Chris put up a new Buchla 200e noodle titled TickTock. Title link takes you to the track, where you will also find previous 200e tracks by Chris.
BTW, if you want to see his setup pictured here live, he will have it at the Garden of Memory show this Thursday. Update via wavedeform in the comments: Here's a link to a write up in the SF Chronicle about the show.
Title link takes you there. Some snips: "To have a quadrature waveform, you really need at least two waves. The first wave could be said to be at 0 degrees, and the second wave could be said to be in quadrature with that wave - in other words, the quadrature waveform is 90 degrees out of phase to the zero degree waveform. The frequency of both waves is the same - it's the offset in phase between the two waves that defines the function.
Figure 1 [top two] illustrates this offset - notice how the lower triangle waveform crosses the center line 90 degrees "behind" the upper triangle wave.
It's easy enough to get two waves at the same frequency and one hundred eighty degrees out of phase - that only requires simple inversion - the 180 degree waveform is merely the exact opposite of the 0 degree waveform. But, to get an offset of 90 degrees, well, that takes some doing....
Applications for the VCQFG Thomas' mention of the use of the VCQFG with his SuperSeque design above is just one of a plethora of applications. Consider that, with this module, you have access to four triangle waveforms that are at the same frequency, but have rise and fall segments offset symetrically over time."
ac posted this image on AH. I asked him if it would be ok to put up a post here as a follow up to this post (and those linked in it), touching on the differences between the OB-X, OB-SX, and the OB-Xa. He gave the thumbs up. Thanks ac. This is a really nice shot of the board. Click on it to see the detail. You will see the following chips.
2 x CEM3340 VCO 2 x CEM3310 VC Envelop 1 x CEM3320 VC Filter
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Details:
Blacet: Binary Zone, Filthy Filtre, Micro LFO, MiniWave & two frac racks w/ power supplys and power leads.
Wiard: Joystick, Joystick Axis Generator, NoiseRing.
Livewire: Frequensteiner.
The Miniwave comes with 4 eproms, they are: Miniwave Eprom A, Miniwave Socket Rocket, GR-new-256 & GR-PPG/P-VS.
Update: This one probably should have gone up on Matrixsynth-b. The image looked a bit better to me on first look. Something about the reflections and the case. Anywhoo... If you like synth shots, know there's more on Matrixsynth-b.
Title link takes you to shots via this auction. Not the biggest shots, but you don't see these often. If you are considering this or any other action I post, ALWAYS be sure to read the auction details in full. I only post the bits that interest me here and I DO NOT police auctions. Always check the comments to see what others say.
Details: "This was the flagship of the SCI line and their last (and greatest analog synthesizer). Apparently, there were only 500 units produced before the project was shelved due to competition from the much cheaper Yamaha DX-7. I am the second owner of this synth. It has been gently used in my smoke-free studio.
Brief specs: - 8 voices - 2 VCO's per voice - Classic SCI Poly-Mod section - MIDI control of various parameters through velocity and/or pressure modulation - Semi-weighted keys - Velocity and aftertouch (The Prophet T8 was renowned for its pioneering system of aftertouch) - Single, Split, an Double modes- The T8 can be played as a single synth (one patch), two separate synths (upper and lower patches), or two patches can be played at once"
YouTube via REwire. REwireMusic.com. "Rare 1970's Modular Oscillator running through a Plan-B Vactrol Filter and Gate. There are Vactrols (components that mate LED's with audio for natural acoustic tones) in the Osc so this makes a close to vintage complete Buchla sound. The Osc sounds like nothing else I've heard with it's waveshaping and altering of harmonic structure of the waveform. There's a Modulation OSC that also can pitch same as Main but I use it here for FM, AM and Timbre Shaping. Used here also are my Doepfer LFO, Plan-B Random, ASys Envelope, Modcan Sequencer and Asys Delay/Sampler."
Track sent my way via David Kristian aka Gentle Bakemono after seeing this post: "Intro" + "L.F.O." using (only) an Electribe MX. You'll notice there are no processed vocals or Speak & Spell parts simply due to the fact that the U.S. version of the Speak and Spell L-F-Oh's don't sound as nice." MP3 mirrored here
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""Novation has basically re-packaged the SuperNova into a desktop performance module and dubbed it the Nova. It uses analog Sound Modeling (ASM) to create stunningly clean but analog-like sounds. "3 completely independent oscillators, a variable noise source and 2 ring modulators per voice. This combined with the Nova's 16 voice polyphony means that there are 36 Oscillators, 24 Ring Modulators and 12 Noise sources available at once. All these waveforms can be combined in the Mixer section allowing the creation of very fat and complex timbres." There's also over 130 modulation routings. There are two inputs for filtering external sounds, a 40 band vocoder and 42 simultaneous effects including Vocoder, Distortion, Comb Filter, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Delay, Reverb, Panning, Tremolo and EQ. "
(the above video is not my actual Nova but a YouTube users video of the factory demo)
* 16 Voices Polyphony.
* 3 Oscillators, 2 Ring Modulators and a Noise Generator per voice
* Up to 6 Oscillators can be generated with no loss in polyphony when the special Double Saw waveform is used.
* Comprehensive Modulation Matrix with 130 possible routings.
* 6 part Multitimbral.
* 12, 18 and 24 dB per octave Resonant filter configurable in Low Pass, High Pass and Band Pass modes,
* 9 Dual/Split filter types with modulatable frequency separation.
* All filters also feature an overdrive control, while Filter Bypass mode allows noise to be filtered independently – ideal for the creation of drum sounds.
* 2 LFOs capable of oscillating at Audio rates.
* Distortion, Comb Filter, EQ, Reverb, Chorus/Flanger/Phaser/Rotary Speaker, Delay and Panning effects for each Program.
* 42 Effects available simultaneously. 7 Effects for each of the 6 Parts of a Performance. Yes you can have a different Reverb on each part, a different Delay on each part, a different Chorus etc.
* 40 Band Vocoder that can run simultaneously with the Full Synth Engine (no reduction of polyphony etc).
* 6 assignable polyphonic outputs with 128 x Oversampling Delta Sigma DACs for each output. Stereo effects can be routed through a single channel without compromising quality, releasing more outputs.
* 2 Audio Inputs with 20 bit ADCs. Signals can be routed through the Synth Engine (Filters), Effects or both..
* 256 Programs in 2 banks.
* 128 Performances.
* Built in Arpeggiator with 384 Preset Polyphonic, Preset Monophonic and User Programmable Polyphonic and Monophonic Patterns. 6 Arpeggiators are available simultaneously in Performance mode.
* All knobs, switches and Parameters transmit MIDI Controllers and NRPNs. Knob pick-up eliminates unexpected surges or changes when switching between Programs.
* Flash upgradable operating system via MIDI, free as a MIDI file on our Web Site.
* Multi Voltage power supply."
I always wanted one of these but ended up with a K-Station instead. Anyone know how they compare?
Just a warning: do not bid on ebay Item 190123605048 (Synton Syrinx) Pictures are taken from vintagesynth.com and from just ended auction 290127272589 (this was a real auction from a known collector here in Munich). Alert is sent to ebay.
Please no further discussion here in the list.
Florian"
I see 13 bids on it, hopefully it isn't one of you. I didn't post it previously but you never know. And for the record, I do not want to be in the habit of posting warnings. If you know who to contact on these, feel free to do so. I don't.
Game designer Will Wright and musician Brian Eno discuss the generative systems used in their respective creative works. This clip features original music by Brian Eno.
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Will Wright and Brian Eno on "Playing with Time."
In a dazzling duet Will Wright and Brian Eno give an intense clinic on the joys and techniques of "generative" creation.
Back in the 1970s both speakers got hooked by cellular automata such as Conway's "Game of Life," where just a few simple rules could unleash profoundly unpredictable and infinitely varied dynamic patterns. Cellular automata were the secret ingredient of Wright's genre-busting computer game "SimCity" in 1989. Eno was additionally inspired by Steve Reich's "It's Gonna Rain," in which two identical 1.8 second tape loops beat against each other out of phase for a riveting 20 minutes. That idea led to Eno's "Music for Airports" (1978), and the genre he named "ambient music" was born.
The Long Now Foundation was established in 01996* to develop the Clock and Library projects, as well as to become the seed of a very long term cultural institution. The Long Now Foundation hopes to provide counterpoint to today's "faster/cheaper" mind set and promote "slower/better" thinking. We hope to creatively foster responsibility in the framework of the next 10,000 years - The Long Now Foundation"
Chris put up a new Buchla 200e noodle titled TickTock. Title link takes you to the track, where you will also find previous 200e tracks by Chris.
Title link takes you there.
ac posted this image on AH. I asked him if it would be ok to put up a post here as a follow up to this post (and those linked in it), touching on the differences between the OB-X, OB-SX, and the OB-Xa. He gave the thumbs up. Thanks ac. This is a really nice shot of the board. Click on it to see the detail. You will see the following chips.
Title link takes you to shots via this auction.
Title link takes you to shots via this auction. Not the biggest shots, but you don't see these often. If you are considering this or any other action I post, ALWAYS be sure to read the auction details in full. I only post the bits that interest me here and I DO NOT police auctions. Always check the comments to see what others say. 
