MATRIXSYNTH

at 6/06/2007 08:53:00 AM

YouTube via stretta.
"This is a demonstration of the Frostwave Fat Controller, not a keyboard wankery video, or a musical statement. Created for an ebay auction." Images saved here.

at 6/06/2007 08:51:00 AM

YouTube via stretta.
"A test of the functions of the Roland SH-101. Not a keyboard wankery video or musical statement. Created for an ebay auction."

at 6/06/2007 08:48:00 AM

Title link takes you to shots via this auction. Note the auction ended.

at 6/06/2007 08:35:00 AM

Title link takes you to the post on Street Electronics. Click on the images for video when you get there. BTW, do check out the rest of Street Electronics when you get there. You will find tons of synth content.

at 6/06/2007 08:31:00 AM

YouTube via deltalabstudios. Sent my way via Delta Lab Recording Studios, and on MySpace.
"Very rare prototype Drum Machine Synth"

Update: A little more info: "i got it on ebay about a year ago. i only used a couple of times. he got it from he's father who build and designed it. as you can hear, it sounds hot! it's got inputs for each sound CV gate and and l-r outpout"

at 6/06/2007 08:29:00 AM

"The SYEMB06 ReBirth Project came about through a thread on the YamahaForums website about making a batch of SYEMB06 Non-Volatile Memory clones.

After much information gathering and several prototypes a batch of 60 clone modules have been assembled and tested.

This module will take the place of the long discontinued and now very rare Yamaha SYEMB06 512KB non-volatile module. The Yamaha synths that can use this sample memory upgrade module are the SY85, TG500 and RM50.

These modules are now available for sale - please see the Purchase page for details on how to buy modules for your SY85 / TG500 / RM50 right here from this website."

via altemark.

at 6/06/2007 08:23:00 AM

"This is our hugely popular version of the classic four stage OTA based phaser. Wonderfully lush and smooth, its similar in sound to the phaser used by Jean Michel Jarre on Oxygene and Equinoxe albums.

The unit includes a useful internal low frequency oscillator with accompanying bicolour LED. The centre frequency of the phase shifter can also be controlled by an external control voltage. Thus allowing envelope generators to be used to sweep the phaser to create filter type effects.

The PCB is laid out to accept four high quality Spectrol pots:

Frequency: this controls the frequency of the two notches created by the phase shift network.

Emphasis: this accentuates the feedback signal within the phaser to create a deeper effect.

Modulation: A simple attenuator to adjust the level of the internal LFO or incoming CV.

LFO rate: adjusts the speed of the LFO.

The internal LFO produces a triangle wave output which is also available from a front panel socket. This allows you to use the internal LFO for other modulation purposes. The LFO signal is automatically routed to the modulation depth pot when no jack is inserted in the CV input. The new issue board allows a choice of inverted or non-inverted waveforms. Thus two Equinoxe units can be used for stereo phase panning.

The unit is designed to work with standard MOTM/Oakley signal levels, although it could be easily converted to be driven from other sources including an electric guitar.

This unit is also made by us, in small format, as the RS400 Phaser for the Analogue Systems' Integrator modular."

Title link takes you there. Samples on site.

at 6/06/2007 08:20:00 AM

Click here for a pretty amazing cover of YMO's Rydeen done with Ichiro Toda's free VST Synth1. Scroll down for the link when you get there. You can get the VST here.

via Elhardt on AH.

at 6/05/2007 08:10:00 PM

YouTube via Moogulator. Via sequencer.de where you will find more info on the event.

at 6/05/2007 06:54:00 AM

via this auction.
Details:
"Once upon a time, Don Buchla had a garage sale. Synth geeks familiar with Don and his work AND lucky enough to be on his call list when crazy things like this happen, got a couple of weeks to buy the NOS stock of 200 and 100 series inventory that he had left. I bought a fairly large pile of it for The Audities Foundation collection. The last modules to get finished where these 2 oscillators. The parts are NOS from Don or new parts currently manufactured to orginal spec. They were assembled by the very talented Mark Verbos in New York this last winter and function beautifully. I have been testing them in our studio system for the last 3 months and found NO issues." via Chris

at 6/05/2007 06:51:00 AM

YouTube via midievil, aka Roberto.

at 6/05/2007 06:45:00 AM

Sad day. Condolences to everyone close to him.

Translated via hispasonic.com:
"Arguru, virtual programmer of Image Line (FL Studio) and creator of sintes of DiscoDSP, passed away yesterday near Benalmádena (Malaga), in a car accident.

Yesterday Sunday 3 of June, to 18:45 hours, the car of Juan Antonio [left the road] in the AP-7, near Benalmádena (Malaga), despeñando themselves and ending its life. Its burial was celebrated Monday to 17:30 today, in the park cemetery of Malaga, company of its relatives and friends more close friends.

Arguru was [hispasónico nº 2,751], one of most veteran. He was [sworn of IV the Musical Battles], celebrated in the spring of 2004, and many moments, active participant of our forums.

But mainly,] the 19 of July of 2002, George was known to found the company [DiscoDSP along with Real. DiscoDSP is the person in charge of sintes as famous as [Discovery] and Vertigo. In [December of year 2002] we already gave account of one of his first products, NightShine.

Arguru was a great professional, who called the attention by the quality of his creations. Sintes of DiscoDSP is surely the perfected and powerful virtual instruments more of the market, without concessions in quality of sound.

The community to tracker will have without a doubt a great memory of Arguru thanks to [Aodix], secuenciador-tracker very powerful, that incorporated professional MIDI, support VST and other characteristics. ] Was also an important component of [Smartelectronix and the scene [Buzz].

In 2004,], the creative company of the famous FL Studio left DiscoDSP to give to the jump to [Image Line. Arguru had a great implication in the development of FL Studio 7; it created in addition sampler Directwave, and very recent [Deckadance], a software for DJs.

He was referring an absolute one of the small group of Spaniards who dedicate themselves professionally to the musical technology. Some we already remembered to him from the excited ones to char them of IRC-Hispanic. Arguru always emphasized by its seriousness and the deep knowledge of the synthesis and the programming.

A great loss, to an age in which nobody would have to leave this world. From we give to many spirits to family and friends him, and left to a sense memory for the brilliant Arguru here, to which we will never forget in Hispasonic."

via sequencer.de.

at 6/05/2007 06:41:00 AM

"Gyre is a program I've been writing in Max/MSP for playing my Buchla 200e. It is a work in progress, but I'm finding it pretty usable, even in its current state. One of the things I like about Gyre is that it separates the timing information from the note generation processes. For example, this means that I can have a rhythm going driving a step sequencer, then switch to a Sample & Hold using the same rhythm pattern."

Title link takes you to more info. via sequencer.de.

at 6/05/2007 04:44:00 AM

As we all know there was a bit of controversy over Sonic State's Top 20 Greatest Synths of all time. The controversy of course was what was on the list did not match up to what might have been on your list. Mick decided to put up a post on his top 10 synths of all time. Title link takes you to the list with descriptions on why for each. The number one synth on his list? The Yamaha CX5M. Its fascinating to see what people pick and why.

BTW, if you want to share your top 10 or top three for that matter, feel free to leave the list in the comments with the reason why for each. If we get enough entries, I'll add this to the sticky posts list on the right.

at 6/05/2007 03:53:00 AM

"If interplanetary excursions are your thing, you will love Astralis, a synth to loose yourself in. Astralis is packed with soundscaping features, an intuitive hands on professional sound design environment. Ideal for any style of music though particularly suited to Ambient, Psy, and styles requiring atmosphere. It is a tweakers synth though be warned whole nights can vanish very easily!

Aside from having 2 independent synths with dual and spectral oscillators, 2 cascadable filters (8x), 2 Modulation Sequencers, a Gate Sequencer (TranceGate), and a comprehensive FX section, Astralis also includes an impressive Microtonal Scale System. This system uses patches created using the included Microtonal Bank/patch manager. Custom scales of up to 24 notes can be created, and scale entry is designed with scala files in mind using either ratio or cent values. 160 patches are included as default including a wide selection of eastern tunings. Unlike many other microtonal systems Astralis does not rely on the pitch bend which remains fully functional."

Title link takes you to more info including samples. Via Sonic State.
HGSounds Astralis aka Home Grown Sounds Astralis.

at 6/05/2007 01:11:00 AM

via mistercooper on this VSE thread:
"It contains the following.
1x +- 15V power supply
1x dual 10 step cv sequencer
4x ADSR envelopes
3x VCA
1x SV 24db filter
1x Bode Frequency Shifter (!!!)
1x Dual Trigger Delay
1x Noise generator
1x Frequency Standard
2x VCO
1x Keyboard interface
1x FM
1x Phase Locked Loop
1x Pedal interface
1x Flanger
1x Reverb w/ tank
1x something of which i have no idea what it is
1x multiple

and a quadruple pedal

I answered an ad- "Hand Built Music Synthesizer from the 1970's - $50". Of course, I immediately got my hopes up thinking I might have stumbled upon an old paia or maybe even an I4600, but quickly dismissed such thoughts, and assumed it was some shoddy kit or broken junk someone was trying to get rid of. I was obviously wrong. Shocked
I drove about 20 minutes to the person's house. I was then greeted by a late middle aged woman with a lot of dogs. She yelled to her husband upstairs that the synthesizer person was here. After some strange noises, he came downstairs. The guy could have been R.A. Moog himself. Balding graying hair, huge glasses that were probably as old as the synth. He led me into the family room and... wow. My jaw dropped. The guy is a retired electronics engineer. His wife and him are moving and she would rather he didn't bring this monster with them. It was his labor of love throughout the 70's, and I can see why he got into engineering. He designed the entire thing himself, basing most of the designs on old Moog stuff. It even has a state variable 24db filter (the only module thats currently on the fritz), and a bode shifter! Very Happy. The guy got into the zone, clearly having no one else to share his old passion with, and demonstrated the unit for over 2 hours while I just sat there, amazed. As I was leaving, I found out that he was going to take it to the landfill before his wife decided to post the ad. Shocked Shocked Shocked She was even coming in periodically to remind him 'Remember, we are willing to negotiate, wayyy down.' I laughed inside. A lot. Felt kind of guilty as I left. He threw in a bunch of replacement switches and blank panels for the empty spots (cant wait to stick some of my DIY circuits in there). I got about 30 1/4in patch cables, too. Ah hell, who am I kidding"

I guess it does happen folks. via the comments of this post. Images mirrored here for when the VSE thread disappears.

at 6/05/2007 12:44:00 AM

via Dave of umop.

at 6/05/2007 12:41:00 AM

via Cyril Colom:
"I'm working on a new project dedicated to experimental drone sound. I will launch new probes regularly.
PS : one of the three drone i already launched was exclusively composed with a famous not so old analogue synth. There is a clue somewhere... guess the synth

at 6/05/2007 12:37:00 AM

Continuation of this post.
And the answer is...
via Mr. Array:
"as many people have pointed out already, the studio belongs to none other than Lil Jon who is responsible for many hits this past decade. The same Lil Jon who was parodied by Dave Chapelle. The other artist in the photos is Rhymefest who won a Grammy for "Best Rap Song" for co-writing Kanye West's "Jesus Walks".

The video that these shots came from was filmed in March for use in a "making of" promotional video for Rhymefest's new song "Angry Black Man": link

Said "making of" video should be done any day now :)"

at 6/05/2007 12:32:00 AM

YouTube via modecl. Sent my way via Ryan. MOOG Little Phatty.

icky thump - live on jools holland - 06.01.07

at 6/05/2007 12:27:00 AM

Title link takes you to them. via Inverse Room:

"Hey Matrix! Just got back from Electro-Music 2007...my EM duo The Bemus Point played there, along with dozens of other people. These pics are from yesterday (Sunday)...a very fun event. The owner of those Buchla synths actually let everyone play with 'em. Amazing!"

Awesome. I have yet to get my hands on one myself. One day...

at 6/05/2007 12:22:00 AM

Part two of this post via ben.

"i've done another polysynthi thing, this time on its own. i recorded it 'pure' with no fx, eq or anything [except for the built-in delay]. i just layered up a few simple parts. its only short though"

Title link takes you to the sample. Thanks ben!

at 6/05/2007 12:17:00 AM

via this auction.

Details:
"This is module from the Buchla 100 series. Their catalog describes it as: Two 3-channel mixers with both separate and common outputs and level controls for each input.
Panel Units - 1
You can read more about this and other Buchla 100 series modules here."

via tom

at 6/05/2007 12:12:00 AM

Title link takes you to shots via Keith via AH:

"the reason I built my 904A was because there was NOTHING available at the time that sounded anything like it, just approximations.

I happened to be given a 904A front panel, (it was from the Welsh mini people when they were working on moog module re issues), and i thought that the panel needed justice doing to it. There was also the element of challenge and a chance to increase my electronics skills which are very poor.The only original parts are the 3392s and the 4058s which are essential for the sound, you can use modern equivalents but they need offsetting (as in the MOTM-490) to get the right sound, and a couple of the wire wound trims because they happened to be available, nothing else in there is vintage. I made some great friends building that filter, I have a fantastic filter, it cost me much less that a real one and above all I enjoyed the experience.

Oh, nearly forgot, the knobs are original NOS, they make all the difference :o)"

at 6/04/2007 11:54:00 AM

Click here for shots via this auction

Details:
"LIDER-2 guitar synthesizer contains a four independent built-in serial effects: Overdrive + Flanger + Chorus + VCF(3-band EQ)
- Roktone (Overdrive)+ spectrum + suboctaver
- Analog flanger with depth, rate, brightness and widh
- Analog filter (EQ) with level, ton 1-2-3
- Chorus - freq. and detune level
- Dry signal amount wheel
- FX amount wheel
- Amplifier and trigger on/off
- Five rubber foot switchers for quick mix control
- Connections: input, outputs - line (thru), phones, amplifier

Dimensions - 430 x 360 x 120 mm
Weight - 5.00 kgs
WITH HARD TRAVELCACE - 12.00 kgs"

at 6/04/2007 11:46:00 AM

YouTube via wetdragoon

"Experimental Session with Octave Plateau gear & Tape Echoes. 2 Cat SRM controlled by a Catstick. First Cat is processed throught a Korg Stage Echo. The second via a Roland Space Echo.

Filmed & recorded by Nonox from Nonoxprod
Performed by Wetdragoon from oldschool-sound.com"

at 6/04/2007 11:28:00 AM

Title link takes you to shots via this auction.

Details:
"The CZ-3000 is very much like the CZ-5000, minus the on-board sequencer.
The CZ-3000 synthesizer used the same phase distortion engine as the CZ-101 and the CZ-1000, but added the following features:The synthesizer had eight voices instead of four voices (16 oscillators instead of eight) It was possible to split the keyboard (in other words, have some keys play one sound while other keys played another sound). The synthesizer had 61 keys, not 49 keys There was a built-in chorus effect. Instead of having just a pitch bend wheel, the CZ-3000 had both a pitch bend wheel and a modulation wheel."

at 6/04/2007 11:15:00 AM

via this auction.

Details:
"'The New World of Electronic Music' by Walter Sear
'A practical book that gives the Basic Principles of:
- Sound
- Acoustics
- Electricity
- Magnetism
- Recording Techniques
. . . necessary to understand the Concepts and Functions of the Synthesizer'
Softcover, 131 pages
Cover slightly faded-looking, all else is perfect
Has illustrations depicting acoustic principles, oscillators, EGs, VCAa, harmonic structures, tape techniques, etc."

at 6/04/2007 11:13:00 AM

via this auction.

Details:
"Electronic Music Production" by Alan Douglas
Softcover, 148 pages, a Tab book
Cover a bit worn-looking, inside pages all perfect
Discusses sound caharacteristics of conventional instruments before moving onto electronic sound generators and techniques.
Some very cool photos and some VCS3 patch sheets depicted"

at 6/04/2007 11:09:00 AM

via this auction.

Details:
"'Electric Sound' by Joel Chadabe
'The Past and Promise of Electronic Music"'Softcover - 370 pages
Outer cover a little curled, but inside pages all beautiful, no marks
A thorough history of electronic music, some photographs"

at 6/04/2007 11:06:00 AM

via this auction.

Details:
"Electronic Musical Instruments" by Norman Crowhurst
Softcover - 191 pages - a Tab book
Ouside cover a little faded - all inside pages beautiful, one price written in pencil"

at 6/04/2007 11:02:00 AM

via this auction.

Details:
"'Electronic Music' by Andy Mackay
'The Instruments, The Music & The Musicians'
Hardback, 124 pages
Beautiful shape, lots of historic photos

at 6/04/2007 11:00:00 AM

via this auction.

Details:
"Principles and Practice of Electronic Music"
"A Fundamental Approach to Understanding the New Sound Sources Covering Both the Technical and the Creative Aspects of Sound Synthesis"
by Gilbert Trythall
214 pages, softcover - includes 7" 45rpm vinyl record in pocket on inside back page with sound samples"

at 6/04/2007 10:58:00 AM

via this auction.

Details
"Electronic Musical Instruments - What They Do, How They Work" by Larry Kettelkamp.
Forward by Herbert Deutsch
Hardback, 122 pages"

Update: on Amazon

at 6/04/2007 10:55:00 AM

via this auction.

Details
"Electronic Music Synthesis" by Hubert S. Howe, Jr.
Hardback, 272 pages

Book covers:
- Acoustics and Psychoacoustics
- Electronic Music Equipment
- Computers and Electronic Music"

at 6/04/2007 10:53:00 AM

via this auction.

"How to Make Electronic Music" by Russell Drake & Ronald Herder, with Anne D. Modugno Great shape, 108 pages Discuses microphone and tape techniques, modular synthesis. Has a lot of experiments"

at 6/04/2007 10:50:00 AM

via this auction.

MIDI to CV converter box

at 6/04/2007 03:44:00 AM

YouTube via anotherbbs.
"It is a Atari Punk Console with a few mods. Like Low-Bat, Volume, LP Filter and Select/Switchable FM Input.

Http://www.myspace.com/mengqi
Http://mengqimusic.spaces.live.com

Many thanks goes to Steven of TSP for his help.(http://www.thesquarewaveparade.com)"

at 6/04/2007 03:41:00 AM

Two shots via Loren
Doepfer modular
Frostwave FAT Controller

at 6/04/2007 03:36:00 AM

Title link takes you to shots via this auction.
Details:
3 x Voltage Controlled Oscillators
Noise Generator
2 x Input Amplifiers
Ring Modulator
Voltage Controlled Low Pass Filter
Trapezoid Envelope Generator
Voltage Controlled Reverberation
Meter
2 x Stereo Output Amplifiers
Joystick
Dual Voltage (110-220)
1 x Power Cord
1 x Keyboard Connector Cord
12 x White Pegs
2 x Green Pegs
4 x Red Pegs
Original VCS 3 Users Manual (EMS 1970)
Original EMS AKS/VCS 3 “Book of Sounds” by David Stevens (EMS)
Original EMS Brochures and price catalog (EMS 1970’s)

via Loren

at 6/04/2007 03:31:00 AM

YouTube via zamisers7k.
"Wanted to show off my JP-8080s new side panels. Also has some RS7000, and a micron for arping into the JP-8080"

at 6/04/2007 03:29:00 AM

YouTube via robotpickle.
"Nothing special. Just little old me and my stubby fat fingers with my custom SQUAREPeg sequencer, makin love to my Virus classic synth. Music is math."

at 6/04/2007 03:27:00 AM

Title link takes you to more.

at 6/04/2007 03:22:00 AM

flickr by GeschnittenBrot.

MOOG Voyager

at 6/03/2007 03:10:00 PM

Title link takes you to shots via this auction. via Robert.

at 6/03/2007 02:09:00 PM

Click here for shots of Pro One #0010 redone by Synthwood with Prophet 5 style knobs and Synthwood custom case. Very nice.

at 6/03/2007 02:07:00 PM

YouTube via drewtoothpaste.

"This remix was made with an MPC2500. Don't post the songs involved and ruin the surprise for others, please. You'd think this was common courtesy, the whole thing where you don't intentionally ruin someone else's surprise because you managed to see it before them... but, then again, this is YouTube, not Masterpiece Theatre.

I also make comics at http://www.toothpastefordinner.com and http://www.marriedtothesea.com. Won't you check those out?"

at 6/03/2007 02:02:00 PM

YouTube via Denkitribe. Also checkout ER-1 +KP3(live).
"Excerpt from a streaming live June 3rd. Environmental noises are overdubbed... This is not an actual outdoor live."