manSEDANse Roland TB-303 Cake - Inside and Out

via Hanna Klén:
"We organize an electronic music festival, manSEDANse here in Finland and have gotten in to the habit of baking a cake each year for our guests, artist's and crew's enjoyment! This year we took up the TB-303, since our line-up featured some seriously awesome acid. I have wanted to make a 303 cake for a while but always thought it would be too challenging.

It wasn't easy, I can tell you that, but it turned out pretty great and it was delicious! We dyed the cake green inside, and filled it with mango curd, to get the circuit board feeling...

The cake measured 30cm x 60cm and was completely hand made, by Hanna and Wilhelmiina."

Be sure to see the synth cake below for more, and of course check out manSEDANse.

Make Noise: Maths

MATHS prototype. YouTube via MAKEN0ISE. http://makenoisemusic.com/
"Richard Devine does beta test on MATHS prototype synthesizer module."


flickr by Analogue Haven

"Introducing the Make Noise Maths, now available. Priced at $280 and requiring 20 HP of space in a Eurorack case, they consume only about 60mA of current. Check out the user manual here (it features some nice patch examples). See our webpage for more info: www.analoguehaven.com/makenoise/maths/."

MD Arpeggiator

"This is a demo of the [Ruin & Wesen] minicommand arpeggiator controlling the machinedrum. It's really really good fun!"

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Zoom 506II control mod - Ruin & Wessen blog

"This mod adds a knob control for effects as well as a very simple CV input. This is not limited to just the 506II however, any zoom pedals with an expression input can use this mod. best part: you don’t even need to open up your zoom to perform this mod! when its been constructed just plug it into the control jack!!!………!!!!!!"

via ruinblog: diy and musical exploits where you'll find more details and more diy.

Note: this is the Ruin & Wesen blog.

Roland GR-300 Guitar Synthesizer

via this auction

Yamaha QR10 Synthesizer Sampler Drum Machine

via this auction
"It has 69 great digital instruments of many types, with an additional 2 slots for 2 sampled voices of your choice! Also has one large drumkit with over 60 drum and percussion sounds. It's very light and portable and in good condition, with some normal wear around the edges, bottom and some scuffs on the cover over the LCD screen. It will run on 6 AA batteries or a power supply (neither included here).

You can use the QR-10s small rubber keys on the face of it (same type of keys as on the QY300 & QY700) to play and enter data into it, or hook a controller keyboard of any type that has MIDI. There is a high quality speaker also built in, that sounds great and an input for your guitar / mic / keys or other instrument that you plug into it."

Inside a LinnDrum

via this auction

NOVATION X-STATION Without Keyboard

via this auction

"this item came to us with a smashed keyboard...

apparently a power amp fell on the keyboard section and completely destroyed it, rendering any keyboard function useless, the rest of the synth was untouched."

Sequential Circuits Vintage Synth Controller

via this auction

Update via Phillip in the comments: "If I'm not mistaken, there aren't too many of these around. Looks like a Prophet 3000 controller, of which some 250 complete units were made (according to this SOS article)

If you're looking for one, I have to think a $20 opening bid sounds pretty nice. . ."

WMD Geiger Counter Eurorack Module

via this Big City Music auction

see these posts for videos and more.

"WMD Geiger Counter Eurorack Module
-Incredible Digital Destruction
-150 Different Wavetables
-3 Different CV Controls
-Great Distortion Stage
-Bypass the Gain Stage with Direct Input
-Free Shipping!

Now for your modular synth!

The WMD Geiger Counter is hundreds of entirely new face melting sounds. A high gain modern preamp drives an 8 bit computer, creating sounds which range from nice (tubey overdrive, lofi aliasing, hot gated leads) to total madness (impossible amounts of gain, multiple octave foldover, harsh digital data errors, and piercing sculpted noise).
10hp

CV control of Sample Rate, Bit Depth, and Wavetable; each with attenuator

Handy Tone Shaping EQ

Input and Output level controls"

Univox SR55 Drum Machine

via this auction

"If it's good enough for Kraftwerk and Lee Scracth Perry, it's good enough for you. My perfect conditioned Univox SR55 drum machine from the early 70s (aka Korg Mini Pops 3.)"

Roland G-707 Synth Controller Circuit Board

via this auction

"This circuit board was removed from a Roland G-707 synth controller. The board was tested while in the guitar with a Roland GR-700 then carefully removed.

All of the functions performed as originally designed including the tone / volume, guitar / synth balance, editors and hex sensitivity trim pots. The control pots, hex trim pots and selector switch all move easily and quietly."

Switched-On Ringtones

via RCP Tones
"'Switch-On your mobile phone with electronic tones designed on vintage analog synthesizers. We've tweaked blips, sequences, and effects from classic Moog, ARP, Roland, and Korg synthesizers and fine-tuned them to sound pristine and clear on your iPhone, Palm, BB, or any smartphone.

This collection is inspired by the "Switched-On" records of the late 1960s, particularly Wendy Carlos' "Switched-On Bach" and the countless "Moog" records that followed. Switched-On Ringtones brings unmistakable vintage electronic sound to your modern smartphone.
Read more about the history of Switched-On music at our blog.

**A portion of each sale will be donated to the Bob Moog Memorial Foundation.**

GEAR LIST
· Moog Minimoog
· Moog Memorymoog
· ARP Odyssey
· Korg MS System
· Korg Mono/Poly
· Roland Jupiter 4
· Roland Jupiter 8
· Roland SH-1000
· Gleeman Pentaphonic
· Sequential Circuits Prophet 10
· Sequential Circuits Prophet 600"

You'll find samples and more at RCP Tones.

RETURN OF THE audioMIDI.com NO-BRAINER DEAL: AAS ULTRA ANALOG, $15!

"Chatsworth, CA (October 13, 2009) ILIO Entertainments, Applied Acoustic Systems and audioMIDI.com have teamed up to offer AAS Ultra Analog at just $15.00 (reg. MSRP $199- a staggering 92% off MSRP)

Ultra Analog is a unique and powerful 32-voice virtual analog synthesizer driven by two super rich, alias-free oscillators featuring standard waveforms, sub oscillators, hard sync, and integrated pitch envelopes. Two audacious multimode filters with distortion are then applied to shape its sonic character. Finally, carefully chosen modulation options are provided by two syncable comprehensive LFO's, four loopable velocity-sensitive ADSR envelope generators and vibrato.

audioMIDI.com's Russ Jones says, "We're pleased to keep delivering affordable "no-brainer" deals, bringing great value and introducing users to killer software as well as the audioMIDI.com brand."

Ultra Analog is available for purchase via electronic serial number at this special price until 11/30/09, exclusively from www.audioMIDI.com. For more information or to purchase, direct your web browser to http://www.audiomidi.com/Ultra-Analog-VA-1-BR-No-Brainer-Deal-P12692.aspx."

VsT Sequence 1

YouTube via Korgator
"Sequence with [Arturia] Minimoog VsT"

Circuit Bending for Beginners, pt 1 of 4

YouTube via benttronicsdotcom

"Circuit Bending for Beginners by Bent-Tronics is now free! The 30 minute video is presented here in 4 parts."

Circuit Bending for Beginners, pt 2 of 4



Circuit Bending for Beginners, pt 3 of 4



Circuit Bending for Beginners, pt 4 of 4

Malekko Wiard Envelator Coming Soon

via the Big City Music blog

"Wiard and Malekko will soon be releasing a new module, the Envelator. The Envelator is 10hp of envelope generating awesomeness. The Envelator brings envelope functions to the Eurorack world unseen until now. It offers simultaneous output of positive and negative envelopes as well as voltage control of attack and decay functions and more. Sweet."

Goodbye DS10

YouTube via yamato10gallon

Doepfer Dark Energie little Soundtest

YouTube via Synthiefrau
"Hi lovely Synthfolk, this is my newest Baby, the dark energie from Doepfer. A little, lovely Synth with one Oszilator, two LFO`s, he is a little cube with a very big Sound."

ems 256 universal sequencer

via this auction

"this is a very rare ems event sequencer. its similar to the ks sequencer found on the ems synthi aks but with more options including trigger, audio in, clock and has an internal power supply so you can use it with synthi a and vcs3 mark one. the unit is fully working 100% and cosmetically is in very good condition as you can see."

via SYNTHORAMA

Moog Prodigy + Roland VP-330 + TR-808

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo track by RetroSound

bassline: Moog Prodigy, sequenced by the SCI Pro-One internal sequencer;
vocoder, analog strings and human voice sounds: Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus
drums: Roland TR-808
FX: reverb and delay"

Sidsonic Circus Circuit Bending Library

http://www.sidsonic-libraries.com/en/index.html

Click the images above to read and be sure to check out the link above for samples and more.
Note sidsonic is also working on a sound set made from Metasonix gear.

Now this post makes more sense.

From the first page:
"Hereby we, sidsonic libraries, would like to intro- duce ourselves and our first product, the Circus Circuit Bending Library.

The Circus Circuit Bending Libraryis an innovative Virtual Instrument based on Native Instruments KontaktPlayer3 software, charged with 179 cut-ting edge multisample sets respectively 5GB sampling material (more than 18.000 samples in total), made with 14 instruments modified according to the type of Circuit Bending.

All samplesets are fully playable with three velocity zones. Common problems for Circuit Bending like pitch and tone fluctuations got eliminated, without curbing the typical sound and the unique experience only Circuit Bending can deliver.

Furthermore hassles like hung up or burnt-out gear and the lack of reproducibility is avoided by the concept of a Virtual Instrument, so that the Circus Circuit Bending Librarymakes it possible to comfortably use the one-of-a-kind sound of Circuit Bending within professional productions for the first time.

Both the included Kontakt instruments, one specialized for Drum- and one for Synthsounds, offer a wide variety of editing possibilities including a multiplicity of filters, effects, e.g...

Easy installation and integration in every imaginable setup is assured by offering not only a stand-alone version but also AudioUnit-, VST-, and RTAS-Plug-In formats.

For further education in the area of Circuit Bending a booklet containing 36 pages is included, not only giving general and historical informations about Circuit Bending but also comprising an article of every piece of gear used."

Synth Britannia Airs This Friday

via Electronic Battle. For those of you in the UK, Synth Britannia airs this Friday night at nine o'clock, on BBC Four. Mark your calendars as unless something new comes up between now and then, this will be the only post. For the rest of us, here's a trailer [previously posted].


YouTube via Synthasy2000
" In the late Seventies small pockets of electronic artists such as The Human League, Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle were inspired by Kraftwerk and J G Ballard to dream of the sound of the future against the backdrop of bleak, high-rise Britain.

Gary Numan's 1979 appearance on Top Of The Pops heralded the invention of synthpop, which would provide the soundtrack as Britain entered a new, ruthless era in the Eighties.

Depeche Mode, four lads from Basildon, came to embody the new sound, while post-punk bands such as Ultravox, Soft Cell, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark and Yazoo took the synth from the pages of the NME and onto the front cover of Smash Hits.

By 1983 the Pet Shop Boys and New Order were pointing to where the future of electronic music lay in dance.

Contributors to Synth Britannia include Philip Oakey, Vince Clarke, Martin Gore, Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan and Neil Tennant."

noises from my diy nand synth

noises from my diy nand synth from Jan van Nuenen on Vimeo.

"Some noises from my patchable diy synthesizer made with a cmos 4093 quad NAND gate. Circuit inspired by the book 'handmade electronic music' by Nicolas Collins."
via Resonant Filter

ILAB Report: Eric Archer Light Powered Analogue Drum Machines (5aaasp)

YouTube via iloveanalogue
"ILAB were intrigued at these little circuit board based items, that have photocells and sync together
not with MIDI, DIN, or control voltage or even audio, but light. Eric Archer demonstrates and plugs
his upcoming class where you can build (for free) a dedicated analogue bassdrum module.
More info at http://www.ericarcher.net http://iloveanalogue.blogspot.com"

Roland System 100m

YouTube via f...ingharpsichord

Electro Percussion & Effects

YouTube via LorDBassePL
"Electro Percussion & Effects - Small pack with great electro sounds :)

http://hotfile.com/dl/14848..."

Astral Flyover Live Video

YouTube via davidryle
"Arrick modular synth live performance. Used Cubase 4 and Addictive Drums vst plug-in to clock into the Q960 Sequential Controller."

FLAME

on the FLAME website

Be sure to check out the Projects link when you get there.

Pictured:

wildFLAME step sequencer (large knob laden box) and the Joystick Sonar Pressure Sequencer.

Metasonix R52

YouTube via attacksustain. "Demo of the Metasonix R52"

volfram synth

::vtol:: volfram synth from ::vtol:: on Vimeo.
complex fx processor and noise generator

more info and demos - http://samoletuvvp.narod.ru/vto/diy/vol.html

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MAURICE RAVEL'S "BOLERO" ON SYNTHESIZER BY ISAO TOMITA

YouTube via BeeGeesFan999

M-Audio Oxygen 49 - 49-Key USB MIDI Controller

"Top Features
bus-powered 49-key USB MIDI controller > easy computer connectivity
8 assignable knobs, 9 assignable sliders > control DAW and virtual instrument parameters
DirectLink mode > instant controller mapping to DAW functions
dedicated transport and track select buttons > streamlined session control
Pro Tools compatible > extends industry-standard functionality
The Oxygen 49 USB MIDI controller delivers next-generation functionality from M-Audio®, the leading innovator in mobile music production technology. Oxygen 49 features eight assignable knobs and nine assignable sliders, plus dedicated transport and track select buttons. DirectLink mode automatically maps these controls to common DAW functions* including transport, mixer, track pan and plug-in parameters. Built-in factory presets offer support for popular virtual instruments right out of the box—no complicated setup required. Velocity-sensitive keys and a sleek, compact design round out a portable keyboard that’s perfect for both production and performance. No other MIDI controller in this price range has so much functionality while remaining easy to use." Description is obviously for the 49 key version. You can find more details including info on the 61 and 25 key versions at the M-Audio website.

DSI Mopho with Special Edition "Prophet" Knobs

via Gavin in the comments of this post.

Available at NovaMusik

NovaMusik on Ebay

WAD v Zeroscillator

YouTube via hexenduction
"Serge M-Class WAD versus Cynthia Zerocillator. All sound was created by the Zeroscillator and WAD. Some modulation, a staircase and a a sine wave for the ZO was provided by the Serge Creature.
Shot on Kodak Zi6 in macro.
Sound recorded direct via Apogee Duet.
Cheers!"

Homage To Tony Martin

YouTube via hexenduction
"Using Non-Newtonian Fluid with bass frequencies to make dancing slime. Shot in Macro with a Kodak Zi6. Audio made with Serge M-Class modular synth consisting of SQP, Creature, Gator and Quadslop M-odules along with the Cynthia VC Tabla.

Tony Martin was a member of the San Francisco Tape Music Center and used psychadelic light projections of mixed oils and pigments to accompany the audio work of people like Pauline Oliveros, The Jefferson Airplane and Toshi Ichiyanagi."

AXiS 49 - EPIC Dance Track (edit)

video re-posted here.

Consequence Walkthrough

YouTube via SugarBytes
"A short walkthrough with Consequence, the new Chord Synquencer by Sugar Bytes
www.sugar-bytes.de"

Consequence Pattern Basics


Consequence Pattern Overview


Consquence Pattern deatils

One more with the Yamaha CS01

YouTube via stylinghead

"highly liquid midi kit driven by elektron machinedrum"

KORG DS10 Maiking heavy sound

YouTube via yamato10gallon
"ds10plus bought. However, please be a little more.
This is, DS10 is made."

escape (sega + particle/generative synthesis)

YouTube via BrianWilliamGreen. processed in tiction.
"info, http://www.seeyouinsleep.co..."

The many faces of TX81Z

YouTube via vinyljunkie07
"2 examples of the Yamaha TX81Z doing what it's known for best...90's sounding house and techno thanks to some Lately Bass ;-) On the DX-100 and others this is more comenly known as "Solid Bass" and sounds a little different...Solid Bass patch from the DX-100 was used on Orbital's Chime to name some...Lately Bass was used on pretty much everything and even Madona used it"

WTF Machine

YouTube via stylinghead. "eally,WTF?"

OCTAVARIUM KEYBOARD SOLO (DREAM THEATER )

YouTube via Space4Keys. KORG M3.
"S4K Continuum Pads DEMO (COMING SOON): OCTAVARIUM KEYBOARD INTRO (DREAM THEATER)

Performed by LEONARDO

www.space4keys.com"

Kegel - Creodonta Vs Folktek Arts (version 3)

YouTube via arthurpainter. Folktek on Ebay
"Another live improv utilizing my Folktek Drumscape, Pluton X , and Waveshape Repeater. A Boomerang Looper and an Alesis Bitrman were also involved in this chaotic Saga. Live, earplugs were required... many thanks to Karl at Main Drag Music in Brooklyn for his generosity and concern."

Egyptian Lover "Egypt Egypt" TR-808 Zap "Hi Q" Blip Sound

YouTube via intromix
"What most don't know about the original TR-808, aside from it's original voices (sounds) there is a "pulse" sound that you can hear when plugging a cable from the ACcent trigger out, it generates a metallic "zap" sound very similar to a Hi Q (sound from the Roland R-8) This sound was used in "Egypt Egypt" and "Funkbox" from Masterdon. THIS IS HOW THE SOUND IS DONE!!!!"

Multivox MX-150 Baskey II Analog Bass Synth

via this auction

"Modified Baskey II MX-150 Multivox Analog bass synth moog Taurus. This item is a Multivox MX-150 analog bass synthesizer, it is similar to the Moog Taurus but with less control. We have upgraded all the footswitches to heavy duty components, and replaced all the knobs. The filter circuit has been modified to expand the cutoff frequency range (call expand on the MX-150)."

Roland GR-33B Vintage Analog Bass Synthesizer

via this auction where you'll find more pics and demos while up.

Features of the GR-33B:
* 4-voice polyphony
* 2 oscillators per voice with independent waveforms
* VCOs are directly harmonically locked to each string, but can be tuned separately
* 2 Presets for Envelope Generator with Attack and Decay Control
* Selectable -12 dB or -24 dB VCF with Envelope Modulation
* VCA Controlled by Dynamics or Envelope Generator
* Envelope Triggered Low Frequency Oscillator with Delay, for Vibrato Effects
* Built-in foot switches control the VCO harmonize pitch (detuning of the VCO's), with latch and unlatch modes
* Built-in foot switch controls the VCF mode (on, bypass, or inverted)
* Pedal control input for the VCF
* String Select Feature in Individually Engage/Disengage Synth Sound per String
* The GR-33B can output either the guitar, the synth, or a mix of the two
* Synchronized, flashing LED status indicators
* All-Analog Construction"