The Strangest Mellotron Library Ever?

video upload by HAINBACH

"I love the Mellotron. Playing this 1960s tape sampler for the first time 15 years ago was mesmerizing - the feel of all those motors spinning under your fingers is magical. Now I collaborated with Gforce Software to create my own Mellotron library, and it is rather odd. I sampled all my favorite and rare synths, some broken, some just strange on their own, and acoustic and electro-acoustic instruments, ran them through mountains of even stranger equipment and out came the Hainbach Expansion Pack. https://www.gforcesoftware.com/produc...

From Japanese poetry trainers to soviet synths, broken Italian organs to french pianos, American test equipment and German Kalimba guitars, there is a lot to keep you playing on and on. It is like being in the studio with me, minus the coffee and ceaseless anecdotes."

Also see Streetly Tapes For M-Tron Pro - Volume 5 featuring Alex Ball.

MOONLIGHT SONATA ON ANALOG SYNTHESIZERS - Switched On Beethoven.

video upload by LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

"This week i got a request for moonlight sonata performed on Kosmo, here it is.
Download a WAV and watch a video of a live un edited take from the synthesizer here :-
https://www.patreon.com/lookmumnocomp...
it also helps makes @THIS MUSEUM IS (NOT) OBSOLETE get bigger and better.
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THIS MUSEUM IS (NOT) OBSOLETE next open day March 26th :-
https://this-museum-is-not-obsolete.com/"

Ah Kosmos! On The Wall Of Test Equipment

video upload by HAINBACH

"I have been working on a record with @AH! KOSMOS for two months now and its been a blast! Here is the first snippet I can share. She is the first beside me to play my wall of science junk, which makes me rather happy - its nice to see others play your instruments, even if its obsolete machines patches together haphazardly. We will continue work on the record and share more as it comes along."

SOUNDMIT 2021 - SPECIALE SYNKET - Il Sintetizzatore italiano più raro! - UNBOXING

video uploads by SOUNDMIT

Googlish translation (original Italian below):

"Topical event of SOUNDMIT 2021 was the discovery, by Francesco Mulassano of Soundmit, of one of the rarest electronic musical instruments in the world and certainly the rarest of those designed and built in Italy.

Found in the United States almost by chance, the SYNKET designed and built by PAOLO KETOFF in 1964 was acquired by the Marche and Italian Synthesizer Museum and is currently undergoing restoration before being exhibited at the next edition of the Museum in 2022.

With this video series, we retrace the history of this tool with interviews, unboxing and passionate chat!

Soundmit 2021 was created in collaboration with the Marchigiano and Italian Synthesizer Museum in Macerata

Due to a technical problem during the second day of the "Soundmit & Museum of Synth 2021" some videos may be of lower quality. We apologize for the inconvenience.

►WEB: https://www.museodelsynth.org

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Italian:

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The Teaching Tool That Makes LoFi Beats To Study To

video upload by HAINBACH

"In this video I focus on the beauty of an obsolete class room tool, magnetic card audio recorders. Made by many companies like Eiki and Bell & Howell, these are basically the Instagram of magnetic tape recorders. Originally meant for learning languages, these have since found use for LoFi, noise and experimental music. Many of these come with line outs, mic ins and have variable speed and offer endless creative possibilities: scratching, looping, half-speed, reverse. All that with a very nice and rather deep sound, way more interesting than many cassette recorders."

DJING ON THE NUCLEAR CONTROL DESK……

video upload by LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

Happy Vintage Oscillator Holidays!

video upload by Todd Barton

"Happy Frequencies! 10 years ago I made this rough improv with a single test oscillator and a looper. Recorded with a cheap flipcam :-) Enjoy and may your frequencies be merry! And here are some more from back in the day:"

XIU XIU TOO GROSS 4 U (short)

video upload by Perfect Circuit

"A quick short !
Head over to our page for tons more performances, tutorials, reviews and more!"

https://www.perfectcircuit.com/

Synth Rorschach #81

This one is in via an anonymous reader. Based on the REAC label it appears to be a Reeves Electronic Analog Computer. Via Wikipedia:

"The Reeves Electronic Analog Computer (commonly shortened REAC) was a family of early analog computers produced in the United States by Reeves Instrument Corporation from the 1940s through the 1960s."

Followed by:

"There were seven models produced during the life of the system:

REAC 100 (1947)
REAC 200 (1952)
REAC 300 (1953)
REAC 400 (1956)
REAC 500 (1963)
REAC 550 (1964)
REAC 600 (1965)"

Airplane Guidance System Goes Low

video upload by HAINBACH

"Maybe the oddest thing I ever made music with? The 1960s Bauknecht Tuning Fork Modulator STG 102 was used in instrument landing systems for airplanes and air traffic control. It is an electro-mechanical oscillator, which is both beautiful and very limited. But limits are great for creativity."

Berna 3 Teaser 2

video upload by Giorgio Sancristoforo

"Generators, 3rd octave filter, frequency analyser filter and reverberator"

Berna 3 Teaser 1

video upload by Giorgio Sancristoforo

"The WBM Tuneable Indicating Amplifier with a Pulse Generator and a Sweep/Modulation/Generator 274 from the forthcoming Berna 3 software for Mac and PC.
Info at: www.giorgiosancristoforo.net"

"Berna 3 early electronic music studio simulation is coming!

The 1950s studio gets a complete restyle and many new devices.

"THE LEGACY
I remember in 2009, when I was working at the first release of Berna, that first and foremost, Berna was my love letter to the RAI Studio di Fonologia Musicale, the electronic music studios of the national radio and television of Italy, founded in 1954 by the composers Bruno Maderna and Luciano Berio.
The Studio di Fonologia has been an obsession for me for many years. It was the better equipped electronic music studios of the 50s, with a lot of devices created ad hoc by the Italian Physicist Alfredo Lietti, who literally scavenged the RAI warehouses to collect all the electronic parts from broken or unused devices. The Studio was directed by Berio and Maderna, first, then by Luigi Nono, and for me these three composers are the sacred trinity of the classic Italian avant-garde. I immensely love their work and their legacy.
But behind the buttons and the mixer console, there was always the prototype of the modern sound engineer and producer: Marino Zuccheri, the technician in white coat that assisted the composers and very often created the sounds of the masterpieces of Italian electronic music. Zuccheri has been an immense inspiration for me, as a sound technician myself, and to his legacy I, once again, dedicate this new version of Berna.

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SOLID STATE Versus VALVE Bruel & Kjaer 1022 Beat Frequency Oscillator Modifications

video upload by LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

"The Beginning of a big Test Equipment Project.
loads Samples of these experiments amongst many more!:-
https://www.patreon.com/lookmumnocomp...
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Tickets To This weekend and other weekends at @THIS MUSEUM IS (NOT) OBSOLETE are available here:-
https://this-museum-is-not-obsolete.com"

How To Make Music With Nuclear Research Equipment | SRS BOXCAR AVERAGER

video by HAINBACH

"In which I show you the secrets of the SRS Boxcar Averager, a Nuclear Instrumentation Modular (NIM BIN) with roots in the 1950s. Designed to separate signal from noise in pulsed nuclear experiments, the Boxcar is a very musical and fantastic sounding modular synth. It can sing on its own, even sequence itself in a non-bleepy bloopy way. As a processing tool it is fantastic and I know nothing out there that does what it does, and it is great for rhythms, as discovered by Dennis Verschoor of the Waveform Research Center.

GET THESE SOUNDS: http://patreon.com/hainbach"

Hainbach X Orca (AV) | Live at Blurred Edges Festival

video by HAINBACH

"In which I perform a show inside my studio, accompanied by Orca (http://nanigut.com) on visuals. This was originally recorded for Blurred Edges Festival in Hamburg this year and shown on their stream.
I play tape, piano tuners, pedals, test equipment, synths - all in all a good half of my studio in this set. Enjoy!

MY MUSIC: http://hainbach.bandcamp.com"

ESK - Rohde & Schwarz UBM Demo - Part 2

video by Metunar

"The Rohde & Schwarz UBM Abstimmbarer Anzeigeverstärker is a bandpass filter with a lot of gain.

In part 2 i put 3 drumcomputer through the UBM. No talking only playing around and searching some cool sounds. Drumcomputer in this demo: Roland TR-626 (samples), MFB Tanzmaus (samples and analog drums), Dave Smith Tempest (samples, analog drums and some synth sounds)

Direct recording without mastering.

http://www.metunar.ch"

Part 1 here.

ESK - Rohde & Schwarz UBM Demo - Part 1

video by Metunar

"The Rohde & Schwarz UBM Abstimmbarer Anzeigeverstärker is a filter with a lot of gain. Driven by tubes. Old and for sure not serviced for a long time, but still working.
It’s really cool for distorted sounds.

In part 1 i put first a Moog DFAM sequence through the UBM and later a string and vocal sound from the Behringer VC340 . No talking only playing around and searching some cool sounds.

Direct recording without mastering.

http://www.metunar.ch"

HAINBACH's new software instrument with @Spitfire Audio​ made from vintage test equipment

video by HAINBACH

"In which I show what you can do with 'Landfill Totems', my new software instrument library with @Spitfire Audio​. From ambient to house and techno, to scoring, this instrument based on obsolete vintage test equipment covers a lot of ground. Available now for 29$/EUR in AU, VST2/3 and AAX format.

00:00​ Intro
00:16​ Sound Demos
01:19​ Music Demos
02:26​ Scoring a Documentary
04:50​ Scoring an AR app
05:40​ In other hands
08:13​ Instruments used
08:50​ Dev interview
12:39​ The album
13:53​ How much?
14:20​ Hardware jam


Get it here: https://www.spitfireaudio.com/shop/a-...​ (12.5% of all sales go to @WasteAid​, UK non-profit charity dedicated to sharing waste management and recycling skills around the world, fighting poverty, plastic pollution and climate change.)

Album: https://hainbach.bandcamp.com/album/l...​ (ships from UK)"

Xiu Xiu Explore Hideous Sound Design (No Talking)

video by Perfect Circuit

follow-up to this post.

"During their recent visit to our studio, Angela Seo and Jamie Stewart from Xiu Xiu showed off a number of ways to make sounds that were as hideous and disgusting as possible. After filming with all of their varied setups, we ended up with way more sounds than we could cover in just one video. While our main video provides some valuable artistic insight into their processes and choice of equipment, we wanted to share a glimpse into their sound crafting without interruptions.

In their first jam, Angela sculpts feedback loops with a collection of her favorite pedals from Earthquaker Devices, Boss, and Death by Audio, while Jamie helms the mixer and Trogotronic’s Valykrie, a modified test equipment oscillator. Next, Angela switches over to her Waldorf Streichfett, while Jamie moves to a couple pedals of his own: Death by Audio’s Echo Dream 2 and Benidub’s DS71 Dub Siren. Angela and Jamie then both perform some solo Eurorack patches, and Angela closes things out with a solo performance on her Streichfett and pedals.

Sit back, grab some headphones, and lose yourself in the depths of Angela and Jamie’s noise, chaos, and unpredictability.

Read our article with Xiu Xiu:https://www.perfectcircuit.com/signal...​

Shop for gear here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/?utm_s...​

Timeline:

00:00​ - Jam #1
05:23​ - Jam #2
09:07​ - Angela's Eurorack Patch
11:57​ - Jamie's Eurorack Patch
14:36​ - Angela's Synth Jam

@XiuXiuForLife"

Xiu Xiu Makes the Most Horrendous Synth Sounds Humanly Possible

video by Perfect Circuit

"Toting an extensive range of sonic machines, experimental group Xiu Xiu’s driving members Angela Seo and Jamie Stewart recently paid a visit to our studio to give us a lesson on intentionally crafting “the most disgusting sounds” possible. With their eclectic assortment of test equipment oscillators, a towering Eurorack modular system, effects pedals, and more, prepare your eardrums to be blessed (or barraged, depending on your inclination for harsh electronic sounds) by the pummeling frequencies contained in this video.

With some of our favorite pieces like the Make Noise DPO, Verbos Harmonic Oscillator, and the aptly named Total Sonic Annihilation from Death by Audio, Angela and Jamie show off a few setups for building up immensely destructive audio. Their valuable insight into curating feedback and noise with intention offers plenty of valuable tips and considerations for prospective explorers of the unpredictable and harsher worlds of sound design.

Read our article with Xiu Xiu: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/signal...​

Shop for gear here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/?utm_s...​

Timeline:

00:00​ - Intro
00:53​ - Pedal Feedback Loop
02:46​ - Jam
03:47​ - Trogotronic Valkyrie w/ Test Oscillators
05:19​ - Eurorack Patches
09:14​ - Outro


@XiuXiuForLife​

#PerfectCircuit​ #Synth​ #XiuXiu​"