MATRIXSYNTH

Korg Polysix | demo by syntezatory.prv.pl

YouTube via Jexus

"Demo of 1981 Korg Polysix. Triggered & synchronised with the use of Korg KR-55B and Roland TR-707. All sounds programmed by WC Olo Garb. Video editing by WC Olo Garb. ||| Syntezatory.prv.pl Videos: showing you not what a synthesizer can do, but what a man can do with a synthesizer."

POLYFUSE - No One Will Come to Save Us

Click here for an experiment in analog sound by POLYFUSE. The tracks feature a x0xb0x (with bass boost mod and the EvilX0X custom firmware), 808, guitar pedals + shortwave radio. Be sure to check out the rest of the site for more.

POLYFUSE is Justin McGrath of TRASH_AUDIO.

catsynth

flickr by isaciongun

DIY modular

via CatSynth

arte 24h Berlin - Ricardo Villalobos Part 1

YouTube via jihpa. via VICMOD

Native Instruments Introduces DISCOVERY SERIES: BALINESE GAMELAN

"Berlin, September 24th, 2009 - Native Instruments today introduced BALINESE GAMELAN, a new KONTAKT-Powered instrument that marks the second entry in the "Discovery Series". Created in collaboration with the renowned sound-design house Soniccouture, BALINESE GAMELAN offers a versatile assortment of ethnic instruments that represent the rich sonic heritage of classic Indonesian music, for use in film scoring, electronic music production and traditional compositions.

BALINESE GAMELAN faithfully recreates the charismatic sounds of the traditional Balinese orchestra with its diverse combinations of instruments. Three essential elements of the larger Gamelan ensemble are included; the melodic core instruments which comprise the Jegog, the Calung, and the Penyacah; the "Gangsa" which consists of the Ugal, Pemadé, and Kantilan metallophones; and the kettle gongs which include the Trompong and the Reyong. All instruments have been carefully recorded from the London Symphonic Orchestra's own "Semara Dana Gamelan Ensemble" in full detail, resulting in 2 GByte of studio-quality samples that are brought to life through the unrivaled power of the KONTAKT sampling engine.

BALINESE GAMELAN can be used both with the free KONTAKT PLAYER and with the full-featured KONTAKT sampler, and makes extensive use of the advanced sound shaping and articulation features of the platform. Users can switch between original gamelan tuning as well as a western-oriented "concert" tuning, and an optional "Synth" version allows to creatively tweak the sound of individual instruments beyond their natural tonality. A "Jammer" function creates rhythmic patterns, while the typical detuned doubling of the Gangsa and other gamelan instruments can be conveniently controlled via dedicated parameters of the software.

BALINESE GAMELAN is available for download purchase in the NI Online Shop for $79 / 69 EUR.

More information on BALINESE GAMELAN including audio demos can be found at
http://www.native-instruments.com/balinesegamelan.info

About Native Instruments:

Native Instruments is a leading manufacturer of software and hardware for computer-based music production and performance. The company's mission is to develop innovative, fully integrated solutions for all professions, styles and genres. The resulting products regularly push technological boundaries and open up new creative horizons for professionals and amateurs alike."

JUNOST-1122 Synth Organ

via this auction

"EMI Unost' - 1122 (Muromskiys Factory, the same factory that made LEGENDARY AELITA MONSTER MONOSYNTH) The new model has been added to the collection of EMI Unost'. This new model has more possibilities than other instruments of this series. It has a broad audible range.

Some new noiseless blocks have been used in this unstrument to improve sounding. It has become quite portable, that's why it looks very attractive. Unost' - 1122 plays string and wind instruments. It can be used for solo and accompaniment in professional ensembles. One can change sounding during playing according to one's taste. It is possible to extract bass part or accompaniment in volume.

One can record a composition without any microphone. It's possible to listen to that record by the use of the main telephones.
The keyboard is very mobile. A power amplifier with the acoustic systems should be used to play this instrument.

JUNOST'-1122 HAS STRONG METALLIC BODY, 5-OCT POLYPHONIC RANGE AND FULL SIZE KEYS, SWITCHERS AND SLIDERS ON THE FRONT PANEL, STAND FOR NOTES. IT HAS VERY ORIGINAL AND UNIQUE SOUNDS - FROM CLASSIC OLD ORGANS, FARFISA TYPE TIMBRES, PADS TO SYNTH SOUNDS. USING FILTER, RESONANCE, ENVELOPES, MODULATIONS ETC. YOU CAN GET THE SOUND WHICH IS VERY WARM AND WIDE, FAT AND PUNCHY! IT'S AWESOME IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS OLD SCHOOL OR FOR MODERN EXPERIMENTS!

Specifications:
— Number of octaves:
— in the musical range 8 (possibilty to increase to 9)
— in the keyboard 5
— Number of keys 60
— Number of registers 4(16';8';4';2')
— Mains voltage, V 220, 50Hz
— Power consumption, W 35
— Dimensions: 125х400х860 mm (4.92'x15.74'x33.85')
— Weight: 14 kg (approx. 30.8 pounds)"

Samples:
1) filtbass.mp3 (218 KB)
2) fullorg.mp3 (187 KB)
3) lfomod.mp3 (145 KB)
4) modsaw.mp3 (97 KB)
5) oldorg1.mp3 (111 KB)
6) modsaw.mp3 (97 KB)
7) persolo.mp3 (197 KB)
8) rezbass.mp3 (121 KB)
9) smoot.mp3 (309 KB)
10) sustorg.mp3 (148 KB)
11) swepad.mp3 (439 KB)
12) texture.mp3 (270 KB)
13) vintpad.mp3 (315 KB)

Early ARP 2600 with Tonos Logo

via this auction

"VERY OLD ARP 2600. ONE OF THE OLDEST PHIL SCIRROCCO [Phil Cirocco] HAD SEEN WHEN HE WENT THROUGH IT AND MADE IT NEW AGAIN. TONUS LOGO... DIMENSIONS: 32" x 18" x 9x WEIGHT: 58 Ibs. THATS WITHOUT PACKAGING."

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Color synthy

flickr set by Torley
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Dual Counter Seq Test 1

YouTube via wonkythomas

"I didn't know if the switches for the Jam Inputs would work with SPST switches... but the first one did, so I wired the rest up & everything works great!!

As usual Red = Output, Black = Input.... this is just a little frame / panel I use as a wiring jig but I'm really liking the layout."

4018 / 4029 Lunetta-esque Sequencer - Working!

"this is like a modular module... kind of a sequencer / clock / divider sandbox.

The top row handles interfacing to analog voltages; on the left is a simple comparator (In & Out) so any old voltage, LFO, Envelope etc. can be used to drive the CMOS chips. The next 5 bananas are a simple, single op-amp R2R digital to analog convertor so the outputs of the counters can drive a VCO etc.

The bottom row is the CD4029 , with a clock & direction input - the latter is really cool & can be used to 'loop' the counters.

The two middle rows are the in, out & controls for the Divide by N Counter. I have set-up switches for the Jam inputs so a pulse on the Preset Enable input with set the output states according to the switch settings making it a little like a regular sequencer but with the"