Eternal day : Prophet Rev2, Sequential Pro2, Moog Grandmother, Strymon Nightsky, Space Echo RE20.

video by Mysterious Machine

"All patches created from init mode.

Synthesizers:
Prophet Rev2 ( sequencer )
Sequential PRO2 ( pad paraphonic mode )
Moog Grandmother ( bass )

Effects:
Strymon Nightsky
Space Echo RE20"

Mysterious Machine : Prophet Rev2, Sequential Pro2, Moog Grandmother, Strymon Nightsky.
video by Mysterious Machine

Description same as above.

Infinite Eye and The Orphic Egg. DSI PRO2.

video by Mysterious Machine

"Drawing made by my wife in pastel pencil on paper. The music was recorded live only with the DSI Pro2 synthesizer in paraphonic mode highlighting its virtues. A single patch created from init mode.

Synthesizers:
DSI PRO2
Effects:
Strymon Nightsky"

Quantum Eye

video by Mysterious Machine

"Painting made by my wife in oil on canvas.
All patches created from init mode.

Synthesizers:
Prophet Rev2
Sequential PRO2
Moog Grandmother
Waldorf Blofeld
Korg MS20 Mini

Effects:
Space Echo Boss RE-20
Strymon Nightsky"

WEIRD GEAR: Pulsar-23 (Andrew Huang Edition)

video upload by ANDREW HUANG

"Honored to be partnering with Soma and Perfect Circuit on the Andrew Huang Edition of Pulsar-23! More info: https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/..."

Note the Embodme Erae Touch controller.


We're pleased to present the new Pulsar-23 Andrew Huang Edition: a vibrant yellow version of the one-of-a-kind, organismic semi-modular drum machine made in collaboration between SOMA and the producer and YouTuber himself. SOMA's Pulsar-23 has become a go-to instrument for subverting the expectations of what a drum machine can or should do, attracting the interest of curious musicians looking for something a little bit different out of their drum synthesizer. With this version finished in a vibrant yellow personally chosen by Andrew Huang, the Pulsar-23 has become a favorite part of Andrew's studio due to its open-ended patching structure and rejection of standard drum machine tropes. The results may not always be what you expect, but like many other SOMA devices, Pulsar-23 creates a seemingly organic connection between the musician and instrument, tapping into the deeper parts of your subconscious mind to rely on instinct and reaction rather than conscious decision-making.

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Sewing Machine Orchestra & LA CHAMBRE DES MACHINES

Sewing Machine Orchestra from Martin Messier on Vimeo.

"Sewing machine orchestra is the first version of a performance created by martin messier. the basic sounds used in this performance consist entirely of the acoustic noises produced by 8 sewing machines, amplified by means of microcontacts and process by a computer.

the microcontroller system also enable to use the sewing machines to affect certain parameters of the acoustic sound. the wheel, for exemple, can be assigned to the output volume, etc. machine's mechanism can be activated by remote, using microcontrollers and a computer, without the need for any other human intervention.

these old objects has the effect of taking the imagination further, primarily through their evocative power. whether they remind of specific incidents or recall the relationship to such objects, few people remain indifferent when they see them.

this creation was made possible with the support of the canada council for the arts.

audio, light, performance : martin messier
electronic: samuel st-aubin"

LA CHAMBRE DES MACHINES from Martin Messier on Vimeo.

"At the beginning of the 20th century, when Italian futurist Luigi Russolo began to include “noise” in musical composition, he made a box into a musical instrument. This box, the intonarumori, concealed mysterious mechanisms. Contrary to the intonarumori, the box designed by Alexandre Landry is open. The mechanisms are revealed and perhaps allow us to better understand the music created through the open box. During the piece, intonarumori and clocks are meticulously animated to extract their musical qualities.

Manipulations and mechanical sounds are revealed in the play of crafting noise in real-time. Without tainting their nostalgic quality, digital technologies give a new context to the intonarumori and the old clocks. Thus, we will bring you into our “boxes” for a little while, to share with you the heart of their mechanisms."

X1L3 - circuit bent - Yamaha DD12 - (DE-CAT)

Published on Jun 12, 2013 manufacturedZ3R0·95 videos
X1L3 on eBay

"A yamaha DD12 i stumbled upon at a car boot sale that had previously been circuit bent by (i'll let you guess who by the title of the video)

Not exactly ambitious. Just a selection of toggle switch rom shorts and a couple of pots wired to the amp pcb in the back of the machine to over drive the output. Strangely there was a signed sticker inside the machine with a copyright notice on it? Was the sticker copyright? The two vinyl stickers on the shell or the rom glitches?..... Maybe they had put a copyright on where they drilled the holes in the case? Beware fledgling circuit benders.. You walk on thin ice every time you dare to pick up your soldering irons :-|

Who knows? Who cares?..............

I removed the lot anyway as i wouldn't want to breach these mysterious rights reserved on such innovation.

Lazy:
Two rom pins per switch and not even on a matrix. It was basically a nice easy project that someone getting into bending could have taken on as a first project. No holy grail of fiercely guarded secrets, forbidden fruits and dark art here. Just a shorted out rom....

All evidence of the (i'll let you guess who from the title of the video)'s work was removed but i kept the sticker inside as it made me laugh.

The machine is now fitted with a synthacon filter, psu/noise suppressor, pt2399 'death industrial' delay circuit, rat distortion clone - pretty much a carbon copy in performance the the rat stomp box i own, ltc1799 pitch over ride and a 3 x 15 glitch matrix (and yes it's now one pin per glitch)

It adheres to my familiar filter, delay, distortion formula and sounds pretty good for the make over too. Very 'organic' in feel now as opposed to black or white on/off rom glitching which gets old really fast when you build these things and play about with them.

I fitted blue leds into the holes where (i'll let you guess who from the title of the video) had fitted toggle switches to tidy it up a bit. Turns out it now looks great in a dark place. Seemed a shame to put all that labour and time that had gone into drilling the holes to waste.

As is so often when i see (i'll let you guess who from the titlee of the video)'s work on machines i couldn't help but think to myself "where is the art?" when i picked this machine up.

20 minutes of abstract analogue/digital glitched percussion as it should be..............."

RD-10: the Mysterious drum machine

Published on Oct 19, 2015 organfairy

"Can anybody tell me what this is?

I bought it some years ago in a second hand shop - one of those that has the entire repertoire from valuable antiques to worthless junk. They thought this drum machine belonged in the latter category. So I got it for next to nothing.

There was nothing defective in it. But I did modify it a little because it had a weird power plug that was impossible to find and the AC power was connected through an internal transformer. I don't know why but it could be something with ground loops if other things are connected to the same power supply. Who knows.

I don't know who made it. There is no brand tag on it or anything written on the circuit diagram. The only thing written is the model number which is RD-10.

The mysterious drum machine makes the rhythms in this video. The other noises comes from the Elka organ X-1000."

Music For Polybrute 3

video upload by Mysterious Machine

"Music for Polybrute 3 is a single patch created from scratch with the Arturia Polybrute synthesizer demonstrating its expressive capacity. No multitracks. No external effects were used, only Morphee, delay and the ring modulator of the synthesizer. Just, Polybrute.
The graphic art is thanks to Rodolfo Paulus from cómic Asteroide."

Music For Polybrute

video upload by Mysterious Machine

"Music for Polybrute is a single patch created from scratch with the Arturia Polybrute synthesizer demonstrating its expressive capacity. No external effects were used, only the reverb and the ring modulator of the synthesizer. The graphic art is thanks to Monic De La France."

Music For Polybrute 4

video upload by Mysterious Machine

"Music for Polybrute 4 is a single patch created from scratch with the Arturia Polybrute ( 6 voices ) synthesizer demonstrating its expressive capacity. No multitracks. No external effects were used, only Morphee, arpegiator, reverb, delay and the ring modulator of the synthesizer. Just, Polybrute.

Images from the retro documentary: The doctor Fernando Jiménez del Oso and the Mistery of Tiahuanaco."

Music For Polybrute 5

video upload by Mysterious Machine

"Music for Polybrute 5 is a single patch created from scratch with the Arturia Polybrute ( 6 voices ) synthesizer demonstrating its expressive capacity. No multitracks. No external effects were used, only Morphee, reverb, delay of the synthesizer. Just, Polybrute.

Images from the retro documentary: Más Allá - Los Mayas. Directed and presentd by: Fernando Jiménez Del Oso. Channel: TVE. Date: 01-06-80.

Vídeo from archives: Moisés Garrido y Claudia M. Moctezuma."

Introducing the Novation AFX Station - Limited Edition Aphex Twin Collaboration

Limited edition Black Novation Bass Station II with AFX Mode for $439.99. As always see the dealers on the right for availability. Details follow:

"Introducing the Limited Edition Aphex Twin collaboration - AFX Station.

Following an exciting hunt for clues across the globe, gathered and documented by the press [on MATRIXSYNTH here and here] and public, the spotlight has been shining on Novation to reveal the mysterious Aphex Twin collaboration.

Novation is excited to finally announce AFX Station, an all-new, limited edition of their modern classic Bass Station II monosynth, designed in collaboration with electronic music legend Richard D James aka Aphex Twin.

AFX Station is a sound designer’s dream. It has the same powerful feature set that has made Bass Station II the go-to monosynth for countless music makers. In addition, it has AFX Mode pre-installed, which revolutionises the way the monosynth can be played and programmed. Perfect for sequencing and arpeggiation, with AFX Station, every key on the instrument can become a new patch, making it a powerful analogue drum module, a flexible sound design tool, or a killer bass or lead machine.

To check out the AFX Station visit our site from launch on Tuesday 20th October, 8AM PST.

Availability: Online and in-store, limited
Cost $439.99"

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Multivox RHYTHM ACE FR6M Vintage Analog Drum Machine

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"RARE vintage analog Multivox RHYTHM ACE drum machine model FR6M. There were two versions of this drum machine. One was considered a studio/home model and was in a finished wood cabinet (with no handle on top), and the other was the portable/gigging model, housed in a black Tolex-covered wood cabinet (with a handle mounted on top). This is the latter model, which I personally prefer and believe to be more rare (as I have seen far fewer of them)!

According to ads I've seen (some for sale on eBay actually!), I'm fairly certain that this is a pre-1970 model. Multivox was a rather mysterious American company that "borrowed" many of Roland's (a Japanese company) early synthesizers, drum machines, and other pro audio gear. Interestingly enough, this model (FR6M) is almost identical to the Roland TR 66, save for a few preset names/rhythms and a few of the faceplate graphics. Look up a Roland TR66 online- you'll see the striking resemblance!!! However, I cannot tell you whether this unit was manufactured in the USA or Japan. As far as I know, no one is certain whether Multivox simply rebadged Japanese Roland-made gear (in this case, the Roland TR66), or whether they copied the designs and schematics and manufactured them in the US..."

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"Introducing" the DR BÖHM DIGITAL DRUMS

video upload by Vintage Audio Institute Italia

You can find additional posts featuring the Bohm Digital Drums here.

"Dr. Böhm Digital Drums in action - that's HERR DOCTOR to you thank you very much.

We love these when they work - we hate these when they don't work.
They're notoriously hard to service - this one was no exception.
It could be the most advanced auto accompaniment unit out there - change my mind in the comment section.

We thought Dr. Böhm Digital Drums could use an in-depth video of the auto accompaniment section alone.
The videos out there present this device as a "Italo Disco Machine" - when it's actually so much more.
It has 180 different auto accompaniment arrangements, and the 4 instrument voices have more than 60 individual preset sounds at your disposal.
The variety and range of stuff that comes out of this thing is really not bad - comparing it to other machines of the same era, the Solton Programmer 24 and the CRB Computerband 2000 - Dr. B comes out ridiculously more versatile.

We used almost no effects used in this video, the compositions are improvised one-takes that we came up with on the spot without preparation.

This specific machine was modified - it had six mysterious, extra potentiometers in place already when we bought it - but they weren't hooked up to anything internally - probably a botched project from the previous owner.
So we asked one of our techs to wire them up to modify the Bass, Mono 1 and 2 sections with individual volumes and the internal, on-board cut-off filter.

The result is not bad - for all types of Electro and Electronica obviously, Pop or Ambient textures for sure, even Musique Concrete-leaning experimentations.

Big thanks to Ludus Pinski here in Florence for wiring this up for us, and to Ondrej Pavelka in Prague Czechoslovakia, for sorting out the rest."

MIZUNO Supersizer-μ (1970s)

video upload by kotoelectro

The MIZUNO SuperSizerμ featured in Hiromichi Oohashi's Strange Synthesizers of Japan by Hiromichi Oohashi - Synth Book w/ CD

According to Hiromichi Oohashi:

'It's one of the most mysterious synth in Japan.
made by MIZUNO (famous sportswear manufacturer)
I don't know why MIZUNO made such a futuristic noise synthesizer...

MIZUNO Supersizer-μ is introduced in my synth book."

Update: I asked Hiromichi Oohashi if he knew of any other gear they made and he said it was the only musical instrumeht they made. He reached out to MIZUNO and they said based on the logo it was likely manufacturered in the late 1970s to 1980s. They didn't mention any other useful information. 

Update2: TenTen in the comments noted the fonts used in the logo appear to be either Twobit or Bitwise which "were invented in 2011 and 1999, respectfully." However, according to https://www.dafont.com/twobit.font, "This familiar typeface is based on the ‘retro-futuristic’ of computer and technology advertising of the 1960s and early 1970s. Includes full alphabet, punctuation, euro. Includes regular, bold, italic, and bold-italic versions. (Version 1.10)". And Bitwise, "A typeface based on machine readable characters from the 1960s."

Update3: and one spotted for sale by TenTen captured here.

And the YouTube descripton:

"Supersizer-μ (1970s) made by MIZUNO(famous sports company)
Exclusive video of most mysterious synth of Japan.
from 「Strange Synthesizers of Japan」book
「珍電子楽器LOVE」（リットーミュージック刊）"

Update3: An image of the oribinal box via Hiromichi Oohashi:

the mysterious Lyra-8 (synth review)

video upload by allmyfriendsaresynths

"For the past couple of months I have been experimenting with the mysterious Lyra-8, an 'orgaismic synthesiszer' from @Vlad Kreimer of Soma Lab - and have been very pleasantly surprised at how engaging and exciting it is to play with and explore. Far more than just a drone machine, this is a beautiful instrument which has encouraged me to approach music a bit differently. Check out the video to see what I make of it.

A huge thank you to Signal Sounds (signalsounds.com) for letting me borrow one of their demo units to test. They stock a wide variety of weird and wonderful electronic instruments, and are well worth checking out for yourself."

Drum Machine Showdown

Friday at 9:00pm - Saturday at 2:00am
Catalyst Artist Collective
2079 E. 15th Street (third floor)
Los Angeles, CA

"Witness and participate in an evening of perforated sound bursts and amplified electropolycadence featuring exclusive performances from the finest local electronic producers. This event is hosted at Catalyst Artist Collective, a gem-in-the-rough downtown comfort zone. DMS is an open-line event (like open-mic, with no mics). Bring a drum machine and signup for a slottime upon arrival. Showdown at midnight will randomly pair artists. Also, its rumored there may be a mysterious device allowing 8 machines to sync up. Not to be missed."
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Artists and Downloads: http://earjuice.com/

The Mysterious Quasimidi Sirius Synthesizer (Presets, drums, songs)

video upload by Dawn R

"The Holy Grail of groove synthesizers and the Crown Jewel of the Electraglide band.
The Sirius is a keyboard "groove-synth," featuring a subtractive hybrid-tone-generation synthesizer referred to as DTE ('Difficult To Explain') synthesis introduced in 1997 by Quasimidi. The unit featured both real-time and step sequencers with pattern- and song-modes, capable of acting basic drum machine, groove-box, or sound-module.

The unit is thus 7x multitimbral and has 28-voice polyphony across its 7 tracks, with track selecting a (track-specific) sound within 96 sounds (per bank) of preset- or user-writeable sounds."

Yamaha TG33 w/ Original Box & Manual

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"The TG33 sound module is a slightly enhanced key-less version of the SY22. It is a digital synthesizer that employs frequency modulation (FM) synthesis combined with low-fi (12-bit) AWM ROM samples. However, this machine is not low quality (especially for the electronica-oriented musician). Its preset sounds are a bit thin, however using the joystick controller you can manipulate and combine the 12-bit samples with the any of the 256 FM vector voices. This gives it a range of tone and sound that is as dynamic and mysterious as other vector synths such as the Korg Wavestation and ProphetVS.

Also available is a drum kit, effects, 16-part multitimbrality for layering sounds and 32 note polyphony! Definitely a powerful little beast that can create pretty nice sounds with lots of motion and character. With its wide range of sonic possibility, the TG33 has what it takes to create unique sounds that will keep you and you're music sounding a little different from the rest!"

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VVRONGER | Portable Arcade Synthesizer

video upload by Ventla

"available on https://ventla.bandcamp.com/merch/vvr...

vvronger is an analog-digital hybrid monophonic mini (more mini than minimoog) synthesizer with csg -- complex sound generator -- synthesis

vvronger incorporates legendary pedigree sn76477(n) sound chip manufactured by us of a's finest texas instruments in 1978 which used in various arcade video games, pinball machines and electronic toys released on that era such as space invaders (taito), sheriff (nintendo), space encounters (midway), vanguard (snk), sharpshooter (game plan), locomotion (zaccaria), sound fx machine (remco), muson synthesizer (mego) et cetera

layout designed and assembled by me"



specifications
a. mono output jack, obviously
b. these could maybe work as kinda like an on-off mixer for a sound sources or as an envelope selector
c. seems to related with a duration of one-shot function
d. probably defines an one-shot duration range
e. probably some lfo-related component
f. vco-related component
g. sorta lfo adjustment thingy
h. the component we usually hardly use
i. pitch adjustment thingy
j. a mysterious component. hardly use
k. a switch to convert vco sources (internal <-> external)
l. a switch to convert sound envelopes (constant <-> one-shot)
m. i swear this is an one-shot trigger button. also works as sorta like a mute button sometimes
n. cool slide switch somehow i settled
o. external vco input jack. important component for a decent musical usage. vvronger has no gate input jack just in case
p. noise clock-related component
q. sorta noise filter
r. also a noise filter-esque component. also maybe works as sorta noise gate
s. definitely perhaps decay adjustment component
t. attack adjustment
u. decay adjustment
v. works as some kind of tone colour control section
w. cool 9v batt snap

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Roman Bayou's Cinq: SE80 Beats 'n Band in a Boom* Box, in 5 (or so) Movements

Published on Jul 15, 2014 StudioElectronics

"Studio Electronics' SoundCloud (http://tinyurl.com/oq6c5sd) Copy:

What happens when one disappears into the wilderness road of one's mind (and mighty-mighty DP8) with a Boomstar SE80, a little help from its friends: Boom*s 4075, 5089, SEM, 3003, no fixed deadlines, the power and elegance of Kontakt, and a desire to inspire and be inspired? This piece "right there"—my two and a half year old daughters' go to phrase.

The Boomstar SE80 got the party started early with its remarkable capacity to generate very warm, acoustic sounding drum sounds, in addition to the emblematic, voltage-flavored fare. Hundreds of samples later—some put through "Waves" paces—I dragged my favs into a new sequence window at bar 1, with a fixed tempo, sans bar lines, and no particular key signature in mind.

Very non-random, if avant garde sounding patterns and melodies emerged, preparing me for an immersion headlong into West African rhythms, and demanding an extended vacay to the Isle of Dub. Once those pillars were in place all of the Stevie, Gino, Duke, Cameo, Zap, Monte Moir, and St. Regis (the band yo) chords, leads, and turns—produced by both the 4075 and SE80 Boomstars—colored and kept pushing until the Roger "vocalisms" of the dual resonant SE80 filters sat atop the throne, playing the solo diva, wowing the key Dub backbeats, and hitting the combo-organy voicing stretches. It was with great difficulty that I backed away the '80s knobs and switches, because of that intoxicating "vocality and warmth."

The drums, excepting one distorted fill which I enjoyed complimenting and co-opting with synthiness, the triangle (Drew Nuemann's brilliant 3003 creation recorded at 3% of unity—it's true Drew!), a crisp D. Neumann tom design (4075), a very Mike Neuble-ish 16th note triplet figure (SEM), an open hi hat (SEM), the crash cymbal (SEM), and the "Bonham" room mic kick drum from "Boomstar the Beguine" (SEM), were generated by the SE80; I made far more samples than I could press into service, but it was most enjoyable slipping and sliding them in whenever I could.

All of the leads are single sample stretches in Kontakt, or sampled performances (some of which went under the knife and tune); the chords are a mix of the same and individually tracked single note performances, which were in turn repurposed/retuned in various places spectrally in DP. The more percussive and filter driven polys represent the latter. It was amazing how good the "stretches" sounded—kind of reminded me of working with valve instruments and their gradually lower register, longer and slower envelopes ramps.

A bit of Boomstar 5089 begins supporting the last half of the Dub groove with a bass double, figure, and slide or two, snapping once in the 1st Movement (a pull from the "Shootout at the Boomstar Corral" YouTube vid for those still awake). The B* Moog filter also supplies the sub in the rejected "Simon Says" soundtrack moodiness in Movement 5. The piano and synth patches are from GarageBand, ported in via that .aiff stripping trick.

Boomstar 4075 gets its Gary Wright/Rene and Angela 2600 bass groove on, above the 5089 sub fray, yet under it's own classic lead sound; a bony redux of Movement 3's "Moir-ish" charm brings the effort to a conclusion.

Boomstar 5089 boomed both the intro bass and 1:53 breakdown.

Lest I forget, the SE80 freeform synth jazz dance of the 4th Movement (3:03), grinds into "that perfect machine voice like ELP's, "I am perfect are you!" Directly following it is my friend Dan's "kind of atmospheric, distorted, Tomita-esque mood till 4:51 whence come the mysterious morse code signals from the nether reaches of outer space." All of which follows the sub movement (small m) of the SE80 Beat/Glitch Boxing: the punctuation for the preceding micro Glam Synth beatdown.

Final Note: The ambient, "spooky sound starting at 0:43 which weaves underneath awhile," following the 1st Movement (really another sub movement...), is an SEM lead subjected to generous Paulstretching in Audacity.

And do c.f. tinyurl.com/nmk7rfx for your purest listening pleasure!

Special Thanks to David Bowie whose fascinating, multimbral life and entertainment genius distracted and reinvigorated me near project's end; throw Gino Vannelli into that motivational kettle as well—THAT VOICE! Well, as my beloved mother Maria Therezia was wont to say without undue emphasis: "He's an Italian."

Enjoy near responsibly, preferably over some worthy Genelecs or Audix speaks,
Marc Alexandre Theriot St. Regis 6-24-14

(Quoted commentary by Peri O'Meri)"