Circuit Bent Gakken SX-150

via vtol

some more shots and demo here

Update: YouTube vid below.


YouTube via Vtolus
Circuit bent Gakken Sx-150 Analog Synth

Seiko ds-250 with ds-310 synth module

YouTube via onephatcat
"The ultra rare additive synth system. Ds250 has midi in out thru 2 channel multitimbral layering, chorus detune pitch bend. What makes this synth great? The ease of use for one thing. Seiko achieved something that the other additive synth makers missed: an easy method for creating complex evolving sounds. Essentially you create three sound spectra, assign one to the attack, one to the sustain, and one to the release phase, and then set the envelope time for the ADSR and you are done! Now other synths such as Kawai k5 & k5000s have serious fine control over the envelopes of the overtones, but in terms of gratification from sound creation, the Seiko kicks a**."

BTW, anyone know where to find a manual for the DS-250?

Hands Off 2007 Part 1: Theremin Symposium

YouTube via GordonCharlton. Don't miss the start of Part 2 below for Video Killed the Radio star.
"Hands Off 2007, featuring talks, masterclasses, workshops and a three hour public concert. UK theremin news at http://theremin.org.uk"

Hands Off 2007 Part 2: Theremin Concert

"Hands Off 2007, featuring talks, masterclasses, workshops and a three hour public concert.

UK theremin news at http://theremin.org.uk"

Me playing Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence" (updated Video version)

YouTube via DX5.

A search on "YouTube via DX5" brings up the rest.

"Enjoy the Silence updated cover

Only the Martin guitar was sampled. Other sounds were sampled/synthesized by me, or belong to my own libraries. ("Ahh" choir is sampled Emulator II sound layered with a Kurzweil PC1x pad)

Played on two Emu Emax (I and EMAX II HD model).
Backtrack made in Pro Tools. Other keyboards used:
Roland JX-8P, Roland JP8000.

Composed by Martin L. Gore."

org M3 Hit Factory - A Night At The Roxbury

YouTube via KidNepro
""Hit Factory" - Our third collection of sounds for the Korg M3 will be available September 09'. Audio from one of the sound programs included in the PCG soundbank.

More info at: www.kidnep..."

Crumar Performer easy modification for release envelope

YouTube via sounddoctorin
"The Crumar performer is a great sounding string/brass machine. One real let down to me is the fact that when you engage the Brass you kill all sustaining of the strings and it all operates on the short preset release time. In this video Bob Weigel of Sound Doctorin' shows how to install a couple switches that allow you to select between factory default, brass envelope only extended and brass and string. The attack of the string is compromised because of the way that is done on the performer but I find that this mode gives a wide new range of performance applications to the instrument."

line 6 m13 & prima harmony trainer

YouTube via coloringpad. via coloringpad on the forum
"the prima harmony trainer seems like the perfect keyboard to circuit bend... here i wanted to give a demo of the sounds before i put it on ebay... battery powered! the line 6 m13 is obviously a pretty diverse pedal... i made a box that crammed two expression pedals into two knobs.

www.coloringpad.blogspot.com" You'll find some free music there as well.

psychotronic generator

YouTube via coloringpad. via coloringpad on the forum

"the psychotronic generator is a circuit bent atari punk console built by coloringpad housed in a case featuring the artwork of paul laffolely. amongst it's features are are the two main knobs, a cross mod, a battery sag, two led distortion knobs, and 3 photoresistors mounted inside of a pulsating light. The recording here does not do the sonic mayhem justice, and on top of everything, the entire atari punk side of the device is one side of a ring modulator, which allows any input to combine its sound with this machine. for more, visit coloringpad.blogspot.com"

dual atari punk console with cross mod

"two apc's with a cross mod switch (each modulates the other), one apc routed to the left, one to the right."

buddha machine bent by coloringpad

"a buddha machine circuit bent : additions include a switch to double playback speed, a knob to adjust the rate of playback, minor and major glitch inducing switches (sound like distortion here), and a selection button. easy and fun."

alesis akira & roland tr505 mod ineko bitrman

YouTube via coloringpad. via coloringpad on the forum
"he alesis akira is an ineko effects box in rackmount format with midi & user memory: think bitrman, all the modfx boxes crammed into one unit... here with a 505


www.coloringpad.blogspot.com for more info..." You'll also find some free music there.

The QMMG is TINY!

flickr by Andreas Wetterberg

"Hey guys, chill... you may think the QMMG is enormous, judging from the Modular Planner and whatnot, but it's really... not. And you get four vcas, four filters with var. res, four distortions and a mixer in that space, FFS! ;-)"