Just a heads up, only 50 copies of the Bob Moog Foundation 2010 Calendar are left. I just received my copy this weekend. The calendar is a great conglomeration of images and the history of Bob Moog's legacy. It is built to last like his instruments. The paper stock is thick! Not your cheap glossy calendar here. Highly, highly recommended. I plan to have mine framed. If you haven't picked up a copy yet and were planning on it I recommend you do so quickly. This is THE stocking stuffer of the year in my opinion. Pictured here is a signed version including signatures of Keith Emerson, Erik Norlander, Larry Fast, and Brian Kehew. Note only 5 of these exist and are not for sale. Michelle Moog-Koussa was gracious enough to let me post these here for posterity/historical purposes. Click each for a larger shot. Be sure to check out the Bob Moog Foundation website for more. You can find the calendar under the "Shop" link on the top right of the site when you get there.
via Paul: "I'll be debuting the MK1 in a NIME concert on Tuesday Dec. 15th at Southpaw in Brooklyn. I will also be showing it at Create Digital Music's Handmade Music Night this Wednesday at 3rd Ward, also in Brooklyn." follow-up to this post.
"This is the last in the MPC60 series of sample packs. It includes: Layered Drums, Vinyl Drums, Various Drum Machines, FX and even some synth sounds. All sampled on the MPC60. Then captured as 24 bit wavs. These super solid samples are dripping with the MPC60's legendary sonic character."
"bonedo.de war zu Besuch bei Martyn Ware, der uns einen Einblick in die Produktionstechnik von "Being Boiled" mittels des Roland System 100 und Korg 700S gibt."
via Jez:
"In the first videos, Martyn Ware discusses the joys of the Roland System 100 and the Korg 700s - Christmas presents from Vince Clarke no-less! He even gets the original 'Being Boiled' beat going on one of them. The later videos have Martyn musing on such things as production, the music business etc. Some wise and insightful comments from the guy. What with the early Human League albums relying so heavily on these fantastic synths, I can't imagine anyone better placed to discuss them. Perhaps Ronnie Martin from Joy Electric regarding the System 100 perhaps.
Also, my latest show for Musique Non Suck is dedicated to the early Human League between the years 1977 to 1980. Album tracks, demos, stuff from 'The Golden Hour of the Future' and some hissy live tracks. Hope you enjoy it if you get the chance. http://www.216productions.com/Radio_MusiqueNonSuck.html Show is live and streaming until late this Sunday December 20 GMT."
YouTube via popitem "This was shot when i received my first batch of module. So i Don' t know exactly what i'm doing .. By disorder of appearance : MFB Kraftzwerg, Plan B model 12, Doepfer : A-171, A-163 , A-143-1, Maq 16/3 More gizmo have been added since, hopefully i 'll put up some more footage online. Thanks for watching"
via this auction
"circuit bent zoom 505 'digital artifact' by spunkytoofers
-14 circuit bends on switches.
-1 continous sample rate/bitcrush knob
-2 body contacts for bit rate body contact control
-1 resonance knob with on/off soft button switching
-1 lfo rate knob- pulls up to activate lfo modulation
-1 lfo depth knob
-1 new stock vintage soft glow red led with brushed aluminum housing for lfo activity indication
-rehousing on sloped enclosure with side handlebar hardware which gives a flat clearance above the circuit board
-circuit board mounted on binding posts with all editing and tactile functions easier to access then before
-retains all original functionality
-runs on powersupply (included for north american buyers only) or battery with 9 volt battery clip mod (battery not included)
-pdf manual and bend diagram forwarded to winner
I choose to remove the original zoom housing since the original housing seemed harsh on the onboard click buttons which controls the zoom pedals editing, patch settings, and on/off. the buttons are still easily accessible by hand and blends itself well to the hands on tweak friendly interface.
the zoom features several effects available which have great results when circuit bent. some effects are insanely harsh and i prefer to turn these effects off or tweaking effect parameters by programming the zoom. the zoom has quite a few number of patch storage spaces so you can save your custom bent lofi creations. i can not stress this enough!!!!!!it is absolutely imperative that the potential buyer is willing to spend time to setup and learn how to edit the zoom. it is not that hard to edit and a manual will be provided for you to learn the basic interface and edit capabilities of the multi effects onboard the zoom."
YouTube via spunkytoofers
"spunkytoofers digital artifact lofi synth pedal. circuit bent zoom 505.
two part demo. first demonstration is a casio vl tone being processed by the 505. a patch was edited and stored on the zoom and demonstrates how the bends effect the patch as a whole. the 2nd demo shows another custom fx patch which in turn further processed by the spunkytoofers rabbit hole delay. both fx units in the demo add some foot controllers to play. both are a very formidable lofi processing and synth combination.
the zoom pedal when circuit bent sounds best with filters,modulation and delays as well as some amp simulators. some of the effects in the multi algorithm get extremely harsh and does not play nice with the bends, therefore it is absolutely necessary to edit custom patches with those that play with the bends nicely. circuit bends mostly involve timbre, lofi bit crushing, but also creates nice chaotic resonant filtering, lofi synth textures, random melodies, and all kinds of digital artifacts. i'm still playing around setting up the zoom to see what plays best together but it makes for a wild but controllable lofi synth pedal. better look: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2785/4..."
via this auction "PolySixes are known for issues with the original batteries. Not this one. When I purchased this unit it still had the original battery in it, and perhaps because of its lack of use, or just pure luck, the original battery was completely intact with absolutely zero leakage. To be cautious I promptly removed the battery myself. I never did get around to putting in another so this unit has no battery in it. Repeat: this unit has no battery. It does not effect the functionality or playability at all. If you need to save patches you can either install a new battery, or store them on tape."
"Despite its black color, this is indeed an MKI 2800 model. Just before releasing the MKII 2813, they released a small number of MKI units with the new black color scheme instead of white. It makes this unit a bit unique and considerably more rare."
"There were only 500 of these ever made, and many didn't survive due to an engineering flaw in the earlier production runs. This unit is one of the last ones produced and does NOT suffer from that flaw. It left the factory with the fix in place and has operated perfectly its entire life, and should continue to for many years to come. It's a beauty." See The Fizmo Fix on Carbon111 for more info.
BTW, this reminded me of a crazy synth dream I had last night. In my dream I was heading to some synth gathering and spotted a pawn shop when I parked. I went in not expecting much and then saw a bunch of stuff in different sections of the shop. I had that "yes!" feeling. To the right there was a two octave Fizmo! I have a Fizmo and debated whether I should pick it up as a lap synth. I then walked over and there was a Blue SH-101 in pristine shape for $400!!! I was definitely going to get that. I then started to see what else they had and Computer Controlled dropped in. I ran to the SH-101! :) Anyway he was coming in from the synth gathering to check things out. If only he dropped by beforehand. I took a bunch of shots for the blog and then woke up thinking well at least I got the shots! Yep... if only. :) The other night I had a crazy synth dream with Tom Cruise. He was on Oprah and then the show switched over to Letterman. He was talking about how he was all into synths now and he then performed some prog rock electronica. He kind of looked like a cross between Gandalf and this guy. Glad that one is over.
Real life synth dream: a few years back I went to Maui and on the last day after giving up on synth hunting from one jewelry pawn shop to another, my wife and I went to a Taco Bell to get something to eat. I snuck into one last pawn shop by the Taco Bell. I saw guitars and amps and got that feeling, "yes!". In the back corner was a TR-909 with a sticker on it that read 220, no dollar sign. I asked if that was the price. They said they'd give me $30 off of it!!! I got it for $190. Problem was they only took cash, I didn't have any and they were closing shop. I ran across a fourway highway as fast as I could to hit up the ATM. When I got back they were outside closing the door. I had that sick feeling in the pit of my stomache, but when they turned around they had the 909 in their hands. I bought it, cleaned it up and it's in pristine condition. True story.
"Shows the models GL-2//GR GL-2T/GR with a transposing tremolo and Rolands synth pickup with detailed descriptions and specs. Hard to find, fun to look at, and will add value to your vintage guitar and amp or make a great addition to your vintage literature collection."
Unfortunately the bottom shot is not large enough to read. Note the seller has a few other vintage ads for sale here.
Just a heads up, only 50 copies of the Bob Moog Foundation 2010 Calendar are left. I just received my copy this weekend. The calendar is a great conglomeration of images and the history of Bob Moog's legacy. It is built to last like his instruments. The paper stock is thick! Not your cheap glossy calendar here. Highly, highly recommended. I plan to have mine framed. If you haven't picked up a copy yet and were planning on it I recommend you do so quickly. This is THE stocking stuffer of the year in my opinion. Pictured here is a signed version including signatures of Keith Emerson, Erik Norlander, Larry Fast, and Brian Kehew. Note only 5 of these exist and are not for sale. Michelle Moog-Koussa was gracious enough to let me post these here for posterity/historical purposes. Click each for a larger shot. Be sure to check out the Bob Moog Foundation website for more. You can find the calendar under the "Shop" link on the top right of the site when you get there.
