genoQs Nemo

another shot from Sendling's Musikmesse shots, via paul in the comments of the previous post.

This is the smaller NEMO sequencer from genoQs.

Computer Music Journal

click here. via peterwendt in the comments of this post on the Acxel Resynthesizer. I will add this to the Synth Books section on the right.

"Computer Music Bibliography
Acoustics, Psychoacoustics, and Music Perception
Additive Synthesis and Sampling
Analysis/Resynthesis (FFT, PV)
Anthologies of the Computer Music Literature
Composition with Computers
Computer Music Representation and Models
Computer-Based Musical Analysis
History of Electro-Acoustic and Computer Music
Interactive Performance Systems
Interactive Signal Processing
Mathematics and Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
MIDI
Multiple Wavetable, Wave Terrain, and Granular Synthesis
Music Languages
Nonlinear Distortion and Waveshaping Synthesis
Physical Modeling
Reverberation, Auditory Localization, 3D Sound
Speech/Formant/LPC
Subtractive Synthesis
Synthesis Using Distortion Techniques
Synthesizer Design and Theory
Textbooks/Sound & E-A Instrument Design
Wavelets"

Deeper

YouTube via eodreams. Sent my way via Susan who had the following to say about it:

"I thought you might be interested in the following video recently posted on YouTube. It features great trippy, evolving visuals by Dick Scherzinger (eonite) to the track Deeper from the Dreamaiden Blue Light CD.

Track Details:
The track is a collaboration between myself and Steve Blenkinsopp who mastered the Blue Light CD and records under the name Waveform. The track is a remix 'plus' of the piece titled Emoshun. Once Steve got involved, it took on a life of it's own and turned into a really great piece worthy of it's own standing, making it difficult to call it a remix. A variety of synths and soft synths were used including the Alesis Andromeda which provides much of the backdrop. Steve then added the rhythm and melody lines.

Dreamaiden web site: www.dreamaiden.com
Waveform web site: www.waveform-online.com

Visual Details:
Dick Scherzinger used U&I Mac-only software ArtMatic and V-Track to create the visuals. You can see more of his great artwork at his web site: www.artmatica.ch.

Susan Baird
Dreamaiden.com
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Thanks !
Susan"

Musikmesse Frankfurt `08 by fidgit

click here for more shots on sendling.

Pictured here:
Dave Smith sitting
John Bowen standing
Click their names for their respective synthesizer companies. Both were the men behind Sequential Circuits.

Below:
Sherman/Rodec RESTYLUS

Roland SH-09 Analog Synthesizer

flickr by Michael Greene
(click for more)

Inside a Roland SH-09

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Fenix Modulair

YouTube via FenixModulair. Anyone know if this is a Synton or other? Not sure if he is just calling it Fenix.
videos include:
Missing Knob, sound of Fenix Warming up
Missing Knob, sound of Fenix is warm
Missing Knob, sound of Fenix part1
Missing Knob, sound of Fenix part2
Missing Knob, sound of Fenix part3

MaerzMusik / Bostich+Fussible Sound-VJ Check

YouTube via bostich1. also see pepemogt.
"BOSTICH+FUSSIBLE " Tijuana Sound Machine Tour 2008" at maerz Musik www.myspace.com/tijuanasoundmachine"

Vintage

flickr by Stray Toaster

Yamaha CS15D
Note the theremin

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YAMAHA CS-30 SYNTHESIZER Page

"This page [click through for demos] is dedicated to the Yamaha CS-30, the monophonic top-of-the-line of Yamahas CS-series synthesizers. This synthesizer series comprised of the CS-5, CS-10, CS-15 and the CS-30. These were all monophonic. The polyphonic series comprised of the CS-50, CS-60 and the classic CS-80, Later came the CS-30M and CS-40 monophonics as well as the CS-70 polyphonic with some patch saving capabilities and different design.

All the units of this series of vintage synthesizers are very nice and collectable, but the CS-30 was the largest and most flexible of the monophonic series. If Yamaha had ever decided to build a large modular system they could have done so using some of the designs of the CS-series.

In this page I will go through the features of the CS-30, for anyone interested."

Oberheim SEM with Sequencer Demo

via Heath Finnie on VSE: oberheimSEM.mp3

A Different Kind of Computer Music

via Peter Wendt:
"I just bought and listened to an interesting CD called IBM 1401, a user’s manual. It contains electroacoustic music by the Icelandic composer Johann Johannson, and is a tribute to an old IBM 1401 business computer that was one of the first computers to arrive in Iceland (in 1964), and which the composer’s father maintained.
The music is basically minimalist string music (think Philip Glass or Arvo Part) with subtle electronic sounds added. Some of these sounds are derived from recordings of the old computer; others are courtesy of a Hammond B3 running through some synth-effect pedals. An unknown IBM employee reads service instructions for the computer, and the computer “plays” a hymn. The last movement has some processed voices. Supposedly, Johannson’s father figured out that he could play tunes on the computer by programming the memory in a certain way and picking up RF from the computer via a radio.
The album is available as a CD from 4AD, or you can buy and download the tracks via a link at the album’s site.
Johansson co-founded an experimental electroacoustic/multimedia ensemble called Kitchen Motors, and has worked with electronic and rock musicians, such as Sigur Ros.
The site for the album is here
The composer’s site is here"
I added this to the Synth CDs section on the right.

Q&A on the Acxel II Resynthesizer and the Sogitec 4X

The Sogitex 4X is mentioned in the Q&A below. You can find more info on the Sogitex here. The following is some info from that site: "The Sogitec 4X digital synthesizer at IRCAM during the 1980's, was the direct result of Luciano Berio's demand that live electronic sound ought to consist of at least a 1000 sinewave oscillators (1), in order to be interesting for the composer and the audience alike. It was the last huge hardware, that IRCAM instigated before it turned to the ISPW and subsequently to software solutions in the shape of jMax and Max/MSP. The 4X's eight internal custom-built processors were capable of altogether 200 MIPS (2), which being the equivalent of 1000 sinewaves, 500 filters or 450 second order filters (3). Each processor contained a data-memory, an address-memory, a microprogram-memory and a function-memory. For calculations it used 24 bit fixed point units consisting of a multiplier, a arithmetic and logic unit. It also had 256 internal (programmable) clocks and a large dual buffer for recording and playing. The algorithms were cross developed on DEC en Sun mainframes in Fortran and C. (4&5)."

Q&A on the Acxell II via an anonymous reader:
Q: If i understand well,its posible to acxelize a complex sound source from a pre recorded wav with the soundbuilder then use this resynthezized model in acxelink mode again to be able to control that sound it real time via an external audio input (1 or more?)( each one )

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KORG MS50

images via this auction

Inside a MOOG Multimoog

You can find more shots via Jeff here. Note this Micromoog is up for auction here.

Micromoog/Multimoog Schematics

Micro/Multi Service Manual

Rebuilt/Replacement Pitch Ribbons $45 rebuilt/$80 new: link

You might recognize this Multimoog from this post.

KORG MS20

images via this auction

MOOG The Rogue

images via this auction