MATRIXSYNTH

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Amazing Singing ALTAIR 231, russian minimoog, analog formant vowel synthesis - Must hear!!

Published on Dec 16, 2014 NoiselabCH

"The ALTAIR 231, a minimoog copy built in former sovietunion is a real 3-OSC synthesizer beast if not a monster! While trying out some extreme settings I found this formant vowel like sound. I thought a bandpass filter is necessary, but there's none on the ALTAIR 231 or ESTRADIN 230 (exactly same schematics) !

It's combination of OSC crossmodulation and high filter resonance. And it's just one crazy sound this great vintage analog monophonic synthesizer can produce.

No external effects or dynamics added, just pure analog synthesis!

One third of the vid is the singing ALTAIR 231, then the Abyss follows periodically, mostly squeezing, crunching, bubbling, rumbling, haunting, crashing, 1000-saws-try-to-break-the-safe-like, splashing interrupted by somewhat smoother intermezzos. Be aware of the angry bees...

Here's a vid I made a while ago using the midi-retrofit in our ALTAIR 231:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex78F... [below]

A vid with our ALISA 1387 (another amazing russian synth):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlP5h... [posted here]

Darth NoiseLab and Darth Digital Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-leTV... [below]

Be the synthforce with you..."

Altair 231 - Soviet Synthesizer in action - Russian Mini Moog! Amazing Estradin Synth!

Published on Mar 9, 2013

"Just a short vid, badly recorded, about the ALTAIR 231 Synthesizer (Estradin factory, Zhitomir). This one is from 1986 (maybe radioactive ;-) and has a retrofit Midi in !!
Midi-Arpeggio from Yamaha AN1X, first test with midi. This Synthesizer has similar options as the minimoog model D, it's a kind of soviet copy, however it's not a moog (I never had one, so I can't compare), but it sounds really amazing.
Same circuits as the Estradin 230, but in a more moog-like look.

Don't argue with me cause of dirty fingers, bad tweeking, shitty vid and sound-qualitiy. I don't see a lot af vid of the Altair 231 here, so a cheap one won't hurt ;-)"

And the Darth Digital Playlist:

Clandestign Cigar Box Clazoo

Published on Dec 15, 2014 MILQUETOASTE

"Prototype Arduino-driven single voice digital/analog synth. Touch sensor forms virtual keyboard, with 33 musical modes transposable to any key and full ADSR control of variable bandpass filter. Arduino pro mini, digital pot, serial LCD, 2 vactrols, opamp bandpass filter and amp. Open source hardware and software, kits and boards coming soon."

Monday, December 15, 2014

Modular Wild-Malekko Heavy Industry-Richter Megawave-Bank 5 Part One

Published on Dec 15, 2014 Modular Wild

http://malekkoheavyindustry.com/

"A short walkthrough of MegaWave ROM 1- Mini Wave- Bank 5. Includes Oscilloscope views and sounds.Sound and Video by Raul Pena.
For the ultimate experience follow along with the Miniwave manual:
http://www.musicsynthesizer.com/miniw..."

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Casio KX101 Rare Boombox Synthesizer SN T4B113072

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MFB Dominion 1 Demo 3: Dominion 1 Meets Eurorack

Published on Dec 15, 2014 GuyaGuy

"25 snippets of what happens when an MFB Dominion 1 synthesizer meets these Eurorack modules:
4MS PEG
4MS SCM
4MS VCA Matrix
ALM Pamela's Workout
Doepfer Spring Reverb
Frequency Central Continuum
Intellijel Dixie II
Intellijel Azimuth
Make Noise Brains
Make Noise Maths
Make Noise Pressure Points
Malekko Dual Borg
Malekko Output
Manhattan Analog CVP
Super Synthesis PH01 II
Toppobrillo Triple Wavefolder
Pittsburgh Modular Analog Delay
Pittsburgh Modular Bender
Pittsburgh Modular Sequencer

No other effects other than some DAW compression"

Low-Gain Electronics - SubMix6 Demo

Published on Dec 15, 2014 LowGainElectronics

"SubMix6:
Back by popular demand, the SubMix6 is an improved concept over the original SubMix7. Featuring 6 active/buffered inputs, with linear attenuators, with two dedicated mix outputs labeled A and B and one dedicated SubMix output labeled ABMix Options: (Available Simultaneously)
(2) 3 inputs x 1 output x (1) submix output
(1) 6 inputs x 1 output
Half the functionality of the original SubMix in less than 1/4th of the size!!
The SubMix6 was designed with the intention of sub-mixing the waveform outputs from VCO's. Passive mixers tend to functioned more like waveform "on/off" switches with little in between for mixing options. With active inputs the load on the summing bus stays constant and you get smoother/more gradual mix regardless of the load on the input.
The SubMix6 is CV and Audio friendly, keeping in mind you will have offset/clipping if you use the SubMix output of mixers that are mixing AC & DC signals at the same time.
You can also take advantage of the SubMix output and play around with feedback loops!
8HP Retail: $199 USD"