"The LEDs were all changed to blue, pink and ultraviolet, and I made makeshift wooden end cheeks, stained a reddish tone to match the red and silver look of the keyboard. Moog style knobs were added to make the thing look more classic. I will also include the original knobs and end cheeks, so you can change it back to stock if you prefer."
See the Acxel label at the bottom of this post for all posts on this unique synthesizer.
"Stunning fractal images have been added to a piece that was made back in 1988, using the Technos Acxel. Dense, random clouds of evolving sound emanate from the Canadian-made Acxel-1 (Acxel-2 is in development and is coming soon). Make sure that you watch part 2 as well."
FRACTASTIC VOYAGE (To Infinity and Beyond) Part 2
DonGarbutt | October 06, 2010
"Explore the wonderful world of fractal art. A fractal is "a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole,"[1] a property called self-similarity. Roots of mathematically rigorous treatment of fractals can be traced back to functions studied by Karl Weierstrass, Georg Cantor and Felix Hausdorff in studying functions that were continuous but not differentiable; however, the term fractal was coined by Benoît Mandelbrot in 1975 and was derived from the Latin fractus meaning "broken" or "fractured." A mathematical fractal is based on an equation that undergoes iteration, a form of feedback based on recursion."
"The Prophet 5 is the most classic synthesizer of the eighties! It is capable of a delightful analog sound unique to Sequential's Prophet series in which the P5 was King! Five voice polyphony - two oscillators per voice and a white noise generator. The analog filters, envelope and LFO all sound great and are extremely flexible. The P5 has patch memory storage as well, which scans and memorizes every knob setting for storing and recalling your sounds. This specific unit has original owners manual and original cassette with loadable factory preset sounds."
Playlist: RM1x: soundscapes (excerpt) RM1x: glide, boost, 8 bit sounds RM1x: trance gate on different way RM1x: kraftwerk like sounds testing RM1x: roll & play fx RM1x: program change RM1x: manipulation RM1x: tron choir RM1x: arpeggio
"This is a musical exploration experience in which multiple participants simultaneously interact with a sound synthesizer by arranging a special set of pieces on top of a multitouch surface.
Pieces exhibit different behaviours when placed on the surface - some act like triggers in a drum machine, some behave like a kaoss pad, while others add extra layers of sound to make the performance really come together. Pieces are sensitive to their position and orientation on the table, so users can cycle through different instruments or modulate sound parameters with a simple twisting or sliding motion.
We believe the key here is to design a system which is simple enough for people with little musical ability to enjoy, while providing enough control to allow people with a stronger background to deliver more complex performances. It´s similar to the reactable, but provides a simpler interface for everyone to enjoy.
Sound design and music production by Santiago Abadía
via The B-Roll where you'll find a sample made with the app to be released by Jared Smith.
"I don’t want to give too much away out of respect for his personal unveiling and release of the application but at it’s core is four samplers which offer individual speed-shifting as well as global speed-shifting, plus individual delays."
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