MATRIXSYNTH

moog voyager assembly

flickr by Ume Music
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Update via Aaron in the comments: "The title's incorrect. It's a photo of the LP assembly line.
Cheers,
theglyph"

Note: Title of the post = title in flickr.

via UniQue Werkx

"For years the Quasimidi @yahoo groups was over run with spam. Last month it got so bad there were over 500 posts of spam. So a few of us, Bob (from El Segundo, CA) , Andreas & I, got together and contacted Yahoo. The result was that we've gotten control of the group and eliminated the spammers.

The list owner, Scott S., said that when Yahoo took egroups over he lost moderating control.... but now it's back to Quasimidi gear. So those who left for that reason can rejoin if you like."

iDrum Video Game Edition

YouTube via izotopeinc
"ALL YOUR BASS ARE BELONG TO US

Classic arcade game music for you to remix. Relive the glory days with retro 8-bit samples and thumb-numbing, heart-pounding, blow-on-the-cartridge musical sequences.

Just tap squares, make a visual pattern, and youre making music.

Comes with 20 original songs including:
A Heros Path ▪ Alpha Commander ▪ An Epic Quest ▪ Boss Fight ▪ Chase ▪ Chipmunk Sidescroller ▪ Circuit Racer ▪ Dragon Battle ▪ Future Zone ▪ Home Town ▪ Hydro Battle ▪ Island Fun ▪ Jungle Run ▪ Rad Fighter ▪ Space ▪ Speed Demon ▪ Star Zone ▪ The Dungeon ▪ Vampire Lair ▪ You Will Never Escape ▪ Or make your own

Pop in a quarter. Bust out a beat.

iDrum is the addictive app that lets you create your own music, even if you have no musical experience! The Video Game Edition includes a huge selection of drum, percussion, melody, voice, and effects samples made to sound like classic video game arcades and consoles. Start with a selection of amazing kits and patterns, then customize them to make them your own.

Whether you're new to making music or a beatmaking expert, iDrum is for you. Build beats layer by layer by tapping the touch screen, or create music with simple shapes and color combinations that help you visualize the rhythm.

Features:
▪ The fun and simple way to make music on your iPhone or iPod touch!
▪ Includes hundreds of retro sounds and 20 pre-made kits
▪ Tap the touch screen to play and record your own musical patterns
▪ Bring sounds in and out of the mix to make songs on the fly and perform live
▪ Customize patterns to create your own unique beats
▪ Take control of the rhythm of every drum sound and sample
▪ Transfer custom kits and samples to and from your computer (requires iDrum for Mac/PC available from www.izotope.com or an Apple Retail Store)"

Korg M-500SP

via this auction

unintentional steampunk

Brain Synth

"A new computer program lets your brain turn fMRI machines into musical instruments by assigning notes to active regions of your cortex. The results may cause people to drive themselves crazy just to stay on the cutting edge of electronica."
full writ-up on io9. sent my way via brian.

Circuit Bent PHOTO THEREMIN

via this auction

"- 1 on/off switch with green "on" led.
- 1 waveform select switch....sine wave or square wave.
- 1 Blue LED LIGHT PEN with 3 foot cable, use to play the photosensor in the dark.
- 1 pitch range pot with ball knob sets the range of the sound from low to high pitch.
- 1 1/4" audio output jack.
- Cool white/purple case."

via Jimmersound

Eli CompuRhythm CR-7030 Beat Box

flickr by Mark Dalzell
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"The first time beat box was used to refer directly to a rhythm machine was in the 1970s with the ELI CompuRhythm CR-7030 Beat Box."

Fun with DopplerPad: William Tell Overture "remix"

YouTube via retronyms
"Now that DopplerPad is released, Retronyms gets to have a little fun with it! I play with a few things here, including the mixer, loops, soloing, and a lot of gate/arp action!

More at http://www.dopplerpad.com"
Available on iTunes here:

New Oberheim Sequencer in the Works

And first SEMs in September as well as possible distribution in Europe.
See the second update in this post. Comment there.

Little Boots Remedy

She definitely likes her synths. See if you can spot them all. Click here for more.

via this BBC article, via twitter.com/bitoddscarr
"New Little Boots video with ARP and Moog goodness"