tango and synths.MOV

YouTube Uploaded by zackdagoba on Nov 4, 2011

"see http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.com/ for more"

EMS VC3S / Putney. Be sure to see the Synths in TV and Film post.

Roland Xp-30 He's a Pirate

YouTube Uploaded by stealthgear on Nov 4, 2011

"A custom Marcato Orchestra Performance Layer triggered from Ableton. If you know how to play Pirates of the Carribean on piano (I don't) you will sound exactly the same as in the video on this board.

Sorry if its not in sync."

cosmic surfin'

YouTube Uploaded by mttakuharu1 on Jul 10, 2011

"こんにちは。ymo大好きな中2です！
久しぶりにUPします！
今回はPublic Presserの中で1番ライヴ感がある、cosmic surfinをコピーしてみました！まだまだヘタクソですが宜しければ聞いてみて下さい！感想お待ちしてます！
ワールドハピネスでも演奏してほしいです！"

Googlish:
"Hi. The two loves of ymo!
The UP again!
We have a live feel in the No. 1 Public Presser, I tried to copy the cosmic surfin! Please try badly but still may want to ask! I welcome comments!
I want you to play at the World Happiness!"

OTO Biscuit Adds Synthesis Firmware Update For Free!

Update: a little demo.


Der OTO 1 by matrixsynth

And an updated mono version with less distortion on the filters:

Der OTO 1 ok by Oto Machines

If you have an OTO Biscuit, you are in for a treat. OTO is adding a two oscillator monosynth with 16 step sequencer and more for free! A very cool new retro styling white faceplate will be available for purchase.

via OTO:
"This is a major upgrade as it will transform Biscuit into a 2 oscillator monosynth with choice of different waveforms, FM, EG, LFO and a 16 step sequencer (note, length, glide and accent on each step). It's a collaboration between us and Olivier Gillet from Mutable Instruments (creator of the Shruthi synth kit). This is a free upgrade, but we will sell a cover with all the new features written on it."

via the OTO website, plus some additional preliminary specs:

"Turn your Biscuit into a MONOSYNTH with a 16 step sequencer !!

- 2 oscillators with Saw, Square, Sine, FM, Noise
- Glide and detune for 2nd oscillator
- One Envelope Generator (Mod to Filter and Pitch) with Attack, Decay and Sustain pots


- One LFO with Triangle, Square and S/H waves (Mod to Filter and Pitch)
- Ring Mod, XOR, bit-reducer FX
- Accept MIDI Note On, Note-Off, Pitch Bend and Clock messages
- 16 track sequencer (Tap or MIDI sync): Note, Length, Accent (with Master pot) and Glide on each step
- 8 user Synth presets and 8 user Sequencer presets
- 8 Synth factory presets
- Key combination to easily switch between Biscuit and Synth mode"

Set for release on 11/11/11

Top photo by Eric Kadijevic

Update: more demos:

Der OTO Glide Test by Oto Machines
Der OTO Transpose Seq by Oto Machines

CLICK FOR MORE »

Mopho meets Monotribe with MS-20 knobs

YouTube Uploaded by FSK1138 on Nov 4, 2011

"Dave Smith Mopho #2828
Korg monotribe #008091
with MS-20 knobs

output is directly from roland micro create
recorded with sony HDR-UX20 Camara Mic

oh the skeleton ...
lets just say this is another project
involving webcam to midi"

Aliens Project Close Up of the Week - ”Myo” Chamber of Sounds

via Aliens Project

Chamber of Sounds on eBay

Amazing Machines Releases MIDITRIBE REV 2

via Amazing Machines in the comments of this previous post.

"First we would like to thank you for your interest in our product.

We are proud to announce that the REV 2 of the MIDITRIBE is already available on eBay or on our website"

"Changes to REV 2:
-
- The serial port connector is white now, not black, we managed to find a perfect match to the MONOTRIBE's male serial connector."

monotribes on eBay
Amazing Machines on eBay

The Shaw Institute - Synthesizer Studies

"The Shaw Institute – Synthesizer Studies: Module One. Module One is
the first in the series of synthesizer studies from The Shaw Institute.
Each of the ten tracks were composed using only one synthesizer to explore
what the Institute calls ‘Machine Entropy’. These aged machines produce
fascinating sounds on their natural journey towards a state of decay.
Each piece has a drifting quality, as if slowly floating to the edge of the
sound horizon and out of view. Extended your sonic telescopes to their full
capacity to catch a final glimpse before these fleeting tones disappear in
the folds of perception.

Link to preview [with audio] here"

Simonsound » The Tone Generation - Episode 22 - Moog

"The latest episode of The Tone Generation explores experimental (and library music in the form of Roger Roger/Cecil Leuter) music created on the Moog range of synthesisers. Don’t be expecting the usual Switched on Bach and Keith Emerson fare. As usual with The Tone Generation, its all about sharing..."

Update via Simon in the comments: "Wanted to add that the Tone Generation is researched and presented by Ian Helliwell. And the description goes on to say '.. its all about sharing some of the lesser known early electronic material from Ian Helliwell’s vast collection.'"

MUSIC FOR MAYA DEREN - A Buchla & Max/MSP Digital Release

"What is the sound of a dream?
The art of Maya Deren can be described as surrealistic, anti narrative, visionary, experimental, but most of all, oniric.

Maya Deren passed away on October 13th,1961.This music, a tribute to her timeless art, was composed for a live performance memorial made at the Museum of Science and Technology of Milan, Italy on October 29th, 2011.

Recorded live to tape, without edits and overdubs using a Buchla200e and Max/MSP

download link"