ONLY FOR ACE LOVERS!! Ace Rhythm Ace FR-2L & Boss RE-20 Demo with HAPPY END! ;D

YouTube via Cokabit | September 27, 2010

"Soundcheck with Drummachine Ace Rhythm Ace FR-2L & Boss RE-20."

Novamusik.com - Allen & Heath Xone DX!

YouTube via Novamusik | September 27, 2010
http://novamusik.com/
"Ben Davis shows us the Allen & Heath Xone DX!"

5 Bonus: Mankato Kick

YouTube via 7thDanSound | September 27, 2010

"Episode 5 shows how to create a kick drum using the Mankato filter from STG Soundlabs. www.stgsoundlabs.com/"

6 Pulsewave as carrier

7thDanSound | September 27, 2010

"An oscillators pulse wave can actually carry audio if pitched high enough. Input the audio into the pulse width modulation input and pitch the oscillator above audio range. But be careful with your ears and speakers!"

What Does This Mean?

follow-up to this post on CDM

"Meemert sees a lot of speculation.

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Impossible Sound's Modular Synth Cake

via Impossible Sound on Facebook

"My awesome girlfriend threw a surprise 40th birthday party for me last Saturday. Here's the cake, based on my Blacet modular"

Anyware Instruments Tinysizer Videos

tinysizer-analog-modular-synthesizer-01.mp4

YouTube via borgmechaniker | September 26, 2010

"demosong for the TINYSIZER from anywhere instruments. All sounds except the kickdrum are from the tinysizer. sequenced and recorded with ableton live.
the TINYSIZER is an analog modular synthesizer where you can patch everything
with little patch cords and the total size of the synth is like a little laptop.
Its got MIDI to CV build in, so you can sequence with MIDI or CV."

tinysizer-analog-modular-synthesizer-02.mp4

borgmechaniker | September 26, 2010

"short demo sequence showing some sound of the TINYSiZER
analog modular synthesizer."

Tinysizer-analog-modular-synthesizer-spacedrone.mp4

borgmechaniker | September 27, 2010

"autogenerative patch made with the TINYSIZER analog modular synthesizer.
LFOs trigger envelopes and s/h modules modulate pitch. together with the
inbuild FX it creates some weird spacey drone.
Output recorded directly in REAPER without overdubs.
this movie is of the patch you hear, but edited afterwards."


Click the image for the full size shot.

via Analogue Haven

"350 patch sockets making it fully modular with all the typical routings.
ultra compact so it fits in pretty much all notebook bags
midi to integrate with modern computer and sequencer set-ups
mic pre-amp, audio gate and other ways
internal dsp effects
unique patchmatrix design
special power management which improves the sound and dynamics of the filters and oscillators
a durable metal case material
ships with approximately 40 patch cables and external power supply
compatible with all 1 volt/octave and 5 volt/gate synthesizers and modular systems
portable (approximately 9.6 inches high, 12.6 inches wide and 1.6 inches deep).

the tinysizer is a fully-contained synth with the following sub-modules:
2 x voltage-controlled oscillators (vcos) - oberheim sem style
1 x control voltage cv waveform processor/waveshaper
3 x sub-oscillator
3 x low frequency oscillator (lfo)
1 x voltage-controlled filter (vcf) - state variable, oberheim sem style
2 x envelope generators (adsr)
1 x envelope follower with audio gate and microphone pre-amp
1 x dsp effect containing reverb and delay
4 x voltage-controlled amplifier (linear vca)
2 x mixer, inverter and overload
1 x control voltage (cv) source
4 x cv, 6 x gate and midi interface
1 x white noise & pink noise
1 x sample & hold (s&h)
1 x ring modulator
11 x patchable auxiliary inputs & outputs (bi-directional)
3 x multiples
1 x power supply"
samples at the bottom here.
More details at http://www.anyware-instruments.de/analog_modular_synthesizer_tinysizer.html

Pressure Points Improv

Pressure Points Improv from James Cigler on Vimeo.

"A short little improv of a simple FM+waveshaping patch being controlled by the Gate and Pressure outputs of a set of MakeNoise Pressure Points. Only the top row of potentiometers is used, controlling the pitch, the rest is all the Gate and Pressure voltages generated by touching the pads."

The Flaming Lips and a Bucha 100 at Cantos

http://www.cantos.ca

New Buchla Modules - 223e, 296, and 260e

http://buchla.com
Update: prices added after each description below.
via Ross / cray5656 / vicmod

"Model 296e SPECTRAL PROCESSOR

A 16 channel bandpass filter with built-in analysis and synthesis capability, the 296e can function as a real time performance filter, a programmable compound equalizer and even as a spectrum transferring vocoder.

Center frequencies are selected to complement the ear’s discrimination curve. Each frequency band has its own VCA input and envelope follower output, allowing for rather intricate transformations. The 296e can be split into two 8 band filters, with vocoding interconnections internally provided, or two 296e’s can be cascaded (with a behind-the-panel connection) with one performing spectral analysis, and the other synthesis.

A unique user interface can present instantaneous envelopes, thus creating a real time spectrum display, or two response curves may be entered, stored and edited in real time. Modulation may be applied to the response curves, creating some rather strange effects, and a “freeze” facility allows for storage of the instantaneous envelopes.

Envelope decay times are adjustable, and pre-emphasis may be applied to smooth the frequency response when vocoding.

All settings can be stored as presets in systems with a 225e or a 206e preset manager." $4600

"Model 223e TACTILE INPUT PORT

You don’t care for spatial control? The 223e substitutes an innovative arpeggiator for the rings of the 222e

This three panel unit tactile sensor responds to a feather-weight touch, or to several pounds of pressure. An additional (1 panel unit) module houses the outputs, the arpeggiator controls, and the edit facility.

The tactile surface is normally mounted in the first row of a 201e-12 or 201e-18 cabinet: alternatively, it may be mounted in the recently announced 201e-3u frame, relieving spatial binds in crowded systems.

An ergonomic array of 27 keys sense pressure and velocity; fourteen respond to location in one or two dimensions. Arrayed into multiple user-defined groups ranging in size from 1 to 25 keys, they produce a variety of user-programmed control voltages.

Location, pressure, impact and tuned voltages, as well as pulses, are presented at a total of 30 outputs. The LCD based user interface is remarkably simple and flexible. The arpeggiator features multiple patterns, internal and external clocks, and many other sundry features.

All settings, including key programming, can be memorized and recalled by the 225e or 206e preset manager" $2550

"Model 260e DUOPHONIC PITCH CLASS GENERATOR

The Model 260e Duophonic Pitch Class Generator consists of two independent, voltage controlled pitch class generators. (A pitch class generator produces a singular pitch in every perceivable octave.) Frequency modulation inputs and a five band spectrum-shaping facility are provided.

When switched to the "barber pole" mode, an internal computer takes over pitch control of both generators, and issues pulses for triggering an external envelope generator (a model 281e, for example), which in turn can drive a voltage controlled amplifier (like a model 292e dynamics manager). When the 260e's output signals are gated through the latter, Shepard tones and other auditory illusions (such as the tri-tone paradox) may be produced.

The rate of change is variable to 2.5 octaves per second in either direction, and is voltage controllable. Additionally, the pitch intervals can be adjusted from quarter-tones to tri-tones to continuous (for Risset tones).

With its multi-voicing, equalization, envelope shaping, and frequency modulation capabilities, you will find the 260e musically more interesting than the standard Shepard tone generator employed in perceptual psychology experiments.

The settings of the 260e can be stored and retrieved as numbered presets with a model 225e or 206e preset manager." $900

Buchla 200e Commemorative Silkscreen

flickr By hamburgevons
(click for more)

"Silkscreen print that I recently created for Don Buchla's - Buchla 200e. I recently visited Don and we signed the prints together. Was great to meet him I have always admired his work and was really impressed with how humble and down to earth he was.

This photo is before we had started signing them.

Prints now available for purchase on don's official site"