MATRIXSYNTH

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Roland Jx8p vintage synthesizer

via this auction

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beatieboptechnomore

YouTube Uploaded by MrAcidMachine on May 9, 2011

MrAcidMachine on eBay
"Beatie Bop Analog Drum Box / optical theremin."

via this auction

"Beatie Bop Percussion Synthesizer
A handmade and unique Analog Drum Synth and Optical Theremin.
Create cool spacey sounds, bangin' bass drums, ethereal spookiness and more.
It can be triggered by the onboard drum pad, voltage input, or audio input.

Funky analog sounds!!
Now in a slightly smaller, lightweight enclosure.

KNOBS: SENS (Trigger Sensitivity), DECAY, PITCH, SWEEP (variable from sweeping up to sweeping down),
LFO MOD RATE, LFO MOD DEPTH, and VOL. (Initial Volume).

SWITCHES: Oscillator Shape (Square or Triangle), MOD Shape (Square or Triangle), LFO MOD Range (High/Low Speed),
Light Sensor On/Off (to control the Pitch with Light), "LOOP" for LFO to Trigger the Drum at the LFO RATE.

JACKS: Trigger Input (can be voltage or audio), "P" for Pitch (Control Voltage or Expression Pedal Input), "V" for Volume (Control Voltage or Expression Pedal Input, and Audio Output.

Powered on a 9 volt battery or 9v DC adapter."

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New Vermona VSR-3 Demos

via Vermona: "We have three fresh audio demos of the VERMONA VSR-3 online, titled “VSR-3 with groovy rhythm 1-3″. Check them out at the English or German site."

Predicting the TEMPEST Analog Drum Machine! - Part A - Intro and EMX

YouTube Uploaded by VJFranzK on May 10, 2011

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Radical New Musical Instruments @ SF MusicTech Summit 2011 (first 34 mins)

YouTube Uploaded by gbevin on May 10, 2011

"Our panel at SF MusicTech Summit 2011. Sadly these are only the first 34 minutes since my SD card was full after that.

We ~ Roger Linn, Ed Goldfarb and Geert Bevin ~ presented the LinnStrument, the Continuum and the Eigenharp. We demonstrated that we're now at a tipping point where electronic musical instruments are every bit as expressive as traditional instruments.

After that we go into an interesting discussion and debate about the subject with audience Q&A."

Ableton Live iPad controller apps - Miixer tutorial

YouTube Uploaded by LiineTV on May 10, 2011

"http://liine.net - The Miixer module for Griid gives you high-resolution control over your mix. Make precise adjustement to the volume or make drastic changes to the sends and pans. Options include 0dB lock, relative touch mode and units display. Miixer is free with Griid Pro and available as an In-App purchase for Griid."

Liine - iTunes
iPads on eBay

Monday, May 09, 2011

Yamaha CS01II plays NEW LIFE by Depeche Mode

YouTube Uploaded by peahix on May 9, 2011

"The Yamaha CS01II is the first real synthesizer I ever owned. I got it when I was about 14 years old, back in 1985 or so. I noticed that I could get reasonable approximations of most of the sounds from Depeche Mode's "Speak & Spell" album with it, but at the time I didn't have the means to make decent multi-track cover versions, even after I got a 4-track.

Recently I was studying the Depeche Mode 5.1 surround mixes, and realized that I could clearly hear all the distinct parts of alot of the songs, including "New Life." I also realized that most of the sounds in "New Life," which heavily featured the ARP 2600, were fairly simple. So I decided to throw together a version of it using just my trusty old Yamaha CS01II as the sole sound source (including the drums), just to see how close I could get to the original.

This version has no vocals at all, but otherwise it comes pretty close to the original. The actual musical arrangement is 100% accurate. The sounds themselves are of course only approximations, and most of them don't have the same level of timbral detail as the ARP originals. I sequenced the whole thing in Cubase via a Kenton Pro Solo going into the custom CV/Gate inputs on my CS01II, recording each monophonic line in one at a time. Cubase provided the reverb and EQ, otherwise it's all CS01II."

via Pea Hicks of http://www.optigan.com/