Philip Glass' Koyaanisqatsi on Eigenharp Alpha

YouTube Uploaded by gbevin on May 3, 2011

"http://www.eigenzone.org/events - I've prepared a reinterpretation of Koyaanisqatsi for our San Francisco Eigenharp tour from May 5-10.

Koyaanisqatsi holds a special place in my heart, it's one of those musical pieces that never leaves you, it stays deep inside you with all its beauty and nakedness, forever. My father introduced me to it when I was a little kid, it's a real shame he passed away before I was able to play it for him myself. He would have loved it. Nonetheless, this is dedicated to him.

I think I managed to capture the essence of Koyaanisqatsi, let me know what you think of it.

I you like this performance, you can download the lossless audio file from SoundCloud for free: http://soundcloud.com/gbevin/koyaanisqatsi

For those interested in the technical parts:

Everything is played on the Eigenharp Alpha and recorded straight from the audio interface output without any mixing and just a little bit of mastering. I'm using the SonicCouture's Glass / Works instrument in a four-part multi-timbral setup in Native Instruments Kontakt. Each key individually controls pitch, velocity and the resonance of the convolution filter cut-off frequency (which creates a faint scraping-like sound).

The vocals are done through the DPA microphone that's clipped onto the breath pipe and plugged into the Eigenharp Alpha. It uses the built-in Eigenharp Alpha pre-amp and is routed through a series of Audio Unit effects in EigenD for pitch shifting, stereo spreading, EQ and compression. I'm monitoring directly from the headphone output of the Eigenharp Alpha with my Etymotic ER-4P earphones.

The single instrument cables carries all the information, data and audio, in both directions."

Buchla 255 Arpeggiator

YouTube Uploaded by boobtube356 on May 3, 2011

"Using the 255 to process an LFO signal going to 250e in strobe mode."

D8021C D8021 Keyboard Chip Sequential Circuits Pro One

via this auction

"NEC D8021C Keyboard processor Chip, used."

Scapes part 2

YouTube Uploaded by kKryptum on May 2, 2011
Part 1 here
"Another experiment with Twisted Tools Scapes, using the official Touchosc template"

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iPads on eBay

Yamaha VSS-30 Vintage Sampler Synthesizer Keyboard with Original Box

via this auction
"Info & Specs from the Manufacturer (Disregard any accessories that may be stated from the manufacturer. Only those listed above are included.)
Yamaha's competetor to the SK-1. Samples sound a LOT better than SK-1 samples when sampled via the built in condenser mic. Very fun keyboard which can make some wicked cool sounds!
Allows combining/overwriting of samples
ASDR envelope can be applied to sounds/samples
'Effects' can be applied to sounds/samples including Reverse, Echo, Fuzz, Freq. Modulation, Amp. Modulation, U-Turn, Loop at various levels/values.
Built in arpeggiator with 12 preset "rythyms". This is fun!
11 preset sounds"

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ARP Avatar with Pickups

via this auction "This one comes in it's original vintage flight case (dig that crazy logo [Chuck Levins]). It also comes with 3 pickups (2 in the original boxes with all original paperwork). It also comes with 5 original pedals (2 with original boxes), 2 connecting cables for the pickups, 2 original sales booklets (1 on the Arp Avatar and 1 on the Avatar, Axxe, Odyssey, 2600, Sequencer, Omni 2, PRO/DGX."

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Moog Minimoog D

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Playing with My Alesis Andromeda Patch Bank

YouTube Uploaded by alanmarcero on May 2, 2011

"Jamming on my Alesis Andromeda. I apologize but I am no Keyboard Wizard. More like Keyboard Failure. Here I am going through my patch bank and a couple factory presets."

GetLoFi Delay Unit and Piezo Tine Demo

YouTube Uploaded by circuitmaster on May 2, 2011

"This is a first demo of the newly revised GetLoFi Delay Kit. The kit will be available for purchase from GetLoFi.com/shop

The metal tines are mounted on a piece of wood with a Piezo pick underneath. The signal from the pickup is then routed directly into the LoFi Delay Unit and the output is routed strait to the audio recorder.

The only controls on the delay unit are Delay Time and Delay Feedback. Unit turns on when an output cable is inserted. In the demo the unit is operated by an optional 9 Volt Wall supply.

The delay itself is based on the PT2399 Digital IC, only bare minimum of components were used to make assembly as simple as possible. No OP-Amps are present in the circuit."

fonitronik Dave Kendall M2C MIDI 2 Clock

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