Blacet News for Fall 2009

"We now have patch cables in solid colors: yellow, blue, green, red, in 12" and 24" lengths. Available in a Value Pack of 8 for $19. http://www.blacet.com/misc.html

The Improbablity Drive is back in stock and now is a officially a "Limited Edition" module. Only 200 are to be built, with over 100 now presold.

Have a safe and fun Labor Day holiday!

http://www.blacet.com"

Roland TR 66 Modified Pics and MP3!

via Matia who has it listed for sale at VSE. "Hello everybody. Here is a real treat. I spent quiet a bit of time modifying this vintage Roland TR 66. The rare TR 66 is a simplified Roland CR 78. Not all of the CR 78 sounds are present but you have enough of the essentials to work with. I have done several mod's to this machine: I've added trigger inputs on banana jacks on the rear panel for each instrument so that a trigger signal can sequence/trigger the machine. To do this I've bypassed the internal sequencer but I've left all the wiring in place so if someone wants to return the machine to it's default status, it can be done. I've also added a breakout box over a DSUB cable to give the user control over the synthesis of the internal drum sounds. Kick decay and tune can be adjusted, Tom decay's can be adjusted, the Snare has a snappy control, and the Conga has a tune control. I've left one knob free for the user to configure should you want to add an additional modification. Everything is in great shape and the machine sounds wonderful. I've included a little demo of what the machine is capable of. One note about the triggers: to fire the machine off you need to use negative pulses (this is true of most older drum boxes including the CR 8000). With some additional modification the user can make the trigger inputs work with positive pulses (see Justin's excellent burnkit page for more info). However, there are plenty of DIY and premade solutions that work with this machine (wether MIDI to cv/gate converters or dedicated pulse generators). I predominantly used this machine with the Serge modulars' Dual Transient Generator."

A Girl and her 808

via Patrick on Facebook

Tar-in-my-lungs

Tar-in-my-lungs by fedaden
Oberheim Xpander track: "almost all sounds came from it, even the first synth beat...
only a sampled 80's-ish kick and snare and hh added."

Zn'shñ : Noise manufacturing w/ Sleepdrone 5, Dual Tone Generator & analog filters

YouTube via znshn
"Noise manufacturing session by Zn'shñ (Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith) w/ Sleepdrone 5, Dual Tone Generator & analog filters (Sherman Filterbank 2, Jomox M-Resonator) + Tenori-On. Contents : noise manufacturing, square wave, oscillators, analog filtering, micro-pulses, clicks, glitches...

N.B.- According to a fictitious etymology, the term Zn'shñ signifies: the gleam of dark colours. Deliberately antithetic and intentionally enigmatic, Zn'shñ is enthused by Butoh iconography, Japanese Gagaku aesthetic and Tibetan rituals codification. Operating as a dual electronic unit (mulit-instrumentalis/composer Franck Smith and artist/sound-activist Elvire Bastendorff), Zn'shñ deepens some very specific works around digital phonocrafting and noise manufacturing.
IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.

Material in this video:
- Sleepdrone 5 (via main output)
- 2 Benfox Dual Tone Generator
- Sherman Filterbank 2
- Jomox M-Resonator
- Benfox Ben HF
- TENORI-ON
- Space Echo RE-20
- Electro Harmonix Pulsar

http://www.myspace.com/znshn
http://znshn.blogspot.com
http://www.odiolorgnette.com
http://www.myspace.com/sthintosmither...

http://francksmith.blogspot.com

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Zn'shñ Franck Smith Elvire Bastendorff alternative digital techniques Live Electronics Odiolorgnette TENORI-ON Yamaha Sherman Filterbank 2 Jomox M-Resonator Sleepdrone 5 Benfox Dual Tone Generator Space Echo RE-20 Analog Filters triggering analog bass drum module phonocrafting noise manufacturing"

"Det er mig der står herude og banker på" - on Technics SX-C600

YouTube via organfairy
"Again, this is a rerun. For some strange reason after a few weeks the original post stopped working and all that was shown was a "video unavailable" sign.

This is a Danish pop song of the disposable type. But here I play it in a totally un-automated fashion. It is not intended as a mockery of Thomas Helmig who originally sang it - even though I find him extremely annoying....."

VINTAGE UNISYNTH XG1 ELECTRONIC SYNTHESIZER GUITAR

via this auction

XR-NOISE box

YouTube via denha. "This is a noise machine using XR-2206."

Matti Bye recording the Omnichord through the Moogerfooger bass murf

YouTube via RothHandle
"We have now entered the second phase of the recordings for the theatrical production of Bröderna Lejonhjärta by Astrid Lindgren. Our first recordings were aimed towards the more serious sections of the production...Now we are working on the silly bits. Chaotic and collagey. Loads of Optigan stuff and autokomp.

This short little film was recorded at Roth Händle studios in Stockholm. This is where I work and record artists and groups. I started the studio in my apartment in 1998 and then moved to my first studiolocation in 2001. If you are curious to find out more about the studio please visit www.roth-handle.nu"

Matti Recording the Casio SK 1

YouTube via RothHandle
" We have now entered the second phase of the recordings for the theatrical production of Bröderna Lejonhjärta by Astrid Lindgren. Our first recordings were aimed towards the more serious sections of the production...Now we are working on the silly bits. Chaotic and collagey. Loads of Optigan stuff and autokomp.

Me and Matti have worked on a couple of different projects together. The first was playing live with Ingy.

This short little film was recorded at Roth Händle studios in Stockholm. This is where I work and record artists and groups. If you are curious to find out more about the studio please visit www.roth-handle.nu"