mk - monome kit

via monome.org
"monome kit. pre-orders july 16. shipping late july.

specifications
* USB bus powered
* supports up to four 8×8 keypad grids, for a total of 16×16
* auxiliary ports for additional digital or analog i/o, such as knobs, joysticks, accelerometers, rotary encoders, switches, LEDs
* boot loader for easy firmware updates and customization, no external programmer needed
* open source firmware and schematics

we've designed a modular system which allows scalability and customization. the individual parts are:

* logic: hub which communicates with the computer and other connected modules. easy user firmware updates allow extended functionality.
* driver: helper electronics which light up the grid and collect keypad data. connects to the logic section with a single ribbon cable.
* grid: 8×8 keypad surface, connects to the driver board directly. customizable LED color (not included).

one driver is needed per grid. for a full 8×8, you'd need 1 logic 1 driver 1 grid. a full 8×16 would require 1 logic 2 driver 2 grid. etc.

note that a full kit still requires the user to create or source a top plate and enclosure. past users have found fantastic creative solutions for mounting these kits– don't simply resort to purchasing a prefabricated enclosure before considering your options."

See monome.org for more details and pics.

dantron krakken2.wmv

YouTube via atomolab | July 07, 2010
This one pics up at :36. Don't miss it.
"Shop online: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/atomolabs
Hello World this is a demo of the Krakken synth module, it is controled by midi with an Atari computer sequenced by Dante Droid in the "paraiso del Silicio" Studios - Lima."

Voice of Saturn VCF in Eurorack Format

via The Voice of Saturn

"Finally, the new Voice of Saturn VCF is nearly ready. We'll be selling it through Analogue Haven soon. I'm really happy with the way this one came out, visually. I'll be doing a panel for the synth soon!"

A few of the Blacet/Frac versions are left. See the Voice of Saturn site for more.

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The AirPiano - A New Instrument - how it works

YouTube via johamiltongown | June 17, 2010

"Jo Hamilton working with the world's first working prototype of the AirPiano, a revolutionary musical instrument."


YouTube via johamiltongown | June 17, 2010

"Jo Hamilton demonstrates how the AirPiano works."

Jo Hamilton - Alive, alive

johamiltongown | June 30, 2010

"Jo Hamilton performing 'Alive, alive' using an AirPiano. Taken from the short film 'A New Instrument'."

Also see this post. via CDM

hipDisk

YouTube via GerbilGod7 | July 23, 2007

"Read more at http://www.ohgizmo.com/ and http://www.audiomulch.com/~..."

The CAMAC Music Synthesizer

I spotted this one on Deviant Synth. It's a DIY synth by Dr. Joseph A. Paradiso. You can find full details here.

"I spent the winter of 1979-1980 in Europe as a graduate student of the MIT physics department, working at our R209 muon pair experiment running at the Intersecting Storage Rings at the CERN Laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland. These were extremely stimulating years; CERN is a fantastic environment for high-energy physics (especially then, as it was about to enter a golden age with the launch of the p-bar-p collider), and living in Geneva was fabulous; with the French Alps and Jura nearby, there were many highpoints. Things quieted down though as the winter shutdown began at CERN and all of the postdocs left town for the holidays. I myself was about to leave for a couple of weeks in Rome to visit relatives, but there was a good gap of a week or two beforehand when I had a fair amount of time on my hands and a nice workshop available (always a dangerous situation). Although I often took advantage of an old piano that was hidden in a cable tunnel under the main CERN restaurant, I missed my synthesizers, and wanted to play with electronic music again."

Also see a video of Dr. Joseph A. Paradiso modular in this post.

TB-303 for sale on ebay now

YouTube via cores303 | July 07, 2010

"TB-303 for sale on ebay now

mint condition & full working"

via this auction

Vince Clarke showing off the Fairlight Computer, Complete track

YouTube via ASUKLTD | July 07, 2010

"Vince, Erasure fame, showing off the Fairlight Computer. This taken from a free tape that came with UK magazine, 'Electronic Sound Maker and Computer Music', from the mid 1980s. Nice track"

Vince showing off the Fairlight Computer, Guitar riffs

" ASUKLTD | July 07, 2010

Vince showing off the Fairlight Computer. This taken from a free tape that came with UK magazine, 'Electronic Sound Maker and Computer Music', from the mid 1980s"

Vince Clarke, Erasure, sample CD track

" ASUKLTD | July 07, 2010

Vince Clarke, Erasure, taken from his analogue synth sample CD"

Note ASUKLTD is Analogue Solutions

Bolectro, track by anon (literally). Great electronic track

YouTube via ASUKLTD | July 07, 2010

"This is a 'readers demo', taken from a free tape that came with UK magazine, 'Electronic Sound Maker and Computer Music', from the mid 1980s."

"Tags:
* vince clarke
* erasure
* linn
* fairlight
* 80s
* electronic music
* synth"

Note ASUKLTD is Analogue Solutions

Glamorous, track by anon (literally). Great electronic track

" ASUKLTD | July 07, 2010

This is a 'readers demo', taken from a free tape that came with UK magazine, 'Electronic Sound Maker and Computer Music', from the mid 1980s."

The Projector (piano and modular synthesizer improvisation)

YouTube via SynthManiaDotCom | July 06, 2010

"An improvisation on piano and modular synthesizer. The central theme is a projector that reflects images pertinent to my life. The genre is ambient, slow and contemplative - I suppose there are some influences by Satie and the theme from The Persuaders.

Instruments used: Kurzweil K2500X for the piano, Synthesizers.com modular for the synth.'