MATRIXSYNTH: Thursday, July 18, 2013


Thursday, July 18, 2013

The Changeless Mover Excerpt

Published on Jun 21, 2013 James Marck·2 videos

"This is a musical excerpt of the new ballet, The Changeless Mover, featuring original choreographic drawings. Visit www.changelessmoverballet.com for more details.

Earthly incarnations of Reason, Faith, and Doubt convene in a tumultuous encounter presided over by the hand and pen of an ominous sage called Aquinas.

Music composed by James Marck
Synthesizer realization by Suit & Tie Guy
Choreography by Servy Gollardo"

DX5 Playing DM "Things You Said"

Published on Jul 18, 2013 DX5·140 videos

"A track I had recorded a month ago. All sounds coming from my Emax libraries and/or sampled from other keyboards like Kurzweil PC1x or Roland JP8000.

Samplers Used.
Upper: Emu Emax
Lower: Emu Emax II HD

Composed by Martin L. Gore"

EMS Synthi AKS Synthesizer

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"This is an EXTREMELY RARE, vintage synthesizer. It was purchased through an estate of a former music store owner. It is said to be new and never used. Has some dust from long term storage and is missing the power cord. The unit is being sold as described with no warranties. Here is some info on its history and legacy in recording [via wikipedia].

'The EMS Synthi A, first available in May 1971, and then in March 1972 a version of it with a built-in keyboard and sequencer, the EMS Synthi AKS, a portable modular analog synthesiser made by EMS of England. Most notable for its patch pin matrix, its functions and internal design are similar to the VCS 3 synthesiser, also made by EMS. E.M.S. is still run by Robin Wood in Cornwall, and in addition to continuing to build and sell new units, will repair and refurbish E.M.S. equipment.

The Synthi AKS has been used extensively by Brian Eno in his art rock and ambient albums. He particularly made prominent use of its signal-chain editing capability in order to add colour to his own voice as well as Robert Fripp and Phil Manzanera's guitar work. His early band, Roxy Music, supposedly requested that he join them after watching him tinker with the Synthi AKS for only a few minutes.[citation needed]
Jean Michel Jarre featured Synthi AKS on Oxygène and Equinoxe and has one for Oxygene Live in your living room (2007).

Pink Floyd used the synthesiser to create the electronic riff of the track "On the Run" and to play the solo of "Any colour you like", both from the 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. (The band reported to use a EMS VCS3 synthesizer although it actually was a Synthi).
Czesław Niemen in 1975 used Synthi AKS in recording of his album Katharsis.

Klaus Schulze and Pete Namlook refer to Synthi AKS in the name of their collaboration album The Dark Side of the Moog VIII: Careful With the AKS, Peter.'"

KORG MS-20 SN 146845

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SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PRO ONE

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"This listing is for 1 x SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PRO ONE Analogue Synthesizer, w/NEW chip (actual item in images).

This is the more desirable J-Wire keyboard edition.

The synth functions as it should and is in excellent condition (please see images). There are no crackly pots or switches, each one having been treated with Caig Labs DeoxIT® Fader F5. There are only a couple of small marks on the unit and nothing that affects playability."

Messing with Mopho keyboard and Pigtronix Infinity

Published on Jul 18, 2013 rudeog·28 videos

"Messing around with the new Mopho. Sorry about the motion, I'm not used to the head mount camera (GoPro Hero 3). Hope nobody gets seasick. This is a Korg ER1 thru a Korg KP3. Dave Smith Mopho keyboard thru a Rogue analog chorus, Behringer vintage analog delay and Digidelay and then the Infinity Looper pedal. You can also see my home made breakout pedal that gives the reverse capability. Send on the mixer is a Hardwire RV7 reverb pedal. No other FX or EQ were added. As you can tell, I love the reverse on the looper and the aftertouch on the Mopho. Everything is midi synced."

Bob Moog Foundation Objects to Archives Moving to Cornell, New York

via Mountain Xpress where you'll find the full article (you'll find my notes at the bottom of this post):

"A move to ship Bob Moog's archives from Asheville to New York is creating family discord over the best way to preserve the late inventor's legacy.

An electronic music titan, Bob Moog founded Moog Music, the world's leading manufacturer of analog synthesizers. His widow, Ileana Grams-Moog, announced July 18 that she's planning to donate his personal archive of notes, plans, drawings and recordings to the Cornell University Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections in Ithaca, N.Y.

'It was Bob‘s wish that his archives be preserved and made accessible to other scientists, inventors, engineers and innovators,' Asheville resident Grams-Moog said in a press release. 'The Cornell Library makes its extensive rare collections accessible to students and scholars all over the world.'

Noting that Moog earned his Ph.D. in engineering physics from Cornell in 1965, she added: 'It has been eight years since my husband’s death and I am happy that my gift to Cornell will finally make this rich collection available. Bob would be pleased to know his life’s work is finally being properly preserved and made available to current and future generations to advance upon his work.'

However, Grams-Moog makes no mention of the Bob Moog Foundation in her announcement, which has overseen the preservation of those archives for the last seven years in Asheville, where Moog lived from 1979 until his death in 2005. The foundation is a nonprofit organization run by Michelle Moog-Koussa, the inventor's daughter, who says that she and other family members are surprised and disappointed by the decision to ship the archives out of town..."

...

"Upon hearing of Grams-Moog's intentions to move the archives out of town, Moog-Koussa says the foundation is now 'considering our options.'

She adds: "No matter what happens, the Bob Moog Foundation will continue to carry on Bob Moog's legacy, and that his legacy is alive and well in our educational projects, which are thriving in this area.'"

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My notes:

What is your opinion on this?  Personally, the number one priority in my opinion is keeping the documents safe.  I think they would be safe at either Cornell or The Bob Moog Foundation, so that imo is not an issue. The issue then is where would they be of the most value to the community and how do you define that? Exposure to the public or access to researchers? I don't see Cornell being as pro-active in spreading the works of Bob Moog as The Bob Moog Foundation. I think the archives may be safe in Cornell but my fear is that they will be all but forgotten aside from those that take the time to research them and then share that research with us. In other words, they will essentially disappear into the ether, unless someone makes the effort otherwise. The BMF was doing that. With the Bob Moog Foundation, his research would be at the forefront and present in everything they do. Your opinion? Click on the comments link below. Note although it currently reads 0, Facebook comments are there. Blogger only counts blogger comments in the count. It might take a sec for the Facebook comments to load after clicking the link.

Update: The following is the official press release on the move.  I received it from Moog Music and Hummingbird Media a separate press outlet:

"Bob Moog's Archives Donated To World-Class Facility at Cornell University
Inventor’s Alma Mater to Receive Rich Collection

Yesterday Cornell University announced the archives of Dr. Robert A. Moog have found a home at their Sidney Cox Library of Music & Dance, thanks to a generous donation from his widow, Dr. Ileana Grams-Moog.

Dr. Robert A. Moog is the founder of Moog Music, the world’s leading manufacturer of analog synthesizers, and the inventor of the legendary Moog synthesizer. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell in engineering physics in 1965 and was a longtime resident of Trumansburg, N.Y. His personal archive of notes, plans, drawings, recordings and more will be housed in the Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections.

“It was Bob‘s wish that his archives be preserved and made accessible to other scientists, inventors, engineers and innovators,” Grams-Moog said. “It has been eight years since my husband’s death and I am happy that my gift to Cornell will finally make this rich collection available. Bob would be pleased to know his life’s work is finally being properly preserved so that current and future generations may advance upon his work.”

Cornell has flourished as a center for research in music since the Sidney Cox Library of Music & Dance was founded in 1929, and its extensive holdings include a special focus on historical keyboard instruments. It collects heavily in 20th- and 21st-century music of Europe and the United States, including electronic music and music by Cornell composition alumnae.

“We’re thrilled to welcome this donation to Cornell, and we look forward to welcoming researchers from all over the world who hope to learn more about Dr. Moog’s life and work, ” said Anne R. Kenney, Carl A. Kroch University Librarian. “We pride ourselves on not only preserving valuable historical knowledge, but providing access to one-of-a-kind, original materials to as many people as possible.”

Dr. Grams-Moog continued, “Cornell is a 150-year-old institution with a long history of stewardship and dissemination of rare and valuable collections for education and research. Donating Bob’s archives to the university is the best opportunity to preserve and protect them so they will finally be accessible to students and scholars worldwide. In addition, they will be available to future generations long after we’re all gone.”

About Cornell University Library
Cornell University Library’s rich collections, expert librarians, responsive services and welcoming spaces inspire and nourish scholarship and learning throughout the university. Its world-class collection — nearly 8 million print volumes, nearly a million e-books and 5 million journal article downloads per year — covers incredibly diverse fields. The Sidney Cox Library of Music & Dance provides extensive holdings of printed materials and recordings to support the study of music."

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Update2: Michelle Moog-Koussa of The Bob Moog Foundation issues statement:

"Dear Friend,

The Bob Moog Foundation takes seriously its role as the only non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, protecting and promoting my father’s work for future generations. In was in this capacity that the Foundation made significant investments over the past seven years to rescue the majority of my father’s archives, and to protect and preserve them to prevent further deterioration from occurring.

Our efforts have included re-housing the collection in archival quality storage materials, securing climate controlled storage, cataloging thousands of items, cleaning and restoring a breadth of materials including almost 100 reel-to-reel tapes in the collection, and most recently securing state-of-the-art archival storage and processing facilities where researchers from around the world could acess the archives.

We have also worked to share the archives through many exhibits from California to our local region, exposing tens of thousands of people to the unique information and insights that the archives contain.

We did this based on a verbal understanding that these documents would eventually be donated to the Foundation.

Yesterday, an annoucement was made that Cornell University will be receiving Bob's archives. The announcement was made by Bob's widow, Ileana Grams-Moog, with whom we have been working closely for the past seven years, up until as recently as February 18, 2013.

The decision to abandon a pending agreement, which ignores the Foundation’s stewardship of my father’s archives, and move them out of Western North Carolina is disappointing and, we believe, not in keeping with my father’s intent. Asheville was my father’s home for 25 years and, in the end, his spiritual home. It is important that his archives remain in Asheville and that they are administered by the Bob Moog Foundation, where they can be considered within a wide musical and technological context and where they will benefit from being interpreted by the unified network of experts that surround the Foundation’s work.

The Moog Family is saddened and surprised not to be part of the discussion to move our father’s archives away from the organization where they would receive the most well-rounded care, and away from the area where the Bob Moog Foundation, Moog Music, and Moogfest are located.

Over the years, you have been witness to all of the dedicated work we have done for the archives. Many of you have visited our exhibits and complimented our efforts. At this time, we ask that you support us on Facebook and other outlets by reposting and commenting in ways that are reflective of our work.

With or without Bob's archives, the Bob Moog Foundation Archives remains a robust collection of historic materials that we have obtained, or that have been donated to us. We remain a repsitory of materials that represent the evolution of electronic music history. We are excited to be sharing some of the incredible material that we have obtained with you over the coming months. Please keep your eyes open for that.

I may be reaching out soon with other ways that you can help. Until then, I remain

Devotedly yours,

Michelle

Michelle Moog-Koussa
Executive Director
Bob Moog Foundation

P.S. Should you have any concerns about this topic, please be in touch at info@moogfoundation.org."

Update3 (also posted here):

Online Petition to Keep Bob Moog's Archives in Asheville with the BMF

You'll find the petition here.

The petition was setup up via Michael Koehler who sent in the following:

"I am not involved with the BMF, but am friends with Michelle. She knows that I am doing this.

I am very passionate about it because I was fortunate to knew Bob for a short while and know that he would not want things to go the way that they are going right now. I am not trying discredit Cornell or say anything bad about them. They are a fine institution. I am just trying to help them see what moving the archives would mean.

There is so much more to this material. It is not simply 'Bob's stuff'. In Bob's work, he always included colleagues and musicians in the development of his works. If we send these notes off to some storage facility where only scholars can reference them, most of this is lost. The BMF is connected with many of the musicians that worked with Bob. They have the ability to connect the information that Bob wrote down from the engineering standpoint and re-connect it with the musicians that worked with Bob to create it. I have witnessed this first hand. I am telling you, this type of documentation and interpretation would be impossible with the items at Cornell. Think of all of the nuggets that have come out of the BMF. Stories, video clips, etc. Remember all of those insights? It is almost as if Bob were still here. Cornell will most definitely have a totally different output. It will be much more sterilized and scholastic.

I saw first hand the work that Michelle and her team have done. There were literally rooms of material laying in in total disarray. One piece of gear that was salvaged by her team was the very last minimoog made from the original factory. The synth was barely salvageable at the time. That was in 2006. Had it laid there, out in the shed, exposed to the elements, do you think it would even be salvageable today? And, even if it were, do you honestly believe that Cornell would even restore it? In the list of items, it most likely would not be on the top of the list. But the reason that this synth was so iconic to save was that back in the day, Bob had the fore-site to know that something like this should be preserved. Remember, this was at a time when you couldn't give analog synths away! Bob was like that, he knew to save things not for himself or his own legacy, but because some day, these things will be important to someone.

Another example, the BMF has restored 100 recordings. I have heard some of these. Amongst them is a recording where Bob sent a minimoog prototype to Sun Ra to play with and asked Sun Ra to let him know what he thought of the synth. Sun Ra used it in a performance the night that they received it. They did not have a user manual or any instructions, they just went with it. Sun Ra recorded this performance and sent the tape to Bob. This was the first recording of the minimoog and it was also an iconic recording of a concert as well. I can tell you that if this recording goes to Cornell, no one will be able to hear it. The licensing rights will never be able to be cleared by them for public consumption. No way a record label will give that away easily. Way too broad of a license. Where as the BMF would be allowed to play these recording during their exhibits and seminars because they would be able to keep custody of the recording preventing broad public dissemination.

I could go on, but I have probably typed your eyes out! :)"

You'll find the petition here.

Update4:

BMF Board President Bryan Bell Responds to Ileana Grams-Moog

"On July 26th, Ileana Grams-Moog issued an online statement regarding her decision to transfer Bob's archives to Cornell University. After much consideration, President of the BMF Board of Directors, Bryan Bell, has decided to issue an open letter to address the misinformation in that statement.

An Open Letter from Bryan Bell, President of the Board of Directors, The Bob Moog Foundation

The past three weeks have been hard ones for the children of Bob Moog and the staff, board, and friends of the Bob Moog Foundation (BMF). As President of the BMF Board of Directors, I am profoundly disappointed in Dr. Ileana Grams-Moog’s decision to withdraw her support for the BMF, a not-for-profit organization devoted to perpetuating Bob’s love of music and innovation, the manner in which she chose to do it, and her exclusion of key facts.

I knew Bob well. We were colleagues and friends for more than 30 years. During that time, we collaborated on projects and solved problems that changed the way music is made. I serve on the BMF board because it is the truest representation of Bob’s legacy. That is why I also know how sad it would make him to see what is happening in his name, and why we should all be asking Ileana a few questions.

What’s behind the sudden decision to take the archives away from the BMF?

On Feb. 14, 2013, after 18 months of personally and directly negotiating with Ileana, we agreed upon the BMF’s temporary custody of the archives and management of Bob’s Rights of Publicity (his name, image, signature, and voice). This was the first step towards a much larger agreement between us. In the words of the interim agreement, we were working “together in good faith to define and execute a mutually satisfactory [larger] Agreement as rapidly as possible,” or so I thought.

Suddenly, on February 25, Ileana notified me that she would not sign the interim agreement, based on information she had received from Moog Music President Mike Adams. (Note: Mr. Adams was a BMF board member at the time these discussions took place.) The BMF quickly addressed Ileana’s concerns in writing, concerns that she never voiced to me as the BMF board president and concerns that were later proven to have no basis in fact.

Why was there no consultation with Bob’s children about the future of their father’s archives and his Rights of Publicity?

What about money?

We all agree that Bob’s legacy is priceless, but his share of Moog Music and his Rights of Publicity have price tags. Because Ileana has chosen to publically disclose the BMF’s offer to purchase the archives, I challenge her to disclose the detailed terms, both financially and legally, of her sale of Bob’s share of Moog Music and her sale of Bob’s Rights of Publicity to Mike Adams.

Was there a financial contribution to Cornell from Moog Music regarding the archives? Will Moog Music, for example, have access to the Cornell Archives for their commercial purposes? Will the Bob Moog Foundation and Bob’s children have access to the archives for their own use?
Has The BMF been a good steward of Bob’s archives?

The answer is an unequivocal YES. For seven years The BMF has consistently acted in the best interest of Bob's legacy, rescuing his archives from moisture, dirt and mildew; storing the archives in secure climate controlled storage; entering into a lease with the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources to secure state-of-the-art archival facilities in Western N.C.; and making the difficult but prudent decision to defer a capital campaign to fund building of the Moogseum.

Ileana has said that her decision to move the archives was based, in part, on the fact that construction has not started on The Moogseum, the eventual Asheville home for Bob’s archives. At no time did she ever communicate that requirement to the BMF Board or me. Furthermore, during her tenure as president of the BMF Board, Ileana personally oversaw the decision to postpone the Moogseum’s capital campaign until the economy recovered from the nation’s worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. The economy aside, great museums take a long time to build. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for example, took 16 years to plan before breaking ground.

The BMF’s leadership, board and staff have intentionally stayed above the fray, and we encourage our supporters to do the same. Ileana’s decision to move the archives, which was announced in a press release written and distributed by Moog Music’s public relations firm and posted on Moog Music’s website, has unleashed negative comments, many of which raise questions about the role Mike Adams and Moog Music played in Ileana’s sudden change of heart. The BMF has chosen to take the high road, and we will continue to do so, despite many inaccurate comments from Ileana and Mike Adams. That’s what Bob would expect of us. But Ileana’s decision and its timing, the wording of the announcement and the secrecy surrounding its release raise troubling questions about whose interests are really being served by Ileana’s actions.

As for The BMF, we will continue to do what we do best – inspiring and igniting creativity through historic preservation of the Bob Moog Foundation Archives and creating programs like Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool, that introduce children to the power of music, science, and innovation. Nothing would have made Bob happier or prouder.

(Trademarks referred to in this letter are the property of their respective owners)

Sincerely,

Bryan Bell, President

Bob Moog Foundation Board of Directors

Bryan Bell is President and Founder of Synth-Bank Consulting, LLC (Synth-Bank®) a technology practice focusing on using technology to enhance business and creative processes. Bryan spent 20 years consulting and pioneering technology innovation for high-profile corporations and entertainers, including Apple, Domain Chandon, NBC, GEIS, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Neil Young, Branford Marsalis and INXS. He has served continuously for over 20 years on the board of directors of The Bridge School. Bryan holds a DIS from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business Administration and has been a speaker at conferences around the world. Bryan Bell’s latest music production project, “Duality”, by Nestler and Hawtin was recently released on iTunes."

MacBeth NEXUS-1


via Ken MacBeth on Facebook:

"Mission near complete. All data ready for transfer. Production now imminent. You are the Target."

TR TriggaTrancin'



"Mucking about with the Trigger Riot."

http://www.tiptopaudio.com

Modular World - 6U Eurorack Case w/ Attenuators

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"Modules in case are for display and are not included.

Great synth case, works perfectly. I am selling because I am switching to a skiff case to more easily integrate with my large format MOTM synth.

28 Doepfer-style power connectors and 2 Analogue Systems power connectors.

The power supply has a rating of 2000mA, but we rate it at 1200mA to be on the very conservative side. It still has plenty of power for almost any array of modules you can think of.

The case also has 4 attenuators, 6 four-way multiples and 3 momentary switches; all available on the bottom of the front panel for easy access. This is nicely made case which is built for traveling around town with heavy duty metal corners and latches. Latching front lid is included (shown in picture)."

Moog Rogue SN 8582

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PAIA 2700 Series Vintage Analog Modular Synthesizer

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"Here is the classic early/mid 70's kit-built synth. This one has a nice complement of modules and is in good shape overall (please see photos). The orange painted top has been covered with adhesive wood grain shelf liner--which actually looks decent!"

Eowave Domino Analogue Synth


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HESWare SYNTHESOUND Commodore Vic-20 Music Synthesizer Cartridge

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Synthesound by T Dachsel and D. Hassinger.

via the listing: "I am a lover and programmer of the VIC and am passing on some special gems. Please check out my additional auctions. This could be a great way to jump start you love of programming the machine that started my love for computers.

Here are some links to more information about VIC cartridges. One of my goals on eBay is to spread the word of Commodore Vic-20.

http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/funet/cbm/vic20/Cartlist.html

http://www.digitpress.com/the_digs/vic20/texts/vic-rare.htm"

Moog Memorymoog SN 1303x

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Marsynth Updates for July 2013

via Damon of www.marsynth.com

"Greetings all! It has been quite a while once again since my last enewsletter... I've come to grips with the fact that life and marsynth have to be tended to in an unbalance nature with more focus needed on the prior. Nonetheless, I have been plugging away with things as I have found time and I finally have a few new and exciting things to share.

First up, I'm excited to report that the next generation of the morris box is ready to go: the MSMB2! The design saw a major revamp including a totally new (and original) vactrol filter (with a real vtl vactrol) and a new double-pulser lfo. The MSMB2 is also done in the form of the WSB series as a stand-alone PCB, so it will be available as both an assembled unit and as a kit. Some of you may have notice a few pictures and audio demos that I posted on the marsynth facebook page a week back: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marsynth/271596576199986?bookmark_t=page Special thanks to Matrixsynth for posting the info too here: http://www.matrixsynth.com/2013/07/marsynth-in-windy-city.html I'm hoping to post a video of the unit soon. The info sheet for the unit will also be posted soon (along with prices and ordering info), but this brings up a nice segue to my next bit of news...

The marsynth website is getting an overhaul! I've been slowly putting together pages that are greatly simplified which I think result in a much cleaner layout. Part of my reasoning for this update is to reflect a change in focus on my product line. I will be focusing primarily on self contained, PCB based designs for the time being and will be moving away from the custom, one-off builds that I did in the past. The main reason for this shift is time; I simply don't have enough time anymore to do all of the hand wiring and enclosure preparation that is involved with custom builds for all products. I'm also constantly looking for ways to improve and "clean up" my designs both in terms of functionality and aesthetics, and I've found self-contained PCB route to meet these desires. PCB-based designs also allows me to offer any product as a kit which is very important to me as it is how I ended up doing all of this in the first place. With all of this said, I will still take on custom orders as I have time, but they will be at higher costs and will take longer.

And for one final bit of news, I will be attending the http://www.electro-music.com/ Kansas City regional gathering this weekend with a MSMB2 in tow (along with my modular rig and other goodies). A "marsynth jam" has become an annual tradition at this event to showcase just how much of a racket can be made when dozens of marsynth creations all try to talk over each other! Good times =) If you are in the KC area this weekend, come out and say hi! Info for the event can be found here: http://kevinkissinger.com/kcregionalem2013.shtml

All for now,

Damon
www.marsynth.com"

Nerd's Ascent


Nerd's Ascent from Portrait on Vimeo.

"This is what happens when you sneak into a synthesizer store at night.

Direction/Production/Editing/Music: http://P.ortra.it
Director of Photography: http://Malcolm-Elijah.com
Location/Gear: http://SwitchedOnAustin.com
Audio Mastering: http://darkartmastering.com
Special thanks to Sarah, Chad, Eric, Michael, Eli and the whole Switched On Crew.

All sounds were recorded live at Switched On in Austin, Texas using new & vintage hardware synths & effects. The name "Nerd's Ascent" comes from the title of a patch on the amazing Eventide Space Reverb.

Cast of characters: YAMAHA CS-40m, Moog Minimoog Voyager XL, YAMAHA YC-20 Combo Organ, Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo, Korg King Korg, Moog Sub Phatty, ARP Solus, Eventide Space Reverb, Sequential Circuits Drumtraks, Hohner Clavinet D6, Electro-Harmonix Q-TRON Envelope Filter, Moog MF-103 12-Stage Phaser, Moog Opus 3, Korg PME 40x Pedals, Moog Thermine Etherwave Plus, Cynthia Four Transients, Make Noise Rene, Make Noise Echophon, Bubblesound CVWS, Bubblesound VCOb, 4MS Quad Pingable LFO, 4MS Pingable Envelope Generator, 4MS VCA Matrix, Make Noise Function, Grendel Formant Filter, Livewire Dual Bissell Generator, Apple Macbook Pro, RME Fireface UC, Ableton Live 9.

All inquiries: talk@p.ortra.it"

Update 8/3/2013:

Nerd's Ascent - Sample Audio & Footage

Nerd's Ascent - Sample Audio & Footage from Portrait on Vimeo.

"A few of my favorite bits of Audio from Nerd's Ascent.  [posted here]
https://vimeo.com/70150110

You can download the audio for this video here: http://is.gd/PortraitNerdsAscentAudioSample"

New Synthesizers.com Q175 MIDI Interface Aid Module


via Roger Arrick of Synthesizers.com on Facebook:

"May I introduce to you the new Q175 MIDI Interface Aid module:

The new Q175 MIDI Interface Aid connects to the Q174 MIDI interface module to provide an Arpeggiator, Portamento (Gliding between notes), a MIDI Thru connection, and a MIDI merge input.

http://www.synthesizers.com/q175.html

RA"

1985 Wersi Digital Multi-Sound (DMS) System Ad


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

"Wersi Digital Multi-Sound (DMS) System 'The Impossible No. 3' full page colour advertisement from page 13 in the January 1985 issue of Keyboard Magazine."

Corsynth C103 2 VCOs & C103 LFO Audio Demos



Two VCOs , Sine Wave -> Mixer -> C103




2 VCO Saw -> C101 Filter
C102 LFO -> 2 VCO and C103
C103 -> C101 Filter

Doepfer A170 Dual Slew Limiter-Glissando AM example

Published on Jul 18, 2013 Raul's World of Synths·219 videos

"A continuation of the Doepfer A170 Slew Limiter Series. In this segment we examine a patch from the manual involving AM.Special thanks to chrisso from the Muff's Module forum.Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

All parts here.

Analogue Solutions: Oberkorns, Telemarks and Medic Modules EKG - TRANSPOSE!

Published on Jul 18, 2013 rezfilter·54 videos

"Here are a couple of Analogue Solutions Oberkorns working together.

Oberkorn 1 is performing the duty of clock source and divider while Oberkorn 2 is stepping at a divided rate and controlling transposition of all CV synths -- hands free in real time.

Multiples are used for CV Pitch.

EKG sequencer is the primary sequencer controlling the pattern while Oberkorn 2 is governing pitch changes.

Synths heard: Roland System 100m, Analogue Solutions Telemark x 2

http://www.medicmodules.com
http://www.analoguesolutions.com
http://www.soundofscience.org"

Korg 03R/W ROM Demos

Published on Jul 18, 2013 Harry Axten·2 videos

"Possibly the cheesiest ROM demo tracks ever written, but I guess if you've come looking for ROM demos this is what you're after :-)"

Roland MKS-50 Polyphonic MIDI Synthesizer Module SN 818018

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"The MKS-50 is a rack-mount version of the Alpha Juno. It has the same synth engine and architecture, with some added features like 16 programmable chord memories, the ability to store velocity, volume, panning, de-tune, portamento and other similar parameters within each patch you create. The optional and highly recommended PG-300 will give you traditional slider type control of all editable tone parameters which include DCO (digitally controlled oscillators) LFO, bend, ENV, pulse, waveforms, noise, PW/PWM, high pass filter, VCF (filter) with freq/env/res/LFO/kybd, VCA envelope, chorus, and more...

Owner's Manual PDF:
ftp://ftp.roland.co.uk//productsupport/MKS-50/01_MKS-50_OM.pdf


ITEM DETAILS:
This MKS-50 was purchased used from Perfect Circuit Audio in January of 2013. It has been rack-mounted since purchase. There are normal scratches and wear for a 25 year old item. It is in perfect working condition. The pictures are of the actual MKS-50 up for auction. It includes the original power cable."

LIDER-2 - RARE SOVIET ANALOG GUITAR MICRO SYNTHESIZER FX PROCESSOR

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MOOG Micromoog SN 3661 Analog Synthesizer with BASS Mod

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SN 3661 or 3667

"This is a MOOG Micromoog synthesizer that I recently had serviced and restored by Canadian Vintage Electronics. It has been outfitted with the bass mod which makes it's oscillator comparable to the Minimoog. - All keys washed and fitted with new bushings so it plays silky smooth. - New power cable and pitch ribbon. - In short this synthesizer plays and sounds better than it would have when new! Some cosmetic wear as pictured..."

ARP ODYSSEY mk3

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"This is a great looking ARP ODYSSEY mk3 analog synthesizer that I had taken in and given a restoration and servicing by Canadian Vintage Electronics. Having dealt with many of these over the years this is one of the nicest looking and sounding I've come across, with only some minor cosmetic blemishes. Here's what I had them do to make it perform as nice as it looks: + cleaned all switches and sliders (all move freely and smoothly with no crackling) + new key bushings + bus bars polished + recapped power supply + tuned and calibrated + new slider caps.."

MFB Module OSC-02 Triple Oscillator Eurorack Module

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"MFB Module OSC-02 - 3x voltage controlled analog oscillators, 3x waveforms (triangle, saw tooth & square) common and individual CV control, 2x pulse width modulations, internal and external hard-sync, digital ring-modulation. Width: 80mm (16TE)"

Roland GR-300 Polyphonic Guitar Synthesizer

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"Up for auction is one Roland GR-300 Polyphonic Guitar Synthesizer by the original owner. I bought this system new from Nadine’s Music in Hollywood when they were originally on Vine. It has had very little use since the 1980s. It has been tested and is in excellent working and cosmetic condition (there's a very tiny nick on the front). It still has the original protective plastic covering which was removed for the photos (see last photo)..."

Yamaha CS01 II

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The listing has a demo video by peahix. Peahix also made some incredible Depeche Mode covers using only the Yamaha CS01 II. You can check them out here.

Spectral Audio Neptune 2 Analog Synth 24dB Filter Input MIDI CV Gate I/O

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"Spectral Audio Neptune 2 Synthesizer with original box and power supply."

Sequential Circuits PROPHET 5 REVISION 3.2

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via the listing: "Minor blemishes associated with normal use of a vintage keyboard. Has the larger 120 patch memory. I've been through the service manual. I've read the notes on performance and adjustment and this keyboard seems to operate within the parameters defined in the service manual. It sounds really good.. The service manual talks about temperature a great deal and performance and warm up time can have a lot to do with how hot or cold it is in your room. The studio that this item has been in since i got it is in a basement room. It stays at a very consistent 70 degrees with perfect humidity for storage. When i turn this prophet on it takes 10 seconds or so to tune itself and then goes into patch memory just like it should. I usually give it 30-45 minutes to warm up fully, and this thing sounds amazing. It tunes exactly to "A" 440hrz per the pitch reference button on the prophet and my peterson 490st strobe tuner. It also plays up and down the keyboard in tune and seems to have no problem retuning itself when needed. The pots are very clean and have good action. This item has the midi as a revision 3.2 should have. The previous owner stated that he had the keyboard re-bushed and leveled slightly. It plays very well and has no dry bushings or sticky notes.
The led lights flicker a little bit when played. This is sometimes perceived as a problem, but it's not. It actually happens on all revision 3.2 and 3.3 models. l read in the service manual that this is common for revision 3.2 because of the integrated circuit chips that were used for some of the control surfaces. The chip that controls the led display and button assemblies operates at the same frequency as the one that controls the gates on the keyboard. This means when you play the keyboard the led displays flicker slightly, not a big deal. It's within normal operation per the service manual for that to happen..."

On The Run on Analogue Four

Published on Jul 18, 2013 Travistalktoyou·22 videos

"Just try the performance mode with famous sequence 'On The Run'"


Elektron on eBay

DIY Synth Brain Jr with Beagle Board

Published on Jul 18, 2013 lividTV·161 videos

"Our DIY guru Mark made his very own standalone synth using a Beagle Board, Brain Jr, and an Elements module."

YUSynth CV Standard Front


flickr by Nicoo DIY

"Dirty etching!!"

Looks pretty cool to me.  Adds character.

Bourée (Jethro Tull / Ian Anderson cover*) on DAL Flute VSTi



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"syntheway.net - Bourée (Jethro Tull / Ian Anderson cover*) Excerpt with DAL Flute virtual musical instrument plugin (PC Windows VST. Mac OS X adapted versions see link below)

* Note: Covered from "Stand Up" album by Jethro Tull (Based on Bourrée in E minor is a popular lute piece, the fifth movement from Suite in E minor for Lute, BWV 996 (BC L166) written by Johann Sebastian Bach.)

- DAL Flute VSTi (Normal Flute)
- Additional Instruments: Fantasize SoundFont Player VSTi (Bass, Guitar, Drums SF2 Samples)

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DAL Flute VSTi

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Description: DALF is a virtual woodwind instrument combining multi-samples of real flutes with a Digital Signal Processing (DSP) engine. Offers control over several parameters allowing you to sculpt new and interesting sounds in order to emulate to this aerophone or reedless wind instrument.

- Hybrid Synthesis that combines sample-playback engine with native DSP processing.
- Powerful multi-mode filters, envelopes, and LFOs give a wealth of creative possibilities.
- Flute Selector: Normal, Bright, Pan Flute (Panpipe) and Shakuhachi modes.
- 32 presets redesigned in a wide range of styles: 8 for each mode: Normal, Bright, Pan and Shakuhachi.
- Hybrid Method combines mastered multi-samples, normalized and noise-reduced. Based on PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) recordings of real flutes. Full length sustain samples, no loops (natural decay), stored in 16 bits and 44.100 KHz and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) engine."

Modulation Cluster Fu(k + Sequencer

Published on Jul 17, 2013 electro lobotomy·161 videos

"http://electrolobotomy.blogspot.com/

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ElectroLobo..."

100 Yamaha FS1R Sounds - Demo Videos

100 FS1R Sounds - part 1

Uploaded on Jul 19, 2010 stickyfox

2nd video below.

"I couldn't find a decent demo of the FS1R on here, so I figured I'd run through the sounds. These are the factory voices with no additional processing. My original intent was to do a voice-over as well, but you may have wanted to hear the sounds (go figure), and not my Ben Stein-esque drone of opinions of each sound, so I will put that in the annotations layer instead, where you can turn it off if you like.

The FS1R is an eight-operator FM synth, Yamaha's only as far as I know. The number of algorithms is increased to 88, and it retains compatibility with the DX7. Additionally, the "formant shaping" engine allows very intricate control of
the complex FM spectrum. It works something like a vocoder or a parametric EQ with knob automation. You can hear it in the "talking" voices.

When Tom Oberheim was showing off the reissued SEM, he surprised me when he qualified his demo with, "I'm not a keyboard player." Well, I'm not a -good- keyboard player. I design, repair, and modify synths. When I play, it is usually for my own enjoyment. But I will do the best I can to give you an idea of what this module sounds like in qualified hands.

There are 512 performances on this synth. I ran through them as fast as I could and managed to get about 50 into a ten-minute clip. Despite my expedient approach I still needed to clip out some of the silent parts to fit it into two videos, so you'll notice some jumpy editing.

The internal bank is about the least exciting one, so I think I'll do another video of the preset bank, but in a slightly different format to get the best parts into ten minutes.

Shouts out to Jexus and Dr. Squ; the inspiration for this project. Next time I promise more disturbing and/or off-beat imagery mixed in with the keyboard visuals."


100 FS1R Sounds - Part 2

Uploaded on Jul 19, 2010

"I couldn't find a decent demo of the FS1R on here, so I figured I'd run through the sounds. These are the factory voices with no additional processing.

By the halfway point I was getting better at cycling through the sounds, but I still had to cut a lot out to fit it all in less than ten minutes. The editing is not the smoothest here, but there it is.. a hundred FS1R sounds. Next video will just feature my favorites.

I've got a couple more underrepresented pieces here, so we'll see how my free time comes along with the new job.

Shouts out to Jexus and Dr. Squ; the inspiration for this project. Next time I promise more disturbing and/or off-beat imagery mixed in with the keyboard visuals."

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Gotharman's Little deFormer - Not That Thrashed

Published on Jul 18, 2013 gotharman·52 videos

"Playing back a few not that thrashed beats on my Little deFormer.
www.gotharman.dk"

Gotharman on eBay

Roland SH-101 demo (re-upload from 2008 for Michael Q.)


Published on Jul 18, 2013 retrosound72·233 videos

"(c) 2008 vintage synthesizer demo by RetroSound.de

Roland SH-101 and TR-606
FX: EHX Small Stone phase shifter
no delay and reverb added!

I deleted the video last year with some others but my good friend from down-under Michael missed it. ;) here is it in higher audio resolution."

KORG Volca Keys : Realtime touch-key play with Volca Beats

Published on Jul 18, 2013 karenevil·267 videos

"From Mikrokosmos , I like Bartók ;-)
Volca's touch keyboard is not so bad but causing careless miss touch glitch easily.
It was perfect if Volca has a port for KORG nanokey or microkey."

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Tweaking the Buchla 100

Published on Jul 18, 2013 DJjondent·207 videos

"Tweaking the Buchla 100

I'm experimenting with the 114 "keyboard" to advance the sequencer.
Its a real pleasure to play with this beautiful sounding instrument .. even if its for only a few minutes.

All sounds from the Buchla 100.

The Modules used are all vintage:
158 - VCO
123 - sequential voltage source
140 - Timing pulse generator
114 - touch controlled voltage source
106 - mixer
110 - gate (dual vca)
190 - Dual reverberator

You can download audio samples from this experiment here:
https://soundcloud.com/jondent/tweaki...

;-)"

Animoog, Moogerfoogers & Minimoogs


Published on Jul 18, 2013 Rafael Carrasquillo·36 videos

"This is a piece called "Atomic Soldiers" performed on the Moog gear on display and recorded live on the Otari 50/50 reel to reel deck. What you hear is the playback from the Otari."

Shiverware Rainboard - Summer NAMM 2013

Published on Jul 18, 2013 soundonsoundvideo·624 videos

"Physical isomorphic keyboard with Musix Pro App"

Bleep Kit Rev 1 Demo

Published on Jul 17, 2013 burnkit2600·49 videos

"This is a short demo of the Bleep Kit we put together for a workshop we held at the 2012 Blip Festival. This particular one was finished by me for a participant who had a sudden migraine attack due to many blips and bleeps. Also, my cat is not amused.

We'll have a solder-free, beginner friendly version of fun experimenters this kit available along with an instructional tutorial very soon!"

MIDImorphosis by Secret Base Design. Pre Release Demo

Published on Jul 17, 2013 thesoundtestroom·120 videos

"A demo of the new app by Secret Base Design. Use your guitar or voice to play your synths..In this demo I use MIDImorphosis to play Animoog and Sampletank then Alchemy and Samplewiz, using my guitar"

iTunes:
Secret Base Design

Note MIDImorphosis has not yet been released at the time of this post.

John Bowen Solaris & Oberheim Matrix-12


Two pics via El Estereo on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge: "Like father, like son...."

Two massive synths with similar editing displays. Both coveted and both revered as pinnacles in the synthesizer world. John Bowen started his career with synths as a Moog technician back in 1973. In 1976 he met Dave Smith of Sequential Circuits and began work with him. You can read up on some of John Bowen's history on the John Bowen Synth Design website here.  See this post for video of John talking about the Solaris and his history at a PNW MMTA SynthFest in 2011, and this post for a video of John discussing his days at Sequential Circuits back in 2006.

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