flame midi talker

YouTube via kidtronic

"I'm playing one for the first time at the PNW synth meet. R2D2 in a box and then some. I'm filming with one hand and playing with the other and your not getting (from the camera) the full two channel nature of the flame. Got me grinning, quite a mad bit of gear."

Spacey Studios

Lumos Studio via the music of sound

Vince Clarke's studio via the music of sound

Off The Meat Rack Report -> BEND THIS FORE (4)

you can find more info and pics of the event on GetLoFi.

PolyDaWG/8 for Low Cost Avnet FPGA Development Board

"PolyDaWG/8 is an 8 voice polyphonic physical model synthesizer. It implements 8 Karplus-Strong string models in a harp that supports variable string length. String vibrational behavior is one dimensional due to RAM size limitations.

The source code provided here implements the PolyDaWG/8 synth on an inexpensive FPGA development board marketed by Avnet. This synth is functionally identical to the original version written for the Spartan-3E Starter Kit. The sound samples are from a Spartan-3E Starter Kit which has a 12 bit DAC. "

more info including samples here. vie this thread on electro-music.com where you will find more info as well. You can find more info on the FPGA Synth here.

PNW2008: Computer Controlled Demos the DSI Mopho

YouTube via matrixsynth

"Computer Controlled demos the DSI Mopho at the Pacific Northwest Synth Gathering 2008."

syntar madness with steve

YouTube via kidtronic.

"A couple of camera clips from the Pacific Northwest synth meet in Renton near Seattle, October 25 2008. You may see the inventor briefly."

Note that should be Syntar.

Back In Time Concert 4 - November 2, 2008

Back In Time Concert 4
"This concert will begin at aproximately 1:59 AM when we will "Time Warp" for an hour long piece, and finish at about 1:58 AM a minute before we started. (Huh?)
On November 2,2008 at 2:00AM the clocks get set back an hour. Orbital Decay will be on-air going "Back In Time" to the late 70's with a concert featuring the synthesizers from this time period. Chuck Van Zyl the host of "Stars End" on WXPN 88.5 in Philadelphia, PA. has graciously invited us back for a fourth "Back In Time" concert. This piece will be played with mostly the older analog synthesizers. The years set will be a tribute to Richard Wright of Pink Floyd, who recently passed away."

via Terry regarding the gear:
"There are quite a few pic of vintage synths we use live, and this years live set up including an original 1969 Moog Modular System 1P and a 1983 Synclavier II. Every year for the past four years we do a Back In Time Concert when the clocks set back an hour, we time warp to the past and do an old school electronic music set. There are links on the page to hear the set live and more info on Stars End radio program."

“The slug and the snail”

KORG ER-1 MKII
via http://www.zerosuminertia.com: "one live take tweeking knobs with the BPM slow"

CGS Analog Computer

remember this post?

It looks like this updated image went up on Bridechamber's CGS Analog Computer page.

CGS Pulse Divider with Dual Inverter and Logic OR and AND, Gate Converter (dual Comparator), NOR/XNOR Logic, and Analog Shift Register, all in a 2U module!
Everyone should have two!

$250 Assembled Module

$140 Full Kit

$32 Panel

YAMAHA DD-11 by S-CAT.

YouTube via PHONICPOTION. "CIRCUIT BENT WITH 12 MODIFICATIONS." S-CAT/PHONICPOTION on Ebay