Annoying Pop-Ups

I've been getting a few reports on an annoying pop-up on the site. I've seen it twice so far. If you see it AFTER this post leave a comment. I made a change that might take care of it.

A Small Abuse of Technology

YouTube via stretta.
"Short software hack that turns the amazing 40h into a very pedestrian scrolling sign."

I love it!!! Thank you Stretta!!! You can find out more about this here.

Fun with a Buchla 200e

Title link takes you to a new Buchla 200e doodle, RoundMirrorRolling, via Chris Muir. Scroll down to "The Examples" when you get there. For those of you new to Chris' 200e doodles, be sure to check out the rest there as well.

BTW, Chris has two gigs coming up so if you want to see a 200e live, here's your chance. I wish I was in the area.

two gigs coming up at 21 Grand, in Oakland, CA.

Monday, August 27th with Mark Miller (drums), William Winant (percussion), Henry Kaiser (guitar) and Chris Muir (electronic music box)

and

Sunday, September 2nd with Weasel Walter (percussion), Danielle DeGruttola (cello), Henry Kaiser (guitar) and Chris Muir (electronic music box)

Livewire Dual Cyclotron+Doepfer A-100-P5

YouTube via DavideModu.

ToneLadder / TonLeiter

YouTube via starcodo.
"A household ladder extended with a sensor system transforms into a real musical instrument. The ordinary ladder becomes a ToneLadder.

Stepping on a bar of the ladder or touching it by hand creates a sound, tone or musical loop, which varies from rung to rung. You can create a piece of music by stepping up and down on the ladder. Together with a partner you can even play a duet. There is a ToneLadder for everyone: standard, dynamic or even wireless."

Genoqs Octopus Basic Demonstration 1

YouTube via DayflightTrok. Click here for all demonstrations.
"This is a short demonstration about how easy it is to make music with Octopus."
Update: if you are just catching this video, be sure to check out the follow up as well (via Trok in the comments).

PARTIKEL - Saturday Night, September 22, 2007

"The Partikel Series features electronic musicians and visual artists performing in a theatrical setting." Title link takes you to more info. via brian comnes.

Control Voltage Pedal

Title link takes you to shots via this auction. via Loscha.

"Linear and Oscillating Control Voltage for Analog Synths.
Performing with an Analog Synth, consists mainly of real time Timbre shaping. For this purpose 24dB Resonant Filters and Envelope Generators were created. The Analog performer will share his attention between the keyboard manual and the panel. Intended to release your hands to other tasks, this Control Voltage(CV) Pedal can control most synthesizers or other gear that has a Control Voltage input. This pedal can produce the following signals:

0 to +5V : As used in most current equipment both analog and digital. The current moog line works with this standart.

0 to +10V : Used in most vintage synths. Moog, Yamaha, Roland, Sequential, Arp etc...

-5 to +5 : Used by Analog Korg: Mono/Poly, MS-10, MS-20, MS-50, Polysix, PS Modular Series, Trident, VC-10 Vocoder among others."

Spaceman Technologies - Multitouch Tactile Sequencer

video upload by AndrewFentem

"Spaceman Technologies has pioneered multi-touch touchscreen research. Many different 'multi-touch' interfaces for both musical and general-purpose computer applications have been developed. These surfaces are capable of discriminating between (and tracking) multiple objects, human touches, and/or elements of a user-reconfigurable mechanical or graphical overlay in contact with that surface.
The images above show several different multi-touch touchscreens and multi-object-tracking interfaces developed for various musical applications in collaboration with Novation EMS Ltd - an electronic music equipment and synthesiser manufacturer.

IP status: Various patent applications filed. Since spring 2007 when Apple Inc announced their IPhone, and Microsoft announced their 'Surface', both products incorporating 'multitouch' touchscreen technologies, there has been considerable commercial interest in this field. Spaceman Technologies began this research project in 2002, prior to Apple Inc commencing the filing of their 'multitouch' touchpad patent applications in 2005."

"In 2003/2004 Spaceman Technologies developed quite a number of innovative sound synthesis and electronic music controllers, sequencers and interfaces. These efforts were mainly concentrated on developing tactile instruments, sequencers and mixing desks based around the Spaceman Technologies multi-object tracking and multi-touch sensor technologies, in collaboration with Novation EMS Ltd.
One of these interfaces - a multitouch tactile sequencer (shown above) was exhibited by Kinetica Museum, London, 18 May - 29 June 2007.

In addition to these projects various DSP-based sound synthesis and spectrum analysis toys and gadgets were developed such as the SoundMouse and the OpticalMicrophone."

KORG Poly 61 Mods Site

Update: the site with details is no longer available. It contained:

- Direct parameter accesses to the VCF (volume days control LED filter, cut off and Resonance)
- Direct parameter accesses to the ADSR (envelope generator, Attack and Decay)
- Control inlets for cut off and Resonance, gate trigger (multiple gate Out)
- Suboszillator for DCO1/2 (different variants)
- LFO (Low frequency oscillator) to the modulation of the VCF (cut off/Resonance)
- Structure of a further envelope generator (application suggestion, not tested)

via sequencer.de