Nord Modular Rack Package

flickr via dreikelvin.

Title link takes you to more.

The Copper Box

"This unit consists of two Voltage Controlled Oscillators with pitch control, pulse width control, and a blend control. The copper plates as a body contact playing surface that controls the pulse width. The plates are floated about 3/16" off the metal case and wired up with ribbon cable. Very satisfying to realize my design goal so completely."

Title link takes you to larger images, samples and more projects on Allerian.com.

SND

Title link takes you SND, makers of the SAM-16 Sequential Analogue Memory, and FB-14 Extended Range Fixed Filter Bank. Also be sure to check out their "Special Services" section where you'll find some nice mods including a racked Oberheim FVS, the MINI in a case below, and more.

Update via the comments: "Nice lift of Raymond Scott's 'Wall of Dazzle'"

Be sure to click through to see the title link to see the animated gif.

Rhodes Chroma Site Updates

Via Chris Ryan on the Rhodes Chroma list:

"A bit of a diversion this month: I've received a number of requests for information about the Chroma site, its history, design, and implementation. I have expanded the "About This Site" page into a section that includes information on the origins and growth of the site; data on visitors, referrers, and page popularity; an overview of visual and interactive design considerations; and a discussion of Web standards (XHTML/CSS) issues and the PHP framework I put together for the site. I have also broken out contributors onto a separate page.

The site enters its ninth year in February, and over the years there have been over a million page views, with about a third occurring in 2006. There were over 38,000 visitors last year, the best year ever and about five times the number of visitors in 2000. Thanks everyone for your continued participation and contributions.

Happy 2007 to all!

Chris"

Title link takes you there. The new links are currently under the Site News section on the left. If you haven't been there before, I encourage you to take a look. It is hands down the best resource site for any given synthesizer. The list is fairly active as Chris Ryan is continuously providing new resources and new life to both the site, list and the Rhodes Chroma itself.

Previous Rhodes Chroma posts

Roland Juno-60

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Roland D-50

Click here for shots pulled via this auction.

Some Details:
"The D-50 combines 8-bit PCM samples with "LAS" synth-generated sounds and is capable of unique, complex and beautiful sounds. The PCM samples contained the attack transients, while the rest of the sound came from the Linear Arithmatic Synth (LAS) section which sounds very analog, with subtractive-style synthesis and low-pass-resonant filters. The D-50 is great for new and non-acoustic, percussive, ethereal and beautiful pads, & sounds and the electric piano and organ sounds are in a class all of their own. It has a built-in chorus, digital reverb and a joystick controller for real-time timbre manipulation (bending the sound). It is a very lush, warm-sounding and versatile synth.

The D-50 spawned a whole line of D-Series synthesizers from Roland and many of the features introduced in the D-50 in 1987, can be seen in newer Roland keyboards like the V-Synth and Fantom Series."

MIDIbox Controller

Another MIDIbox Controller. Title link takes you to another shot on Sendling.

Lemon Fourses

Remember Ciat Lonbarde? Here's a video of a cat playing with a Lemon Fourses. Click the image to launch the video. Title link takes you to Ciat Lonbarde, where you will find the Lemon Fourses and more.

via Sendling.

Update via Sendling:
"I got the pic from ciat-lonbarde site where is written that we see a "kitty with a fyrall". but ok, if you^re sure that it`s a lemon forses.... va bene :-)"

Looks like it's referred to both, "Lemon Fourses" on the home page and both on the other. Updating this post just in case someone searches on either.

Inside a MOOG Source

Title link takes you to a couple more shots posted on VSE by djfetus. I backed them up here for wen the thread goes to limbo.

YuSynth AUTO-BEND

"This module is very useful utility module to simulate the transient frequency bend that can be heard at the onset of a note played by some instruments such as trumpets and oboes. The same effect could be achieved using an ADSR module connected to the FM input of a VCO. However, having such a dedicated module autobend modules makes it possible to reserve ADSR modules for a "poshier" use."

Title link takes you to more info. There is also a Single Auto Bend module.