Sunday, August 31, 2008
Polysix
YouTube via fystasjoppheng
"Korg Polysix is a 100% analog synthesizer with 6 voices. Kjell Gierstae"
Animusic 2 - Cathedral Pictures (complete!)
YouTube via Mechaffix326. You might remember Animusic from this post.
"Visit www.animusic.com if you're interested in watching this amazing Animusic video, along with seven, fourteen, or more other Animusic videos, with better picture and sound quality on DVD.
This is a computer generated video showing robots and self-operating instruments playing classical music inside a large building. There are pipe organs, clarinets, and flutes that emit light-beams as they play notes; some trumpets and tubas affixed to walls, and they stick out when they play individually; a one-stringed rock bass guitar played by a couple of robot hands that slide up and down its neck; a yellow synthesizer; and a drum set, and two large, curved instruments, the hammered dulcimer and the xylophone, played by robots that pivot and slide back and forth to hit their mark.
The music on this piece is from 3 movements of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" ten-piano suite.
They are:
"Promenade" [from start to 1:38]
"Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba Yaga)" [from 1:38 to 3:45]
"The Great Gate of Kiev" [from 3:45 to end]
Do you notice the picture on the bass drums? It is a drawing of the Great Gate of Kiev complete with a bell tower to its right.
Some people have experienced Emerson, Lake & Palmer playing music that is very similar to this one."
Korg Poly 61 Customized by Morpheus2027
YouTube via morpheus2027. via fischek. Also see this post.
"Korg Poly 61 Customized by Morpheus2027
http://digilander.libero.it/solurghho..."
Roland D2 drum sounds II (factory presets patterns a51-a00)
YouTube trom69. "More drum sounds from the Roland D2."
KORG DS-10 x 6 MULTI PLAY SYNCED close-up
YouTube via noPROFITjustPROGRESS
"'6 x (Nintendo DS x DS-10)= NOISE' by: The Adjective Noun vs. F.ck With Audio"
KORG DS-10 x 6 MULTI PLAY SYNCED
Roland JX-3P
images via this auction
"Killer DCO analogue synth. Shares the same VCD chips as the Jupiter 8 (Roland IR3109 IC ) which are great sounding, rock solid, and will likely last forever. The rackmount version on the other hand are the same filter IC's that are in the Juno 106, the 80017a which are dying left and right from old age and in need of replacement. The unique polyphonic step sequencer (doesnt output to midi and syncs to Trigger voltage) and the vintage Roland style hold-transpose that are on the JX-3P are not to be underestimated. It's a long running debate, and an annoying one.. but I'll say it anyways. I would much rather have a JX-3P than a Juno 106 any day. There's an amazing and easy Mod for the 3P (search for JX-3P MIDI Mod) that enables realtime use of the control box + midi input at the same time, and many many other features including all parameters editable by MIDI CC
Polyphony - 6 voices
Oscillators - 2 DCO's per voice
Memory - 32 preset, 32 user
Filter - Resonant Low pass
Effects - Chorus
Arpeg/Seq - Simple Sequencer
Keyboard - 61 keys
Control - MIDI (no velocity except with a special ROM upgrade)
Date Produced - 1983"
VCDs? Anyone know about the Jupiter-8 comparison?
Update via Dave Cornutt in the comments:
"According to analog.no, the IR3109-based VCF was indeed used on the Jup8, as well as the other Jupiters, the Juno 6 & 60 and the first version of the MKS-80. The IR3109 is an operational transconductance amp, and all of the classic Roland filter designs are OTA-based.
The infamous 800017A actually contains an IR3109, so electrically it's the same. The problem with the 800017A is apparently a fabrication problem that allows metal migration and shorting between leads on the micro circuit board embedded in the IC.
As the poster noted, the MKS-30, which is the rack mount version of the JX-3P, uses the 800017A. I also know that the GR-700 guitar synth uses it too."
CR-78 Restoration
YouTube via MusicMiK.
"Okay, no new synthesizer modules, as i'm on holiday and just was at home today with a new toy - a CR-78 from a friend which needed a repair/restoration.
Just a short test video here, the full restoration story follows soon, for now, there is just a bunch of photos created during the day:
http://www.mik-music.org/tiki/tiki-br..."
MonoMiK ADSR demonstration
YouTube via MusicMiK. You can see the previous videos by MusicMiK posted here.
"It took quite a while due to vacation and some stress the last weeks, but finally, i soldered this module together. This was sort of much more difficult due to the very compact layout i needed so save some space in the overall construction behind those modules.
As usual, you can find more information about the project and the schematics for the modules via the blog: http://www.mik-music.org/tiki/blog1"
buchla 200e jungle ambience edit
YouTube via otisvue
"this is before I got my 4-channel speaker system -- its all coming out of an old stereo with one bad channel. and no -- no arbitrary function generator (aka sequencer). some great sound I stumbled on soon after getting this machine....."
Gakken SX-150 Schematic
via HOSHUYAMA on AH."Its schematic is already revealed in its instruction manual, however, it does not include component values. To get the schematic with component values, which is essential for us, I made one from the open information on the internet and some measurement of an SX-150. Actually, this small synth was designed by our Naoki Iwakami (AKA. "GAN" in this list). The design is unusual to save the cost, but very clever and unique!"
transistorsex sequencer
"It’s the famous TB303 sequencer redesigned from my friends at the lötstelle 303. it is a non-public project."via VoltWord
ARP Odyssey Oscillators - Clone
via AndyR1960 on this electro-music.com thread."I've just built a clone of the ARP Odyssey Oscillators (MkIII), including the Ring Mod - All works great, very pleased. ...except that the oscillators are locking together when I get close to unison.... it's an exact copy of the Oscillator section of the PCB, and no component substitutions have been made, apart from using good quality WIMA 680pf timing caps instead of polystyrene and multiturn trimmers."
More info and a question on the electro-music-com thread.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
The Red Rig
images herevia Dave of umop.com
"Check out my brother's crazy-ass new electronic drum rig... he's spent months planning it & working on it!"
...
"OK folks... Here it is, in all its '80s glory: the 6-sided Red Rig. Made to mimic the look of the vintage drum pads, it's made of 100% PVC pipe and copper pad fittings. All custom designed - made it up as I went along. The wiring harness took about a day to make, and is almost completely hidden inside the tubes themselves. The ends just hang in place for quick connection to the pads when setting up, and to connect to the snake that feeds the equipment rack.
Black and red cymbals are made by Krest out of Brazil and took 8 months to get the order finalized and shipped. (There is only one U.S. rep.)
Not in place in these shots is the standard hi-hat stand (although I might try to paint it, too) which also uses black cymbals. "Gong" at rear works, and can trigger any sound source I feed it. (Sadly, I don't have an actual gong sound - yet. Need a rack-mount sampler.) The entire rig uses no standard metal pieces - except the hi-hat stand - and breaks down into smaller pieces. The top and bottom "rings" split in half, held together with quick-release hood pins - like from a race car.
The footprint is not significantly bigger than my old setup, considering my amp and rack can reside inside this space. It's 6'8" point-to-point. Biggest challenge is that the paint - which supposedly is formulated for plastic surfaces - scratches easier than a bag of rabid cats, even with multiple coats and 3 layers of urethane. This is what prompted me to go to the next level: I'm going to give it the Eddie Van Halen 'Frankenstein' look. May start doing it this weekend."
Update: new pics added to the set. "He Frankenstein-ified the red rig."
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Squarewave Step Sequencer - CMOS Oscillator/Circuit Bent
YouTube via shauncrook1. via sendling.
"Hello. This is my Squarewave Step Sequencer, made from CMOS ICs. It has eight selectable oscillator steps, which all have and on/off switch, pitch control and LED indication. Steps one and five also have a light sensitive pitch control mode, which can give a theremin effect ect. Frequency modulation can also be achieved by turning the speed pot right up. It can also create arpeggiation! Basically, its a lot of fun to mess around with. The Squarewave Step Sequencer is currently on ebay."
Live@Artificial Soundgate
YouTube via lfoone
"Liveact from lfo-one and Oliver Porath with two Spectralis"
DotCom, MFM, MAQ16/3, Nord Lead 1 and Akai AX80
YouTube via attorks
"This time I recorded the video and audio with different applications. But I noticed the video is not as smooth as it should be. Row 1 of the MAQ16/3 has an 8 step sequence for the 2 modulars. Row 3 transposes row 1. Row 2 drives the chord memory chords on the AX80. The Nord Lead 1 has a kind of PPG like sound."
AND(or) at the Zanzibar
YouTube via fuzzytoelint
"Robert Talamantez and Ryan Soper at the House of Zanzibar. Aug. 29, 2008."
Schippmann Ebbe und Flut -Deeper
YouTube via bigcitymusic. Audio comes in at :27.
"Your laptop speakers aren't gonna' work for this one. The bass frequencies coming out of the left side filter, set to notch mode, are rich and can add a certain depth to any signal. In this case, its the Machinedrum. The right side filter is set to 6dB high pass mode. We use the triangle LFO to modulate the cutoff frequency and then some of the resonance. We're also modulating the filter in parts with the envelope. You have both positive and negative envelopes at your disposal as well as two EG's that can control the VCA or filter(s) or both. Hopefully this video will come through in a high enough quality to notice the very fluid tone of the filter. This video shows a more subtle side of the Schippmann. There's more to come as we delve deeper, start to use some of the back panel features and stir up a raucous!"
Plan B Blacet Miniwave Kit
via noisesource where you'll find a little more info."They come with the bare faceplate, the power adapter & a power cable."
UAD Moog Multimode FIlter
YouTube via UniversalAudio
"This Video demonstrates UA's Moog Multimode Filter plug-in. For more information., please visit http://www.uaudio.com/webzine/2008/se..."
TENORI-ON meets 3Xfx Photo-theremin
YouTube via surroundyokota.
"The 3Xfx Photo-theremin is a great instrument for performance musician. This theremin needs strength of light. Oh. TENORI-ON comes! With dazzling light! テノリオンのおもしろい相棒を手に入れたのでアップします。ウホッ。"
Jean Michel Jarre - La Cage / Erosmachine (1969)
YouTube via djmixsound. Sent my way via Davide.
Anyone know what synths/electronic instruments he might have been using back then?
Note Jean Michel Jarre would have only been 21 at the time of this recording.
Quasimidi Cyber-Six signed by Jean Michel Jarre?
images via this auction
Read the warning below"HISTORY
That Cyber-six pertained to Jean Michel Jarre. I don't know exactly when he received it, but I first spotted it in his studio in Croissy while he was arranging "Odyssey through O2". Then after I took him to the underground catacombs, he used the Cyber-Six to compose the theme for "Paris Underground", a piece he played in concert on july 14th 1998. He loved the texture of the keys. He used it again to rearrange the song for the Apple Expo concert on September 18, 1998, but two days before the concert, he brought it to me so I could use it as a master keyboard to trigger the 3D effects live. Several months after the show, he very kindly gave me the keyboard, as I loved its feeling. Now, 10 years later, I don't play music as much, and I need to free up space, so I'm selling the keyboard. Anticipating that selling a luxury master keyboard would be difficult, JMJ put his signature on it, on Aug. 3rd 2008 (on a windy day on the sidewalk below my apartment). Selling it is OK with him. It is in very good condition, perfectly functional, always covered. Only minor wear to the wooden ends because of handling, and a few scratches to the back due to a non-padded keyboard stand. The money I collect from the sale will be split: one half for charity (Medecins Sans Frontières), and one half for new hardware for my studio.THE CYBER-SIX
The Quasimidi Cyber-Six is a very original instrument: it is basically a very sturdy (and heavy) master keyboard, whose keys have a distinctive pebble-like texture. It has a medium-soft touch, with very responsive keys, and the black keys have slanted edges to facilitate playing on the white keys in-between. Very comfortable to play, robust and reliable. Exactly the contrary of those plastic USB keyboard.
The Cyber-Six also has a pretty comprehensive MIDI processor, which is a mix of a sequencer, a groovebox and an arpeggiator. With two MIDI outputs, it can control up to 32 channels, with a very interesting effect architecture, where each channel can be assigned sequences, patterns, "motivator" effects, etc. The user interface is a bit complex at the beginning, but when you learn it you realize it has been designed for stage jams. Very impressive how you can lay out the structure of a song, and modify it live while you're playing other parts. If you don't feel like learning it, there are a few presets to simply play with gated chords and complex arpeggios.
Unlike its brother the Raven, the Cyber-Six is not a synthesizer, just a masterfully designed MIDI keyboard. It is a perfect master keyboard for a computer-based studio or for racks of expanders.
Review here:
Fan discussion here:
WARNING
Just so I don't get complaints afterwards: The Cyber-six is a MIDI keyboard with impressive sequencer/rythm/enhancer capabilities, but it does NOT produce sounds, only MIDI notes. You need an expander or a sound module to use it. Also worth noting, JMJ reset it before he gave it to me, so do not expect to find unpublished sequences :)"
Friday, August 29, 2008
Korg Wavestation Vector Synthesizer "Endless Waves"
YouTube via retrosound72
"vintage synth demo track by RetroSound
'Endless Waves'
...includes wave-sequencing and vector synthese.
no overdubbing, no sequencer software used
For much better sound quality (stereo) add "&fmt=18" without quotes to the end of the URL
I use a pic from the free Ocean 3D Screensaver."
behringer semi-modular synthesizer
YouTube via BernadetteBruch
"i used a little behringer mixer (mx602a) to make some weird noises like you hear it from circuit bended toys or even modular synthesizers ;). just patch the aux send of your mixer to some inputs and patch some other outs to in as well and you will get some strange noises. there may be better ways to patch it... if you want to try to make some noise too: be careful... use a limiter and a hp-filter, because it will produce some really mean low frequencies... have fun watching an try it out with your own mixers :)"
PLL Detuned Unison
YouTube via boobtube356
"Two Doepfer A-111's one Cwejman VCO-6 and A-196 PLL in unison. The PLL is hitting the lower octaves and missing on occasion creating an unpredictable detuning."
SX-150簡易コントローラー
YouTube via yokoja
Googlish: "Chinese ink on paper impregnated with carbon panel paintings used to cut and paste. Bagworm to use the pitch to clip only be fetched. Subtle. LFO is a rather want to filter."
"I'm Not Your Doormat" Psychodrama
YouTube via JBastio. "Electronic 80s Dance Music Video" Spot the synths.
via Mark: "apparently the lead singer is now the director of product marketing at M-Audio."
Serge Synth
Serge Synth from jon johnstone on Vimeo.
"Jeff Foster brought his very cool late 80's Serge panel synth in to work today! Oh... the cube mates are loving it!"
Doepfer Noodling (new age style)
Doepfer Noodling (new age style) from Isotope Of Me on Vimeo.
"I felt like making some noise tonight, but didn't feel like getting into writing anything too structured, so I set the DSI Evolver's sequencer to modulating the filter, patched up the modular and fired up the camera (because nothing happens if the internet doesn't see it). Here's the result.
The Modular patch is the A-111 and A-110 cross modulating each other, while simultaneously outputting Sine, Square and Saw. The Sine is routed to the A-125 VC phase shifter, the Saw is routed to the A-121 multimode filter (output as bandpass), and the Square is re-triggering the A-147 LFO at audio rate. The LFO is then sent to the A-122 24db LPF. Both filters and the phase shifter are summed at the VC mixer, where their levels are modulated by ramp waves 45 degrees out of phase with each other via the A-191 Shepard Generator. The Shepard Generator is also providing triangle LFOs to modulate the cutoff frequency of the filters and phase shifter.
This patch evolves nicely on it's own, but I tweaked it a bit to try to keep it interesting.
When I was done, I felt like it needed a little something, so dumped it into Cubase, where I overdubbed a nice thin digital pad."
CGS Analog Computer
"Available first week of Sept.Pre-order now!
CGS Pulse Divider with Dual Inverter and Logic OR and AND, Gate Converter (dual Comparator), NOR/XNOR Logic, and Analog Shift Register, all in a 2U module!
Everyone should have two!
$250 Assembled Module
$140 Full Kit
$30 Panel"
stg/soundlabs the Sea Devils Filter
"A three pole diode ladder lowpass filter with voltage controlled resonance and a PCB licenced from Yves Usson.There are two famous 3 pole diode ladder lowpass filters, one of them was in a little silver box of a synthesiser with integrated sequencer that was used to make "Acid Tracks" and the other one was was in a big suitcase of a synthesiser with a silver faceplate and semi- integrated sequencer that was used to make tracks on acid often. this is the latter. I'm not going to name any names here, but I'm hoping I don't have to mention any voltage controlled studios or electronic music studios to establish the lineage of this filter topology.
I can't promise this thing will make Sea Devils appear on your lawn or models of airplanes fly from one side of the stage to the other, crashing into a papier mache sun at the end of your song, so please don't be offended if these things fail to happen while using the filter, presuming you'd want to own one.
Price: $250" You can find it here.
Livewire & PlanB (and a dash of Doepfer)
YouTube via dkimcg
"Making more fertilizer from some very nice modules two brainiac of sound designers made, but I'm just trying out two more new modules, the Livewire Dual Cyclotron and Dalek Modulator. The Dalek FMs the M15, the M28 is the master trigger device, which is reading the phase of the Doepfer LFO. The Cyclotron modulates a bunch of crap, and the M10 gates and also modulates and triggers other crap. And the M24 generates the freq CVs. I like the Livewire modules I got a lot. I have much more to explore with them. This patch almost sounds good, not quite a turd of a patch this time. Or am I wrong?
This one's in stereo, can you figure out how to watch it in stereo?"
Gregorio Tedde - Improvvising on ARP Synthesizer
YouTube via GreggTedde
"Having fun with a 2600 Emulator.
GEAR: Voltkitchen Arppe 2600 VA played with M-Audio Keystation Pro-88."
REALISTIC REVERB by S-CAT (WITH MC-202 AND TR-909)
YouTube via PHONICPOTION. "CIRCUIT BENT WITH FOUR MODIFICATIONS"
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