MATRIXSYNTH

MFOS Sequecer

flickr by sduck409. click for more shots of the inside.

The Green Waldorf Microwave

images via this auction. I forget how many of these were made, but they were an official limited release Microwave by Waldorf.

Synthsonic, is a new synthesizer company that will be offering high quality frac modules.

Note that the site literally just went live at midnight PST. The first module listed is the 4 Pole LP Filter based on the Music From Outer Space filter.

"The company website will also host free product manuals and videos which will provide tutorials about modular synthesis, so it will hopefully serve the entire modular synth community, not just Synthasonic customers."

Bliptronic3000

YouTube via peterdbennett.
"Interactive art installation at the Big Blip digital art festival '06, Brighton, UK. Users influence the movement of the virtual swarm through the use of two pucks moved across the tabletop."
Note this is not Reactable per the label below. I'm labeling similar tech with it for now. Same applies to monome for some posts. The idea is if you are interested in either and click on the label you will get similar posts so you can see and compare the different technologies available.

1983 commercial - Yamaha PortaSound Keyboard

YouTube via OofusTwillip.
"Commercial (Canadian, I think) for Yamaha PortaSound electronic keyboards. This commercial ran a lot on CBLT channel 5 (CBC Toronto)."

briefcase modular with ribbon controller

YouTube via ouijafeet.
"This is a demo my ribbon controller playing three Moogerfoogers: the Freq Box, low pass filter, and the ring modulator. Despite the fact that the ribbon controller is passive powered, in conjunction with the Freq Box, it is able to trigger the envelope of the LPF. For more info on th ribbon controller, check out:" this auction. You might recognize it from this post.

Korg X3 - Floppy Drive Solution

YouTube via rhomis
"A keyboard with a broken floppy drive can still be used! This tutorial shows how to send and receive all DATA to, and from, the Korg X3 without ever using the floppy drive. An nice expensive piece of equipment that came with the crappiest feature ever.... Bye-bye SLOPPY DRIVE!"