Flame MIDI Talking Synth

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Note this is a Noisebug listing.

"the flame midi talking synth is a small-sized midi-controlled sound module based on the analogue speakjet ? chip, produced by the u.s. company magnevation llc. originally designed for basic artificially generated speech output in american english tongue it was then refined and further developed as an 8-bit sound module with speech-like sounds and synthetic robot voices as well as beeps, alarms, noise and retro-style sci-fi sounds. due to the structure of the speakjet ? (with its complex sound synthesizer, preset sounds and serial interface) it offers an impressive range of possibilities. it contains 72 speech elements (allophones), 43 sound effects, and 12 dtm touch tones. the idea was to create sounds, patterns and sequences in the 8-bit style of the 80s or other retro sounds for making music instead of just simulating speech. most allophones can be tuned and used tonally. the flame midi talking synth contains two speakjet ? chips to produce a richer and more complex tonal variety as well as generating a pseudo stereo effect.

since the speakjet ? has not originally been laid out for the purpose of making music it is actually not fully controllable via midi input, i.e.: once sounds are triggered they cannot be directly stopped by note off messages from a midi keyboard or a sequencer. thus a midi-controlled audio tremolo has been implemented in the flame midi talking synth virtually allowing midi control and enabling an easier integration into a midi setup. the flame midi talking synth lets you play back preset words in its expander mode via an external midi keyboard or a sequencer. in addition you can use the flame midi talking synth as a stand-alone midi controller since all controls and joysticks send midi control/change data to the midi-out connector."

Siel OR 400

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"SIEL OR-400 Synthesizer. Arp eventually bought the rights to these in the 1980's I believe."

Syntar Cake

Fizmo

Tiptop Audio DSP Feedback Loops

"Sitting at the core (or left of center, depending on how you look at it) of the Z5000 VCDSP is the Tiptop Audio 24-Bit DSP. What makes it even more unique is that because the modular format allows patching to and from anywhere in a system it is fairly easy to make very interesting use of the 16 different algorithms that the DSP contains.

All of the algorithms in the DSP work differently. Some handle the signal on two separate channels (like the delay effects), but the reverb algorithms, work entirely differently, mixing and processing the signal together using both processors.

Using that delightful feature, it is possible to send a signal into the left input and then feed the left output back to the module's right input that to create a wild feedback loop that makes the module to oscillate and create its own sounds and timbres, similar to the way filter resonance works. This oscillation will continue as long as the CTRL knob is set to MAX, and will decay as the knob is turned to MIN.

Technically, the module should start oscillating even with out any external signal. Using a sound source, however, gives you the ability to "trigger" and control the oscillation and also blends the oscillation timbre with that of the incoming sound source.

Check out the sample below for those long oscillations fading in and out as the sound source triggers them. It's nice to hear how the sound source is changes the tone of this oscillation each time it cycles."

You can find the sample here.
Be sure to check out the rest of Tiptop Audio for more.

The Journey of Jean-Jacques Smoothie's Yamaha CS5 !

YouTube via tarabusch. see the write-up here.
"http://analogsuicide.com
http://www.jeanjacquessmoothie.com

Tara brings Jean Jacques Smoothie's Yamaha CS-5 home to L.A....."

Korg Kaoss MS-20 Pad

YouTube via Newueel
"This is the Korg Kaoss Pad (KP3) playing Korg MS-20 samples. All sounds (including rythm section) are created using only the Korg MS-20! The KP3 is used for sampling the sounds, and for adding effects.

I posted another vid explaining how the samples are made from scratch. So if you have an MS-20 and/or KP3 you should definitely check this out!"

Korg Kaoss MS-20 Pad (How It's Made)

Creating 808 909 Sub Kick Drums Using Adobe Audition

YouTube via VOiD303. via Nusonica.
"Creating 808 909 Sub Kick Drums Using Adobe Audition/Cool Edit Pro.
-VOiD"

mankato2

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"This is my Mankato low pass voltage controlled filter, designed by Thomas Henry, and the pcb and schematics came from Magic Smoke Electronics. The front panel came from the Bridechamber synth products."

IR-909

"IR-909 1.0 Beta 1
IR-909 is a drum machine for the iPhone inspired by the Roland TR-909. IR-909 features a 16-step sequencer, 4 patterns, 8 different drum sounds and the ability to adjust tempo(BPM) and shuffle amount. iPhone Synth alpha .03 [Download] [Screenshot]
New version out! This new version doesn't really include any new features. It's just an update to make it work on the 1.1.3 firmware.
iPhoneSynth is a simple synth for the iPhone. it includes a 16 step sequencer with the ability to change length and oscillator type(sawtooth, square or noise) individually for each step. It also includes a lowpass filter."
You can get IR-909 here: