MATRIXSYNTH

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Highly Liquid MIDI CPU

"Instant DIY MIDI Controller / MIDI Encoder

Features
* Fully assembled: simply attach your own switches, potentiometers, etc.
* Accepts input from switches, switch matrices, potentiometers, rotary encoders, or digital & analog signals
* Monitors up to 128 switches, 14 potentiometers, or 12 encoders
* Allows mixed input types
* Generates virtually any type of MIDI message
* Merges MIDI input with locally-generated messages—multiple units share a single MIDI Out port
* Standard MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports
* Measures 66mm × 38mm (2.6" × 1.5")
* Powered via battery or DC supply between 3.3V and 12V
* User-upgradable firmware"

http://highlyliquid.com/midi-controllers/midi-cpu/

Monday, May 17, 2010

Emilio "Millo" Sapia - Fragments

Emilio "Millo" Sapia - Fragments from Emilio Sapia on Vimeo.

"An original track..? Actully just little improvvisation on a 2 bar loop. Gear used: Waldorf MicroQ, Clavia Nord Modular G2, MPC500 (main sequencer), Elektron Machinedrum, DSI Tetra, Korg MS2000, Korg SV1. No computer were used. Recorded on a Yamaha Pocketrak CX."
via Resonant Filter

Vermona DRM1 MK II Analog Drum Module Synthesizer

via this auction

Star Instruments Synare Tympani Synth Drum

via this auction

"Here is a hard to find Synare Tympani synth drum made by Star Instruments in the early 80s. It's in terrific shape and works perfectly. What makes this one unique is the remote "Tune" selector box custom made for the original owner by the inventors to allow quickly switching to any of 6 user-preset base frequencies. It truly is a 1-of-a-kind package (actually 2 of a kind since I also have its sibling which was created at the same time).

The Synare Tympani produces a full tympani-like sound in a great range of octaves. You can adjust the tympani's ringing up and down sweep, decay (from staccato tom sounds to long decays), sensativity, and volume. You can also connect a pedal to modify the tuning in real-time, if you have one."

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Jerry Lewis Chamberlin.mov

YouTube via MellotronMovie — May 17, 2010 — Jerry Lewis demonstrates the Chamberlin

properboy bent "speak and read"

YouTube via theproperboy — May 17, 2010 — "created for a client, this device created some of the most amazing loops i have ever gotten from a bent device.
www.properboy.com"

EXAGONE Polyless Synthesizer

"a very exotic accordion-keyboard synthesizer from france with very simple polysynth and monophonic part."

More details on Sequencer.de

Update: I thought I recognized the name. I did a quick search and found I had another model listed under the Cavagnolo label. See below.