MATRIXSYNTH

sequencing distortion

YouTube via thedeepelement
"Couldn't find a way to get sounds like this on my machinedrum internally. The 'kick' is a weird Cwejman waveform being processed by the even-more-brutal Flight of Harmony Plague Bearer, the snare is being twisted by The Harvestman Malgorithm and there are several other things going where the Tip Top Audio Z3000 are the sources."

1978 Advert - ARP AVATAR

via this auction

Note the seller has a ton more listed here.

"These are original magazine cuttings from a private collection, NOT copies/scans. Cuttings are posted in all board envelopes to avoid damage in the mail."

Soviet analogue synth synthesizer FAEMI-1M

via this auction

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Experimenting with Electronic Music, 1st ed.

"Published the very same year electro-industrial pioneers Kraftwerk released their breakthrough album "Autobahn," here's a wonderful, rare book covering virtually everything you ever wanted to know about music synthesis and reproduction. Within its pages is an overview of the history of electronic music, from RCA's tube-based Mark I to modern solid-state synthesizers, with photos of the Minimoog and the Moog Sonic Six, as well as the Tonus ARP 2500, 2600, and Soloist consoles. For you tinkerers out there, the book also contains numerous construction projects, including two (2) separate transistorized theremins complete with detailed alignment instructions. All projects come ready-to-build with full schematics and parts lists.

Contents include:
* Musical Electronics
History - Mechanical Tone Generation - Electronic Tone Generation - The Music Synthesizer

* Sound and the Electronic Signal
Sound - Harmonic Motion - The Sine Wave - Additive Synthesis - Square Wave - Sawtooth Wave - Beat Notes - The Envelope - White Sound - Using the Complex Wave

* The Instruments
Mechanical Tone Generators (string, wind, and percussive) - Experimenting

* Microphone and Pickup Applications
Principles - Ceramic and Crystal Applications - Homemade Ceramic - Homemade Percussion - Dynamic Microphones - Magnetic Pickups - Homemade Magnetic Pickup - Condenser - Impedance

* Building a Small Electric Organ
Tone Generation - General Construction - Tremolo Modulator - Mixer - Homemade Keyboards - Combining the Stages

* The Electronic Modifiers
Tremolo Circuit - Envelope Control Circuit - Trigger Circuit - Attack Envelope Generator Circuit - Photoelectric Modulator - Reverberation - Chime Device - "Fuzz" Circuit - Sustain Circuit

* Electronic Tone Generators
Multi-waveform Generator - Pink Noise Circuit - Two Theremin Projects - Automatic Percussion Circuit - The Almost Nightingale - Mini-Organ

* Odds and Ends
Two-Channel Mixer - Three-Channel Mixer - Voice Selector - Variable Bandpass Amplifier - Active High-Pass Filter - Resonant Filter - Tube Filter - Tape and Echo

Hardcover, 180 pages. First edition, copyright 1974."

on Amazon

I added this to the Synth Books section as well.

//Cycle 7831

//Cycle 7831 from Joe Dunkley on Vimeo.

"//Cycle 7831 is my final degree piece for the Digital Music and Sound Arts course at Brighton University, England.

Both sound and image were synthesised from scratch. One of the main techniques used to create the aural component was spectral synthesis, where frames taken from early renders were used to generate sound. The percussive element was created using the usual percussion synthesis techniques, fast mod EG's and so on.

The image was rendered out from Blender in sections then sequenced and edited in After Effects. The audio was imported in stems, analysed, then linked to various effect parameters."

P5.2.3 from Joe Dunkley on Vimeo.

"Originally a surround sound installation presented in a gallery space. My first proper attempt at 3D, so its kind of a work in progress. The main emphasis being on the sound design and sound distribution. Sound and visuals created by myself."

TX TwoPot hardware editor for Yamaha TQ5 and TX81Z

TX TwoPot hardware editor for Yamaha TQ5 and TX81Z from dalas verdugo on Vimeo.

"This is an open source project by Alan Probandt. More info here: the-all.org/tx81z/twopot/index.html"

Zaphid - 153 in my Mind

YouTube via zaphid
"collage of some short tracks i made may 4th 2009, maybe 2 much inspired by the BOC.."
via David on the AH list:
"Here's a collage of mostly s612 tracks! track 1. 4 s612'strack 2. Perfourmertrack 3. 4 s612'strack 4. 3 s612'strack 5. 2 s612's (drums only)"

velosynth+003 - bicycle synth

velosynth+003 from velosynth on Vimeo.

"speed/tone

a hall effect sensor detects the rotation of a spoke-attached magnet. this data is translated into sound via an arduino microcontroller, 8bit R2R DAC, lowpass filter and audio amplifier.

the linkage forms a cognitive loop between the cyclist and their microlocal transportation environment.

more info at: velosynth.com
arduino code: bit.ly/WB7uf"

UVI Workstation

"UVI Workstation is a multi-timbral instrument that provides unlimited parts, integrated effects, live performance features, and a smooth real-time workflow. With UVI Workstation, we’ve added powerful new features that help make your music production experience more efficient and enjoyable.
UVI Workstation is fully powered by the UVI Engine XT, the new generation of the award-winning UVI Engine technology."