MFOS NOISE TOASTER In Space II

YouTube Published on Aug 23, 2012 by theraywilsonshow

"Same as last one with some enhancments to the video. There were no flying toasters in the first one... DUH! What was I thinkin'

The MFOS NOISE TOASTER is way more fun than you thought was possible with a 9V battery! It's an awesome little 9V powered noise box that's like carrying around a miniature synth. This project is a bit more complex than the WSG but has far more sound shaping and producing capability. This is going to be one of your favorite toys and it's portable (1W amp and speaker built right in).

This piece is a sound painting. It represents the computers on a planetary probe ship that sometimes whir with activitiy and at other times simply monitor and scan the surroundings. When there is data to record threads in the ship's program activate. The small course correcting jets keep the ship on course. The monitor threads drone in the background.

Multi-track recording using MFOS NOISE TOASTER for all sounds and SONAR Producer Edition for reverb and delay. Made in a semi musique-concrete way using wav file snippets instead of tape. The background drones are all real time throughout. It is a low frequency ramp synced to the LFO and I'm using the vco freq knob to accentuate harmonics. The VCO then goes through the voltage controlled low pass filter whose cut-off frequency is about half way up.

Build one or buy one here:
http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/index.php?MAINTAB=SYNTHDIY&PROJARG=NOI..."

Part 1 posted here.

Sound Lab Mark II Playing Anitras' Dance From Peer Gynt

YouTube Uploaded by theraywilsonshow on Feb 8, 2012

"Edvard Grieg's Anitras' Dance from Peer Gynt reallized on the Sound Lab Mark II and ULTIMATE analog synthesizers.

This is multi-track MIDI driving MIDI to CV which drives the MFOS Sound Lab Mark II and the MFOS Sound Lab ULTIMATE. The MFOS Gate and CV Distributor and MFOS Delayed Modulation Module were also used in the production. Since both synths are mono all MIDI was broken down to mono tracks (no chords allowed) and each MIDI track played through the MIDI to CV convertor/synth combination one at a time. I set each patch to what I thought sounded good in the position and I think in the end it seems to work. I tweaked and mixed and tweaked and mixed and tweaked and... I'll stop there. ALL sounds are purely from the MIDI driven synths including the triangle. I wanted it to sound analog synthetic but not too "cheesy" (you'll have to be the judge... be kind). Reverb and panning were applied during mix down. I used SONAR 8.0 Producer to mix down the tracks (well over 20 stereo). Sorry about the sucky quality of the video. I forgot to mention that I designed and built the analog synthesizers. If you want to build one go to www dot musicfromouterspace a dot and a com for free plans and reasonably priced PC boards. Hey! Working on a student or independent film and need an analog synth builder/music producer? Lets talk. You can get hold of me via my web site musicfromouterspace.com"

MFOS Oscillator Calibration Part I

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"This series of three videos shows you that after you hand match your transistors they can give you totally acceptable performance. I demonstrate the use a of a hand matched NPN pair in one my MFOS oscillators. This is Part I of the MFOS Oscillator Calibration video series. There are also a Part II and a Part III video."

Oscillator Calibration Part II.mpg


Oscillator Calibration Part III.mpg

The MFOS SUBCOMMANDER

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"The MFOS SUBCOMMANDER is a great project for a guitar player who also enjoys electronics. All of the plans and schematics are available at www.musicfromouterspace.com."

Light Years.mpg

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"This is a demo of my MFOS modular synthesizer. I added some guitar and a bit of snare from my Korg N1 playing it by hand. I call this piece "Light Years". It is my theme for the universe. It marches on for uncounted millennia. What it has seen it isn't telling, where it is headed we can only wait and see."
Note this is from the creator of MFOS himself, Ray Wilson.

Holst Mars on Sound Lab Mark II and ULTIMATE

YouTube Uploaded by theraywilsonshow on Jan 14, 2012
Ray Wilson is the man behind Music From Outer Space aka MFOS. This is one of his videos.

"This is multi-track MIDI driving MIDI to CV which drives the Sound Lab Mark II and the Sound Lab ULTIMATE. All MIDI was broken down to mono tracks and each played through the MIDI to CV convertor. I set each patch to what I thought sounded good in the position and I think in the end it seems to work. I tweaked and tweaked and tweaked and... I'll stop there. ALL sounds are purely from the MIDI driven synths. Reverb was applied during mix down. I'll stop there. I used SONAR Producer to mix down the tracks (well over 60 stereo) and I think that along with the video it's decently cool. I forgot to mention that I designed and built the synthesizers. If you want to build one go to musicfromouterspace with a dot and then the obligatory com for plans and PC boards.

Remember it's only a hobby but making music with synths is what got me into it so very long ago. Gustav Holst has fired my imagination since I first heard "The Planets". If you haven't heard it by a symphony you don't know what you're missing. I really hope you think of this as true "Music From Outer Space"

Cheers All"

MFOS Alien Screamer Noise Box Presentation

YouTube Published on Jul 21, 2012 by theraywilsonshow

"The MFOS Alien Screamer Noise Box is a great introduction to synth-diy electronics. This simple circuit can really make a lot of cool sounds and it has a speaker and amp built in. It runs off of one nine volt battery and draws very little current. PC boards are available and kits will be soon also. You can find the entire project here: http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/index.php?MAINTAB=SYNTHDIY&PROJARG=ALI..."

MFOS How To Make Synth DIY Panels Part I

YouTube via theraywilsonshow | January 06, 2011 |

"This is part 1 of a 2 video series in which I describe a method of making panels for electronic devices specifically synthesizers but the method could be used for bench equipment, amplifiers, etc. I hope you find it useful."

MFOS How To Make Synth-DIY Panels Part II

NEW MFOS Delayed Modulation Module

YouTube Uploaded by theraywilsonshow on Sep 9, 2011

"LFO, VCA and AR generator all in one module and wired for delayed modulation. Totally cool and frees up a VCA, LFO and AR generator. You can see the entire project at musicfromouterspace DOT com. Enjoy!"

The MFOS NOISE TOASTER In Space

YouTube ublished on Aug 22, 2012 by theraywilsonshow

"Multi-track recording using MFOS NOISE TOASTER for all sounds and SONAR Producer Edition for reverb and delay. Made in a semi musique-concrete way using wav file snippets instead of tape. The background drones are all real time throughout. It is a low frequency ramp synced to the LFO and I'm tweaking the vco freq knob to accentuate sync harmonics. The VCO then goes through the voltage controlled low pass filter whose cut-off frequency is about half way up. If you want to build a noise toaster go here"

Sound Lab ULTIMATE and Foot Pedals

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"Ray Wilson demonstrates yet another use for the Sound Lab ULTIMATE by connecting the MFOS Foot Pedal Controller to it and playing guitar along with it."