Bitnotic Octavian Keyboard Calculator

"With Octavian, you can:
* Quickly find scales and chords and transpose them to any root note
* View any mode of any scale
* View chords in root position and first, second, and third inversions
* Build chords on any scale degree
* Use Scale Explore to view all scales that contain the notes of the current chord
* Use Chord Explore to identify chords built on the degrees of a scale
* Traverse the Circle of Fifths by holding down the note selector for 1.5 seconds
* View scales/chords as notes (C E G), intervals from the root (0 4 7), or intervals from the previous note (0 4 3)."

Available on iTunes:


You can find a PDF and additional info at the Bitnotic Octavian website.

Octavian Walk Through

YouTube via Bitnotic. No audio.
"Shows off features of Bitnotic's Octavian Keyboard Calculator. Use Octavian to view different scales and chords instantly."

Lassence µVentury II

A couple of shots of the Lassence uVentury II via Kylee

"It's pretty cool..very SEM'y sound to its filter. I mostly use it for sound mangling. It's a perfect combo with an MS-10. The oscillators are amazing LFO's to patch to the MS-10. I think only 15 were made so there's not many photos or info online about it. Unlike a few posts I've seen the VU meter does indeed work... It's pretty cool. I've taken my unit out of the case a couple time. Mines unit #3."

You can see it in this video

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Me playing Depeche Mode "Stripped" (Updated)

YouTube via DX5
"New "Stripped" cover, based on the live version DM played back on the 80's. The engine sample is the original Emulator I library sound DM used for the song (altough they removed some noise between strokes which is present in my cover). I got it directly sampled from an Emulator.

Gear:
Emu Emax 1, EMAX II HD (sampled sounds from a Roland JP8000 and my libraries).
Kurzweil PC1x
Backtrack recorded and sequenced in Pro Tools with Reason Re Wired.

The sound is slighty compressed by the camera preamp, so some audio attenuation can be heard in some sections.

*There was a nice fly messing around, some wrong notes as results and even an attempt to catch it (Failed!)"

Mellotron M4000 Demo Hollywood

YouTube via Sutterjack.

follow-up to this post

"Martin Smith of Mellotronics demonstrates their latest model, the M4000. Hollywood, CA September 19, 2009--More information: www.mellotronics.com"

Buchla 216 by mono-poly

Buchla216 by mono-poly

"Used 216 + 158 + hordijk phaser + reverb"

via mono-poly's modular blog where you'll find more.

"Scratch From Scratch"

YouTube via timtsang3
"So after losing my 1 TB external HD full of my sounds and beats and 300 gigs of itunes this week,
I decided to start "from scratch" and make music with a fresh mind. Yay!

PS: Thank you to all my friends and fans for your sweet support - you are much appreciated. Moogist loves feedback!! Leave a comment, send me an email, postcard, chocolate, candy - whatever - I'd love to hear from you!


www.moogist.com
moogist@gmail.com"

korg ms-20 + ms-10 + sq-10 electronic improvisation

YouTube via heodesalciphron
"Playing MS10 with MS20 keyboard, MS20 controled by SQ10, SQ10 controling ms10 PWM"

Casio VL-Tone: 8 Bit Generation (live performed)

YouTube via inbetweenmovements
"This is a little song dedicated to the 80's

Lyrics:
8 4 2 1 Zero
8 Bit Generation"

A look at some of the Moog and electronic music albums and Records in my Collection

YouTube via vinylelvis1

"I have loved electronic music for a long time! The Moog is my favourite though. Some of the artists and musicians are incredible! Perry and Kingsley,Claude Denjean,Morton Subotnick,Tomita...just to name a few! Moog albums can be hard to find,some are easier than others. I always see the "Everything you wanted to hear on the moog......" and the Star Wars moog album too. In sounds from way out....album music is playing in background. You might recognize some bits of it used in different songs done recently. Enjoy!"

Dave Smith Tetra and claymation

YouTube via peterkeys88
"Your hearing the sounds of the new Dave Smith Tetra, plus a few things from a Moog Voyager, with some multitracking in Logic. This cartoon is rather frightening, i dont know what it was originally for but i suppose theyre trying to get the children to behave. more music at Myspace.com/peterdyer"

The sounds of a Dave Smith Tetra and a Moog Voyager

"The Care Bears are just to keep your busy eyes entertained. Been playing with my new Dave Smith Tetra and loving it. Your hearing that, with a Moog Voyager thru an MXR 150 analog delay, and a Korg KP3, multitracking via Logic. more music at Myspace.com/peterdyer Kudos to retrojunk.com for the clip."

KORG microSAMPLER（コルグ マイクロサンプラー）簡単ガイド

YouTube via jetdaisuke. search for jetdaisuke on the top left of the site for more.

簡単 KORG microSAMPLER でできること #005「パソコンと接続」編

Vintage Synthesizers

YouTube via astralstate73
"Song made with Korg Electribes ea 1,er 1, es 1 & em 1. Lots of vintage synths to drool over in the video."

Ras Bolding - Danmark

YouTube via RasBolding. Novation BassStation keytar.

Ras Bolding - Ruth

Moog Prodigy

Ras Bolding - Ghost In The Machine

AH BayArea 2009

via Brandon Daniel on the AH list:

"We are happy to announce our next installment of our (thus far) yearly
gathering. Please join us if you can.

http://fdiskc.com/ahcali/
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159653064993
http://hackerdojo.pbworks.com/List-of-Dojo-Events

Should be another great event!

Feel free to reply privately if you have any questions that aren't covered by that first URL, I'd like to make sure all relevant information is covered there. Most event discussion happens on the AHCali list, linked at the bottom of that first url."

Upcoming Roth Mobot Events

1. Circuit Bent Open Mic
Saturday, September 26th, 12:00 noon - 3:00 PM
Lizard's Liquid Lounge
3058 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, (773) 463-7599
In an effort to nurture the experimental electronics community in Chicago, we are hosting free weekly electronics meetings at Lizard's Liquid Lounge in Chicago. Weekly agenda will include soldering, playing, tinkering, Q&A, show-and-tell, bending circuits, and every last Saturday an experimental electronics open mic. $4 Burning River pints.

2. Deadline Projects presents Hands On
Saturday, October 10th, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Happy Dog Gallery
1542 N Milwaukee, 2nd Floor, Chicago
An exhibition of multidisciplinary art designed to cause sensory overload. Local artists present new work specifically created to be touched, handled, and manipulated by the audience.

Update via Michael Una in the comments: "at the "Hands-On" show I'll be debuting an all-analog drum machine I built from the SN76477 synth-on-a-chip"

Exhibiting and performing artists include:
Arielle Bielak
nikki hollander
Damien James
Blake Parish Lewis
Roth Mobot
Vivien Park
Sarah Perez
Holly Sabin
Marc Salha
Shawn Stucky
Michael Una
Russ White

3. Introduction to Circuit Bending Workshop
Sunday, October 11th, 1:00 PM - 4:50 PM
The Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N Lincoln Ave., Chicago, (773) 728-6000
Learn the basics of Circuit Bending and build a unique musical instrument out of discarded electronics.
Register via the Old Town School's web site, or give them a call.
BRING A BATTERY-POWERED TOY

4. Building an Inexpensive Contact Microphone Workshop
Sunday, October 18th, 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM
The Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N Lincoln Ave., Chicago, (773) 728-6000
Contact mics are widely used by acoustic musicians, noise artists, and other audio experimenters. They are usually used to amplify the sounds of fiddles, guitars, mandolins, drums, etc., but they are sensitive enough to directly amplify human voice boxes, heartbeats, the sounds of fingernails on chalkboards, or various "found object percussion" instruments. In just two hours, Patrick McCarthy will show you how to make a simple, inexpensive, effective contact microphone from surplus parts and discarded materials. Register via the Old Town School's web site, or give them a call.

YAMAHA CS80

via this auction

MainChain -THE HOLIEST DAY Prologue

YouTube via TheMainChain. Some synth spotting.

"U-Ventory in action. Also you can spot a Rozzbox, Monome, Snow, TR-808 and MS-20 to
name a few." Lassence µVentury II at the start and LL Electronics Rozzbox at 2:14.
Update: see the Lassence label at the bottom of this post for more info on the µVentury II.
"A glimpse into the world of MainChain and their adventures while recording their 1st single: THE HOLIEST DAY!

The images were captured in Miami, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. A portion of the footage includes scenes shot in South Beach for the upcoming HOLIEST DAY video release...

It also features never-before-seen footage of the band recording The Holiest Day in their Hollywood studio!"

Vincent Fries Akai MPC3000 Beatmaking

YouTube via vincentfries
"Programming a beat on Akai MPC3000 which is definitely the phattest and tightest MPC that was ever built."

Waldorf Microwave I + Access Programmer

YouTube via vincentfries. follow-up to this post. inside a Waldorf Microwave
"All sounds except kick and snare come straight out of the waldorf microwave I synthesizer. everything was edited with the access programmer and recorded live. have fun!"

MMM Fable........ MMM03 JHVE

via John Van Eaton
"1st shot from way out in outer space as I examined and opened this strange case..................... (yes pretty cool I had a flat screen HD TV in outer space ..... almost looks like a hotel room in Los Angeles.........

It almost looks like a Kubrickian monolith, or something built in the Planet of the Apes............ but with such thin style and grace.....................

I went on a journey, oh so far away,
I called Mr. Mattson just to say,
"I know your modular's symmetrical,
but I am talking beyond the hypothetical,
in the theoretical, can you make my modular more mono dimensional ?"
"I'm to stow away in a leaky shallow boat,
and then to outer space, me and my synth must elope.........
But slight and thin it must be, (I'm not talking about synth babes on playboy TV)
but....... to be my outer space partner in symphony,
or roll in a small bed of cacophonous polyphony,
will you good Sir please be kind, & answerer me?"


Mr. Mattson soon replied, " Don't commit modular suicide,
I've heard thee well, and I shall make you something thin and swell"

"Is it a mint girl scout cookie ?" , I had to pry...............

" No, I made the Syntar I can not lie!"
"it is a case of delight, so svelte so thin so slight,
but it protects your sonic dynamite!"

So now I've reveled around the world, and Mr. Mattson's flag's unfurled,
I've returned from space, mountains seas and rivers,
Now 1/2 a Mattson- thin cover........... may it give you shivers.........."

http://mattsonminimodular.com/
http://www.myspace.com/nocturnelament
www.jhve.com

Jean Michel Jarre's Circular Clavier for Auction

via Organfairy
Also see this post.
"This was recently found in a warehouse where it had been abandoned since the late 80's. Now it has been restored and is now up for auction.

You can find some info on the Circular Clavier in French here, Googlish here.

You can see it at :44 in the video further below.



Be sure to see the comments in this post below.   Word is this is not real.

Clavier circulaire Houston / Lyon by RadioEquinoxe

Waldorf MicroWave I vs. MicroWave II

YouTube via Retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

synth comparsion of the Waldorf Microwave I Rev. A (hybrid synth with analog curtis filter CEM3389 from the year 1989) and the Waldorf Microwave II (DSP based synth from the year 1997)

demo with absolute identical sound programs (basses, pads, wavetable sounds, bells, fx sounds...)"

Stereo Small Stone Phaser for Synthesizers

YouTube via Yorkshirelad69. via Andy
"Firstly, click the HQ button for the best quality video & sound!

This mod requires 2 Small Stone Phasers pedals (EH4800).

The mod will make both pedals work together so that you can use both the left and the right outputs on your synth/keyboard rather than just having the phasing effect through just the left/right channel (listen carefully to the sound track).

The phases are synced together and the rate controlled from the master unit.

It's a true stereo signal path and doesn't simply split a mono signal into two.

This is ideal for Jean Michel Jarre fans as the Small Stone Phaser plays an important part in creating his classic Oxygene/Equinoxe pad sound.

Note1: Ignore the slightly odd effect at 0:19 that's not the pedals that's my sound processing!

Note2: The revision on the printed circuit board is EC-4800 Rev.L : this mod may not work on other revisions."

Tenori-On Teardown - Inside a Tenori-On

You can find more pics and details on bunnie:studios.

via Davide

Jethro Tull - Peter-John Vettese - 1983

flickr by Neil Vance
(click for more)

Note the MC-202 behind the shoe.

Note the color scheme of the Chroma Polaris is orange and yellow rather than the typical blue. Rhodes Chroma Keyboard and Expander in the background.

Update via Chris Ryan of the Rhodes Chroma site: "This was a production prototype. See Re: Red Chroma in the August 2001 list archive for what Tony Williams (one of the main designers of the Chroma; see Philip Dodds/Tony Williams Interview) wrote to me on this."

Update via Kurts in the comments:
"Check out Tull's Broadsword and the Beast (analog heavne--Jupiter 8, vocoders, Chroma, etc) from 1982. Ian Anderson's solo record with Peter-John, "Fly By Night 1983 which was wriitten alot on that MC202--Ian had his own samples made for the Linn drum. And "Under Wraps" from 1984. Though maligned at the time by the classic rockers, these are really interesting records- and fearless."


Ian Anderson & Jethro Tull: Made in England (11/15/1983)
YouTube via JOANandTULL
Re-Uploaded on Jun 24, 2011 WilliZBlog

"Rock Classic Night at Circus Atlas, Munich on 15th November 1983 with Peter John Vettese - thanks to www.laufi.de"

Crowphonics Modular CRO-1 Synth

via this auction

"modular, three square wave VCO, sound and noise making device with frequency modulation (of 2 VCOs), sync type control, attack/release envelope, three vca (one per VCO), 1 square wave LFO and power starve (reducing the power supplied to the 4 oscillator chip for strange dying batteries sounds). It's four intermodulating square waves give a range of sounds from noise to evolving drone sounds to percussive zaps and beeps and more. The patching of modular components is done by bolts emerging from the top of the box in a circuit bent type of style. The patch cords need to be crocodile clips therefore (seven crocodile clips included with the item) . These allow you to patch several sources to a target or vice versa.

This synth is not geared towards playing tunes and will not give the correctly calibrated pitch response to do so. There is no midi, but CV control can be acheived by the bolt to croc interface on the box. For multiple connections leads with crocodile clip to 1/4'' jack or whatever type would be required

This is the first in what is to be a range of modular boxes . Being based on oscillators, the primary sound making device in just about all synths, it is a logical starting point. CRO-2 will appear later this year and feature further synthesis capabilities and be fully connectable with this synth. .To hear examples of how this device sounds and for more info go to:-

http://www.crowphonics.com/Sound_Clips.html

There is also a product guide on the website with a description of the functions of the various bolts and controls etc.

The unit runs on just a 12 volt power supply which is included."

MOOG OPUS 3 SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

Micro Tutorial 14 - Vocoding

YouTube via PropellerheadSW
"In this tutorial, we will learn how to hook up Reason's vocoder to Record for use with a live audio input (aka robot singing). We'll also learn how to put a vocoder on an existing audio recording."

Waldorf Blofeld Close Up 1

flickr by Tech Star
(click for more)

"This is my Waldorf Blofeld. A really versatile and great sounding synth."

Expert Sleepers Silent Way LFO swing demo

YouTube via expertsleepers
"A demo of the new 'swing' feature in the Expert Sleepers Silent Way LFO plug-in.
The LFO waveform is shown on screen in the oscilloscope, and what you hear is the waveform driving the pitch on a VCO.
The right channel is generating a constant 1/4 note synced square wave to act as the oscilloscope's timebase - the left channel is what you hear.
As well as being useful for modulating LFO waveforms in general, swing is particularly useful for square waves being used as clock signals, allowing you to add swing to analog-sequenced hardware that normally wouldn't support it (for example, the TB-303)."

TUTORIAL DUMP EMU SP1200 - AWAVE STUDIO

YouTube via deepeightyeight
"ok here a short video to see the dump from awave studio (http://www.fmjsoft.com) to an old emu sp1200
u can check all the turorial and the right explanation here http://sp1200.myfastforum.org/about91...

for any info leave a comment here or better directly in the forum.... sorry for the english, sorry for the crappy camera i have, u can't see too much but it get the idea...."

The Ableton Vocoder Part 1 of 2

YouTube via AbletonInc
"Huston Singletary explains and demonstrates the Ableton Vocoder."

The Ableton Vocoder Part 2 of 2

簡単 KORG microSAMPLER でできること #001 「AUTO NEXT」編

YouTube via jetdaisuke
"http://webdog.be/archives/09923_18162...
KORG サンプリングキーボード microSAMPLER（コルグ マイクロサンプラー）
サンプリングタイプ「AUTO NEXT」でのボイスパーカッションのサンプリング方法と「KEYBOARD」モード での使用に適した「GATE」録音"
Googlish:
"KORG keyboard sampling microSAMPLER (Maikurosanpura Korg)
Sampling type "AUTO NEXT" in the way of sampling beatbox "KEYBOARD" mode suitable for use in the "GATE" recording"

簡単 KORG microSAMPLER でできること #002「iPhoneアプリ」編

"KORG microSAMPLER（コルグ マイクロサンプラー）でiPhoneアプリやDS-10などガジェットシンセをサンプ リングして演奏しやすくしてみよう。"
Googlish:
"KORG microSAMPLER (Maikurosanpura Korg) and DS-10 iPhone apps let you easy to play and the Gajettoshinse and sampling."

簡単 KORG microSAMPLER でできること #003

ほかのシーケンサーなどから一定の小節分だけキレイに録音できる「LOOP」サンプリ ング。つなぎ目部分もキレイで感心。
Googlish:
"Only minutes to beautiful recording and a certain measure of other sequencer "LOOP" Ngu sampling. Impressed by the beautiful parts of joints."

簡単 KORG microSAMPLER でできること #004

"KORG microSAMPLER（コルグ マイクロサンプラー）「KEY GATE」での録音と、エフェクト、パターンシーケンサーの紹介 。"
Googlish:
"KORG microSAMPLER (Maikurosanpura Korg) "KEY GATE" and the recording, effects, Patanshikensa introduction."

SEQUENTIAL CIRCUIT MODEL 800 SEQUENCER

via this auction

1) DIMENSIONS: 23 CM (LENGTH) X 27 CM (WIDTH) X 14 CM (HEIGHT).

2) WEIGHT: BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 3 AND 4 KGS.

Japanese Synth Meet

via D60

MOOG 3P
Roland SYSTEM 700
ARP 2500
BUCHLA 100
Roland SYSTEM 100M

via leave luck to heaven

Japanese Synth Gathering

Anyone know more about this one?

Formant Test Zero Zero Zero One

YouTube via zthee
"OK, so I tried to do some formant sounds. But I kinda failed - and it became some kinda techno instead.

It's the CGS VCO through a Serge Wavemultiplier (middle section) and then a Serge VCFQ - where the Q and the frequency is feed the same CV. The CV comes from the sequencer and is lagged by the DSG. There's 3 function generators as well - one is clocking the sequencer, one is acting as a AR, and the third is triggered every 8th step, and then triggering the CV WMX.

Also trying my new toy - a Nikon D90. Which made realize that I need a tripod, it's waaay to heavy to hold with just one hand. Since it won't autofocus it's all kinda blurry, since I forgott to adjust it while shooting."

Break Filter by NoiseSoft - new teaser video

YouTube via NoiseSoftware
"Teaser video for the Break Filter VST by NoiseSoft ( http://www.noisesoft.com/ ), to be released on Friday, September 25th, 2009.

Drum machine beat looping while demonstrating the Distortion, Pitch, Resonance and Frequency, controls on the filter.
As you can hear, the Break Filter is having extreme effects on the sound. (At the beginning and end of the video, you can hear how the loop sounds without any effects).

See the website and join the mailing list:
http://www.noisesoft.com/"

monotonic labs Type-N38 Synthesier

YouTube via monotoniclabs
"coming soon from monotonic labs, the Type N38 synthesizer: featuring a 4-step sequencer with control voltage / clock / hold control and a voltage controlled oscillator with frequency / pulse width / octave control. Price: TBD"
http://monotoniclabs.com/

ACID HOUSE - 104 BPM Modular Doepfer System A-100

YouTube via inbetweenmovements
"BASS: Doepfer System A-100 sequenced with Apollo vsti (controlled by Novation Remote SL) DRUMS: Korg ER-1 filtered by Schippmann Ebbe und Flut"
http://www.schippmann-music.com/
http://www.doepfer.de/

alien

flickr by Phaserprone

"pulse emitter"

Mochika2 Analog Synthesizer/Synth/Sequencer

via this auction
"Specs:
-1 square/saw VCO with pitch range from subsonic to ultrasonic
-1 square/triangle LFO to modulate the VCO
-white noise generator
-8 step sequencer with pitch knob and on/off switch for each
-real-time tempo adjustment knob
-1/4" audio out
-1/4" CV out to control other analog gear
-MIDI clock in. 1, 2, 4, and 8 times the tempo of the clock
-110 volt power (U.S.)
-includes manual
-green and blue (LEDs)"



YouTube via atomolab. previously posted.