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"Choir"

YouTube via Korgator
"Pad:Korg Triton (Combi A 018-"Sailing")
Chor:Polymorph ("8-Voice")
Solo:Roland JP8080(P1:75 "GR-300")"

Angry Electrosonic Pumpkin - For Sale On Etsy

YouTube via ChrisLody
"This is a light sensitive noise maker built into a pumpkin for sale here:

http://www.symetricolour.etsy.com

He has flashing eyes , 4 photo sensors for controlling the sound and a built in speaker. It runs off a single 9v battery."

UIST 2009 Student Innovation Contest - Demo Video

YouTube via chrisharrisoncmu. Touch sensitive qwerty keyboard.
via ars technica where you'll find more info.
"Contest Details:
http://www.acm.org/uist/uist2009/call...

A Practical Pressure Sensitive Computer Keyboard

Paul H. Dietz, Benjamin Eidelson, Jonathan Westhues and Steven Bathiche
The Applied Sciences Group
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 USA
{paul.dietz, benjamin.eidelson, jonathan.westhues, stevieb}@microsoft.com"

Curtis Heavy vs Choir

Curtis Heavy vs Choir from strange agency on Vimeo.

Available on iTunes:

"Curtis Heavy is coming to your iPhone! buy cheap now and get a free upgrade :) we've added an embedded server so you can load your own WAV files onto it. also new is a grain range mode. more development coming, but we thought we should get it out ASAP and iterate."

Curtis Heavy is Phresh from strange agency on Vimeo.

search on strange agency for more

Novation Automap Now Available

You can find it on iTunes here:

"# MIDI CONTROL IN YOUR PALM
# Now you can turn your iPhone / iPod touch into a MIDI controller, with multiple faders and buttons easily assigned to parameters in any software that allows MIDI control, and even some that don't!

# AUTOMATIC PLUG-IN MAPPING
# Instant, wireless, palm-sized control of all automatable VST, AU or Pro Tools format plug-ins in any DAW.

# INSTANT VISUAL FEEDBACK
# See at a glance how every control on your iPhone / iPod touch is assigned, both on the iPhone / iPod touch itself, and across your computer screen

# LEARN AND CLEAR MODES
# Make and delete assignments directly from your computer screen using lightening-fast 'Click-Touch-Assign' facilities.

# AUTOMATIC MIXER CONTROL
# Ideal for remote track arming and muting, transport and master level controls in a growing number of supported DAWs. (Control these elements in non-supported DAWs using separate dedicated Automap systems, or your own custom mappings.)

# PLUG-IN AND MIXER MAP BROWSING FACILITY
# Get to the right software fast! Control maps are automatically placed into categories depending on type (instrument, mixer etc.) for quick and easy browsing and selection with hardware or software."

More details at the Novation Automap website. Be sure to click on the header sections when you get there.

You can find previous posts including video via this search on Automap.

TENORI-ON

flickr by Sgkh
"What is TENORI-ON??
TENORI-ON, a hand-held synthesizer which consists of a 16x16 grid of LED switches, designed and created by YAMAHA.

videos available on YouTube.

TENORI-ON by YAMAHA
Osaka, Japan
August 8, 2009"

TENORI-ON Launch Event in London & Manchester, U.K

YouTube via tenorion1
"More at http://www.global.yamaha.co..."

Roland System 700 Block 7-2

flickr by jobenbelgium
(click for more)

"Roland System 700 Block 7.
This Block contains 1 x Multiple Jack,1 x Analog Switch,1x Dual Channel Phase Shifter,1 x Dual Channel Audio Delay."

inside a System 700

Update via ST: "Most of ppl don't know,but there are 2 different system 700's released each with different electronics.

They both sound differend ,one is more punchy and has better filters as the other (thats why there are different
opignions between those that own or did try a 700 (like stated in the Peter Forest AZ books)

Differences are in following modulles: ADSR,RING,VCA And FILTERS

VCA old systems are noisy low dynamic CA3080 based
The later uses the same OTA's IC's as in the 100M

RING,The old system uses a MC1496 IC's design ,not the case in the
later one models that use a different design.

ADSR old poor slow attack in old systems
later system uses same 100M design

FILTERS,in the old systems poor ceramic caps are used al over in both filters
Later systems they upgraded with hi Q styrene caps everywhere
the resuslt is the later system filters sound more accurate and give in combination
with the better VCA's and ADSR's a more punchy sound

I would describe the old system ,more organic sounding and the later
dynamic and punchy

If i have to choose ill take for sure the later systems,they realy sound much better in the end (more bass to)

How u can see u have an old or new 700? ->

Pull out the modulles and check lol (check some pics in attach),no in fact there is also a physical difference from the outside but cannot be seen well on pictures:

Old systems have plain white graphics,while the later systems there is a 'siver-ish' glow in the color of the graphics."

Update: pics via ST

inside 700 Cabs

inside a 700 Ring Old+New

inside a 700 Ring New

inside a 700 Ring Old

inside a 700 VCA New

inside a 700 VCA Old

inside a 700 VCO

1985 Yamaha DX-5

via this auction

"Here is the Yamaha DX-5. It is one part of the holy trinity of FM Synthesis: The DX1, DX5 and DX7. If you found this auction then you may know the superb and expensive sounds the DX-1 and DX-5 can produce. If you owned one in 1985 you were either a pro or a novice with tons of money to burn. The DX-5 is basically a DX-1 streamlined a bit. I use the word streamlined lightly because this keyboard is massive. The quality of construction and sound is undeniable. If you turned on Top of the Pops or MTV during the mid 80's you were likely to see a DX-5 being used by bands like the Pet Shop Boys or New Order (bass line to "Bizarre Love Triangle")."

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