RIP Amy Winehouse

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"Singer Amy Winehouse, 27, reported dead of overdose"


YouTube Uploaded by angelometz on Jul 23, 2011

"Tribute patch! RIP. Amy didn't need rehab. The world does!"

Patch variation!

Uploaded by angelometz on Jul 23, 2011

"Tweaking the same patch.
Better levels on this one."

2nd Reality studio

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"NI Maschine, Access Virus Snow, Octatrack, Machinedrum, Event PS 8, DSI Tetra, x0xb0x, iPad Midi Controler, NI Kore, MK-249, Lauchpad, Mackie Control, TC Powercore, BCR-2000, MOTU 828 MK II, JBL Control 5, Traktor Scracth, Vestax VCI-100, VESTAX PMC-270A, NI Kontrol X1, TECHNICS MK-II, Bose, SL-DZ1200 & little Monotron :-)" http://soundcloud.com/2nd-reality

MIDI Touch 2.3 Released

MIDI Touch - Domestic Cat - iTunes

"What's New in Version 2.3

* Always back up all presets before updating! *

New controls & improvements:
• Labels — add colored text labels to your presets
• Steppers — New Stepper control: add values to a list and have the control step through backwards or forwards. Perfect for waveform selectors.
• Buttons — added new interlocking option, also good for waveform selectors, lighting application etc.
• Buttons — added new stepper option to step through values (i.e. +2, -2 etc)
• Accelerometer — added pitch bend message type
• XYZ Pads — added NRPN/RPN message type
• When pasting/duplicating controls, new controls are now selected
• Added option for alternative Note Off messages (Preferences -> Midi Preferences)
• Leading & trailing F0 ... F7 now not automatically added for SYSEX messages. SYSEX messages can now be used to send arbitrary MIDI signals!
• Hi Res (14bit) messages for all controls now available
• Gestures for buttons — slide up and down to change values

Bug fixes:
• Fixed toggle for notes
• Nudge buttons could sometimes disappear
• Value on slider/knobs/button didn't always respond to feedback
• Fixed bug when using 'make uniform size' for controls in containers
• Fixed problem where a low value was not sent for buttons that are momentary and assigned with a NRPN message
• Fixed bug where XYZ controls would respond incorrectly to feedback from controls that had a altered range
• Program change messages now working more reliably on drum pads"

MIDI Touch - Domestic Cat - iTunes
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

Korg Monotribe + Sound Master Stix st-305 trigger Sync

YouTube Uploaded by heodesalciphron on Jul 23, 2011

Audio starts at :21.
"just a quick demo"

Monotribes on eBay

Dark Side of the Monotribe

via khoral's Cafe 80
Dark Side of the Monotribe by khoral
"Korg Monotribe demo.

Badass analog filter."

MONOTRIBE! CV Sync w Bliptronic 5K - Part A - The LA CarMageddon Blues

YouTube Uploaded by VJFranzK on Jul 23, 2011

"DIY - Clever Prevails Again! I connected the sync out of the MonoTribe to the Bliptronic 5K, and then the headphone output of the BT5K back to the audio in of the MT, allowing the analog resonant filter of the MT to round out the "digital toy" sounds of the BT5K into an interesting timbre that at times resembles car horns honking the blues. ( Major contruction projects in LA caused a traffic jam dubbed "CarMageddon" recently, so it seems a perfect name. )"

Korg SQ10

via this auction

SN 152627

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VINTAGE 70s LOGAN STRING MELODY II

via this auction

"Rarely offered for sale, this Italian made instrument produces lush retro string/orchestra sounds as well as spacey organ sounds.

Individual sounds like violin, viola and cello can be mixed in various combinations. There are controls to alter attack and sustain. Sounds amazing!"

Update: auction link updated. Thanks goes to popman in the comments for catching it.

Heavily Modified Roland MC-202

via this auction
Tons of pics at the auction.

"This particular MC-202 has been modified with the same features as detailed here (with the exception of MIDI input): http://www.subatomicglue.com/202l0g/

The extra features are: CV/GATE/CUTOFF/PULSEWIDTH/PORTA/VOL/ACCENT/MOD/VCFINSERT/VCAINSERT.
The SPDT (on-on) toggles control PW (CV/INT), CUT (CV/INT), VCFMOD (CV/INT), ACC (VCA+F/VCA)

Having a proper CV input allows external control without stepping and lagging, which was problem with the factory CV input that runs through the MC-202 CPU."

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“The Masterpiece” Vintage Rhodes Chroma

via this auction

SN 21030828

"This beloved, historically significant keyboard has been carefully upgraded in 1986 at the CBS Fender Rhodes factory where they replaced the power supply and new eproms, and again in 2009 by Steve "Doc" Hickerson, a factory authorized Chroma technician who put in a brand new, completely redesigned power supply and brought the keyboard to like new spec. Doc has worked on Chroma's since they were introduced. He has a reputation for experienced, knowledgable, excellent work and has been trusted by a list of famous performers, to include Eric Clapton.

This is my 2nd Chroma. I purchased the first in June of 1983 at Music Sound World in Tulsa, Oklahoma where I was writing music for the soundtrack of “The Masterpiece” (Called Toymaker’s Dream back then).

In 1984 CBS/Fender sent me a brand new (improved edition) Chroma, with the latest version of their upgrades and fixes. This is the one is the one being sold here.

Back then, the Rhodes Chroma was a REVELATION! It put million dollar sound technology at the touch of our fingers for a mere $5600. Amazing.

By today's standards it's still well specified. It was the only open architecture, multi-voiced, portable synth commercially available with a weighted keyboard and a programmable Expander (not included) that allowed for layering performances and sequencing those performances on a computer (before MIDI). I ran this one on an Apple IIE for awhile with MasterTracks 8 channel software and it performed perfectly.

We finished the soundtrack for “The Masterpiece” and I recorded a solo album with it 1985.

The rapid fire changes in keyboards caused by the introduction of MIDI made the Chroma an instrument better left to my home studio. That’s exactly where it has remained operating as the master keyboard in my suite through a Chromaface MIDI interface, for years (also being sold on eBay). The sheer weight of the Chroma (142 lbs. in the anvil flight case) made it impractical for the road. When it wasn't in use it was cased and carefully taken care of."

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