The Police and Their Synths

some scans in via khoral

"Andy Summers' Police 1980-1983 photo book... Minimoog, Prophet 10 and I guess OB-Xa..."

Andy Sommers on Amazon


Update the title of the book is "I'll be watching you. Inside the Police 1980-83"

found it on Amazon

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growl and waw

flickr by Seth Nemec

"roland sh-1000 synthesizer has neat controls for growl and waw. pretty accurate descriptions..."

add a light sensor

YouTube via jabstarr

"using mini-jack cables as stylophone sensors turned out to be a clever move: the cables carry 3 signals, allowing me to run 5V and GND through the cable along with the sensor signal. this opens up for modular plug and play with home built sensors, that get powered by the platform.

part of the CHEAP, FAT and OPEN project: http://tthheessiiss.wordpress.com"

via http://arduino.cc/blog/?p=326
"Jacob Remin, at CIID will present on August 27th, his Arduino-compatible sound synth. There are many projects out there aiming musicians that use Arduino’s IDE as a programming platform, but Jacob’s wins them all when it comes to the PCB’s shape. Take a look at the picture here and explore his thesis’ blog for more information and videos where he shows the system at its full power."


stylophone and expression control

"testing of interaction with raw prototype of the CHEAP FAT AND OPEN project"

bleep!BOX - test video

YouTube via dwallin33
"just testing out my camera. Some simple performance stuff."
Available on iTunes:

Wogglebug Stepped Out, Heart In

Wogglebug Stepped Out, Heart In from Peter Speer on Vimeo.

"I feel like most of the Wogglebug videos I've seen lean toward the module in more extreme settings. But dialing things back on the unit can yield some beautiful results!

In this patch (thanks to Tony Make Noise for explaining it to me!!), I'm sending a Triangle Out from the Plan B ELF LFO to the Heart In on the WB, with the Chaos Amount fully CCW.

The Stepped Out from the WB is sent to the HP Cutoff Frequency In on a self-oscillating Frostwave Resonator. This is sent to a Frostwave Blue Ringer, and from there to a 132-3 VCA.

The Clock Out from the WB is sent to the Gate In on an A-140, the output of which is sent to the CV In on the VCA.

Turning the Chaos Amount clockwise "randomizes" the triangle wave by mixing the LFO with the Wogglebug's stepped output voltages. Subtle changes go a long way!

Running the ELF LFO at audio rates into the Heart In produces standard Sample & Hold sounding results from the Stepped Output.

Even in a small system, I'm finding fun new tricks to do with the Wogglebug every day! Get one already, and if you already have one, get a second one!!

theshamblers.blogspot.com"

Papareil Synth Labs - Site Updates

Papareil Synth Labs

Updates include the following new releases:

Quantix-8 editor software V2.0
Quantix-8 MIDI Remote Control Unit
MCV876 firmware v3.04 for PIC18F2320
MCV876 MIDI Remote Control Unit

MIDI Organ Controller for Native Instruments B4

flickr set by markusfjb
(click for more)

"The finished organ controller. Photos depict the final results of my B4 Controller project. The goal of the project was to build a MIDI Organ Controller with the look-and-feel of the "real thing" for playing Native Instruments' B4."

Midibox I: Building a midibox core module

YouTube via substanceg
"Assembling the core module for the midibox hardware platform from ucapps.de
(Music is "Parade" by Robert Lippok from the lovely "Falling Into Komëit" album.)"

Midibox II: LCD

"Connecting the LCD module (a 2x8 LCD salvaged from the flea-market).
And it works first time!"

Midibox III: Building a DINx4 Module

"Assembling the DINx4 module for the midibox hardware platform from ucapps.de"

Midibox IV: core + dinx4

"Testing the Midibox Core and DINX4 modules, connected to Ableton Live. Left-hand buttons are mapped to midi notes, right-hand buttons trigger clips."

Midibox V: core + dinx4 + ain

"Testing the Analogue Inputs on the core, connected to Ableton Live. Pots are 50K logarithmic which is useless for real use, but fine just for testing. They are mapped to effects racks wet/dry knobs in Live. So far, so good..."

Midibox VI: Customising the LCD

"First attempt at changing the microprocessor application code - customising the display format to fit more on the tiny 2x8 display. And... it worked!"

Waldorf Pulse Demo

YouTube via substanceg
"Simple Waldorf Pulse demo - with the Pulse parameters mapped to a UC-33e midi controller. All the sounds are 100% Pulse, no effects added."

Akai S5000 Hard Drive Madness

flickr set by Syd Heresy
(click for more)

inside an Akai S5000

Pictured:
Top Overview of the Akai S5000
"Popped open the top of the sampler. You can see almost all of the internal board layout and wiring."