IDOW & MATRIXSYNTH Modular Pic of the Week - Week 8 Contest Winner!

"Our eighth winner of the Modular Pic of the Week contest goes to Hansi Güçlüer for 'Serge1.'

 Hansi records electronic music under the name St Catharina. "St Catharina is Stockholm's best kept secret."

Here's some of Cathy's work: http://www.youtube.com/user/komputerbrown

We'd like to give a big thanks and congratulations to Hansi Güçlüer for the submission! This is the 8th week of a 30-week contest, and we are looking forward to many more modular photo submissions, so please keep 'em coming! For details on how to submit and what you can win, see this post.

For more info on the upcoming 'I Dream of Wires' documentary, be sure to see the trailer and IndieGoGo fund raising campaign here.

See the IDOW label for all posts pertaining to the film including the weekly contest winners."

Oberheim OB-Xa: An Amazing Story of Survival

flickr By kb_cheapmods
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The story via kb_cheapmods:
"I did a buy-it-now of an OB-Xa on ebay around Thanksgiving. It had a nice picture and the price was quite low, though there were oddities: it had NO description and the seller had no reportable selling feedback. But I jumped and did it.

Subsequent emails to the seller after the B-I-N suggested that he was new to selling and not a synth aficionado. He told me everything lit up when turned on, when buttons were pressed that things did change, but he didn't have an amp so couldn't test the sound. His shipping indicated that it would go next-day USPS and the charge was very high. I told him to pack it well and go ahead and ship it. Note that he lived in Maryland and I'm in Los Angeles.

So, I waited and waited and waited. It took about 2 weeks for it to arrive and - hoo, boy - was I scared when I got home that night. It got shipped Parcel Post (that's why it took so long), but the packaging was almost non-existent: the outer box had holes and, as you can see in the pics, there was just about no bubble wrap or anything else. Traveling cross-country, the synth should have been destroyed.

The happy ending: there was no discernable damage to the synth! The cosmetics pretty much match his ebay picture, it did fire up and buttons did change panel settings. After a bit of investigation, I had to replace one tantalum cap on the lower control board to get it to work. Of course, the J-wires need some cleaning, it needs calibration, but all 8 voices are as thick and buzzy as you'd expect."

Be sure to see: How to pack a synth

Teenage Engineering OP-1 synthesizer

via this auction

Ambient Jam in Aarau 17.12.2011

YouTube Uploaded by moondustweb on Dec 18, 2011

"Ambinet Jam with synhtesizer"

pics here

The massive synth list (slightly edited): "ppg 2, ppg 2.2 moog voyager, minimoog, virus a and c, mpc 2500 doepfer ribbon controller, rs3 mam filter, animoog, roland sh09 or sh01 , sh-32 , polyelvolver, ex5r, MS20, nord wave, oberheim ob 12, Native Instruments Reason. Teenage Engineering OP-1, octatrack, sam12, Doepfer schaltwerk, matrix 12, nord modular, gx2 (the big one), roland juno 106 , moogfooger phaser..."

Experiment 10

YouTube Uploaded by Cranda11 on Dec 18, 2011

"Short improvisation. Yamaha CP80B, DSI TETR4, Korg Monotribe, Eventide Space and TimeFactor, Doepfer modular, Roland RE-201. Sequenced from Naught Panther Phaedra running on an iPad."

Phaedra - Naughty Panther
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Interactive Guitar Pedal Art Installation — by David Byrne

"An interactive art piece consisting of a grid of 96 guitar effects pedals that are wired together, as well as a guitar and an amplifier. As people step on the different pedals they activate various effects, which multiply over one another, creating a dynamic sonic experience.

davidbyrne.com/art/guitar_pedals"

via Jordi

Crazy Box

YouTube Uploaded by ElbowPatches1 on Dec 17, 2011

"The crazy box has 10 inputs and 10 outputs, which in this video go out to 10 amplifiers. A photoresistor on each channel controls the signal levels. This is why the audio levels rises when the room lights are turned on. In other words, the more light, the louder the sound. Circuit bent devices are plugged into the 10 inputs. With the room lights off, you can use a flashlight to turn up the levels on individual channels. Videography be Andy Ben."

Programmable Drummer Boy

Programmable Drummer Boy by Ted James
"An inappropriately funky take on the traditional Christian classic that bores my ears every year."

via The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Realistic Moog Concertmate MG-1 - MIDI In, Filter In, Fast Response

via this auction
"This listing is for a unique Realistic Moog Concertmate MG-1 that has been modified and now has MIDI input and control, filter audio input, and improved retrigger speed and glide response. Here is a list of all modifications:

Sticky black foam removed
1/4" Audio jacks for input and output (see photos below)
External audio input to filter (see photos below)
Improved gate response
Multitrigger & continuous glide
Octave pitch drop
MIDI2CV - Design: Bojan Burkeljc
Notes - CV/Gate
Velocity - Filter Cutoff Frequency CV
MIDI CC#1 - Filter Cutoff Frequency CV
MIDI CC#2 - Oscillator 1 - Pulse Width (~25-50% Duty Cycle)
MIDI CC#3 - Oscillator 2 - Pulse Width (~10-35% Duty Cycle)
CV/Gate (From MIDI or Keyboard) Select switch"

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SYNTON SYRINX ULTRA RARE ANALOG VINTAGE SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

"A final series of six Syrinxes was made after Synton went out of business. These were mounted in flight cases, and had no keyboard."

VINTAGE MOOG OPUS 3 339A SYNTH SN 5788

via this auction

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1977 360 SYSTEMS SLAVEDRIVER GUITAR/SYNTHESIZER INTERFACE PRINT AD

via this auction


"Ad measures approx. 8"X 10.5" inches."

Note the Oberheim SEM in the background.

WURLITZER SWINGIN' RHYTHM - Vintage Rhythm Box BOX 1975 | HQ DEMO

YouTube Uploaded by AnalogAudio1 on Dec 18, 2011

"The WURLITZER SWINGIN' RHYTHM is a interesting little analogue rhyhtm box with 5 rhythms. The rhythms are mixable. It also has 5 drum pads (actually drum buttons). The drum sounds are: BASSDRUM, BRUSH, SNARE ROLL, BLOCK, and CYMBAL. The drums sound interesting and somewhat "dirty". I don't know exactly if it sounded cleaner as new - maybe the aging process of the components lead to its typical sound :-)"

Rheyne - iElectribe and iKaossilator Jam

"Playing with Korg's iElectribe on an iPad 2, sync'd via bluetooth to iKaossilator on an iPhone 4. All audio is from the apps."

MFOS WGS - first power-up test after assembly

YouTube Uploaded by SynthManiaDotCom on Dec 18, 2011

"I put together this DIY synth kit from "Music From Outer Space" (MFOS). It's called "Weird Sound Generator" (WSG) and surely enough, it lives up to his name. A great way to enter synth DIY..."

SERGE multi filter qvcf and variable slope vcf

YouTube Uploaded by DrOctave1 on Dec 18, 2011

"ok here is a simple patch showing some of the range of the variable Q vcf and the variable slope vcf. same signal to both only going between the two useing the xfader for comparisson. at the end i added some FM to show a little flavor and not so boreing."

New I Dream Of Wires Pics

via Modular: the documentary on Facebook

Remember to check out their IndieGoGo page.

Pictured here:

"Lori Napoleon with a module in testing phase."

"Christina Sealey of Orphx visits Jason Amm's studio."

"Christina Sealey of Orphx"

"Robert Fantinatto at the /RUN studio"

Taking a Break From the Babe

The Synth Babes label is now Synth Chicks.
The first new post to get the label: Mischievous Pauline's Il Pleut Cover - Live Session.

acid bedroom / tb-303 modded / tr-606 modded /

YouTube Uploaded by user3867951 on Nov 25, 2011

"aciiid


soundcloud.com/acid_contact/dj-weetabix"

S-CAT Casio MT-40 In the Making

Coco Elektrik has a post up on the making of an S-CAT Casio MT-40. You'll find more pics a video and details here.

You might remember the look of this one from this previous video.

You can find S-CAT works for sale on eBay here. If you have an RSS reader you can sub to new items going up via this link. Remember to check out the RSS links in the More Stuff section as well.

Roland Sh-7 Synthesizer

via this auction

"The Roland SH-7 is a Duophonic Analog Synthesizer. The Sh-7 was first released in 1978 - 1981"

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ROLAND JSQ-60 DCB Sequencer with Original Box

via this auction

"This sequencer connects to a Juno 60 or Jupiter 8a (and modified early Jupiter 8s) via its hardwired DCB cable and allows you to record and overdub up to 2000 note sequences either in real time or in single step loading. It features two DIN Sync outs, allowing control of anything equipped with a DIN Sync socket (ie, TB-303, TR-808, TR-606, CR-8000 etc). It also has a tape interface for saving/loading compositions, which can be used with almost any recording/playback medium (eg computer DAW) for backing up recorded songs. It retains the last composition in internal memory, even when switched off. It is powered by a standard 9v boss type adaptor (not included)."

Roland TR-707, Vintage Drum Machine with Original Box

via this auction

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Roland CSQ-100 Digital Sequencer

via this auction

"For use with SH-02 SH-09 SH-101 synths (check compatability before purchasing though)"

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All Alone On A MOOGIE Christmas ! (Animoog Contest Song )

All Alone On A MOOGIE Christmas ! (Animoog Contest Song ) by | | | RoboTek | | |
"All Sound Made Just whit the Animoog . (except the drums & of course the Voice Samplers) Made In Just 8 hours for the Christmas moog contest !"

Remember to send your holiday tunes in.



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I Saw Three Ships.WMV

YouTube Uploaded by jonnyj46 on Dec 17, 2011
And we have a Menorah.
"This is my arrangement of the traditional English Christmas Carol I Saw Three Ships. It is my song submission for Moog Music's 2011 Animoog Holiday Song Contest . The arrangement was composed and played entirely with the awesome Moog Music iPad app Animoog. Nearly every part is played by hand and multitracked with no additional processing. I hope you enjoy listening and watching the video. The video portion is a rough video music to give some color and good cheer for the song. Please like this video on Moog Music's Facebook page and help me win the contest if you enjoy the song."


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Un dia en los talleres de Befaco

YouTube Uploaded by lossabiosduendes on Nov 28, 2011

"Befaco, una plataforma de desarrrollo de hardware musical házlo-tú-mismo y Open Source. La principal actividad gira en torno a un sistema propio de síntesis modular, en el que los módulos son construidos por quienes asisten a los talleres que se dictan cada dos fines de semana en Hangar, Barcelona, y en la Tabacalera de Madrid.

Visita http://befaco.org/ aquí encontrarás información sobre como construir tu mismo instrumentos musicales electrónicos y cacharros ruidosos en general.

Si te gustan las cosas llenas de cables y botones estarás como en casa!

Y es aquí donde mes a mes Los Sabios Duendes acuden a constriuir su nueva casita para el futuro!

http://lossabiosduendes.wordpress.com/"

Octatrack + Machinedrum + Soft Synths = Saturday Morning Jam

YouTube Uploaded by n3bsvid on Dec 17, 2011

"The octatrack and machinedrum provide the drums/percussion. The octatrack is also sequencing 3 soft synths.

Hardware:
Elektron Octatrack
Elektron Machinedrum UW+ MKII

Software:
Madrona Labs Aalto
Dcam synth squad strobe
Ableton Electric"

iOrgan

YouTube Uploaded by RamSystemMovie on Dec 17, 2011


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"Let's perform a lead organ!
While pushing the keyboard, sound continues sounding eternally.
Ten kinds of tones can be chosen.
Moreover, two or more sound is sounded simultaneously and an effect like a pipe organ can perform easily.
The tone of a lead organ can be created.

Operation
tone
- Ten kinds of sound can be chosen with plus and a minus button.

voices
- Sound two or more sound simultaneously.

C1~C6
- Specify the range of the pitch of a keyboard.

scale
- Choose the display of a pitch, and un-displaying.

manual(Auto)
- Create the tone of an organ by a pitch and volume.
It returns to the original screen by Auto."

Lemur + The Swarm

YouTube Uploaded by N3L5ONMD on Dec 17, 2011

"Another quickie showing Liine's new iOS app Lemur controlling Refuse Software's The Swarm. Enjoy! Thanks for watching!"


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Analogue electronica studio jam - rozz3r: White Globe

YouTube Uploaded by rozz3r on Dec 17, 2011

"Another in my series of live studio jams. The idea being to capture the raw groove of a song in realtime. All these songs will be further edited, overdubbed and generally mangled to form either an EP or an album, but I thought it would be interesting to post the initial song sketch as it happened.

This is also the first video to feature the Dave Smith Tempest drum machine, not in a huge capacity, but the real analogue drums really add something.

For more info see http://www.rozzer.net"

DSI Tempest Dave Smith Instruments Demo

YouTube Uploaded by dragonworker14 on Dec 18, 2011

"Live playing with Tempest out of the box and in Logic after recording some reverb and limitting"

REASON 6 + TENORI-ON = Awesome!

- Hardware / Software Synth Tutorial and Performance

YouTube Uploaded by VJFranzK on Dec 18, 2011

"Super Versatile SoftSynth controlled by Unique Sequencer! There are amazing possibilities here - this should get you started. To do this, you will, of course, need a USB to MIDI adaptor - there are many brands available."

Tenori-Ons on eBay

Tenori-On is also available for iOS:

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