tetrazzisidrazziassi

flickr By Meng Qi

"PCB By PeterB
Designed/Assembled By Meng Qi

polyphonic synthesizer instrument features:

58 nodes (touch and connection sensitve)
11 touch sensitve bars
11 tuning keys
6 extra large parameter knobs (very easy for fine tuing)
stereo outputs

Thank you very much Peter!
And thank you sgnhh for the inspiration!

mengqimusic.com
ciat-lonbarde.com"

Farewell Mg-1

YouTube Published on May 15, 2012 by condit79

"This is a little goodbye to my Mg-1, Improvised with the Moog, a moogerfooger ring mod used as an oscillator, a monotribe, and a 5u modular filled with STG soundlabs and dotcom modules. The mic I'm using is a cool thing I found when I picked up an inoperative reel to reel that I took out of the case my modular is in. It's perfect for stuff like this as I can just toss it in the mixer and go with it.

The moogerfooger is great, because you can route the control voltage signal into the audio input and you can listen to the frequency go up to the audible range and then you can use the lfo out to create two note sequences. Perfect for repetitive/drone work. Note I have my memory man after the mixer as earlier I was using it to loop all the signals coming in to create some lush texures.

All of the sound was then sent to two different tube amps set in different parts of the room. They both have different tones to them, so that in itself makes for a great performing experience. I highly recommend to anyone using electronic instruments to try different forms of sound reproduction as just straight mixer/interface recording gets a bit sterile at times."

Fun with Korg M-500sp MicroPreset (patches)

YouTube Published on May 15, 2012 by TheSynthFreq

"HI! :) This video features the awesome analogue Korg M-500sp (1977-80) synthesizer. It is a mono synthesizer with few controls or editing features but the 'synth' selection of sounds that can be edited can really be made useful with some mild fx added to give it dimension.
There are two versions of the synth, one with the speaker and the other without.

Synth controls:
Attack time, Sustain level (Decay and Release)
LFO rate and depth
Tuning
"Traveler" which is sort of the 'filter' of the Korg.
Port and time,
vibrato On/Off or Momentary
'Synthe 1' and 'synthe 2' are the only sounds that can be edited on the Korg, giving the user about 8 fully modifiable patches.

Korg M-500sp is an excellent bass/lead synthesizer.

Please enjoy! :)

:) TSF"

Update:

Korg M-500sp MicroPreset

Published on May 15, 2012 by TheSynthFreq

"Short improvisation featuring the Korg MicroPrest M-500sp and the Jupiter-8s lovely arp. :)
This is an example of the Korg's lead sounds. Several variations are also possible with the editing features offered.

:) TSF"

Synthrotek Optical Theremin as Modulation Source

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YouTube Published on May 15, 2012 by synthrotek

Follow-up to this post.

Update:

Synthrotek Theremin Optical Resistor DIY Kit with Micromoog Oscillator MADNESS!!

Published on May 16, 2012 by synthrotek

Moog Prodigy with Custom Knobs & a Write-Up on Astronauta Pinguim

via Astronauta Pinguim where you'll find more pics and a full write-up on the Moog Prodigy including videos of some popular bands that used this classic synth.

via Fabricio Carvalho on
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Bb Harmonics

Bb Harmonics from Lyonel on Vimeo.

"Simple one note Drone from a 262v Harmonic Oscillator and 259 Programmable Complex Waveform Generator, going through a 296 Programmable Spectral Processor and 291e Triple Morphing Filter."

Get in that - Gear setup

flickr set by lacedj
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"The synth setup for the track "Get in that" by DJ Lace vs Creed MD. Roland Tr 808, Xoxbox, Crumar Bit99, Roland Juno 106, Roland ef-303, Sequential prophet 5, Roland re20 space echo pedal."

Dj lace vs Creed md - get in that by lacedj
"west coast electronic house recorded as a live gear jam and edited down to a club track length. early evening opening set style. Ableton was set"

via Lace Dj on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

The Odd Couple

via Frank Krul on
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"The odd couple, but they sound amazing together!"

Ensoniq Fizmo Transwave (Wavetable) Synthesizer & Roland Jupiter-6 analog.

Vintage Arp Ads Featuring Stevie Wonder, Edgar Winter, Herbie Hancock, etc

via Voices of East Anglia where you'll find the rest of the scans.

via Tim Durland on
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OBERHEIM XPANDER 6 VOICE ANALOG SYNTHESIZER XP-1

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SN Y81202 ?

Pics of the inside below.

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MOTM Format Cynthia SAWTOOTH ANIMATOR

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"Our Famous Sawtooth Animator Modules in MOTM Modular Synthesizer Format...

Big Sale at close to $100.00 Off!

Only Eight units built hot off the press brand new and tested in boxes ready to ship.
Very Popular Design and the last ones sold out quickly.

Sound Samples and Info at Cyndustries.com"

Yamaha SY-2 Analog Synthesizer

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SketchSynth - A Drawable OSC Control Surface

SketchSynth from Billy Keyes on Vimeo.

"SketchSynth - A drawable OSC control panel

My final project for Golan Levin's Interactive Art and Computational Design class at CMU, Spring 2012.
Built with openFrameworks, ofxCv, OSC, and Pure Data.

More info: golancourses.net/2012spring/05/13/billy-keyes-final-project-sketchsynth/
Behind-the-scenes view: vimeo.com/42053693

Music: ioflow - mnml autmn

Thanks to Golan Levin, the CMU Art Department (Bob Kollar), and Nick Mazurek for lending me equipment for the project and the video. Also, thanks to Kyle McDonald for his excellent ofxCv addon, which makes it incredibly easy to work with OpenCV inside openFrameworks."

SketchSynth (behind-the-scenes) from Billy Keyes on Vimeo.

"A view of the debug/setup screen of my SketchSynth program. It shows some of the stages of the image processing and how the projector is aligned to the camera."

Not to be confused with Sketch Synth 3D for iPad

The MMTA Summer SYNTHFEST - June 2 at Seattle's EMP

http://www.mostlymodular.com/

The website is live. Click through for details. You'll find a link for Event Info and Exhibitor Info.

The date is June 2nd at the Experience Music Project Seattle. The SYNTHFEST is free and open to the public. If you are in the area, drop by, check out some gear and mingle with fellow synth enthusiasts. The list of manufacturers attending the event will follow.

Syntharts Secrets of Analog and Digital Synthesis Tutorials from the 80s

YouTube Published on May 15, 2012 by laubimusic77

"original title: secrets of analog & digital synthesis
(c) 1985, 1986 Ferro Productions

by Steve de Furia"

Playlist:
syntharts lesson 1 - the physics of sound
syntharts lesson 2 - making waves
syntharts lesson 3 - the sound designer's tool kit
syntharts lesson 4 - synthesizers and editing techniques

If you like these be sure to also see the New York School of Synthesis - Intro to Synthesis series.

Kuleshov eFx

YouTube Published on May 15, 2012 by gonzapar

"xoxbox+volfrAm = mpc2000xl
vtol"

The Party Van - Demonstration/Walkthrough [Max/MSP, Monome & Arc]

YouTube Published on May 14, 2012 by kriista

"A screencast/demo of The Party Van.

The Party Van is a live sampling and performance instrument built using Max/MSP. It was programmed around the Monome 64 and Arc 2 controllers but includes mapping for an iPad running TouchOSC (custom layout included) as well as the Keith McMillen Softstep foot controller. Additionally, the patch has MIDI learn functionality built in, so every parameter can be mapped to any MIDI controller.

You can download the patch and instructions on my webpage:
http://www.rodrigoconstanzo.com/the-party-van/"

DIY Buchla 194 Bandpass Test 01

YouTube Published on May 15, 2012 by djangosfire

"I've been slowly building up a few Buchla style modules - really having some fun w/ the DIY.

This vid is a quick and dirty test of the "Bandpass Filter Model 194" I just put together. It's hard to see in the vid, but I've been hand lettering the panels of the modules I've built so far.

Aside from the single VCO sequence patch, here's what's going on:

- VCO into mixer #1
- mixer #1 into 194 Bandpass Filter
- each of the four outs from the 194 patched into a 292 Quad Lopass Gate
- 281e set up to "cycle" through each channel, which in turn opens up an adjacent "gate" of the 292 . . . this allows each 194 output to be sequentially output mixed
- 292 outputs each sent into mixer #2
- mixer #2 output is sent both to a "mult" and to a 190 "style" Spring Reverb (the Reverb goes out to the main out BTW)
- the "multed" mixer #2 output is sent to a channel input of mixer #1 . . . this allows for manual "audio feedback control" of the 194 bands.

It sounds much better in real life, but for this "test" I just used the Vid Cam built in mic - anyway thanks!"

Akai Pro SynthStation49: Overview

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YouTube Published on May 15, 2012 by AkaiProVideo

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SynthStation49 is the most advanced, intuitive music controller designed specifically for use with the iPad and is the first true iPad performance tool for musicians. Working seamlessly with Akai Professional's heralded SynthStation software, SynthStation49 provides unparalleled music creation capabilities, including direct in-app MIDI recording from its velocity-sensitive keyboard, nine MPC-style drum pads and array of transport controls. In addition to its integration with the SynthStation app, SynthStation49 is also completely iOS CoreMIDI compatible, making it instantly compatible with dozens of music apps already in the App Store and hundreds more on the way."

iTunes:
Akai Professional
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Moog Source SN 3317

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Roland System 104 sequencer

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Roland SH-101 Original Box and Styrofoam

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TOM-1501 SOVIET VINTAGE ANALOG STRING MACHINE

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Roland GK-1 Demonstration Video with GR-300, GM-70 and VG-99

YouTube Published on May 15, 2012 by WayneJoness

"http://www.joness.com/gr300/gk1_kit.htm A brief demonstration of the Roland GK-1 kit installed on an Xotica EA-1 guitar. The GK-1 is used with a Roland GM-70, GR-300, and the new Roland VG-99, with a BX-13-VX converter."

Update:

Roland GK-1 GR-300 and Ovation Acoustic Guitar

Published on May 15, 2012 by WayneJoness

"http://www.joness.com/gr300/gk1_kit.htm A quick test of the Roland GK-1 on an acoustic guitar. While the GK-1 and guitar synthesizers are usually associated with solid body electrics, the GK-1 test well on an acoustic guitar."

Korgasmatron II demo

YouTube Published on May 15, 2012 by sduck409

"This is a basic demo of some of the things my DIY version of the Korgasmatron II VCF will do. Design of this circuit is by David Dixon, who kindly provided me with the pcb's to make this. What you're hearing is a (boring) sequence created by a Klee sequencer, driving 3 Synthesis Technology MOTM 300 VCO's into a MOTM 830 mixer into a MOTM 190 VCA. Recorded in real time, no effects, audio straight to computer. I don't explain all the knobs and normalizations and such - sorry."

Buchla Modules For Sale

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BUCHLA 259e complex waveform generator
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BUCHLA 200.1 infinite phaser shifter

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Waldorf Microwave 1 with Access Programmer & Rob Papen Soundsets

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"Waldorf Microwave 1, first generation with CEM3389, OS 2.0, excellent condition, with Access Programmer, in near mint condition, with PSU, original manuals. Also included the Rob Papen Double Red soundset card (rarest of the rare!) and Rob Papen Techno soundset installed in the internal memory."

Oberheim 8 Voice in Rack with Midi to CV

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"You're looking at a very rare racked Oberheim 8 Voice with midi interface. Here's what is included:

8 X Oberheim SEMS
1 X Oberheim 8 Voice Programmer
1 X Keyboard module (w/ portamento etc)
2 X Output modules (8 channels of discrete mixing)
Rack power supply (please note that this unit is set up for European power - but can be used with a converter in the US)
Custom Midi to CV interface
All build into a road case (case included)

Some of the modules are in front of the rack and 2 SEMS plus keyboard module and power supply are racked in back of the rack."

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Ensoniq ESQ-1 Bird Man

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"It sounds great, because cardinals are the most musical of all birds on planet Earth, and also because the ESQ-1 is a great vintage instrument that you'll enjoy a lot. I can't make you buy it, I can just tell you how I feel about it."

4MS Eurorack Noise Swash

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"The eurorack noise swash is a chaotic random noise-maker and cv generator, generating its own sounds or working as an audio processor. as a stand-alone device it generates unpredictable continuously morphing oscillations on the audio output jack, and random cv fluctuations out the dual-direction "mood cv" jack. a second cv input jack controls the swash and noisegate sections with positive and negative cv voltage. an audio input jack allows for distorting an audio signal beyond recognition, or using audio to trigger and modulate the chaos. the swash knob is a 10-turn bournes pot for adjusting minor variations. each swash sounds different and has unique artwork. the eurorack noise swash consumes about 60ma of power and occupies 16 h.p. of space."

Yamaha FS1R Synthesizer

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MFB NANOZWERG Analogue Monophonic Synth

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"Size doesn’t always matter. Despite its compact dimensions, NANOZWERG is a full-featured monophonic analogue synthesizer. With VCO, an additional sub-oscillator and its 12dB-slope-multimodefilter, NANOZWERG offers multiple bass- and lead-sounds. In addition, NANOZWERG offers a noise-generator and also works as an effects-processor using its external audio-input."

Roland SH-2000 SN 741358 Vintage Synthesizer

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Casio XW-P1 SYNTHESIZER

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"The XW-P1 is a 61 key performance synthesizer with Casio's exclusive (HPSS) Hybrid Processing Sound Source. Providing screaming virtual analog monophonic leads and basses, drawbar organs, complex layers, stereo pianos, drums and more, the XW-P1 has the sounds and real-time control the performing musician needs.

6 Oscillator Monophonic Solo Synthesizer
HexLayer
Drawbar Organ Mode"

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ARP Quartet Multi-Timbral Polyphonic Vintage Analog Synthesizer 1979

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YouTube Published on May 11, 2012 by keyboardresource

"Brass, Strings, Organ and Piano sounds can be played individually or layered on top of each other in any combination (although, I can't hear Brass when added to Piano)"


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"Features:
- Full 49-key polyphonic
- You can layer sounds on each other by pressing one or more sound button (Brass, Strings, Organ, Piano) for very Moog-like sounds
- Each section has separate controls
- Tuning pot is convienently located on top to right of keyboard
- Original(?) folding brackets are attached to bottom to give it a steeper angle when placed on a flat surface"

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Oberheim OB8

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YAMAHA SU700 Sampler Sequencer

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Roland MC-202 SN 338300

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GlitchBreaks - + animoog

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YouTube Published on May 15, 2012 by nakanosyun

"http://ios-music.homewoke.net/
I also used the sound was recorded at animoog. It can also be used as a granular synth. This is only yet tried."

iTunes:
GlitchBreaks - Alex Matheu
Animoog - Moog Music Inc.

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VCS3 + RE-301 play

VCS3 + RE-301 play from todd barton on Vimeo.

"some simple explorations with the VCS3 manual attack button & joystick and the audio out going through a Roland RE-301 Chorus Echo."

Serge Modular and The Theremin

Serge Modular and The Theremin from Rastko Lazic on Vimeo.

"In this video I am performing on the theremin.

The theremin is sending CV and gate signals to the serge modular synth so the movements of my hands are determining the pitch, volume and the moment gate signals are sent to the synth.

More information about The Theremin can be found here : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin."

maths+peg+phonogene patch

maths+peg+phonogene patch from Ron k on Vimeo.

Buchla160 White Noise Generator - Prototype

flickr By rick604

"3D electronics from 1965."

Morton Subotnick on Pitch Painter for iPad

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YouTube Published on May 14, 2012 by intervalstudios

"Morton Subotnick presents a new way for your kids to create music. Pitch Painter is a musical finger painting app that is simple yet surprisingly sophisticated. While engaged in creative musical play, the child will be introduced to a variety of musical instrumental sounds and authentic scale tunings from four regions of the world."

iTunes:
Morton Subotnick's Pitch Painter - Morton Subotnick
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"Morton Subotnick presents a new way for your kids to create music. Pitch Painter is a musical finger painting app that is simple yet surprisingly sophisticated. While engaged in creative musical play, the child will be introduced to a variety of musical instrumental sounds and authentic scale tunings from four regions of the world.

features:
-designed specifically for ages 3-5.
-select 3 instrumental sounds from each of 4 different regions of the world.
-Hear what you are creating as you paint it using up to three fingers at one time.
-play the "canvas" in many different ways:
-hear exactly how you painted it.
-hear it as a normal piece of ‘written’ music played from left to right.
-hear how it sounds upside down, backwards
-scrub it like a DJ
-erase notes you don’t want.
-save and load your compositions.
-detailed instructions for parents and educators."


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