Future Music Shop Tour via Sonic State

Looks like the Sonic State guys made another visit for Winter NAMM 2007. Title link takes you to the video. Remember the visit in NAMM 2006?

Tagging this with LA and Los Angeles for my next visit.

Elektrogemeinschaft

Title link takes you to Elektrogemeinschaft, a German blog on avant-garde electronic music and instruments, Google translated here.

Synthesizerstudio Bonn

"It began on 3 September 1971. On this day that opened world-wide first specialist shop for Synthesizer, the Synthesizerstudio Bonn. In this illustration you see the shop in the Franzstrasse 29. The photo was made about 1977. For smoking one had to always rausgehen."

Title link takes you to the site in German. You can find a Google translated version here.

Synthanorma Sequenzer

This one via Dirk Matten:

"I am missing some pictures and details of the Synthanorma Sequenzer, which my partner and me have built for KRAFTWERK.
Please use this link and have fun - details in german language.

Best regards
Dirk Matten
http://www.elektropolis.de
http://elektrogemeinschaft.com
http://blogigo.de/elektrogemeinschaft

The Tubes

Title link takes you to shots of The Tubes at The Greek Theater, Los Angeles 1979 put up by Ben. The shots will only be up for a couple of weekes, so Ben gave me the ok to back them up in this flickr set.

roland-jupiter.org

Title link takes you to a new Roland Jupiter BBS. Areas currently include Discussions, Modifications, Galleries, File Area, and Marketplace.

via Steve.

Synth Secrets - Bass Drums

Wasubot posted this to the AH list and I figured I'd put it up a quick post here as well. Title link takes you to a Synth Secrets article on Sound on Sound covering how to program Bass Drums on your synth. You can find the full list of Synth Secret articles on SOS here.

Previous Synth Secret posts:
Gordon Reid's Synth Secrets on SOS
Synth Secrets - Buying your first Vintage Analogue Synthesizer

KORG DSS-1 Resource Site

Title link takes you there. Be sure to check out the Sound Demos link.

Here's a sample:
CS-80 Vangelis Sound

via this VSE thread.

Update: Be sure to check out the comments.

Roland JX-3P Demo

Title link takes you to a track via Andre Vezina featuring nothing but the JX-3P and effects for all parts but drums. Via this Matrixsynth Forum thread.

Music Box Set

Someone make a MIDI retrofit for this.

"We remember this charming little toy from years ago, and are proud to be able to present it here once more.

Traditional musical boxes normally have a single tune (unless you have an advanced version with different cylinders). But in this case, the music box, which is hand cranked, has a strip of paper that passes through it, and the little holes in this strip determine the tune.

The Music Box comes with one strip of paper already punched with the tune 'Happy Birthday'. There are then 3 blank strips of paper and a hole punch, which will allow you to create tunes of your own! It makes for a fun and interactive way to learn and create music.

The Music Box has a two octave range, and can play chords, not just single notes.

The set consists of the Paper Strip Music Box, a Hole Punch, one sample strip of paper with 'Happy Birthday' already punched, and 3 Blank Melody Strip Cards.

The Melody Strips are 48cm long, and 4cm wide. The Music Box is 10.5cm (including handle) x 4.5cm x 2.75cm high."

Title link takes you to the source.