VIRTUALITY New podcast from Amin Bhatia

"PODCAST #3 "Inside the Computer" is up
The third installment of our "Interstellar Crew" podcasts* explores the possibility of making videos using Amin Bhatia's latest release Virtuality. With the help of Music Academy Online and Second Life we are shown one interpretation of the virtual world where people can actually take a theme park ride through the album! Interviewed guests include Patrick Moraz, Steve Porcaro, Michelle Moog-Koussa, and Second Life's Benton Wunderlich as well as producers, engineers and musicians from "Virtuality."

You can see all the podcasts on our new website or on Youtube. They'll soon be available as iTunes podcasts, but just like many Apple products (including the next iPhone) we don't know exactly when :)

We are soon launching a Virtuality Video Contest - send us an email and we'll send you the details as they unfold." Contact link is under the Amin Bhatia link on http://www.aminbhatia.com/.

Also:
"CD BABY's TOP SELLERS
Both Virtuality and The Interstellar Suite are now among CDBaby's Top Selling Electronic albums. Our thanks to all of you for this achievement. It means more albums to come. In the meantime keep spreading the word to your relatives, friends and even enemies (think of them when playing "Hostility" or "Virus Attack"!) Reviews are HERE and album online sales are HERE.
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DRUM CORPS and MARCHING BAND fans...
Our recent new deal with Copycat Licensing means its now easier to license tracks of Virtuality or Interstellar Suite for your productions. See the Copycat Licensing Website for more.
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Thank you again for your support and encouragement.
Now go out and enjoy the summer!

The staff and families at www.aminbhatia.com"

Roland TR-55 Analog Drum Machine

via this auction

"A truly versatile unit, thanks to the 'Balance' knob, for a beat box from 1972."

JLCOOPER/OBERFACE midi inputs and outputs for DSX

via this auction

Not the best shots, but you don't see these often.

"This unit works in tandem with the Oberheim DSX providing inputs and outputs. Its task is to allow theDSX to take control of its memory, and to have the numbers representing voice notes, keyboard notes, program # etc. be in exactly the same places and in the same form that the DSX is expecting to find them At the same time, it has to handle Midi information input and output."

LIMS09: Kenton Takes MIDI to Over 700 Meters

via Sonic State where you'll find the write-up. Be sure to see Sonic State's LIMS09 coverage for more.

The Logan String Melody : An introduction to string machines

YouTube via OriginalJambo. Be sure to see OriginalJambo's prior demonstrations.
"Disclaimer: many of the images used in this video were taken from a Google images search. If you are the owner if any of these images and do not approve of their use in this video, please contact me and I'll remove them.

Hey guys, been a while since I did a video but I've had this project in mind for some time now. Took a good few days to gather the raw materials and a few more of fiddling with Pro Tools, Fireworks and Windows Movie Maker (which will crash if you so much as look at it the wrong way)!

Anyway, this video might be a little slow for some people and this is version 1.0 so there's always room for improvement. Please leave some comments (constructive criticism more than welcome) if there's anything you'd like to know or think I should change.

Hope you enjoy it!"

Update:

The Logan String Melody (part 2 of 2)

Jeff Rona using Rob Papen

YouTube via robpapen
"Jeff Rona showing the use of Rob Papen Synths while making a new filmscore"

Modular 01

YouTube via snipz
"MFB LFO stuff going on here...with added Doepfer quad LFO too. Wave multiplier, VCO's FM'ing and ASys filter affected...and a bit of random voltage here and there to spice things up!"

sequential circuits Pro one

YouTube via hadrian017

yr3wk51 moog & juno

yr3wk51 moog & juno from longcat on Vimeo.

"the moog opus 3 & the roland juno 6, mighty beasts they are...

as the longcat weekly improvisation rolls ever closer to it's 4th year...

the improvisation was recorded on the 3rd of june, the canal footage was shot a week later on the 11th of june...

i love this place on the regents canal, i love the way light reflects on water... and i love the sound of these synthesizers..."

Synthetic slide trombone

via Acoustic Interloper on NIME 2009 on this electro-music.com thread.

"Here are some quick pix from NIME 2009 at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh last week. Many other strange and wonderful instruments not shown . . ."

"Synthetic slide trombone with many added controllers / degrees of freedom"