Sunday, September 02, 2007
ARP Quadra and OSCar
Not the best shots of either but you don't see these come up often.ARP Quadra via this auction.
OSCar via this auction.
sonthu1
flickr by watkins.philip.Purple VCO
Cool star knobs
click here for the full size shot. Title link takes you to a few more shots. I had a hard time picking shots for the post so I went with these three. Star knobs, bringing the modulars to bed and... Note the little tree/plant in the bottom shot.
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Polaris RAM IC Types
"You may find this information especially useful if you're having problems with your existing RAM: such as memory drop outs due to bad ICs, electrostatic damage, etc. Likewise, collectors—such as I—who wish to complete their Rhodes Chroma & Chroma Polaris setups with every possible accessory; might also find this valuable."
Title link takes you to the full article just posted on the Rhodes Chroma site.
Title link takes you to the full article just posted on the Rhodes Chroma site.
George Harrison's Electronic Sound
I'm finally getting around to reading Analog Days, The Invention and Impact of The MOOG Synthesizer. I just read about George Harrison's solo project, Electronic Sound which featured the MOOG Modular synthesizer. I read about the cartoon version of the modular on the album cover and decided to look it up. Here it. You can find a couple more shots on this site. Recording info:
Side 1: "February 1969 - Recorded at Esher in Merrie England with the assistance of Rupert and Jostick, The Siamese Twins. George - Moog Synthesiser"
Side 2: "November 1968 - Recorded in California with the assistance of Bernie Krause. George - Moog Synthesiser" Amazon links for each: Electronic Sound
Analog Days
Dave Smith on Keyboard TV
Title link takes you to the vids. When you get there, click on "NEW! Dave Smith" on the left. The Prophet '08 is covered.Update: Dave Smith and the Prophet '08 is also featured in this month's Keyboard Magazine. It's worth a read although they imply the Prophet-5 was the first completely programmable polyphonic synth. Doh! See if you can name the synths with polyphony before the Prophet-5. The Prophet-5 was the first at something related though.
IT'S COMING tb-666 death march tehemed promo
"the tb666 features "sample and hold your own" technology. camera sync still not fixed. tb666 still not done, but i was far enough along that i could not resist temporarily closing it up and taking it up to the studio to mess with it."
keybdwizrd - Moog LP and Korg EMX-1
YouTube via keybdwizrd.
"Having some fun with the Moog LP synthesizer and Korg Electribe EMX-1 groovebox."
Friday, August 31, 2007
Hammond B3 Miniature
via this auction
Sent my way via swissdoc.
Google translated:
"The legendary Hammond B3 with Leslie as Miniature model yardstick 1:5 The model was very detail-faithfully copied by me in approx. 70 of hour manual work. Sell this unique piece of collecting tank for fr.900. - at lovers." That would be roughly $745.
How Healthy Are Your Vintage Synthesizers?
Title link takes you to a great article by one of my favorite bloggers, James Grahame of RetroThing, on one of my favorite blogs Create Digital Music.
DSI Evolver
Title link takes you to shots via this auction. This one sent in and listed by cakeface. BTW, feel free to send your auctions in. The good shots will go up here and the not so good, on Matrixsynth-b. Even no image listing will go up on b as I want to offer that back as a service to you. BTW, if you do not want your named to be listed in the post let me know and I'll leave it anonymous. I figure listing the name offers a bit more reassurance the auction is safe.
Amdek PCK-100 Percussion Synthesizer
Title link takes you to shots via this auction."The Amdek PCK-100 has been likened to the Boss PC-2 Percussion Synthesiser and looking at pictures of the PC-2 it would appear to be identical in terms of controls at least and even down the the choice of font! Hmmmmmm. I have read that Amdek was the user-kit division of Boss. However, I have to say I have never done a side by side comparison of the PC-2 and PCK-100 so cannot say here that they are identical in sound characteristics. However I can say that this unit is capable of creating some of the deepest BOOOOMs I have ever heard from any piece of kit. It is also capable of creating some very odd off-the-wall synth percussion sounds as wel as more traditional synth drum sounds and all using true analogue circuity. This is proper cool, no messing.
Included in this auction are the original assembly instructions / user manual, which present detailed instructions for modifications to the circuit to add extra oscillator waveforms or additional modulation possibilities. This unit has NOT been modified so if you are so inclined you can bend it either using the suggested modifications or by going off piste in true circuit bending style."
via Hammy.
INFOSMASH Sample Packs
Via altemark in the Matrixsynth Forums:"Hi everyone. Just wanted to say that from now on i'll try to regularly publish sample packs of machines like casio vz-1, game boy, machinedrum uw, fr-777, roland sh-1, yamaha cs-15 ... single cycle, longer drones, synthetic drums - as well as reviews. check out INFOSMASH and add to your RSS feed!
To begin with there is a review and pack of the mam adx-1, as well as a quick overview of LSDJ for game boy. Love the machines! Obey the machines!
take care!"
TENORI-ON In Development Flick Set and Initial Pricing
Title link takes you to the Flickr set. It also looks like the price for the first run will be GBP 599 with free shipping, and will be a limited run in the UK. A straight conversion to USD would be approximately 1,200. The main production run should of course be less. Hopefully they will adjust the price down to something much more reasonable in the US. The unit will also run on double A batteries so one less wire to worry about.Product Demonstraion
You can find more info on CDM and Pixelsumo.
New Round of Matrixsynth Ts and More
MATRIXSYNTH T shirts are now available. You might remember the old shirt. These new ones meet my quality bar. The green is more of a Full Sail green but I like it. They are direct print, not heat transfer so they will last.
MOOG Polymoog
Click here for shots via this auction.
Moog Polymoog Synthesizer
Model 203A
Serial # 1145
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Moog Polypedal Controller
Model 285A
Serial # 1352PD
"Polymoog Synthesizer, The Moog Polypedal Polymoog Controller system, Polymoog Owner's Manual (excellent!), Polymoog Steel Legs and cross braces, 4 leg knobs, 2 cross braces screws and butterfly nuts, a spare "3" button for the programmer control matrix section, and extra heavy duty Keal Flight Case for Polymoog Synthesizer."
acid cat!
YouTube via lactatingwalrus. Sent my way via Mr. Array.
"what what acid cat kthx"
Update: And in cartoon form... a response vid via roberto:
Luke Vibert - I Love Acid
YouTube via maxb1989.
Synare PS-3
Title link takes you to shots via this auction.
The Synare 3 percussion pad is dynamic and level dependent. There are two oscillators. Oscillator one can produce noise or an adjustable pitch. Oscillator two can generate an LFO (called SLO on the unit) or an adjustable pitch. Either oscillator can be turned off if single oscillator operation is desired. There is a filter on the unit as well, with the following controls: Tune (filter frequency), Oscillator 2 level, Sweep, Resonance, and Decay. The final amplifier section has Volume and Decay time controls. The resonance in the filter section can be turned up to get self oscillation.FEATURES:
DYNAMIC CONTROL - The Synare 3 will act and respond like any mechanical drum. If you hit it harder, the sound gets louder. A softer strike will yield a softer sound. This dynamic action can also be applied to work other ways as well. The harder you hit it, the higher the pitch will shoot, or the brighter the sound gets. Perfect for accents.
SELF-CONTAINED - The Synare 3 is totally self-contained. No extra boxes, control panels or complicated wires or patch cords to worry about. Everything is in the drum, even the power supply.
BATTERY OPERATED - The Synare 3 is powered by two 9-volt batteries. No need to string extension cords or worry about AC. With a set of headphones or a small battery-powered amp, you can play your Synare 3 anywhere.
METAL HOUSING - The Synare 3 is housed in an all-metal shell. No need to worry about breaking or cracking the case. The Synare 3 is built to take it.
CONTROLS:Oscillator 1 - Pitch Source
TUNE: controls pitch of Oscillator in OSC 1 position
OFF: no function
NOISE: white noise source
OSC 1: turns on Oscillator pitch
Oscillator 2 - Pitch source and controller
TUNE: controls pitch of oscillator in OSC 2 position or speed of LFO in SLO position
OFF: no function
SLO: makes oscillator an LFO controller
OSC 2: turns on oscillator pitch (or higher speed LFO)
Filter - Sound modifier or source
TUNE: controls sound quality of an oscillator or tune (pitch) of the filter
OSC 2: controls how much LFO (Oscillator 2) affects the filter
SWEEP: determines how much pitch drop the Tune of the Filter will have
RES: controls sound quality of an oscillator or turns the Filter into a sound source
DECAY: determines how long it takes for the Sweep to effect the Tune of the Filter
Amplifier - Controls how the output will sound
DECAY: determines how long the sound will take to die out
VOL: controls the volume of the output"
buchla 100 oscillators
flickr by buchlajoe.click here for the full size shot.
Title link takes you to more. Be sure to check these out. There are some really nice shots including some of Modcan and Cynthia.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Redmartian Remixed by Severed Heads
"Glasses Cannot Go To The Puzzle REMIXED by SEVERED HEADS"Title link takes you to more info including the video for 'MEGANE' where this shot of the Roland System 100m and Rev 1 Prophet 5 make an appearance.
Galaxy 500 Studiologic SL-880
"I got the controller quite cheap years ago when someone had tried to ship it, and the shipper basically dropped it, breaking both sets of endcaps. I cleaned it up, repainted it gunmetal/DX-7 brown, added the felt strip, and the Galaxie500 nameplate (via eBay motors). The new endcaps directly from Studiologic, though no props to them for not being able to provide the custom plastic mounting hardware - I had to create a workaround with some washers and such from the hardware store."via this craigslist post. Note via Josh who sent this one in: "As a note, I'm only selling this through craigslist locally. I will not be shipping it, unless someone wants to throw LOTS of money my way (IE, paying for the UPS store to wrap and ship it). At that point, they may as well buy a new controller and make the mods themselves. It would be cheaper."
I like this one simply because I like Galaxy 500 - great band.
MOOG Memorymoog Plus
Title link takes you to shots via this auction. Link sent my way via Scott Metzger.Anyone know the difference between the Plus and the L.A.M.M. or if they are actually the same?
MOOG Memorymoog L.A.M.M. - Lintronics
Click here for more shots via this auction.
"Hardware Upgrades Include:
* Five new jacks are installed on the rear expansion slot's cover plate: MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports, a 1/4" stereo output jack, a 1/4" mono output jack and a FILTER input jack. Stereo output circuitry is added. If the mono output jack is used simultaneously with the stereo output jack, then the Memorymoog's six voices are spread across the stereo field (the placement of the individual voices is fixed internally). The volume of the stereo output can be adjusted only with the programmable volume pot, and the value can be stored with each individual sound.* An analog noise circuit is added to the stereo output board to avoid the digital loop effect of the original noise generator.
* The power supply is checked for cold solder points and defective components.
* The six voice cards are removed, checked, repaired if necessary, and modified for the Lintronics Autotune algorithm. Forty-six oscillator adjustments are replaced with high-stability precision multi-turn potentiometers. Oscillator capacitors and resistors are replaced with high stability parts.These modifications ensure the long-term stability of the oscillators.* All system boards are removed, checked for cold solder joints, tested, and repaired if necessary. Modifications for pitch bending, modulation wheel, foot pedal, and octave signals are made. After these modifications, the cutoff frequency in Keyboard Tracking mode is not only controllable by the keyboard, but also by the transpose switch, tune control, and pitch wheel.
* The Octave Board is modified so that the setting of the octave switch can be stored on a per-sound basis.
* The Digital Board is rebuilt so that the reset switch functions reliably. Microprocessor and program ROMs are replaced with upgraded components. MIDI interface circuitry is added.
* The front panel components are removed, checked, and replaced if necessary. The front panel is cleaned, and missing or damaged knobs are replaced with original Moog parts as availability permits.
* After the upgraded circuit boards are reinstalled, the instrument is 100% tested, then allowed to burn in for 7 days, then tested again."
via Scott Metzger
Roger Waters MSG - On The Run - Time May 30, 2007
YouTube via bkaplan00. via Nusonica where you will find one more vid.
"What is unique about this is the side angle. Notice Harry Waters using the VCS3 synth [actually a Synthi AKS - essentially the same synth in a suitcase with sequencer] for On The Run. Then Roger Walks behind him followed by walking inbetween Harry & the screen (which for 95% of the people Roger is out of sight. Also note the camera swings to the plasma on the side of the stage that shows what is / will be projected on the screen. Then Time is complete with Breathe Reprise"
Oscillator
flickr by Leadtowill."An all analogue square wave oscillator housed in an ancient capacitor case. Pitch is controlled by light and by dial."
click here for the full size shot.
RadioSynth_diagram
flickr by Neighborhood Public Radio."A diagram for the "radio synth" Michael Trigilio is trying to put together at the Headlands Center for the Arts"
Matrixsynth on Facebook
Title link takes you to a group I just created on Facebook. You have to be a member of Facebook to join, but don't worry, this site is my priority. I will be focusing my energy posting stuff here. I'm just getting familiar with Facebook and their groups, so bear with me, but if you are a member of Facebook feel free to to join. I will of course be looking for interesting stuff that comes in, to post here. For more info on why Facebook is interesting, see this video.
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