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"All of the sounds were created by using the Arturia Minibrute."

via Shawn Shirey on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Minibrutes on eBay

Custom VOICE OF SATURN SEQUENCER CV TRIGGER MODULAR

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"Built from kit into an aluminum faceplate, mounted in a military surplus fiberglass case originally used for the launch mechanism for an MX missile.

Ten step stand alone CV and trigger sequencer with defeats on each step, clock in and out, internal clock or external sync, summed and individual outputs.

Fader/slider potentiometers instead of knobs allow for a better ergonomic and visual experience.

Large ultrabright blue LEDs are both visual aid and awesome light show.

Deep lid allows patch cables and other items to be stored in-patch if desired. Just open case and plug into synths.

Lid when open is perfect for perching, say, an Oberheim SEMpro, which is how I mostly used it.

Works great with all standard modular synth formats: eurorack, frac, motm, dotcom, etc.
Anything with CV, for the most part.

Runs on 9v batteries.

Demonstration video here: [see this post]

VOS product website here

The stock version kit is $175 unbuilt.
This is built and completely unique with multiple improvements."

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1st Prototype Trouby Modular - masterclock generator

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"Fully functional and tested prototype Trouby Modular Master Clock module.

Two sets of timing pulse outputs, with divisions at quarter, eighth and 16th notes.

Three start/stop pulse outputs for syncing external devices such as sequencers.

Beat and power status lights. Stop start switch. Very solidly built. Thick aluminum panel, quality parts."

V-Synth GT - Saying Goodbye #1

Published on Sep 7, 2013 synthway·17 videos

"Just making some video with the V-Synth GT in it's final moments with me. Just playing something musical with my favorite sound within the GT's presets. I know that just playing presets isn't the correct way to show this amazing synth, but I just wanted to show how you can make music with it, and not just noise.

I'll be sharing more videos that show where the V really shines. I'm sure you'll agree with me that this can sound impressive... you just have to work on it.

I'm passing it to someone that can appreciate it more than I am right now. I really think that this is as excelent synthesizer... I'm just not into digital synths anymore."

benjolin, Rene and Mutamix

Published on Sep 7, 2013 Epoch Modular·22 videos

Live Acid Synth Jam (Bass Station 2, microKORG, monotribe)

Published on Sep 7, 2013 poxie13·11 videos

"Live Acid Jam based on mostly analog stuff:

Synths:
Bass Station 2 (Lead Synth)
microKORG (Bassline)
Monotribe (Drums, Synth)

Effects:
Boss - Super Octave OC-3
Boss - Mega Distortion
Mooer - Echolizer

Controll:
iPAD - Midi Studio
Ableton Suite 8"

I Dream of Wires Hardcore Edition to be Available For Purchase Again!

"I Dream of Wires: Hardcore Edition" 2013 official trailer from I Dream Of Wires on Vimeo.

If you missed the initial release and still want to pick up a copy, you are in luck!

via I Dream of Wires on Facebook:

"An announcement: We've had a long, hard think about it, and we've decided that we are going to make 'I Dream Of Wires: Hardcore Edition' DVDs and BluRays available to purchase again. Please give us about a week, and then you'll find a shiny new "BUY" button on our website. More details forthcoming.

This decision was reached largely due to an overwhelming demand. It seems that a 4-hour documentary about modular synthesizers isn't as niche as we thought! Comparatively, interest in the theatrical cut seems to be minimal, and so we've decided to put those plans on hold, and instead concentrate on IDOW as we feel it was meant to be: 4 hours, HARDCORE!

We know that there are some pre-order customers who will be disappointed that their "exclusive" edition is no longer so special. We understand, and apologize if you feel mislead. We hope you can take pride in knowing that this film wouldn't exist if it wasn't for pre-orders from people like you. Ultimately, we just need to do what is best for the film, for the modular community, and for us, which is to get this film seen by everyone who wants to see it.

Thanks for all of the interest and support!"

http://idreamofwires.org

New Buchla Music Easel Videos by Todd Barton

New Buchla Music Easel Break No. 0
Published on Sep 7, 2013 Todd Barton·114 videos

"just plugged it in. . ."

Update:

Easel Break No. 0-2
Published on Sep 7, 2013

"melodic meanderings"

Easel Break No 0 3
Published on Sep 7, 2013

"the beauty of Buchla . . . lots of CV ins to the Oscillator and tons of "feel good" sliders!"

Rob Hordijk Modular at electro-music 2013

via Bill Fox on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"Rob Hordijk brought his modular to electro-music 2013 festival."

The festival was yesterday September 6. You can find the event Facebook page here.

CGS BOG (Bringer Of Groove) and MARSH Serge Format Systems

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"This auction is for the Best of CGS BOG (Bringer Of Groove) and MARSH (Mutilated Active System Research Hold) synthesizer panels in boxes. The (230V) power supply is attached to the back of the BOG and the MARSH plugs into a socket, also on the back oif the BOG.

(Note that the rack shown in the first picture is not included, and there are no rack ears. It is just the two panels in the boxes)

All the modules in both panels are working as they should. If you are reading this, you probably already know about the panels. If not go to http://www.cgs.synth.net/"

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Demo of ConcertinaXL 3.0 for iPad

Published on Sep 7, 2013 Michael Eskin·298 videos

"ConcertinaXL 3.0 for iPad adds a new reverb effect"

iTunes: Michael Eskin

MFB Tanzbär - Session 2

Published on Sep 7, 2013 Jens Aderholz·83 videos

"Tanz des Bären, Live Session 2"

The Machinewerks CS X51 USB/Midi Control Surface on Kickstarter

Currently seeking funding on Kickstarter here. Click through for tons of pics and the full story behind this controller. The following is an image of the first prototype and the introduction.

"A beautifully designed & built USB/Midi Control Surface for electronic musicians & DJs. 100% programmable & compatible.

Project description
The Machinewerks CS X51 was born out of the sheer frustration of not being able to find the Control Surface we wanted.

Everything was either too big, too heavy or didn’t have the controls we needed, often they would have a lot of things that nobody wanted. It seemed to us that the market place is flooded with control surfaces that set out to be everything to everyone and have ended up being no use to anyone!

The design of many existing Controllers also leaves us cold. Cheap lumps of plastic designed to keep the costs down, with no look or feel to them at all.

Time For A Change
We decided from the start to design something beautiful, something pure, something people would want to use and own.

With 30 years experience of playing live and in the studio we know what's needed for a working artist/DJ; This is why we’ve designed the Machinewerks CS X51.

Machinewerks CS X51 Spec

28 x Potentiometer Rotaries: All fully assignable
7 x 45mm Potentiometer Sliders: All fully assignable
16 assignable buttons in a 4x4 matrix, each with a cool blue assignable LED (LEDs can respond to clip status messages)
USB and 5 pin DIN MIDI In & Out for full bi-directional MIDI support
9v DC power connector for computerless setups
Plug & Play: USB Powered*, no drivers required
100% programmable midi mapping to any hardware or computer
MacOS, Windows & Linux Compatible
Works out of the box with Ableton, Traktor, Reason, Cubase, Logic and any other programmable DAW
Aluminium Body
Anodised Body with Powder Coated Base
Portable: 390mm x 184mm x 57mm Weighs 1.4kg
RoHS compliant
Designed & Built In Sheffield, UK
The CS X51 has a beautiful form and is made from materials that will last. There are enough features to give you the power and artistic control over your performance as well as fitting perfectly in your hand luggage.

One of our other goals for this project is not only build the Machinewerks CS X51 in Sheffield, (UK) but also source and manufacture as much as possible in the UK. This may go against the grain for electronic equipment, but we believe there is a lot of talent in the UK. We are obsessed by quality and we believe the UK offers this.

We’re also working with The Designers Republic on the design of the logo and design for the faceplate, so you know it’s going to be something special, a proper work of art..."

Beardyman: The polyphonic me

Synthetic sounds come in around 5:35.

"Frustrated by not being able to sing two notes at the same time, musical inventor Beardyman built a machine to allow him to create loops and layers from just the sounds he makes with his voice. Given that he can effortlessly conjure the sound of everything from crying babies to buzzing flies, not to mention mimic pretty much any musical instrument imaginable, that's a lot of different sounds. Sit back and let the wall of sound of this dazzling performance wash over you.

Beardyman, “ruler of beats and destroyer of dance floors,” has developed a real-time music-production system that places live looping at the center of a new musical paradigm. Full bio"

This one in via Grant.

EGSY01 Synth for iOS

iTunes: EGSY01 - Elliott Garage

"ElliottGarage presents EGSY01 analog synth!

With EGSY01 you can create sounds without any limit, from modern ones to vintage analog ones.
The audio engine generate your sound mixing 2 oscillatros with 4 selectable waveforms, and you can watch the sound created on the oscilloscope screen.

You can set the sounds through the panels "Oscillators", "ADSR/LFO", "FX" and "Settings", and play with any master keyboard (CORE MIDI), or creating a wireless MIDI network, or again sending the audio signal to other apps with AUDIOBUS.

The keyboard is touch sensitive, and you can modulate the sound by sliding your finger up and down on the key or moving the pitch modulation (assignable to various parameters of the synth from "Settings" panel).

Features:

- 2 oscillators with selectable waveforms, volume, octave e detune
- 4 Waveforms (Sine, Saw, Triangle, PWM)
- Core midi/Network midi
- Vca / Vcf
- Evenlope ADSR
- Panels FX (delay + crush + noise)
- High Pass and Low Pass Filter
- Keyboard with 6 octaves and control on filter cutoff
- Modulation wheel can be assigned to different parameters
- Oscilloscope
- Presets save - overwrite
- LFO with selectable amplitude and frequency
- Audiobus
- Polyphony
- Universal App

What's New in Version 1.1
Ipad versione (universal)
selectable midi channel
panel to assign modulation wheel"

iTunes: EGSY01 - Elliott Garage
iOS Devices on eBay - Daily Tech Deals

1972 Moog MINIMOOG model D explanation, early years progressive music

Published on Sep 2, 2013 tuoettore·26 videos

"A little demonstration of the early RA Moog Minimoog from 1972, the italian group PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI.You can see plexy wheels, squared bottom case and fat sound of the old oscillator board!!! I'n not the owner of rights for this vid."

This was only two years after the first Minimoog was released. It's hard to imagine what it must have been like at the time. Aside from Buchla, there were no other synths. Via Wikipedia: "The Minimoog is a monophonic analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. It was released in 1970 by R.A. Moog Inc. (Moog Music after 1972), and production was stopped in 1981.[1] It was re-designed by Robert Moog in 2002 and released as Minimoog Voyager."

This one in via TUOETTORE

Korg Volca Series - London launch party

Published on Sep 7, 2013 Shem Seb·286 videos

"We got to see a live demo and play with Korg's new amazing series of analogue synths - the Volca, including the Volca keys, bass and beats range.


Don't forget to subscribe
For more news and reviews head to http://www.twingeeks.biz"

KORG Volcas on eBay

Abandoned Space Bass Station II

Published on Sep 7, 2013 Benedict Roff-Mash·19 videos

"This is the same piece as the album track of almost the same name but re-voiced with the Novation Bass Station II synth. I intended to do this with the Slim Phatty but it wasn't to be. The Bass Station II is such a joy to use that this was fun, slow but fun.

ALL the sounds in the mix (except for the vocode) are from Bass Station II. Sequencing, effects and mixing done in Propellerheads Reason 7."

Novation Bass Station IIs on eBay

FM AID O'SCOPE WIGGLE

Published on Sep 7, 2013 JohnLRice·217 videos

"Yet another test of the Happy Nerding FM AID module. Make sure to check out the end where I run the output of a drum machine through the module! :-)

Mattson/Division-6 SQ816 sequencer with SynthTech E350 VCO & E355 LFO at 10:19.

More information at:
http://www.happynerding.com/
http://www.noisebug.net/site/synthesi...
http://www.division-6.com/products/ma..."

Sound of Science Rack Synths Including Black Oberheim SEMs

via Sound of Science on Facebook

"New tracks coming together nicely. Some studio overhauling was in order. Gotta love the Odyssey slanted studio racks..."

Sound of Science is Tom J Carpenter of Analogue Solutions band.

Hex Zone EBM

Published on Sep 6, 2013 cephal0p0d·71 videos

"Brief demo of the in/out switch feature of the Blacet HexZone.

Yes, you need one."

via Jason Hollis on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge:

"Reading over the manual for the HexZone, I realized the switches were both input and output, with the output going to the Summed Switch I/O jack.

I've fed a Somatic Circuits VEM into switch 4 and the triangle out on the Blacet OSC into 2 to demonstrate, with a resonant kick and two oscillator bass patch to lay under and over for structure."

Makenoise DPO, Brains, Pressure Points, Doepfer A-105, A-145, A-160, A-161 Electronicaz Experiment

Published on Sep 7, 2013 Paul Johnson·6 videos

"First experiment with this setup. Rack already too small for everything to fit in less than 2 weeks since this whole crazy world opened itself up to me. Anyway, some interesting timing produced from the routing of things and a fine example of the DPO's Final oscilator. Screaming acid at some points all just from the oscilator at that point, the filter isn't really affecting the wave. Anyway, enjoy the chaos. Next mission.... bigger case!"

via Paul Johnson on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

NI Absynth "The Japanese Mouth Organ "(SHO)

Published on Sep 7, 2013 Anthony Distefano·251 videos

"My Absynth attempt at recreating the Japanese Mouth Organ 'SHO' and the cluster chords it plays.This was all done using the envelopes."

ROLAND SH-2 with Original Grey Gig Bag Case

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DIY Custom Desktop KIT for Arturia MiniBrute

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"For sale is a Custom Desktop DIY conversion KIT for the Arturia Minibrute synthesizer (actual item shown in pics).

*The Arturia Minibrute Synth seen in the photos is not included and is shown for display purposes only.

This listing includes:

(2) Wood side panels (left and right side)
(1) Wood front trim piece
(1) Metal bottom cover (use with your existing screws)
(10) Wood screws for sides assembly


All parts have been fit-tested as seen in listing photos. No glue is used..."

Minibrutes on eBay

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Custom Rack OBERHEIM EXPANDER MODULE with Patch Points

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Pics of the inside below.

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TAMA TECHSTAR TS-305 ELECTRONIC VOICE MODULE - Analog Drum Synth

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"This 80's vintage, fully analog drum synth module is designed for use with standard external triggers/pads (no sequencer.) This offering is for the TAMA 'brain' only & does not include triggers/pads. Six analog synth channels (Snare, Rim Shot, Tom 1, Tom 2, Tom 3 and Bass) are adjustable by nine parameters: Sensitivity, Attack, Decay, Noise, Bend, Tune, Tone/Noise, Emphasis & Level. The available electronic drum sounds are resultantly highly variable. All channels also have an individual factory-preset Memory output configuration by Manual/Memory switch. Each channel has its own Pad Trigger In, External Trigger In, & Output. Additionally, there are aggregate Mix & Phones Outputs, & Stereo/Mono Line In Inputs. This module is fully functional; each adjustment knob, Manual/Memory switch & indicator light is operational. All adustment knob pots turn quietly with no signal noise. Cosmetically, there are no broken/cracked/loose knobs/lights, dents, missing/worn/torn feet, etc. The case is virtually pristine, including three sides, but the front side shows modest wear blemishing from vertical positioning - actual auction item is pictured. This model is in desktop form factor with rubber feet & not a rackmount configuration.

As an anecdotal observation, couple this module with triggers/pads & a large, standard amplifier with reverb, & stand back! Most typically comparable in function to the vintage & pricey Simmons SDSV, but at a fraction of the cost. Get Devolved, get Disco, get Funky, the 80's are back with the TAMA TS-305!.."

CHEETAH MS6 Classic Multitimbral Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer SN 18064

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"Cheetah MS6 Home Use Only - It's a 6-voice polyphonic/multitimbral analog synthesizer in a single-unit rack module. It has two digitally controlled oscillators per voice (12 DCOs) to provide better stability, and they sound surprisingly warm and musical.

The MS6 is a full-featured analog synth with 12 oscillators with PWM, noise and sync. There are 6 analog 24dB/oct filters which are warm and resonant!"

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KORG DVP-1 Digital Voice Processor SN 002089

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modular synth _ lazy sunday

Published on Sep 7, 2013

"yummy glitch"

MFB Tanzbär First Test by Jens Aderholz

Video re-uploaded here.

Metasonix R-System 1 Voice Demo

Published on Sep 6, 2013 7numan7·77 videos

"This is a demo of the Metasonix R-51 (Distortion/VCA), R-53 (Pulser/Ringmod) and R-55 (Thyratron VCO) synthesizer modules, which all use tubes. There are two R-51s, one R-53 and two R-55s being used in this patch.

The R-System is being controlled and processed by a Meng Qi Music 'Cocoquantus' looping delay/sampler + ribbon and antenna controller. The output of the Cocoquantus is being processed by a Knas Ekdahl Moisturizer spring reverb. And the Moisturizer's output is being processed by a Wavemakers 255R dual phase shifter (which is switched on and off throughout the video, so that you can hear how the Metasonix modules sound by themselves without the phaser effect added).

Enjoy!"

Muse Live with Buchla & Manon M1D1 Guitar

flickr by genaonline

"Chris Wolstenholme. Dominic Howard & Morgan Nicholls on the back"

Taken on January 1, 2006. If anyone finds this on YouTube or Vimeo, let me know.

Bellow Mathew Bellamy has a Manson M1D1 guitar with built in KAOSS Pad-like XY controller.

[ProShot] Muse - Uprising + Guitar Smash LIVE 2013 (Atlanta)

Published on Apr 7, 2013

"Guitar smashing begins at 5.20

Muse live in Atlanta (4/6/13)"

MOOG Minimoog "SuperMoto"

Published on Sep 6, 2013 retrosound72·241 videos

"(c) 2013 vintage synthesizer demo track by RetroSound
"SuperMoto"

bass, lead, drum, sequencer and fx sounds: Moog Minimoog with Lintronics Midi
pads, strings: Roland Juno-60
motorcycle engine: Suzuki DR-Z 400 SM
recording multi-track
fx: reverb and delay

The Lintronics MIDI Converter ("LMC") is a feature-rich, high-performance MIDI interface that is designed specifically to place the expressive potential of the Minimoog and certain other monophonic analog synthesizers under MIDI control. Designed by Rudi Linhard (who also designed the Lintronics Advanced Memorymoog Modification), the LMC uses state-of-the-art digital circuitry and software. It includes an internal Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO), which can be used in addition to, or in place of the host synth's LFO. Pitch, pitch bend, filter cutoff, loudness, modulation amount, and the internal LFO's (Low Frequency Oscillator) rate and depth, all may be controlled through MIDI in real time and with high resolution. In addition, the Glide and Decay functions may be turned on and off through MIDI. A wide range of controller assignments, keyboard modes, and similar options are accessed through MIDI Program Change commands. And the LMC includes a programmable wide range multiwaveform LFO which can be used in addition to or in place of the host synth's LFO. (Lintronics)"

Casio XW Live Looping Demo

Published on Sep 6, 2013 casiokeyboards·59 videos

"Utilizing the XW-G1's Step Sequencer and Phrase Recorder, Casio's Mike Martin creates a composition LIVE. Using a combination of the XW-G1's internal sounds as well as the iMS-20 and NAVE iPad apps. Nothing is pre-recorded and software such as Ableton is NOT used."


CASIO XW-G1s on eBay
iTunes: Nave - Waldorf Music | KORG iMS-20 - KORG INC.