EMS VCS3 Aggression

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Nuremberg Wunderzeichen, 1561 C.E. EMS VCS3

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"Upon learning that my new EMS VCS3 (Cornwall) was SN#1561, I looked up that year and learned that in Nuremberg, on Apr 14th, 1561, there was a report of a celestial phenomenon that was supposedly experienced by the townsfolk. This is an interpretive soundpainting performed entirely on the VCS3.

The primary source document is known as the Nuremberg Broadsheet. It was written and illustrated by Hans Glaser and translated by Isle Von Jacobi. The text describes an arial battle which ufologists have claimed is evidence of visitation by aliens. The primary source reads as follows:

'In the morning of April 14, 1561, at daybreak, between 4 and 5 a.m., a dreadful apparition occurred on the sun, and then this was seen in Nuremberg in the city, before the gates and in the country – by many men and women. At first there appeared in the middle of the sun two blood-red semi-circular arcs, just like the moon in its last quarter. And in the sun, above and below and on both sides, the color was blood, there stood a round ball of partly dull, partly black ferrous color. Likewise there stood on both sides and as a torus about the sun such blood-red ones and other balls in large number, about three in a line and four in a square, also some alone. In between these globes there were visible a few blood-red crosses, between which there were blood-red strips, becoming thicker to the rear and in the front malleable like the rods of reed-grass, which were intermingled, among them two big rods, one on the right, the other to the left, and within the small and big rods there were three, also four and more globes. These all started to fight among themselves, so that the globes, which were first in the sun, flew out to the ones standing on both sides, thereafter, the globes standing outside the sun, in the small and large rods, flew into the sun. Besides the globes flew back and forth among themselves and fought vehemently with each other for over an hour. And when the conflict in and again out of the sun was most intense, they became fatigued to such an extent that they all, as said above, fell from the sun down upon the earth 'as if they all burned' and they then wasted away on the earth with immense smoke. After all this there was something like a black spear, very long and thick, sighted; the shaft pointed to the east, the point pointed west. Whatever such signs mean, God alone knows. Although we have seen, shortly one after another, many kinds of signs on the heaven, which are sent to us by the almighty God, to bring us to repentance, we still are, unfortunately, so ungrateful that we despise such high signs and miracles of God. Or we speak of them with ridicule and discard them to the wind, in order that God may send us a frightening punishment on account of our ungratefulness. After all, the God-fearing will by no means discard these signs, but will take it to heart as a warning of their merciful Father in heaven, will mend their lives and faithfully beg God, that He may avert His wrath, including the well-deserved punishment, on us, so that we may temporarily here and perpetually there, live as his children. For it, may God grant us his help, Amen. By Hanns Glaser, letter-painter of Nurnberg.'"

Serge 5u Tones and Timbres

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"These are 5u Serge circuits by Ken Stone/Catgirl Synth and Elby designs, assembled and paneled by by Lower West Side studios. The Dual Universal Slope Generators are the sound sources going into the STG Soundlabs mixer before heading into the Resonant EQ and '73 Filter. From there the signal is going to a Roland RE-301 Chorus Echo, a Roland DC-50, and an AKG BX-10. With this program I tried to capture what it is like to try to maintain a smile while feeling awful inside. I began with the desire to create something beautiful with the Serge, but the pull towards the experimental is sometimes far too great to resist."

5u Serge With Reverbs and Delays

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"A 5u Serge 'panel' consisting of two Dual Universal Slope Generators, a Smooth and Stepped Generator, a Waveform Multiplier, a Resonant EQ, a '73 VCF are creating the audio. A 5u Buchla Source of Uncertainty module modulates the time of a sequencer, that is sent to the Filter cutoff. A STG Soundlabs mixer harnesses the DUSGs. All of the signals are being routed to an AKX BX10, a Roland RE-301 Chorus Echo, and a Roland DC 50 for reverb and delay effects."

Serge Dual Universal Slope Generator 5U First Impressions...

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"These are just a few snippets messing around with the DUSG for the first time.
DUSG & DSI Tempest to STG Mixer.

This module was built by Rich at Lower West Side Studio from Ken Stone's Catgirl Synth PCB."

A Tribute to Klaus Schulze pt. 1

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"More to come.

Moogerfoogers at work:
The CP-251 sends noise to the 105B Bass Murf.
Delay is provided by the MF-104z.
The Freqbox provides a bass drone fed to the MF-101 Low Pass Filter.

A Synthesizers Dotcom q960 sends pitch and gate signals to a bank of Moslab 921bs. Those are then filtered by the Moslab 904b Hi Pass filter.
Later, the LFO of the CP251 modulates the rate of the sequencer."

Interstitial: Synth-Werk 914 & 6401, Moslab 921Bs, Minimoog

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"A Moslab 921b sequence featuring the Synth-Werk 914 inductor based fixed bank, the Synth-Werk 6401 Bode Ring Modulator clone, and a MInimoog Model D with some delay courtesy of the Moogerfooger 104z."

Tempestuous: Moog Model 10 and Dave Smith Instruments Tempest

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"I see what Matt Morton meant when he said that the 901s were like a hive of bees."

Analogue Beets

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"A Moog Model 10 and a Dave Smith Instruments Tempest are healthy snacks for any connoisseur's nutritional regimen."

Moog Sonic Infinity Clinic (2005)

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"In 2005, Moog offered this DVD for free to anyone who asked. It consists of a product clinic led by Brian Kehew and showcased the Moogerfoogers up to the 105 and the Voyager.
I am offering this for educational purposes only. The DVDs are scarce, the Moog products are discontinued."

The DVD was actually free back in 2006.

Update:

MoogerFooger Training DVD Clinic, 2007

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"This is the no longer available MoogerFooger Training DVD featuring Brian Kehew demonstrating the Moogerfoogers through the Murf and Bass Murf.
This DVD is no longer available on the market, the Foogers are discontinued, so I thought that I'd upload the DVD for educational purposes to suit the fancy of Fooger enthusiasts everywhere."

Minimoog Voyager Training DVD 2007

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"This is the no-longer-available Minimoog Voyager Training DVD clinic hosted by Brian Kehew. Since the DVD is out of production and the Voyager has been discontinued, I thought I would share this excellent demonstration of the Voyager's features for educational purposes and to suit the fancy of Moog Synthesizer Connoisseurs everywhere.

Clinician: Brian Kehew
Videographer: Mark Mahoney
Producer: Jared White
Sound Production: Collapsible Studios
Original Music: Mark Mahoney"

Moog (2019) Vs Moslab 901b Oscillator Comparison

video by Rhythmicons

"There is rigorous debate in the modular community concerning how authentic the sound of the clones are to the actual Moogs. Moog as a brand inspires confidence in the quality and fetches hefty asking prices on the used market. Their scarcity (prior to 2015) and price keep these out of the hands of most but nevertheless are coveted because of their sound, history, and prestige. For many, the clones are the only option, but some (such as myself) would never be satisfied that the clones really capture the magic until they could hear for themselves how the two systems sound side-by-side.
This video series seeks to answer this question, beginning with the venerable 901B oscillator. The series will then progress to the filters, and then comparing complete synth voices."

Moog Filter Bank Comparison

video by Rhythmicons

"I ran white and pink noise through the Moogerfooger 105 MuRF, Moog 907 Fixed Filter Bank (inductor-based), a Synth-Werk 914 Extended Fixed Filter Bank (inductor-based), and a vintage Moog MKG 10 Band Eq."

Berlin School Application Needs Polishing

Rhythmicons

"First ever Sequence with the Moog 10 and the dotcom 960 sequencer.
There were some issues with the micromoog keyboard pitch voltage, and definitely issues with my minimoog acconpanyment. This video was rushed and done solely for fun."

Moog 907 Filterbank Feedback Tones

Rhythmicons

"Getting some clangorous tones from the Moog 907a."

50's Sci Fi with Minimoog and Ribbon Controller

Published on Nov 23, 2019 Rhythmicons

This is a rough draft for a forthcoming project.
Minimoog filter played by 1150 Ribbon Controller
Micromoog fx
Voyager melody.

Moog 1130, MicroMoog, Voyager, Synsonics

Published on Nov 22, 2019 Rhythmicons

"This is a very old video where I was demonstrating the use of the 1130 percussion controller controlling the micromoog."

Etherwave Plus Theremin Controls MiniMoog Voyager and Freqbox

Published on Nov 22, 2019 Rhythmicons

"This is a very old video showcasing the then new Etherwave plus modification from Moog."

A Piece for Modular and Theremin

Published on Nov 18, 2019 Rhythmicons

"This is a draft of a concept of an alien world. Recorded in one take.

Moslab 901 oscillators with a bit of FM on the filter going to an AKG BX-10 Reverb. Theremin going to a Roland RE-301 Chorus Echo with a touch of delay and reverb.

Thanks for listening."

Moon 505 Filter Demo

Published on Mar 24, 2017 Rhythmicons

Sequencer 1 controlled Mode; Regen CV (x4)
Seq 2 controlled Cutoff Freq.
Gate to Envelope to Cutoff cv and VCA
Pink Noise to filter audio in

Modules Used:
Synthesizers.com q960& q119 sequencers
Moslab Noise Filter
Moslab VCA
Moon 505 Multimode Filter
Moon 511d Dual Envelopes

Mos lab 901v 921Oscillator Comparisons

Mos lab 901v 921Oscillator Comparison Part I

Published on May 11, 2016 Rhythmicons

"The mythical 901 versus the 921 single osc comparison."

Mos-lab 901 v 921 part 2

Published on May 11, 2016

"This is the second part of the 901 vs 921 videos. In this installment, the Micromoog keyboard output controls a bank of 901ABBB oscs and a 901. Then it controls a bank of 921ABBB and a 921."

Waveform Clamping II

Published on May 10, 2016 Rhythmicons

"In the video the 921 is the audio source.
901 Saw (then others) boosted by the C3PO Mixer
Mixer out modulates the V-Trig Clamp input.
921 Aux out to board and oscilloscope
Board to DAW
No filtering or other modules involved."

Moslab 921 Waveform Clamping

Published on May 9, 2016 Rhythmicons

"A 921 is modulating the pitch of a bank of 901abbb oscillators.
a 901 is sending pulse wave outs to the 921 V-Trig input.
The 901bs are going to a C3PO (Moog CP Clone) mixer.
The C3P0 is going to the board. No Filters or VCAs involved."