Vote No On Proposition 8

Vote No On Proposition 8.

Just thought I'd balance out that ad people in CA might have been seeing on the top right of the site. Apologies to those in CA for the ad. Totally inappropriate on this site. Not sure how traditional marriage is at risk... The reason this world is so messed up is lack of tolerance and people trying to force their views on others. Period. Fight for your rights and fight against the "right" to take it away from others less fortunate than you. Google Ads are off until after the election. Thanks goes to Josh for sending this one in.

Nord Demo #4

YouTube via georgecorkmaul
"Its a nice thing that the Nord Stage Piano is polyphonic even while it can bend pitches in all of its voices."

The Kryptonite Killer

via Gord

How Not Too Ship

This is real. That is the shipping box. More images here.

Stupid Atheist Tricks, Part 1: "I used to be a Christian"

YouTube via sounddoctorin. You can find previous synth videos by sounddoctorin here.
You can see the "non synth" write-up for this video on the top right, under the More link, here.

Greatest Use of LED Technology EVER! Spring Break Nationals

YouTube via audiojunkies00. Someone should tell audiojunkies about synthesizers.
follow-up to this post and of course, Moaning Lisa.

Prno Song

YouTube via SoundwaveXX
"Screwing around with a Softsynth Demo, that keeps mumbling throughout the song 'thanks me for trying me' Since I hate Softsynths though, I didn't finish this song either, but I'm going all-hardware from now on and with the help of a soon to arrive Yahama MO6 I will bring you this painfully obvious Gunther and the Sunshine Girls-Rip-Off new and improved :)."

Farfisa TS 600 Organ Synthesizer

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images via this auction

"FARFISA TS 600 electronic organ that has a double keyboard and built in speakers.This keyboard has an array of instruments that can be played on either keyboard by simply pressing a series of buttons.There is also a section for Rhythms,Auto accompaniment,sequencer,special features,manual programming etc.Each keyboard row can be tailored to suit the right sound you require and the bottom keyboard has the auto accompaniment section.

This is a good size and measures 42 inches wide x 18 inches deep x 7 inches high"

And a bottle of milk.

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WALDORF WAVE Synthesizer Demo. Delay effect without delay ?

YouTube via mikehuckaby. Unfortunately this is a really short one.
"This is a demonstration indicating the enormous potential of the Waldorf Wave. I was baffled when i was shown how a delay effect could take place on the WAVE, when it doesn't have internal effects at all. Listen to the audio in the clip. Each time a note or a chord is played, it repeats itself.

Just imagine a well thought out synth line, or chord progression using this effect. Oh boy, its time to make some serious music now.

mike www.myspace.com/mikehuckaby"

Simmons SDS-V Drum Pads

via this auction and this auction

"Simmons 12' drum pads for the Simmons SDS-V drum synth system"

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Prague Synthesizer Gathering

Remember these videos?
Both peteness and Tiracon wrote in with some more info.
via peteness:
"Thanks for adding my unpretentious YouTube videos from Prague. That was the meeting of czech/ slovak internet forum "Electrozone". Electrozone is interested in mixing, recording, FXs, synthesizers since 2002....... The biggest analog freak of us is Bodyia. See his site [Syntetizéry].

There was a first synth's meeting in Bratislava one year ago. Here is some pics from Prague a week ago."

via Tiracon:
"pictures from prague meeting:
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ezoneaudiopro.zip (cca 15MB)

And all known vids on youtube:

Links to the individual vids: V-synth, Oasys, Promars, Microwave, -"-, Wavestation, Moogy, SH-09

Update: one more via petenesss
eZone sraz březen 2008

AVIADOR DRO - La TV es nutritiva

YouTube via mgmanu2. Via David on AH. 1982. Is this the first TV appearance of the Roland TB-303? Anyone spot the other synths?
"Actuación en el programa de Ángel Casas 'Musical Express'"

Some notes via David on AH:
"(bassline makes appearance, in sync with 606, of course at 1:30 and 3:45)
"La Television es Nutrativa" appears on the LP Primer Aliento recorded '81 & '82
"El Naciemiento de la Industria" was on the Navidades Radioactives comp from 1982 which is when I'd assume they made the promotional rounds on Spanish TV.
El Aviador Dro are an outstanding band. Their 1st ever US tour brought them to a Rhumba club in Queens in 2006 where I captured the updated sound (sans 303) of "Nuclear Si":

AVIADOR DRO - El nacimiento de la industria


Aviador Dro - Nuclear Si 1983


Reunion in 2006:
Aviador Dro - Nuclear Si -NYC 2006

The real Arturia Jupiter 8V

YouTube via hello6am. Sent my way via Alex
"Having a play on Arturia's actual Roland Jupiter 8 test machine. Amazing how they made it sound just like the software..."

Mini Case Deopfer Modular

via Alex

"It has has the following modules: A-145 -> A-146 -> A-114 -> A-116"

minicase.mp3


Update: I had a broken link for Alex's MySpace page, it's now updated. Check it out.

Mini Case Synth

MooCowMusic Drummer

YouTube via HirnW
"The iPhone Drum Pad. Played by the iBand's drummer.
For iPhone and iTouch.
www.moocowmusic.com
www.iband.at
To hack an iPhone might void your warranty!"

BTW, the iPhone SDK is coming in March. :) I can't wait to see what comes out of that. For those not familiar with the term SDK, it stands for Software Development Kit. Apple will be opening up the iPhone to 3rd party developers, so music applications and soft synths are shure to come and you will not have to void your warranty. What I am curious about is if there will be restrictions in what and how you can load apps to your iPhone as poorly written code could result in major support issues/costs for Apple.

Paraphonic Synthesizer; ARP Omni, Korg Delta, Crumar Trilogy

YouTube via sounddoctorin.

Good timing with the KORG Lambda that came up.

"A basic demonstration of paraphonic synthesizers.By http://sounddoctorin.com . Visit the site for a virtual studio tour with sound clips from many of the synths there including Akai AX80, AX60, AX73, ARP Pro-Soloist, Axxe, Omni, Alesis D4, DM5, Crumar DS1, Multiman, Performer, Trilogy, Composer, Bit One, Casio CZ-1, SK-1, HT-700, Farfisa VIP345, Fender Chroma Polaris, Kawai SX-210, K1m, K5m, XD-5, K5000R, Korg Sigma, Delta, Lambda, LP10, Mono/Poly, Polysix, Poly61, Poly800, DW8000, DSS-1, DSM-1, Wavestation EX, Karma, Kurzweil K1200pro, Moog Polymoog, Opus 3, Memorymoog, Oberheim OB-8, Octave Cat, Peavey DPM SI, Roland SH2000, SH3a, Jupiter 4, Juno 6, Juno 106, MKS30, MKS10, MKS7, MKS-70 w/PG-800, JV-1080 w/ kb's of 60/70 exp, Sequential circuits Prophet 600, Prophet T8, six-trak, multi-trak, Siel OR400, DK600, Expander, DK70 keytar, DK80, Yamaha CS60, CS15D, CS20M, PC1000, DX7, DX21, CS2x, S03, and the mighty Conn Electric band! :-)"

Kanye West - Stronger (LIVE Grammys 2008 HD Performance)

YouTube via myarmsarehuge.
This one has been making the rounds. Daft Punk on Jazz Mutant Lemurs.

Alesis HR-16 on Seinfeld Pilot?

via jk

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Where are they now? IRCAM’s Buchla

Barry Threw dropped by this prior post on the IRCAM Buchla. He actually found it.

"Last week I was down in San Deigo working on some ongoing projects with Keith McMillen (of the BEAM Foundation) and Miller Puckette (of Max and pd fame), and ran into this gem, the Buchla 100 from Ircam, in a spare bedroom."

You can see and read more about it on his blog.

Udpate: see the comments of this post for more info as well. I removed the references to 100 from this post so there is no confusion.

WNAMM08: EAR Plan B Synth Modules Too

Be sure to see the write-up on Sonic State. What's that on Peter's jacket? ;)