MATRIXSYNTH: Friday, September 5, 2008

Inside a Yamaha SY-1 25

flickr by transanalog
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Inside a Moog Minimoog

flickr by transanalog
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via this auction
"This auction is for a red one, one of the first 100 produced and built right here in the good ol' US of A! This one is #17 to be precise - Don't let the "A5" on the serial number shown in the photo throw you. Alesis serial code for the red version was A5, the mass produced blue ones were A6. This Andromeda is brand new, still in its unopened shipping carton (photos 6, 7 & 8). No joke. This is the real deal." via Mr. Array

Korg Radias at night

flickr Yotsuba&!

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MICRO-KORG MK-101

Custom white MicroKORG with reverse keys and handle.

Third Encounter of a Close Kind? ARP 2500

YouTube via ShortFuse519.

"Video tour of a 2500, and working two simple oscillators"

Minimoog + Roland SH-101 "Analog Blues"

YouTube via gattobus
"Just a little improvisation (Vangelis style...) with my two analog monophonic synths:

Minimoog Model D and Roland SH-101

I also used an Ibanez AD-100 Analog Delay and a Nord Modular G2 for Reverb FX.

It's amazing what it's possible to do with only 2 voices of poliphony and with no keyboard velocity:

just envelopes and filters..."

EM-1 and Micro Korg Jam

YouTube via helpcomputing
"an old vid or me trying to get a legowelt-style sound out of these boxes

the em-1 is sequencing the MK while the arpeggiator is turned on

its not really a finished piece cause I need to get my old em-1 back from a friend so I can record the midi data into my new one and finish the track"

ULT SOUND MODULE&BOSS DR.55

YouTube via mopipi2. "UFFFFFFF!!"

Analog Synthesizer DIY Teil III Meeresbrandung

YouTube via Redled72. Prior vids here.
"siehe Teil I. Zusätzlich wurde der Rauschgenerator und der erste Antilog-Converter in Betrieb genommen."
"see Part I. In addition, the noise generator and the first antilog converter into operation."

EMS Synthi A (1971)

images via this auction
"EMS Synthi A. Fully working Synthi A. Mains outlet has been changed for a common 3-prong AC power cable. The case is a composite of 2 front lids. It was supplied by Robin Wood (current owner of EMS). 2 screws are missing in the back and the latches are loose. Now the good thing is, this synthi works perfectly, no cross talk in the matrix, full set of pins and you get the sweet sounding filter of the first edition of the VCS-3. The synthi A is identical to the VCS-3 MK1. It also has separate rows for all osc's in the matrix. Robin Wood has said that he prefers the older synthis (and MK1 VCS-3) over MKII'S and synthi AKS. You can get a cable from Kenton that will make it work with standard CV-Gate (1 volt/octave) gear. It works perfectly! Otherwise this the deepest FX and treatment machine there is. Included is the ORIGINAL manual, a full set of pins and, if you buy it now, I'll include the tutorial called "Playing the Synthi" and the EMS Synthi patch book! This is the synth that is all over Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" and most of Brian Eno's great albums from the 70's. Great reverb, ring modulator, filter and an amazing matrix that lets you explore the signal in a modular way, without the patch cords"

ZW BASSMACHINE by ZW ELECTRONICS

flickr set by Bapt_

follow-up to this post

Access Microwave Programmer

via this auction

Not the best shots but you don't see these often. Access Programmer for the Waldorf Microwave.

Yamaha CS80 Kenton MIDI Retrofit

via this auction

TouchOSC

"TouchOSC is an iPhone/iPod Touch application that lets you send and receive Open Sound Control messages over a Wi-Fi network using the UDP protocol.

This allows to remote control and receive feedback from software and hardware that implements the OSC protocol such as Pure Data and Max/MSP.

The interface provides a number of different touch controls to send/receive messages:

* Faders
* Rotary controls
* Push buttons
* Toggle buttons
* XY pads
* Multi-faders
* Multi-toggles
* LEDs

The program comes with four layouts that are organized in multiple pages. We are working on another version of this program with configurable layout and adjustable control behavior and value-range."

You can get TouchOSC here:

B. got chubbier...

via modwheelmood

Update: image below via cebec in the comments: "I knew that looked familiar!"

TG-55

image via AnalogSuicide

"The TG55 Synthesizer, made by Top Gear England. More of a processer similar to the Synthi Hi Fi, but more powerful. Sporting 4 tracking oscilators, insanely good fuzz and a matrix of processing loops. 24 Chicken head knobs!"

Sisters of Transistors - The Don

YouTube via thisismusicltd. spot the synths. via AnalogSuicide.
"The official video for Sisters of Transistors 'The Don', released on This Is Music 29th September 2008"

Blacet Mini Wave Kits Back in Stock

http://www.blacet.com/store2.html

"xtremely versatile -- a modular "must have"!

The Blacet/Wiard Mini Wave is our incredibly popular wavetable lookup device with 256 on board waveforms (256 bytes per waveform). You drive it with a VCO sawtooth wave and it tracks the input frequency. Or, drive it with any waveform for some amazing distortion effects! Wave and Bank selection are voltage controllable! You will want more than one.

* 256 waveform EPROM included
* Second LIF EPROM socket (empty) with PROM Select switch (Add "Socket Rocket" -- see order page)
* Applications include:
o audio waveform bank
o complex LFO functions
o random functions
o non linear waveform distortion
o quantizer"

Audio samples here

Moogers for Obama

via Democratic Stuff.com

via Brenden

If anyone has any other political-synth content feel free to send it in.

Update via synthetic in the comments: Thereminists for Obama.

Le Orme - Rosso Di Sera (Popcorn 1982)

YouTube via silverhammer79. via Ian. Anyone ID the three Casios?

Arp Axxe Vintage Analog Synth MIDI Control Doepfer

YouTube via WayneJoness
"A Doepfer MCV4 is used to drive the Arp Axxe. I put a simple pattern in Digital Performer, and manipulated the controls on the Arp Axxe as the sequence played."

Arp Axxe Vintage Analog Synth White Noise

"This clip demonstrates the sound of the white noise generator in the Arp Axxe processed by the low pass filter."

Roland Jupiter-4 + JX-8P + TR-707

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo track by RetroSound

VCF mod bass: Roland Jupiter-4 sync with the TR-707;
at 1:55 I switch on the JP4 arpeggiator
pad sounds: Roland JX-8P
drums: Roland TR-707

no overdubbing, no sequencer software used"

Clavia DDrum Rack

flickr set by Waveterm

"This is the first DDrum products.

The Pad came first and the rack after that.

The rack contains up to eight modules and each module has the same electronics as the pad.

Very cool and sounds like the best vintage drummachines. E.g Linndrum, DMX etc....."

Blofeld Firmware V1.04

via Stefan Stenzel on the Waldorf list:

"I just uploaded the Blofeld V1.04 firmware to our server:

Blofeld_V1_04.zip

This version shall serve as a cure for some of Blofeld's misbehavior:
-S&H and Random LFO shapes decorrelated
-Sustain works as Modulation Source
-Tempo always edited from Part 1
-Multi Sound buffers accessible by SysEx request
-Effects shown properly after Init and SysEx reception
-Occasionally silent Delay and Reverb fixed
-Snow problem eliminated

Relating web content will be updated this afternoon.

Regards,
Stefan"

Plogue Bidule Experiments

"Improvisations, expérimentations et compositions avec le logiciel de musique électronique Plogue Bidule"

Plogue Bidule Experiments in French
Plogue Bidule Experiments in Googlish

As the name suggests, this is a blog all about Bidule. You will find posts with images, samples and more.

Click the image here for a MATRIXSYNTH by Plogue Bidule Experiments

Top 20 Weirdest Instruments - Part 5

Suzuki Omnichord, EDP WASP and Bentley Rhythm Ace.
See the write-up on Sonic State. You can find the prior videos posted here.

MATRIXSYNTH

Friday, September 05, 2008