SONiVOX Big Bang - Cinematic Percussion Virtual Instrument Trailer

YouTube Uploaded by SONiVOXmi on Jan 11, 2011

"Debut trailer for SONiVOX's BIg Bang - Cinematic Percussion Instrument."

"SONiVOX Releases Big Bang - Cinematic Percussion Virtual Instrument
Ground-shaking percussion and new rhythmic performance technology makes a Big Bang.

SONiVOX, Boston MA, based award-winning music software company today announced the immediate availability of their latest virtual instrument release Big Bang – Cinematic Percussion.

Big Bang - Cinematic Percussion is a virtual instrument for MAC and PC. It features over 12 Gigabytes of more than 200 instrument presets all designed by SONiVOX’s award winning sound designers to deliver explosive sounding drums and percussion, for use in a cinematic context.

An integral part of Big Bang - Cinematic Percussion is a new technology called Intelligent Rhythm Control™, or IRC.™ Intelligent Rhythm Control Technology is a new concept in music production that offers real-time rhythm correction for maximizing in-time musical performance.

I.R.C., intercepts and adjusts MIDI events as they occur, seamlessly integrating each note into the host timeline and enabling users to create propulsive drum & percussion tracks with fluidity and ease. With I.R.C. enabled it is impossible to play out of time.


Big Bang - Universal Drums Features At A Glance:

• Over 200 earth-quaking percussion patches.

• All programs are multi-velocity, and multi-take round robin for the utmost in realism.

• SONiVOX’s Intelligent Rhythm Control (I.R.C.) technology

• MIDI Learn & Save Function – Big Bang - Cinematic Percussion is instantly compatible with any MIDI controller.

• Independent Zone (per-drum) Tempo-Synched Variable Resolution Roll/Retrigger Mode.

• 8 User-assignable stereo outputs and 8 User-assignable effects busses complete with onboard EQ, and tempo-sync delay.

• MAC Standalone, RTAS, VST, and AU compatible.

• PC Standalone, RTAS, and VST compatible.


Big Bang – Cinematic Percussion is available now with a price of $299.99

For purchasing information, audio, and video demos please visit www.sonivoxmi.com"

Yamaha DX7 II FD synth with Grey Matter expansion

via this auction

"Includes the (somewhat rare but extremely useful) Grey Matter expansion board installed. It is version 1.20.

Some of the features of the Grey Matter expansion:
# extra patch memory (with function data for EACH patch)
# patch mapping
# master contoller functions
# transmission on two midi channels
# stacking of sound (makes it thicker but only 8 note poly)
# 8 voice multi-timbral capability
# a sequencer
# a MIDI monitor
# a simple, "interactive" player mode"

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Roland TB-303 Battery Corrosion

via this auction
"I bought this is the late 1997, it had signs of battery acid leakage, but I was told by a guy at Guitar Center that all I needed was the proper power supply and it should work. It worked and I used it for a few months, wrote a few tracks, then all of a sudden I smelled an electrical fire and ozone, next thing I know the thing shuts off. I opened it up and sure enough there was a huge hole melted through the motherboard under the power supply plug input..."

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Mixing in Modular Gear :: A Case Study

YouTube Uploaded by experimentalsynth on Mar 24, 2011

"A quick overview on the creation of a musical sketch incorporating an analog modular sequencer, analog and digital synths and other gear. Check out the musical sketch at: http://soundcloud.com/experimentalsynth/the-shruti-module

Learn more at www.experimentalsynth.com"

1981 KORG KR-55 Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

The Pianist - Print

via Etsy via FFFFOUND!

1970 Mick Jagger on a Moog Modular

Performance (1970) Promotional Film Featuring Mick Jagger

YouTube Uploaded by Performance786 on Apr 18, 2009
At 1:50.
"A promotional film for the Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg film Performance (1970) this film was first shown to Warner Bros execs and then to worldwide distributors, it features exclusive behind the scenes footage.

I had to cut the Memo From Turner scene from this film because Warner Bros put a copyright infringement notice and blocked the video."

Be sure to see the Synths in TV and Film master post.

Queens of the Stone at the Moog Sound Lab

flickr By Moog Music Inc
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"Dean Fertita & Troy Van Leeuwen from Queens of the Stone Age trying out the Moog Lap Steel and the Minimoog Voyager XL in the Sound Lab"

Roland SVC-350 synth vocoder demo

Roland SVC-350 synth vocoder demo by RossT
"Recording made hastily in 1990 of Roland SVC-350. MemoryMoog as carrier. Voice via Shure SM57 as modulator. I can't remember if the spatial effects was an Eventide H3000 or Ursa Major Space Station."

There's also this one using a guitar as the carrier. For some reason the embed didn't come up for it, so here's the link:

http://soundcloud.com/rosst/roland-svc-350-guitar-vocoder

Oberheim OB-Xa + PPG Wave 2.2 "Paranoia"

YouTube Uploaded by retrosound72 on Mar 23, 2011

"vintage synth track by RetroSound

PPG Wave 2.2 Wavetable Synthesizer (1982)
Oberheim OB-Xa Analog Synthesizer (1981)
recording: multi-trak
thx to susa for the assistance :)

the audio file and more:
http://soundcloud.com/retrosound/paranoia"