"taking the vintage keyboard tie one step further - an actual keyboard! this is my first experiment in wearable technology - made with soft circuits - thanks to opensoftwear for the tutorial."
Pics courtesy via George Mattson of Mattson Mini Modular. These are the circuit boards George purchased from EML to build his first Syntar prototype. Also see the original Syntar brochures on Retro Synth Ads.
In order:
EML ADSR-1 Envelope Generator
EML DVCA-1 Dual Voltage Controlled Amplifier
EML EA-1 Exponential Amplifier Mixer
EML EF-1 Envelope Follower-Preamp
EML LFO-1 Low Frequency Oscillator
EML MX-1 4 Input Mixer
EML NS-1 Noise Source
EML SH1 Sample and Hold
EML SVCA-1 Single Voltage Controlled Amplifier
EML VCF-1 VC Filter
EML VCO-1 VC Oscillator Circuit Module
Footage from my recent trip to Hong Kong. Music is an original piece titled "The Commute Home" and can be found on Soundcloud. (Sped-up part on HD fullscreen is quite enjoyable. Turn it up!) Music features heavy use of Machinedrum Userwave MkII, Voyager, and Omega 8.
"Hi all, just a quick reminder that sound submissions for our upcoming Optigan "Musique Concrete" disc are due Nov. 1st. You can find out more information here.
Also, the Orchestron "Organ" and "Solo Female Voice" discs just went in the mail yesterday, so if you ordered them, you'll have them soon! And if you haven't, we've still got some left, as well as "Violin" and "Pipe Organ," and Optigan "Sitar" and "Surf Rock" discs: [link]
"Musique Concrete is the experimental technique of musical composition using recorded sounds as raw material. The principle uses the assemblage of various natural sounds to produce an aural montage. A precursor to the use of electronically generated sound, musique concrete was among the earliest uses of electronic means to extend the composer's sound resources. Before the days of sampling and computer manipulation of sounds, musicians used analogue tape recorders to record natural sounds and tape splicing techniques. Music concrete uses natural sounds to create aural compositions. This excerpt is taken from the BBC 1979 documentary 'The New Sound of Music'."
Edgard Varêse and Le Corbusier - Poême électronique (1958)
YouTube via mjsebit | September 20, 2007
"Edgard Varêse and Le Corbusier - Poême électronique (1958)"