Innerclock Systems Sync-Shift MKIII Video Overview & Demo

Sync-Shift MKIII.mp4

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by innerclock2004

"Midi Clock and Din-Sync Redefined: Real-Time Tempo-Sync Offset Correction and Slave Syncopation Interface

Dedicated and separate Midi Clock to Din-Sync and Din-Sync to Midi Clock Conversion ICs with ultra-low, constant conversion lag time so your sync offset remains fixed and tight.

Proprietry Innerclock Sync-Shift Din Sync Offset and Real-Time Lag Correction Engine lets you compensate for common hardware and software Midi Clock and Din Sync start lag time issues plus it has two full bars of Shift available so you can easily syncopate sync slave devices or software against the master. The rotary push-pull Shift 'Fine Tune' lets you rush or drag the slave against the groove in real-time with no loss of sync. Go from hard 16th swing to phase-locked grid quantised and back again all in one bar and in real-time.

Modular/Discreet design with no CPU multiple personality disorders. We could have done all three jobs on one chip with a shared instruction set but we didn't. From experience, especially where synchronisation is concerned, sharing hardware resources is a bad idea. Each of the three core components that makes up the Sync-Shift Mk III has its own dedicated IC and ultra-lean code. This means they work great in isolation and there is no loss in performance when you connect them together.

The Sync-Shift MKIII is really three separate, high quality devices in one compact package where the whole truly is greater than the sum of the parts.

http://www.innerclocksystems.com/index.html"

XR 2206 Pad Modulator

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by RinghausenMusic

"Ringmodulator"

Video features the Quasimidi Polymorph & Polysix soft synth.

Update: video re-uploaded 4/25/12

Torn apart

YouTube Published on Apr 23, 2012 by noiseconnector71

"Noise improvisation.

Equipment used:
BugBrand boardweevil 2012
Gijs gieskes HWSS1
Electro Harmonix Memory man hazarai
Electro Harmonix Memory boy Deluxe
Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress
Electro Harmonix Big Muff
Phillips cassette player
Spirit folio notepad"

via Jean Schouten on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Elektron Sid Station with Original Box

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Pic of the inside.

"The Sid Station is a 3 oscillator synth that uses The Commodore 64 Voice Chip for its oscillators. Each oscillator has its own wave table sequencer and its own Arpeggiator per oscillator. It has 3 VCA and 3 VCA EGs, 1 for each oscillator, then it goes into a Multimode Analog Filter (very Dirty) and the VCF has it's own envelope generator as well. You have 4 fully programable LFO to route to almost any part of the synth including routing an LFO into another LFO. On the front panel you have 4 programmable knobs to assign any function to control the patch. The Sid will ship with the Giraya Sound Bank set and any of the other sound sets can be downloaded from the Elektrons web site.

The Sid is a monophonic synth but can be put into a fake Poly mode where each oscillator then makes up 1 voice poly making the Sid Station 3 note polyphonic. It can Sync to midi clock as well."

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STEAMPUNK HIPHOP? - "A MOMENT OF CLARITY" - VJ Franz K at Night of The Machines 8 at McWorld LA

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by VJFranzK

"Mechanical Chimes, Gongs, Metallic Drums. This is "Steampunk Meets Cyberpunk" - using Electribe ESX and Tenori-On W, with matching VJ Projections ( Thanks to VJ Circuit5 for assistance on this set. )"

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Rheyne - iOS Jam - 4/24/12 (Live Jam #41) Lemur, AniMoog, Geo, and Griid

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by RheyneMusic

"Stream or download an audio-only version of this jam at SoundCloud: http://snd.sc/K8qcgA

A 100% live improvised jam using only iOS devices and Ableton Live. Lemur is running on two iPads, AniMoog is on a third iPad, Geo Synthesizer is on an iPhone and Griid is running on an iPod Touch. This is a combination of live audio input, wireless MIDI, and wired MIDI through an iConnectMIDI on the lower right iPad. All effects and filters are from Ableton Live, remotely controlled by the custom Lemur templates.

The audio from AniMoog and Geo is being fed into a PreSonus 1818VSL connected to a Macbook Pro. The drums are from NI's Kontakt, and the yellow and red synths controlled by Lemur are the same Massive patches from the RheyneLooper (http://youtu.be/ZvXngE-LiKI). More controls have been added since the RheyneLooper versions, and will be released soon in a "Version 2" of the download package available at Liine's user library.

No preparation was done for this piece in terms of preset tempos or pre-recorded loops. The tempo was determined by the first loop recorded on drums through Lemur. All loops are recorded live."

Bad Trader / Scam Warning

Full thread on Muff's here. You be the judge. In short, two separate people are claiming to have been ripped off and a third received recent trade requests. Normally scams in general would not go up here, but this one is particularly messed up because the person in question appears to be part of the community. This isn't your typical anonymous Craigslist or eBay scam.

The main tips I got from reading the thread is

1. FULLY insure your stuff in case something goes south
2. Make sure you get SIGNATURE confirmation on items you ship and not just Delivery confirmation. They are different.
3. Only trade with people who are widely known, active and recommended in the community.
4. If possible, trade in person in a VERY public place, and cover your back.

Always be careful and use common sense. Assume the worst and be paranoid. If the person doesn't understand why you are taking precautions, they are not worth your time.

Update: The Muff's thread is now public for those that are not members of the forum.

Also see this post for an update for various aliases he has gone by.

Moog Minimoog Model D

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Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Rev. 3.3

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"Up for bid is this classic Prophet 5 and case. By far the most stable and dependable of all the Prophet 5 revisions, the Rev. 3.3 came loaded with 120 factory programs, all of which can be edited and saved by the user. These units can also be upgraded to MIDI compatibility, though this one has not been upgraded. I bought the instrument and the case new in ’82 or ’83 but haven’t been able to use it for the past 12 years or so. I hate to see it go, but at this point I think it’s best to pass it on to someone who will put it to its intended use.

Electronics: It just got a complete overhaul. I shipped it off to the highly-regarded Prophet guru at Analog Synth Service in Oakland, CA (not Wine Country). He brought it all back up to factory specs, including the replacement of a control VCA (CA3280) and a voltage controlled filter (CEM3320). He also scaled the DAC, the oscillators, the filters, and reloaded the original 120 factory programs into the main and expansion RAM.

The unit also got all new electrolytic and tantalum capacitors (including the filter caps on the power supply), a new 3-volt memory battery, one new potentiometer, and all the pots and switches were cleaned. The key bed itself was completely disassembled and cleaned, new key bushings were installed, and the metal comb prongs that the keys mount to were leveled. All the key contacts were cleaned and adjusted as well, so there is no misfiring or 'spitting' at all."

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Eurorack Serge Resonant Equalizer

via Logan Erickson on
The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"Drone set with Serge Resonant EQ via CGS build. Running Harvestman Piston Honda through CGS Serge Resonant EQ. Piston being FM'd via Pokey Module and wavetable modulation by flame clockwork summed CV out. Eventide Space for reverb/delay."




YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by LowGainElectronics

"Just a quick demo running the harvestman piston Honda through the Cgs/serge resonant eq on Eurorack format modular. iPhone microphone just doesn't cut it... *laughs* sorry. :)"

Eurorack Serge Resonant Equalizer 2

Published on Apr 24, 2012 by LowGainElectronics

"Another quick demo of the ken stone Cgs build of the Serge resonant eq in Eurorack format modular"

Bugbrand modular studio jamming

YouTube Published on Apr 20, 2012 by LowGainElectronics

"Working on a track with my best bud Stefen Keen. Aka Unicorn Dream Attack aka chromedrone"

Bugbrand mod jam with thetonewrecker

Published on Apr 18, 2012 by LowGainElectronics

"Jamming in the studio with Paul Birken."

GDAL Synthesizer R1

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by JingleJoe

"This is practically done now... holy fhtagn, I have made a synthesizer O_O.
I haven't checked to see how in tune it is, but I wired the keyboard up properly now and it was in tune enough that things I played sounded like they were supposed to.
Unfortunately it's already starting to make worrying crackles and "failure imminent" kind of noises so I made this video with haste, thus, I didn't really know what to play so I just improvized a bit and played some old video game tunes :)"

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LIDER-1 RARE SOVIET ANALOG GUITAR SYNTH SN 8611360

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"LIDER-1 (produced by Formanta factory in 1982 - the one which made a legendary POLIVOKS) is a guitar microsynthesizer designed to be applied by guitar players who use external effects in the live performance or studio work. The synthesizer is a floor-mounted unit with four rubber footswitches; it also has sliders and knobs for changing the parameters of effects. LEADER-1 has 5 main series sections: MIXER, PHASER, FILTER, MODULATOR, and OUTPUT - every one with its own parameters and indicators. Commutation: line input, output (line, phone, amplifier). On the outer surface of the bottom panel, an input sensitivity regulator is situated."

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POLIVOKS - Vintage Soviet Analog Synthesizer with MIDI

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Couple pics of the inside including the voice boards.

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Torino Synth Meeting is this Weekend

via Francesco Scrooge Mulassano on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Details: http://tsm.noisecollective.net/

Info on the RCA Electronic Music Synthesizer

See the update marked 4/24/12 in this post.

Live jam with Vermona Perfourmer MK 2 DRM 1 MK III Doepfer Dark Energy Dark Time A-100 Blofeld

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by Tiefengrund

"Little Live Jam with:
Silvie von Tiefengrund: Vermona DRM1 MKIII triggert by the e-Drumset
Mick von Tiefengrund: Synthesizer

Another live performance with my synthesizers and my wife Silvie on the e-drumset.
The recording and mixing is absolutly live, on one track . No overdubs!
Maybe you see another track on the display, but it is an old track and was setting on "mute".

During the video, i have deleted it!

The Setup:

Vermona Perfourmer MK 2

Vermona DRM 1 MK III used as a drum-synthesizer, triggert by the e-drumset

Doepfer Dark Energy supported by a A-110 VCO used as solo synth

Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard

My A-1oo Case:

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TAPE ECHOOO OO O ooo oo o ... .. . .

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by Janoise
With Syntecno TeeBee.

"Very Rare Pearl 8 track tape echo.
Model EP-402.
I think its a model that came at the market after the Vorgs tape echos from Pearl.
I cant find info on the net ! That is impossibele these days.
So if anyone haves info or a link for me, please put it at the reactions."

Pachelbel: Canon in D (synthesized in just intonation)

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by ScrollingMusic

"Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706): Canon in D

This very famous work from the Baroque period was actually forgotton for centuries, rediscovered only recently in the early 1900s. Today, it has become quite ubiquitous, and is frequently performed at weddings and included in classical compilation discs. This piece combines the musical devices of canon and ground bass. Three voices are engaged in canon, where each part plays the same phrase offset by a certain number of beats. The fourth voice is a basso continuo, playing the same two-measure phrase throughout the piece. The chord progression in this piece: I - V - vi - iii - IV - I - IV - V is present in other classical works as well as much of the popular music we hear today (U2's "With or Without You" and Blues Traveler's "Hook", to name a few).

This rendition is synthesized using the "strings", "harpsichord" and "voice" instruments of our MATLAB-based synthesizer. It is tuned in just intonation, centered on D = 294 Hz. Just intonation is a tuning system in which the frequencies of the twelve chromatic pitches are chosen based on fixed ratios compared to the center pitch. For example, the frequency of the major 3rd is 5/4 times that of the root. Thus, in this case F# is 367.5 Hz. In just intonation, intervals tend to sound more consonant then in the most common equal temperament system, but if a piece modulates to a new key area, the consonant ratios between frequencies are no longer preserved."

"Roland Jupiter 80" HPF Pad

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by synthartist69

Jupiter-80s on eBay

Roland Jupiter 80 "Phazer Pad"

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LITTLE BOOTS EVERY NIGHT I SAY A CASIO PRAYER piano/ sampler version

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by littlebootsvideos

Casio comes in at 2:15.

"oi oi

here is what started off to be an acoustic version of the new single 'every night i say a prayer' until i realised i couldn't do the middle so enlisted the help of my trusty casio sk-5 (which also has dog and lion samples, handy if you're want to scare off neighbours' cats).

you have no idea how hard the timing of the piano riff is to get whilst singing at the same time! so its a bit ropey in places but as always well intentioned...

if you like the song you can download the full verison of it for free over at www.soundcloud.com/littleboots"

Firestarter LSDJ-MC MIDI interface for Nanoloop and LSDJ

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Perfect Circuit Audio (RSS)

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Sequential Circuits Prophet-600

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Perfect Circuit Audio (RSS)

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Novation Supernova Rack SN SN 005441

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MFB-503 Drumcomputer SN 12891

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Perfect Circuit Audio (RSS)

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Korg MS-10 SN 133075

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Perfect Circuit Audio (RSS)

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Roland Juno-106 with Diabolical Devices MODS

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Perfect Circuit Audio (RSS)

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Moog Minimoog D Synthesizer SN 8345

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Note the KORG EX sticker.

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Vintage Paia 3740 Electronic Kit Micro Synthesizer - Gnome

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EMU SP-12 with COMMODORE 1541 DISK DRIVE

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"SP-12 (E-MU SYSTEMS INC) SAMPLING PERCUSSION / 8-BIT DRUM MODULE - 'TURBO MODIFICATION' / software version 2.5 / with 110 volt or 240 volt 'optional power source select switch'... EXTENSIVE SOUND DISK (FLOPPY 5-INCH) LIBRARY (over 20 disks) for the COMMODORE 1541 DRIVE"

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Genoqs Machines OCTOPUS midi performance sequencer

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Ensoniq ESQ1 Synthesizer

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See the seller's other items for more.

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JUPITER-4 PROTOTYPE For Sale?

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This one in via pokmijn.

It's currently listed on Yahoo Japan auctions. Also see 1978 BJ News Roland 8 Page Promo for it featured in an article scan.

The Ghost of Faffner Hall "Thomas Dolby" - Synthesis Explained

YouTube Published on Apr 19, 2012 by HensonCompany

"When Farkas buys a robot to help him get rid of the musicians of Faffner Hall on Make a New Sound Day, the gang borrows some parts from the robot to construct a synthesizer so they can make all kinds of new sounds. Fughetta doesn't understand how a synthesizer works so the Wild Impressario turns to his best source, Thomas Dolby, to explain it to her."

Added this one to the Synths in TV and Film post.

bookshelf

flickr By Sawa Masaki

"Yoko puts a hand on the bookshelf.

tjlaser.com"

Sequential Circuits Prophet-5

HyperSpace 3D Synth for iPhone

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by TheStrangeAgency

"Just released! The latest and greatest in our series of Space synths for iOS. Actual in-app footage!

Synthesize music with sculpted waves; grok mesmerizing visuals.

More at:
http://thestrangeagency.com/products/hyperspace/

VGA output coming soon, for iPhone-controlled projections!"


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Metasonix R54 Vs Trogotronic M676 (The Final Conflict)

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by DJjondent

"Valve synth vs Valve synth with the humble Korg Monotribe as moderator.
Who will rule the world when its all over ?

For the record.
Sequencer: AcidLab autobot (trigger out 16" ---- sync in Monotribe)
As the Trog has 2 VCOs I duplicated the CV for both.
The R54 received only 1 CV but also received some LFO modulation from a Doepfer A145 LFO (triangle wave).
The trog also was modulated by a second A145.
Finally, Gate signals from the Autobot were passed to a Doepfer A140 ADSR envelope generator who's output modulated a Doepfer A130 VCA. (the very top right module).

A completely live recording. No post mastering, etc etc.
Thanks to Matt of RhythmActive for many of these modules.
http://www.rhythmactive.com.au/"

O Against I: 2 Devices / 3 Ins / 4 Outs

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by littlescale

"Two USB sound cards are directly connected - the output of one is routed to the input of the other and vice versa. A simple matrix volume mixer allows any one input signal to be routed to any of the four output signals at independent signal levels.

The result is an interesting drone with a surprising amount of subtlety and complexity.

http://little-scale.blogspot.com/"

Pitch Black

YouTube Published on Apr 23, 2012 by Ebotronix

"Roland System 104 Sequencer to
Doepfer A 185-2 outs to
a.Doepfer A 156 ionian Scale
b.Quantimator 1 phrygian scale
c.Quantimator 2 mixolydian scale
4ms Peg RCD VcaMatrix
Analogue Systems RS 110
Doepfer A 134 pan by Moog MP 201
Flame Chord Machine Talking Synth Module
Make Noise Maths Moddemix Optomix QMMG Wogglebug
Malekko 4x Uncle 4x Anti
Moog Phaser
Oberheim Sem
SSL Modulation Orgy
Toppobrillo Quantimator Sportmodulator
Master Clock Logic via Kenton Pro 2000II and 2x 4ms RCD."

Pitch Black 2

Image Line Harmless | Additive Subtractive Synthesizer

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by imageline

"See here - http://www.image-line.com/documents/harmless.html"

Spectral Synthesis - Introduction and Approaches

YouTube Published on Apr 23, 2012 by Xoanexyap

"How to understand and use the spectrogram in a spectral synthesizer, demonstrated in Izotope Iris and Camel Audio Alchemy."

MIDI Studio for iOS

"Midi Studio it's great midi controller for your home or professional studio. WIth this application you can play on a virtual keyboard, move faders, knobs, play with drums pad. One of the best feature of this application, it's playing your notes with velocity sensitivity, you can hit the screen, stronger or weaker. Also you can change modulation using the surface of the keys, you can change a pitch, you can use built-in arpeggiator and many other interesting features.

Midi Studio Features:
-[CoreMidi]
-[WI-FI]
-[USB]
-[True Velocity Sensitive ] (with the force of impact)
-[Modulation]
-[Drums]
-[Faders]
-[Knobs]
-[Buttons]
-[Touch pads]
-[Two Keyboards]
-[Different Keys Size]
-[Custom Key Scale] - (Like: Major, Minor, Klezmer, etc...)"


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How to Build a Controller (Making of The Mojo)

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by moldover

"Moldover takes you step by step thru the evolution, design, and actual building of his custom Mojo controller. This is now an OPEN SOURCE project: http://60works.com/mojo

Video produced by Moldover, directed by Rich DDT, with very special thanks to everyone who helped bring my dream-instrument into reality!"

Update:

Mojo Build Time-Lapse

YouTube Published on Apr 24, 2012 by moldover

"Moldover builds a copy of his custom Mojo controller with full explanations of each step in the process. This is now an OPEN SOURCE project. More info and all downloads at http://60works.com/mojo

http://moldover.com"

Genome MIDI Sequencer Pulled from App Store - Update Coming

In case you (like me) were wondering what happened to Genome MIDI Sequencer being missing from the App Store, it looks like the creators, White Noise Audio, pulled it due to a bug. An update is coming.

"NOTE: We’ve pulled the current version of Genome from the App store due to an unresolved issue. It will be back as soon as we can get this sorted out."

MIDI Touch iPad Editor for the Waldorf Blofeld Updates

You might remember the fairly extensive iPad editor for the Blofeld from this post. It's just gotten a bit more extensive. bobborries, the creator of the template added a Performance Template, and two ARP Sequencer templates. You'll find them on this thread on iOSMIDI.com. iOS MIDI are the creators of MIDI Touch.

You can find MIDI Touch on iTunes here:


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An interesting note about controllers is they don't require as much CPU power as full on synths. That means as prices go down on the original iPad you can pick up relatively affordable controllers. Use one for the editor and one for an advanced sequencer.