MPK25 Video Brief

YouTube via AkaiProVideo
"This is a brief overview of the MPK25 performance keyboard with genuine MPC technology built right in."

WHITE STAR (1983) KORG PE-2000 ELKA Rhapsody PPG Modular Oberheim OB-X

YouTube via cosmocorps2000. Note Dennis Hopper is in the cast per below.
"Scenes from WHITE STAR by Roland Klick (1983)

Released in USA as LET IT ROCK


Plot:
Dennis Hopper plays the sordid music manager Kenneth Barlow.
Moody Mudinsky (Terrance Robay) is a young and naiv synth musician which believs on Barlow.
But Barlow thinks that the public isn't interested into Moody's music, and so he provokes fake riots and assaults in believe to push Moody's career. At the end, Moody recognizes how inability Barlow is.

About the scenes:
Moody plays his first gig in an punk shed (Barlow knew that the punks doesn't like Moody's synth music and initiated an riot) which ends in an free-for-all.

Then Moody left the alligator studios and pack his synths in the believe, that Barlow will push his career.

Moody works now in an professional music studio.

Frustrated about the fact, that Barlow never achieve any profitable gig, Moody sits drugged in front of the PPG Modular, unable to play any note."

I added this to the Synths in TV and Film post.

Update via Qwave in the comments: "Notice one of the top rare PPG Sonic Carrier modular versions is in the top row of this PPG modular. See 3:18 till the end. You easy notice the absent of patch point. Also notice the well known white PPG pushbuttons."

Elektron MKIII MDUW?

via shagghie on the forum.

"I got to test the mkIII a week ago as well while in Sweden. Here's a pic with a shot of Absinthe on top. No photochopping, either. Looks like the new Compreder will also use the same new green displays? The mkIII MDUW's are awesome! SD-Card Readers, Analog bassline synth part... just to name a few! It's going to be a great year for Techno!"

follow-up to this post.


TekFunk Full Liva PA (Shagghie vs. Ritardo Montalban) MachineDrums and 303 (part 1)
YouTube via shagghie
"ekFunk Recording artist and owner Victor John (aka Ritardo) and Shagghie go full live PA at a house party in San Diego. The table is three MachineDrums (two with custom green Matrix mods) and a very special 303 of Ritardo's. A Kaos Pad 3 and A&H Xone62 round out the sound. We work so well together that two of the MachineDrums were 'ad hoc improve' driven, building each pattern up from scratch in real time. Green MD's customized with help from the esteemed Pavel Kirkovsky. We're currently booking up 2009, so please have your agents contact us via PM. 2009 is going to blow up, with new releases, and live PAs. Thanks to our fans for all your love and support. And yeah, Happy Birthday Bobby!"

TekFunk Full Live PA (Shagghie vs. Ritardo Montalban) MachineDrums and 303 (part 2 (Acid Break))


TekFunk Full Live PA (Shagghie vs. Ritardo Montalban(aka VictorJohn)) MachineDrums and 303 (part 3)

Velvet and TinkerBell

YouTube via tiiarttech
"Yoshi Akai playing Velvet."


"Yoshi Akai playing his Tinkerbell."

Customsynth.co.uk White Roland SH-101 with Nova Mod

http://customsynth.co.uk

"mk1 makeover of the sh nova"

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LEGO Sequencers

LEGO NXT Sequencer

YouTube via domabotics.

Three vids sent my way via Gerard. Click on the Lego label below for more.
"LEGO Mindstorms Sequencer.

Each coloured ball represents a different note. As the colour sensor passes over the top, the note assigned is played. Different rhythms are capable by placing the balls in different places on the holder.
Inspiration for this came from the BeatBearing project.

--
www.domabotics.com
twitter: damienkee"

Lego Sequencer

YouTube via ericrossrosenbaum

"This is a musical sequencer made out of lego. There's a row of eight spots to put legos, representing notes. Each color is a different pitch. As blue LEDs light up along the row, each note gets played. There's a slider to control the tempo, too.

The lego sequencer was constructed by Ben Judge using the amazing LogoChip ( http://www.wellesley.edu/Physics/Rber... ), a PIC microcontroller running an interpreter for the easy to use logo language."

Lego Sequencer

YouTube via tiiarttech.

"Yoshi Akai playing his lego sequencer."

Serge nice drill -- b3nsf live ambient

Serge nice drill -- b3nsf live ambient by b3nsf

"The drills have touched the core and need calibration... Live 1 take --TKB controls the Serge and EML-200"
Also see this post.

Sonic 6

flickr by Pighood

David Walter Mohr - EMS Synthi Hi Fli

YouTube via davidwaltermohr.

spotted on THE SYNTHI

"THE RAREST PEDAL EVER MADE:
- EMS Synthi HiFli (Hi Fli - Pink Floyd 70s)
- Two Rock Custom Reverb Signature Amp
- Marshall 2x12" original greenbacks (1969)
- Suhr Custom Guitar (FL neck/middle SSV bridge)
- www.myspace.com/ davidwaltermohr"

circuit bent casio sk-1

via this auction
"circuit bent by spunky toofers

here are the modifications

1. 11 switches- controls freeze/holds, pitch related effects, bizarre filters, odd synthesis, self composing random melodies, rhythmic drum varations and much more. use alone or in combination.

2. 5 switches located on the far right which cuts out all 4 voices the instrument can play at once and the drum sound kill switch

3. one reset button

4. one vintage pilot glass lens with a bright blue led underneath

5. master pitch switch enable indicated in black (with this switch you can activate a extremely stable precision oscillator circuit which replaces the original clock signal for extremely stable pitch control)

6. one overall pitch knob (approximately 3 plus octave pitch range with knob)

7. lfo rate knob (lfo activated by pulling up on this knob. activates a lfo to modulate sounds from subtle to extreme)

8. lfo depth knob

9. lfo indicator light- indicates depth and rate activity. vintage new stock soft glow dialco green LED

10. light theremin switch

11. light theremin photo cell (light sensitive wafer that responds to light, shadow, and movements from hand, body, etc)

12. 2 gold dome body contacts (super expressive control of pitch via body contact

13. 16 point patch bay to make various connections in the patch bay via rca cables for experimenting new bends

14. master power switch on/off indicated in red

15. intuitive and through interface with as much spacing as possible for all controls

16. manual and bend diagram emailed to winning bidder

a few things i'd like to address that have been asked previously. regardless of who bent your instrument every bend on an sk-1 will most likely respond differently in different settings.. for example you will get different results in sample mode then in a preset.. and from one preset to another.. i have bent the instrument to be as stable as possible in all modes of the instruments.

the pitch and lfo is fine tuned. if a pitch is allowed to go too high it will glitch and will otherwise interrupt a good sound, loop, or bent function of the instrument. where this glitch occurs is different between sk-1's..the range therfore of the pitch control will sweep approximately up to 3 octaves down and approximately an octave or so above normal pitch of the note.

the right side of the instrument is the functional side of the instrument featuring mixing, reset and power indication... the casio is capable of 4 notes/sounds at a time along with drums.. the switches on this side allow you to mix on the fly or isolate certain sounds. this is especially useful when the instrument is locked in a particular bent function or loop and doesn't respond to key information. this way you can isolate a particular sound in the lock or loop and sample that particular sound or have only that sound running.

the patch bay is setup to be as stable as possible. these are not ins or outs to other devices.. they are meant to be patched within the patchbay only and will allow you to create new bends on your own.. since it's experimental it's not as stable for live use but great for studio work. with a little planning the patch bay can also be used in live use with good stability.. they will offer new bends not available on switches along with variations to bends that are located on the switches. for example if there is a filter on a switch it is most likely you will get a variation of the filter on the patch bay.. a vocoder like sound can shift in harmonics with a little experimentation on the patch bay.

and the sk-1 will function as normal provided that all bends are not activated.. it is highly recommended that you understand how the instrument works and experiment with bends in all modes to make the best and widest use of your instrument. there are plenty of good resources on the web with manuals to download.

outputs to external amplifying, mixing or recording devices via 1/8" on back"

Be sure to see the seller's other items.