MATRIXSYNTH

Friday, August 07, 2009

Pulsemonger :: Guitar Demo :: SYNTHMONGER :: 2009

YouTube via synthmonger
"The Pulsemonger takes an input signal and converts it to a pulsewave that also has a mixable sub-octave pulsewave. Both pulse octaves pulsewidth/duty cycle are variable from about 5% to 50%. There is an on-board variable shape triangular LFO that can modulate both pulses simultaneously. Chorus/vibrato/tremelo/synth fuzz and other crazy noises can be had with this pedal.
Thanks to Danny of 'The Jameses' for playing guitar while I fiddled with the knobs.

Limited amounts of pulsemongers will be available here http://synthmonger.etsy.com"

SunVox on iPhone: FM synth

YouTube via NightRadio2007
"Very simple tutorial: FM synth creation (with multitouch).
Sorry for bad video quality...

SunVox is multi-platform modular music creation studio for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, PalmOS, Windows Mobile and iPhone."

on iTunes here:

Thursday, August 06, 2009

LEARNING MUSIC WITH SYNTHESIZERS '74

via this auction

"Vintage LEARNING MUSIC With SYNTHESIZERS Book 1st Edition 1974 David Friend - Alan R. Pearlman - Thomas D. Piggott Note! ARP=Alan R. Pearlman! Great 1974 Softcover Instructional book. Learn about Synthesizers the way they did in the 70's, old school!! Seems to focus mostly on the ARP Odyssey but talks about other synths as well. 213 Pages and lots of diagrams, book measures 9" x 6"... This book is even recommended on the ArpOdessy Information resource page: 'Part I of this book is a theoretical introduction to the the science of synthesizers. Part II is a hands-on guide that walks you through principles learned in Part I on the actual ARP Odyssey. Part III gets into experimentation and studio techniques (admittedly of the 1970's). 213 Pages. Recommended for the true Odyssey aficionado!'" via Justin

Waldorf Microwave Analog Wavetable Synthesizer

via this auction

Vintage EMU EMAX

via this auction

"classic EMAX sampler/synth made by EMU in the early 1980's. These units use analog filter chips for all voices, which gives the samples a very warm/silky sound. The EMAX is a 12 bit sampler and gets a similar sound to an SP-1200."

Plugiator Fully Loaded Desktop Synth Module

via this auction
"Plugiator Table Top Synth ( fully loaded with 8 plugins = 800 factory editable sounds)

The Minimax
MiniMax is the highly acclaimed replica of the famous legend. Incredibly fat and responsive sound, intuitive control... tweaking its knobs is pure fun, a real performance synth!

The Lightwave
While the oscillators of the LightWave are based on wavetables, the aftermath is virtual analog - giving you wide control of the sound. From complex pads to powerful leads, LightWave offers a vast range of sonic possibilities.
The B4000
The B4000 turns your keyboard into the Queen of Organs. The genuine sound of a real living electromechanical 400 pound monster. Lively, authentic, emotional...

The Vocodizer
That's what the microphone input of the Plugiator is for :) Plug in your microphone and modulate sounds with our voice ...

The Prodyssey
The Prodyssey is modeled after the historic counterpart and rival of the Minimax. Featuring a distinctively different character, more control possibilites and an amazingly intuitive interface, the Prodyssey is still as exciting today as it was "in the days"...

The Pro-12
The first polyphonic and programmable synth to become popular also became an instant legend. The Pro-12 has all of its smooth analog sound and plenty of presets which were heard everywhere throughout the 80ies...

The FMagia
A new synth creation and a journey into great sounding FM synthesis. Thanks to its easy-to-use interface, sound design for FM is more fun than ever before.

The Drums'n'Bass
Just released! An amazingly fat and punchy analog drum machine along with a great bass section - turns your Plugiator into a super groovy beat box!

Giving you a total of 800 easily tweakable and fully editable killer sounds.

Manual, Power Adapter, USB Cable, Plugiator Manager Software on CD for PC only."