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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
JV Reactable Videos
YouTube via JVreactablelive
Playlist:
JV reactable live
JV reactable live 02
JV reactable live 03
JV reactable live demo 1
JV reactable live Demo 2
JV reactable live - Single
JV reactable live - Pluton
JV reactable live -Saturno
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Reactable mobile
YouTube via tommyzeta | November 21, 2010 |
"This is my second performance with reactable mobile on iPad.
Enjoy!"
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Reactable on iPad
tommyzeta | October 24, 2010 |
"This is me playing Reactable Mobile on iPad.
Please leave a comment and follow me for updates and new videos on this great application for iOS devices!"
Synth100 (heavily modified) with Computer Synthi (1977)
vis Eko via Si7 via One went up for auction on eBay in 2009. Captured in this post.
"Same technology as the VCS3, but built into a very large console patched with two 60 x 60 matrix boards, one for the signals and one for control voltages. Module complement:
* 12 x Voltage Controlled Oscillator.
* 2 x Noise Generator.
* 3 x Ring Modulator.
* 4 x Voltage Controlled Low Pass Filter.
* 4 x Voltage Controlled High Pass Filter.
* 3 x Trapezoid Envelope Generator.
* 2 x Voltage Controlled Reverberation.
* Octave Filter Bank.
* Slew Limiter.
* Envelope Follower.
* Pitch to Voltage Converter.
* 8 x Input amplifiers.
* 8 x Stereo Output amplifiers.
* 2 x Joysticks.
* 2 x 5 octave Dynamic Keyboards.
* 256 step digital sequencer.
* Oscilloscope.
* Frequency meter/counter.
<40 built. Sold mainly to Universities and radio stations, the most famous and overworked model belonged to the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and was the main synthesizer used throughout the 70s. Listen to their special showcase program “The Space Between”, the original Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy radio series or any John Pertwee vintage Dr. Who episodes."
EHX Effectology, Vol.19 "How to turn your guitar into a Moog synthesizer"
YouTube via Effectology | November 30, 2010 | 16 likes, 0 dislikes
"Moog is a trademark of Moog Music, Inc.
Electro-Harmonix Effectology, Vol.19 "How to turn your guitar into a Moog synthesizer"
By Bill Ruppert
Welcome to Electro-Harmonix's "Effectology" series, in which we create a remarkable collection of impossible sounds using just a regular guitar and EHX effect pedals!
No keyboards, samplers or midi pickups were used.
In this episode I show how to turn a regular guitar into a Moog synthesizer!
There is a demonstration of the famous recording Switched-on Bach and Emerson Lake and Palmer's classic synthesizer solo from the song 'Lucky Man".
Both records featured the epic original Moog modular synthesizer."
How to modify a microKORG
YouTube via philtipping | November 29, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes
"Spice up a microKORG with the Sequetron.
Info & downloads at www.philizound.co.uk" Direct link to Sequetron here.
Mutable Klee Software Sequencer V2
YouTube via dnigrin | November 24, 2010 | 2 likes, 0 dislikes
"Software Klee Sequencer, version 2, controlling two Mutable Instruments synthesizers: on the left a Shruti-1 in a custom enclosure, and on the right, a Shruthi-1. No external processing or other synths - all sounds from the Shrut(h)i's, and all MIDI signals generated by the Software Klee.
More info:
Software Klee Sequencer: http://defectiverecords.com/klee
Mutable Instruments: http://mutable-instruments.net"
"what is it:
a MIDI-enabled software recreation of the electro-music.com hardware Klee step sequencer - developed with the input of the sequencer's creators! Now with even more functionality in version 2!!
what are its features:
Includes virtually all major functions from the hardware Klee, and adds many new ones. New features in version 2 = new
• VST instrument hosting new
• Intelligently constrain output notes to scale (using Modal Object Library) new
• Output chord based on active root note - up to 6 notes in chord, plus root note new
• External pattern load via MIDI or audio input triggers new
• External MIDI controllers support via MIDI CC messages, with MIDI learn new
• Group A - Group B output new
• Convert active LEDs to active switches, for Groups A, B, or A and B new
• Reverse sequence direction new
• Built-in clock divide capability, now with additional options new
• MIDI output to any hardware or software synths
• Internal or MIDI clock control
• 10 preset slots for instant recall of parameters
• Presets can be saved to and loaded from disk
• Synchronous load - loading of pattern happens on clock pulses, and not in between
• Load on Play feature to allow for loading of pattern each time clock started
• MIDI-controllable baseline note
• Custom definable note range allows for alternative scales"
Software Klee Step Sequencer v2 - Scale & Chord Demo
dnigrin | November 23, 2010 |
"Demonstration of the Scale and Chord features in version 2 of the Software Klee Step Sequencer. Demo uses 2 hosted VST plugins, also a version 2 feature."
LABELS/MORE:
Defective Records,
DIY,
Featured,
KLEE,
Mutable Instruments,
Scott Stites,
Shruti-1,
Soft Synths,
Video
Custom Case x0xb0x
via this auction
Let me first say thanks to the geniuses at adafruit industries in the mighty USA for all there hard work in producing such a fantastic bass machine and there generosity in releasing it as open source. Please take the time to visit their web site and look at there awesome products. Also I would like to thank the Very clever guy who wrote sokkOS Your firmware rocks man!
So why should you buy a x0xb0x from me?1 Each x0xb0x is hand built by myself and Pickle ( my wife ) here in sunny Sandy Bedfordshire England.
2 All the parts are NEW or NOS not removed and cleaned second hand shite.
3 All the parts are as specified by adafruit and Roland ( I have the Roland UK's official service engineers service manual )
The transistors the caps the IC's the FET's are all as per the original 303 manual ( Except the BA662a which is replaced with BA6110 )
Please note that i use the adafruit PCB as specified this is not a modified version to make the build cheaper or quicker.
All parts are sourced as per adafruit recommended suppliers ( Mouser RS Farnell Digikey )
Make Noise Rene Unboxing
YouTube via ISOTROPOSPHERE | November 30, 2010 |
"Rene finally arrived, we Philosophized briefly and then set him to work.
Rene is named after the French Philosopher and Mathematician Rene Descartes, and is a touch based sequencer for the Eurorack Modular format.
The patch used here after the unboxing and the install was as follows.
Flame Tame Machine beat output to Rene X clock. Wogglebug regular clock out (red led) to Rene Y clock. Rene CV out to Z3000 mkI (sine) and Z3000 mkII (ramp) oscillators. Rene gate X to QMMG chnl. 1 for the Z3000 Sine. Rene gate Y to QMMG chnl. 4 for the Z3000 Ramp. QMMG channels to Format Jumbler and out to mixer as two channels."
Make Noise Rene Prt2
ISOTROPOSPHERE | November 30, 2010 |
"Slightly different patch and sequence.
Flame Tame Machine beat output to Rene X clock. Wogglebug woggle clock out (yellow led) to Rene Y clock. Rene CV out to Z3000 mkI (sine) and Z3000 mkII (triangle) oscillators. Rene gate X to QMMG chnl. 1 for the Z3000 Sine. Rene gate Y to QMMG chnl. 4 for the Z3000 Ramp. QMMG channels to Format Jumbler and out to mixer as two channels.
This device is of exceptional quality and looks fantastic, cannot wait to dig in deeper to his capabilities. More to come with Rene."
David Rokeby - Very Nervous System, Interactive Environment 1986-
YouTube via MediaArtTube | November 30, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes
"David Rokeby interacting with Very Nervous System in the Lentos
Kunstmuseum during Ars Electronica 2009 (Linz, Austria)
"The installation is a complex but quick feedback loop. The feedback is not simply 'negative' or 'positive', inhibitory or reinforcing; the loop is subject to constant transformation as the elements, human and computer, change in response to each other. The two interpenetrate, until the notion of control is lost and the relationship becomes encounter and involvement.
The installation could be described as a sort of instrument that you play with your body but that implies a level of control which I am not particularly interested in. I am interested in creating a complex and resonant relationship between the interactor and the system." - David Rokeby
More info: http://homepage.mac.com/davidrokeby/v..."
OP-X PRO-II: Oberheim Matrix 6 Bank
YouTube via virtualoberheim | November 11, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes
"http://www.sonicprojects.ch/
This is a video response to the original Oberheim Matrix 6 demo video from Katsunori Ujiie: [see this post]
The heard sounds of this video have been re-programmed for the SonicProjects OP-X PRO-II software VSTi synth just by listening to the video.
To be able to do a direct comparison the sounds have been played with similar chords and melodies and in the same chronological order.
The bank can be downloaded for free in the OP-X PRO-II sound reloads area:
http://www.sonicprojects.ch/opxpro2/u..."
Monday, November 29, 2010
Moon Modular 511ac Quad Voltage Controlled Gate Delay
via Noisebug"Manufacturer Description:
The M?511ac QUAD GATE DELAY combines four voltage controlled gate delay circuits in one module, which delay the incoming gate signals in a range from ca. 1 ms up to 20 seconds. Each delay unit hat its own pair of display LEDs.
The four gate in/outputs are internally connected like this:
Output 1 goes into input 2,
output 2 goes into input 3 and
output 3 goes into input 4.
This allows complex delay combinations without external patching.
The ‘Manual Gate’ button affects delay
input 1.
The time control voltage inputs are “chained“: i. e. a control voltage in the input 1 jack controls the inputs 2/3/4 as well, if there is nothing else patched.(Input 1 is internally connected to +10 volts if nothing is patched).
Control range 0-10 volts, higher control voltages give longer delay times."
Cool moon logo on the circuit board. Click the pics for larger shots.
More modules here.
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Synthwood Custom Korg MonoPoly
more pics on Synthwood# Solid black walnut front and sides
# MDO cabinet grade plywood base (painted with latex black enamel)
# Independently RGB LED backlit wheels
# Build for Skycheck / Kuma's Playground
Ashland Sound Collective
"Ashland Sound Collective is a loose federation of people in the Ashland/Southern Oregon area who interested in electronic music, synthesizers, drum machines, circuit bent items, or other sound sources , ranging from asymmetric microtonal noodling, to drones, to full out composed music. This site is a chance to put them in contact with each other and hopefully something positive will come out of it."
via brian comnes
Kent Loop Collection Volume 6 - EMS Synthi
"KENT LOOP COLLECTION VOLUME 6 – EMS SYNTHI
EMS Synthi was a portable synthesizer done in the early seventies by EMS, used by Pink Floyd, Todd Rundgren, Steve Hillage and other similar artist. This volume contains 50 synthi-like loops made with XILS Labs XILX 3 plug-in in the tradition of synthi-like sounds, sequencer patterns, odd bleeps, effects, as well as leads and bass lines.
Some of the loops use a compressor but most of them are clean so you could experiment with various compressor and other effect settings.
APPLELOOPS-LOGIC
These are green AppleLoops. If you don’t the plug-ins, just drag the loops into an audio track so the pure audio is used.
Drop the folder inside your loops directory and Logic will index these loops.
ABLETON LIVE
With Ableton Live, just drag them in from any location.
LOOP INDEX NAMES
synthi - synthi/XILS loops
bass - bass lines
pat - patterns, sequences and so on
lead - melodic loops
drum - drum loops
pad - pads and athmospheric loops
varispeed - varispeed
khx is my personal prefix.
LICENSING AGREEMENT
You are not allowed to make crappy music with these loops. Make hippie-electro music with these loops.
Have fun, Kent Sandvik (http://wwww.kentsandvik.com)
Release date: Nov 26, 2010
The set "Kent Loop Collection Volume 6 - EMS Synthi" by KentSandvik_Samples_Loops is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Be aware that the related tracks might have a different license."
Michelle Moog-Koussa on NPR World Cafe Thursday, December 2
"Hello Friends Near and Far,
Below, from the World Cafe newsletter, I'll be featured on World Cafe on Thursday December 2, 2010 -- 6pm in Asheville on 88.7 WNCW. Here's a link to locate a station in your area: http://www.npr.org/templates/stations/schedule/?prgId=39.
You can also stream live from 2-4pm on WPXN. Here's the link: http://www.xpn.org/music-artist/xpn-stream.
Thanks all for your continued support and thanks to Bob for a lifetime of inspiration.
Warm regards,
Michelle"
http://moogfoundation.org/
"Coming Up On World Cafe, Nationally
11/30 Folk newcomer, Dan Mangan, shares tunes from his album, Nice, Nice, Very Nice.
12/1 Junip, the side project of folk-rock songwriter Jose Gonzalez, debut their first full-length album, Fields.
12/2 Hour 1: Made the Harbor showcases the enchanting vocal harmonies of female indie-folk trio, Mountain Man.
Hour 2: Michelle Moog reflects on the legacy of her late father, sonic pioneer Bob Moog, and the Asheville, North Carolina music festival in his honor, Moog Fest.
12/3 Guster returns after a four-year hiatus with the new pop record, Easy Wonderful."
Below, from the World Cafe newsletter, I'll be featured on World Cafe on Thursday December 2, 2010 -- 6pm in Asheville on 88.7 WNCW. Here's a link to locate a station in your area: http://www.npr.org/templates/stations/schedule/?prgId=39.
You can also stream live from 2-4pm on WPXN. Here's the link: http://www.xpn.org/music-artist/xpn-stream.
Thanks all for your continued support and thanks to Bob for a lifetime of inspiration.
Warm regards,
Michelle"
http://moogfoundation.org/
"Coming Up On World Cafe, Nationally
11/30 Folk newcomer, Dan Mangan, shares tunes from his album, Nice, Nice, Very Nice.
12/1 Junip, the side project of folk-rock songwriter Jose Gonzalez, debut their first full-length album, Fields.
12/2 Hour 1: Made the Harbor showcases the enchanting vocal harmonies of female indie-folk trio, Mountain Man.
Hour 2: Michelle Moog reflects on the legacy of her late father, sonic pioneer Bob Moog, and the Asheville, North Carolina music festival in his honor, Moog Fest.
12/3 Guster returns after a four-year hiatus with the new pop record, Easy Wonderful."
Pattern synth
YouTube via bubagoo | November 29, 2010 |
"This is part of a complex pattern sequencer. It's been in the works for quite a while and we finished our first working prototype last night. It's based on Rob Hordijk's benjolin circuit with a bunch of tweaks.
I'm working on a rhythm matrix unit which will interface with the complex pattern synth. More will be posted on that once it's done. For more info go to casperelectronics.com"
Decillionix DX-1 Sound Effects samples on the Apple II
YouTube via FOCtv | November 29, 2010 |
"These are sample playback routines for the Decillionix DX-1. All three soundbanks are represented. The first one hear is "Cycle Sounds", where each sample in a soundbank is played at five different pitches before cycling to the next. Next each sample from every soundbank is put through the paces of routines 3 to 9."
Update: video is back up. Re-embedded above.
Aalto 1.1 Demo Available
via Madrona Labs"Aalto 1.1 demo available.
Hold onto your hats! The Aalto 1.1 demo is now on the product page. Updates will go out to all registered 1.0 customers later today.
Much faster: Aalto now runs 25 to 50% faster than version 1.0.
Installer: Easy install using Apple's Installer puts Aalto's bits where they belong.
New preset management UI: Load and save presets from the Aalto window.
Copy and paste presets: From the preset menu to and from the clipboard, for easy sharing, editing, and backup.
Host sync: Aalto's sequencer now has rock-solid synchronization with your DAW's clock.
Tuning tables: Load tunings from the Scala .scl file format. Over 100 different tunings categorized by musical tradition are included.
Sequencer modes: Key trigger and loop mode allow new uses of the sequencer.
Presets: Aalto now comes with 30 new presets from programming guru Simon Ball of SoundsDivine, and 10 fun sound machine constructions from synth innovator Alessandro Cortini.
Many minor bug fixes have also been implemented. See the bug tracker for a complete list."
Melloman for iPhone and iPad in the Works
via Omenie, makes of the Mellotronics M3000 for iPad and various Ellatron apps.See the Melloman label below for videos of the hardware Melloman by Mystery Circuits. You might recognize the pic from this previous post. The Melloman is essentially a Sony Walkman based Mellotron. See the videos for more.
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Curve Public Beta
"November 15th, 2010Great news! Curve, our unique new software synthesizer, is now available for public beta testing (PC+Mac, VST+AU).
We feel we've created something truly new here. Creating sounds with Curve is intuitive and immediate. The waveform editor is irresistible, and provides completely new possibilities for experimentation and detailed tweaking. Three powerful oscillators, three envelope generators, two filters and four LFOs work together in a sophisticated modulations matrix, all set out in a clear, uncomplicated user interface.
The other half of Curve exists outside the synthesizer. Curve's preset library is a shared online database, populated with your presets and those from other Curve users. This ever-growing, community-driven sound library provides a constant source of inspirational sound, and gives you the opportunity to share, tag and rate sounds quickly and easily across the web.
We also invite the Curve community to steer the future development of the synthesizer. Our bug reports and feature request list will be completely public at all times. We believe this is an essential aspect of Curve, and we're excited about where you're going to take us.
So download the public beta, try Curve, share your sounds and report as many bugs as you can."
You can find a video posted back in March here.
Make noise Rene welcomed home
YouTube via DrOctave1 | November 29, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes
"a patch made with Rene by make noise. just got it today less than 30 mins ago and here is my first goof."
Korg ea1 mam mb33 novation dstation live4
YouTube via JVGmidi | November 29, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes
"live sequense.
effects: tc elektronics m-one for the ea1
boss os2 for the mam
mastered with the emu 1616"
1979 POLYFUSION SERIES 2000 SYNTHESIZER PRINT AD
via this auction"1979 Polyfusion Series 2000 Synthesizer, Series 2050 Keyboard, Series 2000 Modules, SP-1 Stereo Panner, AS-1 Analog Sequencer, FF-1 Frequency Follower, QP-1 Quad Panner, FP-2 Volume Pedal & GP Series Guitar Preamp Magazine Ad."
"Ad measures approx. 8"X 10.5" inches."
See the seller's other items for more.
Update via jsb in the comments: "Note that the font they used is the same as what was used for the Prophet 5!"
26 Q127 Filterbank Showcase
YouTube via 7thDanSound | November 29, 2010 | 1 likes, 0 dislikes
"This is a showcase of the Synthesizers.com Q127 Fixed Filter Bank, fed with just a single VCO pulse wave. It has a very nice sound and the settings of the individual filters are virtually endless. The bass sound and percussion come from an Elektron Monomachine and so does the sequence driving the oscillator
NEW! HQ Audio Flac file available at http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ATGXVI22"
ether^ra RUPTURED NIGHT
YouTube via potterpaint2000 | November 29, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes
"an improv featuring my Buchla 200e live and looped. http://etherra.blogspot.com/"
SOMADRONE - Providence
SOMADRONE - Providence from Skinny Wolves on Vimeo.
via Peter:
"I thought you might like this video. It features synth cakes!
The song is from the record Depth Of Field, it was recorded using Moog Source, Prodigy, Voyager, 73 Rhodes, Doepfer 100, Buchla Series 100 Modular, Serge Modular, Juno 60, Hohner Pianet, Indian Drone Machine, Space Echo and many non synth instruments. Parts were recorded at the Institute of Electro Acoustic Music, Stockholm and at various studios in Dublin, Berkley and San Francisco.
Hope you like!
Peter
Record is available to order here from Friday 3rd on Vinyl, Cassette &
Digital.....
http://skinnywolves.bigcartel.com/products"
Additional details: http://vimeo.com/16881766
Have your synth and eat it too.
Stop the time
YouTube via attorks | November 29, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes
"This evening I was not that lucky with the recordings. The first take wasn't that good, the second I liked very much but it appeared I forget to start the audio recording and the third take was somehow distorted again. Then I had a webcam meeting with my friend and walked the dog. After that I decided to try one last take because it was getting very late. And the result is a 23 minute video of which you see the first 15 minutes.
The music starts with two 4-step sequences in Dm from the self-built Modular and the Ian Fritz Teezer Through-Zero VCO combined which the Blacet MiniWave. Some chords on the Roland XP-80 are played and after that an arpeggiated chord on the Waldorf Q Keyboard is heared. The volume of the sequence of the Synthesizers.com Modular is turned up which sequence length is varied during the track. Again some chords on the XP-80 where after the length of the first two sequences is altered to 8-steps. Then a bass note is played on the iPad using an Eden synth voice in NanoStudio (preset A02, 7th Heaven). The arpeggiated bass on the Waldorf Q keyboard is introduced accompanied by notes from the NanoStudio voice and the sequences are transposed to Fm, Am and Cm. I use the two X-Y pads in NanoStudio to alter the sound of the voice. After a while the solo is played on the Clavia Nord Lead 1. At the climax the music is brought back to a minimum and the individual synths are heared.
The title refers to a phrase my friend and I sometimes use when we are together."
NanoStudio - Blip Interactive Ltd
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Synths for a Good Cause
via Metrosonus who has contributed to posts on this site. He's looking for donations for a friend in need. You'll find the details on this HC thread. You can reach him there or directly at moscowbuzzer@gmail.com.
Silicon Breakdown's Interview of Emu's Dave Rossum
Full interview here.
Some excerpts:
"My first encounter with Dave Rossum was over the telephone some nine years ago, when he prevented me from purchasing sight unseen thousands of dollars of E-mu equipment. Dave instead encouraged me to purchase a few submodules and test them out. I did and I was hooked. Dave is an original. His first E-mu modular system has set the standard by which all other modular systems will be judged. Brilliant and witty, Dave is a new breed of electronic music pioneer whose contribution to the design of equipment for other manufacturers may have shaped the nature of the synthesizer as much as did Robert Moog's original thinking...
JL: Your influence in the design of both the Prophet 5 and the equipment of Oberheim Electronics have been grossly overlooked. Would you care to comment on what you've done for both companies?
DR: Let me talk first about Tom Oberheim, whom I met at an AES convention in the spring of 1974. We both liked each other immediately and started talking about ideas. He was talking about his phase shifter, and said something to the effect that he knew it could be done with a 3080 transconductance amp, but didn't know exactly how to do it. So I scribbled out a circuit and said here's how you do it. He said "I bet that�s patentable", and I said "I'm sure it is". He asked how would I feel about patenting it and sharing the rights under the patent? I thought it was a great Idea, and that was the beginning of our association...
The involvement with the Prophet 5 was very similar. Dave Smith had come to us for design help with other projects, when he decided to get into a synthesizer, he came over and basically started picking our brains from the beginning, which was an intelligent thing to do. We did some specific circuit designs for the Prophet 5,reviewed virtually everything in it, and gave him access to lots of E-mu documentation. Again, we had a royalty arrangement, the product went over well, and we made a lot of money...but of course had the Prophet not gone over, we wouldn't have gotten anything for our time so essentially, we again invested in the company. Still, royalties are not a trouble-free way to conduct business. One reason why we have a bit of trouble right now in our relationship with Oberheim and Sequential Circuit* - I can't say I'm close friends with, or see a lot of, either company - is because of this arrangement where they're still paying us royalties for things we did a long time ago. Sometimes, people forget how much they appreciated you a long time ago. So we've learned that royalties aren't always best, not so much because they're not financially lucrative, but because they destroy friendships - and as far I'm concerned, friendships are probably more important than the money itself..."
Do check out the full interview. You'll find tons of interesting nuggets of synth history.
Some excerpts:
"My first encounter with Dave Rossum was over the telephone some nine years ago, when he prevented me from purchasing sight unseen thousands of dollars of E-mu equipment. Dave instead encouraged me to purchase a few submodules and test them out. I did and I was hooked. Dave is an original. His first E-mu modular system has set the standard by which all other modular systems will be judged. Brilliant and witty, Dave is a new breed of electronic music pioneer whose contribution to the design of equipment for other manufacturers may have shaped the nature of the synthesizer as much as did Robert Moog's original thinking...
JL: Your influence in the design of both the Prophet 5 and the equipment of Oberheim Electronics have been grossly overlooked. Would you care to comment on what you've done for both companies?
DR: Let me talk first about Tom Oberheim, whom I met at an AES convention in the spring of 1974. We both liked each other immediately and started talking about ideas. He was talking about his phase shifter, and said something to the effect that he knew it could be done with a 3080 transconductance amp, but didn't know exactly how to do it. So I scribbled out a circuit and said here's how you do it. He said "I bet that�s patentable", and I said "I'm sure it is". He asked how would I feel about patenting it and sharing the rights under the patent? I thought it was a great Idea, and that was the beginning of our association...
The involvement with the Prophet 5 was very similar. Dave Smith had come to us for design help with other projects, when he decided to get into a synthesizer, he came over and basically started picking our brains from the beginning, which was an intelligent thing to do. We did some specific circuit designs for the Prophet 5,reviewed virtually everything in it, and gave him access to lots of E-mu documentation. Again, we had a royalty arrangement, the product went over well, and we made a lot of money...but of course had the Prophet not gone over, we wouldn't have gotten anything for our time so essentially, we again invested in the company. Still, royalties are not a trouble-free way to conduct business. One reason why we have a bit of trouble right now in our relationship with Oberheim and Sequential Circuit* - I can't say I'm close friends with, or see a lot of, either company - is because of this arrangement where they're still paying us royalties for things we did a long time ago. Sometimes, people forget how much they appreciated you a long time ago. So we've learned that royalties aren't always best, not so much because they're not financially lucrative, but because they destroy friendships - and as far I'm concerned, friendships are probably more important than the money itself..."
Do check out the full interview. You'll find tons of interesting nuggets of synth history.
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Synthesizer Ver 3.3
via this auction"Rebushed keyboard plays beautifully. Original machine was upgraded to Version 3.3 and had MIDI installed, according to SCI gurus at Wine Country Sequential. "G" key below middle C needs a contact adjustment, the key plays, but has to be "babied" - a light touch gets it, more pressure on the key causes an intermittent cut-out. No other issues with this machine. The original manual is included, along with a power cord."
Diabolical Modified SK-1
YouTube via classaelectronics | September 09, 2008 |
"Circuit bent SK-1 modified by Diabolical Devices/Class A Electronics."
via this auction"The Diabolical Modified Casio SK-1 (Version 3) is the new and improved circuit-bent glitch monster from Diabolical Devices. Create vast sound-sacapes, unique synth sounds and total chaos, all packed inside your favorite childhood toy. The Casio SK-1 is loaded with original features, sampling capabilities, and great sounds (for what it was....) Diabolical Devices aka Class A Electronics, LLC is a leader in Professionally Modified Synthesizer and Audio Equipment, Expert Repair Services, and has a full line of Hand-Wired Tubes Amplifiers and Effects (Diabolical Amplification). Their work has been featured at NAMM, art galleries, music videos, countless tech blogs, and used by musicians all over the world, professionals and enthusiasts alike. The circuit-bending and synth mods are the work of head-technician James Gramling who has spent the last 12 years in professional audio service and electronics prototyping. Check out the new www.circuit-bent.com for updated specs, custom work questions, and new releases from Diabolical Devices.
Diabolical Modified Casio SK-1 Features:
20 point circuit-bending interface: Heavy-duty banana jacks on hand made turret board panels. This patch-bay allows you to scramble sound data as the synth addresses it, and the result is an endless variety of weird effects, noise, filtered and modulated bends, and one of a kind sounds (seriously, you might one hear some things once). It's a mixed bag of playable bends and bends that play themselves. These patch locations will affect each preset sound differently and also affect samples and chord/auto-play functions. This patch-bay also allows you to cross-patch with other bent devices for more ROM scrambling goodness.
Dual Square Wave Generator: A Diabolical Devices original. This mod allows you to patch the output of two different oscillators into circuit-bending patch locations. One oscillator is an LFO (low freq.), when patched to this point it will create controllable modulation, pulsing bends, and other strange reactions. The second stage is an Audio Frequency Oscillator which will react similarly to the LFO and create tunable overtones. Each Oscillator has an on/off switch with LED indicator, pitch/speed control, and a corresponding patch point.
Skew Bank: This is a great mod adapted from Reed Ghazala's original SK-1 bends, basically its a bank of 5 switches, when activated each switch will generate a different pulsing or semi-looping bend which affects original keyboard sounds. 1/4" Audio Output
Blue Power LED
MIDI retrofit: This SK-1 as been retrofitted using Highly Liquids MIDI Input Kit."
Moog Minimoog Voyager Performer Edition
via this auction
via the listing: "I am putting my prized minimoog Voyager up for auction. This Voyager was personally selected for me by Linda at Moog Music. I ventured to Asheville, NC to meet Dr. Bob Moog and to get my Voyager tuned and up graded. This is the only time this minimoog has been moved.
This Moog has a beautiful walnut cabinet. There are plenty of Voyagers out there that have the most recent upgrades, but I doubt that you will find a more beautiful minimoog Voyager. It looks as great as it sounds. The wood grain is exceptional."
bird sounds and cinima
YouTube via DrOctave1 | November 29, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes
"wiard malekko anti oscillator ring moding another with PP brains controling varios cv points on both of them."
It's Full of Stars Math-o-matic
via It's Full of Stars where you'll find more pics."Here are some pictures Joe took of me and John mixing the last few bits of the album. As you can see, we used 3 generations of mixing console on the record; an MCI 416 from the early 70s, a Studer 900 from the early 80s and a DXB from the mid 00s"
synthmate small demo
synthmate small demo from soh_la on Vimeo.
"A small demo showing basic functionality of my new ipad app 'synthmate'."
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Update:
SOLINA STRING ENSEMBLE, threesome with Juno 6 and Yamaha CS 10
YouTube via elfferichfour | November 29, 2010 | 1 likes, 0 dislikes
"o.k. you can call me old fashioned but I still like to play with my analog synthesizers not using midi or computers. Just a simple trigger function on my DR 220 drumcomputer. The DR 220 triggers the YAMAHA CS 10 and I connect the Juno 6 with the YAMAHA CS 10 via the External In input. This track features the SOLINA STRING ENSEMBLE. I hope you like my ANALOG THREESOME !"
Mssiah CTRL for Mssiah synthesizer
YouTube via deathstarchris | November 24, 2010 | 2 likes, 0 dislikes
"A little insight on the Mssiah CTRL I built and what it sounds like. First you here the dry signal from the Mssiah, then I turn on the CTRL adding distortion. I have a little plate re-verb, but that's it. Obviously not a real guitar, but not too bad from an 8 bit synth on a Commodore 128D with the Sid2Sid installed. I also made it easy to switch between the potentiometers and the mouse with a multi-pole switch. Great for switching back and forth from the mono synth and the sequencer. Here is more detailed info. http://www.absolutextremes.com/blarsk..." Absolut Extremes
Also see the MSSIAH label below and this recent post.
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