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1970s Moog Satellite Reference Sheet

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

Auduino: DIY Arduino Synthesizer

YouTube via kizel4
"The Auduino, a DIY synthesizer, originally developed by the tinker.it team.

I decided to make a few modifications to the original. I added a switch that enables a light dependent resistor (LDR) to control the rate of the noise, which essentially means the more light that hits the resistor, the faster the tempo.

I also did not want to commit to one mapping of the Auduino -- I liked both the the smooth frequency and the stepped pentatonic mapping, so I added a switch to move between the two synthesiser parameters.

My documentation:
turtlethink.com

The original project:
code.google.com/p/tinkerit/wiki/Auduino

If you have any questions, feel free to ask, and I will do my best to answer."

Long Way Down

video upload by dickeyboyz

"Michael Penn plays live"

via Brian Kehew:

"Patrick Warren playing Chamberlin M1, live with Michael Penn on the tonight show. Incredible work; he uses cellos and strings, marimbas, and the electric guitar patch for the solo at 2:20. I really think Patrick is the best player of tape-replay keyboards, very tasteful and beautiful and he created a unique style pitch-bending by slowing down the motor."

Analog Impressions #031

YouTube via Dovinia
"Roland Juno-6 triggered by a Univox SR-95 (Korg Minipops 7). But that's impossible, right ?! The Minipops doesn't have trigger out or any other connectors apart from line out. So how can this work ? Well the secret is signal splitting and heavy amplification on the one side of the split that runs into the Juno. You also need to try to isolate the treble a bit. This kind of trigger is very unstable, and the arpeggio on the Juno tends to jump all over the place. But that's the charm of a pure analog signal path."

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz demo video

YouTube via ffoitl
on iTunes here:

"http://joerg.piringer.net/abcdefg

Create and control tiny sound-creatures in the shape of letters that react to gravity or each other and generate rhythms and soundscapes. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz blends biology, physics, chemistry and art to create a unique and dynamic sound ecology.

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz is a sound toy, a performance tool and an art work in its own right. You can play with the letter-creatures and watch and listen how they interact with each other or use them to produce soundscapes like you would with an electronic musical instrument.

This app is the result of jörg piringer's ongoing research of vocal sounds and their relation to dynamic typography in the form of performance, video and software art."

AngryOctopus Online Web Synths

via AngryOctopus

"If you have a midi keyboard plugged in they will respond to note data (velocity sensitive) on Linux and Windows."

You can also use the QWERTY keys on your computer.

Some pics from the creator:
synth2
webguitar
Retro6

Note the "Link to this patch" in the synths. Neat way of saving and sharing your patches.

RARE RETRO CASIO CT810

via this auction

"RARE CASIO RETRO CT810 SYNTH/KEYBOARD/DRUM MACHINE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT! LOOK AT THOSE BIG HONKIN' DIALS, KIDDIES - THIS MACHINE LOOKS VERY SIMILAR, TO THE NEW SYNTHESIZERS, UNVEILED AT THE WINTER NAMM SHOW IN ANAHEIM, CA. IS THE FUTURE PAST? THIS IS AN AHEAD-OF-ITS TIME AESTHETIC DESIGN! SYNTH HAS A "ROM" CARTRIDGE, (RO-551 WORLD SONGS). THERE IS A MIC INPUT! SEPARATE VOLUME CONTROLS FOR MIC AND MAIN. STEREO SPEAKERS, STEREO OUTS, STEREO CHORUS SPEED CONTROLS, COOL MONO SYNTH SOUNDS, AND MUCH, MUCH MORE! UNIT IS TECH CERTIFIED. INCLUDES POWER SUPPLY, ALSO, RUNS ON BATTERIES. DEFINITELY A COOL, COOL FIND!"

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