vocotonicity

Published on Mar 21, 2016 Ebotronix

"4ms Peg, QCD/Expander, QPLFO, RCD², VCA Matrix
Analogue Systems RS 100², RS110²², RS360²
Bananalogue Serge VCS
Cyndustries Zeroscillator ~0~ quadring ~ solo for Unkle²²s
Doepfer R 2m², A133², A134²², A141, A143-2,9
A151²², A152, A156², A175²²²,A185-2(14x),A138a²²b²²c²²²
Flame 4 Vox, Arpeggiator (wholetone) , Chord Machine²,

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1970's Moog Model D Synthesizer w/ Case SN 6751

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Crowphonics Cro-1 And Cro-2 Modular Noise Synthesizer

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"Crowphonics cro-1 and cro-2 noise modular synthesizer. Cro-1 is 4 oscillators of sound insanity. Cro-2 is vca, preamps, ring mod, filter, delay.

This is very noisy and sometimes predictable and sometimes not. Really cool noise drone machine.

Comes with power chords, patch cables and manual"

Buchla Easel Euro Simple

Published on Mar 21, 2016 Todd Barton

"A simple demo using the Euro to blend and beef with the Easel."

Vintage 1970's Moog MiniMoog Model D SN 4440

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"This is a working unit and all knobs and keys operate. The control panels still have the original factory protective plastic covering. The unit has normal cosmetic wear and scratches on the cabinet sides, but can be refinished easily. The metal rear flap for the control panel tilt has a brushed/cleaned area. This was necessary to remove the social security number of the original owner, (remember back in the day you marked your valuables with your SS#). The oscillators sound good, but the bus bar and some knob controls will need cleaning. Some keys will also need to be adjusted. I'm not the expert on Moog restoration, but I believe a person familiar with the brand won't have any problems bringing this unit back to 100 percent.

Included with this auction is a Sound Chart by Tom Rhea to get you started..."

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OP-A FM Synth Demo

www.kickstarter.com/projects/130448…eld-for-arduino

New demo of the OP-A FM synth. See this previous post for details.

Slow Sequence and Rings - Modular Patch

Slow Sequence and Rings - Modular Patch from Kial on Vimeo.

"Mutable Instruments Rings creates an ambience for a slowly progressing sequence. uScale is used to control the pitch of two separate analog voices (z3000+Polaris+uVCA & Dixie2 + DSM01 + Digital VCA) The two voices and the output of Rings are all mixed with a SubMix6 and sent to uJack. The output of the modular system was ran through guitar pedals and recorded in Logic X."

Moog Music Pays Tribute to Keith Emerson

Moog Music sent the following out to subscribers of their newsletter. I thought I'd share it with those that aren't subscribed, as well as capturing it in the archives. Keith was legendary.

"Thank you, Keith Emerson

'In general, everything we've ever done has always been in collaboration with musicians... there's constant experimentation. Keith Emerson was the first guy that really, in a professional way, took a large modular system on stage and made it work.' - Bob Moog

The sudden loss of Keith Emerson, a beloved member of the Moog Family, has profoundly impacted us. We were shocked and saddened to lose our hero, friend and collaborator so soon.
Keith discovered the Moog synthesizer with his band The Nice in 1969. Shortly thereafter, he reached out to Bob Moog and acquired one of the first Moog modular synthesizers, which was built for the Museum Of Modern Art's "Jazz In The Garden" public performance. From then on, the names Emerson and Moog were entwined forever. Keith became the most-visible proponent of the synthesizer revolution, using the Moog loyally onstage for almost every show of his career. Emerson became the brightest name in the world of progressive rock music, his influence and creativity rivaled only by Jimi Hendrix. He was a masterful musician in many styles, but also a renowned showman who understood that elaborate theatrics would elevate the experience of the audience to a fever pitch. Part of his "show" was to faithfully include the monstrous wall of modules and cables that his Moog had become over the years, as it had developed an instantly recognizable sound that no other instrument could duplicate.

In 2015, nearly 45 years after the beginning, Moog and Emerson worked to create newly-built exact duplicates of Keith's legendary modular instrument. Matching his original Moog to painstaking details, the new EMMS (Emerson Moog Modular System) was the first artist signature-series Moog synthesizer. It was an honor to recognize the great contribution Keith Emerson has made to the long Moog history, and to his enormous influence felt still today on the world of synthesis.

Through his enduring friendship with Bob Moog, his pioneering use of the Moog Modular and his lifetime of creative collaborations with Moog Music, Keith's fingerprints are on the very DNA of electronic synthesized sound. We can say for certain, that our company would not be where it is today without Keith's prophetic contributions. Our hearts are broken knowing our journey together has come to a close.

Thank you, Keith. Your spirit will live on forever in those electric moments when technical brilliance and unconstrained expression collide."

Bob Moog and Keith Emerson, 1974 (photo credit: Greg Hochman)

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Modular Jam 50

Published on Mar 20, 2016 ngarjuna

Another great track via MATRIXSYNTH Member, ngarjuna.

"Patch Notes

Bass Patch
Sequencer 1 driving
Rubicon Sine - Timbre modulated by PEG - .Mix
Rubicon Sub - .Mix
STO Sine dynamic FM'd by Maths and uVCA
.Mix into Optomix enveloped by Maths
STO Vari out into Optomix enveloped by Maths

Sync Fold Lead Patch
Sequencer 1 driving STO outputting vari out to Rubicon hard sync
Rubicon V/oct from PEG
Symmetry modulated by Rene unquant out
Rubicon sine - Timbre modulated by Wogglebug Stepped out
into Optomix enveloped by Maths, Damp modulated by PEG

Pluck Patch
Sputnik 2 getting pitch from Rene
Dynamically FM'd by Sputnik 1 via Optomix-Maths
Sputnik 2 Sine - Timbre modulated by PEG
into Optomix enveloped by Maths,
Damp modulated by Sequencer 1

EC Bass Patch
Rubicon Sub and Square PWM'd by PEG
STO Shape modulated by PEG and FM'd by its own Sub out
into Post Lawsuit Filter enveloped by Minimod EG with some pitch tracking
into AJH Minimod VCA enveloped by Minimod EG

Microbrute sequence
LFO - Filter
Env - Metal
Stereo delay added post production

Drums in Spark
Acid line tortured by Angel Lofte Audio Source Plus

Photo backgrounds courtesy of Hubble Space Telescope
and of course my trusty Tektronix 422 scope providing the trippy light show."

The TMS Modular Synthesizer System

This one popped up on a Swiss auction site ricardo.ch.

Apparently this was a one off system built by a Mr. Thoma, one of the pioneers in the Swiss experimental-electronical scene around Zurich in the late 70s / early 80s. You can find his site here: www.sounddesign.ch. TMS stands for Thoma Music System. It is listed on his equipment page here. The TMS is a Serge Modular clone he built for himself, however he did build some on request. He also has a Serge Modular. You can see it in a video further below. Unfortunately there isn't a video for the TMS on his YouTube channel.

This is one of those fascinating bits of synth history that hasn't been featured on the site before now. You never know what will come up.

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