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Pink Grease's Insanse DIY Keytar Modular

See the update in this post.

BMF Re-Configures Erik Norlander’s “Wall of Doom”

via the Bob Moog Foundation where you'll find more pics and the full story.

"Amos Gaynes [right] and August Worley [left] - To many of you, Amos Gaynes from Moog Music needs no introduction. He is well-known in the synth community for his clear and insightful articulation of all things that involve a Moog tech. Amos understands the contemporary Moog gear inside and out as a tech and as a creator of firmware for some of the newer products. A student of mechatronics at UNC-A, he is well on his way to becoming an engineering force at Moog Music, Inc.

August Worley is an electrical engineer who shares a unique qualification with Bob Moog. August is the only person to have worked at Moog Music Buffalo, Big Briar, Inc. and Moog Music Asheville. He was part of the engineering team who helped Bob develop the Voyager. August was uniquely qualified to work on this modular project, as he formerly toured with ELP as the keyboard tech for Keith Emerson’s Monster Moog Modular. He also developed the pyrotechnics for Keith’s Moog ribbon controller.

Between the two, Amos and August have donated over 60 hours of time to the completely reconfiguration of the Wall of Doom in to its new home." Be sure to see the full article for tons of more pics and the full story behind Erik Norlander's "Wall of Doom" and upcoming event with the system, at Moogus Operandi on May 27th"

Happy Knobbing 2010 Pics and Video

via moondust

Click on each of the following links for the full galleries. I picked two from each in the following order:

ovi set by moondust
flickr set by synth_mooger
flickr set by janvanvolt
picasa set by .

video of the Chimera bc9 below.

YouTube via moondustweb — May 24, 2010 — "it was a demo on the happy knobbing 2010 off the chimera synth" Update: be sure to see the sequencer.de link below for more images. Modular Synthesizer Meeting - Happy Knobbing 2010, Germany (Fischbach) Pt 1/2

YouTube via Moogulator — May 24, 2010 — "The Modular Synthesizer Meeting http://www.sequencer.de/blog/?p=7847 and Jams, Part 1 of 2 by sequencer.de synthesizer database Meeting Info: http://www.sequencer.de/synth/index.p... Next Meeting 10-12.June.2011" Modular Synthesizer Meeting - Happy Knobbing 2010, Germany (Fischbach) Pt 2/2

Jörg Schaaf - Sitting in a nice hot tub

YouTube via SCHAAFJOERG — May 23, 2010 — "Song:

"Sitting in a nice hot tub" by Jörg Schaaf
of the upcoming album "Indescreet".
Everything has been recorded from the sum-outs of a single Radikal Technologies Spectralis 2 synthesizer (http://www.raditec.de)."
Jörg Schaaf is the man behind Radikal Technoligies and formally Quasimidi.

Trash_Audio & Xart Synth Meet 7

YouTube via thedeepelement — May 24, 2010 — "Our last meet was so populated that we decided to half the rsvp list to make it more gear orientated rather than people oriented. The result was less people, more gear, more time with gear." http://trashaudio.blogspot.com/

Bitmod Monome 40h Enclosure Kit

via Bitmod

"Looking for an enclosure for your Monome 40h kit?

Look no further!
We offer a standard monome 40h enclosure and will soon be offering more designs.

Only $49.99, a fraction of other available 40h enclosures!

Kits include:

Top & Bottom Plates
Standoffs
Screws
Feet
And assembly instructions (Click Here) [link above]"

$49.99 at the time of this post.

Bitmod LT-1 Eurorack Module

via Bitmod

"Now you can use your modular in the dark without holding a flashlight! Our module is perfect for dark stage use and for that "lights out in the studio mood"

The Bitmod LT-1 Eurorack Module comes with a detachable gooseneck lamp. This 4H Eurorack module has standard Doepfer power connector. Module has High/Low/Off switch to control the included white LED light."

$54.99 at the time of this post.

Expert Sleepers announces first hardware product - ES-1 Audio/CV Interface

http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/

Expert Sleepers are proud to announce details of their first hardware product - the ES-1 Audio/CV Interface.

The Expert Sleepers ES-1 Audio/CV Interface is a Eurorack module designed for use with software such as Expert Sleepers Silent Way (http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/silentway.html). It connects to an audio interface using standard 1/4" jack (balanced or unbalanced) or DB25 (aka DSub) connectors, and outputs CVs to analogue synths/effects on standard 3.5mm jacks. When used with the Silent Way AC Encoder software (http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/siwaacencoder.html), there is no requirement for the audio interface to be DC-coupled.

The ES-1 offers the following advantages over directly connecting an audio interface to analogue gear for CV control:

* No requirement for the interface to be DC-coupled.
* No need for special cables (e.g. TRS to TS 'floating ring' cables).
* No danger of damage to the interface - the ES-1's inputs are
completely standard balanced audio inputs.
* Much greater output voltage range - up to 9x more than directly
connecting a DC-coupled interface via a 'floating ring' cable.

For more details, please see the ES-1 page at
http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/es1.html"

"operator" ring modulator by properboy

YouTube via theproperboy — May 24, 2010 — "telephone touch tone decoder being used as a carrier signal for this lo-fi pedal. vintage components used in construction. more info and noise can be found at: www.properboy.com"

properboy oscillators with modifications