Monday, March 05, 2007
Wiimote Beat Chopper (Jungle/DnB)
YouTube via tommitytom. Sent my way via kent.
"Using a Wiimote to control a beat chopper and synth made in Reaktor."
Welson SuperMatic S12
This one in via Gorka. You will find more info and images on site. If you know more about this drum machine, feel free to comment and/or contact the email address on site.
"12 different rythms: Waltz, Tango, Western, March, Samba, Mambo, Bossa Nova, Swing, Shake, Slow Rock, Rythm and Blues and Metronome. It has a potentiometer to control the volume and another to control the tempo. It also has a tone and impedance control potentiometers in the back. It has 4 push buttons that allow you to play 4 different types of percussions at any time (Rolldrum, Clave, Tom1 y Tom2). It has an ON/OFF and a START/STOP switches. The last one can also be controlled using a pedal that is connected through a Jack socket in the back (I used the same pedal that came with my guitar amp to change the channel). It also has a light that turns on when you turn on the supermatic and that flashes with the frequency of the rythm (set by the tempo potentiometer). "
Yamaha SK50D
images via this auction.
Analog organ synth. Title link takes you to more shots including some close ups of the editing parameters.
via Loscha.
Oakley TM3030 Midi controlled synth
"The TM3030 is a midi controlled bassline clone that is designed to sound good, be easy to build and use no really difficult to get parts. The design features the same controls as the little sliver box we have all come to love: tune, waveshape, cut-off, resonance, envelope sweep, decay time, accent and volume."Title link takes you there. Available via Oakley Sound.
Sunday, March 04, 2007
DJD
Guess the synths.BTW, in case you missed the updates to the previous posts on Don Juan Dracula (1, 2), shoot me an email at matrixsynth [at] hotmail.com if you'd like a free download of their album.
Matrixsynth on CDM
What the... Yep, you heard it right. The plan will be to put up a weekly post on Create Digital Music featuring some of the highlights for the week. Title link takes you to the first post.
4ms Pedals
Triwave Picogenerator picturedTriwave controls:
* Two tone generators (VCO's), each with:
o Pitch: center frequency from rumbling low to hissing high
o Tone: select harsh square-wave or smooth triangle-wave
* Three LFO's (low frequency oscillators), each with:
o Speed: rate of change of each pitch channel
o Depths (2 knobs per LFO): Amount of pitch modulation on each VCO
* Mix: blend between tone channels
* Volume: output level
"The Essential" Triwave:
* All of the above, plus...
* Waveshaper: (3 knobs) blend each LFO from square to triangle
* Ring mod: adds an input jack and sensitivity control for ring modulation effect
* Dual cross modulation: (2 knobs) frequency modulate each channel with the other
"The Works" Triwave:
* All of the above, plus...
* Waveshaper: blend each LFO from square to triangle, a knob per LFO
* Symmetry: blend each LFO from sawtooth ramp-up to triangle to sawtooth ramp-down, or variable duty-cycle rectangle wave, a knob per LFO
* Ring mod: adds an input jack and sensitivity control for ring modulation effect
* Aux volume: uses ring mod input jack for blending clean signal over the triwave
* Dual cross modulation: frequency modulate each channel with the other, a switch per VCO
* Range switches: select full pitch range or high range only, a switch per VCO
* Drum triggers: adds a trigger input jack and sensitivity knob per VCO, for triggering each channel with an external source
* Expression pedal jacks (pitch): control pitch of each channel with an expression pedal
Title link takes you to more pedals, samples and info. Via sendling.
Tapewarm
Another great shot from Tapewarm Studio.You can find music by Tapwarm including some for sale at the following links:
muzikfrommarz
bellywood
frippercino
Scroll to the second player when you get there for the tracks for sale.
Doepfer Modular
Oberheim Matrix-12
Key for Roland Jupiter-8 6 Juno-6 60 106 SH-101 Synth
No title link. Just the shot via this auction.Details:
"Original replacement key for Roland Jupiter-6/8, Juno-6/60/106, SH-101, JX-3P, Alpha-Juno-1, HS-10, HS-60, and other vintage Roland synths."
Casio EG-5
Title link takes you to shots pulled via this Craiglist posting."This is a Casio EG5. Made in Japan in the early eighties.
Perfect for a one man band. You can pre-record your show on cassette and then pop it in the guitar and go to work. Plug it into your PA system, or your amp.
This is also the best practice tool ever made. You can use it for jamming by yourself, to whatever cassette you put in. The cassette speed is adjustable for matching pitch. or slow it down to learn a favorite guitar run. Onboard speaker, if no amp or PA is available. Nothing can stop your show.
It can blend between the tape and guitar, to get just the right volume match. It has great clean tone, or hit the button for distortion. The onboard distortion is killer sounding !! You can adjust the level of distortion needed."
via Robert
Jupiter 100% - Online Compilation on Jupiter.org
The comp rules are simple:
1. 2 minutes or less
2. No sampling - MIDI/CV sequencing or multi-tracked overdubs OK
3. No other instruments - Just the Jupiter 4, 6, 8 and MKS-80
Here is Stephen Jones' entry: under-orbit.mp3
Title link takes you there.
1. 2 minutes or less
2. No sampling - MIDI/CV sequencing or multi-tracked overdubs OK
3. No other instruments - Just the Jupiter 4, 6, 8 and MKS-80
Here is Stephen Jones' entry: under-orbit.mp3
Title link takes you there.
Custom 6 VCO modular
flickr by JohnnyBusca.Custom 6 VCO modular.
6 VCOs
2 VCFs with dedicated ADSR
3 VCAs with dedicated ADSR
1 Mixer with reverb.
Everything is routed internally but everything can be overplugged.
via Dennis.
noiseprofessor's Juno-106 Demo
download here
"Roland Juno-106: Example for a sound with longest possible attack-time on the envelopes"
One more via noiseprofessor. Beautiful Roland Juno-106 pad.
noiseprofessor's Oberheim Xpander Demo
"Moody demosong made with an Oberheim Xpander only. Recorded with multitracker to show off the possibilities for doing percussive sounds, which is often said that the Xpander can`t do this. Sure used some Delay in mixing process. Note: Even the drums & percussions are made with this synth."
Title link takes you to noiseprofessor's Twango page with more synth samples.
Don Juan Dracula - Run Away With You
And one more via DJD. Title link takes you to the video for Run Away With You. This one is more synth heavy. I was going to hold off on posting this until I found out what synths were used, but I figured I'd just put it up. Anyone know what that keytar is?Update: Shane is offering a free copy of the album for download to the first 20 people that want it. If you want it, shoot me an email: matrixsynth[at]hotmail.com.
Update via Henning, the keyboard player of DJD, regading the keytar in the video:
"-it's actually a danish kids toy keyboard called "elektronisk keyboard 11 -100" gaffa-taped onto a kids guitar!
-The kid in the video made it himself actually before the videoshoot after he had seen pictures of me with my keytar. So we had to let him use it..."
Don Juan Dracula - Live Roserock 2005
YouTube via donjuandracula (click for more videos).
Featuring a Korg MicroKorg and a little red keytar. Anyone know what the keytar is? The audio quality isn't the best but you should get an idea of song. BTW, there is another reason why I am posting this. The band's manager, Shane Chisholm, contacted me about doing an interview with the band. As this site is about synths, I'm keeping the questions focused on synths. I also asked him about opening up the questions to all of you, the readers of Matrixsynth, and he said go for it. So.. If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the comments. Why do I have a funny feeling about this... You can find more info on Don Juan Dracula (more shots and better audio) on their official website and their myspace page.
Update: Some of their influences: "These band we really love and come to mind right now:
omd, pet shop boys, depeche mode, devo, duran duran, a-ha, soft cell, erasure, the cure, human league, the faint, vhs or beta, visage, ultravox, freezepop, every moves a picture, peaches, fischerspooner, ladytron, gary numan, miss kittin, stereo total, chicks on speed, jeans team, and so on...."
Update: Shane is offering a free copy of the album for download to the first 20 people that want it. If you want it, shoot me an email: matrixsynth[at]hotmail.com.
Rhodes Chroma Halloween
Via Chris Ryan on the Rhodes Chroma list (with permission):"Greg Hutchings of Hutchings Keyboards in Australia (who seems to have sold most, if not all, of the Australian model 2104 Chromas) e-mailed me some pictures of replacement membrane panels he recently came across [1]. This is one of a small number of obscure "Red" or "Halloween" themed instruments or parts; see also [2, 3]."
Roland System 100
Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.Some details:
"Aside from the System 100's fat, warm analog tone (its greatest strength), its most powerful feature is its ability to insert external sounds or control voltages into its signal path at various patch points. You can patch it back to itself to create new sounds as well. One of my favorite tricks is to patch the post-filter checkpoint output back to the filter cutoff input at about 50%--it gives a great overdriven filter-type effect that modulates based on your filter cutoff position. There are many other possibilities, especially if you combine the System 100 with another modular synth. Also, the envelopes and VCA response are very fast and make for great analogue percussion sounds...including a very fat kickdrum!"
Novation BassStation Keytar
Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.Details:
"What it does is that the pitch bend ribbon which let's you do hammer-ons, but it won't actually bend the notes more than a 3rd! a button will open and close the filter (a wah wah kind of effect) Strap buttons lets you use a guitar strap and sling it across your shoulder."
Note it's from Siel.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
jupiter-glitch
Title link takes you to a demo of the Jupiter-6 sent in via Stephen.
"single patch with out any real manipulation other than some shaping of the filter. All the warbles are triggered by the LFO and VCO-2 acting as an LFO on VCO-1."
"single patch with out any real manipulation other than some shaping of the filter. All the warbles are triggered by the LFO and VCO-2 acting as an LFO on VCO-1."
Waldorf Q+ Sequencer Modulation
Title link takes you to a track by Array in this Matrixsynth Forum thread.
"What you're hearing is just me holding down some chords while one sequencer line modulates the cutoff frequency of the analog filter, while another is modulating the pitch of a sinewave oscillator. The Q+ is providing TapDelay and Reverb. I hope you enjoy!"
I noticed it's hosted on a .edu domain. I backed it up here for future reference.
"What you're hearing is just me holding down some chords while one sequencer line modulates the cutoff frequency of the analog filter, while another is modulating the pitch of a sinewave oscillator. The Q+ is providing TapDelay and Reverb. I hope you enjoy!"
I noticed it's hosted on a .edu domain. I backed it up here for future reference.
Waldorf Edition Track Take 2 by Boele Gerkes
Remember this post? Title link takes you to an updated version of the track by Boele of SCD. This version features a whopping 16 PPGs, 1 Attack and 2 D-poles. Be sure to check out Boele's site for more.
Au Revoir Simone
Au Revoir Simone is an all girl synth band. Title link takes you to their website featuring more images and music. Synths include a Roland Juno-60, Korg MicroKorg, and more.via aux
Street Electronics
"StreetElectronics.com offers analog synth topics /demos /sounds /music and completed designs of devices that make audio, video, light, and other sensory output. The devices are simply created from inexpensive and easily acquired parts and microcontrollers including Microchip PIC, Atmel AVR, Parallax STAMP, and Motorola 68HC11. Custom parts like the MOS Technology 6581 SID chip are also used." And a few synth pics and audio demos including The Mumbler, a MIDI controlled speech synth. Title link takes you there. Via steve electronics in the comments of this post.
Friday, March 02, 2007
Introduction to Electro-Acoustic Music
I added another book to the list of Synth Books to the right. This one is via Barry Schroder, featured in these previous posts. The book is out of print, however you can find copies here.Details pulled from here:
"This book presents a detailed panorama of electroacoustic music’s principal trends. His approach includes general ideas (terminology, role, listening experience), interviews with several important composers, instruments and devices, the principal historical and current techniques and the studios. Each element includes numerous examples of musical works.
Table of contents:
1. Introduction
2. Musique concrète and tape manipulation techniques
- Pierre Schaeffer and the Études of 1948
- Tape loops
- Cutting and splicing
- Speed change
- Direction change
- Tape delay
- Combined tape and manipulation techniques
3. Electronic music
- Electro-acoustic musical instruments
- Electronic music and optical sound tracks
- Classical studio electronic music: the Cologne studio and its precursors
- Classical studio electronic music: the development of classical studio
- Electronic music synthesizers
- Computer music
- Live/electronic music
4. The art of electro-acoustic Music: interviews with composers
- Interview with Luciano Berio (Thema: Omaggio a Joyce)
- Interview with Pauline Oliveros (I of IV)
- Interview with Morton Subotnick (Until Spring)
- Interview with Jean-Claude Risset (Mutations I)
- Interview with Gordon Mumma (Cybersonic Cantilevers)
5. Bibliography"
Tenori-On
Remember the Tenori-On by Toshi Iwai? Looks like it's coming to market with build in sound module, speakers and sampling. Title link takes you to a video on Sonic State.All Tenori-On posts
New Nord Lead on the Way?
According to this post on sequencer.de a German magazine has an add stating “ NORD TAKING THE LEAD. AGAIN.”
Bought and Sold Mini P*rn Fest
Looks like the bought and sold thread is turning into a mini synth p*rnfest. Title link takes you to it. Enjoy.
Bought and Sold, Why?
Title link takes you a post on the MATRIXSYNTH FORUMS were people are posting items they bought and sold, and why. It's a pretty interesting and obvious idea for a topic and oddly, I don't remember ever seeing this on the forums before. What's interesting about it is you get to see the specific individual reasoning behind each buy and sell along with a few good stories. Feel free to post your experiences as well.
KORG Radias on Gearwire
Title link takes you to the video. I did a screen grab in what I thought was a particularly funny part of the video where Joe couldn't figure how to latch the arpeggiator because it actually wasn't in apeggiator mode. : ) That's him trying to latch it. Note the led for arpeggiator is not lit to the right. Before you pass judgment, admit how many times you've done the same. What was funny about the video to me, is that I'm 100% guilty of the same more often than I might like to admit. I love that the Gearwire guys leave this stuff in their videos. It makes it more human. You get the sense that you are just hanging out with them. It takes a lot a guts to not edit this stuff out in order to look perfect. Cheers to them.You can find part one of the video here.
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