Jarre in Manchester 23rd may 09 pt1

YouTube via spookyuk
"Jean Michel Jarre Playing in Manchester M.E.N was a fantastic concert
This is a selection of songs."
Theremin comes in at :34 followed by the laser harp at :49.

Treetops

flickr by IkaInk

KORG MS10

full size

"Too big for Fitzroy?
Photo by Julian Wearne
After effects by Julian Wearne"

Roland V synth GT tutorial - sound design

YouTube via minelekke. The video is more about the interface than the audio.
"Roland V synth GT tutorial - sound design"

MFB Synth II & MFB 502 Demo

YouTube via mummstylesound

Spectral Audio Neptune 2

YouTube via mummstylesound

"Synthesizer Demo. Drums: MFB-502."

Roland JX-3P Demonstration

YouTube via mummstylesound

"Roland JX-3P Synthesizer Demonstration.

All sounds by Marcus Mumm, Flensburg."

iZotope iDrum Gettingstarted

YouTube via Stagehandspace
Note this is a lengthy tutorial. Jump to 5:30 to hear it playing in stand alone mode.
On iTunes:
iDrum Hip-Hop Edition


iDrum Club Edition


iDrum: Ministry of Sound Anthems


iDrum Rock Edition


iDrum: Depeche Mode Sounds of the Universe


iDrum: Ministry of Sound Trance Anthems

(iPhone / iPod touch app) GravSynth Tutorial 1 - 7

YouTube via KayacInc
"Tutorial 1 : Setting the Tempo
1) You can adjust the BPM with "TAP" Button and Slider."

"Tutorial 2 : Setting the Oscillators
1) GravSynth has 2 Oscillators. You can mix 2 sounds with volume.
2) There are 4 types of waveform and can change the octave.
3) GLIDE RATE controls the smoothness of the changes in pitch."

"Tutorial 3 : Setting the OSC2 FREQ FINE TUNE
"1) You can adjust tuning of the Oscillator2. SEMIS adjusts the
chromatic. CENTS adjusts the fine tuning.
2) A little cents makes a modulated sound.
3) To activate setting. Turn on the 1-2 SYNC."

"Tutorial 4 : Setting the LFO
1) You can modulate the filter or pitch or wave.
2) Setting with LFO RATE (speed), amount, waveform."

"Tutorial 5 : Setting the Volume Envelope
1) Volume Envelope Generator makes the volume form.
2) Form such as organ.
3) Form such as strings."

"Tutorial 6 : Setting the FILTER
1) Decreasing the CUTOFF makes sound darker.
2) Resonance gave the accents to the sounds.
3) Sound such as Radio sound."

"Tutorial 7 : Setting the FILTER ENVELOPE GENERATOR
1) Filter Envelope Generator makes the filter form.
2) Combination with FILTER Setting. You can create many different
sounds as many as you can!"

GravSynth is available on iTunes here:

16bit Chainsaw Calligraphy live jam/remix

YouTube via timexile
"A live mashup of this amazing 16bit tune using a patch I made in Reaktor using the Maschine controller from NI. FX on the pads and twisters, bar progress on the top 8 buttons, track section on the 8 buttons to the left of the pads."

Gristleizer Up for Auction

via this auction

Note this is the one from this previous post with an audio demo.

auction details:
"Up for sale is a fully licensed and authorized Gristleizer built by Smashing Guitars/ Endangered Audio out of Asheville, North Carolina, which was available in limited amounts at select dates during the 2009 Throbbing Gristle tour. This particular unit was purchased the first night they were made available at the first Chicago show last month at the Logan Square Auditorium, and was one of 7someodd made available for sale. I purchased this, along with a snazzy tee shirt, upon arriving at the venue. I cradled and babied it throughout the performance of In The Shadow Of The Sun. In between sets, i took it through the meet and greet/signing line, and Chris, Peter, Gen, & Cosey were all kind enough to sign it as well. I even asked Gen to sign around the AC adapter input, because the jack is kind of male and kind of female :) It went straight into the car for the remainder of the evening's festivities, and upon arriving home, directly into my non-smoking home/studio, where it has been kept in pristine condition, seeing little use except to post an audio demo for the Muff Wiggler synthesizer (and cat) forum (Hi guys!) and http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/

Why am i selling it? After some long hard thought, i've decided i need to expand my modular synth more than i need a Gristleizer. Additionally, i'm handy with a soldering iron, so i guess i can always build one later and mount it in the modular. Still, the decision to sell this has not come lightly, and i ask whoever buys it, please give it a good home.

Now, about the Gristleizer itself: It's a device that mangles audio. It features a VCA and a VCF (toggle switch between the two modes) with an LFO for modulation. You have knobs for the LFO's Speed, Depth, and 4 different waveforms to select from (Rising Saw, Falling Saw, Triangle, and Square) and a Bias control that...well...i havent really figured out what it does, fully. It certainly overdrives the everliving shit out of whatever you run into it, anyway. It also has a level knob, and 2 switches...one for VCF/VCA, and one for Bypass. The back panel is very simple...one 1/4" in, one 1/4" out, and the AC adapter input. However, when speaking to Charles from Smashing Guitars the night i bought it, the PCB has pads for Control Voltage, so you can modify it to use with your analog synths, and the back panel has plenty of room for mods. I believe it also has adjustable trimpots inside as well, although i have not opened it to poke around...i'll leave that to you. Additionally, you can run this off of batteries as well, HOWEVER, you must NOT plug the AC in with batteries in as well. Get it? Let me repeat. Use EITHER batteries OR AC, NOT BOTH! The AC adapter is included.

And one thing i noticed that is perfectly normal is the LFO's LED stays lit for a moment after you power down."