MATRIXSYNTH

Moog transistor matcher

flickr By kjackman

"This is an NPN transistor being tested."

toxiccomaims20.wav by Hexfix93. Uploaded with KORG iMS-20
"Interface:9.5
This is where the Ipad apps always shine: the ease of use, being able to tap the screen, use your finger on a knob and tweak it more like real hardware, in some cases better. In this case, I am floored. It’s a little strange at first look. At the top of the of the screen there are tons of these buttons, like synth, drum, effects global utility, etc. These navigate you to all the sections you need to jump to. What is really cool is that this is a semi modular synth, and you can tap and drag to connect virtual cables to the cv matrix on the right hand of the synth."

Read the full review on VAC

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"Cafe Blue" by Kawasemi House

YouTube via TorigoyaSound | November 07, 2010

"'Cafe Blue' (藍色茶房)
Performed by Kawasemi House
Composed by Tomoaki Yamada

Kawasemi House are
Yuichi Onoue(尾上祐一) - Handmade Ribbon Controller(リボンコントローラー)
Tomoaki Yamada(山田トモアキ) - 12 Strings Guitar
Takashi Itani(井谷享志) - Drums

Recorded on Oct. 24th 2010

Onoue plays his handmade ribbon controller.
It can change a oscillator pitch smoothly, depending on the place which you press down. It was originally made as a kind of MOOG SYNTHESIZER's controller in late 60's. I made this following its example. And playing style is self-taught.
more about my Ribbon Controller.
http://torigoya.main.jp/RibbonControl..."

織原洋子 plays KORG microSTATION 〜第一回「第一印象」〜

YouTube via KORGINC | November 11, 2010

"若手女性ピアニスト織原洋子が語る、microSTATIONの第一印象とはーー。
美しい演奏と音色にも注目。

織原洋子プロフィール：2005年リットーミュージック主催、最強プレイヤーズ・コンテストにおいてグランプリ受賞。2008年「BIANCA」のメンバーとしてメジャー・デビューを飾る。「Jackson Vibe」やアニソン・イベントのサポートなど幅広いジャンルをこなし、今後の活躍が期待される要注目の若手実力派ピアニストである。

織原洋子
Official Blog http://ameblo.jp/yokochoco/
Twitter http://twitter.com/yokoorihara"

Googlish:
"Orihara Hiroko young female pianist speaks, microSTATION ーー first impression is.
Also look out for beautiful music and sound.

Orihara Hiroko Profile: Rittor organized in 2005, won the Grand Prix Player's strongest in the contest. In 2008 "BIANCA" major debut as a member. "Jackson Vibe" doing a wide range of genres, including support for events and Annison, talented young pianist worth watching his future is expected.

Orihara Hiroko
Official Blog http://ameblo.jp/yokochoco/
Twitter http://twitter.com/yokoorihara"

Network MIDI control with Pianist Pro

YouTube via MooCowMusic | November 11, 2010
"Coming in V1.8, Pianist Pro offers wireless MIDI control using the OSX "Network MIDI" driver. Simply enable Network MIDI within Pianist Pro, connect to it using the standard "Audio and MIDI Setup" utility on the Mac, and you will be provided with a new virtual MIDI port which can be access from any MIDI software. No installation. No wires. No problem!

For more information on Pianist Pro, check out our website at: http://moocowmusic.com"

Update: via MooCowMusic: "I thought you might be interested to see a video demonstration showing the direct and wireless connection of the iPad with the OSX Network MIDI drivers. Wireless MIDI control from the iPad has been possible for some time via OSC or DSMI, but both methods require some additional server setup, adding an extra layer of complexity. Now for the first time you can connect the iPad directly to your Mac via the built-in Network MIDI drivers. Latency is fantastic and the OSX Network MIDI driver offers a variety of configuration possibilities. Network MIDI functionality is included in the V1.8 update to Pianist Pro which will be available soon."

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Incredible

YouTube via attorks | November 11, 2010

"Yesterday evening I was dialing in some sequences and it sounded very nice. But after recording a video it appeared that the sound recording was not alright, very distorted. So this evening I made a new video after first testing the sound recording. Now it is OK and the session is way better that yesterday evening so I guess this was meant to be. The song starts with an 8-step sequence on the Doepfer MAQ16/3 driving the the Ian Fritz Teezer Through-Zero VCO/Blacet MiniWave voice and a bass tone from the Synthesizers.com which is driven by the Q960. The Q963 is used to turn on and off individual stages for the bass tones. After that arpeggiated tones from the Waldorf Q Keyboard are introduced. Then the volume of the 8-step sequence from the MAQ16/3 for the self-built Modular is turned up. Strings are played on the Roland XP-80 and the solo on the Clavia Nord Lead 1.

The title refers to my friend Anne; she is a truly incredible woman.

The whole video is just over 20 minutes long and will be available soon from my website."

A Cute Little Bunny Listens to "Main Street Electrical Parade" / Bode 7702 Vocoder & Michael Iceberg Live

YouTube via VoiceEncoder | November 11, 2010

"A cute little bunny listens to "Main Street Electrical Parade" / Bode 7702 Vocoder.

Thanks to the OUL of the video I used."

Mainstreet Electrical Parade - Synthesizer Version

previously posted here

Immacula by Fantadrom

via Fantadrom

Immacula by Fantadrom
"This composition is from a project I'm currently working on that consists of ambient electronica that's more or less in the vein of Warp's early Artificial Intelligence series. The string/ choral pad type sound was produced with a Roland HS-60 (which is just a Juno-106 with built in speakers) with liberal amounts of one of my homemade spring reverbs mixed in. The running melody that begins around the 20 second mark was produced with a Roland JX-10 with some Yamaha R1000 reverb mixed in with one the voices. The bass line was made with a Mono/Poly using a patch in unison mode with only two oscillators, each outputting a triangle wave (the triangle waves output by the Mono/Poly's oscillators are really well suited to deep sub-bass sounds, and the snappy envelopes allow you to make a tight and surprisingly modern bass sound). The percussion in the left channel was produced with an MFB-522 and the right side is from the trusty old TR-606. The kick drum in the center is also from the 522. The percussion sounds are all treated with varying amounts of spring reverb. Everything was sequenced with an Atari 1040STe running Notator (essentially proto-Logic), and was recorded live, mixed, and mastered on a Korg D3200." See Fantadrom for more.

ARP 2600 4012 VCA

via Analogue Sweden

"The sub-modules in the early 2600 was double dipped in epoxy as a friendly reminder from ARP to mind your own fucking business, but luckily they later changed their attitude to a more "sharing-is-caring" kind of vibe, and dropped the epoxy altogether. In this super early Tonus-logo 2600 version I was surprised to find a module that wasn't covered in epoxy, but soldered in a metal casing. Looks"

Be sure to see the site for more.

Update via Enrico Cosimi in the comments: "
this is the original arp filter, "stolen" to moog patent. you can recognize for the copper wrapping.
you can find more infos on
http://www.emulatorarchive.com/AM/AnalogArticles/ARPFilters/arpfilters.html

and on the phil cirocco website. [http://www.discretesynthesizers.com/]
cheers!"

Loopseque. Music app for iPad. Master Class Lessons

YouTube via loopseque | November 11, 2010

Site: http://www.loopseque.com
Facebook Page: http://facebook.com/Loopseque

Playlist:
Loopseque. Music app for iPad. Master Class 01
Loopseque. Music app for iPad. Master Class 02
Loopseque. Music app for iPad. Master Class 03
Loopseque. Music app for iPad. Master Class 04
Loopseque. Music app for iPad. Master Class 05
Loopseque. Music app for iPad. Master Class 06
Update: part 3 added.

Note there is a lite version as well.