MATRIXSYNTH: Saturday, May 3, 2008

AHNE 08 Video Tour

AHNE 08 Video Tour from stretta on Vimeo.
"A two minute tour of some of the gear porn on display at the annual synth fest."
via The Stretta Procedure

ensoniq SQ1 PLUS Synthesizer & Sequencer

YouTube via synthargentina. "borned in the USA, april 1991"

Using Your Head...To Play a Theremin

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Spooky fun with the Moog Etherwave Theremin run through a Moog (Moogerfooger) MF-102 Ring Modulator and MF-104z Analog Delay."

YouTube via shadowfac
"Another experiment with the FutureRetro Mobius sequencer controlling a Synthesizers.com modular synth. Also includes an Electrix Filter Factory (used as an oscillator), and a Yamaha E1010 analog delay."

Roland Jupiter-6 and Jupiter-8 Wood Sides

via this auction

# Newly made replacement wood sides
# Fits the Roland Jupiter 6 (pictured) and the Jupiter 8 synthesizers
# Includes 14 new stainless steel machine screws
# $8 shipping in the USA, $16 to elsewhere
# Shown in Pacific Northwest Walnut and Maple - Also available in other fine woods

# New wood product made in the USA by SYNTHWOOD.COM

TRIADEX MUSE

images via this auction

"The Triadex Muse is the first digital musical instrument and it was produced in 1972 rite here in Boston by Edward Fredkin and Marvin Minsky at MIT. The Muse is an alogorithmic music generating instrument in that it uses digital logic circuits to produce a sequence of notes based on the settings of various parameters. The unit has four small sliders that control volume,tempo,pitch and fine pitch.With large sliders on the right side,the Muse was designed to have the capacityto select notes and invent themes, as an early experiment in artificial intelligence. By adjusting these sliders you can control and change how the theme develops.An extremely rare piece,only about 240 of these were made and were not typically available for commercial sale."

MOOG Prodigy

images via this auction

ARP Odyssey MK II

images via this auction

Roland SH-101 White

images via this auction

"VINTAGE 1980'S ROLAND SH-101 MONOSYNTH
customsynth uk full rebuild
UNIQUE ' CUSTOM WHITE ' finish
custom BLUE LED's
cool blue backlit MODULATION wheel
custom black graphics
this is amazing...a true classic ,the 'white finish' looks stunning on stage...blue backlit and very slick"

Roland SH-101 "Pink Panther"

It looks like the pink 101 is up for auction.

images via this auction

"CUSTOMSYNTH UK full rebuild

unique ''PINK PANTHER'' MODEL !!!!!!!!!!!!!! stunning !

a true one off custom creation by the uk's leading synthesiser custom shop

this is truly awesome...finished in ' baby pink' with cool blue LED's and blue backlit clear modulation wheel !!!

looks amazing on stage,and was the most lusted after synth in our studio !

i recently sold my original vintage {original}blue finish 101,...now i have decided to sell my other 2 custom shop versions of this fantastic ROLAND monosynth

this is in great condition,but as part of the deal i will be sending this for a 100% service.tune and calibration ,so the buyer will have full peace of mind,the synth will be in perfect usable condition apon its arrival

i custom ordered this last year...it cost over £1280 for the 'pink panther' to be created,it is UNIQUE ,and you wont find another one ...please note : this is not a faded red....its '' CUSTOM PINK'' and is a true one off"

Alesis Ion easy synth-ing 4: drive section overview

YouTube via se7ense7
"I upped this video for people wondering how the drive section of the Alesis Ion looks/sounds like.

I took a one-osc saw, made it 4 voice unison with 5 cents detuning and ran it through every drive effect of the Ion.

At the end I do a quick runover of the FX and then I add a low pass filter.

I'm wanting to use more video-angles, but it's hard to get those in time using the linear editing of movie maker. I'm looking for better software, as to make the video's a lil' more interesting...

However, this one is all about the sound.

Enjoy,

Alien Robot Dance.
http://www.myspace.com/simonderycke"

Arduino Pocket Piano

flickr by Collin Mel

Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1UW MK1 w TurboMidi

via this auction

TurboMidi in the glass.

via Elektron:

"Turbocharged - the MIDI evolution!

The TM-1 is the first home computer MIDI interface making use of the new Elektron Turbocharged standard. It is a USB MIDI interface capable of increasing the original MIDI bandwidth up to 10 times from your computer to compatible devices.

It is designed especially with the Machinedrum and the Monomachine in mind, but it will work perfectly with any MIDI standard gear. Apart from its classy looks and rugged brushed aluminum and steel construction, the Elektron Turbocharged protocol allows MIDI timing and bandwidth to be up to 10x more accurate.

Operation is driverless. Just plug the TM-1 into any USB port of your OSX or WinXP computer you're ready to go!

The TM-1 is included with the Machinedrum SPS-1UW in a limited bundle edition when ordered from this Elektron Direct Order Page. The increased MIDI bandwidth makes it perfect for MIDI sample dump!" Also see MIDI Turbocharged.

Alesis Andromeda Mix Maker

"Annoucing the release of Andromeda Mix Maker; a new Windows program that has specifically been designed to take the pain out of setting up the Andromeda for multi-timbral use.

Andromeda Mix Maker uses a familiar 'mixing desk' interface to help you set up the most complicated or simple Mix patches with ease. All those 'hidden' Mix parameters can now be viewed and changed with a simple click of your mouse

Please surf to the Andromeda Mix Maker website to learn more about this exciting new program and download a free trial version." follow-up to this post.