MATRIXSYNTH: Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Reminder: Befaco Modular Synth DIY Workshop This Saturday and Sunday in London!

This is just a reminder that the Befaco workshop previously posted here (and featured on MATRIXSYNTH CLASSIFIEDS) is happening this weekend at Musichackspace in London.

The event is free for people that want to come and just check things out. This is a great opportunity for those new to DIY.

For those that would like to build a module to take home, contact befacosynth//at//gmail.com. Prices for the different modules are listed at MATRIXSYNTH CLASSIFIEDS here.

If you'd like to organize a workshop in your city contact Befaco at their address above.

Demonstration: Serge Synthesizer /// Benjamin Roberts-Sano

Published on Apr 23, 2014 Raisin Lamb·5 videos

"Demonstration: Serge Synthesizer /// Benjamin Roberts-Sano

Laptop Ensemble Concert on April 22, 2014 at Room 104 in CVPA building of UMass Dartmouth Campus."

Anyone out there attend this?

random rythm generator

Published on Apr 23, 2014 SuperRoss007·436 videos

Dementia Labs on eBay

€ meal

Published on Apr 23, 2014 Ebotronix·1,009 videos

4ms Peg, QCD² / Expander², QPLFO, RCD²,VCA Matrix
Analogue Systems RS100²,RS110²²,RS 360²,RS500e²
Arp Odyssey 2821 white noise
Bananalogue Serge VCS
Cyndustries Zero Oscillator
Doepfer R2m, A118, A134²²,A141, A143-2/9,A148,
A149-1,A151²², A160/161/162, A175²²,A185-2'³, A 138a²²b²²c²²²
Flame Chord Machine²,FX16,Talking Synth Module²
foh choices
Grendel Formant Filter ²
Make Noise Brains,Pressure Points², Maths²,
modDemix²²,Optomix,QMMG,René, Wogglebug²
Malekko Anti ²² ,Uncle³,Jag
Moog Taurus 2,Freqbox ²²,MP201
Roland SVC 350 Vocoder, System 102, 104
Simmons clap trap
SSL Modulation Orgy
Tip Top Audio Z8000 manual voltage source
Toppobrillo,Quantimator, Sportmodulator,TWF²
Logic masterclock to Kenton Pro 2000²,QCD²,Peg
FX :Alesis 3630,Boss VF1,BSS DPR 402,
Lexicon PCM 80, Line6 Echopro,
Red Federation BPM FX Pro, TC M3000
mackie the mixer³
morse key

The MATRIXSYNTH Forum Is Back Online

Some of you might have noticed the Forum link is back in the site menu above.

The forum is back: http://matrixsynth.com/forum/

For anyone feeling nostalgic, the old forums are archived there as well. Enjoy!

Note: Everything Music is where you can share your music and other music. There's a feedback section for members of the forum to suggest new forums and the like. I took a stab at the categories I thought would be useful. Feel free to comment here, but weight will be given to members in the feedback section there.

Demo of the OBMx

Published on Apr 23, 2014 Lackan110f·12 videos

"A demo song with just the OBMx multi tracked. It is really a great synthesizer, and anyone saying you can't get it to sound good just don't know how to use it.

Just using the knobs is using only half the synth. In the Matrix you really can spice up the sound for extra deep filter sweeps or controlling when different filters should come in.

It has bee accused of sounding digital, and when adding all filters on top of each other you quite can get that digital sound to it. But when only using the 24 dB filter it sounds just as analog as it really is."

Cool render.

DC1pongcomputer

Published on Apr 23, 2014 Joao Ceser·76 videos

Just watch.

"Testing the awesome DC1drumcomputer (beta) by Soundmachines...
P O N G !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
♥ http://www.sound-machines.it/ ♥"

New England Digital Synclavier II Digital Synthesizer with Extras

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via this auction

"The Synclavier II is a completely restored ORK System w/ Full MIDI, 16 Voices B Processor and lots of spare loaded hard drives as backup. Comes with 3 terminals. 1 is a working DEC 640 Retro-Graphics. 1 is a small portable informer DEC Emulator. And 1 is a spare 640 terminal.

REV L Hardrive
REV M Hardrive
DEC VT640 Retro-Graphics terminal.
Informer Portable.
Spare unmounted hard drive - REV 0.
Informer DEC Emulator computer terminal with case.
Spare nonworking DEC VT640 terminal.
Instruction and reference manuals.
Misc. Spare Bin cards and cables."

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Roland SYSTEM 100M & System 100 Model 101 Vintage Analog Synthesizers

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Roland SYSTEM 100M via this auction.

"Comes with rare 4 book manual/patch set and about 30 patch cables."

System 100 Model 101 via this auction.

According to the listing: "Super clean newish Model 101. Works and sounds perfect. This unit has been sitting since purchase and has about 12 hours on it. Roland wired the transformer backwards from the factory so it was unused until I bought it a few month ago (fixed). Later 1980 model V.2."

BugBrand Modular vid #155

Published on Apr 23, 2014 Phisynth·125 videos

testing my bass

Published on Apr 23, 2014 bananepoep·79 videos

"just a simple bassline test nothing special hope you'll like it"

TT303 Bass Bot Exploration of Kick

"While I still lack a proper drumcomputer, why not explore how good the TT303 Bass Bot performs as a kick."

via Christian W-Dobrowolski on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"TT-303 Bass Bot in the role of a drumcomputer, with ambient support of my Casio Sk-1 This time with bass boost, sounds better than my previous recording I think."

Moogfest 2014 Werkstatt Synthesizer Workshop Video

Published on Apr 23, 2014 peff .com·100 videos

RETRO SYNTH 1" 25MM BUTTONS

via CustomSynth on eBay

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Madrona Labs Newsletter: Software plans, Soundplane ordering

"Hello from the Labs! I'm writing with a quick update on the upcoming run of Soundplanes and my other near-term plans.

Software plans

First of all, thank you for the great response to the 1.0 release of Kaivo. This project was a very demanding one technically, and I’m happy that people are hearing the same things in Kaivo’s granulator and models that make them so exciting to me. Thanks to everyone for your support and for all the notes of feedback and encouragement.

Kaivo’s models will always require a lot of CPU power to run. To some extent that is just part of the price to pay for using true FDTD (finite-difference time-domain) models. As with Aalto though, Kaivo will see many improvements from version to version, including optimizations to lessen the CPU load. I just posted a short article to the web site about getting the most out of Kaivo now, and what to expect from future releases. A 1.1 release of Kaivo is coming within a week, with a few much-requested usability changes. The major optimizations will take more testing and are farther down the road: please see the article for more info.

In addition to the Kaivo 1.1 update, I'm giving Aalto and the Soundplane client some love for a release by the first week in May. This will fix some usability issues that were found while my focus was 100% on getting Kaivo out. Thanks for your patience.

Soundplane ordering

We are gearing up for another run of Soundplanes. Having done inventory in the shop [*] and contacting our suppliers, we are almost ready to go. So I'm now announcing that we will be taking orders on Thursday, May 1. The next run of instruments will be $1,895 as before. Prepayment is required to reserve an instrument. Production will begin when enough instruments are sold to fund the production run, and is scheduled to take 8-10 weeks. So, assuming the run sells out in two to three weeks, we expect to begin shipping finished instruments by early August. Please see http://madronalabs.com/hardware for more details.

This run of Soundplanes will be substantially like the previous one, with a few minor mechanical changes for stability and playability. I am moving to cherry wood rather than alder for this run. Over the previous runs I had to reject a number of cases that had improper dimensions, and I have traced these issues to wood moisture changes. The short story is, it's just hard to get alder in the quality required for making these instruments. Cherry on the other hand also comes from managed forests in the USA, mills like a dream, should be more stable, and I think it will look great with the walnut playing surface.

Soundplanes have been really getting out and about in the world lately! From the code bending demos of Chris Novello, to the studio work of Amon Tobin and MGMT, to the spectacle of Nine Inch Nails’ live show, more artists are using Soundplanes to take their work somehere new. And as we continue to add capabilities to the Soundplane software, I think it's going to be an exciting year.

[*] Protip: if she'll spend a day of her time with you counting specks of silicon with names like GRM188F11C104ZA01D, she's a keeper. Thanks to the lovely and patient Ms. Chaya Jones!"

ADDAC209 VC Compensated Glide Videos

ADDAC209 VC Compensated Glide - Part 1 from ADDAC System on Vimeo.

"This is our take on a glide/slew circuit, it introduces a time compensation for the glide/slew rate so that any interval have the same glide time.
Normal glides have a fixed speed, they take X time to go up a semitone and X*12 to go up an octave, we thought of adding a compensation circuit to detect and dynamically change the speed according to the distance needed to be made, so that in the end it'll take the same time to reach the final destination no matter if the interval is 1 semitone or a X number octaves. This compensation feature (dry/wet) can controlled by the front panel knob or by CV.

Features:
VC Glide time
VC Compensation (dry/wet)
On/Off switch

Completely analog circuitry.

More about it here:
http://addacsystem.com/product/addac200-series/addac209"

ADDAC209 VC Compensated Glide - Part 2 from ADDAC System on Vimeo.

Paia 6780 Vintage Analog Synthesizer

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via this auction

"Selling a VERY rare Paia 6780 Synthesizer in PERFECT working condition. Item has been tested and all functions work as they should. It is very rare to fine one of these complete with all circuit boards and in working condition."

Some pics of the inside below.

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Factory Red Moog Liberation

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Robin Sparkles-Let's Go To The Mall' (full version).

via this auction

"We have spent time researching this model, confirming via Moog Music Inc paperwork from 1981/82 (see scans below) that Moog did indeed offer three factory colors of the Liberation.

To confirm, to the best of out knowledge, that it is a factory original Red edition, the synth was disassembled completely to confirm that the red paintwork was consistent throughout the entire unit. The original laquered finish, with age related crazing, also looks consistent and authentic. The only photo we have been able to find with a similar Red unit is attached below."

Anyone know who that is? Alan Thicke in the background. Moog letter further below.

Update: via Adam on Facebook, it looks like it's Robin Sparkles. Video added above.

Update2: You can also see one in this Nickleodeon video. Curious if it's the same one and studio prop.

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Octave Cat SRM-II Vintage Analog Synthesizer SN G1064 with Custom Knobs

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via this auction

Love the look of the custom knobs on this one. Kind of reminds of the Crumar Spirit.

"This is an Octave CAT SRM-II, recently fully refurbished by Boomer at Future music in Los Angeles, with guidance from one of the original Octave designers himself. Previously, it was serviced and calibrated by synth technician and collector Kevin Lightner (synthfool.com). The SRM-II is the last and most advanced model in the CAT series. Other sellers are offering lesser models (Kitten, Pre-SRM Cat) for considerably more money. This is probably the best SRM-II you will find on the west coast. Cosmetically and functionally clean. All modulation routings working.

2 VCO's, 1 VCF, FM, S&H, Noise, Sub-Osc, Mono and Dual Poly modes, ADSR and AR, and lots of modulating routings. Fatness."

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Arp Odyssey Mk II Model 2810 with Extras SN 0417

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Uploaded on Apr 20, 2014

via this auction

"Up for sale here is my Arp Odyssey mkII 2810. It does need some work. Vco 1 seems fine but vco2 needs work. I think the filter and s&h and possible the env might need a little work as well. I am selling this as is. I was quoted between 500-700 for a full restore. If you know how to fix synths this will be a great deal. This is one of the more sought after models of Arps. I'm not positive if it has the moog copy filter or not. Someone told me it did but reading online it seems the ones without the cv jacks had it."

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Roland 'The Synthesizer' Books with a Lot of System 100M information

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via this auction

"Up for sale are 4 original Roland books with a lot of information about synthesis. The titels of the books are:

1. Practical synthesis for electronic music (volume one)
2. Practical synthesis for electronic music (volume two)
3. A foundation for electronic music
4. Multichannel recording for electronic music

The books are in good condition, but someone wrote something on the case (see photo's)."

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Clavia Nord Modular G2 Synthesizer + Original Box + Manual SN MD10485

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via this auction

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Sequential Circuits Footswitch for 800 Sequencer

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via this auction

Waldorf Pulse Plus Analogue Synth SN 910321548

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via this auction

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Roland System 100m Dual Envelope LFO Module SN 173244

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via this auction

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MFB Tanzbar Demo

Published on Apr 23, 2014 perfectcircuitaudio·59 videos

"This is a demo of the MFB Tanzbar analog drum machine. Enjoy!"

Pittsburgh Modular LPG triple Lowpass Gate module

Published on Apr 23, 2014 bigcitymusic·328 videos

"Here's a demo of the Pittsburgh Modular Triple Lopass Gate module. Two Cwejman D-LFO synced oscillators are being fed to the input of the LPG in which we explore VCA Mode, Lopass Gate Mode, and Lowpass Filter Mode of the LPG module. A Cwejman CTG-VC is used to envelope the Frequency CV Input of the LPG while the Cwejman RG-6 gate out is pinging the 'Ping' input of the LPG."

MODULAR SYNTH JAM #2 - Shuffling Clock / Beat Skipping & EKO

Published on Apr 23, 2014 DivKidMusic·17 videos

"The second in a series of patch / synth jam videos. We Vine (search DivKid and follow us if you use it) a lot but 6 seconds isn't enough to share a patch properly.

Subscribe and comment/like etc. As always feel free to ask questions."

birdStepper + DM1 clock sync w:MidiBus

Published on Apr 23, 2014 birdSoundMusic·6 videos

"A short tutorial demonstrating how to synchronize clocks between birdStepper and DM1 using MidiBus"

iTunes:
birdStepper - birdSound L. L. C.
DM1 - The Drum Machine - Fingerlab
MidiBus - Audeonic Apps
Audiobus - Audiobus Pty Ltd

Roland System 100M improv

Published on Apr 23, 2014 SynthDan1·19 videos

"Experimenting with my 'new' Roland System 100M. In this patch, two oscillators are mixed together, then fed through two different resonant filters, both being modulated by separate LFOs. Half-way through, I switch on the Phaser circuit for even more modulation madness."

DSI Prophet 12 + TL Audio C1

Published on Apr 23, 2014 Miguel d'Oliveira·41 videos

"Running my P12 into a 2nd-hand Valve compressor I've just bought, hoping to get some of its sounds closer to what I'm after.

Prophet 12 is a 2 six-voice synth (digital oscillators)
TL Audio C1 is a 2channel valve compressor.
No other FX used on this test."

Addison Groove - Studio Tour

Published on Apr 23, 2014 Future Music Magazine·420 videos

"A tour around the Bristol studio of Addison Groove and check out how his live show gear integrates seamlessly into his studio.

Producer: Chris Barker
Editor: Keir Doherty
Videographer: Will Seelig
Videographer: Keir Doherty"

Extensive Korg Monotribe Mods Including Full Keys & Break Out Box

MT25d DIY Synth Making of the Monotribe Multiple Mod Feat Volca Keys

Published on Apr 23, 2014 Arrayzable·23 videos

"Here are some more pictures and video bits of the making of my DIY MT25d - Monotribe synth.
It features a new live played track called MONOFUNKALIZE with assistance from a very polyfunky sequenced Volca Keys. The Keys audio is going through the Monotribe filter, so the sound of the Volca Keys is only audible when notes are being played on the MT25d

I'm not all satisfied with the sound quality, so I'll have to look into my work method.

Have fun watching!
Like, comment and subscribe if you are not already a subber!

I have to point everyone to Splash BIT. He did an awesome Monotribe mod which is far more portable than mine. Check it out: http://youtu.be/n6Q56lGuXJk"

Korg Monotribe Extended DIY

Published on Jan 23, 2014 Splash BIT·5 videos

"ATTENTION: big infra bass at the beginning of the test. Exit on small speakers.
http://fr.audiofanzine.com/rack-analo..."

Splah Bit - Tribe

Published on Jan 27, 2014

"Music created with the previous sequence.

Samples of Monotribe Extended
Kick, snare, hit hat and bass vibe
Mix in Studio One

Song in: http://soundcloud.com/splashbit

More information about DIY Monotribe
http://fr.audiofanzine.com/rack-analo..."

Coming soon - Crystalline for iPad

Published on Apr 23, 2014 HoldernessMedia .·41 videos

Guitar and effects, but very synthetic sounds in this one.

"Sign up to get notified on launch! http://crystallineapp.com/launch

Crystalline: Shimmer Effects Processor for iPad
http://crystallineapp.com"

PzKw1

Published on Apr 23, 2014 kraftzug66·91 videos

"Mc 505 + Tb 3"

Buchla - Patch 37

Published on Apr 23, 2014

"The kind of trumpet sound (incl. staccato) comes from the 262v sent to the 288v sequenced by the 243v.
The 288v is sent directly to the mixer and also sent to a Dual 194 clone filter module.
The rest comes from the 258v sent to a 291c filter and sent on another track to a sequenced 291e.

I made another take here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUCfqR..."

Buchla - Patch 37 - Part 2