~flight of harmony~ September mini-newsletter

"The revised Plague Bearer boards are in and they are great! They have been redesigned for the coming modules; smaller, more compact, and multiple power connector options. The boards have holes for either a 4-pin 0.156” Amp header (Blacet) or a 5-pin 0.100” AMP SIP header (one side of the Doepfer 10-pin power connector). The lesson on this one is: Any automated process will malfunction occasionally, so pay the extra bit for electrical testing when you order a run of PCBs.

Now available: Plague Bearer Barebones pack. There were a few requests for this and it sounds good to me: A fully-assembled single-channel board plus knobs, jacks, and connectors. $35.00 USD each plus S&H.

Coming soon: Plague Bearer modules. Parts and boards are in stock, just waiting on the panels. They will be 0.090”/2.2mm photo-anodized aluminum Eurorack format (but you can pick your preferred power connector as mentioned above).
There will be two models: PB-1E (single) and PB-2E (double)."

http://www.flightofharmony.com

iPhone OSCemote Controlling Thor

YouTube via PeffTV
"Another demo of OSCemote controlling Reason 4.0. A FM tone generator is triggered using the multi-touch control. This one is a bit long and gets redundant after awhile...."
You can get OSCemote here:

Yogi - The Knob Tweaking Cat

YouTube via PeffTV
"My cat loves to play with the Rotary control on the eventide H3000 harmonizer."

Buchla 200 Modular Synthesizer Patching

YouTube via PeffTV
"Demonstration of patching a Buchla 200 Modular Synthesizer. This is a video for my lecture at the Producers Conference in Atlanta this weekend."

Nord Lead 2x Synthesizer - Envelope & Filter Sections

YouTube via residentproducer

Nord Lead 2x Synthesizer - Appregiator

Korg R3 Demo

YouTube via SynthMaster2000

RIP Richard Wright

via Pink Floyd.com
"Richard Wright
15 Sep 2008
The family of Richard Wright, founder member of Pink Floyd, announce with great sadness, that Richard died today after a short struggle with cancer.

The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this difficult time.

Richard Wright
Born 28 July 1943 (65)"

flickr by syd*barrett

via BBC News
"Pink Floyd keyboard player and founder member Richard Wright has died aged 65 from cancer.

Wright appeared on the group's first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in 1967 alongside lead guitarist Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Nick Mason.

Dave Gilmour joined the band at the start of 1968 while Barrett left the group shortly afterwards.

Gilmour said: 'He was such a lovely, gentle, genuine man and will be missed terribly by so many who loved him.'"

Two video documentaries to remember his impact by:

The Making Of The Dark Side Of The Moon Part 1 - 6

YouTube via foresthillier

Pink Floyd - Behind the Wall 1-7

YouTube via sabeltann
"This documentary looks at the conception, design and live shows of The Wall performed by Pink Floyd in 1980 and 1981. It features in-depth 1980s era interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason and shows footage of The Wall performed at Earl's Court in 1980. It also features archival footage of the Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd and discusses how David Gilmour was brought into the band to initially augment their live shows when Syd became unreliable due to his drug problem and how Gilmour ultimately replaced him. A short retrospective of Pink Floyd post-Syd in included. The documentary also discusses is how Roger Waters' concept of The Wall came about and how Pink Floyd, the band, were on the verge of breaking up while performing The Wall concerts. Included are interviews with Mark Fisher (stage designer), Jonathan Park (stage designer), Gerald Scarfe (animation designer and director) and Bob Geldof and Alan Parker in relation to the making of The Wall Movie."

This post will remain on top out of respect and memory of Richard Wright. See below for new posts throughout the day. Originally postedd 9/15/08 11:15 AM at 11:50 AM.

Richard Wright Tribute RIP

YouTube via PhahtFluury
"Richard Wright of Pink Floyd passed away 9/15/08. I felt like making a tribute for him because of his contribution to music let alone Pink Floyd. Rick contributed in Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Trombone, Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle, Harpsicord, Saxophone, Cello, Mellotron, Farfisa, Vibraphone"

Hardcore Modular Synthesizer Porn

YouTube via synthesizerman
"Nasty sounds vomit out of this modular sythesizer. The drums are analog Roland Dr. Pad I thru III, triggerd from the Moon 563; the snare was chanel if you cant tell."

Powertran Transcendent 2000

images via this auction
"This is an ETI (Electronics Today International) magazine project I built back in the very early 80's.
I used this synth for several years at home and remember it had been fully working before putting into long term storage (20 years) in my loft. I have recently replaced the mains transformer but that did not get it up and running. I now believe the fault to be a component on the power supply circuit board. This could be a lucrative project for anyone with knowledge of testing and repair of electronic circuit boards.

The Synthersizer is complete and externally in a clean condition, I have included the original filter sweep foot pedel. There are a couple of pages missing from the ETI project instruction manual but I have found and printed the pages from a file (which I can forward on in pdf format allowing you to zoom in for greater detail) on the internet which I believe completes the information. The original Powertran 79/80 catalogue has some writing on but is complete and is also included."