Cracking Open the Yamaha DX7

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inside a Yamaha DX7

ROLAND SH-32

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L.L.Electronics Rozzbox One V2

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Rhodes Chroma original EES Midi Interface

via this auction Note this is not the newer CPU Plus (CC+) available under the MIDI section of the Rhodes Chroma site.

KAZE NO TANI NO NAUSICAÄ NAUSHIKA WITH VOCODER

KAZE NO TANI NO NAUSICAÄ NAUSHIKA WITH VOCODER from RED MARTIAN on Vimeo.
"This song was never used for Nausicaä. It was composed by Haroumi Hosono of YMO and the original recording featured the actress Narumi Yasuda on vocals.

This recording was made using the Mattson Mini Modular, an ARP Axxe, a Roland SVC-350 Vocoder, a Prophet-5 rev 1, a Prophet T-8, a Roland Jupiter-6 and a Prophet-600. I am sorry for the poor approximation of the acoustic orchestra.

金色の花びら散らして
振り向けば　まばゆい草原
雲間から光が射せば
身体(ｶﾗﾀﾞ)ごと宙に浮かぶの

やさしさは見えない翼ね
遠くからあなたが呼んでる
愛しあう人は誰でも
飛び方を知ってるものよ

風の谷のナウシカ　髪を軽くなびかせ
風の谷のナウシカ　眠る樹海(ﾓﾘ)を飛び越え
青空から舞い降りたら
やさしくつかまえて

花や木や小鳥の言葉を
あなたにも教えてあげたい
何故(ﾅｾﾞ)人は傷つけあうの
しあわせに小石を投げて

風の谷のナウシカ　白い霧が晴れたら
風の谷のナウシカ　手と手固く握って
大地けって　翔び立つのよ
はるかな地平線

風の谷のナウシカ　眠る樹海(ﾓﾘ)を飛び越え
青空から舞い降りたら
やさしく抱きしめて"

MaxMSP Processing my Modular

YouTube via dkimcg
"Just documenting a test of getting the audio from my modular into MaxMSP for further processing. The video is an example Jitter patch from Cycling 74's website that reacts to audio, and the max patch is one of the examples modified with my simple A-192 input patch. There's big problems with sync (Max is too slow) and some noise, still have to find the right audio hardware buffer settings and compensate for latency. Bummer. Semi successful, at least the computer and the modular are talking to each other fairly well, except for the lag in audio processing. Could be that I had a Jitter patch and an MSP patch running at the same time on my notebook.

The patch basically takes two LFO inputs from the CV to MIDI converter, does some simple math and spits out a note which the pitch shifting uses to give the modular a new note. Having the LFOs control effects like reverb, delay, mix levels, etc wouldn't be too difficult. I gotta get back into MaxMSP and write some cool stuff for my modular to control. Modular controlled video and realtime sampled granular synthesis are high on the list. :D

Also in the video I take a look at what a few different LF generators do in a signal through Max."

Appendage Touch Ribbon Seventh Video: Sample & Track Noise

YouTube via ScottStites
"This is S&H/T&H Mode 1 (there are three modes): Mixed output to VCO, trigger to EG. Noise input to Appendage from Blacet DSC2000."

Modular Synth Pic and Roland RE 200

via Andrew:

"The Future Retro Revolution 2 is sequencing the CV 1 input of the Voice of Saturn Oscillator. CV 2 input is coming from the Moog CP251 which is also sending CV into the Moogerfoogers. The output from the Voice of Saturn Oscillator is running into the Metasonix TM-6 which adds some bulk to the signal. I use the Voice of Saturn Sequencer to sequence the CV inputs on the Moogerfoogers which are processing drum beats from the Boss DR880 and the SP505. The Freq Box adds some snarl to the DR 880 which on its own is quite generic sounding. The SP505 sequencer is going into the MWD Geiger Counter before going into the Ring Modulator and Low Pass Filter."

Björn live at BassLab part 1

YouTube via jonka258
"Björn performing on his Elektron setup as part of the Dogma Noveau project. Read more and listen at www.basslab.net.
This is part 1 of the set."

Björn live at BassLab part 2

KAWAI vintage analog drummachine

via this auction

"Kawai pin-matrix programmable vintage analog drummachine with internal amplification and loudspeaker... Crazy, old top rare vintage stuff for educational purposes: With the pins you can very visibly program the rhythm while it loudly plays."

via Hajo