MATRIXSYNTH

Alesis S4 & Smallstone (vintage string sound)

YouTube Uploaded by knarrbacken on Mar 16, 2011

"I found a sound reminding of vintage string machine in the Alesis S4. This sound was recorded with phaser and equalizer."

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Electric Independence: Ulrich Schnauss

via motherboard.tv

"When post-shoegaze magician – the peerless electronic wunderkind – Ulrich Schnauss invited us to his apartment in London, he specified it would have to be at night due to his predilection for ‘nocturnal’ activities.

We thought that seemed mostly normal for a musician until he came to the door (clad in leather jeans) and dragged us up to his pitch-black attic.

Thankfully all of our Warhol-period Udo Kier fantasy/nightmares were unwarranted the moment we walked into his studio: an impressive collection of synthesizers and effects units used to layer hundreds of manipulated sounds and craft some of the most breathtaking, bombastic records released in recent years.

Ulrich was kind enough to show us some of his favorite instruments and demo the tasty tones from his forthcoming album."

You can find more synth centric Electric Independence posts here. See motherboard.tv for more.

Update via Sonicstate in the comments: "Hi folks, in case your interested in more of Ulrich, he was a guest on our podcast a couple of weeks ago - hope you dont mind me posting the link." Not at all!

Sendai - Improvisation for the japanese people

YouTube Uploaded by TouchedByInspiration on Mar 14, 2011

"I have no words for what happened by the disaster in Japan. Still there are things that even an earthquake or tsunami cannot destroy. My improvisation tells about these things that one can rediscover in all the destruction: hope, confidence, faith, courage, compassion and friendship. My wish to the japanese people is to find what cannot be destroyed...
(The recording is played live and spontanously on march 13nd 2011 by Christiane Dehmer, piano and synthesizer.)

Mir fehlen die Worte für das, was durch die Naturkatastrophe in Japan geschehen ist. Aber es gibt Dinge, die kann kein Tsunami verschlingen und kein Erdbeben zerstören. Diese Improvisation erzählt von diesen Dingen, die man in aller Verwüstung neu entdecken kann: Hoffnung, Vertrauen, Glaube, Mut, Barmherzigkeit und seinen Nächsten ... Mein Wunsch für das japanische Volk ist zu finden, was nicht zerstört werden kann...
(Die Aufnahme ist spontan und live gespielt am 13. März 2011 von Christiane Dehmer, Klavier und Synthesizer.)"

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Homebrew Modular Synth - Japan

flickr By shacker

"This thing sounded as amazing as it looked."

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You can donate $10 by texting REDCROSS to 90999.

#3: The bluebox synthesizer. Interconnection with a MIDI controller

YouTube Uploaded by dd49ll on Mar 15, 2011

"The bluebox is a stand alone instrument by it's own. But the possibilities with the bluebox comes in many flavors, as it has MIDI-in and MIDI-out capabilities. Play on it with your master keyboard. Let it control your favorite synthesizer. Connect your bluebox to a MIDI-controller and get as many knobs as you want. Record you sounds and notes in your sequencer. And let your sequencer play your favorite basslines with glide and accent on the bluebox. Only your imagination will expand it's possibilities to the fullest.

The breakout cable is a accessory to also get a MIDI-out port on your bluebox synthesizer. With this the bluebox can send program change, notes, modulation wheel, CC messages, dump sound patches to save in your MIDI files, and much more.

www.digitalsoundchips.com
blog.digitalsoundchips.com"

EaTheremin - Musical utensils #DigInfo

YouTube Uploaded by Diginfonews on Mar 15, 2011

"DigInfo TV - http://diginfo.tv

10/3/2011

Ochanomizu University
EaTheremin"

via Pea Hicks

Update via spunky toofers in the comment:

Electronic Chopsticks-ADACHI Tomomi

YouTube Uploaded by aaaxt on Jan 10, 2007

"Performance with self-made electronic instrument. Metal chopsticks works as registance and conductor. Peformed and built by Japanese performer/composer ADACHI Tomomi.
http://www.adachitomomi.com/"