"This Andromeda is actually in very good condition and all voices function and tune perfectly, but the Potentiometer #4 for PAN near the screen needs replacement as it is very jumpy so it changes the Pan parameter,and a few other pots are pretty fiddly as well and could do with servicing."
"I’ve been reading Trevor Pinch and Frank Trocco’s excellent book, Analog Days. Apparently, when Don Buchla unveiled his prototype Buchla Box at the San Francisco Tape Music Center in 1965, the most enthusiastic witness was Terry Riley, the pioneer of minimalist music. 'I think I’ll do some music on that,' Riley said.
Sadly, there’s no recording or other evidence of Riley playing the Buchla (at least that I can find). But given that they crossed paths at the Tape Music Center, I thought it would be appropriate to use the Buchla Music Easel to do a cover of one of my favorite Riley pieces: “In the Summer” (1974).
Composed for the soundtrack of art-house film, Lifespan, this piece was reissued in 2007 on the CD, 'Les Yeux Fermés & Lifespan.'
Listen to the original: [below]
On using Disting and Low-Gain Format Jumbler to interface Easel with Eurorack: [previously posted here]"
In the Summer - Terry Riley
video upload by hydrogenbomb
"Track 6 from the album, Les Yeux Fermés & Lifespan, by Terry Riley."
"New soundscape pads, classic pads, progressive and powerful leads useful in every musical context, some industrial sound and so on, useful for cinematic compositions.. 19 new sounds !
Patches List:
Dirt bass Filter bass Late attack pad LFO saw lead Paraphonic pad Simple sine lead Double saw lead Rhythm storm 8bit pluck Clown arp Fake mono organ 2pole lead Synth Wind (Filter sustain) Pluck lead Tech atmos Bells pad Modern bass Tick lead Noisy pad"
"Basimilus Iteritas Alia is a reimagining of the classic with a fresh interface on the Alia oscillator platform. The BIA begins shipping Thursday, October 26, 2023: https://bit.ly/3rPRryZ
The BIA is a parameterized digital drum voice with its roots in the analog world. At its heart, the BIA is a simple six-oscillator additive and FM synthesizer with waveform, harmonic spread, and envelope controls. An adjustable noise oscillator and an extreme take on a wavefolder round out its synthesis abilities. Its straightforward controls make sound design fun and performable: create sub-shaking kicks, snares, hats, and unique drum hits with just a few tweaks.
• A go-to for percussion synthesis • Also excellent at leads and basses • Additive/FM digital synth with root and inspiration in the analog world. • CV over every parameter • Dedicated envelope output • Encoder tuning
Basimilus Iteritas Alia is the successor to the original Basimilus Iteritas Alter. It was developed to sound nearly identical, with added features and new firmware-swapping capabilities."
"The PRIBOR 32 @priborpedals is a very rare and small-circulation synthesizer. It was created by engineer Vladimir Kabanov. The project was launched about three years ago and then about 10 synthesizers were created.
Then the project was stopped for about a year or two. But at the numerous requests of those who wished, including me, pre-order and production of about ten more devices were opened again. Engineer Kabanov improved and reworked the synth and so his second version appeared. On these joys, I created this video for engineer Kabanov when I received my PRIBOR 32. Thank you for responding and doing this!!!"
Pribor 32 Drone Machine explanation film
video upload by kevadetheatre
Click CC in the bottom player controls for subtitles.
"Pribor 32 Drone Machine explanation film by Pribor engineer V. Kabanov aka Pinacoid
Filmed at Dostoevsky Museum, St-Petersburg.
Camera, sound and editing - S. Knyazev aka D.N.O."
"My acquaintance with SOUND OBJECTS @SoundObjects about 6 years ago. Then I bought myself a Sound Object 2 and a Sound Object 5. The instruments are very interesting and unusual, pushing for sound experiments. And after a lot of time, the guys created a synthesizer called Gekko and it is now in my collection. His time has come."
"The new ochd expander adds 16 outputs to ochd with 4 sections of different functions. We have unipolar outputs from full wave rectifiers, analogue diode logic giving 2 pairs of MAX/MIN outs, a cascading mixing trigger section for stochastic timings and a 4-bit DAC ladder section offering 4 flavours of slow noise stepped random patterns. It really is a mammoth addition of functions not just to ochd but to any Eurorack system.
The ochd expander was released as part of ØCHD-OBER-FEST an in-person event that was also live streamed. If you’d like to watch the event check that out here"
ØCHD-OBER-FEST (live event) with DivKid, Instruo & Signal Sounds // celebrate all things ochd!
"Launched in 2019 and designed in collaboration with Ben "DivKid" Wilson, the Instruō øchd has set a standard for compact and versatile modulation sources which can now be seen across thousands of eurorack systems.
The øchd's 8 analogue outputs can now be be tripled with a farther 16 unique control voltage sources by pairing it with the øchd expander ([ø] 4^2).
All outputs are derived from combinations of the 8 analogue triangle LFO cores to produce an extravagant range of variable voltages, triggers and 4x 4-Bit DAC based stepped random voltage sources which are best described as flavours of "slow noise".
Enhance your existing modulation capabilities immediately with this 4HP cluster of control voltage capabilities.
Note: øchd required, all cables included with expander"
