Migrator - Virtual Analog Synth (prototype)

YouTube via metabog | November 08, 2010 |

"This is a synth I'm working on, specifically aimed at replicating the sounds of modern analog deities like Arjen Lucassen and Erik Norlander. It's pretty much your run of the mill subtractive 3-osc synthesizer... only it's MINE. And it's free. For me!

It has a couple of extra features that I wanted. The oscillators and filter have a real time, constant analog drift/dirtyness parameter, which means that you can play two oscillators at the exact same tuning and it will still phase around a bit, randomly, like a real analog synth. It makes it sound less stable, but you can turn it off. It also has couple other slight kinks would take too long to explain, but the main idea is to make it sound vintagey and "electrical" rather than precise and digital.

The interface is only a prototype.

This is a short bit of music I wrote using only Migrator."

Sympathy Networked Modular Synth

YouTube via metabog | February 06, 2011 |

"This is my Bachelor of Science final dissertation project, called Sympathy. It is a work in progress freeform modular VST Synthesizer, that will allow multiple users to interact with the same surface and make music together over the internet.

Some bugs and not fully featured yet, but the synthesis engine is almost completed!"

Tom Gamble EFM 3534 S/H

flickr set By fonitronik

First post with the Tom Gamble label.

Phantom of the Floppera

YouTube via FunToTheHead | February 08, 2011 |

"Test run of my (d)iskette (O)rgan doing Toccata & Fugue.

People have made floppy drives sing before, but this is my personal take on it.

Features two 3 1/2" drives and two 5 1/4" drives connected to a PIC18f14k50 microcontroller. It interfaces to any MIDI source via MIDI over USB. Straight MIDI would also be possible with an additional small circuit and some minor firmware changes. This initial version can respond to all 128 MIDI notes, and pitch bends +/- 2 semitones.

As it can produce only four simultaneous notes, and each drive has a different range and tonal characteristics, best results are obtained by arranging compositions by hand. However, it features two modes of operation: in one mode, MIDI channels 1 through 4 are played directly on floppy drives 1 through 4. In the other mode, all 16 MIDI channels are read, and notes are "intelligently" divvied out on a first-come, first-serve basis. "Note stealing" ensures that melody lines sound, but chords are often cut short. One or the other produces acceptable results for many unmodified MIDI files straight out of your favorite media player.

I apologize for the poor video quality. :)"

Also see:
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Old School Computer Remix
Funkytown

Urusei Yatsura BGM-6 Complete

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Lunetta Workshop

YouTube via JvGrieken | February 09, 2011 |

"A workshop I gave as part of the seminar period at the HKU school for fine arts. 4 days of noise and experimenting with cmos chips, a great way to learn basic electronics and sound synthesis. The entire workshop is solder free with the use of electronic breadboards and simple basic components. We worked on a need to know basis so students would first make something and afterwards the underlying theory is explained.

Thanks to everyone involved and especially HKU for making it possible in the first place."

Soldering Primer on Make: Live ep02

YouTube via makemagazine | February 10, 2011 |

"Limor "Ladyada" Fried gives a primer on through hole soldering. This is an archived clip from the episode broadcast 2/9/11. Go to http://makezine.com/live/ for details on the next show."

Ms. x0xb0x herself

TENORI-ON And Mopho And M-base11 And MFB

TENORI-ON And Mopho And M-base11 And MFB from Akira Yamasaki on Vimeo.

Drone 003 (Live in the Living Room)

Drone 003 (Live in the Living Room) from Rastko Lazic on Vimeo.

"This is a short recording of me playing in my living room.

The instruments I am using are made by Flower Electronics.
These are beautifully sounding small modular synths that work on batteries.

I have nice non complaining neighbors and I dedicate this recording to them.

rastko.info"

The Naked And Famous - All Of This

YouTube via tnafofficial | February 10, 2011 |
Akai APC-40 &
"Directed by Campbell Hooper and Joel Kefali for Special Problems, taken from the debut album 'Passive Me, Aggressive You' by The Naked And Famous.

NZ - Out Now: iTunes http://bit.ly/fqFeHm
Aus - Out Now: iTunes http://bit.ly/f1FHKr"