I Dream of Wires: Trent Reznor and Alessandro Cortini

"Trent Reznor with former NIN member, and ongoing collaborator, Alessandro Cortini."

via IDOW Artits and Participants on Facebook

The IDOW IndieGoGo fundraiser ends tonight at midnight PST. Be sure to check it out if you haven't already.

Robot Koch: Beats in the Details - Ableton Artist Profiles & Live Packs

YouTube Uploaded by AbletonInc on Jan 26, 2012

"Whether positioning a clap and snare hit just slightly off time, or using a ripped up piece of paper for percussion, it's the little things that give Robot Koch's beats such a deep, unique signature. Koch demonstrates the many individual tweaks in Live that make up his unique grooves.

Download "Nano", the track featured in this video, for free at http://www.ableton.com/articles/robot-koch-beats-details"

Also see:
Hecq: http://www.ableton.com/articles/hecq-precision-and-power/
Dauwd: http://www.ableton.com/articles/dauwd-natural-rhythms

Each comes with a free downloadable Live Pack, featuring exclusive samples and sequences.

Sound Lab Mark II & ULTIMATE - Saint Saens Aquarium

YouTube Uploaded by theraywilsonshow on Mar 5, 2012

"I love the ethereal quality of this song and it just lends itself to be synthesized."

Bassically - Moog Minitaur Track by hungrymedia

Bassically by hungrymedia

"A first run with the new Moog Minitaur. 4 audio tracks, no MIDI (and sloppy playing). I just recorded a track, tweaked the sound and went for another. Very stream of consciousness.

Some observations:

The low end is VERY nice (duh).

There is an upper range limit to the oscillators, which is pretty low. Makes sense for a bass synth. If you tune oscillator 2 up an octave from osc 1 and play in the upper octave, oscillator 2 stops at it's upper limit allowing it to drone a single note, no matter where you play in that octave. Seemed like something was wrong at first, then I understood what was happening. You can hear the effect in the middle range repeating riff above.

While there's no noise generator, you can crank the LFO all the way up and get a "nearly noise" effect (heard in the "drum" sounds above)

I expected this to sound exactly like the Moog Little Phatty. Not so. The filter has a more growly sound. I dig it."

Roland SH-1000 Vintage Synthesizer With Hard Case

via this auction

"The SH-1000 was the first instrument made by Roland, so therefore it is also their first keyboard! It is a monophonic analog synth with a single oscillator feeding a low-pass filter, an A.D.S.R. envelope, and two LFOs. It has 10 preset sounds. While this is a fully functioning keyboard, as you can see from the photos it shows some use. It has 2 plastic control knobs (Pitch and Rate) that are cracked, but each one still rotates completely. Also, the "Noise" and "Tremolo" keys have some side by side action. The wood body shows some wear as well. However, it is fully functional. Every key works and produces a sound, all ten preset sound tabs work. Every knob on the control panel works as intended. "Glide" does not seem to do very much though. All in all, it is a super cool vintage Roland that is easy to play and easy to manipulate sounds on. This Roland weighs 41 pounds and comes in the original hard case..."

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LM1229 RARE VINTAGE SOVIET REVERB DELAY

via this auction
mechanical animals (RSS)

"- 8 control knobs: Delay Time, Gain, High and Low Equalizer, Modulation with Rate and Depth controls.
- Record option activated with On/OFF button.

Like most Russian analog gear this signal processor produces sound that differs from well-known processor brands. Unit sounds really fantastic - very wide, warm and clean delay! Soviet technologies in 80's were absolutely different from their western analogs.

- Connectors: Line IN, Line OUT - 1/4" mono jack, Pedal In (5DIN)
- Body made of metal, rack size
- Power : 220/240 V AC."

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POLIVOKS Vintage Soviet Synth

via this auction
mechanical animals (RSS)

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NodeBeat 2.0 controlling ThumbJam, NLogSynth Pro, Funkbox, Animoog, and Sunrizer

Vimeo by AffinityBlue

iTunes:
NodeBeat HD - AffinityBlue
ThumbJam - Sonosaurus LLC
NLogSynth PRO - tempo rubato
FunkBox Drum Machine - Synthetic Bits, LLC
Animoog - Moog Music Inc.
Sunrizer synth - BeepStreet

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Waiting For Judge Number Three

Waiting For Judge Number Three from Atomic Shadow on Vimeo.

http://www.atomicshadow.com/

A semi improvisation featuring processed audio from two reel to reel machines (I think of them as sequencers), sine wave generators, ring modulators, tape echo, various effects, and a dash of reverb.

This piece is in honor of the OraMix contest held by the Science Museum in London. My entry can be heard at...
http://oramics.herokuapp.com/tracks/24

Atomic Shadow now on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/#!/AtomicShadow

1978 "June is Oberheim Month" Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the full write-up.

"Oberheim FourVoice and OB-1 1/2-page advertisement from page 197 in International Musician and Recording World June (UK)/July (USA) 1978."