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Saturday, April 24, 2010

The Dirty-Carter E.S.G.I. and a few friends

flickr by Chris_Carter_

"A quick shot of the new Dirty-Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument while putting it through its paces. It's sitting next to a circuit-bent Korg Koassilator and a Bugbrand Postcard Weevil, the rest are listed in the Flikr tags column on the right.
Sound and video clips to follow soonish... and it will be on sale later this year.

Tech details:
The Dirty Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument uses a dual 4-stage shift register. Each register is controlled independently. Two oscillators are used per register: one as a clock, the other as input data that is cascaded through the four stages. The outputs from the stages are mixed together. A fast clock rate produces a crude form of wavetable synthesis, whilst a slow clock rate creates audible pulses and clicks. The clock speed and the data input’s frequency are controlled by touch electrodes/pads. By tilting the instrument, sound from both the 4-stage shift registers can be mixed together. Glitchy noise, deep drones and percussive peeps!

Many more photos here: www.flickr.com/photos/asmo23/sets/72157623790962897/"

Update:

Dirty-Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument test

Dirty-Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument test from Chris Carter on Vimeo.


"A short video* of the new Dirty-Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument (E.S.G.I.) while putting it through its paces.

*My apologies for the thin sounding mono audio.

Tech details:
The Dirty Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument uses a dual 4-stage shift register. Each register is controlled independently. Two oscillators are used per register: one as a clock, the other as input data that is cascaded through the four stages. The outputs from the stages are mixed together. A fast clock rate produces a crude form of wavetable synthesis, whilst a slow clock rate creates audible pulses and clicks. The clock speed and the data input’s frequency are controlled by touch electrodes/pads. By tilting the instrument, sound from both the 4-stage shift registers can be mixed together. Glitchy noise, deep drones and percussive peeps!"

Jurgen Haible (JH) Build Pictures

via this electro-music.com thread where you'll find who's whose and more.

http://www.jhaible.de/






Q107 Filter

flickr by brotherloco
(click for more)

Get in touch

Get in touch from Matthijs Munnik on Vimeo.


"In between performance and installation, this living interface
questions the way we deal with new interactions. Creating sound by touching bodies, while transforming humans into objects. And back again?

For more info, download the info sheet here mediafire.com/?mmynngmokmt"

ElectricSun ‘I Love Acid’ T-shirt

via ElectricSun
"Cast your mind back, if you can, to 1988 and the (second) ‘Summer of Love’. Illegal parties were being hosted in inconspicuous venues up and down the country and the headline-grabbing acid house phenomenon was everywhere. Drug use and police raids fuelled negative press coverage, but the psychedelic sound of acid house had a defining role in the development of electronic music and became a part of music history.

Rather than focusing on the narcotic, this ElectricSun T-shirt is dedicated to the machine that made it all possible over 20 years ago – the Roland TB-303. The unique squelchy sound of the 303 dominated the latter part of the 80’s club and rave culture, and still continues to appear on tracks to this day. As well as acid house, 303 basslines could also be heard on more radio-friendly tunes such as Shannon’s ‘Let the Music Play‘,

Heaven 17’s ‘Let Me Go‘,

and Orange Juice’s ‘Rip It Up‘."

Some samples on site.

STG Rack

via the STG Soundlabs homepage

MOOG SOURCE With Extra Technology Transplant Membrane


via this auction

"ORIGINAL OWNER GAVE ME ALSO SPARE MEMBRANE PANEL WHICH I AM NOT SELLING - I AM GIVING IT FOR FREE TO WHOEVER BUYS MOOG SOURCE. I DIDN'T INSTALL THIS SPARE MEMBRANE, DIDN'T TEST IT ( EVEN IT LOOKS COOL AND BRIGHT AND IT WILL IMPROVE THE LOOK OF THE SYNTH ) BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE THE POINT WHILE ORIGINAL MEMBRANE STILL WORKS FINE."

KAWAI K500S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER


via this auction





Vintage EML200 Blue Synth

via this auction
"This is a very rare collectible synth. Quite unusual and should reside in a museum or vintage synth collection. Only a few hundred EML200's were made. This unit requires a tube (easily accessed in the rear), and is sold as is. This EML200 synthesizer is vintage. It's a hybrid cross: a synth with cable patches (not included) much like an ARP 2600 or Moog, and a piece of test equipment . The sound possibilities are truly amazing. The tone of this EML200 is very different from that of any other synth made. Vintage 1970s. Even has a built-in spring reverb. More valuable than the silver model. It's a great stand alone unit- or patch your other equipment through it. It looks cool just sitting there! Mic preamp for external sounds. Patch them through the high pass and low pass filters, 3 oscillators, ring modulators. Here's a detailed list:

-Master oscillator
sine, triangle, square wave outputs (2 each)
noise source (2 outs)
course and fine frequency knobs
-VCO 1
center frequency
2 swing (frequency modulation) knobs
2 swing input jacks
2 outs
-VCO 2
center frequency
2 swing (frequency modulation) knobs
2 swing input jacks
2 outs
-Spring Reverb
input
depth
gain
2 outs
-Switch - you can switch between 2 input signals
A on time
A gain
B on time
B gain
ins for A and B
2 outs
pulse input for external clocking
-High Pass Filter
-Low Pass Filter
-Wave Shaper
-Sample and Hold "sampler", in and 2 outs
-Envelope generator
attack, decay, rate, duration
envelope output
carrier and modulator ins
-Modes: manual, auto, ring modulation, amplitude modulation
manual push button
pulse input for external triggering
-Mixers and Pan
6 channel mixer
gain for each channel
2 sets of 3 ins with pan for each set
left, stereo and right outputs (2 each)
-Ring Modulator 2
modulator and carrier ins
gain
2 outs
-Microphone amplifier
2 ins, hi, med and lo outs, gain knob"

Korg ER-1 MK II

via this auction




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