RIP Ray Manzarek

The legendary Ray Manzarek passed away today at the age of 74. You all know who he is and his impact to our world.  Not necessarily a synthesist, but a true keyboard player that started in a band that showed keyboards could be just as powerful as guitars in classic rock.  He continued on to do great things.

Be sure to see this post featuring some of Ray's great personality.  I still don't know what that is in the background.

We will miss you Ray.

via Wikipedia: "Raymond Daniel Manczarek, Jr., known as Ray Manzarek (February 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013[1]), was an American musician, singer, producer, film director, writer, and co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, Nite City from 1977–1978 and Manzarek-Krieger since 2001."

You can find Ray's official website here.

Below are just a few of the classics Ray brought us.


Light My Fire - The Doors Uploaded on Oct 31, 2006 goverthana·10 videos

"The Doors from the United States of America"

The Doors - Touch Me

Uploaded on May 22, 2006 Misfit52687138·5 videos

The Doors - Break On Through

Uploaded on Feb 3, 2006 Arboria·30 videos

Synthpop on the OP-1 Part 4: Drum Beat

Published on May 20, 2013 Jacques Mongrel·18 videos

All parts here.

1971 MOOG MUSONICS MINIMOOG & SONIC V SYNTHESIZER PRINT AD

via this auction

"Ad measures approx. 5.5"X 7.5" inches."

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1979 ARP 2600 SYNTHESIZER PRINT AD

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"Ad measures approx. 8"X 10.5" inches."

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1979 SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PROPHET 5 SYNTHESIZER PRINT AD

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"Ad measures approx. 8"X 10.5" inches."

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Minimoog and 1125 Sample & Hold module - triggering filter

Published on May 20, 2013 noddyspuncture·39 videos

"Here I'm using the Sample and Hold on mainly the Filter, but the Oscillators do play a part as well... set to various intervals - unison and also a 3rd and a 5th apart."

Follow-up to Three Minimoog's and a 1125 Sample & Hold on my bed...

BugBrand Modular vid #13

Published on May 20, 2013 Phisynth·73 videos

Buchla 402 LFO's in action

Buchla 402 LFO's in action from Votek Mendo on Vimeo.

"Doing some frequency modeling on a BUCHLA.

The mighty 259 is being sequenced by a melodious K4819 Pattern Generator.
A DIY Quad Dual LFO MODEL 402 is doing it's thing to a bunch of parameters in the system too.
Just installed Vegas on my computer, videos are about too look a lot better. ;)

Enjoy!

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Serge - Patch 15

Serge - Patch 15 from batchas on Vimeo.

"PCO modulating NTO. VARIABLE output used + Quadslope.
VCFS + VCFQ + Wave Processor in background.Mostly Dual Oscillator + Quadslope"

City of Asheville Proclaims May 23rd Bob Moog Day

"Moog Music is pleased to announce that Mayor Terry Bellamy has issued an official proclamation declaring May 23rd to be Bob Moog Day in the city of Asheville. The proclamation highlights many of Dr. Moog’s achievements, including the significant economic impact the company he founded has had on the greater Asheville area. Bob Moog, the founder of Moog Music and inventor of the legendary Moog synthesizer, made Asheville the home of his family and his company in 1978 and lived and worked here until his death in 2005. May 23rd would have been Dr. Moog’s 79th birthday.

To celebrate this historic occasion, Moog Music is donating over $25,000 in instruments to Asheville City Schools. Said Mike Adams, Moog Music President, “As a product of the Asheville City School System, I'm very pleased to have this opportunity to give back to our schools, young people and the community. I hope that the Moog instruments we donate will inspire kids toward creative expression through the exploration of music. Who knows, maybe one of them is the next Bob Moog or Stevie Wonder!”

Moog employees will also be conducting clinics and instrument demonstrations at each Asheville City School over the next few months. Moog Music staff, some of whom attended Asheville City Schools, are grateful to be continuing Dr. Moog’s work and to be a small part of his enduring legacy. Thanks to Dr. Moog, Moog Music is driven by a company culture that lives at the intersection of technology and music. This culture will also be celebrated at Moogfest, April 25-27, 2014. Moogfest is the company’s multi-day festival in honor of the innovative spirit of Bob Moog, who was inducted into the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame earlier this month."