Red VCO PCB Demo

Red VCO PCB Demo from BLCLONES on Vimeo.

"A midi to CV converter is used to play a Full Scale Sequence to show you the Excellent Tracking. First run is a SAW wave, then a Square Wave, next a Triangle wave, then (2) VCO's to show tracking, and finally a Linear FM patch between (2) red VCO's." BLCLONES on Ebay

Cat Synths on a Whole New Level...

YouTube via cyriak. Sorry... meow mix
"my cat wrote the song, I just played the music and shot the video"
Of course, don't forget Keyboard Cat and Meow Synth.

Yamaha Tenori-On Synthesizer/Sequencer

via this auction

Includes
-AC Adapter
-Tenori-On Utility Disk CD
-2 gigabyte SD Card For Saving Tracks and Voices
-SD Card Reader (USB) For Adding Voices From Your Computer
-1/8 inch Stereo to RCA Cable
-Sleeve From Original Packaging

Clavia Nord Lead 1 Virtual Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 REV 3.1

via this auction

Yamaha CS60

via this auction

CS60 on top CS50 on bottom

Update: the CS50 is listed here

Poly phonic...

flickr by Chris Randall of http://analogindustries.com

see the post accompanying this shot here.

Alesis Andromeda A6
Oberheim OB-Xa or OB-8
Roland Jupiter-6 or 8?

Probably wrong, so feel free to correct in the comments...

Gear in The Dark

flickr set by ArtemiyPavlov

three shots that came up in my flickr feed:

Roland Fantom-S night love....
Roland Fantom-G in motion
Roland Fantom-G buttons

hearts

InstantDrummer iPhone App Demo Movie

YouTube via sonomawireworks
"Coming Soon: New InstantDrummer iPhone App with professionally recorded, easily customizable drum loops that can be built into drum tracks for your songs. Heartbreaker is first in a series of InstantDrummer iPhone Apps that will soon be available in various genres. Jason McGerr, the acclaimed drummer for pop-rock band Death Cab for Cutie, recorded Heartbreaker on his signature Ludwig drum kit in his Seattle based studio, Two Sticks Audio. Hayden Bursk of Drummerheads was the producer. Subscribe to the Sonoma Wire Works newsletter to be notified when it is approved by Apple and becomes available in the iTunes App Store. http://www.sonomawireworks.com/newsle...

The InstantDrummer iPhone App will be part of the Mobile Audio Product Interaction (MAPI) Program. MAPI partners make quality audio tools for mobile devices work together to create the best user experience. In a future release, users will be able to easily move between InstantDrummer and the FourTrack multitrack recorder for the iPhone and iPod touch 2nd Generation.
http://www.sonomawireworks.com/iphone...

The InstantDrummer iPhone App is based on the InstantDrummer built into RiffWorks recording software for MacOS and Windows. http://riffworks.com"

some heavyhanded MIDIMuRF abuse

via Amos on the AH list:

"Hey all,

Just finished MidiMuRF firmware v1.0 and it's officially in production... woohoo!
I recorded a bit of messing about last night as I was doing the final testing and thought it would be fun to share.

This is a little mix of no musical consequence... just some string chords from a VST synth (Alchemy) run thru the MIDI MuRF in a couple of different modes, and two layers of percussion (sequenced samples) also given the MuRF-overkill treatment.

technical details: The string synth is samples-only; all of Alchemy's effects layers are turned off. The drums are sequenced by me using samples from Battery and Goldbaby's Cassette808 kit.

Sequenced, arranged and recorded in Ableton Live; output to 44.1kHz 16bit .wav and converted to 320kbps CBR mp3. Wave files available if anyone is interested (about 16MB each).

The drums have some VST compression after the MuRF to even out the dynamics a bit; no other effects. The string line in the full mix has a 25%-wet ping-pong delay after the MuRF because that's how I'd use it "in real life" -- the string solo track has no effects, just string synth thru MuRF.

In the full mix, you first hear the string chords that are the entire melodic content, dry with no MuRF. Then you hear the MuRF filtering these chords with a factory preset "animation" pattern synchronized to the MIDI clock. After this, you hear one of the new MIDI note modes, where the MuRF filters are gated/played directly from a MIDI keyboard using notes C4-C5 (1 octave of white keys). I preformed the MIDI "live" then quantized to 16th notes and played the quantized notes into the MuRF to get the tight yet humanized gate effect from the filters.

So ok... probably took longer to read all that than it will take to listen to the clips... so here they are. :-)

full mix:
http://seamslikereality.com/moog/midimurf/midimurf-liveplayedfilterstrings.mp3

strings solo (gated via MIDI notes played "live" (quantized after the fact)
from a controller keyboard):
http://seamslikereality.com/moog/midimurf/midimurf-strings-solo.mp3

drums solo (2 layers, each is dry drum samples thru MIDI MuRF synced to host
tempo):
http://seamslikereality.com/moog/midimurf/midimurf-drums-solo.mp3


This does not even begin to scratch the surface of what you can do with this pedal... The MIDI implementation opens up a world of new possibilities. I'm pretty excited.

Not sure if this message counts as "spam" or not... if so, please excuse.

All the best,

Amos"

Audio WeEvil explorations by Prometheus Burning

YouTube via telladictorian. previous vids
"Making noise in the Prometheus Burning Studio as Nikki improvises a song with the Audio WeEvil during a Four Pi Movement warm up session. Hardware signal path: BugBrand AudioWeevil08, Boss FZ-2, D..." www.prometheus-burning.com http://bugbrand.co.uk

ThRREeOh!32154865321=]

ThRREeOh!32154865321=] by Dan303
Drums/percussion - Roland Mc-303
Piano - Roland Mc-303
303 Bass - FAT Freebass FB383 (TB-303 clone)
Simple raw pad - Korg Microkorg
Extra synth hit - Reason NN-XT (Juno 60 multisample)
Synth drone patch - Reason NN-XT(Juno 60 multisample)
Vocal stutters - Alphebet samples!!?!?

More details and images at Dan303

The Crazy Ass Auction Contest!

Update: And we have a winner! The Cyclone went for $202.50. Matthew came in closest guessing $175. He'll be receiving a free Native Instruments Audio 2 DJ. Thanks everyone, and thanks again to Native Instruments.

Native Instruments wrote in to let me know they would be interested in giving away a free Audio 2 DJ [previously posted] to one of MATRIXSYNTH's lucky readers. Way cool Native Instruments!

Obviously this means we must have some sort of contest. I was trying to think of some ideas including having people send in their music or vids made with Native Instruments gear, but then I thought this might not be fair to those that like to tinker more than compose. I didn't want to go with a "first person to email me wins" contest as that would obviously not be fair to those of us who have to step away to work now and then.

So... I thought, "what would be easy, fair, and something everyone could participate in?..." Also, what could I make a series of, should other manufacturers want to offer free gear through the site. One of the staples of this site have become auction posts and us sometimes scratching our heads at what gear eventually goes for. It's frequently a guessing game.

With that, I present to you The Crazy Ass Auction Contest #1! Here's how it will work. Guess the final price of this fantastically blue circuit bent modular synth. The auction ends on Aug 23, 2009. On Aug 22, send me an email with your guess on how much you think it will end for. I will only accept entries timestamped on the 23rd or earlier. The closest person to the winning bid wins the Audio 2 DJ! If there is a tie, I will list the tied submitters and we will have a second auction contest for the final winner. [And that auction ended early - new one via brian c guaranteed to stay up follows].

Update: we have a new item! A footless Oberheim Cyclone! This should be interesting. How much is it worth?! How much will it actually go for?! What the hell is it?!!!

"The Cyclone is probably the best standalone arpeggiator around, it has a lot more than the standard up down stuff you find elsewhere. There are 16 presets and 16 user definable patches, 8 transposition stages per recursion each with its own number of repeats, inversions or programmable recursions, 2 independent keyboard ranges , it will do chords as well as single notes, and it will respond to tap tempo as well as midi clock. Unit is in great shape for being 21 years old, minimal normal scuffing, has bright display , the only 'defect' is that the 4 rubber feet underneath are gone.... an easy cheap fix."

This auction ends on 8/21, so entries are due by midnight 8/20! Anything after that will be discarded. Guess away! And yes, you can guess multiple times. I'll be looking at numbers vs. email addresses. The closest number wins.

Big thanks to Native Instruments and brian c for the auction item!

Note they can only ship to the US and no PO Boxes.

Taavi Tulev - Seisundi seiskumine (time lapse video)

video here. Oberheim Matrix 1000 and Roland Alpha Juno 2

Climbatize - The Prodigy - Chris Kola Remix 2009

YouTube via djchriskola "Chris kola Remix 2009" "ARP , Strings n bass from the blofeld....."

New Fairlight Instruments Website

http://www.fairlightinstruments.com.au

Schippman Ebbe Und Flut

nice shots via the Schippmann website

be sure to click on them for the full size shots.

IMG_0439

flickr by SepticUnderground

Moog and Schippmann Ebbe und Flut

IMG_4093

flickr by jimmy now lives in sun city
(click for mouse-overs)

spot the Crumar Spirit

Buchla Quad Control Voltage Processor Model 256e

flickr by Yotsuba&!

"surrounded by 292e and 225e. part of the Buchla 200e system."

Update via Wavedeform in the comments: "I have a page with a simple description of this module here"

Spoke groove machine demo

YouTube via TheStrangeAgency
"The Spoke groove machine offers beat making without a grid. Analog timing on a digital platform!"

On iTunes:

Mujik design process

Mujik design process from Mike Greer on Vimeo.

"A compilation of various graphical bits made for the Mujik iphone app, charting the evolution of the look and feel of the world. Video made with a documentation spider built in Processing. More about the Mujik app here: luckyframe.co.uk/mujik/"
Mujik on iTunes:

"Kittysleep" - on Roland SH-2000

YouTube via organfairy. organfairy is becoming a Friday tradition. I like it. :)
"Lately I have been transferring some of my old tapes to my computer and one of the tapes was a collection of original melodies I made in 1994. At that time I had just got my first two professional instruments: The Roland SH-2000 and the Roland CR-1000 - in fact this is the first melody I ever recorded using the CR-1000. The other sounds are made on toy keyboards: Bontempi KS3400, Kawai MS-20, and the bass was played on a CASIO SA-3 runned through a Boss OC-2 pedal.

It is the original recording so off course I am only pretending to be playing the Roland synthesizer. The cat however, is real....

.... oh and please excuse the small mistakes and the tape noise."

BQLSI STAR LASER (LSI shooting game for iPhone)

YouTube via jetdaisuke. Anyone know what he is saying regarding the DS10?
"http://webdog.be/archives/09814_23361...
あのKORG DS-10の佐野信義（sanodg）氏が手がけた、懐かしい雰囲気のLSIゲームを 模したiPhoneアプリです。三十代以上の人にとってはこういうのとっても嬉しいか もね"

BQLSI STAR LASER on iTunes:

vintage wallington waveform synthesizer

via this auction

Update via swissdoc: I know this little box. It is a student lab unit for education of students in basic physics. The experiment you do with it is called "Harmonic analysis".

The tutor chooses one the offered basic waveshapes (dial above Sample Wave). You put both the Sample Wave Out and the Summation Out to a 2 beam oscilloscope, which you trigger with the sync pulse to get a stable view.

Then the students have to approximate that wave by setting amplitudes and phases of the first 10 Harmonics (no phase for the first Harmonic). In parallel the theory of fourier series is explained to the students.

We have had exactly this machine at University of Darmstadt where I got my grade and PHD in physics."

Synthesizers.com Q119 sequencer

via this auction

Be sure to see the seller's other items.

Macbeth M3X Mk II Analogue Synthesizer

via this auction
"M3X Specification :

AUDIO
Oscillators: Three.
Audio waveforms: Sawtooth, triangle, pulse wave (nominally 10 percent, 25 percent, and 50 percent), mixed sawtooth/square wave, ramp wave.
Range: Approximately 10 octaves.
Noise: White/pink/red.
Pitch-bend range: 0-12 semitones.
Filter: 24dB-per-octave resonant low-pass.
Filter contour: four-stage ADS(D).
VCA: Approximately 80dB.
VCA contour: four-stage ADS(D).
LFOs: One (digitally generated).
LFO waveforms: Nine.
Modulation sources: Six (plus all MIDI continuous controllers and performance parameters).
Modulation destinations: Six.
OTHER
MIDI Controllers accepted: Pitch-bend, velocity and aftertouch.
MIDI controllers 0-120.
Note priority: Low, High, Latest.
Triggering: Single/Multi.

I/O
Analogue inputs: External audio, pitch CV, filter CV, S-Trig.
Analogue outputs: Audio (high impedence), audio (low impedence), pitch CV, S-Trig.
CV Interface: One Volt per octave.
Trigger interface: S-Trig.
MIDI: In, Thru.

PHYSICAL
Weight: 5.5kg.
Dimensions: 486 x 266 x 170mm.
19-inch rack space required: 6U."

oscilloscope synt guess wich!

YouTube via enapa1apa. "Gissa synten"

LPG 292 new design

flickr by fonitronik
(click for more)

Top:
"i started to populate a new cabinet and decided to change the layout and design for this one again (new knobs, sockets and switches)"

Bottom:
"i used the thomas white PCB and added my add-on PCB for gate control of the filters mode"

YuSynth Modules

via sebo in this electronic-music.com thread where you'll find more. http://yusynth.net/