Golden Opportunity - deadmau5's Gold Minimoog Voyager

Published on Apr 22, 2013 deadmau5·167 videos

"Thank you Kat!"

The 10th Anniversary Gold Voyager. Only five made at $15k a pop.

Update: make that only five were available in the US according to the press release in the post linked above. 31 total were made according to Moog's website. Thanks goes to Slamgauge in the comments for catching this.

phobos update

Published on Apr 22, 2013

"If you own Phobos you will be receiving this update.
Quick update video to show new user interface for Phobos.
Interface has been designed by Anders Hedstrom (Flavours of Lime).
Phobos has been totally re-written from the ground up and now has more features and waveforms to select from.

www.synthmagic.co.uk"

Ensoniq ESQ-1 Synthesizer with Sequencer Expander and 4 Cartidges

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via this auction

"Here is a vintage Ensoniq ESQ 1 metal case version synthesizer/ keyboard with the SQX-10 Sequencer Expander Cartridge installed. The internal battery was replaced about a year ago, give or take... Also included is an original manual in a three ring binder, power cord, and 4 ROM cartridges. Cartridges No1 Giallo and No3 Rosso are homemade and without cases (you insert them this way, they work great and they come with itemized listings of voices for each one). You'll get the generic Ensoniq cartridge and also Saturen Sounds E2 Prom which has some of the coolest split keyboard layered voices I've ever heard (This is a very rare cartridge, you never see for sale)..."

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Yusynth ARP 4072 VCF

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via this auction

"Here is the description from the Yusynth.net website... [additional details there]

"The ARP4072 filter equipped mostly the famous ARP2600 semi-modular synthesizer. I designed my own version of this filter. I have included in the design an input buffer stage and an ouptut buffer stage. The output buffer stage is also used to compensate the loss of low frequencies that is generally observed at high resonance in 24db/octave filters such as the famous Moog ladder.

Curiously enough, neither Bob Moog nor Alan Richard Pearlman cared to compensate for this loss. This is strange knowing that it is quite a simple modification. Such compensation was introduced by Roland for the filter of their nowadays very sought after TB303!"

I really enjoy this filter. The high resonance audio level make-up portion of the circuit works great. Because the filter sounds so strong even with the resonance knob cranked, wicked overdrivin' acid sounds are easily achieved. A vintage ARP2600 is ~$8,000! Get the classic VCF flavor at a fraction of the cost.

Here is a comprehensive list of controls...

Pots

Initial Frequency
Resonance
Audio In 1 Volume
Audio In 2 Volume
CV In 1 Level
CV In 2 Level
Audio/CV Jacks

Audio In 1
Audio In 2
Frequency CV In 1
Frequency CV In 2
1 Volt/Octave In - Only Tracks Properly Over a Couple Octaves!
Resonance CV In
Audio Out
Assembled with:

Features Rare (6) 2SA798 Matched PNP Dual Transistors in Ladder Section of Circuit
Fully Tested and Calibrated
1% Tolerance Capictors and Resistors in Ladder Section of Circuit
Super Shallow Module - 2" Panel Depth
(6) Switchcraft Jacks
(6) Alpha Pots - 24mm Size
(6) Alco Clone Knobs
Bridechamber Panel - Steel / Textured Black Paint / White Silkscreened Ink
Nichicon Audio Grade Electrolytic Capacitors
Xicon Metal Film and Carbon Film Resistors
Double Plated PCBs with Soldermask
20" synthesizers.com to MOTM Power Connector
Runs on +/- 15 Volts"

Chick Corea Moog Event at Sweetwater Sound

flickr set by John Grabowski
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Moog Voyager XL

A bit scrunched up in this shot.  Kind of interesting to see it in a different sized format like this.

Ghost Ship on Tranzistow Synthesizer

"This album contains a series of ambient/atmospheric recordings made by Miroslav Tropcic utilizing Tranzistow synthesizer developed by myself. All sounds and effects have been generated on Tranzistow only. No other software, synthesizers and/or effects have been used.

Miroslav Tropcic: Music, Sounds, Recording.

HrastProgrammer: Tranzistow Digital Modeling/Wavetable Synthesizer.

soundcloud.com/miroslav-tropcic
www.hrastprogrammer.com/hrastwerk/
credits
released 08 April 2013"

The synthesizer is not publicly available.

Infinite Sinewave Live Performances with Quneo, Ableton, APC40 & More

Infinite Sinewave - Nothing Wasted (Live Performance using Quneo, Ableton, & Massive)
Published on Apr 17, 2013 infinitesinewave·3 videos

via http://www.keithmcmillen.com

"Get the full track @ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/not...
OR share on your social networks and I'll send you the track. (Message me for details)"

Infinite Sinewave - New Clear Sun (Ableton, APC40, Quneo, Massive, & Sylenth New Music Video)
Published on Mar 2, 2013

"Get the song on itunes @ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/new...
OR: "Pay with a facebook/pheed/etc share & Favorite" (You share & Fav the vid, I email you the track.)

My Process: 1) Sound design the synths & sounds that I want in a track. 2) Improvise on keyboards. 2) Write down & record the melodies that give me goose bumps. 3) Produce a song based on those melodies. 4) Improvise vocals & record. 4) Transfer the notes to the pads. 5) Learn the parts all over again based on the new patterns. 6) Practice, practice, practice until I nail the performance in one take. 7) Share the little creature I created with you guys. :)

All music, written, produced, performed, & deconstructed live by infinitesinewave
Video production & editing by infinitesinewave
Email info@infinitesinewave.com to contact the artist.
Art Work: Miriam Alba Romano (www.concretemural.com, www.miriamalbaromano.com)"

Infinite Sinewave - School (Using Quneo, Ableton, Massive, EDM, New Music Video)
Published on Jan 25, 2013

"Get song on bandcamp@ http://infinitesinewave.bandcamp.com/...
OR: "Pay with a facebook/pheed/etc share & Favorite." (You share & Fav, I'll email you this track.)

My Process: 1) Sound design the synths & sounds that I want in a track. 2) Improvise on keyboards. 2) Write down & record the melodies that I liked while improvising. 3) Produce a song based on those melodies. 4) Improvise vocals & record. 4) Transfer the notes to the pads. 5) Learn the parts all over again on the pads based on the new patterns. 6) Practice until I nail the performance in one take. 7) Share with you :)

All music, written, produced, performed, & deconstructed live by infinitesinewave
Video editing by infinitesinewave
Contact email: info@infinitesinewave.com
This video was recorded on an ipad... :)"

flame tame machine & makenoise DPO Rene eurorack modular synth

Published on Apr 22, 2013 heodesalciphron·98 videos

New Hollow Sun Optomotron & NewTron Bomb Update

via Hollow Sun

"It's been a busy time here at 'The Towers' of late with no less than TWO new products on the go ... well, one new product and a major update to an existing one plus a special package.

Our new product is 'Optomotron' and uses multi-samples from the rare Vako Orchestron which used optical disks to make lo-fi and crunchy sounds...

You can layer sounds, tune, balance and shape sounds and there are switches to add some gunk to the sounds - wow and flutter, distorted cab and 'honky' EQ and all this passes to a comprehensive effects section with chorus, phaser, echo and convolution reverb with custom impulses from springs to vintage plates, room, halls and massive ambiences.

One nice touch is that we have not just the scratchy, wobbly stuff recorded directly from the old optical disks but also the original master tape recordings which you can mix freely using the WORN switches.

We've also inluded our usual random patch generator..."



"Our other offering is an update to our popular NewTron Bomb...

We've taken the original and inspired by what we did with Optomotron, brought it up to date with layering where two 'Tron sounds can be combined, tuned, mixed, shaped, etc., before passing on to the echo and convolution reverb effects. We've also added the rare 1/2 speed playback option that some Tronsters of old had done to their instruments. There are also switches to add wow and flutter, velocity (which should be off for authenticity, of course!) and random sample start (as on the real thing when tapes didn't quite return to zero).

It's available now for just £20 (less than the original Newtron) and believe me, as an ex-Tron owner myself, it sounds magnificent - layering 1/2 speed choir with normal speed strings, whatever, is just gusset moistening!! I shall try and make some new audio demos soon ... or get someone talented to make some!

But we've not stopped there...

As an introductory offer, given the technical and sonic similarities between the two (one generating 'real' sounds off tape, the other off optical disk), we're making them both available for a mere £30 in a special package. You can look at that as £15 each or Newtron III for a £tenner - either way, a decent enough saving.

If it appeals to you, until such time as I get a webpage together, you can buy it here directly..."

These in via Atomic Shadow who recently released The Panoramic Wave Generator.

Peter Zinovieff of EMS 80th Birthday Concert at EMSAR 2013

"Peter Zinovieff 80th Birthday Concert & Symposium on Electronic and Computer Music 11 May 2013, Cambridge UK

Full list of speakers is available, all abstracts online, and registration
is open

Symposium registration includes a ticket to the Peter Zinovieff 80th
Birthday Concert. Tickets for the concert are also available separately
for those not attending the symposium.

Concert and symposium website: www.anglia.ac.uk/emsar

Please note that in order to qualify for the symposium lunch buffet, registration must be completed at the latest by close of Tuesday 7 May, 2013."

Additional details here.  Hopefully video of the event will be released.  If you are lucky enough to make the event and capture video or pics, let us know!