LEMUR Slime-o-Tron: A Slimey Controller

YouTube via gearwire

"LEMUR's Eric Singer has more than just a penchant for making his musical bots. In fact, he has a separate category altogether for very innovative musical controllers he creates and calls "Trons." Here, we take our first look at the Slime-o-Tron - a controller that works by moving conductive slime around copper nails. Check the video out to see the most unorthodox controller you can imagine, and see more on gearwire.com."

iPod Touch/iPhone for Music Round-up

CDM has a great round up on Music apps for the iPhone. Note that the formal SDK is not out for those that do not want to crack their iPhones, however it is expected to arrive sometime in June. Now Apple just needs to make a multi-touch tablet.

Excerpt from CDM:
"If we’ve learned one thing on this site, it’s this: if it’s a computer, big or small, someone’s going to find a way to make music. The iPod / iPhone, with their Mac OS-derived software guts and a multi-touch interface, are no exception — with or without Apple’s blessing. Here’s a look at what people are doing, including some apps you can download right now, and where this might go musically, whether it’s just a couple of fun toys or trying to make that pretty pocket device an instrument."

Multivox MX-3000 Polyphonic String Synthesizer

images via this auctions
"MULTIVOX MX-3000 string synthesizer The MX-3000 is one of the best string synthesizer ever made, a lot of controls and nice features. It's a gem for collectors and electronic music producers! It come in very good working and nice shape conditions. Working voltage: 220 Volts"

via Daniele: "I have also a korg echomixer and a Gerd Compact Phasing (used by klaus schulze) in my recent ebay auctions..."

Hobnox Audiotool Updates - Roland TR-808 Added

via hobnox
"Just a quick note that we just rolled out an update of the Hobnox Audiotool. As promised the TR808 is now online, along with two new stompboxes (Compressor and Bitcrusher) and some enhanced functions. Saving is still not possible yet, we’re working hard to make it happen for the next update."

If you haven't checked this out yet, do it. It is pretty amazing.

Capybara 320 - Kyma X

"The Holy Grail of sound design: the Kyma workstation, is the best companion to sound designers who want to take some time to explore new ways of synthesizing and transforming sounds using the most advanced signal-processing techniques."

You can find a couple more images on Unidentified Sound Object. Note this one is for sale.

John Bowen Solaris

via marcel

http://www.johnbowen.com/

Clavia G2x Fat Lead

YouTube via xaphankeys
"Clavia G2x Nord Modular, just switched on (for the first time). Fat Lead Variations."

Multivox CB-50

via this auction, via Inverse Room
"Multivox CB-50 "Digital Chorus Box." This thing is very uncommon, so much so that I couldn't find a single reference to it anywhere online. It's a fairly basic solid-state analog delay, coupled with a chorus (you can only use one at a time), and is essentially a copy of the Roland DC-50 "Digital" Chorus. Stock, this thing has no delay time knob--it's ordinarily a fixed slapback. But I modded it, replacing a trimpot inside the unit with a panel-mounted knob (pictured) that does indeed allow you to adjust delay time. You can do it on the fly, creating the customary portamento-type sounds. Max delay time now seems to be around 300ms. The echoes fade out in a lowpassy way like every good delay. The intensity does not oscillate in its stock form, but I adjusted another trimpot inside the unit, and it does indeed now feed back and oscillate very satisfyingly. Chorus is pretty good--there is only an "intensity" knob, so it isn't hugely versatile, but it IS a modulated chorus, not a simple doubling effect. The echo intensity knob also seems to have some effect on it--perhaps on the LFO speed? In any event, it's a good sounding analog chorus, very much a Roland-style ensemble effect. I don't think the knobs are original, but they're like new."

Nice User Interface

T-Shirt via Local Celebrity where you will find more.

via Jaysen

Waldorf Clock and The Qrazy Synth Man

via The Qrazy Synth Man where you will find a ton of other synth info including. an ARP interview, more Waldorf shots, mp3s, and some amazing studio shots. This image gets the post as it's what brought me there.