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Tiptop Audio Z4000 VC- Envelope Generator Goes Into Production

MFB OSC-02 Eurorack Module

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"This is a barely used eurorack module. Works perfectly. Used just a handful of times.

* 3 voltage-controlled analog oscillators
* triangle, saw tooth, square waveforms
* common and individual CV-control
* 2 x pulse width modulation
* internal and external hard-sync
* digital ring-modulation

OSC-02 offers a variety of notable functions: Beside a common CV-control voltage for all VCOs, all oscillators can be individually controlled by CV-sources, e.g. by different tracks of a CV-sequencer like Doepfers MAQ-16/3 or the AS Oberkorn. VCO 1 can be synchronized to VCO 3, individually or paired with VCO 2. The same goes for external hard-sync. The additional CV-inputs allow for common and individual modulations.

Three outputs allow for summed and individual audio outputs. A separate outputs carries a digital ring-modulated signal of OSC 1 and 2 (configurable to OSC 1-3 by jumper)."

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An Instrument for the Sonification of Everday Things

An Instrument for the Sonification of Everday Things from Dennis P Paul on Vimeo.
"This is a serious musical instrument. It rotates everyday things, scans their surfaces, and transforms them into audible frequencies. A variety of everyday objects can be mounted into the instrument. Their silhouettes define loops, melodies and rhythms. Thus mundane things are reinterpreted as musical notation. Playing the instrument is a mixture of practice, anticipation, and serendipity.

The instrument was built from aluminum tubes, white POM, black acrylic glass, a high precision distance measuring laser ( with the kind support of Micro-Epsilon ), a stepper motor, and a few bits and bobs.

A custom programmed translator and controller module, written in processing, transforms the measured distance values into audible frequencies, notes, and scales. It also precisely controlls the stepper-motor’s speed to sync with other instruments and musicians.

More Information:
http://dennisppaul.de/an-instrument-for-the-sonification-of-everday-things/"

Life, Laughter & Loops DVD - Jean-Jacques Perrey on the Ondioline

Published on Sep 20, 2012 by mee3d

"An extract from the Jean-Jacques Perrey 'Life, Laughter & Loops' DVD Boxset.
http://www.jjpdvd.com/
copyright © 2004-2012 Mal Meehan"

Roland CR-68 Vintage Analog Drum Machine

Published on Sep 20, 2012 by Sjobeck7

Korg Delta and Polysix featured in this one as well.

Moog Celebrates 10 Years of the Minimoog Voyager

"The Minimoog Voyager turns ten. For the next 60 days Moog will release exclusive content, free giveaways, special offers, and big announcements on this timeline.

As the first Minimoog Voyager left the Moog Factory on August 31st 2002, it carried with it a message, that Moog was back and a new era of analog synthesizer had begun. The Voyager is the crowning achievement of one of the centuries greatest minds, and has stood as a testament to Dr. Robert Moog, and his dream to make electronics sing. Ten years later the Minimoog Voyager stands as the world's most iconic synthesizer. To this day each instrument is made by hand with the love and care of Moog's craftsmen..."

Check out the Voyager timeline here.

via Moog Music on Facebook

Update: just wanted to capture the following regarding the prototype Voyager. If you haven't already, be sure to click on the link above for the full timeline. It's fascinating history. I can't see a way to larger versions of the images there though. If anyone knows how, feel free to comment or shoot me an email (icon on the bottom right). That said, on the prototype:

"The first fully functional Voyager prototype was built from Bob’s original oscillator and filter development, combined with modified Moogerfooger circuitry to serve as functions such as the LFO.

The Voyager was originally envisioned as an interconnected collection of independent circuit boards, however it was realized that this type of hardware architecture would limit the capability to make production model Voyagers. To circumvent this problem and stream line production the smaller modules were combined into larger boards reducing the amount of wiring necessary in the final product.

The original Voyager prototype did not have the white overlay seen on modern Voyagers nor did it have a functioning touch pad. While the touch pad was planned as can be seen in the photos actual functionality was not added until the Voyager went into production. The first touch pads were hand made by Bob Moog and tempered in his home oven."

Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers Scape for iPad

"Scape makes music that thinks for itself. From Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers, creators of Bloom, Scape is a new form of album which offers users deep access to its musical elements. These can be endlessly recombined to behave intelligently: reacting to each other, changing mood together, making new sonic spaces.

Can machines create original music? Scape is our answer to that question: it employs some of the sounds, processes and compositional rules that we have been using for many years and applies them in fresh combinations, to create new music. Scape makes music that thinks for itself.

- Brian Eno, Peter Chilvers

Includes 15 original scapes
Scapes can be saved into a gallery and added to a playlist
Plays in background of other apps (excluding iPad 1)
Generates random scapes
Scapes can be shared by email
Supports AirPlay and Retina display

Headphones or external speakers recommended"

iTunes:
Scape - Opal Limited
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E-MU EMULATOR II+ HD SN 1855 with Manual & Disks

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KAWAI SYNTHESIZER 100-P with Original Box

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"This is a rare KAWAI (Teisco) 100-P Analouge Synthesizer made in the 70's or 80's.

All controls, levers and knobs are present and work as they should The kawai-100P is a monophonic preset synthesizer from 1979. There were a number of such keyboards around at the time and earlier, including Roland's SH-2000 and the ARP Pro Soloist. They gave quick access to generic sounds, and were often designed to sit atop another keyboard, such as an organ.

The sounds themselves are a mixed bag – but many of them are a pleasure to play, and several are very usable. The bass sounds possess a solid low end, the shakuhachi is smooth and effective, and the four "synthe" sounds have a pleasing rawness. The limited tweaking afforded by the panel controls includes a clumsy pitch-bend slider, filter "brilliance", and modulation rate, as well as octave up/down, portamento (and glissando) time, tune, volume and three keyboard triggering modes.

Perhaps the most unexpected and interesting aspects of this modest little synth are its built-in reverb and assignable aftertouch. Reverb is of the spring type, with an effect level knob on the panel; aftertouch also has a sensitivity control knob to suit your playing, and can be routed simultaneously to several destinations, including pitch bend up/down, filter, vibrato amount and "growl". The degree of flexibility this adds to the otherwise simple sounds makes this synth much more expressive than many more patchable monos of the time. There is also an "effects" section allowing the switching of porta/glissando, hold/sustain, note repeat and – another nice feature – a flanger.

There is minimal interfacing here: high and low outputs, headphone jack, and an expression pedal input for volume control – but the advantage of this is that the 100P begs to be played. Forget your CV/Gate, your MIDI and USB – forget how many demisemiquavers you can quantize at 300BPM – flex your finger joints and have some fun!

great vintage synth that comes in original box packaging with cover and sheet holder"

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