Interview with Arturia Founder Frédéric Brun

YouTube via RockoNCompany | July 23, 2010
More recreations of analog synths coming in 2011.

Subtractive synthesis, envelopes, FM

YouTube via Photosounder | July 23, 2010

"This video shows how to create an instrument, first by creating a dot with harmonics, editing the intensity of the harmonics using Horizontal Curves/Average, then how to apply an envelope to that basic tone by drawing a curve on a new layer and turning it into a suitable multiplication layer using Fill from Maxima to Bottom and Vertical Average, and then how to apply some frequency modulation to make the pitch shift up and down by drawing a sine-like curve and using Vertical Propagation.

http://photosounder.com"

nye tider - nye toner pt.2

YouTube via unklekarma | July 22, 2010

"Some footage shot with various cameras.

nye tider - nye toner is a project supported by Sundholmskvarterets områdeløft.

Music constructed by unkle:karma, Sondinas & Drexter.
It is more or less improvisation using various instruments (batteries only)."

Yamaha YC-45D

via this auction
"Yamaha YC-45D. Described as the Cadillac of combo organs but in fact more of a synthesizer in many ways. Probably the coolest looking keyboard ever made however. Used in the 70's by Chick Corea and other Jazz types. Popular with ska bands later on (the Specials used on last year for their reunion). It's also Becks keyboardist Roger Joseph Manning Jnrs favourite keyboard. And for good reason because it is properly brilliant.

Comes with (tilting) stand, bass pedals, volume pedal and cases for everything."

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DIY electronic kit vs Rack Attack & Dw-8000

YouTube via onephatcat | July 22, 2010

"I converted this cheap used Tama Stage Star kit ($75 at a thrift store) with mesh heads ($65) and piezo triggers ($150), foam rubber damping, glued used practice pads and mouse pads ($15-20 total) on the cymbals and hi hats, cut up a Hosa snake and ran it into an Alesis trigger I/O ($130 new) driving a Waldorf Rack Attack drum synth (patches I created myself out of factory presets) I picked up (New Old Stock) at West LA Music.

In this video i record some drums then mess about with dw-8000 while playing back final take. I got some really nice stuff out of the Dw-8000."

"all rack attack except the click I'm playing to (kawai xd-5 drum rompler/synth) and the rest all dw-8000, clock-synced to Digital performer."

EMG (Evolving Mood Generator) for Reason 4

YouTube via Phisequence | July 22, 2010

"The EMG (Evolving Mood Generator) is a modular audio processing system used within Reason 4 or Reason+Record 1.0 and above where you can load your own sounds and then process them through a series of slowly evolving mood send effects and generators. Use the various rotaries and buttons on the Combinators to shape the sound."

DK SYNERGY

via this auction

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BP Photoshops Another Official Image Terribly

See this article on Gawker for context if you don't know what this is about. Credit for this one goes to chopstar in the comments of the article.

This one in via Gerard.

I Love Making Music: Puremagnetik.com

I Love Making Music: Puremagnetik.com from WinkSound Studios on Vimeo.

"I Love Making Music is a series of mini-docs that explore NYC's new music production culture.

In this episode of I Love Making Music, Angelo visits Puremagnetik, a company located in Brooklyn, NY specializing in creating sound content for Ableton Live, Kontakt, Logic Studio and other music production software. Co-founder and sound designer Micah Frank explains the process behind creating their custom MicroPaks including the Big Bertha, Microtron and Analog Drums.

For more info on Puremagnetik and to download free PakBytes visit: puremagnetik.com"

BB Bass Adlib

YouTube via Rothgar777 | July 22, 2010

"Having some fun with the EMX. Im not sure if I'm in the right key, but the drums are spot on. Anyone recognize the song I'm playing over?"