BLARP Finished

BLARP Finished from concretedog on Vimeo.

"A quick video of my new build "BLARP" a small portable perfboard based synth instrument built mainly using CMOS 4000 series IC's."


via Concretedog

"For the final time, for those into CMOS/Lunetta etc, the final contents are;

2 x 4015 giving 4 x 4 bit shift registers
1 x 4040 divider
1 x 40106 providing 6 x Oscs (these are pretty wide range and go from audio rates down to really low freq)
1x 4070 giving 4 x XOR
1x 4070 set up as an XOR chain
1 x 4093 giving 4 x Gateable oscs
3 x AREGVCA (Attack Release Envelope generator and Voltage controlled Amplifier)
1 x 4069 giving 2 x triangle LFO
1 x 4046 as VCO
1 x 4011 Pseudo ring modulator
1 x passive LP filter with LDR control
2 x 3 input passive mixer
4 input resistance mixer with diode summing
Power output rails
Small kludge area
Breadboard"

LPX-S1 - Free VST synth - vstplanet.com

YouTube via vstplanet | February 11, 2011 |

"LPX-S1 - http://www.vstplanet.com/News/2011/LP...
Developer: ldaysynths.blogspot.com"

Korg Time... :-)

YouTube via StudioF | February 11, 2011 |

"just a noodle with the Korg EMX and the Korg X5.. sorry for the bad video"

BlowPipes - Scottish Highland Bagpipes for the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad

YouTube via tradlessons | February 11, 2011 |

"BlowPipes is the best-sounding and easiest-to-play set of mouth-blown Scottish Highland Bagpipes available for the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad.

The drone and chanter sounds are provided by ePipes in Glasgow, Scotland, and are high quality per-note studio recordings of a world-class set of Great Highland Bagpipes.

Play a melody on the chanter by touching the holes while blowing into the microphone on your device or wired headset.

Touch the drone puck image to switch the drones on and off.

Touch the 'i' icon at the bottom center to bring up the settings page. Here you can adjust the blowing sensitivity as well as the balance between the drones and chanter.

You may also select between Top (iPod Touch 4G, iPad) or Bottom (iPhone) microphone location for your device.

No microphone? No problem! You can also play the chanter without blowing, just set the microphone location selector on the settings page to Off. Play the notes by just touching the chanter holes. In this mode, once you touch a hole, the chanter plays continuously just like a real Scottish Highland chanter. To stop the chanter playing, start and stop the drones.

The Flip switch on the settings page toggles between high/low and low/high note order on the chanter.

On the settings page, touch the ePipes logo to visit their website, or touch the TradLessons logo to learn more about my other music apps."

BlowPipesSP - Scottish Smallpipes for the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad


BlowPipes - Scottish Highland Bagpipes - Michael Eskin
BlowPipesSP - Scottish Smallpipes - Michael Eskin
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Intellijel μscale - quantized symmetry

Intellijel μscale - quantized symmetry from Richard Devine on Vimeo.

"The μscale module is a cv quantizer and musical interval generator. In this simple patch I am using four VCO's. Cwejman VCO-2RM, VM-1,harvestman piston honda, and hertz donut. Everything is being CV sequenced by the output of the μscale. Clocked from one mini ELF LFO to a Doepfer 160, 161 then out to a-151 quad sequential switch controlling the MakeNoise Brains, and two pressure points doing long slow sequences back into the CV and Shift input on the Intellijel μscale. The drums are coming from the cwejman BLD and NS-04 for the white noise snare, and high hats. Effects used TipTop Z5000, Z-DSP, and Doepfer A-187

intellijel.com/​

Note: this patch is completely modular, no drum machines or computers used here:)"

ASYZ (1971) - Czech Monster Synth!

via Matjko, spotted on czechkeys.blog.cz

Googlish description: "In 70 originated from the Department of Sound Engineering Filmovéhoé Barrandov modular szstém ASYZ (analyzer and synthesizer sound), whose development has started in the late 60 years. The instrument was completed several years of additional modules, the final version was called the second jakol ASYZ The principal authors were Anthony ka designers and Bohumil Matousek, to which the early 70 years joined a sound engineer and designer Paul Pitrák, then as a sound engineer working with the tool.

Synthesizer and keyboard was not used to create sound effects or external signal processing .. As a manually controlled source audio signal generator was used a modified beat Bruel & Kjaer, producing sinusoidal oscillations in the range 20 Hz - 20 kHz. To control was also adjusted third octave filters of the same company for which the individual potentiometers nastavovala level in each zone and each zone can be switched buttons that are used to "play" in real time. Automated management tools ensure sequencer with three ceilings and sixteen steps, whose length can be adjusted. Among the modules are a VCO, a noise generator, filters, bass and treble, parametric filters, circular and phase modulators, amplifiers, merge, VCA, ADSR generators, LFO, random signal generators, envelope follower and auxiliary circuits. Levels of selected signals follow a small six-channel mixer. Signal parameters can be monitored using the built-in oscilloscope, an indicator of arousal, voltmeter and frequency counter for measurement. To connect the modules used sockets and cables used in analogue computers MEDA. Jacks on the inputs and outputs of audio and control signals are color-coded for clarity.

In the second half of the 90 years was added šestioktávová keyboard (FF) with separate stand and synthesizer could serve to normal play. For several years, but stopped. Now it has in its collections by Cinepost.

The text is quoted from the book Elektrofony II images courtesy of Mr. Milan Guštara, whom I would also like to thank you for the photo."

Vince Clarke's Analogue Monologues Part 5 - Synton Syrinx

"The fifth webisode in Vince Clarke's increasingly irreverent series of 'Analogue Monologues' on online now for your viewing pleasure. Dedicated to the Syrinx this is a film that I think will appeal to you equally whether you have a passion for vintage synths or not. Music, facts, deadpan humour and more... check it out!" [Part 5 on the right]

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


Michael Eskin
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Beta Band VINTAGE JEN SX-1000?

via this auction

"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"