Vintage Depeche Mode Live 1981 - SPEAK & SPELL TOUR

YouTube via Koffe74 | September 02, 2007

"live Amsterdam,Paradiso 26.09.1981"

Playlist ordered by setlist via wikipedia and others (missing tracks in brackets):

[Any Second Now]
Depeche Mode Photographic
Nodisco Depeche Mode
New Life Depeche Mode live 1981
DM puppets live 1981
Depeche mode Icemachine live 1981
[Big Muff]
Depeche mode I sometimes wish I was dead live 1981
Tora! tora! tora!
Just can't get enough
Boys say go!
What's your name?

{Encore}
Depeche Mode Television set
Depeche Mode Price of love

{Encore 2}
Dreaming of me

This one triggered by http://www.youtube.com/user/MrGENERICERIC's favorites.

Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode Has Passed Away

Andy Fletcher passed away today at the age of 60. I saw Depeche Mode live for the first time as a teenager back on July 14, 1986, at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheter in Irvine, CA. I grew up with their music and still listen to them to this day. They will always be a staple in my life. I have Andy Fletcher and the rest of Depeche Mode to thank for so much magic in my life on so many levels, from being a kid frolicking about in the 80s, to an adult dealing with the trials a tribulations of the day. Depeche Mode is a big part of that and Andy Fletcher was core to the band. He will be sorely missed by so many of us.

This post features two images of Andy. One from Wikipedia, and one from Discogs. The following bio is from Wikipedia. Don't miss the last sentence.

"Andrew John Leonard Fletcher (8 July 1961 – c. 26 May 2022), sometimes known as Fletch, was an English keyboard player, DJ, and a founding member of the electronic band Depeche Mode. In 2020, Fletcher was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Depeche Mode.[1]

In the late 1970s, Fletcher and schoolmate Vince Clarke formed the short-lived band No Romance in China, in which Fletcher played bass guitar. In 1980, Fletcher met Martin Gore at the Van Gogh pub on Paycocke Road in Basildon. With Clarke, the trio, now all on synthesizer, formed another group called Composition of Sound.[2] Clarke served as chief songwriter and also provided lead vocals until singer Dave Gahan was recruited into the band later that year, after which they adopted the name Depeche Mode at Gahan's suggestion.[3] Clarke left the group in late 1981, shortly after the release of their debut album Speak & Spell.[2]

Their 1982 follow-up album, A Broken Frame, was recorded as a trio, with Gore taking over primary songwriting duties.[4] Musician and producer Alan Wilder joined the band in late 1982 and the group continued as a quartet until Wilder's departure in 1995. From then on, the core trio of Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher remained active, up to the release of their 2017 album Spirit and ensuing world tour.[5]

Fletcher's role within Depeche Mode was often a topic of speculation. In early incarnations of the band, he played (electric and later synth) bass. As the band evolved after Vince Clarke's departure in 1981, Fletcher's role changed as each of the band members took to the areas that suited them and benefited the band collectively. In a key scene in D.A. Pennebaker's 1989 documentary film about the band, Fletcher clarified these roles: "Martin's the songwriter, Alan's the good musician, Dave's the vocalist, and I bum around."


Andy Fletcher and Daniel Miller talking about Depeche Mode early days

video upload by Michele Bisceglia

"This interview was shot in november 2015, but never edited and published.
We were in Verbier, Switzerland, for the 3 days happening Audi-o-Rama.
Depeche Mode founding member and keyboardist Fletch & Mute Records boss Miller remember the day they met and discuss other stories about the early days of the band"

A search on the first video to feature Depeche Mode comes up with the following 1981 performance from Top of the Pops. Andy Fletcher is on the Moog Prodigy.

Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough 1981

video upload by memorylane1980s

The following is a live tribue by DX5. If you follow the site you should be familiar with his numerous covers of Depeche Mode. This site is about synths and the people who love synths. This is the first tribute I've seen by a fan of Depeche Mode and I wanted to include it.

Andy (Fletch) Fletcher, has sadly passed away today :( :( Chat and synth tribute to him.

video upload by DX5

Depeche Mode live in Luxembourg 1982

Ridiculously good footage just popped up on Youtube of Depeche Mode live in Luxembourg 1982. pic.twitter.com/4zXwOnl8XN

— Trevor Jackson (@trevorjofficial) June 17, 2022

Some synth spotting with early Depeche Mode.

Update via alanmarcero in the comments:

Depeche Mode 1982-03-30 Rainbow Club, Oberkorn, Luxembourg (HQ video)
video upload by Depeche Mode Live

1982 See You Tour
Rainbow Club, Oberkorn, Luxembourg
March 30, 1982
Setlist:
1. See You
2. New Life
3. Just Can’t Get Enough

Stellar quality video recording sourced from RTL Luxembourg honoring Andy Fletcher †

Source: https://5minutes.rtl.lu/culture/musiq...

Line-up
Dave Gahan: lead vocals
Martin L. Gore: PPG Wave 2 synth, backing vocals
Alan Wilder: Roland Promars synth, backing vocals
Andy Fletcher: Moog Source synth, backing vocals

Playing Synthpop Songs Live (Streaming Edited Highlights)

video upload by DX5

"Edited highlights from the unplanned (no preparation at all) live streaming broadcasted on December 27, 2021 with me playing some synthpop songs.
00:00 Trust (edit) - The Cure.
04:45 Just Like Heaven - The Cure.
08:25 Waving.
08:28 Why Can't I Be You - The Cure.
11:39 My Secret Garden + Oberkorn intro (Hammersmith vers) - Depeche Mode.
19:06 Policy Of Truth - Depeche Mode.
25:24 Enjoy The Silence (+ intro while loading backtrack's PT session) - Depeche Mode.
32:33 Home - Depeche Mode.
38:21 Shake the Disease - Depeche Mode.
43:24 It's My Life - Talk Talk.
47:40 Save a Prayer - Duran Duran.
53:13 Fade To Grey - Visage.
57:13 New Life - Depeche Mode.
1:01:33 Photographic (+ sound test intro) - Depeche Mode.
1:06:04 Waving and end.

Synths used (L to R, Top to bottom): Roland Promars MRS-2, Roland JP8000, Kurzweil PC1x, Roland JX-8P, Emu Emax I and II.
All backtracks previously recorded on its entirely by me, track by track, on Pro Tools.
Video encoded with an analogue capture device (plus the usual hi8 camera), hence some colours are a bit distorted.
Performed live here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara."

Earth Empire cover Depeche Mode "Get The Balance Right" Synthesizer EBM Music Rik Marston

SynthgodXXX
Published on Aug 30, 2017

Some synth music and synth spotting by supporting MATRIXSYNTH Member, Rik Marston. You might recognize Rik from his numerous synth demos and patches featured here on MATRIXSYNTH.

"Earth Empire cover Depeche Mode 'Get the balance right'
**Watch in HD** ** Turn it UP!**

Earth Empire LIVE @ Club 331
Legends of Synthpop Tour 2011
w/ De/Vision, Mesh, Iris April 14th, 2011

SYNTH SPOTTING!!!
Perry Safer:
Access Virus Indigo, Novation K-Station & Roland EG-101
Lisa Marston:
Roland GAIA & Yamaha CS1x

What a blast to be able to play this song live!
The vocals aren't perfect but IT WAS SOOO FUN TO SING!!
I LOVE Depeche Mode and it was an honor to cover this one!
Cover programming by the synth master Perry Safer.
What a guy!!! Such a talented cat! :)
We got to open for De/Vision, MESH & Iris that night so you
know we had a great night & it was a BLAST!!!!

All original music by DEPECHE MODE
All video FX & tweaks by Rik Marston
Live Footage by Anthony Tornatore
Check out Anthony Tornatore's awesome YouTube page!
https://www.youtube.com/user/serveand...

Thank you for watching!"

Drum processing with Depeche Mode

YouTube via AbletonInc
"Kerry Hopwood is the Live Programmer/Musical Director for Depeche Mode. When it comes to staging a live DM show, theres no cutting corners. Kerry puts it simply: We need to use tools that work. In concert, Kerry and Depeche Mode rely on Ableton Live as an integral component of shaping the bands drum sound. In this movie, shot at a concert in Berlins Olympiastadion, Kerry discusses the advantages that Live offers for on-stage sound processing."

Roland Analog Wav Collection FAMOUS 1980's BASSLINES! Synthesizer Samples Jupiter-8 Juno-106

Published on Aug 30, 2016 SynthgodXXX

Follow-up to this post. You can find the sample pack for sale on eBay here. See below for what you are hearing in the video.

"Roland Analog Wav Collection Video #2
'FAMOUS 1980's BASSLINES!!'
by Rik Marston 100% No Talking!
**Watch in HD & with Headphones!**

Celebrate 909 Day the RIGHT WAY!
--With some JP8, JP6, JUNO-106, MKS-80 & MORE!!!

This collection is on sale NOW on EBAY
SAME DAY DOWNLOAD via WeTransferPlus
Pay Today, PLAY IT TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!

All samples for this demonstration video were recorded into
Ableton Live 7 "Simpler" device using only Simple Delay
This demonstration video shows off some FAMOUS 1980's BASSLINES!!

Donna Summer "I feel Love" JUNO-106 ACID BAS C5 @00:02
Kraftwerk "Computer Love" JUPITER-6 CALLISTO C4 @00:46
Yazoo "Situation" JUNO-106 SEQ BASS C3 @01:04
Depeche Mode "Big Muff" JUPITER-8 STRONG C5 & JX-8P POLYSYNTH C5 @01:30
Depeche Mode "Just can't get enough" JUPITER-8 DANCEBASS C4 @02:04
Depeche Mode "Photographic" JUNO-106 OLD MODE C2
Alphaville "Big in Japan" MKS-80 DIGITBASS C4 @02:53
The Cure "Fascination Street" JUNO-106 OLD MODE C2 @03:19
Human League "Sound of the crowd" JUPITER-8 BANG BASS2 C5 @04:00
Human League "Lebanon" JUPITER-8 RAPBASS C5 @04:25
Simple Minds "Don't you forget about me" JX-8P POLYSYNTH C4 @05:05

All music copyrights by original artists, all music used in this video is to
demonstrate the sounds of the Roland Analog .Wav Collection IN ACTION, I'm not
trying to show off my cover programming skills or take money from these artists!
;)


SAVE YOURSELF A TON OF MONEY AND THE STRESS OF GETTING A BROKEN VINTAGE SYNTH IN THE MAIL...
-OR TRY OUT AN ANALOG MONSTER FOR THE FIRST TIME WITHOUT THE FEAR OF REPAIRS OR EXTRA HEADACHES!!!

The Roland Analog .Wav Collection
INCLUDES:

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Depeche Mode - Photographic / Some Bizzare Version (Cover by Synthfluencer)

video upload by Synthfluencer

"'This is Photographic!' - Depeche Mode fans know these words Dave Gahan yelled when playing live in Hammersmith Odeon in 1982. Actually, Photographic is a song from the very, very early days of Depeche Mode and might be created when they still called themselves 'Composition of Sound'. The 'Some Bizzare Version' is actually the first song they officialy released ever on a compilation named 'Some Bizzare Album'.

The song is one of the darker, harder DM songs and this version is even more raw and gritty. It is very reminiscent of the transitions from punk to wave, and the DIY aesthetic of punk in particular comes to the fore here with the hand-played synthesizers. Well before Depeche Mode redefined the genre of synth pop this early version of 'Photographic' is recorded on the gear they could afford back in the days: A Kawai S-100F, a Yamaha CS5, a Moog Prodigy and a Korg KR-55 drum machine. In my cover version I use two of the original synths, the Kawai and the Yamaha to recreate an authentic sound. The role of the Prodigy is taken over by a Behringer Model D, some support sounds by Pro-1 and Pro-800."

DX5 Depeche Mode 101 anniversary: Some songs played live without rehearsal.

video upload by DX5

Also see the extended video of Depeche Mode at the Rainbow Club in 1982 added to this post.

(04:03 Talk starts)
19:39 "Pimpf"
21:50 "Behind the Wheel"
31:36 "Strangelove", 38:55 "Sacred"
45:27 "Stripped", 52:30 "Somebody"
57:04 "The Things you Said"
1:04:58 "Black Celebration"
1:11:49 "Shake the Disease"
1:21:03 "A Question of Time"
1:27:45 "Never Let me Down Again"
1:39:41 "Just Can't Get Enough"
1:43:49 "Everything Counts".

"(Note: These are some of the songs played originally in Pasadena Rose Bowl, not the whole setlist).
It was 7 pm in Spain when I realized it is Depeche Mode 101 anniversary. Then, I quickly set something: a live streaming playing some songs from that gig. No time to rehearsal or prepare anything; just practised a few times some song and this is what we got.

Thanks everyone joining the chat. It was fun to share this with you!."

DX5 playing "Shake the Disease" (Martin Gore demo)

Published on Nov 5, 2012 by DX5

"Shake the Disease (Martin Gore demo) cover. (Martin's Original version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWeVSKn9sCs ) [below]

I noticed he recorded it mainly with a Yamaha DX7. In fact, he used six cartridge preset sounds (that I switched live). So I decided to recreate it. None of the backtrack sounds were recorded with MIDI or other clock resources.

All sounds (*unless stated): Yamaha DX7.
Bassline synth: Roland Promars MRS-2
Drumbox: Boss DR55 (sampled)

Backtrack recorded on a Revox B77 MkII.

Composed by Martin L. Gore"

Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease [Martin Gore Demo]

Uploaded by rooiee on Jul 24, 2008

"Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease [Martin Gore Demo]"

The released version:


Uploaded by warnerbrosrecords on Oct 26, 2009

And a "Live" version from 1985 with Martin Gore and the Yamaha DX7, Andy Fletcher with a KORG Polysix or possibly a Mono/Poly, and Alan Wilder with a Roland Jupiter-6:

Depeche Mode - Shake the Disease (1985) - Rare TV Performance

Uploaded by ancele007 on Jun 26, 2011

"From ''The Singles 81 - 85'' (1985)."

MODE MACHINES SEQ12 ANALOG AND MIDI SEQUENCER

Follow-up to Mode Machines SEQ12 Back in Black. Details are in.

via MODE MACHINES

"MODE MACHINES make matrix-style sequencing truly tactile with SEQ12 ANALOG AND MIDI SEQUENCER

NUREMBERG, GERMANY: innovative electronic musical devices brand MODE MACHINES is proud to announce availability of its SEQ12 ANALOG AND MIDI SEQUENCER — a multi-channel MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) step sequencer in a truly tactile, tabletop (rack-mountable) console-type housing that lends itself to creating and arranging pattern-based music as a live performance-capable standalone sequencing tool or working alongside a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) to enhance production possibilities — as of July 16…

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Interview with Henning Krane of Don Juan Dracula

I recently discovered Don Juan Dracula back on March 4th, this year, when their manager Shane Chisholm contacted me about doing an interview with the band. I'll be honest and say I was a little reluctant at first because this site is about "the synths and not the band," but I liked what I heard, so I asked him if it would be alright to focus on synths and run the interview with their keyboard player. I got the thumbs up, and the following is that interview. I've been listening to their album for some time now and I must say I really do like it. Catchy stuff that will get stuck in your head for days and keep the energy going. Don't miss the videos below. One of which, "Run Away With You" features a kid in the video with a custom toy keyboard. Apparently the kid in the video made it when he saw Hennings keytar and they decided they just had to let him use it in the video. Pretty cool. That said...


1. How many members of the band play synths?
Henning: Our songwriter Henrik uses keyboards as well as guitar when he writes songs, but while recording and live it's me who playes the keyboards.

2. When and how did you get into synths?
Henning: In 2000 I think, Henrik asked me to play keyboards in his new band. I hadn't really played keyboards before, but like a lot of kids I was forced to take piano lessons when I was growing up, so I still remembered a little. When we started out, all we had was Henriks old Casiotone MT-800 and a Casio SA-10. Those two keyboards were the basis of our first EP and live-shows for a couple of years.

3. Do you view yourself as a synthesist, keyboard player or both?
Henning: I don't really see myself as neither actually. I like to collect old keyboards, synths and gadgets that make cool sounds. And I play them in a band.

4. What synths do you use in the studio and on tour.
Henning: Live i mainly use a Yamaha SHS-10 as a MIDI-Controller for the Korg Microkorg. That way I'm able to move around more on stage. I really like the diversity of the microkorg, and the simplicity of it's interface. Being able to quickly switch between custom sounds and finished presets makes it ideal for live use, which is probably why everyone is using them these days. Though it seems everyone is using one these days.

I also still use that old Casiotone and a Yamaha kids organ once bought at a flea-market for the lead-sound of "Take Me Home". We have gradually moved away from the pure Casio-pop sound, using more real instruments as well as synthesizers and not just FM-keyboards.

In the studio we have started to use more soft-synths lately as well, mainly because it's easier, and cheaper. Unfortunately we don't have the money to buy every synth we want.

We will be recording our next album soon, and we're looking to purchase the new Korg MicroX before that. I'm also trying to get hold of a Korg MS-10 for the studio-session. Everytime I buy a new synth or keyboard we try to use it somewhere in the recordings. That way we get a variety in the sound. I try to not use the same sounds more than once... We have used quite a lot of different gear over the years. Mainly cheap kids-like stuff, I just like the sound...

5. What is your favorite synth and why?
Henning: The Casio VL-1. Just because it's so small, and still so funny sounding. And it's a calculator as well. A friend of ours actually used his on a math exam once...

6. What do you think about the role of synthesizers in music today and it's influences in the past? What would you consider to be you main influences (musicians, technologies, anyone)?
Henning: The last couple of years you have started to hear more and more bands becoming popular using synthesizers in their songs, and I like that of course.
-Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Yazoo -not so much Erasure) and OMD has influenced me a lot with their simple monophonic style of playing and composing.
-As well as Casio.

7. What is your dream synth and why?
Henning: I have been dreaming of getting a Moog Prodigy and a Yamaha Cs-5 for a little while. Because they are the synths mostly used on my favorite album by Depeche Mode "Speak & Spell".

8. Do you prefer a particular type of synthesis (analog, digital, modular, FM, etc) and why?
Henning: I do (of course) prefer real vintage analog stuff, because it's the "real deal". But it's very hard to get hold of here in Norway, and lately americans on ebay don't want to send their stuff to Europe anymore. I also have a love for beaten up kids' casio stuff. I still look for them at flea markets every spring.

9. BTW, I was wondering what the little keyboard in the "Run Away With You" video was?
Henning: haha !
-it's actually a danish kids toy keyboard called "elektronisk keyboard 11 -100" gaffa-taped onto a kids guitar!
-The kid in the video made it himself actually before the videoshoot after he had seen pictures of me with my keytar. So we had to let him use it...

--------------------------

And there you have it. I want to thank Shane Chisholm and Henning Krane of Don Juan Dracula for taking the time out for the interview. I also want to give a big thanks to Shane for giving out 20 free downloads of DJD's album to Matrixsynth readers (they are all gone, btw). DJD is about to break out on the international scene and I wish them all the luck. I had a great time going back and forth with them for this interview. When they get big, remember... You saw them here first!

I'll leave you with two of my favorites from the band:

Don Juan Dracula, Runaway With You


Don Juan Dracula, Take Me Home


Previous Posts on DJD

PO-33 & 35 live: Depeche Mode's "It's Called a Heart"

Published on Jan 9, 2019 tubesockor

"Did a live cover of Depeche Mode's 'It's Called a Heart' using two Pocket Operators PO-33 and PO-35. The singing parts are played using the PO-35's vocal synthesis.
It took quite some planning and practicing to fit things into these limited devices...

0:00 Intro, background and behind-the-scenes
4:45 Full song, played live

Credits:
* Contains image of E-Mu Emulator II by Matt Friedman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mu_Em... (CC BY 3.0)
* Original song written by Martin L Gore"

Wax - (Re-uploaded with new mix) Yamaha Montage - Ableton Live - Akai APC Mini

Published on Jul 31, 2016 Earmonkey Music

"EDIT: One nice thing about using Ableton and tracking this jam is that I could go back and remix. I noticed that the synth parts I was playing live were too hot so I went back and remixed those and replaced the audio track with the new mix.....Noice!!! ... So here's what is going on: I picked up an APC Mini because I was hoping it would allow me to create more complex live performances. Wow does it! This is a live jam with 100% Yamaha Montage. I recorded a bunch of loops into Ableton then used the APC to trigger them. All tracks were either played live and recorded for playback from Ableton, or just straight played live from the Montage. Such a phenomenal instrument this Yamaha thing.... I love it. Oh and I have to thank Depeche Mode for inspiring the first few bars that spawned this whole thing"

80s synth-pop/Italo disco LIVE from the studio - Old school MIDI sequenced setup

Published on Nov 23, 2017 Espen Kraft

"- Never Let You Go

80s inspired synth-pop Italo Disco LIVE in the studio

Everything is played by hand and/or sequenced live. Nothing pre-recorded.

The Emax II bass in the verse and the underlying drum-loop in the verses are lifted/sampled from my own released version of this track. The track can be heard on my website:

https://www.espenkraft.com

Gear used:
Drums: E-MU ESI4000, Akai S1000, Roland TR-626 (sequenced for the most parts, some live playing in the bridge)

Bass: Roland S-10 (sequenced) and Emax II (live playing)

Synths: Roland D-550, Roland JX-8P, Roland Alpha Juno 2, Yamaha TX802. (all sequenced)
Emax & Korg DW-8000 (live playing)

Strymon BlueSky & TC flashback delay effects

Sequencer: Roland MC50 sequencer drives everything through a Opcode 128X MIDI patchbay

Drums, Bass, Synths are recorded through a Yamaha 01V digital mixer and piped optically into Audient ID4 and into Nuendo. From there I have 2 separated stereo tracks + two mono bass tracks ending up in Nuendo for further processing/mixing.
This gives me a much better chance of balancing the mix instead of having just a stereo track of everything without the possibility to adjust the separate “stems”.

My tracks pay homage to all synth-pop acts of the 80'ies like Howard Jones, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Thompson Twins, Tears for Fears, Ultravox, OMD, Euryhmics, Duran Duran, Giorgio Moroder, Jean Michel Jarre, Jan Hammer, Alphaville, A-ha and many more.

A use mostly old gear in my music and among them Roland Juno 6, Alpha Juno 2, D550 and JX-8P.
Korg DW-8000, Elka EK22, Yamaha DX7 and TX802 and drum machines Yamaha RX11 and Roland TR-626.

Effects are usually handled by Strymon and TC electronics.

Sampling is done on my E-MU ESI-4000, Akai S1000, Roland S-10, Emax II."

Malekko (Joshua Holley & Paul Barker of Ministry), Vince Clarke, David J. of Bauhaus, Martin Rev of Suicide & More at Portland Oregon This Friday, Oct 18

via PDX-ANTICS

"(R)EVO industries & 3G PRESENTS are proud to present:
FRIDAY OCT 18 2013
ALHAMBRA THEATER ( The old MT. Tabor Theater)
http://www.alhambrapdx.com/

PDX-ANTICS (a mini electronic fest-artmusicantics)

Main Stage featuring:

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Virus TI Darkstar / Depeche Mode Wallpaper

"Recklinghausen, Germany. Access Music, the company behind the award winning Virus synthesizers offers the Virus TI Darkstar again. The Darkstar has the same appearance and features like the Virus TI Polar but comes in a gun metal colored housing with red LEDs and logo light. Designed for both live players and studio musicians, the Darkstar is build like a tank and features a 37-keys action keyboard with aftertouch. Connected via USB to a computer, it seamlessly integrates into many modern DAWs using a VST/AU/RTAS compatible plug-in.

The Virus TI Darkstar is available now and can be ordered through Access' worldwide dealer network or from their online store. Mode details can be found here: www.virus.info/darkstar

To celebrate the Virus TI, Access releases a rare picture taken at the Berlin Olympia stadium right before Depeche Mode entered the stage. The wallpaper can be downloaded here: http://www.virus.info/dm"

Arturia Releases iMINI Polyphonic Minimoog for iPad

iMini Tutorial Video

Uploaded on Feb 25, 2013 Arturiaweb·80 videos

"Mike Hosker presents to you a tutorial video of the iMini, Arturia's first application for Ipad.
iMini is an application recreating the classic Minimoog™ synthesizer that is based on the TAE™ technology found in Arturia award winning Mini V software.
iMini is designed to allow users the classic sound, look and feel of this iconic synthesizer.

iMini endorsers include Stephan Bodzin, Richard Devine, Banco de Gaia"

iTunes:
iMini - Arturia

"COMPATIBILITY
iMini is compatible with iPAD 2, iPAD 3 and IPAD Mini

DESCRIPTION
iMini is a recreation of the classic 1971 Minimoog™ synthesizer, one of most iconic synthesizers of all time.

Based on the TAE® technology found in our award winning Mini V software, iMini offers a level of sound quality never before found on the iPAD as well as over 500 sounds by leading sound designers.

We have also partnered with the Bob Moog Foundation so that a portion of each sale goes to support their work in music education via the Dr. Bob Sound school program, making available the archives of Dr. Bob Moog and funding the dream to build the Moogseum.

The Minimoog™ synthesizer was made famous by artists and bands such as Stevie Wonder, Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, Keith Emerson, Devo, Jean Michel Jarre and more. We now bring the features and sound of this classic to the iOS platform.

The iMini not only recreates the look and feel of the most legendary synthesizer, it does it with unparalleled sound quality. iMini is based on the award winning Arturia Mini V software that was created in partnership with Dr. Robert Moog himself, back in 2003. Thanks to this heritage, continuous research and refinements over the years, iMini comes with amazing sound quality and a large collection of preset sounds created by top sound designers such as Klaus Schulze (Tangerine Dream) and Geoff Downes (Asia).

What will you do with it?
First you can play the iMini’s numerous sounds from the iPad keyboard. You can create your own sounds and start building your personal sound palette.
If you are an owner of the Arturia Mini V software on your Mac or PC, you can import and export sounds between your laptop or desktop Mini V and iMini.

You can also control iMini from a MIDI keyboard via CoreMIDI and integrate it into your studio or live performances.

But this is not all; iMini is ‘Tabletop Ready’. Tabletop is a free iPad application that allows you to integrate iMini into a full studio of devices. With Tabletop you can build an entire song, with drum machines, FX's, sequencers... and of course the inimitable Minimoog™ sound.

Tabletop Ready™
The connect page is also your avenue to open up a whole new world of possibilities with iMini via Retronyms Tabletop application.
Tabletop™ is a free app for your iPAD that allows you to integrate iMini into a complete studio environment. In Tabletop you can use multiple instances of iMini; record your performance into a real-time sequencer; automate any of the parameters; add effects; process other modules through the iMini filters, etc. Tabletop also features number of in app purchase options to add more effects and instruments from other 3rd party companies.

Features include
Classic Minimoog™ sound.
3 Oscillators
24db per octave filter.
Simulated headphone jack/external input feedback.
2 Assignable XY pads
Chromatic or tuned scale keyboard modes
Polyphonic mode
Full featured arpeggiator
Repeat
HOLD and MEMORY latch modes
Octave span
5 note order modes
Speed and sync controls
Virtual Analog Chorus
Virtual Analog Delay
Owners of both the iMini and Mini V software apps can transfer sounds from one platform to the other via iTunes.
Full user MIDI mapping of panel controls.
Supports WIST sync with other iOS devices.
‘Tabletop Ready’
Soundcloud seeder (via Tabletop)
Render to .wav file (via Tabletop)
‘Audiocopy’ to paste your audio into another iPAD application. (via Tabletop)

The Minimoog™ name used here is a trademark of the respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Arturia. These trademarks are used solely to identify the products whose sound and features were modeled during the development process."

iTunes:
iMini - Arturia
Tabletop - Retronyms
iOS Devices on eBay - Daily Tech Deals

Update: new video and the press release:


Published on Feb 26, 2013 Arturiaweb·80 videos

And the press release:

"Arturia advances history-making Minimoog to iPad musical masses!

"The iMini turned my iPad into an ‘old skool’ analogue bass monster! Its sound is irresistibly ‘phat’ and very close to the original. If you want that typical dirty Moog sound then the iMini is all you’ll ever need. It’s by far the most powerful and hypnotising synth app on the market.”
- Stefan Bodzin, 2013 (DJ/producer, remixer of Depeche Mode, Booka Shade, and more)


GRENOBLE, FRANCE: music software and hardware company Arturia is proud to announce availability of iMini, an authentic recreation of the all-time classic Minimoog monosynth for Apple’s all-conquering iPad, as of February 27...

iMini is based on the TAE® (True Analog Emulation) synthesis technology found in Arturia’s award-winning Mini V soft synth, meticulously modelling the distinctive tones and analogue nuances of the legendary Seventies-vintage Minimoog Model D monosynth. Moog changed the musical world with the Minimoog and Arturia helped change the music software world with the Mini V.

Arturia now brings the still-sought-after classic Minimoog sound to the musical masses, transforming any iPad mini, iPad 2, or iPad with Retina display into the ultimate analogue synth emulation! Those timeless three oscillators and that 24dB per octave fabled filter are all present and accounted for in iMini. It also successfully sports the look and feel of Dr Bob Moog’s namesake iconic synthesizer for all to see (and hear). But being a game-changing iPad app for 2013 and not an analogue synth design dating back to 1970 means there’s a whole lot more to iMini than first meets the eye...

Any serious synthesizer connoisseur will instantly recognise the MAIN mode screen as an eye-catching rendering of the Minimoog Model D front panel, albeit with welcome additional ‘analogue’ CHORUS AMT. and DELAY AMT. level controls, as well as a POLY switch for playing polyphonically — impossible in 1970, obviously! Other subtle supplements include a gearwheel icon above the keyboard — press to reveal GLIDE, DECAY, LEGATO, and SCROLL switches for performance keyboard control, plus a SCALE function to choose from no fewer than 26 different scales and modes. Meanwhile, iMini comes complete with hundreds of superb sounds showcasing its supreme sonic versatility; press LOAD from the menu bar and choose from sound designer or category — couldn’t be simpler!

But ‘behind’ that familiar-looking MAIN screen lies a wealth of truly 21st Century audio action: the PERFORMANCE page accesses an arpeggiator with two latch modes and two assignable XY pads for creating all kinds of patterns and real-time morphing sounds; the FX page provides iMini with the same wide-ranging CHORUS and accurate ANALOG DELAY models found in the above-mentioned Mini V software — subtle sound thickening to wildly modulated effects (chorus) and sync to external tempo (stereo delay) possibilities abound here! Handily, all onscreen knobs and switches in each iMini page can easily be assigned to MIDI CC allowing automation from any external MIDI source. The default MIDI map will automatically work with Arturia MiniLab or Analog Player 25 Universal MIDI Controller keyboards!

And that’s not all: the CONNECT page is the gateway to making iMini talk to the outside world (using the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit) — use WIST (Wireless Sync Start Technology) to sync the arpeggiator and delay to other iPad or iPhone apps, and integrate iMini into a complete studio environment via Retronyms Tabletop. This free iPad app allows multiple iMini instances to be simultaneously run; real-time performance recording into a sequencer; parameter automation; processing of third-party, Tabletop-ready apps through the iMini filter, and more. “iMini is an ideal Tabletop-ready app,” says Retronyms Co-Founder John-Paul Walton. “It’s a fresh take on a legendary synth, and comes packed with a ton of amazing presets — everything from retro space sounds to contemporary bass noise.”

Thanks to iMini, today there’s really no excuse for not taking that history-making Minimoog sound anywhere anytime. And in recognition of the groundbreaking instrument to which it owes its very existence, for every iMini sold, Arturia will make a donation to The Bob Moog Foundation, whose Executive Director, Michelle Moog-Koussa, kindly adds: “We are grateful to Arturia and Retronyms for donating part of the proceeds from the iMini in support of our mission to ignite creativity at the intersection of music, science, history, and innovation. A portion of this funding will go to support our educational initiative, Dr Bob’s SoundSchool, which teaches children the science of sound through the magic of music.”

For Frédéric Brun, Arturia’s President, the feeling is mutual: “We are delighted to donate to The Bob Moog Foundation and acknowledge our gratitude to Robert Moog, who helped us when we released our first virtual instrument, the Modular Moog V, back in 2003. We are also thrilled to work with Retronyms, who are a great company and a force to be reckoned with when it comes to iOS. The iMini sets a new standard for what a virtual instrument should sound like on an iPad.”

So let’s make music and help history come alive with iMini in more ways than one, and also support the dream of building the Moogseum (Bob Moog Museum), the convergence of The Bob Moog Foundation’s goals of inspiring and educating people through electronic music.

Appropriate iPad owners can purchase iMini directly from Apple’s App Store during a three-week introductory launch pricing period for €8.99 EURO/$9.99 USD (rising to €19.99 EURO/$21.99 USD thereafter)."

Toa Mata Band - Episode3 - Lego Synth Depeche Mode Cover - Everything Counts

"Everything Sounds" Published on Aug 11, 2014 Opificio Sonico

Follow-up to The Toa Mata Band - Tiny Robots Playing Tiny Synths

"Toa Mata Band is known as the World's first LEGO robotic band controlled by Arduino Uno which is hooked up to a MIDI sequencer. In this video, the third episode, the robots are playing some unconventional drum-percussions made by some food packaging are captured by a contact microphone (piezo) and processed in real time in the D.A.W. Ableton Live. A brand new device appears for the first time, it's a moving platform on x-axis, made of Lego bricks, gears and servo motors that permits to move with semitones-steps the tiny synth.

The song is a cover of the famous synth-pop band Depeche Mode, it's a personal tribute to the band who made my days in the 80's.

The performance was recorded live in July 2014.

This video is only a showcase of my works, it's not for commercial
use.

Artwork:Giuseppe Acito
Camera: Luca Zanna for ZeD video project
Music: Martin Lee Gore
Performed: Acito & Toa Mata Band

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Signed Depeche Mode / Alan Wilder Samples on ZIP For Auction

via this auction

"This auction is for a ZIP100 disc containing Depeche Mode samples.
This item was purchased from the Alan Wilder Collected auction.
This auction includes the original zip disc, original signed case, invoice, and certificate of authenticity.
If you are bidding on this item I'm sure you know what it is.

Details :

Only 20 of these Zip discs exist and each is personally numbered and signed by Alan. Every disc contains a collection of sound banks designed for the Emax sampler. These are the exact sounds which were programmed and used by Alan during DM’s ‘Devotional’ and ‘Music For The Masses’ tours. Each bank contains an array of sounds allocated across the keyboard for the live performances. In nearly all cases, the samples were sourced from the original multitrack recordings. You will also find sounds for song versions which were only ever performed live, plus songs which never actually made the final tour set list.

Below is a list of all the song banks included :

Music For The Masses Tour :
Bank 00 : People Are People
Bank 01 : A Question Of Time
Bank 02 : A Question Of Lust
Bank 03 : Pleasure, Little Treasure
Bank 04 : Sacred
Bank 05 : Blasphemous Rumours
Bank 06 : It Doesn’t Matter
Bank 07 : The Things You Said
Bank 08 : Strangelove
Bank 09 : Shake The Disease
Bank 10 : Never Let Me Down
Bank 11 : Just Cant Get Enough
Bank 12 : Stripped
Bank 13 : Pipeline
Bank 14 : Nothing
Bank 15 : Behind The Wheel
Bank 16 : Something To Do
Bank 17 : Everything Counts
Bank 18 : Somebody

Devotional Tour :
Bank 34 : Mercy In You (Alan 93)
Bank 35 : Flys On The Windscreen
Bank 36 : Nothing (A 93)
Bank 37 : Something To Do
Bank 38 : Leave In Silence (Alan 93)
Bank 39 : A Question Of Lust
Bank 40 : Clean (percussion trigger sounds)
Bank 41 : Condemnation (Guide)
Bank 42 : Everything Counts (94 version)
Bank 43 : Waiting For The Night To Fall
Bank 44 : I Want You Now (94 version)"

This one in via Brian.