MATRIXSYNTH

Thursday, September 07, 2006

MacBeth Studio Systems Update

Remember this post on the new Moroco Synth? Looks like it has been officially announced on the website along with the M3X2:

"Hi All! It's been some while since I updated the website- I've basically been building up M5s and also working on two new prototypes! These being the long awaited M3X2 and a new varient of the moroco stereo filterbank- it's now the moroco stereo synthesizer! Within the next few days, I shall provide you with protoype pictures to let you all see what is happening..."

The image to the left is MUSE. Note the M5 behind the drummer. Click the image for the full shot.

Title link takes you to MacBeth Studio Systems.

via Yves of yusynth.net

Destroyer by Trogotronic

Title link takes you to a post on Sendling, on the Destroyer by Trogotronic. I wasn't going to put this up as I already posted on Trogotronic, but when I saw this something immediately came to mind. Thomas Dolby and his custom MIDI controllers: one, two. The difference is these actually produce sound. Note this is not a slight on Thomas Dolby. I think it's pretty cool that he turns old devices into unique MIDI controllers. Hmm... with all the buzz around circuit bending and DIY, you'd actually think there was more modding of old non-synth equipment out there.

P.S. Don't miss the sample of the Destroyer on Sendling. No offense, but that is one of the most annoying sounds I have ever heard. Wow. : )

Kleonard.com

Title link takes you to Kleonard.com where you will find pages on the Alesis Andromeda, ARP 2600, Hammond A-102, Mellotron, Realistic/Moog MG-1, Minimoog, and more.

Multivox MX3000

Title link takes you to a new Multivox MX3000 page on sequencer.de.

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Three Weevil Tracks on Sendling

The Weevil by bugbrand.
Title link takes you to three tracks featuring the Weevil on Sendling.

BTW, cool looking Weevil. I haven't seen this one before.

Impact of EU Ban of Leaded Solder and the Sequentix P3

Remember the EU Ban of Leaded Solder? Apparently this may have a greater impact than we anticipated. Not only will it impact vinatage gear, but new botique manufactures may find it too expensive to continue with planned projects. Case in point, the Sequentix P3 being phased out. Title link takes you to a post on sequencer.de, with comments from Sequentix. The following are excerpts. The good news? There will be a new sequencer from Sequentix as alluded to in my previous post.

"The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive becomes law in the UK next year. This directive makes manufacturers responsible for ensuring electronic equipment is recycled at the end of its life. While that is not a bad idea, the proposed UK implementation will require manufacturers to join a ‘disposal scheme’. They will pay into the scheme some amount related to the amount of product they sell. Where this may become a problem is if there is a high minimum level of payment required. That could make low-volume production uneconomical."

"One thing that won't feature on the next sequencer will be the name "P4". Google on P3 and you get 60 million irrelevant pages. For P4 that rises to nearer 90 million. Whereas if you Google on Sequentix, the vast majority of hits refer to the P3 Sequencer. We'll need to come up with a more distinctive name..."

Wendy Carlos on Bob Moog

Portrait by none other than the woman who possibly started it all, Wendy Carlos. Note, I put up this image back on Bob's birthday. At the time I either completely missed Wendy's notes on Bob or it wasn't up at the time. If I missed it, I sincerely apologize for that. Title link takes you there.

"Bob and I were friends for about 41 years. That sounds incomprehensible now, but there you are. We met when I accidentally woke him up. He was taking a much needed nap on a banquette on the Mezzanine of the Barbizon-Plaza Hotel, in NYC. The Moog Company had setup an exhibit at one of the yearly AES conferences (the Audio Engineering Society was a LOT smaller back then, and more informal -- even the tech papers were free and handy, open to anyone attending the exhibits)."

via CDM. Bob Moog portrait.

Mr Modern listens to stereophonic sound

flickr by Dr. Bleep. Title link takes you to one more.

Bleep Labs Thingamagoop, thingama. Funny, I didn't realize individually these were called thingamas (according to the Thingamagoop site).

Note on Flickr shots: I will be doing away with the "New Flickr Shot" in the title moving forward. I originally did this for two reasons. One, I was posting every single new Flickr shot that was tagged with "synth" before, so literally that's what they were. Two, I used to not include "flickr by" in the contents of the post, so I used Flickr in the title to quickly search for Flickr shots.

Also note for the titles of the posts, I do a straight copy and paste of the title in the Flickr shot, so if you see typos, mismatched letter case, etc, it's not me. That is how it was titled. The only time I will rename a shot is if wasn't titled or it just has a digital reference number like DSC_0243213.