Vectrex Melody Master

Anyone remember the Vectrex pictured below? I wanted one of these bad as a kid but never could afford one. I never knew there was a light pen for it, let alone a music program. Title link takes you to more info on this program and the Vectrex in general. Check out the games section.

via André.

Polivoks Demo

Title link takes you to an MP3 of the Polivoks sent my way via Mr. Array.

"I noticed that some of the comments on the recent Polivoks post were asking for more sound examples. A few years back, I downloaded this Polivoks demo MP3 from the Moog Music forums. I forgot who made this, but I'm sure you'll enjoy it. It's quite catchy!"

Thanks Mr. Array! If anyone knows where this demo is from, feel free to comment.

Morton Subotnick's Until Spring Revisited

Part One


Part Two

YouTube via loopcycle. Sent my way via Peter Grenader.

Until Spring Revisited
San Francisco, CA
April 6th, 2007
Recombinant Media Labs
Performers: Morton Subotnick, Miguel Frasconi,

Analogue Sound Synthesizers

Title link takes you to Analogue Sound Synthesizers, home to a number of synth oddities including the Practical Electronics Sound Synthesizer pictured and the Dewtron.

"This is G.D.Shaw's prototype Practical Electronics Sound Synthesizer, as pictured in the Feb 1973 Practical Electronics (PE) Magazine."

While there also be sure to check out the Minisonic2, previously posted here.

Via Rick

"Some great old synth ics, including the mighty Dewtron which I had never heard of. Typical British design with a patch panel (though it seems to be a dual-pin patch panel rather than the simple ones used by EMS and ETI)."

Los Angeles Sonic Odyssey Featuring Barry Schrader's Lost Atlantis

"On Friday, April 27, three movements from Lost Atlantis will be presented in their original quadraphonic (4-channel) format as part of the 2007 Los Angeles Sonic Odyssey. The concert will take place at 8:00 P.M. at the The Neighborhood Unitarian Church at 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd. in Pasadena, CA. 91103. For more information, you can click here, or phone 877-358-5813. The sections of Lost Atlantis presented on this program will be: Introduction: The Pillars of Hercules - The Great Harbor; The Temple of Poseidon - The Dance of the Gods; The Destruction of Atlantis - Epilogue: "...and Atlantis Shall Rise." This concert will present a rare opportunity to hear this music as originally composed and with excellent multichannel sound projection."

Lost Atlantis was originally composed with the Buchla Electric Music Box, the Buchla 200. I've listened to it and it is an amazing sonic journey into electro-acoustical sonic landscapes. It is available off of Barry Schrader's Website and I have a permanent link on the right side of this site under the Synth CDs section. You can find reviews for the album at the bottom of Barry's site.

What's not clear regarding the event above is how this will be presented. Will it be an orchestra, a playing of the original recordings or the actual Buchla 200. I can't imagine trying to recreate this live on an original Buchla. If anyone knows, please comment.

Yamaha ED10 Analog Drum Pad

Title link takes you to a new page with info and samples on Sealed's Deep Synthesis page. It's great to see another update to the site.

Previous Sealed posts

Soviet Analog Synthesizer - The Polivoks

YouTube via williamenroh, via this VSE Thread. MP3 of the intro song here. Sent my way via Mr. Array.

Inside an Oberheim Xpander

via this auction.

Title link takes you to more shots of the outside.

Analog Solutions Oberkorn Silver Edition

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Details:
"This is a Mk1 Oberkorn that includes the midi trigger converter, current models omit this feature to save cost. I made a custom front panel in silver to replace the rather grim black panel it came with as standard, and replaced all of the led's with nice icy blue ones, and fitted double led's at positions 1, 5, 9, and 13. I also fitted led's to show the state of gates a,b,c,x and y at each step. These enhancements make what is already a great sequencer into something even better and truly unique."

The Oberkorn is an excellent, feature-laden sequencer that offers way more than anything else in its price range. However, I'd recommend using it with a voltage quantizer (I've been using a Doepfer quantizer) if you're going to be using it to control pitch as there is a little bit of interaction between the rows. There is an excellent review of this sequencer at link."

via John.

Vox Gong - Buchla 200e Demo

Title link takes you to another demo of the Buchla 200e, Vox Gong, by Chris Muir. The link is just under this image when you get there. Make sure to check out the other demos on site if you haven't already.