Analog Tea - Elka Synthex Sample

Elka Synthex from Matteo Santori. Right click and save Title Link. Start with a low volume and adjust as usual - protect them ears. : ) This patch particularly reminds me of a more delicate patch I made on a Sequential Circuits Multi-Trak. This one has a lot more bite. : )

Roland Factory Reset Procedures

In via montly-catalog on AH. Title link takes you to a text file with the reset procedures of a number of Roland instruments including the TR-909. Unfortunately there is no reset for the 808 and not all Roland synths like the Jupiters are listed, however quite a few are including some that are specifically called out to not have a reset procedure.

ROLAND TR-909
HOLD TRACK #1 AND PATTERN #1 AND POWER ON.

Noise

Ever wonder what makes up the different types of Noise offered on synths? David Hillel Wilson, curator of the New England Synthesizer Museum and host of Synth Museum posted the following on AH. Title link takes you to the Synth Museum website.

"OK Here is the theory. White noise has every possible sine wave all at the
same volume.
Unfortunately, since the Human ear hears frequencies logarithmically, the
pure randomness
of white noise sounds high pitched to us. Since we hear twice as many
frequencies in any
octave as we do in the octave just below it, to create a noise that "sounds"
right requires
that the amplitude of the noise drop off at 1/2x per octave, or 3dB/Oct.
This is the definition
of Pink noise. Further low-pass filtering can make red noise, while high
pass filtering would
make blue noise. There are, to the best of my knowledge, no exact
definitions for colors
of noise other than white and pink. The "Color" idea comes from optics:
Light containing
all colors in equal strengths is seen by the Human eye as "white". If we
remove the higher
frequency (shorter wave length) lights, the color literally shifts to pink,
hence the name."

David Hillel Wilson
Curator
New England Synthesizer Museum

Wendy Carlos

David Kristian posted the following in the comments section of my post on Raymond Scott below. I thought it would be worth posting separately. Thanks David! : )



"Notice the 7 or 8 Eico Model 377 tube oscillators (sine and square)about three rows down from the cart with the scope. That same make of oscillator also appears in some photos of Wendy (then Walter) Carlos' setup circa Switched-on-Bach.

http://130.58.92.218/webstuff/Phys22/wendycarlosstudio60s70s.jpg

I picked one up at a garage sale a few years ago and used it on a few tracks. It's nothing special in terms of precision, but it sounds very nice and warm.

There is a manual available on this site:

http://bama.sbc.edu/eico.htm"

Raymond Scott

There is a post up on Sonic State's The Gas Station dicussion Raymond Scott. Who was Raymond Scott? Ever watch Bugs Bunny? : ) Title link takes you to everything you might want to know.


Raymond Scott's Wall of Sound, an electro-mechanical sequencer
designed & built by Raymond Scott, 1950s (New York)

More Minimax ASB Demos and Review

Via Sonic State's The Gas Station. 16 mp3s towards bottom. If you don't speak german, try this Google Translator Link.

Yamaha PSS-570 - Dexon Field

Devin sent me a link to his site on the Yamaha PSS-570, yet another home keyboard you might dismiss at the local yard sale or pawn shop. The interesting thing about it is that it has a digital synthesizer button that lets you tweak the sound with five sliders. Interesting. Title link takes you to the site with more info, pictures and an audio clip. Thanks Devin! : )

Commando Bridge - New Flickr Shot

from left to right: Casio VZ-1, Teisco 60F, Korg ER-1, Yamaha DX200, Casio CZ-3000, Elektron Machinedrum Userwave, Elektron Sidstation, Nord Modular, Roland TR-707, Korg MS-2000, Yamaha CS-15, Roland SH-09. Not in pic: Future Retro 777, DSI Evolver.

Custom Oberheim TVS

A custom painted Oberheim TVS. Title link takes you to more shots. If you have any more info on the history of this particular synth, please share.

How to Make Choir Voices without Samples

From Mark Smart who brought us How to Make Arp Strings. The site gives you an example of how to create choir voices, sometimes referred to vox waves, on a JD-800, which can be applied to other synths with similar architecture. Amazing. I'm really impressed with Mark Smart's technique not only in creating these patches but also in how clearly he shares them via his website. Title link takes you there.