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STG POST-LAWSUIT LPF and Wave Folder Mini Reviews on noise source

find the full post on noise source here

"Having owned both an Arp 2600 and Odyssey I was hoping for something to remind me of those days, and for that it did not disappoint."

http://stgsoundlabs.com/

buddha machine bent by coloringpad

YouTube via coloringpad
"a buddha machine circuit bent : additions include a switch to double playback speed, a knob to adjust the rate of playback, minor and major glitch inducing switches (sound like distortion here), and a selection button. easy and fun."
See http://www.coloringpad.blogspot.com/ for more including music, pics and words. Check out this setup on the cost. Roland TR-808 at the ocean (for the archives).

Building a Synthesizers.com Modular

YouTube via amphonic
"I used the Synthesizers.com WebCam to create a time-lapse movie of the build. The modular being built is a complete Entry System with some additional modules to fill the cabinet. The music was created using the synthesizer in the movie. It was multi-tracked on my Mac using Cubase. Check out www.ModularSounds.com for more information on my synthesizers.com modular."

audioMIDI.com presents Native Instruments Maschine

YouTube via audiomidicom

"Mitchell Sigman and Olivia Arthur demonstrate Native Instruments Maschine rhythm workstation. Coming soon to audioMIDI.com!"

MOONMODULAR M526 reversible mixer

YouTube via moonmodular
"We use 3 different CV- sources : one LFO ramp and one LFO rectangle and one envelope generator M511c. http://www.moonmodular.com"

Jomox XBase09 with Xrom upgrade

Jomox XBase09 with Xrom upgrade from Tyler Corbett on Vimeo.
via this auction follow-up to this post

Jomox XBase09 Xrom test

Jomox XBase09 Xrom test from Tyler Corbett on Vimeo.
"In the XBase09, the HiHat, Rim, Clap, Ride and Crash are samples stored as 8 bit data on a chip. Xrom is a circuit that replaces this chip and adds four times the memory. There are four sample banks available which can be selected by holding the SHIFT/FUNC button while pressing ENTER one to four times. What samples are on the extensions? The choice is yours! Samples can be loaded over MIDI Sysex - you create your own sample banks. Want a TR-808, TR-606 or RZ1? No problem: load the samples into your XBase09 and push the ENTER & SHIFT buttons one to four times (depends on desired bank number). Done!

Using the converter software, audio files can be converted into the Sysex format and then sent to the XBase09 using a MIDI software like MIDI-OX for PC or SysExLibrarian for Mac.

Lenghth of the samples:
Closed HiHat & Rimshot: 182ms @ 44.1 kHz

Open HiHat & Clap: 557ms @ 44.1 kHz

Ride & Crash: 742ms @ 44.1 kHz

The lenghth is adapted automatically by the software depending on the selected sample. Files that are too long are cut at the end, those that are too short are extended with silence. It is an advantage to cut the samples and adjust the volume using a software like Wavelab or alike."

AnalogExplosion

YouTube via MAKEN0ISE
"My nephew helped me patch this cool analog explosion sound effect, using just 3 modules. Long live the QMMG!"

Syndrum CM

via this auction

auction details:
"The Syndrum analog drum synthesizer was developed by Joe Pollard and Mark Barton back in the 1970's. Eventually their company Pollard Inc. gave way to Research Development Systems, Inc. who manufactured the Syndrum CM.

Although the Syndrum is capable of many different sounds, the one that caught on was that descending "dooooooom" as heard on "Poor Pitiful Me" by Linda Rondstat and "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty. I used it to create my own custom Kick and Tom drum samples which I used separately or mixed in to augment the sound of real drums."

Yamaha DX5

via this auction

Not the best shots, but you don't see these often.

"Rare 76-key Yamaha DX-5 from 84 or 85. Has the power of two DX7s in one. You can do a single voice, or layer two or split. Has separate outputs for each voice. Has a large back-lit LCD and more on-surface buttons for editing than a normal DX7."

The auction states "basically the same as a $3,000 DX1 without the extra 150 lbs of wood and lights." The lights that display the algorithms on the DX1 are pretty nice though... See this post and this post.