3xOSC

YouTube via mrwhite105
"A song made to prove the versitility and utility of FL Studio's built in synthesizer 3xOSC."

NAMM: Ableton and Akai Pro APC40 Winter NAMM 2009 Press Conference

YouTube via AkaiProVideo
"Ableton introduces the Akai Professional APC40 performance controller at Winter NAMM 2009"

Ableton Live 8-Namm 2009 other Enhancements

"Ablton's lead clinician Huston Singletary demonstrates a couple of Live 8's new workflow enhancements at the recent NAMM 2009 show."

ZebraTutorial1

YouTube via UrsHeckmann
"My first attempt for a Zebra tutorial video. Unfotunately the output of the synth is a bit louder than my voice, but I'll train this ;)"

u-he More Feedback Machine - GiveItToMe

"It shows 5 (ahem, 6, *cough*) samples being looped and modified through 2 More Feedback Machines. All fx (looping, ping pong delay, all sorts of filtering and crushing, maximizing, pumping, limiting) are create in those 2 MFMs."

Yamaha VL7 Version 2

via this auction

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Turn

flickr by foteck

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KORG MicroKORG

1972 Triadex The Muse– World’s First Digital Instrument

via this auction

"The Triadex Muse is the first digital musical instrument ever made. The Muse is a music composer machine or digital synthesizer and melody composer, involving early logic modules in a unique circuit that allows the
 possibility of 14 trillion musical note combinations.

It was made in 1972 by Triadex Inc., Brookline, Mass. It was designed by Edward Fredkin and Marvin Minsky at MIT. The first Muse was designed by MIT graduates Edward Fredkin and Marvin Minsky in the late 1960’s. Minsky was on the set of “2001 A Space Odyssey”, and taught Stanley Kubrick about Artificial Intelligence as he created Hal.

The Muse is an algorithmic music generator that uses digital logic circuits to produce a sequence of notes (through a 4-inch built-in speaker or external speaker) based on the settings of various controls on the front panel: four small sliders that control Volume, Tempo, Pitch, and Fine Pitch. The switches to either side are used to start and stop the sequence, or to step through it note-by-note. Of the eight larger sliders on the right, four control the musical intervals used (labeled A, B, C, and D), and four control the theme (labeled W, X, Y, and Z). A rest can be substituted for the lowest note by flipping a toggle switch.

The exact logic behind the composition engine is rather technical, and not exactly intuitive. The tempo clock can be slaved to that of another Muse, allowing for multi-part compositions. These connections are on the underside (see photo).

It is not known for certain how many were made, but they are considered extremely rare. Estimate stated by Tom Whitwell, of the now defunct blog spot, Music Thing, was that only 280 were made.

The Muse is the subject of U. S. Patent 3610801. For years, the Muse was a featured exhibit at the Museum of Science, Boston. The signage explained the device's algorithmic (and deterministic) approach to the creation of its seemingly-random music. Far from being random, its preset "song" played continuously -- and was even given a name, "Museum Musings," by the staff."

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Thingamagoop ☆ MatataBitz３号?

YouTube via Shin4627
"アナログシンセ？というより
ノイジーピニョピニョロボットって感じです。
MatataBitz３号と呼んでます。(^^;

バックサウンドは、後ろに映っている
KORGのELECTRIBEです。"
Googlish:
"ANAROGUSHINSE? Rather than
I like NOIJIPINYOPINYOROBOTTO.
I get calls MatataBitz3 issue. (^ ^;

Sound is back, look back
KORG's ELECTRIBE."

Learning the Diabolical Devices SK-1

YouTube via bigcitymusic

"This little gem has a sixteen point patch bay, built in oscillator and LFO, MIDI input by Highly Liquid, and various bends. You remember the SK-1. Record your voice into in. Play it back. Play it back in rhythm with the demo. This bent version can mangle your samples, the built in sounds and drumbeats and drone you to sleep. We're still learning!"

Cwejman RES-4 Quad Resonator Module

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Here's the Jomox 888 into the Cwejman VC-FCS stereo compressor and on into the RES-4. The Res-4 is made up of four analog resonant band pass filters. Each one has control for frequency, resonance level, and volume.
The filters are triggered by the audio signal. The more you turn the resonance up the longer it rings out. Make kick drums. Use it as a multiple band sound shaper. Use it to make really awesome sounding steel drum mutations while sequencing the pitch via CV. There's a master CV and each individual filter has a frequency, level and bandwidth CV in. Yep. It pretty rad."

The Penguine

see PRANKSTER DICE for more including a video.