Franco Battiato - Pollution (1973)

YouTube via mitoplus76. EMS Synthi

ARP 2600 in Hi-Fi pt1

YouTube via shaft9000. follow-up to arp 2600 noodling.
"Nothing too involved here - just 5 minutes of noodling with a stock 1972 ARP 2600 (Tonus Logo Rev 2) direct into an E-mu 1820m audio interface w/ a dash of the 2600's onboard spring reverb. No FX or EQ are added."

Kandinsky Sonified by Todd Barton

Kandinsky Sonified by Todd Barton from todd barton on Vimeo.

"I've been captivated by Vasily Kandinsky's artwork and his philosophy of music and art for years. Recently I 'sonified' Kandinsky's Composition VIII from 1923. It is a 90 second journey from left to right through Composition VIII created using UIsoftware's Metasynth 5. Enjoy."

kanuka bent with MATRIXSYNTH sample

YouTube via comemelinhos. Live act with bent toys and MATRIXSYNTH Speak and Spell sample
"kanukanakina
miguel pipa-maquinarias e quinquilharias.
duarte josé-baixo-participação especial na musica "exit"

slides e projecção-margarida ribeiro

video-paulo pinto"

You might remember comemelinhos from the beat box noise phone.

Be sure to check out this post for another track featuring the sample.

A Walk Around II

YouTube via dr2050productions
"Improvisation of electronic drum music. Instruments: Roland HPD-15, Adrenalinn 3, Korg Kaoss KP-3"

Blue Couch Dog: Realtime Percussion Jam By David Ronenstark aka DR2050

YouTube via dr2050productions
"Live on-the-spot improvisation using timpani, Java drum, and an FM8. Everything is controlled in realtime. I'm using a Zendrum LT, a Novation Zero SL with various pedals, and a plastic white 13" Macbook (with 4GB of RAM). On the software side, it's all Ableton LIve and various Native Instruments plugins, including two Battery 3 instances and two FM8 instances.

I'm trying to show some of the subtlety and breadth of both the Zendrum and the virtual super-instrument that I've created. The ideas fall apart too fast and I think I get into distorted noise a bit too much, but who knows. Anyway, download the adjusted MP3 at http://www.thesixtyone.com/dr2050 (it's Blue Couch Dog)."

Thompson Twins' Digital Marimba for Sale

"Digital Marimba, custom built by Premier for the Thompson Twins.

It was in dry storage for about 20 years - I have no idea whether the wire looms and the two midi boxes function or not."

via David

YAMAHA SHS-10 KEYTAR MIDI Keyboard and DS Synthesizer

via this auction
"YAMAHA KEYTAR near mint
SHS-10 right handed model
w/ New AA Batteries
w/ Yamaha Original Power Supply
w/ User Manual Booklet
I tested all functions:
Audio Quality Output Sounds Great
Internal Speaker Sounds Great
MIDI Out works great
Everything Works Like New"

Is there a left handed version?

Sold For: US $320.00

ELKA RHAPSODY 490 VINTAGE STRING SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

"This a collectors gem from 1975. All it does is the classic 70s string sounds AND its polyphonic! If you remember the ARP string Ensemble this sounds very very close to that sound. Used on 1,000 of albums back in the day including Tangerine Dream... Comes with Elka hard case... There are only two setting buttons Cello/Violas and Strings. The Cello works fine however the strings DO work but the output is low."

Making KORG DS-10 sing a Daft Punk song

YouTube via Denkitribe
"You can make any analog modeling synthesizer sing with pseudo formant synthesis. Funny singing? I think it's like a speech synthesizer in 70's.

Thanks goes to Yonao for suggesting this idea."