MATRIXSYNTH: Monday, March 28, 2011

Monday, March 28, 2011

Waldorf Pulse Editor for MIDI Touch on iPad

Template by Computer Controlled here [mirrored here].

MIDI Touch - Domestic Cat - iTunes
iPads on eBay

Roland TB-303 live edit playing onboard pattern memory

YouTube Uploaded by JNAStudio on Nov 16, 2010

"This is a Roland TB-303 playing looped patterns from memory."

Roland TB-303 Bassline triggered via Midi-2-CV

Uploaded by JNAStudio on Nov 16, 2010

"This is a Roland TB-303 being live edited whilst a music loop is being triggered via a sequencer."

Galaxy Mesmer - Spectrasonics Moog Tribute Library Demo by Richard Devine

Galaxy Mesmer by RichardDevine
"Short demo of 10 sounds I created for the new Spectrasonics "Moog Tribute Library". All created with Omnisphere. No post processing or other effects used.

http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/tribute/index.php

© 2011 Spectrasonics and Richard Devine"

brahms,korsakov,machinedrum

YouTube Uploaded by SashaBorodin on Mar 28, 2011

"a handful of classical+percussive samples in the mpc being machinedrummed."

Squidfanny - Circuit Bent YAMAHA PSS-270

YouTube Uploaded by squidfanny on Mar 28, 2011
squidfanny on eBay
"PSS-270 FM keyboard is a PSS-170 with Analog Chorus.

Hacked Chorus provides nice Phaser with Oscillators and Distortion.
FM Chip mods are a little different from the usual track-cutting mods - I've used spring-loaded ON/OFF/ON toggle switches, which when flicked rapidly will Generate a new random patch based on a corrupted version of the original preset. It's a much easier method...
Also added a touch-point & Knob for Glitching the Drums and Chord, as well as 4 x data-line switches and 4 x additional Glitch Switches.
Metal Keys in Blue & Green"

Unyo303 Live @ nu things JAJOUKA , OSAKA , 2011.3.26

flickr By unyo303
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"2011,3,26
Unyo303 Improvised Live @ nu things JAJOUKA , OSAKA

Doepfer A100
MOOG mooger fooger MIDI MuRF
BOSS GIGA Delay DD-20
KORG KAOSS PAD KP3"

Unyo303 Live @ nu things JAJOUKA , OSAKA , 2011.3.26 by unyo303

Soniccouture Omnichord for Japan Relief

via Soniccouture
"This offer is only available until 30th April 2011 - 100% of all payments taken for the Omnichord instrument will be donated to the Red Cross Japanese Tsunami appeal.

An Omnichord is an electronic musical instrument, introduced in 1981 and manufactured by the Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation. It typically features a touch plate, and buttons for major, minor, and diminished chords. The most basic method of playing the instrument is to press the chord buttons and swipe the touch plate with a finger or guitar pick in imitation of strumming a stringed instrument.

The Omnichord we have sampled here is a ‘System Two’, and it has a great synth tone, which sounds ‘cheap’ in all the right ways. You can mix two different tones, one straight, and one modulated with a basic LFO. While not sounding much like a plucked string, it does have a pure character all its own, which won it many fans, such as Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, to name but two.

We’d like to thank UK producer Neil Davidge for the loan of this particular Omnichord unit."

The Moog Megamoog - What the multimoog was supposed to be like

YouTube Uploaded by dzlvs8 on Jan 30, 2011

"How to communicate with aliens."

ARp Avatar Awesomeness - Video

YouTube Uploaded by dzlvs8 on Mar 20, 2011

"All sounds created with the Arp Avatar. The Korg Mono/poly is being used to control the avatar."

Korg Polysix and Burnt Pizza

YouTube Uploaded by dzlvs8 on Mar 27, 2011
seller's items on eBay

New Catgirl Synth Steiner- Parker VCF

via this auction

"Multimode Analog Filter 5U MOTM Format
Did someone say acid? Sick resonance + Interpolating Scanner effect when the same sound is used on all the filter inputs. Why does every builder make one of these? Because it sounds so nasty!

I origianally built this for use in my modular. This is brand new and and fully tested. This will be the only one I have available so get it while you can.

You won't find a nicer version of this module. Every component is the highest quality available: BTI Conductive Plastic Pots, Switchcraft Jacks, Mil Spec RG-174 Coax on audio signals, Polyester Film Capacitors, etc. Excellent build quality. One mean filter. I am happy to be able to share this module with another synth enthusiast.

Front Panel Controls:
Frequency
Frequency CV Level
Frequency CV Input
Resonanace
High Pass Filter Input
High Pass Filter Level
Band Pass Filter Input
Band Pass FIlter Level
Low Pass Filter Input
Low Pass Filter Level
Output

Here is some additional information about the Steiner VCF from the CGS Website:

"This module is a "tribute" module, based on the awesome Steiner-Parker Synth VCF. Those who know me will know I'm not a big VCF fan. Nonetheless, this VCF really appeals to me. Its sound is quite unlike the Moog ladder, has a lot of character.

Resonance is a bit unusual in its behavior. Once it starts oscillating, the resonance pot needs to be backed off a fair way to get it to stop again. It can also be frequency dependent.

How to use this module:

Connect the CV input to a voltage source such as a keyboard, envelope generator or sequencer. Connect the output to a VCA or amplifier. Feed the signal to be filtered into the high-pass, band-pass or low-pass input.

Unlike the original, this version allows signals to be fed into all inputs simultaneously. If the same signal is used in all inputs, the result is reminiscent of a phaser. The real fun starts when you feed different signals into each input, then you get a frequency based "interpolating scanner", where panning between different sound sources is possible, though also subject to the frequency at which they are running. I have never heard an effect like it before." - Ken Stone"

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Yamaha CS50 Awwwww Yeah!

YouTube Uploaded by dzlvs8 on Mar 19, 2011

"Selling it on the Ebay because i'm too stupid to be able to figure out how to calibrate it. .....and I bought a Prophet 08 :D :D :D :D"

via this auction

POLYSICS - Moog is Love[Live]

YouTube Uploaded by tatatatashiro on Dec 13, 2008

"高画質"

Particles In A Box

via rkm: "A few years back I built a cracklebox into an altoids tin. It seemed like a fun toy at the time, but it's proved to be one of my favorite mix fillers. It's a blast through a delay and phase shifter. I've never put my hands on a real cracklebox, so it's hard to say if it behaves like the original or not. Here's a track featuring my homebuilt unit:"

Particles In A Box by are.kay.more
"Some piano samples abused with dblue's Glitch VST plugin. A Cracklebox clone chirps noises in the background. Release date: Sep 23, 2010"

Sylo Synth

YouTube Uploaded by JCRUDESS on Mar 28, 2011

"A very cool granular synthesizer app called Sylo S ynth."

Sylo Synthesiser - Matthew Rosenfeld

"What's New in Version 1.1.2

Version 1.1.2:

• Compatibility fix for users still running older versions of iOS

Tip for upgraders: Looking for the Sync Speed button? Double tap the Grain Speed control! :)

Version 1.1:

Interact with other Apps!
• Open recordings (samples or performances) in other Apps
• AudioCopy/AudioPaste support
- AudioPaste from another app to use as the basis of a new instrument
- AudioCopy your current instrument or a recorded performance to another App
• Performances can now be uploaded to Dropbox

Improved UI!
• New stylish graphics and layout [older UI]
• Sliders replaced by dials
- Easier to grab with your finger
- All controls available without needing to scroll
- Dials pop up their exact value when touched/changed
• Individual ADSR dials
- You can now set attack, decay, sustain and release using dial controls
- You can still change these settings directly by dragging the ADSR graph with your finger
• Scrollable keyboard
- Instead of jumping to low/med/hi octaves, you can view any part of the keyboard you wish, by tapping/dragging on the mini 88-key keyboard
- Keys now have optional note and octave number labels
• Faster, smoother panning and zooming in the Wave View

Improved audio!
• optional Automatic Gain Control
• Warning light if audio clips (due to gain being up too loud)
• (iOS 4.x only) Speed optimisations using 4.x hardware acceleration features
• ADSR bugfixes

Please note:
• The free version of Sylo Synth is now ad supported. The pro version (upgrade via in-app purchase) does not contain ads. Some features listed above are only available in the pro version."

Sylo Synthesiser - Matthew Rosenfeld
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Girl Scouts Rock! Powered by Roland

YouTube Uploaded by rolandmedia on Mar 28, 2011

"Girl Scouts Rock! Powered By Roland gives girls from 8 to 14 years of age a hands-on experience playing popular music with modern musical instruments. http://www.rolandus.com/girlscoutsrock"

Synth Spotting with Truckasauras

FutureRetro UV Orb & Oberheim SEM via Truckasauras. Sent my way via Gary who said it glows nicely in black light.

via Truckasaurus on FB:
"We will be debuting a new song on Friday that features this bad boy. The Oberheim SEM... OBESITY in Analog Synthesizer form."

Also check them out at http://truckasauras.com/

Synth spotting video below.

BSTV: How to Make a Beat With Truckasauras
YouTube Uploaded by BigShotMag on Nov 12, 2010

"Seattle-based lo-fi sound insurrectionists Truckasauras -- Adam Swan, Tyler Swan, Ryan Trudell, and Dan Bordon -- are known for mish-mashing a cornucopia of sights and electronic sounds during their live shows and in the studio. With the release of their electro-fueled second album, Quarters, we asked the band to send us a video tour of their studio. But what we received from these Northwest nutters completely blew our mind. If machines like TR-808, SH-101, Sequential Tom and TB-303 turn you on, and you don't mind seeing snippets of girls wrestling in oil and random explosions between scenes, well, get ready to watch some serious studio hijinks go down Truckasauras style. Wait, is Ryan making a tune with a Game Boy? Hold me, please.

http://www.bigshotmag.com"

Bob Moog Tribute Library For Omnisphere Overview

YouTube Uploaded by dazexus on Mar 21, 2011

"Here is a quick look at some patches from the newly released Bob Moog Tribute Library for Spectrasonics Omnisphere which I had the extreme privilege to contribute to!

All proceeds goto the Bob Moog Foundation, more info about the library and the great cause its in aid of, can be found here: http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/tribute/index.php"

Not your average TR808

"If you examine the right side of my TR808 here you'll notice three inputs and a little switch. "Hmmm..." you are wondering, "what are these for?" Well I'm glad you asked! First of all the little switch there disables (and then re-enables) the built in reverb on the clap. You'll always hear a bit of reverb on a regular 808's clap, however when turned off with a modification like this it can sound quite interesting, mainly because we're so used to the reverb on it probably."

Via Four Poles Apart where you'll find details on the rest of the mods.

Modified TR808 by splitradix

DX5 playing Depeche Mode "Halo"

YouTube Uploaded by DX5 on Mar 28, 2011

"Done in a quick way (as always).
Filter is controlled by key velocity, it is not very approached as it is played live and is difficult to apply the right pressure for close/open filter.

Gear:
Upper: Emu EMAX II HD (includes a FX sampled with my voice at the beginning)
Mid: Roland JP8000
Low: Kurzweil PC1x

Backtrack recorded in Pro Tools. Just the drums and some fx."

57 258v Dual Oscillator Scoped

YouTube Uploaded by 7thDanSound on Mar 28, 2011

"I just borrowed a Mark Verbos Buchla format 258v Dual Oscillator module. I put it in my boat and this is my very first encounter with it. I have no idea what to expect or how it is supposed to work apart from the obvious. That's why I mistake the gray jack for a voltage output and try to drive the waveform input with it. This little thing sounds absolutely lovely and I'm sure it would complement the current Buchla 200e offerings very nicely. Definitely a more classic analog tone to it which I presume is due to the fact that it actually is very much analog."

Chromatic overflow (Clavia Nord Modular G2)

YouTube Uploaded by GruithuisenCityMan on Mar 28, 2011
http://www.myspace.com/fredericgerchambeau

Cv Delay Teaser

Cv Delay Teaser from Nick Ciontea on Vimeo.

"Arduino hack of Maxon ad999 for eurorack modular standards."

Arp Odyssey Model 2800 synthesizer

via this auction

New Roland Mystery Synth to be the JUPITER-80?

via directories.csa-international.org

"NRTL/C (UL 60065-2007)

Digital Organs, Model AT-75-xxx Series.
Model AT-500-xxx Series.
Recreational Keyboards, Models RK-300-xxx Series.
Digital Piano, Model V-PIANO.
Classic Organs, Model C-330-xxx Series.
Digital Pianos, Model RM-700-xxx Series.
Synthesizer, Model JUPITER-80.

Vocal & Ensemble Keyboard, Model VP-770, rated 117 Vac, 50/60 Hz, 16 W, cord connected, Class I, grounded."

via Soviet Space Child

YouTube Uploaded by rolandmedia on Mar 22, 2011
previously posted

How To Destroy Angels Studio Shots

More pics on WEBSTAGRAM

via @califaudio

Adam Szabo JP6K

"JP6K is a synth dedicated to emulating the famous Super Saw sound, first found in the Roland JP-8000 synthesizer in 1997. It aims to capture the essence of the sound and the behaviour of the original oscillator. Even after a decade, the Super Saw is still sought after by people all around the world, and is a crucial part of such music genres like Trance.

There are several factors that make the Super Saw in the JP6K different than other synths that provide a similar sound. The original Super Saw from Roland was aliasing, thus creating a bright and “airy” sound. To prevent the sound from sounding harsh below the fundamental harmonic, a high pass filter was possibly used to remove the unwanted frequencies. The JP6K uses the same design to achieve that special oscillator waveform giving it a unique tone.

Another important aspect of the classic Super Saw, was its special detune curve. It was non-linear, which gave the user greater control over the detune amount. Even when the detune control was half way, the spread of the detune was small, which made it possible to make very smooth sounding pads. The curve then gradually increased, and at higher values, the detune rapidly spread out to maximum. This unique curve is accurately modelled in JP6K, making it nearly identical to the detune in the hardware.

The JP6K also emulates other features from the JP-8000 like the filters, key tracking and the EQ, to give it an even more authentic way to shape the Super Saw sound. The synth has been optimised to use minimal amount of CPU, so it is possible to use multiple instances.

Key features:
32 voice polyphony
Two Super Saw oscillators, an upper and lower
1 noise oscillator
Three filter modes: low pass, band pass and high pass with -12 & -24 dB/Oct
Three independent LFOs controlling the filter, amp and pitch
Built in delay and EQ"

Richard Barbieri of Japan & Porcupine Tree, Talks Roland V Synth (Synthesizer)

YouTube Uploaded by SynthesizerBook on Mar 28, 2011

Native Instruments - Absynth- Rework ( Aphex Twin - Avril 14th)

YouTube Uploaded by ANTsynth on Mar 28, 2011

"My Absynth version of Aphex Twin - Avril 14th all sounds and processing was done in Absynth and recorded in Apple Logic Studio"

1984 KORG Poly-800 Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

Creating the AKAI MPC-2000 Synth Cake

flickr By Justin.D
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follow-up to this post.

never before was it possible to have this much fun over bluetooth.

never before was it possible to have this much fun over bluetooth. from FORMAT FLUCK on Vimeo.

"never before was it possible to have this much fun over bluetooth...

jamming on a friday morning w/ Korg's iElectribe drum machine / iMS-20 synthesizer running on two iPads tempo-synced over bluetooth..

shot/edited w/iPhone 4/iMovie 11"

KORG INC.
iPads on eBay

MacBeth Mk1/X-Series Touch Keyboard 2

MacBeth Mk1/X-Series Touch Keyboard 2 from Ken MacBeth on Vimeo.

"Hers's a smaller file sized vid that I have just done before I turn in! This is 2 x Mk1 Oscillator 'A' and 1x Mk1 Oscillator 'B' with it's sub octaves- Filter is Mk1 Filter 'A' on 6dB/Octave slope. Again we see the the touch keyboard prototype that I've tried out- just 5 notes! The bigger version to follow!

Ken M"

Follow-up to this video post.

OP-1 FM Radio to Drum Sampler

YouTube Uploaded by djthomaswhite on Mar 28, 2011

"Demo of samples from FM radio assigned to drum sequence and arranged to tape. Then resampled and used again... showing how you can use this device multiple times over by getting creative with sample and tape management. Also show demo of 808 samples I input to the unit via USB "com" connection. More videos to come on synth engines. Stay tuned!"

Cell DNA and Max for Live

YouTube Uploaded by lividTV on Mar 28, 2011

"With Livid CellDNA and our Max For Live devices, you can turn Ableton Live into your own automatic VJ.
* Use your controller in Live to trigger video and effect
* Link audio clips to video clips
* Use MIDI clips to sequence videos
* Use audio from your tracks to play clips and control visual effects.
* Collaborate with your VJ over a network
* Control multiple computers for multiple screens.
With CellDNA you can load up tons of clips, use the dozens of effects, and even edit and extend it with Max 5. With our max for live devices, you can talk directly to it from Live for the tightest video integration imaginable.
Check it out at lividinstruments.com/software_celldna.php
Full tutorial is at vimeo.com/21221812"

CellDNA + Max For Live Tutorial.

Uploaded by lividTV on Mar 28, 2011

"A comprehensive look at using the Max for Live devices that link up CellDNA and Ableton Live. More info about CellDNA is at http://www.lividinstruments.com/software_celldna.php"

Thavius Beck - Go!

YouTube Uploaded by NovationTV on Mar 28, 2011

"The video for Thavius Beck's track Go! featuring the Launchpad from Novation."

ether^ra BLINK DIARY

YouTube Uploaded by potterpaint2000 on Mar 28, 2011

"a short improv featuring a Serge Creature/Seq A combo, a VTOL Volfram loop, and a Doepfer DE/Tenori-on pairing. http://etherra.blogspot.com/"

Circuit Bent Animal Sounds Butterfly Toy by freeform delusion

YouTube Uploaded by eecouk on Mar 28, 2011
freeform delusion on eBay
"Animal Sounds butterfly (with funky drum beat and wonderfully strange vocals too!)

Mono mini jack output

Yellow LED

Rainbow LED (to accompany the original one already there)

Pitch Up/Down Control

On/Off Switch"

Arturia ARP 2600V - ...les dunes du Pyla 2...

YouTube Uploaded by synthypnosis on Mar 28, 2011

"VELVET VOYAGE - "Arturia ARP 2600V - les dunes du Pyla 2" - by Bruno Ender Lee, every sound was made with the Arturia ARP 2600V, taken from the CD "Mindsong" 2005 ...with some holiday-pictures from France (same place, another evening)..."

Novamusik.com - Kurzweil PC3LE Series!

YouTube Uploaded by Novamusik on Mar 28, 2011

"Chris Martirano gets into the Kurzweil PC3LE series keyboard workstations with the PC3LE7."

Modular Video shot on iPhone 4.

Modular Video shot on iPhone 4. from joseph raglani on Vimeo.

"Short clip of a modular patch that I shot on my iPhone. What you see is what you hear. It's just kinda running itself."

Syndrum Quad Vintage Analog Drum Machine with Custom Wood Sides

via this auction

"Included is a really long (I think it's 15 or 20 ft) breakout cable in order to trigger the 4 modules. It was wired into my patchbay so you will just need to add 1/4" connectors to the 4 ends. I had it custom made because the original trigger cable was short and always got tangled."

See the seller's other items for more.