Livid BASE with Aurex

Published on Sep 9, 2013 lividTV·172 videos

"Belgium based musician Aurex performing with the Livid BASE. The Ableton Live project used in this video can be downloaded from blog.lividinstruments.com. This project features ROXO a template with step sequencing and effects."

Livid Instruments BASE on eBay

Summer Arabesque by Doug Lynner, aka Synthesizerman

The last in the series of performances by Doug Lynner at The Woodshed at Keith Holland's Guitars, Los Gatos CA has been added to this post.

Patchable Modular Roland TR-606 & TR-808 in Eurorack Format

Update: Patchable Roland TR-808 Euroack Modules below. "They are clones with improved funcution. For example snare can become rimshot etc.."  The TR-606 above "is a genuine 606 modded in euro panel and with open trigger inputs and open midi interface."

Update2: video of the TR-606 in eurorack format:

Roland TR606 Eurorack MIDI

Published on Sep 9, 2013 Marco Markix·10 videos

"A roland TR606 customized in eurorack version by me. dual 15 / 12 V supported."

modular 0001

Published on Sep 9, 2013 Unun Septium·3 videos

"Never did get around to posting a modular video, so here goes. Knob twiddling tedium for none anoraks. This is pretty basic stuff, just an attempt to make some rhythmic noise using only the Doepfer with no external triggers."

This is a long one but will give you an idea of creating and exploring a patch from scratch. You'll find some additional notes on Ununseptium warehouse.

::vtol:: solar parasit & Solar Powered Synth Workshop

via vtol

"Solar Parasit is a small audio synthesizer for personal use.The parasite is charged during the day by a solar panel from the sun or a bright light. When a bright light disappears, the device begins to 'sing' through headphones. The parasite has a little eye on the end of a long tube through which the light is captured when it is surrounded by darkness. With the headphones on, users can walk around the city at night, listening to the parasite's singing in response to the light from headlights, advertising and other ambient lighting.

The principle of the parasite is very simple: it is a small square-wave generator for IC 555 with integrated photoresistor that controls the frequency of the oscillator. This kind of devices is sometimes called 'light theremin'.

first release- Polyfest, VDNKh, Moscow, 07.09.2013"

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Rattly And Raw Kontakt Sample Instruments

"Dirty, cheap, cranky, crusty little gems to fill those cracks in yourproductions. These instruments are designed to be 'that little extra thing' that so many tracks end up needing.

In the real world, most of these instruments have maybe only a fewplayable notes or at best a limited range!

Rattly And Raw have greatly expanded the playability and range of theseoriginal instruments by using state of the art time stretching softwareand meticulously hand tuning each mechanism.

The emphasis here is on imperfection and character. These instruments are not posh, and not slick, but they might inspire new directions oraugment what you already have in surprising ways. The unique sound ofthese samples comes from the instruments themselves, not fromadditional processing! That being said... on most instruments we'veincluded a LoFi button and a processing knob or two that will let you dirt 'em up a little more...

We're starting with four products:

The First Incarnation, Cold War Listening Station,The Marxophone and Student Vibraphone

THERE IS ALSO A FREE INSTRUMENT FOR DOWNLOAD IN THESTORE!

The First Incarnation is a collection of sixteen rattly, scratchy, dirty,plucked, scraped, pressed and smacked, unusual Rattly and Rawinstruments!

The instruments have all come from quirky shops and chance meetings and have been used on many sessions by the Rattly and Raw team. *This pack contains unusual and rare instruments like the Rheem Key Bass,Taishokoto, Appalachian Dulcimer, Pitched Cowbells, Plucked Piano and Zither strings and MUCH MUCH MORE!

As a further introductory offer The First Incarnation also comes with ourRattly and Raw percussion instrument (88 keys of percussion and drumhits with velocity management and LoFi processing) FOR FREE!

Cold War Listening Station contains massive percussion hits,calamitous found material impacts and bizarre instruments, all soaked in the huge paranoid reverberations from this monstrous facility. We took insound making devices and used what was there as well, the results aredefinitely unusual!

These were all recorded on location at an abandoned listening stationhidden in central europe. Our intrepid sampling team overcame wild dogs, lurking strangers, rats, guards and creeping terror to bring youthese unique sounds! It was a massive challenge to get clean enoughdecay tails on these huge and spooky sounds as this abandoned stationwas open in parts to the elements (which brought its own challenges)and also every tiny noise was amplified massively by the architecture!!As a result, this uniquely disjarring and sonically intriguing pack is theresult of luck, stealth and opportunism and signal to noise management!

The Marxophone contains one lovingly sampled original marxophone with multiple layers and velocity sensitive trill action (as well as multipleinstruments with different performance options!) It's a very distinctivesound and one you'll probably recognise!

This also has a custom velocity management script to really aid playability and control of the trill function and a LoFi script with drivecontrol to take this unique instrument to some new places! We've alsoincluded ELEVEN variations on the standard Marxophone instrument.

Student Vibraphone This short-scale student vibraphone has a uniqueattacky, clanky goodness that we had to share! Great for getting that vibes sound across with no trace of 'posh' or 'refined' at all! There are afew instrument options here so you can get a good range of sounds fromthis limited, but very usable instrument!"

http://www.rattlyandraw.com

The Ballad Of Big Brother - Matrix 12

"Clearly, Orwell was just 30 years off in his predictions. Big Brother is truly here, and I figure it deserves a ballad! This is dedicated to Edward Snowden. A special thank you to Claude Castonguay for lending me his wonderful Oberheim Matrix 12, which is featured here on all synth duties."

via Ned Bouhalassa on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

PPG wave 2.2 "Electroplankton"

"(c) 2013 vintage synthesizer demo track by RetroSound

all sounds: PPG wave 2.2 synthesizer from the year 1982
recording: multi-track without midi
fx: a bit delay and reverb"

via Marko Ettlich on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

SDIY Roland System100m VCA with Acrylic Front Panel

via Francesco Poggianti on Facebook

"SDIY Roland System100m VCA Working!!! Con il vintage RCA CA3080!!!!"

1979 DIY Keyboard from Wersi Ad

This one in via WOK.

Update via WOK: "this "take away mini organ" was in fact a full sized keybed in a massive wood cabinet, but it was portable with it's 13 Kg - contrary to the other Wersi organs with 150kg and more...
It was available as a DIY kit or ready made and had the standard cheesy sound like it's competitors (but a quite good speaker inside).  I know it - it was my first keyboard back then..... :-)"

There's actually one listed on eBay here.

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