Jen SX1000 Modded

Title link takes you to more info on the mods, samples and images on Benthack.

Spectral Audio Protone

via this auction.

Details:

"The ProTone is a monophonic Analog Synthesizer with an internal MIDI Interface. Because of the full analog design, the ProTone is perfect for creating powerful, special and never before heard sounds. And with its deep red front panel, it will look great in your rack. Features 2 true VCO makes Sawtooth and Pulse Waves White Noise Generator True Ringmodulator Slide (Portamento) High and Lowpass Filter with Resonance Selectable 12 or 24 dB per Octave Accent (Decay Envelope for the Filter) Keyfollow Wide LFO Range: 0.005 ... 3800 Hz LFO Waves: Rectangle, Impuls, Triangle, Sawtooth, Sinus, Noise and Random LFO Targets: VC01, VC02, Pulse Width of VC01, Cutoff and Panaroma ADSR Envelope Stereo Output with Stereo Panning 5 Octaves MIDI Interface MIDI controlled Volume and Cutoff frequency Velocity sensitive CV and Gate In/Output to control vintage Synthesizer External VCO and LFO Inputs"

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Roland Jupiter 6

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Voyetra 8

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Snuff Box - Empty Room

YouTube via Exulus. Sent my way via Mike of Mystery Circuits.

A Directory of Synth Resources

Title link takes you to a directory of a ton of synth resources including images, samples, and more. The list is tool long for me to put here, so just hop over and see for yourself.

Update: be sure to check out the comments. Apparently much of the share is a rip off of Bluesynths and possibly other sites. Credit when credit is due...

The Brief Sound of Replicant

Title link takes you to some words and a sample on SIGHUP.

BTW, I might be slow to respond to email and in my blogging due to a nasty wind storm that left many without power in the Pacific Northwest. I'm blogging at the Bellevue Library until power comes back. Hurrah for the public library system and free wi-fi! A couple of my neighbors have trees through their houses, so I am very, very lucky. It was pretty bad folks. Winds at 105 miles per hour and one million without power. I see that Chris, author of this plug-in is without power as well: link. Anyway, please bear with me over the next few days. Hopefully power will be back on soon. They are saying it'll be anywhere from 3 days to 3 weeks to get everything back up. Kwazy...

Hohner Bass 2

via this auction.

Details: "This funky little vintage keyboard will delivery a cool bass tone to your music. There are 3 sounds - bass, guitar and, yes, tuba. Theyre all variations of the same sound. There's also adjustable decay. This is a very simple device. We heard Stevie Wonder used one of these back in the day and maybe even appeared in the original ad, but havent verified this."

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Bit Crusher

Found this circuit bending site via my last post and figured I'd put up a new post. Title link takes you to the root of the site. You can find the circuit bent list of gear on this page.



Currently listed:
ALESIS HR 16 aka THE DIRTY BOX
ROLAND TR 505
ROLAND TB 303
SPEAK & SPELL
SPEAK & READ
MEGA ASPIRATOR 2600
SUPER LASER BLASTER
CASIO SK1

Bent Roland TR-505

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

FEATURES :

-all original sound of the tr 505 are preserved of courses ( you can play the tr 505 simlpy without the external controle box )
_all originals features are preserved like MIDI implementation and the famous groovy sekencer of the tr 505
-8 knob for controling volume voice
-36 point matrix patchbay for infinity bending!!!
-6 togle switch for controlled the matrix patchbay+ 6 interupt for controle the matrix
-1 rotary switch for control musicaly the bent!!!!
-1 toggle switch for choose between the two mode of rotary switch! ( 2x12 bent choice musicaly )

Samples on Bitcrusher. via Subtlenoisemaker

Aries System Modular

No title link. Just a nice shot of the Aries system modular and a Jupiter 8.

via vgermuse

KORG Kaoss Pad KP3 Demo on SoNiCbRaT

This is a good one. Title link takes you there.

New Bananas

flickr by cray5656.

serge
Plan b
Livewire
doepfer

Update via Cray:
"Forgot to mention the brilliance of Mr Stones work, all you see there is bananafied! Even then modules that look like normal 1/8 inch jacks are banana plugs!"

More shots.

Gearwire Explores the Moog Little Phatty

YouTube via gearwire. Sent my way via frederic. Gearwire.

Update: video re-uploaded 6/7/2010

MEGA RAM

No title link. Two scans via Andrea TONI.


RAM card for the Korg M1, M1R, M1REX, M3R, S3, A3, DRM1, T1, T2 and T3.

Apparently it also works on the Waldorf Microwave 1 and Korg WS SR.

Thanks Andrea!

Roland System 700 Page on OG

Title link takes you to the just completed Roland System 700 page on Olivier Grail's new website. There are individual images of each module. Absolutely fantastic. As always, be sure to track back to the root of the site and check out the rest. This is one particularly great site considering how much it has to offer on these rare gems of the synth world.

via yusynth.

Donna Summer - Giorgio Moroder

YouTube via parlypangi. Be sure to also check out these two prior videos of Giorgio Morodor. Great stuff.

Arp 2600 cries with pain

YouTube via cretin4321. Via alex in the comments of this post. See cretin4321's previous video of an EMU Modular here.

Roland TR-808 Service Manual

Title link takes you to the Roland TR-808 Service Manual courtesy of synth and electronnic music equipment repairer in South East UK, Andy Collins (beng hons).

Antech Systems
Unit 3A
Hackhurst Lane industrial estate
Lower Dicker
East Sussex
BN27 4BW
www.antech-systems.com
tel. 01323 442035 /07833313251
fax. 01323 840003

Reactable Videos

Remember Reactable? Title link takes you to more videos on YouTube via marcosalonso. This one sent my way via Mark.

Doris Norton NORTON COMPUTER FOR PEACE

Remember Doris Norton? Title link takes you to a couple of samples pulled via this auction. for one of here albums titled "NORTON COMPUTER FOR PEACE"

via Oli.

Freebies on Sweetwater

Click here for a number of free software tools currently including the following:

- Ultimate Sound Bank Retro Organs
- Native Instruments Drum Loops
- Chord Reference
- A-NO-NE MIDI CC Finder
- ittyBittyMIDI
- Music Calculator Widget
- Digidesign Search Widget
- Dual Delay
- koZong
- Multiband RingMod
- StringZ
- Sample Delay
- VSTNotes
- My First Step Sequencer
- Tripp Lead
- ThreeOsc
- Luna
- IIEQ
- Aquallegro
- Cheeze Machine

and more.

Rhodes Chroma

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction. Note the auction has ended. Not sure why this one didn't come up in my synth auction feed for me to pick up earlier.

Acid.ch Custom TB-303 Cases

Title link takes you there.

Electrocomp EML-101 - No Gloves!

For those of you that have a thing against Mini's latext gloves... YouTube via 123synthland.

HCGP AH Edition

Title link takes you to some Hard Core Gear P*rn of Analogue Haven on Analog Industries. Check out this MacBeth M5 with grey instead of orange.

Also, congrats to Chris for winning a 2007 Remix Technology Award for "Best Software Value" from Remix Magazine for Audio Damage's 914 Fixed Filter Bank.

Starplugs MegaMatrix

-1060-routing-point matrix + 256-mixing matrix + totally free assignable + control every parameter of this synthesizer
-14 synthesis algorithms(all classics !) + + additive synthesis + subtractive synthesis + ring modulation + AM / FM + cross modulation AM / FM + oscillator sync + Filter / Filtermod / Wave / Time modulations + Phase and ReMod synthesis
-1 voice monophone + + classic old school modular architecture + use the MegaMatriX as Instrument or as insert effect (DemoVersion = Instrument only)
-12 Amplifier + + 10 integrated AMPs + 2 free AMP / exponentializer
-9 Ringmodulators + high precision routines
-6 Oscillators + 4 infinite variable waveform setting between Triangle and Saw + 1 infinite variable wave shaping between sine and rectified sine
-2 Envelope Generators + ADSR + with auto run and hold function
-2 Delays + midi syncable + phaser mode + freeze function
-1 Sample and Hold + integrated LFO + integrated noise source
-1 Quantum Filter
-Joystick controller

Title link takes you there.

Waldorf Ships the Nano Synth Card

Remember the Nano? Looks like it is finally shipping.

"The Waldorf Synthesizer Company has announced the release of the Waldorf Nano SynCard, a plug-in sound expansion module designed for use with the CME line of MIDI keyboard controllers.

The new card, which provides 24-note polyphony and contains over 1000 classic Waldorf MicroQ synth sounds, easily installs into the back panel of CME's UF-series keyboards. It is unique in that it is the only product on the market that allows a controller keyboard to be turned into a full-on synthesizer, complete with real-time control.

Up to two Nano SynCards can be installed in each keyboard and independently controlled via the CME's front panel knobs and sliders. When two cards are present, splits and layers can also be created. The cards feature left, right, and stereo (headphone) audio outputs; power is supplied by the CME controller. The 1000 sounds include a wide assortment of trademark Waldorf basses, solo tones, pads, percussion, and effects."

This is their second official release since coming back. The Waldorf Edition was the first.
It's great to see Waldorf products out there again.

Via Harmony Central

Bad Synth Video Thursday on Chip Collecton News

Looks like Chip Collection News might be starting something most excellent. Bad Synth Video Thursday. There are currently three videos up including this one above. I decided to pick the most annoying one just for you. Title link takes you to the rest. BTW, if anyone knows what the white device that looks like an Electrocomp sequencer on steroids, let me know. YouTube via KidVulcan. The description states, "Song from the 80s,by Video Kids.A lot of people of that generation should remember this!" The lead singer looks exactly like Limahl of Kajagoogoo to me. "HEH HEH, HEH, HEH HEH!!!"

TR808 PUT THROUGH MS20 ESP

YouTube via weatherkop. See previous video by wetherkop here.

blurt

YouTube via cirtcele.

Synths, goannas and choppers. What else could you ask for?
Semi disturbing voices at the end? Yeah, that's it.

ARP 2600 Patch

Patch 1 - I think there's a little birdy trapped in there.


Patch 2 - Birdy's gone.

YouTube via 123synthland. You can see more of Mini's videos here. Also previously posted here.

EMS SYNTHI A/AKS VCS3 MIDI to SYNTHI Interface

No title link. Just this shot and details pulled via this auction.

Details:
THE MIDI INTERFACE CONTROLS OVER INPUT CH. 1
THE VCO 1+2, VCF OR OTHER PARAMETERS.
IMPORTANT! : THIS INTERFACE IS FOR USE WITHOUT THE KS-CABLE!!!
YOU JUST HAVE TO PLUG IT INTO THE 8-WAY SOCKET"

sent my way via Sandro.

Sequential Circuits Prophet 600

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Sequential Circuits Prelude

via this auction.

Details:
"# Functional controls on the front panel for:
* Equalizer:
o Off/ Max: 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000.
o Balance: Dry/ Mix.
* Effect select:
o Equalizer.
o Octave.
o Chorus.
o LFO.

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Buchla 100 PCBs

flickr by verbos2002. 

Caption: "My friend Reed has a giant Buchla system. He told me he was interested in a 242 programmable Pulser. That thing uses an EMS style patch matrix to program 3 channels of patterns up to 12 steps long. I suggested that it may be beter for me to design a double wide module that has toggle switches for 6 channels of 16 steps. It is almost finished now. The panel is from Front Panel Express. Reed said he was only interested if I called it the 243 Programmable Pulser and printed "Verbos & Associates Brooklyn, New York" a the bottom, like a Buchla module. I'm making one for him and one for my Buchla."

Korg Legacy MS-20

flickr by sushiluv.

I'm beginning to want one of these. I wonder how playable the hardware is and if it's the sort of thing that's fun the first ten times and then you put it away for your main controller. Would have been cool if it were a self contained unit like the Creamware ASB boxes.

Casio VL-Tone Emulator

"VL1 is a freeware emulator of the world famous classic calculator annex mini-synthesizer from the eigthies made by Casio.

VL1 is not just a sample player, it is a real emulator that emulates the original hardware. All sounds are generated by software equivalents of the original circuits and the calculator actually works. This also means that ADSR sound programming is fully functional!" manual

Via CDM.

New MOOG Moogerfooger Oscillator Coming?

Tom of Music Thing put up this post speculating a new Moogerfooger might be coming. The one Moogefooger missing from a basic MOOG modular set up would be... an Oscillator. Well, ADSR envelopes as well, but maybe they can find a way to squeeze that in.

On AH, Andrew said it perfectly: "With all of this talk of what Moog should or shouldn't do, here's my guess of what their next release will probably be: a moogerfooger oscillator with built-in pitch-to-cv converter, done Electro-Harmonix Microsynth-style but with a more fully-featured oscillator (different waveforms, adjustable pulse width and a CV in for PWM). It's basically the one current gap in their lineup, and it could be easily pitched to all current product owners - 'add another oscillator to your LP or Voyager,' 'turn your existing moogerfoogers into a full-fledged mini-modular synth,' add a 'synthesizer' sound to your guitar lineup'' - even 'add a real MOOG oscillator to your modular synth' for modern modular owners."

Sounds mighty nice to me. My dream? Little MOOG SEMs! You could use them stand alone like a Moogerfooger or add them for polyphony to your Voyager or Little Phatty.

FlexiMusic Wave Editor

"FlexiMusic Wave Editor is an easy-to-use audio editor for professionals and home users (for Windows). It provides a powerful and user-friendly editing environment for novice users. You can edit and record music, apply effects and filters, adjust stereo channels, save audio to all of the popular formats and burn songs to CD. It includes many features for audio editing and converting"

Features:
-Interface for working with multiple files in one session.
-Huge file editing. Audio files upto 2GB (2048mb) size (for a 16 bit file).
-Open, create, and save audio files in many audio formats.
-Play audio files or any portion of the files (Play, Pause, Stop, Play Reverse and more...)
-Fast editing: Cut, Copy, Delete, Delete Silence, Paste, Paste Mix and Undo take only a fraction of a second, regardless of file size.
-Display audio data waveform (Zoom Mouse Select, Zoom In, Zoom Out, Zoom In/Out).
-Multiple undo levels.
-Record audio data from a microphone or any other available input device.
-Use Bookmarks to locate the selected part or special part of the audio files.
-Many effects: Equalizer, Band Pass/Stop Filter, Noise Reduction, Echo, Reverb, Modulate, Stretch/Shrink, Change Speed...
-Supported file formats WAV, MP3, WMA, AU, RAW, SND and more.
-Convert audio files from one format to another.
-Insert noise or silence into an audio file, and generate a simple Sine Wave.
-Direct waveform editing with the mouse.
-Convert the sampling rate of audio files.
-Batch Processing.
-Customizable waveform colors.
-Clean and easy-to-use interface.
-Several built-in features and keyboard shortcuts.

Title link takes you there. Be sure to check out their other products as well.

FlexiMusic Generator

"FlexiMusic Generator is a unique tool to generate musical and non-musical sounds. If you want to create unique pieces of music and exciting new sounds never before heard on this planet, then you'll love our FlexiMusic Generator. You can use it to produce robotic/synthetic voice from your own voice."

Features:
-If you are looking for a very special piece of software to create musical and non-musical sounds, use FlexiMusic Generator.
-Sounds: FlexiMusic Generator has three steps of generating sounds: Instruments, Sound Source and Sound Modifiers/Effects.
-Instrument: Merging / Mixing a few sound sources to create a rich musical instrument.
-Sound source: Defining / Creating / Choosing your own single piece of sound.
-Sound Modifiers (Effects): An effect is the modulation or modification of an audio signal to make it sound more interesting.
-Unlimited number of Instruments can be made in one generator file.
-Sound Source has Generator and Frequency / Volume Graph.
-Generator: Sound Source has six types of generators: Sine Sound Source, Graph Sound Source, Wave Sound Source, String Sound Source, Mouth Sound Source and Noise Sound Source.
-In Frequency / Volume graphs create random shapes to get different sounds.
-Unlimited Sound Sources: There is no limit to the number of sound sources you can have in an Instrument. Add as many as you think your sound requires.
-Multiple "Sound sources" are merged together to create a combined, rich musical Instrument.
-Changing the Frequency / Volume Graph for sound source type is available.
-Many effects: Volume and Pan, Equalizer, Echo, Wave on Wave, Reverse etc...
-Voices: Add special effects to a voice, producing special voices like robotic, synthetic, and more...
-Keys/Pitch Changing: Using one Instrument, multiple compensated sounds can be produced by giving different compensation factors. You can vary the frequency/pitch and duration.
-The sound generating source file can be encrypted with password and saved with another extension name (*.FmIns)
-Encrypted Instrument file (that you can distribute to others); one can play with various compensations (like playing various keys) and save different sounds as needed for their music samples.
-Small File Size, The FlexiMusic Generator file format (*.FmGen).
-The output sounds can be saved as WAV files (*.WAV).
-Clean and easy-to-use interface.
-Several built-in features.

Title link takes you there. Be sure to check out their other products as well.

MOOG DRUM SYNTHESIZERS SERIE 700

I totally missed the MOOG Drum Synthesizer on Olivier Grall's site when I put up this previous post. Title link takes you to more info. The link was on the left hand side of links on the home page.

Critter and Guitari 4 voice FM Cigar Box Synthesizer

Title link takes you to Critter and Guitari, home to a number of electronic music and video instruments and supplies including a number of "Critter boards" and the "4 voice FM cigar box synthesizer." Check out a video of it here. It sounds surprisingly good.

This one sent my way via Jason via this post on MAKE.

casperelectronics interview

"Interview with Pete Edwards of casperelectronics for swedish television."

YouTube via bubagoo. Seen on GetLoFi.

SonofCastille

Remember this post on Mike Ford? Here is some of his work in action.

I spy


nutronic device


homage to r a moog

YouTube via SonofCastille. Title link takes you to more.

Klaus Schulze - Linzer Stahlsinfonie (1980)

"...opening concert for Ars Electronica 1980..."

YouTube via jabdah23

MOOG Memorymoog Plus

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Korg MiniKorg 700 demo

Title link takes you to a demo of the Korg MiniKorg 700 via Biboulon on this VSE post.

Kaoss Pad 3 controls motion graphics

YouTube via porchka66. Via Chip Collection. BTW, do check out Chip Collection for more synth goodness.

MOOG Little Phatty Stage Edition

"The Stage Edition has updated software, which includes auto calibration and an auto tune function that ensures the instrument is tuned perfectly whether it’s in a cool studio or under hot stage lighting. The Stage also includes an asymmetric pitch wheel, twenty-one assignable MIDI controllers, as well as arbitrary pot mapping. Owners of the Tribute Edition will be able to download the updated software package free from the Moog Music Web site. Registered owners will receive a notification email when the update becomes available for the Tribute Edition.

The Little Phatty is aesthetically pleasing both aurally and visually. A striking design makes it one of the coolest looking synths on the planet. The Stage Edition departs from a traditional wood cabinet and is cradled instead by sleek, charcoal-colored rubberized side panels"

Title link takes you there.