MATRIXSYNTH

Friday, January 26, 2007

Plan B Touch Keyboard Coming This Year

Via Peter Grenader on the Plan B list:

"The Model 21 is slated to have a complementry touch keyboard sometime after it's release. There will only be one type produced - geared toward 16 keys, so it's best suited for the Venti.

The thoughplate will be a single rack width high unit which will come in two flavors - with or without rack ears. On it will be 16 touchplates, an internal connection to the Venti's VC direction input, a duplicate external direction input so one does not lose that functionality, pressure out, linear voltage out (sixteen equal divisions of ground to 8 volts - so a 1/2 volt increment per key) and gate out. If there's rtoom, this is wherethe veertical sequencing will also be housed.

OK< so what ever happened to symmetrry?

If you happen to use two rows of rack mounted EUro and don't want the MIUlton touchkeys wo send one rack and inch anf three quarters wack form the other, simultanious to it's release will be a one rack unit high multiple gang - all the mults you could ever dream of. By using both, then your adcecent cabinets will; linw up as they should.

when is this all going to happen?

this year.

We've got five modules to release in short time: The M's 16, 25, 26, 27 and Miltons. Once that occurs, the touchplates are next in the development pipe, along with the release and completion of the M18 and M23 ASR.

Sorry for the delay on these things. Only two guys here, orders to fill, disrupting daily group Starbucks runs to make (my fault), not to mention Tim's periodic defibulation requirements due to his Monster and Rockstart cold beverage usage.

...Just kidding about Tim. That's not fair. (He usually doesn't require the pads).

toodles -

- P"

Thanks to ross healy for reminding me to put this up.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

KORG PSS-50 Super Section

Title link takes you to one more shot pulled via this auction.

Details on Keyboard Museum.com

Roland SH-101 with Chrome

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

P.S. I put up the seller's MC-202 on MATRIXSYNTH-B

Custom Analog Tube Synth

Here's one for Thomas Dolby. No title link, just this shot pulled via this auction.

Details:
"Easily the most destructive and crazy piece of equipment ive ever built or played. Take a loud a/rhythmic synthesizer, self oscillating distortion (with 1.4" input) and white noise generator being fed into a modified Tube Amp! There is no need to plug it into an amp if youre just looking to play at home because its builtin speaker is obnoxiously loud! in fact ive never wanted to turn the Tube Gain (master) up past 20!

The Synthesizer portion is great for anti rhythms of piercing whistles or rumbles down to nothing. this part really needs a better speaker to show all of its range. the pre patched LFOs can be brought up to audible levels for frequency modulation which gives a thick 4 oscillator sound. the total shutdown knob in the far right bottom can create tons of randomness depending on the other controls setting. at times it can control the master clock of all oscillators by speeding up frequencies and slowing down LFOs in unison. fun times for drones and melodies!

Following the audio chain you have a choice between sending the oscillators to the distortion or your 1/4" input. Depending on the level of your incoming signal, the sound is mangled by a high gain distortion with a unique self oscillator. Plugging in a cable and touching the end creates WHITE NOISE with variable frequencies and tones depending on your settings. Plugging in a mic creates almost octave up and down tones with a heavy heavy fuzz. turns your voice into pure evil!!!

Last is the TUBE portion of the synth for that extra grime. Always take it easy on the gain! there is a tube on the front which lights up green after warming up and has a Level indicator similar to a VU Meter for watching how strong your signal is. (if you have any gear with Photocells you can use this as a envelope controller). The first Tube level meter ive ever seen!

Please! Check out the diagram for Control Specs.

Unit Runs off of 120vac and a single 9V. I will try my best to get a video up of the unit glowing and blasting tunes by saturday afternoon."

I'll most likely forget about the video, so if anyone sees it and remembers this post, please come back and comment.

Korg éléctribe

flickr by tomaksound.

Andromeda A6

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

So has any uber poly synths come out since the Andromeda? : )

Tomislav Babic's KORG Trident Page

Title link takes you there, where you will find more images, info and samples. Make sure to track back to the home page and checkout the studio while there.

Previous Babic posts.