MATRIXSYNTH

A Word of Warning When DIYing from The Analog Lab

via The Analog Lab which is running a course on synth repair (see this post).

"Harlan (your favorite webmaster) plugged in the MS-20 and placed his hand on the chassis to steady said unit while plugging in a 1/4″ cable.

Unbeknownst to Harlan, someone had done a very peculiar mod on this lovely little synth… THE POWER TRANSFORMER HAD BEEN REMOVED. So, this means that there was no step-down transformer to turn the 110V from the wall into a more comfortable +/- 15V and the ground wire (which was grounded to the chassis, mind you) was soldered right into the AC.

What does that mean? It means Harlan had 110V shot directly into his hand."

Update: added a pic of Harlan and his electro fist.

Bob Moog's Notebook 1967 - 1969 - Marc Doty Joins the BMF

Marc Doty, aka AutomaticGainsay, who's videos are frequently featured here, has joined The Bob Moog Foundation for the summer. He'll be posting once a week during his stay. His first post is on something quite amazing. What you are looking at is Bob Moog's actual personal notebook from 1967 - 1969.

"It focused on the period between 1967 and 1969, and featured clients with names like 'Siday,' 'Margouleff,' 'Beaver,' 'Zappa,' and 'Carlos.' If you recognize those names and know what happened in that time period, you realize what an incredibly interesting and important document this notebook is. If you don’t recognize those names, they are a few of the artists who brought the synthesizer to the attention of the world… and by doing so, changed it."

See the full post for more including additional pics. I can't wait to see what Marc posts next. A HUGE THANK YOU! to Michelle Moog-Koussa and The Bob Moog Foundation. None of this would be available to us without her and the foundation's hard work and dedication to our community.

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YouTube Uploaded by valopornolove on Jul 25, 2011

Picatune 2 - Free Sequencer Synth for Windows

"the standalone synthesizer sequencer hybrid for Windows systems

Freeform sampleexact modulaton patternbased envelopes (the main reason why Picatune2 may use slightly more CPU time than other comparable synths)<
Modular operator-based (like .werkkzeug)
S3M/IT-like effect commands
sample exact modulations
sample support
speech synthesizer
PADsynth algorithm
10-band equalizer"

Download here

BeRo - Power of age by Benjamin Rosseaux

BeRo feat freQvibez - La Femme immortelle by Benjamin Rosseaux

BeRo feat freQvibez - Pacemaker by Benjamin Rosseaux

korg brothers & modular

flickr By David De Tautavel
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FutureRetro XS

FutureRetro XS - Teil 1

YouTube Uploaded by Moogulator on Jul 25, 2011

"3 Teile - Rundgang zum FutureRetro XS Semimodular Synthesizer für sequencer.de / Synthesizer-Magazin Ausgabe"

FutureRetro XS - Teil 2

FutureRetro XS - Teil 3

Sebastian Soldier- "Manifiesto atemporal"

Sebastian Soldier- "Manifiesto atemporal" by Sebastian Soldier
"Synth: Sequential Circuits Six Trak
Drums: Korg 01w
Record&efects: Roland Vs-880 V-Expanded"

via Sebastian Soldier: "It's a song that I made over the name "Sebastian soldier". I use a sequential circuits six trak to make all the song, except the drums (korg 01w). All recorded in a roland vs-880. The lyrics are in Spanish. I like too much the sound from the sixtrak. It only have a chorus and a delay, and sound awesome!!"

MIDIBox Sequencer - Vintage Edition

via Sly

More pics below and here.

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Maui Media Lab - Los Bongos - Promo Codes

"Play the best Afro Cuban electronic drums and Latin percussion you can get for your iPhone or iPod. Plug in your headphones to hear the incredible quality of sound. Plug into a stereo or soundboard to fill your room, or venue, with the beat of bongos. Perfect for practice. Great for Gigs.

Maui Media Lab LLC licensed by Q Up Arts to produce an official line of iPad, iPhone and iPad Touch products, featuring the world class sound collections of Q Up Arts. Fun and productive for musicians of all calibers and designed exclusively for Apple's iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Maui Media Lab's classic “Los Bongos ” and other music and controller Apps are available exclusively in the iTunes App Store.

Los Bongos, from Q Up Arts Voices of Native America acoustic library, offers musicians authentic recordings of the best sounding flutes that can be found, played by masters of their instrument with CD Quality, 44.1khz/16bit samples.

Expressive. Only Q Up Arts “Los Bongos” features the low-latency, velocity sensitive, multi-touch, bilaterally symmetrical Qboard for realistic live performance by both left and right hand musicians. Absolutely the best drum sampler with the highest quality sounds you can get for your iPod or iPhone.

Maui Media Lab LLC, a licensed Apple developer based out of Maui, Hawaii, has more than sixty applications available for sale in Apple's iTunes App Store for iPad, iPhone and the iPod Touch in more than eighty international markets. Maui Media Lab LLC applications for iPads, iPhones and iPod Touch devices include games, productivity tools, remote controls, musical instruments and much more.

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Los Bongos - Maui Media Lab
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay