MATRIXSYNTH

Friday, July 27, 2012

‎5U in the land of live music...

via Vince Mecanikill on Facebook
(click the pic on Facebook to get to comments)

"From left to right: Analog Craftsman Theremin, Analog Craftsman Arcade, Synthetic Sound Labs DDVCO, Hordjik OSC HRM, Analog Craftman Arp2600 filter clone, Dotcom Q109 EG, Dotcom Q108 VCA, Synthetic Sound Labs Tap Tempo LFO, Synthetic Sound Labs Samplecorder and another Analog Craftsman Theremin."

lu katavist - melanterite

lu katavist - melanterite from Lu Katavist on Vimeo.

Another Haken/modular improvisation. No Midi used. All CV-generation through Analogue Systems RS-35 External Processor.

"melanterite" was recorded on July 25th, 2012.

My album is available here: http://smalldeath.org/ , here: http://www.a-musik.com/cart/catalog.php , shorter digital edition here: http://katavist.bandcamp.com/ , see trailer here: https://vimeo.com/33220830)

EMW-300 first tests

EMW-300 first tests from EMW - Electronic Music Works on Vimeo.
One of the first tests of the assembled EMW-300 prototype. There is no external effects, what seems to be a delay effect is a 2ms trigger pulse that was used to modulate the VCO frequency. Is has a very powerfull and raw sound and is VERY fun to play with. The video was recorded in a hurry on my home LAB with my iPhone, sorry for that

Octatrack Pro Tip #5 - Rearranging a sample

YouTube Published on Jul 26, 2012 by ElektronHQ

"SLICE MODE and CHROMATIC mode is used in real-time recording mode to make a rhythmic melody out of a guitar sample. Filtering is applied as well.

Samples courtesy of Loopmasters (www.loopmasters.com)

Download the project used in this Pro Tip here:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6280314/PROTIP5.zip"

All parts here.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Orange Acrylic Malgorithm Redux From The Harvestman

via Juliana Jaeger on Facebook

"Demos forthcoming, sooner rather than later if someone records 'em at T_A 12"

MacBeth micromacs off to Assembly

via Ken MacBeth on Facebook

"This is one of the largest consignments for assembly that I have done to date! Seen here- box loads of component parts for 100 micromac-r units and 150 micrmac-d units! This is what goes out today- my suppliers Farnell and Rapid Electronics are to send out yet more to the assembly plant!"

"You can even see the micromac-r at the top- it's going to the assembly plant too- they are building the units completely right down to the faceplates and knobs!"

Someone asked about the parts supplier and Ken answered:

"I use Farnell and Rapid as my primary parts suppliers- apart from those parts that get manufactured abroad. RS comes next if anything is missing. The quantity orders that I place bring things to a very economical purchase point- well under the catalogue break points that you must read on RS and Mouser. It also depends on what your buying! If mouser haver a greater range of stock- which I doubt- I probably don't use these parets anyway! I've found Farnell ultra speedy...and Rapid...well, rapid!"

I love these posts because they give us an insight as to what happens behind the scenes. I think it is great that Ken and others for that matter, share this with us on Facebook.

Two New Koma Kommander Demos by ShortSleeves

Added to this post.

Cheetah MS-6 Rack Analog Synth SN 1178

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via this auction

"6-voice polyphonic/multitimbral analog synthesizer
Condition:

Fair condition, many scuff marks on surface. Works as it should, sounds excellent.

I purchased this a few years ago from a seller in the UK, had it shipped to the US, and purchased the appropriate power converters for use over here.
Includes:

Cheetah MS-6 analog Rack Synthesizer
Power conditioner and adapter for use in North America/US"

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Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 with Plastic Panel cover

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via this auction

"The Prophet has a noticeable "hum" when the power is on [possibly the internal fan - see update below], but it does not translate into an amp. The whole synth works fine. The synthesizer is still wrapped in its plastic protective covering, but some old tape adhesive is still stuck to the plastic covering in some areas. It isn't in the wood and the whole wood casing is fine and the programming board and switches have been protected by the plastic covering (which came from the factory that way) Comes with owner's manual but has no case."

Update via T4558 in the comments: "Prophet 5s that we service often have loose transformer hardware that causes a physical hum/buzz, but does not show up in the audio, or it may have loose/noisy transformer layers. The P5 does not have an internal fan.
Mike Metz
Thesis Audio Service
thesisaudio.com"

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Roland System 100M w/ 184 CV Keyboard

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via this auction

"This auction for a rare Roland System 100m includes the highest model 191-J 5-module rack with patchbay, along with the top model control keyboard, the 184 Polyphonic. The 184 keyboard has 49 keys, onboard arpeggiator, portamento, and pitch bender that aren't included on all keyboard models for the System 100m.