Vintage 70s Pollard Syndrum Quad

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YouTube Published on Jul 18, 2012 by cityexplodesbeef


via this auction

"Up for sale is a very rare Pollard Syndrum Quad w/ Original Pedal and Drum Pads. The Synthesizer and pads both work great. All channels are working great except the "Snare 1" setting on each channel is inaudible. The "Snare 1" is supposed to be a quieter, shorter snare than "Snare 2." "Snare 2" works great on each channel and is controlled by the sustain slider underneath of it. The Quad is also in great cosmetic condition, with only minor paint chips here and there. See pics for details. The slider caps have all been replaced with Arp-style rubber ones. (the original slider caps fell off a long time ago.) Included in this auction is:

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QuNeo with Z3ta+2 & Ableton Live

YouTube Published on Jul 9, 2012 by encanti

"Encanti demonstrates the QuNeo MIDI controller by Keith McMillen Instruments to program patches for Z3ta+2 VST synthesizer by Cakewalk, running Ableton Live Suite 8 using Windows 7 (via bootcamp partition) on an Intel MacBook Pro.

Each square pad is sending MIDI CC data on X and Y axes using "Latch" mode. The CC messages are sent to different synth parameters within Z3ta+2. The MIDI notes and drum loop are both pre-recorded in this example.

Do you like my sounds? My Z3ta+2 presets are available through Cakewalk. Check out "Mutant Rebellion" and "Mutant Revolution" available here: http://www.store.cakewalk.com/b2cus/category.aspx?categoryID=106

QuNeo: http://www.keithmcmillen.com/QuNeo/overview
Z3ta+2: http://www.cakewalk.com/Z3TA-2-Download
Ableton Live: http://www.ableton.com/
Encanti: http://www.encantimusic.com"

Keith McMillen on eBay

QuNeo with Ableton Live Suite 8: DJ Effects

Published on Jul 9, 2012 by encanti

"Encanti demonstrates using KMI's QuNeo to mix tracks and use effects with Ableton Live Suite 8.

Each square pad is sending MIDI CC data on X and Y axes. The pads that stay lit are using "Latch" mode, others are using "Grid" which snap the XY values back to a pre-determined value. The CC messages are sent to different knobs within Ableton Live. The crossfader determines the dry/wetness of several effects.

Encanti: http://www.encanti.com
Keith McMillen Instruments' QuNeo: http://www.keithmcmillen.com/QuNeo/overview
Ableton: http://www.ableton.com/

Download these FREE tracks here:
http://soundcloud.com/encanti/neurokinetics
http://soundcloud.com/zebblerencantiexperience/get-in-there"

Little Boxes ECAL/Joelle Aeschlimann

Little Boxes ECAL/Joelle Aeschlimann from ECAL on Vimeo.

Tutor: Alain Bellet, Gael Hugo, Christophe Guignard
ECAL / University of Art and Design, Lausanne Switzerland
Bachelor Media & Interaction Design
www.ecal.ch + vimeo.com/channels/ecalmid

Little Boxes is a music box concept for iPad. It consists of a tangible part composed of three separate music boxes that interact with an iPad and an application. When placing one of the boxes on the iPad, it recognizes it and activates. The idea is that each box contains its own universe revealed by the action of the crank with an animation and melody proper to each. The aim is to give a new dimension to the music box, and transcribe visual sensations that don't exist in a standard music box. This work reflects my desire to play with the physical and digital elements by making them interact. It allowed me to embrace different areas, and confront myself with creative and technical challenges. The result is the creation of a world through the music box, where everyone can enter and interact with it.

iPads on eBay

I Dream of Wires MUTEK Montreal Pics

follow-up to these posts: 1, 2, 3.

You'll find pics of the event on Facebook here.

Pictured here:

"Keith Fullerton Whitman lets the machines do their thing."

"Chris Clark's live modular rig."

"Christina Sealey sets up the tower of synth."

Roland MV-8000 Fixes and Repairs

Roland MV-8000 Midi In Replacement & Fix For Under £10

YouTube Published on Jul 18, 2012 by FIXED1T
Second video below. Also see FIXED1T's DOEPFER MAQ16/3 Analogue Switch Modification

"I bought a MV-8000 from eBay fully working... well not quite. Then I set about bringing it back to life.

After buying the unit I bought the training dvd and the first thing it said was there was Midi In so you could play a keyboard into it. When I tried it didn't work. I went online and followed all the links thinking it was user error i.e. ME. But when nothing worked the electronics head engaged and it was time to go electronic fishing and open it up for a little investigation.

This video is how i fixed the problem without spending hundreds of pounds on a Roland repair. Don't even dream of attempting this unless you have a steady hand, have a good quality soldering iron or a father or friend who has the bits.

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Waveformanalogueresearch Elektro Studio

via Waveformanalogueresearch Elektro on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

waveformanalogueresearch phonon.us ~^V^V^V^~ analogue rules

Click the pic and zoom in for the synth spotting. Don't miss the racked Crumar Spirit & hacked Akai S-612.

drmoonstien custom noise synth sequencer circuit bent experimental

YouTube Published on Jul 18, 2012 by drmoonstien
watch the volume levels on this one.

"noise machine built for truus"

drmoonstien on eBay (RSS)

Music (and Animation) Made with Buttons - by Satellites

YouTube Published on Jul 18, 2012 by kidwithoutradio

Update 7/31: In case you missed it, click the link below for the album. Embed below as well.

"http://www.kidwithoutradio.com

Sound:

New song "The Answer" from the new album "Ghost". Release: 7/24/12

Animation:

Each button = one frame in the animation & one sound. As a result, any movement on the screen is a result of each button pressed, and is not simply caused by sound. Each button has it's own unique still picture assigned to it. All together the frames took me over 80 hours to create/design, resulting in a little over 50 seconds of footage.

The new controllers:

-1 32 illuminated game button (UHID) controller custom built by me, controlling the sounds and frames simultaneously.

-1 iPad running Touch OSC, in custom housing used to switch banks of sounds and images.

Software:

Ableton Live (Music), Cell DNA (Animation), junXion (UHID Controller), OSCulator (iPad)

Design:

The album cover for the new "Ghost" record is featured in the animation. The 8 sided star has been used in various cultures throughout the world as a symbol of balance, harmony, and cosmic order. The original star design however has 16 sides, but multiples of 4 are used because of the 4 bar measure & 32 buttons on the controller. This makes it easy to achieve an animation that moves evenly.

Side Note:

Four days before shooting this I stuck a screwdriver through my finger working on an electrical connector. A piece of that connector was lodged in my finger. After my own attempts to cut it out with an Xacto knife, I went to the hospital. They told me that I had to wait 6 days to get the metal piece out. So I said fuck it, and shot this video with that half inch piece of metal in my hand. If you look closely you can see my left index finger isn't doing too much.

*In vein of The Music Made with Buttons Series by Egadz & Edison."

An Unknown Prediction On the Minibrute

This is a bit off an off post, but thought it worth sharing as I got a little kick out of it. I was checking out this brute demo of a vintage PAiA 2700 by Jon Pyre on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge. It reminded me of this video on the Steiner Parker Synthacon. I noticed in the comments of the Synthacon post an anonymous commenter stated: "Looks like something i'd love to see Arturia or Way Out Ware make an emu of..." :) I'm guessing the commenter was referring to a software emulation. Well, Arturia sort of did, but with hardware in the Minibrute which utilizes the Steiner-Parker filter. Of course the rest of the synth has to be factored in and no the Minibrute is not an emulation of the Synthacon, but still, I thought it was kind of interesting. You never know what might happen in time. There are some interesting comments in the post if you want to take a look back in time.

BTW, Doktor Future, are you still out there?

New Waldorf Hardware Products in the Works & Software Discount

"Dear Waldorf fans and users,
while our developer team is working overtime to get new hardware products ready to roll out, we would like to thank all our fans and users with a summer special valid for Waldorf's software tools.

So be quick and add some extra spice to your music with legendary PPG sounds, the great Largo soft synth, Lector's vocoder voices and more.

If you already own a Waldorf software product, we'll offer you up to 30% discount, if you purchase another one over the next weekend. Just put your serial number in the 'Order and delivery comments' field during your order.

Not yet a Waldorf user? No problem, just order two of the below listed products to get your discount.

Friday July 20, 2012
get 30% discount on the following products:

Largo, Lector, Lector-Upgrade, PPG V.3, PPG V.3 Upgrade, Waldorf Edition, Waldorf Edition-Upgrade and Blofeld License SL.
Coupon CODE = friday30

Saturday July 21, 2012
get 25% discount on the following products:

Largo, Lector, Lector-Upgrade, PPG V.3, PPG V.3 Upgrade, Waldorf Edition, Waldorf Edition-Upgrade and Blofeld License SL.
Coupon CODE = supersaturday25

Sunday July 22, 2012
get a 20% discount on the following products:

Largo, Lector, Lector-Upgrade, PPG V.3, PPG V.3 Upgrade, Waldorf Edition, Waldorf Edition-Upgrade and Blofeld License SL.
Coupon CODE = bigsunday20

Mark the upcoming weekend in your calendar and be one of the first to redeem this special offer.

Your
Waldorf Music Team"