Chroniques de la Mao

Title link takes you to a French blog by deb7680 with quite a bit of synth coverage including an interview with a Pierre Henry (I beleive that is his gear in this shot). Time to break out the translation tool again. I also see Matrixsynth on the blog roll. : )

Dot dot dash - MIDI Enabled Telegraph

In via Justin Sabe. Title link takes you there. Thanks Justin!

Personal Noise - New Flickr Shots

flickr by krakow81. Title link takes you to more.

The MPC - Music Percussion Computer

Title link takes you to shots of the Music Percussion Computer sent my way via altemark. The MPC previously made an appearance on Matrixsynth in this post. Via Synthony: "Music Percussion Computer is a fully dynamic, touch-sensitive playable and programmable electronic rhythm instrument. The MPC's sophisticated microelec tronics provide a whole new range of percussion sounds playable in real time with drumsticks and programmable through its own on-board microprocessor. And the MPC's one-of-a-kind interface system with the *Timex Sinclair 1000 personal computer produces a clear graphic display for composing, building rhythm tracks or just learning the drums."

The Record Producers: Trevor Horn

Title link takes you to the fascinating BBC radio show on Trevor Horn including the introduction of the TR-808.

Via dvdborn.

Shot from
The Most Wanted Man In Pop.

You might also recognize Trevor Horn from The Buggles' and Video Killed the Radio Star.

Synthesizer Studio of Volker Dassler on YouTube

This one via Jordan Kola. Title link takes you there. Thanks Jordan!

Update via duvalle in the comments: "take a look a the song "Happy Dance" from dassler. well, it's not my type of music - but he got some nice synths in his studio .... ;-)"

Making the Monome - New Flickr Set

flickr by pressmonome. Title link takes you to the set. Sent my way via iLEZ. Thank you iLEZ.

Raymond Scott's Electronium on YouTube

Published on Apr 11, 2006 Dr. Rek

"As it was in non working order in the Basement of Mark Motherbaugh's Mutato Music Offices in Hollywood, CA courtesy of http://absurdity.biz 's circuit bending documentary.

UPDATE FROM THE RAYMOND SCOTT ARCHIVES: Raymond Scott's Motown Electronium was removed from Mutato last year & an attempt to restore it is currently underway.

I can't wait!"

More on RaymondScott.com here

Exclusive Syntar Shot

Two more shots of the Syntar sent my way via creator George Mattson. The shot to the left is a close up of the left hand keyboard. Click each for a bigger shot.

"Here's a nice shot of the Syntar, and for the DIY-ers, a close-up on how the left hand keyboard worked. A matrix exclusive. I never showed this to anyone. But you can see, it literally is fish hook shanks, hat pins, tie wrap ends used as bell cranks and airplane hobby springs." George

Amazing. Thanks again George.

Don't miss the earlier post on
George Mattson and The Syntar.

Brian Kehew's Studio and The Con Brio ADS

Brian Kehew of The Moog Cookbook sent me this shot. Note the Con Brio ADS 200. Only two of these were ever made. Brian has the first of two that was made from parts of the first Con Brio, the ADS 100. You are looking at the first ADS 200 in that shot. Simply amazing.

Synths:
(close) Con Brio
(middle) Alesis Fusion, Andromeda, CONN Electric Band, ARP String Ensemble, 360 Systems Keyboard, Chroma
(next) OB-Mx, Akai 612 sampler, Chamberlin 200
(last) Moog Voyager, Chamberlin M1

Thanks Brian!