"In this blog post, Seva explores a tape that was donated to us by pioneering synthesist Herb Deutsch, who collaborated with Bob on the first prototype modular. In this 84 minute tape, Bob methodically explains the functions of the modular. We are excited to include five snippets of that tape here. Many thanks to Herb Deutsch for this historical treasure."
Read about it and hear the tapes at The Bob Moog Foundation.
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
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Moog Minimoog + Roland JD-800 "Orange Dream pt.3"
YouTube via retrosound72
"vintage synth demo by RetroSound
'Orange Dream part 3'
bassline: Moog Minimoog with Lintronics Midi sequenced by the MFB Step64 step sequencer and sync with the TR-707
bells and pads: Roland JD-800
drums: Roland TR-707"
wind controller, synthesizers, and voice fx
YouTube via spunkytoofers
"http://www.spunkytoofers.com for more information on the circuit bent synthesizers involved.
akai ewi4000s, circuit bent alesis qsr, circuit bent yamaha mu5, dave smith evolver, tc electronic fireworx with voice."
Roland JX-10 SysEx Edit by Colin Fraser
"Like many JX10 owners without a PG800 programmer I was disappointed to find that Roland had made a complete arse of the midi implementation - there is no way to edit sounds via midi. So I got hold of the service manual and the datasheet for the 6303 processor used in the assigner board, and set about dis-assembling the firmware, in the hope of finding the 'bug' that stopped SysEx sound edits working." And he did. Full details here.
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE
via COGNITIVE DISSONANCEKORG Electribe MX (in reverse)
"the whole CD was made mainly on a korg EMX"
Also on MATRIXSYNTH-C
A New World in Sequencers
Well, sort of... Dustin spotted this Wired article on virtual musicians."The concept goes well beyond basing the avatars in guitar-based videogames on famous performers, although the idea is similar. Using complex software, North Carolina’s Zenph Sound Innovations models the musical performances of musicians from Thelonius Monk to Rachmaninoff, based on how they played in occasionally old, scratchy recordings. Using that model, the company creates new recordings as they would be played by deceased musicians, if they were around to record with today’s equipment, to critical acclaim. And that’s just for starters.
Read More http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/03/virtual-musicians-real-performances#ixzz0hBJbjAoA"
KORG Kyma on steroids.
S4K Strange Pads Collect. on KORG M3 / M50 by Space4keys ( FREE PATCHES SOUNDS )
YouTube via Space4Keys
"S4K Strange Pads Collect. on KORG M3 / M50 by Space4keys ( FREE PATCHES SOUNDS )
Patched by s4k team
performed by XAM
www.space4keys.com"
Numerology and Volta
Numerology and Volta from Five12 on Vimeo.
"A step-by-step tutorial on setting up and using MOTU's Volta AU plugin with Numerology and an analog modular synthesizer. For more details, visit http://five12.com/t-volta.html"
Using Numerology with Silent Way VC
Using Numerology with Silent Way VC from Five12 on Vimeo.
"A step-by-step tutorial on using Numerology with the Expert Sleepers Silent Way Voice Controller plugin. For more details, visit http://five12.com/t-silentway.html"
Weird Sound Generator Test
Weird Sound Generator Test from contraversum on Vimeo.
"Slots of fun!"
http://www.musicfromouterspace.com
Roland System 100 - Synthesizer 101
via this auction"The Synthesizer 101 section is a fully self-contained analog mono-synth. It features a 37-note keyboard (with no performance controls, velocity or aftertouch), and lots of sliders to tweak. Its design is similar to the SH-series analog synths. Controls for the VCO, LFO, VCF lowpass/highpass filters, VCA with ADSR, Noise, and Portamento/Glide effects are all within hands reach.
Each component of the System 100 was relatively self-sufficient with its own power supply and housing. Roland's idea was that someone would start out with the Synthesizer 101 and add on to it piece by piece."
Eigenharp Alpha meets Kyma
Eigenharp Alpha meets Kyma from bar|none on Vimeo.
"Ever since I saw the Alpha I wanted these two to meet but technical limitations in both eigenD and Kyma made it not ideal and there was more latency than I wanted. The latest version of eigenD and the latest Kyma support virtualized midi drivers and Kyma now sends Midi over OSC via an ethernet connection.
This is a test of how responsive it is. I would say it's a resounding success! This is going to be too much fun.
And it's extremely easy to setup as well. Turn them both on and go.
This was recorded with the built in camera mic. The actual sound coming from Kyma is so realistic."
http://www.eigenlabs.com
http://www.symbolicsound.com
Roland SP-808ex Synthesizer Engine Overview & Demo
YouTube via stealthgear
"This is an overview of the SP-808ex synth fx engine where I play a few patches and talk about the synthesizer editing capabilities. I think the synth engine itself sounds very good and can add a special touch to your mix even when its only monosynth. When you are using the synth engine, make sure you have your midi controller set to ch. 11 and that effects are turned on. If the patch uses the d-beam, then turn on the appropriate button near the d-beam. Press FX INFO or Shift-FX Info to get into the editing features, and use the appropriate knobs for live tweaking.
The SP-808ex has something for everybody. Check out my tutorial on using its vocoder."
The Moog Guitar Overview by Fareed Haque
YouTube via MoogMusicInc. Moog filter comes in at 1:56.
"Fareed Haque takes us on a quick tour of The Moog Guitar. This video was filmed during Fareed's work on the new CD, DISCOVERY - Garaj Mahal and Fareed Haque Present The Moog Guitar. It's a great look at The Moog Guitar's innovative features and is included on the physical CD of the album.
DISCOVERY is available on iTunes and on the Moog website at...
http://www.moogmusic.com/booksandmusi...
In addition to his work with Garaj Mahal, jazz, classical and world music virtuoso Fareed Haque has played with a stellar list of top artists including Sting, Joe Zawinul and Medeski, Martin and Wood. Throughout his career he has balanced a love of guitar tradition with a spirit of sonic exploration, making The Moog Guitar the perfect musical vehicle for him."
CR-78 programming
YouTube via mysteritmo
"Programming a Roland CR-78 with a foot pedal. This video was recorded with a Nokia 6700 Classic mobile phone."
Brain Tutorial - Foot MIDI controller
YouTube via lividTV
"This video shows you how to wire a Roland DP-8 foot controller to the Brain to use it as an analog MIDI control."
Rare BUCHLA 500 Modules
via this auction"Extremly rare BUCHLA electric music box series 500 modules. ....only 3 exemplars ever made in the world!!! The cv interface module need of PSU and maybe the computer facilities directed to the series 500 computer system... I'm convinced that the joysticks and trigger, control voltages module can drive other modular systems with a right psu of course, they have a Cinch Jones plug for Power Supply and a pair of facilities connectors in the rear part. I don't know the right voltage that they need, I haven't any schematics.. I bought them for collection but ..I think they need of a new home with other Buchla brothers ;-) Amazing: the
two devices!"joysticks are photosensitive built with optoisolators ..so the sticks are luminescent...a primitive but charming
CORON Drum Synce storm DS-3 analog drum synthesizer
via this auction"CORON Drum Synce storm DS-3, vintage analog drum synthesizer. It work with a common 9 volts dc battery (to add inside) Very good working conditions, little but very powerful for make strange sounds, synthesized percussions, modulations & noises!"
Sequential Prophet-600 vintage synthesizer
via this auction"Sequential Circuits Prophet 600 analog vintage synthesizer, Polyphonic, MIDI, 99 programs, onboard arpeggiator, 2-track sequencer and poly-modulation. FULLY working! It has a cool glide effect and has very flexible modulation possibilities! It's great for creating analog effects, swells, drones and ambient pads! Polyphony: 6 Voices; Oscillators: 2 VCO A saw,pulse, tri; VCO B saw, pulse, tri, PW; Filter: analog 4-pole lowpass (Curtis) with its own envelope generators; Keyboard: 61 key keyboard; Arpeg/Seq - Sequencer: 2-track, real-time only; Arpeggiator: up, down, up/down; Control: MIDI; Date:1982"
MAPLIN 3800 analog vintage synthesizer
via this auction
"Very Nice MAPLIN 3800, British vintage analog synthesier, based on the same Maplin 5600 circuits. It has a lot of interesting features like a VCS3 Trapezoid type envelope (Transient envelope) Nice Spring reverberation and equalization, two awesome oscillators, Sample & Hold, modulator, a COOL 24db resonant Filter and more!"
ROLAND VP-330 vocoder plus MK1
via this auction
"ROLAND VP-330 vocoder plus MK1 from '70 years, EXTREMLY rare and in MINT conditions with a cool MIDI Kenton modification inside... the MIDI upgrade was very expensive: 470 gpb plus + professional installation service costs. Working status is perfect!
The VP-330 found favor with many key players and is especially prominent in Laurie Anderson’s “O Superman (For Massenet)” on Big Science... also was used by William Ørbit, BT, Styx, Kitaro, Underworld, Meat Beat Manifesto, Überzone, Air, Royksopp, Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, and many more. The VP-330 has a choir and string systesizer sections which can be mixed with the vocoder! You can mix any line signal also with an external input or.. you can play it also as a classic string machine. The vocoder shapes its envelope and filters by any sound source fed into it, your voice or even a drum loop can be used which is then applied to another sound source, typically a synth pad. This creates a very unique and famous robot-like sound, I think THE BEST VOCODER-STRING-HUMAN VOICE EVER!!
Polyphony: 49 voices Oscillators: 3 (string machine mixing), Filter: 18 VCFs: 54db/oct bandpass; 1 VCF: 54db/oct lowpass and highpass filters; 20 VCFs: 18db/oct lowpass filters; VCA: separate Mix Levels for Vocoder, String and Voice section and 20 envelope followers; LFO: Vibrato depth, delay and rate Effects: ensemble (chorus)"
ModularSquare Demo Days
"ModularSquare Saturday Demos : eurorack modules american brandsFor modular synths fans, ModularSquare organizes demo workshops. The next sessions are dedicated to the raise of american manufacturers of eurorack modules. Following MOTM or Modcam big sizes, Americans are making a step into the eurorack format, Livewire, Malekko and their Wiard reproductions, TipTop audio, Make Noise, Bananalogue and its Serge module .... many brands to be discovered....
March, Saturday 6 : Malekko & Wiard
April, Saturday 3 : Tiptop, Make Noise, Livewire
March, Saturday 6
from 2.00 pm to 6.30 pm, free entrance
6, rue Marceau, 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine, M° Pierre Curie
information @ 01 45 15 41 95 or info@modularsquare.com"
and in French:
"Les samedis démo de ModularSquare : modulaires d'outre-atlantique, la mode du format eurorack
Pour les fans de synthés modulaires et autres synthés analogiques, ModularSquare organise des ateliers de démonstration axés sur la pratique. Lors des prochaines sessions, Modularsquare s'intéresse à la recrudescence de nouvelles marques américaines de modulaires. Après les grands formats MOTM ou Modcam, les Américains se tournent vers le format eurorack. Livewire, Malekko et ses reproductions de modules Wiard, TipTop audio, Make Noise, Bananalogue et son module Serge.... des marques encore peu connues à découvrir...
Samedi 6 mars : Malekko revisite Wiard
Samedi 3 avril : Tiptop et Make Noise
samedi 6 mars
de 14h à 18h30, gratuit
6, rue Marceau, 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine, M° Pierre Curie
renseignements au 01 45 15 41 95 ou info@modularsquare.com"
LABELS/MORE:
Bananalogue,
Doepfer,
events,
Featured,
Livewire,
Make Noise,
Malekko,
Modcan,
MOTM,
Serge,
TipTop Audio,
Wiard
AtomoSynth Users
via AtomoSynth on Facebook
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El hangar de los mecanicos Lima Peru
Centro fundacion telefonica Lima
AtomoSynth on Ebay
Keyboardist Don Slepian
http://donslepian.com/You might recognize the custom DIY modular from this post (comments enabled there).
Rock That Body Beatmaker
YouTube via xgee1
"I did not make this beatpack. Really fun to play around with.
DL @ xzi-beat.com"
Beatmaker on iTunes:
Real Time MIDI Sequencing for Vectrex Using Ableton Live
YouTube via littlescale
"Ableton Live is controlling the soundchip inside of a real Vectrex video game console in real time. http://little-scale.blogspo..."
image via here.see the Vectrex link below for more.
Noisy Drone Samples on Aliens Project
get them here
Samples include:
Alpha Synth
Atari Microsynth
Audible Disease Demetia DM1
Bleeplabs Thingamagoop
Coron DS-7
DACS FREQue II
Elektro-Faustus EF-101
EMS A
MFOS Weird Sound Generator
Monotonic Labs Type N38
Moodysound Babybox
Cacophonator
Delfy SS-1
Ham Heart
Hartmann Neuron (Drones)
Matell Drums
Sonic Madness
Think Geek Bliptronic 5000
Vintage Noize 1969
via sequencer.de
uLFO and MFB dual ADSR
flickr by Mr. Biggs"A couple of nee pieces of the modular synthesizer puzzle.
I guess it's pretty nerdy to post pictures of stuff like this. But I like the things and i like the picture of the things. Enthusiasm reigns."
I like it. :)
Click on the image for the full size shot.
http://bubblesound.com
http://www.mfberlin.de
TeaTracks gliss iphone ipod touch audio sequencer
YouTube via teatracksvideos.
"Gliss is new sound application which lets you play sound files and mix them easily by drawing on your iPhone. With gliss you can load your sounds and draw them on the gliss sequencer in a quick, intuitive way that lets you make music on the fly. Play your mix using a tempo or scrub through by tilting your iPhone. The agility of gliss allows you to improvise and perform using the iPhone as a controller and interface. Get gliss at the app store:"
gliss on iTunes:
TeaTracks gliss ambient machine
"A somewhat spooky ambient machine using gliss sequencer for iPhone / iPod Touch."
gliss sequencer iphone app demo dreamy
"version 1.15 - with gliss you can draw music on your iPhone. This short video shows some very basic functionality. The direction of the playhead and the floating dots are being controlled by the device's tilt."
via Palm Sounds
GotharMusic Launches the MIDI Note Randomizer
"Gotharman’s note randomizer are a MIDI effect, that treats incoming MIDI note on and off's. When it receives note data, it takes a look at the adjustable probability parameter, and the velocity value, if Velo to Prob is other than zero, and randomly decides if it will play that note or not. If it decides to play the note, it will have a look at the adjustable random velocity parameter, and if this is higher than zero, it will randomize the note velocity value with the adjusted amount. This effect is very useful for creating variations in otherwise repeating patterns."Vocoder Tutorial on the Roland SP-808ex
YouTube via stealthgear
"Vocoder Tutorial for SP-808
This machine is not always immediate without a manual, but you can get good results with it and it has great FX. The Vocoder is one of those things that you need to know how to set up.
Make sure you don't have anything connected to input "L" !!! Unplug it (unless your using an externally preamped source and not the MIC input)
This is not a demonstration of its capabilities, just a tutorial."
Andromeda Unison
YouTube via thekilon
"This a sample of Andromeda's sonic character. What you listening here is a sound I made from scratch. The frist 2 minutes only 1 voice is used , in the last 2 the unison is on and uses all the 16 voices.
That is 32 oscilators and 32 suboscilators .... Armagedon... lol"
BugBrand BugCrusher & Rotating Clock Divider
YouTube via wonkythomas
"3 minutes after my first 10 minutes with the AMAZING BugBrand BugCrusher!!! So happy to finally have one of Toms blue bueties! This thing is awesome, super dense / compact PCB & the sound far surpasses my expectations (which where pretty high to begin with)
Pretty much the same as the last patch except the VCOs get run thru the BugCrusher, then into the CGS Wave Multiplier.... WOW! What a combination! Starts off with the sample rate really low & the VCOs tuned right down to LFO speeds, then ramps everything up. The BugCrusher rate is being CV'd by my Presets module which gives it that stepped, rythmic feel.
I increase the "Glide" amount - a LPF at audio rates & the sound loses all the harshness so the Wave Folding comes thru more & you end up with that 'sort of' plucked string sound. No filters (except inside the Crusher), no low pass gates, just loads twisted waveforms!"
4ms Rotating Clock Divider
YouTube via wonkythomas
"4ms RCD in Banana Frac format!!!
Yes! That is correct. Dann @4ms hooked me up with an RCD board, no panel etc. So, if you plugged your Euro RCD in backwards a little while ago THANK YOU!!!! Cos after it was fixed I bought it :D
This thing is way more fun than any module should legally be!
The "voice" here is two Blacet VCOs VC Waveforms, which are crossfaded, sometimes at audio rate, being sequenced by a combination of 2 Binary Zones, a Mini-Wave w/ scale quantizer & a Doepfer 156 Dual Quantizer - a little OTT.
The RCD takes the main clock (MFB Dual LFO squarewave) & spits pulses every which way. The 8008 is being triggered by a bunch of RCD outs run thru the Doepfer 152 sequential switch section.
Metalbox Dual AD is also getting triggered by the RCD & is CVing the CGS Wave Multiplier.
The combination of VC Waveforms, Crossfading & Wave Folding really peals my potatoes, just an absurb timbral range. FM the VC Mixer, modulate the harmonic content of the VCOs waveforms, wobble the folds... oh my days."
Collin's Lab: Kit-making
YouTube via makemagazine
"When recently faced with the dauntingly tedious task of assembling my first-ever batch of electronics kits, I was lucky enough to have the ever-helpful eye of seasoned kit-maker Becky Stern close by. While observing my one-man assembly 'process', Becky advised a more efficient, modular assembly line technique using intermediary storage vessels better known as "plastic cups". Streamlining the process left me with plenty of time to cook up some some unusually fancy title/motion graphics for the above-seen video.
For more info + related links, head over to -
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010..."
MIDI VOX
DIY Controller Building - Turn Tutorial
YouTube via lividTV
"In this tutorial I cover using the Turn Builder Board and the Brain. This will show you how to wire rotary potentiometers to build your own controller. You do not need to use the Turn board with the Builder Brain, but it provides you with a modular circuit board to use surface mount components."
Akai XR20 ( Portable MPC ) Part B - Beat Making Basics
YouTube via VJFranzK
"Examples of making user beats, and some preset examples.
Comment, rate and subscribe!
XR20 is available at NoiseBug.net in Pomona ( LA Area )"
modular gone acid
YouTube via DrOctave1
"bubblesound sem20 putting out some nice tones with an acid vibe at the end"
Bruce - SfB
YouTube via Bruce73X
"Music and video composed for "A new Chapter Of Acid House", a !free! downloadable compilation of acidish tracks. Get it and celebrate the World Acid Day 2010, 3.03.2010:
http://www.tribetoolz.de/2010/03/trib...
Moving images, source: archive.org
Moving images, cut & arrangement: me.
Music: live recording at Basement Research Center Under Earth by me, x0xb0x and some of the others."
A-100 patch: Day 0032
YouTube via beckhusen
"Included a 2nd VCO in my A-100 analog Modular System. I'm really enjoyed about the fat sound, it's much more than with only 1 VCO. This patch setup is only a test, also for the Clock Sequencer and Clock Divider. Read in the video which modules are included in this setup"
some random noise messing with make noise pressure points and the anti osc
YouTube via DrOctave1
"just a little noise jam i made with the make noise pressure points controling the filter cv and the wave env on the anti osc"
the rest of the noise jamm faster tempo more noise
"the second part of the make noise pressure jamm with more tempo and noise"
The Heels Of Love - Analog Jam
YouTube via madonthemoonrec
"The Heels Of Love jamming on a Korg KR-55 synched to a Korg Mono/Poly."
Oskar Sala - Zeilgalerie in Frankfurt, 1993
YouTube via djaiyo.
via rustyanalog Don't miss this bit of synth history.
"From christian moeller's website, www.christian-moeller.com
Sala, a pioneer of electronic music played his Trautonium, an early electronic musical instrument invented in Berlin in 1930.
For this live performance, his concert was displayed as a gigantic video projection above the urban flow. The metal façade of the Zeilgalerie was turned into a giant TV screen in the public space."
This one originally posted at 7:19 PM, 3/2. Moving on top for a bit. Don't miss this.
See the Trautonium label directly below for more.
Update via Rick Jelliffe:
"The thing is that Sala extended the Trautonium (a playing device) with his own synthesis system: subharmonic synthesis. It is a Mixturtrautonium!
This allows much more chord-like notes to be created, with four subharmonics. So while he can only play one note at a time on the lower manual, that note goes to four subharmonic generators. He can select different sets of subharmonics (/12, /13, /14 etc) with a knee controller, if necessary. Because these can be written down, it allowed him to set up patches and replay compositions much more quickly than later modular VC systems.
The subharmonic system favours some kinds of chords (dim 7s for example), which explains some aspects of his compositions.
I have made a free VST using subharmonic synthesis that is available on the WWW. Like Sala's it has a frequency shifter, reverb and some resonators, and can switch between sets of subharmonics. The Neumixturtrautonium VST is available from lots of places on the web, and it has a sound of its own.
I believe Doepfer have a subharmonic module too, as may some other people.
Cheers
Rick Jelliffe"
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