The Haken Continuum

YouTube Uploaded by copperleaves on Mar 8, 2011

"This is what I call a "SHOW & TELL" video. It's the kind of video people make when they get a new musical instrument they haven't the slightest idea how to play and they're dying to show it off to the world even though it's only been out of the box for five minutes!

This instrument is called the HAKEN CONTINUUM FINGERBOARD and it's wonderful. In this video I am playing only one sound (a very "breathy" timbre that is somewhere between a clarinet and a Persian flute), and I am using only one voice (although it is a polyphonic instrument).

What distinguishes this instrument from other interfaces is that it is played in three dimensions: from left to right, forward & backward, and up & down. The hand of the player slides and dances on a smooth neoprene cushion constantly changing and "sculpting" the sound as it goes. Parameters can be altered to suit the musician, but in this video pitch is controlled by moving to the left and to the right like a standard keyboard, volume is controlled by pressure up and down on the neoprene surface, and timbre is controlled by movement of the hand forward and backward. A single hand can perform any or all of these movements at any given moment. This frees the other hand to play another keyboard (which is what I do in this video), or control some other device.

The continuum is limited only by your own musical imagination. What you see me do in this video is just one sound and one voice. It is infinitely more versatile than anything that could be shown in just a couple of minutes. Although the continuum is essentially a MIDI/CV controller interface, it has a large menu of its own sounds built into it. These sounds were prototyped by continuum virtuoso Edmund Eagan in Kyma, Symbolic Sound and the prototypes were then hand coded by Lippold Haken (the inventor of the instrument) for the fingerboard's digital signal processor.

Yeah, I know, it all sounds terribly complicated, but it's not. The instrument is very "friendly", easy to understand and a lot of fun!

Stay tuned for "The Haken Continuum MIDI Fingerboard Meets the Moog MIDI Etherwave Theremin" - two of the most exotic and unusual electronic music interfaces ever conceived."

Oberheim DX + modular synth

Oberheim DX + modular synth from Mr Spick on Vimeo.

"Oberheim DX + modular synth for fun"

free play on a modular synth from Mr Spick on Vimeo.

THE "VOLTIX" - ALL ANALOG MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

via this auction
Via the seller's description as always:
"I PROUDLY INTRODUCE MY ALL ANALOG NEW SYNTHESIZER: THE "VOLTIX" IT´S MADE BY MYSELF (WITH MY OWN PROJECT) NO COPY OF ANYONE SYNTH OF THE PAST...

BRIEF SPECS:
1 VCO
3 LFO ( 1 to VCO , 1 to PWM, 1 to VCA/VCF )
1 ADSR
1 24dB/OCT LADDER VCF (very powerfull !! )
1 VCA
23 REAL TIME DIRECT CONTROLS.
5 WAVEFORMS + NOISE GEN 0 to100% control for each one....

FAT SOUND AND AMAZING TEXTURES......
NO MIDI OR MEMORY... IT´S A AUTHENTIC 70 ´ s style machine...
VERY FAT SOUNDS !"

Check out the Voltix label below for more including video.

Yamaha CS-15 Synthesizer Demo

YouTube via Uploaded by PaulSpektre on Mar 8, 2011

via this auction

GuitarScapes ReFill - Video Demo

YouTube Uploaded by JeremyNucleusSound on Mar 7, 2011

"Nucleus SoundLab presents GuitarScapes for Propellerhead Reason 5 and Record - a ReFill adventure through the endless sonic possibilities offered by well-sampled guitars inside the Reason 5 environment. GuitarScapes takes a wide variety of synthetic and realistic guitar samples and then mangles them beyond recognition, all in the name of providing you the absolute best in musical inspiration. Guitars + Imagination = GuitarScapes!
http://www.nucleus-soundlab.com"
http://www.youtube.com/user/JeremyNucleusSound

WMD Wavetable a120 Doepfer.mov

YouTube via Uploaded by josepailo on Mar 8, 2011

"WMD Gamma Wave Source used with a Doepfer a120 low pass filter, through VCA 132-3, to a138b Mixer, to Malekko output. LFO on the filter is the Vulcan Modulator by Livewire.

Improv jam so you can here wavetables mixed with filters modulated by LFO. Good times."

Blacet Breaks - tr 909 sh 101 blacet modular

YouTube Uploaded by theDarkMechanics on Mar 8, 2011

"Welcome to another analogue session. In action are TR 909, SH 101 and Blacet modular. Simple setup, big sound, enjoy!"

Roland JX-3P Demo via Cafe 80

via khoral's Cafe 80

"A simple improvisation on my new Roland JX3P.

Drums from an old hip-hop sample collection I forget the name of.

The JX3P has that incredibly open and popppy 1980's sound. Just love it."

Roland JX3P Demo by khoral

Voices of Resemblance

YouTube Uploaded by obscurewavemusic on Dec 8, 2010

"Voices of Resemblance, Dune in concert, January 31st 2010, Oostduinkerke, Belgium"
"This is a live recording of a track we did in concert last year. There is quite a bit of live sampling with the Elektrix Repeater, a fabulous machine. Other synths used live are microQ, V-synth, KS Rack, UltraProteus, S760, A-station and a few other goodies."
http://www.myspace.com/dunemusic

Note this performance was filmed during sound check as they did not want cameras walking around stage during the performance for the audience. The performance was all live.

Update:

electrophonic edition

Uploaded by obscurewavemusic on Dec 6, 2010

"Electrophonic Edtion, Dune in concert, January 31st, Oostduinkerke, Belgium"

Eventide Press Release - Space Ships!

"LITTLE FERRY, NEW JERSEY, March 8, 2011 — Today, Eventide announced the newest addition to its stompbox product line, Space, has commenced shipping in North America. Space features 12 of Eventide’s signature reverb combination effects culled from the H8000FW and Eclipse V4 along with some startling new magic. Space includes 100 presets, including presets crafted by Flood and Alan Moulder (The Killers, Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine, 30 Seconds to Mars, PJ Harvey and Them Crooked Vultures), Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck, Nine Inch Nails), Richard Devine (sound designer, synthesist, performer, remixer), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Amedeo Pace (Blonde Redhead), Alex Somers and Jonsi Birgisson (Jonsi and Alex, Sigur Ros), and John Agnello (Patti Smith, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., and Kurt Vile). These unique effects, previously available only in Eventide rack processors, are now available in a compact, roadworthy package. Never before has there been a more dazzling collection of reverb algorithms combined with delays, pitch shifting, tremolo, modulation, and spatial effects in such a compact and affordable package. Eventide stompboxes are available at your favorite authorized Eventide dealer.

12 of Eventide’s signature reverb combo algorithms:
Room Plate
Spring Hall
Reverse Shimmer
ModEchoVerb DualVerb
Blackhole™ MangledVerb™
TremoloVerb DynaVerb

* Wide variety of spatial effects including basic reverbs, delays and unique combination effects
* Studio quality sound
* Compatible with any source material - solo instruments, drums, vocals, or complete mixes
* Software upgradeable via USB 2.0
* MIDI control via USB or MIDI in, out/thru
* Instant program change
* Real-time control with 10 knobs, MIDI, or Expression Pedal
* Tap tempo and MIDI clock sync
* 100 factory presets, unlimited through MIDI
* True analog bypass
* Rugged cast metal construction
* Reliable metal footswitches for instant preset access
* Mono or stereo operation
* Guitar or line level inputs and outputs
* Programmable HotSwitch

About Eventide
Founded in 1971 in New York City, Eventide is a leading developer and manufacturer of digital audio processing products for recording, broadcast, and live performance. Headquartered in Little Ferry, NJ, Eventide invented the H910, the first Harmonizer effects processor in 1975, and introduced the H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer effects processor in 1987. Visit Eventide online at eventide.com.

Eventide and Harmonizer are registered trademarks of Eventide Inc. ©2011 Eventide Inc."

The following video is not part of the press release, but I thought I'd add to this post. It was previously posted here during Winter NAMM.

Eventide Space - Sneak Peak from Richard Devine on Vimeo.

"Sneak peak of the new Eventide "Space" Reverb stompbox. Running a Roland TR-808 and TB-303 through some of spatial effects including basic reverbs, delays and unique combination effects."