"From 1 August - 31 August Control will be presenting Con-Mythology in a special exhibition to honor the life and work of Conrad Schnitzler. The show will illuminate the unique relationship that Conrad Schnitzler had with the physical world, from which he decisively broke in the late 60s. In a stroke of liberation, Schnitzler halted his sculpture practice (studied under Joseph Beuys), and dragged his oblong, metal forms one by one to a field in Berlin, abandoning them there. The fate of the sculpture works, poignant pop-industrial beacons of black & white painted metal rods and planes, is unknown. They were free to be picked over by passersby, or to sink into the earth, detritus of a prolific artist's creative process. Schnitzler dedicated himself entirely to the exploration of sound from that point on, yet curiously Conrad Schnitzler’s physical presence remained an almost sculptural manifestation. This photographic exhibit will display the only known images of Conr ad Schnitzler's now lost sculptures amid images and footage of the artist himself, to reveal Conrad's intricate tension between the folds of visuality and aurality.
"the omnichord, modified by folktek, owns touch points to produce and manipulate tones and sounds. the result is run trough a pitch-shifting effect of the rouland sp404sx and a delay (echopark by line 6).
info: http://folktek.com/instruments/symbio..."
"100% modular! Sequence taken from Roger's tutorial video. Thought it could use a modular beat behind it! Very cool feature of the dotcom modular! Thanks for watching.
"Some 'Berlin School' type custom patches for the new Modal 001 synthesizer. Mostly showcasing the use of the joystick with arpeggiation and sequencing. FX are from the Lexicon MX300."
Analog Downtempo Groove. Live Hardware.
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Gear used:
Moog Sub 37 (three new patches)
Roland TR8 (7X7)
Volca Keys
Arturia Microbrute CV to Korg Monotribe
Mooer Reecho - Delay
EH Small Tone - Phaser
"Classic analogue beatbox in perfect working order. See photos for condition - some wear to the paint around the knobs but otherwise in very good shape. No battery leakage. Sounds superb."
"Classic drum machine which all appears to work just fine when tested
Missing 2 orange knob caps, see picture.
In really super condition for its age, has been well looked after, there are not many around like this
Battery compartment is nice and clean"
"Another video exploring the sonic analog manipulation capabilities of NIIO analog's ROOM. In this video, the source sound is a monophonic Eurorack synthesizer ran directly into the ROOM as the dry signal. The ROOM is connected to a Polara reverb pedal, and the signal recorded with a MOTU 896HD."
"This is just a short video for the guys on the MOOG Forums showing the newer revised sub 37 that has the through hole metal pot instead of the surface mount plastic shaft pot, and also to show that the circuit board has been revised to accomodate this metal pot.
Image of earlier version board from 'TOOM' on the MOOG Forums."
Watch your volume levels on this one. It starts out loud.
"We just got the MantaMate prototype to be able to understand joystick data. Here's Reid Oda using a flight sim joystick to control a modular synth, without a computer involved -- the MantaMate module acts as a USB host for the joystick and converts the information to control voltages."
Side note: I did a quick search on MantaMate in the archives and found the one and only post from back in 2011! As Morrissey would say, "these things take time..."
"Made an interesting patch on the Verbos Electronics system the other day, so I thought I'd have a fiddle with it today for the camera.
Off screen there's an Arturia Minibrute (hacked SE firmware) providing the basic sequence, which is being modulated by the Multistage, and a Strymon BigSky adding a bit of (over the top) reverb. Audio is going straight into the camera so not perfect."
"A quick tour of just a small slice of what is possible when you combine a Moog Werkstatt, an MF-104Z Analog Delay pedal, littleBits Synth Kit CV modules and effects from Ableton Live. Learn more at www.experimentalsynth.com"
Just a heads up, there are only two days left to fund the AODYO SYLPHYO on Indiegogo, and they have not yet reached their goal. If this is something you want to see happen, you might want to consider funding it vs. waiting to pick one up later.
"I composed this piece by designing software [Max for Live] to 'degrade' patches in the the Yamaha TX81Z. The degradation process occurs as shuffled parameters in the synth are randomized at a specified pace. The degradation can be interrupted at any moment by the performer. This excerpt stacks two layers of the process with some panning and reverb to add ambience."
"Kebu's all-analog synth cover of Giorgio Moroder's The Chase, performed live at the Sthlm Italo Disco Party 2015 at Nalen, Stockholm, 16.5.2015.
Thanks to Jean-Paul Meulendijks, Alexander Guskov, Heidi Väisänen, Tuulikki Väisänen, and Renaud Guérin for operating the cameras!
This cover version is a mixture of the both the original version and JAIA's Express Remix - with a few of my own additions thrown in.
The song was performed using only analog synthesizers, either played live or sequenced. The performance was recorded directly from the mixer to a stereo track and later mixed together with the ambience from the room. A few mistakes have been cut out and replaced with the audio from a rehearsal take.
Equipment used in this song: Logan String Melody II; MXR EVH117; Roland TR-808, Juno 60, Alpha Juno 1&2; Korg Polysix, Poly 61, Mono/Poly, Micro-preset M500; Moog Source; DSI Tetra; Jomox AirBase99; Touched-by-sound DRM1; Oberheim Matrix 1000; Marion Prosynth; Akai MPC2500 (only for MIDI sequencing), M-Audio Trigger Finger; Yamaha 01v96; Lexicon MPX500 & MPX550, as well as a midi patchbay and additional preamps for my mixer.
My debut album, "To Jupiter and Back", and latest single "Deep Blue" can be bought here: http://www.kebu.fi/"
"'Blossoms in Waiting' is a demonstration of the type of synthesizer music you can make with the 'Great' Clavia Nord Lead 1... I hope you have a good subwoofer. I have set this performance to a 'video.'"
Thonk is having a Summer sale starting this Saturday. There are over 100 different product lines in the sale with discounts ranging from 10-60% off. Some stock will be reduced to clear. In particular they will have a few great deals that may attract manufacturers and synth DIYers alike, including up to 50% off selected pots and knobs.
"The Moog Sound Lab is literally moving into one of the bedrooms at the Ace Hotel in London for an entire month of Moog-ing. Six artists will each spend four days (and nights) cosied up to the equipment which will conclude with a live performance of their creations in the Ace's basement space, Miranda.
This special UK iteration of the Moog Sound Lab includes over 20 analog Moog handcrafted instruments, including one of the newly reissued classic System 55 Moog modular systems and some aural muscle from Bowers & Wilkins 805 Diamond speakers.
The UK Moog Sound Lab will be on tour across the pond for the rest of the year, allowing artists to experiment with the largest collection of Moog analog synthesizers outside of the the Moog Factory.
The full Moog Sound Lab residency at the Ace line-up is as follows:
Andy Blake
Blanck Mass (Fuck Buttons Offshoot)
David Colohan (United Bible Studies)
Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard
Jim Tenor
Keiji Haino
"A new eurorack modular from shock electronix featuring the sequencer ,delay and modulator a very easy and fun starter setup http://shockelectronix.com/shop/"
A list of their first set of products for the archives (these are available as completed or as various DIY kits):
"EsQu-One Step Sequencer
The Shock Electronix Modatron EsQu-One Step Sequencer is our Eurorack conversion of the super compact and highly versatile Korg SQ-1 Step Sequencer.
As standard, the Korg SQ-1 is a compact step sequencer with 2 x 8 steps. It's wealth of connection jacks allows it to be integrated with a Eurorack System, connected to the MS-20, and a variety of other synthesizers.
Vintage analog synths or the latest compact synths can be controlled from this single unit. You can also switch between a variety of synthesizer modes and use the step buttons to create performances overflowing with spontaneity.
As a descendant of the SQ-10, and just like the SQ-1, the EsQu-One supports the Hz/V standard, enabling it to perfectly control the MS-20 or MS-20 mini. It goes without saying the V/Oct standard is also supported, and the voltage level of the CV output (*) and polarity of the GATE output can be specified as appropriate for the device you've connected. This versatility will enable you to control a wide variety of other synthesizers as well.
* V/Oct supported for 1V, 2V, and 5V; Hz/V supported for 8V.
Just like the SQ-1, the EsQu-One provides two CV/GATE OUT channels, the standard MIDI OUT and USB MIDI, littleBits out (to connect to the littleBits synth kit by littleBits Electronics Inc.), plus the SYNC IN/OUT channel that allows you to connect to the volca series and monotribe. In addition to this, we’ve designed the EsQu-One with an added 4 rows of multiples, and easy access to the USB port at the bottom."
"Modatron Delay
The Shock Electronix Modatron Delay is our Eurorack conversion of the extremely popular Korg Monotron Delay.
As standard, the Korg Monotron Delay offers analog-style echoes, an LFO with selectable triangle or square waveshape, the same classic analog filter found in the legendary Korg MS-10 & MS-20, and with newly added controls, there is much more flexibility and functionality than ever before."
"I explain a bit about the details of putting together a synth cabinet. I start from installing the power supply since the cabinet building itself is very generic and described on the page cited a bit later.
I know this method is rather primitive but it results in high reliability and low resistance between the power supply and the modules. I hope it gives you some ideas for when you build your synthesizer."
"Gradually escallating demo of the elektron machinedrum through the chimaera. Distortion kicks in about half way through.
The distortion placed after the filter in the fx chain makes it a killer on low frequencies, as is diplayed in the vid with an 808 type kick with long decay grinding up the rest of the elements in the loop. The delay can create some cool syncopation too. This thing loves ripping up drum patterns. It reminds me of the NIN album year zero in places. The great destroyer :)"
X1L3 - Chimaera black - audio destruction unit + mobile phone
Published on Jul 30, 2015
"Quick demo of the ability of the chimaera to animate a simple oscillator source."
"This is 64 User Presets demo from Roland D-50 (D-550). I choose mostly electronic sounds (synth, bass, bell, synthpad, ambient-textures etc). Recorded directly from D-50 stereo outputs, with internal effects, without any additional signal processing. Enjoy!
All these presets can be freely downloaded from the internet, but, I spent hours and hours (sometimes even days) collecting and edit the best of them to prepare a synth Bank for this demo.
You can buy now these 64 Presets in SysEx/MidiFile format. Bank with 64 Presets cost only 6 Euros (via PayPal). Just send me an email to vukansto@gmail.com and after PayPal payment you will receive SysXx/Midi file in your inbox.
Roland D-50 is a keyboard version of D-550 rack module.
Roland D-50 specifications:
LA (Linear Arithmetic) Synthesis
64 RAM Presets (4 elements), 64 Card Presets
Reverb effects
16 Poly
61 Keys with Velocity and Aftertouch
MIDI In/Out/Thru
2 Outs"
"Gradually escallating demo of the tt-303 through the chimaera. Distortion kicks in about a third of the way in.
It makes a good 303 distortion with it's own resonant filter placed before the distortion. The delay makes it sound reminiscent of propellerhead rebirth. It can pull off some strange dub effects with the delay which work well with a loop like this, as can be heard in the vid.
Check out the other chimaera uploads to see some other ways it can be used.
"Ziebane Instruments RX-207 Live Remixer is powerful combination of sampler, sequencer and phrase creator with advanced real time remixing controls that brings stable and hyper fast working environment to anyone, from beginners to pro users.
Remix existing phrases and patterns, build up on them, make them your own or start from scratch with original material. Replace samples with your own and half the job is already done with RX-207 unprecedented remixing facilities.
Innovative approach and original features of Ziebane Instruments RX-207 Live Remixer is sure way to bring highest level of creativity to your studio or live performance.
"In this video we talk about why we designed the minm, how we created the prototypes, and what the final product will be.
For more info and videos please visit our Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/..."
"This is demo music created with the Arcano MIDI NES Chiptune Synthesizer. The device is an ATmega328-microcontroller-based MIDI synth designed to emulate the classic chiptune sound of the Nintendo Entertainment System's APU (audio processing unit.) If you are interested in the synth, please refer to the Kickstarter campaign page. The Kickstarter campaign rewards include both a fully assembled and tested version and a kit version for those who prefer to build it themselves. I created the music track myself, and I am not very musically talented. I'm interested to hear the music that more talented musicians will create with this synth, which is why I'm sharing the device through Kickstarter."
"The Arcano MIDI NES Chiptune Synthesizer is a minimalistic, microcontroller-based synth designed to emulate the classic chiptune sound of the Nintendo Entertainment System's APU (audio processing unit.) The synthesizer's MIDI input allows musicains create NES-video-game-style chiptune music by simply connecting a MIDI keyboard or other MIDI device.
No programming is required. Each Arcano MIDI NES Chiptune Synthesizer includes a preprogrammed microcontroller; however, each synth also features a 6-pin AVR programming header, allowing programmers to flash the embedded ATmega328 microcontroller with their own custom software. The programming header enables hackers to create their own custom waveforms, envelopes, software low-frequency oscillators, and PCM samples.
Unlike many other microcontroller-based synthesizers which use internal PWM peripherals to generate weak, scratchy, low-quality audio signals, the Arcano MIDI NES Chiptune Synthesizer uses an auxiliary digital-to-analog converter chip to create a clear, high-quality audio signal.
Specifications:
3-note polyphony
1/8'' (3.5mm) jack mono audio output
MIDI input through standard MIDI DIN connector
7-segment LED waveform mode indicator
simple two-button interface
embedded ATmega328 microcontroller
Preset Modes:
