Day 191 / Music Box Melody-Maker

Day 191 / Music Box Melody-Maker from Charlie Visnic on Vimeo.

"Feeling a little low energy and under the weather this evening. I decided to relax by composing something for my music box.

The melody was composed using a monome app as my aid. The app is called Tintinnabulome and it is perfect for composing for the music box.

Please enjoy!

This was my creative thing for my creative thing-a-day blog at: theb-roll.com"

Serge Techno Patch

flickr By b3nnysf

"Techno patch on my serge M-class

it sounds like this:

b3nsf.com/Serge/serge_techno.mp3"

Let this one develop.

Nord Modular G2 Expanded

via this auction

"This is perhaps the most flexible piece of hardware ever made for any studio. It can do everything. It can do the following:

* Synthesizer (strings, organs, weird sounds, basses, granular, anything your mind can imagine, Moogs, Arps)
* Effects (choruses, reverbs, delays, and almost every other kind of effect, as well as many waiting for you to invent)
* Midi (sequencing, delays, data manipulation, recording, totally transforming incoming data, program switching, control surface, arpeggiators, and any combination or mutation of the above)

You don't have to be a synthesis expert to start using it. There are a lot of excellent presets built in, and tens of thousands more to download here or here.

But if you want to get into synthesis, there is no other piece of hardware that offers you more options or depth. The only main competitor might be Kyma, but it is in a much higher price bracket, and is far less intuitive to program.

While you might try using a computer for advanced synthesis techniques, you will find that the seamless integration between software and hardware that the G2 represents is unparalleled. Patching is as fast as thought, and mapping controls to the hardware is lightning-quick.

This is, next to a studio with wall-to-wall modular gear, the most powerful hardware synthesizer available anywhere. And no patch on any hardware synth will compare to a maxed-out Nord Modular G2, with all four program slots full and interconnected, working as a single, incredibly powerful patch.

With the four inputs, and the XLR input with preamp, there is no end to what you can do with audio processing. You can simultaneously transform the sound of a voice and three instruments, all with completely different effects algorithms, and also have a drum machine, bass, and pads — and you might not even be close to making out the power of this synth!

The installed Expansion doubles the DSP power."

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Sherman Filterbank 2x2 RACK Analog Filter

via this auction

"The Sherman Filterbank 2 represents the next evolutionary step of the hugely successful Sherman Filterbank! What we originally had was a basic synth without the oscillators, allowing you to process your flat and lifeless sounds into dangerous roaring crunchy performances. The "2" is essentially the same but with an improved spec, and the kind of modular flexibility that will keep you tweaking for months."

SUZUKI QC-1 OmniChord Q-Chord

via this auction

"SUZUKI QC-1 OmniChord Q-Chord SYNTH PIANO HARP GUITAR
It has 100 MIDI instruments voices with rhythms and special effects. It can be used with 8 C batteries This is a great musical instrument that will provide hours and hours of fun. What a great gift for anyone!! Enjoy for a lifetime for creative fun and music."

That's some banjo action.

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Casio SA-75 Keyboard

via this auction

"This Casio SA-75 Keyboard comes in the box with the Headset Microphone and the Manual! The SA-75 is great for indoor or outdoor play! The awesome sounds, great drums, and fantastic features make it perfect for the lo-fi home studio, or for just romping around being crazy and creative!

* 100 Sampled PCM Voice Tones
* 37 Keys - Three Octaves
* 30 Patterns (30 Rhythms, 10 Free sessions, 10 Funny)
* 10 On-the-Board Demo Songs
* Lesson Function - Yes!
* LCD Display - Yes!
* Phones/Output Terminals - Yes!
* Microphone In Terminals - Yes!
* Stereo Speaker System (dia x qty) 8cm x2"

Get your keytar on.

LL Electronics RozzBox One v2 - 5-Voice Poly Synth

via Noisebug on Ebay

"In Great Condition. Comes w/ extra memory key.

The RozzBox V2 poly w/ tube filter is a 5-voice polyphonic synthesizer with digital oscillators, digital and analog filters on each voice, and one additional all tube filter.

In addition to the the classic design of a 4-oscillator polysynth with analog filters, the RozzBox features some functions that can’t be found on any other synthesizer, such as the Hacker, the chaotic filtermode, and switchable aliasing of the oscillators.

Features:
* 4 digital ocsillators with standard and 16 additional waveforms – hard-sync possible
* Configurable FM engine with 7 algorithms
* Noise, external audio input, ring modulator
* Includes 3 self-resonant Filter-Types:
Digital high pass/low pass filter with resonance and 24dB/octave (4 filter poles)
Analog low pass ladder filter with resonance and 24dB/octave (4 filter poles)
Completely tube-driven analog low pass filter with resonance and 12B/octave (2 filter poles)
* 2 independent filters per voice

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Bee Gees 1978 Electronic Music Synthesizer

via this auction

"This is a 1978 Mattel Bee Gees' Electronic Music Synthesizer #1072; great condition/ never used, still in box, includes music booklet & playing instructions, battery operated. I'm down sizing my Bee Gees collection of over 35 years, so look for more listing of other Bee Gees items to come, a little bit of almost everything."

One Board Farm - DIY Home Made Synth

"VCO
* FineTune (1 1/2 octave.)
* Feet Switch 5 octave (2",4",8",16",32")
* Modulation depth
* PW / PWM depth
* saw/sqr-puls switch, Pitch CV in, Modulation source in, PWM source in, audio out

VCF
* Frequency
* Resonunce
* Modulation depth I/II
* Pitch CV in, Modulation source I/II in, audio in, audio out

VCA
* CV in, audio in, audio out

EG
* Attack Time
* Decay Time
* Susteen Level
* Release Time
* Gate in, CV out

LFO /w Delay
* LFO rate
* Decay Time
* Wave form switch (Triangle / SQR)
* Release Time
* Gate in, CV outI/II

OutputAtt
* audio in, audio out"

Schematics, parts list and more info on One Board Farm.

DIY Atari Controller Noise Synth

YouTube via drmoonstien | September 14, 2010

via this auction

"This is a nice hand built noise machine with an Atari controller that can be patched to different controls and a light censor that can be patched to different controls the light theremin controller reacts to light you do not need to use the light theremin but it is fun and makes for cool noises the Atari controller has a on of trigger for momentary noise and a toggle for sustained noise and a big knob that can be patched to different spots on the rca patch bay x 4. there are 8 sound knobs that interact with one another on the box itself each one has a on of toggle. runs on 9v battery that goes in the back easily assessable with Velcro cover. has rca patch bay and 1/4 inch out put."