the new lines - 8239

Published on Nov 18, 2013 hewstigator·34 videos

Mattson Mini Modular intro.

"off of the LP, 'Fall In Line' on Moon Glyph: www.moonglyph.com/releases/mg60

music/s.r. (c)/(P) 2013 the new lines
video by jenn and mark di donna"

MMTA FALL SYNTHFEST 2013: Division 6 Mattson SQ816 Sequencer

Published on Oct 29, 2013 matrixsynth·284 videos

http://www.division-6.com
http://mattsonminimodular.com

MMTA FALL SYNTHFEST at Shoreline Community College Seattle.

http://www.mostlymodular.com
http://www.shoreline.edu

Note this is the last video I have for the event. There's never enough time!!! :) It was an awesome event. If you can ever make it to any synth event and aren't sure about it, just go. You'll see gear and meet people you wouldn't have otherwise.

See the MMTA SYNTHFEST 2013 Channel below for all posts on the event.

MMTA Fall Synthfest 2013 Pics by George Mattson

You'll find the full set of pics on Facebook here.

Pictured here:

Mattson Mini Modular & Division 6 table.

Below:

http://www.synthrotek.com"Goth Chicks Rule" at the SYNTHROTEK booth.

New MMTA SYNTHFEST Black & White Pics via Computer Controlled

New pics added to this set. They start after the LX4 pic. There are some great shots in the complete set. Don't miss them!

Pictured here is the Syntar from George Mattson of Mattson Mini Modular. The Syntar was the first portable "keytar" style synthesizer.  It's interesting when you thing about it.  The name could have been Syntar which is a mix of Synth and Guitar.  Instead keytar stuck through the years.  The Moog Liberation followed the Syntar and became the first mass produced all in one portable synthesizer.  See the Syntar channel for more.

MMTA Fall SYNTHFEST 2013 Pics by MATRIXSYNTH

flickr set by matrixsynth

My set. :) I did a bit more hanging out with people which was extremely nice this time around. I'm not the best photographer, but hopefully these will give you a sense of what was there. I had an absolutely great time this year. Huge thanks to everyone that could make it, a big thanks to the MMTA members that made this happen and of course a huge thanks for Shoreline Community College hosting yet again!

In attendance: 4ms, Synthwerks, Mattson Mini Modular, Division-6, Circuit Abbey, Sythrotek / Antimatter, Malekko, Bubblesound, Computer Controlled, Lorne aka Kidtronic, JohnLRice, Infradead (with Dinsync Amnesia eurorack modules & more), Vsyevolod, Barto & more.

Be sure to see the MMTA SYNTHFEST 2013 channel below for more.

MMTA PNW Synthfest 2013 Pics by Computer Controlled

At the event:

4ms, Synthwerks, Mattson Mini Modular, Division-6, Circuit Abbey, Sythrotek / Antimatter, Malekko, Bubblesound, Computer Controlled, Lorne aka Kidtronic, JohnLRice, Infradead (with Dinsync Amnesia eurorack modules & more), Vsyevolod, Barto & more.

mattson mini modular filter pings

Published on Oct 9, 2013 hewstigator·30 videos

"this simple patch looks like FM and sounds like ring modulation, but if i recall is mostly noise through a nearly self-oscillating filter whose frequency is set by a sample and hold module."

Cowboy and the Vocoder by Redmartian

The track is now available here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/redmartian9

"The song was recording using the MMM for bass and vocoder carrier. The lead is a jupiter-6 and the drums were done using a Sequential DrumTraks. The lead and vocoder (Roland SVC-350) parts were played manually along with the bass/drums which were sequenced using midi via Logic."

Some of you might remember Cowboy and the Vocoder from these previous posts.  The story behind this track has a somewhat intersting and quirky history.  Cowboy was VoiceEncoder's dog.  VoiceEncoder is known for his vocoder videos and demos that became somewhat of an obscure synth meme.  His demos actually came up in a recent conversation I had with someone.  VoiceEncoder would often feature his dog Cowboy in his videos.  Cowboy would just be lying on a bed somewhere while VoiceEncoder talked to him through a vocoder.  Sadly Cowboy passed away on Monday, March 23, 2009 (click through for a tribute post).

The second half of what makes this track special is that it is one of the first tracks predominantly featuring the Mattson Mini Modular (it might actually be the first) [Update: according to Redmartian, "it was the first 'song' on the MMM. I did a few musical demos and orchestrated lute pieces, but this was the first 'pop song'."] It was composed by Redmartian as a tribute to Cowboy.  The lyrics are a dedication to Cowboy and the videos he was featured in.  Below are two videos for the track.  The bottom video was taken at the 2009 PNW Synth Gathering and features the Performance Music Systems Syntar in place of the Jupiter-6 for leads.   The Syntar was the first fully contained keytar synthesizer created by George Mattson, the man behind Mattson Mini Modular.

Cowboy and the Vocoder and the MMM

Uploaded on Nov 5, 2008 redmartian·73 videos

"A song written for a dog who likes to listen to the sound the Roland SVC-350 vocoder. This song features the MMM as well as a Sequential Circuits Drum Traks and a Roland Jupiter-6. (I don't have a Poly-800 .. sorry cowboy).

Here are the lyrics:

Do you know Cowboy
and the SVC-350?
Do you know Cowboy
and the Roland Vocoder?

Hey there Cowboy
I see you there
Lazy gazing
Gazing lazy
Whos my sweet boy?
You know its you.
I like to vocode and you do too.

No Poly-800 to drive the SVC
So I use an MMM as my carrier wave
No Poly-800 but Cowboy doesn't mind.
We all know its the Roland SVC-350 vocoder time.

Audio version can be found here:
http://redmartian.com/napster/Red_Mar...

Don't hate the dog or the vocoder."

MMTA FALL SYNTHFEST Coming to Seattle on October 26!

Update: It was an awesome event as always! You'll find pics and videos of the event as they go up on the MMTA SYNTHFEST 2013 channel.  Some are already up and mine are yet to follow.  New posts of course will go up on the front page.  You can get to the channel via the link at the bottom of each post.  Note there was an earlier event this year so this post will mark the bottom of the last event.  Posts beneath that are from the prior event.

Heads up everyone! The MMTA SYNTHFEST is currently scheduled at Shoreline Community College in the Music Building (800) Saturday, October 26.  The event is Free!  Full details will follow in future posts. Until then mark your calendar and make arrangements as needed. This is not an event you will want to miss!

This year's previous Spring SYNTHFEST included the Synth Petting Zoo for people to check out and play with gear, a Tradeshow Room with local vendors & manufactures, a Presentation Room with lectures & performances, and a Jam Session room.  Last year we had a rare look into the history of Yamaha from Dave Bristow.  Mark Vail, author of Vintage Synthesizers, along with John Bowen and the Solaris, were also in attendance. For a full list of manufactures from that event, see this post.

Click here for all posts on last Spring's event including pics and video coverage.
Click here for coverage on 2012's event.

MMTA Fall SYNTHFEST Facebook Page
Check out the MMTA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mostlymodular
MMTA website & forum: http://www.mostlymodular.com
Book a table here

Update: some confirmed for the event via the table booking link on the MMTA forum above:

JohnLRice
infradead
Vsyevolod (stephen)
barto
danngreen (4ms)
synthwerks (james husted)
mattson mini modular
circuit abbey
sythrotek / antimatter
computer controlled
carbon111
lorne in canada
Malekko

Map: http://goo.gl/maps/LZDn4 - parking might be $3.

Buchla 208r and Mattson Buchla Style Filter

Published on Sep 7, 2013 DrOctave1·261 videos

"Buchla matson clones."

FM AID O'SCOPE WIGGLE

Published on Sep 7, 2013 JohnLRice·217 videos

"Yet another test of the Happy Nerding FM AID module. Make sure to check out the end where I run the output of a drum machine through the module! :-)

Mattson/Division-6 SQ816 sequencer with SynthTech E350 VCO & E355 LFO at 10:19.

More information at:
http://www.happynerding.com/
http://www.noisebug.net/site/synthesi...
http://www.division-6.com/products/ma..."

MFOS + AniModule SOB Filter with MATTSON VC LFO Synth module

AniModule SOB Filter Synthesizer Module Demo # 1
Published on Aug 28, 2013 Ritchie DeCarlo·127 videos

"Finally got some time to make videos with the AniModule SOB Filter, MFOS sequencer & Mattson Mini Modular VC-LFO"


AniModule SOB Filter PART 2 with MATTSON VC LFO Synth module


MFOS + AniModule SOB Filter PART 3 with MATTSON VC LFO Synth module

Division 6 Mattson Euro SQ816 Sequencer Videos by MrCzimmer777

Division 6 Mattson Euro SQ816 Sequencer Take 1

Published on Apr 30, 2013 MrCzimmer777·11 videos

"CV Gate of Mattson to Moog Little Phatty, BD909, and Synthesizers dot com, and 4ms Pingable Envelope Generator. Animoog added for a lead."

Mattson SQ16 Euro Sequencer Take 2

Published on May 2, 2013

"3 Oscillators tuned slightly apart, all gate and pulse width triggered by the Mattson and a 4MS Pingable Envelope Generator w/ a TipTop BD909. The main toggle in the dark (sorry) was simply with the Gain of the Amp from all that CV Gate in at nearly every 1V per octave"

Mattson SQ816 Take Live

Published on May 13, 2013

"Everything here is live as it evolves. Using a patch pictured on my Facebook page, I used the Mattson as "the brain". MIDI out is running all channels in Ableton, as a CV, sequencer, groove machine, and performance model using no clips or loops in Live. Three drum kits and two Oscillators are all being triggered by the Mattson SQ816. Next time, I would at least add a live Moog bass line with at least some quarter notes in there. This is second time that I tried this."

New Mattson VCA Module with Amplitude and Ring Modulation in the Works

Mouse over the little icons in the player for notes as the demo progresses.

"Demo of my new VCA module design that allows for manual and CV control of the balanced modulator allowing for VC morphing from no modulation through Amplitude Modulation through Ring Modulation."


via Mattson Mini Modular on Facebook

"Just finished breadboarding a new VCA module. This allows for Voltage control of morphing the modulation from no modulation through Amplitude Modulation through Ring Modulation with a 0-5V CV.

Pretty awesome stuff!

Here's a pic of the lovely breadboard...

Division 6 will be manufacturing this module in the Euro format soon.

I'll be manufacturing it in the MMM format as well."

Mattson Frankenstein Modular Synthesizer

Published on May 8, 2013 Ritchie DeCarlo·115 videos

"Attempting Edgar Winter's famous Frankenstein effect with just 2 Mattson synthesizer modules"

http://mattsonminimodular.com

Tower of Division 6 Mattson SQ816 Sequencers Ready to Ship

via Division 6 on Facebook

June Noodle 2012 on the Monster Mattson EML Modular System

"A bunch of people visited me one day in June 2012 and I had this patch set up. So, I played it for them.

It utilized my EML modular, two Mattson/ Division 6 SQ816 sequencers, and Alesis QS8 and an Alesis SR-16.

They wanted me to mix it and upload the recording I had made of it the night before. It took a while. But, here it is."

I was there.  :)

via George C. Mattson on Facebook

Division 6 Mattson SQ816 Sequencer Eurorack Module

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"The sequencer for the Mattson Mini Modular is available in the Eurorack format. One 52HP panel includes all the functions of the main sequencer and the expansion module.

Features

2 rows of 8 steps, or daisy-chain them for a 16-step sequence.
A user tap-tempo mode that overrides the internal VC or external Clocks providing both timing and gate-length.
Global and Individual stage 0/+1 octave shift.
Three user-selectable gate length outputs: Short, follow (the clock duty cycle) and long.
Row 1 and/or row 3 quantized/linear output selection (1V/O format)
Various inputs and outputs for daisy-chaining multiple units.
Run-on-Gate input allows for sequencer stage advance only when a gate is applied to the input.
Ping-Pong and random modes. Switching back to Ping-Pong from Random re-enters at the same point and direction that it left at.
Manual push-button mute during forward or reverse run operations.
Standard stage advance or, Start-on Stage operation. The sequencer starts on the stage it is set to on the next valid clock cycle without having to preset it to the stage prior to the stage you want it to start on.
16 independent stage gate outputs (+5V).
Foot switch jack that parallels the panel pushbutton or, can be configured with a jumper for use with future features.
MIDI output providing note on/off, note value and octave shifts for recording the programmed events on a MIDI recorder.
USB port for updating the sequencer's firmware.
Reverse-polarity protection."

mattson mini modular, bass drum driven clock

Published on Apr 14, 2013 hewstigator·29 videos

"thought it might be novel to use a bass drum to send clock pulses to the sq-816. unfortunately, this bit of insight was not accompanied by any great ideas as to what kind of sequence, or drum beat would really make this more compelling, sigh! anyhow, this is a short clip of the setup in action. (sm57-envelope follower-various buffers with a bunch of division6 jacklights from meme antenna-sq816)"

http://mattsonminimodular.com
http://www.division-6.com

6U Makenoise Based Eurorack Modular with Division 6/Mattson SQ816 Sequencer

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Update: this appears to be the same system in the videos below. The SQ816 is S/N. E0002. The first machine-made production module.


makenoise and mattson thru corgasmatron 2 Published on Mar 11, 2013 brendon moeller·4 videos

getting a bassline going

Published on Mar 15, 2013

"using mattson SQ816 sequencer, acidlab M303, happy nerdings sawtor, intellijel korgasmatron ll, makenoise optomix"