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Monday, February 13, 2012

"Union Silver" - on Roland D-20

YouTube Uploaded by organfairy on Feb 13, 2012

"It has been a while since I used this instrument. Therefore I made this video using only voices and rhythms from the Roland D-20. I didn't use the sequencer though but instead recorded everything in multitrack on a PC.

I have read somewhere that the original version of this song was Italian. But the most well known version is probably the English one by Middle of the Road called "Union Silver". But there was also a Swedish version - En sång om sorg och glädje - recorded by Agnetha Fältskog before ABBA really took off."

IDOW & MATRIXSYNTH Modular Pic of the Week - Week 16 Contest Winner!

"Our sixteenth winner of the Modular Pic of the Week contest goes to Chris Novello for his 'illucia console.'

illucia is a modular codebending console for routing digital information. It is the physical paradigm of modular synthesizers, but applied to computer programs (sound, games, image, etc).
Chris Novello is a designer in Providence, RI.

For more info: http://www.paperkettle.com

We'd like to give a big thanks and congratulations to Chris Novello for his submission! This is the 16th week of a 30-week contest, and we are looking forward to many more modular photo submissions, so please keep 'em coming! For details on how to submit and what you can win, see this post.

For more info on the upcoming 'I Dream of Wires' documentary, be sure to see the trailer and IndieGoGo fund raising campaign here.

See the IDOW label for all posts pertaining to the film including the weekly contest winners."

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Legendary Instruments - Jean Michel Jarre

YouTube Uploaded by 9thenazeing on Jan 1, 2009

"Jean Michel Jarre demonstrates the analogue synths he's used during his career."

I believe this is from the "Oxygene Live in Your Living Room" DVD previously posted here and first mentioned here. Also see this post for some info on the matrix digisequencer by Michel Geiss.

via The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Bay Area Synth Meet 2 - Berkeley

flickr set by g.p.macklin
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Dataline - Elsewhere...Elektron Trinity Performance

YouTube Uploaded by MrDataline on Feb 12, 2012

"Do you ever think about the places you have been, things you did, people you used to hang out with, how was your life back then, better or worse?

Does these memories give you joy? Unhappiness? Or pleasure? Maybe grief? This is what this track is about...

OP1 sampled into the Octatrack. Machinedrum and Monomachine doing their thing alongside :)

Special thanks to Hopi for the video :)"

First Euro Patch

YouTube Uploaded by pickleinn on Feb 12, 2012

"First Euro patch recorded. Piston Honda, Hertz Donut, Pressure Points, Maths, uVCA, borg, optomix, machinedrum, mf104z."

Rotoseq, rotary sequencer

YouTube Uploaded by grandtippler on Feb 12, 2012

"http://www.rarebeasts.com
This is a hand generator cranked rotary sequencer. It has 8 slots and 4 sounds and uses 4 LDRs into a picaxe to make sounds.
Sorry about the sound of the dynamo it was sitting next to the mic."

flickr By rarebeasts

"This is a hand generator cranked rotary sequencer. It has 8 slots and 4 sounds and uses 4 LDR into a picaxe to make sounds."

Realistic Moog Concertmate MG-1

via this auction

"Realistic Moog Concertmate MG-1 with the following upgrades:

1/4"-Jack audio output (see photos below)
1/4"-Jack audio input to 24-dB Moog filter (see photos below)
Improved gate response
Multitrigger & continuous glide
Octave pitch drop
MIDI2CV - Design: Bojan Burkeljc
MIDI Notes - Pitch Voltage & Gate Trigger
Pitch/Gate source select switch (MIDI or Keyboard)
Sticky black foam removed

These modifications transform the existing MG-1 into a responsive and controllable analog monosynth with a lush Moog ladder-filter. To the left of the keyboard, there is a switch to select between MIDI control or internal keyboard control. With MIDI control selected, the pitch voltage and gate trigger are controlled by the MIDI interface. The board converts MIDI data from note on/off messages to a pitch voltage and a gate trigger.

The filter input and the MG-1 audio output are routed through 1/4" jacks that take the place of the pitch and trigger jacks. The jacks are unlabeled in order to preserve the original aesthetics as best as possible. The filter input can be mixed with the MG-1's audio sources (2 VCOs, Noise, Bell, and Poly).

The improved gate response affects the internal keyboard gate and allows for faster playing (quicker successions of triggered notes). The multitrigger modification also improves play of the internal keyboard. It restores Moog's typical low-note priority, retriggers when you play a new note and release a note to return to the original note. It also adds continuous glide, such that the glide will not stop in-between notes (and off-pitch) if you take your hands off the keys, the pitch will continue to glide to the note you played."

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