Red Bull Music Academy Presents Tom Oberheim

via Steady Bloggin:

"Here we are again my friends. Yet another amazing amazing guest speaker to grace the city of Boston. Why sleep on this once in a lifetime experience?"

If anyone goes to this, report back. Rumor is Tom plans to come out with the SEM again - same design as the original. See this post for more detail.

Randgrid, Mobile techno studio

YouTube via antephon
"http://www.randgrid.com, The amazing techno app Randgrid for iPhone, You can create really cool acid music riding the bus. You can find Randgrid in app store."
randgrid on iTunes:

Casio CZ-1000 Phase Distortion Synth

via this auction

"The Casio CZ-1000 was the second programmable Casio Synthesizer after the CZ-101. It is in fact the full key size version of the CZ-101. All other characteristics are similar. It uses the Phase distortion synthesis related to all other Casio CZ synthesizers models. It was also one of the first low cost multi-timbral synthesizers with normal sized keyboard."

Whippanny Electronics RHYTHM MASTER RM-10 TEMPO SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

"VINTAGE ELECTRONIC RHYTHM MASTER (MODEL RM-10) BEAT/TEMPO SYNTHIZER WITH ONE KENT FOOT ON/OFF SWITCH; CIRCA 1960's - 1970's."

Online Modular Planner by Stefan Breitenfeld

"Hello everybody at the synthesizer front! :-)

Here we go!
The all-new Modular Planner v1.1, which is a complete redesign of the (ancient?) original version, is now finally available. The most important changes are:
- new design & improved usability (at least I hope so)
- forum included
- mostly MSIE-compatible
- Google maps with dealer and manufacturer locations (to be extended, make suggestions!)
- first multi-manifacturer version (thanks to all of you for your support)
- exchange rates loaded directly from ECB
- patch drawing engine (beta).

The planner can be found at http://www.stefanbreitenfeld.com/modularplanner/.

Enjoy it and feel free to link to it, report bugs and module updates, contribute images, patches & experience and make suggestions for further improvements!

All the best from Austria!
Stefan Breitenfeld"

Experimental Tribute

Experimental Tribute from Chris Carter on Vimeo.

"This is a brief tribute I made to the experimental work of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop who recently staged a performance in London, that I couldn't attend. All the sounds and loops originate from the BC8 synth, the Gakken SX-150 synth and the BugBrand Weevil synths. All the effects and processing is done with the Boss pedals. Oh yeah... and I did the whole thing 'upside down'."
Throbbing Gristle. flickr pics here

Update: MP3 here

Xabecs Curetronic Modular in Suitcase (ToolBox)

via sequencer.de

http://www.curetronic.com/

The Nothing Machine

flickr by theorderofstamina
(click for more)

"The Nothing Machine by Mr.Ugly. 2009.
Oscillator +NOR +NAND +Delay +Circuit Bending= Spacecomputerrandomness. The sound of nothing.

mruglysinstruments.blogspot.com/"

previously posted



Update: via this auction:
"The Nothing Machine by Mr.Ugly. 2009.

This here is a homemade synthesizer of random proportions. The main control component is a single oscillator that feeds into 4 fine tuning oscillators. There is the option of switching between 4 pitch ranges from low to high, creating deep bass drones to high end computer sci-fi effects. Easy to control, impossible to predict. This is an almost entirely homemade synthesizer, so it is quite unique. Considering I didn't even copy the schematics after building this, there will only ever be this one made. A one-of-a kind! It has the following features:

-3 separate 1/4" output jacks
-circuit bent delay pedal
-operates on 9v power supply(not included)
-1 main control oscillator
-4 fine tuning oscillators
-4 separate pitch range choices
-5 glitch momentary push buttons
-8 oscillation/glitch on/off toggle switches.
-3 distortion/glitch effect knobs with on/off toggle switches"


YouTube via doctorultra.

DL711 (+ TV)

YouTube via zeni69
"Circuit bent/hacked DL711 Multimeter with optical fiber bundle input and SN76477."

8bitone

"8Bitone is Synthesizer and Sequencer application to simulate sounds for 8bit Personal Computer and Console Game Generator from the 80`s.

PSG and SSG vintage voices are revived here and their nostalgic electric sounds are able to be simulated with iPhone/iPodTouch.

The Sequencer part uses general Piano Roll Screen.
It has been adjusted for Multi-Touch function of iPhone/iPodTouch to compose songs with fingertip easily.

To operate Sound Changer properly, Synthesizer parts consist simple form of Knobs, Switchs, Sliders for easy understanding.
You can find the most suitable to learn the basic device of the synthesizer here.


★ Synthesizer
Monophonic
1 oscillator or LowBitNoise.
LFO
Envelope
HiSpeed Arpeggiator
★ Sequencer Edit
With Truck manager on Sequencer screen, Composing is easy with Piano Roll format.
In addition, Voice Change is equipped to produce different Voices in the song.
4 trucks are the maximum limit.
★ Voice Edit
The nostalgic sounds can be created here by turing knobs and operating sliders on Synthesizer screen.
In 8Bitone, a group of values which are set on the Synthesizer screen is called “VOICE”.
Each one song can contains up to 128 Voices.
In addition, playing with keyboard on the bottom of the screen can be enjoyable too.
Move the wheel to control the Pitch.
★ Edit Controller
Edit Controller on the screen right side will show 3 types of monitor.
Selection is operated by touching each of the monitor`s name.
★ Transcontroller
PLAY, STOP, COPY, PASTE, DELETE function for songs are performed in the Transcontroller.
In 8Bitone, Transcontroller will be turned on with TCR button of the screen upper part.
★ Recording
CD monoral qualitity (..wav files) can be recorded here,
However, the CD quality may not have much meaning for those electric sounds.
★ PC Sync
The recorded datas can be sent to personal computers on the same WiFi network.
They are downloadable from the WEB browser of desktop and laptop also.
You can listen by iPod and use them for beep sounds on iPhones etc."

http://www.yudo.jp/en/music/eightbitone