MATRIXSYNTH: MMTA SYNTHFEST 2012


Showing posts with label MMTA SYNTHFEST 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MMTA SYNTHFEST 2012. Show all posts

Monday, June 18, 2012

MMTA Synth Meeting 2012 (Part 8 - Computer Controlled)


YouTube Published on Jun 18, 2012 by StudioWormbone01

"This is a flyby of the band Computer Controlled's analog synth rig at the 2012 MMTA (Mostly Modular Trade Association) meeting on June 2 at the Experience Music Project in Seattle."

All parts here.

Friday, June 15, 2012

Almost Back In Business


YouTube ublished on Jun 15, 2012 by JohnLRice

"Just some quick sloppy eye candy! ;-) Last night I finally got the big modular synth set back up, rearranged (new modules!) and running after having it down for the PNW Synthfest a couple weeks ago."

Saturday, June 09, 2012

MMTA Synth Meeting 2012 (Part 7 - EML Electrocomp)


YouTube Published on Jun 8, 2012 by StudioWormbone01

"This is a fly by of George Mattson's EML electrocomp synth rig at the 2012 MMTA (Mostly Modular Trade Association) meeting on June 2 at the Experience Music Project in Seattle. Notice all of the lovely blinking lights!"

You can find all parts to StudioWorbone's coverage in this post. Also see the MMTA SYNTHFEST 2012 label below for all posts on the event.

Thursday, June 07, 2012

Master of the Synthesizer


Pic of James McNally via Scott Rise of Division 6, taken at the MMTA Summer SYNTHFEST 2012.

Best Synth T-Shirt Ever.

According to James it was made by drewtoothpaste.

Update: you can find the shirt here.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012

MMTA SUMMER SYNTHFEST 2012 Pics by MATRIXSYNTH

MMTA SUMMER SYNTHFEST 2012

And my set of pics. :) This wraps up MATRIXSYNTH's direct coverage of the event. If you have pics, video or audio, please feel free to send it in. See the MMTA SYNTHFEST 2012 label for all posts on the event including a couple of video walk-throughs. There's a lot to see in this set but don't miss the slick plexi-glass modular cases by James Husted of Synthwerks, the Din Sync Dr. Protomonger, the new Mattson SQ16 Sequencer which will be available in Euro by Division 6, and of course the massive MATRIXSYNTH Banner! Now that's synth bling. You can find the full list of exhibitors in this post.

http://www.mostlymodular.com/

PS, on some browsers, Flickr embedding will sometimes cause your mouse to wig out and disappear. If this happens, move your invisible mouse to the edge of the screen and hit the esc key. It should come back. You can then click on the top of the browser and refresh the page to get things back to normal. It's annoying but the slideshow is worth it imo. You might want to view this one full screen. If you want to skip it and go straight to Flickr though, here's a link.

MMTA SUMMER SYNTHFEST 2012 - Shannon Overman Roach & George Mattson


via Shannon Overman Roach on Facebook

"This right here is the inventor of the keytar. And I'm holding the first ever keytar invented." Read about the Syntar on Carbon111's site here, and of course check out the Syntar label below.

Shannon is the Executive Director of Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences aka NARAS.


I have a couple of good shots of George and Shannon coming up in the next post. Remember you can track all of he event's posts via the MMTA SYNTHFEST 2012 label.

MMTA SUMMER SYNTHFEST 2012 - Mr. AcidMachine


YouTube Uploaded by matrixsynth on Jun 4, 2012

Prototype Dr.DrumSet drum machine by Mr.AcidMachine. It's based on the Roland TR-808 and TR-606. It sounds really nice. One cool featured that he showed me later and unfortunately I did not capture on video was the ability to tunes the metal oscillators for the cymbal, hihats, and cowbell at the same time with just one knob. You can get some really cool effects going while the rhythm is playing. Note the distorted synth sounds at :37 are coming from Vidgod which I pan to for a sec.

Update: above I initially stated that you could tune all sounds with one knob. That was my mistake. The knob tunes the metal oscillators for the cymbal, hihats, and cowbell at the same time. It makes for a really cool effect.

MMTA SUMMER SYNTHFEST 2012 - Hans Lindaur - The Missing Link


YouTube Uploaded by matrixsynth on Jun 4, 2012

This is a follow-up to my twelve minute walkthrough, but only two minutes, and it starts with Hans Lindaur of wifimidi.com/ (aka Jabrudian Industries LLC), makers of The Missing Link wireless OSC to MIDI device. You can find more info on the device at wifimidi. In short you can connect your iOS device to it wirelessly and use it to transmit OSC or OSC to MIDI messages to your external gear. Many of my iPad editors for TouchOSC are mapped to The Missing Link for wireless control. You'll find other templates on their site.

In the video you'll also see the rare Technosaurus Effexon effects unit, Microcon synth, and two Cyclodon sequencers. To the right you will see a custom break-0ut box Hans built for the units. The video moves on to Larry Kleinke aka Computer Controlled's table and back around to Vidgod aka Gary Bauder and the Cosmic Tumblers.

MMTA SUMMER SYNTHFEST 2012 - John L Rice

YouTube Uploaded by matrixsynth on Jun 4, 2012 Update: updated the gear featured:

Just a brief flyover of John L Rice's monster modular system. The 5U system features Modcan, Moon Modular (aka The Lunar Experience), STG, Synthesizers.com, COTK, a Cynthia Zeroscillator, Synthesis Technology aka MOTM, Happy Nerding – Super Sawtor, Oakley/Krisp1 – Croglin VCF, and MegaOhm - CdS VCF/A. You can also see a Sequentix Cirklon and a Novation Supernova racked. The video also features his eurorack system including Modcan – Touch Sequencer, Synth Tech – (all available!) 340, 350, 560, 580, Malekko/Wiard – NoiseRing, Circuit Abbey – Unify, TipTop – frames, uZeus, drum modules etc.

Remember to see the MMTA SYNTHFEST 2012 label for more.

http://www.mostlymodular.com/

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Update: Grooveshark link removed. Click here for an article on them by Cinch Solutions.

Monday, June 04, 2012

MMTA Summer SYNTHFEST Pics by Scott Rise of Division-6


Full set on Facebook here.

Pictured here:
Mattson EML, Mattson Mini Modular, John L Rice and his mixed 5U system with eurorack to the right.
Synthwerks
Vidgod aka Gary Bauder and the Cosmic Tumblers

http://www.division-6.com/
http://www.mostlymodular.com/

MMTA Summer SYNTHFEST 2012 Pics by Guy Taylor


A few pics via Guy Taylor

Pictured:
The EMP with Space Needle in the background.
vxxy DCM8
Synthwerks & Eurorack system
SuONOIO

http://www.mostlymodular.com/

MMTA Synth Meeting 2012 (Part 5)


YouTube Published on Jun 4, 2012 by StudioWormbone01

"James Husted of Synthwerks rockin' a modular at the 2012 MMTA (Mostly Modular Trade Association) meeting on June 2 at the Experience Music Project in Seattle."

All parts here.

http://www.mostlymodular.com/

MMTA SYNTHFEST - Mattson Mini Modular and Mattson EML Monster Modular


YouTube Published on Jun 4, 2012 by matrixsynth

http://mattsonminimodular.com/
http://www.mostlymodular.com/

Be sure to see the MMTA SYNTHFEST 2012 label below for more coverage of the event.
I have more vids and pics coming.

Sunday, June 03, 2012

MMTA SYNTHFEST 2012 Walkthrough Video by MATRIXSYNTH


YouTube Published on Jun 3, 2012 by matrixsynth

http://www.mostlymodular.com/

More will follow tomorrow. Be sure to see the MMTA SYNTHFEST label below for all coverage of the event.


On display (if I missed anyone let me know! This is from the sign-up list):
Update: Larry Kleinke aka Computer Controlled and Mr.AcidMachine as well as the table map. Note the center tables were spaced apart at the event.

A - NARAS
B - John Bowen & the Solaris - Carbon111 (Facebook)
C - Chris Lehfeldt
D - Synthwerks
E - Scott Rise / Division 6
F - George Mattson / Mattson Mini Modular & the Mattson EML
G - John L Rice YouTube | Vimeo | Facebook | SoundCloud | Grooveshark
H -Steve Turnidge's Desktop Mastering
I - Moog Music
J - Lunchbox Audio
K - Madrona Labs
L - Lorne Hammond & George Welsh
N - Guitar Center
Q - Vidgod aka Gary Bauder and the Cosmic Tumblers
O - Mr.AcidMachine
P - Hans Lindauer / Jabrudian Industries LLC / The Missing Link
S - Jordan Passmore
T - Larry Kleinke aka Computer Controlled

The Harvestman - on foot.

MMTA Summer Synthfest 2012 - Walkthrough Video by John L Rice


YouTube Published on Jun 3, 2012 by JohnLRice

"Yes, just a couple quick jittery passes through the summer Synthfest FWIW. ;-)"

John L Rice YouTube | Vimeo | Facebook | SoundCloud | Grooveshark

MMTA SYNTHFEST - Lorne Hammond and His Sound Makers

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YouTube Published on Jun 3, 2012 by matrixsynth

Lorne Hammond showing his myriad of sound makers at the MMTA Summer SYNTHFEST.

Featured: Roland MC-202, Teenage Engineering OP-1, Brian Castro modded x0xio x0xb0x, Allessandro Cortini & The Harvestman's SuONOIO, the vxxy chiptune synth, original Sequentix P3 sequencer, Paul Maddox aka Vacoloco's Gorf sequencer, original STEIM cracklebox, Tom Bugs' aka Bugbrand Board Weevil, and various Mutable Instruments Shruthis. Note each Shruthi is different. Lorne picked up the larger red Shruthi featuring three different Shruthi's from a DJ on a farm in South Africa.

Also worth noting: MATRIXSYNTH T-Shirt!

Update via Lorne: "The P3 Sequentrix was made in the uk by Colin Fraser who is producing the cirkilon now and I bought of ebay from a south African dj on a farm.

The shruthi-xt is a design by Frank [mailto:daniels@daniels-cards.de] aka on forums and flickr as fcd72. He runs a card company in Germany.

Frank designed the programmer knob system and did the case layout as a kit. He has done dozens of wild kits in various colours and designs.

The shruthi’s pcb designs and code and many different filter designs are the work of Olivier Gillet in Paris.

Frank’s shruthi-xt box holds 3 filters, I controller and a power regulator. The ver .96 code allows them to cascade in series or parallel.

Olivier took mutable into a small but fully registered company and took the big plunge. He has 800+ kits out there working.

He’s a friend of Todd Bailey (WTPA) and also wrote the code for the Dr Otto biscuit to turn it into a synth."

MMTA SYNTHFEST - Now That's What You Call a Modular

via Asher Fulero on Facebook

"Next to us... making it hard to stay focused! — with George C Mattson, Matrixsynth Jones, Steve Turnidge, James Husted and Scott Rise." And John L Rice! to the right. :)

Incredible shot featuring George Mattson reaching the top of his custom EML modular (See the Mattson EML label below for more posts on the system). That is one massive system with some custom work from George.

To the immediate right you can see three cases of his Mattson Mini Modular Phoenix series. They pack a ton of power in a small space.

The system further to the right belongs to John L Rice and includes modules from Moon Modular, Modcan, and others. I'll have some close-up pics coming, and of course check out the previous post for some close-ups via Larry Kleinke aka Computer Controlled.

Be sure to see the MMTA SYNTHFEST label below for all posts on the event.

http://www.mostlymodular.com/

MMTA SYNTHFEST Pics via Computer Controlled


Some pics via Larry Kleinke on Facebook. Click through for set. If you aren't on Facebook, you can check out the set on flickr here. These are some really nice shots.

Don't miss the MATRIXSYNTH banner below. :)

MMTA Synth Meeting 2012 via Studio Wormbone


YouTube Published on Jun 2, 2012 by StudioWormbone01

"This is a glimpse of the 2012 MMTA (Mostly Modular Trade Association) meeting on June 2 at the Experience Music Project in Seattle. In previous years this annual event was referred to as the Pacific Northwest Synth Meeting. As usual, this year there were a lot of glorious synthesizers on display. There were many modular systems and some classic analogs, as well as some recently launched products by manufacturers like Moog, John Bowen, Casio, Dave Smith, and too many others to list."

See the event labels below for some of the crossover events.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

MMTA & Synthwerks Prepping for the MMTA Summer SYNTHFEST


mostlymodular.com/

A few new signs via Steve Turnidge of Synthwerks

You can find the list of exhibitors for this Saturday's MMTA Summer SYNTHFEST here.
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