"tika-tika-sase-night" ～チカチカさせナイト！ゼロキュウ～

YouTube via aqi
"BETTA FLASHさんのワンマンライブにトリオ・ザ・DS-10がゲス ト出演決定！そして、なんと主催者様が紹介映像を制作してくださいましたので こちらでもご紹介いたします！！ BETTA FLASHさんウェブサイト http://www.bettaflash.jp/ トリオ・ザ・DS-10 http://jp.youtube.com/watch... イベント概要抜粋出　演】B... "
Googlish:
"BETTA FLASH the trio's live one-man DS-10 The decision appeared to guess! And so Mr. introduced as a video introduction to the production from the organizers! ! The trio's website http://www.bettaflash.jp/ BETTA FLASH DS-10 http://jp.youtube.com/watch ... act out excerpts Event: B. .."

NAMM: WaveIdea NeoSynth

"NeoSynth is an Audio/MIDI expander available as an expansion board for CME keyboards (UF and VX series). It provides high quality audio instruments and effects and adds great sonic possibilities to CME keyboards.

MIDI / USB expander
Up to 124 voices of polyphony
Built-in FX engines
Reverb, Delay, Eq, Chorus, ...
Up to 64 MB sound bank
Updatable sound banks from SD Card
Various music styles available
USB MIDI class compliant (no driver)
24 bits / 48 kHz audio paths
Main stereo audio output (24bits D/A)
Auxiliary stereo audio output (24bits D/A)
Headphones output
Analog stereo audio input (24bits A/D)
S/PDIF stereo audio input/output
Available for both UF & VX keyboards
Large MIDI implementation
and much more ... "

http://www.waveidea.com/en/products/neosynth/

NAMM: Califaudio NAMM Shots

visit Califaudio for more.

Pictured:
"don buchla showing the buchla 200e with new model 285e frequency
shifter. awesome."

"access virus TI2 with version 3.0. new editor, frequency shifter, lots
of distortions"

"the akai apc40 looks great. there's a patch that puts a red box around
the 40 clips assigned to the pads. scheduled to ship in may. mpk25
looks good too."

Brontologik4...work in progress.....

Brontologik4...work in progress..... from pyrolator on Vimeo.

"Brontologik4 for the Monome256
Here on 4 Midi-channels playing 3xOperator and 1xImpulse in Ableton Live.
The program written in Max5 is stable and working well, but it gets too large and takes too long to load (I guess too many B-patchers involved), still working on it....."

brontologik4 for the monome 256 (preview)

brontologik4 for the monome 256 (preview) from pyrolator on Vimeo.

Old techno studio

flickr by PeteTews

full size

Regular Posting Commencing

We are through the first round of NAMM posts. I'll be putting up the non NAMM posts now. I added a NAMM link on the top right column. Click on it to get back to the NAMM posts throughout the day, and to see what people are saying in the comments. Only new NAMM items (pics, videos, etc) will go up. All NAMM related posts will have NAMM in the title and labels. As always if you see something interesting out there that I haven't posted yet, send it it. Synth content only of course.

NAMM: MOOG Etherwave® Plus

"Debuting at the NAMM Show - The World's Oldest Electronic Musical Instrument Is Now The World's Newest Controller

Control your gear with a wave of your hand!

The newest member of the Moog Etherwave Theremin family is also the newest member of our Controller family. The Etherwave Plus extends the Theremin’s gestural playing technique to the world of analog synthesis and beyond. Control synthesizers and effects while playing the Theremin or use as a stand-alone CV (Control Voltage) controller.

Already have our Standard Etherwave Theremin? Upgrades are available!

The Etherwave Plus has all the great features and tone of our standard Etherwave theremin.

The “Plus” makes it an ideal controller and performance instrument:

Pitch & Volume CV Outputs - control a different CV parameter with each hand

Gate Output - trigger envelopes and other events

Pitch Preview/Headphone Output - with volume control, lets you hear your note before the audience does.

Power LED - instant visual power status on dark stages

The CV outputs control signals are proportional to the pitch and volume of the Theremin’s audio signal. Connect to the pitch and volume CV inputs of a Little Phatty, Voyager or other analog synthesizer for a completely new way to play your synth. These CV signals are not limited to pitch and volume control. Route them to any CV destination and create a new world of expression. Control anything from the cutoff frequency of a Moog Ladder Filter or the LFO Amount on a Moogerfooger Ring Modulator to the stereo panning on a Minimoog Voyager."

http://www.moogmusic.com/theremin/?section=product&product_id=21301

NAMM: METASONIX - KEYBOARD CONTROLLER

"A special keyboard for special musicians.

The Metasonix WHKB is a Wicki-Hayden keyboard intended for use with the Doepfer (tm) CTM-64 MIDI keyboard interface. It is a partial DIY kit, requiring some skill in assembly; an enclosure is at the discretion of the user.

Because MIDI controllers that do not have the commonplace piano-keyboard design are very rare, Metasonix decided to offer this keyboard to the synthesizer community. The Wicki-Hayden layout, or variations of it, have been used on accordions and concertinas for more than 100 years. Those who learn it have often said it is far easier to play than the piano black-white key arrangement, involving far smaller stretches and less finger motion. It is especially suitable for beginning electronic musicians. Three octaves of control range are provided.

Row layout for each octave is:
F# G# A# C D E A# G# F#
C# D# F G A B C# D#

It is possible to rewire the keys for a different layout, by cutting one trace per key and soldering jumpers to connect that key to a different circuit. The keys are 160-gram tact switches with removable/ exchangeable keycaps of various colors. Connectors on the WHKB plug directly into the CTM64 I/O sockets and plug. A small joystick at lower left can be connected to control any two of the CTM64's four analog potentiometer inputs (#1 being for pitch bend and #2 being for modulation MIDI outputs). The CTM64 interface is sold separately.

The WHKB is exclusively available from Analogue Haven (www.analoguehaven.com).
USA retail price $299 finished keyboard assembly, $90 bare board.
Note: this is a DIY partial kit, requiring some skill to assemble and use."
http://www.metasonix.com

NAMM: METASONIX - THE EURORACK SERIES

"Tube your modular synthesizer.

The Metasonix R-series of vacuum-tube modules is intended for use in any "Eurorack" standard modular synthesizer system. All R-series modules are 22HP (112mm) wide and fit in any Doepfer(tm), Analogue Systems(tm), or other compatible cabinet. They are powered entirely from the cabinet's internal +-12v dc power supplies, using Doepfer compatible 16-pin power connectors. Their circuits protrude behind the panel less than 25mm (1 inch). All vacuum tubes are NOS (new old stock) types from classic American and European manufacturers that are run very conservatively for long life, and are readily available from distributors. The tubes protrude from the panel for visibility and cooling, less than 38mm (1.5 inches), and should fit inside a Doepfer A-100 suitcase cabinet lid or into a Doepfer mini case. All audio inputs and outputs and CV inputs/outputs are 100% compatible with other synthesizer modules. Plate voltage is provided by a tiny switching supply producing clean 48v regulated at low current, which is very safe and will not injure the user. Potentiometers are top-quality Alpha RK12L types, and 3.5mm phone jacks are special Kobiconn vertical-mount types, much better quality than the cheap ones usually seen in Euro modules. Each R-module is fully protected against reverse supply voltage, overvoltage, undervoltage, or incorrect hookup to external equipment. As with all our products, the R series is totally handcrafted in Northern California, USA.

There is no longer any excuse to keep vacuum tubes out of your synthesis arsenal!

R-51
Vacuum-Tube Voltage-Controllable Distortion/VCA
The R-51 is unique and never before available in any form. It uses two remote-cutoff pentodes, type 26A6. Two CV inputs are available for controlling circuit distortion from less than 2% up to more than 40% (varies with individual tubes). Two CV inputs also allow use of the R-51 as a conventional synthesizer VCA, with gain variable from less than -75dB to +5dB (typical). Both distortion and VCA features can be used
simultaneously. This allows true vacuum-tube asymmetrical soft clipping to be applied to any waveform. With suitable CV processing, the R-51 can be configured as a true "variable mu" limiter or expander. Power requirement: +-12v dc, 150 mA.

R-52 (avail June 2009)
Vacuum-Tube Voltage-Controllable Multimode Filter
The R-52 uses two pentodes, type 12AU6. The circuit is derived directly from our award-winning TM-2 filter, but with all the features of our TM-6 filter. A pair of bandpass filters is swept with a Vactrol(tm) control element, a resonant treble filter and a less-resonant bass filter, giving a 4-pole lowpass response. Filter sweep range (approx): bass-only 80-200 Hz, bandpass/lowpass LOW setting 300-1000 Hz, HIGH setting 800-1900 Hz. Filter peaking from Q less than 1 to oscillation. Voltage gain approx. 2 with RESONANCE set to 10 o'clock position and INPUT LEVEL set to maximum. Both filters, or one at a time, may be selected and mixed in desired amounts using the front-panel RESPONSE control. This allows for a wide range of equalization and special sound effects. CV inputs are available for sweeping the cutoff frequency and for affecting the treble filter's resonance. Circuit distortion is less than 0.5% typical. Power requirement: +-12v dc, 150 mA.

R-53 (avail June 2009)
Vacuum-Tube Waveshaper and Ring Modulator
The R-53 is directly derived from our legendary TM-1 device. It uses a 12AF6/BD6 remote-cutoff pentode and a 12AV7 dual triode. Waveshaping is provided by a vacuum-tube "pulser" circuit that spits irregular pulses onto the input waveform. They synchronize erratically with the input pitch (if a waveform with sharp transitions is used). Combined with true vacuum-tube circuit distortion, this can provide a vast range of complex, aggressive distortion effects, utterly unique in
the world. A basic ring-modulation function is also available in the unit--applying a carrier pitch from an external oscillator to the screen grid of the pentode, this allows making inharmonic sum-and-difference pitch sound effects, with a unique vacuum tube pentode sound. Power requirement: +-12v dc, 200 mA.

See them at Winter NAMM, booth 6735 (Big City Music)."
http://www.metasonix.com

NAMM: PRESENTING THE METASONIX KV-100

"LET IT BLAST YOUR RECTUM CLEAN.

The Metasonix KV-100 is not called the "Assblaster" for nothing. We've
taken all of our knowledge of extreme vacuum-tube audio processing and
combined it into a single convenient, easy-to-use package.

Complete with disgusting and juvenile cartoon art by Dave Lovelace, of
Retarded Animal Babies fame.

The KV-100 contains the following:

--the basic preamp stage of our TM-7 Scrotum Smasher, driving:
--the waveshaping (pulser) and ring modulation functions of our TM-1,
minus the ring-modulator carrier oscillator, which then drives;
--a VCO derived from our TM-3 (it is NOT intended for use as a
synthesizer pitch source, only as a special effect for signal
degradation), leading to;
--an all-new wide-sweeping bandpass filter,
with envelope filter function;
--plus it has an envelope follower, which also makes a gate signal;
--and a noise gate on the output, which is always active and
is driven by said gate signal.

Plus relay-based true bypass for the main circuit, plus relay controlled
activation of the VCO and pulser. Controllable with manual switches or
optional external footswitches.

Only 8 knobs allow for vast ranges of distortion and effects, from
subtle to flaming-enema. It's for those filthy, nutsack-sucking
guitarists. Because they deserve, and love, flaming enemas.
Feel free to gnaw the crust off my taint, Tiny Worm Guitar Dude.

Specifications:
Audio input accepts unbalanced guitar, microphone or line signals.
Output 600 ohms unbalanced. 1/4" jacks for all I/O.
Extra inputs: carrier audio input for ring modulator, CV inputs for VCO
pitch and filter sweep.
Extra outputs: envelope CV out, VCO waveform out, pulser waveform out.
Frequency response: yes. Distortion: yee-haw. Filter sweep range: <100hz>12 kHz.
Enclosed in rugged, moisture-resistant ABS utility box with hinged lid,
carrying handle and latch.
Size with lid closed 12.25"x7.4"x6.5" (314mmx186mmx168mm), weight (minus
AC adapter) approx 2 lbs (1.4 kg).
Power: 12 volts AC, 50/60 Hz, 1.5 amps. Uses Jameco 167151 AC adapter
for power in 120v countries. Power inlet: 2.1mm coaxial jack.

USA retail price $995.

The KV100, plus more new Metasonix products, will be visible at
the 2009 Winter NAMM (opening today), booth 6735 (Big City Music)."
http://www.metasonix.com