
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Digitalogue Synthesiser Resource

CME BitStream 3X MIDI Controller

Title link takes you there.
Vyzor Ion

Editor for the Alesis ION and Micron from the makers of this DSI Evolver editor. I found this one in the comments of this VSE thread. Make sure to read the thread if you are considering it. If anyone has experience with thier Evolver editor, please feel free to comment on the quality and overall experience.
Moogerfooger Pronounced

Title link takes you to a video with it pronounced by the man himself.
via Rock oN.
Synthacon VCF Ken Stone MOTM Synthesizers.com
No title link. Just a shot via this auction
"This module is a "tribute" module from Ken Stone, based on the awesome Steiner-Parker Synthacon VCF.
Unlike the original, this version allows signals to be fed into all inputs simultaneously. If the same signal is used in all inputs, the result is reminiscent of a phaser.
The real fun starts when you feed different signals into each input, then you get a frequency based "interpolating scanner", where panning between different sound sources is possible, though also subject to the frequency at which they are running. I have never heard an effect like it before.
This is a great filter, by the way, with lots of character. It sounds very Moog ladderish with the low pass input, and mixing VCOs into the LP, HP and BP inputs gives some great effects."
I love the knobs on the module.
M24 Heisenberg Generator

"The boards and faceplates have arriived for the M24. I will be building Nos. 1 this week, doing tests - if all goes well, they will be in stores by the end of next week along withthe first production run of MOdel 10 Polyphonic EGs. You can see a photo of the finished unit on the Model 24 page of the EAR site at: link. Goto 'click here for picture'
The final price for the Model 24 is $250"
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Yamaha WX7 & TX817

Accenter on YouTube
Accenter Tool-1, TB-303
Roland TR-808 together with TB-303, overdrive, distortion
Roland TR-606 with internal MIDI INterface
ML-303 Bassline (Roland TB-303 DIY Clone)
BC-303 MIDI Controller, TB-303, Controllbox
YouTube via accenter. Sent my way via Tim.
Roland TR-808 together with TB-303, overdrive, distortion
Roland TR-606 with internal MIDI INterface
ML-303 Bassline (Roland TB-303 DIY Clone)
BC-303 MIDI Controller, TB-303, Controllbox
YouTube via accenter. Sent my way via Tim.
RSC - Maraton Rockowy ( Jesus playing Roland Juno 6 synth )
Not my Jesus. YouTube via PolishStuff. Sent my way via Tom.
Synthesizers.com Oscilloscope Lissajous demonstration
YouTube via AndySquirrel. Sent my way via Tim.
Micro Live - Computer Music in 1985
I previoiusly posted about Micro Live in this post. Looks like it's made it's way onto YouTube via analoghell. Sent my way via Tim.
Vangelis on BladeZone

via BladeZone where you will find the full article.
"A tremendously gifted yet private man, it was Vangelis, along with a handful of other musicians, who almost single-handedly brought about the acceptance of electronic music as it's own distinct art form. This feature is an attempt to analyze the creative process employed by Vangelis when recording the famous soundtrack for Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, and to try and give a brief insight into the unique manner in which he went about creating and recording the music that he produced during this time, when the digital samplers and music-making equipment that we take for granted today had not even been invented, and the creation of electronic-based music was a much more hands-on process."
"One of the major reasons why the Blade Runner soundtrack still sounds so modern and innovative to this day was the choice of instruments used to create the music, and the way Vangelis would combine acoustic and electronic sounds to create highly original, evocative sound textures - for example, the combination of orchestral percussion instruments and ubiquitous sweeping synth lines heard over the opening titles, played on Vangelis' favourite ever synth, the Yamaha CS80, which provided most of the solo synth lines heard in "Blade Runner", including the expressive, harmonica-like sound featured on "Blade Runner Blues" and "BR Main Titles". The Yamaha CS80 was one of the first ever polyphonic analogue synths to become commercially available, and was a serious beast, weighing in at around 210 pounds!!! Vangelis was introduced to the CS80 at a trade fair in 1977, and was tremendously excited by the possibilities it offered, but arranged to have one on loan for a few weeks before deciding whether to spend the necessary £4850 (the 'CS80's asking price at this time)! The equivalent cost today would be around £26,000. During this period, Vangelis recorded the "Spiral" album (released 1977), which featured the CS80 on every track. Shortly after, he imported a CS80 from Japan in order to bypass the six-month UK waiting list, and the synth arrived in London after a mammoth train journey through Russia. Vangelis eventually went on to buy another SEVEN CS80s, some of which were for concerts, while others were just for spare parts."
via Tim Peters. You can see some of that Blade Runner magic in this clip:
Monday, September 25, 2006
LennarDigital's Sylenth1

Title link takes you to more info including samples.
Frederic Gerchambeau

"The thing is I have a strong fascination in albums recorded with a single synthesizer, such as “Switched on the Bach” from Walter Carlos (well, Wendy Carlos now…). I am always happy to know that people who recorded a whole album with a single and unique keyboard have obviously tried to explore any of its performances. I think this attitude leads to a more complete and thoughtful work rather than using a lot of different keyboards but just using their preset sounds. So Here we are, “Computed skies” is my first own album, a part of my “studies of the Yamaha SY-77”. Maybe one day, I may offer you a “recital of Emu Proteus 2000” or a “symphony for Yamaha CX-5m”, who knows …"
Very cool. Thanks Frederic!
Steve Roach
Via Eric:
"Steve Roach performed last night [9/23]in Tucson, Arizona. Steve played material from his recent release "Proof Positive" on guitar, synth and several sizes of didgeridoo while visuals from from his DVD 'Kairos' as well as images from other artists were shown. Here's my best photo from the show. Here's a link to Steve's web page on the concert."
"He's been doing ambient/electronic music for the last 25 years or so. Here's a link to an article about him in Electronic Musician from last year."
Alan Wilder in 1991
EMU Emulator III and Roland System 700 and 100m Modulars in the background. Unfortunately the modulars are not played. Via Eric. Depeche Mode
Cheetah MS800 Digital Wave Synthesizer

Digital wavetable synthesizer module manufactured in the early 1990´s by Cheetah International LTD in UK
"Dirty, gritty, grungy sounding 8-bit companded digital wavetable synthesis makes for cutting sounds that can be made to evolve a la ppg etc. Bell type waves are great in particular. Lots of aliasing going on coupled with the complete lack of any kind of filter or tone control gives this synth a particular bite"
Click here for more info, photos, manual and samples. Via sequender.de.
EK-Lounge Session4

Minion Samples

"2 dry 2 wet with Minion driven by AudioMulch and extracted to Wav then MP3 . The Airporter clip wet really got nice, dark and organic with Minion, much less bright than the dry version. As the www.devine-machine.com site says when you just have to have 4 filters driven by 12 LFO, whatcha gonna do?? The eye candy while it is operating is definitely cool. Price is right too - FREE!. This program will give AntaresTech FILTER which I also use quite a run for the money ...FILTER is $120"
Creamware ASB Samples
Electric Moog Orchestra - Close Encounters of the Third Kind

flickr by jon_blak.
Hmm... I know Philip Dodds and the ARP 2500 were featured in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Philip Dodds the head engineer of ARP is the guy playing the 2500 in the scene where they communicate to the mothership. The story is he was flown out to show how to work the synth and was asked to be in the film. I never thought about what other synths might have been featured.
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Yamaha CS50

Jomox M-Resonator Samples

"Here are some Jomox M-Resonator MP3 samples I made. Three from KORG EA-1 presets (No booing please) and two from my x0xb0x. If I had more time I would have made them a little better, but they are what they are. All 5 start out 100% dry and then the M-Resonator bypass is turned off becoming 100% wet.
I really like this effect pedal overall, it is much more subtle than say a Metasonix sledge hammer. I am using it in a send/return loop in my main rig so it never gets beyond 50% wet and given the way it works having some original signal in the mix is probably a good idea. You can hear on the samples that while twiddling you can easily filter out the whole signal so it is better as a send effect for that reason. It really does fatten up drum synths in a great way. I couldn't recreate a sound I had last night, but it will definitely generate bass artifacts that will pop your sub voice coils if they are wimpy. WHUMP!!
This thing is very sensitive, little movements have a BIG impact not always positive. It is really easy to find pure trash, or pure whistling resonance, it even clucks like a chicken in places, but there are a lot of sweet spots on the boundaries , the trick is finding therm again after you have moved another knob. Take a look at the signal flow in the screen shot I took from the manual, and you can see it takes a while to get your head around what is going to happen next.
The only real bitch I have is that the paint is dark blue and the lettering is black so it IMPOSSIBLE to read the knobs except under bright lights.. I work with a black and white printout cut from the manual. Someday I'll just have it memorized.
Enjoy
Peace
Brian"
Allen Strange's Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, and
Title link takes you there. Via Dave Manly on AH:
• Click on title link
• click on McGraw-Hill eBooks
• this takes you to 5 Easy Steps: click on next
• click on Social Sciences and Humanities. In the list of subjects
click on Music
• click on Strange: Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, and
• click on Adobe download
Or, click here.
Update: Make sure to check out the comments of this post before buying.
• Click on title link
• click on McGraw-Hill eBooks
• this takes you to 5 Easy Steps: click on next
• click on Social Sciences and Humanities. In the list of subjects
click on Music
• click on Strange: Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, and
• click on Adobe download
Or, click here.
Update: Make sure to check out the comments of this post before buying.
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Orgon Systems is Back

Metasonix TX-1 on Synthwire

Moog Little Phatty at Under $1000
Looks like the non Tribute Edition is on it's way and will be under $1000. Via Rogue Music:
"September 22, 2006
Newest Keyboard from Moog , the Little Phatty
Under $1000, we get our first ones this week, we are taking $100 deposits .
Monophonic analog synthesizer, with 100 user editable presets."
"September 22, 2006
Newest Keyboard from Moog , the Little Phatty
Under $1000, we get our first ones this week, we are taking $100 deposits .
Monophonic analog synthesizer, with 100 user editable presets."
Atari Punk Console

No title link as I couldn't find an official site for the Atari Punk Console. If you know of one, please comment.
Tangerine Dream, Tempodrom, Berlin 21.09.2006

Interesting. This shot is somehow much more impressive than this - bigger screen. I actually think this is pretty cool. You get to see the instruments they are playing rather than the back of a laptop screen, and it looks good.
via dale of Inquisitor Betrayer.
SoNiCbRaT Photo Album

Gear includes a Roland SH-101, Korg Prophecy and Triton, Akai MFC42, Marion MSR2, Juno 106, and the Haken Continuum Fingerboard.
SEQ24


It was created to provide a very simple interface for editing and playing midi 'loops'. After searching for a software based sequencer that would provide the functionality needed for a live performance, such as the Akai MPC line, the Kawai Q80 sequencer, or the popular Alesis MMT-8, I found nothing similar in the software realm. I set out to create a very minimal sequencer that excludes the bloated features of the large software sequencers, and includes a small subset of features that I have found usable in performing."
Title link takes you there. Linux and Windows versions available for free. Via Rob.
Friday, September 22, 2006
A6 Andromeda List Info!!! READ IF YOU ARE ON THE A6 LIST
via swissdoc:
The A6 mailing list had some trouble and has been set up again.
Due to technical issues most of the subscription info has been lost,
so in case you like to be part of the list you have to subscribe again.
> A6@code404.com
> http://mailman.code404.com/mailman/listinfo/a6
Thanks a lot,
swissdoc.
The A6 mailing list had some trouble and has been set up again.
Due to technical issues most of the subscription info has been lost,
so in case you like to be part of the list you have to subscribe again.
> A6@code404.com
> http://mailman.code404.com/mailman/listinfo/a6
Thanks a lot,
swissdoc.
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