Once upon a time the spontaneous symetry breaking

YouTube Published on Jul 6, 2012 by UNDEADINSTRUMENTS

"Some broken sounds and rythms to celebrate the hypothetic discovering of the famous boson...
4 instruments in Ableton for a twenty minutes live session"

timeFrogIII performance mode tutorial

Published on Jul 6, 2012 by UNDEADINSTRUMENTS

"a short tuto-video to resume the handling of a slot in the firmware 1.3 for the timeFrog.
Everything relative to one slot applies to any of the 32 slots

0:03 overview of all menus for the performance view
0:16 how to change a MIDI channel of a slot from chan-note menu
0:30 how to change the note pitch of a slot from chan-note menu
0:45 how to keep a note locked in performance mode, how to release it from anywhere in the menus
1:08 how to assign the triggering of a slot to the disc rotation
1:27 how to launch the disc automating clock
1:42 how to change the velocity from the inc-velo menu
1:53 how to use increment to automatise velocity evolving from inc-velo menu
2:05 how to change evolving direction using the disc
2:20 how to use increment to form rythm pattern
2:35 how to use arpegiation for a slot from menu ocatv/mode
3:15 how to change to direction a the arpegiation map
3:50 whole gamme evolving for a note
4:16 examples of handling two slot together"

Yamaha Synth Arp & Drum Pad for iPad Now Avialable in US

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"New application from Yamaha makes it easy to play a variety of phrases and beats!
*** Special Release Price through 2012/7/31 ***
In addition, to celebrate the release of Synth Arp & Drum Pad we're having a sale! 50% off for a limited time!..

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Herb Deutsch Featured in LI Herald

This one spotted by synchro1 in the LI Herald: "Unbeknown to many, one of the pioneers of modern music makes his living on the South Shore. Anyone who has studied music at Hofstra University would recognize him, as he has been teaching at the school for 51 years. His name is Herbert Deutsch, and he lives in Massapequa Park with his wife, Nancy. In 1964, at age 32, he co-invented the Moog synthesizer, helping to pave the way for electronic music...

It wasn’t until 1968, four years after Deutsch and Moog finished the prototype of the synthesizer, that it had its first commercial breakthrough, when composer Wendy Carlos used it in a recording called 'Switched-On Bach.' 'All of a sudden, classical musical people all bought it,' Deutsch said. 'That’s when the instrument really became big...'

The two men shared an intense fascination with music. While Deutsch himself was a musician, Moog made instruments, having earned his Ph.D. in physics engineering at Cornell in the late 1950s.

But when it came to electronic music, Deutsch recalled, Moog was something of a neophyte. 'He really didn’t know much about electronic music,' Deutsch said.

During their conversations, however, the two planted the seeds for what would become the Moog synthesizer. 'We kept talking about the fact that it would be great if there was an inexpensive, small instrument that could create electronic music,' said Deutsch.

The two eventually parted ways, but reunited — and continued their conversation — at a concert in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village in January 1964. They agreed to meet again that summer and brainstorm ideas. Moog wrote a formal letter to the Hofstra administration, outlining their plan in the hope that the university might give Deutsch a research grant. It did: $200.

'So for Hofstra’s $200, we got together in the summer of ’64,' Deutsch recounted, 'and within about three weeks, we developed what was going to be the Moog synthesizer.'"

Read the full article here. If you want to read up on some of the history behind the beginnings of Moog and Buchla, check out the book Analog Days in the Synth Books section. Also check out the Moog documentary in the Synth Movies section.

Circuit Bent Yamaha DD-6

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"20 timbres, 4 pads, 100 built-in rhythms, digital display, headphone/AUX OUT jack.

This unit has been modified to produce mad glitch beats and brutal noise. It has 8 point patch bay, leds, rotary buttons, potentiometers and switches. Comes with original black drum sticks. Works with 9V battery.

Listen to the sound sample:"

New Rhodes Chroma Template for TouchOSC

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Leon van der Sangen created a new TouchOSC editor for the Rhodes Chroma. It's based on my templates but does not require The Missing Link or a PC or Mac to interpret OSC to MIDI. This one works directly with the iPad and MIDI via the camera connection kit. You can find full details and the download links on the Rhodes Chroma site here.

iPads on eBay
TouchOSC - hexler

Future Retro ORB sequencing DSI Prophet 08

Future Retro ORB sequencing DSI Prophet 08 (testing my new ORB)

YouTube Published on Jul 5, 2012 by saochima

"Future Retro ORB sequencing DSI Prophet 08. Testing for the first time the Future Retro ORB.."

via Sebastian Cimino on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Yin69Yang

YouTube Published on Jul 5, 2012 by Ebotronix

"4ms Peg VCA Matrix
Buchla 281e & 292e ( TSM gate)
Alesis Metavox TSM & Uncle
Analogue Systems RS 110
RS 360 Formants ( cv via SQ10 )
Arp Odyssey 2811& 2821 (arp up down)
Doepfer 4xA 134 pan by Moog MP 201
Flame Chord Machine # 1 (Uncle) chords by Z8000
Chord Machine # 2 (AO) Unisono mode( cv by CM 2arp out)
Talking Synth Modul
foh choices
Make Noise Brain PP Maths Moddemix Optomix QMMG Wogglebug
Malekko 4 x A O (CM # 2) 4x Uncle ( CM # 1 ) Jag
Moog CP251 & Freqbox to RS360 to Optomix (cv by VCS)
Oberheim Sem (bandpass noise to Metavox)
Roland System 104 Sequencer
SSL Modulation Orgy
TipTop Audio Z8000
Toppobrillo Sportmodulator Quantimator
Master Clock Logic via Kenton Pro 2000 II and 2x 4ms RCD
Korg SQ10
Serge VCS
Drums Logic Ultrabeat 12/8
FX Boss VF-1, Line6 echo pro,TC M3000"

TB-303 Two Piece Bikini

Available on Etsy

Don't miss the one piece in this post.

1980s CASIO VL-Tone VL-1

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via eBay UK

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Roland Jupiter 4 - with IO MIDI & Blue LEDs

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via this auction

"Here's quite possibly the best Jupiter synth from the vintage Roland "golden years".
This one has been serviced in early 2012 by a professional tech.
All 4 voice cards re-capped for proper tuning, overhaul cleaning of all parts and connections, calibrated etc.
Service paper work will be included.

This JP4 also has the amazing MIDIpolis IO MIDI Retrofit, installed!
Two boards inside...

1) The Keyboard Assigner, which gives you MIDI control over pitch note, bend, cutoff frequency, volume and portamento.
Also syncs up the (very awesome) arpeggio to MIDI clock. Also 2 LFOs with storable settings.
2) Expanded Patch Programmer, giving you 8x the memory storage for saved sounds (total 64). As well as...
MIDI CC send/receive on all programmable sliders, copy/paste patches, a "Second Page" for added LFOs control + velocity,
Noise level control, Memory dump, and much more.

Needless to say, the added flexibility from the IO MIDI kit allows the JP4 to out-shine many of today's "new" synths.
The sound has always been amazing ... but now the control and usability are up to current standards.
Read all about the details from the online manual:
MIDIpolis: Io Manual and full specs"

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