Yodelling and Fly Plays a Prophet

Title link takes you there. Click the big green box that says "click to start." Via HC.

Vocaloid

This is kind of interesting. Supposedly you can type in whatever words you want along with the notes you want played, and this software will sing it for you using recordings of actual singers to sythesise the singing. I wonder what kind of crazy samples you can create with this for further processing. Think about that for a bit. There are some trippy samples on site. Title link takes you there. Demo version here: Zero-G

"VOCALOID is a vocal-synthesizing software that enables song writers to generate authentic-sounding singing on their PCs by simply typing in the lyrics and music notes of their compositions. The software synthesizes the sound from "vocal libraries" of recordings of actual singers, retaining the vocal qualities of the original singing voices to reproduce realistic vocals. The software also features simple commands that enable users to add expressive effects - such as vibrato and pitch bends - to their synthesized vocals."

Virus Ti Shot

Korg PS3200

Title link takes you to shots pulled from this auction. Unfortunately most are a bit blurry this time around. Via Digital Music Mag.

Apple Lemur?

Interesting. Music Thing has a post up on a patent filed by Apple for a multi-touch tablet device. With midi and the right software you basically have a Lemur. I wonder who if anyone owns the actually patent to a multi-touch screen. Standard tablet PC screens only allow one point pressure. Title link takes you to the post on Music Thing.

The Orb - Gear List and Sound on Sound Article

Title link takes you to the Sound on Sound article. Click here for their gear list. Via Mati on AH.

My personal favorite


Official Orb Sites: http://www.theorb.com/index.html and http://www.backsideoftheorb.com/index.php

Oakley Sound Systems Modular

Update: This unit is for sale by Tony Allgood of Oakley Sounds. You can find contact info here.

Nice shot of an Oakley Sound Systems Modular. Click shot for bigger image. Title link takes you to Oakley Sound. Specs for this unit below.


18 Modules:

Top row:
1 Noise/filter
2 VCO issue 4
1 VCO issue 3
1 SuperLadder [Moog variant] issue 4
1 Equinoxe issue 2
1 SVF issue 2 but with issue 1 front panel
1 Triple-VCA issue 2 but with older front panel

Bottom row:
1 3U power supply
1 midiDAC issue 2
1 4 x 3 multiple
1 VC-LFO issue 1
1 MOTM-380 Quad LFO
1 Control-3 issue 1
1 Comparator issue 1
1 Sample/Hold and Slew issue 2
1 Triple Little-EG
2 ADSR/VCA issue 2 [VC core]

Panels are standard black Scheaffer. All modules have Spectrol pots
except the midiDAC and Triple Little-EG.

Moog Voyager in Band Pass Mode

Title link takes you to a 327k mp3 of the Voyager in band pass mode, courtesy of MC.

Inside a Moog Voyager

Title link takes you to a page on Till Kopper's website with shots and notes on the inside of a Moog Voyager. Enjoy.

Early PPG Mono Synth

Title link takes you to shots pulled from this auction. Notes from the auction below, in German and then translated to "English." Gotta love the translation tools. : )



Update via Yves in the comments:
"You will find some related information on this site dedicated to PPG: http://www.ppg.synth.net/1002_20/" Note the retractable patch chords in the shot above vs. the shots on the PPG site.

"sehr gut erhaltener analoger mono Synthesizer von PPG. Nach verschiedenen Fachauskünften handelt es sich um ein frühes modell des 1002 (located in Hamburg, Germany PPG stood for Palm Productions GmbH. Wolfgang Palm was the owner and chief designer at PPG. Palm started making synthesizers around 1975 and during these early days he became associated with members of the German proto-space-music band,... Other early instruments included the PPG 1002, which Palm called "the first programmable synthesizer")... das gerät ist funktionsfähig und kann auch vorort ausprobiert werden. EbayGebühren und Versand übernimmt der Käufer. Das Gerät kann auch abgeholt werden. ACHTUNG: Das Gerät bekommt Strom und gibt Töne von sich. Da ich nicht weiß, wie es funktioniert, kann ich keine einwandfrei Funkion garantieren!"

"very well received similar mono Synthesizer of PPG. after different specialized information concerns it an early model of the 1002 (located in Hamburg, Germany PPG stood for Palm Productions GmbH Wolfgang Palm which the owner and chief for designer RK PPG. Palm started making synthesizers around 1975 and during thesis early days he became associated with members OF the German proto space music bound... OTHER early instrument included the PPG 1002, which Palm called "the roofridge programmable more synthesizer")... that turns out is functional and can also for suburb be tried out. EbayGebuehren and dispatch takes over the buyer. The equipment can be also fetched. NOTE: The equipment gets river and gives tones of itself. Since I do not know, how it functions, I cannot guarantee perfectly to Funkion!"