Phoenix Modular - ESQ-1 Parted DIY Modular Noisemaking Synth

YouTube via synthgeek13 | April 23, 2010 |

"Another crappy point & shoot cam video. Phoenix Modular is a modular synth I'm building, some parts I'm using were salvaged from my dead ESQ-1, hence the name. Right now it has a cardboard "faceplate" (temporary), I'm planning to use aluminum for the final module panels. Currently it has an APC-style oscillator, a 566-based VCO with square, saw, and triangle outputs, a white noise generator, an analog multiplier/AM device, a simple square/triangle LFO, and a mult panel. I'm planning to add a filter/VCA based on one of the ESQ's CEM3379's, and possibly a sample and hold module.
In this video, it is being run through a tabletop filter unit, which is being modulated with both the Phoenix LFO and a second 566 VCO on a breadboard which is sitting next to the unit, not visible in the vid. The sources are being mixed with a small passive mixer I built as a companion unit."

Phoenix vs. Mimsy round 1- DIY modular synth noise

synthgeek13 | April 25, 2010 |

"Video of the Phoenix and Mimsy modular synths being used together. In this one, the 555-based LFO in Mimsy is being used as a mod source for one of the Phoenix oscillators. Gets pretty noisy at times."

More: http://www.youtube.com/user/synthgeek13

TrigPulser Mini- squarewave noise synth

YouTube via synthgeek13 | November 07, 2010 | via this auction

"This is a standalone noise synth based on the TrigPulser module I built for the Lunettoid modular noise machine. This version has three squarewave oscillators. One is used to turn another on & off, giving an AM effect, and the output from this second oscillator is fed into one input of a NAND Schmitt trigger, while the third oscillator is fed into the second input, and the output from the NAND Schmitt trigger then goes to the outside world. The range of sounds it can make is pretty amazing- though it can do the beepy & droney stuff you might expect, it can also do much more (especially when controls are swept)- harsh static-like noise, vocal-like sounds, oscillator-sync type stuff, etc."

via this auction
"The TrigPulser Mini is a noisy, 9V battery-powered, three-oscillator squarewave synthesizer, housed in a yellow plastic VHS tape case. One oscillator is used to turn another on & off (this is where the "Trig" comes in, for "trigger"), giving an amplitude-modulation or ring modulator-like effect, and the output from this second oscillator is fed into one input of a NAND Schmitt trigger, while the third oscillator is fed into the second input, and the output from the NAND Schmitt trigger then goes to the outside world. This final stage is what takes it beyond squarewave AM and into truly strange territory. To translate the tech-speak, it's kind of like having a fourth oscillator which is synched to both the single third oscillator and the AM output of the first two. The range of sounds it can make is pretty amazing- though it can do the beepy & droney stuff you might expect, it can also do much more (especially when controls are swept)- harsh staticky noise, vocal-like sounds, oscillator-sync type stuff, etc- watch the video and listen to the audio demo for an idea of what it can do.The audio-only demo is much better quality (no crappy camera mic involved), if you only hear one or the other, it should be that one.

Each oscillator has a knob to control its frequency, and there is also a power starve knob (at the top, in line with the on/off switch and LED). Since all 3 oscillators are linked in some way, the controls are very interactive with each other."

Teisco SX-400

flickr By octex

Resonators game (Plogue Bidule + Doepfer Dark Energy + Moog Slim Phatty)

YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan | January 12, 2011 |

"My first album is now available at Ruralfaune
( ruralfaune@gmail.com or http://www.myspace.com/disquesruralfaune )
SYNTH018 FREDERIC GERCHAMBEAU "3 Suites" CDR - limited 90 - file under : french avant-garde electronic, GRM music for theoretical minds

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Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. This music has been made using Plogue Bidule (sequencer, mixer and various delay effects), a Doepfer Dark Energy (playing the solo) and a Moog Slim Phatty (playing the sequence). This my first try with my new Moog Slim Phatty and my purpose was to test my older Doepfer Dark Energy face to face with the Moog Slim Phatty. That's why you'll be hearing a lot cutoff frequency and resonance level changes in the filters. Enjoy !
http://www.myspace.com/fredericgercha..."

Roland TR-707 with pitch mods by exfade

YouTube via wotatwaat | January 12, 2011 |

"This one has individual pitch control for all the instruments. Decay control for the hats and cymbals. 5 instruments' pitch can be modulated by the trigger out. 3 x 5 position switches for loads of bending effects. All mods apart from decay are bypass-able."

Livewire Chaos Computer & More

One more pic via STROMKULT

Update via joxer96 in the comments: "Plus two other new modules to the right?"

Anyone make them out? The other two modules per this post where The Voltage Mechanic and The Voltage Distributor.

Not seeing them on http://www.livewire-synthesizers.com/

KORG KRONOS Details

via Hispasonic, translated to Googlish from Spanish:

"We have the first data and images of Kronos, the new Korg workstation. The Japanese brand has pulled the house out the window, bringing to market a synth with more than 12 GB SSD hard disk samples, 9 synthesis engines together, 16 units of effects and KARMA technology.

Features in detail

There are 9 synthesis engines on a single workstation, available in 61, 76 and 88 keys. The engines are:

* SGX-1 Premium Piano: German piano with more than 4 GB in samples. 8 layers and the choice of opening angle of the tail of the piano.
* EP-1 MDS Electric Piano, electric pianos (with sound "signature" by George Duke, Herbie Hancock Rodan Rudess or others)
* CX-3 Organ Tonewheel: integrating technology famed CX-3 in the Kronos. Drawbars controllable from its faders. Leslie Posilibidad to adjust the joystick, from speed to the position you just rotate.
* MS20-EX Legacy Analog Collection: emulation of vintage Korg MS20 synth.
-EX * Polysix Legacy Analog Collection: Polysix emulation.
* AL-1 Analog Synthesizer
* NOD-7 Waveshaping VPM Synthesizer
* STR-1 Plucked String Synthesizer: a new generation of modeling. You can choose from the material of the rope, until the tension, the execution (if pick, rub with your finger ...)
* HD-1 High Definition Synthesizer: A portion of all types of samples.

Account with a set of 16 "sets" may be, from Programs, to vans, to sequences. What makes the live performance much easier and full of possibilities. One of the most exciting new features is that you can move from one set to another without interruption of sound (so if you keep notes of the previous set, still playing).

It eliminates the concept appears rompler and integration / provision of more than 12 GB of content hosted on a hard disk SSD.

Has integrated USB connection to your computer, not just save / edit, but also as a USB interface with 2 inputs and 2 outputs.

Section 16 effects available. 9-band equalizer general. Flexible Routing. Mastering tools. 16-track sequencer."



Update:

Korg KRONOS Music Workstation- Official Product Introduction video added below.

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KORG KPR-77 switch board - KLM452

via this auction

"This is for something you don't see very often, in fact you'll probably never see another one of these again! This is a control / switch board for a Korg KPR77 drum machine that has had every one of the original tactile switches replaced with a new switch. Unlike the original switches, the new ones are sealed so they won't become full of dust particles and start either triggering randomly, double triggering or just not responding at all. These are also rated at 10 million clicks over their lifetime, which is something like 10 times what the original switches could supposedly deal with!

If you own a KPR77 you'll probably have noticed that half the front panel buttons now only work using steam hammer pressure and even if you can get them to work they are more than a little unreliable. With this replacement board it's like you've got a brand new drum machine

It will take some soldering to remove the 12 way ribbon cable connector for the old board and install this new one but if you can use a solder sucker or solder wick with even the most basic proficiency then its a very easy job. We would be quite happy to install this for you for a small fee if you wanted to send your unit to us, but if we mention that here then ebay will just take down the auction for some reason. Get in contact if you want any more details. Other than that, installing this board is as difficult as unscrewing the old one, pulling off the button caps and sticking them on the new board."

Holly & Tim ragin

flickr By thecyborgtrio

"New Years Eve 2010

cyborgtrio.com"

Alesis StudioDock Pro Audio Dock For iPad

"Connect all of your audio gear to the entire world of apps for iPad.

The StudioDock is the first device that enables anyone with an iPad to create, produce, and perform music with virtually any pro audio gear or instruments. The StudioDock is a universal docking station specifically designed for the iPad, and it gives musicians, recording engineers, and music producers the connectivity they need to create and perform with iPad. Connect all your pro audio gear to virtually any app in the App Store with the StudioDock.

FLEXIBLE FUNCTIONALITY
Songwriters, music producers and performers of all kinds will find that the StudioDock connects the iPad’s powerful processor, touch-screen interface and extensive library of apps to their collection of microphones, instruments, professional speaker and PA systems, MIDI controllers, sound modules, video projectors and much more.

With the StudioDock and an iPad, musicians and producers can record, perform, craft and create music in virtually any situation or location. Built to accommodate all current app-development standards including Core MIDI, the StudioDock is a universal device that bridges your choice of music-creation apps, instruments, and devices.

COMPLETE CONNECTIVITY
The StudioDock provides microphone and instrument users with two combination XLR and 1/4-inch inputs, each with its own gain control and switchable phantom power for condenser microphones. Guitarists and bassists will appreciate the StudioDock’s guitar-direct switch, enabling them to play, perform and record right into amplifier- and effects-modeling apps. Bands can connect outputs from their mixer and easily record their performances and rehearsals or use the StudioDock as a metronome or loop-playback device. Producers can use the StudioDock’s MIDI jacks to sequence external keyboards, samplers, drum machines and synthesizers, or perform using the StudioDock as the sound module and their favorite MIDI-compliant keyboard, drum pad or other controller. An assignable 1/4-inch footswitch input enables remote control of any app-defined function such as stop/start or record. Users can also connect the StudioDock to their Mac or PC using the USB port to send MIDI back and forth for creative, new applications of the iPad and computer used in tandem.

Users can connect the StudioDock’s stereo pair of 1/4-inch main outputs to studio monitors for critical listening, or to PA systems for use in performance settings. They can monitor on headphones, and independently control the levels of the two outputs, each on its own knob. Recording musicians will appreciate the StudioDock’s direct-monitor switch, which enables them to toggle between the incoming and playback signal on their headphones. Rounding out the StudioDock’s output section is a composite video connector, enabling users to employ the StudioDock as a source for video projection behind bands on stage, or for connection to most televisions and computer monitors.

RUGGED RELIABILITY
The StudioDock was built for the real world. Whether you're keeping it in the safety of the studio or taking it out for recording or performance use in the club or on tour, the StudioDock will not only deliver the connectivity you need for audio applications, but it also serves as a rugged, protective case for the iPad. The StudioDock completely houses the iPad on the bottom and three side surfaces. It also encases the iPad's screen in a protective bezel on three of its four edges, further shielding the mobile computing device from the potential for damage in punishing environments.

The applications of the iPad for music creation, production, and performance are limited only by your creativity. As an imaginative, cutting-edge music maker, the StudioDock empowers you to seamlessly connect the world of pro audio gear and instruments to the iPad and the massive collection of apps.

Apple Certification Pending.
iPad™, App Store™, Apple® and Mac® are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries."

Additional details: http://www.alesis.com/studiodock
iPad prices on eBay
Don't forget to check out The NAMM List and NAMM Label below for more. Quite a bit came in today.

Update:

Alesis StudioDock for the iPad

YouTube via HarmonyCentral | January 13, 2011 |

"It's such an obvious idea no one else thought of it: Create a pro audio dock for the iPad, including USB, MIDI I/O, video out, balanced XLR, I/O, and 1/4" audio connections. Very cool."