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Monday, March 06, 2006

GameBoy case 6 oscillator thinger-ma-bob

On GetLoFi. Title link takes you there.

Sintetizador de chocolate - New Flickr Shot

Have your synth and eat it too. Shot by sepugirl.

Sunday, March 05, 2006

Marimba Lumina

I just really like this shot. I ran into it checking out Dr. Future's gallery again.

Emulator X2 on One Blue Monkey

Title link takes you there. Video link under date, under title. Good demo by EMU.

Welcome To Mars

Via Simon James. Details below. Title link takes you to the podcast where Program 1 is available. Upcoming dates below.



WELCOME TO MARS

1947-1959

Ken Hollings presents a live twelve-part series of unscripted reflections on the fantasy of science in the early years of the American Century
With electronic sound production by Simon James


Between 1947 and 1959, the future was written about, discussed and analysed with such confidence that it became a tangible presence. This is a story of weird science, strange events and even stranger beliefs, set in an age when the possibilities for human development seemed almost limitless.

Programme 1: 1947: Rebuilding Lemuria
Broadcast live on Resonance FM, 3.30pm, March 1, 2006
Repeated 10.00pm, March 3, 2006

Programme 2: 1948-49: Flying Saucers Over America
Broadcast live on Resonance FM, 3.30pm, March 8, 2006
Repeated 10.00pm, March 10, 2006
Programme 3: 1950: Cheapness and Splendour
Broadcast live on Resonance FM, 3.30pm, March 15, 2006
Repeated 10.00pm, March 17, 2006

Part Four: 1951: Absolute Elsewhere
Broadcast live on Resonance FM, 3.30pm, March 22, 2006
Repeated 10.00pm, March 24, 2006

104.4 FM or live stream direct from the Resonance FM website

Welcome to Mars will also be available as a series of podcasts from http://www.simonsound.co.uk/podcasts.html


www.kenhollings.com
www.simonsound.co.uk
www.resonancefm.com

A Project Thrust production – ‘The Name You Can Trust.’

100_5025 - New Flickr Shot

My new wallpaper. Another gorgeous shot from gentle bakemono.

Jordan Demonstrates His Really, Really Cool New Haken Continuum

Title link takes you to there. Absolutely amazing. Via RZ4 in the comments section of this post.



Thank you RZ4!

Update via Dr. Future in the comments:
"I love my white continuum. I think it's the only white full sized one in da world. And Lippold Haken is a really fine guy. http://www.paulsop.com/gallery/studio"

Also posted here: Haken Audio Continuum - Impressions

Rational Youth

Thought the following was a pretty cool shot. Rational Youth was a eary 80s synth pop band from Canada, heavily influenced by Kraftwerk. Title link takes you to their website.

Syntheway Organux

VST Orgarn with full MIDI control. Title link takes you there. Details saved below. There is a downloadable demo online.



Hybrid method that combines sampling and synthesis techniques.
Selector with 20 predefined types of organ sounds such as:

-Baroque Pipe Organ
-Cathedral Organ
-Farfisa Organ
-Ethereal Organ
-Chorus Organ
-Pipe Organ
-Church Organ
-Percussive Organ
-Gothic Organ
-Fast and Slow B3 Organ
-Rock Organ
-Blues Organ
-Detuned Organ
-Electronic Organ, and more...

-LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) with modulation depth, frequency, offset, waveforms (sine-triangle-square) add expressive effects such as "Tremolo" by using the simple GUI commands, or also can be controlled by the position of a ball by clicking-and-dragging in an X-Y axis. The panning slider controls the output effect distribution between left and right speaker.

-Multiple-Mode Filter that includes LP (Low pass), BP (Band pass), HP (High pass), notch, peak, low pass and high pass shelving filter with adjustable cutoff and bandwidth. The values are automatically computed when you select any of the filter types.

-ADSR envelope generator with Attack, Sustain, Decay and Release parameters and several modulation targets.

-16 presets for effects ready to play.

-Portamento/Glide control: A gliding effect that allows a sound to change pitch at a gradual rate, rather than abruptly, when a new key is pressed or MIDI note sent.

-Reverb effect built-in: Customizable with user controls for: size room, width room, damping factor & mixer.

-Delay effect built-in: Creates a delay (echo) effect on audio signals controlled by amount of feedback and modulation of delay time.

-On-screen MIDI keyboard that can be played with the mouse, or keyboard (Q is Middle-C, Z two Octaves lower) The 'T' on the left of the keyboard sets Toggle Mode where each key stays held until you click it a second time.

-MIDI Channel selector : 1 to 16 channels.

-FULL MIDI Automation: Complete MIDI Continuous Controller. You can use this to automate parameter changes from a sequencer, or to control your synthesizers from an external MIDI control surface.

Rickenbacker 360 & Moog baby - New Flickr Shot

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