Bongo Peak

Published on Jan 31, 2019 verstaerker

"i created some bongo-esque sound using the Novation Peak only ... no external Effekts have been used
sequenced from an Doepfer MAQ16/3 - i'm using a Lemur App to control the Gates on the MAQ (as it lacks hardware buttons for that)"

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Novation Peak covering Buchla bongos. If you go back far enough, there was a bongo meme where the majority of new Buchla 200e videos were essentially bongo sounds. People wondering why anyone would spend ~$20k to just to make bongo tracks. :)

Rheyne - 10/26/12 - Live Jam #59 (live looping with Ableton Live)

Published on Oct 26, 2012 by RheyneMusic

"Download or stream the audio at SoundCloud: http://snd.sc/PwZlnM

An improvised live looping jam with analog keyboards, USB controllers, iOS devices, and Ableton Live. All loops are recorded live.

Equipment:
Oxygen 49 controlling Sunrizer on an iPad via an iConnectMIDI,
Akai MPD26 controlling Kontakt,
Akai APC20,
DSI MoPho keyboard,
DJ TechTools MIDI Fighter 3D in "MF3D Launcher" mode,
Novation Launchpad,
Moog Prodigy,
Fender Rhodes with an MXR Wylde Overdrive,
Lemur on an iTouch and 2x iPads,
PreSonus 1818VSL,
Macbook Pro running Ableton Live

Lights:
Chauvet Slim Par 56 LED (x4)
American DJ H2O LED
American DJ Mega Bar 50RGB"

Eric Singer and Pat Metheny - Two Takes on DIY Mechanical Orchestration

Sound Builders: Eric Singer Turns Scrap Metal Into Human-Besting Robot Bands

"Eric Singer, founder of LEMUR (League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots)... Despite receiving his music degree from Phil Collins, Eric has gone on to create incredibly innovative music robots that have been used by the likes of Pat Metheny and Mari Kimura."

via Motherboard.tv. Be sure to check out the site for more including the full write-up for this video.
If you are into DIY, check out Motherboard's Sound Builders contest (also posted below).

You might recognize Eric Singer from these two previous posts:
LEMUR Slime-o-Tron: A Slimey Controller
dafnaLEMUR264 2 and The Riot Temple in Miami

Pat Metheny - The Orchestrion EPK

http://www.patmetheny.com/orchestrioninfo/
This one in via Gerard.

Pat Metheny flickr set by joelbrave

dafnaLEMUR264 2 and The Riot Temple in Miami

YouTube via dafnalula

"'Robotica' -- 2008, performance at LEMUR after my residency in May 2008 to write music for their music robots. (http://lemurbots.org)
I controlled the GuitarBot and various percussion bots using a Wii controller, my voice, and my custom Max patches w/ algorithms, Morse code and a polyrhythms. Text was created by an online 'poetry robot'.
dedicated to Al-Jazari, 13th century builder of automata."


via Joe: "The guy who spearheaded the robotic instruments project LEMUR (league
of electronic musical urban robots) is named Eric Singer and I saw some of the first instruments he was working on at his space in brooklyn, and I think they all responded to normal midi. Really cool stuff."

The Riot Temple in Miami

YouTube via thisisjorge

"'A visceral exploration of worship and violence.'

Taylor Kuffner : Composer
Ryan O'Connor : Sculptor
William Etundi : Producer"

More details on this exhibition/performance on Electronic Music Teacher

LEMUR Slime-o-Tron: A Slimey Controller

YouTube via gearwire

"LEMUR's Eric Singer has more than just a penchant for making his musical bots. In fact, he has a separate category altogether for very innovative musical controllers he creates and calls "Trons." Here, we take our first look at the Slime-o-Tron - a controller that works by moving conductive slime around copper nails. Check the video out to see the most unorthodox controller you can imagine, and see more on gearwire.com."

Happy Halloween via Lenny the Lemur

Ron West sent this one into the AH list. You gotta love Lenny.

BTW, if you have any Halloween synth content, feel free to send it in. My contact info is on the bottom right of the site.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

Lenny the Lemur Rocking an MS20

Move over cats, Lenny is here.

via Ron West on AH.

Synth Demos by Ron West on StudioB12

Title link takes you to some synth demos by Ron West. Synths featured: Korg Mono/Poly, Moog MicroMoog, Yamaha CS-15, and Roland System 100m. Also check out his other links. It's worth noting Lenny the Lemur helped him with these. Who needs a cat when you have Lenny the Lemur. ; )