Dave's Studio

Dave of umop and our favorite synth comic strip, The Packrat, sent me this shot of his new studio. I asked him if I could put up a post and he gave me the thumbs up. You can see other content Dave has contributed to Matrixsynth including synth videos, in these previous posts. BTW, be sure to check out PONG, Dave's retro band.

Update via Dave: "I actually only have one more show with Pong, on Thursday the 24th at Rookies in Cromwell, CT. I'd love to meet feelow synth nerds who happen to be in the area."

A Welsh Kitchen

Awesome. : )
"Details:
- 680 Stereo Samples
- Over 140 pots, pans, kettles, lids, bowls, containers and more!
- More unique than conventional drum samples!
- Multiple hits: bottoms, sides, rims with mallet and light stick
- Recorded with a Marantz EC-335 split-stereo microphone
- VERY clean, high-fidelity samples! 16 bit/44.1 kHz stereo, WAV format


Kettles and Pots
11” kettle
11” stainless steel (SS) kettle
10” pasta pot
10” SS kettle
9” pressure cooker

Pans
17" sheet pan
16" cookie sheet
16" miniloaf pan
15" sheet pan
14" cake pan
14" miniloaf pan"

And more. Title link takes you there. Via CDM.

Howard Jones Retro set

YouTube via DIGITALSCREAMS.

"If you enjoy live synth music then goto http://www.howardjones.com/hojo.html and buy his 20th Anniversery Concert Live at the Shepherds Bush Empire"

Anyone know if these are one off shows showcasing his vintage gear or did/is he actually taking them on a full tour? Would be cool if he started using them for all of his shows.

Via mini: GEAR SALE: http://www.tonetweakers.com/

Syndrum

Title link takes you to shots via this auction.


via Johan
Previous Syndrum posts

BOSS DR-220e in sync with Ableton Live

YouTube via sifkasifka2 aka JB.

"This is my BOSS DR-220e synched to ableton live using a 5v trigger sample looped in Impulse at every 16th beat and sent to the drum machine's trigger input. You just need to set the DR-220e to receive the trigger in and you're set. I got the idea from this page : http://www.mdz.de/www/blog/27"

JX-8P Editor / Manager (1989) and MIDI-Dump (1991)

Title link takes you there. Via Peter Kersten on AH.

Casio FZ-1 Meets Tron

flickr by -hi-no-to-ri-mo-rt-al-.
Title link takes you to more great synth shots.

Arp Solina String Ensemble - demo

YouTube via hamsterdunce aka Dave of umop.

Update via DVDBorn in the comments:
"Correction: The Solina doesn't have 16 voices as is said in the video. It has full polyphony. It uses a divide down circuit to give each key it's own voice. It's the same technology that was used in organs and the Korg PS-series."

Tele_Synth_ 1

YouTube via cretin4321.
more info here http://cliplead.blogspot.com/

Roland JP-8000

Cool shot of the Roland JP-8000 via this auction. Title link takes you to more.