MFOS Mini-Controller (+/9V to +/-15V)

"Features
* The MFOS Mini-Controller has a twenty nine note stylus keyboard (C - C - C to E)
* It can be used to play your Sound Lab Mini-Synth or 1V/Oct modular.
* The MFOS Mini-Controller supports four CV outputs (2 with portamento 2 without portamento) My prototype (shown) only used two.
* There is one trigger output and one gate output.
* Just the coolest thing EVER!

Quirks
* Rare, rare (did I say rare) mis-sampling that grabs the raw buss voltage. Remember you are jabbing a PC trace with a piece of metal (slightly bouncy). But even so this thing is just too much fun to play with."

More info here.

MusoTalk 118-NAMM Report 2008-Solaris,Doepfer,Future Retro

YouTube via musotalk
"weitere Informationen auf www.musotalk.de -Versteckt im oberen Stock der Halle,neben den Gitarrenanbietern erspäte ich die " Deutsche Insel" in der auch John Bowen mit seinem Solaris Unterschlupf gefunden hat. Zu sehen gibt es den Solaris, neue A 100 Module von Doepfer, der Halbmodulare von Furture Retro, und einen exotischen Stepsequenzer."

ARP Odyssey + SCI Pro-One + Roland Juno-60 + TR-606

YouTube via retrosound72

"bassline: ARP Odyssey, triggered by the SCI Pro-One internal sequencer and sync with the TR-606 drum machine sweeping metallic sound: SCI Pro-One through EHX Small Stone
pads and strings: Roland Juno-60
drums: Roland TR-606"

Jomox XBase 888 Analog Drum Machine

via this auction

Oberheim Matrix-6R

images via this auction

Circuit Bending on OBP TV

"Circuit bending is the creative short-circuiting of devices such as low voltage, battery-powered guitar effects, children's toys and small synthesizers to create new musical instruments and sound generators. Emphasizing spontaneity and randomness, the techniques of circuit bending have been commonly associated with noise music, though many more conventional contemporary musicians and musical groups have been known to experiment with "bent" instruments."

You can watch the episode here.
Via Jesse who is featured in the video.

A Noisy Afternoon

Click here for the full flickr set by sentencesintensenses. There are some great shots in this set so be sure to check them out. As always click on the image in the set followed by the All Sizes link on top for the full sized shots.

via David

Frostwave Sonic Alienator w/ Machinedrum 1

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"This is just one pattern from an Elektron Machinedrum into the Sonic Alienator. This incredible little box offers bit crushing "sonic decimation", distortion, analog filtering with resonance and variable routing/orientation of the filter, decimator, and distortion. Available exclusively at www.bigcitymusic.com"

New Percussa Forum

"I am Bert Schiettecatte, the founder of PERCUSSA, and the inventor of the AudioCubes, beautiful and intelligent cubes which work with your computer and music software to stimulate your creativity.

Several of AudioCube owners have sent me emails with feedback over the past few months. I am grateful for your input and try to feed as much as possible into software updates.

Some have asked about the existence of a forum, so they could exchange ideas about applications of AudioCubes with other people and ask questions.

I've now put a forum online and I'd like to invite you all to register and participate. Together we can explore the potential of this promising tool for sound and music exploration and live performance!

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You can find the forum here: http://forum.percussa.com/
More info about AudioCubes: http://www.percussa.com/
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Warm regards from Belgium,

Bert Schiettecatte
PERCUSSA"

Allen Strange will not be Performing

More info here.