MATRIXSYNTH: Thursday, June 7, 2007

Sequential Circuits Prophet 600

YouTube via EmptySet815.

Roland SH-5 with video dropout

YouTube via furiousjiefu.

[tr-606][sk-1][speak & spell]

YouTube via cretin4321.
"more info @ http://cliplead.blogspot.com/"

LAMM Memorymoog Signed by Bob Moog

Title link takes you to shots via this auction.

You can find more info on the LAMM upgrade here.

via diablo guapo

Custom Jade MOOG Voyager

Custom Jade MOOG Voyager with Argentine Lignum Vitae wood case via Synthwood. Title link takes you to a couple more shots.

New Buchla 200e Noodles via Chris

17YearGuest, and Use_Of_Uncertainty. Title link takes you to them. Also:

"The Garden of Memory gig I'm playing in a duo with Henry Kaiser is two weeks from tonight. There's always enough fun things going on at this walk through event to keep even the most jaded new-music aficionado amused."

Serge Modular Track via Retrosynth

Title link takes you to a pretty amazing 9:54 track of the Serge Modular via Cary Roberts of Retrosynth, via AH. You can see more shots of the modular here.

Sound Advice DVD on Synthesis

"Sound Advice is a 3-disc set.
* Disc 1 explores the many ways you can edit or tweak voices and also teaches you how to create a series of ‘simple' voices from scratch. This disc offers a unique insight into the life of a professional sound designer, not only providing hard technical advice but also revealing some of the fascinating philosophies and approaches used by the pros.

* Disc 2 provides an extensive parameter-by-parameter trawl through a classic analog-style sound engine. From the waveforms and pitch parameters, to multi-mode filters, EGs, LFOs - Nothing is overlooked. The DVD menu is particularly helpful here since you can view by Section, or simply dive straight into a parameter you need to learn about using a separate glossary-style system.

* Disc 3 doesn't just lift the lid on FX, it displays all of the ingredients and provides you with endless recipes for creating, plus tips on applying, digital effects."

"'All you need to know about oscillators, filters, envelopes, dynamics and effects that will enable you to produce the sound that you are looking for on your synth - totally from scratch,' says legendary producer and 2007 GRAMMY nominee Alan Parsons."

Title link takes you to more info including a video.

The VCO Chip Cookbook

via electro-music.com:

"Ms Electronics is very proud to publish and distribute the new 118 page book by Thomas Henry entitled :

The VCO Chip Cookbook

It's impossible to do serious analog synthesis with chips like the 566, 8038 and XR-2206, right? Wrong! They've got loads of life left in them, but only if you let an outsider like Thomas Henry steer you in the right direction.

Forget the pessimistic data sheets from the manufacturers; in this amazing guide you'll learn the secrets only a handful of designers are aware of. Drawing extensively from his personal lab notebooks, the author sets the record straight, presenting accurate design details in a friendly yet complete form.

To round out the deal, there are over one-hundred figures, tables, helpful hints, schematics, design equations and simulation graphs, making this the single most important resource for electronic music designers wishing to exploit integrated VCO chips. The only mathematics required is a smattering of simple high school algebra. Best of all, every circuit and technique described has been thoroughly tested at the workbench; you can design neat circuits with confidence now.

Learn how to put the 566, 8038 and XR-2206 chips under linear or exponential control, get square, sub-octave, triangle, sine, ramp and pulse-width modulated outputs, add in hard sync, balanced modulation, temperature compensation, interface to CMOS, and even obtain a wild rampoid output with no commercial equivalent!

As icing on the cake you'll find resource information, a complete bibliography and three appendices showing you how to build your own VCO test equipment.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Thomas Henry is the author of over 130 articles and eight books on the subjects of mathematics, electronic music, microcomputers, astronomy, magic and caves. Most days of the year, you'll find him as an extremely busy mathematics instructor at South Central College in Minnesota. His leisure time activities include bird watching, exploring grasslands, amateur astronomy, magic, road trips to National Parks and flower gardening. The bat is his favorite mammal.

The attached PDF file contains the books table of contents so please give it a look.

The front and back are made of heavy "red" card stock and has a red spiral binding so that the book may open flat on your workbench.

The price is $22.00 plus $4.60 shipping in the US and Canada and $7.50 all other destinations.

Please PM me if more than one book is requested.

Payment is accepted via Paypal at the following account:

billnrob@optonline.net

PUBLISHED EXCLUSIVELY BY
sMs ELECTRONICS"

Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein - Urban Legend Solved

YouTube via joneps. Sent my way via Ben.

Urban Legend bit: What's funny about this is way back I heard about how the Edgar Winter Group played an ARP 2600 as a strap on keytar when playing the track Frankenstein live. I thought the notion was pretty insane considering the size and probable weight of the 2600. So when Ben sent this my way, I was obviously pretty excited. I would finally get to see it. Check it out!

The CASIO VL-1 "VL-Tone" pocket calculator mini synth

YouTube via retrosound72.
"The Vl-1 plays the preset sounds (fantasy, violin, piano, flute, guitar) and the preset rhythm tones (rock 1, rock2, bossanova, samba, rhumba, beguine, swing, 4-beat, waltz, march). Used by Trio (Da, Da, Da) , Human League (Dare album). recorded with a simple web-cam. more info: www.retrosound.de"

The Moog Taurus Mk1 bass pedals (part4)

YouTube via retrosound72.
""The fattest bass ever..."
used by Rush, Genesis, Asia, The Police, J.-M. Jarre, Marillion, U2, Saga, Steve Hackett, Yes, Led Zeppelin and many more more pics and info: www.retrosound.de

The vibrations from the Taurus in the room let the flap fall down ever ;-) recorded with a simple web-cam."

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5

Title link takes you to shots via this auction. Note the switches on the top right.
Details:
"Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, serial 0074 (Rev 1). There were only 182 Rev 1's made, many of which were returned to Sequential when the Rev 2 came out. Nowadays, there are probably less than a couple dozen working Rev 1 Prophet 5 keyboards in the world.

It's a fantastic sounding synthesizer - I've compared it directly with the Rev 3 (the majority of the Prophet 5's) and it's distinctly warmer and the resonance is more musical. It instantly recalls the classic soundtracks that the Rev 1 and Rev 2 keyboards were responsible for during the late 70's. It's a classy looking synthesizer as well. While there are a few scratches and marks, it's in remarkable condition considering it's 30 years old.

I had it serviced in August 2006: the battery was replaced, it was recapped, and had general maintenance performed. It's been solid ever since - I've kept it in a clean studio environment and have not gigged it. All 5 voices work, all knobs and buttons function, and all keys are responsive and extremely playable.

A previous owner modded it with 5 switches. These switches, along with the sequencer interface jacks, were disconnected at the recommendation of the service technician (they were interfering with the stability). The previous owner also added a cassette interface from a Rev 2, and it's working properly."

If anyone knows what the switches did, please comment.

Update on the mods:
"the CV/gate only control's voice 5. With this mod you can have each voice control (by the same CV/gate) .. so instead of getting a 2 OSC mono sound, you could get a 4 oscillator mono sound."