MATRIXSYNTH

Unearhed Circuits Sequencer/Synth case build and prelim layout

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Prototype Hymnotron

YouTube via leondewan. "Suitable for hymns." via the big city music blog.

Dewanatron at MNN Studios

"This snippet of Brian Dewan and Leon Dewan playing the Dual Primate Console was taped at Manhattan Neighborhood Network studios in April 2005 and features moving backgrounds drawn by Brian Dewan."

http://www.analoguehaven.com/

"we are having a sale! all new gear purchased from our website from june 10th until midnight on sunday, june 14th will be discounted by 10%. use a credit card and we'll adjust the total when we invoice you. if you use paypal we'll refund the difference. no retroactive orders, no extensions, no exceptions. sale limited to gear that is in-stock. used gear and ebay orders are excluded from the sale. email us with any questions! thank you..."

Podcast: Sonic TALK133 - My APC Goes Boom Boom

On Sonic State

"We start off with a little speech synthesis courtesy of Expressivo.com, then straight into the meat with the Jasuto modular VST and iPhone synth, the Autogun free VST synth with 4 billion presets, a new SEM module from Tom Oberheim, APC40 hysteria is sweeping the globe, and finally the heart-warming story of Island Records who this year celebrate 50 years in business."

Metric

Metric at the Wiltern via Amateur Chemist

Sequential Circuits Pro-One

http://www.ilovemetric.com/

Bent Speak & Spell

YouTube via otemrellik

"Available at deadspacevolume.com

This classically bent speak and spell offers up all the features you need to dramatically twist and mutilate it's traditional robot voice. Only one available so grab it while it's still up. Batteries not included.

Features
loop grabbing push button and locking switch
pitch knob
2 different glitch switches
2 pitch shifting body contacts
1/8" output
safety on/off switch
black/orange custom paint job"

Korg Power (African Twilight)

YouTube via vstmonger
"African Sunrise
Korg MS-2000B and Korg 01W in action. I wipped up this tune and it kind of reminds me of Africa,like an African sunrise or sunset. I hope you enjoy it despite the little glitches."

Nordicity 1 - Muzik 4 Machines - Micro Modular test 1

YouTube via muzik4machines
"MP3: http://muzik4machines.com/5dvbzv
basicaly it's 4 songs at different tempos trying the newly composed sequences on my new micro modular
booking: http://muzik4machines.com/book.html
Twitter: http://twitter.com/muzik4machines
Podcast: http://muzik4machines.com/2ztc7w

gear used
Korg ESX1: All Sequences/Drums
Yamaha TX81z: Reverby/Pumpy Sawtooth Bass (chain:TX81z-Boss V-Wha-Akai MFC42-DBX266 ch2 (Compression/distortion)-Alesis Nanoverb-DBX266 ch1 (pump)--Mixer)
Roland MKS50: Hoover/Saw/Lead/Pumpy Synth (Chain MKS50-DBX266-Boss SL20-Zoom RFX2200-Mixer)
Clavia Nord Micro Modular: Synth, bass, arpegios, pads, chords
Redsound SoundBite Pro: Vocals/looping
Korg Kaoss pad 2: Tempo Delay
Korg Kaoss Pad 3: Loops, Looper(snare rolls), Grainshifter
Korg Kaossilator: Noise Sweeps (path: K01-Mini KP(Delay)-Mixer)
Korg ER1: Distorted Beatbox AND sidechain signal (Chain: left out-ProCo Turbo Rat-Dimebag Wha-Mixer)
DX200: Fm E-piano, pads, 303-esque sequences, etc (Chain: Left Out-Boss DD5 delay-Mixer)
Motu Midi Mixer 7s: My mixer, controlled by the BCF2000)
Kawai Midi Patchbay:Guess
DBX MC 6: Output Compressor

NOT used:
a computer, besides recording it; no edition"

Update via .:Muzik 4 Machines:. in the comments: "as promised, part 2 is up with screenshots of the patches used"

Nord City 2 - Muzik 4 Machines demo-ing the nord modular

4093 Complex NAND Lunetta Module

YouTube via wonkythomas

"New Lunetta module! The one in the middle is a dual gated osc. & dual NAND gate built from a CD4093 Quad 2-Input NAND Schmitt Trigger IC.

Basic idea is taken from Nic Collins 'Handmade Electronic Music' A basic RC oscillator is built around the NAND Gate, with my module there is a panel input into the unused input pin on the chip, this is tied to ground w/ a 100K resistor so if nothing is plugged in the module does nothing, so the oscillator can be turned on & off from a logic signal at the input. Does great 'filter sweeps' & unison voice type fx.

The right hand side of the module is just 2 X 2 input NAND Gates. Inputs have a diode for protection so they can be used with signals from any source.

The patch in this video is basically taking a clock & a tone from the 40106 oscillator module runnning thru the gated osc. into a NAND gate w/ some feedback via a 4077 XNOR. The 40106 clock is triggering the Serge VCS which is triggering a Metalbox Dual AD. The audio output from the CMOS chips is being processed by a Blacet VCA & 2 Lockhart Wavefolders with CV from the VCS & Dual AD.

The changes in rythm / timing result from playing with the VCS Rise & Fall times & tweaking the relative phase of the inputs feeding the wavefolders."