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YouTube via NetPierreTV | July 29, 2010

"Another NetPierre Live-jam, unrehearsed. at some point a bit full maybe ;) Yeah i know, it is far from perfect after re-listening... Sometimes it doesn't go the way you planned it, and having only two hands doesn't make it any easier too... Just having fun with some loops from my TB-303 plus 2 different loops from the Doepfer A-100 Modular system, Drums by the Elektron Machinedrum and Roland R8. Purely improvised, no FX, no editing - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/NetPierre"

NESduinome around town

YouTube via stphnmnslw | July 29, 2010

"NESduinome 4 sale on ebay now."

via this auction
"arduinome (monomer clone) enclosed in a NES Nintendo Entertainment System. shipped in a flight case. unique one off, lovingly hand built and fully tested with ableton live 8.1 (with 7up), max 5, pure data, logic pro, chuck etc... windows / mac compatible. fully extendable for adding controls, includes a sharp IR sensor. MIDI and OSC. Its basically a kick ass controller in an awesome retro enclosure being sold to get funds to finish my 256"

wiimote-12

YouTube via comemelinhos | July 29, 2010

"wiimote vs pure data bent patch"

Stefan Lessard on the Taurus 3 Bass Pedals

YouTube via MoogMusicInc | July 29, 2010

"Stefan Lessard of Dave Matthews Band talks to Moog about his love for the Taurus 3 Bass Pedals."

The Chemical Brothers - Another World

YouTube via parlophone | July 28, 2010

"'Further' Out Now: iTunes LP - [Further - The Chemical Brothers] Amazon [Further on Amazon]. Rest of the world - http://links.emi.com/further-row

http://thechemicalbrothers.com - Visual accompaniament to Another World. The latest single to be taken from the amazing audio visual experience Further.

Parlophone/Astralwerks

Visuals by Flat Nose George: http://www.flatnosegeorge.com
Directed by Adam Smith & Marcus Lyall
Production Company Black Dog/RSA Films"

Note: I have a pretty strict rule that I only put up posts that let you get a feel for specific synths either visually or via audio. Synth music posts in general go up on MATRIXSYNTH-C. I'm making the exception for this one as Tom of The Chemical Brothers called out MATRIXSYNTH as the best synth site on the web back on the old Chemical Brothers site. See the exact quote on the right. This was back when MATRIXSYNTH just started. I had no idea he put that up until I ran across it. Pretty cool. Thank you Tom!!!
That and the green of course goes great with the site. :)

VECTORS - Volume 1 Number 1 of the Sequential Circuits Newsletter

What you are looking at is Volume 1 Number 1 of VECTORS - the Sequential newsletter. John Bowen, who worked at Sequential Circuits, brought this to the Pacific Northwest Synthesizer Gathering 2010. Click on each image to read. Click on the pnw2010 label below for all posts in the series, including videos of the presenters.

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Seline HD - quick celtic improvisation

YouTube via AmidioInc | July 29, 2010

"Played on an iPad running Seline prototype, recorded on an iPhone 4 in 10 minutes. http://amidio.com/seline"

JM Jarre Oxygene 4 cover version

YouTube via mik300z | July 29, 2010

"Hope I do it justice, thanks to Louis for doing camera. Equipment used;
Electro harmonix smaal stone phase shifter
Roland juno 6 and 106
Microkorg
Akai s3000 sampler for percussion
Ensoniq Esq1
Korg x5
recorded using ableton live7
Behringer reverb
Zoom flanger Fx"

DEWANATRON

YouTube via victormisrock | October 01, 2009

"The documentary of DEWANATRON.

The story of Brian Dewan and Leon Dewan, the most unique grassroots electronic music pioneers in recent memory.

The special purpose of Dewanatrons, which are modern solid-state analog instruments, is to grow music live in collaboration with the operators who guide them."

Music From the Ether - Maurice Martenot

MUSIC FROM THE ETHER

Another historical video from BRITISH PATHE. Click the image for the video.
follow-up to this post on Peter Zinovieff of EMS.
"For generations the invention of new music-making instruments has almost stood still. Today we present Professor Maurice Martenot with his new electrical creation."

M/S's of Martenot playing the new instrument. The invention has a keyboard similar to that of a piano, however it also has a strange wire that lies on top of the keys, which Martenot holds as he plays. Martenot explains that the machine works by electrical devices and opens up the it's top to look inside. He makes several sounds with the device including the sound of a bird and of a double bass, just by pressing a few buttons.


Note: Appears to be a very early form of electrical organ or synthesiser. Ron Saunders says "This Frenchman's accent puts Sellers / Clouseau's to shame".

Update: the image above wasn't working for me. I updated the embed code and it seems to be working now. If it didn't work for your earlier, try again.