Free software scope/spectrum analyzer

via Adam S

"I just finished this application which was an assignment for a course I'm taking in audio programming. While not directly synth-related, I think it's a pretty good substitute for a real scope. In fact, my modular was the main testing tool and I made sure to make the scope-mode trigger on positive zero-crossing so as to capture waveform contours. I hope some synth enthusiasts find this useful and will provide me some feedback."

Links:
Download (OSX)
Info/source code

Klee software sequencer - preview

YouTube via dnigrin

"A quick demo of the upcoming Klee software sequencer, by Defective Records Software. The software is generating MIDI signals that are routed to Ableton Live, that has two software synths loaded up on two different MIDI channels. More information about this upcoming software is available on electro-music.com, in this thread: http://electro-music.com/forum/viewto... . More information, including free demo, will be available soon at http://defectiverecords.com."

Modular Sequencer Rack

via John L Rice

"Top row:
Synthesizers.com Q960

Bottom row from left to right:
Moon Modular 1U blank panel
Synthesizers.com Q130
STG Sea Devils VCF
Moon Modular 2U blank panel
Synthesizers.com Q125
Synthesizers.com Q962
Moon Modular M553
Rack is a 10” deep 10U EWI Tourcase from http://www.audiopile.net/

Vent panels are Middle Atlantic VT series

Custom logo panel from Front Panel Express"

Homemade Synthesizers 4

YouTube via organfairy. See this post for all videos in this series.
"In this - my fourth - video with homemade synthesizers the rhytm is done on a little hand played drum synthesizer. The heavily phased keyboard is made out of the keyboards from an old Elka organ and the keyboard used for the melody is made out of a keyboard from a horrible CRB Eletronica organ."

Oberheim SEM vintage analogue synth

via this auction

Roland RS-505 Paraphonic String Synthesizer

YouTube via abertronic. Previously posted.

Abertronix on Ebay

via this auction

"Roland RS 505 , the ultimate analogue string synthesizer. Separate bass , synth section and of course strings give you a much wider palette of sound from which to create some wonderfully thick and rich classic analog sounds and very big bass sound! Comes with the fantastic sounding roland ensemble effect (stereo output) based on roland's dimension D chorus rack. External input enables you to plug in any instrument and use this great effect."

01.[Noodle/Drone]Mono-Poly - Borgdrone by mono-poly

via mono-poly's modular blog. Click here for more.

"Buchla 100 vco's + Classic Borg vcf and some modulations going.
No hand manipulation involved."

01.[Noodle/Drone]Mono-Poly - Borgdrone by mono-poly

London and Iceland Airwaves

Anyone know what these are? Found them on FFFFOUND!

Restyler_Dub

YouTube via ShermanFilters. "Restyler demo on dub record"

SonicProjecs V-Machine Bundle with BCR2000

YouTube via virtualoberheim
"http://www.sonicprojects.ch/vmbundle/

Playing and tweaking sounds with the following setup:

- SM Pro Audio V-Machine
- SonicProjects VM Bundle
- Behringer BCR2000
- Korg DW8000 (only used as master keyboard)

Have a look at the used controller templates:

OP-X:
http://www.sonicprojects.ch/vmbundle/...

Stringer:
http://www.sonicprojects.ch/vmbundle/...

The master keyboard (Korg DW8000) is connected by MIDI cable to the V-Machine. The Behringer BCR2000 controller is connected by USB cable to the V-Machine (which offers two USB connectors). The SonicProjects VM Bundle is installed on the V-Machine and produces the sound including effects. The line outputs of the V-Machine are directly connected to an amplifier (using the green jack cables) which drives a pair of Yamaha NS-10 speakers. The audio of the video was recorded with the integrated room microphone of the video cam.

The installed SonicProjects VM Bundle is a bundle of adapted versions of OP-X (a virtual analog synth), Stringer (a sample based vintage string machine emulator), two custom made effect plugins (reverb and delay) as well as two banks with many ready to play presets in VFX format.

The VM Bundle also contains a BCR2000 toolkit that offers a custom sysex preset for the BCR2000 that matches the pre-mapped versions of the banks. After loading the sysex preset from a MIDI sequencer into the BCR2000 the setup can be immediatly used and offers a knob or button for every single parameter of OP-X and Stringer without the need of manual configuration. The BCR2000 toolkit also includes two printable templates that show which parameter is mapped to which BCR control.

This setup can serve as a complete hardware synth replacement and allows for tweaking and programming sounds as it used to be in former days, with a hardware control for each single function.

Furthermore - and this is even better than in a normal analog synth with knobs - the knobs and buttons on BCR2000 update automatically to the values of the new presets on preset change using MIDI feedback (has to be activated in the V-Machine before). This allows for tweaking parameters without annoying value jumps.

So this setup is a real dream offering immediate playing and tweaking fun which a usual pc/mouse setup is far away from. It's also a great leightweight and cheap solution for the stage.

This video is also available in a long version where in the intro is shown how to load the sysex preset into the BCR2000:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm_8cO... [below]

Further important links:

The makers of the V-Machine:
http://www.smproaudio.com/

The makers of the VM Bundle:
http://www.sonicprojects.ch/

The makers of the BCR2000:
http://www.behringer.com/"

V-Machine: SonicProjects VMB and BCR2000