Akai AX-60

via this auction

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"Offered from 1985-86, this is a 6-voice polyphonic programmable analog synthesizer with a 5-octave, 61-note (C-C) keyboard and was one of the last analog synths to have knobs and sliders. There are a total of 25 sliders and two knobs."

Moog MiniMoog Model D

via this auction

Laurie Spiegel plays Alles synth - temporary replacement

video upload by Laurie Spiegel

YouTube via MusicMouse
"Concerto for Self-Accompanying Digital Synthesizer. The instrument is possibly the first realtime digital synthesizer, built at Bell Telephone Labs, NJ by Hal Alles and team, with C language software written by Laurie that processes the player's live input into an ongoing accompaniment that will continue to be played live against.

This is a legal copy uploaded by the owner of the original tape. The OHM DVD's video was taken from this.

For more info on see http://retiary.org/ls/obsolete_systems

For tech info on the synth see:
http://www.matrixsynth.com/blog/media..." [mirrored here]

You might remember the video from this previous post. The original video was suffering from data corruption so Laurie Spiegel uploaded the video again. Be sure to see the comments on YouTube here for more.

Star Trek Outtake- theme played on a Theremin (HQ!)

YouTube via diggsharrington. via sara
"Not sure what episode this is supposed to be from but I like it."

macbeth x series 1

YouTube via macbethsynthesizers
"Stills of Ken MacBeth with the X-Series modular prototype modules. Soundtrack made with the same..."
Images of modules here

m5n ahoy test!!

YouTube via macbethsynthesizers

iiiiit's bAShER!! mpeg

YouTube via macbethsynthesizers
"...soon to be seen! BasHER MInDLeSS and THe GANG do THE PUBs!!"

ajboylescotland

YouTube via macbethsynthesizers
"...ajboyle plays some squelchy sounds from the x series prototype!"

Earth Day Circuit Bending Workshop / Salon 4/25/09

flickr set by Roth Mobot
follow-up to this post

pictured: Bent Shrek Lunchbox

"Alex Deeba's Clock Bent Happy Meal Shrek Baby Toy with Inverter Trigger / LFO Injection mounted in Brookfield Zoo Lunchbox"

via Patrick of Roth Mobot:
"Thanks to everyone for making last Saturday's Hacking Salon such a blast. Here's some documentation:


flickr set
blog
YouTube
http://www.GetLoFi.com"

Rubber Bandjo

YouTube via RothMobot
"Experiments with rubber band, piezoelectric pickup, c-clamp, violin box and table"

kitchen noise

YouTube via UnearthedCircuits

"circuit bent circuit bending, weird sound generator, music from outer space, MFOS, WSG, delay, looper, electronics, noise, IDM, jam" Unearthed Circuits