There are actually two of them. :) One at the Eboard Museum and one at the Audities Foundation. There is a reason for this. see Sequence 15 for more.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Minimoog Serial #1001
There are actually two of them. :) One at the Eboard Museum and one at the Audities Foundation. There is a reason for this. see Sequence 15 for more.
x0xb0x Kit
via this auction"944 from run 8
This is an original x0xb0x kit produced by ladyada from adafruit industries. It is from run number 8, which was rumored to be the last run due to parts shortages."
Fragments Of Memories - NES FF8 Remix
YouTube via ArbiterCLVII
"A remix of Fragments of Memories from FF8 in NES synthesizer."
MOTM-190
via this auction
"The MOTM-190 is a dual VCA in a compact 1U format. VCA #1 can also be used as a Ring Modulator.
Voltage Controlled Amplifier #1 - Ring Mod
The top knob (marked BLEND) and switch (marked V and R) control VCA #1. If the switch is in the 'V' position, the circuit is a linear VCA. The BLEND control acts as an Initial Gain control, normalized to unity. If BLEND is all the way to the left (the IN position), the gain is unity ('1') and there is no modulation (the output equals the input). As the BLEND knob is turned clockwise, more and more of the CV modulates the signal. Fully clockwise (the RM position), the CV changes the gain from 0 to 1. This is 'standard' VCA operation.
If the switch is in the 'R' position, the circuit is a Ring Modulator. The BLEND control acts the same way as a Yamaha CS-80: all the way to the left, the output = the input. As BLEND is turned to the 'RM' position, the depth of the Ring Mod effect increases.
Voltage Controlled Amplifier #2
The second VCA is switchable between Linear and Exponential responses. The GAIN control sets the initial gain from 0 to 1. The CV MOD control ajusts the depth of AM for the VCA (in normal operation, the GAIN is set to '0' and the CV MOD is set to '10').
Although 'micro' in size, the MOTM-190 is a low-noise, low distortion, high dynamic range (better than 100dB) dual VCA. The Ring Modulator BLEND control is not found on any other modular.
Audio Demos using the uVCA"
Custom Waldorf Blofeld Rack/Stand
images at this auction"This is a custom rack for your Blofeld in a high gloss polar white finish for a professional finish look."
AllYourThoughtsAreBelongToUs
flickr by WillowBear"A contemporary version of what we were building late 60s/early 70s. (This one uses PC board for keys. Mine heh used hair-pins on resistive tape!)
p.s. courtesy MusicFromOuterSpace.com"
Sync Beat
YouTube via bluecolor3k. Spot the synths. Shake it.
"Japanese Synthesizer Music (Karaoke).
Best keyboard player - Daisuke Asakura"
Anyone ID the keytar at 3:55?
Vermona DRM1 mkiii Stereo Test
YouTube via zibbybone
"I just purchased this used DRM1, but only half of the drums seem to pan correctly. Also, the clap output is very low. Is that common with this machine? BTW, drums are being controlled by TR-909 external instrument mode."
after party
YouTube via vonhaulshoven. Note the two Yamaha AN1Xs. The AN1X was one of the first virtual analogs release shortly after the Clavia Nord Lead. It actual does a good job at covering the Yamaha CS series. Be sure to see these videos for more vonhaulshoven.
Cowboy and the Vocoder Too
YouTube via AnalogVocoder1.
follow-up to this post. "Cowboy "listening" to me using my Roland SVC-350 Vocoder with my Korg Poly-800 Synthesizer as the carrier input."
Native Instruments Reaktor Equinox: Bill In A Padded Room
YouTube via gearwire
"Bathe yourself in soothing sine waves. Get lost in swirling pads. Give yourself over to sweeping atmospheres. Breath deeply this demo of the Native Instruments Reaktor Equinox soft synth.
Your sensory-guide on this image-journey will be none other than Bill Holland, recognized spiritual medium and level-seventeen empath in World Of Wacraft. Let his synth textures transport you to a time before "electronic music" was ever "cool."
See more on Gearwire.com."
Dracula_ The Blood Is The Life
"Here's a little cue from a score I did for a stage production of Dracula back in 1983 at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Instruments: the KRONOS Quartet, grand piano, and a lot of multi-tracked Roland JP-8. Enjoy!
Happy Halloween,
vgermuse"
new (Optional) Serge Knob Colour Scheme for new shop Panels and M-odules
via Bakis:
"hello,
from now on, Serge can offer their shop panels and M-class series M-odules with a more colourful knob scheme.
as Rex says:
"The colour coded knobs are an option for newly ordered M-class m-odules and Shop series panels and are provided to our STS clients at no additional charge.
Retrofits to systems already in the field will be handled by payment &
exchange arrangements between STS clients and myself addressed on per case
basis."
look at the photos section of the SMOG yahoo group (in the m-class series folder) for my CV processor and Wave Processor m-odules that follow this knob colour scheme.
in detail:
Black knobs are for offsets and audio (AC) attenuators, and Blue Knobs are for cv (DC) attenuators.
(the Red knobs are just added to my m-odule for fun, they are not included in the new knob colour scheme.)
thanks,
Bakis."
"hello,
from now on, Serge can offer their shop panels and M-class series M-odules with a more colourful knob scheme.
as Rex says:
"The colour coded knobs are an option for newly ordered M-class m-odules and Shop series panels and are provided to our STS clients at no additional charge.
Retrofits to systems already in the field will be handled by payment &
exchange arrangements between STS clients and myself addressed on per case
basis."
look at the photos section of the SMOG yahoo group (in the m-class series folder) for my CV processor and Wave Processor m-odules that follow this knob colour scheme.
in detail:
Black knobs are for offsets and audio (AC) attenuators, and Blue Knobs are for cv (DC) attenuators.
(the Red knobs are just added to my m-odule for fun, they are not included in the new knob colour scheme.)
thanks,
Bakis."
Happy Halloween!!!
YouTube via Legiaking16.
"The theme song from the movie "Halloween" by John Carpenter." The film was released in 1978. John not only wrote and directed the film but he composed the music for it. The following is an image of John Carpenter in the studio from this earlier post.
Be sure to see these posts on John Carpenter. Note that this image is most likely from the Halloween III session. From the earlier post, "the music for the original Halloween movie was recorded at Sound Arts, Los Angeles and featured Moog modular programming by Dan Wyman." Update: A non synth related interesting side note: I was taking a look at John Carpenter's IMDB page and noticed that the full movie The Thing appears to be available for streaming. The Thing was another classic horror film from John Carpenter from 1982. Have a great Halloween folks!
CASIO MT-40 by S-CAT
YouTube via PHONICPOTION. S-CAT/PHONICPOTION on Ebay
"CIRCUIT BENT WITH 17 MODIFICATIONS, NOW ITS A CASIO MT-NAUGHTY!"
Siel DK70 keytar Demo
YouTube via sounddoctorin
"Bob Weigel of http://www.sounddoctorin.com plays the DK70 to a background loop done with just a K1200 Kurzweil bass sound and Alesis D4 drums. This unit is fairly rare. Only a few thousand made. It has one SSM2045 VCF and one generator chip that is driven by the SSM2031 HF vco chip. And a TDA1022 BBD for chorus as I recall. Digital envelopes. The DK80 is basically twice the synthesizer except they only use 6 voices on each voice chip! THe DK70 is 8 voice. Not sure why they did that but anyway both units have basically the same sound engine, the DK80 is just bigger and is 'Bi-timbral' so it can layer the two sounds etc. The keytar necks are hard to come by. If anyone has one lying around let me know. I have two more of these I'd like to rig up for somebody. Of course you can play them without the neck just using the pitch wheel instead of the bender and the vibrato button that is on the machine..but you sacrifice the octave shifter and the hold button."
Playing J. S. Bach on Roland Jupiter 6 & Juno 106
YouTube via cdal02. via fischek
"Playing the first part of Musical Offering (1. Ricercar a 3)on Roland Jupiter 6 and Roland Juno 106 (connected with MIDI)."
A Slow Rip live at Megaphon Studios
YouTube via EndgameRecordLabel. via a slow rip where you will find more.
"A Slow Rip - Rob Laurie, Ian Miles, Phil Turnbull at Megaphon Studios on Sept 6 2008 as part of '1/4 inch'"
"Alesis Ion, Moog Opus 3 and Yamaha sk-20 + guitar, percussion, effects, etc."
Thursday, October 30, 2008
PNW2008: George Mattson Demos the MMM Part 1
YouTube via matrixsynth
"George Mattson demos the Mattson Mini Modular at the Pacific Northwest Synth Gathering 2008."
PNW2008: George Mattson Demos the MMM Part 2
Update:
PNW2008: George Mattson Demos the MMM Part 3
video upload by
YouTube via matrixsynth
"George Mattson demos the Mattson Mini Modular at the Pacific Northwest Synth Gathering 2008"
Note this is the last part of George Mattson's talk. Remember you can click on the PNW2008 link below for all posts on the event including the first two videos on the MMM.
PNW2008: Stephen Jones Demos the Syntar
YouTube via matrixsynth
"Stephen Jones Demos the Syntar at the Pacific Northwest Synth Gathering 2008."
PNW2008: Stephen Jones Shows the Synthwood Pro-One and MMM
YouTube via matrixsynth
"Stephen Jones shows the custom Synthwood Pro-One and Mattson Mini Modular at the Pacific Northwest Synth Gathering 2008."
PNW2008: Scott Rise Demos the Pixelh8 GB Cart, MMM and Midify
YouTube via matrixsynth.
Remember to click on the PNW2008 label below for more.
"Scott Rise demos the Nintento Gameboy SP with Pixelh8 Music Tech cartridge, the Mattson Mini Modular and Division 6 Midify at the Pacific Northwest Synth Gathering 2008. Note Scott made the MIDI interface for the Mattson Mini Modular. Update: you can see the MIDIfied Microwave Oven Mentioned in this video here.
Babybotte Sample
Remember the Babybotte fractal synth that I accidentally called the Babybottle. Yep... Well you can find a sample of it on this post on synth-diy.
MiMa feat. Van Halen - Jump! - 2nd version
YouTube via mima14031985
"Hi folks! Here's my second version of Van Halen - Jump, this time featuring the Roland JP-8000, all another story from my previous attempt with the Korg N5. I've also played the 1984 opening song as Jump's intro. My version of 1984 is transposed a semitone up respect to the original, in order to come in with Jump in a perfect fifth (1984 ends in G major, jump starts in C major).
The patch used is the same for both songs, and is the usual used and abused double detuned sawtooth sound, which differs in the 2 songs by it's envelope settings (very slow volume attack and release with filter steady opened for 1984, fast volume attack and release and very slow filter decay for Jump). The bass for 1984 it's also a double detuned sawtooth sound, but this time the 2nd oscillator is 1 octave higher than the 1st. Here we have constant volume but filter envelope with slow attack and release and stronger resonance, in order to obtain that whistleing effect.
As usual comments, while not being offensive, are really appreciated! Enjoy and thanks"
Isidore preparing Absinthe
YouTube via DamagedMeat
"I love Absinth, and I love modular synthesizers, so I thought it would be a good idea to do something featuring those two wonders... And as it actually looked quite good and kinda hypnotic, I taped and uploaded it. This shows the absinth ritual using a see saw brouilleur and Verte de Fougerolles Absinth (I love that brand). The sound of the see saw brouiller is captured by a microphone and used to trigger stuff in the modular synth (Doepfer A100, with the one and only Isidore robot cabinet)... so that every drops (approximately) changes synth parameters such as pan, fm, filters and delay clock. I also added some melody from my micromoog and some rvb (on the moog only).
I had to make several takes and edited the thing while I was totally drunk.
I hope you enjoy it, if you do, don't forget to rate, comment, subscribe and all that stuff."
The METZ Synthesizer
The maker of the METZ synth, Mike Metz, wrote in with more info on his unique creation. You can find more images and what he had to say in the original post. Scroll down to the Update that begins with the image pictured here.Side note: Mike Metz now runs Thesis Audio Service. It looks like we have a new (old) synth tech in town.
"Since 1976, THESIS AUDIO SERVICE has provided the midwest with quality, afforable repairs, maintenance, and restoration services on all types of equipment for musicians, sound companies and dealers."
NEW POLIVOKS CLONE VCF COmING SOON
via orange_LED on the forum. Note the image here is actually The Toad (listed for auction here) referenced below, and not the new filter."I finished a prototype of this filter and have the pcb laid out already. It is a matter of meeting my budget to have these made. Most likely it will be released late November early december.
Here's the Info.
-it will be self powered and an External VCF for your Modular or DJ/VSt/VA filtering purposes. it will come with a Wall wart plug.
-it has Line Level boosters so if you plug in a 'low' level signal it has a Gain Knob to amplify it. If you do that to a high Synth Level signal you will make a cool distorted signal. It is possible to plug in a guitar direct and amplify.
-there will be 2 of those Boosters and they will have an final 'input' Knob to fine tune Distorted (just the way you want it)sound going into the VCF and Attenuate. Otherwise if you cranked the GAIN all the way it would be over kill sound going direct to the vcf with no way to adjust it. The whole sound input thing was all well thought out.
-it will have (1) onboard LFO, a slim down version of the TOAD lfo.
-I figured out a REZ HACK FOR THIS TOO! there will be 2 switches to give you different flavors of the unique Rez on this thing.
-all the inputs/outputs wil be 1/4" phono
-it will look like the same design as the Toad (lexan and wood) and be called a 'the Tadpole VCF'.
-The size is a little smaller than a DR670 drum machine.
-I have to build one from the final PCB and see about parts/etc before I decide on a price. The goal is to sell it less then 200.00
**Here's more happy news: I got all worked up about this external vcf idea and already have an EMS VCF clone laid out also But I only managed to cram the VCF only, no onboard LFO"
Prototypes
flickr by Dan McPharlin(click for more)
full size
previous posts
A few of these were at this year's Pacific Northwest Synth Gathering. If you go through the foto sets for PNW2008 you will find some. They are really nicely done.
Noise.io - the iPhone Synthesizer
Noise.io - the iPhone Synthesizer from ToyoBunko on Vimeo.
"Noise.io is the first real synthesizer for iPhone and is simply a revolution in handheld music applications.
There are no other applications on the iPhone and other handheld devices that even come close to what Noise.io can do.
Visit noise.io for more information." Per the previous post, noise.io has just been released.
You can get noise.io here:
Noise.io - the iPhone synth - is released
"Amidio, Inc has released Noise.io - the first full-featured sound synthesizer for the iPhone and iPod Touch. One of the most anticipated handheld music applications, Noise.io is capable of creating all kinds of melodic sequences, basses, leads, keys, bells, percussive sounds and sound effects. Designed by an experienced electronic musician, Noise.io makes it possible to create 303-like acid basslines or any other melodies using the buit-in sequencer, or jamming live in sync with the rhythm using the TapBPM feature. Extensive sound control possibilities are implemented - fingersliding, multitouch, accelerometer, velocity-sensitive dual keyboard and a modulation matrix. 9 factory preset banks are included: Azure Leads, Warping Basslines, Infinite Keys, Distant Bells, Touch the Bass, Strange Places, Klang Percussive, FX Pack 1, totalling in 81 presets. Noise.io utilizes an original synth technology called ESFM and features 3 generators, 2 filters, 3 LFO, 3 sequencers, 6 effects, unlimited presets, extensive user support and much more. Users are able to instantly share their banks with the community utilizing the on-line preset repository at the website http://noise.io. Noise.io is available on the App Store for $9.99 (introductory price)."You can get noise.io here:
Megabrain Topographics 1 - Access Virus C
YouTube via beckhusen
"The sound is made with Access Virus C. At the beginning and the end i included some samples which i made with my quite new Korg Kaoss Pad 3. The nature voices are from Atmosphere Deluxe.
The video of the Manta was fimed in Bali 2008 where i spend my last diving holidays.
See more at http://www.VIDEOunterWASSER.com or http://www.INNOVATIVESOUNDS.de"
Rhodes mk I 88 + Moog Prodigy
YouTube via lesingemonotone. Prodigy come in about a minute in.
"Jamming away on the Rhodes and Moog."
Cowboy and the Vocoder
YouTube via AnalogVocoder1.
Roland SVC-350 with KORG Poly-800 as the carrier.
"Cowboy and the Vocoder. Cowboy NOT paying any attention to the vocoder. Talking, NOT singing, just playing one note per syllable."
DorkBot PDX - Mini Synthesizer
YouTube via caseorganic
"Dorbot PDX is a Portland group about people doing strange things with electricity. Here, my friend Mario Landau-Holdsworth is testing out a makeshift synthesizer made from an aurduino chip paired with parts from a POS system on of the other members brought to the club a few weeks back."
Sequential Circuits Pro-One Case by Synthwood
via this auction
"This is a new custom wood case for the Sequential Circuits Pro-One analogue synthesizer. The case is complete with screws, mounting hardware and a newly designed pitch / mod wheel box. It is designed to replace the flimsy original plastic case with very little or no alteration to the original sheet metal bottom case or control panel.
Dave Smith Instruments has designed a brand new pitch / mod wheel box which we are including with the kit. It is fully assembled and tested.
This case was designed and created by SYNTHWOOD.COM in the USA.
What is included:# A complete finished wood case for your Pro-One
# Black Walnut (shown), Maple or Mahogany - Your Choice
# Brand new wheel box designed by Dave Smith Instruments
# A new Sequential Circuits and Pro-One nameplate# Four black head machine screws to replace your old ones
# 6 T-Nuts to mount your control panel
# 8 black wood screws
# 4 machine screws for mounting your new wheel box
# Online installation guide with a step by step process with pictures What is pictured and is optional:
# Installation by SYNTHWOOD.COM (contact us)
# Newly made Prophet-5 style knobs (add $44)
# RGB Backlit kit for pitch/mod wheels installed (add $30) (Colors are user selectable - Red, Green, Blue, Violet, Aqua and White) What is NOT included in this auction:
# A Sequential Circuits Pro-One synthesizer"
Oberheim OB-Xa Wood Sides by Synthwood
via this auctionbe sure to see the sellers other auctions for more and of course their official website: Synthwood.com.
Moog Minimoog
images at this auction"Minimoog analog synthesizer in near-perfect condition. This unit has recently received a full overhaul by an electronic tech. The following work was done:
* All keyboard bushings were replaced. This dramatically improved the feel of the keyboard. All keys were also aligned.
* All key contacts were deoxidized and cleaned.
* Power supply filter capacitors were replaced with new ones.
* Old IC sockets were replaced with machined gold-plated sockets.
* AC power cable was replaced with one matching in appearance to the original.
* All pots, rotary switches and slide switches were flushed out and relubed.
* Card edge connectors were retensioned and deoxidized.
* All points on the Oscillator PCB were resoldered.
* The Oscillator trimpots were all replaced. This made tuning the synth much easier and made for a more reliable tuning.
* Every last knob and key was manually cleaned.
* Power supply voltages were trimmed.
* The metal chassis was cleaned.
* Blemishes on the woodwork were refinished by a guitar maker to match the original walnut finish as closely as possible.
After this extensive overhaul the Minimoog received a complete calibration - it plays perfectly!"
Open Labs MIKO Timbaland Edition
via this auction
"www.openlabs.com . . . and . . . http://www.openlabs.com/timba-overview-tse.html
About this particular instrument - it is the current model, fully loaded (with the exception of it having a 500 gig hard-drive rather than 1tb) with thousands of sounds, all the Open Labs software, Reaper DAW, etc."
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