Morton Subotnick Live in San Fransisco

"Morton Subotnick's Until Spring Revisited is performed by Subotnick and Miguel Frasconi on three laptop computers. The performance is based on the idiosyncratic vocabulary of pulsating and sculpting gestures that the composer has developed during the last 40 years. Subotnick's software interprets the position, speed, and gestural quality of the mouse movement, as well as which keys are pressed and when they are pressed, and translates that information into musical variation and spatial motion. Two large-scale video screens display the hands of the two performers manipulating keyboard and mouse.

At the same time, Sue Costabile, photographer and light artist, improvises a video performance using a laptop, lightpad and digital video camera to build abstract, layered worlds of light and texture out of hand-painted papers, photographs and fabrics.

Asphodel and RML are pleased to present Until Spring Revisited, a full evening-length work of surround sound and projected images that together create an immersive audio and visual experience."

Two shows April 6. Title link takes you to more info. Via daddio on the AH list.

Previous Morton Subotnick posts

More Details on the Nord Wave

Title link takes you to more details recently posted on CDM. You can also find some details on sequencer.de.

High points:
Sampled waveforms: Oscillators can now use full waveforms (not single wavetables, Clavia hastens to add), while still routing through fully-analog circuitry.

Oscillator models: Virtual analog, FM, wavetable, sample-playback can be applied in combination (which I hear is all the rage these days). And you can load in custom waveforms, as well, via fully user-definable memory areas (so you can delete samples you hate). Clavia even promises it’ll offer additional, free waves on their website. An included software sample editor lets you tweak samples.

Morphing: Morph “almost any parameter” via mod wheel, expression, velocity, or pitch, with assignable “morph scenarios” and morph “timelines.”

Filters: 24db analog-modeled resonant filters, low-, high-, band-pass filters with envelope and velocity control, combinations of filter types, and formant filters.

Effects: EQ, delay with tap tempo, tube-style amp with overdrive, reverb.

Pitch stick: Clavia’s signature wooden pitch stick allows precise bend and vibrato.

Solaris and Musikmesse Shots

Another nice shot of the John Bowen Synth Design Solaris. I think this is my favorite look for the synth. This one sent my way via Laurin on Tangerine Vintage Synthesizer. You can see the complete Musikmesse gallery here.

Previous Musikmesse Posts

E&MM Peter Vettese Interview Excerpts on the Rhodes Crhoma Site

Via Chris Ryan on the Rhodes Chroma list:

"New on the site this month, excerpts from an interview [link] with Peter Vettese, who played the Chroma with Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson in the early 1980s. Perhaps most notable is that he hints at future directions for the instrument/platform; there have been suggestions that he did a promotional video for the Chroma [link], so may have had some inside information. Also, he is holding a Polaris on the front cover of the magazine; I'm not sure when that keyboard was released, but I thought it wasn't until 1984. It does appear to have the production prototype panel scheme [3].

Chris"

Rowland 303 - $100

Classic one from Craiglist Seattle sent via JG:

"rowland 303 - $100
Reply to: sale-304154428@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-04-01, 9:01AM PDT


my boyfriend didnt come home last night (again) so i'm selling off his stuff
apparently this is some sort of synthesizer. he listens to that shitty techno music so maybe that will help you.

i'm so fucking mad at him right now that the first person here with some money gets it. or you can take me out to breakfast and have it. i dont care i just want to make him mad.

* Location: cap hill
* it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interest"

Minimoog With Ribbon

via this auction.

Details:
"Minimoog model D, excellent conditions. If you are thinking about bidding, you know well what it is. S.n. 5474, old oscillator board, buffer board. This Mini is incredibly stable in pitch! Very good esthetic condition, all knobs and silver centers are there. The woodwork has only some signs of the time (according to my opinion, it's worth 9/10). Both Moog nameplates are on it. This Mini has still its yellow Moog original tag, labelled "september 1974": the machine seems as coming from a time capsule... All of the keyboard bushings have been replaced one week ago by an excellent technician with new, very rare and expensive rubber ones, so it has a smoooooooth and precise feel, as it used to have at its birth. Last but not least, it sports the LH controller with the ultraRARE ribbon controller; this was an option offered by Moog, as reported in the Minimoog owners manual (I'll send also copies of this, if needed). Such a controller, alone, has been sold at a recent UK auction at more than 500 euros!!!) It works 100%. My references: I am a vintage synth collector, on eBay since 1999, 100% positive feedback; some of my machines are pictured in the nice Peter Forrest book on Vintage synthesizers (my name, Fernando Zarone, is in the acknowledgements). According to the actual eBay policy trend, due to the vintage nature of this Minimoog (35 yrs old), it is sold AS IS, NO RETURNS are possible. Anyway, I don't think you'll be able to find a better one in the future! If any question, please consider I shall have some difficulties to reply from april 8th to 12th, being abroad for Easter holidays. I'll be able to give a precise shipping cost after the end of auction. Happy bidding!"

AMPERE coolFLAME Stick

Remember FLAME, the talking synth? Check out their MIDI controller. Title link takes you to the product page which also has a psychoFLAME sequencer listed but no pic, though I'm wondering if that's it in the site's header below.

Yamaha SY-2 in Close Encounters

Title link takes you to a screen grab by Inverseroom on Synthwire.

Musikmesse Superbooth - Hispasonic.com

YouTube via Hispasonic.

Behringer Nordic Lead

Thought this was pretty funny. A day late, but I'll take it.

via memeo in this VSE post:
"Behringer has announced their new synthesizer, the Nordic Lead. After hours of reverse engineering years of completely original design and development, they have created a professional, state-of-the-art synthesizer. You know that it's professional because they call it professional in the literature (several times), and it clearly says "Professional" on the back.

The Nordic Lead will begin to ship in June 2007. The final pricing has not been set, but Behringer expect it to be around $14.95."

Also, Behringer Labs via Mixolydian: