Metroid, part 2 (Chipophone)

YouTube Uploaded by lftkryo on Mar 6, 2011
part 1 here
"A couple of themes from the original metroid game for the nes, somewhat replaced with completely different material. This chipophone video intentionally left silly."

Bastard got me... You've been ...

Snowbound in Nelson - Synths in Hotels

via Kaden:

"Snowbound in Nelson BC, 06/02/11, Best Western room 304

Wavedrum, Kaossilator, LPD8, LPK25, Absynth5 x2. Not shown: Steinberg CI1 interface."

No he's not there anymore, but if you ever stay in room 304, know it was once occupied with synths.

Yo Dawg on Semi-Modular Synths

Don't miss Yo Dawg on the DX7 here along with Kanye West on Mr. Braska.

via http://yodawgpics.com via timelord.

The origin of the Yo Dawg internet meme, also on Wikipedia.

JUST RELEASED! - Rare Keyboard Cat Alternate Take!

YouTube via chuckieart | October 20, 2010

"http://www.playhimoffkeyboardcat.com - Recently discovered second version of the now famous Keyboard Cat "Play Him Off" video!"

Related Non Synth: Don't miss this post on Gizmodo.

Keyboard Cat's NEW Song! - "A OK"

YouTube via chuckieart | August 03, 2010

"The debut of Keyboard Cat's new summer hit, "A OK"!

KC always knows how to kick out the jams!

htttp://www.charlieschmidt.com
http://www.playhimoffkeyboardcat.com
http://www.zazzle.com/charlieschmidt
http://www.keyboardcatchurch.com
http://www.keyboardcathasaposse.com"

Reason Micro Tutorial - Kong's Synth Drums

YouTube via PropellerheadSW | July 11, 2010
Double Rainbow ref in this one.
"Has music just not sounded the same to you since Miami Vice went off the air? Then you're in luck! The synth drums in Kong bring analog drum sounds back to your music. Most analog sounds these days are sampled, meaning the sound you load is the sound you've got. In this micro tutorial you'll see how easy it is to make wonderfully tweakable analog synth drums and assign them to your pads."

DOUBLE RAINBOW OH MY GOD! 2001 EDITION!

YouTube via Disasteradio | July 04, 2010



"We loved Hungrybear9562's double rainbow video so much we decided to make it even more intense. Stay totally awesome dude!

Music is me playing the Roland JP-8000 'Chariots' default patch. Editing by number one video guy Simon Ward.

I'm a band from New Zealand, find me on facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Disaste..."

via Charlie Visnic of The B-Roll.

And one more, synths not listed:

Disasteradio - VISIONS

Disasteradio | July 12, 2010



"To close the era of the Visions album, here's VISIONS, the EXPERIENCE, b/w "Midnight Lipstick"

New album in late 2010!

By Simon Ward, Don Brooker and Luke Rowell
http://www.siward.tv/
http://donbrooker.blogspot.com/

Featuring from The Ministry Of Boys:
Hamish Brown, Elizabeth Crummett
and Myles Climo as SAVALON
http://www.ministryofboys.com/

With help from Ryk Fortuna and Regan Bailey

DISASTERADIO is a band from Wellington, New Zealand - http://www.disasteradio.org

Thanks to Philly for the sax!"

Update via loneraver in the comments: "This is the original that started off the double rainbow madness."

Yosemitebear Mountain Giant Double Rainbow 1-8-10

Hungrybear9562 | January 08, 2010



"It was rainbowing for at least an hour on January 8th 2010. It was incredible. The camera could not capture the vivid intensity and brightness."

Keyboard Cat After Dentist

YouTube via chuckieart | May 02, 2010

"The poor cat butchers his hit tune after a little too much anesthetic at the dentist! http://www.keyboardcatposse.com Join the posse!
http://www.charlieschmidt.com
http://www.playhimoffkeyboardcat.com
http://www.keyboardcatchurch.com"

And the original with T-Shirt. A search on "keyboard cat" with the quotes will bring up more including keyboard dog. via Laura

Yamaha CS-01 Documentation and Charlotte the Cat

via Lee Tizzard

"Here are a few pics of my Yamaha cs-01 and documentation ( the original manual and product info./ ad )

Included in these pics is a captioned pic of Charlotte the cat revealing a common misnomer about the little cs-o1 "analogue" synth. (perhaps you could post on your fine MATRIXSYNTH site)

About 5 years ago I came across a site that retro-fitted all older mono analogue synths with MIDI, but noticed that the CS-01 was not on their list.

So I emailed them and asked if they could MIDI retrofit my CS-01 and how much it would cost, they responded saying "first I would have to get it modified with Gates an CV's, because the CS-01's VCO was actually a DCO."

The cost would have been about $250, so I passed.

Now I see that Highlyliquid will MIDI retrofit a CS-01 without the need for gates or cv's for less than $50.

Cheers,

Lee"

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Kanye West Meets Braska at MIDIBox.org

via SynthFrog, via MIDIBox.

Update via loneraver in the comments: Yo Dawg, a DX7 below. via http://yodawgpics.com/

I also added a synth memes label. I found three lol cats. If you know of others, send them in.

Update via R.A. Isle: Synth Cat with a White ARP Odyssey from what you see when you die (do click it)

Update: two more from Machinate in the comments: Bernie of Aliens Project and Jan Hammer.

BTW, don't mess with Santa (via Mic on Facebook)

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Charlie Schmidt's Keyboard Cat REINCARNATED!

YouTube via chuckieart. via Chris, via dlisted. Yamaha SHS-10 keytar. You know you like it. You want it.
Synth Babe with SHS-10. Synth Dude with SHS-10. And now we have a synth cat!
And don't miss the jumping cats! And of course, the originals including a T-Shirt, and a dog.
"REJOICE!!! The wait is over! As predicted by Keyboard Cat Church...He is back!!! Fatso is reincarnated as "Bento". He comes with Fatso's approval, support, talent and spirit. It is truly time to celebrate! Much more to come!
Cool stuff at
http://www.zazzle.com/charlieschmidt
http://www.keyboardcatchurch.com/
http://iphonekeyboardcat.com
http://charlieschmidt.com/
http://playhimoffkeyboardcat.com/"

Play Him off Keyboard Cat

YouTube via BrotatoChip

The video that started it all:

charlie schmidt's "cool cat"


And in case you are dying to know how this was done:

keyboard cat SHOCKING NEW FOOTAGE!

YouTube via chuckieart previous post

Also see Play Him Off Keyboard Cat - CHRISTMAS VERSION!

kitteh can has moogs

flickr by softestthing
(click for more)

lolcat

Keyboard Cat T-Shirt - Three Keyboard Cat Moon

Everyone... Give me an "Ahhhh Yeahhhh..."

via Threadless, via Boing Boing.

Sent my way via Phil Hendricks.

Vids below to get you in the mood.

Who needs a howling woof when you can have Keyboard Cat ...

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Oh, hai! i fixed ur beatz !!1!

a lolcat flickr by sushiluv

via CatSynth

Elektron Machinedrum
KORG MS20

E-Mu Emulator for a Buck.. In a Van... Down by the River

In Portland via this Craigslist post:

"Original EMU Emulator Sampler with teh 5 1/4 Floppy Drive, and one Disc. Looking for a Best CASH Offer on this one. It powers up, but I have not tried to get it to function. It is in my car, very heavy, and I don't quite have the patience to check it out, or go about finding 5 1/4 inch discs to try it out with. I am in SE portland. But for a collector or someone with patience, this is your chance to grab a Very Rare and one of the Very First Samplers for your Museum :)"

via Robert.

Gonzo Makes Lolcats

Remember Gonzo? It looks like he's up on I Can Has Cheeseburger?, I beleive the official lolcat site. What's a lolcat? Some bizarre craze going on where people put silly words, usually in the font you see, on images of cats and sometimes other animals. Some are actually pretty funny. You can create your own at the I Can Has Cheeseburger? site. Nice name for a site, btw. As for synths... Sherman Filterbank, MOOG The Rogue, and KORG MS20. via Michael.

Con Brio ADS200... in a van... down by the river...

A little humor in the title for any fans of Chris Farley and his classic Van Down by The River skit on SNL (Saturday Night Live).

Humor aside, Brian Kehew of The Moog Cookbook sent me some exclusive shots of his Con Brio ADS200. You can check them out here. More will follow after the show mentioned below. If you remember from this previous post, only two of these were made and this one has just been resuscitated. If you are in the area you can see and hear it at "The FAIR and the MUSEUM: Sat/Sun 10-6 pm!! Exhibits from 2-6pm!"

More info on this shots from Brian:
You will see -
1) Con Brio ADS200 - the one I've had for over almost 15 years. This was me driving it up to a "vintage computer warehouse" in Silicon Valley - hoping we could get it running again.
2) Con Brio ADS200-R, which was picked up on the way, where it had been stored in a garage! Or the main part of it - minus the keyboards, which are already taken out. It hadn't worked when it was put away either - and no discs or manual, alas...
3) One of the main boards inside (forget which one), there are about 10 inside, various functions.
4) The wiring BEHIND that very board - now you can see why this stuff was so expensive to make - this is called "wire wrap" construction, and VERY time intensive - and you can't make a mistake!"