MATRIXSYNTH

Ambient Jamsession December 2010

YouTube via SwissSynthMeeting | Feb 25, 2011 |

"Video of the Swiss Synthesizer Meeting/Ambient Jamsession in December 2010 at the Kultur & Kongresshaus/Aarau.
Audiotracks of the session:
http://www.metunar.ch/st/st2010_3.html"

Ambient Jamsession December 2010 Video 2

Intimacy

YouTube via attorks | Feb 28, 2011 |

"Hello my YouTube and Modular synth friends. It's been some weeks since I uploaded my last video. But I was looking for a way to record the music of my video's in multitrack. Multitrack recording allows me to develop the live recorded music later on by adding, altering, removing individual audio tracks for each instrument and mixing the tracks properly. So I was busy investigating the various possibilities to do this. I ended up upgrading my Pro Tools LE 8 software, which I did not use much anymore, to version 9 to be able to broaden the scope for audio interfaces. Then I was lusted for a Mackie Onyx 1220i because this integrates a mixer and an audio interface for each channel. But the remaining budget was to tight for that. So then I bought a second hand Alesis MultiMix 16 FireWire which is capable of more or less the same for a smaller budget. Now I can record up to 16 channels and the stereo main mix in one go. I used the stereo main mix for this YouTube video so this is still a live recording. If I develop this recording further I will upload it to the music section of my website.

This improvisation is in essence somewhat minimal. There a four sequences going on. I manually alternate between rows 1 and 2 of the Synthesizers.com Q960 which is driving the Synthesizers.com Modular. I also use 2 presets on the Doepfer MAQ16/3 to alternate the sequences for the self-built Modular with a 4- and 6-step sequence and the Ian Fritz Teezer Through-Zero VCO with the Blacet MiniWave with two 8-step sequences. The Waldorf Q Keyboard does a 2-step sequence for the bass. Chords are played on the Roland XP-80 and the Waldorf Q Keyboard. The solo is performed on the Clavia Nord Lead 1. The MIDI clock for all this comes from Pro Tools 9 to keep it in sync with the Pro Tools bars and beats. Pro Tools also transposes the sequences on the Synthesizers.com Q960 and the Doepfer MAQ16/3.

You can download/see/hear the video and music from my website soon."

Tiptop Z-DSP Reverb Card

via this auction

Note the auction is for the card, not the module.

"This auction is for a program card for the Tiptop Audio Z-DSP eurorack synthesizer module. If you are reading this you know the Z-DSP. The current cards are the Dragonfly delay and the Bat filter. This is a selection of the free DSP programs available on the spin semiconductor site burned to a blank card using the new Numberz programming tool. If you don't want to buy Numberz, then this is a cheap way to get 8 new programs.

the programs are:
1. Large hall reverb
2. Reverb with high and low pass filters.
3. Reverb and pitchshift.
4. Reverb and echo.
5. Reverb and wah.
6. Reverb and phaser.
7. Stereo chorus
8. Mono flanger

The card also has all the text and parameters.

Note: This auction is only for the program card, the Z-DSP in the picture is not included!"

SUPER RARE ELECTRO HAMONIX GUITAR SYNTHESIZER RACK

via this auction

"These units are impossibly scarce to come by, and were made in such low numbers, and were VERY expensive when they came out.

Unlike the Microsynth/Bass Microsynth, this is a true pitch to voltage guitar synth with three VCO(voltage controlled oscillators, an extensive voltage controlled filter section(VCF), and a voltage controlled amplitude section, with portamento(variable pitch glide), and a vast array of configurations, waveforms, fuzz mix, clean signal blend to help create some truly magical sounds.

This of course is a monophonic synth(track single notes only..Microsynths are the same way), but because of vast number of sounds, variations, and interactivity of controls, you don't miss playing chords...

Setting the sensitivity control is key, along with using a fresh set of strings for proper intonation, and using the neck pick up gives you more of the fundamental tone so the unit can track best.

The key I found(and this is not mentioned in the manual), is to lightly dampen the strings(palm-muting with the right hand for right-handed players), as it further enhances the fundamental tone, and this allows you to use the bridge pick up as well with quite good results.

The sounds are rich, sweet, fat, and full on analog and this unit requires no special pick up like many others...just plug in and play."

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Moog PRODIGY

via this auction

"Model 336BX with 3.5mm socket Gate control added on rear, otherwise factory spec. Used in studio with midi CV convertor most of its life so keyboard is nice and healthy."

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Casio SK-5 Sampling Synth with Original Box

via this auction
"This machine has not been modified in any way !!

A firm favourite of the experimental circuit benders and 8-Bit Music Makers !!

Includes MPC Style Sample and Rhythm pads.

Built in Mic and Line Input for recording samples.
Sample Editing, Looping, Reverse and Envelope options.
Basic Sequencer.
Built in rhythm Machine.
Runs off Batteries (Included) or Adaptor (Not included)"

Waldorf Pulse analog mono synthesizer

via this auction

SYNARE Sensor drum synth

via this auction

"The SYNARE Sensor drum synth has a bracket that allows it be mounted to the rim of a drum and a tone is triggered by the vibration of a hit. The SYNARE Sensor creates a range of sounds from deep electro bass drums, sweeping space drum toms, to metallic style highly modulated percussion synth sounds. Please check out the link below to a recording made of the SYNARE Sensor in this auction.

Controls
- Tune: controls the pitch of the Oscillator
- Freq: controls the speed/rate of the LFO wave that controls the pitch
- Mod: controls the depth of the LFO wave that controls the pitch
- Decay: controls the length of the sound
- Sweep: controls the range in which the oscillator sweeps
- Vol: controls the output volume
- On/Off: Switches the drum synth on/off (SYNARE Sensor is powered on one 9v battery)

Jacks
- Footswitch In: 1/4" input for footswitch that turns the unit on/off
- Footswitch Out: 1/4"out for footswitch to cascade to other SYNARE Sensors
- Out: 1/4" mono audio output"

samples here

inside a Synare Sensor

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Circuit Bent Beat Morpher/Drum Synth - Sound Input

YouTube via spegeddd | Feb 20, 2011 |
circuit bent cacophonator
"made this for someone

songs used in the video:
daft punk - rock n' roll [comes in at 3:00]
daft punk - oh yeah
de facto - fingertrap
me - synonym remix"

via this auction
"Features:
* 6 Oscillators for some wacky and THICK sounds
* On/off switches for Osc.1 & Osc. 3
* Bypass switch to have your input signal play with or without any modulation
* Accepts any line-level input signal which alters the synth sounds produced (mp3 player, cd player, etc)
* Output volume control
* Input volume control
* Intensity/Drive knob to get more crazy with

* Feedback knob to control the mix between the oscillators, which also affects the patterns produced.
* On/off switch
* Blue LED
* 1/4" input and output jacks
* 9v battery included"