Flight of the Conchords Ep 6 Bowie's In Space

YouTube Uploaded by r8dkid on Jul 22, 2007

Some synth spotting including a nice imaginary blinky light paneled synth & a knod to Space's Magic Fly (video for reference below). This one in via navs.

"Bowie's in space
Bowie's in space
What you doing out there, man?
That's pretty freaky, Bowie
Isn't it cold out in space, Bowie?
Do you want to borrow my jumper, Bowie?
Does the space cold make your nipples go pointy, Bowie?
Do you use your pointy nipples as telescopic antennae to transmit data back to
Earth?
Bet you do, you freaky old bastard you
Hey Bowie, do you have one really funky sequined space suit?
Or do you have several ch-changes?
Do you smoke grass out in space, Bowie?
Or do they smoke Astroturf?
Ooh!
Receiving transmission from David Bowie's nipple antennae
Do you read me, Lieutenant Bowie?
This is Bowie to Bowie
Do you hear me out there, man?
This is Bowie back to Bowie
I read you loud and clear, man
Ooh yeah, man!
Your signal's weak on my radar screen
How far out are you, man?
I'm pretty far out
That's pretty far out, man
Ooh- ah- ooh!
I'm orbiting Pluto
Ooh- ah- ooh!
Drawn in by its groovitational
(Groovitational pull)
I'm jamming out with the Mick Jagger-nauts
Ooh, and they think it's pretty cool
Are you okay, Bowie?
What was that sound?
I don't know, man
Ooh, it's the craziest scene
Yeah, I'm picking it up on my LSD screen
Can you see the stratosphere ringing?
To the choir of Afronauts singing
Bowie's in space
Bowie's in space
Bowie Bowie Bowie Bowie Bowie Bowie
Bowie's in space
Bowie Bowie Bowie Bowie Bowie Bowie
Eena-ma-ma-meena-mina-mowie
Phasers on funky
Eena-ma-ma-meena-mina-mowie
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-Bowie's in Space

Lyrics credit: whatthefolk.net"

Space - Magic Fly Music Video

Uploaded by tirktv on Feb 9, 2010

"The worldwide number 1 hit "Magic Fly" as released in 1977 by Space. The band Space went on to record 4 albums which sold over 10 million albums before disbanding in 1981. They released a "Best Of" and "Remixes" in 2009 on NANG RECORDS. www.nangrecords.com.

This version is the official video, remastered with the new audio and presented in hi-res for the first time."

Richard Scott, Mono-Poly, NAVS at Lichtblick Kino, Berlin 29.07.2011

Richard Scott, Mono-Poly, NAVS at Lichtblick Kino, Berlin 29.07.2011 from Gabor Molnar on Vimeo.

"Live modular synth improvisations."

via Navs

Ringmod Round-up on Navs

"An overview of five balanced-, or ring-, modulators: the Intellijel μMod, Makenoise ModDemix, Fonitronik mh-31, Doepfer A-133 and Cwejman VCO-2RM."

See the write-up on navs.modular.lab.

RingMod Roundup by navs

4ms VCAMatrix Demo by Navs

4ms VCAMatrix Demo by navs
Details on Navs.

Navs 4MS VCAM & PEG Demo

via Navs

"I got a chance to play with the prototypes of the 4MS VCA Matrix & Pingable Envelope Generator this past week while Dann & Jeannot were visiting Berlin...

The VCAM works as you'd expect: it's a matrix mixer with the added benefit of SSM VCAs & mutes, capable of processing both CVs & audio. The LED mute buttons, in particular, would be useful in performance.

The PEG offers tempo-sync'd envelopes/ LFOs with control over multiplication or division of the envelope time, contour shaping tools and various trigger outs. With a little feedback and when run at audio-rates it can produce chaotic results."

Check out navs.modular.lab for more.

4MS VCAM & PEG Demo by navs

Navs Trans Europa Exzess from the Superbooth

via Navs

"Studio version of my set at the Schneidersbuero Superbooth event at the Saasfee Pavillion last week.

I took a 6U system to Frankfurt, which was the same rig I used for the recording: 4MS RCD + breakout, Analogue Solutions MX224 & SH-NZ, Cwejman RES-4, MMF-1 & VCA-4MX, Doepfer A-133, Makenoise Wogglebug & Maths, Plan B M15 & M12, Toppobrillo Sport Modulator & Triple Wavefolder and, of course, the EHX Stereo Memory Man w/ Hazarai."

Metasonix R54 Supermodule

"Tracks like a zombie, but kicks like a mule - my first taste of yellow."

Details on navs.modular.lab

Metasonix R54 Supermodule by navs

Rechner7's modded Stereo Memory Man w/ Hazarai

via navs.modular.lab where you'll find a shot of the inside and additional details.

"Deluxe Memory Boy modded with trigger inputs for the tap clock, tap divide and expression mode..."

Dmmb tapdiv by rechner7

Ping

via navs.modular.lab where you'll find more.

"Live patch featuring a modified Doepfer A-162 Trigger Delay to ping filters, including a Cwejman MMF-1, RES-4 and a Metasonix R-54..."

Mungo State Zero

via navs.modular.lab

See the Mungo label below for more info on this patchable digital modular including video.

Shifter Shootout on navs

on navs.modular.lab

"A comparison of two frequency shifters: the Cwejman FSH-1 and Synthesis Technology E560 'Deflector Shield'."

Navs Define Time - Zeroscillator & Sport Modulator

"Thru-zero linear FM fun with the Cyndustries Zeroscillator and Toppobrillo Sport Modulator."

via navs.modular.lab where you'll find more details and demos.

Explaining Maths

YouTube via ccdm9 | November 14, 2010 |

"This is a video for all those people in eurorack land that can't seem to figure out their Make Noise MATHS. Just made this in my spare time after being very confused when I first got this module at the beginning of this year. Hope it's helpful!

Some notes from Navs, a fellow Wiggler
"The CV inputs for channels 1 & 4 (rise/fall vs. both) respond differently. A positive voltage to 'rise' & 'fall' extends those times (and vice versa). A positive voltage to 'both' shortens the times (and vice versa). This means when using Maths as a VCO, you can patch your keyboard voltage etc. to the both CV input and get 'higher' (or faster) oscillations, as you would with a normal VCO.

When triggered or when cycling, channels 1 & 4 are AD envelopes. Feed a gate signal from a keyboard or Pressure Points to the 'input' jack (the one marked with the arrow) and you get an AR envelope. This is essentially a slewed gate signal. The difference to the AD being, you can 'hold' the envelope high, similar to the sustain portion of an ADSR. This is also great with the 'Press CV' from PP to give you a nice fade in/ out.

The OR output traces the maximum positive voltage of the combined inputs. It is positive-only in Maths as it makes more sense when used with envelopes, but this is not always how it is implemented. Have a look at the Doepfer A-172 manual for more info: http://doepfer.de/A172.htm

Lastly, the difference between the EOR and EOC outs is key to certain effects and really useful. Basically, you could think of the EOR as enabling quadrature-type functions (offset) and the EOC as a chain function (sequential).

I think these two outputs are incredibly useful! They make some of the more exotic Maths patches possible (gate delay, swing, variable step length, flipflop, comparator, digital inverter etc.) and they are perfect for pinging a filter!"

Solovox Solo-Pedal-Unit Sample

"The Solovox Solo-Pedal-Unit was built in to Hammond's RT2 & RT3 organs to provide monophonic accompaniment/ lead voices."

Sample and some more info on Navs

Fungus Infested Crumar Performer Straight out of Hell

via Navs

"A fungus-infested Crumar Performer, bravely restored by Zauner Elektronik."

Details including more pics on Zauner Elektronik.

Not sure which is worse, his or Computer Controlled DW-8000 with mouse droppings.

Make Noise Brains

via Make Noise
"BRAINS is a clocked sequential binary event machine, intended to be connected to tactile controllers such as the Pressure Points. Once connected, Pressure Points provides data input to BRAINS in the form of touch selectable Reset stage and Hold stage. Pressure Points also provides the tuned voltages and patchable Reset Pulses per stage. BRAINS, when connected to either 1 or 2 Pressure Points, will drive the stage selection in a sequential fashion, at a rate determined by the incoming clock at CLocK IN, thus forming a 4-Step or 8-Step 3-channel analog sequencer. Binary control over Direction of the stage selection, RUN/ Stop and ReSeT are provide. The Touch-GATE OUT is the only output on BRAINS, producing a Gate HIGH signal whenever a Pressure Points is touched.
The Touch-CLocK IN serves a dual purpose. Used without a Master Clock applied to the CLocK IN, Events initiated by touching Pressure points will be Quantized to the timing signal applied to Touch-CLocK IN. When used along with the CLocK IN, a secondary sequence will be initiated whenever Pressure Points is touched, where the length and timing is determined by the relationship of the Touch-CLocK to the Master CLocK. Even divisions of the Master CLocK will produce tame variations of the main sequence. Non-Synchronized clocks will produce???
BRAINS will function at speeds well beyond the threshold of human hearing. Analog or digital signals rising quickly to at least 1V are valid and will be recognized by BRAINS as a binary HIGH or ON, signals below 1V are considered LOW, or OFF.
BRAINS operates from a single supply, needing only +12V and Ground connected, and may thus be powered with a wall-wart. BRAINS will, of course, operate perfectly powered from the dual supplies found in euro rack format cases from Doepfer, MonoRocket, MW. Having the single supply operation allows for greater ease in building of custom or DIY enclosures.

The faceplate for the BRAINS is a printed circuit board. It is black, with white and gold graphics.

This module is 4HP and consumes 10mA worth of current. It ships with all cables needed for expansion of one or two Pressure Points. Eight (expansion of 2 Pressure Points) is the maximum number of Pressure Points stages that may be connected to a BRAINS.
Available from Analogue Haven USA, Schneiders Buero Berlin, Post Modular UK, Moog Audio Canada."

See Make Noise for a link to the manual.

This image via Navs where you'll find a demo and impressions.

Update: video from verstaerker below.



Makenoise Brains&Pressurepoints
YouTube via verstaerker | July 28, 2010

"a first run of the new Makenoise Brains-module wich turns the PressurePoints into a little Stepsequencer"

4ms Shuffling Clock Multiplier Demos

On Navs here

Kids & Modular Synths

via Navs

Eurorack Modular

Pic of Navs eurorack modular taken by verstaerker. Click on it for the full size shot.

Navs has a new EP out and will be playing live "as part of the Bloom Garden project at the 48 Stunden Neukölln arts festival in Berlin this Saturday (June 26th)." You can find details here.

4MS RCD update & SCM preview

"An overview of the updated 4MS Rotating Clock Divider and a taste of the company's next product, the Shuffling Clock Multiplier."

on Navs here