MATRIXSYNTH

Yamaha CS01II plays ICE MACHINE by Depeche Mode

YouTube Uploaded by peahix on May 18, 2011

"Download this track here: http://snd.sc/jE70lS

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, so I decided to throw together some renditions 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 originals.

This version has no vocals at all, but otherwise it comes pretty close to the original. The actual musical arrangement is about 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."

Also see:
Yamaha CS01II plays NEW LIFE by Depeche Mode
Yamaha CS01II plays JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH by Depeche Mode

Pea runs Optigan.com

Nintendo, Atari & Commodore Sample Sets

via these auctions:

COMMODORE 64
"Chip: SID (BOTH 6581 & 8580 CHIPS)
Number of patches included: 20
3 PULSE SETTINGS,SINE,SAW,NOISE,SINE+SAW,SAW+PULSE,SINE+PULSE,SINE+SAW+PULSE, PLUS OVER 900 DRUMS FROM THE C64 AND VARIOUS CLASSIC DRUM MACHINES.
All samples and sounds recorded in 24bit."

ATARI 2600
"Chip: TIA
Number of patches included: 17
BASS, ENGINE,LEAD,NOISE,PITFALL,SAW AND SQUARE (EVERY WAVEFORM ALSO WITH TREMELO). ALSO INCLUDED ARE 3 PATCHES OF VARIOUS ATARI DRUMS AND NOISES.
All samples and sounds recorded in 24bit."

NINTENDO NES
"Chip:2A03
Number of patches included: 36
PULSE X 4 SETTINGS,TRIANGLE,NOISE,MODULATION,SWEEP UP & DOWN ON ALL 4 PULSE WAVEFORMS (SLOW, MEDIUM FAST),VARIOUS PCM DRUM MACHINES & SAMPLES.
All samples and sounds recorded in 24bit."

YouTube Uploaded by speakmumbles on May 18, 2011

Uploaded by speakmumbles on May 18, 2011

Serenity to Madness, and Back

YouTube Uploaded by basswriterNYC on May 11, 2011

"An ambient journey through the possibilities of a Roland Handsonic HPD10, a Roland SP-404sx sampler, and a set of Roland PK-5a pedals.The idea for this setup came to me in a dream while I was on a 40-day solitary music retreat in the Himalayas in 2009, and this composition, "Serenity to Madness, and Back," is inspired by Brian Eno, Steve Reich, Vangelis, and Photek, with nods to the demigods of dubstep and Detroit techno.

This is just the beginning!"

Experimental Garage Sale 4 Preview

Experimental Garage Sale 4 Preview from Michael Una on Vimeo.

"A few of the things I'll have available at this year's Experimental Garage Sale. It's happening saturday June 4 at the ESS, 5925 N Ravenswood in Chicago."

1920x1200 from iPad2 using Thicket!

YouTube Uploaded by intervalstudios on May 18, 2011

"Thicket v3 running at 1920x1200 on an external display. current version of Thicket is available here: [Interval Studios - iTunes] and will be updated once we finish testing v3!"

Alesis Ion Synth Art

flickr by Matt Hunsberger

"Don't have this one anymore. :("

You can find more here.

Pendulum movement cadence with tonic substituted by tonic parallel

YouTube Uploaded by Audanika on May 16, 2011

"This video shows how a major cadence can be improved by replacing the tonic by its tonic parallel. This video belongs to the post "Cadences in SoundPrism: Part II" at audanika.tumblr.com"

Audanika GmbH - iTunes
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

phonogene take 2

YouTube Uploaded by DrOctave1 on May 18, 2011

"here is a patch of a simple beat sent into the phonogene. ok the beat u hear at the end is the original. all that stuff in the begining and mid is just good stuff and sample manipulation"

M.S.S.I.A.H

YouTube Uploaded by zombieAndy1979 on May 18, 2011

"A new awesome computer has entered my house to help me with project MSSIAH. A big thank's again to Mark (UKretrogames) for this wonderful mahine ! Truely very grateful. The MSSIAH is a midi interface/sequencer that allows the SID sounds to be triggered / controlled via a midi controller keyboard.

Mark UKretrogames channel : Has lots of cool videos of computer history and interviews www.youtube.com/ukretrogames

Kevins Channel: Not computer related, but very cool self made movie shorts:
www.youtube.com/jamaicanpenguin

MSSIAH Links:

A cool demo : http://youtu.be/WIuHSp3NmtE [below]

And another one : http://youtu.be/1r-yMTLVW1U [below]"

C64 LIVE DEMO - SID bassline (commodore cynthcart mssiah prophet64)

YouTube Uploaded by lukhashdotcom on Sep 6, 2009
Kicks it at :25.
"Live demo of one of my songs.
Bassline is played by an good old C64 equipped with Cynthcart.
Tune is called "we ain't finished yet" and has been featured on DEAD PIXELS long play.

In 2009 I began experimenting with SID chiptune (built-in sound generator chip of Commodore 64), and Cynthcart to create a blend of original 8bit sound from the 80's and Rock music.

Download FULL albums completely for FREE @
www.lukhash.com

More music available @
www.myspace.com/lukhash"

Making Music with the MSSIAH Sequencer

Uploaded by 8bitventures on Aug 11, 2009

"This video demos how to use the MSSIAH Sequencer to create music with the Commodore 64.
It's as simple as with any other modern MAC or PC Sequencer. In this video the Sequencer is controlled with a
1351 mouse but it may also be operated with an Amiga or Atari mouse, ordinary C64 joystick, the keyboard itself or a PC mouse using a 1351 mouse adapter (such as the Micromys).
The MSSIAH Sequencer application can be switched to full MIDI mode in which it functions as a MIDI module being multi-timbral, polyphonic or a mix of both modes.

The MSSIAH Cartridge is a hardware cartridge with a built in MIDI interface and plugs into the back of your Commodore 64. It contains a variety of music applications that make your old Commodore computer play along the other gear in your studio.
MSSIAH Cartridge sells for EUR 49,95 and is available for purchase at our online store.
More info at: http://www.mssiah.com

In this video the MSSIAH Sequencer uses five channels of audio on the Commodore 64 still the SID (audio circuit in the C64) only had three oscillators available.
This is made possible by adding another SID to the computer giving a total of six tracks in MSSIAH Sequencer.
The cleanest way to put in the additional SID circuit is by using the SID2SID, a DIY circuit board also available for purchase at our online store."