1985 AKAI AX80 POLYPHONIC SYNTHESIZER PRINT AD

via this auction

"Ad measures approx. 8"X 10.5" inches."

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Roland paraphonic rs-505 vintage analogue synthesizer

via this auction

"Very emotive strings and brass sounds. Can emulate orchestral sounds fantastically, as well as more ethereal pure synthesizer tones. The ensemble (which can also take external input) is lush."

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One more PerFourMer 2 demo

P4m2 3synths m1m2p1 by VERMONA
"Here are some more sounds of the PerFourMer 2.

All of them are played live with a MIDI keyboard (I’m aware of my left hands bad timing). Most of the sounds are in polyphonic mode with up to three synthesizers."

Hip Hop Beat 2 - Electribe ES1 - 'Magic Kap - World Krisis'

YouTube Uploaded by Elektriber on Mar 22, 2011

"Now that i think i've mastered the ES1 i made a multi-sampled beat.
Check it out for yourself and feel free to comment."

Hexe Revolver and Bit Crusher

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Soniccouture Ondes Martenot

"Perhaps one of the most enigmatic musical instruments of all time, The Ondes Martenot ( literally ‘Martenot Waves’) was invented by Maurice Martenot in 1928. The original unreliable tube-based design was refined and later models remained in production until 1988. An interesting overview of the instrument can be seen on Youtube. [posted here]

"The Ondes Martenot has been used in many film scores first dating from 1931; Odna by Shostakovich, Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Ghostbusters (1984), A Passage to India (1984), through to present day movies such as Amélie (2001) and recently There Will Be Blood (2007) by Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead.

THOMAS BLOCH RETURNS

Thomas Bloch is perhaps the most renowned Ondist in the world ; when great musicians and producers are inspired by the sound of the Ondes Martenot, it is often him they turn to. Radiohead, Tom Waits and Damon Albarn have all worked with him...

LE RUBAN - THE RING CONTROLLER
The most famous is the metal ring, which is worn on the finger of the right hand. The ring is not used when the keyboard is being played, like the ribbon controllers we are used to.

When the Ondes is switched to ‘ring mode’ (au ruban), the ring becomes the sole method of determining pitch ; a very skillful technique, particularly so when you consider that in order to produce any sound at all, you must simultaneously manipulate the clear, lozenge shaped device, known as the touche d’intensité..

LE TIROIR - THE CONTROL DRAWER
The touche d’intensité is a large button on the control drawer of the Ondes Martenot, and is pushed and tapped to produce the tone of the instrument ; in effect , it controls the volume envelope of the instrument. The touche d’intensité is controlled with the left hand while the player uses either the ring or the keyboard to produce the melody.

Next to the touche d’intensité are a series of switches and dials which control the oscillators and create the timbre of the note - as well as send levels to the three loudspeakers.."

The screens:
"Ondes Main Panel
* Send level faders for each of the Ondes Martenot speakers, + line out level
* Faders for each of the 7 oscillators + 'Tutti' switch
* ADSR envelope control ( optional, depending on Setup)
* Brightness control - switchable to 12db Filter with resonance
* Detune, Width and Saturation faders

Ondes Speaker Edit Panel
* Convolution modelling of each speaker
* Close, Far and Room stereo mic positions for each speaker
* 4 different original settings from D2 Spring reverb
* AMP and DECAY settings for each IR processor

Ondes Performance Setup
The Setup Panel is a custom scripted MIDI control matrix. Depending on your playing ability and available MIDI controllers, you can configure the Ondes instruments realtime control options in a number of different ways. See ' Ondes Performance Setup Demo ' video in the Video tab.

* Custom Glide ( Ring) Scripting - realtime control of portamento time
* Control pitch and volume independently using Aftertouch, XY pad or any MIDI cc
* 'Exclude Key ' function - emulate touche d’intensité
* Save User control setups and load to any preset

The Poly-Ondes
The Poly-Ondes is a bonus instrument: a polyphonic synth using the Ondes Martenot oscillators and speaker modelling : create fabulous vintage pad sounds with full LFO and filter modulation, detune all 7 oscillators and play them back through the speakers for an incredibly characterful sound. There are 50 Poly-Ondes presets showing the sound design possibilities."

http://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/g27-ondes/

App Review: GarageBand For iPad

via Sonic State

GarageBand - Apple®
iPads on eBay

Gecko - A novel instrument concept

YouTube Uploaded by CINEMATICINSTRUMENTS on Feb 24, 2011

"Gecko is a novel instrument concept for NI Kontakt 4, which gives you the ability to quickly compose countless variations of certain instrument categories such as "Strings", "Mallets", "Environs or "Percussion" etc. More here_ http://gecko.cinematique-instruments.com"

Gecko - Tutorial "Morphing Sounds" - Odd Mallets

Uploaded by CINEMATICINSTRUMENTS on Feb 24, 2011

"This first tutorial shows how easiliy one can morph sounds with Gecko!"

Gecko Tutorial - "Odd Mallets meets an arpeggiator"

Uploaded by CINEMATICINSTRUMENTS on Mar 16, 2011

"Odd Mallets meets an arpeggiator - Let´s take a journey into the world of horror. Take a view over the shoulders of Frank Lebeouf."

Twisted Tools | Richard Devine Demos Antonio Blanca's Scapes Lemur Template

YouTube Uploaded by twistedtools on Mar 19, 2011

"Richard Devine demos Antonio Blanca's new Scapes template. The template is available for free for registered users at twistedtools.com"

Koushion for iPad Now Available

video here
"Koushion is a new kind of MIDI controller for your iPad. While it looks deceptively similar to a simple Tone Matrix, this is no toy. Designed to be more versatile than the TENORI-ON*, Koushion is the next big thing in electronic music.

Features:
* 16-step sequencer with adjustable timing. Each step can be as large as a whole note and as small as 1/32 note.
* 8 selectable scenes/banks that can be played individually, simultaneously, or in automatic succession.
* Each scene is assignable to any MIDI channel so you can control up to 8 MIDI instruments at once.
* Improvising or playing along with a band? Dial a key and the notes will change to match the new key!
* Syncs to any MIDI clock source available to your computer.
* Works with all major (and not-so-major) MIDI-capable production software on your Mac or PC.
* Perfect for adding some spice to a live set when paired with Ableton Live."

Koushion - Kudzu Creative Group