Puce Muse, centre de création de musique visuelle | SynthFest 2025

video upload by SynthFest France

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"Serge de Laubier, Composition, chercheur et musicien et nous présente Puce Muse, le centre de création de musique visuelle, et partage pour la première fois au SynthFest, un performance à partir d'un instrument très singulier de sa conception.

Ne manquez pas les nombreux concerts de Puce Muse!

https://www.pucemuse.com/
https://www.pucemuse.com/serge-de-lau..."

Googlish:

"Serge de Laubier, composer, researcher, and musician, presents Puce Muse, the visual music creation center, and shares, for the first time at SynthFest, a performance using a very unique instrument of his own design.

Don't miss Puce Muse's many concerts!

https://www.pucemuse.com/
https://www.pucemuse.com/serge-de-lau..."

PUCE MUSE : Méta-Instrument N°4

video upload by PUCE MUSE

"Developed by PUCE MUSE in collaboration with Catherine Hospitel, Dominique Brégeard and Jérémie Gaston-Raoul, the Meta-Instrument 4 is entirely made by 3D printer.

The result of 5 years of development, the Meta-Instrument 4 embeds 92 high precision sensors and 13 dedicated processors. In particular, ten on-board Meta-Touches measure finger pressure and playing speed with great sensitivity: 3000 times per second on 80 pressure zones. The MI4 is a new generation of digital instrument, fully modular and customizable to allow a new form of virtuosity.

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Fruit de 5 ans de développements, le Méta-Instrument N°4 embarque 92 capteurs de grandes précisions et 13 processeurs dédiés. En particulier, dix Méta-Touch embarqués mesurent la pression des doigts et la vitesse de jeux avec une grande sensibilité : 3000 fois par seconde sur 80 zones de pression. Le MI4 est une nouvelle génération d’instrument numérique entièrement modulaire et personalisable pour permettre une forme de virtuosité inédite."

Mandala mk2 tutorial 5: CV quantization ans transposition.

video upload by likaoninstruments

"In this tutorial, we see how to quantize CV steps on the Mandala mk2, and transpose melodies."

You can find all parts in the tutorial series here.

Favorite sounds from Procyon

video upload by Stazma

"Today let's check out the new Procyon stereo filter and VCA (ans distortion of course) by the new brand Eon, built by the folks at Glasgow Synth Guild!
It's a very nice sounding "dirt" module, based on the MS-20 filter topology with lot's clever interface trick, allowing it to do a LOT of things in a small package without feeling cramped.

Have fun!!"

00:00 Intro
01:20 Module Overview
04:11 Mono to Stereo
08:58 Big Stereo
12:08 Stereo Sine Oscillator
13:27 Line preamp & Filter
13:33 Serial filters for mono sounds
20:34 Electro!
26:45 Pseudo wavefolder
31:38 End talk

Exploring the New studio #6 Glitch ambiance

video upload by Meska

"Another teste of the new studio, glitch ambiance :
Gotharman's zybraz sampled by the OT
Drums by gotharman's LD3
noise effect is live sampled instrument throught typhoon ans warps vocodeur
lonely note Softpop2
crakle sound diferent flavour of noise to planard2 to ikarie filter.

Thank you for watching.
My name is Meska of the statik collective . I've been making mostly "dark and expérimental" music for more than ten years now, i'v learn so much online, now it's time for me to share my knoledge, my exploration and this channel is a place to talk about the tools, sound design and techniques to make music with.

You can stream my albums and EPs at https://statikwave.bandcamp.com/

If you'd like to support the channel​ consider buying music from bandcamp ;)"

SynTesla IX Custom synthesizer - DIY synthesizer

video upload by Pj Tardiveau

"My home made synthesizer dedicated to pads ans strings.. check it out!"

See the SynTesla label below for more.

organica ANS synthesizer

video upload by psilosamples

"music, art and fun collection is coming!! check psilosamples.xyz !
minimalist photoelectronic lofi music fun loops and free study recorded live textures, melodies and atmospheres adventures composes from images to pure frequencies,
created in the virtual ANS synthesizer ,Hi Fi soundloops and generative art in the frames digital poster made by psilosamples"

Superbooth 22: Silhouette - Silhouette Eins Synthesizer

video upload by sonicstate

"After many years of development, Pete at Silhouette presents his highly unique Silhouette-Eins synthesizer.

Each one is hand-built, and it uses a camera to convert images, or even video into waveforms that can be further shaped by the front panel and touch pad. It calls to mind the rare ANS or Oramics synths of the past but with bang up to date technology.

Available to order now. Price 3,800 euro

http://silhouette-synthesizer.de/"

See the Przygodda label below for more.

EXTREMELY RARE LYRICON I ANALOG ELECTRONIC WIND SYNTHESIZER

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via this auction

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Roland SH-1000 Analog Synthesizer - Vintage

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via this auction

"The first commercially-available synthesizer marketed by Roland. Works great, sounds great! There's a touch of key bounce detectable when "staccato" is selected, but I'm not sure that's abnormal. All modules, sliders, switches, and presets are functional, and it's relatively quiet for its age. The right wooden side-panel has come off, but it’s present and repairable. It's 48 years old, so the keyboard needs a good cleanup and calibration, but the keys, switches, dividers, and presets are all functioning properly, which I found amazing. There was some tuner crackling ans static when I obtained it; the only servicing I've done was cycling the tuners until the crackling and static went away. Everything is working smoothly, but with enough resistance to suggest that either lubricant-type solvent cleaner was used, none was used or that lubricant was replaced if solvent was used. It came with a home-made hinged wooden case that was NOT form fit, and that case will be included with the sale."

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Loumavox Mystery Forgotten Synth is a Fake After All

Loumavox : Révélations video upload by Loumavox

Follow-up to this post. Should have saved it for April fools.

Googlish (original French below):

"So here it is, it's over, off the masks. You've been looking, you may have found. Like us for over two years now.

The story of Louise and the Loumavox, this is the most beautiful of stories: an idea imagined by two young girls who firmly believed that a little Moselle girl helped by her brother could have revolutionized the history of electronic music, almost exclusively reserved for men, with her campaign. their teacher and their class ended up believing it too.

We all dreamed it together and we told our dream. Made, built, tinkered between two or three confinements and re-confinements with the help of a mad scientist of sound, a patient director and a few enthusiastic accomplices.

The Loumavox exists, we have met it. Ok, it is not that old but it has already matured well and he sings like no one else!
As for Louise, something tells us that she is no longer very far from us."

French:

"Alors voilà, c’est fini, bas les masques. Vous avez cherché, vous avez peut-être trouvé. Comme nous depuis plus de deux ans maintenant.

L’histoire de Louise et du Loumavox, c’est la plus belle des histoires : une idée imaginée par deux jeunes filles qui croyaient dur comme fer qu’une petite mosellane aidée par son frère aurait pu révolutionner de sa campagne l’histoire de la musique électronique, presqu’exclusivement réservée aux hommes. Et leur prof et leur classe ont fini par y croire aussi.

Nous l’avons tous rêvé ensemble et nous avons raconté notre rêve. Fabriqué, construit, bricolé entre deux ou trois confinements et reconfinements avec l’aide d’un savant fou de son, d’un réalisateur patient et de quelques complices enthousiastes.

Le Loumavox existe, nous l’avons rencontré. Ok, il n’est pas si vieux que ça mais il a déjà bien muri et il chante comme personne !
Quant à Louise, quelque chose nous dit qu’elle n’est désormais plus très loin de nous."

eurorack image synthesizer | Spectral Synth Scanner | ENG

video upload by ilia Osokin

"Spectral Synth Scanner is a unique prototype of an instrument from an electronic laboratory in France."

Note the first "image synth" would be the ANS from 1937 to 1957. Also see this post. More recently, there have been a number of ANS based creations including Alexander Zolotov's Virtual ANS for iOS, Photosounder, and Silhouette eins. A search for them on the top right of the site will bring up additoinal posts on each. You can sort the resutls by date or relevance. You can also check out the ANS label below for all ANS realated posts in order.

SILHOUETTE eins - synthesizer (Demo 2021)

video upload by Pit Przygodda

"This is my 2021 built synthesizer 'Silhouette eins'. (prototype)

It is an optical soundtrack synthesizer: Optical shapes are transformed into musical waves for audio and modulation in real time.

Infos:
http://www.silhouette-synthesizer.de

It is the successor of former prototypes (2017 - 2019).
'Silhouette eins' now extends the concept by the use of the generated waves not only for audio but also for modulation."



"VIDEOVOX is a synthesizer which transfers video-data into audio-data.
It´s a prototype, programmed under Pure-Data.
More info:
www.videovox.de Thanks,
Pit Przygodda"

See the ANS Label below for additional synths that transform images to audio.

Why is the Roland JUNO-106 still so popular?

video by synthlegends

"In this video you listen only to Roland JUNO-106 sounds (Multitrackdemo also including drums). I used to own a JUNO-106 several years ago, then sold it, because I also have a JUNO-60. After some time I missed it and decided to buy another JUNO-106. The Reasons are:
1. it sounds different from the JUNO-60 (there is another filter)
2. it has great MIDI functions to implement it in a modern setup
3. it has portamento
4. the self resonance is really outstanding for technoid sounds
5. three Key Modes, including unison mode, which is easer to access but it sounds only useful for drums ans industrial bases
6. it's perfect sounding in a mix and a great production tool
7. it has a broad sound palette and is useful for modern styles
8. it's great for drums and bass

The JUNO-60 has got an arpeggiator, the 106 not. So what, in a recording session I use it from my DAW or an external one. For Jamming with a drummashine without computer, the JUNO-60 makes more fun.

So I decided that the JUNO-60 is great sounding, but not a substitute for a JUNO-106.

The reasons, why it is still so popular are:
1. It always sounds great and it has a wide sweet spot
2. It is simple to program
3. It covers a range of 80 to 90 % of all bread and butter sounds you really need
4. It is capable of a lot of genres, italo disco, 80-ies pop, electro, techno, house and much more"

You can find one for sale here

06 01 21 Ace Tone FR-6 and BugBrand modular [01]

batchas

"First time patching the FR-6 since I repaired it and modified it.
Since I recorded this video I cleaned it ans added knobs. Looks really great now!
And I'll paint the grey panel in black soon."

Forms - Screen Ensemble

Forms - Screen Ensemble from Playmodes Studio on Vimeo.

This one reminds me of a virtual ANS meets tracker. Details and pics follow:

"Forms -Screen Ensemble- is a generative visual music jukebox. Driven by chance and probability, this automata creates endless, unrepeatable graphic scores that are immediately transformed into sound by means of sonification algorithms. Images become sound spectrums, making it possible to -literally- hear what you see. The dream of Kandinski.

Each screen of this networked ensemble plays a particular instrumental role: Rhythm, Harmony or Texture.

Performed by this trio of automats, a visual music symphony evolves over time giving birth to unique sonic landscapes that will never be repeated again: from tonal ambient music to raging rhythms, surreal electronic passages or dance-floor beats.

Forms - Screen Ensemble was presented at 2020's edition of Ars Electronica festival in Barcelona, thanks to a grant given by NewArtFoundation, Institut Ramón Llull and Hangar.org.

+info: https://www.playmodes.com/home/forms-screen-ensemble/"

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Синтезатор АНС / ANS Synthesizer (1960)

Dmitry Bystrov

Excerpt from the newsreel "Наука и техника" 1960 №12 https://www.net-film.ru/film-75521
Синтезатор «АНС» — фотоэлектронный оптический музыкальный инструмент, сконструированный советским инженером Евгением Мурзиным, один из первых в мире многоголосных музыкальных синтезаторов. Рабочая модель АНСа была закончена в 1958 году, в 1959 Мурзин получил на своё изобретение авторское свидетельство. Он обозначил синтезатор аббревиатурой «АНС» — в честь композитора Александра Николаевича Скрябина.
The ANS synthesizer is a photoelectronic optical musical instrument designed by the Soviet engineer Yevgeny Murzin, one of the world's first polyphonic musical synthesizers. The working model of ANS was completed in 1958, in 1959 Murzin received an inventor's certificate for his invention. He designated the synthesizer with the abbreviation "ANS" - in honor of the composer Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin.

Googlish:

Excerpt from the newsreel "Наука и техника" 1960 №12 https://www.net-film.ru/film-75521
Синтезатор "АНС" - фотоэлектронный оптический музыкальный инструмент, сконструированный советским инженером Евгением Мурзиным, один из первых в мире многоголосных музыкальных синтезаторов. Рабочая модель АНСа была закончена в 1958 году, в 1959 Мурзин получил на своё изобретение авторскеое свистое. Он обозначил синтезатор аббревиатурой «АНС» - в честь композитора Александра Николаевича Скрябина.
The ANS synthesizer is a photoelectronic optical musical instrument designed by the Soviet engineer Yevgeny Murzin, one of the world's first polyphonic musical synthesizers. The working model of ANS was completed in 1958, in 1959 Murzin received an inventor's certificate for his invention. He designated the synthesizer with the abbreviation "ANS" - in honor of the composer Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin.

See the ANS label below for more.

ELTA SOLAR 50 | FIFTY OSCILLATORS DRONE SYNTHESIZER

Published on Apr 28, 2020 ELTA music

"SOLAR 50 the unique instrument is designed for creating atmospheric sounds, microtonal music, background music, super polyphonic electro symphonies, as well as for making movie soundtrack. Inspired by early electronic musical developments of the last century, particularly Leo Theremin's instrument called “Harmonium” and other weird synths like a ANS. This is performance oriented analogue electronic music instrument! Variations of sounds that you can create with «SOLAR 50» are really huge."

See this post for additional details.

ELECTRONICAZZ

Published on Dec 25, 2019 KurtzMindfields

Playlist:

1. ELECTRONICAZZ PART 1 - Wired Jan (official video)

New project for april 2020, back to electro-jazz flavors!
Recorded at Studio Nuage7 - Domaine de Sourzy -
Live Session réalisation: Raphaël Vezzosi & Théodore Schlumberger.
Keyboards: NRSynth Retro One, ARP Pro-Soloist, OBmx, Moog Sub37, S.Electronics SE1 (Synthbass), Roland A90 (Hammond), Rhodes MKI, Walforf Zarembourg( Clavinets), EMU Longboard 61 (Brass Pad) & drums programming
Extract from coming album Electronicazz
Music Jean-luc Briançon (Kurtz Mindfields)

2. Electronicazz part 3 - Giorgio (official vidéo)

first extract from the new coming album ELECTRONICAZZ (april 2020)
back to electro-jazz flavors with analog gear.
Somes sounds are inspired by mister Moroder ....

3. Electronicazz part 2: The NRsynth studio session

Extract from the session at NRSynth place (Clones analog synth créator: http://nrsynth.fr/ ).

Ancestor 1 = ARP 2600, Ancestor 2 = Moog Modulaire sequences, Ancestor 3 = minimoogD, Yocto = TR808. Rhodes across analog Tri Chorus ans Phaser.
Title "The Last Ride".

What's new in Photosounder 1.10

Published on Feb 8, 2020 Photosounder

Try the demo at https://photosounder.com/download.php

Process of translating images to sound similar to ANS, scroll down for the original machine. You can also find Oramics there. A search for ANS will bring up additional posts featuring endless demos of Virtual ANS for i0S and more.

Improvisation for Virtual Ans, Otis and Una Corda

Published on Nov 13, 2019 junklight

"I've not made much music of late - happy to let things gestate and present themselves when ready. However things are starting to brew!

This is part of an improvisation in preparation for a longer piece I'm working on - which hopefully will see the light on this channel soon"