MATRIXSYNTH

Diatonic triads on the Riekotron

YouTube via OmenieSoftware
"Ellatron version 1.2 is now submitted to the App Store, and the big introductions with this version are -
* Chord Mode - 8 programmable chords
* Fat keys - much improved playability when in chord mode via the single-octave keyboard
* Save/restore of settings and modes

Big improvements on every release, 22 voices, and groovy 1960s goodness - Ellatron remains the one must-own synth for the iPhone."

You can find Ellatron on iTunes here:

Styrofoam - Like A Daydream (Ride cover)

YouTube via pointmisser

"Rough and ready homerecorded version of this classic Ride song. "Like A Daydream" will soon be released as a b-side on the "Other Side Of Town" digital EP, alongside a version of The Wedding Present's "Crawl" and title song "Other Side Of Town" (off the "A Thousand Words" album).

For the music gear freaks: this video features a Moog Freqbox, Korg X-911 guitar synth, Elektron Machinedrum, DSI Mono Evolver and Ralph Lauren Polo prescription sunglasses. I ended up shaving shortly after finishing this."

ghetto modular mark II

YouTube via nevenen
"hey, don't laugh. this thing will eat you alive.

seriously though, cardboard is great for panel prototyping. often i'm not sure how things are gonna go, so i just wire it up with cardboard and see if it feels right, if changes are needed. so far it's just 2x VCO, Filter, signal mixer, but I have completed 2xVCA, 2xLFO, more filters... the question is, how modular should i make it? i like the ms20....

mfb step64 controlling pitch of both OSC's and the filter cutoff."

ghetto modular mark II test beta

"same as last vid, but i just put in the 2xLFO. no external control, just patched..."

1978 Moog Taurus 1 Synthesizer Pedal

via this auction

"1978 Moog Taurus 1 Synthesizer Pedal. Featuring a 13 note pedal-board, 2 VCOs, 4 presets (one of them programmable), a VCF, a VCA, and foot-switches for Portamento, on & off, octave switching, and release on & off. These synthesizers had a very fat sound. Presets were Taurus, Tuba, Bass, and a fourth user-programmable patch."
1978 Inspection and Assembly card. Note the inspection number stamp compared to the initials in this 1976 card.

Also note the serial numbers - 1081 in 1976 and 2262 in 1978.

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Sonic Palette

via this new auction. See this post for details. It's been re-listed with a lower price.

freezepop Oberheim DMX Cake

via

on freezepop.net

headphone session

YouTube via EA78751. "camping in brooklyn"
"this video is warmup for some gigs we have in NYC. In the video you see the Big Box o' Techno (BBoT) on the left and Another Box o Techno (ABoT) on the right. Ragsdale is playing the TX606 in the background. ABoT and BBoT are handmade by me, really fun and abstract to play b/c most of the patterns are algorithmic.

BBoT: 808 clone kick, snare, hats + experimental pattern sequencer + drone commander + dR0NEMATr1X optical synth

ABoT: algorithmic bassline generator (fibonacci generator + 4069 VCOs + sync LFO & LFO sequencer), and SP0256-AL2 speech synth

TX606: modified TR606 w/ extra 808-style kick drum osc, noise source crossfader & two external audio inputs to the noise section.

E-Squared plays tonight and tomorrow in NYC... electro/techno

Thu 4/16 - Handmade Music Night at 3rd Ward (brooklyn) ... free event, w/ free PBR!
http://www.3rdward.com/events/handmademusic

Fri 4/17 - Bent Festival (manhattan) $... more"