Playground Cyclops - Muzik 4 Machines mini live from the Nor

YouTube via muzik4machines. see muzik4machines' YouTube channel for more.
"MP3: http://muzik4machines.com/ranaf2
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"

"Slip" - Sebastien Leger Remix ("MASCHINE" vs "TRAKTOR") LIVE

YouTube via massivebeatzz
"Live re-tweak of Sebastian Leger's SLIP. Massivebeatz mixes on Native Instruments' TRAKTOR, MASCHINE as well as Jomox's xBase 09 and Roland 09.
(our apologies for a S. Leger typo in the credits)"

Fix Gladiator 2

YouTube via PXE02321. "Tone 2 Gladiator 2 DEMO"

EHX Effectology, Vol. 2: Dark Side of the Moon

YouTube via EHX
"http://www.ehx.com
Visit EHX.com for user videos, our blog, community fourms, and lots more!

Welcome to Electro-Harmonix's "Effectology" series, in which we play a remarkable collection of EHX-assisted sounds, and explain how they were made.

In the second episode, Bill Ruppert, Professor of Effectology, recreates the sound of Pink Floyd's "On the Run" from "Dark Side of the Moon" (pedals used: Micro Synthesizer, Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai, Frequency Analyzer, Big Muff Pi, Stereo Pulsar).

For more details on pedals and settings, please visit: http://www.ehx.com/blog/effectology-d..."

Update: "Bill Ruppert (the musician) is also posting extensive production notes over in the EHX forums, with the intention that people can engage in more-detailed conversations about creating unusual sounds:

http://www.ehx.com/forums/viewthread/1208/

In this clip, I personally liked how he used a looper to create a short repeating texture that he then manually undulates with a ring modulator. It's also neat how he intentionally captured interference from an AM radio."

SYNTH-DRUM mini (Demo)

YouTube via denha. "Operation check."

Theremin controlled Mario

YouTube via conquerearth. Playing Super Mario Bothers with a theremin.

via Zero via Gizmodo. Also see this Gakken Theremin covering Super Mario Brothers.
"Well, it had to be done!
Who needs a Natal when you've got a theremin! (OK, its not quite the same, but anyway...)

This is even more fun with two people playing! One person controls left/right, the other controls jump.

Its not just limited to the theremin. Its even possible to hook up a microphone and use your voice to control the game! Or a guitar! Or a violin!

Heres how it works:
The sound from the theremin is split into its frequency and amplitude components in real time, which are then mapped to values in a linear scale representing the X and Y axis. Pitch becomes horizontal control, and Volume becomes vertical control.
The X and Y scales are then cut up into different zones. In this case, Left; Right and dead zones for the horizontal, and a single trigger and dead zone for the vertical.

The trigger zones are then mapped onto a virtual joystick hooked into an emulator.

The end result is a fairly usable input control for playing games like mario. The bars give the much needed visual feedback as to how "in tune" you are, so you have a better feel of where the trigger points are."

Inside an Alesis Adromeda A6

via Alan

"Most [of the images] are self explanatory except for the one of the two plastic thingies. This is the inside of the case moldings on the side. VERY CHEAP -- I seriously broke almost all of them when putting the screws back in. I don't see how Alesis didn't se this coming. The rest of the construction is top notch, though. Mine is a pre- Numark made in the USA model."

Roland TR-330 Rhythm Drum Synth

via this auction

"Identifed as Roland model TR-330. A little internet research tells me that this analog drum machine was first produced in 1973. Rhythms produced by the machine are: Waltz, Slow Rock, Rock Beat, Bossa Nova, Mambo, Cha-Cha, Beguine, Rhumba, March, and Swing.

A nice review with lots of information about the Roland TR-330 can be found at the following link"

SN 424052

Buchla 210e control and signal router

via this auction
"Here is the description from Buchla:
The Model 210e Control and Signal Router directs the routing of up to eight control voltages and eight audio signals. The two sections function independently.

Originally conceived of as an aid to store and retrieve patch routings, the 210e evolved into a module with some additional capabilities.

In the control voltage section, each of five outputs can be connected to any one of eight inputs. (This is the functional replacement for a bunch of patchcords.) If more than one input is routed to a single output, the result is averaged.

Similarly, the signal routing section allows connection of each of five outputs to any one of eight inputs (patchcord emulation). Additionally, this section provides the possibility for matrix mixing, in which an output can respond to
multiple inputs, with each connection independently scalable.

All 210e settings can be stored and retrieved under the direction of the model 225e or 206e preset manager, thus enabling the re-routing of signals for each preset."

Vintage Oldsmobile Sylvania Moog MicroMoog

via this auction