WikiRecoording.org

Via E Jeff Enowski. Title link takes you there. Thanks Jeff!

"I've started up a wiki, based on the wikipedia engine, that is a free guide to audio recording. Its called WikiRecording.org. As is par for the course with a wiki, its under the same GNU license as Wikipedia and anyone can edit it. We have not only have technical information, but tutorials as well.

We've had some help from the people at TapeOp and some University professors who teach audio recording and now we have about 50 articles on the site (and it is still in its first week and a half of operations.)

We could really use some articles about all things Synth. I mean, "Moog" hasn't shown up on the site yet in anyway shape or form. That just seems wrong! I'm sure you're reader base would enjoy the site and with any-luck bring some expertise along with them. "

Have at it. : )

Aaron Lanterman Synth Lectures Online

Title link takes you there. I look forward to checking these out.



Lectures currently include the following:
1/9 - 40 Years of Music Synthesis, Part I (Moog/Buchla up to DX7)
1/11 - 40 years of Music Synthesis, Part II (DX7 and after)
1/18 - Op amp review, part I (resistive circuits)
1/25 - Overview of Music Technology Projects - guest lecture by Gil Weinberg
1/30 - Op amp review, part II (first-order RC circuits)
2/1 - Operational Transconductance Amplifiers (OTA) (with VCA example), Norton op amps
2/6 - Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCO): Sawtooth Core; visit to the ECE4006 labs
2/8 - Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCO): Triangle Core; distribution of the MOTM kits

A Different Shade of Red - Clavia G2

Wow. Title link takes you to more. Also saved the shots here for posterity.



And no, these are obviously not real. : )

20% of Essential Retro

If you've been waiting on getting Essential Retro now might be a good time. Looks like you can get 20% off if you buy it from the official site and enter retrothing in the coupon code box. Title link takes you to the post on Retro Thing. BTW, I get nothing out of this. I just like supporting anyone that supports synths. : ) The cool thing about Retro Thing and the book is that James is reaching people that may not have otherwise been exposed to the world of synthesis. The book has one whole chapter dedicated on what we love, and James mixes in a bit of synth on his retro blog. Pretty cool and definitely worth supporting in my book.

Monster Modcan

Title link takes you there, including mp3 of this beast. Just ran into it checking out the Modcan site.

REALTHING - Hybrid (VSTi + Hardware Analog Synth)

I missed this one in this post. Title link takes you to the sknote website. Click on software when you get there for more including audio. Make sure to check out the rest of the site for more.



Features:

Hardware external analog box
Uses two audio board inputs and midi in/out
Two oscillators: analog waveforms, digital waveforms
Two filters: analog 24dB LP, digital multimode
Frequency modulation
Amplitude modulation
Amplitude, pitch, filter envelopes
Overdrive with pre and post-eq, "shape" control
Chorus/Flanger
Modulation matrix
Hardware pre-filter and post-filter insert paths
Easy interface

Cyndustries & Modcan Modular and Milton Sequencer

Title link takes you to the cyndustries site. The image below is Les Mizzell's Cyndustries and Modcan modular. The mix is about 40% Modcan and 60% Cyndustries. The Modcan A-Series format Milton sequencer was designed by Peter Grenader of EAR and Buzzclick Music, built by Cynthia. The Modcan A-Series format Milton sequencer is relatively rare, it's the large/wide panel on top.

Click for a bigger image.


Les is selling the Milton sequencer for $1500. He is also selling a Modcan 10A multimode filter for for $225. If you are interested you can contact him at lesmizz[]bellsouth.net.

CME Midi Pedal

Underface noticed this on the CME site and posted about it in the comments section of this post. I figured I'd post it for others that would be interested and might have missed it. Thanks goes to underface.

Vocoder History

No title link. Three links below on the vocoder. Via Dave Manley on AH.



http://www.nsa.gov/publications/publi00019.cfm
http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/collection/tech.php?id=2345940&lid=1
http://www.retrofuture.com/vocoder.html

Update: unfortunately the links are dead. You can try http://www.archive.org/web/web.php for historical captures of each site.

The Mutant Vactrol Filter

Unfortunately no shots. More info and sound samples after the hop.

"The Mutant Filter is so named because at its heart is the Sallen-Key structure of two Buchla Low Pass Gates, with the embellishments of an expo current sink and a resonance clipper similar to that found in the Korg MS-20 filter. It is not a clone or an adapation - it's more of a mutation, an almagm metasticized from disparate elements. The result is a filter that can be sublime, organic, raucous or downright mean. At times it can be sublimly organic in its raucous mean-ness. Its sounds are legion, and the samples on this page are just a taste of the beauty and weirdness that can be wrought from it."