Testing the new Marf

via Reed

"My son, Henry, adjusts the timing row of a 1970's Buchla Multiple Arbitrary Function Generator 248-1602 prototype recently brought to life by Mark Verbos."

Trademark perform "Colder" Live at Dreamtrak

YouTube via Trademarkonline

"Trademark performing new song 'Colder' live at Dreamtrak. New EP 'At Loch Shiel' is out on the 8th February.

This song was written with DJ's Blank and Jones. Their own interpretation of the song "So Cold" appears on their album 'The Logic of Pleasure'"

via Oli:

"Trademark performing "Colder" from their new EP "At Loch Shiel" - live in the studio, all synths, no computer!

The timing is controlled by the Machine Drum, which also takes care of the drums. The Matrix 6 pad is being run through the Yamaha CS-5 envelopes to gate it, we use the internal sequencer on the JX3P for the main bassline, and the Pro One arpeggiator at the end.

Full kit list for this track:

Elektron Machine Drum
Jen SX1000
Oberheim Matrix 6
Casio CZ1000
Roland JX3P
Roland Juno 60
Yamaha DX7
Yamaha CS5
Multivox MX-880
Sequential Circuits Pro One
Ensoniq ESQ1
Rom Chip Sample Box (homemade by someone...)
Lexicon Prime Time (Delay)
Roland DEP-5 (FX)

also in shot and used on other live tracks:
Moog Prodigy
Studio Electronics ATC1
Roland RS09
Yamaha CX5M
Korg MS2000
Piano!

See youtube.com/trademarkonline for more tracks!

Our EP "At Loch Shiel" is out this week from online digital outlets, and on CD from our website www.trademark-online.co.uk."

Synth Art by MCV

ARP 2500 and Minimoog


via marcel

Update: Prophet-5 and Robert Moog added below.

Speak and Spell pitch via CV

YouTube via sparkey1
"This is a total hack CV control circuit I was testing for a modded Speak and Spell. A photocell shrinkwrapped agaist an LED provide a way to convert 0-9v to a resistance. Luckily CV is DC so that works out pretty nicely. The voltage ranges and resistance need to be tweaked to give more accurate control, and there are plenty of places for this to go wrong, but this is just a really basic proof of concept."

Untitled

Untitled from Fjb on Vimeo.

Brian Eno interview. Some synth spotting.

Dest. A

flickr by thumbuki

"Ableton Live's Operator Synth

Day 8 of Thing-a-day 2010.
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Dope fer jam

YouTube via theDarkMechanics
"Here's another track going into the live rig. No change to the setup"

Noodle Cooking

YouTube via waveshaper
"Patching up a noodle/drone in 10 minutes (max videosize youtube)"

1979 KORG Sigma Pre-launch Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

Inside a Future Retro Revolution

flickr by Stefan Beckhusen
(click for more)

"Had to change the battery of my Future Retro Revolution today.

At first the good news:
It's a quite normal battery like you find it in your household or every supermarket.

At last the bad news:
You've to take care with the american screws, don't loose it. If they are driven to hard you'll have stress to open them without demolition of the housings surface."