MATRIXSYNTH

Charles Bradley experiencing the theremin in The Moog Store.

YouTube Published on Apr 11, 2012 by MoogMusicInc

"'The Screaming Eagle of Soul', Charles Bradley, at The Moog Store in Asheville, NC, experiencing the theremin for the very first time."

VSP330r2 Plugin VS Real VP-330 Test 2

YouTube Published on Apr 11, 2012 by gstormelectro

Weird. YouTube changed it's messaging from Uploaded to Published.

"http://gstormelectronica.blogspot.com/

I am developing a new plugin version for the VP-330. The sounds you hear are testing the PC plugin (off screen) against a real MKI VP-330. Both have all voices/strings/ensemble turned on for full effect. This is a work in progress, I'm thinking the UpperFemale4' still needs some work and could be closer. Everything else seems to be great.

When the time comes and all goes well in beta testing, this VST will be available at a very modest donation everyone can afford. The VP-330 being some kind of rare and mythological creature, my intention is to make the experience of the vintage choirs/strings available to more people and their use in music."

Part 1 here.

Sewing Machine Orchestra

Sewing Machine Orchestra from Martin Messier on Vimeo.

"Sewing machine orchestra is the first version of a performance created by martin messier. the basic sounds used in this performance consist entirely of the acoustic noises produced by 8 sewing machines, amplified by means of microcontacts and process by a computer.

the microcontroller system also enable to use the sewing machines to affect certain parameters of the acoustic sound. the wheel, for exemple, can be assigned to the output volume, etc. machine's mechanism can be activated by remote, using microcontrollers and a computer, without the need for any other human intervention.

these old objects has the effect of taking the imagination further, primarily through their evocative power. whether they remind of specific incidents or recall the relationship to such objects, few people remain indifferent when they see them.

this creation was made possible with the support of the canada council for the arts.

audio, light, performance : martin messier
electronic: samuel st-aubin"

"Lounge Lizard Edition" Crocodile Skin Korg Micro Preset M500

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via the listing: "Hi here we have my very special Korg micro preset customised synth

I like to call it the" lounge lizard edition " on account of the faux crocodile skin top panel ;-)

When I got this it was tatty , the wood finish was rough but it was still a lovely synth

I had the case template remade in solid oak which has been finished in beeswax

It has had a uv led which indicated power and flashes in time with the lfo

It has been resprayed black

It has had cykongs CV mods which work great on all presets except synthe 1 , I think it's because it has a fixed attack , it works but is not as loud as it should be , it's not a fault it's just the way the cv mod works I'm afraid , the cv inputs are at the back and there is a switch to change between keyboard and cv , I can get 4 plus octaves in tune with my Kenton on this which is pretty damn good

The Portamento switch was broken when I bought it , I have replaced it with a similar toggle switch , the original switch was 3 way which had momentary Portamento when you pushed it up , this could not be sourced , I have added a push button to have momentary but currently only works inverted ie you can hold it down with Portamento on and Portamento is off when released Portamento is on , ok but not ideal I'll try and sort it out before sale I think I need to use a push to break instead of push to make switch that's all but if I can't it's no big deal anyway

This is a lovely and unique synth but it sounds really similar to my customised minikorg 700 which Is my favourite so it doesn't get used

If your looking for something special with useful cv mods this is a no brainer"

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