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The Packrat October 2011 - March 2012

"What happens when the keytar's time circuits are amplified by a spherical array of 61 speakers?"

November 2011 - Packrat hits a time-traveling analog speed bump in the 1980s."

December 2011 - "Our hero gets a massive analog boost at a notable 1985 synth concert. Where will he end up next?"

January 2012 - "Welcome to the year 2112!"

February 2012 - "Packrat finally arrives home to realize his whole journey was one big joke on him."

March 2012 - "Packrat's time-traveling days are behind him, but it looks like he's still living in the past."

More episodes and Cool Pacrat shwag here.

A search for The Packrat on MATRIXSYNTH will bring up every post where The Packrat gets a mention.

AHNE 2012 - Syntho De Mayo Apocalypto

via Eric

Saturday May 5
Noon - 6PM
119 Gallery
Lowell, MA

Full details here
(scroll below the image when you get there)

Apocalypto synth art by Dave. Synth trivia: he does a bit of the art for Metasonix, is the man behind The Packrat, and more. Much, much more.

Ten

YouTube Uploaded by Ebotronix on Mar 12, 2012

"4ms Peg RCD VCAMatrix
Analogue Systems RS 100 RS 110 RS 360
Arp 2821 Pink Noise 2811 White Noise
Doepfer A 134 pan by Moog MP 201
Flame 2x Chord Machine
Make Noise Brains 2x PP(CM chord in) Maths Moddenix QMMG Wogglebug
Malekko 4x Unkle 4x Anti
Oberheim Sem (VCO 1&2 cv 2xCM's arp out ) via 2xA160
Ringmodulator Anti& Unkle to 2x Moddemix
Roland System 104 Sequencer (CM pitch)
Toppobrillo Quantimator Sportmodulator
Master Clock Logic via Kenton Pro 2000II and 2x 4ms RCD"

Akai MPC App Coming to Retronyms Table Top

via Retroblog

"SXSW Announcement: MPC in Tabletop! We're really excited about this one! As you may know, we're working with Akai Pro on the official MPC App for iPad. And now we can announce that the MPC will be available as a device inside Tabletop!"

The MPC on iPad is going to be a blast with classic MPC beat making features, sweet effects, and a killer sampling workflow, and now you'll be able to work this legendary device into your Tabletop sessions!

Possibly the best part is how it works: owners of the stand alone MPC app will automatically unlock the MPC device in Tabletop for free — no need to purchase it twice!

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Synchonizing Electronic Musical Equipment and Acoustic Drums

YouTube Uploaded by artoftravelogue on Mar 12, 2012

"The ability to have sequences of different devices play in time together can be a challenge. In this video, I demonstrate how I synchronize various equipment. MIDI and DCB standards can also be easily synched, but are not shown in this video. I use primarily DIN Sync and analog clocks (including the Garfield MiniDoc) for this demonstration. The Casio and the DR110 have been modified to accept a clock input. The solenoid drum triggers were built by me and allow for dynamics (accents) - the roll in the drum pattern is programmed using a pulse LFO with an S/H modulation for random variation. There is more information on modifying clock signals at www.artoftravelogue.com."

Sequential Circuits Programmer comes in at 1:48. Aries modular audio comes in just before that. Watch through to the end for the drums being triggered by the Modcan.

WMD - Synchrodyne Overview

YouTube Uploaded by thedeepelement on Mar 12, 2012

"A very complex module. More information at: http://trashaudio.com/?p=7385"

BRATIGEL Rotary Sixteen

YouTube Uploaded by heidibeerbel on Mar 12, 2012

"The new Sequencer..."

Expert Sleepers ES-3 eurorack module - Silent Way system

YouTube Uploaded by bigcitymusic on Mar 12, 2012

"Here's our first video using the super-slick Expert Sleepers Silent Way system. In this video we are using the ES-3 module with the black acrylic front panel. Lightpipe to control voltage!

Using Ableton Live we called up our Silent Way LFO plugin. The LFO is synced to the master tempo of Live and we wrote in some automation on our Ableton clip., selecting 1/4, 1/8, 1/4. then 16th notes. The drum beat is from Live too.

In this demo we're using an RME Fireface 800, ADAT output directly into the ES-3 module. The sound is the Pittsburgh Oscillator into a Division-6 Filtaire. The Silent Way LFO is controlling the filter's cutoff frequency."

http://bigcitymusic.com/