MATRIXSYNTH

Paulo Beto & Pedro Zopelar na Reco-Head

Paulo Beto & Pedro Zopelar na Reco-Head from arthur joly on Vimeo.

Roland MC505 in Lima-Peru

via Alfredo Aliaga of Atomo Synth on Facebook.

"found!!!! Roland MC505 in Lima-Peru キタ！！！ —"

And below: "after a little cleaning... 100% alive!!! :-)"

flickr set By Nicoo DIY
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"Anushri is the new mono alog synth from mutable-instruments.net and it's rule!!"

I'm not seeing any additional info on Mutable Instruments at the time of this post.

Update via via Renegade Rhythms in the comments. via Mutable Instruments:

"Mutable Instruments Anushri – a cheerful analog synth (that doesn’t suck at drums too)

Analog synthesis

Analog VCO with saw and pulse waveforms, freely mixable.
Optional automatic VCO calibration in software for those who don’t like messing with trimmers.
-1 or -2 octaves sub-oscillator.
Auxiliary square oscillator (DCO) with accurate digital tuning. Can be mixed in the audio path, used as a FM modulator or as a sync master for the VCO (yes, it means “ewwwwwwiowwww” and “wongwong”).
12dB/octave multimode filter, with smooth self-oscillation.
Post-filter overdrive/fuzz circuit.
Linear VCA.

Modulation sources

1 main ADSR envelope routable to pitch, pulse width, cutoff frequency.
1 simple 1-parameter envelope (morphing through various stages, including the shape of the main ADSR, and a rigid “GATE” style envelope) routed to VCA.
Velocity routed to either cutoff frequency or VCA gain.
1 LFO routable to pitch, pulse-width and cutoff frequency ; with 8 waveforms (triangle, square, ascending and descending ramps, S&H, bernouilli process, piecewise linear random process aka “autodubstep”, noise).
1 triangle LFO for vibrato and/or growl.

Arpeggiator and sequencer

Arpeggiator with 4 modes (up, down, up&down, random) ; 1 to 2 octaves ; 6 patterns.
SH-101-style note sequencer with step by step recording, up to 128 notes. Easy recording of pauses, ties, and glides.
Tempo set by internal clock with shuffle, external MIDI clock or external 6/12/24 ppqn trigger.

Drum machine

Algorithmic drum pattern generator using an innovative “pattern sculpting” approach – allowing a large combination of drum patterns to be sculpted from 5 knobs.
Digital sound generation of BD / SD / HH with tone control.
Drum sounds can be freely triggered from an external sequencer using MIDI channel 10.

Interface

10 pots and 4 switches for hands-on access to synthesis parameters.
10 “software-pots” for editing modulations / arpeggiator / drum machine settings.
3 dedicated navigation buttons (“modulations”, “arpeggiator / keyboard”, “drum machine”).
3 dedicated sequencer buttons (“record”, “play”, “hold / rest”).

In/out

VCO CV in/out (Note: manual VCO calibration is required for accurate 1V/Oct I/O).
VCF CV in.
VCA CV in.
PWM CV in.
Gate signal in/out (5V level for output).
24, 12 or 6 ppqn clock signal in/out (5V level for output).
Front panel external audio in.
External Audio in.
Drum machine individual out (inserting a jack there removes it from the main mix).
Audio out.
MIDI in/out (thru + arpeggiator and sequencer notes).
CC control over modulations and some of the digitally controlled synthesis parameters. Some parameters like filter resonance cannot be CC-controlled.

“Eurorackable”

Remove main audio in / out and solder corresponding minijacks on PCB
Remove LT1054 and solder 2x5 power connector
Route MIDI in/out to front panel (if you want…). And that’s it!

Availability

DIY product (full kit)
Price < 200€ / kit
Available < October 2012"

Different Skies 2012 Music Festival Gear Video

Published on Oct 9, 2012 by SeligVideos

"Different Skies 2012 Music Festival gear video. Participants give you a tour of their gear setups for this year."

Snyderphonics Manta touch controller at 5:24

The Plugin Guru Visits Mattson Studio

Two pics of George Mattson's studio by John Lhmkuhl of pluginguru.com.

via John Lhmkuhl on Facebook:

"That silver modular is over 30 years in the making! To the right, are 'downsized' versions of the Goliath silver modular in Euro Rack and his own Mattson Mini Modular format. What a treat to watch George fire all these modules up!"

"George got into the synthesizer world when he invented the syntar 34 years ago YESTERDAY - I'm holding (and playing) the very FIRST Syntar that George created. I was also given an introduction to many of the cool modules that George has created including a really powerful sequencer (in the background behind my Left Hand is a whole bunch of Mattson Mini Modular modules, all making beautiful music!) The Analog synthesizer world is very much alive in the Pacific Northwest!"

Check out George Mattson's creations at http://mattsonminimodular.com/. You can find additional posts on the massive EML via the Mattson EML label below.

Introducing Thonk - New Eurorack Manfuacturer & Distributer

We have a new eurorack manufacturer in town: Thonk

"The first kits available will be the Thonk ‘ATATAT’ passive tiple attenuator and the Music Thing ‘Turing Machine’ Random Sequencer module."

Left: AT-AT-AT – Triple Attenuator Eurorack Kit
"A kit for a Eurorack passive triple attenuator module (4hp).
The simplest Eurorack DIY project imaginable. Below you’ll find links to very thorough build instructions written with synth DIY beginners in mind. This module requires no power from your busboard or prior electrical knowledge, it’s completely passive.

Build time: 20-60 mins depending on experience.

Everything is included to make and rack the pictured module, even the solder.

* Panel – 4hp – Anodised Aluminium with industrial Alu-Print legend
* Knobs – Black Davies 1900h clones
* Alpha Linear pots
* Kobiconn 3.5mm jacks
* Solder + Wire (generous amounts for beginners)
* M3 Eurorack screws"

Turing Machine Sweeping Arc Panel

"This is an engraved and laser cut acrylic panel. It’s not a full diy kit, just a panel. The panel comes without any paint infill on the engraving. It is very strongly advised to NOT remove the paper from the panel before painting it."

MusoTalk Special - Hausbesuch in Schneidersladen

YouTube Published on Oct 1, 2012 by musotalk

"weitere videos: http://www.musotalk.de - Mitten in Berlin am Kottbuser Tor gibt es den besten Laden für Synthie-Junkies. Andreas Schneider verkauft und vertreibt eine grandiose Palette an verrückten Klangerzeugern."

If you are not familiar with Andres Schneider, click here and enjoy. You'll find a number of posts featuring his name and influence. He is the man behind the documentary Totally Wired and host of the massive synth Superbooth at the yearly Musikmesse convention in Europe.

via wire to the ear

Roland SH-09 Analog Synthesizer SN 983125

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via this auction

"The SH-09 excels at killer monophonic bass, and has a real unique sound, one of the better in the Roland SH series. Great for bass sounds, rocking leads, as well as sequencing sounds from older CV/Gate enabled synths/sequencers. It is architecturely on par with the Roland SH-101, and is very fat & analog sounding. It's VCA can switch between gate or envelope and there's a sample & hold function used for VCF filtering acid type sounds.

Hook the SH-09 up with one of Roland's CSQ-100 or CSQ-600 Sequencers, and this thing kicks some major sequencing you know what. Another great thing about the SH-09 is the CV/Gate IN & OUT jacks used for sequencing with other analog synths. Also, cool is the external Audio IN input jack used for processing all types of instruments and external audio (guitar, bass, drums, field recordings, other synths, you name it) through the VCF filter.

All sliders move smoothly, no crackling pots, noisy knobs or sticking keys.
For a vintage synth of it's age, this baby is in tip top shape, physically & sonically."

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IK Multimedia iGrand for iPad

iGrand Piano for iPad - The Concert-Quality Piano App for iPad - Upright Pianos

Published on Oct 9, 2012 by ikmultimedia

iGrand Piano for iPad - The Concert-Quality Piano App for iPad - Grand Pianos

Published on Oct 9, 2012 by ikmultimedia

"http://ikmultimedia.com/igrand - Experience the phenomenal upright pianos from iGrand Piano for iPad in this video

iGrand Piano is the first concert-quality piano app, offering 18 gorgeous sounding, true-stereo, multisampled pianos, with fidelity that rivals the best professional piano instruments for Mac and PC, and a low-latency response that makes it feel like you're playing a real piano.

But that's only part of the story. iGrand Piano also provides you with a full suite of MIDI-controllable adjustable parameters, allowing you to tailor the sound of a particular piano to just the way you want it. And if that's not enough, you also get a built-in recorder that features an audio/visual metronome, and can export your recordings as WAV or M4a files.

Because it's CoreMIDI compatible, you can play iGrand Piano from a MIDI controller, such as iRig KEYS, or use your own keyboard connected to your iPad via iRig MIDI. Either way, you get a piano rig you can take anywhere and play anytime."

I'm not seeing this one on iTunes just yet. Here's IK Multimedia on iTunes:
IK Multimedia
iPads on eBay