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Massive Aphex Twin Interview Part Two on noyzelab & 21 Free Modular Tracks

Follow-up to this post. The second part of the massive interview with Aphex Twin is up on noyzelab here. Tons of gear talk, pics and demos, and MATRIXSYNTH gets a mention! :)

On a related note, Aphex Twin just released 21 modular tracks on SouncCloud (embed below). Buchla & the ARP 2500 are featured.

Pictured: The JH Matrix FX, from the late Jürgen Haible.

From the interview: "he died the day he posted it to me which was very sad, a huge loss to the community ,he was the analogue fx don of dons, a genius."

Begins with a bit of Buchla. Track 21 features the ARP 2500.

Rhodes Chroma with Enabler Controller

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" Rhodes Chroma in excellent condition! The Chroma includes the Enabler contoller(and power cord/midi connector) , brand new flight case for Chroma, original pedals. the Enabler wood is cherry with a finish to match the Chroma cherry wood and finish. Reworked by New England Analog(NEA) who performed the following service.If you go to NEA's website and gallery,you can see photos of this exact Chroma.

removed all wood surfaces, stripped and resanded the cherry wood and finished in cherry finish with three coats of PU
all electrolytic capacitors replaced.
replaced PSU with Luca Sasdelli's switching power supply kit which was the Chroma's weakest point. Chroma now generates no heat upon touch and is incredibly stable.
Added Chris Borman's, After touch Pressure Sensor Kit. Chroma now has aftertouch which can easily be adjusted with the Enabler.
Added the CPU Plus CC+ software PCB which adds further operating stability and better midi control.This feature increases the standard 50 patches to 200 patches and allows the Chroma to be controlled by Randall Osborne's Enabler which is now marketed by NEA.
For those unfamiliar with the Chroma, you can find basic info on Vintage Synth Explorer or Soundonsound, but the primary source of information in on the Rhodes Chroma website which contains significant information about the Chroma and all the upgrades performed on this unit.Here are the basics:

Polyphony-16 voices with 1 OSC per voice or 8 voice with 2 Osc per voice
64 note velocity sensitive full size keys including polyphonic aftertouch
Oscillators -mix of saw and variable pulse waveforms
Filters- switchable low and high pass .16 different configurations including parallel, in series,variable mix, ring mod, FM mod, band pass, notch filtering.
VCA- ADSR type
Transpose, split, and two patch link capability
Autotune
Memory-200 patches
LFO- 16 different waveforms
Midi controllable"

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FARFISA Polychrome Ensemble Synthesizer

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"To be given to good hands with a heavy heart: FARFISA Polychrome, ultra rare ensemble synth with legendary analogue vocal chorus section. The unit needs indeed some love and care (fader crackle etc.), but apart from that all sections work fine and sound great! 220V."

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Tune Jumper Soundpack (Week 8)

Published on Nov 10, 2014 KM Productions

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"Coming from the desk of Alex, we present to you an odd yet powerful soundpack. It has a different feel for each bank, yet it seems to work together very nicely. A mix of mellow chords (actually reverse uke samples!), bubble-ish samples, and some loud bass, gives this soundpack an odd vibe; but, we like it and hopefully you will too!

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FREE DOWNLOAD (Ableton Project File, Traktor Remix Kit & WAVs Folder all in one zip file): https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings...

Video Credit: Alex Medvick
https://twitter.com/alexmedvick
http://instagram.com/thealexmedvick"

Hawkmoth "Snow Eater"

Published on Nov 10, 2014 SGE

"A mellow synth piece with acoustic guitar into modular. Lots of guitar pedals. Vermona Perfourmer. Futureretro Zillion. Recorded live."

GEM PK 4900 SN 1011142

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Roland MC500 Micro Composer

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AudioWarp BOCS Vol 1 Boards of Canada Synthesis Review

Published on Nov 10, 2014 SoundsAndGear.com

"http://SoundsAndGear.com: Checking out a new product from AudioWarp called BOCS, which stands for Boards of Canada Synthesis. It's a collection of 10 pads created in the style of Boards of Canada, using the same design and recording techniques including analog synths, 4-tracks, valve amps, etc. The run in the full version of Kontakt 5.3 or higher.

Full reveiw: http://soundsandgear.com/review-audio...

Get the sounds: http://www.sampleism.com/audiowarpc"

LittleBits Broomstick Guitar

Published on Oct 18, 2014 Peter Churchyard

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"By taking an Arduino microcontroller and adding two RC filters the cpu can control the LittleBits Korg Synth (http://littlebits.cc/) components. Add a PS/2 compatible mouse and you have a fun instrument. More at http://moddersandrockers.com/littlebi....

The mouse with its two axis of control and three buttons allows for a fun interface. This version is the first that has the note bending feature. I will be adding an opto isolator so the controller can read MIDI data. This will allow me to play the LittleBits Synth kit using MIDI.

At the moment I have not trimmed the CV scaling to give correct note spacing but it is close enough for this demo."