MATRIXSYNTH

Plan B LPG

YouTube via cray56
"Plan B LPG G1 and G2 hear the difference?"

YouTube via headinamilkbottle
"I made a new video with one of my favorite little synths the mc 202. Here I show you it can sound tb303ish.

drummachine synced via cv: tr 606
Sound: trough my videocamera, not ideal."

Buchla Music Easel

flickr by verbos

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Waldorf Blofeld Editor

via Telmo on the Waldorf list:
"I remember that some kind of vst editor was planned when the Blofeld was first announced. Unfortunately, it seems that it was dropped and efforts are focused on other things now...

I decided to start doing my own and I'm currently working on it in my free time.

You can have a look at it following the link below.

BlofeldVstEditor.zip [1]

This first version is in beta stage (not definitive parameter/ feature wise) and only features:

- sending/receiving CC parameters (all relevant documented CC ~100 parameters)- parameters saved with song and sent to Blofeld when project is reloaded

Note that this beta version expires the 30 october 2008. I'm still thinking on what the lincense will be. The software is provided with no guarantee. Comments, bug reports and suggestions are welcome...I learned a lot from the Blofeld while doing this. It is much more complex than it looks at first.

At this time, this editor is quite limited for real life use but already allows control over the most common parameters.

Usage:
- Load the VSTi as any other vst- Open the Blofeld vst editor window and select the correct "Midi Out" for your Blofeld- That's it... changing the parameters on the Blofeld should be reflected in the VST and the other way round.

Limitations:- No sysex supported, looking if I can do this.

Note that in Cubase 4, you'll have to deactivate the Blofeld midi out or you won't be able to select the Blofeld output in the vst (this might even crash C4, while seems to work fine in SX3)

Hope you like this.

Telmo"

Nitzer Ebb. 1984 (ish) faded smiles -Very Rare

YouTube via pipey1512. I'm guessing the bass sequence is a Roland SH-101.
"Video of one of Nitzer Ebbs first gigs in Romford England. I have the whole gig on tape, but sound quality not too good. this track is from the demo tape Basic Pain Procedure. Watch out for soon to come video of their version of Whiter Shade of Pale, only ever performed once... "
via Waveformless where you'll find the Whiter Shade of Pale video.

Ladytron: White Light Crescendo (30 Sep 08)

flickr by pj_in_oz

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KORG MS20

Spiral Sequencing Instrument

YouTube via NativeInstruments
"A first glance at the upcoming Spiral sequencing instrument, built in Reaktor 5. Check the Native Instruments website for more info soon." sequencer

cellsDS

"cellsDS is a free flexible, programmable grid-based music sequencer for the Nintendo DS. cellsDS is six sequencers in one, with each sequencer being controlled by a user definable Lua script. It is the peculiar anti-social stepchild of the Tenori-On and Monome.

Features include:
* Dead simple user interface.
* Ability to create your own unique sequencer rules using the Lua programming language. CellsDS comes with a developer’s guide and example scripts to get you started.
* 175 sounds are included. With a little work, you can add your own sounds.
* Ability to customize the scale. (All you microtonal nerds will be pleased.)
* Coming soon… Wifi-Midi support.

There are some limitations to the Lua scripts that you can write due to performance issues. Please refer to the Developer’s Guide (included in the distribution) for more details. In short, cellsDS sequencers need to perform briskly - which might rule out things such as doing expensive cellular-automaton calculations."

get it at glitchds

A tuxedo cat plays an Elektron Machinedrum

via CatSynth.com

Glowing screens

YouTube via synthiakorg. sent my way via fischek
"My synths at nightime with my track called "Dreaming of Tokyo".The track was made using my OASYS,V-Synth and Triton Studio."