MATRIXSYNTH

CustomSynth Roland TR-808 Restoration

Just a few images of a Roland TR-808 restored by CustomSynth.

First demo, MeggySynth

flickr by dariusk
"This is my first run of a little live performance sound and video device I'm calling MeggySynth. It's definitely just a proof of concept, I'm hoping to make things more impressive all around.

Again, sorry about the disappearing pixels, it's the aliasing from the refresh rates of the Meggy and my camera."

Carousel Studio #2

flickr set by JoeMcGinty
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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"