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Polivoks Modulator - 8bit Popcorn

Published on May 8, 2014 Greg VanEck·18 videos

"First patch with the Polivoks Modulator. Square out clocking Grids. Grids trig out clocking Modulator. S&H noise out sequencing Braids in VCA mode with input quantizing and bit reduction enabled. Modulator LFO outputs modulating Braids parameters. Routed through Halls of Valhalla ZDSP cart."

Kraftwerk on Meeting Bob Moog

This one in via Brian Kehew.

I thought the following was pretty great. It's at the end of a rare interview with Kraftwerk's Ralf Hütter on the Miami New Times.

"Before you leave, may I ask you what influence Moog has had on your music?

We met him when we were recording a TV show in Los Angeles back in '75 and Mr. Moog was there. We used a monophonic Minimoog -- we didn't have the budget for the larger one -- but he, of course, knew that already. What he didn't know was that meeting the machine's inventor was one of the true highlights of our lives."

Update: below is an image of Kraftwerk from 1976 via Wikipedia's page for Trans Europe Express. You can see the Minimoog as well as a couple of ARP Odysseys. Curios what that is in the background left.

Update2 via Steven in the comments: "It's a Synthanorma sequencer (by Matten & Wiechers).
http://a-u-t-o-b-a-h-n.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/elektromusik-u-t-o-b-h-n-der-besten-das.html

I guess it's an earlier model than this one.
http://www.matrixsynth.com/2007/02/synthanorma-sequenzer.html"

And via Brian: "Under the Minimoog is an Orchestron, Model A or B..."

dot Melody Video Manual

dot Melody Video Manual pt 1 : Overview

Published on May 8, 2014 Olympia Noise Co.·9 videos

iTunes: dot Melody - Olympia Noise Co.

"An overview of dot Melody's interface.

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Update:

dot Melody Video Manual pt 2 : the Sequencer

Published on May 8, 2014

"Learn about how a dot's location affects its pitch and duration.

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The Electric Music Box - Sketches Volume 1: The Solo Parts

"'The Electric Music Box - Sketches Volume 1: The Solo Parts' is a project that uses the new Buchla Music Easel as its only sound source. Except for "The Clone Drones" all songs are generated with just the Music Easel. No additional sequencers, external effects or multitracking were used. Just a bit of mastering with Equalizer and mono->stereo enhancement.

But this is in no way meant to be an Easel "Demo". You will encounter much more of the dark and haunting Weinglas style in this release than you will find your usual bass or solo synthesizer sounds.

So lean back and enjoy the darkness! But beware of lots of high and low frequencies! So don't turn your amp to eleven!

And be warned: This project is about to be continued. So watch out for Volume 2!

Btw: On Youtube here you can find lots of videos for this release!

released 08 May 2014"

via Wein Glas on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

CustomSynth POLYMOOG VOX HUMANA Synth T-Shirt

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For the Gary Numan fans out there.

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Vintage 1977 KORG M 500 SP ANALOG MICRO PRESET SN 800209

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"Here's a synopsis::::::This 32-note monophonic preset synthesizer had 6 push-button presets ("voice", "synthe 1", "synthe 2", "brass", "string", and "wood" as in woodwind) and a five octave switch. If you pressed two buttons at the same time, those two presets would mix. There were controls for attack and "sustain" (decay/release), VCF, modulation depth, modulation speed, and portamento speed (as well as a lever to switch the portamento on or "momentary"). The SP version of the synth had a small built in speaker. Super versatile little synth ! Fat lows, soaring highs, and everything in between.

Fully functional !! There's one slight flaw I found with it:::::When switching the knob between voices, it can OCCASIONALLY glitch slightly, on only a couple of the presets. This is remedied by simply giving the knob a very slight twist, without changing the voice, which seems like it could be easily fixed with a little cleaning of the pots. The only other real flaw is the Portamento switch is missing, but is still fully functional, and can be turned on/off with ease.

Cosmetically, it's shows light general wear and tear, but is still in great shape. The pics speak for themselves. Dried glue from the sheet music holder still remains on the top, which I'm sure could be easily remedied."

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Drumfire DF-500 Analog Drum Synthesizer Synth w/Triggers SN 15516

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HGSounds Kosmology FreeFall Sequencer Now Available

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via HGSounds (full description captured for the archives):

"FreeFall is a completely Free version of the powerful Kosmology Sequencing System, which uses 110 Sampled Instruments collected from current Kosmology and Kosmos products to offer a free entry point into the world of Kosmology. Kosmology provides 8 completely separate instances which can be switched in real-time via a specified set of Midi notes. Each instance uses 2 synths with independent Filters, has 7 sequencers with independent clock divides and step amounts as well as 48 assignable parameters. The workflow is enhanced by lots of useful options such as copying, pasting and randomizing and a single instance can be copied to all Instances or to a specific instance. The idea is that you set up the 8 instances and then play them as an instrument as you would with any synthesizer, they are even polyphonic.

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Tom Isaak Live Synthesizer Grove 1

Published on May 8, 2014 Tom Isaak·25 videos

"Tom Isaak Live Grove mit 3 Synthesizern, Drummaschine und Stepsequenzer: Moog Sub Phatty (leads), Waldorf Rocket mit Stepsequenzer MFB Urzwerg pro (Sequenz-Sound), ARTURIA Minibrute (Bass), BOSS Dr. 880 (Drums). Aufgenommen mit Cakewalk SONAR X1 (no overdubs)."