Dirigenten & Den mekaniska orkestern

Dirigenten & Den mekaniska orkestern from Erik Nilsson on Vimeo.

"Dirigenten & Den mekaniska orkestern
Galleri Maskinen, Umeå. Juli 2009

Erik Nilsson, Peter Kädergård"

via Erik:
"it's a documentation of our installation art piece wich is a mechanical
sequencer controlling up to 10 different mechanical instruments.
the piece is called "The Conductor & The Mechanical orchestra"
made out of found & recycled materials. Made by Erik Nilsson & Peter
Kädergård. Documentation from Galleri Maskinen, Umeå Sweden, Juli 2009

for more information please contact us at verkstad at hysterik.se
there's also more works by me at http://works.hysterik.se"

Electro-Harmonix Effectology, Vol.5 "Autobahn"

YouTube via Effectology
"Effectology, Vol.5 Recreating the synth classic"Autobahn"

Welcome to Electro-Harmonix's "Effectology" series, in which we create a remarkable collection of sounds using just a regular guitar and EHX effect pedals!
No keyboards,samplers or midi pickups were used.

In today's episode studio musician
Bill Ruppert recreates the song "Autobahn" by the band Kraftwerk.
EHX Pedals featured: MicroSynth, HOG, Blackfinger, Stereo Memory Man, Big Muff, Holiest Grail.
For more information on these pedals and actual settings please vist the Electro- Harmonix Forum:
WWW.ehx.com"

The "How To" info and settings are here."
Autobahn

Mounting Tom Oberheim SEMs

see the fourth update in this post by James Husted.

Controlling Ableton Live with the AxiomPro

via CDM

Glitch up a drum loop in Ableton Live

Glitch up a drum loop in Ableton Live from Tom Cosm on Vimeo.

http://vimeo.com/5705942 for more. via Resonant Filter.
"An example of how you can use the glitchy bassline technique ( vimeo.com/1682698 ) on anything, including mashing up a drum loop.

In this example I take an amen break and glitch the shitballs out of it.

More videos on all kinds of production tips can be found at TomCosm.com"

dromama

dromama from Altitude Sickness on Vimeo.

"A fun session with my new setup. Lots of physical interactions...tilting/smacking/mashing...

Software:
-smack-a-duck: vimeo.com/4739761
-mlr_aes_mdb: princeton.edu/~rweiteka/mlr_raw_0.2.zip
-midi_bends: princeton.edu/~rweiteka/midi_bends_0.3G_RAW.zip
-midi_bends midi remote script: princeton.edu/~rweiteka/MIDI_Bends_LiveRemote.zip
-nanokontrol midi remote script: createdigitalmusic.com/media/files/korg/korgnano_live.zip
-ableton live

Discussion:
post.monome.org/comments.php?DiscussionID=5458

Samples:
Drums from the "droms" sample pack by ro: post.monome.org/comments.php?DiscussionID=5414
Beach Boys - Mama Says
Viktor Vaughn - Raedawn

Thanks:
ro, tehn, soundcyst, peter kirn"

DIY Synth Babes

Update: two of the videos further below have been removed from YouTube. The following is a new one to pop up. You'll find the video for the final track further below.

Calvin Harris, girls in bikinis and the human synthesizer 2

Published on Jan 26, 2014 Канал авто·674 videos

Calvin Harris - Humanthesizer - the first human synth

YouTube via icreateddisco - VIMEO vid below.
"Calvin performs a version of his new single Ready For The Weekend on a unique human synthesiser. The instrument employs 15 bikini clad models painted with Bare Conductive, a new skin safe ink which conducts electricity. When the performers touch the connection completes a circuit, triggering a sound.

The instrument consists of 34 pads on the floor which have been painted with the conductive ink and connected to a computer via some clever custom electronics. The performers stand on the pads, and touch hands to complete a circuit and trigger a sound. Different combinations of pads trigger the different sounds needed to play the track.

The project is the result of a collaboration between Calvin Harris and masters students from the Royal College of Art's Industrial Design Engineering programme.

Bare Conductive was developed by RCA students Bibi Nelson, Becky Pilditch, Isabel Lizardi and Matt Johnson. The custom electronics and software for the project were created by Matt Johnson, employing two Arduinos and the graphical audio programming tool Max MSP. The performers, floor pads, Arduinos and Max MSP combine to create a giant MIDI controller which is used to create music which is sequenced and quantized with Ableton Live.

Special thanks to:

RCA / Bare Conductive - Bibi Nelson, Becky Pilditch, Isabel Lizardi, Matt Johnson - http://www.bareconductive.com

Jerwood Space - http://www.jerwoodspace.co.uk

Join Calvin's mailing list at http://www.calvinharris.co.uk?ref=yths"

Calvin Harris - Humanthesizer - The making of the human synth






via Engadget where you will find more images.


Calvin Harris - Humanthesizer from ahpcs on Vimeo.

Serge + Volta + Kaossilator

YouTube via JargMarbin. more
"Serge analog modular synthesizer controlled by Volta and Korg Kaossilator. This video's audio is very rough sounding. I don't think it sounds very good, but the concept remains interesting nonetheless. Volta is an AU plugin software for Mac that allows precise control of an Analog Modular using 10 different control objects. I've gotten many Serge M-odule sections to calibrate to volta; Variable Q, DSG, VC Timegen OSC, and VC Timegen Clock (both sides of both) calibrate and stay calibrated at constant temperature for long periods of time to the 1v/oct signal of Volta. Volta makes MIDI to CV converters obsolete."

quadslope.com - a Blog on Everything Serge

quadslope.com

Pictured: custom Buchla style case:
"I have always loved the look of the Buchla 200e folding case….but my true affinity is for Serge panels. So I decided to DIY a Buchla-style case for my DIY Serge panels.

First off, here are the boats I am using as they are cheap and readily available (you can get them here: mcmelectronics )"

Sequential Circuits Pro-One Membrane Keyboard Repair

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lickr set by dnigrin (click for more) top: reveal "Carefully peel back the covering... " bottom: starting to peel "*Carefully* peel back the upper film, which will hold the upper contact of each switch." Note some Pro-Ones have j-wire mechanisms instead where pressing a key raises a metal wire that makes contact with a metal bar to trigger a note.