My New Moog - New Flickr Shot

Not mine. Just the name of the shot. Although I could probably build one in under an hour. ; )

Shot by Peter Sawatzky

NAMM 2006 - New Flickr Set by fr1zz

You can find the set here.

Paul Schreiber of MOTM (L to R: M5, MOTM and white Modcan)

Artists of Vintage Synth Explorer

Title link takes you there. What's interesting is that the forum link on top of the site doesn't take you to the VSE forum. Regardless, some good music there.

Moog Voyager Editor

Update: In case you missed it on the Moog site, there is a Mac version as well.

Features a "Genetics" function that morphes two presets together into a whole new bank. There is a demo version on site. Title link takes you there. Via CDM.

ELP Video

Keith Emerson in action. Looks like he prefers wine over beer. Title link takes you there.

The Weevil and The Sonic Post

The Weevil: "Sunshine yellow with a massive contact plate ICON, the twin ring-mod lofi oscillators of the ICONsWeevil love to click, drone and squeal. Bend the sound in supr-extreme manners with the 8 copper contact elements - lick your fingers and allow the electrons to flow via your body, causing the oscillators to wail and fight each other. The low-power knob starves the battery supply, simulating a battery running out and leading to wonderful sonic circuit malfunctions." Title link takes you to more including The Sonic Post. Via Music Thing.

Colin's XoXBox number 173

Title link takes you to a couple of shots. Details and MP3s below. Thanks Colin!



CCJ_XOXJam.mp3
"a quick jam of my Box. You can here some of the mods in action, things a standard unit or 303 can't do :)"

CCJ_MiniMoog_fromXOX.mp3
"The Minimoog sequenced over CV/Gate from the unit. Halfway through I add the X0X ontop as well"

CCJ_XoXKeyboard.mp3
"You can the extra ENV mod range working here."

CCJ_MiniMoog_XOXed.mp3
"Now the Minimoog sequenced but run through the XOX's filter input. First you hear the XOX's VCO by itself, then I mix in the Mini's VCO, then i turn off the XOX's VCO and the fun begins. Now anything can be acidfied ^_^"

The back panel shows some of the mods - the top part of the back.
Left to right -

1. on/off switch added


2. hole to adjust the trimpot for the power supply warble mod. Goes from stock to 220R.
   Set in the middle it sounds closest to a 303. Left in stock it sounds a bit closer, edgey, and tighter,
   resonance not as nice. Set to the extreme, the sounds go more rubbery and mellow,
   the resonance band gets more noticeable/wider like a Juno 106....


3. switch to turn on/off the envelope modulation extra range. Very handy, you can do some sounds you can't get on a normal 303.


4. empty switch, didn't end up using it to switch a mod


5. turns the VCO on/off. Very useful for the filter input mod


6. jack for the filter input - very handy for filtering stuff, that you sequence over CV/Gate to add the accent and 303 vibe.
   Or just filter patterns when running the sequencer without the VCO etc

Mods that you can't see -

1. Bass boost - drop the high pass filter down an ocatve. Hmm sounds much thicker, gives my Minimoog and Sh2 a run for the bass money :)


2. High beta transitors for the VCO and Filter


3. allow the Env mod to be set to zero


4. wider filter cutoff range, goes from subsonic to near ultrasonic now

Waldorf Microwave I Demo

Title link takes you to a post on VSE with a nice long demo by Mush.

Microwave I and Access Programmer

Waldorf Microwave I Japanese Ad

Title link takes you to a bigger shot.

ASM-1 & More Misc Synth Shots

Update: These are for sale. Contact bjmcho[]sbcglobal.net if interested.

Title link takes you to shots of the following: Sequential Six-Trak, Sequential Drumtraks, Korg DSM-1, Kawai SX-240, and ASM-1 / Paia Vocoder / Paia Stack-in-a-box (pictured).

Minimoog Art

Title link takes you to the orginal shot pulled from this auction.

Video Synthesizers

Title link takes you the Video Synthesizers Homage Page which walks you through video synthesis over the years. Some of these are huge modular systems. The Buchla Electric Music Box is also listed for video synthesis. "The Electric Music Box can be configured to serve a variety of applications, including electronic music composition and performance, music education, psychoacoustic studies, environmental control, special effects generation, bio-feedback research, and video synthesis. "

Buchla Electric Music Box



NAM JUNE PAIK


David Jones


Link to the Vidio Synthesizers Homage Page via synthtopia.

WC Olo Garb - Moving - New Flickr Shot

Payback for this post.

jexus

Virus Ti - New Flickr Shot

Hmm.... Yep...



Shot by holbeist

Edirol Video Synth

I haven't thought much about video synthesis but this shot sparks my interest. Kicking back and playing video on my laptop while sequencing sounds just seems like it would be fun. Via Sonic State.

Devo Rehearsal Video

Title link takes you there. Not much to see as far as synths go, but definitely a bit to hear especially at the end.

Free Moog Sonic Infinity DVD

Apparently Moog Music is launching a "Sonic Infinity" ad campaign and part of it is a free DVD. You send them your address and they'll send you the DVD free. Title link takes you there.



"Moog Launches Sonic Infinity Ad Campaign

Sonic Infinity
This past December Moog launched a new ad campaign that you will see throughout the year... Sonic Infinity.

The campaign is designed to create awareness among non-Moog users that our gear is only limited by their imagination.

The first ad appeared in the December issue of Keyboard. The ad offered a new "Sonic Infinity" DVD featuring Moog Clinician and Product Development Consultant, Brian Kehew. The DVD was filmed at Asheville's premier night spot, The Orange Peel, where Brian conducted a Moog Clinic.

If you would like a copy of the DVD, they are free. Simply email sonic@moogmusic.com with your name and mailing address.

The campaign theme will be supported at both the Winter NAMM and the upcoming Musik Messe in Frankfurt as well as in Moog ads throughout the year. "

Herbie Hancock's "Rock It" Live at Grammy Award 1984

Update: Via ortho in the comments: "oh shit don't miss the other video on the page of HH and the Headhunters...towards the end Herbie whips out some Odyssey chops that are smokin. He ends it settin up the wind-whoosh sound that i think he's secretly controlling with a foot pedal. HOTT"




Update:

Herbie Hancock (1984 Grammy Awards)

YouTube via wardog1967 | October 31, 2008

"This is Herbie Hancock's Grammy Awards version of 'Rockit'. Absolutely brilliant!"
previously pulled

The Zawinul Pepe

One of a kind custom Korg, accordian influenced MIDI breath controller by Zawinul. Title link takes you to a scan of an old Music Technology article on the piece and Zawinul, sent my way via Matt Sauer. Thanks Matt!

Access Virus Ti Video on One Blue Monkey

Title link takes you there. Video link is right below title and date.

Moog Set to Announce New Product at Musicmesse

We all knew it was coming at the Musikmesse. Now we have confirmation. Title link goes to the Musikmesse website - no news on Moog as of this post.

Via the Moog News update:

"Moog Music Exhibiting at Musik Messe
Fast approaching is Europe's premier musical merchandiser tradeshow - Musik Messe. If you are in the Frankfurt area, drop by and see your friends at Moog Music, who will be exhibiting again this year.

Expect a BIG announcement about a little addition to our product line. Until then! , we will leave you guessing.

Musik Messe runs from March 29-April 2 2006"

Roland Juno-D - New Flickr Shots

Title link takes you there.



Shot by joneill001

Bleeps and Bloops

I almost missed this one thinking it was Corky Burger's synth.com project.

From the bio of Bleeps and Bloops: "This journal is a chronicle of me building a modular synthesizer over the next year through Synthesizers.com's "Module of the Month Club." It will be updated approximately once a month with pictures, observations, and sound examples as each piece (module) of the synthesizer arrives and is incorporated into the ever-expanding system." Title link takes you there. Originally via Music Thing. See synthesizers.com for more on the module a month plan.

Dueling Synthis

Title link takes you there. Via Moogulator, via Music Thing.

Doepfer A-199-1 BBD Module

Title link takes you there. Samples on site.

MC2 SYNTHESIZER CUSTOM 0001

Interesting synth on the *bay. No title link; only one shot below in the auction. If you know what this is, please share and I'll update the post.

The Future of Music - New Flickr Shot

Yodelling and Fly Plays a Prophet

Title link takes you there. Click the big green box that says "click to start." Via HC.

Vocaloid

This is kind of interesting. Supposedly you can type in whatever words you want along with the notes you want played, and this software will sing it for you using recordings of actual singers to sythesise the singing. I wonder what kind of crazy samples you can create with this for further processing. Think about that for a bit. There are some trippy samples on site. Title link takes you there. Demo version here: Zero-G

"VOCALOID is a vocal-synthesizing software that enables song writers to generate authentic-sounding singing on their PCs by simply typing in the lyrics and music notes of their compositions. The software synthesizes the sound from "vocal libraries" of recordings of actual singers, retaining the vocal qualities of the original singing voices to reproduce realistic vocals. The software also features simple commands that enable users to add expressive effects - such as vibrato and pitch bends - to their synthesized vocals."

Virus Ti Shot

Korg PS3200

Title link takes you to shots pulled from this auction. Unfortunately most are a bit blurry this time around. Via Digital Music Mag.

Apple Lemur?

Interesting. Music Thing has a post up on a patent filed by Apple for a multi-touch tablet device. With midi and the right software you basically have a Lemur. I wonder who if anyone owns the actually patent to a multi-touch screen. Standard tablet PC screens only allow one point pressure. Title link takes you to the post on Music Thing.

The Orb - Gear List and Sound on Sound Article

Title link takes you to the Sound on Sound article. Click here for their gear list. Via Mati on AH.

My personal favorite


Official Orb Sites: http://www.theorb.com/index.html and http://www.backsideoftheorb.com/index.php

Oakley Sound Systems Modular

Update: This unit is for sale by Tony Allgood of Oakley Sounds. You can find contact info here.

Nice shot of an Oakley Sound Systems Modular. Click shot for bigger image. Title link takes you to Oakley Sound. Specs for this unit below.


18 Modules:

Top row:
1 Noise/filter
2 VCO issue 4
1 VCO issue 3
1 SuperLadder [Moog variant] issue 4
1 Equinoxe issue 2
1 SVF issue 2 but with issue 1 front panel
1 Triple-VCA issue 2 but with older front panel

Bottom row:
1 3U power supply
1 midiDAC issue 2
1 4 x 3 multiple
1 VC-LFO issue 1
1 MOTM-380 Quad LFO
1 Control-3 issue 1
1 Comparator issue 1
1 Sample/Hold and Slew issue 2
1 Triple Little-EG
2 ADSR/VCA issue 2 [VC core]

Panels are standard black Scheaffer. All modules have Spectrol pots
except the midiDAC and Triple Little-EG.

Moog Voyager in Band Pass Mode

Title link takes you to a 327k mp3 of the Voyager in band pass mode, courtesy of MC.