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1982 Advert ROLAND GR808 GUITAR SYNTHESIZER JIMMY PAGE

via this auction

"For more, visit my ebay shop"

ARP Pro Soloist

via this auction

Yamaha CS60 in the background.

Elektron monomachine machinedrum practice

YouTube via popitem

circuit bent 626 highly liquid

YouTube via salamanderanagram
"Here's a quick sample of me fooling around with my first circuit bent machine, a drum i bought from highly liquid before i started bending myself.

Putting it up for sale on e-bay later today.
enjoy!"

On Ebay here
"professionally circuit bent roland tr-626, done by highlyliquid.com. As far as I can tell they don't do circuit bent work anymore but focus on MIDI retrokits. It comes with a highly liquid glitchdesk (also discontinued). More info on that here.

The glitchdesk attaches to the 626 via a 25 pin cable (included with auction). It has a 25 point patch bay(I'll toss in 5 or 6 patch cables as well), patchable filter(cool!!), and 2 Patchable Audio Outs, which is where it gets really interesting. You can grab the sound before it is finished being processed and send it straight to an Audio Out."

Moog Minimoog

Anyone know how to remove that thin protective covering on the faceplate?

Note the image on the manual below. It the Minimoog with separate keyboard. I've seen these before but always assumed they were a custom job. Anyone know if these were ever stock and/or who produced them?

more images here

Update via Enrico Cosimi in the comments: "it was a special version available only thru the moog custom engineering dept. it never went on production. b.t.w., you can ask to michael bucky ;-))"

split mini
split minimoog

Top Octave Generator 1.1

TOG 1.1

Silverwood v3.0

on Native Instruments User Library
Free and recommended by Doktor Future in the comments of this post: "The SilverwoodV3.ens does many wind instruments, and is great with the EWI. MP3 here.

Description
"Breath controlled physical model brass, woodwind, and Hammond organ synthesizer
*** Update: V3 now includes a model of a Hammond organ. The model includes percussion, key click, chorus, harmonic foldback, and a set of drawbars that can morph from one setting to another. ***

Silverwood is a synthesizer that mimics acoustic wind instruments. It contains no oscillators or envelope generators. Instead, it creates sounds using waveguide physical modeling synthesis, and is activated by a wind or breath controller. It is monophonic.

Please note that without a wind or breath controller, Silverwood will make no sound. Update: V3 includes a 'KB Test' button, which when activated will trigger the model whenever MIDI note-on events are received.

Six physical models are included: brass, saxophone, clarinet, flute, recorder, and organ. After a sound is created by a model, it passes through an equalizer that mimics the bell of an acoustic instrument.

The snapshots include these acoustic instrument emulations:

Brass: Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Tuba, Cornet, Flugelhorn, Euphonium
Saxophones: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone
Double Reeds: Oboe, English Horn, Bassoon
Clarinets: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Flutes: Piccolo, Flute, Bass Flute
Other Pipes: Pan Pipes, Irish Whistle, Shakuhachi
Other Reeds: Uilleann Pipes, Scots Pipes, Accordion, Harmonica
Organs: Various popular Hammond settings.

Each snapshot responds to MIDI breath pressure (on CC2) and pitchbend data. Various other MIDI control sources are supported.

Snapshot names indicate the instrument’s natural range and the pitchbend effects. For example, the snapshot “Trumpet F#3-D6 +screech –falloff” indicates that the instrument is a trumpet, that it’s natural range is from F#3 to D6, that bending the pitch up adds screech, and that bending the pitch down adds falloff.

The sample mp3 demonstrates the oboe and bassoon emulations.

Many of the mouthpiece and bore designs are based on STK, created by Drs. Perry Cook and Gary Scavone.

The graphic control elements were created by Vera Kinter, at http://www.artvera-music.com, and were provided by Bernd Keil.

I wish to acknowledge these whose publications have assisted me in the creation of this instrument:

Dr. Jim Clark
Dr. Perry Cook
Mr. Kenneth Elhardt
Mr. Rob Hordijk
Dr. Toshifumi Kunimoto
Dr. Gary Scavone
Dr. Julius Smith
Dr. Vesa Välimäki"

PSP Rhythm

YouTube via Xolin11. If the first video doesn't play, forward to the next one.
As the title suggests, these are PSP Rhythm tracks.

"PSP Rhythm is the homebrew audio sequencer for the Sony Playstation Portable.
RHYTHM is an audio sequencer for the Sony PSP (Playstation Portable).

RHYTHM was created to entertain and inspire the end user (producer) by allowing the user to create music with a high level of artistic freedom.

RHYTHM is a single player game where the user organizes sounds into rhythmic and melodic patterns, and then organizes the patterns into complete, exportable songs. Up to 16 sounds can be simultaneously sequenced with a precise degree of control in up to 64 patterns. These patterns can then be arranged into a song which can consist of up to 999 song steps. The user can then export the completed song as CD quality PCM wave files.

The heart of RHYTHM is its sample based audio engine aptly named the RHYTHM ENGINE. The RHYTHM ENGINE enables the user to chop, pitch-shift, time-stretch, and effect digital audio files.

The graphic user interface (GUI) is designed to be a highly efficient visual aid to the creative process of producing electronic music. RHYTHM clearly displays the basic building blocks of audio sequencing, musical notation, sound editing, effects processing, and song arrangement in a well defined and organized manner. The GUI is easy to navigate while still providing detailed information and control over the user�s music.

RHYTHM uses four pattern mode views (PATTERN, TRACK, WAVE, & EFFECTS) and one song mode view (SONG) to display all song information. Each view has similar control and data input. Each view displays a specific type of information. PATTERN VIEW displays an overview of each pattern. TRACK VIEW displays sound specific pitch information. WAVE VIEW displays sound specific sample information. EFFECTS VIEW displays an overview of the effects applied to each sound.

The control scheme and button implementation is designed to be simple and easy to understand. Button functions are intuitive and require little guidance to learn. Control functionality is consistent throughout each view.

RHYTHM's simple and intuitive interface gives the user access to an otherwise complex music process. Producing music is streamlined which keeps creative ideas flowing instead of being interrupted by a bombardment of programming features and a cascade of menus and sub-menus. With beat templates and instrument sequences, RHYTHM will instantly bring out the music producer in everyone."

Acidlab Miami Vs. 808 Soundcheck

There's some news in the Acidlab Miami project.

Sound adjusting is coming to an end, and the production of the first 20 units is moving forward. The finished product will be available in late February/ early March 2009 with a price tag around 800 Euros +/- 10%.

Here is an sound example of the Miami vs. a real 808.
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