A Visit to the Mattson Mini Modular Studio - Pics Part 2

As promised here is the second set of pics from my visit to George Mattson's studio. We had some particularly good wine. :)

This set was taken with an iPhone 4S. You can catch my previous post with pics taken on a Canon Rebel T2i here. A final post with video will follow when I have some time to upload it - it ate up a 4G SD card.

P.S. Giving this one the holidays label.  The Mattson EML all lit up is about as close as it gets to a synthmas tree imo.  Note the Mini Mattson Modular to it's right.  Enjoy the pics.  :)  Some of these make for great wallpaper.

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PAIA Proteus 1 Analog Synthesizer

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via the listing: "A PAIA Proteus 1 analog synthesizer. Unit was well wrapped up and is in amazing condition.

A very unusual and rare treat from the ongoing keyboard collector’s estate sale.

This thing should be in a keyboard museum, I understand there are only about 60 of these

I plugged this item in and it turned worked for about 2 minutes and then went dead.

All led’s on front panel light up and the digital display cycled through the programs

I was able to twist knobs and play sounds on the keyboard before the system went dead

Keyboard is in great shape, very level , feels like bushings are in great shape

Rare model with the computer systems interface on the back. I checked the fuse and its not that, you can hear the hum of a transformer through the case. Probably a power supply issue but I am not opening it up.

A very rare original Proteus Calibration and Users Manual is included"

PAIA 2700 Modular Analog Synthesizer 1972

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"POWER SUPPLY MODULE
includes 2 adjustable voltage sources with outputs and multiples

(2) VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATORS (VCO)
ramp, triangle and pulse outs, with adjustable
pulse width and 3 CV ins

SINE/PWM
Sine wave and pulse width modulator

FUNCTION GENERATOR (Envelope Generator)
expand on off (lengthens attack time)
manual trigger button
trigger input (for keyboard or other gate)
attack knob
decay knob
5v p-p envelope CV out
variable out with associated attentuator

LOW PASS FILTER (LP VCF)
1 audio in
1 audio out
3 CV ins

BANDPASS FILTER (BP VCF)
1 audio in
1 audio out
"q" (resonance) knob
3 CV ins

VOLTAGE CONTROL AMPLIFIER (VCA)
0db audio in
3db audio in
1 audio output
3 voltage control ins

ENVELOPE FOLLOWER
Sensitivity control, envelope, trigger

THREE OCTAVE KEYBOARD
glide amount knob
pitch (transpose) knob
2 trigger outs
1 control voltage out

You can even route external sounds through some of the modules to use as an effects processor.

Housed in a wood and sheet metal cabinet. The chrome plating or polished aluminum has deteriorated but can be cleaned up a little more."

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Keep Calm and Take a Pill

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Messe Anubienne

Published on Dec 23, 2012 by RADIOKLOW

"Messe Anubienne - Missa Anubia. Composed for Keyboard Virus TI. All sounds and photographs created by Marc-Henri Arfeux. In memory of my great friend M. N."

Christmas Medley 2012 by Michael Brückner

"This is a mix of five (at this moment still) unreleased tracks, three of them featuring my wife Cäcilia on vocals:

Prelude - Wedding Tune - Interlude - Sunturn Tune - Bronstein

The first three come from a set me and Cäcilia performed at the wedding of two friends in 2009, track four is from late 2006, and the last one for a never released compilation in 2008.

While the wedding tracks with the biblic quotations are suitable for Christmas (I think) and the Sunturn Tune brings some light to the dark winter days, the closing "pseudo-russian" track ends the set with some cheerful new years wishes (...sort of). I think it's a nice little set for this time of the year - enjoy!

Oh, and: happy and peacful christmas to all of You, and a great, prosperous and auspicious 2013, too!!!! :-)"

via Michael Brückner on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

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monotribe X6 + TR-606 - TYPE-3 / BakaOscillator

Published on Dec 23, 2012 by BakaOscillator

"Composed By BakaOscillator.
Use, KORG monotribe, KP3, KP Quad, Roland TR-606.

606 はトリガが2個あるので monotribe の同期用8分と白玉用に分けて使っています。"

Christmas Patch #121224

Published on Dec 23, 2012 by AsteroidKillerMusic

"Merry Christmas! :)"

Stylo-101 (Stylophone+SH-101) for iPhone, iPad Demo Video

Stylo-101 synth toy app (Stylophone+SH-101) iPhone, iPad
Published on Dec 23, 2012 by RobsSynths

Specs previously captured in this post.

iTunes:
Stylo-101 (Stylophone+SH-101) - Rob Wilmot
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"So this is X-mas" - on Yamaha PC-100

Published on Dec 23, 2012 by organfairy

"It's about time if I want to make a Christmas video this year :-)

So I have made a mini keyboard version of John Lennon's Christmas song from the early 1970's. All the sounds are from the Yamaha Portasound PC-100 except the bass which is played on the Yamaha PSS-12 and the sleigh bells which are acoustic."