Pixelh8's SONUS (ONE)

"Sonus (One)" is a spatial realisation of aleatoric or randomly generated music. Although not all of the music is left to chance, the player can intervene albeit in a seemingly haphazard manner. Use the blocks either to block the flow of the balls or to trap them removing them from play.

The software is in part inspired by the work and teachings of John Cage, with "Sonus (One)" adding the dimension of space to the music of chance. Not only letting "sounds be themselves" but giving them room to do so.

"Sonus (One)" is part of the "Otherwise Autonomous" collection of digital instruments designed and programmed by Pixelh8."


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1986 ROLAND SUPER JX SYNTHESIZER PRINT AD

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1978 ARP OMNI 2 KEYBOARD SYNTHESIZER PRINT AD

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Vermona DRM1 mk2

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YouTube via ueyteuor | October 22, 2010

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Livid VST host preliminary

Livid VST host preliminary from Livid Instruments on Vimeo.

"I've resurrected some VST patches and put together an instrument and effects rack with some matrix routing. In this video, I load a couple of free VST plug ins: the Ticky Klav from Big Tick kvraudio.com/​get/​190.html instrument and the +delay from soundhack.com. I started with a simple sound, layered it up with multiple instances, then went nuts with multiple instances of +delay for a big mess of sound, quite divorced from the original. I use the matrix routers to send audio from the sources and also get some feedback on the effects, which is of course a bit dangerous as you will hear! I'll gradually introduce our controllers into the mix, but for now, I'm just triggering sounds with the Code (as you see in the MIDI source menu)."

Work in progress utilizing Waldorf's PPG Wave 3.V

YouTube via nutekklabs | October 21, 2010

"Something i have been working, with about 80% Waldorf synthesis.

Waldorf Attack for some drums. Waldorf Microwave PC for the bass. Waldorf Largo for a pad. The imminent Waldorf PPG Wave 3.V for that stuttering lead synth sound. i think there was also a touch of the AFB16'S "messing". d-pole,d-pole-and more d-pole . Heaps of processing as well.

The PPG Wave 3.v 's character is both classic and futuristic at the same time."

EML 500 (Electrocomp Model 500) Analog Synth

YouTube via DigitaleAnalogue | October 22, 2010

"Full video of my favorite analog mono synth EML 500. Just enjoy.
Thanks for watching."

Rene and Pressure Points Demo

YouTube via ehdyn | October 22, 2010

"MAKENOISE http://www.makenoisemusic.com/modular..."

This Second Sleep - Peristalsis 3 (Wasp)

YouTube via arthurpainter | October 22, 2010

"http://thissecondsleep.blogspot.com/
A variation of my Peristalsis videos, this time showcasing my EDP Wasp, along with my Serge Creature/Seq A/TKB combo and Sequential Circuits Pro One. It proves for once and for all that I am not a keyboard player."

Asaph Hall's moons (Plogue Bidule + Analogue Solutions Semblance)

YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan | October 22, 2010

"Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie. The music has been made in one take with Plogue Bidule (sequencer and various delay effects) and an Analogue Solutions Semblance (sounds). It is based on a sequencer i have made with Plogue Bidule. That sequencer is centered on sample and hold in a very complex way. Enjoy !
http://www.myspace.com/fredericgercha..."

JUNOST-21 SOVIET Analog Keytar & Panel Translation

via this auction

auction video previously posted here

"Junost' - 21 is a portable polyphonic keyboard EMI. A player can hang it on a shoulder. Timbre of sound can be changed in accordance with players desire by the use of controls or choosing one or 12 programed timbres with digital indication of chosen one.

The instrument changes sounding during playing composition using such effects as chorus, unison, transposition with continuous and coarse control, frequency and timbre vibrato with continuous frequency, depth and delay time control, fixed and dynamic change of timbre, attack and fading of sound. Attack, fading and level of envelope of the filter. Filter's cutoff frequency control from the keyboard.

The case of the instrument is made out of aluminium. Control panels are made out of shockproof polystyrene. Power unit is made as an individual part.

Specifications:
— Formation of envelope in volume with attack and fading duration control.
— Formation of envelope in timbre with attack duration control, fading, level and depth of timbre control.
— Frequency and timbre vibrato in depth, frequency, pre- delay control.
— Transposing on an octave (continuous and coarse)
— Tuning of the musical range.
— There is a filter with continuous range, depth and sharpness control.
— Possibility to control cutoff frequency of filter by the keyboard.

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ATARI 2600 Synthcart Synthesizer

via this auction
"Synthcart cartridge w/ instructions, a 4 switch Atari 2600 with 1/4 inch output jack, 2 Keyboard controlers, 9v power supply, I added a 1/4 inch out put jack so you can plug the Atari Directly into a AMP to hear the sounds. its a really Clean output, good for Recording. Features of the synthcart are. Play using an assortment of familiar Atari sounds,----- - Use two different sound types at a time, one assigned to each controller ------ - Intelligent voice management constantly re-assigns the two oscillators for maximum perceived polyphony --------- - 8th, 16th, and 32nd note arpeggiator -------- - Can arpeggiate both oscillators simultaneously ----- - Beat Box with many pre-programmed beats and fills ------ - Play two beats simultaneously to create custom beats ----- - Two tremelo settings ----- - Four attack/release settings ----- - User interface designed so that you can program and play the synth without a TV. ------ - Easter egg: secret light show mode that displays color patterns based on sound output. To activate, put the scale on "major" and put the left keypad on "pitfall" or "saw" and play the notes: 4 7 8 9 8 9.---------------- .THE ATARI IN THE PHOTO is a Stock Photo , I Sell lots of these Systems . you will get a Woodgrain or Black Darth Vader model atari. the Atari's are the same . but some have a fake wood grain sticker on the front. like the one in the Photo. international bidders please e-mail me for a shipping quote.

here is some video footage of my band using an Atari with Synthcart . we are using the Blue atari kids controllers with ours, the white rabbit is the one using the synthcart..."

THE COITUS using an ATARI SYNTHCART live , RAY REEVES, ANDREW Jemsek, Corey Busboom, Jason poland

YouTube via strangepursuit | August 22, 2009

"THE COITUS live at the trunk space. the Coitus is Corey Busboom, ANDREW JEMSEK , RAY REEVES , and Jason POLAND"

Casio PT-82

flickr By kyosho collector
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"Purcased this for the collection of ROM packs. It is kind of fun though!"

Modular Synthesizer Cabinets

YouTube via ISOTROPOSPHERE | October 22, 2010
I spy some MATRIXSYNTH cards and magnets! :)

"This is a follow up video to my desktop modular synth video featuring a showcase of my new cabinet (DFMZ-2) and the desktop controller (DFMZ-Desktop) alongside my first cabinet (DFMZ-1). The Technosaurus Small Wonders Series Tower was also finalized this Summer and now all are set up and being used in my little studio.

The cabinets feature a custom stencil graphic to simulate the graphic style of the Technosaurus small wonders on all of the sides, back and bottom. The first cabinet was left raw after graphics and the front faces left natural oak to kind of give it that old school desk or laboratory equipment look. The second cabinet was laquer clearcoated (6 coats) after the graphics and polished to a glossy shine. The front face has decal pro graphics buried under the clearcoat at the corners and features custom hand laid pinstriping by BRUCE. The desktop controller features custom solid mahogany end caps with woodburning graphical pattern, cleacoated and polished to a high gloss shine. Sheet metal between the wood sides and fitting into milled groove on sides, also, the Doepfer rails feature a notch on the back side which receives the sheet metal enclosure for a snug, secure fit. Sheet metal painted with same colors and graphical pattern as cabinets, clearcoated and polished. The inside of the desktop was painted white to allow maximum radiance of the bright blue led's on the Monorocket distribution board, custom light pipe made for amplifying this light.

The music that accompanies this video was something I had on an old tape in the deck and was just used to have something to listen to in the video. Having some fun with the Korg DVP-1 vocoder with vocals from my friend Marcus Maximus. "He'll save everyone of us" - Enjoy"

PRESS RELEASE: Kyma Control for iPad

"Kyma Control: the Swiss Army Knife of Controllers
New iPad app bundles four of the most popular Kyma controllers into one wireless multi-touch package

CHAMPAIGN IL-October 22, 2010-Symbolic Sound's new 'Kyma Control' app for the iPad gives sound designers, musicians, and researchers a new wireless multi-touch controller for the Kyma/Paca(rana) sound design workstation (http://www.symbolicsound.com/Products/KymaControl).

Features
'Kyma Control' bundles four of the most popular Kyma controller-types into one, wireless multi-touch package that includes:

* An auto-mapped, labelled, bi-directional controller/display that mirrors Kyma's Virtual Control Surface. All of the controls you see on the computer screen are also available on the iPad screen, including the Preset selection and Roll-the-dice options [top pic]

* A multi-touch pen/tablet-style controller, tracking as many as 11 fingers with identifying color trails to help you keep track of where your fingers are touching the screen

* A standard piano-style keyboard with discrete or continuous pitches and an extra dimension for !KeyTimbre control in Kyma

* A Tonnetz pitch-space keyboard with configurable vertical and horizontal intervals for experimenting with different pitch layouts;

* Plus accelerometer and compass-heading controls. Accelerometers supply both triggers and continuous controls based on acceleration in the X, Y, and Z directions, along with controls corresponding to Pitch, Roll and Yaw. A compass heading control corresponds to the current direction of the iPad and is useful for panning and other directional controls;

Here's a quick video demo of the Kyma Control app from Symbolic Sound.

And here are some videos from DJ Kero's studio.

Applications
For use in the studio, on stage, in a theatre or performance venue, in an installation, in the lab, at home, or in classroom, Kyma Control frees you from having to sit in front of your computer. Put yourself in the middle of the audience, inside the sound field, and perform your Sounds in an expressive, intuitive manner using multi-touch. Performers can have access to sound controls from the stage or in the recording studio, and voice talent can have access to a silent controller in the voice-over booth. In perception and speech experiments, subjects can use a wireless, silent controller with no mechanical parts, perfect for sound-isolation booths.

Requirements
* Apple iPad
* Symbolic Sound Kyma X.77 (or newer) running on Windows or Mac OS host computer
* Symbolic Sound Paca(rana) Sound Computation Engine
* WiFi connection to a network that is accessible to the Paca(rana) (OR contact Delora software for information on their PacaConnect application for creating an ad hoc network using the built-in Airport on a Macintosh)

Pricing & Availability
Available now from the app store. For more information, a video demonstration, and a link to the iTunes store, please visit: http://www.symbolicsound.com/Products/KymaControl



Background on Kyma
Symbolic Sound's innovative Kyma X environment features a unique set of sound synthesis and processing algorithms and a powerful way to easily re-combine these algorithms to create sounds that have never been heard before."

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Metasonix R-53 Waveshaper Demo

Metasonix R-53 Waveshaper Demo by Driven by Instinct
"Nice demo of METASONIX' R-53 waveshaper modul. Used in my modularsystem with Doepfer A-119 Audio Input, Cwejman VCA-4MX and a Analogue Systems RS-95e VCO. Turned some knobs, patchedsome cables. -when evil returns! :-)
Released by: Driven by Instinct
Release date: Nov 21, 2009"

xtront - Modular Sonic Annihilation

YouTube via xtront | May 28, 2010

"xtront demolishes a Acidlab Miami [808 Clone] by Flight of Harmony - Plaque Bearer, Metasonix - R-53 Waveshaper & WMD - Geiger Counter in this order. -Enjoy the total sonic annihilation! :-)"

http://www.myspace.com/xtront

Xtront - Studio Berlin January 2010

YouTube via xtront | February 20, 2010

"xtront does Acid :-)
http://www.myspace.com/xtront"

The Junior-106 gets Unison Detune

via Henrik:
"I have started modifications of both the assigner CPU firmware code and the voice board CPU firmware to try to add some or all of the features below. So far unison detune has been proved working. In my current software I have temporarily disabled portamento control and instead use the portamento pot to control detune spread amount. The patch to replace portamento with unison detune is just 43 bytes, amazing what you can acheive with full hardware control..."

See the following page details: http://nydell.se/projects/j106/chap10.html, also a new page on how to add eprom sockets to eprom-less versions of the Juno-106 (http://nydell.se/projects/j106/chap12.html)." Be sure to do a search on Junior-106 in the search box on the right here on MATRIXSYNTH for prior posts including video. Blogger search on the top left is coming up short for this one.

Junison by nyd

Night Over Rabacal / Nord Modular G2 sound

YouTube via beckhusen | October 22, 2010

"The video is for presenting the sound, the sound is for presenting the video and made only with CLAVIA NORD MODULAR G2.
RABACAL is an national park in Madeira, Portugal. You can't go there directly by car, but the tour across the mountains is so great, even by day as by night, absolute stunning. In the clip you'll follow the night drive from Porto Moniz about Encumeada to Ribeira Brava. The main altitude is around 1600m, there's no fog, it are the clouds which i'm driving through."

New Synthetic Sound Labs 1310 Digital Delay

In The Ninth Season (demo).mov

YouTube via davidryle | October 22, 2010

Audio comes in around :37.
"This is a demonstration of the new Synthetic Sound Labs 1310 Digital Delay module. The device is capable of subtle doubling, hard timed delays and super flanging. I mostly am using it as a gentle flanger in this demo but it is far more powerful than what I demo here. You can get one for your 5U MU modular synthesizer by checking out the website at http://www.steamsynth.com/

I also finished a project where I was modifying a stock Q111 Pan/Fade module from Synthesizers.com. I added an attenuator pot to the control input and added an inverter circuit to the output #2. This enables the Panning portion of the module to output audio to two channels of my mixer in stereo. I have control over how wide the panning is and both output channels are normal (un-inverted) so there is no cancellation when sending to effects etc..

I am using several other delay units as well in this demo. TC Electronics D-Two is way in the background so it isn't really a factor. Strymon 's Blue Sky Reverberator is the heavy plate reverb in the background. The Korg Kaoss 3 pad is used to have some looping fun, but I tried to keep it low level so not to interfere with the demo of the 1310 delay module.

There are four separate voices playing in this piece from the modular. The sequencers are generating various time signatures and loops but all of the distorted flanging effect is the 1310 Digital Delay. This is one fun unit and a great addition to my modular synth.

The title is about the amount of time since I got serious about building a modular synth to work with. It has been a little over two years (9 seasons) since I made the commitment. No looking back and I am very happy with the move away from dedicated keyboards and soft synths (although I still use them for other things).

Thanks to Doug Slocum at Synthetic Sound Labs for the great delay module. He has other ideas in the works and I am very excited about the future of his endeavor."

ADDAC System: ADDAC101 .WAV Player

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"The ADDAC101 .WAV Player is here!
We're updating our site and the module should be available to order shortly. LINK for more info: andregoncalves.info/addac/?page_id=508 .

More photos and videos here: andregoncalves.info/addac/ ."

Casio HZ600

via this French auction site.

This one spotted and sent in via electraumatisme. I don't think I've seen one before. It looks a bit like a Roland Alpha Juno.

"A vendre synthé numérique casio HZ600 avec un filtre résonnant analogique :
- clavier léger grandes touches 5 octaves,
- splittable,molette de modulation et pitchbend
- midi in, out, thru,
- sorties stéréo en jack 6,35,
- transfo fourni et fixé sur le clavier.

Ce synthé sonne très analo. Excellent rapport qualité/prix.
A voir sur Lille."

Googlish:
"Sell casio digital synth with a resonant filter HZ600 Analog
- Lightweight keyboard large keys 5 octaves,
- Splittable, modulation wheel and pitchbend
- MIDI IN, OUT, THROUGH,
- Output stereo jack 6.35,
- Transformer supplied and fixed on the keyboard.

This synth sounds very analog. Excellent value for money.

See it on Lille."

Update via popman in the comments:

"Here is some more informations I found after I sent you this auction :

"The HZ-600 was the first SD synthesizer, and was the only SD synthesizer built to look like a "professional" synthesizer, i.e., without built-in speakers or auto-accompaniment controls. In contrast to the bulky-looking Casio CZ line, the HZ-600 was deliberately styled after the sleek-looking Roland Alpha Juno 2 right down to the inclusion of an "alpha-dial" programming wheel. The HZ-600 was a 61-key, 8-note polyphonic basic-MIDI synthesizer without initial- or after-touch, and functionally was essentially an advanced Korg Poly-800. Like the Poly-800, all voices (in each channel) shared a single VCF, meaning the VCF envelope would retrigger when a new note was played, affecting all previous notes still playing. The HZ-600 included 3 levels of onboard analog chorus, 3 selectable keyboard split points, 3 selectable pitch-bender ranges, a modulation wheel, transpose, and a card slot for the new sleek Casio RA-100 RAM cards, which had 8K of memory. Unlike the CZ series, portamento was not available."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_SD_Synthesizers"

Update via Jared in the comments: I found this video demo on youtube:

Casio HZ600 SD Synthesizer

YouTube via oscillatorelectric | April 21, 2010

"A sound demo of my Casio HZ600 SD Synthesizer"

Novation Launchpad & DJ Hero 2

YouTube via NovationTV | August 17, 2010

"NovationTV visits FreeStyleGames' London headquarters to discover how Launchpad is featured in the forthcoming DJ Hero 2, and how the Ableton Live controller influenced the creation of the mixes in the game."

Nodal compositions

Nodal compositions from Gianni Proietti on Vimeo.

"Generative ambient music experiments, programmed using the software Nodal."

Plugiator: Pro 12 demo 1 - Sound tweaking

YouTube via RanKirlian | October 22, 2010

"Messing with parameters on the Use-Audio Plugiator & Pro-12 plugin while running a sequence from Sonar. Delay effect comes from Pro-12 too."

Plugiator: Pro 12 demo 2 - Tweaking presets


Plugiator: Pro 12 demo 3 - Noises & dark sounds


Plugiators on Ebay

Akai MPC-1000

via this auction

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Roland RS 505 ANALOG paraphonic string synth

via this auction

"Roland RS 505 , the ultimate analogue string synthesizer. Separate bass , synth section and of course strings give you a much wider palette of sound from which to create some wonderfully thick and rich classic analog sounds and very big bass sound! Comes with the fantastic sounding roland ensemble effect (stereo output) . External input enables you to plug in any instrument and use this great effect."

Roland RE-501 Space Echo

via this auction
"Roland's professional tape delay system featuring advanced low noise circuitry and balanced in/outputs as well as stereo output.
It combines four effects ;
Chorus (analog circuitry similar to the roland dc 20/30)
Echo (tape delay / 6 six modes )
Sound on sound (tape layering effect unique to the 501)
Reverb (spring reverb tank)
All effects can be used alone on mixed in any combination.

In my opinion the sound is clean though the delay is still very much tape like in character. Where this equipment shines is in the ability to create and mix together very beautiful chorus/ delays/ reverbs
so easily."

ROLAND JUNO-6

via this auction

Sycologic Patch Memory Expansion board for Yamaha DX7

via this auction

"Basically, it gives you 4 banks instead of 1, so that's 64 patches.

It was pulled from a working DX-7, which was about to have a Grey Matter E! board installed."

Yamaha CS-80

via this auction

As always, click on the images for the larger shots.

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Yamaha SK 20

via this auction

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Modded Yamaha CS70m with Schematics and Manuals

via this auction

"there were mods done to her:
1. Keycode Input (SK30 or SK50D connector) on the back was removed - done by org. owner
2. PGM lock (program write lock/unlock switch) was replaced w/ additional L/R outputs - never tested 'em but if i remember correctly these outputs bypass VCA or VCF of the synth. (sorry may be wrong here) - done by org. owner
3. MIDI interface by Kenton was added by a Pro from "A Sound Education", a shop here in Chicagoland.

they also turned her inside out to check for any problems: "Feet I" slider was cleaned and re-soldered, program switches 11 & 14 in row 1 were replaced. midi was implemented and tested. no other issues were found."

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YAMAHA SY-2 Synthesizer

via this auction

"YAMAHA SY-2 was the company's second venture into the blossoming synth market (no prizes what the first one was, then....). Its major claim to fame was the movie useage in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", when played by Francois Trufflemanger (or whatever his name was...) whilst waiting for the aliens to come out to play and give back the fighter planes etc they nicked (thieving gits...). He wasn't a great player.at all..only five notes in his portfolio. Its surprising that a Japanese synth was used at all. This was the era of synths when Moog & Sequential & ARP were champions of the the terrestial world....hey, thats the crazy world we and the aliens live in...........doo dee doo de doooooo"

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YAMAHA DX7 ROMS

via this auction

Synthesizer Group
Sound Effect Group
Sustain Group
Percussion Group
Wind Instrument Group
Keyboard Plucked & Tuned Percussion Group

Yamaha TF1 Module in Custom Wood Case

via this auction

"This is a plug-and-go ready MIDI module. Comes with power supply and XLR to 1/4" line out adapter cable.

Basically a DX7 in a box, just MIDI it up to your keyboard or other controller.

Editing is done via MIDI sysex from your computer. These units used to come in a rack holding up to 8 of them."

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Akai SynthStation 25

via moonbuz where you'll find one more pic and initial impressions.

Update: also see 1st impressions on Palm Sounds here.

Arturia Analog Experience The Player 25 Unboxing

YouTube via sonicstate | October 22, 2010

"Just in for review, The Player 25 is billed as the portable synth module. We'll be reviewing this in full shortly.
Please leave any questions in the comments below."

SoundPrism for iPod/iPhone (Halloween Teaser)

YouTube via Audanika | October 22, 2010

"A teaser of SoundPrism on an iPod 4G. SoundPrism is a universal app now requiring iOS 3.1.3 (so even 1st gen iPods can run it). It has built in recording capabilities. Recordings from iPads, iPhones 3Gs and iPod 3rd gen devices can be used as iPhone ring tones.

Friend us at http://www.facebook.com/audanika and follow us on http://twitter.com/audanika for news about SoundPrism."


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