AHNE 2009 by Stretta

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Klee sequencer in an Oberheim DSX or DMX enclosure

flickr by ...photon...

Inside the C-Thru AXiS-49

You can find more images and details on MusicScienceGuy's Website

You can find more info on the C-Thru AXiS-49 on the C-Thru Music website.

The Paul Jankó keyboard

"It is difficult to realize the manifold possibilities which this keyboard opens up for the composer and performer. Entirely new music can be written by composers, containing chords, runs and arpeggios, utterly impossible to execute on the ordinary keyboard, and thus does the Jankó keyboard make the piano, what it has often been called, a veritable 'house orchestra'."

You can find more info on the Janko keyboard here. Be sure to see the C-Thru and Tonal Plexus labels below.

Little Star

YouTube via notepool2
"Within 15 minutes of being introduced to this Opal Prototype, 11 year old Lisa McAllister learned this melody with chord accompanyment with no previous experience on any musical instrument."

monome sonome 1

YouTube via analoq
"I mapped a subset of the sonome layout used on the Axis64 and Opal keyboards onto my monome. I learned part of the minuet in G (played in C, sorry) to demonstrate. See this: http://www.theshapeofmusic.com/note_p...
The note arrangement was invented by Peter Davies who is here on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/notepool2"

AXIS keyboard for Bohlen-Pierce Scale

YouTube via miselaineeous

"C-Thru Music has lent me this keyboard, called the AXIS, for a few months, and I am rearranging the keys for the Bohlen-Pierce Scale, a macrotuning based on a 3/1 frequency ratio, divided by 13 equal steps. See http://www.ziaspace.com/elaine/BP for research on the BP Scale. This particular AXIS toured with the Lionel Richie Band on loan, went to me, and in two weeks I will be flying to Boston to give this AXIS to the Berklee College of Music, Synthesis Department - namely to Dr. Boulanger who will use it for his classes and for the new microtonal club. I teach Electronic Music at Scottsdale Community College. Come join the fun!"

PNW2008: sidecars demos his gear

YouTube via matrixsynth.

"sidecars demos the Haken Continuum, Yamaha Tenori-On, Digital Trumpet, and C-Thru Axis controller at the Pacific Northwest Synth Gathering 2008."

Note more videos will follow. I have over an hours worth, so they will go up between posts. Remember, you can click on the pnw2008 label below for all posts on this year's event. Also, I unfortunately ran out of space midway through the talks and had to switch to my digital camera for images and video. That ran out about three quarters of the way through, so apologies to those I missed.

Mondo Modular Episode 6

YouTube via scootermccrae. You can find prior episodes here.
"A whole new set-up for the equipment and some esoteric additions to the line-up make for an episode in which audio aesthetics take a backseat to the simple reality of making sure everything is just plugged-in and working.

So this one is not as musically pleasing as some other episodes, but I hope you still find it interesting viewing nonetheless.

Even more equipment has arrived since this was recorded (gasp!) so the next installment should really be something...!

Thanks as always for your patience and interest!

Scooter McCrae

P.S. I have tried posting replies to those nice enough to leave comments whenever I can, but more often than not they just don't register on the site so I've given up trying for now. My apologies as I'm not ignoring anybody or what they have to say."

Summer NAMM: C-Thru AXiS 49

YouTube via soundonsoundvideo. "MIDI Controller"

destroyed

YouTube via ripe909
"Testing out the virus TI atomizer for the first time on a track. This one is a bit noisy and distorted, repetitive hard techno!"
I forget the name of the controller he is using. I've posted it in the past. If you know, leave a comment.
Update via dewb in the comments: "It's the C-Thru-Music Axis64."

Axis-64

Axis-64 Harmonic Table Midi Controller by C-Thru-Music

images via this auction, via burstgenerator.

http://www.c-thru-music.com

Axis 64 Midi Controller

YouTube via drbrainwork.
"Designer Peter Davies threw out preconceptions of what a music keyboard should be and designed a layout based on the Harmonic Table. According to C-Thru Musiic, the arrangement of notes helps you understand note relationships and create as you never have before."