micro size atari punk console by properboy

YouTube via theproperboy. www.properboy.com

KORG Trinity Rack TR Review

via Hexfix93. Full review with samples here.

"This is my secret weapon. It can step in and do most any job. Yeah, the sounds are compressed rompler stuff, but seriously, the filters in this have this wet sound, this air to them that really makes things cut in the mix and sound lush and vibrant. I love the filters on this, I tried to like the triton, but the filters were not the same."

The Definitive Roland TB-303 vs Adafruit x0xb0x shootout

YouTube via phono1337
"I hope you have your flame resistant suits on because here we have it, the definitive Roland TB-303 vs Adafruit x0xb0x shootout.

more info at http://dinsync.info"

Eigenharp Alpha | Pro Audio News | Nov 2009

Eigenharp Alpha | Pro Audio News | Nov 2009 from LoopTV - The Producers Channel on Vimeo.

"After eight years in the making, the most revolutionary new musical instrument of the last 60 years has launched…

Launching in October 2009, the Eigenharp Alpha - is a brand new instrument, the very first of its kind. Designed specifically for live performance, it is simply the most expressive electronic musical instrument ever made. Developed by British innovation company Eigenlabs, it redefines everything we have come to know about electronic instruments.

With the Eigenharp, the musician can play and improvise using a limitless range of sounds with virtuoso skill. The Eigenharp can play and record loops, change key, transpose, alter tempo, program beats, switch and layer sounds, all while the musician is performing live on stage.

LoopTV investigates this brave new world of intuitive performance controllers!

Enjoy!"

Logan String Melody + Minimoog + Taurus 1

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

analog strings: Logan String Melody II
lead sound: Minimoog
deep bass: Moog Taurus 1 bass pedals
drums: Keio (Korg) MiniPops Junior
fx: EHX Small Stone phase shifter (String Melody)"

Time Machine Version 4

via the Folktek Arts blog where you'll fine more shots.

"A different style of Time Machine for processing sound or as a standalone sound generator synth with magnetic patchbay/touchboard (for touch based synthesis), patchable keys and thousands of possibilities from the subtle to the extreme."

Folktek on Ebay

Felt Birthday Minimoog

via Miguel

"Here is a link to the amazing felt Minimoog that my friend Grace Kim made for my birthday. The knob panel is adjustable, there is a lot of detail and it even lights up the power light... just check out the pictures."

Giving this the synth cake label even though it's not a cake. The label is about birthdays as well.

doepfer dark energy tracks by shagghie

High Sage by shagghie

"tracks 17 & 18 are the D.E. being triggered by the 303 CV/Gate, doing the glitchy background stuff. amazing little box."

Livewire Electronics on Facebook

Livewire on Facebook

yellow and blue 303

from fabulous23s studio

1987 ROLAND D-50 LINEAR ARITHMETIC SYNTHESIZER + PG-1000 CONTROLLER

via this auction

"Notable features include: 32 Oscillators (4 partials per voice), Sampled attack sounds with analog style envelopes, Layered sounds, incredible velocity sensitive keyboard (very well implemented!), Modern Midi, PG-1000 controller makes this synth very easy to program"

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1983 ROLAND JUPITER-6 JP-6 ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

Live jam Roland TR505 & Roland R8

YouTube via JVGmidi
"just a test.
i have bought the Roland R8 today.
set it up as slave to the TR 505."

Synthesizerstudio

flickr by Pablo Gregor
(click for more)

Minimoog
Marion Systems MSR2
SEI Mini
Oberheim OB-Mx
Novation BassStation
SEI Mini Remote
Green Waldorf Microwave
Studio Electronics SE-1

ARP 2600 DIY Clone

via THeff on this electro-music.com thread (audio there).
"I have finally gotten around to posting some info on a DIY ARP-2600 clone synth that I built the last three months of 2009. The ARP-2600 was always very intriguing to me. I guess it's a combination of the slide pots, cool graphics, and normalized patching that attracted me so much.

The word "clone" is used loosely here because there are a lot of differences from the original ARP-2600. One big difference is that it is modular and not one large front panel. I tried to maintain the orange, black and white graphics as close as possible.

I also tried to capture the original sound by cloning the oscillators (4027-1) and the filter (4035- Odyssey) very closely. The other modules, VCA, AR, ADSR, Ring Mod., Noise, S/H, and reverb use various other designs.

I have never had the privilege of actually playing the 2600, so I cannot verify the closeness of the sound.


The size and shape are a little different than the original because I used a case from a previous synthesizer that I built. The front panel speakers were not installed in order to fit everything in.

All three VCOs are like VCO #2 in the original 2600, meaning they all have Sine, Saw, Triangle, and Pulse waveforms available, including PWM. I also added sync to each like the Odyssey.

A separate VCLFO (a 4027-1 in LF mode) was added, in order to keep the other oscillators always available for audio use.

For the reverb I decided not to use springs and instead used the Spin Semiconductor FV-1 Reverb IC.

The 1/8" jacks were traded for 1/4" jacks out of preference.

More documentation about the synth will be coming in the near future, but for now here are some pictures and an MP3 recording that I made in December.

I have always loved the song "Frankenstein" by Edgar Winter, which was performed on an ARP-2600 in 1972. There is a cool YouTube video of Edgar Winter performing it.

The MP3 file enclosed is "Frankenstein" performed on the DIY ARP-2600 clone.

Here are the specifics:

Recorded using a MIDI file, sequenced with Cakewalk Sonar. I did not create the MIDI file.

All of the synth sounds were created with the DIY 2600. The drums, organ, and guitar were created with the Thomas Henry GM Voice (a Yamaha daughter card).

The filter sweep at 3:17 - 3:54 was manually created. I watched the Edgar Winter video many times to see how he did it!.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Steve Daniels of Small Bear Electronics for special ordering the 1 meg slide pots needed for several of the modules. I could not find them anywhere and contacted Steve about them. He now stocks several values of the slide pots if you are interested, for very reasonable prices!

Regards, -Tim"

Klee oh Klee

Klee oh Klee from emergencyofstate on Vimeo.

"Some more sequencing with the Klee. Oscillators are both Cwejman with some flavor added by the Tiptop Audio Z5000."

Dark Energy Destruction

YouTube via atmosonic. "Let's see how ugly this synth can get."

Dark Energy

"Just received my Doepfer: Dark Energy. Thought I'd give it a go."

Dark Energy + Guitar

"I ran my guitar into my Roland GP-100 then to the Doepfer Dark Energy. I set the VCO PW and the VCF to be controlled by the Moog MP-201. Tested chords, arps and single notes."

Oberkorn meets Crowphonics

YouTube via henrikbjorkk
"This one is really only for Ted@Crowphonics who said that the CRO-1 wasnt very responsive to sequencing ;)

I guess if you are making strange techno or something like that this could be really useful."

Soothing sounds for Buchla

YouTube via cray56. "Soothing sounds for Buchla"

1Song1Week1Year - Week07- Terrific Scientific

YouTube via DJDJSMusic
"The 7th song in my project to write a new song every week for the year 2010.
This week I used the new Vocoder plugin for Audacity create some samples . I also used the "Aah" samples from last week. Maybe next week I'll use this week's samples, the "Aah" samples and some new samples :)

Please comment, rate and subscribe - As I'll be posting a new song every week for the next year!"

Bach Invention #3 in D major (incomplete) using the Arturia Moog Modular V

YouTube via synthbaron
"A very incomplete version of this Invention, done in the style of W. Carlos. Recorded about 6 years ago on the Arturia Moog softsynth. Select higher resolution video for better audio quality, or you can download the MP3 here: http://synthbaron.com/invention3incom..."

Bach Invention #4 in D minor using the Arturia Moog Modular V

"This was an attempt to somewhat duplicate W. Carlos' version. Recorded about 6 years ago on the Arturia Moog softsynth. I sort of gave up on it, so it's mostly incomplete. Select higher resolution video for better audio quality, or you can download the MP3 here: http://synthbaron.com/invention4.mp3"

Bach Invention #10 in G major (incomplete) using the Arturia Moog Modular V

"A very incomplete version of this Invention, done in the style of W. Carlos. It's a little embarrassing, because the timbres are all over the place and was a quick mixdown to listen to what it sounded like in the middle of recording it. It was much more complete, but this is all I have left of it after a data mishap. Recorded about 6 years ago on the Arturia Moog softsynth. Select higher resolution video for better audio quality, or you can download the MP3 here: http://synthbaron.com/invention10.mp3"

Switched On

"Switched On is a music electronics shop and online storefront. Experienced staff buys and sells vintage and specialty music equipment, offers full service repair, instrument rental, sampling, as well as in-store clinics and workshops. Switched On is located at 1111 East 11th Street, near downtown Austin, Texas and online at www.switchedonaustin.com."

Update: the girl in the pic is Silent Diane

Andromeda MK drum machines

YouTube via EA78751
"kits / ready made available thru analogue haven & ericarcher.net"

Bob Moog Intros Keith Emerson at Moogfest in NYC

YouTube via highbiashiphop
" Listen to Keith bust out those insane piano riffs he is famous for. This shit makes me drool listening...."

Take the Piston

YouTube via opsysbug
"Harvestman Piston Honda.
Sorry not the best quality but gives you an idea of this thing's wonderful craziness !!"

benjolinLightSynth.AVI

YouTube via bubagoo
"This piece is built around the 2 Benjolin circuits, which is a complex, analog sound generator designed by engineer/artist/super star Rob Hordijk. I've made a bunch of modifications and added a 3 channel light globe.
The globe has three high intensity LED lights in it, RED, GREEN and BLUE.
I'm able to grab different signals from the circuit (not JUST the audio signal) and send them to the lights, so each color is fading and strobing in a different pattern.
The result is complex color mixing madness.
I have more info on my website here:
http://casperelectronics.com/finished..."

BenjolinLightSynth2.mp4

Inside Serge TKB

flickr set by b3nnysf
(click for more)

"I took apart my TKB to adjust the trimmers, shot these lovely shots of the inside!!!"

N3wT Live studio recording with spectralis and monomachine

YouTube via n3wt15

Oberheim OB-1 classic analog synth

via this auction

inside an Oberheim OB-1

ROLAND SH-101 Vintage Synthesizer (RED)

via this auction

ARP ODYSSEY II 2813 SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

with extra special packaging...

Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus Sampler - Filters, Mods & FX

YouTube via TheDaydreamSound
In this video I'll attempt to show how the Filtering, Modulation and Effects sections of the Ensoniq EPS 16+ Sampler can be used in a live situation. Everything was sampled and played on the EPS 16+.

Thanks for Stopping By!

Find me on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/tds.drums
Hear me on Myspace http://www.myspace.com/thedaydreamsound"

Luftrum 3 - Ambient ReFill for Reason

YouTube via Luftrum1

"Ambient ReFill with patches for Thor Synthesizer, Propellerhead Reason 4. Luftrum 3 continues where Luftrum 2 left you - somewhere floating in space. 318 Mb Dr.Rex loops of pure ambient substance: Soundscapes & drones, ambient loops, spoken dialogue, field recordings, old movie conversation and 45 new evolving ambient pads for Thor.

Also included with Luftrum 3 is separate standalone wav and rx2 files (850 Mb in total) compatible with all major DAW's; Ableton Live, Cubase, Logic etc.

For ambient composers into drone music and space music in the likes of Biosphere, Klaus Schulze, The Orb, Tangerine Dream, early Brian Eno, Steve Roach and Robert Rich.

Music by Deepspace using Luftrum 3.

Luftrum 3 contains:

52 Old Movie Conversation
45 Ambient Pads for Thor
15 Soundscapes & Drones
12 Spoken Dialogue
10 Atmospheric Pad Loops
6 Field Recordings"