MATRIXSYNTH

Waldorf Largo will Ship in May

"Largo is arriving soon!
07/05/2009: The Largo Synthesizer will see the light of day within the merry month of May. The long awaited synthesizer software for Mac and PC is breathing and has already tried to jump out of its incubator. Largos sound engine was injected with all the notorious wavetables of the Microwave, the legendary Wave and also the Q series. The LFO is already rehearsing very complex steps and the filter drive screams as loud as only our little baby can. So be prepared!

Listen to some short MP3 demo songs (Drums: Spectrasonic Stylus):"

via Waldorf News where you'll find MP3s of the above.

Casio SK-1

via this auction

"CASIO SK1 SK-1 Digital Sampling Keyboard Synthesizer"

Improvisation on the Clavia nord electro3 and nord wave

YouTube via tyroleankeyboarder
"An improvisation on a little theme that came to my mind the other night.
acoustic piano sound from the nord electro3 73;
pad sound from the nord wave (via midi from the nord electro; volume controlled with a yamaha fc9 pedal);
audio recorded with a phonic helix board 18 firewire mkII; software: cubase studio 5;
video recorded with a sony dsc-w130 digital camera; software: adobe premiere standard;"

micromoog korg mono poly

YouTube via f...ingharpsichord

micromoog is human too

"normal humanbeing"

Boing Boing Video: The Throbbing Gristle Interview

Click dead center to start. See the write-up and images on Boing Boing.

ENTER THE MIND OF MOOG

Celebrating Bob’s 75th Birthday

May 21, 2009

The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC

"Enter the Mind of Moog will be a golden opportunity to experience a working version of the planned Moogseum as the Bob Moog Foundation will transform the Orange Peel into an educational sonic playground for all ages. Upon entering the venue, attendees will be immersed in an interactive experience guiding them through the work and life of synthesizer pioneer and innovator Bob Moog. All proceeds from the evening will benefit the Foundation’s hallmark project, the Moogseum, to be located in Asheville, NC.

Interactive instrument-based exhibits will be set up to connect attendees to the unique sounds and interfaces that helped make the Moog name a legacy in the worlds of science, music and innovation. Highlights include a “Theremin Tour”, where visitors will be guided by Bob Moog Foundation volunteers to play the early electronic musical instrument in various audio configurations as well as see it used as a video mixing tool, the “Synthesizer Lounge”, comprised of a bay of synthesizers available for attendees to explore and the Moogerfooger Remix Station which will highlight the power of the the Moog signal processing tools. Attendees are encouraged to bring their iPods or other playback devices to remix original music through Moog equipment.

The Interactive Timeline will guide the viewer through specific eras of Moog’s career and document the evolution of the Bob Moog Foundation. The Bob Moog Foundation will unveil a Mini-Moogseum installation to be featured permanently at the Orange Peel. The Mini-Moogseum, a beautiful showcase crafted by Chris Perryman of Domus Aurea Woodworking, will house a small exhibit of the pioneer’s archives, tell the story of his impact on the world of music, highlight his connection to the Asheville community and feature a custom built theremin, designed by Bob’s former student and protege, Steve Dunnington."

More info on the Bob Moog Foundation Blog

SoundMatrix

"SoundMatrix is an iPhone application which you can use to create 16 note musical sequeces on your iPhone. Touch the matrix of cells to add notes to the sequence which will repeat indefinitely. This is best done thoughtfully one note at a time though swipes and "mutitouch" will work.

When you've created a masterwork, use the "Email" button to send it to your friends who will be able to load and play it in SoundMatrix or download the wave file using the link provided."
more info
free at the time of this post on iTunes here:

VICMOD Synth Night

"For a short period of time last night you could have been excused not knowing what century we were living in, what with Public Image Limited blasting out the bar speakers downstairs and upstairs, before the performance, The Human League’s Reproduction album was happily playing away followed by tracks by Morton Subotnick and Alvin Lucier. Plus the fact I could see 2 Korg MS20s a Roland MC202, EMS VCS3 and a Roland System 100M."

see the full write-up on VICMOD.

Update: more images here and video here.

Modded x0xb0x

$800 via Computer Controlled on the forum along with some other items.
"Here is the list of the mods:
Gate In
CV In
Accent In
Slide In
Accent Out (this was done due to interfering with the headphone out)
Filter Mod CV In
Accent Sweep CV Out
VCO Out
VCF In
VCF Out
VCA In
VCO FM In