ARP 2600C behaves like an animal

YouTube Published on Aug 28, 2012 by MegaFeater

"Simple patch with S+H"

Livid Elements with Pailo

YouTube Published on Aug 28, 2012 by lividTV

"Musician, producer, and Livid extraordinaire Pailo does it again with integrating Elements modular MIDI setup with his eurorack synth modules. The Elements are integrated in his Soundmodular flight cases and all routed through Ableton Live."

New 2012 Optigan Discs - CHILTON TALENTMAKER FOUR-PAK #1

YouTube Published on Aug 28, 2012 by optigandotcom

"NOW TAKING PRE-ORDERS! This set will be available in a limited edition of 25 copies. We will go to press with it as soon as we have 15 pre-orders. Thanks for your patience!

In response to requests for the sounds of the Chilton Talentmaker ported to Optigan discs, we're proud to announce our first CHILTON TALENTMAKER FOUR-PAK! These are not simply direct copies of Talentmaker discs, rather we've taken the Talentmaker sounds and put them on Optigan discs, bundled them together in a single printed jacket, and are offering them at a special bundle price. Please note: unfortunately we will not be able to offer any of these titles separately from this bundle.

In this pak, you get these four classic Talentmaker titles: Hawaii 3/4, Bossa Nova, Guitar 4/4, and Cocktail Piano.

Some technical notes: Unlike the Optigan, the fate of the Talentmaker's original studio master tapes is unknown. In all likelihood, they were discarded long ago and are currently rotting away in a landfill somewhere. As such, the only way to get these sounds onto Optigan discs was to simply get the best quality recordings of the original Talentmaker discs that we could manage, and then transfer those recordings to Optigan disc format in the same way we master all of our Optigan discs. Since the Optigan master tapes have keyboard scale recordings very similar to the scales on the Talentmaker discs, we decided to use those instead of recordings from the original Talentmaker discs. But the SFX tabs and chord buttons are all directly recorded from the Talentmaker. Also, since Talentmaker discs have four chords not available on the Optigan (Ebmaj, Ebmin, true Amaj, true Emaj), a compromise had to be made in order to fit the most "useful" of these chords onto the Optigan disc format. First, we managed to keep the Ebmaj chord by putting it on the Optigan's SFX tab #5 (the Talentmaker only has four SFX tabs). We had no place to put the Ebmin chord, so that had to be discarded. Also, we decided to place the Amaj and Emaj chords on the Optigan's Amaj and Emaj buttons, though this also means sacrificing two of the Talentmaker's diminished chords. In other words, you'll get true A and E major chords, but these same chords will also appear on most of the dim chord buttons, rendering those buttons essentially useless. The only true dim chord left available is on the C/A dim buttons.

Assuming this set sells well, watch for the remaining Talentmaker titles to appear in future Four-Paks!"

Jordan Passmore Techno Demo - TR-808, MPC-60, SC-880

YouTube Published on Aug 28, 2012 by Jordan Passmore

"Jordan Passmore demo of the Roland TR-808, Akai MPC-60 and Roland SC-880. SC-880 is playing the rave patches, MPC-60 is loaded full of TR-909 samples and is also sequencing 909/synth, TR-808 is doing 808. All held together by a Garfield Nano Doc Sync/Clock adapter. All sounds are mixed live on an old Studiomaster mixing board; from there they pass through an Electra EQ, then finally into my Native Instruments Kore Audio Interface. The SCC-80 has an analog delay attached to it, which when I'm out of the shot, I'm usually messing with. I also have a Behringer Virtualizer Pro Reverb on an effects send (a bit of the 909 and SC-880 are send to this).

The MPC-60 loaded with 909 samples is pretty hard to beat for completely cutting through a mix. I personally love the 808 so of course I threw that on top as well. The SC-880 is very interesting and totally useful (multitimbral and full of many very usable effects). I found these patches on it and decided to do a short demo from there."

Anvil Machine 2 - Maiden Patch

YouTube Published on Aug 28, 2012 by RecoHead

"First time patching the new Anvil Machine."

Music Ipad App: Yamaha Arp & Drum Pad

YouTube Published on Aug 28, 2012 by musicgearvideos909

"Music Ipad App first look at some of the features of the Yamaha Synth Drum Pad. My first impressions are that this is one mother of an app. The sonic possibilities are great, although I'm a little in awe of it."

iTunes:
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Vintage Mego Muson Synthesizer

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"The fun part is the sequencer section. The color pegs are different notes. If you take the pegs out and plug them in you can make various sequences.
The two sliders on each side control the speed and the pitch of the sequence. It can go so incredibly fast and high pitched. The only thing I can describe the sound to is Pac-Man.
Some cool things about the Muson Synthesizer..
You can see it in Devo's "My Baby Gave Me A Suprise" video. Also, it was used in some early recordings by the synth-punk band Crash Course In Science.

Also here is a demo video of it in action:" Posted here.

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Something New Coming From KORG on 9/4 2:30PM EST

via KORG's homepage

http://www.livestream.com/korgusa

And don't forget something new from Roland is coming 8/31. Click through for the latest rumor (see the Update).

OP-1 Accessory Demo & Other Updates

YouTube Published on Aug 28, 2012 by teenageengineering

"The OP-1 world is continously evolving with new accessories and new OS updates adding more effects and functions for every release. Your OP-1 will always be the best and easiest to use portable wonder synthesizer. Visit http://www.teenageengineering.com/store for more info."

Via the Teenage Engineering Newsletter:

"Teenage Engineering Newsletter, August 28, 2012

OP-1 ACCESSORIES
Get ready to approach your OP-1 in a whole new way. The OP-1 Accessories are here. Adding the Crank, the Bender, Brick Shafts, etc we are extending the physical ability of the OP-1. Hand Crank recordings, Music Box play, Bending live performances just the way you want to. Enough said. Please go to the site and see for your self what we've been doing the last couple of months.
http://www.teenageengineering.com


NEW OS
The new OS available today adds compatibility with the accessories as well as a completely new effect. You have asked for it, here you go: NITRO, the super powerful new OP-1 filter! This is a big one. Users of Ableton Live will be happy with the first introduction of the LIVE integration.
http://www.teenageengineering.com/library/op-1-os/


OP-1 BAG
The most anticipated accessory has got to be a case for the OP-1. We have hinted this before but kept you waiting. Many of you have found your own solutions and some even created custom diy designs. We have loved seeing all the creativity and finally we are ready to release our own. Developed in cooperation with Unit Portables, the OP-1 Carrying Case is finally here!
http://www.teenageengineering.com/store


LIMITED EDITION KIT
If you want the whole new package tahis is it. An exclusive limited edition set of the new OP-1 Accessories, including a super limited, super fresh poster! Offer valid while stock lasts. Don't wait, get it now!
http://www.teenageengineering.com/store


AC GEARS LIVE STREAM
Those of you who can not participate in person at our launch even at AC Gears manhattan can go to their site for a live stream from the event!
http://www.acgears.com


AFTER PARTY
Where: CIELO, 18 Little West 12th Street, NYC
When: Tonight! August 28th, 2012 | 10pm – 4am
What: OP-1 showcasing, dancing, drinks. Awesomely positive laid back high energy partying with some of the coolest people from the industry.
This is a public 21+ event. Bring all your friends!
http://tiny.cc/taz4iw


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Crank it up!"