NEW 2009 Optigan Disc - MOD ROCK!

NEW 2009 Optigan Disc - MOD ROCK! from Pea Hicks on Vimeo.
"It's a mod, mod world and you know you're a mod rocker. Now you can prove it to your friends and family when you play the Optigan Music Maker with the new Mod Rock program disc.

Press the buttons with a left finger. What is that you hear? Drums, organ, guitar, bass! Who would have believed it? And it's you playing it! Wow! And wait till you see what you can do with your right hand!

You'll enjoy the Mod Rock program disc even more when you use it to play the contemporary songs that you'll find in the Optigan Music books. Pick some up today!

MOD ROCK is the first in our series of Optigan discs newly mastered from the original source tapes. There are many sessions on the tapes that were never made into Optigan discs back in the 1970s. MOD ROCK was actually made into a prototype disc, but for some unknown reason it was never released. Two copies of the original prototype are known to exist.

This disc is not a simple "photocopy" of a prototype disc- it's been completely remastered and recreated from scratch. The disc comes in a full-color jacket featuring artwork created by Mark Crafford especially for this disc.

The initial edition is limited to 25 copies. If there's sufficient interest beyond this initial run, we'll proceed with a second printing, but there's no guarantee on this, so get your copy while you can!

To order, please visit shoptigan.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=3876420

For more information, please visit blogtigan.wordpress.com or optigan.com"

BeatSequencer 1.0

BeatSequencer 1.0 from Kamil Garbacz on Vimeo.

Harry Partch 43 Tone Scale PS/2 Keyboard

sizone posted another update on the General purpose Midi controllers thread on the forum. Full details there.

"Notes are grouped depending on whether they're members of the 29 tone 11 limit scale, or Partch's additions. The unpainted and gray keys are Partch's additions. What blows me away is how symmetrical the scale is, even when mapped to a computer keyboard. I also really like the image that the keys make."

Korg M1 Ex Demostration, performed by S4K

YouTube via Space4Keys
"Demostration
Keyboard: Korg M1ex
Patches: Factory Presets
Performed by S4K
www.space4keys.com"

Ran Kirlian - Hipertóxica

YouTube via RanKirlian
"Sequence/drone jam with Korg MS2000, Clavia Nord Rack 2x & Korg Kaoss Pad 3.
All color and infrared video images recorded with Sony V3.
Recorded as it sounds on december 2008."

Update via Ran Kirlian in the comments:
"Thanks for posting this. There is also a higher quality version at Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/3368680"


Hipertóxica from Ran Kirlian on Vimeo.

Monome128 opening in HD 720P

YouTube via lasercicalone
"Only a simple test of my new Monome 128, in HD 720P"

Would You Like to Tap My Box?

YouTube via kamoni
"Kamoni takes his favorite drum machines on the road for a visual adventure in beats and blips."

circuit bent Hing Hon 2 LED, visuals

YouTube via frostedminipete

Diabolical Devices Modified Korg EX-800

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"This great sounding little module now has dedicated knobs for filter cutoff and resonance. This is the tabletop version of the Korg Poly 800. It's an eight-voice polyphonic synth with DCOs and you can stack the oscillators to make a bigger sounding four-voice.. The filter is pure analog goodness and can definitely resonate. This little baby has a built in polyphonic sequencer too! (We're actually using an Elektron Machinedrum for this demo though)."

Roland JV-880 Multi Timbral Synthesier Module Demo Songs

YouTube via zibbybone.

Doing what a Buchla can only dream of...

"Songs 1-1 through 1-5 by Marvin Sanders, Copyright 1992, Marvester Music
Song 2 "Lost Weekend" by Mitsuru Sakaue, Copyright 1992, Roland
Song 3 "The Race" by Chas Smith, Copyright 1992, Roland UK

Composer Profiles:

Marvin Sanders - As Keyboard Product manager for Rolannd US, Sanders has performed at clinics all over the world. In between his involvement with their marketing and promotional afforts, he has created sounds for products from the JV-80 to the JD-800, factory patterns for the JW-50 and ROM plays found in the SC-155, U-220 and Model 760. Sanders also maintainers an active freelance career in Los Angeles composing and consulting for a variety of clients from Toyota, Acura, and Alpine to Max Factor and Michael Jackson.

Mitsuru Sakaue began composings and doing arrangemennts for commercials and videos whiel still in school. In particular, his studio work earned for him a solid reputation. Currently (1992), as a chief producer within Idecs, Inc., he produces commercial musics and jingles for FM stations. His range of activity is broad, and includes his work as an instructor and expert on music intruments/computer music for the Roland Learning Center (Japan), as well as for other schools. In addtion, he has had numerous other opprotunities for displaying his talents wll while serving as demonstrator/product specialist for Roland.

Chas Smith - Roland UK's Senior Product Specialist/Demonstrator joined the company in 1987, after a freelance career playing in rock bands. he is an active composer, principally for the jingle market. His particular interests lin in the use of the latest sampling technology and in programming synthesizers. "