MATRIXSYNTH

Yamaha SY-2 Analog Synthesizer

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SketchSynth - A Drawable OSC Control Surface

"SketchSynth - A drawable OSC control panel

My final project for Golan Levin's Interactive Art and Computational Design class at CMU, Spring 2012.
Built with openFrameworks, ofxCv, OSC, and Pure Data.

More info: golancourses.net/2012spring/05/13/billy-keyes-final-project-sketchsynth/
Behind-the-scenes view: vimeo.com/42053693

Music: ioflow - mnml autmn

Thanks to Golan Levin, the CMU Art Department (Bob Kollar), and Nick Mazurek for lending me equipment for the project and the video. Also, thanks to Kyle McDonald for his excellent ofxCv addon, which makes it incredibly easy to work with OpenCV inside openFrameworks."

SketchSynth (behind-the-scenes) from Billy Keyes on Vimeo.

"A view of the debug/setup screen of my SketchSynth program. It shows some of the stages of the image processing and how the projector is aligned to the camera."

Not to be confused with Sketch Synth 3D for iPad

The MMTA Summer SYNTHFEST - June 2 at Seattle's EMP

http://www.mostlymodular.com/

The website is live. Click through for details. You'll find a link for Event Info and Exhibitor Info.

The date is June 2nd at the Experience Music Project Seattle. The SYNTHFEST is free and open to the public. If you are in the area, drop by, check out some gear and mingle with fellow synth enthusiasts. The list of manufacturers attending the event will follow.

Syntharts Secrets of Analog and Digital Synthesis Tutorials from the 80s

YouTube Published on May 15, 2012 by laubimusic77

"original title: secrets of analog & digital synthesis
(c) 1985, 1986 Ferro Productions

by Steve de Furia"

Playlist:
syntharts lesson 1 - the physics of sound
syntharts lesson 2 - making waves
syntharts lesson 3 - the sound designer's tool kit
syntharts lesson 4 - synthesizers and editing techniques

If you like these be sure to also see the New York School of Synthesis - Intro to Synthesis series.

Kuleshov eFx

YouTube Published on May 15, 2012 by gonzapar

"xoxbox+volfrAm = mpc2000xl
vtol"

The Party Van - Demonstration/Walkthrough [Max/MSP, Monome & Arc]

YouTube Published on May 14, 2012 by kriista

"A screencast/demo of The Party Van.

The Party Van is a live sampling and performance instrument built using Max/MSP. It was programmed around the Monome 64 and Arc 2 controllers but includes mapping for an iPad running TouchOSC (custom layout included) as well as the Keith McMillen Softstep foot controller. Additionally, the patch has MIDI learn functionality built in, so every parameter can be mapped to any MIDI controller.

You can download the patch and instructions on my webpage:
http://www.rodrigoconstanzo.com/the-party-van/"

DIY Buchla 194 Bandpass Test 01

YouTube Published on May 15, 2012 by djangosfire

"I've been slowly building up a few Buchla style modules - really having some fun w/ the DIY.

This vid is a quick and dirty test of the "Bandpass Filter Model 194" I just put together. It's hard to see in the vid, but I've been hand lettering the panels of the modules I've built so far.

Aside from the single VCO sequence patch, here's what's going on:

- VCO into mixer #1
- mixer #1 into 194 Bandpass Filter
- each of the four outs from the 194 patched into a 292 Quad Lopass Gate
- 281e set up to "cycle" through each channel, which in turn opens up an adjacent "gate" of the 292 . . . this allows each 194 output to be sequentially output mixed
- 292 outputs each sent into mixer #2
- mixer #2 output is sent both to a "mult" and to a 190 "style" Spring Reverb (the Reverb goes out to the main out BTW)
- the "multed" mixer #2 output is sent to a channel input of mixer #1 . . . this allows for manual "audio feedback control" of the 194 bands.

It sounds much better in real life, but for this "test" I just used the Vid Cam built in mic - anyway thanks!"

Akai Pro SynthStation49: Overview

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YouTube Published on May 15, 2012 by AkaiProVideo

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