korg munilogue and 2 ipads - SoundOfIzrael live session

Published on Jun 12, 2017 Sam Izrael

132 bpm live sessionby SoundOfIzrael
korg minilogue
2 ipads with
Animoog/Audiobus 3/Patterning/Troublemaker/Dm2/Redshrike

Digitakt Meets Modular and Korg KP3

Published on Jun 12, 2017 BBoy Tech Report

"No talking just beats -
#digitakt controlling my modular via @synthrotek's #miditocv module to Pittsburgh modulars #doublehelixoscillator with modular audio looped back into digitakt allowing all sounds to be manipulated by #korgkp3 and #analogheat"

Capacitive Touch Janko Keyboard for Moog Werkstatt

Published on Feb 13, 2017 Ben Bradley

"This is a Janko-layout touch keyboard I made at the 2017 Moog Hackathon at Georgia Tech, February 10-12. I'm playing a few classic bass and melody lines from popular and classic tunes. I only have one octave (13 notes) connected so far.

The capacitive touch sensors use MPR121 capacitive-touch chips, on breakout boards from Adafruit (Moog Hackathon sponsor Sparkfun makes a similar board for the same chip). The example code from Adafruit was modified to read four boards (using the Adafruit library and making four sensor objects and initializing each to one of the four I2C addresses is remarkably easy for anyone with moderate familiarity with C++), and code was written to send a gate (key down) signal to the Werkstatt, and to write a binary representation of the pressed key (low note priority) to an Arduino port connected to a precision R-2R ladder to generate the voltage for the VCO exponential input.

The capacitive touch sensors can be used to make a touch keyboard with any configuration, not just the Janko. With these sensors it's remarkably easy to make a functioning electronic musical keyboard, as no mechanical switches or moving parts are needed. The feeling is at least as responsive as a "real" keyboard, as response to touch and release feels instant as far as I can tell. If anything, there's a "problem" in that if you accidentally, even slightly, touch a key it will sound, whereas with a mechanical keyboard you have to "accidentally" press a key down for it to sound.

A traditional seven-natural-and-five-sharp-keys layout would have been just as easy, but less "interesting." I chose the Janko layout after having read about it for many years (see Paul Vandervoot's piano video "Demonstration of 4-Row Janko Keyboard" - he describes the layout at 4:06). The Janko has, from left to right, six whole steps per octave, thus is one less key wide per octave than the traditional keyboard, so with the same key spacings the Janko octave is a shorter distance. Going up or down diagonally is a half step, so a chromatic scale of all 12 notes is a zig-zag pattern. A major scale is the first three notes in a line (whole steps), diagonally up or down to the next key (a half step), this and the next three keys across (whole steps), and then diagonally again (a half step) to get to the octave key. You can start on any key and the major scale is the same description. This is the remarkable property of the Janko layout, there are very few patterns to memorize for the different scales and chords.

ETA Feb. 18:
Here's a blogpost I just wrote, it includes a schematic diagram and the Arduino source code:
http://blog.freesideatlanta.org/2017/..."

Aphex Twins' Live Modular Setup

via sequencer.de

"it’s been said AFX is User18081971 [on Modulargrid] – here’s his DJing Modular Set"

New Tape Drum Machine Collection from Goldbaby

Goldbaby has a new sample pack out. Further below is a Flickr set containing pics of the actual drum machines used.

"55 drum machines recorded through real tape machines and hardware tape emulations in the Goldbaby studio. Vintage drum machines from the 70's, 80's and 90's and a few modern classics. Also some rare and unusual auto rhythm machines. A veritable smorgasbord of warm, punchy and interesting analog and digital drum machine sounds.

7000 x 24 bit wav samples and 325 x Auto Rhythm Drum Loops (Rex & Wav). With kits and instruments for Maschine, Geist, Battery, Logic Pro and Kontakt.

Check out this Flickr gallery for some photos of the drum machines I used for this pack

List of drum machines used: CR-78, 4 In The Floor, Acetone Rhythm Producer, Mam ADX-1, Dr Bohm, Combo Sideman, Conn Rhapsody, DDM-110, DDM-220, DDR30, DPM-48, DR-55, DR-110, DRM-15, DRM-16, DRM-32, Drumulator, DSM-1, ED-10, Super Spacedrum, Crash Pad, ER1, KPR-77, KR-55B, Linn LM1, Linn LM2, MBase01, MFB-522, MicroRhythmer, MPC-The Kit, MR-10, MRX-185,Olsen X-100, PB-300, PO-12, R-50e, R-50III, R-70, R-100, Rhythm-80, Ritmo-12, RPM-40, RX-5, RX-21L, RZ-1, Synsonic Pro, Tom, TR-55, TR-330, TR-505, TR-626, TR-707, TR-727, Volca Kick, XD-5, Various Rom808 and Rom909 sounds.

Discount Alert!

Those who have bought any of these packs in the past are entitled to a substantial discount: Tape Drum Machines Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3 and Analog AutoRhythms Vol 1. Each pack owned will get $11 off... so if you have bought all 4 you can get the TDMC for only $5. Contact me with your proof of purchase via the contact page to get the discount.

Many of the samples from these old packs have been remastered and tuned. Also new drum machines have been added.

For more info and audio demos of full pack: http://www.goldbaby.co.nz/tdmc.html"

Cyclone Analogic - TT-606 Drum Drone Sound Demo (no talking)

Published on Jun 12, 2017 Bonedo

"Cyclone Analogic - TT-606 Drum Drone Demo

Live programming and playing with the 'sound' parameter."

Synthchaser #070 - Matrix's Oberheim OB-Xa Repair - Power Supply & Voice Card Rebuilds

Published on Jun 12, 2017 Synth Chaser

http://www.synthchaser.com

"In this video, I continue the repair of an OB-Xa for Matrix of matrixsynth.com. We rebuild the power supply and voice cards, and get the synth in tune and sounding consistent from voice card to voice card. I also show you a common defect with the voice cards that prevents proper calibration.

Parts used in this video series are available at my website. I also repair and restore Oberheims and other vintage synths for customers around the world."

Part 1 here.

You can find Synth Chaser's OB-Xa calibration videos posted here.

Moog Prodigy Model 336A Vintage Analog Synthesizer SN 4011

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Roland Juno 60 Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer

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Paia Stringz N' Thingz

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Published on Jun 12, 2017

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"Paia Stringz N' Thingz analog polyphonic string synthesizer from the 1970's This has the stereo add-on board. This synth was an early polyphonic model for Paia, and made use of the 50240 Top Octave Generator chip for the tones and the SAD-1024 bucket brigade analog delay for the chorusing. It has trememdous potential to be circuit bent, or restored to stock performance with very little effort. This will need cleaning of connectors, pots, and some alignment of the interior controls to bring it to its full potential. The C key 2nd from the top is intermittent when played. All other keys are fine. Looks like it was wired professionally, as opposed to the DIY version."

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