Friday, February 28, 2014
Roland RS505 Paraphonic String Synthesizer
Published on Feb 28, 2014 SynthDan1·14 videos
"A little improv on the 1978 Roland RS-505. It's a paraphonic string synthesizer, with a synth section (with resonant filter) and a bass section to boot. This video is a blend of the synth & strings, which creates a lush and almost haunting sound.
What's a paraphonic synthesizer? It's a keyboard that allows you to play many notes (because it's essentially a divide-down organ), but all the sounds run through a single filter and envelope. This is of course less powerful than a conventional polyphonic synthesizer, but they allowed for unlimited polyphony and some interesting sounds and effects. There were tons of string synthesizers made in the 1970s, all based on the paraphonic concept, and they were used in tons of famous songs (think of the beginning of "Dream Weaver" while listening to my demo).
P.S. Sorry about the weird audio glitch at the very first note, I guess my phone glitched."
Roland TB-303 Computer Controlled
Billy Corgan 'SIDDHARTHA' on Eurorack Modular Live Feed Now
Started on Feb 28, 2014 montelds·89 videos
"'SIDDHARTHA' BY HERMAN HESSE, WITH MUSICAL INTERPRETATION BY WILLIAM CORGAN"
As this is happening live right now, new posts will go up below. Be sure to scroll down for new posts!
"Korg Gadget for iPad Remix Contest"
"MELVILLE, NY, February 28, 2014 - Korg has teamed up with SoundCloud to offer a worldwide contest in celebration of its newest music app, Korg Gadget. The 'Korg Gadget for iPad Remix Contest,' which runs from February 28 through March 31, 2014, will award an array of great gear prizes for remixes made using the Korg Gadget for iPad app. [iTunes: KORG Gadget - KORG INC.]
This remix contest is open to everyone, amateur and professional alike. Contestants can enter by remixing any of the official demo songs that are pre-installed on Gadget for iPad('Gadget World Tour', 'The Body & Soul', 'Our Cities', Shape Down'), and then uploading the remixed track to 'GadgetCloud'.
Prizes include:
First place:
KORG taktile-25, KORG volca keys, KORG volca bass, KORG volca beats, 2-year SoundCloud Unlimited Membership, a featured spot on Korg's social channels and website
Second place:
KORG micro KEY-25, KORG MS-20 mini, 1-year SoundCloud Unlimited Membership, a featured spot on Korg's social channels and website
Third place:
KORG nanoKEY2 in white, KORG volca keys, 1-year SoundCloud Unlimited Membership, a featured spot on Korg's social channels and website
10 Runners Up receive:
1-year SoundCloud Pro Membership, a featured spot on Korg's social channels and website
Winners will be selected by a Korg committee and will be contacted in mid-April 2014. To listen to the all the entries, visit GadgetCloud. Full details on how to enter, as well as rules and regulations, can be found here: www.korg.com/contest_rules/ ."
This remix contest is open to everyone, amateur and professional alike. Contestants can enter by remixing any of the official demo songs that are pre-installed on Gadget for iPad('Gadget World Tour', 'The Body & Soul', 'Our Cities', Shape Down'), and then uploading the remixed track to 'GadgetCloud'.
Prizes include:
First place:
KORG taktile-25, KORG volca keys, KORG volca bass, KORG volca beats, 2-year SoundCloud Unlimited Membership, a featured spot on Korg's social channels and website
Second place:
KORG micro KEY-25, KORG MS-20 mini, 1-year SoundCloud Unlimited Membership, a featured spot on Korg's social channels and website
Third place:
KORG nanoKEY2 in white, KORG volca keys, 1-year SoundCloud Unlimited Membership, a featured spot on Korg's social channels and website
10 Runners Up receive:
1-year SoundCloud Pro Membership, a featured spot on Korg's social channels and website
Winners will be selected by a Korg committee and will be contacted in mid-April 2014. To listen to the all the entries, visit GadgetCloud. Full details on how to enter, as well as rules and regulations, can be found here: www.korg.com/contest_rules/ ."
Drums with DIY modular synth by vinnui
Published on Feb 28, 2014
"I'm using 2 VCAs, 4 LFOs (2 YuSynth VCLFOs), a noise source, and a ringmod, to create rhythmic sounds."
via Aluötvözet-Lemez Hidegen-Hengerelt on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge
Disklavier Controlled by Nord Modular G2
Palle Dahlstedt's Circle Self - a live feedback algorithm for Disklavier
Published on Feb 25, 2014 otoskope·45 videos
According to Palle the "G2 does it all - essentially it is a modular synth (the G2) generating sequence patterns for a player piano based on a seed from a human player (me). No other equipment involved."
"A quick pre-concert test of the 'piece' Circle Self, for Disklavier and electronics. The underlying engine consist of four virtual musicians who listen to each other in an intricate feedback system (hence, "Circle"). All paramers are controlled from a keyboard, through a dynamic vector mapping. But the keybaord output is here fed back to the system, through this vector mapping, so the whole system is essentially playing itself (hence, "Self"). It needs to be triggered by a manual seed to get going, though.
This is the third piece in the Circle series. The previous two are:
Circle Squared (the virtual musicians are controlled by a musician using expressive pressure pads)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gcCLfmLyeE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-b1cKBsG1I
Circle Keys (the virtual musicians are controlled by, and interacted with through the actual piano keyboard)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkTi8PfKFhY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5sMRIY_D5o
The system is programmed by Palle Dahlstedt, and it is part of the research project Creative Performance. Recorded in the Sjöström Hall of the Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The Disklavier belongs to the academy's department for electronic music, the Lindblad Studios."
Published on Feb 25, 2014 otoskope·45 videos
According to Palle the "G2 does it all - essentially it is a modular synth (the G2) generating sequence patterns for a player piano based on a seed from a human player (me). No other equipment involved."
"A quick pre-concert test of the 'piece' Circle Self, for Disklavier and electronics. The underlying engine consist of four virtual musicians who listen to each other in an intricate feedback system (hence, "Circle"). All paramers are controlled from a keyboard, through a dynamic vector mapping. But the keybaord output is here fed back to the system, through this vector mapping, so the whole system is essentially playing itself (hence, "Self"). It needs to be triggered by a manual seed to get going, though.
This is the third piece in the Circle series. The previous two are:
Circle Squared (the virtual musicians are controlled by a musician using expressive pressure pads)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gcCLfmLyeE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-b1cKBsG1I
Circle Keys (the virtual musicians are controlled by, and interacted with through the actual piano keyboard)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkTi8PfKFhY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5sMRIY_D5o
The system is programmed by Palle Dahlstedt, and it is part of the research project Creative Performance. Recorded in the Sjöström Hall of the Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The Disklavier belongs to the academy's department for electronic music, the Lindblad Studios."
Evergreen Emu Modular for Auction
via Макс Петерсен on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge & Evergreen, up for auction at Public Surplus here where you'll find more pics.
Also see this post for a 1978 Emu modular catalog.
"Second system unit with powersupply,analog tape deck interface and memory systems.
This system was installed in the Music Technology Labs in the mid 80s, where it was used extensively by the advanced studio users. It was purchased by the UW in the 70s. When it was purchased all the modules worked, including the digital keyboard. The system was removed from service in the early 90s, and has been in storage since. This two panel system has dual power supplies, keyboard interface, and is pretty amazing. The power, some control voltages and triggers are routed between modules in the back via a ribbon cable/movable socket system, so you can rearrange the modules and recable the result. The modules typically have a daughter card housing the active circuits which are mounted on a locking pin system. The system has been disassembled, each module has been packed in bubble wrap, and the cases with attached supplies are crated. The cost included shipping in the continental USA. The total configuration includes
2 keyboard output panels
Hex Inverter
3 Sawtooth/Pulse Oscillators
2 Sample and Hold
VC Trigger Generator
2 Triple Latch
5 Memory units
3 VCO
3 Universal Active Filters
2 Quad VCA
Tape Interface and Control panel
Memory Address Generator
2 VC lopas filters
VC Hipas Filter
2 Resonant Filters
Resonant Filter Controller
2 Dual One Shot
2 Dual Reverbs
Triple Latch
4 VCA
Triple OR Gate
Dual ADSR
Quad Inverter
2 Ring Modulator
Memory Programmer
Lag Processor
2 Dual Transient Generators
Analog Switch
Voltage Source 8×4
8 Position Address Generator
Envelope Follower
Summing Amp
LFO
Noise Source
Manuals
Extra Parts, Ribbon Cables, Sockets."
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