SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS Prophet 2000

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via this auction

"An old school sampler synth. similar to Ensoniqs from that era. It has a small sampler by today's standards 256k / 12 bit sampling. Although it does have analog VCF's and VCA's you can generate some great lo-fi sounds with this synth. It is an 8 voice, the keyboard can be split into 8 layers, MIDI equipped, and there is an arpeggiator. Designed in 1985 so now a classic instrument. Features 61 keys so this is quite a large keyboard. Original retail price an affordable £2000"

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Max/MSP Car Watching With Eurorack

Published on Mar 31, 2015 Oren Levy

"Figuring out this Jitter thing in Max/MSP. Have the video detecting colors and outputting 2 control voltages to oscillators in the eurorack. Nothing fancy, yet."

Make Noise Pressure Points Rene STO and Optomix fun time

Published on Mar 31, 2015 Oren Levy

"Made a lil performance patch with the Pressure Points and Rene. The Rene is in 'MPC' mode from James Ciglar's Rene 301 video [posted back in 2011 here]. The patch is described in the video."

We Love Don!

A message of support for Don in via Vedic Scapes.

I think this pretty much sums up how the synth community feels about Don Buchla. :)

P.S. I went with a smaller sized image for the post on purpose. I thought this was needlepoint or cross stitch. I was surprised when I realized it wasn't, so I thought I'd pass that experience along to you. Click on the pic for the reveal.

Transanalog Synthdrummer SN 008

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"Transanalog brand Synthdrummer module. Drum trigger to analog synth interface. A very rare model. Some scuffing (see photos). Power adapter standard but not included. Can also run on battery power (I tested the battery included & it still has some juice). Underside is left open (see photos) to allow for easy battery change, but could easily be covered if desired."

I'm guessing this is from the same Transanalog last posted here in 2011. I realized I did not have a channel label for them, so I added one with this post. A search for Transanalog will bring up previous posts.

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Siel Orchestra 2 Wonky Fuzzy tape Edition

Published on Mar 31, 2015 SPFXsynthesisers

"Having released Siel Orchestra 2 for Kontakt 5, I decided to create a Wonky tape version of it, after buying a shabby, in need of a service reel to reel at a carboot(yard sale).
I found it did wonderful audio degrading things to the sound of the Siel and sort of mellotronised it

This new Wonky Tape edition comes free with the normal Siel Orchestra 2 version.
Existing owners of Siel Orchestra should ahve received this Wonky Tape version - If not then please contact me and llet me know.
www.synthmagic.co.uk"

POLARIS (microbrute, TB3, Electribe ER-1, Volcas, TCE Halloffame, EHX Cathedral, kp2, mkp2)

Published on Mar 31, 2015 Chocolate Pulp

Roland Aira TB3
Arturia Microbrute
Korg Volca Keys
Korg Volca Bass
Korg Electribe ER-1
TCE Hall of Fame Reverb
EHX Cathedral Stereo Reverb
Kaosspad 2
Kaoss pad mini 2

Thanks for watching.

Game of Thrones Theme on a Modular Synthesizer (@obrienmedia)

Published on Mar 31, 2015 Patrick OBrien

"The Game Of Thrones theme played on a modular synthesizer, with the melody played on my DSI Mopho analog synth below the modular.

No computers were used in this song, other than the pressing the space bar to play the Game of Thrones Season 5 trailer in the background.

This theme showcases the Kilpatrick Audio K4815 Pattern Generator, The Harvestman's Malgorithm for the bit crushing effect, and MakeNoise's Rene for the bass sequencing. I used Mutable Instruments' Yarns as a clock source.

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Hyve Touch Synthesizer Workshop with Skot Wiedmann this Saturday

Just a reminder, the Hyve Touch Synthesizer Workshop with Skot Wiedmann (announced here, video here) is this Thursday. Full details here.

The Hyve is Scot Wiedmann's latest creation. He was the man behind the amazing star shaped modular featured at the 2009 NAMM show and Motus Mavis.

The workshop is this coming Saturday April 4 at 2pm, at the Independent Media Center (where the Makerspace and other cool community organizations are). The address is 202 S Broadway Ave, Urbana, IL 61801.

Dick Hyman | Modular Improvisation

Published on Mar 31, 2015 Moog Music Inc

"In this video, Dick Hyman acknowledges his acoustic beginnings as well as his electronic explorations while improvising on the piano and the newly re-issued Moog Modular System 55.

American pianist and composer Dick Hyman is best known for his proficiency on the piano and his versatility in various jazz styles, but Hyman is also responsible for creating some of the earliest popular Moog recordings. The 1969 album Moog: The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman, found the accomplished jazz musician exploring new sonic territories with a brand-new instrument, the Moog synthesizer.

Music used courtesy of Eastlake Music, Inc."