Vintage '76 Univox JR5 Drum Machine

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"Vintage Univox JR5 Drum Machine, Beatbox-1976! Hey, Depeche Mode used one just like this! This is a classic of electronic music and a rare find. The Univox JR5 was introduced in the 70s and is one of the originals (they later became Korg and this was also the Korg Pee Wee later on). I don't have an old speaker jack which is what this requires so I can'r hear it, but the light does flash to the downbeat as was advertised.

"Has push buttons in black & red depending upon which beat you choose Beats or tempos are as follows: Ballad/Waltz; Cha Cha/ Mambo; Latin Beat/ Bossanova; Rock 1/Rock 2; Polka/Foxtrot" I believe there are 17 separate beats when settings used in combination."

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Korg MS-10 Synthesizer

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Nomad vintage synthesizer

via this auction

"Nomad Model 61 synthesizer or electronic piano or electronic keyboard, has ACC solo/bass solo/solo, Vibrato speed slow/fast, vibrato, vibrato full, bass - wood 16' brass 16', string 16', wood 8', volume soft/loud, Accompaniment - wood 16', wood 8', brass 8', string 8', wood 4', string 4', volulme soft/loud, power switch volume soft/loud, Solod, bass clar 16', trombone 16', flute 8', trumpet 8', piccolo 4', violin 4'. Keyboard measures 32", overall length is 36" x 15-1/2", will come in its own hard shell case that houses the unit, has a slight mildew odor."

ORGAN+ for iPhone and iPad

YouTube via YonacSoftware | Feb 24, 2011 |

"A demo for ORGAN+, a tonewheel and transistor organ emulator for the iPhone and iPad. It has 7 individual organ engines, two manuals, 9 drawbars per manual and a whole lotta effects, including key clicks, percussions, chorus etcetera. You can save your own presets, record something, play it back or bounce it to audio, copy and paste to your other favourite music app, or transfer audio via Wi-Fi. For iPad users, it also has CoreMIDI USB support and iTunes file sharing. Seems neat..."

Organ+ - Yonac
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M-Audio Venom Controlled by TouchOSC

Two parts. Part 1 is a lead in to Part 2. Do not miss Part 2 (watch past :46). Watch these full screen 720HD to read the labels and see what I'm doing. I just started creating the editor and exploring the Venom. Aggressive and powerful little synth. You can find the template here.

M-Audio Venom Controlled by TouchOSC Part 1 of 2

YouTube via matrixsynth | Feb 24, 2011 |

"Watch 720HD full screen to see the waveform names and what I'm doing in detail. Prototype TouchOSC template controlling M-Audio Venom using The Missing Link to translate OSC to MIDI. Only one oscillator on the Venom is heard in a latched arpeggio. This page in TouchOSC allows you to select the waveform via toggle buttons and via a slider at the bottom. All 94 waveforms are available. Be sure to see Part 2. The purpose of these videos is primarily to showcase the editor controlling the Venom. It sounds much better live. The audio in on my Canon Rebel T2i isn't cutting it. But yes, this can be one aggressive sounding synth."

M-Audio Venom Controlled by TouchOSC Part 2 of 2

matrixsynth | Feb 24, 2011 |

"Watch in 720HD full screen to see what I'm doing in detail. I don't want to give it away, but let's just say there are some interesting things going on in this one... "

Update: For details see this post.

Full Venom Review with tips & tricks here.
M-Audio Venom
The Missing Link - wifimidi.com
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TouchOSC - hexler

Opus 4 Fairlight And Emulator

YouTube via bitleyTM | Feb 24, 2011 |

"A brand new Enigma-inspired track produced with the huge 2 Gb Fairlight CMI Legacy II+ refill, in combination with a classic E-mu Emulator II sampler playing the Shakuhachi patch, slightly tweaked. Everything recorded into Reason 5. Music written, arranged and produced by Patrick Fridh aka Bitley™, Sweden 2011."

::vtol:: Volfram Expander #7 demo 1 & 2

::vtol:: Volfram Expander #7 demo 1 from ::vtol:: on Vimeo.

"Volfram and Corvax controlled by drum machine via Ex.#7 and hEX (synchronized by clock extracted from audio signal)

more info - samoletuvvp.narod.ru/​vto/​diy/​expander.html#7

::vtol:: Volfram Expander #7 demo 2 from ::vtol:: on Vimeo.

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JVC KY-2000 (Video Camera) Oscillator

via Ununseptium Warehouse

"I suspect many people, like me, have often wondered what the output from an old 3 tube video camera would sound like used in the place of an oscillator in a modular synth system. Well, it can sound a little like this."

AKG Scholarship Of Sound

"LONDON, UK – AKG announced today that it will be offering ten talented electronic music producers and sound students from across Europe the unique chance to take part in the second edition of the AKG Scholarship of Sound.

This year, AKG, the manufacturer of high performance studio, broadcast and live sound equipment, is expanding the programme, opening it to talented individuals from even more countries (including Spain, Italy, Turkey and Russia), offering them the opportunity to spend seven days in Berlin, learning about music and sound.

Building on the success of last year, the Scholarship which takes place from 30th July – 6th August, will again provide a life-changing opportunity for participants. During the week, the students will be advised on how best to develop a career based around their passion for sound and music, with a series of audio workshops and mentoring sessions led by some of electronic music’s leading artists and professionals. Creative development sessions, designed to enhance participants understanding of production and mastering, will be interlinked with in-depth industry insight tutorials to highlight the skills necessary to succeed in the music industry.

Stay tuned for detailed information on the leading artist, contributors and content of the workshops on the Scholarship of Sound 2011, which will be announced at the beginning of March 2011. Those who participated in the Scholarship in its first year (last year) include Dixon the hugely popular house DJ, music producer and founder of Innervisions record label, Jon Berry, manager of the prestigious Kompakt label and Stefan Betke (aka Pole) label manager, producer and mastering engineer of ~scape."

http://www.scholarshipofsound.com/

The Starr Labs ZBass

"We here at Starr Labs are pleased to be re-introducing our ZBass Ztar MIDI guitar controller, for a limited time only! Please take a look at the attached product announcement for pix, specs, and features, and here for pricing."

"The new ZBass MIDI bass guitar from Starr Labs offers unsurpassed ultra high-speed MIDI control for today’s bass players. The ZBass differs from other guitar synths in that it provides the industry’s only glitch-free, 4-string x 24 fret touch-sensitive keyed-fingerboard; ideal for playing and controlling all aspects of synthesizers, samplers, sound modules, software, and DAWs. Having all of the features of Starr Labs professional line of Ztars, the ZBass will allow bass players to finally jump into the realm of creative MIDI control, and expanded performance capability! (Oh yeah, we forgot to mention the ZBass comes with a wood neck-stock!)

Being truly polyphonic, the ZBass can simultaneously play multiple notes per-string per fret. The cutting edge touch-sensing keyed-fingerboard has been developed with 32 separate programmable zones, each with its own channel, voice, transposition, tuning, hammer-ons and sensitivity settings. The strings have programmable tunings, and each key on the entire fingerboard may be tuned independently as well. The embedded arpeggiator as well as the programmable chording system may be assigned to separate fingerboard zones, layers and/or frets . This fingerboard system is highly suited to Drum mapping when percussion or loop playback is called for, or composition when accompanying chords are needed.

Features:
* 4 Velocity-sensitive String Triggers
* 4-Way programmable Joysitck
* Wood neck-stock
* Unlimited string and finger board tunings
* 32 Mappable Zones
* Programmable Chording System
* Arpeggiator
* Sequencer
* Volume Pedal Port
* Sustain Pedal Port
* MIDI and USB i/o
* Power Supply"

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