A BugBrand Baby - Weevil Makes You Go Bye Bye

via the BugBrandBlog

"Jules wrote to me recently with a wonderful picture - his new baby boy with his old Weevil (c.2006 I think).

'I cannot tell you how brilliant the weevil is in terms of helping this little baby sleep.'"

श्रुति-1 (Shruthi-1) Monosynth assembly

श्रुति-1 (Shruthi-1) Monosynth assembly from Justin on Vimeo.

"Assembly and test of the श्रुति-1 monosynth from Mutable Instruments. Here is what MI has to say about it:
The Shruthi-1 is a hybrid monosynth, combining the warmth of real analogue filters with the edginess and synthesis possibilities (FM, wavetable oscillators, modulation matrix, sequencing, full MIDI implementation) of digital synthesizers. Its hardware design is deceptively simple — optimized for DIY assembly, not for large-scale manufacturing — but don’t be fooled, its sonic range is wide! Sometimes grungily digital like a PPG-Wave, fat and funky like a SH-101, videogame-y like a Commodore 64, weird and warm like an ESQ-1 ; but more often than not, truly original.

Folks with quick eyes will notice that the video shows both the CEM3379 & SMR-4 Filter board and two different digital control boards. I've built a few of these devices over the past months and ended up using the best bits of video from each build. So yea, don't get your panties in a knot about it.

The music is by a currently unnamed project I'm happy to be a part of. For the purposes of dissemination it needs a name, if only a temporary one, so I'm calling this one Enchanted Forest. It's a bit of an inside joke for the Pacific Northwest. Anyway, you can hear the Shruthi with the SMR-4 filter in full effect all over this recording doing what it does best: sounding awesomely weird."

~Sweet Lil' Thing~

YouTube Uploaded by shaft9000 on Jul 26, 2011

"simple DVDO&DDL patch. X/Y out to A/B wave select of DVDO"

Biggie and Anjay Studio A.mp4

YouTube Uploaded by innerclock2004 on Jul 27, 2011

"Innerclock Systems Sync-Gen II PRO: Cubase is our master time, it sends the audio pulse to the Sync Gen 2 which in turns drives the rest of the gear (as much as we can plug in at once!). The timing out of Cubase 5.5 translates perfectly and we are recording live on the fly back into Cubase with everything lined up on the grid perfectly! It was disconcerting buying all this gear and then sitting there wondering how to keep it all in sync, basically we ripped our hair out until we found David's Innerclock website. Serial #001 arrived and from that day forward, we have been graced with the ability to waste absolutely zero time on setting things up, finally turning it on and pressing space bar and sitting back, to us this has been a god send !!"

Ableton Tutorial - Tech House Lead Synth Using Resonator

YouTube Uploaded by pointblankonline on Jul 27, 2011

"http://www.pointblankonline.net/courses/ableton-live-courses.php In this video Jonny Miller (Sidestepper Recordings) shows you how to use the resonator to turn a drum hit into a tech-house style lead synth.

He is using samples and loops from the Audiotent - Tech House Planet pack available here:
http://www.clickproduce.com/#content^/release/tech-house-planet-48656^9058

For more Ableton Live tutorials head to http://www.pointblankonline.net/courses/ableton-live-courses.php

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MonoTribe E Wobble Bass and Analog Echo w EHX Memory Boy

YouTube Uploaded by VJFranzK on Jul 27, 2011

"Analog synth deserves an analog eco to preserve the tone!"

Noisebug on eBay (RSS)

ether^ra VERBOS EARDRILLED

YouTube Uploaded by potterpaint2000 on Jul 27, 2011

"a Buchla 200e improv. http://etherra.blogspot.com/"

Mopho keyboard messing

YouTube Uploaded by narki86 on Jul 27, 2011

"Mopho is angry"

Undead Instruments - timeFrog II - Inertial Sensor Gestures

Undead Instruments - timeFrog II - Inertial Sensor Gestures from Richard Devine on Vimeo.

"The timeFrog II is a powerful and flexible MIDI device dedicated to music computer and MIDI applications.

The spin/inertial sensor provides a totally new kind of control surface, which opens new way for playing with parameters.

The 8 endless encoders, 4 potentiometers and 6 buttons form a functional and compact.

There is also a embedded 4 steps sequencer: 4x4 steps x 6 voices

This patch was setup in Ableton Max For Live using only two instances of SonicCharge's Synplant software synthesizer. These two patches where customized and
designed to work with the timeFrogII. Creating for some very unique musical gestures. All sequencing and note generation is from the timeFrog controller.

undeadinst.com/​products/​timefrog"

Early Moog Modular

via Marc Doty's Photos.

If you remember from this post and this earlier post, Marc is spending the Summer with The Bog Moog Foundation.

If you look at the large panel towards the left you'll see what looks like a filter bank. I was curious if this was one of the five only in existence, mentioned at 6:47 in the video below, by the late David Hillel Wilson, former curator of The New England Synthesizer Museum. If you look at the video you will see that it is not the same. It is also not the same as the 914 Filter Bank pictured here, or the 907A here. It looks closest to the 914. [Update 1/6/12 via Brian Kehew: "The old filter module is an original 907 Fixed Filter bank (the 907a is the same thing, but turned vertically; I assume to save panel space. The 914 is 'Extended' meaning more bands and options"]

Update: some additional info from Michelle Moog-Koussa: "Hi All, this modular was the demo unit at R.A. Moog, Co. I believe the modules are dated 1967, but I'll have to double check. In 1970, when Bill Weytana took over the company, Bob sold this synth to David Borden, a good friend and a founding member of Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece. David used the synth for years until sometime about 10 or 15 years ago, Bob called him and asked if he could have it back, at which point David sent it without hesitation. It's the only modular we have in the archives and we're very grateful to have it. The synth still bears the Mother Mallard plaque on the left side. Here's a photo of it, taken at our Pushing the Envelope Exhibit: http://www.facebook.com/l/EAQCbjJb1/on.fb.me/o17LeM. @Matrix, I don't think this is a special filter bank like David was talking about, although it would be amazing to have one of those in the archives. It looks like this system most closely resembles a "Synthesizer Ic' from the 1967 catalog. @Custom synth, it's not used.......yet. When we have the resources to restore it and share it, we will certainly use it!"


YouTube Uploaded by turbid on Oct 28, 2007

You can find all three parts in this post commemorating David Hillel Wilson, as well as this earlier post.

Couple of screen grabs (I'm pretty sure I have some better pics from my visit back in 2006):