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Admin: Update on Video Hangs and 15 Posts Per Page

There is a possible solution to the video hanging bug in this post. I also received a few comments on the site taking too long to load. This is obviously due to the number of posts coming in each day. I had the main page set to two days worth of posts. I've been averaging close to thirty posts a day. Two days worth of this is just too much. Because of this I've set the limit to fifteen posts on the main page. To get to older posts just click on the "Older Posts" link at the bottom of each page. I will not be reducing the amount I put up, so be sure to click the link if you do not miss anything. Also, to keep the page from getting too long I changed the Archive section on the right to a drop down list. Feel free to comment.
Update: I also added a SYNTH BABES link on the top of the site. Before anyone takes offense to the tag, understand it is a bit in jest. Just scroll through the posts and you will see. It's meant to be vague and subject to a number of interpretations of the label. I'll just leave it at that. We are all adults, right? Well, maybe not some of us. :)
Update: I'm going to try 15 posts on the main page for now instead of 20.

Buchla 200e

via sequencer.de

MIDIBOX SID Datassette BassLine 8bit Synth - the EMd 1

YouTube via BSTGVN
"MIDIBOX SID Datassette BassLine 8bit Synth.
This is a prototype equipped with 2 MOS 8580 SID and 1 MidiBox CORE.

This is a random patch/seq. to show the EnvMod 'EMd', and Decay 'Dec'.

Sorry for the poor sound but this come out from the lcd monitors and is recored by a digital photocamera.

This work born from the genius of Thorsten Klose.
You can find more info at http://www.ucapps.de i'm ganchan there."

Kawai K5000 Rack + Roland JD-800 "Underwater" by RetroSound

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

'Underwater Sunlight' excerpt

all sounds and textures: Kawai K5000R advanced additive synthesizer (played with the DX-7 II) and Roland JD-800"

Marrakech

Marrakech from Michael Walthius on Vimeo.
You can find more videos by Michael Walthius on Vimeo.

Prophet '08 Synthesizer Demo #6

Prophet '08 Synthesizer Demo #6 from Michael on Vimeo.

"Demonstration of the Prophet '08 8-voice analog synthesizer from Dave Smith Instruments. Lexicon MX200 effects."

Prophet '08 Synthesizer Demo #7 (knob tweaking)

Prophet '08 Synthesizer Demo #7 (knob tweaking) from Michael on Vimeo.

Prophet '08 Synthesizer Demo - Jazz Fusion Solo

Prophet '08 Synthesizer Demo - Jazz Fusion Solo from Michael on Vimeo.

David Byrne: Playing the Building

via BoingBoing TV. It's interesting how the keyboard is the chosen interface. It's somewhat symbolic to how MOOG chose the keyboard as the interface for his synthesizers all those years ago.
"Music legend David Byrne transforms an entire NYC building into a giant musical instrument, and Xeni joins him inside for a BBtv tour.

Playing the Building is Byrne's latest sonic innovation, and morphs the century-old Battery Maritime Building into a clanging, vibrating sound sculpture. In this installation, the former Talking Heads co-founder blurs the boundaries between the creators and consumers of culture. He explains:

Devices [have been] attached to the building's structure — to the metal beams and pillars, the heating pipes, the water pipes — and are used to make these things produce sound. The activations are of three types: wind, vibration, striking. The devices cause the building elements to vibrate, resonate and oscillate so that the building itself becomes a very large musical instrument.

Byrne sees music as deeply embedded within the natural sounds that surround us every day, and believes "anyone can be a writer, artist, or musician if they want to."

Playing the Building continues through August 10, 2008 at 10 South Street, New York, NY; open every Friday through Sunday, noon - 6pm. Admission is free of charge." Boing Boing

failure of the year

failure of the year from edison on Vimeo.
"simple track utilizing mlr's preset function for change ups.... electric guitar, breaks, percussion and synth bass. kaoss mini set to loop. video version, the great richie simantic will be gracing this with some vocals....soon........papervehicle homie......sting!"