Completed Jupiter-8 art, #3

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dave and logan,live at sonic circuits@artomatic 5-31-2009

YouTube via davevosh | December 09, 2010 |
"improvised live performance by logan mitchell,sr. and dave vosh from sonic circuits @ artomatic in washington d.c. on 5/31/09.
logan mitchell,sr. - modular synthesizer
dave vosh - modular synthesizer and radio"

via Dave: "i used a mixed euro-rack, doepfer, mfb, etc.. logan used a doepfer."

You might recognize the name Logan Mitchell from the Baltimore SDIY group featured here.

dave and logan, live at sonic circuits@artomatic 5-31-2009, pt 2.wmv

December song (Plogue Bidule + 2 Doepfer Dark Energy + Moog CP-251)

YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan | December 09, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"My first album is now available at Ruralfaune (ruralfaune@gmail.com or http://www.myspace.com/disquesruralfa...
SYNTH018 FREDERIC GERCHAMBEAU "3 Suites" CDR - limited 90 - file under : french avant-garde electronic, GRM music for theoretical minds

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Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie. The music has been made in one take with Plogue Bidule (sequencer, granular synthesis, mixer and various delay effects), two Doepfer Dark Energy (one is sequenced and another one is played on keyboard) and a Moog CP-251. Enjoy !
http://www.myspace.com/fredericgercha..."

Yamaha CS-60, Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

"This is a classic. It is INTENSELY musical and features things that not many other old vintage synths have; including resonant low AND high pass filters, expressive aftertouch options, a super-usable ribbon controller, a ring modulator (typically only monosynths have this), and glissando....

1 VCO with SUB OSC as well
2 ADSRs (one for filter, one for amp)
HPF and LPF, both resonant
1 LFO, plus an independent LFO for PWM (Best PWM I've heard on a synth so far)
8 voices
Ringmod sections with various controls (This is how to achieve that Vangelis sound)
Ribbon pitch controller (Great for solos)
External input for LFO control (make it track to drum machines, etc)
Polyphonic portamento"

VINTAGE ARP 2600 SYNTHESIZER OWNERS SETUP MANUAL

via this auction

"This original 1970s ARP synthesizer setup and instruction manual is in excellent condition. 16 pages of patches and information. Hard to find and will add value to your vintage ARP synthesizer."

佐野電磁、KORG iMS-20を語る。第一回。

YouTube via KORGINC | December 08, 2010 | 1 likes, 0 dislikes

"株式会社DETUNE 開発本部長の佐野電磁が、KORG iMS-20の魅力について語ります。第一回は「SoundCloudとの連携」。「­でも、お固い内容なんでしょ?」いえいえ。楽しくKORG iMS-20を学びましょう。

SoundCloudへの登録/アップロード/ダウンロードについて、詳しくはiMS­-20のオンライン・マニュアル(http://bit.ly/dVaGRf)をご覧­ください。"

Googlish: "DETUNE Inc. is developing an electromagnetic Chief Sano, KORG iMS-20 talks about the appeal. The first "SoundCloud work with." "But You're the contents of your firm?" No, no. KORG iMS-20 fun and learn.

SoundCloud to register / upload / download for, online manual details iMS-20 (http://bit.ly/dVaGRf) please."


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Midiot.net edition custom built x0xb0x

YouTube via Altitude909 | August 11, 2010 |

"This is my custom built x0xb0x with original parts, custom aluminum enclosure, and SOKKOS 1.9.1 operating system. I do build these on commission so feel free to contact me with any questions."

Elektriber

707 303 303

YouTube via Elektriber | December 01, 2010 |

"these beats ROK!"

Acid Perception (EMX-1)

Elektriber | July 31, 2010 |
Listen to this one progress.
"Acid Track LIVE."

Groovalizer (ER1+2 x0xb0x)

Elektriber | July 29, 2010 |

"Short but groovy."

more videos here

The Rhizome Now Available

YouTube via Feeltune


"The Rhizome: the groove machine with and for VST has just been released.

The dream to combine the power of a PC and the ergonomic of a real musical instrument is becoming reality.

Feeltune announces the release of the Rhizome; one of the highlights of the MusikMesse when it was first presented last March. Many sites and magazines rated it best of the 2010 trade show! The Rhizome is the future of groove machines.

What are the differences with the competition? The Rhizome is a hybrid in which you install virtual instruments and effects in a VST/VSTi format (For Pc). No more limitations in terms of sounds and effects; with the Rhizome you choose the style of sound and instruments you want to play. Once downloaded you can mix your plug-in with the mixing desk; create your sequences, patterns and tracks with the multi modes and multi tracks sequencer which is the brain working behind the scene.

What are the differences with the other hybrids already on the market? The Rhizome is not just a keyboard with a Pc or a Pc Rack; it is a real musical instrument which has been designed for the pleasure to play and compose music and is equipped with software running an innovative interface with numerous displays and controllers.

The Rhizome is a real-time instrument: programming, recording, sampling, adding instruments and effects, tuning; all you do is live! There is no interruption when you play on stage or record in a studio. The objective: to free up your inspiration and creativity.

The development of the Rhizome took several years of R&D; 50 engineers and the validation of around 10 user groups. Today the Rhizome is an aggregate of the best technology and know-how.

For the Audio it is RME that does the job; it has been chosen because of its stability and sound quality which is recognized by everybody.

For the display; forget the small monochrome displays; the Rhizome offers 4 large displays (24 bit colors)

For the controllers; the Rhizome has 102 controllers in which you find 16 dynamic pads and 32 endless knobs

You get the Windows XPE which is a version of Windows XP Pro that has been redesigned and compiled especially for Feeltune. It offers a better stability and a total compatibility with VSTs.

For the effects and instruments; some of them have been developed by Ohm Force, well know key player of the market.

A Design and solid ergonomic; a size and weight that allows bringing the Rhizome with you as hand luggage when you travel by plane.

For its embedded system; you get power and reliability: Intel processor and mother board, server AC, silent fans.

Software, proprietary electronic card and box: build, assemblage and control in France.

Connections: The several in/out allow you to connect and use screens, mousse, midi controllers; hard disk and/or additional audio card.

Communication: The Rhizome is the first instrument to totally implement CopperLan; a new protocol that above the Midi transcription really revolutionize the communication between audio-video machines.

Technical Specifications

Rhizome SE :
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2,93 GHz x 2
- RAM / HD : 2 Go / 250 Go
- Plugs : 1 FireWire, 6 USB, 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, network Gigabit 100/100
- Audio : 1 headset, 2 balanced analog inputs and 2 balanced analog outputs, 1 ADAT, 1 SPDIF/AES, 1 E/S MIDI
- Feeltune software :
o Multitrack sequencer
o Virtual mixing desk
o VST/VSTi Host
o Drum Sampler
o Program Sampler
o Effects: Vocoder, Reverb, EQ, Distorsion, Filter, Flanger, Chorus, Delay, Compressor, Limiter, Bit Crusher, Pitch shifter, Stereolizer, Auto Pan, Enveloper, Multiband distortion, Deeser
o Synths : AcidLiner, SimpleSynth, Napper, TR 8s8, TR 9s9, TR6s6, TR 7s7, TR 7s27, L1nn Drum, DrumLator
- Ohm Force Sympthom synth
- CopperPlug LE (over lan control)

Dimensions : 52,4 x 42,7 x 14,1 cm (20.63 x 16.81 x 5.55 in)
Poids : 12,5 kg (27,55 lb)

Rhizome XE :
The same than SE with :
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2,93 Ghz x 2
- RAM / HD : 2 Go / 250 Go
- 6 balanced analog inputs
- Gforce Oddity
- Gforce Minimonstra
- Tight VNC
- CopperPlug MAX (over lan control)

Rhizome UXE :
The same than XE with :
- Intel Core 2 Quad 2,5 Ghz x 4
- RAM / HD : 4 Go / 500 Go
- Gforce Oddity
- Gforce Minimonstra
- Tight VNC
- CopperPlug MAX (over lan control)
- Other software sequencers or VST host compatible
More informations, medias and customer forum at www.feeltune.com"

Gorillaz to Make First iPad Only Album?

via MTV
"Though the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am has been touting the wonders of recording on an iPad, Albarn said he was keen to record the world's first iPad-only album."

There have been plenty of iPad only tracks, but an entire album? I forget if any have been made. If you know, feel free to comment or shoot me an email.

Update: We might have found one. iMatik previously posted here on March 15, 2010. Thanks goes to soh_la in the comments for the reminder. Note it obviously depends on how it's defined. iPad vs. iPhone, use of any external samples and/or mixing, etc...

Update on iMatik: "[We] did use an analog bus compressor and plugins on my iPhone album, my main rule was that all sounds originate from the phone, but that I could process them a little if needed..."

Update via UK in the comments: "The first iPad album is 'The iPad Album' released worldwide by Mark Jenkins in October 2010. This was pretty widely publicized at the time and the album performed live in Holland.

The CD has been available since then internationally through

www.groove.nl

and through

www.markjenkins.co (not dot com. - this is a dot co domain)"

Update: new post on MATRIXSYNTH-C

Update: the Gorillaz iPad only album is titled THE FAll.

"iPad Applications Used: Speak It! / SoundyThingie / Mugician / Solo Synth / Synth / Funk Box / Gliss / AmpliTube / Xenon / iElectribe / BS-16i / M3000 HD / Cleartune / iOrgel HD / Olsynth / StudioMiniXI / BassLine / Harmonizer / Dub Siren Pro / Moog Filatron

Produced by Gorillaz and Stephen Sedgwick. Recorded by Stephen Sedgwick and Gorillaz, except track 11 with additional recording by Mike Smith. Mixed by Stephen Sedgwick at Studio 13. Mastered by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road Studios. Published by Chrysalis Music Ltd / Copyright Control."


YouTube via gorillaz | December 22, 2010 |

"Phoner To Arizona the first track from 'The Fall'
Head over to http://gorillaz.com from the 25th to hear all 15 tracks!
Happy Crimbo! x"

Hohner International Brass/String Synthesizer

via this auction

"Hohner International K4 Brass and String Sythesizer."

Note the reflections on the sliders in the second shot.

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Roland V-Synth XT Synthesizer

via this auction

Korg Monotron.

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[Noodle]Mono-Poly - Noir

YouTube via waveshaper | December 09, 2010 |

"Self playing patch"

Squidfanny - Circuit Bent KAWASAKI DRUM

YouTube via squidfanny | December 09, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes
S-CAT on eBay
"Lo-Fi Beats from Kawasaki drum. PITCH, DISTORTION, REZZY-OSCILLATOR, PHAT OSCILLATOR & Digital GLITCH KNOB (My personal favourite)."

FunkBox iPad app MIDI synced with an x0xb0x

YouTube via syntheticbits | December 09, 2010 |

"This is a demo showing our FunkBox drum machine iPad app synced up with an x0xb0x synth, using CoreMIDI and an iPad camera connection kit with an m-audio uno MIDI interface. This will be included as a bonus feature in the next FunkBox 2.0 update which is coming soon! FunkBox is available for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch from the App Store"


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Midi Guitar Electric Piano, Synthesizer Blues

Midi Guitar Electric Piano, Synthesizer Blues from Paul Hamar on Vimeo.

"You Rock Guitar Midi Controller
Midi Guitar with Logic Express Software
All Synth Instruments
Original Music: Midi Tracks
Song Title: Trans4Mind
'Best listening through headphones'"

It is interesting to think how things might be different if the guitar was the de facto interface for synths. The technology obviously wasn't there at the time.

Midi Guitar, Korg Micro XL & Nano PAD from Paul Hamar on Vimeo.

"Paul Hamar
You Rock Guitar Midi Controller
Micro Korg XL Midi Controller
Korg Nano PAD Midi Controller
Logic Express Software
All Synth Instruments
Original Music: Audio & Midi Tracks
Song Title: Blue Sax Carpet Ride
"Best listening through headphones""

See the Inspired Instruments for more posts on the You Rock Guitar MIID Controller.

Yamaha AN1x Demo by Vanderson

YouTube via grooveproject | September 28, 2008 |

"some of favourite sounds from my An :))"

YAMAHA CS01 Vintage Analog Mono Mini Synth

via this auction

"Very simple, straightforward analogue design VCO-Filter-Envelope. Pitch bend wheel & assignable Mod wheel for Vibrato or Wah effects. 4 wave shapes & a great & buzzy PWM setting!"

Update via Thatsnotmydad in the comments: "When Lionel Richie was the musical guest on SNL, his keyboard player used the CS01 with a breath controller for the opening synth solo. It was the coolest thing I'd seen.

Also, I owned a Casiotone 405 -- the keyboard upon which the Yamaha is displayed. So, these photos are a serious rush."

Curious if it was the 1982 season mentioning Lionel here.

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Play Him Off Keyboard Cat - CHRISTMAS VERSION!

YouTube via chuckieart December 09, 2010 |


"On iTunes NOW! http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/its-... It's not Christmas, until it's a Keyboard Cat Christmas! E.P. Available now wherever fine records are sold!"

Update: another video in case you just can't get enough... This one does feature a Yamaha SHS-10 keytar.

It's A Keyboard Cat Christmas! OUT NOW!

AcIdIc Promo Video 01.wmv

YouTube via TekTooG | May 09, 2010 |

"New Psytrance acid sound VSTI by Tekky Synths"

AcIdIc Promo Video 02.wmv


More Tekky Synths vids here

Tekky Synths - Fly-Drums - set up&live demo.avi.wmv

YouTube via TekTooG | October 19, 2010 |

"Tekky Synths - Fly-Drums - set up&live demo

Fly-Drums by Tekky Synths is a drum-machine to make drum patterns on the fly.
With lots of random options (samples, pitch, pan, decay, pattern...), real-time midi control, an intuitive GUI, an efficient workflow, save/recall presets when closing/opening projects in host, an open architecture to load user drum-kits...
Fly-Drums shows itself as one of the most powerful and creative drum-machine in the VST world...
As Fly-Drums accepts all wav files (44100Hz-16bit Wav), you cannot only load your own sample-based drum-kits, but you can also load your vocal samples, drum loops or entire songs... Fly-Drums becomes then the perfect tool for stutter effects, glitchy sequences or sliced/reordered new creative patterns...
Add a complete multi-pole filter section and a powerfull FX unit to that...

Fly-Drums will be available by the end of the year (2010)

Visit http://tektoog.zapto.org/"

G-RAiN DEMO VIDEO.avi

YouTube via TekTooG | November 10, 2010 |

"G-RAiN by Tekky Synths is granulizer sampler.
It also features a stepLFO filter modulation as well as a gater.
A complete FX section with stereo widener/boost, flanger, reverb and delay.
A few random options help the user to create sounds."

Analogue Solutions 6 voice midi/modular

via Tom Carpenter of Analogue Solutions on Facebook

"My 6 voice midi/modular nearly complete! Just the PSU and an LFO to do...

the blank module on the left is a polyphonic MIDI-CV converter, so splits the MIDI notes to 6 channels (it will also do mono MIDI-CV)...

it will exist soon. seems to work OK but I must do some thorough testing before releasing. It also does Hz/V and hpefully S-trig.
You can assign any channel to be part of the poly 'group', so for example could have 3 voice poly, and 3 mono c...hannels. Each channel has a CV2 output (assigned to velocity) and an accent on/off output (goes high with velocity over 80)"

Blofeld patches

YouTube via mc202dotcom | December 09, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"These are patches from the "Easter Soundset" released by Waldorf.

Visit my blog at http://mc202.com/ for more audio from the blofeld and other synths."

The First Use of the Term Techo - Update

See the update in this post.

Innerclock Systems Sync-Split²

Innerclock Systems Sync-Split²

"Four functions in the one well-built package:

Midi Thru – 1 Input to 5 Outputs

Din Sync Thru – 1 Input to 5 Outputs

Midi Clock to Din Sync Conversion

Din Sync to Midi Clock Conversion

LEDs show Midi Clock and Din Sync Tempo/Activity.

Ships with Manual and Universal Power Supply."

Optical Turntable Sequencer Demo

YouTube via
audio comes in just after :51

"Obsoletetechnology | December 08, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

This is a demo of my Optical Scanner triggering a midi note each time a black object passes underneath.I mounted the scanning device on my turntable and use a white platter as a surface. In this demo I control a virtual drummachine with the midi output of the scanner. First part of the video shows the setup of the trigger threshold to the current ambient lighting conditions, then the usage with the black trigger dots. The whole project is realized on a PIC16F88 microcontroller and the full documentation as well as the code can be found at: www.obsoletetechnology.wordpress.com (for non-commercial use only)" [link to post for the archives]

test- muco-showcase

flickr by miguel.pipa
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click here for prior posts including video.

Av sampler @MADATAC 2010

flickr set By www.malaventura.net
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"Switch off party of the MADATAC 2010 in Madrid. Photos by MªCarmen Gutiérrez & Reo Martín."

Custom white Novation Launchpad.

4 delays shruty box

4 delays shruty box by khn
"Simple shruti box drone recorded with ableton live manipulated in real time with four different delays (live recording)"

Yamah CS-70M string sound

YouTube via noddyspuncture | December 09, 2010 |

"Here I tried getting a string patch and played with different waveforms, filter settings and octaves up and down the keyboard. There is a slight portamento added and a very slow mod to the oscillator pulse width."

Update:

Yamaha CS-70M ... modulation fun!

YouTube via noddyspuncture | December 09, 2010 |

"This time I am messing with the modulation parameters and routing destinations on my CS-70M. Sorry about the focus here and there - looks like a camera problem, but hey... you can still hear it. Actually, the accidental *visual effects* make it a little more interesting....?! My CS-80 also makes a cameo appearance - she was just itching to join in...;c)"

SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS DRUMTRAKS FACTORY CASSETTE

via this auction

Sequential Circuits Prophet VS

via this auction

"The Prophet VS uses four oscillators per voice with 127 waveforms (32 of those user waveforms) and dynamic waveform crossfading."

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Sequential Circuits Prophet 3000 Sampler

via this auction

"4meg"

Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 CORPSE

via this auction

"Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 revision 3 corpse... What's included is the original walnut case, control panel, pot boards and knobs, mod wheel-box with original wheels, original and complete Pratt-Read j-wire keyboard with ribbon cable, chassis with serial number and warranty label, and the power supply with PCB-3 connector cable."

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Diabolical Devices Circuit-Bent Alesis HR-16

via this auction

video at the auction and posted here. Spec at the auction and captured in this prior post.

Diabolical Devices on eBay

Waldorf & Clavia Nord Synthesizer Stickers

via this auction

Roland Super Card MSL 15

via this auction for it and a Roland E70 intelligent synth.

"Professional synth together with the MSL 15 style card to give 60 extra music styles for your playing"

[cubisteffects] TECHNO-TARI 2600 ANALOG SYNTH

via this auction
video at auction and posted here
"The Techno-tari 2600 is an analog synthesizer that replicates a basic square wave synthesizer . It is a synth in its most basic form – but with a handful of controls, can provide anything from squelching Techno bass lines to glitchy arpeggios and droning bass notes. The Techno-tari 2600 provides thick analog synth sounds in a rehoused Atari 2600 console.

The core of the synth is from Forrest Mims' Stepped Tone Generator (STG), also known as an Atari Punk Console. I used this circuit to produce the square wave sound. The circuit has two PITCH knobs that control the frequency of each step in the waveform. So by having the VCO at its core, I added a circuit that emulated three more elements of an analog synth; a voltage controlled filter (VCF), a low frequency oscillator (LFO) and a voltage controlled amplifier (VCA).

The RATE knob is used to control the speed and can give anything to a throb to fast Techno-speed beating to a drone. Setting the control at maximum is like having the original sounds of the STG.

The FILTER knob acts a tone control or VCF. Swept to its minimum, it acts like a high pass filter i.e. all high frequencies above a fixed point are passed through, cutting out the lower frequencies below the threshold. At its maximum, it acts like a low pass filter. This is subtractive synthesis at its most simplest – subtracting frequencies away from the whole (VCO) to provide a synthesised sound.

A FREQ switch allows a shift in octave of the oscilltor so you can go from chirpy, glitchy sounds to rumbling deep drones with one switch. Due to the change in frequency, the PITCH knobs act in a different relationship than before so experimenting here will give you a different low end result. Switch to the left is low frequency, to the right is high frequency.

Finally, I added a bit of a fuzz boost to beef up the filtered pulse wave, The stock sound was thin but by adding this VCA-esque stage, a thick squelchy sound is sent from the Techno-tari straight to the mixer/amplifier. The LEVEL control is the large knob and controls the final output of the signal.
The Techno-tari 2600 operates off 9V DC using a standard 2.5mm negative tip power supply commonly used to power effects pedals. It has an on/off power switch and OUTPUT jack for plugging into headphones, mixer, amplifier or effects pedals."