MATRIXSYNTH: Friday, March 16, 2007

Moog pedals

flickr by thynkyr.

Title link takes you to more.

Update via the comments:
"As I took this pic, I just wanted to let you know that it's in the basement at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor. It's part of the Stearns Collection.

"Moog Synthesizer, Stearns 2035. This particular instrument has the distinction of being the first commercially produced Moog synthesizer.

It was commissioned by the Alwin Nikolai Dance Theater of New York in 1964 after being demonstrated at the Audio Engineering Society convention in New York in October of that year. Nikolai used the synthesizer to compose recorded musical accompaniments for his dancers.

Later, the instrument was acquired by the Collection. In 1989, Robert Moog gave a demonstration lecture using this synthesizer—a lecture jointly sponsored by the Stearns Collection and the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan."

This moog even has it's own webpage in the collection."

Electronic Ensemble

Another miniature by danmcp.

Title link takes you to more.

EDP Wasp

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

m.n.h.o. noise set v.01

"Pure Noise: Setup: Thingamagoop , Zoom ultrafuzz , OD20 Boss & Kaoss Pad 2."

YouTube via mnhoko. Sent my way via gerald.

Phil Western

This is part 2 of the previous post. I decided this warranted a separate post. Title link takes you there. You'll find more shots and Phil Western's music.

via gerald.

Subconscious Communications

"subcon is a california based records label | musician collective | remix team | 32-track digital studio | analogue synthesizer collection.

originally established as subconscious records in vancouver, 1993 by skinny puppy keyboardist dwayne goettel and download/off and gone keyboardist phil western - for the release of a limited edition 12" single by his solo techno project aDuck, with western on the b side as phylth. it was revived and slightly renamed in 1995 by goettel and his skinny puppy bandmate cEvin key, for the release of material by their new project dOWNLOAD.

following goettels' death in august of that year, key continued the operations of subconscious along with anthony valcic, phil western, and an extended crew of collaborators and friends that have included: ken marshall, ryan moore, and mark spybey."

You can find Subcon here. You'll find more gear shots in the Studio section.

ARP 2500 pictured. Anyone know what's in the section below the 2500? Via gerald.

Vintage Conn Electric Organ

Title link takes you to a couple more shots pulled via these auctions. Via Chad A.

"it is mostly a synth. Kinda like a Moog Satellite, but weirder. The Moog Cookbook were fans of this board. The "space Junk " preset is a pretty insane sound."

Rumpelrausch Taips - Crazy Diamonds

"Do you remember this certain song with a similar name? Did you ever wonder which instrument Pink Floyd used in it? Did you wait for a plugin simulation? For the time being this is the closest you will get with a VST plugin. Shine on!"

This one comes in recommended from the AH list. Title link takes you to the download along with a number of other VSTis.

ARP Avatar Flexi-Disk Demo

In case you missed the update to the ARP Avatar post I previously put up, title link takes you to page on Audio Playground where you can listen to this flexi-disk of the ARP Avatar. BTW, do check out the museum for more. Scroll down when you get there to get to the links. There's a collection of flash based vintage drum machines, tons of images and more flexi-disks.

via Andre.

FRONTLINE Drum Synth

Click here for shots pulled via this auction.

Details:
"It is an old analog synthesizer designed to take a percussive sound from either a microphone or a trigger and turn the sound into a synth sound. The unit has one input for mic/trigger, one input for a footswitch to turn it on and off, and an output. The parameter controls are rate, mode, sweep, volume, decay, v.c.o. and intensity. The unit was made in the 1970s by a small manufacturer and uses all analog circuitry. There are minor paint scratches on the surface of the unit, but other than that it is in perfect working condition and has a new battery inside of it."

Update via the comments:

"This Synth is a Coron DS-7 look here."