MATRIXSYNTH

Monday, June 19, 2006

MOTM Modular - New Flickr Set

flickr by mikest. Title link takes you to the set.

Sunday, June 18, 2006

Keith Levene - PIL

Keith Levene of PIL with small Roland 100M.

via Mikael Lingren on AH.

"Is this a familiar picture? Cables lead from a microphone input into a small digital effect. More cables connect the effect to a mixer. Elsewhere, a MIDI cable links a MIDI input to a synthesizer, which is in turn connected to a mixer. Old hat, right? Now, imagine this: the same single output socket sprouting no less than eight different cables connecting eight different effects.

It gets better: A sound is broken down into 256 individual bands, then each is tweaked one at a time in a unique way. As he performs, a musician decides to add an LFO to a synth's filter cutoff knob, where no LFO existed before. Sound crazy? Not anymore. The new paradigm of computer audio can be summed up in two words: "real-time" and "modular" – both of which are embodied by one application..."

Title link takes you there. Via Analog Industries.

Obeheim Two-Voice - New Flickr Shots

flickr by Ethan Callendar. Title link takes you to more shots.

Roland TR-909 Service Manual

Title link takes you to a 9.82M pdf.

Serge Modular Music Systems Historical Materials

Title link takes you there. Via sequencer.de.

DIY Sequencer PCB Group Panels

Title link takes you to the post on sequencer.de.

Moog Sonic Six Shots

Title link takes you to shots pulled from this auction.

via Loscha.

Update via underface in the comments: "Sound on Sound has a pretty informative retro review of the Sonic Six here."