MATRIXSYNTH

Testing the modular.

YouTube via zthee. via kroffe in the comments of this post on the Serge looking CGS DIY modular. I added this video to that post as well. Comments disabled here to keep them there.
"A crap recording of me playing like the first patch on my new DIY modular panel. Missing knobs and the VCA isn't working.

Includes:

Topp 281 Quad Function Generator
CGS64
CGS38
CGS39
CGS36
CGS59
CGS09
CGS31"

Health Club Sonic Snailcase

"Health Club Music's new Synth is on eBay. There's a cool sample and hold and Morph Lag on it. The filter resonates and self-oscillates tougher than a Korg MS-20 and now both oscillators and filter are all 1 volt/ octave! Leave it up to your ears. There are samples on our site!"

You'll also find more images and details there as well. At a high level the modular features the following:

2 voltage-controlled oscillators (VCO) (1volt/oct)
1 low-frequency oscillator (LFO)
1 Attack-Release (AR) Envelope Generator
1 12dB, Band Pass/ Low-Pass Voltage-controlled Filter (VCF)(1volt/oct)
1 Mixer
2 voltage-controlled amplifiers (VCA)
1 white noise generator
1 Morph-Lag Processor

You might recognize the Health Club SONIC SNAILCASE from this synth on a rope post.

Producing with the Andromeda A6

YouTube via PSTCE. sent my way via fischek.
"This is Pete from The Crystalline Effect & Shiv-r.
Working on a TCE remix for exclusive release on a compilation by Advoxya Records. This video is about the "swooshes" or "cymbal crashes" over the top of the track, and creating them with the Alesis Andromeda A6. The original song has been released on the album "Identity" released at the start of 2009 and the remix will be featured on the "PABS 3" compilation due for release in late 2009.
Both releases available at www.advoxya-records.com.

My projects:
www.shiv-r.com
www.thecrystallineeffect.com"

The Sweeps - Le Voyage LIVE

YouTube via inkoggnito77. sent my way via retrosound72
"70s inspired instrumental tune by *THE SWEEPS combining some old Super 8-material (ca. 1976) with live footage. In the beginning it's just Fender Rhodes and Crumar Multiman, the Minimoog solo is coming after the break. The effects are offered by the Moog Prodigy. More infos via http://www.myspace.com/thesweepsmusic"

New Serge M-odule ASR Quantizer

via Carbon111 on the Serge list

"$1700 usd

The ASR Quantizer is a wonderful mate for your favorite sequential voltage source as well as a good clock for said function blocks.
It contains, from left to right: TGC, NCOM, ASR, ASR and an QUAN.

The ASRs and the QUAN with its scale-changing ability make this a great melodic mutator as well!

Best Regards, James
--
http://www.carbon111.com"

Update: some more detail from Bakis:
"a new Serge M-odule has been released:

the 'ASR Quantizer' (ASR/QUAN) M-odule.

it contains (from left to Right): VC Timegen Clock, Divide by N Comparator, 3 step Analogue Shift Register (x2), 6 vhannels Quantizer.

this is a great module for sequencing aplications, and not only:

it can generate arabesque melodies with its two ASR's that can be chained to form a single 6 channel ASR) usinf 3 VCO's. or you could use the ASR's clocked at audio rate as a weird wave processor....

you can further quantize various sequencer channels with the Quantizer, or quantize the outputs of the ASR's...

with the 'Divide by N Comp' you get a comparator, a clock divider up to /31 (with odd and even clock divisions), an audio wave divider to create subharmonics, a staircase wave generator with N steps, (all these with the N defined manually or via VC) a tool to create sharp clocking pulses, etc...

the Quantizer features six channels of quantizing plus two toggle switches, in addition to its gate input jacks, for selection of intervallic step variants (manualy or via VC).

and of course the 'VC Timegen Clock' that can act as vc lag, vc AD, vc LFO, lowpass VCF, vc-clock source, audio divider, envelope follower, etc...

put all these together for countless more applications.

ASR/QUAN price: 1700 USD."

AHMW 2009 Pics by tragedybysyntax

You can find more pics on muff's forum here. Cool bunnies.

via epinastyelektronix in the comments of this post.

I added an AHMW label below for all posts mentioning AHMW including prior years. Click on it to see them.

Roland TR-707

via this auction
"original box, power supply, and a memory card. Little brother to the 909 it has various elements that are similar to the 909 - the clap and hats for example.But the 707 has unique sounds that make this machine stand out from the other roland beat boxes. It features separate outs for all the drums, mixer for all sounds. Not to mention both midi and din sync making the 707 an obvious contender for syncing your vintage roland gear to midi gear."

Update via matsyendra in the comments: "That's not a good description. The clap and hats are not at all like the 909, and it only can sync Sync24 and MIDI if it's used as a master clock."

Orgasonic Baldwin Organ and other

YouTube via nathanielscott
"I salvaged this old organ from a dumpster. Many of the keys did not work and there were several electrical prolems. But I kept it because it had a built in rotary speaker. I left it at my friend Stephen's studio for a few years. He recently told me he needed it out of the way. Since it was in my living room I decided to fix it up.

The video is of the first tune I recorded with it. Nothing really any good, just me nood around with the video camera on. Then I layered a few other instruments. The video starts with me creating a sample on my Casio SK-1 then creating a short sequence on its on board sequencer. Then plug it and a toy drum machine into my home made sequencer to get the rhythm going and the rest is an afternoon's worth of not getting anything else done."

the shape of music

YouTube via analoq
"During the process of adapting the sonome layout onto my monome, I wrote some software to help me locate common patterns. This video explains and demonstrates the layout and software. If this doesn't make much sense, just relaxen und watchen der blinkenlichten..."