Analog-ish mess in the kitchen. Monomachine, jomox 888 & future retro 777

YouTube via Thirstmonkey
"Just messing around with the beatboxes in my friends kitchen. I had all this stuff packed in a pelican case to drag around India but recorded hardly anything while I was there. But in the kitchen, that's another story...

PS. if you get bored with the loop-out then check-out the attractive waste bin in the background. sweet!"

MIDI Triwave with Bend Matrix Sequencer (part 1)

video upload by 4mspedals

"MIDI Triwave Picogenerator controlled by the sequencer on the Bend Matrix. Audio is from the Triwave only. Triwave is accepting MIDI Note on/off commands to generate pitches on the internal analogue oscillators, and is also being driven by it's own internal analogue LFOs. From 4ms Pedals"

MIDI Triwave (with Bend Matrix sequencer)

Musikmesse: Klangwabe

http://www.klangwabe.de

Mystery synth from this post solved.

via swissdoc

Musikmesse: The Musikmesse via Sonic State

MESSE09: Doepfer Dark Energy

Be sure to see Sonic State's Musikmesse coverage for more.
A TON of stuff went up. The videos here are just a small excerpt.

MESSE09: Novation's New Remote SL MKII

See the write-up on this one.

MESSE09: EOWave's Persephone Mark II


MESSE09: Akai's MPD18

ROCK SCHOOL - Series 2 - Episode 3 (part 1 of 3)

YouTube via tomstimemachine. sent my way via khoral

"Taking over from where the first series left off, the second set of ROCKSCHOOL television programs focuses its attention on new technology and its implications for the musicians of the day.

Synthesisers, samplers, sequencers and drum machines are all covered, as are electronic drum systems, computer hardware and software (remember this is 1987 - so this is for retro-heads only) and synthesisers for guitar and bass. There are also tips on how to make the most of the human voice, and on songwriting and arrangement.

This series was shown on TV in the UK during 1987.

EPISODE THREE

EIGHTIES SYNTHPOP
CLIP OF THE YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA IN 1979, CLIP OF BRONSKI BEAT.

SO ! - HOW DO YOU MAKE UP THESE SINGLE NOTE MELODIES ?
MAJOR AND MINOR SCALES, TRIADS, CHORDS, CHORD INVERSIONS AND TWO-HANDED KEYBOARD PLAYING.

THE VOCALS
CLIP FROM JAMES BROWN, MIDGE URE ON VOCAL TECHNIQUE AND GRAHAM BONNETT ON LOOKING AFTER YOUR VOICE, CLIP FROM EURYTHMICS."

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dorkbot chicago and wheresthepartyat - new DIY Kit

via brian c
"went to dorkbot chicago tonight... ..had a blast

after a hiatus dorkbot is re-forming and meeting the last thursday of every month

tonight's presenter was todd bailey presenting his variable bit sampler called wheresthepartyat

it will soon be a kit for sale like the x0xb0x

it is a midi controllable sampler sort of like a casio sk1 engine on steroids

todd demoed it and talked about the several generations the design went thru and the design decisions along the way

totally nerdy...totally fun

see better pics [and a ton of more info] at todd's site

more on dorkbot chicago at
http://www.enemysound.com/2009/03/dorkbot-chicago-returns.html

i'm gonna do a presentation some night on digital versus analog distortion with my new metasonix assblaster and agonizer compared to a an alesis bitrman and frostwave sonic alienator

and for more on dorkbot global see http://dorkbot.org/

that's a cool organization

peace
brian"
some more images via
Where's the Party At
8-bit Bendable Sampler

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More Info on the Moogseum

A couple of new posts on the upcoming Moogseum are up on the Bob Moog Foundation blog.

Direct links and excerpt for the archives:
The Moogseum
Creating the “Mini-Moogseum”

"It will serve as a educational, historical and cultural resource to Western North Carolina and the worldwide electronic music community through the following exhibits and facilities:

* An interactive timeline of the life and work of Bob Moog and the many people with whom he collaborated
* An archival center where rare documents, including project notes, articles, photos and schematics from Bob Moog’s archives, can be viewed on an interactive LED screen
* Several interactive instrument-based exhibits that will allow people the ability to experience the science behind the sound of electfonic music. We envision bays of Theremins hooked up to Moogerfoogers and rows of synthesizers hooked up to oscilloscopes filling our interactive area. A modular synthesis wall is planned as well.
* A Young Inventors Lab where children will be inspired to explore electronic music and create their own prototype through our Youth Outreach programs, afterschool workshops and summer camps.
* A rotating exhibit space which highlights new innovations in musical instrument interface as well as shared exhibits from other museums.
* A 200 seat performance space that will host concerts, lectures, festivals and sound exhibits"

parts

flickr by Freel¥

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PAiA Fatman

Vermona Perfourmer

via cl516 where you'll find more images and audio.

Note cl515 is a new blog with original synth content. Be sure to check out the rest of the site for more.

Voyager on Voyager

via cl516 where you'll find more.