MATRIXSYNTH

Roland SH 7 Vintage Analog Synth

YouTube via angelometz
"I got this synth yesterday. Looks like it hasn't been played in years. It's coming back to life slowly. It sounds great too!!!."

I For One Welcome Our New Digital Overlords

flickr by _mpd_. full size

"I sold the Moog LP and bought a Waldorf Blofeld. It seems to kick major ass.

The modulation matrix is pretty insane in that you can do weird things like route the pitch bend amount to FM amounts and have the sustain pedal increase LFO speed. (Actually it's a lot more powerful than that). Fun."

E.Rebus on the MS-20

E.Rebus on the MS-20 from Makingsound on Vimeo.
"A friend show me how he works with his MS-20.
Blog & sound design : makingsound.free.fr
E.Rebus = hypatia.club.fr/index.html"

One of the Rarest Moogs

No not the modular or the vocoder. The little synth on the floor under the modular - the Minitmoog. This image was taken at the Synthorama synthesizer museum in Luterbach Switzerland. Click on the synthorama tag for some updates sent in via Martin Hollinger, the curator of the museum. If you asked a question or took the time to comment in any of the prior posts, you should find some more info.

Puremagnetik Vector

YouTube via Puremagnetik.
"Vector instantly turns Ableton Live into a full blown production workstation that includes a huge library of wave sequences, attack transients and vector morphing."

Press release:
Puremagnetik has released Vector - a sophisticated collection of Live Racks that turns Ableton Live 7 into a powerful wave sequencing instrument reminiscent of the legendary KORG Wavestation. Vector includes a library of wave sequences, attack transients and vector morphing as found on the original. Users can load up any of the 50 included patches and performances or create their own unique presets from the library of included waveforms.

Overview
Enormous Sound
Patch layering, wave sequencing and vector modulation all contribute to the huge epic sound of this sophisticated Micropak. Use the preset library of over 50 patches and performances or create your own sounds from the library of over 300 included waveforms.

Complete User Control
All Vector Racks have been specially programmed for easy editing with limitless tweaking possibilities. Edit the most common parameters on the first layer of Macros or dig deeper into the rack for more fine tuned controls.

Endless Sound Design Possibilities
Each patch and performance rack has been carefully programmed with unique settings that fully employ the vast potential of Ableton Live. Explore new sound design techniques within Vector's advanced array of sonic components.

Additional Features Include:
• Nearly 500 single cycle and complex waveforms
• Huge library of attack transients
• Library of "Vector Envelopes" as Ableton Live clips
• Modular structure for creating huge layered performance patches
• Collection of Wave Sequences

System Requirements
• Requires Ableton Live 7
• 500 MB of physical RAM
Please visit www.puremagnetik.com for more info.

KuzmarK - Emod on Arp 2600

YouTube via kuzmark. "Emod working on the Arp 2600"

Nintendo Entertainment System: Finding New Ways To Entertain

YouTube via gearwire
"Alex from GetLoFi.com shows us a modified Nintendo system that may not play games, but it does play some nostalgia inducing eight-bit noises. I'd like to see a Nintendo DJ use one of these explosions to rile up a crowd.

Check out this video to see what goes into such a transformation, and get an idea of what kind of planning is involved in Nintendo manipulation.

See more on Gearwire.com."

Play the KORG DS-10!

YouTube via sonica000

First DS & first DS-10 Play!

Arturia Origin Debut in Canada

YouTube via MusicmarketingCanada
"An interview with Frederic Brun the President of Arturia on their new hardware synthesizer "Origin".

Origin is the first Arturia Hardware synthesizer. It is a modular system of a new generation opening innovative avenues in sound design.
Loaded with modules extracted from the best synthesizers of all time (Moog Modular, ARP 2600, CS-80, minimoog and Prophet VS) Origin lets you combine these modules and benefit from the additional possibilities put onboard. The result: a new type of sound accessible through an extremely intuitive interface."