Kirin Lager Meets YMO in Akira Kurosawa's Dreams

Click image to launch video. Title link takes you to the Kirin Promo site with a very nice image of YMO.

This is NOT the Graffiti Research Lab

YouTube via ni9e25.

In case you missed it there was a scare in Boston yesterday over these little devices cropping up around the city. They were mistaken for bombs. The officials brought out the bombs squads and blew them up. In actuality they were promo material for "Aqua Teen Hunger." You can read more about it on the excellent Laughing Squid.

To keep this post on topic, I'm curious if anyone knows what sound devices were used for the early arcade coin-op version of Pac Man. I always loved the richness of the sound and it was obviously before the SID. Anyone know if it was analog or digital? Also has anyone done anything new with the old devices? Seems like it would make for a good DIY project.

Updating The Site Template to Support New Blogger Features

If you read my last Blogger update post you will note that I noted search was broken. I think I figured it out. I need to update the site with a new Blogger template. This will finally give the "Older Posts" link at the bottom of the page that lets you go to the next page in the archives. Hopefully this will let you page through search results as well. I will also have a new Archive format that I think will be pretty cool. Anyway, I'm going to update the template now, so the site will look broken while this is happening.

Roland Synthesizer

flickr by A.L.M.


Guess the synth.

Migrating to the New Blogger

And I'm back. If you seen any quirks with the site, please post a comment in this thread and I'll look into it. BTW, check out the new search functionality on the top left of the site. Instead of taking you to the old blogger search page based on Google results it will bring up the results inline, meaning on Matrixsynth. I believe this is the internal search engine which will bring back better results - I noticed the old search would often miss posts.

Update: Hmm.. Maybe not. The search results seem lacking. I did a search for MOOG via my internal editing site and I get 696 posts. I clearly don't get that when I search in the box above. I think there is supposed to be a forward and back button at the bottom of each page in the new Blogger. I'll need to see how to enable that.

Just and FYI, but it looks like I can finally migrate to the new Blogger. Previously I couldn't because my blog was too large. I'll let you know when I come out from the other side. If there are any glitches with the site before I get back, this might just be why. : )

KORG KMS-30 MIDI Syncronizer

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Details:
"This is The Korg KMS-30 Midi Syncronizer. If you have any Vintage drum machine or Analog Sequencer ( MC-202) or any synth that has SYNC IN than this Korg Korg KMS-30 will bring you to the MIDI world of today. Easy to use - Just plug the Sync cable and the Midi cable and you are in business of syncing. The Korg KMS-30 can strip a pilot to tape and read it for Analog recording sync with no Midi. The Korg KMS-30 is a MUST if you want to sync your old Analog gear directly to your Midi or PC. It uses a 9V DC power supply."

Roland TB-303 Devil Fish

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

More info on the Devil Fish mod here.

FAT FreeBass FB383 - MAM MB33

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction. Apparently the FAT FreeBass FB383 and MAM MB33 are the same. They are Roland TB-303 clones. You can read more about them here. This unit is the FAT FreeBass FB383.

Access Virus Indigo

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

The Development & Practice of Electronic Music

No title link. Just the shot and details pulled via this auction.

Details
"The Development And Practice of Electronic Music by Jon H Appleton and Ronald C Perera. Hard cover with 384 pages of theory (analog and digital), history and pics of synthesizers. Pics of synths include Moog IIIC Modular, Buchla Modular, EMS Synthi 100 Modular, Complete Arp 2500 Modular, Moog Modular CEMS system, Arp 2600 and others."