/// Every trance journey needs a voice.

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/// Every trance journey needs a voice.
This is where the melody takes flight —
forged on the Novation Peak.

You know this sound.
You’ve felt it before. 🔊💫
/// classic trance. future energy.

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The Greatest Hits of BIOME - 1973 EMS SYNTHI Compositions

"Members of BIOME, a live electronic music ensemble, perform Tactus Tempus by Frank McCarty, live on KPFA on February 22, 1973. The performers are Allen Strange, Frank McCarty, Pat Strange, Boots McCarty, Steve Ruppenthal, and Steve Whealton. Following the piece, which is performed on four Synthi electronic music modules, the players talk with Charles Amirkhanian about the group and their music."

via @jkant, via archive.org.

An Interview with Barry Schrader

Hi everyone! As you know Barry Schrader will be giving his farewell concert at CalArts on September 26. The following is the beginning of my interview with him. I opted to post the questions and answers as they come in.  New QAs will get a new post so you do not miss them and they will be added to this post so we have one central post for the full interview. This should make it easier for all of us to consume in our busy lives, and it will allow you to send in any questions that may come to mind during the interview process.  If you have anything you'd like to ask Barry, feel free to send it in to matrixsynth@gmail.com.  This is a rare opportunity for us to get insight on a significant bit of synthesizer history, specifically with early Buchla systems, and I'd like to thank Barry for this opportunity. Thank you Barry!

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Kraftwerk homage on Korg ESX

YouTube Uploaded by Babyblue57 on Feb 17, 2012

"Just improvising some loop over some Kraftwerk samples on the Korg ESX."

And the original:

Kraftwerk - Music Non Stop

Uploaded by uhupattex on Nov 23, 2008

"The music was generated, recorded and mixed on analog and digital equipment and transfered to the digital master. It was the first Kraftwerk album in CD format. The tracks 'Boing Boom Tschak', 'Technopop' and 'Musique Non Stop' formed a sequence of tracks, an idea that would be used a lot in the DJ culture mixing technique. The use of samplers made the treatment of voices more sophisticated, incorporating them into the rhythm and melody at the same time. Boing Boom Tschak is in fact pure sound-poetry and electronic-funk, followed by the synthetic voices and sound-collages of "Music Non Stop". The mix of this album was done by Francois Kevorkian in New York.

The changes did not only occur in terms of digital sound, Kraftwerk also digitized their own images. The cover of 'Technopop' showed the digitized faces in computer graphics, developed at the New York Institute of Technology. The video of "Music Non Stop"is a tremendous example of virtual modeling and was created by Rebecca Allen and the team of NYIT Computer Graphics Laboratory. The pioneering work of developing these 3-D computer animations took more than two years to be completed."

"The video of 'Music Non Stop'is a tremendous example of virtual modeling and was created by Rebecca Allen and the team of NYIT Computer Graphics Laboratory"
Full credits for this Computer animation are
Concept / Director
Rebecca Allen
Computer Animation
Rebecca Allen
Steve Dipaola
Peter Oppenheimer
Amber Denker
Robert McDermott
Glenn McQueen"

Oberheim DMX Classic 80's Tracks part 3 - Harlem Nights Music

YouTube Uploaded by harlemnightsmusic on Oct 18, 2011

"Alisha, Madonna, Colonel Abrams, Steve Allen.. Tribute and exercise in that mid 80's disco sound, based on the Oberheim DMX drummachine.

As always, selected and recreated by ear only. None of the original tracks were sampled. See electrongate for DMX samples. Contains original video footage, please contact in case of questions.

Tracklist:
Art of Noise - Beat Box
Madonna - Holiday
Madonna - Get into the Groove
Alisha - Baby Talk
Colonel Abrams - Trapped
Steve Allen - Letter from my Heart
Dazz Band - Let it all Blow
Rockers Revenge - Walkin' on Sunshine
Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters

See part 1 for faster Disco, part 2 for Oldschool Hip Hop. Part 4 coming soon.

Gear used:
Korg Electribe SX (Oberheim DMX sounds, bass sequencing, staccato fx)
Moog MG1, Roland Juno 106 (basses, stabs)
Roland Juno 60, Korg Polysix, Sequential Prophet VS, Crumar Performer

Enjoy
HN"

RMI Harmonic Synthesizer and Keyboard Computer demo LP part 1

YouTube Uploaded by baward on Jul 23, 2011

"Part One, Side One tracks 1 - 9. Rocky Mount Instruments. From 1974.

Tracks: Strings - Pedal Steel - Bells - Voices - Boogie Bass - Fiddle & Banjo - Funky-Wah - Random Scale - Pipe Organ

If you enlarge the movie on your screen, you might be able to make out the text..."

RMI Harmonic Synthesizer and Keyboard Computer demonstration record, part 2

Uploaded by baward on Jul 24, 2011

"RMI has just released TWO GREAT CONCEPTS on the musical public -- HARMONIC SYNTHESIZER and KEYBOARD COMPUTER. You will soon be hearing our sounds from other sources, since recording studios and touring groups are starting to use the new instruments. It appears we have hit on something -- see what you think.

Everything you hear on this record was recorded LIVE in REAL TIME by ONE PERSON. Any cross--fading or instruments appearing in contrast between the left and right channels was accomplished by the performer's use of the pedal -- not the recording engineer. RMI's concept allows the single performer to create five Independent channels of audio, bringing studio effects to the concert stage. Live concert ensemble will be improved while studio recording time will be greatly reduced.

Mike Mandel, keyboard wizard, was the first "outsider" to try our new instruments. Mike took to them like a fish to water. Cut one on side two is a section of an improvisation that began after only two hours. Although a tape was made at the time, there had been no plans for a record. Mike's inspiration from this first meeting convinced us that this cut was a must.

Clark Ferguson, marketing director at RMI, has composed music to illustrate the potentials of the new instruments in dealership concerts and demonstrations throughout the country.

Carlo Curley, a young and exciting concert organist, feels with the advent of the RMl Harmonlc Synthesizer and Keyboard Computer, a new era of expression has arrived. During the recording of the Daquin "Noel," Curley was inspired to improvise on the theme using the Keyboard Computer strings.

[RECORD SIDE TWO]

MANDEL DOES IT -- Full use is made of Channel Three and the Pitch Bender. A rapid percussive arpeggio is programmed on the sequencer as a background. Filter "sweeps" are used as accents.

NON-PIPE ORGAN -- You know what we mean. Characteristic keying noise and percussion are created by card #F3186. #1184 produces a typical setting. Rotating speaker effects are created by Chorus and the Vibrato Touch Bar.

JAZZ FLUTE -- Card used - Jazz Flute #F2335. Twelfth harmonic is percussed rapidly to create "over--blowing" transients. Fundamental and other harmonics on card #F2335 are delayed by Slow Attack mode.

RECORDER AND HARPSICHORD -- Alto Recorder #F2065 is heard with slight vibrato on channel one. Pulse cards #SPG1001 and #SPG2002 are percussed through channel two (no vibrato). Quick changes are made with the pedals.

MOMENT MUSICALE (Schubert) -- Percusslve accompaniment on Computer. Solo line is played alternately on the Synthesizer Left and Right Voices.

NOEL (Daquin) -- Flutes and harpsichord are the main instruments. Light bells are "sequenced" at random on the Synthesizer.

Produced by Clark Ferguson & Steve Roth, A.O.C.
Recorded at: Helffrich Recording Lab, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Front cover: Sam Smith, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Back cover: Tom Zwicki, A.O.C.

© RMI 1974
Rocky Mount Instruments, Inc., Sales Office: Macungie, Pa. 18062 Phone: 215/965 9801

Subsidiary of Allen Organ Company"

Two Performances on The Ondioline

YouTube via BeeldenGeluid | Oct 16, 2010 | 4 likes, 0 dislikes\

The Ondioline
"De Fransman Jenny heeft een electronisch muziekinstrument uitgevonden. Hij komt, toetsenbord onder de ene arm, draagbare versterker in de hand van de andere, een geluidsstudio binnen, installeert het toetsenbord en sluit de versterker aan. Daarna demonstreert hij, samen met drie andere musici
(saxofoon, banjo, viool), hoe goed zijn uitvinding echte muziekinstrumenten kan nabootsen en speelt tenslotte samen met een violist een duet op de melodie van 'Plaisir d'amour'.
Jouw TV-favoriet op DVD bestellen?
Ga naar: http://www.beeldengeluid.nl/tvfavoriet"

Googlish:
The Frenchman Jenny has an electronic musical instrument invented. He comes, keyboard under one arm, portable amplifier based on the other, a sound studio in, install the keyboard and connect the amplifier. Then he demonstrates, along with three other musicians (Saxophone, banjo, violin), how good can mimic real musical invention and finally with a violinist playing a duet on the melody of 'Plaisir d'amour.
Your favorite TV on DVD order? Jump to: http://www.beeldengeluid.nl/tvfavoriet "

via elgauchoandres in the comments of this post on Oskar Sala and the Mixtur-Trautonium.

And via Andres: "The video on BeeldenGeluid channel [above] shows a very early model of the Ondioline like the one is on the Museo de Ureña in Spain [here].

This other video: [below] shows three different models of Ondioline on minute 8, featuring Jean-Jaques Perrey and Gershon Kingsley. As here.

In the case of interest here's the schematic: http://www.danacountryman.com/Jenny/Repairs.html and lots of info in http://www.ondioline.com/"



Electronic Musician Jean-Jacques Perrey on "I've Got a Secret"
YouTube via rrgomes | Mar 20, 2010 |

"Electronic music pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey appears on "I've Got a Secret" (November 21st, 1966) with host Steve Allen and panelists Betsy Palmer, Bill Cullen, Bess Myerson, and Henry Morgan.

After several other musicians are introduced along with their instruments (violin, French horn, bagpipe, clarinet) we learn that Perrey's secret is "I play one instrument that can sound like all of these."

After the game, that instrument is revealed to be the Ondioline, an early synthesizer-like keyboard instrument. He demonstrates that it can indeed mimic the sounds of the others and make unique sounds of its own.

Perrey and his collaborator Gershon Kingsley, with whom he recorded the 1966 album "The In Sound from Way Out", then play one of their compositions."

Also see this post and of course the Ondioline label below for more.

The Future of Music V: The Craft of iPad Music-making (Short Version)

YouTube via tekserve | Mar 2, 2011 |

"A new breed of software with innovative graphical interfaces powered by touch is bringing futuristic musical interaction to your fingertips.

Check out the best moments from Tekserve's "The Future of Music V: The Craft of iPad Music-making" event, held on February 3rd, 2011.

At this special evening event, attendees heard and saw the musical and visual results as leading electronic artists performed live. Harry Allen returned to moderate discussion between four cutting-edge artists: Peter Kirn, Oliver Chesler, Steve Horelick, and Joshue Ott.

For complete footage of the event, visit www.youtube.com/tekserve"

Peter Kirn of Create Digital Music with the MeeBlip and Little MIDI Machine free step sequencer.
Oliver Chesler of wiretotheear with VoiceJam, TweakyBeat, iVoxel recorded with Loopy
Steve Horelick of http://stevehmusic.com with I think S1MIDITrigger - if anyone knows feel free to comment or email me.
Josue Ott of intervalstudios.com with his own Thicket

Little MIDI Machine - Synthetic Bits, LLC
TC-Helicon - VoiceJam
TweakyBeat - Rodrigo Yanez
VirSyn - iVoxel
Loopy - A Tasty Pixel
Miura Acoustic - S1MIDITrigger
Interval Studios - Thicket
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

Synth Books

See the Synth Books label for more.
Also see the scans label for more synth documentation.


The A-X of Analogue Synthesizers by Peter Forest


Vintage Synthesizers by Mark Vail


Essential Retro by James Grahame

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