Today was Catsynth.com's 1st year anniversary. Unfortunately the site is down, but I'm sure it will be back up soon enough. Personally I really enjoy catsynth.com so, cheers catsynth! BTW, cool hat! :) Weee!
via Synthwire.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Happy 1st Anniversary to Catsynth.com!
Today was Catsynth.com's 1st year anniversary. Unfortunately the site is down, but I'm sure it will be back up soon enough. Personally I really enjoy catsynth.com so, cheers catsynth! BTW, cool hat! :) Weee!
via Synthwire.
the birth of acid house
Update via HarriL in the comments:
From the "pump up the volume" documentary. You can find the three 50 minute parts here:
Pump Up The Volume - Part 1 - The History Of House Music
Pump Up The Volume - Part 2 - The History Of House Music
Pump Up The Volume (The History Of House Music) 3/3 (Eng)
From the "pump up the volume" documentary. You can find the three 50 minute parts here:
Pump Up The Volume - Part 1 - The History Of House Music
Pump Up The Volume - Part 2 - The History Of House Music
Pump Up The Volume (The History Of House Music) 3/3 (Eng)
my last roland mc303 jam
YouTube via spooloops.
"I decided to sell my old roland mc303 so I fired it up and made this pattern to test it out. Then I drank a little to much beer and decided to video it. My wife thinks I'm hilarious and she is probably the only girl who will ever see this. The video stops short of the audio.
+ this mc303 has a gold tooth & custom knobs
+ this is a fast tempo for me"
Acid hoedown sans TB-303
YouTube via darenager, aka fierce fish.
"Very rough mix of a track from my forthcoming album. I got a new synth yesterday (an MFB SynthII, if you are interested) and thought I'd try it out instead of my tb-303 on this track, to see if it had acid potential. It is being sequenced by my korg emx, which is also providing the drums and the synth parts.
The finished track will sound much better as I rushed this mix and some parts are a bit loud. If you like it check out my other tracks and look out for some more coming soon."
HEM - Home electronic modular
YouTube via dnnny.
"synth made of home electronics. the osc's are just tape deck's that are making feedback noise and then there is also a clock radio theremin..."
Cyndustries Price Increases Coming Soon.
via the Cyndustries list:
"Howdy!
We're about to do price increases on
the following modular items...
Staircase Comparators,
Mix Six Mixers,
Logipacs, and our
SixPac Aluminum Enclosures and
Combo Distro Cards
They're presently In-Stock, so you can
beat Price Increases by ordering now!
Hope you're having a fine summer!
Cynthia
http://www.cyndustries.com/modules_prices.cfm"
"Howdy!
We're about to do price increases on
the following modular items...
Staircase Comparators,
Mix Six Mixers,
Logipacs, and our
SixPac Aluminum Enclosures and
Combo Distro Cards
They're presently In-Stock, so you can
beat Price Increases by ordering now!
Hope you're having a fine summer!
Cynthia
http://www.cyndustries.com/modules_prices.cfm"
Programming the Rhodes Chroma
via jesperNote she is using the Doepfer Drehbank to program the Chroma with the CC+ processor upgrade. You can't do that with a stock Chroma.
Note the blue Sidstation
Update: and here she is again! I thought she looked familiar. BTW, if you tried to click on the jesper link earlier and it did not work, I just corrected it. Apologies for that. Also there's more info on the blue Sidstaion and other interesting bits from jesper in the comments.
Emu SP-12 / I Love It More Than Myself*
flickr by totally pixelated."Emu SP-12 as played by Novamen, Monox, 14th July 2007."
click here for the full size shot.
Casiotone CT-410V little old Analogsynthesizer
YouTube via jopachelbel.
"a short Rhytm Sequence through the real Analogfilter.This Casio Keyboard is very rare to find,and it is better then Casio MT 68,Casio MT68 because there are only Preset Sounds. Many other Parts will follow..."
Update: Part 2 here.
Blade Runner END TITLES theme
Plan B Model 25
Via the Plan B list."The first lot of Model 25's will be delivered in about a week to ten days time. I've added a photograph of the finished unit to the EAR site product page.
The M25 is one of the most versitile and useful products we've released. The Ring is silent - well over 60 dB of input cancellation, and the final waveshaper we ended up using sounds great. it's an analog noise source, an attenuator, a linear two-VC VCA, a high-quality Ring Modulator, Waveshaper...a lot of stuff here, all of it good.
The final price for the Model 25 is $225 - (there's a lot of stuff in this guy)."
Yamaha's First FM Synth - The GS2 Preset FM Synth
via this auction. via Loscha.Not the greatest shot but I've never seen or posted one before. Anyone know more about this one? I do have it on the Yamaha Gear List and Timeline as having come out in 1981. The DX7 did not come out until 1983. According to the auction details, this was Yamaha's first FM synth.
Details Google translated to English from German:
Manufacturer: Yamaha, Japan
Concept: Preset FM Synthesizer
Toner generation: 4 operators, 16stimmig polyp-hone
Sound memory: 16 sounds, loadable by magnetic cards
Keyboard: 73 weighted wood keys, notice-dynamically
Play assistance: 3 pedals (Sustain, Vibrato and Tremolo)
Effects: Ensemble, Detune (3 stages), Vibrato, Tremolo
Characteristics: The GS2 is the first FM-Synthesizer, an Midi interface can be re-tooled, it was Voice LIBRARies with in each case 48 sounds on magnetic cards available of which I 2 pieces possesses. (price at that time: S 3000, - = approx. € 220,-- per piece)
The price of the GS2 amounted to at the time of the acquisition (1984): S 116.200,-- = DM 16.600,-- = euro 8.445,--
All functions are intact, only belonged to the preservation of the sound memory changed the memory cell, can let accomplish I when desired gladly. The Yamaha GS2 is a genuine rare piece, since there are only very few copies of it. The possession for collecting tank an absolute “must”. This concerns a private auction, therefore no warranty and warranty claims can be placed! For information and questions I stand gladly under the telephone number: 0043/664/4445990 for the order!"
BugBrand Flickr Set
"Tom from Bug Brands in his studio in Bristol. Tom creates bespoke analogue electronic systems musicians and bands, as well as art pieces like the "sonic dress". He is also an accomplished musician in his own right. Shot for Dazed and Confused magazine."Title link takes you to more shots on the Bug Brands flickr set. via Music Thing and Sendling.
Note that the flickr set has Bug Brands isntead of BugBrand, but according the the BugBrand Blog it is BugBrand. I'll drop a comment in one of the flickr shots.
Saratronics Complex Sound Generator
"The new Complex Stereo Sound Generator for Sound Effects and Music Synthesis Module KIT model SARA-001 is now available. Measures only 5.1 x 5.1cm (2" x 2") and work with a single +5VDC power supply. Main Features :
6 Frequency Generators (8 octaves per generator, 256 tones per octave)
2 Noise Generators (entirely programmable)
6 Noise/Frequency Mixers
12 Amplitude Controllers
2 Envelope Controllers"
Saratronics is based out of Switzerland and the kit goes for 35 euros shipped. You can read more about it on GetLoFi who has one and plans to build it soon.
CMS Modded ARP 2600
Title link takes you to shots via this auction."it has been serviced and modified by Arp guru Phil Cirocco of CMS in 2004. Phil is arguably the top 2600 technician in the world and anyone that has heard a CMS modded 2600 knows that they are far superior to a stock unit. Phil went through it and fixed any problems, rebuilt the power supply, did his audio path upgrade (the best thing that can happen to a 2600 in my opinion) and replaced the original filter with a CMS 4012, which is identical sonically but has greatly improved stability. In short, this is a screamer that works and sounds amazing."
Axis 64 Midi Controller
YouTube via drbrainwork.
"Designer Peter Davies threw out preconceptions of what a music keyboard should be and designed a layout based on the Harmonic Table. According to C-Thru Musiic, the arrangement of notes helps you understand note relationships and create as you never have before."
multitouch general midi
YouTube via cladclad.
"multitouch surface as a MIDI controller" Anyone know more about this particular one?
Justice Dance
Title link takes you to a pretty cool video posted on one of my favorite blogs, Apollo Pony. There's an interesting bit about 3/4 into it that features this T shirt. What happens only happens with the keyboard. Before you watch it and get disappointed with the payoff, it isn't that big - just thought it was interesting (cool) that it only happens with the "synth."Note: In the middle of this post I thought I'd see if it was on YouTube and it is. Below is the video. Note the video you will find via the title link on Apollo Pony is much larger and higher res so I recommend that version, but if you are not too concerned with the quality, the video is below. Note that you can also save the version linked on Apolly Pony once it is fully loaded.
Justice - D.A.N.C.E (Version Finale)
YouTuve via Antho05.
Formant Modular Brochures
Remember the Formant Modular? Swissdoc scanned two brochures and sent them my way. "I spent some quality time in scanning and editing to pdf two Formant Brochure from the company ICA which was selling those kits back in the late 70s till early 80s"
First Brochure
Title as JPG
Second Brochure
Big Formant from the Brochure
mirrored here
Formanta EMS-01
Title link takes you to shots via this auction.Synthesizer has:
- 3 oct keyboard
- modulator, freq modulator, width pulse mod, filter, amplitude modulator (amplifier)
- osc1, osc2 - width-range oscillators with 4 waveforms each
- mixer, noise generator, external input, ring modulator
- filter with resonance and adr (like on polivoks)
- amplifier with mod and adsr
organ has:
- 5 oct keys
- 6 waveshape registers
- freq vibrato with - rate, depth and delay
- stereo phazer (for both organ and synth) with rez level
- sustain level
connections: phones, mono out, stereo l/r, pedal in, osc's tuning, sync contr in/out, ext input."
There are samples linked in the auction from ruskeys were you can find more info.
Roland Paraphonic 505
Title link takes you to shots via this auction."A great classic symphonic synthesizer like the type of thing Vangelis used to make the score for Bladerunner. This analog synth has three tone generator sections: bass, strings and synth. Other features include: LFO, Ensemble (chorus), VCF jack (for a pedal-controlled filter), Vibrato and keyboard splitting."
Modern Analog Modular Synthesizer
Click here for additional shots via this auction
.
Blacet Quad VCA - customized to 5v operation for compatiblilty with the MOTM Envelope Generators.
Blacet Micro LFO
Metalbox Wave Multiplier
Synthesis Technology Envelope Generators - quantity 2
Doepfer A-176 Control Voltage Source
Doepfer A-138 Linear Mixer
Plan B Model 15 VCO
Doepfer A-138 Exponential Mixer
Doepfer A-111 High End VCO
Doepfer A-118 Noise/Randon Voltage
Bananalogue 3P Mixer
Doepfer A-174 Joystick Control
Doepfer A-180 Multiple
Doepfer A-143-3 Quad LFO
Doepfer A-127 Trile Voltage Controlled Resonance Filter
Doepfer A-105 SSM Filter
Doepfer A-135 Voltage Controlled Mixer
Doepfer A-175 Voltage Inverter
Doepfer A-180 Multiple
Other items Included:
Doepfer A-100G6 Case with the newer PSU2 power supply.
Blacet Case with Power supply and distribution card.
34 Mogami Patch Cables
Kenton Electronics Pro Solo Midi to CV Converter
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