New Clara Rockmore Theremin CD on Kickstarter

via Kickstarter

"The theremin is not only the world's first electronic instrument, but the only one that makes music entirely in the air: the performer does not touch it at any point, except to turn it on. It's simple enough to create sound effects on the thermin -- and thus it's been widely used on scary movie soundtracks and as a distinctive adjunct to such pop classics as the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations" -- but incredibly difficult to control as an artistic instrument. It was Clara Rockmore who became the world-renowned champion of the concert theremin, making three cross-country tours, and performing concertos with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. In 1979, she was featured in a live broadcast on WQXR, together with two renowned colleagues, the violinist Erick Friedman, and her sister, pianist Nadia Reisenberg, plus eight members of the Violincello Society of New York. The original tapes are being be digitally re-mastered, and while the commercials will be gone, the resulting CD will contain all the artist interviews, along with live performances of favorite pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Saint-Saens, and more.

Here's one of my favorites"

Theremin - Clara Rockmore play "The Swan" (Saint-Saëns)

YouTube Uploaded by yaoikan1981 on May 3, 2007

"Performed by Clara Rockmore (1911-1998), the first performer to bring complete musical artistry to the theremin.
This song from suit "The Carnival of the Animals"

サン・サーンス「白鳥」
テルミン演奏：クララ・ロックモア"

Karlax by DA FACT

Thomas Goguelin plays Karlax from da fact on Vimeo.

"Karlax is the first wireless controller to re-establish the artist’s body at the heart of the Digital Arts performance. This instrument’s revolutionary ergonomic design uses the artist’s own natural movements for an unlimited freedom in the creation and artistic expression."

http://www.dafact.com/
"Karlax, an instrument designed exclusively for digital arts

Karlax was introduced for the first time at the Musikmesse of Frankfurt in March 2010 and is available for sale since December.

Karlax is the result of 10 years of research and development in the best french laboratories. It is the first wireless intrument to play and interpret electronic music on stage.

With revolutionary ergonomics and a wireless technology, Karlax replaces the artist at the center of the performance, granting a simple and intuitive access to natural gestures and bringing a new dimension of expressivity to the electronic performance, letting the artist break free from the limits of traditional controllers and other computer related interfaces.

Karlax fits naturally into the chain of creation and digital expression and allows to operate and expand the potential of all existing software and hardware for composition, recording, editing and interpretation.

The use of Karlax does not require any special technical training and is therefore accessible to all who are attracted by the new digital ways of expression.
The community

In a few months, a community of users and supporters has started to emerge. Its diversity surprisingly reflects the potential of the instrument: artists ranging from musicians and DJs to dancers and composers, from many different countries, from electro-acoustic to electronic music, have shown their interest in Karlax. For instance, in June, as part of the Tom Mays's class "New technologies applied to music composition" at the National Conservatory of Paris, a new group has started to work on writing electroacoustic music for Karlax."

Hervé Diasnas dances with Karlax from da fact on Vimeo.

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Addictive

Addictive by MyklH
"Sounds were made with the VirSyn Addictive Synth App for ipad using a common MyklH designed Arpeggio. These sounds were recorded into Ableton live, cut & manipulated & put together. This ensemble gives a long, rather hypnotic, floating soundscape."

Addictive Synth - VirSyn
iPads on eBay

MIDIpress keystroke to MIDI converter for OSX

YouTube Uploaded by zealtv on Sep 5, 2011

"http://facebook.com/zealtv
http://zealousy.com

get MIDIpress here: http://zealousy.com/?p=1457
there's more info and the original max patch there too. This is a more sophisticated/better version of the keybeatz patch demonstrated in another video. enjoy!"

Moog Memorymoog Plus

via this auction

SN 3517

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Minimoog model D SN 2652

via this auction

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Analogue Systems rs8000 Modular

via this auction

"Analogue Systems rs8000 with last modules version (rs95e, s85...) with the Midi CV convertor.
The rs8000 contains the following modules:
rs140 Midi to CV converter
rs420 octave controller rs380 divider *2
rs95e oscillator*3
rs20 multiple ring mod
rs100s filter, the moog modular filter from
AS rs100: old version of the mini low pass filter
rs40 noise SH
rs160 CV mixer*2
rs60 envelopp*3
rs180 VCA*3
rs215 fixed filter (great for percussions and drums)
rs110 multimode filter, excellent with the multiple out to get this silky SEM sound
rs230 buffer
rs85 LFO*2
rs50
rs35 external CV module
rs70 amp
rs170 convertor
rs250 trunk line to back of the rs8000"

Oberheim OB-8 analog synthesizer

via this auction

SN 930618

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Korg SQ-10 Analog Sequencer 12x3 With Original Box

via this auction

Native Instruments Announces iMASCHINE for iOS

"The first ever Native Instruments iPhone® and iPod touch® App is an intuitive and powerful beat sketchpad based on MASCHINE’s groove production studio concept. iMASCHINE is perfect for developing song ideas anytime, anywhere – Play and record drums on the 16 pads, jam a melody on the keyboard, sing on top of your loops via the built-in audio recorder or create your own unique sample banks from any source - With iMASCHINE the focus is always on the music. And when you’re done, you can finalize your track in the full version of MASCHINE or or directly upload it to SoundCloud and share with your friends. iMASCHINE will be available at the iTunes App Store for $ 4.99 / 3.99 € from October 1st."

iMASCHINE is a professional instrument designed for beat producers of all levels - you don’t need to have experience with MASCHINE to create spontaneous beats. With its intuitive threshold-based pad sampling, note repeat, auto-loop length feature, professional on-board mixer with six studio effects and the unique audio recording function, iMASCHINE makes it easy to instantly create grooves whenever the mood hits.
Use the included drum kits and melodic sounds, all in professional WAV-format, or expand your library with the iMASCHINE EXPANSIONS - available directly from your device via the in-app store.

16 pads for playing the included drums and one-shot samples
Library includes 10 projects, 25 kits and over 400 individual samples (100 MB of WAV sounds)
Pad sampling mode: record your own one-shot sample through the built-in iPhone® microphone
Keyboard mode with two manuals for playing chords, bass and melodies
Note repeat function with 4th, 8th, 16th, 16th triplets, 32th for keyboard and drum pad mode
Audio recorder mode lets you record vocal ideas through the built-in iPhone® microphone
Assign any of the 4 groups to pad, keyboard or audio recorder mode (e.g. use it as pocket 4-track recorder)
Mixer page includes two send effects with Delay, Flanger, Chorus, LoFi, HP, BP and LP filters
The live-mode sequencer automatically detects the recorded loop length
Finished song idea can be exported with one touch as an audio file or uploaded to SoundCloud
Project (including samples) can be exported to MASCHINE for finalizing in your studio environment
Additional drum kits and instrument sounds can be easily purchased through the in-app store"

NATIVE INSTRUMENTS GmbH - NI on iTunes - nothing listed at the time of this post.
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay