BBC old masters of new sounds

"The BBC Radiophonic Workshop created music and sound effects for everything from Doctor Who to The Goon Show.

To mark its 50th anniversary, two veterans returned to the studios where the Workshop was based to recreate some of the sounds that made the unit famous."
see the video here.
via AnalogSuicide.

TWEE-TAR

flickr by MATTY™

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Matryomin

"Matryomin is the unique, original erectronic musical instrument invented by Masami Takeuchi in 1999. It is a type of theremin - oldest electro-musical instrument invented in Russia - shaped Russian traditional wooden doll, Matrioshka.

It hold form of Matrioshka perfectly, moreover, performing five octaves range. The distance of 1 octave at Low-Middle range is equal to Etherwavetheremin of Moog Music Inc. If you have acquired the basic technique to play theremin by Etherwavetheremin, you can enjoy playing Matryomin by same way. Matryomin is only pitch controlled theremin.

Mandarin Electron, a company directed by Masami Takeuchi, started manufacturing Matryomin on a commercial basis in 2003. Now, Matryomin is going on 2nd generation model. Selled over 1,600 till now in Japan"

You can find videos, samples and another image on Masami TAKEUCHI's official website.

via John

p23 Music

http://www.p23.biz/

You'll find more images and music.

bruce haack

flickr by chandalstore

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Looks like a PAiA. If you know feel free to comment.

Update:

Click here for a video of Bruce Haack on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.

Be sure to check out the comments below for more.

Yamaha GX-1 Videos by cnxww893

YouTube via cnxww893
Playlist:
shooting stars played on the GX-1 5.10.2008
"this is very old song which attranted me so much. It was composed in 1981 by toshiko simomura, when she was 14."

stella by starlight on GX-1 5.21.2008
"I played by ear, but I did not listen to the record for more than 20 years. so many mistakes are there."

海溝
"deep sea composed by shionoya"

KAI Orchestra and Electone
"composed by Masa Matsuda"

GX-1のチューニング how to tune GX-1
"GX-1のチューニングです。非常にややこしい。this is hwo to adjust tune on GX-1, so crazy. You have to adjust every over tone, and there are 8 sound boards on teach raw on upper and lower. There is only one for solo, two for pedal.
Once either Upper or Lower start having problem of unstable tune, you need to correct on eacy over tone with checking which sound board has problem."

Playing with a Moog Modular

YouTube via neriksdotcom.
"A simple step sequencer demo performed on a Moog Modular."
via neriksdotcom studio page. Check out the synth corner below. More images on site. via Magnus.

glitchDS theme and variation

YouTube via organofqwerty via the comments of this post.
"nintendoDS running glitchDS, recorded into ableton live, with added drum track and synth pad. still just scratching the surface of the potential of this great little app. video high contrast and saturated on purpose."

glitchDS dub

"nintendo DS running glitchDS + mini kaoss pad + alesis philtre"

Life in Balance on the Moog Synth

Steve Sciulli of Life In Balance talks about his Moog. "When I play the Moog [synthesizer], there's such a deep-rooted connection for people that it brings up memories and possibilities," he continues. "I'm physically playing electricity. With a guitar, you always know what that's going to sound like, but with a synth, you're not only playing music, you're recreating the sound every time you power it up."

See the full article on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette here.

http://www.myspace.com/soundhealer - pretty cool stuff, do check it out.

The Akai XR20

"Portable Beat Machine Integrates Drums, Percussion, FX and Instrument Samples

Cumberland, R.I. (August 12, 2008) – Akai Professional, the name synonymous with innovation in electronic musical instruments, announces a new tool for creating beats on-the-go – the XR20 Beat Production Station.

The XR20 is a portable beat production station loaded with a sound set that is geared towards making Hip-Hop and R&B beats wherever and whenever inspiration strikes.

More than 700 pre-loaded sounds cover a range of drums, percussion, effects and instrument samples, while an integrated effects engine includes Reverb, EQ and Compression, enabling musicians to make complete backing tracks. A microphone input is included for mixing vocals over patterns. Bright, backlit pads provide visual cues for added beat precision.

The XR20 features sounds of standard and electronic drums, single (one-shot) hits, bass and synth sounds to easily create the maximum mix in minimal time. Key features of the XR20 include:
* More than 700 sounds produced by Chronic Music
* Ninety-nine Preset Patterns and 99 User Patterns.
* Backlit LCD
* Bright, glowing, backlit pads that follow the beat
* Microphone input and Headphone output
* Pattern Play Mode – different patterns can be triggered from individual pads
* Drum Roll/Note Repeat feature
* Battery Power capability and AC Adapter

The Akai XR20 is coming Q2 - 2008 to musical instrument retailers with an MSRP of $499."