Kawase Kohske - Bearings Glocken II, Self-generative Musical Instrument 2009

YouTube via MediaArtTube
"BEARINGS GLOCKEN is a musical instrument that automatically performs a glockenspiel using steel ball for bearings, said to be the world's most perfect sphere on earth. The steel ball is finished into a nearly perfect sphere, and has the property of uninformly bouncing back, over and over. BEARINGS GLOCKEN uses this property in a musical instrument.
Bearings Glocken I - 2006
Bearings Glocken II- 2009
More info: http://www.bearings-glocken.jp/en/"

Audio Damage Discord3 First Look...

via Analog Industries where you'll find more details.

"This is the UI for Discord3, showing the granular engine. Click for the full size. Note that it's not 100% done yet."

Roland Juno-60 "Arpeggiator Games"

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

'Arpeggiator Games'

The Juno-60 plays the different arpeggio modes in the video.

arpeggio: Roland Juno-60 internal arpeggiator
bass: SCI Pro-One - 2VCO-Square Bass
drums: TR-808 (Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Open & Closed Hi Hat, Rim-Shot, Low & Hi Tom)"

FL Studio Guru - Edison Harmonic Filtering

YouTube via imageline
"Visit the FL Studio Guru Blog at http://www.image-line.com/documents/f...

The Harmonic Filtering tool associated with Edison's EQ is very useful when you want to clean up instruments samples that have background noise or, as in this case, 'bow scrape' from a violin.

I will upload the violin sample used in this tutorial to Looptalk so you can download it and check it out for yourself."

Doepfer A-198 + Doepfer R2M + Moog Voyager

YouTube via plague1715
"thanks to Nine Inch Nails for the R2M
thanks to Noise Bug for the A-198"

Impromptu Hangout

YouTube via thedeepelement
"A couple friends, whom happen to be neighbors, stopped by to hangout and show off gear."

"Tags: tip top audio make noise stg flight of harmony harvestman oakley malekko wiard livewire mfb doepfer toppobrillo cwejman wmd analog solutions "

theremin do pb

flickr by carlosbela

Blacet VCO

via this auction

"Manufacturer's description:
The Blacet VCO is an outstanding mix of stability, accuracy and unusual features at a bargain price. No other manufacturer offers such a maximum "bang for buck" package!

* Highly Stable One Volt per Octave Response

* (Meets or exceeds industry standards for stability and tracking accuracy)+/- One Octave Input for Transposing
* Linear and Exponential FM with Switch and Level Knob
* Voltage Controlled Waveform: Triangle to Square with "Tube" Sound
* Voltage Controlled Pulse Width Modulation
* Five Output Waveforms: Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth, Pulse and VC Wave
* Sync Input
* Standard +/-5V Waveform Levels
* Built in precision voltage reference for calibration"

Blacet Filthy Filtre Module

via this auction

"Manufacturer's description:
Start with the highly useful, open sounding classic State Variable Filter Design.
Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass, Notch and All Pass (phase shift) responses all simultaneously available.
Add very agressive Voltage Controlled Q with two "Filthy" settings.
Add Voltage Controlled Mode selection with "switching" or "morphing" transitions.
Add a handy bipolar Modulation Attenuator with switchable destination.
Finish the design with our high quality, low noise OTAs providing exponential frequency control and linear Q control.

* 12 dB State Variable design
* Voltage control of frequency and Q
* Two position Q switch: "Filthy: X10, X100"
* +/- CV mod attenuator with switchable destination: Freq or Q
* VC mode select: switch or morph (LP, BP, HP, All Pass)!
* Plus separate mode outs: LP, BP, HP, Notch"

Blacet Hex Zone

via this auction
"Manufacturer's description:
The Blacet SS2800 Hex Zone is a microprocessor controlled 16 stage sequential switch with programmable extras such as 2 control voltage outputs per step, gate width per step (+ rest, hold, loop ) and dividable clock out. All programmable features are automatically stored in non-volatile memory. The memory holds 32 sequences and 60 “chains” of sequences. The module has an internal clock that may be programmed in BPM or TPS (Time Per Step) or an external clock may be used. External inputs are also provided for Gate and Reset. The sixteen switches are fully bidirectional so that the “Switch” jack can be an input or output. The active switch can follow the logical sequence or the module can be programmed to activate any switch on any step. A random function is also available. A high quality rotary encoder with a built in push button switch is used to select most programmable settings. The push button can be used in the sequence edit mode to step through the sequence, allowing fast editing. A backlit LCD display provides easy to read information. We designed the Hex Zone to get you up and running and having fun without having to plow through hundreds of manual pages of esoteric features and complex menus!"