The Packrat and his Keytar

I posted earlier on the Packrat and his Keytar, which he planned to don for Halloween. Well, here he is in full splendor. Nice vans man. : ) Title link takes you to a bigger shot.

Meet Clyde

Had to put up the after shot. : ) I bet it talks to you just like HAL.

Scaramanga - New Flickr Shots

Damn. Some amazing, amazing close up shots of various gear. Had a hard time picking one for the post! So of course I went with green on black. : ) Title link takes you to more.

New Yamaha TQ5 Shot

I posted about the Yamaha TQ5 just yesterday. Well reptar who started the thread on VSE put up a shot of his turned on. I didn't relize that black bar was actually a screen. Pretty cool. Ah, the things that fascinate me... : )

Corky Burger's Modular Mayem

Join Corky Burger in his building of a synth.com modular. Every month he will be putting up a new module and sharing his experience including sound samples. Title link takes you there.



"Corky Burger is building a modular synth. Month by month he adds a new module which unlocks further sound manipulation possibilities. He promises to keep you updated on his progress with downloadable sounds and insights into his sonic exploration."

Jupiter 6 and PPGs

Nice shot in via Lars on AH of a Roland Jupiter 6 and PPGs on an A-Frame.

Steiner Master's Touch filter/cv/gate Breath Controller

Interesting piece currently on the *bay. Title link takes you to shots saved for posterity.

From the auction: "This auction is for one vintage Steiner (Crumar) Master's Touch breath controller in great functional and okay cosmetic condition. Basically it's a voltage controlled resonant filter (VCF) and voltage controlled amplifier (VCA) with rubber tubes and mouthpieces that you use to control the cutoff ("S.E.D." in Steiner terminology) and gate the volume. Runs on 110V US voltage and has built in power supply/cord.
There's an input for an audio signal to be processed by the VCF and VCA, and outputs for the processed, dry and mixed signals. CV outputs are also generated by the mouthpieces ("breath" and "bite") and these can be used to control external synthesizers or effects via cv or pedal inputs. There is also a little rubber pad by which you can generate CV via a fingertip along with both positive (v-trig for old Rolands and Arps) and short-to-ground (s-trig for old Moogs, Korgs and Yamahas) gate outputs available simultaneously. Little red LEDS show the status of the trigger and breath outputs. Very versatile and incorporates very well with any modular system. Extremely easy to use. "

Free Clyde

Via Paul Schreiber of MOTM. Guess what goes in this? : ) Title link takes you there.

Electric Music Box

Amazing new Buchla site containing a wealth of Buchla information and services. There is a drop down list of modules including detailed information and images.

Electric Music Box offers repairs and restorations of classic Buchla intruments, as well as the purchase, selling and trading of these rare and coveted pieces.



Note: Rick asked me to note that he had to whip the site up quickly as Keyboard Magazine linked to it; currently Mac Safari and Firefox are a bit flakey. He is aware of the problem and will fix it when he gets a chance. IE works fine.

The Mighty Serge - Kevin Fortune Speaks

Via John P on AH. Title link takes you there. Some really nice shots after the hop.