MATRIXSYNTH

TheAcidTrace.mov

YouTube Uploaded by shagghie on May 15, 2011

"A 40min Acid Journey performed live using TB-303's and a X0XIO x0xbox, some pedals, and a Boss MX-10 mixer."

Uploaded by EA78751 on May 15, 2011

"An electronic filter dissects a sawtooth waveform (82 Hz, pitch E) into the first twenty-four partials of the harmonic series. The waveform is displayed on an oscilloscope with annotations to indicate the harmonic relationships. One can see that by counting the number of crests in the waveform per fundamental cycle, the harmonic number is easily obtained.

Have you heard a melody played with the notes of the harmonic series? It can be a pleasant alternative to the 12-tone equal tempered octave. Which instruments are capable of this?

You can approximate the harmonic series on a chromatic instrument by playing the series of pitches listed in the right hand column over a drone note at the fundamental frequency.

You can also hear the harmonic series by whirling an open-ended corrugated tube around in a circle. These are found in some toy stores and educational science shops. Try this and you'll notice it takes more and more effort to get to the next highest overtone, despite the fact that the pitch increments are getting smaller.

A photograph is included of the voltage-controlled diode ladder filter that was used for this video. Text scanned from THE EMI WALL CHART For Musical Instrument Making. Filmed from a Tektronix 2430A digital oscilloscope.

Original content by Eric Archer 2011"

NAMM Oddities 2011

This one in via Barry Wood's of NAMM Oddities. The 2011 entries are in. You'll not only find synth gear, but guitars, percussion and more. It looks like Spectrasonics OMG-1 made their list along with the Fairlight CMI & the KDJ-ONE.

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Anyware Instruments Tinysizer Modular

via this auction
"The Anyware Tinysizer is a complete mini analog modular synthesizer system. it has the following features:

350 patch sockets making it fully modular with all the typical routings.
ultra compact so it fits in pretty much all notebook bags
midi to integrate with modern computer and sequencer set-ups
mic pre-amp, audio gate and other ways
internal dsp effects
unique patchmatrix design
special power management which improves the sound and dynamics of the filters and oscillators
a durable metal case material
ships with approximately 40 patch cable, external power supply, and attachable lamp
compatible with all 1 volt/octave and 5 volt/gate synthesizers and modular systems
portable (approximately 9.6 inches high, 12.6 inches wide and 1.6 inches deep)."

Roland CR 78

YouTube Uploaded by astronautapinguim on Jan 30, 2011

"Demonstration of a Roland CR-78 drum machine, by Astronauta Pinguim."

ARP PRO-DGX

YouTube Uploaded by astronautapinguim on Feb 15, 2011

"www.astronautapinguim.blogspot.com"

Korg VC-10 vocoder

YouTube Uploaded by astronautapinguim on May 14, 2011

"Korg VC-10 vocoder: demonstration by Astronauta Pinguim
For more infos, check my blog: www.astronautapinguim.blogspot.com
If you want to listen to my tracks, check this:
www.myspace.com/astronautapinguim
and
www.soundcloud.com/astronautapinguim"