Richard Lainhart & Lucio Menegon - An Abandoned Garden Now Available

You might remember An Abandoned Garden by the late Richard Lainhart & Lucio Menegon from this post back in January. The limited edition vinyl release is now available. The music features Richard Lainhart on Buchla 200e & Hakkan Continuum and Lucio Menegon on lapsteel with processing. Their music is utterly mesmerizing.  You can listen to it via the play button to the left and under the album cover image here.

Lucio Menegon on the release and the support in picking up a copy of the vinyl:  "An Abandoned Garden, my first ambient release (with the late Richard Lainhart) is FINALLY here and available for purchase. Really. No more false alarms. Rubber City Noise went out of their way to make this 100 run LTD ED LP with digital download package top notch and this was the reason for the production delay. It's a great listen and supports both the label and the artist. Please visit the Experimedia website. For the uninitiated, $20-something dollars is the average price for new vinyl with download. With the current state of mostly free music and horrible (CD) sales, this is one of the few working models for small labels. If you want the digital, you must buy the high-quality, beautifully packaged short run vinyl. If the vinyl run sells out, RCN gets their money back and we get our digital rights back."

The Packrat Meets Star Wars

via The Packrat on Facebook

"Here's a Packrat & 'Star Wars' themed Anything Napkin for Mark! You bet your butt he donated extra for this one! :o)"

http://anythingnapkin.com

Atomic Shadow's Panoramic Wave Generator Coming to Kontakt

via Atomic Shadow

"Do you remember the early days of sampling? That was the inspiration for the Panoramic Wave Generator. I still have an old Akai S-612 and it is one of those things that I never get tired of. You can take a sound and stretch it across the entire keyboard. Depending on your sound it can sound like a howling demon in the low registers or a shrieking bird of prey on the high notes. Of course it has something like 2 seconds of sampling time.

The sounds that come come with the PWG Have no such time limits, They are long, evolving stereo sounds. They are mapped somewhere in the middle range of the keyboard, looped, and then assigned across 5 octaves. Most of the sounds are well over two minutes. They mutate and modulate over time. When they are played in the lower registers it can take quite awhile for it to to play out. One fingered drones anyone?

The sound design made good use of a collection of field recordings that goes back for years. There are machines in action and machines in the their last moments of dying agony. There are many sounds that use the Command Center's collection of exotic old test gear. Sine and square wave generators, modular filters, ring modulators and a good dose of some top secret gear that cannot be disclosed. Some of the sounds are very playable as pitched instruments while others are far out in soundscape territory. There are sounds that hiss. Sounds that crackle and moan. You can hear the electricity moving around in there.

The user interface is simple though it gives you far more control than my old Akai. There is an LFO section to modulate the sound, tone control, an envelope section and a velocity and balance adjustment on the top row. The lower section is for effects. We start off with a chorus, flanger or phaser. Follow that with a delay with width control and end up with a reverb section with three types of convolution to choose from. There is a great deal that can be done to these very simple controls. Of course my suggestion is to run this machine through other machines in your own collection, or abuse it with your favorite plug.

The Panoramic Tone Generator will be available very soon."

Notausgang

Published on Mar 26, 2013 Ebotronix·617 videos

4 ms Peg, RCD
Analogue Systems 2x RS100,4xRS 110,2xRS 360
Bananalogue Serge VCS
Buchla System # 1
Cyndustries 2x Zero Oscillator
Doepfer A156 A 134 panning by A 143-9 QLFO ,Maths & Moog MP 201
Flame 2x Chord Machine & Talking Synth Modul
foh choices
Grendel Formant Filter 2x
Make Noise Brains PP 2x Maths 2x Moddemix Optonix QMMG Wogglebug
Malekko 4x Anti 4x Unkle Jag
Roland SVC 350 Vocoder
SSL Modulation Orgy
Tiptop Audio Z 8000
Toppobrillo,Sportmodulator, 2x TWF
Logic master clock to Kenton Pro 2000
Drums Buchla System # 1
FX Boss VF 1,Lexicon PCM 80, Line6 Echopro , TC M 3000
+ ~ -
Z8000 cv to Chord Machine 1 (Unkle's)
CM 1 Arp out to CM 2 (Anti's)
CM 2 Arp out to Zo 1sine out to fm in Zo 2
Talking Synth ( cv by Pressure Points)
to Grendel and to Vocoder

Moog Source SN 3243

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ARP Odyssey MK III SN 28230633

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1982 Sequential Circuits Pro-One SN 6596

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This unit has the J-wire keyboard.

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Dirty Electronics Mute Synth Mod by A.S.M.O.

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"This is my first hardwired mod of the Dirty Electronics Mute Synth. The Mute Synth was originally commissioned by Mute Records for the Mute Short Circuit weekend at the Roundhouse, London in May 2011. This mod is the precursor to a more extensive mod I later built for Daniel Miller, this version has all the touch panels wired to pots for precise pitch and pulser / sequencer control. The Mute logo is etched into the copper of the Mute synth. Also added is a single LFO with speed and depth controls which can be switched to modulate either of the 2 oscillators or feedback. Whilst not as extensive of my later mod it still packs a punch, I've used it in many of my solo live performances and also with the Dirty Electronics Ensemble, I'm selling it to make space for an even more heavily modded version I'm working on, such is progress :) The pictures and video below [posted here] were taken when I originally built it, I've slightly modified it since, the filter switch has been removed and replaced with an LED to indicate the LFO speed (as can be seen in the main listing photo) and the LFO itself has been tweaked. The copper has also oxidised with use since, so is not as shiny as it is in these pictures. The Soundcloud recording above is as it sounds now.
Signed on the base by me A.S.M.O.

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MAXIM MDS-100 ANALOG DRUM SYNTHESIZER

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"AMAZING MAXIM MDS-1000 ANALOG DRUM SYNTHESIZER
5 SYNTHS- BASS-SNARE-HIGH TOM- MID TOM - LOW TOM
EACH CHANNEL HAS CONTROLS FOR
- NOISE
- TONE
- BEND
- DECAY
- BALANCE FOR NOISE AND TONE
- BALANCE FOR CLICK AND DRUM

BASICALLY A CLONE OF THE SIMMONS SDSV BUT MUCH BETTER BUILD QUALITY
IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION
110V"

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Yellow WALDORF Q

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Yamaha can change your life

Published on Mar 26, 2013 yamahacorporation·1,569 videos

Tetrax patch 1 demo

Published on Mar 26, 2013 Ciat-Lonbarde

"Quick demo of a Tetrax Patch.

Barres are 1 to 4 from left to right. For Orange and Green jacks 1 is nearest bottom and 2 is nearest top. Pots are 1 to 4 left to right.
Barre1 RED to Barre4 BLUE
Barre3 RED to Barre1 Green1
Barre4 RED to Barre2 Blue
Barre4 Orange2 to Barre1 Blue
Pot1 - 10 clock
Pot2 - 5 clock
Pot3 - 10 clock
Pot4 - 7 clock

Follow-up to Tetrax Plays Creature.

KORG MS-20mini & Doepfer Dark Time

Published on Mar 26, 2013 AudioCentralMagazine·125 videos

"On special request, KORG MS-20mini under control of Doepfer Dark Time sequencer. Audio goes into TC Flashback pingpong delay, just for fun. CV1 goes to VCOs, CV2 goes to VCFs, Gate goes to KORG's ESP for format conversion and, then, goes to EGs trigger.
On synthesizer, EG1 goes to VCA, EG2 + goes to LP filter, EG2 - (reverse) goes to HP filter. Have fun."

KORG MS20 Mini on ZZounds
KORG MS20s on eBay

"Not the end" studio session

Published on Mar 26, 2013 gattobus·48 videos

"Studio recording session. This is the first take, trying to sync the machinedrum to the analog clock in of the eurorack sequencer via CV.
This song is a work in progress...
...stay tuned, something is coming out! ;-)"

DIY ELECTRONICS SYMPOSIUM: Workshops, Silver Apples with Malcolm Cecil on TONTO, Electric Golem with Trevor Pinch on DIY Modular

via Trevor Pinch: "This Saturday March 30 at Cornell Schwartz Center for The Performing Arts we are putting on a cool event which we are calling a 'DIY Electronics Music Symposium'. It will feature panel discussion on DIY electronics (starts 2pm), workshops where you can build your own gear, and a concert (starts 8pm) featuring, Silver Apples, Malcolm Cecil with TONTO, Electric Golem (with Trevor Pinch on DIY Modular [see this post]) plus more.

I know it's short notice but any synth heads in the area might want to check it out. As far as we can tell TONTO and Silver Apples have never been on the same bill together."

Details:

"DIY ELECTRONICS SYMPOSIUM:

SATURDAY MARCH 30
An afternoon and evening celebrating innovation in electronic media,
///TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER:
the legendary Simeon Coxe of Silver Apples and Malcolm Cecil of Tonto's Expanding Head Band,

The afternoon symposium will commence with a panel discussion led by Science and Technology Studies professor Trevor Pinch followed by demonstrations of various home made electronic instruments including the largest synthesizer in the world, The Original New Timbral Orchestra. Doctoral candidates Taylan Cihan (Music), Laewoo Kang (Information Science) and Owen Marshall (Science and Technology Studies) will then lead a DIY Electronics workshop allowing participants to create and keep their own small electronic instruments.

~challenge the politics of expertise~
~explore motivations for innovation~

In the evening from 8-11 a musical and visual 'happening' will be put on with Tonto's Expanding Headband, Silver Apples, The Electric Golem, First Atomic Lunar and more to perform.


__S_C_H__E__D__U__L__E_

2PM-3PM

Panel Discussion Chaired by Trevor Pinch
featuring: Malcolm Cecil, Simeon Coxe, Jeff Perkins, Park Doing.


3:30pm-5:30pm

DIY Electronics Workshop and Demonstrations
-Circuit hacking, bending and creating your own instruments from parts. All materials provided for limited number of participants
provided by Cornell Electroacoustic Center, led by Taylan Cihan, Owen Marshall, and Leo Kang

____________________________________

8PM-11PM
MULTIMEDIA PSYCHADELIC PERFORMANCE

*Silver Apples
*Tonto's Expanding Head Band
*Electric Golem
*First Atomic Lunar
*100% Black

feat DJ Andris Balins

Visual media provided by Jeff Perkins, Park Doing, Leo Kang

The events are free and open to the entire Cornell Community.
Contributions are encouraged to support opening acts.


Made possible by The Cornell Council for the Arts, The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Cornell Electroacoustic Music Center, The Society for the Humanities, The Science and Technology Studies Department, and the SAFC."

See the TONTO & Trevor Pinch labels below for more including videos and pics.

HIGH SKIES - SOUNDS OF EARTH

High Skies - Au Debut du Voyage

Published on Mar 25, 2013 microscopics·8 videos

Equipment used: Roland Jupiter 6, voice recordings.
Footage: Moon flyover and Earthrise.

"A new video from 'High Skies - Sounds of Earth' uploaded every Monday. Next week 'The Shape of Things to Come'
Links...

Actual moon flyover footage by kind permission of JAXA.
Music by Mat Jarvis

iTunes

Amazon

More High Skies
http://microscopics.co.uk"

HIGH SKIES - SOUNDS OF EARTH
1 Au Debut de Voyage http://youtube.com/watch?v=T1PK6xtugoY
2 The Shape of Things to Come
3 High Skies - Voyage en Argent
4 High Skies - Forecast Fire
5 High Skies - The Earth at Night
6 High Skies - Sounds of Earth

High Skies - The Shape of Things to Come

Published on Apr 3, 2013 microscopics·9 videos

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Sync-Gen II Software Update Version 1.0.8

via Innerclock Systems

"Changes from Version 1.0.7

1: New Custom Installer Option – allows User to choose Installation components.

2: Native AAX Pro Tools Build – Mac Only for this release.

3: Background Sync-Generation Options added.

Sync-Gen II is compatible with Mac OSX 10.4 (32 bit – Intel/PPC) and later, Mac OSX 10.6 (64 bit – Intel) and later, Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and 8.

Sync-Gen II runs in VST, AU, and RTAS format in 32 and 64 bit hosts. AAX for MAC OS is included in this version. AAX for Windows will be included in the next build.

RTAS Support: Pro Tools 7.0 and later.

Follow the Download Link below.

Simply run the installer over your previous version of Sync-Gen II – the installer does the rest.

Any issues or suspected bugs we may have missed please email me:

david@innerclocksystems.com

Enjoy!"

New Enclave Flight Cases with Make Noise Power

"The Enclave Flight Cases With Make Noise Power have landed……………….

Enclave Flight 6U Features:

• 104hp
• 2 5/8 Inches / 67mm Depth
• Solid Dovetail Construction – no screws to pull out
• Military Grade two part polyurethane elastomer coating inside and out; Fabric Free (No Tolex to Snag or tear)
• Chevron Black Polymer Corners
• Back Rubber Feet
• Meets all Airplane carry on requirements; only 11 lbs without modules
• Vector Rails with Sliding Nuts. Rails have no slots for losing nuts. Rails are easily removable for adding or removing nuts; 20 nuts per rail and 80 screws
• Carrying handle
• Built In Eye pads for carrying strap
• 12 lbs
• IN STOCK

Make Noise Powered Bus Board for Enclave Flight 6u:

• Power from +15V to +18V DC Wall-Wart, anywhere in the world
• Outputs: 1.4A +12V regulated, 1A -12 regulated, 250mA +5V regulated (there is an option for 1.5A +5V at added cost)
• 24 euro power connectors (2 x 8 male .1" headers)
• Spade connectors for DC IN/ OUT/ GND (for chaining of DC power to multiple boards)
• Spade connectors for +/-12V, System GND, +5V, and the CV/ Gate bus lines (for expansion)
• No heat to dissipate
• Low Noise, high stability
• Conservative Current rating
• Automatic ramp down to shut-off when current draw exceeds 2.2A
• Delayed power up to avoid false blowing of fuses (when powering up several Metasonix modules for example)
• Super-Efficient, averaging 90% efficiency. Much greener then typical linear supplies
• Unique design allow for powering two rows without the need for the passive bus board and additional wiring
• Lightweight and low profile (less than 18mm height)

Enclave Flight 3U Features:

• 104hp
• 2 5/8 Inches / 67mm Depth
• Solid Dovetail Construction – no screws to pull out
• Military Grade two part polyurethane elastomer coating inside and out; Fabric Free (No Tolex to Snag or tear)
• Chevron Black Polymer Corners
• Back Rubber Feet
• Meets all Airplane carry on requirements; only 7 lbs without modules
• Vector Rails with Sliding Nuts. Rails have no slots for losing nuts. Rails are easily removable for adding or removing nuts; 20 nuts per rail and 80 screws
• Carrying handle
• IN STOCK

Power:

• Make Noise Mini-PWR
• Switching power for use anywhere in the world
• Outputs: 800mA +12V regulated, 500mA -12 regulated, 250mA +5V regulated
• 2 euro power connectors for connecting Bus Cables
• No heat, Low Noise and Stable
• Automatic shut-off when current draw exceeds 1.2A
• Lightweight and low profile (less then 18mm height)

We strongly suggest you anticipate your power requirements at www.modulargrid.net. You will quickly see that the Enclave power board is more than adequate for almost all configurations that will fit in a 104hp 3u case."

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Sr. Presidente - Improvisando con el Emu modular

Published on Dec 18, 2012 Sr. Presidente·10 videos

"Grabando con el Emu, el pasado mes de Mayo de 2012, en el estudio/laboratorio "Siesta del Fauno", para nuestro primer LP, próximo a salir!
Sr. Presidente somos:
Emiliano Llere, Rodrigo Perez de Pedro, Raquel Antruejo y Mariano Llere. (Todos en el Emu modular)
Procesadores de efectos en tiempo real: Ernesto Romeo
Mezcladora: Pablo Gil."

EMU Modular Test Video

Published on Jan 21, 2013 Umi Hoshijima·19 videos

"I am not a piano player. I am a sound nerd.

Playing around with my school's prototype EMU modular for the first time in a while."

Abeem Live Technologies updates Rack Performer to 0.99-beta

"Abeem Live Technologies has updated Rack Performer to version 0.99-beta.

This new version includes several important new features, mostly centered around MIDI and connectivity.

External instruments and effects can be controlled by adding instances of the new 'External MIDI Gear' special module to the patch. This module acts as a bridge between the application and the external gear. It can be mapped and automated like any standard module, and appropriate MIDI messages are automatically sent to the controlled gear.

The new "MIDI output turbo mode" option greatly improves MIDI output events timing and reduces jitter by dedicating one CPU core to the task. This option works especially well when coupled with the "aggressive scheduler timing" advanced option. Both options are enabled by default when available on the host machine.

Incoming MIDI events can be filtered by type at three levels (per MIDI input device, per input channel or per module) and all modules can have MIDI effects applied to their inputs. The simple included effects allow to easily create keyboard splits, layers and merges.

MIDI can be freely routed between modules (interlinks) and plugins operating in pure MIDI mode (ex: VST sequencers) are now supported.

A lot of other improvements are also included.

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Yamaha CS-40M Program Stepper Mod

via Akikaze

"Here's an interesting mod I have had installed into my Yamaha CS-40M. It uses the portamento pedal input. A stereo plug is inserted. Portamento input is still available using tip-sleeve and the stepper using ring-sleeve. The program stepper can step backward and forward through its memories, one at the time. Depressing the pedal for one second makes the program step forward; depressing it for about two seconds makes the program step backward. Jumpers are available for selecting a normal open or a normal closed switch (1), for stepping through one of either bank or both banks (2) and for stepping forard or forward and backward (3). Here are some pictures and documentation."

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Radio Weinglas presents the Buchla 272e Part 4 - Scanning Noises

Published on Mar 26, 2013

"The fourth part of my Buchla 272 polyphonic tuner series: This Track is solely the Result of FM Radio Noises received by the Buchla 272e 'Polyphonic Tuner'."

All parts here. You'll find an interview with Weinglas on groudloup here.

Switched On Walk-Through feat. Yamaha DX200

Published on Mar 26, 2013 Switched On·43 videos

"A walk through of our store front in Austin, TX to allow you (the viewer) to quickly glance at some of our inventory.

This week your hearing some in house recordings of a Yamaha DX200. The DX200 is a "groovebox" type of instrument although it is interesting in that it uses an FM type of synthesis and is easy to program with on the onboard knobs.

If you see anything you would like to know more about please feel free to e-mail us at:
switchedonaustin@gmail.com
or Call us: (512) 782-8806 Noon-6pm (Central Standard Time)

Switched On buys, sells, repairs and restores all manners of musical electronics...new, used, and vintage.

Shop with us online:
www.switchedonaustin.com

Keep updated on events and new inventory:
@SwitchedOnTX
*and*
http://www.facebook.com/switchedonaustin"

PX-1000 SOVIET RARE VINTAGE DELAY\REVERB\FLANGER EFFECT PROCESSOR

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For sale on Ebay:


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"The front panel has knobs: Input,Volume, Balance, Tune, Reverb, Delay, Depth, Frequency.
Buttons: Power, Memory, 1x-4x, Bypass. The item has cool pitch modulation function, also the "memory" button produces interesting sampler-like "stuttering" effect..."

Update: Note the Yamaha style font. via @4TL4NTIS1

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Livid Interview : Talking DIY with Moldover

Published on Mar 26, 2013 lividTV·133 videos

"Livid's founder Jay Smith sits down with the inventor of "Controllerism" Moldover. Watch as they discuss the growing DIY movement, MIDI guitars, the evolution of "producer" and more."

LELL UDS VINTAGE ANALOG SOVIET USSR DRUM MACHINE

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mechanical animals

"The electric percussion instrument LELL UDS combines a synthesizing module & two drum pads (with rubber surface) on the stand for live playing... The main parameters are divided into two groups: TONE & NOISE , which include tone, attack, range, timbre, decay & so on. There is also a sensetivity level, a ballance between noise & tone, a master level. There are some connectors on on the rear panel - 2 trigger outputs and main output. Model was manufactured from 1983-1991."

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Akai VX600 Analog VX matrix synthesizer

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"Akai VX 600 37-note Analog matrix synthesizer. It has been compared to a Oberheim Expander due to its Curtis VCA chipset. Otherworldly bleeps & bloops, thunderous growls & other strange noises can be found as well as some really lush strings, hard hitting brass, & thick tasty bass. It's a rare beast & and it does show a little bit of wear (a few scratches, the plastic has faded a little), but everything functions as it should to the best of my knowledge. The 4 pots on the left were designed to be used exclusively with the wind controller. AFAIK only the BEND pot has been found to actually affect certain patches without it, and even then only a little though there may be a setting that can be made to give it more range..."  Anyone confirm?

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MARSH - vintage analog drum synth video

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Published on Apr 1, 2012 antistatic81·20 videos

Demo for ebay item.
"Marsh" - six channel drum synth, manufactured in USSR in mid 80-s.
Generators trigged by audio signals (short kick).


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ELSITA - vintage analog drum synth

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Yamaha CS 5 SN 1641

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Hartmann Neuron Synthesizer Keyboard

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Moog Prodigy Analog Synthesizer

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KORG Polysix SN 466423

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Sequential Circuits Six-Trak analog polysynth synthesizer

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Kawai R-1A Rhythmer Drum Machine SN 0202

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"RARE Kawai Rhythmer....with it's old school analog warmness. The kicks are really great...sample them and make a sweet ass beat. Also, you can massage it to push in more than one pattern at one time, so it creates some crazy rhythms. It all works as designed...perfect for some retro grooves..."

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MacBeth Micromac-D & 1968 Nikon F

via Ken MacBeth on Facebook

"Seen here.........the iconic Nikon F (1968 model) with the iconic MacBeth Micromac-D synthesizer! The chrome/black/white and hard angles were a major influence on the 'mac-d design!"

Popcorn and Other Electronic Hits Minimoog Album Cover

via Moog Music Inc. on Facebook

Roland Wah Wah Jupiter-6 Spaceship / Cockpit Ad

via Knobexploit vintage music instruments on Facebook