Published on Jul 23, 2013 Indiemultimedia·10 videos
"Playing the Prophet 08 arpeggiator while doing some melodies with the Moog LP Stage II. Tweaking some knobs, making some noise, having some fun!"
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Online Petition to Keep Bob Moog's Archives in Asheville with the BMF
You'll find the petition here. If you haven't heard the news see this post. I'll add this to it as well.
The petition was setup up via Michael Koehler who sent in the following:
"I am not involved with the BMF, but am friends with Michelle. She knows that I am doing this.
I am very passionate about it because I was fortunate to knew Bob for a short while and know that he would not want things to go the way that they are going right now. I am not trying discredit Cornell or say anything bad about them. They are a fine institution. I am just trying to help them see what moving the archives would mean.
There is so much more to this material. It is not simply 'Bob's stuff'. In Bob's work, he always included colleagues and musicians in the development of his works. If we send these notes off to some storage facility where only scholars can reference them, most of this is lost. The BMF is connected with many of the musicians that worked with Bob. They have the ability to connect the information that Bob wrote down from the engineering standpoint and re-connect it with the musicians that worked with Bob to create it. I have witnessed this first hand. I am telling you, this type of documentation and interpretation would be impossible with the items at Cornell. Think of all of the nuggets that have come out of the BMF. Stories, video clips, etc. Remember all of those insights? It is almost as if Bob were still here. Cornell will most definitely have a totally different output. It will be much more sterilized and scholastic.
I saw first hand the work that Michelle and her team have done. There were literally rooms of material laying in in total disarray. One piece of gear that was salvaged by her team was the very last minimoog made from the original factory. The synth was barely salvageable at the time. That was in 2006. Had it laid there, out in the shed, exposed to the elements, do you think it would even be salvageable today? And, even if it were, do you honestly believe that Cornell would even restore it? In the list of items, it most likely would not be on the top of the list. But the reason that this synth was so iconic to save was that back in the day, Bob had the fore-site to know that something like this should be preserved. Remember, this was at a time when you couldn't give analog synths away! Bob was like that, he knew to save things not for himself or his own legacy, but because some day, these things will be important to someone.
Another example, the BMF has restored 100 recordings. I have heard some of these. Amongst them is a recording where Bob sent a minimoog prototype to Sun Ra to play with and asked Sun Ra to let him know what he thought of the synth. Sun Ra used it in a performance the night that they received it. They did not have a user manual or any instructions, they just went with it. Sun Ra recorded this performance and sent the tape to Bob. This was the first recording of the minimoog and it was also an iconic recording of a concert as well. I can tell you that if this recording goes to Cornell, no one will be able to hear it. The licensing rights will never be able to be cleared by them for public consumption. No way a record label will give that away easily. Way too broad of a license. Where as the BMF would be allowed to play these recording during their exhibits and seminars because they would be able to keep custody of the recording preventing broad public dissemination.
I could go on, but I have probably typed your eyes out! :)"
You'll find the petition here.
The petition was setup up via Michael Koehler who sent in the following:
"I am not involved with the BMF, but am friends with Michelle. She knows that I am doing this.
I am very passionate about it because I was fortunate to knew Bob for a short while and know that he would not want things to go the way that they are going right now. I am not trying discredit Cornell or say anything bad about them. They are a fine institution. I am just trying to help them see what moving the archives would mean.
There is so much more to this material. It is not simply 'Bob's stuff'. In Bob's work, he always included colleagues and musicians in the development of his works. If we send these notes off to some storage facility where only scholars can reference them, most of this is lost. The BMF is connected with many of the musicians that worked with Bob. They have the ability to connect the information that Bob wrote down from the engineering standpoint and re-connect it with the musicians that worked with Bob to create it. I have witnessed this first hand. I am telling you, this type of documentation and interpretation would be impossible with the items at Cornell. Think of all of the nuggets that have come out of the BMF. Stories, video clips, etc. Remember all of those insights? It is almost as if Bob were still here. Cornell will most definitely have a totally different output. It will be much more sterilized and scholastic.
I saw first hand the work that Michelle and her team have done. There were literally rooms of material laying in in total disarray. One piece of gear that was salvaged by her team was the very last minimoog made from the original factory. The synth was barely salvageable at the time. That was in 2006. Had it laid there, out in the shed, exposed to the elements, do you think it would even be salvageable today? And, even if it were, do you honestly believe that Cornell would even restore it? In the list of items, it most likely would not be on the top of the list. But the reason that this synth was so iconic to save was that back in the day, Bob had the fore-site to know that something like this should be preserved. Remember, this was at a time when you couldn't give analog synths away! Bob was like that, he knew to save things not for himself or his own legacy, but because some day, these things will be important to someone.
Another example, the BMF has restored 100 recordings. I have heard some of these. Amongst them is a recording where Bob sent a minimoog prototype to Sun Ra to play with and asked Sun Ra to let him know what he thought of the synth. Sun Ra used it in a performance the night that they received it. They did not have a user manual or any instructions, they just went with it. Sun Ra recorded this performance and sent the tape to Bob. This was the first recording of the minimoog and it was also an iconic recording of a concert as well. I can tell you that if this recording goes to Cornell, no one will be able to hear it. The licensing rights will never be able to be cleared by them for public consumption. No way a record label will give that away easily. Way too broad of a license. Where as the BMF would be allowed to play these recording during their exhibits and seminars because they would be able to keep custody of the recording preventing broad public dissemination.
I could go on, but I have probably typed your eyes out! :)"
You'll find the petition here.
Abstract Data ADE-30 Wave Boss and the ADE-31 Logic Boss Now On Sale
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"The ADE-30 Wave Boss and the ADE-31 Logic Boss are on sale now!
The ADE-30 combines the most practical and commonly used waveform and CV utility functions in a compact, fully-featured module with 4 independent, DC-coupled stages and 7 unique functions in total.
The ADE-31 is a multi-stage, switchable logic and pattern-generation module combining utility and performance-oriented features. Up to 4 inputs and 12 simultaneous outputs in a unique cascading architecture with CV switching and linking between the 2 stages."
You'll find video demos and additional details for each on the Abstract Data website.
FISOUND OVRDrive Analog Four Sound Pack
Published on Jul 22, 2013 PatchArena·2 videos
"Presenting: OVRDrive Analog Four Sound Pack. 128 New Sound Presets For The Elektron Analog Four.
http://fisound.com/products/ovrdrive/
All audio in video was recorded directly from the Analog Four using the new Sounds. No additional sounds, effects, or processing."
Elektron on eBay
"Presenting: OVRDrive Analog Four Sound Pack. 128 New Sound Presets For The Elektron Analog Four.
http://fisound.com/products/ovrdrive/
All audio in video was recorded directly from the Analog Four using the new Sounds. No additional sounds, effects, or processing."
Elektron on eBay
Vintage Basky II Analog Bass Synthesizer
Doepfer SCHALTWERK MIDI CV SEQUENCER
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"SCHALTWERK is a professional tool for generating pattern-based musical structures. It is an input and controlling instrument for rhythmic trigger patterns, arpeggios, analog sequences, chord triggers and other rhythmic structures whereby all functions are available simultaneously. The real time access to all 8 tracks predestinates SCHALTWERK for improvisation and live events. The main features are:
8 track pattern sequencer with MIDI
16 CV- and 8 Gate outputs
controls for each track: 16 buttons and LEDs
setting/resetting of steps by pressing the corresponding button while the pattern is running, resulting in lively structures changeable in real time
display of the active steps and the actual step
mute/demute track by a dedicated mute button for each track
MIDI-note or controller event, master note, master velocity, prescale, note length, delay, MIDI channel and last step (for uneven measures) independently programmable for each track
for each single step note and velocity are programmable or may be recorded from an external MIDI keyboard (analog sequencer mode)
in combination with incoming MIDI-notes each track may alternatively work as an arpeggiator, chord trigger or gater (combined with the possibility to turn each step on or off)
128 patterns (1 Pattern = 8 tracks of 16 steps)
fast selection of patterns with 32 pattern and 4 pattern bank buttons with LEDs
creation of pattern-links (1-2/1-2-3-4), i.e. track expansion to 32 or 64 steps
16 songs, each song has 128 steps for pattern number and number of repetitions of the pattern
fast selection of songs with 8 song buttons and 2 song bank buttons with LEDs
copy, move, clear, load, save tracks, patterns and songs
save all informations via MIDI SysEx
synchronisation (internal/external) via MIDI-Clock
record function: realtime recording of certain actions similiar to a software sequencer
transposition of sequences via MIDI notes
2 separate MIDI inputs, 2 separate MIDI outputs, DIN-SYNC (Roland compatible) input or output
light grey 19" case, 8 height units
184 LEDs (standard: red, blue series: blue), 208 buttons, 2-line LC-display, alpha-dial for data input
optically similiar to Regelwerk, MAQ16/3, A-100, MCV24, MS-404 ....
For more detailed information please look at the english manual."
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"SCHALTWERK is a professional tool for generating pattern-based musical structures. It is an input and controlling instrument for rhythmic trigger patterns, arpeggios, analog sequences, chord triggers and other rhythmic structures whereby all functions are available simultaneously. The real time access to all 8 tracks predestinates SCHALTWERK for improvisation and live events. The main features are:
8 track pattern sequencer with MIDI
16 CV- and 8 Gate outputs
controls for each track: 16 buttons and LEDs
setting/resetting of steps by pressing the corresponding button while the pattern is running, resulting in lively structures changeable in real time
display of the active steps and the actual step
mute/demute track by a dedicated mute button for each track
MIDI-note or controller event, master note, master velocity, prescale, note length, delay, MIDI channel and last step (for uneven measures) independently programmable for each track
for each single step note and velocity are programmable or may be recorded from an external MIDI keyboard (analog sequencer mode)
in combination with incoming MIDI-notes each track may alternatively work as an arpeggiator, chord trigger or gater (combined with the possibility to turn each step on or off)
128 patterns (1 Pattern = 8 tracks of 16 steps)
fast selection of patterns with 32 pattern and 4 pattern bank buttons with LEDs
creation of pattern-links (1-2/1-2-3-4), i.e. track expansion to 32 or 64 steps
16 songs, each song has 128 steps for pattern number and number of repetitions of the pattern
fast selection of songs with 8 song buttons and 2 song bank buttons with LEDs
copy, move, clear, load, save tracks, patterns and songs
save all informations via MIDI SysEx
synchronisation (internal/external) via MIDI-Clock
record function: realtime recording of certain actions similiar to a software sequencer
transposition of sequences via MIDI notes
2 separate MIDI inputs, 2 separate MIDI outputs, DIN-SYNC (Roland compatible) input or output
light grey 19" case, 8 height units
184 LEDs (standard: red, blue series: blue), 208 buttons, 2-line LC-display, alpha-dial for data input
optically similiar to Regelwerk, MAQ16/3, A-100, MCV24, MS-404 ....
For more detailed information please look at the english manual."
Waldorf Microwave 1 w Access Programmer, Sound Set & Memory Cards
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Microwave SN 9232358
Access Programmer SN B19600412
"The Microwave itself has been recently serviced and re-capped by Abell Audio and given a clean bill of health. The Microwave has also been updated to the final version 2.0 software update. This is the Rev A version of the Microwave, which has the anodized finish and the Analog Curtis CEM 3389 voltage controlled filter and voltage controlled amplifiers. The anodized finish is much more durable than the painted Nextel finish of the Rev B. The differences between the CEM 3389 (rev A) and CEM 3387 (rev B) are subtle enough to likely be overlooked in the mix, but I have found the Rev A to have the ability to be slightly more snappy, and the Rev A has been reported to be more crisp and more open.
The Microwave comes with the original bound Performance Manual, bound Programming Manual, bound Addendum to Firmware revision 1.20 (now obsolete due to the 2.0 upgrade, but included for the completest), and the bound Microwave Software-Update Ver. 2.0 manual.
Included is the Access Microwave Programmer that brings the Microwave 1 more toward the knob per function school. A bound manual for the Microwave Programmer is included.
Also included are four professional soundset cards. Two are from Waldorf and are programmed by Dave Gould and Rob Papen. The remaining two are the two Metro Sound releases.
The remaining two cards are custom built memory cards, each of which holds 6 banks worth of programs. The standard memory cards for the Microwave 1 hold only 2 banks. These two cards hold the equivalent to 6 standard memory cards. The original documentation for the cards is included..."
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Microwave SN 9232358
Access Programmer SN B19600412
"The Microwave itself has been recently serviced and re-capped by Abell Audio and given a clean bill of health. The Microwave has also been updated to the final version 2.0 software update. This is the Rev A version of the Microwave, which has the anodized finish and the Analog Curtis CEM 3389 voltage controlled filter and voltage controlled amplifiers. The anodized finish is much more durable than the painted Nextel finish of the Rev B. The differences between the CEM 3389 (rev A) and CEM 3387 (rev B) are subtle enough to likely be overlooked in the mix, but I have found the Rev A to have the ability to be slightly more snappy, and the Rev A has been reported to be more crisp and more open.
The Microwave comes with the original bound Performance Manual, bound Programming Manual, bound Addendum to Firmware revision 1.20 (now obsolete due to the 2.0 upgrade, but included for the completest), and the bound Microwave Software-Update Ver. 2.0 manual.
Included is the Access Microwave Programmer that brings the Microwave 1 more toward the knob per function school. A bound manual for the Microwave Programmer is included.
Also included are four professional soundset cards. Two are from Waldorf and are programmed by Dave Gould and Rob Papen. The remaining two are the two Metro Sound releases.
The remaining two cards are custom built memory cards, each of which holds 6 banks worth of programs. The standard memory cards for the Microwave 1 hold only 2 banks. These two cards hold the equivalent to 6 standard memory cards. The original documentation for the cards is included..."
Ensoniq Fizmo Synthesizer Realtime Transwave Synth SN 10283
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According to the listing this Fizmo "DOES NOT HAVE THE BAD VOLTAGE REGULATOR. This unit was one of the later production runs. See serial number." You can find details on the Fizmo regulator fix here.
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According to the listing this Fizmo "DOES NOT HAVE THE BAD VOLTAGE REGULATOR. This unit was one of the later production runs. See serial number." You can find details on the Fizmo regulator fix here.
Yamaha CS01 Synthesizer SN 13444 with Original Silver Case
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