Inside electronic instruments

via Inverse Room:

"I just put up a small set on flickr of the innards of various synths. I'll try to add to it from time to time. So far there's the Yamaha SY2, Yamaha YC-25D, and a Russian handclapper stompbox. Also a homemade Triwave Picogenerator.

Link"

Pictured:
"The Yamaha SY2 oscillator and filter modules. Apparently the filter is the same as the one in the enormous GX1 monster synth, and thus the same as the one in the MOTM GX1 filter. Old Crow actually reverse-engineered this filter for MOTM by dissolving the material it's potted in--see his page on the project at www.cs80.com/ne_proj.html."

MOOG Moogerfooger Murf

images via this auction

"The MF-105 MuRF is a new and unique effect designed by Bob Moog. MuRF is short for Multiple Resonance Filter Array. The MuRF provides sequenced filter effects that have not been heard before!

MuRF stands for "Multiple Resonance Filter Array". What this means is the MuRF has 8 filters - their levels are controlled by 8 sliders. It looks like a graphic eq, but the sound of the filters are very different: warm and resonant.

What is really unique is the ability to animate the levels of the 8 filters in up to 24 preset patterns. The rate of the patterns can be set by a knob, expression pedal, or plug a footswitch into the tap tempo input to match the rate to the tempo of your song. Rhythmic variations can be created by adjusting the levels of the filters. The Envelope control sets the shape of the modulation, which can be set for percolating techno rhythmic modulation or shimmering timbral morphing. Other controls include Input Drive, Output Level and Wet/Dry Mix.

MuRF shares the musician-oriented features that are common to all Moogerfoogers. All the audio processing is 100% genuine analog, for warm, fat sound quality. Any line level or instrument level audio signal may be processed. Wide-ranging player parameters may be controlled from the panel knobs as well as from expression pedals or CV-compatible analog synthesis instruments. Components are rugged and long lasting, to withstand the rigors of stage and studio. The MuRF is housed in the classic Moogerfooger "double-wedge" enclosure that may be used on a table or on the floor.

More information plus lots of nice audio examples at the Moog Site

Independent review from Sound on Sound"

Moog Synthesizer 201

YouTube via DoKashiteru. Follow-up to this post.
"A description on how to use the sequencer section of the Moog synthesizer. WIRING DIAGRAM UP SOON - until then, see http://myspace.com/dokashiteru"

1982 Music Emporium Catalog

via REwire. Click on the images for the full size shots. Compare the price of the Casio's vs the others.

MOTM-521 Cloud Generator Expansion Breadboard

via My Synthesis Technology MOTM Analog Modular Synth where you can find an update from Paul S. of MOTM. For those not familiar with what a breadboard is, it's where you prototype and work on designs before actual manufacturing. The breadboard itself is the brown board you see the components sitting on.

Happy 25th C64!

The Commodore 64 turns 25 today.
Article on CNN.

More links on ThisIsNotALabel.com

DSC02943

flickr by industrial drawing (click for more).

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SCOPE & M-TRACK: CHRONOLOGIE 4 Jean-Michel Jarre

YouTube via grandmoff. Sent my way via fischek.
"Hoy lo pasamos increible tocando temas de JMJ. Aqui pueden ver un momento entretenido. Esta es la version de Memo Scope.

Melodia: DIVO - Roland D-50 as a Controller
Strings: VARO - Korg 01/Wfd
Solo: MEMOSCOPE - Yamaha SY99 as a Controller

Today we had a great day playing some Jarre songs... Wow... we had a really god time isn't? Memo made this very good new version of this great song."

serge modular56

YouTube via cray56. Follow up to this post.

Snuff Box - Empty Room

YouTube via Exulus.

"Empty Room Suicide song." Via Suit & Tie Guy of STG Soundlabs:
"Matt Berry is one of the actors on The Mighty Boosh, he plays the owner of the zoo i believe. anyway this is from a show he did called Snuff Box. this skit is a parody of Edgar Winters' Old Grey Whistle Test appearance. i think it's important to point out this isn't pissing all over synth rock ... it's fairly obvious Matt and his friends are pretty intelligent dudes who can love something and laugh at it simultaneously. it also seems like he actually played the lines you hear on an SH-1000, and there's a bunch of EU-format modular stuff with a Minimoog sitting on top of it also in the shot which don't get used: for reference, this is the quite fantastic Edgar Winter clip being referenced:"

Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein (previously posted)

YouTube via joneps.

And two more not directly synth related:
snuff box guitar lesson


Dark Place Opening Titles


"and these are the opening titles to Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, which was another series Matt Berry was in with another comedian/musician named Matthew Holness. if this doesn't make you want to go watch all 6 episodes in a viewing binge i don't know what would"