via this auction
(audio there while up)
If you ever consider picking up a Fizmo, be sure to read the Fizmo fix.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Ensoniq Fizmo RealTime Transwave Synth
via this auction
(audio there while up)
If you ever consider picking up a Fizmo, be sure to read the Fizmo fix.
p4!~~_12.JPG)
CRUMAR DS2 Vintage Synthesizer
via this auction"The DS2 was a very popular synth for performance and studio work. The CRUMAR DFS2 has dual oscillators, filters, Noise generators, EQ, Pitch, ASDR sections and a weird sequencer thingy, too. It's very well built and roadworthy. Your favorite '80s disco hits were played using these things. You can do white or pink noise sweeps - all those tacky tricks."
mystery modular synthesizer - who made it? found in junk pile
YouTube via horchacha
"who made this thing i found at the electronics surplus/junk area?
holy crap it's cool! the power supply is lacking and there is a hum
on the powerline - i will work on that and get some knobs!
thanks mystery person!??!
please get in touch? any info anyone?
it has a paia midi2cv8 set to MIDI CC mode w/ buffers and atten on each
two cem 3394 Synth Voices - vco/vca/vcf x 2
noise source
a lag/lfo vcs type thing
a cosine/sine quadrature lfo
modular opamps
inverters
mixers
banana to 1/4"
all diy except the paia midi2cv8
sequence is from cgs seq switch sequencer
not using the midi yet
dave wright
www.notbreathing.com"
Casio RZ-1 Drum Machine Circuit Bent Part 1
YouTube via kenzie2029
"Casio Drum Machine Circuit Bent Part 1 (Casio RZ1 RZ 1 RZ-1)
Quick sample video of my work in progress. Has a 24 point RCA patch bay and a 4 in/out on off section. My next set of bends will be two pitch controls, momentary switches for the on/offs, and more accessible tone controls for the samples.
Also, tucked deep in the lab is a RZ-1 Plus that I'm working on."
Casio RZ-1 Drum Machine Circuit Bent Part 2 Finished
"Casio Drum Machine Circuit Bent Part 2 (Casio RZ1 RZ 1 RZ-1)
Has a 24 point RCA patch bay that short circuits three of the four eprom chips. The different chips are for certain samples, so some patches effect only certain sounds. You can patch with in the chips and chip to chip. In addition to the patch bay there are four input / output on/off switch section with toggle switches and momentary buttons.
There is now a switch to bypass the RZ-1s main timing crystals with two getlofi 1799 precision oscillators to allow for some great pitch control. I still have a little bit of tweaking to do with some different pots and resistors.
I've added 10k pots on the top to easier access the samples tone control. Also, I replaced the internal permanent soldered battery with a replaceable one.
HUGE thanks to wotatwaat at http://www.exfade.org/details5.html for his help!
Also, tucked deep in the lab is a RZ-1 Plus that I'm working on."
Supertramp - Dreamer (Old Grey Whistle Test)
YouTube via malacite1. via Jared. "Live on Old Grey Whistle Test in 1974"
Anyone ID the keyboard with sliders playing the chimes in the last few seconds of the video?
Open Labs' SoundSlate
YouTube via OpenLabsInc
"Open Labs' Jim Stout explains to you "What Is SoundSlate" Find out more at http://www.openlabs.com/sou..."
Open Labs' DBeat
"Open Labs' Jim Stout explains to you 'what is a DBeat'.
Find out more at http://www.openlabs.com/dbeat"
The New Wave of Modular Synthesizers - PNW AES Event Tonight
This is just a reminder that the PNW AES Modular synth meet is tonight. If you are in the PNW area feel free to drop by. Full details and directions are currently up here. For the archives, and to see all posts for the event including interview links, images, and video see the new PNWAES label.
The following people will be at the event showing their gear:James Husted - Synthwerks
Scott Jaeger - The Harvestman
George Mattson - Mattson Mini Modular
Scott Stites - Division 6
flight - flight of harmony
Stephen Jones - Red Martian / Synthwood
MDB Window Recorder
Update: pic via http://www.muzines.co.uk where you'll find an article with additinal details on the MDB Window Recorder.
This update is in via swissdoc on 7/8/2019.
Original post:
Anyone know more about this one? swissdoc wrote in with the following: "while listening to the Electronic Soundmaker cassette from August 1985 I realized they where testing a Sampler there which I never heard about so far, the MDB Window Recorder. As a quick search reveals, it was built in Switzerland.
Here are the relevant hits I could find:
http://www.giant.ch/index___id=contact&l=en.html
Giant has been involved in the design and the manufacture of the one of the first real 16bit digital audio samplers, the "MDB Window Recorder".
http://www.the-gas-station.com/messages.cfm?Type=normal&Thread_ID=40161&LastDays=40201"
mp3 here
From the giant.ch link above: "Giant Electronics is a swiss distribution company dedicated to the audio-pro market. Giant Electronics was founded in 1978 by Vincent Baettig, and was a manufacturing company between 1982 and 1989.
Giant has been involved in the design and the manufacture of the one of the first real 16bit digital audio samplers, the "MDB Window Recorder".
Between 1985 and 2001, Giant has been mainly involved in pro-audio sales and in high-end "computer based" audio & video workstation solutions. Our regular activities take place into studio-mixdown, mastering, post-synchronisation, broadcast, multimedia and home-recording markets."
Update via 7ate9 in the comments:
"It was a grey rack mount unit as far as I remember. From around the time when AMS introduced the CV/Gate keyboard interface so you could use their digital delay as a sampler.
I think Daniel Miller and/or Gareth Jones used the MDB when working with Depeche Mode back then.
MDB also made a digital sequencer/keyboard thing which was sold at a VEMIA auction some years ago."
Yamaha DX7 II
via this auction"Yamaha DX7IID synth up for grabs. This second-generation keyboard is less commonly seen than the original. It has various enhancements such as improved sound quality, micro-tuning, better MIDI support, and the ability to layer two voices simultaneously in stereo."
Grid Iphone App and Jomox T-Resonator
YouTube via theau61
"Grid developper made an amazing app on the Iphone. One can explore multiple frequency events by touching and exploring diffrent greids. I made this video for our blog www.musikgear.com
We love noise.
More info : http://011010110110100101101110.com/g..."
First Kjahart session Electribing a musical box
YouTube via RothHandle
"Today was somewhat of a inbetween day in the studio...waiting to go to Alars studio to listen to a new version of Andreas Morlands All the time and then doing backups and small recordings while I was waiting. This is the first track we are mixing for Andreas solo album. We used to have a band together called Andreas & Jag and then he moved on and formed Morland.
This short film shows me messing around a musical box, a boss loopstation and a electribe drummachine.
If you are into this kind of stuff you might be interested in the studios website www.roth-handle.nu
The studio is located in Sundbyberg in Sweden. This is where I spend most of my days recording and producing artists. My main focus is using old equipment with new artists. The studio started in my apartment but after a while my girlfriend got fed up with having organs and keyboards stacked throughout the apartment so she more or less gave me an ultimatum. We are now married with three children."
Gavin Russom Interview
YouTube embed below. via Motherboard where you'll find the full write-up.
"In this episode of Electric Independence, Motherboard heads to Bed Stuy to visit Gavin Russom in his home studio.
Gavin Russom has been making and unmaking synths since a young age. He thinks of the analog machines as works of art in their own right, blending the aural, visual, and the sculptural."
(1/2)- Motherboard Electric Independence: Gavin Russom
YouTube Uploaded by VBSdotTV on Feb 24, 2010
(2/2)- Motherboard Electric Independence: Gavin Russom
YouTube Uploaded by VBSdotTV on Mar 2, 2010
"Gavin Russom is a wizard, and not just because his long red flowing mane is reminiscent of a medieval alchemist or because he was once a stage magician. The composer and former engineer for dance label DFA (where he earned the Wizard moniker) has been making and unmaking synths since a young age. Gavin thinks of the analog machines as works of art in their own right, blending the aural, visual, and the sculptural.
After living in Berlin, Gavin finally decided to come back stateside and get back to his roots. In this episode of Motherboards fantastical series Electric Independence, we sit down with Gavin and Black Dices Eric Copeland to talk about the state of dance music, 20th century composers and why the Wizards mystical, handcrafted electronic sound is a perfect substitute for controlled substances.
See more at Motherboard.tv"
Handmade Music Minneapolis
.png)
via Paul:"We are having a Handmade music event in Minneapolis on Thursday February 25th in Minneapolis' new Hacker Space The Hack Factory.
What's Handmade Music?
Part party, part mixer, part Science Fair, and part performance, this is an informal chance for geeksters and the geek-curious to come together, relax, and discover new sounds. The evening is a gathering of inventors of new instruments & music technology. Featuring circuit-bent toys, custom software and patches, interactive digital & visual instruments, custom electronics, electricity-powered noisemakers, DIY robots and new acoustic instruments. And it’s open to everyone from hard-core hackers & newcomers to music lovers who want to learn about the DIY music scene.
The event is free and open to the public.
Also we have planned to have two artist perform at the end of the night (~30 minutes each) and both slots are currently open email sobczak.paul over at gmail if interested. Flier and information at http://www.tcmaker.org/blog/2010/02/handmademusic_1/
The Hack Factory is located at :
3119 E. 26th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Use the side door by the alley- go though the chain link fence to the yellow door to gain access."
Lucas Abela - Music with "amplified glass"
YouTube via aebworld. via Nath
Nocturnal TV-Justice Yeldham Live @ The Marquee Sydney
"Performance and sound/noise artist Justice Yeldham performs his amazing act with just a piece of glass. Truely amazing, one of a kind."
Lucas Abela - Lausanne 2007
"Lucas Abela au Bourg à Lausanne en Juin 2007. Artiste expérimental qui créé des sons grâce à une plaque de verre en contact avec son visage.
Blog sur Costes : http://costes666.skyrock.com/."
via Nath:
"Lucas Abela,
He performs under the name Justice Yeldham.
He also runs the label Dual Plover.
There is lots more on you tube about his performances but they speak for themselves.
Please note there is a Blood warning as he plays plates of glass with his mouth and a contact mic."
exotic 707 tom and monopoly
YouTube via f...ingharpsichord. Roland TR-707 and KORG Mono/Poly on tape.
Squidfanny's Hidden beast 1944
YouTube via theau61. Ensoniq ASRX
"Drone and noises from an amazing sampler from Ensoniq. This monster has been modified by squidfanny and here at musikgear we a proud to use it on a daily basis. See Squidfanny channel for more info."
BLG49(u+NQ~~_3.JPG)
Tiptop Audio Z8000 Review
Full review on VICMOD"Tiptop Audio's Z8000 is a CV sequencer/programmer module. It differs from most analog sequencers in that provides ten individual sequencer tracks, eight of which are 4-step, and two that are 16-step. Programming the sequencer tracks is done via a 4x4 matrix of potentiometres, each with an associated LED.
The clever thing about the Z8000 is that the sequencers share the CV values specified by the pot matrix. More specifically, four of the 4-step sequencers produce CV sequences specified by columns of pots, the other four 4-step sequencers determine their CV values from rows of pots. The two 16-step sequencers take their programmed values from left-to-right, top-to-bottom order, and top-to-bottom, left-to-right order, respectively. A natural consequence of the programming pot sharing is that moving a single pot may affect the programming of up to four sequencers."
DG-10 Live at Liquid Room: Golden Synthesizer
You can find the third video in a three part series in this post. Note the people in the video are the developers of the KORG DS-10 software.
Roland Juno-6 song "Colors of Sound" by Retropeak
YouTube via vintagesynthlover
"All sound from juno 6. Recorded in logic.
Retropeak on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/retr...
For Better quality: http://www.mikseri.net/arti..."
"In them old cotton fields back home" - with El
YouTube via organfairy. Elgam rhythm box / drum machine.
Kegel - Vostok Alone #2
YouTube via arthurpainter
"Here is a self-explanatory stab at a pulse/noise piece using my Vostok Modular Synth."
S.com Q171 Quantizer Sequencer tuning #1
YouTube via morbius001
"Tuning the S.com Q960 sequential controller using the new Q171 Quantizer- multiple rows, random stages, etc.
This is the first 'TRIAL' video demo... 'learning ustream's video program. So, it's not really so much about the subject matter, as it is about how tha hell the production process goesl. - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/modular..."
Reason Combinator Test Making - Gristleizer? -
YouTube via ozashikiTECHNO
"Throbbing Gristle のオリジナル・エフェクターGristleizerを試しにRe asonのCombinatorで作ってみましたが・・・簡単な 様で難しい・・・"
"Throbbing Gristle original Gristleizer effector Re ason to try hard in the Combinator like I tried with a simple"
Playing Effectrix
YouTube via SugarBytes
"This video is an impressing example of the possibilities that open up with Effectrix."
The Harvestman Interview
You can find the full interview on electromusic.com here."electronicmusic.com: When did you decide to create The Harvestman?
Scott Jaeger : I started design work in summer 2006 and made an academic thesis out of several early designs. After getting out of there in 2007, I was building small numbers of these devices on a custom basis with no business motivation whatsoever. Some overwhelming persuasion from my US Distributor convinced me to revise the Malgorithm design for easier construction, and start supplying him with devices. Soon after that I arrived at an agreement to license the Polivoks filter design from Russia, and I found a very receptive audience. That was all the support I needed to continue development of newer devices...
My "company's" tagline is "digital audio electronics" because I have the naïve belief that "digital" will one day stop being a dirty word when it comes to music synthesizers..."
Scott Jaeger of The Harvestman will be presenting at the PNW AES synth meet this coming Wednesday. Doors are open to the public and entry is free.
MFB SEQ-01 Drum-Sequencer
via http://www.mfberlin.de"Complementing our new DRUM-modules, MFB announces SEQ-1. A trigger-sequencer specialized on creating rhythmic patterns.
SEQ-01 allows to build 16 patterns each consisting of up to 32 steps. All patterns can be saved and consist of 12 tracks. Patterns offer switchable A/B-parts that can also be used as 2-bar-patterns. Each step of the 12 tracks can be programmed in one out of three accent values.
„Pattern +“ and „Pattern –“ inputs allow switching to adjacent pattern by trigger signals.
Start/stop and tempo (Clock) can be accessed directly on the module but also be controlled through external signals. Vice versa, the SEQ-1’s clock output and start and stop functions can be used to control other modules.
RESET allows resetting the selected sequence back to step 1.
SEQ-01 is not only useful to control drum and percussive sounds. Modular synthesizers offer lots of options for trigger-based control like sample & hold, switches, clock-dividing, sequencers, logic modules, envelopes and more. An example: while standard S&H or clock divider modules are usually fed by a linear clock, the SEQ-1 turn this into rhythmic triggering! And because the SEQ-1 offers 12 trigger outputs you will surely have some spare outputs for special purposes beside triggering your drum-modules.
The module has a width of 100 mm (20 TE)"
MFB OSC-02 Triple VCO
via http://www.mfberlin.de"OSC-02 may look like OSC-01 but is a very different beast inside. Unlike its hybrid brother OSC-01, the OSC-02 uses fully analog technique taken from MFB Synth II model. Three oscillators with all benefits and the typical character of analog construction in a single compact module.
OSC-02 offers a variety of notable functions: Beside a common CV-control voltage for all VCOs, all oscillators can be individually controlled by CV-sources, e.g. by different tracks of a CV-sequencer like Doepfers MAQ-16/3 or the AS Oberkorn. VCO 1 can be synchronized to VCO 3, individually or paired with VCO 2. The same goes for external hard-sync. The additional CV-inputs allow for common and individual modulations.
Three outputs allow for summed and individual audio outputs. A separate outputs carries a digital ring-modulated signal of OSC 1 and 2 (configurable to OSC 1-3 by jumper).
The module has a width of 80 mm (16 TE).
MFB products are sold at your musical instruments dealer. If you can´t find any reseller closeby we will also sell the OSC-02 directly within Germany. The price is 199 Euro (incl. VAT plus 10 Euro shipping, cash on delivery)."
You can find more MFB modules here. Note the English link at the top of each page.
MFB SEQ-02 Step-Sequencer
via http://www.mfberlin.de"MFB’s new Step-Sequencer SEQ-02 is the perfect companion to our synthesizer- and DRUM- module range. SEQ-02 is specialized in rhythm- and sequence programming.
SEQ-02 can be used as a sequencer with 6 CV- and 6 gate-outputs. Alternatively, it may also be used with either 12 CV- or 12 gate-/trigger-outputs.
SEQ-02 allows creating 16 sequences with up to 32 steps each. The sequences can be stored and offer 6 or 12 tracks. In addition, an A- and B-part allows building 2-bar-sequences using the A/B-switch.
Use trigger impulses at inputs “Sequence +“ and “Sequence –“ to switch to adjacent sequences.
Start/stop and tempo (clock) can be either controlled directly at the module or remote-controlled through external signals. Of course, SEQ-02’s start/stop and clock can act as a master for other sequencers. The RESET-input allows switching the current sequence back to step 1.
Beyond using SEQ-02 to trigger drums and envelopes, there are countless options for trigger-impulses in a modular environment. These may be used for sample&hold, switches, clock-dividers/sequencers or logic-modules. This allows to create rhythmic events, where usually a straight clock would be used for triggering, e.g. in S&H- or clock-dividing-modules. Thanks to the big number of CV- and trigger-tracks, SEQ-02 will always allow for some extra assignments beside the drum-groove.
The module has a width of 100 mm (20 TE).
MFB products are sold at your musical instruments dealer. If you can´t find any reseller closeby we will also sell the SEQ-02 directly within Germany. The price is 229 Euro (incl. VAT plus 10 Euro shipping, cash on delivery)."
Circuit Skills: Circuit Board Etching
YouTube via makemagazine. See more synth centric makemagazines posted here.
"Making your own printed circuit board can be a truly satisfying process, tying together electronics and the handmade craft of etching. It's the most accurate way to build a circuit short of sending away to a PCB manufacturer and it's a lot more fun (+ cheaper too!)."
K5MP Kawai K5 Editor and Noise Reduction
via Kyle Weiss in the comments of this post.
"This link has a noise-reducing modification that I'm going to give a try..."
The link also mentions an old DOS based editor called the K5MP. The link appears to be from Sound Doctorin, who I'm guessing is this sounddoctorin.
"K5MP FEATURES:
* Runs on any IBM compatible with DOS 3.2 or higher, floppy DD
and an MPU-401 compatible (UART) midi card.
* Eases the process of becoming K5MP proficient, by providing
COMPLETE MENUS, which prompt for all options available.
* Allows you to create custom MACRO LIBRARY files, which help
you generate complex sounds in minutes! A library file for
each "page" of data on the K5 can be accessed. Just imagine
selecting your favorite piano timbre without searching your
patch libraries for the sound that contained that timbre, and
then extracting it into your working patch. Setting up these
libraries as you please will allow you to remove the obstacle
which has kept your imagination from running wild on the K5!
* Takes out the guess work when editing delays and envelopes
by letting the user enter real times. (eg. trend of 4.2 sec.)
* Provides logical and imaginative tools for creating timbres, a
very efficient discrete harmonic entry utility, and a waveform
plot utility.
* Patch can be sent to or received from the K5 with one keystroke."
"This link has a noise-reducing modification that I'm going to give a try..."
The link also mentions an old DOS based editor called the K5MP. The link appears to be from Sound Doctorin, who I'm guessing is this sounddoctorin.
"K5MP FEATURES:
* Runs on any IBM compatible with DOS 3.2 or higher, floppy DD
and an MPU-401 compatible (UART) midi card.
* Eases the process of becoming K5MP proficient, by providing
COMPLETE MENUS, which prompt for all options available.
* Allows you to create custom MACRO LIBRARY files, which help
you generate complex sounds in minutes! A library file for
each "page" of data on the K5 can be accessed. Just imagine
selecting your favorite piano timbre without searching your
patch libraries for the sound that contained that timbre, and
then extracting it into your working patch. Setting up these
libraries as you please will allow you to remove the obstacle
which has kept your imagination from running wild on the K5!
* Takes out the guess work when editing delays and envelopes
by letting the user enter real times. (eg. trend of 4.2 sec.)
* Provides logical and imaginative tools for creating timbres, a
very efficient discrete harmonic entry utility, and a waveform
plot utility.
* Patch can be sent to or received from the K5 with one keystroke."
Lady GaGa - Telephone (Acoustic) & Dance In The Dark Live at the Brits 16/2/10 HQ
YouTube via JORDANMERRITT. Crazy custom keytar with embedded MPC right after 2:27.
Ham Heart Analog Synth Noise Box
via this auction"This is a handmade Ham Heart analog synthesizer.
It features 1 squarewave oscillator, which can either be free running in drone mode or triggered
by the green pushbutton in trigger mode.
The green toggle switch selects between 'drone' or 'trigger' mode.
The green button allows you play the device rhythmically or in short bursts.
The large knob sweeps the frequency of the oscillator.The yellow LED displays the rate of oscillation, and changes as you sweep the pitch.
6.35mm (1/4 inch) audio output
2.1mm 9v DC input (tip -)
Rubber feet
Metal faceplate painted caution yellow with high gloss clear coat.
Hand painted wounded beast hamheart logo.
hamdust at gmail or hamheart dot com for sounds."
PREVIOUS PAGE
NEXT PAGE
HOME
© Matrixsynth - All posts are presented here for informative, historical and educative purposes as applicable within fair use.
MATRIXSYNTH is supported by affiliate links that use cookies to track clickthroughs and sales. See the privacy policy for details.
MATRIXSYNTH - EVERYTHING SYNTH
© Matrixsynth - All posts are presented here for informative, historical and educative purposes as applicable within fair use.
MATRIXSYNTH is supported by affiliate links that use cookies to track clickthroughs and sales. See the privacy policy for details.
MATRIXSYNTH - EVERYTHING SYNTH
