"Tauntek Midi info: MIDI channel can be set by holding one key down while powering up the Poly6. Low C selects channel 1, C# channel 2, etc. The 17th key selects OMNI mode. Arpeggiator clocking can be set the same way, using keys starting at middle C. Middle C selects local arp clocking (not MIDI, also the default setting). C# selects quarter note clocking, D selects eighth note, D# selects sixteenth note, and E selects thirty-second note arp clocking. The top six keys can be used to set the MIDI note number that maps to the bottom key. Holding the top key at power-up sets the note number to press the bottom key to 60. The next key down selects 48. The next key selects 36, etc. 36 would probably be the "normal" setting. The MIDI channel, MIDI note range, and arp clocking settings are retained until set to different values using the same method."
"ASTROGENIC HALLUCINAUTING - late night noiz for late night fiends - for more noiz: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/as...
website: http://manipulate.net This is a series of live noiz and video noiz performances. A continuation of noiz during the persistence of The Plague and now war. #covid19 #coronavirus #isolation #quarantine #spike #omicron #ukraine #war #standwithukraine"
And the interview.
It's always cool to hear the story behind the artist (and supporting members). Astrogenic Hallucinauting, aka SPIKE the Percussionist, is a classically trained musician. Sad to hear the interviewer Ayn Morgan passed away.
ASTROGENIC HALLUCINAUTING interview Pacifica Radio KPFT 022114
"Interview with Astrogenic Hallucinauting on KPFT 90.1 from February 2014.
Topics ranging from the concepts and designs of the Astrogenic Hallucinauting noiz, Houston bands, the noiz scene and a few other topics. Some discussion of acts like The Joint Chiefs, JANDEK, Richard Ramirez, Black Leather Jesus, Vertigo Blue, Illicit Relationship and even Chuck Berry's original employer...Johnnie Johnson.
the interview was conducted by Ayn Morgan who tragically passed in an accident in 2015. Ayn was the host of the experimental music radio show The Chestnut Tree on Rice University's KTRU and then eventually moved to KPFT.
KPFT is a listener-sponsored community radio station in Houston, Texas, which began broadcasting March 1, 1970 as the fourth station in the Pacifica radio family. The station airs a variety of music, news, talk, and call-in programs, most ranging from center-left to far-left."
"The #HYDRASYNTH EXPLORER is the ultimate in power and portability, offering the powerful Hydrasynth sound engine together with battery powered operation and a new #ASM #PolyTouch polyphonic aftertouch mid-sized keybed. Have fun and thank You for watching.
"Really beautiful medium colored wood veneer, surprisingly few chips/dents for being over 30 years old. Kept exclusively under a sheet when not in use.
Veneer on the lower left corner has potential for peeling but it's not noticeable unless you're trying to pry it back with vigor.
Every key works, if you look in the inner panel some key slots have chipped corners, but this does not affect stability of the key nor makes them stick while playing.
Pic of the inside and tradeshow image futher below. Note the ARP logo on front. Makes me wonder how many font styles they used. There's the classic ARP Tonus logo as seen in these ARP 2500 modules, the standard trebel clef, and the regular block font.
"First, a few words about price. This is a one-of-a-kind item that's a very interesting piece of ARP Synthesizer history. We have no idea what it's worth and would love to hear from anyone who's qualified to make such determinations. We’re listing it here in the hope that we’ll be able to determine its actual value and find a new home for it. If you want to pay our asking price, we'd be thrilled, but we’re open to much much more reasonable offers.
This is believed to be a prototype of the ARP 16 Voice Electronic Piano. It's the unit ARP showed off at trade shows. We have another that is believed to be the first prototype that we will possibly list later. But back to this one... It’s built into a black wooden cabinet made to look like a proper piano. It was stored in its road case in a barn for many years and smells musty. There is evidence of mildew or mold on the top cover. This unit is currently in its original crate in storage. It’s too big and heavy for us to move around without risking injury (which we won't do). The photos shown here were taken by the person we got it from, before transporting it to one of our storage spaces.
This item is being offered untested and un-inspected and strictly as-is, with the understanding that whoever ends up with it will likely need to have it properly restored by a qualified professional, as one would want to do with just about any unmaintained vintage synths of its type and age these days. Although we have an amazing tech who can fix just about any vintage synth given enough time, there are no guarantees that this item can be restored or that it even worked to begin with, since the original owner passed away. It’s gone directly from storage space to storage space since he passed.
If we can find them, we will include the matching piano bench and sheet music stand shown in the trade show photo. We’re pretty sure we know where they are, but that storage space is unreachable at the moment.
Ancient trade show photo for reference (not included)."
The QUASAR system was inspired by the unpredictable nature of black holes and exploring the thoughts of getting lost in space by immersing yourself into a system that guides you in many unknown directions to force one to patch in ways they never thought possible.
With no sequencer in the system, users are forced to think outside the box to create melody and patterns. Having a lot of random voltages within the system allows this instrument to be a force of its own when it comes to generative patching techniques and moving compositions that can morph in the time domain.
qua·sar
/ˈkwāˌzär/
a massive and extremely remote celestial object, emitting exceptionally large amounts of energy, and typically having a starlike image in a telescope. It has been suggested that quasars contain massive black holes and may represent a stage in the evolution of some galaxies.
The Octopus Project | Moog Etherwave video upload by Moog Music Inc
"To debut the new Etherwave Theremin, Austin-based electronica group The Octopus Project performs their original track 'I Saw the Bright Shinies' in a performance filmed in the Moog Sound Lab.
In this performance, Etherwave Theremin takes the stage as both a lead instrument and a CV controller for the Moog Matriarch paraphonic semi-modular analog synth (as a creative way to play its filter). To complement the two distinct theremin applications you see and hear, multi-instrumentalists Yvonne Lambert, Spencer Stephenson, Toto Miranda, and Josh Lambert reimagine the 2007 song using vintage and modern Moog synthesizers: Moog One, Prodigy, Matriarch, Grandmother, Mother-32, DFAM, Subharmonicon.
"For over 60 years, Moog theremins have captured the imagination of players and audiences alike. Most recently over the last two and a half decades, Etherwave Standard and Etherwave Plus have set the bar for performance theremin design. Now, the all-time best-selling theremin models get an update to become simply Etherwave Theremin.
The new Etherwave Theremin focuses on the preservation of Bob Moog’s legendary theremin circuits to retain all the charm and character that made its predecessors so unique and sought after, while adding a host of new benefits:
Improved bass response and stability in the lowest registers
Updated antenna connections to enable quick assembly and easy removal for travel
Quick-release mic stand adapter for attaching and detaching the instrument from mic stands
Mute control for setting the instrument into a standby mode or used for “pitch preview” via headphones
CV output integration from Etherwave Plus (Gate Out, Pitch Out, Vol. Out) for connecting with other modular, Eurorack, and CV-controlled instruments"
"Tauntek Midi info: MIDI channel can be set by holding one key down while powering up the Poly6. Low C selects channel 1, C# channel 2, etc. The 17th key selects OMNI mode. Arpeggiator clocking can be set the same way, using keys starting at middle C. Middle C selects local arp clocking (not MIDI, also the default setting). C# selects quarter note clocking, D selects eighth note, D# selects sixteenth note, and E selects thirty-second note arp clocking. The top six keys can be used to set the MIDI note number that maps to the bottom key. Holding the top key at power-up sets the note number to press the bottom key to 60. The next key down selects 48. The next key selects 36, etc. 36 would probably be the "normal" setting. The MIDI channel, MIDI note range, and arp clocking settings are retained until set to different values using the same method."
