korg polysix + linndrum

YouTube Uploaded by Airabrab on Jun 15, 2011

"polysix w the arp triggered by the linndrum. sorry about the shaky camera i was filming and messing w the synths at the same time."

Under the black sun (Plogue Bidule)

YouTube Uploaded by GruithuisenCityMan on Jun 15, 2011

"Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie and this music. The music has been made in one take by only using Plogue Bidule. Enjoy !"

Alesis Andromeda A6 Train

YouTube Uploaded by TheZombieHolocaust on Jun 15, 2011

"Please Enjoy. This is all from a 10 min sequence of me just playing thru some patches - live no overdub and i've only used logic to normalize the audio. So the sound is the direct Andromeda signal throughout. Audio recorded to Logic using Audiobox Presonus from the LR main outs.

remember trains are always late.......please turn this up loudly

Travel to the Station
Billets
Promenade
Gare Du (Not) Nord
Platform
Engine Full Start"

New Moog Moogerfooger MF-108M Cluster Flux Preview Page is Up

See the update in this post.

Three New Cynthia Modules in Five Popular Formats

"Cyndustries.com Presents Three New Cynthia® Brand Synthesizer Modules in Five Popular Formats!

Whether you desire Euro Rack, Dotcom / Moog, MOTM, FracRak, or Modcan A-Series format additions to your electronic music studio... you'll find that our modules are aesthetically, mechanically, and electrically, compatible with a multitude of products and systems from other familiar manufacturers.
The new Density Series offers a ton of functions in a really compact space, visit our site to see FOUR FILTERS, FOUR TRANSIENTS, and The OCTAL VCA.

We are committed to making the finest and most sophisticated modules possible! This is our ninth year in business and we're just getting started!

Our brand name can be found on thousands of exotic synthesizer modules in over (35) countries, and we are presently establishing an international dealer network!

Cynthia brand modules are above all unique, useful, and of course, totally fun! Get your hands on these edgy high-precision designs, and in an instant you will know the Cynthia difference!"

The Four Filters module consists of four laboratory quality multi-mode, two-pole filters with voltage controlled cutoff and variable Q. So what's so special about them? Are they a new, cool, edgy-sounding type? No. Are they warm and fuzzy and tan and chocolatey in the mid-range? No. What's so great about them is that there are four of them. A veritable busy-box of precision filters. Now you can get way more sophisticated with your spectral shaping! (After all, doing subtractive synthesis with only one filter, is like trying to do additive synthesis with only one sine wave). Now the training wheels are off!

Each filter can be either Lowpass, Bandpass, Highpass, or Notch depending on how you pull or push the MODE knobs � like this:
OUT IN Lowpass
IN OUT Highpass
OUT OUT Notch

By patching the filters in series, or mixing them in parallel, you can obtain some very complex spectral shapes, some moving, and some fixed if you like.

Examples:

Use a single filter in Lowpass mode in the traditional way.
Off-load one of your super-expensive, jet-powered filters with one of these.
Use as pseudo lowpass gates.
Put two (or more) lowpass in series to get four-pole or steeper response.
Patch three or four in series (all hi-Q, Lowpass) to create a vocal tract (or any pipe)!
Mix a notch and two Bandpass to create a good string voicing filter.
Put a Lowpass and Highpass in series with tandem control to create Yamaha CS-80 sounds.
Mix four Bandpass together with LFO control to create a spectral animator!
Mix one or more Bandpass / Notch with some dry signal to create a parametric equalizer / fixed filter bank.
Multiple hi-Q filters struck with impulses makes complex percussion!
Put Lowpasses in series with staggered CV control to create a variable slope filter.
Formants, formants, formants.

And it bears repeating: Trying subtractive synthesis with only one filter, is like trying additive synthesis with only one sine wave! Maybe the search for that one really great filter is over. The answer doesn't lie in any single filter � you need more! A complex, moving spectrum is what entertains the ear... Here's the tool to for you to accomplish that!"

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MeeBlip SE Coming in July

via MeeBlip: "It’s probably safe to let the cat out of the bag — we’ll be unveiling meeblip se in mid-July. The new MeeBlip will include bandlimited oscillators, a tweaked panel layout, a second envelope, extended MIDI capabilities and many other improvements. Current MeeBlip owners will be able to upgrade the firmware and replace the front panel to get se functionality. We’ll also unveil a few hardware changes that will make the synth easier to assemble and use. More on that in a few weeks. That’s the good news."

Akai MPC 60 (OS 2.12) Vintage Sampler with new Backlit LCD

via this auction

See
onkloud9 (RSS) for more.

Tip: track synths on eBay via RSS links in the More Stuff section on the right. They filter out most of the noise and not everything goes up in a post here.

Flame MIDI Talking Synth

via this auction
"The FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH is a small-sized MIDI-controlled sound module based on the analogue Speakjet ™ chip, produced by the U.S. company Magnevation LLC. Originally designed for basic artificially generated speech output in American English tongue it was then refined and further developed as an 8-bit sound module with speech-like sounds and synthetic robot voices as well as beeps, alarms, noise and retro-style sci-fi sounds. Due to the structure of the Speakjet ™ (with its complex sound synthesizer, preset sounds and serial interface) it offers an impressive range of possibilities. It contains 72 speech elements (allophones), 43 sound effects, and 12 DTM touch tones. The idea was to create sounds, patterns and sequences in the 8-bit style of the 80s or other retro sounds for making music instead of just simulating speech. Most allophones can be tuned and used tonally. The FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH contains two Speakjet ™ chips to produce a richer and more complex tonal variety as well as generating a pseudo stereo effect. Since the Speakjet ™ has not originally been laid out for the purpose of making music it is actually not fully controllable via MIDI input, i.e.: once sounds are triggered they cannot be directly stopped by Note Off messages from a MIDI keyboard or a sequencer. Thus a MIDI-controlled audio tremolo has been implemented in the FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH virtually allowing MIDI control and enabling an easier integration into a MIDI setup. The FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH lets you play back preset words in its EXPANDER mode via an external MIDI keyboard or a sequencer. In addition you can use the FLAME MIDI TALKING SYNTH as a stand-alone MIDI controller since all controls and joysticks send MIDI control/change data to the MIDI-OUT connector."

Reactable Mobile for Android

"Reactable mobile now for Android

Create your music on the go!

On June 16th Reactable Systems releases the Android version of it’s award winning music application Reactable Mobile.

Barcelona, Spain - June 16, 2011

The upcoming Sonar electronic music festival in Barcelona will be the setting for the much awaited release of the award winning Reactable Mobile for Android!

Reactable mobile is a versatile synthesizer that allows you to generate, play and process your own sound samples and audio input. Change the sound as it flows with a great variety of effects and filters. Generate melodies with the sequencer modules. Load and store your sessions and share them with your friends. A complete and flexible live performance instrument with professional audio quality in your pocket.

The Reactable Mobile is now part of the ever growing range of products which use the Android platform. With this version of Reactable Mobile dozens of Smart phones and Tablets with various sizes and features can be converted into a portable music making tool for musicians, Dj’s and sound artists. It is also one of the first music applications which have a version for Android tablets as well as for Apples iPad.

Exploring the revolutionary Reactable concepts has never been easier than this. Learn more about the Reactable mobile at: http://www.reactable.com/mobile/

About us
Reactable Systems is the company founded by the same team which six years ago created the Reactable. It is a spin-off of the Music Technology Group at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, in Barcelona, one of the world's largest and most recognized research lab in music and audio. The company’s mission is to redefine the ideas of conventional Human-Computer Interaction by developing interactive technologies and entertainment products. Our products will focus on the development of creativity and the mediation of culture and knowledge, with a special emphasis on musical creation."

Ancestors on Moog 15 Modular and Nord Modular

Ancestors by Zon Vern Pyles
"This tune is the result of taking two synthesizers and a multi-track recorder out of my studio and into the living room.
I had several synthesizers at the time of this recording and wanted to improvise something using just my Nord Modular and my Moog 15.
I used a Roland VS-1680 digital recorder to capture the improv and a couple of overdubs.
While playing this, I was thinking of my diverse ancestry - primarily my Cherokee grandmother - and this is the result.
I hope you enjoy 'Ancestors.'"

via The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge
"The Nord Modular was used for several things at once - synthesized choir, pad sweep, metallic watery sound, sequences and drums (toms). I played the main theme/melody on the Moog 15. I went back and doubled the Moog 15 part with another Nord Modular overdub later. The ascending special effect near the end was Moog 15 and the descending part of that effect was Nord Modular. The delay and reverb effects are from the Roland VS-1680 recorder. Cheers! Zon"