"Casio CZ-101 synthesizer 'We engineered this synthesizer so you don't have to be an engineer to play it' full page colour advertisement from page 7 in the February 1985 issue of Keyboard Magazine."
"This is a demo of the Hammond Innovex Condor GSM, currently for sale at my site Phase II EFX (http://phaseiiefx.tumblr.com/#23518666868).
This demo is rather rough, unfortunately, as I used the camera mic for the sound in the effect demo. The higher quality sound in the first minute of the demo was recorded through my console into computer."
"The Innovex Hammond Condor GSM is a rare bird, indeed, and this specimen, in particular, is beauty. The set includes the Innovex Hammond GSM effects unit, Condor hollowbody Guitar (manufactured by Ovation), original cable, case, manual, hangtags, and case slipcover. I have never seen another Condor as complete as this one.
A rather sophisticated octave divider (triggered by a special hex pickup) lies at the heart of the Condor GSM. The Condor guitar’s hex pickup connects to the Condor effects unit, allowing each string to trigger selected effects or settings that mimic other instruments. In essence, the Condor becomes a polyphonic effect, unlike a lot of similar effects units from the period, like the Maestro Soundsystem for Woodwinds, which uses monophonic triggering. With the polyphony of the Condor, you can get an incredible range of sublime octave dividing effects triggered by each individual string. A set of dials on the Condor effects unit allow the user to dial in the sensitivity/triggering for each string.
The effects are arranged in three color-coded categories: red—vibrato, tremolo, blue—bass, yellow-higher voices. Tabs mounted on the front activate an effect, while the sliders on the top of the unit give control over rate, and intensity, and bass volume/tone, and yellow voice volume/tone.
Effects include(from left to right):
red: repeat, tremolo/vibrato
blue: two string bass guitar, two string bass, bass guitar, string bass, bassoon, organ;
The sounds conjured from the Condor are really quite incredible, in fact the condor can be run in stereo with blue effects (bass) to one side, and yellow effects to the other. This is useful for bass especially as you can send the blue voice to bass rig for massive sound. You can also select multiple settings at once for incredibly twisted combinations. The yellow voices are the most sublime, especially the sitar (rather convincing), and an unreal harpsichord sound that is the craziest thing I’ve ever heard.
The hex pickup on the Condor connects to the effects unit; however, the Condor guitar also has a regular 1/4 in. output, so you can have another set of effects or amp routing if you really want to get crazy, and I believe YOU DO!
The Condor guitar was in fact a rebranded Ovation Tornado, a 3/4 scale hollowbody, with bridge and neck pickups, in addition to the hex pickup used to control the GSM. Ovation electrics were incredibly well-built guitars, with fine detailing and unique designs. Check the specs on the Tornado.
The Condor is rumored to have been used by Jimi Hendrix, and it’s not hard to believe. The sonic possibilities, especially for this era, are unreal. I imagine the market would have been rather small for the expensive Condor GSM, relegating it to rich experimenters, session pros and studios. I have never seen another complete set for sale. This is truly a rare opportunity to own an esoteric guitar effect classic."
"Rob Papen is a globally renowned sound designer whose sounds and virtual synthesizers, including Predator, Blue and Blade, to name just a few, are used and loved by many synthesizer players and music producers.
8 years in the making, Secrets of Subtractive Synthesis is a 200+ page book, which is accompanied by four DVDs with over 10 hours of content. Written by Rob Papen, the book gives an in-depth insight into his approach of working with subtractive synthesis -- the most commonly used method of synthesis.
In 2001, Rob Papen began giving exclusive masterclasses teaching ´synthesizer sound design" in his studio. For these training sessions, Rob developed his own method to explain the secrets of subtractive synthesis, called "The 4 Element Synth".
This masterclass training is now transformed into a combined book and DVD package that also delivers numerous ´tips and tricks´ which will help you to design and tweak your own sounds. Throughout the masterclass, a variety of hardware and software synthesizers are explored.
The 4 Elements -- Oscillators, Filter, Amplifier and Modulators -- are explored in detail, with useful summary notes for each chapter, clear diagrams and handy references to the DVD. Click the sneak preview link above to view the full list of contents and the DVD index.
This synthesizer sound design training is an eye-opener for every synth player, from novice to pro, which will leave you with a very different and more effective approach to your synthesizers. A must have for everyone who takes their sounds seriously!"
Published on Aug 28, 2012 by Aizerowe
"From now on I will mainly be using my new Channel at www.youtube.com/kompositkrut
I will still use this Channel but not as much and I will only post full length songs on my new Channel. and uppload vid´s of my new studio and my diy-synth-project and so on : )
Published on May 7, 2012 by Aizerowe
http://open.spotify.com/track/0oZWtk8tsy276wfd4cay2u
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/1-sid-8-bit/id537232234
http://kompositkrut.bandcamp.com/
"It was a hustle to make all this work, without lag or letting the usb-midi-device to fuck up the signals.. So therefore I will call this song 'Complicated Drivers'.
Hardware: Commodore 64 with MSSIAH cartridge , M-AUDIO radium and ViewCon usb-midi
SW: FL studio Sequencer just to feed the commodore with midi. and to control the cc-channels
kompositkrut.bandcamp.com/
Sorry for the whita noise, I dont really know if it is just the rf-cable to blame or if it is the filters capasitors that are tired...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kompositkrut/243950112300285 please like me : D"
A Commodore 64 Story - Kompositkrut
Published on Aug 28, 2012 by KompositKrut
"So this is the 2:nd track on my commodore 64 album. All of the songs are made with one run on the commodore, so none of the songs have more then 3 voices simultaneously. The sid-chip can only generate 3 mono voices at the time or generate 3 frequencies if that sounds better.
The video is recorded with a HTC sense that I borrow from my bud simon from castlevania (jk he´s not from castlevania).
First we have a Moog Online Thanksgiving Sale through 11/26: "Starting at midnight tonight, receive 10% off your entire purchase* on the Moog website. Orders over $250 will also receive a free EP-2 Expression Pedal. This offer is only good for US customers and will end at midnight on Monday, November 26th. Enter discount code: turkeymoog at checkout. Gobble gobble, love your friends at Moog!
Next we have:
"It’s Going To Be A White Christmas
Just in time for the first snows we’re producing a limited run of all white analog instruments. We’ve applied this solid white finish to the Slim Phatty, Minimoog Voyager, Minimoog Voyager XL and the entire line of Moogerfoogers just to brighten your dark winter days.
The White Slim Phatty now ships with 100 new, artist-designed presets from Phil and Paul Hartnoll of Orbital, Production wiz Chad Hugo of N.E.R.D. and The Neptunes, and DJ/Sound Designer Dom Kane.
Like the winter snow, these instruments won’t be around forever, so contact your favorite Moog dealer today.
Also check out our new Moog merch just in time for the holidays!"
Published on Nov 21, 2012 by Sinapsya
"This week it's time for Reaktor Lemurized Session (thanks to Antonio Blanca for good templates)...
AND for the number 11 I granulize with Reaktor GrainStates and L3 cool Rhythm.
Info: www.overthreshold.com - granular-synthesis.tumblr.com"
