Buddha Machine II times two

flickr by Chris_Carter_

The new Buddha Machines are out. You can find them here.


YouTube via fm3zhang
boxing 2

Dorit Chrysler

http://www.myspace.com/doritchrysler

via navs.modular.lab where you can find a post on a few electronic shows coming up.

punkdISCO on the Roland MKS-80 and Doepfer Drehbank

via punkdISCO on the AH mailing list: "I cant understand why a few people are unimpressed with the MKS80. Maybe it's the interface? Anyway, I have had mine for maybe 6 years and for 5 years it remained unused (interface). I also had a Doepfer Drehbank that was also unused (it was setup to control a few synths so subsequently controlled none). I have now decided to setup the MKS80/Drehbank permanently paired. This means that when I turn then on, they work! The Drehbank has 64 knobs - the MKS80 has 64 editable parameters!
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The MKS80 is an incredible synth. It just sounds wonderful. Extremely powerful and with the unusual modulation options, you can get some very aggressive/unusual sounds out of it.

I don't know where the previous poster got the 6dB bass boost figure from (I don't ever recall hearing it quantified) and I don't even know if the well documented boost actually exists, although I have no reason to doubt it. With or without this boost, it has a bass to die for. So much so that nearly every patch I use tends to have the HPF turned all the way up (unless it's a bass patch).

Oh yeah, and the duo-phonic is very nice, as is the very flexible unison modes."

Note the custom face on the Drehbank which normally looks like this image. Also note the punkdISCO logo in the top shot.

Non-specific acid with a prototype Make Noise QMMG

Non-specific acid with a prototype Make Noise QMMG from jeswa on Vimeo.
http://makenoisemusic.com/
Be sure to check out http://devsnd.blogspot.com for more.
"Only the Doepfer monster case was used, everything is just blinking alluringly, attempting to distract you.
Doepfer A-155 randomly sequencing a Livewire AFG sine,
Doepfer A-147 square wave clocking Doepfer A-149-1/2,
Doepfer A-149-2 random gates triggering QMMG CV triggers and CV resonance in no particular order,
QMMG master out lightly treated with Doepfer A-199 spring rev & Doepfer A-188-1Y (256) (CV2 modded with A-149-1)

Actually the patch took less time to set up than it did to write this explanation.

Mind you, this is a prototype QMMG, and I'm only using 2 of the 4 modes (and of those 2 modes used I didn't properly demonstrate their respective ranges, nor did I intend to) this does not properly demonstrate all of the module's enormous potential, just a little jam.

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Numerology 2 Demo #1

YouTube via JimAtFive12.

Audio comes in at :32. Sent my way via Suit & Tie Guy
"A selection of sequencing techniques offered by the new version of Numerology, from Five12. For more information, demo downloads and more, visit five12.com and the Numerology forums at five12.net."

Minimoog Voyager Part I - IV

YouTube via samurailonewolf. via fischek.

Earth Gravity 3

YouTube via samurailonewolf. via fischek.
"Compo MoonSatellite.
Alesis Andromeda, premier essai."

Roland A-50 Ad

flickr by Volken-vls8
(click for more including the Micro Composer MC-500 mkII)

full size

Lego Kraftwerk

analog MIDI drum machine

via quiet_channel where you will find more shots and info.

"The 8 knobs on the top of the case control Master Volume, Kick, Clave, Snare, Conga, Low Tom, High Tom, and Hi-Hat levels. The two LEDs indicate power and midi activity... The drum sound circuitry was taken from a broken old Farfisa organ."

Be sure to check out the post for the more detail.