Monomatic - Modular Music Box, Electromagnetic Music Sequencer 2010

YouTube Uploaded by MediaArtTube on Mar 13, 2011

"The Modular Music Box consists of several interconnected, plug-and-play devices that collectively reproduce the functionality of the familiar 19th century clockwork musical instrument.
At the heart of the piece is a custom-made electro-magnetic rotary sequencer. Melodies are stored on a series of interchangeable, acrylic, 10" disks embedded with small magnets arranged in a regular circular grid. In the same way vinyl records are located on a turntable these disks are centered on a spindle and rotate over a 'play head' made up of a line of magnetic field sensors -- effectively replicating but superseding the set of pins on the revolving cylinder that pluck the tuned teeth of a steel comb in the traditional device. Additional units are 'daisy-chained' to each other via single cables and include a self contained and controllable sound source (to hear and effect the musical output) and an animated representation of a dancing ballerina automaton -- realised as a modern-day interpretation of the praxinoscope (the successor to the zoetrope -- the popular visual parlour toy of its era -- but which improved on it by replacing its narrow viewing slits with an inner circle of mirrors).
Monomatic : Nick Rothwell and Lewis Sykes
http://www.monomatic.net/"

69/365: How to Wreck a Nice Beach

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"The Vocoder from World War II to Hip Hop

The Machine Speaks"

on eBay
on Anamazon

ZOWI Wiard Format Zeroscillators Now Shipping!

via Cynthia

"ZOWI Wiard Format ~Dual~ Zeroscillators are Shipping!

(Is this the only dual-width Wiard format module ever?)"

Elektron Octatrack Videos by maskineri

Elektron Octatrack DPS-1: Loops And Grooves Session

YouTube Uploaded by maskineri on Mar 13, 2011

"Loops and grooves session with the Octatrack and 2 SLs."

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Practical Senses "Silent Crab Studio"

"2 Vermona's Perfourmer, Handmade Analog dual Chorus, line mixer Rane, guitar valve amp Peavey Winsdor, Nord Wave and midi-keyboard with waterfall-action keys Fatar Studiologic VMK-161 on the right side on the table."

You can find Practical Senses on MySpace and SoundCloud.


Practical Senses - Backward Initialization
YouTube Uploaded by PracticalSenses on Aug 26, 2010
"Kurzweil K2661, Electron Machinedrum SPS1 and Fender Stratocaster, video made with analog VHS camera in the city Odessa, Ukraine)"

Metroid, part 2, proper (Chipophone)

YouTube Uploaded by lftkryo on Mar 13, 2011
follow-up to this post
"Metroid, in-game music, composed by Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka in 1986."

Muffwiggler Copenhagen Synth Meeting - New Pics and Vids

See Update 2: in this post.

MIDI Cables and Devices That Work with the iPad and iPhone

iOS MIDI, the makers of MIDI Touch and more have a comprehensive list here. Note the list is broken into two sections, devices that do work and devices that do not work. Make sure you are looking at the right section.

BugBrand Boardweevil

via this auction

Casio PG-380 Synth Guitar w/ New Caps

via this auction
follow-up to this post
"Specifications:
* Casio PG-380 MIDI Guitar
* Casio's top of the line guitar, listing for about US $1500 in the late 1980's.
* Body: Alder, longer than a Strat's and lacking the tummy cut and armrest contouring of the Strat, due to the numerous cavities routed in the body to accommodate the electronics.
* Pickups: neck and bridge single-coil, bridge humbucker splittable by a pushpull switch on the tone control.
Bridge: Gotoh Floyd Rose-style (licensed) locking vibrato.
Neck: Maple with ebony 22-fret fingerboard; locking nut.

Auction Includes:
* RC520G European Collection Sound ROM in original packaging
* Whammy Bar
* Hard Case"