MATRIXSYNTH

Lunetta inspired Modular synthesizer

another flickr by synthmonger
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see the lunetta label below for prior posts including video.

Vangelis Setup 1984

flickr by Neil Vance
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Note this is actually a collage of separate pictures
impressive

spot the synths

Untitled

flickr by Michael Beserra
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KORG MS20

MOOG POLYMOOG Synthesizer 203A

via this auction

some shots of the inputs and outputs on back

Memorymoog on top

Vintage Drum Machine DRUMMER BOY synth made by PAIA

via this auction

MONK ROCKER Buddha Machine [ circuit bent ]

YouTube via asmhaxor
"This is my first attempt at circuit bending.
Made from an authentic (not FM3) Buddhist chanting machine (as seen). Recorded with external analog rev/delay. Concept and design by Kevin K Chen. Not for sale."

Herbie Hancock - Rockit 1985

YouTube via cminor7add9th.

via Jeff Bova on the Rhodes Chroma list:
"That patch was Herbies. To have 8 voices he had each of the two layers of the sound in the chroma and expander. Live I play the part when herbie is soloing but played as a layer on my single chroma. Here is a you tube video I have been meaning to share, It's us playing live in tokyo at Parco Theatre Shibuya. You get to see more use of the Chromas than in other videos I have seen on line. ALl the sounds we are playing with the remote keyboards are Chroma patches, the sounds the other guys are triggering with dx7's are the fairlights."
Also Roland AXIS keytar and a turntable used for synthetic sounds. Pretty cool.

video description:
"Herbie Hancock plyed Chameleon Live in Shibuya Tokyo Japan on May 13, 1985
Herbie Hancock:key,Barnard Fowler:vo,D.S.T:DJ,Jeff Bova:key,Wayne Brathwaite:b,J.T.Lewis:ds"

Two more with notes on each from Jeff:

Herbie Hancock - Earth Beat 1985

"The opening patch and the harp like sounds where herbie is padding on the fairlight were Chroma"

Herbie Hancock - Sound System 1985

"Note the polaris in the bassists(Wayne Braithewaite) rig as well
Please pardon the blue 80's jumpsuit."

DIY Analog Modular Synth #3

YouTube via bchris1776
"This is not the greatest patch - but I thought I would try to record something using the QuickCam and running audio direct into the computer instead of my digital cam.
Everything here is analog and homebuilt - no sampling, no RAM, no Midi. I built it over the last two years and am now trying to learn to make music with it.
You can find a few details about this synth at sdiy.org/rfeng"

DIY Analog Modular Synth #2

"A fairly busy autonomous synthesizer patch -a 'Noodle' - on my home made Modular Synth. www.SDIY.org/RFeng"

DIY Analog Modular Synth

previously posted here
"A short clip of my DIY Analog Modular Synthesizer . No Midi, Keyboard, knob twisting, overdubs or computer - It's playing on its own in real time. Module designs from MFOS, CGS, Electro-Music.com and wherever I could scrounge schematics. Sorry about the real poor digital camera vid and audio. Better pics and descriptions at http://www.sdiy.org/rfeng/"

Lunetta - A Simple CMOS Musical Instrument

YouTube via bchris1776

"This is a simple demonstration of my "Lunetta" musical instrument.
This Lunetta is built primarily from 4000 series CMOS integrated circuits with inputs and outputs taken to front panel jacks to be patched to other sections. This Lunetta uses counters, shift registers, XOR gates and 40106 schmidt trigger clocks and oscillators.
There are those who can make some great music with these - however I'm not one of them :)
There was no great thought put into this patch - I just plugged and played as I went. As such, every audio result was a surprise as I changed patch locations and clock speeds. I think that's half the fun of these circuits.
A good source for information on building these instruments and seeing what others have done is Electro-music.com in the DIY forum.
http://electro-music.com/forum/index....
More information on this instrument and others I have built are at http://www.sdiy.org/rfeng/"