Ring Mod Modular Patch to Celebrate a Better Camera

YouTube via dkimcg
"A patch heavy on ring modulation and an experiment in percussive synthesis.

Yes, it's a new camera. Three people had told me I should get a better camera, 3 is the magic number. So I got a slightly better camera, but still managed to avoid getting a full DVCAM.

I was so happy I made this ring mod patch."

Electronic Music Synthesizers

via this auction

"# "Electronic Music Synthesizers" book by Delton T. Horn, 1st edition, 4th printing.
# 168 pages, black & white, with lots of interesting pictures, schematics, diagrams, & illustrations pertaining to synthesizers of the 1970's.
# Copyright 1980, #1167 Tab Books, Inc.
# Approximately 8.25" x 5"."

MOOG World Map of Synth Service Centers

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"his is a MOOG WORLD MAP which lists all of their authorized factory service centers on the back(circa January 1981). Measures 51.5" x 34.75" got it with a used Moog Opus-3 I purchased in the early 1980's"

PAiA Gnome

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Moog Realistic Face Plate

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"Moog Realistic Synthesizer Face Plate for model 42-4000, serial 1635."

George Forman and the 106

via Chang

Kamoni

First of all if you haven't seen Kamoni's videos yet, click here and scroll. You will find some of the most amazing live drumming with an Elektron Machinedrum, Monomachine and drumKat. It forces you to take a different perspective on the technique of playing a synth. Keyboards have dominated technique along with the modular interface of course. Kamoni explores the world of synths via drums. Really amazing stuff.

Kamoni wrote in to let us know that he has a new website at Kamoni.net which he plans to update with new and exciting stuff. Do check it out. If you have an RSS/Bog Reader like Bloglines, you can sub to the site and updates will come to you.

Be sure to check out the following while there:
Kamoni Electronic Kits for Puremagnetik

Sixteen - Generative Sound With KSP

minimoog voyager electric blue

YouTube via graal7

HyperSynth HyperSID

"HyperSID is a subtractive synthesizer with all the C64 SID chip hardware capabilities besides many new software based features So you can take advange of various Controlling features of a VSTi and also real analog sound with SID character.

Real time integration between software and hardware makes HyperSID act like the other VST instruments in your host application."


Features:
- 3 OSC per key (Monophonic)
- 1 OSC per key (3 Voice polyphonic)
- 4 Waveforms per OSC Tri , Saw ,Noise, Pulse (combinatorial)
- OSC transpose range +36 to -36 Semitone
- OSC cent range -50 to +50 Cent
- OSC ring modulation
- 3 Amp Envelope ADSR
- Multimode analog filter 12dB/Octave HP , LP , BP and (combinatorial)
- 1 LFO Part with sync , retrig and invert capability
- 1 Step LFO Part with sync , retrig and invert capability
- 2 General purpose envelope generator with invert capability
- Individual routing for each modulation source
- 88 Parameter for controlling overall synthesizer (automation recordable)
- Flexible preset manager with save and load function
- Built in 64 categorized Factory preset.
- Clean sound without any Self oscillating in most of the Presets
- Automatic real time synchronization between software and hardware
- Independent MIDI out path from host
- Very low CPU usage
"HW Unit (Enhanced Series):
HyperSID HW unit is a custom build synthesizer with internal processor and a real SID Chip! There is no emulation here, All the sounds are generated with a real SID chip. HyperSID VSTi functions as a software MIDI controller for this hardware sound engine.

New features :
1-Support for all SID chip revisions (8580-6582-6581).
2-Balanced audio output.
3-Front panel backlight brightness can be controlled by user-assignable MIDI events (MIDI-driven Visualization)
4-Half-rack-space form factor fits in Universal Rack Tray.
5-Compatible with discontinued series of HW unit.
HW unit is also available in standard 19" rack mount version."

The bottom shot is the legacy hardware unit.

Halloween Theme Song on Synthesizer (Requested Video)

YouTube via Regency500
"This is a requested video from someone on YouTube who's name I still can't remember (I deleted the request from my inbox). But he asked me to play the Halloween Theme song on my Casio. He also wanted to know what model my pianos were. My main piano is a Yamaha YDP-121, which is the big piano that you can see in my other videos, and the Casio is a CTK-401 synthesizer keyboard. I don't like it very much because the keys stick and the speakers crack. So that's why I hooked it up to my Sony STR-AV460. I hope you enjoy the video!
NOTE: this video has some bass to it, you may want to turn down your speakers if they're small ones."