online.com for info."


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New EMW-200 Videos Alongside EML-200

EMW-200 DELAY TEST

YouTube Uploaded by psprojectbrazil on Mar 14, 2012

http://www.electronicmusicworks.com/

EMW-200 VCO1 TEST


Videos also added to the main post here where you'll find audio demos and pics.
Comments disabled here to keep them there.

VERMONA DRM1 MKIII ANALOG DRUM SYNTHESIZER SN D 07063

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"The DRM1 MKIII is an eight-channel, completely analog drum synthesizer. It gives you total control over every parameter through its 72 controls.

The new version has following changes:
- KICK channel instead of the DRUM1 channel. The Kick channel has some different parameters and can create fatter and deeper kick sounds.
- The DRUM channels have a WAVE parameter which transforms the oscillator's waveform from sine to square
- The oscillators of the DRUM channels will be started with each trig signal.

The DRM1 Mk III is a flexible 8-channel drum synthesizer, which gives you the ability to create your own sounds, as well as many other classic analog drum sounds. Every sound parameter of the DRM1 Mk III has its own controller, so its easy to use and you'll always have a clear picture of the settings.

Features
Control Features and Connections:

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Le clip des membres Audiokeys "PopCorn"

YouTube Uploaded by audiokeys on Mar 13, 2012

"PopCorn, ou le talent des membres d'AudioKeys.net
Analog80 (Paul) - Bassrÿche (Franck Bassette) - Captain Cookie (Frédéric Ardoüin) - Cartman49 (Cyril) - Chris (Christian) - Coyote14 (Laurent) - Neok (Miguel) - Obby (Mickael) - Papy (Christian Bonnemaison) - Phil326 (Phil) - Pplemoko (Arnaud) - ADN (Fabien Labonde) - BlueDid29 (Didier Merlateau)"

timeFrogII-fw1.3 drumKit session

YouTube Uploaded by UNDEADINSTRUMENTS on Mar 14, 2012

"I did a very small config in ableton live using a drum kit and some drum samples, dispatched on 4 midi channels.
This video demonstrates some interesting features of the 1.3 timeFrog firmware, in particular:
- cross configuration of midi notes/channels using slots
- semi automated sequencer filling
- beat frequency juggling, with frequency changes from inside the seq
- sequencer scrubbing
More infos on undeadinst.com"

Update:

timeFrogII-fw1.3 drumKit session2

timeFrogII-fw1.3 drumKit session2 from Undead Instruments on Vimeo.

"I did a very small config in Ableton live using a drum kit some drum samples and a bass synth, dispatched on 4 midi channels.
This video demonstrates some interesting features of the 1.3 timeFrog firmware, in particular:
- cross configuration of midi notes/channels using slots
- semi automated sequencer filling, dynamic pattern changes
- octave transpose on bass line

Direct audio recording (again), it's why it reminds some ghost drones because of an hardware synth I did not unplug: I planned to edit the video with a clean audio recording, but got crazy in nuendo...

More infos on undeadinst.com"

Sounds from the Ground (Korg M50)

YouTube Uploaded by beckhusen on Mar 14, 2012

Rare Sequential Circuits Prophet-10 Synthesizer with MIDI

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"Sequential Circuits Prophet 10 synthesizer recently gone through by one of bostons best techs and given a 100% clean bill of health. has full midi and sounds incredible and is in great condition besides the obvious logo plate on the front missing some paint. You can often find repros of these or even an original on ebay from time to time."

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Arp 2600 Synthesizer with Arp 3620 Keyboard SN 36200821

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Arp Odyssey 2800 with CV Gate modification

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"Produced between 1972 and 1975. These original white-faced Odysseys used a 2-pole VCF filter design similar to old Oberheim SEM modules."

ACE TONE FR-1 RHYTHM ACE

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FL Studio Alpha Testing | AKAI APC40 Performance Mode

YouTube Uploaded by imageline on Mar 13, 2012

"Discuss here - http://forum.image-line.com/viewtopic.php?f=100&t=83958

Thanks to nucleon for the performance."

"Red Token" tangible musical interface by Pixelh8

YouTube Uploaded by pixelh8 on Mar 14, 2012

"Here is a simple tangible musical interface programmed in Processing using a webcam and some gaming chips. The sounds are made from samples I made on a BBC Micro you can get them from my website at http://pixelh8.co.uk/ . I have always been a fan of of "I eat beats"and "Beat Machine" and many more at http://modin.yuri.at/tangibles/ and even though this is very similar to them, it was a good experience and good fun to make. Loads of people make chocolate cake and it's still pretty good."

Sunvox Tutorial 12 - Loop Module

YouTube Uploaded by SolarLuneTube on Mar 14, 2012

"Hey. So here's another tutorial for SunVox - this one covers usage of the Loop module.

To donate to help fund more tutorials or development, or to see more examples of Sunvox usage, feel free to visit my Sunvox homepage at Sunvox Solstice at http://www.sunvoxsolstice.blogspot.com/"

All parts here


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Jam Aica

YouTube Uploaded by Ebotronix on Mar 14, 2012

"4ms Peg ( CM 1&2 arp Trigger in & Maths to QMMG)
Analogue Systems RS 100 RS 110 RS 360
Arp 2821 & 2811 Noises
Doepfer A 134 pan by Moog MP 201
Flame 2x Chord Machine
foh chioces to Malekko Jag to CM arp input (spread)
Make Noise Brains 2x PP(Peg Division) Maths Moddenix QMMG Wogglebug
Malekko 4x Unkle 4x Anti
Oberheim Sem Bass (VCO 1&2 cv 2xCM's arp out ) via 2xA160 TWF& RS 360/RS100
Ringmodulator Anti& Unkle to 2x Moddemix
Roland System 104 Sequencer (CM pitch & chord)
Toppobrillo Quantimator Sportmodulator TWF
Master Clock Logic via Kenton Pro 2000II and 2x 4ms RCD"

Update:

Jam Aica Green Grotto

Uploaded by Ebotronix on Mar 14, 2012

Getting Started With Modulars & the Free Clavia G2

For those not on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge, there's a good thread running on getting started with modular synths here. I posted a note on the free Nord Keyboards / Clavia G2 modular which I posted back in 2006 here. I thought I'd put a post up for those that might have missed it. Note is is a full single voice engine of the G2 modular system and is a great way to take a look at modular system on your PC or Mac [PowerPC only :( ] for free. BTW, if you are on Facebook and not a member of The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge, you might want to join. Not everything gets posted here.

Tiptop Audio Z-DSP Programming Examples

YouTube Uploaded by brokensilicon on Mar 12, 2012

"http://www.brokensilicon.com

Some recent examples of my Z-DSP programming:

1. Comb Filter at 0:20
2. Digital Noise Generator at 3:20
3. Parallel Sine Wave Generators at 5:05
4. Bit Crusher at 7:00
5. Hard Clipper at 8:11
6. Wave Shaper at 9:04
7. Sync'ed Oscillator at 10:21
8. Burst Envelope Generator at 12:30"

http://www.tiptopaudio.com/

Double Trouble - V Festiwal Atelier Polskiego Teatru Tańca

Double Trouble - V Festiwal Atelier Polskiego Teatru Tańca from Adam Ciereszko on Vimeo.

"Spektakl "Double Trouble" w ramach V Festiwalu Atelier Polskiego Teatru Tańca w choreografii Karoliny Wyrwał

Występują: Urszula Bernat i Katarzyna Kulmińska

Muzyka: Paul Tinsley

Zdjęcia i montaż: Adam Ciereszko

Wszelkie Prawa Zastrzeżone!"

via Percussa:

"A couple of weeks ago the premiere of Double Trouble, a dance performance of the Polish Dance Theatre took place in Poznan (Poland). Double Trouble is based on the work of the well-known American conceptual artist, Barbara Kruger. The play is written by Karolina Wyrwał.

* Choreography: Karolina Wyrwał
* Sound programming/music: Paul Tinsley (UK)
* Composer: Yelsnit Badenhoff
* Set design/costumes: Zofia Jakubiec
* Dancers: Urszula Bernat and Katarzyna Kulmińska

Check out the trailer video and pictures which were taken during the premiere by Jakub Wittchen. As you can see in the pictures, large cubes as well as Percussa AudioCubes are playing a main role in the performance."

Tone2 Saurus - Analog Synthesizer

Click the pic for the full size shot.

Note Tone2 is a VST maker and that's a render.

via Tone2 which simply states, "Tone2 Saurus will be available soon..."

modular days — with Addac Sys.

via Paulo Raposo on Facebook

Drumcomputer MFB 522 Demo

YouTube Uploaded by ESSEKNOB on Mar 14, 2012

"http://s-knob.blogspot.com"

symplSEQ demo #1

YouTube Uploaded by fonitronik on Mar 14, 2012

"1st sort demo of my 1st dual symplSEQ together with the sequential switch. audio comes from a x-4046 VCO going through a gated SEM style filter. output module is my digiFX module."

Nanostudio tutorial 8: Nero's "Departure" re-created (8 bars)

YouTube Uploaded by dekoy on Mar 14, 2012

"This is a "tutorial/demonstration" of what's possible with Nanostudio. I was asked by williamroyal01 if I could help recreate the bass & lead used in "Departure" by Nero & I ended up recreating 8 bars of the original track in Nanostudio. So I figured I'd put it on youtube to possibly help give people some ideas for their sounds when writing music.

The video is LOoooooooNG!!! Sorry bout that.. The end musical result is about 23 mins in...!

Hope this video helps in some way. If it does then please like it & subscribe! ;)"


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8159R Sequencer / Rhythm Generator, homemade vintage junk synth

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"Are you bored of the monotonous sound of every day life? Do you have a lack of bleepy weird sounds? Are you longing for the rhythmic trotting of robotic communications from beyond our solar system? Then this is the device for you!

Green Dungeon Alchemist Laboratories 8159R RHYTHM-O-TRON

Built from the finest found junk and stuff, this device utilizes the earliest in logic technologies to create rhythmic sequences of bleeps and wails unlike anything heard before! (unless you had an old 300 baud modem) It generates a constantly changing rhythm controlled by four binary inputs, each connected to one of 12 tempo division outputs via bolts. The connection leads are constructed from modified spent bullet casings and the finest quality bits of wire found in the lab. The sound being rhythmized is generated by 3 oscillators with frequency control (marked A, B and C). Combined via a method of ring modulation they provide us with interstellar cosmic sounds and roboitc cybercommunication noises equating to a funky beat to do the robot to! This device also has the capacity to raise the tempo frequency beyond sub-audible normal operation to provide truly unusual electronic buzzing.

An instructional image is provided below along with photographs and sound samples.

Sound samples:
Sequence 1 (9:14)
Weird sound 1 (1:45)

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4 Track, 16 Step Gated Sequencer

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via the seller:
"I made myself this 4 Track, 16 Step Gated Sequencer to use for live Percussion Sequencing. I got an extra one when I did the order. This thing rocks, you will not find something like this anywhere else. It uses my latest SMT PANEL ALL IN ONE TECHNOLOGY (SPAT) designing. All the parts are on the panel. It has Orange and Red LED's. The red LED's are on every 4 Count. This will not be offered for retail.

SPECS: 39HP PERC GATED CMOS SEQUENCER

THERE ARE PCB LABLES TO TELL YOU WHAT EACH JACK IS

*INPUTS: RESET IN, CLOCK INPUT W/ PASS THRU JACK UNDER IT.
*OUTPUTS: EACH TRACK HAS IT'S OWN GATE OUT

EACH TRACK USES (16) SLIDE SWITCHES TO DECIDE IF YOU WANT A GATE SIGNAL OR NOT. SLIDE UP IS ON, SLIDE DOWN IS OFF.

THERE IS A MANUAL RESET BUTTON

THIS REQUIRES AN EXTERNAL CLOCK SOURCE, IT IS NOT PICKY YOU CAN USE LFO'S,VCO'S, OR TTL CLOCK SIGNAL.

THE AUCTION IS FOR THE MODULE, SCREW SET AND IDC CABLE.

IN THE PICTURES THE ONE THAT IS ON THE RACK IS MINE, I PAINTED RED STRIPES ON MY SWITCHES ON EVERY 4TH NOTE. THE ONE FOR SALE DOES NOT HAVE THOSE MARKINGS."

Arp Quadra Mint Fully Serviced SN 24630193

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ROLAND Juno-106 with Original Roland Grey Gig Bag SN 506647

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tokywax (RSS)

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Roland JX-3P Synthesizer & PG 200 progammer

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Micromoog Synthesizer SN 4929

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Polyoptics: vicodin - Teenage Engineering Op-1

YouTube Uploaded by Axiomatick on Mar 13, 2012

"More op1..."

meta DJ for iPad - NEW Riser synth for easy creation risers and fall effects

YouTube Uploaded by soundtrends on Mar 13, 2012

"Here is a quick demo of the Riser synth found in the 1.7 version of meta DJ for the iPad by Sound Trends. I shows the different Presets for noise, oscillator/tone and control of pitch, filter and modulation via the XY touchpad."


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A huge hand changing the tape of a Space Echo.

YouTube Uploaded by repeatle on Mar 14, 2012

"The idea was to show how to change the tape loop of a Roland Space Echo. My hand is blocking some parts of it though.

Perhaps this will be of any help anyway."

DARK ENERGY II Initial Specs Released

follow-up to this post.

via Doepfer:

"preliminary without obligation

The Dark Energy (I) has to be discontinued because an important electronic part (CEM3394) is no longer available. We are working on the redesign of the Dark Energy at full speed. The new Dark Energy II will look like the Dark Energy I at first sight. Only the function of some controls and switches will differ from the Dark Energy I. These are the most important differences between Dark Energy I and II:

12dB multimode filter with lowpass, notch, highpass and bandpass (instead of 24dB lowpass of Dark Energy I)
the previous LM control of the filter becomes the filter type control (continuous crossfade lowpass - notch highpass - bandpass)
the LM function of the filter is no longer available
the waveform switch is used to select between saw and clipped/distorted saw (in the center position the saw is off)
the basic waveform of the VCO is saw (not triangle like the Dark Energy I).
because of the pure analog circuit and the temperature control it takes about 30 minutes until the VCO is in tune.
the VCA has a exponential scale (not the combined linear/exponential scale of Dark Energy I)

All other functions will remain unchanged. Even the price will be the same (currently Euro 428). The Dark Energy II will be probably available summer 2012."

The Paradiso Synthesizer

YouTube Uploaded by MITNewsOffice on Mar 13, 2012

Be sure to see the Paradiso label at the bottom of this post for prior posts.

"In 1973, Media Lab associate professor Joe Paradiso was an undergraduate at Tufts University, and didn't know anyone who had built an analog music synthesizer, or "synth," from scratch.

It was a time, he says, when information and parts for do-it-yourself projects were scarce, and digital synthesizer production was on the rise. But, he decided to tackle the project — without any formal training — and sought out advice from local college professors, including his now-colleague in the Media Lab, Barry Vercoe. Paradiso gathered information from manufacturers' data sheets and hobbyist magazines he found in public libraries. He taught himself basic electronics, scrounged for parts from surplus stores and spent a decade and a half building modules and hacking consumer keyboards to create the synth, which he completed in the 1980s.

That synthesizer, probably the world's largest with more than 125 modules (http://web.media.mit.edu/~joep/modlist.html), is now on display in the MIT Museum.

Every few weeks, Paradiso changes the complex configurations of wires connecting the synthesizer's modules, called "patches," to create a new sonic environment. The synthesizer streams live online 24 hours a day at http://synth.media.mit.edu; starting this week, visitors to the synthesizer's website can even change the patch parameters online.

Learn more about Paradiso's synthesizer! http://web.media.mit.edu/~joep/synth.html"


Update 3/15/12: it's actually programmable online here. See this post for reference.

Puremagnetik Releases Free Live Pack for Ableton's Analog

"March 14th, 2012 - Woodstock NY

Puremagnetik has released a free Live Pack for Ableton's Analog Instrument.

Analog Anomalies comes loaded with over 50 expertly tailored new presets. Each rack has been customized by Puremagnetik's industry sound design team and is packed with Drums, Voice, Pads, Brass, Index Finger Melodies and more. Special attention has been given for detailed expressiveness via 8 unique, finely tuned Macro controls per rack.

Analog Anomalies is available for free download at http://puremagnetik.com/freebies

Free access only requires a valid email address by registering with Puremagnetik.

System Requirements:

• Requires Ableton Live 8.2 with Analog

Please visit www.puremagnetik.com for more info."