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Monday, July 12, 2010

Bob Dylan Goes Electronica

This one in via Cole Gaskins

via the Onion

"Audience members at the Newport Rock Festival were 'outraged' Monday when rock icon Bob Dylan followed up such classic hits as 'Like A Rolling Stone' and 'Maggie's Farm' with an electronica set composed of atonal drones, hyperactive drumbeats, and the repeated mechanized lyric 'Dance to the club life!' 'We came here to see the authentic Dylan, the one with the Stratocaster guitar and signature wild blues-rock band behind him," audience member Robert Hochschild said. 'Then he walks out with these puffy headphones, some turntables, and a laptop? The guy's a Judas.'"

Peavey Spectrum Filter Processing A Korg DDD-5 Drum Machine

YouTube via martythevampire1 | July 12, 2010

"This is a Peavey spectrum filter processing a Korg DDD-5 Drum Machine. It is to show what effect it can have on a drum loop. I am mostly scrolling through a couple of different programs and tweeking things.

It features an ADSR Filter Envelope and a ADSR Amplitude envelope as well as the 24db/octave filter and resonance controls. It is processing the drums by the analog trigger level but can also be controlled by MIDI or CV."

Oberheim DPX-1 and HxC floppy emulator

YouTube via DeftAudio | July 12, 2010

"Here is first test of Oberheim DPX-1 with HxC SD card floppy emulator.
It's based on prototype schematics and made on piece of breadboard.
Minimal version of conversion SW is 1.3.11
We're not selling this product.
For more information please contact to:
http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_e..."

Note: as of this post, onkloud9 has three DPX-1's up for auction here.

Some pics for reference to what the original looks like.

Korg M1

YouTube via woostercode | July 12, 2010

"Some of the Korg M1 presets"

Wandering by the shore (DSI Tetra + Boss DD-7)

YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan | July 12, 2010

"Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie and this music. The music has been made entirely with a Dave Smith Instruments Tetra and a Boss Digital Delay DD7 in one take. Enjoy !
http://www.myspace.com/fredericgercha..."

electro-acoustic-1

YouTube via comemelinhos | July 12, 2010

"first-take. pure data vs tralha"

The Drumssette by Mystery Circuits

"The Drumssette is a programmable drum machine built using a Tascam four track cassette recorder. The sounds of the drums come right off the prerecorded cassette tape, and those sounds also clock the sixteen step sequencer inside. As the cassette plays, rhythms can be mapped out on the switch interface."

You'll find the full details including additional video on Mystery Circuits.

YouTube via mysterycircuits | July 06, 2010

"Intro to The Drumssette by Mike Walters. The Drumssette was built by Mike Walters in 2010."

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Hemisphere Games Osmos for the iPad Now Available

I have a copy and I have to say it is quite magical. Both the audio and the visuals are mesmerizing. Note this is not a synthesizer. Ambient tracks play in the background as you propel your "mote" through various levels. This is one beautifully addictive game. If you have an iPad, this is a no brainer, just get it.

iPads on Ebay

Update: If you do not have or plan to get an iPad you can find Osmos for the PC, Mac and Linux here. I should also note Mat Jarvis, one of the people behind Osmos also brought us Gas 0095 featured in a number of posts here.