MATRIXSYNTH

Claude Debussy - Clair de Lune (RAC Analog Synthesizer Version)

YouTube via andreanjos | Feb 26, 2011 |

"This is one of the finest pieces of music ever written. It's very cinematic and I was kinda bored on a friday night, so I decided to just make my own version of it.

It's featuring the Minimoog model D, which has some trouble staying in tune, especially on the high notes. The Juno-60 on the chords. I ran the last half of it through this old tape deck, so you kinda get this rough tape hiss and distortion.

I was kinda inspired by this arrangement of another song.
http://soundcloud.com/datashat/arr-da...

I've always been a big fan of David Holmes version as well.
http://www.amazon.com/Oceans-Eleven-D..."

Electric Independence: Morton Subotnick

"In its early days, electronic music wasn’t very musical. Painstakingly put together with wave generators or tiny bits of tape spliced together on splicing blocks by music professors and hobbyists, it was often highly abstract, largely concerned with pitch and timbre, and lacked much rhythm or pattern.

Enter Morton Subotnick.

Back in the sixties, while Robert Moog was developing his pioneering keyboard on the East Coast, Subotnick, Ramon Sender and Don Buchla were toiling away in San Francisco on what would become possibly the world’s first analog synthesizer, the ‘electronic music easel’BUCHLA 100. Instead of a keyboard, it relied on pressure sensitive touch-plates, which controlled individually tuneable keys for limitless micro-tuning possibilities, analog sequencers, and complex waveforms beyond your basic sine, sawtooth, and square waves. You can now find it at the Smithsonian.

Check out more at Motherboard.

See the rest at VBS.TV: Electric Independence: Morton Subotnick - Motherboard | VBS.TV"

Click here for additional posts featuring Moton Subotnick including video of recent performances.
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Fairlight Instruments open for business

"Following its outstanding debut at the 2011 NAMM show, Fairlight Instruments is ready to accept orders for the CMI-30A.

Only 100 CMI-30As will be made. These $20,000 instruments are hand built, special 30th anniversary editions, which will no doubt become as highly sought after as the original CMIs. They will be sold directly by Fairlight Instruments and shipped anywhere in the world from Sydney, Australia. Authorised agents will provide support and service in most major territories.

The first 100 Purchase Agreements with deposits received on or after 1st March 2011, Australian Eastern Standard Time, will be accepted and fulfilled in order of receipt.

Product specifications and details of how to secure a place on the waiting-list are available at: http://www.fairlightinstruments.com.au/public/downloads.

30 years ago the Fairlight CMI changed the way we make music, forever. The legend has returned."

deadmau5 Goes Gorilla

vid deadmau5's Photos:

"welcomeing the newest little gorilla to the mau5trap family :) thanks to http://gorillabox.bigcartel.com/ for the awesome case! survived the flight just fine."

Rhodes Chroma Product Brochure

You can find the full brochure on the Rhodes Chroma site here.

Free Roland Jupiter 4 Sample Sets

via Rick:

"I’ve recently put together a collection of free Roland Jupiter 4 samples

Part one is available here:

http://modularsamples.com/?q=node/23

Part two (considerably better in terms of quality and quantity):

http://modularsamples.com/?q=node/6

Everything is public domain, so there are no limits on use, you can do whatever you like with them."

Micro Moog Vintage Analog Synthesizer With Anvil Fibre Case

via this auction

"Serial Number: 7654
Monophonic
32-key keyboard
1 Ribbon controller (Pitch bend)
1 Modulation wheel
Controls for:
Oscillator: Octave, Frequency, Waveshape, Doubling
Noise level
Fliter: Cutoff, Emphasis, Contour
Filter Contour: Attack, Release
Loudness Contour: Attack, Release
Modulation: Rate, Source, Routing
Glide
Volume

Switches for:
Release, Oscillator, Filter Mod By Osc, Filter Mode, Filter Sustain, Loudness Sustain, Bypass
Rear Panel:
Outputs: Lo Audio, Hi Audio, S-Trig, KBD, Acc Power (15vdc)
Inputs: Filter, Osc, S-Trig, Audio, Modulation
Fine Tune Control "

Vintage Micromoog Analog Synth

via this auction

"This is a monophonic synth. It has a single oscillator and single filter bank. You can modulate various parts of the signal using the wheel and use the ribbon to create crazy pitch effects."

Ableton Live Pack - The Art of Brushes

Ableton Live Pack - The Art of Brushes from The Loop Loft on Vimeo.

"thelooploft.com/products/ableton-live-pack-the-art-of-brushes

We're proud to announce our first Ableton Live Pack - "The Art of Brushes". Taking one of our most popular collections of loops and samples, we meticulously customized every aspect to integrate seamlessly inside of Ableton Live. We produced a complete series of Live Sessions that will get you up and running with a variety of drum grooves and fills instantly and also supplied hundreds of clips, giving you endless options. The drums racks consist of samples taken directly from the loop sessions, providing the ability to create your own beats from scratch or utilize MIDI grooves, keeping the sonic characteristics consistent with the original loops."