Lets Get LoFi 7 - Yamaha Pss380 + Ps55

YouTube via ChrisLody | September 19, 2010

"The Yamaha pss380 is a FM synth home keyboard with some basic editing functions via 7 sliders, it matches the pss390 in all but its colours. I recently dug it out of the attic and began playing around with its synth edit functions and more or less randomly made up this string sound. The good thing about the pss380 is that some of its presets are stereo which is achieved by hard panning and detuning its voices. It retains this stereo effect even when editing so it can be very useful. It has the affect of reducing the polyphony to 4 from 8 on these presets.

To get this string sound on the pss380 do the following:
Select preset 41, turn off dual voice, turn on the digital synth feature, then set the sliders to Spec. 2, Mod. 7/8, Att. 4, Dec. 1, Rel. 1, Vib.7, Vol. 7

The Ps55 is being used again in this video. Here i'm using it mainly for it arpeggio feature which only has one sound and 2 variations but is still quite nice. Usefully you can fade the auto bass and drums down and just have the arp playing. Later on i play the Accordian and Fantasy sounds layered together. The Solo sounds on the Ps55 are monophonic and it always plays the top note so can behave a bit like a duophonic synth."

goSynth

YouTube via rezzn8r | September 19, 2010

"Modules from Modcan, Cynthia, Foh, STG, Livewire, Wiard, Blacet, Bananalogue, are sequenced by 2 Klees. Synth footage mixed with an amateur game of go."

Mark Mosher Rehearsing "Celebration and Voices"

YouTube via newechoproductions | September 19, 2010

"I'm rehearsing an original composition "Celebration and Voices" from my album I Hear Your Signals. http://markmosher.bandcamp.com/album/...

I'm using a Novation Launchpad and Ableton Live 8. I'm controlling the session, effects, and playing melodies in real-time from the Launchpad."
Percussa Audio Cubes to his left.

My First KORG M01 #1

YouTube via DETUNEltd | September 19, 2010

"非公式な公式ムービー「はじめてのKORG M01＜その１＞」です。
今までシンセやDAWに触ったことが無い・・・でもM01で曲を作ってみようと思っている方にもお判りいただけるように各種機能を紹介しています。
＜その１＞は、お気軽＆簡単にリズムトラックを作ってみよう！です。
カオス・モードと音色差し替えだけでドラムとベースを入れてみました。"
Googlish:
"Official Movie unofficial "first KORG M01 <1 that>" it.
But so far there are no synthesizers or DAW M01 touched on various functions are introduced as you can tell from those who are thinking about making songs.
<1> is, feel free and let's make a simple rhythm track! It is.
I just replaced the drum and bass into a sound and chaos mode."

KORG M01 on Ebay
Nintendo DS on Ebay - refine search on left when you get there.

Current status:

flickr By stringbot

Biba Beat

via It's Full of Stars

Biba and her DR-55

Uberzone "Bunk Pitch" Promo Video

Uberzone "Bunk Pitch" Promo Video from Uberzone on Vimeo.

"This is a little teaser video for the new single by yours truly. It features bits of the three different mixes included with the new single "Bunk Pitch". It'll be available on Beatport and other download services in late October. It also features my little puppy Cosmo starring in his first ever "rock music video" (that's what he kept calling it)."

Moog Voyager Cake

via Darren

"My Girlfriend has watched me drool over a Voyager for so long that for my Birthday she decided to just make one for me! :D"

Mr. Yuk Commercial

YouTube via Greenie007 | February 20, 2006

"This rare commercial from 1971 hasn't aired in at least 20 years. As a kid in the 70s, it really scared the hell out of me. Now it's a shrine of ultimate nostalgia. Gotta love that early 70s retro look, eh? I know there's a lot of you out there that remember this as kids so here's your chance to relive and enjoy it once more."
via @Schroeder1175. Anyone know what was used in this one?

Farfisa 7X-II RARE VINTAGE GROOVE BOX

YouTube via WISSJE | September 18, 2010

"ebay item 180562967270, running through general sequences."


"showing midi controller triggering sounds."


"the little keys"


"effects processor for external input"

via this auction
"This is a weird little box made by Farfisa. It's a groove box like machine from the 1990's. I really don not know much about it and web stuff is salesman pitch information. What I do know; all the sounds are from the Roland Sound Canvas's of the 1990's and they even have the same name. They only sounds that are the same is any Roland specific sound (The 808 bank is called Analog). There are 128 sounds plus the drum kits. The little keyboard is funky, you do not use it in real time to control sounds. You do use it to set up your orchestration pitch or the key you desire in chord patterns, see video. To use the sounds you must hook a midi controller (see video), it's a sound module as well. A really cool feature is the mic/audio inputs, you can ran a signal through the built in effect processor(see video) or the vocal harmonization(no video, I do not have a mic, but I have processed a signal trough it, to ensure that it works). The internal sequencer is a 16 track sequencer but not really, you get for 4 banks and 4 tracks each.(intro, break[intro], outro[intro], verse, chorus1, chorus2) If you use an external sequencer, you only get three tracks per sequence, 2 of the sounds banks share the same midi channel and I have not figured out away around this, the midi is mapped out goofy. All the presets are editable, there is an effects processor for the built in sounds as well, a mixer for drums, all 4 sounds banks, and audio inputs. The unit uses 3.5 disk, I will include about 100 blank disk. The OS is already loaded in the machine and you do not have load in it ever again(backups OS disk included). I bought this on ebay under the false pretense that it has a sampler, it does not. There is a sample section, but it's for "sampling" sounds off sounds disk that were once made for this.

* 128 sounds (Roland SC sound module sounds) plus drum kits
* 16 track sequencer
* 4 audio outputs
* 2 mic/line inputs for vocal harmonizer or effects processor
* Manual included plus 100 disk
* Drums are either preset or user manual
* Fully programmable and editable"