table modules part1

YouTube via MusicmarketingCanada. Reactablle.

table modules part2

TR-808 Cowbell Clone w/ Mods

YouTube via EA78751
"read the full article:
http://ericarcher.net/devices/cowbell/

This was a design exercise. I'm experimenting with digitally-controlled analog circuitry + simple digital pattern generators.

There is a minimal digital sequencer onboard, controlling eight analog switches that activate "bends" to alter the pitch, filter, accent, and envelope.

The 808 cowbell is a cheezy sound, but its design is interesting to study because Roland engineers were masters of minimal analog synth design. They rolled this one up tight! ... with just 2 simple chips (MC14584 & TL072) and 4 transistors, the 808 cowbell contains two square wave oscillators, two VCAs, a triggered envelope generator, bandpass filter, and buffer amp. Nice one Roland... too bad it doesnt sound like a cowbell.

Eric Archer
2009"

Atari 2600: Custom Waveforms on HW with Custom Tuning!

YouTube via littlescale
"Atari 2600: Custom Waveforms on HW with Custom Tuning!"

MusoTalk 259 - Studiolegenden - AKAI MPC 60 Teil 1

YouTube via musotalk. visual overview comes in at 1:51.
"Die mittlerweile in die Jahre gekommene MPC 60 II wurde im MusoTalk Studio ausgiebig getestet. Wie sich herrausstellt muß sich die MPC 60 II beim Thema "Groove" und "Timing" nicht hinter ihren Nachfolgern verstecken."
"The meanwhile came in the years MPC 60 II has been extensively tested MusoTalk Studio. How herrausstellt must MPC 60 II with the theme of "Groove" and "timing" does not hide behind their successors."

MusoTalk 259 - Studiolegenden - AKAI MPC 60 Teil 2

Live Clinic: Looper + footswitch

YouTube via AbletonInc
"Ableton's lead clinician Huston Singletary shows how to use Live 8's new Looper with a footswitch. Guitarists, watch this movie!

Got a question for Huston? Send your questions to:
liveclinic@ableton.com"

quik

YouTube via vectorass

AHNE 2009 Video by Stretta Update

I updated this post with Stretta's YouTube version. It plays all the way through unlike the prior Vimeo version, and includes embedded labels for all of the gear. Do check it out.

Hold On - AsDSSka

YouTube via msmoselle

"Music Video for first single by AsDSSka

Directed and Filmed by Crystal Moselle and Spike Jonze
Edited by Aki Mizutani at Cutters

www.familylosangeles.com/"

via sir_dss on the forum:
"Hi, I just wanted to post a new video one of my bands that we did. It was directed
by Spike Jonze(Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and lots of music videos too)
and Crystal Moselle.

Tons of my MOTM shots in the video.

Be friends with us...

www.myspace.com/asdsska

All the best!

David Scott Stone"

Jen SX-1000 Analogue Mono Synthesizer

via this auction
"An excellent example of the classic Italian synth from 1978. Simple and not-so-underrated nowadays, with a single oscillator (VCO or DCO? see below), 12dB/octave self-oscillating filter, three waveforms (sawtooth, square and pulse-width variable square), two types of noise in addition to the waveform, separate envelopes for the filter and amplitude, LFO modulation of filter cutoff, pitch and PWM (all at the same time if you want), PWM control, variable glide, master tune and octave. Possibly the best and most intuitive use of a mere 24 easy to use knobs on the front panel.

Some decent links here, which should go some way towards solving the DCO/VCO debate. As far as I can tell, it's somewhere inbetween, a digitally 'divided' analogue oscillator, so it certainly sounds analogue but actually stays in tune.

Gordon Reid's Vintage Synths Jen article
Sound on Sound article (Very good)
Vintagesynth.org page"

More Info on the Beilfuss Step Synthesizer

See the update after the images in this post. Comments disabled here to keep them there.