MATRIXSYNTH: Monday, July 20, 2009

The 'Horsman Generator'

The 'Horsman Generator' from Richard Horsman on Vimeo.
follow-up to this post.
"A *visual* tour (no sound) of the generator application's user interface. See the oscillators, see the manual envelope creator, see the sequencer. Better videos (with sound!) coming soon."

You can find more screenshots here

Bob Moog Foundation Spreads The Moog Word At Winter NAMM 2009

YouTube via gearwire.

Note this is from the last Winter, not Summer NAMM.

"If you haven't yet heard about the Bob Moog Foundation and its aims, take a look at this quick video from the Foundation, and catch a sneak peak at what they've got in the works for the quiet town of Asheville, NC."

You can find prior posts on Amin Bhatia including the album "Virtuality" that he refers to here.

Moog Voyager through an Interstellar Overdrive Supreme

more images and details on cl516

Elektron Monomachine SFX60 Mk1

via this auction

korg ds-10 track 19

YouTube via korgds10. "100% Korg DS-10"

Sequential Circuits (SCI) Pro-One

via this auction

"Good array of sockets too, control the filter cutoff with an external control voltage, pass audio signals through it's filter etc."

Clavia Nord Rack 3

via this auction

Note the "Not in Use" jack in the bottom shot. Anyone have more info on this?

Update via AL in the comments: it should be the control panel jack. See bottom image below.

Sequential Circuits TOM drum machine

via this auction

Update via brian comnes in the comments: "this thing had no power supply - good luck finding one they are 15V center tapped - yep thats 7.5-0-7.5 volts on three pins and a rare 5PIN DIN arrangment ....I had to build one from scratch using a 9-0-9 tranny and so far it hasn't fried - Wine Country (bless their heart) occasionally gets them...but don't hold your breath"

Oberheim OB-Xa

via this auction
"This is a classic RARE OB-Xa by Oberheim fitted with MIDI (in,out,thru) . It was an extremely expensive ($6000) polysynth monster of the early eighties.The definitive sound of true pure analog- wide, warm and big for orchestral textures, funky early 80's grandmaster flash & Van Halen "JUMP" type sounds. Sound of obxa is simply impressive. One huge feature of the obxa is the easy to use split function which adds so many more sonic possibilities."

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The World's Funkiest Prophet-600

via this auction
auction details:
"This is one of those "must have" synthesizers for those of you who play out often! This is my highly modified "Psychedelic pop art" Sequential Prophet 600, the earliest synthesizer with MIDI. All of the black paint has been removed to reveal the bare metal surface. This includes any factory markings of control knobs, etc. (You can easily make a control template and lay it over the controls in order to identify them). The membrane touch pad has also been painted over to obscure the numerals. Finally, the keys have been painted with day-glo paints. When put under a black light onstage this synth is amazing. The synth is in good working order,all controls work, and it is loaded with a set of my bizarre patches created with an editor program (Midi Quest) It has also had the oscillators detuned to give it an earth-shattering bottom-end. The oscillators can easily be returned to normal with a simple adjustment."

UNIQUE DBE Synthesizer Control Rackmount CRUMAR BIT 01

via this auction

"According to our research, this Made In Italy piece was named the Crumar Bit 1 overseas."

Update via this post:
"The Unique DBE was an American released version of Crumar's revered Bit 01 rack. Everything is exactly the same. 6 voice polyphonic analog synthesizer, stereo outs. So warm and such crazy, crisp fast envelopes. It is way warmer and phatter, and easier to program then let's say a Matrix 6. Lots of MIDI treats can affect many parameters with velocity and aftertouch like LFO, Pulse wave modulations and of course envelopes. Anything you see on the little matrix that has an extra frame around it is velocity sensitive. S/N is 0017. There can't be more than a few hundred of these. Much more rare than the Bit 01. These were available like for a few months back in the 80s."

Update via Urge in the comments: "Actual serial # is 00179"

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JOHN MCLAUGHLIN'S GUITAR SYNTHESIZER 360 CONTROLLER

via this auction
Be sure to see this post as well
"JOHN USED THIS WITH A HEX PICKUP TO CONTROL A MINI-MOOG PER STRING!
I CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS THE ONE WITH BOB EASTON OF 360 SYSTEMS BACK IN THE LATE 70'S.
HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT 7 OF THESE WERE MADE AND THE LIST OF OWNERS WAS JUST AS IMPRESSIVE
THIS IS A IMPORTANT PIECE OF ROCK MEMORABILIA FROM ONE OF THE GUITAR GREATS.
THIS APPARENTLY COSTS $10,000 WHEN HE PURCHASED IT WITHOUT THE MINI-MOOGS.HERE IS AN INTERVIEW WHERE HE MENTIONS IT http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=26772
GO TO THIS LINK THIS IS HOW I FOUND THIS PRICE http://cdbaby.com/cd/timolaine4

John McLaughlin (born 4 January, 1942 in Doncaster), also known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is an English jazz fusion guitarist and composer. He played with Tony Williams's group Lifetime and then with Miles Davis on his landmark electric jazz-fusion albums In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew. His 1970s electric band, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, performed a technically virtuosic and complex style of music that fused eclectic jazz and rock with eastern and Indian influences. His guitar playing includes a range of styles and genres, including jazz, Indian classical music, fusion, and Western Classical music, and has influenced many other guitarists. He has also incorporated Flamenco music in some of his acoustic recordings. The Indian Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain refers to John McLaughlin as being "one of the greatest and most important musicians of our times". In 2003, McLaughlin was ranked 49th in Rolling Stone magazine list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" [1]"

Access Virus TI Polar Synth

via this auction

"The Access Virus T1 features include greatly increased polyphony, 2 new oscillator types, a per-patch programmable arpeggiator, 16x2 delay/reverb fx, embedded singles in multimode, and much more. The Virus TI Polar links to your computer with VIRUSControl, a companion software product that ports the hardware synth into a host sequencer for use as a sample-accurate VST/AU instrument, simultaneously offering 2-way audio and MIDI connectivity, control surface functionality, editor and librarian functions, and more.

Access Virus TI Polar Synth/Controller Features:
* 80-voice polyphony
* 36 oscillators per key including Wavetable and HyperSaw
* Per-patch programmable arpeggiator
* 16 x 2 delay/reverb effects
* High-powered controller of a host sequencer
* Appears in host as a multichannel VST/AU soft-synth
* 2-way audio and MIDI connectivity
* Editor and librarian functions
* Scalable USB link
* S/PDIF I/O
* MiniMoog cascade emulation
* Large graphic display
* Tap tempo
* Dual DSP core
* Super-low latency
* Studio-grade A/D/A converters"

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Sequential Circuits Prophet VS

via this auction

Ladyada x0xb0x

via this auction

"A VCO to Filter FM knob was added and really makes this thing scream. It also has the newest revision of firmware (sokkos) and was carefully calibrated/tuned."

Molly Kummerle at Mooged-Out

see the post at the Bob Moog Foundation blog.

"Molly Kummerle, also known as “Ruby Slippers” on the vibrant Asheville music scene, will be gracing the Mooged-Out stage at our Bele Chere After Party on July 25th. Molly is no stranger to Bob Moog Foundation events, having shared her ethereal jazz/hiprock vocals at Enter The Mind Of Moog in November 2007 and Enter the Mind of Moog:Bob’s Birthday Celebration in May 2009."