Maximize Your Moogfest Experience

"GET THE MAXIMUM MOOG AT MOOGFEST 2010 HALLOWEEN WEEKEND – 10/29-10/31 IN ASHEVILLE, NC

Going to Moogfest 2010? Be sure to get the most out of your festival experience. You’ll enjoy the music even more if you take advantage of these unique opportunities to immerse yourself in the world of Moog:

PROJEK MOOG
Saturday, 6:00pm – 6:50pm at The Orange Peel

A stellar lineup of some of today’s most proficient multi-instrumentalists (including Moog Chief Engineer, Cyril Lance), Projek Moog has composed a specific piece of music for Moogfest, one that highlights the various instruments for which Moog Music is renowned. Joining the group will be Brian Kehew, a close friend of Bob Moog’s and best known for his work in the Moog Cookbook as well as being the historian for the Moog Foundation. If you want to see the many facets of Moog Music at work, this has to be on your must-see list.

The inspiration in creating this show was to feature new instruments and the artists whose valuable input helped perfect them. Both Brian Kehew and fellow Projek Moog musician Billy Cardine have been involved in helping create instruments that are truly inspirational. Brian has been associated with Moog for years and Billy recently helped with a brand new stringed instrument which will make its debut at Moogfest.

Having these great musicians involved in product development is emblematic of what Bob was all about and the legacy of Moog Music. Instruments are collaborative - they need to be intuitive and soulful. Brian and Billy's involvement have kept this spirit alive and Projek Moog is about celebrating that legacy.

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WAD, beyond...

WAD, beyond... from HexEnduction on Vimeo.

"Klangzeit edition!!!

The Serge Wilson Analog Delay gets another examination; this time focusing on some more advanced processing with a little help from the very robust Frequency Shifter. Ping-pong and spatial delays, air-raid reverbs, slippery shifting delays and external input mutilation are all covered in this edition. Special guest appearance by Mr.Smith.

Very special thanks to The Bradley Allen Klangzeit Awareness Foundation.

As always, more information can be found at quadslope.com/​"

Circuit-Bending the Kawasaki iSoundz Guitar with Burnkit2600 - part 3

YouTube via burnkit2600 | October 28, 2010

"Testing the flip camera with a quick run through of the new features added to the 'Chordowl', my Kawasaki iSoundz Guitar that was modified for the Moog circuit bending competition and won me a spot in the finals :)"

ether^ra FUTILE HISTORY

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | October 28, 2010

"an improv featuring my Serges, my Folktek Pluton, and a Doepfer Dark Energy. http://etherra.blogspot.com"
Folktek on Ebay

Happy Halloween 2010 via organfairy

YouTube via organfairy | October 28, 2010

Remember to click on the Halloween label at the bottom of this post for more Halloween goodness!
"I thought about what to do this year for a Halloween video. I found a pile of electric candles (!) that I bought a while ago but never used.

Then I remembered a melody I made in 2003. The idea was to use a rhythm on my then favourit drum machine - the Roland CR-1000 - that I had never used before: Charleston. And a weird preset on the Roland JX-8P that I had never used either. I modified it a bit to make it more "alien-like" and added the accordeon preset to the arrangement and a piano arpeggio from the Yamaha organ.

I played the melody on the Kawai MS-20 and Yamaha VSS-30. Added some organ chords from the Viscount organ. And that was it."

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Malekko Digital Triple VCO on the Way & a Spooky Halloween Clip

Malphonic Subsystem spooky 1 by matrixsynth

via Malekko on Muff's

"In the spirit of Halloween here is a clip of an upcoming Malekko module. I've been playing with the prototype for the past few days now. It wouldn't take too much sleuthing to figure out what we're up to, but here is an audio clip on one of it's modes. In this clip, in addition to the module, i use a sequencer an envelator, and a VCA only. Enjoy!"

http://malekkoheavyindustry.com/index.php/laboratory - video.

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Live Factory Hosting and Sequencing Software

http://www.livefactory.com
Top three shots are Rack Performer and bottom three are Live Factory. Both are currently in development. You can download an alpha version of Rack Performer on the Live Factory website. The following are brief descriptions on each. Be sure to check out the link above for more info on each.

"Rack Performer
Rack Performer is a modular host dedicated to stage performance, with a special emphasis on interface ergonomy and user interaction.

Plug your guitar, your keyboard, your microphone, or even all at once, add any number of effects or instruments and connect them the way you like. You are ready to perform!"

"Live Factory
Live Factory is an original and intuitive modular live sequencer, providing the standard professional virtual studio features set, combined with next generation innovative technologies.

Easy to use, Live Factory offers a powerful sample-accurate audio engine and real-time work environment designed for scene performance."

Roland JUPITER 8 Arpeggio

YouTube via jebeq2007 | October 28, 2010

"I just got my Jupiter 8 Serviced and Also had the Encore midi installed. It sounds awesome and everything is working beautifully. This is just a small demo of the arpeggio playing with a square wave patch. Sorry if the video is not that great quality, I used my IPhone 4 for recording."

Sequential Circuits Drumtraks

via this auction

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ARP - Odyssey 2813 Black and Gold Analog Synth 1974

SN 1014 via this auction

"Meet the ARP Odyssey 2813! Equipped with 2 Oscillators, ladder filter, 2 Envelopes, VCA, Pulse width Modulation, LFO, Sample and Hold, and VCO Sync, the ARP Odyssey is a giant in the Vintage Synth World.

Completely re-calibrated and tested, you'd be hard pressed to find another ARP that looks and sounds this new! It includes all of the original pot-caps and switches!

Features:
* 2 VCOS, each with Coarse and Fine Tuning
* VCO2 Sync
* Square, Saw switching
* LFO
* Sample and Hold with output lag
* Portamento
* Transpose 2 Octaves Up/Down
* Ladder Filter with cutoff and resonance with self-osc
* Pink/White Noise Generator
* AR and ADSR Envelopes
* VCA Gain
* CV/Trigger/Gate : in/out
* High/Low gain out
* External Audio in
* HPF
* Envelope Repeat"

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