BugBrand Drone Machine

Title link takes you there.

-Audio input with Envelope Follower - input preamp with variable decay enevelope follower (EnvFlw based on SynTom ideas)
-Ring Modulator - using the AD633 multiplier chip
-3 x Voltage Controlled Oscillators (plus Low Freq Osc) - three powerful VCOs (based around the Thomas Henry XR2206 VCO) that can also run at low freqs for modulation, offering tri / sin / sqr waveforms, plenty of modulation and sync function.
-Voltage Controlled Filter - state variable (Lo / Band / Hi response) resonant filter with modulation and two audio inputs
-Digi-delay - based around the PT2399 digital delay chip that can be cranked down into very noised-up territories.
-2 x Voltage Inverters - for audio or CVs

via Sendling.

Update via Tom Bugs in the comments:
"Hey, thanks a bunch!

I've been battling with learning Avid Free DV to get some videos of playing the Drone Machine -- just uploaded the first one onto YouTube and its now embedded on the Bugbrand sound devices page: link"

Also posted here.

Technics SY-1010 Shots

via this auction.

"Features:

Wide-range audio oscillator with separate volume, coarse and fine tuning

Extra oscillator at A 440 for tuning

Noise generator

Filter with cutoff frequency control and resonance control, "keyboard" CV control, and envelope control

ADSR envelope generator which can control the VCA, the VCF or both

LFO with frequency control that can be directed to the oscillator (vibrato), the filter, or the amp (tremolo)... or all at once. The LFO has an LED indicator to indicate frequency.

VCA with initial gain (Hold) knob, which allows you to control the knobs and sliders of the synth without having to hold a note on the keyboard and an ADSR knob to control how much the envelope shapes the volume of the synthesizer.

2.5 octave keyboard

Variety of outputs including RCA and quarter inch. Level control switch, hard or soft tone switch.

Small size and light weight, excellent for playing at gigs when you don't want to tote a large, heavy, or temperamental analog synth to a gig."

via randy.

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New Moogulator Shots on Flickr

Moogulator playing the Moog Modular



arp 2500



synmag logo

Technics SY-1010

YouTube via AutomaticGainsay.

The IVANOHÉ I

Modules:
- 3 Electronote Tri-square VCO PCB
- 1 ssm2044 VCF
- 2 VCA
- LFO
- 2 ADSR
- 10 stages sequencer
- 1 Convertiseur MIDI/Control voltage, CV/MIDI et trigger (drum pad)/MIDI
- 1 Mixeur 2 entrées
- 2 Mixeur 3 entrées
- 1 Sample and hold
- 1 Ring modulator (AD633JN)
- 1 Timbre modulator
- 1 Octavizer
- 1 Differentiator
- 2 Modules d'entrées (ampli)
- 2 Modules de sorties (atténuateur)

Title link takes you to more info in French (including samples). Google translated to English here. The name of this synth reminded me of Ivanhoe. Putting this in the post so I can search for it later.

via sequencer.de.

SINTETIZZATORE ANALOGICO MODULARE VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED

"For who is curious or wants to try realizing some voltage controlled music module, I'd like to submit documentation pertaining to analogic synth I made. It is composed by circuits whose projects come from several sources. Some have been fully developed and planned by myself, some others more or less substantially modified, come from specialized industry sources, various application, technical magazines or..... by copying (through disassembling !) commercial cards being part of "vintage" synth. Everything has been developed by myself between end 70' and beginning of 80' when, after some very fast develop year, these machines use suddenly stopped due to digital technology advent. My last job dated 1995 consist of "midi to control voltage interface" to control synth via midi also. Schematics and drawings are in .jpg format while comment notes (I'm sorry... italian only !) are in simple text format (.txt)."
Title link takes you to more info and samples. via Synthesizer-Magazin.

Opas alter Synthesizer

Hammond, Minimoog, and what looks like a drum machine. Anyone know what that is to the left of the mini? I've seen it before, but I can't remember. Title link takes you to the post on Synthesizer-Magazin.

Korg MS-50 Samples

Title link takes you to some Korg MS50 samples put up by Ben of Korg Kornucopia. BTW, Korg Kornucopia is a great Korg resource site for the MS and PS series of Korg synths.

"The MS-50 offers a plethora of handy little audio tools, does PWM and has a very speedy LFO (with assistance, anyway.) As luck would have it, I was working up to doing this anyway over the weekend - I've now done a couple of basic MS-50 sounds that I've uploaded. Also, I have made some fun 'sound annotations' to the MS-10 Owners Manual and MS-10 Settings Examples Manual.
Enjoy!
Ben
Korg Kornucopia - analogue synthesizers"

ms20 playstation controller

YouTube via nodog93. Sent my way via Hans and also Dennis.

Steve Miller - Fly like an Eagle

YouTube via frankverheggen. Synth content comes in at 2:45. Via orthooo.

EMU Modular

flickr by Inglizian.

Title link takes you to the full set.

via Alex in the comments of this post.

Et Cetera - Raga Lady/Blue Thursday Morning/Sunrise (1971)

YouTube via orangefunk.
Synth content starts at 5:05. What's interesting is the EMS VCS3 is used more as a solo lead synth rather than effects. via frederic.

Pot Chiclets

"Pot Chiclets are small printed circuit boards to aid in assembly of MOTM format kits with Spectrol 148/149 or 248/249 and Bourns Type 91 potentiometers. No more painstaking and time consuming J lead preparation and heat shrink is required! Free standing Spectrol pots without PC board mounting pad locations typically require bending and forming the pins into J leads, doing the same to the wires to be attached, hooking the two J leads then soldering each pin/wire together, hoping you didn't forget to add heatshrink over the wire before soldering. With Pot Chiclets, simply solder your potentiometer to the PC board, then solder wires to the PC board. You're done! Boards are professionally manufactured, silk screened, single side copper, solder mask."

I just like the name and look of these things. I grew up on chiclets. : )

More Buchla 200e Demos

Title link takes you to new demos up since this post. Metalliton just added. Via Todd.

Solvent performs at the Balc Swamp Arts Festival

YouTube via CornslawIndustries2. Via Solvent on AH:
"for those interested, someone just sent me a YouTube link to some footage of me playing live in Ohio a couple of weeks ago. i was surprised to find that the footage and sound quality are actually pretty decent so i figured i'd share it here...live Voyager action in the first song (Some Assembly Required), and using the Roland VSynth XT for vocoder in the 2nd song (Remote Control)"

Synth Tower

via Jez.

AVR Synth

"The AVRSYN is a monophonic "virtual analog" synth based, originally, on the Atmel AT90S8535 microcontroller and was designed by Jarek Ziembicki. His aim was to check to see if a simple micro could be used for sound synthesis purposes. And the result? The AT90S8535 managed to do all the tasks: front panel switches and pots services, receiving and processing MIDI messages, and sound generation!

The synthesis architecture is simple:-
two DCO's, a DCF, and a DCA. There is also an LFO and an AR/ASR envelope generator.

Sound samples: 1 2 3

Paul Maddox jumped in at this point and started to design a pcb for the unit but selected the
ATMEGA16 as the AT90S8535 is no longer a production item. Paul has had to temporarily withdraw from this process and so I have taken over the reigns and am releasing the pcb, along with an optional kit of components, to assist those who wish to build and/or develop their own AVR-based synthesiser."

via CDM

Akai MPC500 Official Site Up

Title link takes you there.

Doktorfuture's "Radio Modular"!

Update: I added a permanent link to the feed on the right.

Via Paulsop, aka Doctor Future:
"I've hooked up a feed of the main mixer from my modular and now stream it on the net. link

Here is a pic of what is making the sound.

Tonight's (and probably for the next few days) selection is minimal: 4 noise sources: white, pink, +/-, and + from a Modcan 07a (link). The +/- and + are sent to a Moog 904a lowpass and lovely glassy late model Arp Odyssey 4072 (Modcan 36a). These sounds are then sent to the Quadraphonic 33a surround position module (LFO's decide what the positioning is), and also through, to various modulated extents, two Ibanez AD202 and a Pioneer SR202 reverb. Envelopes and triggering is from Metalbox. Each day I'll tweak it (requests?) and keep it streaming.

I'm working on levels and stuff. There's no compression or anything. Just the modular->Motu Traveller->to stream. Let me know how it sounds? I am terrible with levels.

The modular is always on, and always squawking out something. Can't guarantee it'll be any good, but as far as I know, it's the first 24/7 modular source, so "yayz me!" It's all creative commons attribution stuff, so samples can of course be used.

Now, if other folk want to try something like this, I have plenty of bandwidth to host their radio streams. We could even make a 'meta modular' where we could, in real time, mix various modular streams (in a modular of course), and stream that out :)"

Very cool. Feel free to comment if you are interested."

The GRP Synthesizer

Via Antonio Tuzzi:

"Hi Matrix,

Paolo is friend of mine and he is building synth on demand: already 15 built! he has a very clean style, as you can see from the ebay A3 synth (on this ebay auction)

Is a mini style synth, but with 2 LFO, hard sync and cross modulation between the 3 oscillator and a ring modulator!


You can check his style in this other creation the 6 oscillator monster: the GRP Synthesiser"

PONG

Title link takes you gagmewithaspoon.com, the new website for Dave Lovelace's new band PONG. Note this is just a teaser site at the moment and the links do not yet work. Dave is the creator of The Packrat series and more.

"Here's a link to a teaser site I made for "PONG," the new '80s band that just got put together. It's basically like Plastica, but 100% New Wave hits (i.e. not as punk, nor anything too obscure), and possibly more in tune with the private party / wedding scene.

We're also going to stick with the original "cheese factor" of the originals as much as humanly possible to really make people feel like it's 20 years ago. It was very tempting in Plastica (as it is with other local bands that play an occasional oldie) to "rokk out" the wimpier hits (or just go for comedy), but this time around we're going to try to embrace the vintage sound and see what happens.

Should be an update in the next few months about gigs; for now we're dusting off our material. We only just completed auditions and got commitments from everyone within just this past week, actually..."

Rendered Minimoog

Jan Melin's artwork.

Title link takes you to one more rendered Minimoog and some of a Gibson Les Paul.

via frederic

serge3

another flikcr shot by adsomers.

Title link takes you to adsomers on flickr where you will find more synth shots.

Kork RK-100

Title link takes you to shots pulled from this auction.

via Suit & Tie Guy

Formanta Lider-2

flickr by polaranta.

Moog Little Phatty Tribute Edition

flickr by Dissolver.

Title link takes you to a few more shots.

Looking Up at the System

flickr by Dissolver.

Tangerine Dream - Ricochet

Tangerine Dream - Ricochet 1/2


Tangerine Dream - Ricochet 2/2


via frederic. YouTube via pezzipez.

Aliens Project MS50 Shots

Title link takes you to a few more shots of the Korg MS50 on Aliens Project.

via sequencer.de.

Modded Axxe

flickr by carbon111.

Title link takes you to more synth shots by carbon111.

Yamaha CS60

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Note carbon111 is selling this one, local pickup in the Seattle area. Carbon111 is a stand up guy, so I'd bid with confidence on this one.

synth_red_dots

flickr by adsomers.

Prophet 600 Demo

Title link takes you there.

Game Boy Synth

Via CloudOnAFly on this VSE thread:

"After of 2 hours of working in assembly for the Z80 chip on the Game Boy Color. I have emerged victorious finally gaining access to the synth chip. I made this incredibly gritty buzzing ...square wave... that aside...the hardware is pretty sweet you can make your own wave forms, going to mess with that a little later.

contents of the synth chip:
1 quadrangle wave with sweep and envelope
1 quadrangle wave with envelope
1 noise sound generator
1 custom wave form...

essentially it's beautiful...
ps. assembly is a royal pain"

M3X2

Image and details for the new M3X2 via the MacBeth Studio Systems site.

Details:
"New features of the M3X2 more use of discrete parts- ie, transistors. The ADSR Envelope Generators are entirly new- all transistor based- they are seriously snappy! The Noise Generator is a new design-featuring 'Light Noise' and 'Dark Noise'- totaly variable between both 'colours'...the Filter has been improved upon- as have the oscillators- going back to the Op-Amp/Comparitor/Transistor design... The front panel now features separate CV Inputs to all three Oscillators/Filter/VCA with a +5V Gate input replacing the defunct S-Trig. Each Oscillator has it's own separate output, as does the Filter and the VCA......Oh yes, Analogue Glide has been included too- as well as the Digital Glide built into the MIDI to CV section. There is also a 9 waveform LFO built in featuring Triangle, Saw Up, Saw Down, 5 rectangular shapes and of course Sample and hold...this is an exciting synth in a solid steel, 6U rackspace/angled wedge!"

MPC500 Shots Leaked

Title link takes you to the post with one more shot on Music Thing.

Creamware Klangboxes

Interesting. I missed this on sequencer.de. Apparently Creamware is coming out with knobless rack versions of their ASB line of synths. I don't see any info on the Creamware site as of this post. Title link takes you to more info on sequencer.de.

Here's the Minimax ASB, non rack version.

Streetmachine Alligatron

Another custom Casio SK-1. Title link takes you to the post on GetLoFi.

Synton Syrinx

Click here for shots pulled from this auction.

Update: Dave pointed out that the seller is affiliated with Mellotron. Check out the about link.

"Mellotron is a member of eBay’s VeRo program. Mellotron strictly enforces its intellectual property rights, including but not limited to its trademarks, service marks, and copyrights. This intellectual property is utilized in connection with the retail operations of Mellotron and e-commerce operations at www.mellotron.com."

Miniature Studio

flickr by danmcp.

BTW, these are cardboard and they are for sale. More info after the hop.

KORG MS-20 "Version 2"

Korg KLM-307A Daughterboard - Component Side

"Photos showing the Korg KLM-307A daughterboard in an MS-20 "Version 2", in place of the Korg-35 filter chip that was used in the MS-20 'Version 1'."

Title link takes you to more shots.

Popol Vuh - Improvisation (1971)

via frederic. Also check out Popol Vuh Beat Club 1971.

Wasp & MS2000

flickr by carbon111.

WASP Special pictured.

ARP 2600 Ads

source


source

No title link. via frederic.

Custom 13 Note Analog Bass Pedal Synth

via this auction

Details:
"You don't play a friggin' organ. So why do pedalboard synths all look like they came off one? I recently built myself an analog bass pedal synth, using Howard Cano's excellent Sonosaur.

2 VCOs w/mix
VCA
VCF w/sweep and resonance
a real Envelope (ADSR)
Noise Generator
Here are some sound samples"

via brian comnes.

Different Skies Gear Video

Here's a link to a 232M video of the gear at Different Skies this year, including Mike Metlay showing off the only Korg KAOSS Pad 3 in the US. Right click and save the video considering it's size. Title link takes you to the Different Skies site.

Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co.

YouTube via tmcc. Synths coming in at :53. Primarily Moog Modular and Minimoog.
via frederic.

Update via swissdoc in the comments:
"The have their own homepage at mothermallard.cornell.edu and you can get a CD with cool music from http://www.cdemusic.org search for "Like A Duck To Water". Good stuff."

Korg KAOSS Pad Set for November

Looks like the Korg KAOSS Pad is set to be released in November. Although it looks like somone got there hands on one early.

Triple EMU VCF

image removed upon request.

via an anonymous reader:

"This unit was used by Cornell University's Psychology department for perceptual studies. Also used by its previous owner to generate vector waveforms for laser light shows.

Inside are all Emu sub-modules. It has 3 Emu Universal Audio Filters, 4 VCAs, a VCO and a noise / random signal generator.

The unit wasn't built very well and arrived complete broken. A lot of work, but it's all happening again. Ugly, but lots of sizzling filters :)"

Update via dougt in the comments:
"Yes the UAF is an amazing unique filter - incredibe resonance without oscillation. I have one in a home-made standalone box - link."

Analogue Miniature 1

flickr by danmcp.