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1976 ARP Axxe Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find more.

"ARP Axxe synthesizer ad from inside back cover of Contemporary Keyboard magazine October 1976."

The Cool Instruments Chromaticover

"The Chromaticover is a Chromatic MIDI Master Arranger Keyboard with accordion-style button keys, originally designed for the Yamaha keyboards Tyros-3, Tyros-2 and Tyros-1.

The Chromaticover is a super compact solution for every accordion player who would like to enjoy the modern technology of a synthesizer, an arranger keyboard, an organ or a digital piano.

Cover any piano keyboard musical instrument to convert it to a chromatic accordian with buttons (accordion style keys).

The Chromaticover features the design and finish of the Yamaha arranger keyboards family like Tyros and PSR models, but fits all other brands and types as well, like Casio, Ketron, Korg, Roland, Solton, Technics etc.

Previous attempts in the past from brands like Wersi, Cavagnolo, Hohner etc. were mostly based on a modification of an existing keyboard instrument, which voided any warranty. Even worse than that, the fysical modification of a product was a severe breach of the manufacturer's rights and have resulted in many product liability claims.

Enter the new Chromaticover. Through our know-how in applied MIDI technology, you can now simply "cover" your instrument and make it Chromatic just like that!"

via Deviant Synth

Bluesynth Synthesizer Meeting Kufstein 2009

pics via Aliens Project

September 5-6 Kufstein

Note Pad

Note Pad from Charlie North on Vimeo.

"Sketching out a new idea... Music and visuals by Charlie North."
Filing this one under synth art as it's not actually functional. Pretty cool though. via CDM
See the following posts for some paper controllers that actually work:
MIDI Paper
D-Touch
laser heart
Paper control surface (unfortunately the videos are gone but you can get an idea)

Update: I decided to check out the YouTube account for the Paper control surface vids that were removed and found the following:

DJ Mocap - The Beginning...

YouTube via SCSystem

Mokira - Hope you like jammin too

YouTube via repeatle
"Jamming in the studio, mainly to try out the CV/Gate mod of my Polivoks (Thank you Kroffe!)
Basically just some analog synthesizers, a drum machine and some echoes.

Mokira is an alias for Andreas Tilliander. Mokira has put out a few records for the past ten years on labels such as Raster Noton, Mille Plateaux, Type Records, iDEAL Recordings, Cubic Music and so on."

via Andreas Tilliander / Mokira
www.myspace.com/andreastilliander
www.myspace.com/mokirafan

Serge like Synth Diy - Panel 1 test 1

YouTube via pickleinn
"The first two DIY modules built. These first two videos are/will be part of a series of test videos as the synth gets built. The first module contains: 2 x buchla 281 function generator clones, 1 x cgs slope detector, 1 x cgs pulse divider and boolean logic and 1 x cgs XOR. The second module is a 6 stage cgs programmer sequencer. the middle module is the power distribution and format converter (banana to 1/4" jack) with LED signal indicator.

This video is just some quick testing of some of the basic functions of just this panel.....its not meant to be musical, more to see if all of the functions work. The oscillator source is the function generators controlled by the adjacent modules."

Serge like Synth Diy - Panel 1 test 2

Cwejman CTG-VC

"The CTG-VC provide control voltages that can be used for dynamic change of all voltage controlled parameters, such as; frequency, amplitude, pulse width, cutoff. The most common use is controlling filters cutoff frequency and a voltage controlled amplifiers amplitude in order to achieve dynamic timbre- and level-changes. All parameters such as attack time, attack hold time, decay time, sustain level, release time and output level are voltage controlled. The CTG-VC is a complex transient generator with a lot of features, such as; two different shapes for the attack, attack hold (A-HOLD) for more punchier sound than a standard attack, variable decay slope (D-SLOPE) from natural exponential to heavy logarithmic, attack-decay loop (A-D LOOP) and polarized level for outgoing transient signals which means that both outputs levels are controllable in both directions (positive and negative)."

Click on the image at the Cwejman site for full specs in PDF format.

Cwejman CRV-24

"The CRV-24 is a four band crossover with 24 dB/octave slope for all four bands. Crossover frequencies can be controlled manually and by attenuable CV signals.

The incomming signal INPUT is splitted in four bands; LP (low pass filter), MID1 (high/low pass), MID2 (high/low pass) and HP (high pass filter)."

Click on the image at the Cwejman site for full specs in PDF format.