MATRIXSYNTH

Electronic Sackbut Synthesizer - First CV Synth From 1945

YouTube via TreasuresTresors | April 14, 2010 |
via brian comnes in the comments of this post.
"Hugh LeCaine of Ottawa created the Electronic Sackbut Synthesizer in his home studio over a period of three years from 1945 to 1948. This synthesizer is the first voltage-controlled synthesizer ever built, preceding the manufacture of commercial synthesizers by twenty years. Le Caine, a nuclear physicist with the National Research Council, was passionate about music. He was concerned that the musical notes produced by electronic instruments in the 1930s, such as the Hammond Organ and the Morse Robb Wave Organs, lacked a certain expressivity. Determined to shape technology for the needs of the musician and expand the possibilities of musical sound he built a synthesizer that allows for complex variations in pitch and tone. This, LeCaine achieved, through the innovative use of voltage control. The technique provides an automatic background voltage that can remain stable or be altered through the manipulation of the knobs and keyboard. The keys are sensitive to a vertical pressure that controls the volume and a lateral pressure that changes the pitch. In this way the musician can simultaneously manipulate the volume, pitch, and timbre of each note and produce gradual transitions from one sound to the next. The rudimentary appearance of the synthesizer its three legs made of crossed pieces of scrap wood and with instructions penciled onto its surface camouflages the brilliant concept behind this invention. LeCaine's Electronic Sackbut Synthesizer is the precursor of today's electronic instruments.

See this treasure on the official Canada's Got Treasures website!"

NAMM Pics via David Rogoff

more pics here

New Tempest Video via Richard Devine

Currently at the bottom of the Tempest post here.

Cubase + some hardware synths

YouTube via PSTCE | March 08, 2009 |

"Start of a new track, beginning with 2 synth layers - one from my Moog Little Phatty and one from my Alesis Andromeda A6. After some tweaking, I program some drums using Battery as the sampler.
Note that this is an iMac running Windows XP.
Check out my projects:
www.shiv-r.com / www.myspace.com/shiverindustrial
www.thecrystallineeffect.com / www.myspace.com/thecrystallineeffect"

Buchla Polyphonic FM Radio Tuner Model 272e

via Richard Devine's Photos

"Buchla's Polyphonic FM Radio Tuner Model 272e. Been wanting something like this for a while."

genoQs_users group for Octopus & Nemo

via Cikira

"A discussion group about genoQs Machines' Octopus and Nemo hardware MIDI sequencers has been set up at Yahoo, to accommodate users who would like a mailing list format and archive, in addition to the forum community on genoQs' website. The two machines will be discussed together, rather than in separate topic sections.

You don't need to have a Yahoo email account to join, though you do need to register with Yahoo, where you can make settings to avoid ad emails. The group is moderated to keep out spam, and group members may hide their email address. Here's where the blinky lights are steppin': http://groups.yahoo.com/group/genoQs_users

Join us if you are an Octopus or Nemo owner, or simply a fan of these great instruments!"

Namm Show 2011 - Audio Day 4 - MISC Booths

YouTube via accordoTV | January 16, 2011

See The NAMM List for the latest updates. More have gone up since the last update.

Star Trek Theme starring Bebot

YouTube via mvpadrini | January 16, 2011 |

"The great Star Trek Theme starring Bebot the singing robot for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch!

More about MusicApps and Mobile Music on www.MusicApps.com.br

O grande tema de Jornada nas Estrelas estrelando Bebot, o robô cantor para iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch!

Mais sobre apps musicais e músic móvel no www.MusicApps.com.br"

iPad prices on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

Peter Vogel Plays with the iPhone Fairlight App

This one sent my way via @yuyawatanabe. See the current update at the bottom of this post. It's a great, more intimate, video of Peter Vogel sitting on the NAMM floor showing the Fairlight iPhone app. Update: new video added below this, so see the one above the last if you are just reading this.