Modular audio processing with Expert Sleepers Silent Way and ES-3

YouTube via expertsleepers | February 11, 2011 |

"A real-time demo of processing audio samples using Expert Sleepers Silent Way and a modular synth, connected via the Expert Sleepers ES-3 Lightpipe/CV interface.

A drum loop is processed first with a phase shifter controlled by Silent Way LFO, and then with a VCF controlled by Silent Way Step LFO.

http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/sile...
http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/​es3.html"

Accordion GCF - Three-Row GCF Diatonic Button Accordion for the iPad

YouTube via tradlessons | February 11, 2011 |

"Accordion GCF is an authentic sounding, easy to play, standard 31-button three-row GCF tuned Button Accordion for the iPad.

GCF (SOL in Espanol) is a very popular tuning and is used in many styles of music including Tex-Mex, Zydeco, Mexican, Tejano, and Conjunto.

The instrument has a G scale on the bottom row, a C scale on the middle row, and an F scale on the top row.

The button layout is based on the most popular standard used for GCF instruments with additional accidentals at the top end of the rows.

The app uses the same fingerings and has essentially the same button spacing as a real instrument.

The built-in note guide will help you quickly learn your way around the buttons.

Here's how to get started playing tunes:

The app can be played either with the iPad on the lap or held vertically like the real instrument.

Touch the buttons with the fingers on your right hand to play. Buttons light up in green when touched.

Multiple buttons may be pressed at the same time to play chords.

This style of accordion is diatonic and plays different notes depending on whether you are pushing or pulling on the bellows.

Touch the anywhere in the bellows image at the top of the screen for PUSH notes, lift your finger for PULL notes.

The PUSH/PULL indicator shows the current bellows direction.

Adjust the Volume slider as desired.

Touch the '?' icon to show note names. The note names change with the bellows direction.

Touch the 'i' icon to bring up the help screen. Touch anywhere in the help screen to go back to the play screen.

All settings are saved when the app exits.

High dynamic range button images provided by Roy Griffiths."

PocketBox - Three-Row CGF Diatonic Button Accordion for the iPhone/iPod Touch


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Beta Band VINTAGE JEN SX-1000?

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"COSMETIC WEAR - THE FAKE WOOD LAMINATE IS CHIPPED AND PEALING ON EACH SIDE , THERE ARE STICKERS WHICH CAN BE REMOVED ON THE DASHBOARD, THERE ARE PEN MARKS ON THE KEYS THAT COULD BE REMOVED. THREE COLOURED STICKERS MISSING ON THE POTS BUT ALL POTS WORKING
THIS HAS BEEN ON TOUR AND IN THE STUDIO WITH THE BETA BAND , BUT IS IN COMPLETE WORKING ORDER"

Yamaha DX5 vintage FM synthesizer

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"Everything works as it should, the keys feel great, the aftertouch is amazing, the most responsive I've ever played. The switches feel like new, the only noticeable sign of wear are on the sides.

This is basically a DX1 in a more affordable enclosure minus a few extras, or two DX7 synths engines in a better enclosure with better converters and other extras.

It comes with a DX voice cartridge (synth brass, #106) and a padded bag."

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Control Synthesis Deep Bass Nine

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"everybody thinks this is another Tb clone, it isnt. this is a superiour (but limited) Analog synth with great vintage sound and amazing filter, they are build like a tanka and very heavy for a 1u rack synth. this also can be used as a midi to cv converter."

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MAM ADX1 all analog retro drum synth with MIDI

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"This german made all analog drum synth features five parts: Metal, Hi-Hat with open a close, Snare, Synth, and Bass drum, with individual outputs, and a total of 51 knobs for live control of all sound parameters! There are also random modulation generators that effect the pitch of each sound. The synth section alone is a whole universe unto itself of frequency modulation madness. It sounds great too!"

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Critical Space Item

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Video Interview with Soviet Polivoks Engineer

via Pierre:

Update: new link to the video here.

"Here's a lithuanian report about the Polivoks. It features an interview of the engeneer who created the synth and some element of soviet life! Listen to the sound of the synth at 2min10. I can't add the subtitles in the video, but here s the lithuanian -french translation! [Googlish below]
Greeting from snowy Lithuania
Regards
AHC

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Gestures Gear VBlog: Giants Steps on the WX7

YouTube via AccumulatedGestures | February 11, 2011 |

"Sean wasn't happy with his first video playing the WX7 and decided to up the ante and shred some electronic sax on John Coltrane's Giant Steps, and then some general fun playing around with synth tones.

The WX7 is a vintage wind controller made by Yamaha in the late 1980s that is long since out of production. Not having its own built in sound module, the WX7 is here setup to control a Dave Smith Instruments Desktop Evolver via MIDI.

About us:
The Accumulated Gestures are an 8-piece neo-soul/funk band from Perth, Western Australia. With lead vocalist/producer Donovan de Souza being an avid collector of synthesizers and vintage keyboards as well as a current move towards incorporating more synthesizers in our band sound, our Gear VBlog aims to show the strengths and limitations of synth interfaces, synthesizers and other musical gear. The kind of videos Donovan would have liked to see when he was buying electronic gear in the first place. .

Find us at: http://www.myspace.com/accumulatedges... or add us on our more frequently updated page on Facebook."

Garfield Electronics Doctor Click

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"This is the Ultimate Syncing device (see below for list of manufactures it can be used with)
A must have for any analogue synth geek and collectors alike, run all your vintage gear in Sync .
I've not used for some time but just gave it a run through Linking a system 100 Sequencer with a Memory Moog+an Obie DX and a ARP 2600 and it performed as it should.

The Doctor Click can be driven by both steady and wildly varying sources, including click tracks, tape codes (Roland, Oberheim, Linn, etc.), synthesizer clocks, live drumming, or its own internal crystal-based clock.
The outputs consist of nine timebases (7 are fixed, two are variable), two rhythmically triggered envelopes or LFO's (12V, .5V), trigger, trigger to click converter, inverter, delay, start, and step programming functions.
The Doctor Click click has two separate channels for producing the two variable timebases each with its own set of rhythm selector switches. The first row of labels is the timebase interpretation (ie. how many clicks) and the second row is notation interpretation (eg. quarter note, eighth-note triplet, etc). While that might sound confusing, it should make sense when it's sitting in front of you. Channel 1 (four bars to 64th triplet) has Envelope 1, Gate, Time Lag, and the Auto Programmer. Channel 2 (1/4 note to 32nd note) has Envelope 2 and the headphone output (which can also be used as a second arpeggiator clock).

With its extensive masking features, it can be synced to audio such as drum loops or drum machines without clock outputs.
It also has recording & programming features that can store up to 1k of events.
The gates and triggers have adjustable pulse width, and can inverted for either falling or rising edge. The envelope outputs can be used as gates or additional clocks.
Inputs: Pulse, Tape Code A/B, Tape Code C, External Metronome Trigger, Inverter In, Delay In, Reset, Play, Enter
Outputs: 12X (Roland CR68/78, SCI), 24X (MemoryMoog, MXR), 48X (LinnDrum, Roland MC-4, E-Mu), 64X (PPG), 96X (Oberheim DSX, DMX, DX), 348X (Fairlight), DIN Sync (Roland x0xbox, Korg), Gate (5V/15V), Trigger (5v/15V), Trigger to Click, Time Lag, Envelope 1, Envelope 2, Headphone, Metronome, Inverter Out, Delay Out, 5V Start, Ground Start

Knobs: Channel 1 (PW, Attack, Decay, Amount, Gate PW), Channel 2 (PW, Attack, Decay, Amount, Headphone Level), Metronome Level, Delay Amount

On 11-Feb-11 at 15:42:37 GMT, seller added the following information:

Just want to point out my use of the unit was predominately getting various devices to talk but also the creativity & fun you can have with switching time bases i.e running a drum machine say at 100bpm and changing the clock time to the arpeggiators on my pro 600 and Memorymoog+or Jupiter 6 (or whatever you have), running at dbl the bpm or in division and then trigger LFO's on my modulars with different clocks etc so running items synced with division of X bpm there a lot to the Dr click and I have not really explored all its potential. I never had a manual until recently never needed it... a pdf manual comes via courtesy of L.Hammond thx Lorne :)"