Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus + Moog Prodigy by RetroSound

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo track by RetroSound

bassline: Moog Prodigy; sequenced by the SCI Pro-One internal sequencer and triggered by the TR-707
strings and human voice choir: Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus Mk2
drums: Roland TR-707

no overdubbing, no playback, no sequencer software used"

Korg Kaoss Pad Circuit Bent

images via this auction

"So what is this ?
It's a faulty Korg Kaoss Pad that I kind of bent. The KP touchcontrol broke and then the unit itself started acting funny.

First of all: IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A WORKING KAOSS PAD THE AUCTION IS NOT FOR YOU BECAUSE THE UNIT CANNOT PROCESS AUDIO AND THE TOUCH PAD IS MISSING.

Now, how does it work ? Well simply turns the unit on and it'll start making sounds. You can change programs by turning the program wheel, you can even still save your favorite presets to one of the 8 push buttons to instant recall. As you can see there are 3 body contacts that acts on the sound. They do have an effect on every preset but on most the do have.
You can also still sample the noise that comes out of the unit on one of the 2 samples location (see video).
There is also a reset button, to quickly reset the unit when you're fed up of the ongoing noise.

What you can't do ? use it as a fx unit, as a working Kaoss Pad because no audio can be process, all the sounds come from the box itself.

You don't have much control over the sounds, and some presets are not giving any sound and other are giving the same, but all in all, it's a nice cheap box if you'll looking for noises and drones.
Hear for yourself: DEMO#1,DEMO#2,DEMO#3
and there is a quick video down here"

vernier knobs

flickr by stretta
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via stretta in the comments of this post.

The Bevis Board

"Do you want to learn about building guitar stompbox circuits? Have you been frustrated before by soldering, or trying to buy the right parts? Have you tried your hand at various kits, but want to learn more about how circuits actually work? Do you want to hear how certain designs sound before you plunk down your hard-earned cash on boutique or commercial pedals?

Well my friend, I think I may have something that will interest you: the beavis board."

"The beavis board makes it easy to:
* Build a huge array of stompbox circuits including overdrives, distortions, fuzzes, filters, amplifiers, tremolos, noise generators, oscillators, and more.
* Learn about the different components and how they work to shape your guitar's signal
* Modify stompbox designs to tailor your sound.
* Easily try out your circuits through a true-bypass breakout box
* Have a giant buttload of fun"

Alamooga Esinlenmeler (Metin H. Alatli) - Sentetik Oyun Havalar (1975)

on 36 15 MOOG

ARP 2600 in the shot

Synth?

YouTube via SThomme2008
"8bit? I used guitar effector.I did'nt use guitar."

Stillwell Audio Olga

"Olga is a virtual analog synthesizer unlike any other, designed from first principles to be distinctive. Imagine a handmade experiment from an unlikely place, a synthesizer so full of life and character that it earns the right to be called a musical instrument. Olga encourages risk, experimentation, and exploration, and rewards you with unexpected and exciting sounds, vibrant and human. This is the dusty gem you could spend your life searching for.

Bezier Antialiased Dynamic Analog Synthesis System: Olga uses a truly new approach to DSP waveform generation to emulate glorious analog imperfection. Olga’s free running oscillators are in a constant state of structured variability, a deeply musical instability, free of aliasing artifacts and light on your CPU.



Gaussian Reactive Oscillator Overdrive Virtual Engine: Throughout Olga’s signal path, levels can be pushed through saturation and into full overdrive, with a thickness that develops organically, breathing life and character into your music." More info and samples at Stillwell Audio.
via sequencer.de

Abyssal says thanks!!!

via AtomoSynth, makers of these devices.

Steampunk Analog Modular Synth

Jules Vernian Analog Synthesizer
"Peter wrote me a while back with some pictures of his latest project, a Jules Verne inspired analog synthesizer with etched brass control panels. Now, I cut my teeth on a vinyl copy of Switched-On Bach and I've been a fan of analog synth heroes Tangerine Dream since High School. So I was very excited to see this.

Peter used the electrolytic etching process that I've previously worked with to etch the control panels for his synthesizer. The synth is designed to be modular and re-configurable so Peter was looking for a process that could be repeated in-house at any time in the future should he wish to add or change modules."

You can find the full post with interview and more pics on The Steampunk Workshop. via JackAstro


YouTube via flowerseven
"I'm using the drum machine as a trigger for the filter envelope."

'Oldest' computer music unveiled

"A scratchy recording of Baa Baa Black Sheep and a truncated version of In the Mood are thought to be the oldest known recordings of computer generated music.

The songs were captured by the BBC in the Autumn of 1951 during a visit to the University of Manchester.

The recording has been unveiled as part of the 60th Anniversary of 'Baby', the forerunner of all modern computers.

The tunes were played on a Ferranti Mark 1 computer, a commercial version of the Baby Machine." You can find the full article with audio and video on the BBC. via Larry Legend. First ever recording of digital music.