Steel Tongue Drum + Modular Synth

"I recently added a piezo pickup to my Aklot Steel Tongue Drum. I immediately thought about plugging it into my modular synth. Here is one example of what you can do with an electric steel tongue drum. By the way, the "check 1 2" track was just me testing a mic. I captured it in the Phonogene and then decided to use that sample in the track.

See the video showing how to add a pickup to the drum here:"

How To Electrify a Steel Tongue Drum


Check out my playlist of tongue drum videos here:

MiniLab MkII Firmware V1.1

"Arturia announce MiniLab MkII Firmware Update V1.1

The perfect introduction to sound exploration. Compact, feature-packed, fun. Absolute creative freedom, unprecedented value. MiniLab MkII continues to be a firm favorite for musicians of all abilities - and with the latest firmware update, it’s more intuitive, tactile and responsive than ever.

MiniLab MkII Firmware V1.1 - what’s new?

Designed with users’ feedback in mind, this free update will enhance your MiniLab MkII workflow so you can focus on the important stuff - getting creative and finding your sound. Here is what’s included:

Improved control accuracy

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A Closet Hanger for Your Teenage Engineering Synths

"splash modular bag is made to organize your gear in a water resistant roll up bag. all pockets are removable and can be purchased separately, so you can build the system for your specific needs.
splash comes with a built-in elastic cable storage system and pockets that are designed to fit the OP-1, OP-Z, and pocket operators (synth and cables not included).

dimensions: 40cm x 20 cm x 5cm (when folded)
76cm x 36cm x 1cm (unfolded)
weight: 0.5kg
color: transparent & black
material: thermoplastic polyurethane"

Moog Liberation Synthesizer Keytar

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Serial # S040 Keytar
Serial # 1020 Supply / Interface

"WORKING CONDITION: Very Good - All keys are working great. The Mod Amt wheel spins continuously and has no effect on the sound. The attack slider in the Contour Generator section must be gripped firmly or it gets stuck halfway through its range. All other controls are in fine working order. Overall working condition is very good."

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Sequential Circuits Prophet 600 SN 1901 Keyboard Synthesizer w/ GliGli Mod

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"Studio use only. Beautiful Cherry wood sides. GliGli mod. All works as it should. No scratches, with photocopied manuals, power cord and original OS chip."

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Korg 800 DV

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Pic of the inside below.

" A beautiful 800DV !

Serviced ( see list below), a little agewear : mostly on the metal front panel , and wooden bits around keyboards ( check pics !)

Beside that, very good cosmetical condition, and 100% working !

Service work :

-Complete change of electrolytics / tantalum capacitors
- Cleaning of the keyboards conacts, individual cleaning of the keys
- Dissasembly & cleaning of faulty switches , faders & potentiometers
- One new key ( 3D printed ) have been installed
- 8 new plastics knobs ( 3D printed) for filters faders & vca section have been installed to replace the missing ones
-Complete calibration
- 1 missing rubber foot have been added

The synth is located in my repair workshop ( Paris), local pickup is advised, but a shipping would be possible ( contact me first to discuss shipping rate & packing material costs)"

Original Novation Bass Station SN 0003115

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'Original 1990's Novation Bass Station. Fully functional, has some tape residue from where it had been previous labeled.

No box, No Power Supply - Tested using batteries (6 x AA)"

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New Mother-32 Tutorial Demos

Moog Music Inc

Playlist:
Mother-32 | How to Achieve Variable Waveforms
Mother-32 | Approaches to Complex Filter Modulation
Mother-32 | How to Create Variable Accents for Acid Bass Lines

Johnny Woods | Live Buchla Modular Performance for CMSF

Johnny Woods

"An improvised live performance for the Colorado Modular Synth Festival on July 11th, 2020. Buchla 200e, Lexicon PCM-80, and RE-501 Tape Echo."

Live w/ Hydrasynth, Moog Subharmonicon, DFAM, Empress Reverb, Echosystem, Multidrive, EHX Oceans 12

Jay Hosking

"A live track performed entirely on hardware. I've got something pretty big coming up (an actual workflow video!) but I wanted to capture this musical ice sculpture before it melted.

At its heart is the Moog Subharmonicon and its polymeter melody; I love how the Electroharmonix Oceans 12 adds some weirdness to it, via two reverb algorithms (one in reverse), plus its "tide" parameter which adds a gentle LFO to the panning.

As before, two DFAMs do the job of drums, with one running on its standard clock (kick and snare) and the other following the Subharmonicon's lead (hi-hats). At this point, I think it's impossible for me to enjoy the DFAM fully without the Empress Multidrive on it; the Multidrive brings out the highs and lows and adds some beautiful saturation, all at the same time.

And then doing most of the heavy lifting is the ASM Hydrasynth. No matter how good the Hydra sounds (and it does sound great), the experience of playing the Hydra is its best feature. It's hard to describe how responsive and expressive its polyaftertouch keybed is; suffice it to say that it shaped the chords, arrangement, and dynamics of the song. And with the Empress Reverb on it, it really steals the show.

Oh, and I added my voice again. Almost didn't. And some acoustic guitar? I don't know. It felt right.

Ashun Sound Machines Hydrasynth + Empress Reverb — Bass, pads
Moog Subharmonicon + Electroharmonix Oceans 12 — Polymeter melody
Moog DFAM + Empress Multidrive — Kick and snare
Moog DFAM + Empress Echosystem — Hats and bells
(Meris Polymoon does nothing in this one; it was just still set up from last time.)
Larrivee D-03 — Acoustic guitar

Performed and recorded live. Compression, delay, and reverb added to vocals and acoustic guitar during recording, and compression/limiting on the master.

https://jayhosking.bandcamp.com"