Wayoutware TimewARP Arp 2600 Emulation Video on Sonic State

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/shownews.cfm?newsid=2296

Last time I checked, the video wasn't live yet. It is now, and it's definitely worth watching. I'm not a guitar player, but the effects section of the video had me impressed. Also, the demo on setting the ranges of multiple paramaters to a given controller was pretty nice. Most synths let you assign a paramater to a controller like a knob. The knob then controls the paramater's range from min to max. With the TimeWarp you can set a range to control instead and you can assign various params to one knob. This effectively allows you to morph between how ever many paramaters you want, all with different ranges, at the same time. Now that would be fun.

Pic from Sonic State:

Buchla Schematics

Long list of Buchla schematics in via AH. Pulled this nice shot from the site as well. It's a CBS Performance System 03:

System built by Buchla consisting of
410 Module Cluster
242 Programmable Pulser
216 Keyboard
258 Dual Oscillator

Oberheim Polyphonic

Zawinul playing the FVS.

via Vintage Synth Explorer. Someone noted an Oberheim Polyphonic listed in the liner notes of a 1977 Weather Report album. This would of course be the Oberheim Four Voice (VFS).

And then there's...

the Metasonix Butt Plug... I mean probe. Guarunteed to get you going with that low frequency bowel rumble.

EMS Adverts

I made reference to the Every Nun Needs a Synthi Advert on an earlier post and I thought it would be worth creating a post just on it. Click here for more Every X needs a Synthi adverts. Pretty cool advertising for a synth then and now.

More Buchla Bits

Click here for an interesting read on a visit by Don Buchla to Cikira's Mushroom Studio.

Music Easel PDF

History of Buchla's Instruments PDF

Happy B-Day Leon Theremin!

Image via Wikipedia.

Just read that he would have been 109 today on Create Digital Music.

Thought I'd put up a link to Wikipedia's article on Leon, but there isn't one! Someone put one up! I did however find one on the theremin with the following pic though. BTW, Bob Moog started with theremins which were always dear to him. When he left the synthesizer business, he started up Big Briar and made theremins. Moog Music still makes em as part of their Etherwave product line.

Update: I'm a loser. Cikira corrected me in that it is Theremin, not Theramin! So I looked up Leon Theremin on Wikipedia and there is a section on him. Funny thing is the link on Wikipedia takes you to the article on the theremin but leaves the address "theramin." I missed it. Also proper etiquette is lower case T for the instrument and upper case for Leon Theremin, and his original Russian name was Lev Sergeivich Termen, anglicized later to Leon Theremin. Sorry Leon. Thanks Cikira! : )

Recycling NES Music System

My buddy Scott sent this one to me. Six NES controllers that plug into a midi box for some controlled musical mayhem. Too hear and see videos of this in action do the following:

1. Go to http://www.recyclism.com/
2. Click on any of the pictures
3. Click on Projects
4. Click on The Res
5. Click on the drawing
6. Click on any of the pictures and a Quicktime video will launch

Roland on a Bus

Just saw this on Vintage Synth Explorer. Shot appears to be taken in Tokyo based on name of jpg. Also, the thread starts with the Every Nun needs a Synthi jpg. If you haven't seen it check it out. Two more bus shots after the hop.

Modular - New Flickr Shot

via Flickr

Not sure what this one is. If you know, please share. Nothing in the tags I recognized. This Flickr photo set is also home to the sparkle Korg. Always click through Flickr links for bigger shots and/or more.