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Friday, April 24, 2009

Arturia Minimoog V 2.0 Now Shipping

" MAIN FEATURES:
* All the parameters of the original minimoog V
* Advanced automation mode (Minimoog V 2.0 Only )
* Revolutionary preset navigation system called the SoundMap (Minimoog V 2.0 Only )
* New formant-analysis-based FX called the Vocal Filter (Minimoog V 2.0 Only )
* New Chorus and Stereo Delay Effect section
* More than 500 presets created by talented artists and sound designers, more..."

Au Revoir Simone

flickr by Mauro@photo
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Roland Juno-60
Clavia Nord Electro

Twin CMOS VCF

"This board containts two independant VCFs based on the popular CMOS based Wasp VCF, In adition it also features adjustable post-filter distortion."

More info at Ken Stone's Modular Synthesizer (Catgirl) site.

DJ Digital Josh - Ore Ville Red N Bocker


YouTube via digitaljosh
Popcorn DJ Digital Josh Style!
Instruments Used:
1. Yamaha RM1X to sequence
2. Roland Fantom XR for sounds
3. Roland SRX-08 expansion board for more Sounds

DJ Digital Josh - Synths and Sampler


YouTube via digitaljosh
Instruments Used:
01. Roland JP-8080
02. Korg ESX
03. Roland XV-5050
04. Yamaha RM1X
Samples taken from:
01. Disciple - A Gamble
02. J.C.P. aka John Barlow & Colton Matney - Fearless
03. Reza-Rec - Anytime

Boss DR-202 Dr. Groove Demo 04-27-07


YouTube via digitaljosh
"Boss DR-202 Dr. Groove Demo 04-27-07
I like to buy drum machines on ebay and record samples of all the sounds. I guess it keeps me busy. :) I've done about 5 different ones so far. Please don't ask for the samples. You'll have to make your own."
via modularsounds.com where you'll find a review.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Big Ideas (don't get any)


YouTube via r2builder
be sure to see Bohemian Rhapsody and Funky Town!
"Video by James Houston
jim@1030.co.uk
1030.co.uk
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I graduated from the Glasgow School of Art's graphic design course. This was my final project.

Radiohead held an online contest to remix "Nude" from their album - "In Rainbows" This was quite a difficult task for everybody that entered, as Nude is in 6/8 timing, and 63bpm. Most music that's played in clubs is around 120bpm and usually 4/4 timing. It's pretty difficult to seamlessly mix a waltz beat into a DJ set.

This resulted in lots of generic entries consisting of a typical 4/4 beat, but with arbitrary clips from "Nude" thrown in so that they qualified for the contest.

Thom Yorke joked at the ridiculousness of it in an interview for NPR radio, hinting that they set the competition to find out how people would approach such a challenging task.

I decided to take the piss a bit, as the contest seemed to be in that spirit.

Based on the lyric (and alternate title) "Big Ideas: Don't get any" I grouped together a collection of old redundant hardware, and placed them in a situation where they're trying their best to do something that they're not exactly designed to do, and not quite getting there.

It doesn't sound great, as it's not supposed to.

I missed the contest deadline, so I'm offering it here for you to enjoy.

Sinclair ZX Spectrum - Guitars (rhythm & lead)
Epson LX-81 Dot Matrix Printer - Drums
HP Scanjet 3c - Bass Guitar
Hard Drive array - Act as a collection of bad speakers - Vocals & FX"

Jam Jar demo + jam! and Chicken Box Synth Demo


Jam Jar demo + jam! from The Amazing Rolo on Vimeo.
You might remember the jar from this Light and Sound Devices post.
"The Jam Jar is a small light-responsive digital synthesizer made out of a couple of dollars worth of parts and housed in a jam jar. In this video I show it off and make some music with it using Ableton Live and a guitar.

check out my other projects:
theamazingrolo.net
wiiloopmachine.com"


Chicken Box Synth Demo from The Amazing Rolo on Vimeo.
"Playing around with a new synth I've just made as part of the research for my "Don't Talk Back" project. The three knobs do things to change the sound in ways I don't really understand. The button generates the sound. The jar contains a homemade 1W amplifier."

Handmade Music 4-16-09


YouTube via makemagazine. via The Voice of Saturn
"Projects and performances seen at the monthly Handmade Music event - a science fair / party of strange, new DIY musical creations held at 3rd Ward, Brooklyn."

Kawai K5M Repair on Sequence 15

more images and the post on Sequence 15

inside a Kawai K5M

"The half on the left, laying flat, is the front panel. The right half is the rear half."
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