MATRIXSYNTH

This Sunday at Dorkbot Melbourne, Australia

*4pm, Sunday 28 September, 2008
Level 1, 124a Johnston St Fitzroy 3065 (just east of Brunswick St).

This Sunday Dorkbot Melbourne, Auatralia.

::: Ross Healy (aka Cray) :::
::: VICMOD - Melbourne DIY Modular Synth Builders :::

Ross will provide a glimpse into the world of VICMOD, a group of musicians and synthesizer enthusiasts who meet monthly in the Melbourne CBD to discuss and construct modular analog audio synthesizers. Each month the group builds a different module, often those designed by Ken Stone (http://www.cgs.synth.net/). Ross will also demonstrate some of the modules which have been built at VICMOD over the past couple of years.

Experimental electronic artist Ross Healy has been an active member of the Melbourne music scene since 1988 and has released recordings around the globe with projects such as This Digital Ocean, Amnesia, 56k Siko Spunji, and Horaku . These days he releases and performs under the 'Cray' moniker, making music with his 95 module modular synthesizer as well as software instruments.

::: Ross Bencina (aka Mulchwerk) :::
::: AudioMulch 2.0 progress report :::

For the last 2.5 years Ross has been working on a new version of his AudioMulch software musical instrument ( http://www.audiomulch.com ) which is now reaching the final stages of development. Ross will provide a preview of what he's been working on and will discuss some of the details of the AudioMulch 2.0 development process.

Ross Bencina is a composer, performer, software developer and digital instrument maker, with a strong interest in improvised electroacoustic music. He has performed solo and with collaborators around Australia and internationally. Ross is the creator of AudioMulch interactive music studio - software for electronic music performance. In 2004 and 2005 Ross collaborated with researchers at the Music Technology Group, Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona where he contributed to the development of the reacTable musical instrument. Ross is the director of Sonic Fritter Pty. Ltd., which sells AudioMulch and provides software development and consulting services for audio-related applications.

http://www.audiomulch.com/~rossb"

Roland Synthesizer Tape Contest

via this auction

"These are very rare Roland Synthesizer Tape Contest tapes. Roland held yearly competitions back in the late 70's and early 80's where people would send in their electronic compositions and these were the winners for 1981 and 1982. Contest #5 was won by Amin Bhatia with a piece that was later redone and used as the main theme for his "Interstellar Suite". He now composes music for TV and movies. He also had an impressive piece called "Desert March of the Military" in contest #6. Approximately 20 pieces on #5 and 16 on #6."

AudioCubes and Reason 4 Arpeggiator Demo

YouTube via Percussa
"A short demo of Percussa AudioCubes controling the RPG-8 arpeggiator in Propellerheads Reason 4.
More info at http://blog.percussa.com/ and http://www.percussa.com/"

Ogun

"Ogun can produce exceptionally rich metallic and shimmering timbres, although it's not limited to this genre. Ogun’s distinctive synthesis engine can generate more than 32,000 harmonics, modulated by high-level ‘harmonic mapping’ functions, that hand tonal control directly to the user. Try the VSTi demo and experience Ogun in your favorite host.

Key features:
Massive additive synthesis engine (up to 32,767 harmonics).
Realistic metallic timbres through harmonic randomization or timbre analysis (resynthesis).
Fast, precise tonal shaping through multipoint envelopes (of Sytrus fame).
Advanced Unison engine.
XY modulation pad for live expressive control.
Effects: Filter, Chorus, Delay, Reverb and EQ
Space-saving GUI."
http://www.image-line.com/documents/ogun.html

Sequential Circuits Prophet V Repair Part 1

YouTube via vintagevibekeyboards
"Tutorial on opening up your Prophet V in order to repair key bushings, contacts, or action. Purchase Brand new Key Bushings: http://www.vintagevibe.com/p-484-synt..."

Sequential Circuits Prophet V Repair Part 2

Messing with a Compurhythm CR-78 Rhythm

YouTube via RothHandle.
"Today I worked a bit more on the rhythms for a new Andreas & jag song called "at best".

When we started recording I was really pleased with how the drums worked but I just got more and more annoyed with them...So ina weird attempt to save them I distorted them and filtered them through the wonderful Sherman Filterbank. This sort of worked. Then I tried taking the drums out altogether and then make a small rhythm with the Compurhythm CR-78...then I did treatments on that and then I started cutting up and bits and pieces of the sherman filterbank drums...and then I treated that...

It has been a rhythmic and slightly weird day.

For more informatuion about the studio where all of this was recorded...please stroll by the old yet effective www.roth-handle.nu"