Crank Sturgeon Contact Mic Tutorial

Published on Nov 6, 2019 Perfect Circuit

"What is a contact mic? What is a transducer? Can packing tape replace a violin or a cello? Is your neglected Slinky a dormant laser factory? Crank Sturgeon answers all of these questions and more, providing colorful insight into his own music making practice and the instruments he produces.

Crank Sturgeon's instruments are all based around lo-fi transducers: devices that convert acoustic energy into electrical energy. By creating general-purpose devices for amplifying all sorts of sounds, everyday objects suddenly take on entirely new musical meaning: rubber bands, spoons, string, and all manner of appliances suddenly produce sound that could bring new character to your own music...or take it over entirely.

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The Cat by Octave - Vintage Analog Synthesizer - Duophonic Mode Demo - No Talking

Published on Nov 6, 2019 Earmonkey Music

"This is my Cat. One of my favorite synths ever. This is the non SRM version, built in 1976. The Cat has a duophonic mode where VCO 1 will play the higher note, and VCO 2 the lower. In this video I kind of take the Cat through some interesting modulations. You can route two different sources to modulate things like pitch, filter cutoff, etc.. There's an ADSR and an AR envelope. The ADSR can be set to be a repeating envelope as well. In this patch I have the VCA being controlled by the AR envelope, and the filter being modulated by a repeating ADSR envelope, and also the LFO. You can switch LFO modulation from a triangle wave, or a square wave, or S&H. Later in the video I switch from the ADSR controlling filter to VCO 1 controlling filter for some audio rate modulation of the filter which really dirties things up. II am using a bit of Valhalla reverb and delay as well. The Cat can really growl and I love it. Enjoy!"

Korg Littlebits synth turned into an oscilloscope with USB power from Ripcord

Published on Nov 6, 2019 myVolts

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"Using #korg #littlebits #synth kit is a lot of fun, but we've made it more interesting.

Powering it via USB with #Ripcordusb and connecting a power meter in-line, you can see a visual of the waveform shape reflected in the current draw.

Two oscillators means you see frequency modulation in action!"

Look Mum - no batteries! - How to USB power your Korg Volca Sample (and up to 4 more volcas)

Published on Nov 6, 2019 myVolts

myVolts Ripcord on Amazon

"Want to power your #korg #volcasample with USB?🎵 Easy peasy, with our 9V #ripcordusb power cable.🍰 ⚡Power up to 5 volcas from 1 USB port.

We also make a 1 to 5 Volca power splitter cable, save yourself a lot of💰💲💰 And with less batteries, you might even save one of these...🌎"

NOS (New Old Stock) Roland JSQ-60 Sequencer DCB Keyboard Recorder w/ Original Box

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"RARE Condition!! Unit is still in it's plastic. Never been used.
Missing power cord but you can find it for a few bucks on ebay."

This one was spotted and sent in via M Me.

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M-Audio Venom 12 Voice Synthesizer with Built-In Audio Interface & Original Box

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Doepfer Synths Knitted Hat

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"Doepfer Synths knitted hat. Condition is New. Dispatched with Royal Mail 2nd Class."

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Moog 1130 Percussion Controller (serviced)

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"Up for sale is a hard to find vintage Moog 1130 Percussion Controller. It’s just been serviced and working fine. The original red and black plugs are been replaced by new ones.

The 1130 is an electro-acoustical percussion transducer for use with Moog performance synthesizers. Each time the head is struck, a short trigger and a control signal change are produced. Can be played with sticks, mallets, or hands.

Cosmetically it's in used condition with a lot of rusty spots on the metal parts, a few scratches, and wear and tear. There is no owner's manual printed on the bottom panel. Not sure why, but it's missing. There is also no serial number sticker inside."

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Moog Memorymoog Plus SN 2758

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"Incredible vintage Moog Memorymoog Plus analog polysynth, in outstanding cosmetic condition, fully refurbished and calibrated. Power supply, analog board, and voice boards have been recapped, CPU, multiplexer, and CMOS chips (sources of common failures) have all been replaced, and all pots and key contacts have been cleaned. All work was done by a tech who is very experienced specifically in Memorymoogs. This is a beautiful classic, rare, and collectible synthesizer."

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Teisco SX-240 SN T-7396 w/ Original Silver Gig Bag

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"Really Rare and hard to find Teisco SX-240 Analog synthesizer.

This an 8 Voices/2DCO+ 1Sub OSC with a VCF section controlled by a VCF envelope, VCA section control by a VCA envelope.
A lot of modulation possibilities and and amazing ensemble effect.
This underated and underestimated synthesizer could be compared to a Jupiter 8 mixed with a Juno 6 in terms of sound possibilities.

This synthesizer is in excellent condition, almost flawless, it has the original Tape factory presets so that you can load the original sounds again.
It also has the Original soft case.

The Teisco SX-240 is fully working, have been cleaned and refurbished.
All the knobs have been cleaned and lubricated.
The keyboard has been cleaned, every keys are working correctly without double triggering.
The back-up battery has been changed before any damage or leak happens."

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