images via this auction
Monday, November 12, 2007
Sunday, November 11, 2007
KORG Kaossilator
YouTube via Denkitribe.
"Kaossilator has gone out of stock in every store in Tokyo. So I think I'm lucky to have this one. It's great fun playing with this gear. Definitely fun."
Ding-a-Dong on Yamaha Electone HX-3
YouTube via Tonneman.
"The original song 'Ding-a-Dong' was performed by the Dutch group 'Teach-in' on the Eurovision song contest in 1975, which they won.
In this video I play the song on a Yamaha organ, the Electone HX-3. This instrument was first released in 1987 and mainly uses FM-voices (some AWM voices).
All you hear is played in one take on the HX-3. No other instruments or equipment are involved. Drums are programmed in the HX-3's internal sequencer."
and..
Magnetic Fields II on Roland Fantom X7
via Nusonica.
Aliens Project Close-Up Shot of the VCS3
you can find samples and a couple more shots here. There is also more info in German.via the Aliens Project blog. Do check the blog and the site out.
DSI Prophet '08 Samples
"Dave Smith's brand new analog synthesizer Prophet '08 is among our favourites, and for sure it will be also used extensively for our forthcoming productions! Below links features some of the Prophet '08 programs written by Kürşat Pasinlioğlu. He is currently working on a new track that will be exclusively produced with Prophet '08, and it will be available in our myspace page."click here for the samples.
Roland EP30
images via this auction via fabio."There is not a lot of info out there but here below take a look at the original Japanese ad. She works perfectly notwithstanding the fact that it was produced in 1974. Please admire the latch to hide the AC plug! It was the world's first velocity-sensitive electric piano, so now you know we are talking history here. Sounds: 2 Pianos and 2 Harpsichord. Volume, tone, and tremolo. Headphone and pedal jacks. Touch sensitive keys. Bass end switch. Here below a video of myself playing around with the beast."
YouTube via fmass.
SCREAM 2007: ANALOGLIVE! - Instrument List
Via Peter Grenader on the Plan B list:"as of Friday all of the ensemble performers have arrived in the Los Angeles area, with Richard coming in from Atlanta and Thighpaulsandra making the long trek from Wales. We begin work early in the week in a sound stage before commencing formal rehearsals in the theater on Thursday afternoon.
As far as the equipment we'll be using, we've put together an orchestra of oscillators: Off the top of my head - three rather large Plan B systems, a Doepfer/Plan B/Livewire system, Arp 2600, two cabinets of Aries, one nine panel and a medium-sized three panel Serge fitted with a custom Plan B model 13, the largest Wiard system in the world, an EMS Synthi-AKS, the EAR Performance system, a Buchla 200e, Nord Modular, a Novation, a Waldorf Wave, two tcelectronic reverbs (a 2000 and 60000), tons of delays and a Yamaha SPX90. Controller include a C-Thru-Music Axis, a Continuum Fingerboard, a Doepfer PK88 and MAQ 16/3, Roland A-33, a Fatar workstation and an Analogue Systems French Connection.
Along with a wall of effect racks, Chas Smith will be bringing two of his own instruments: the Guitarilla and the Towers. Guitarzilla is a steel guitar made of machined aluminum and welded titanium tubing. It has a 12 string neck tuned to a diatonic scale and an 8-string bass neck. It is also fitted with a small waterless Waterphone-type instrument which is bowed. The Towers are eight 1 1/4" diameter grade 9 titanium rods with titanium plates welded on the ends which are both bowed and struck with a variety of mallets. The longest Tower is 109", standing over 10 feet tall in it's hanger, and the shortest is 55". They have been cut to form a scale which can be obliterated by the complexity of the sounds that the plates generate. They're sonically and visually majestic, bordering on astonishing. Go here for a photo:
http://www.ear-group.net/towers.jpg (pictured)
We will be performing six pieces, one each from the six players, all of which performed by the ensemble - it's not a series of solo performances. Three of the pieces will be world premiers."
click here for more info on the event.
Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds
YouTube via xApocalypso. Sent my way via brian c. I swore I posted this before but I can't find it.
Buchla 200e and ARP Odyssey.
CSS - Alcohol
YouTube via subpoprecords. New vids below. I almost didn't put this up for the lack of identifiable synth content, but then I realized the animation falls under the same category as the synth minatures! So here it is. "Fairlight and ARP Odyssey meets Yamaha CS60, meets KORG MS2000 and an Akai thown in for fun." Definitely a fun song. I'm guessing they actually use little Casio home synths as seen in the video below. If you know what they use feel free to comment. Video description: "Brazil's wonderful party dance explosion CSS have a new video for the song Alcohol off of their debut album Cansei De Ser Sexy. The video was directed by contsest winner/awesome director Jared Eberhardt. Watch some bunnies get drunk ." And for APPLE fans, the tune from the Apple Touch commercial:
CANSEI DE SER SEXY Music is My Hot Hot Sex
keybdwizrd - Mulholland
YouTube via keybdwizrd.
"Smooth jazz with Access Virus TI Polar (electric piano and synth lead) and Korg Micro X (bass and drum loop)."
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Equinoxe 8 Jean Michel Jarre cover
YouTube via fischek.
"Equinoxe 8 by Jean Michel Jarre played by me (Nord Lead 2X) and my wife (on Korg TR right next to me and barely visible)."
On The Run - making of dark side of the moon
YouTube via sa1ntseiya. via theglyph on the Matrixsynth Forum.
Update via Xavier in the comments:
Time - The making of dark side of the moon
BTW, this is all from the DVD The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
. Highly, highly recommended.
Set The Wayback Machine To 1979
"I was going through some old cassettes when I ran across this: it's a demo I made while I was working at Guitar Center in LA in 1979. My co-worker Jackson Howe and I hooked together every piece of gear we had in stock that could be interfaced. Mind you, this was way before MIDI, we're talking control voltage and gates, all analog.
We hooked together four Arp sequencers to drive approximately 14 or 15 synths."
click here for the rest of the story and the audio. Definitely check this one out. :)
We hooked together four Arp sequencers to drive approximately 14 or 15 synths."
click here for the rest of the story and the audio. Definitely check this one out. :)
playing the Polysix
YouTube via lesingemonotone (click for more). via Nusonica.
"Playing the 32 sounds I programmed on my newly restored Korg Polysix."
and..
Korg Polysix tweaking (previously posted)
Casio VL-80 Vintage Calculator Synth W/ Vibrato VL-1 VL Tone
YouTube via electricinsect1. via Nusonica.
"After the Casio VL-1, this is by far the best Keyboard/Calculator, hands down. Such a unique little creature. It actually has a real time sequencer for recording and playback. A built in vibrato and 2 full octaves. Fairly loud for its size. Just like any VL, it also has built in melodies, tempo up / down and one key / auto play functions. Very impresive and very rare. A must have for any Calculator or Casio collector. Or if your like me and have a sicknes for unique vintage gear, toys, or what my parents always called......CRAP!"
Also:
CASIO MT-400v & GE TOTE A TUNE Analog Synthesizer - Orgatron
"The TOTE A TUNE is a real unique and warm sounding toy. I recommend this to anyone who likes that FARFISA / VOX / ACETONE sound. Of course, Its a joke to really compare these to compact organs. But made in 1971, I dont think you will be dissapointed with its tone. Also, the CASIO or CASIOTONE MT-400v filter is no way comparable to MOOG, ARP, KORG, ROLAND, ect. but it is nice to have around as a something different. The filter and white noise will please you if you keep this in mind. Was also realesed as the GTR Orgatron. Same thing, Different color."
Welson Syntex, che suono!!!
YouTube via celestinocamicia. via Nusonica.
"Here is a demo (and a long one too) of a Welson Syntex (not to be confused with the Elka Synthex), Italian-made analog monosynth from 1977 that I bought yesterday in a junk shop in Viterbo, Italy, for 25 euros. What a sound! It can deliver some squelchy basses that give 303's a run for their money...and not only that! But, being it my first "real" (not VST-emulated :-)) analog synth, there's still a lot more things to discover. Enjoy!"
JUNO 60 + SH 101 + TR 606 + JSQ 60
YouTube via magevers.
"JUNO 60 arpeggio solo triggerd with the JSQ 60 and the TR 606. The JSQ 60 sequencer triggerd the juno and the TR 606, and the TR 606 triggerd the sequencer of the SH 101 and also the arpeggio clock of the juno"
Profondo rosso (Goblin)
YouTube via aemmezero. Ensoniq ESQ1 and Roland TR-505. What's going on with the ESQ1 display about 4:45 into it? Check out the S900 Steelphone in the background and do not miss these videos.
Pixilang - pixel oriented programming language
"Pixilang is a simple programming language for small graphics/sound applications. Created by Alex Zolotov (NightRadio) and Mik Razuvaev (Goglus) for non-programmers, demosceners and designers. Pixilang programs keeps in a TXT-files, so you can edit it in any text-editor. Pixilang interpreter works on different operation systems (Windows, Linux, PalmOS) and distibuting under GNU GPL license."
Main features:
* easy syntax and small amount of commands;
* universal containers (pixi) using for text/gfx storage;
* pixel graphics describing in a source TXT-files directly (using ASCII symbols);
* transparency (simple and with alpha-channel);
* simple commands for rotation and resize;
* no floating point math operations - only 32bit integers are using;
* playing music in MOD and XM formats (using PsyTexx engine);
* functions for sound synthesis;
* loading GIF (animated) and JPG file formats;
* realtime export to GIF;
via Alex:
"I'm author of the Pixilang - simple pixel-oriented programming language for graphics and sound applications. In the new release 1.2 i implemented new features for sound synthesis. It's simple, but good for some sound-experiments or lo-fi things."
click here for more info.
F_AM03 - Attenuverting Mixer
flickr by fonik2000 (click for more)full size 1
full size 2
www.modular.fonik.de
Modualr Synth DIY matthias[fonik]herrmann
Zyklus Mps MIDI Performance System (Sequencer) Manual
This is a follow up to this post where you can watch a video of the Zyklus MIDI Performance System.
dlmorley posted a link to a pdf of the manual on the Matrixsynth Forum. Click here to download it.
The Juno-106 Connection
Click here for The Juno-106 Connection, a website dedicated to the Roland Juno-106. You will find factory patches, the user manual, MIDI details and more. I found this in the comments of this auction I put up on MATRIXSYNTH-B.
Crumar Trilogy
via this auction"Crumar designed this to look like the Oberheim OB-X. It has two DCO oscilators and 7 assignable presets and one base preset which can't be changed internally. There are three base sound types which are tweakable: Organ, Synth and Strings. Each of these have an individual output, or you can plug into the center and get both. This lets you do some neat stereo effects.
This analog synth can acheive some really fat sounds, and can be tweaked by opening up the top panel to access recessed pots in the circuit board."
Electrocomp EML 400/401
images via this auction
"This is a very rare vintage synth/sequencer from the early 1970's. It is configured in a double cabinet; one side is an EML 400 Synthesizer, and the other side is an EML 401 Sequencer."
Friday, November 09, 2007
The ??????
"The ?????? (we don't know what to call it, ask Lyle Workman from Beck who had this custom designed to his specs) I think this guitar came from somewhere in space. We received the coveted KNOB AWARD for this guitar. It sports a Sustainac Sustainer and a built in Kaoss Pad FX with red to gold color shifting finish. We lost a bit of sanity on this project."via MJ Guitars under Custom Shop. via A.
Oberheim Xpander programming
YouTube via 123synthland.
"As vintage synth dealers, we get to play with a lot of fun toys, but you already know this... I love the Oberheim Xpander! Here's me programming a patch or 2 on the next Xpander we plan to sell. I started out with Oberheim's initialized patch. Though the Xpander isn't as tweak friendly as an analog synth with 1 fader for every parameter, it's still an amazing and deep tool that can be programmed pretty quickly once you're familiar with the layout. Enjoy, and email me anytime at minime123@onebox.com"
Midibox MB-6582 Basic Test 1
YouTube via karnlund. via Nusonica.
"This is probably the first video of a midibox MB-6582 project that contains 8 commodore 64 SID synthesis chips. Visit http://www.midibox.org/ for more information on open source, community built synthesizers, sequencers, and other midi projects."
Minimoog Display Case
images via this auction"Alright you Moog fraks, check this out! This is a display case designed and built specifically for the Minimoog. Show your Minimoog with pride in this display case. It has a plexiglass window, veneer covered wood panels, foam padding on the inside walls, a spot for a cooling fan, and some ventilation slats in the back. SWEET! There is one corner that is a little rough but it could be fixed very easily with
some glue or a tack. Local pickup in Los Angeles area only!"For the true collector in you, or as Nick who sent this to the AH list called it, it's the "Minimoog Bubble Boy." Seinfeld fans should get that one.
Apparently its an old "dot matrix printer noise isolation box."
Simmons SDSV with MFB SEQ-01
"If you own a Simmons SDSV drumbrain and asking yourself what to do with some of the free module slots (if any), here’s the idea how to fill it: Use a MFB SEQ-01 drum sequencer and create a stand-alone Simmons drum machine. This will be a really fun device!" click here for more info.
BTW, this is from the same site, quadratschulz, as the previous post. Be sure to check it out for more synth goodness.
Quadratschulz Korg SQ10 Extention
"This handcrafted device is intended to extend the capabilities of a vintage KORG SQ-10 without the need of opening or modifying this valuable device. The QUADRATSCHULZ SQ10 EXT provides loads of step switches (3 channels à 12 switches) and advancedsynchronization capabilities using the ROLAND Sync-24 format (sometimes also referred as DIN Sync). This device fits perfectly on top of the KORG SQ-10 so that the step switches of the SQ10 EXT are perfectly aligned to the CV potentiometers of the KORG SQ-10.
Using the Sync-24 format allows to sync a KORG SQ-10 to other vintage gear, e.g. the ROLAND TR-808. It’s also easy to synchronize with your MIDI equipment using a standard MIDI/Sync interface (e.g. from DOEPFER, KENTON, etc.)."
click here for more info and shots.
When One Yamaha CS80 is Not Enough
Image of Vangelis via Vangelis Movements.Update via Doug in the comments:
"Do they have his ass mic'ed up or something? Look closely at the largest frame... "
Nice catch. Good thing its not a cup.
The Ensoniq VFX - "Vintage Digital"
Carbon111 just put up an Ensoniq VFX Page. His pages are always informative filled with info and images, so do check it out."A recent discussion got me thinking about older synths that are overlooked, still very powerful and available dirt-cheap these days. The one that came first to my mind is the wonderful Ensoniq VFX released back in 1989. It was the synth that followed up their hugely popular ESQ-1 and SQ-80 models and had more "features" but has now faded to general obscurity. Its current disfavor probably stems from the fact that it was Ensoniq's first all-digital synth and the User Interface looks rather uninviting - a forgivable misconception as you will soon see.
...you could do things like sweep the flanger with an envelope or modulate delay time with an LFO, syncing FX to the rest of the synthesizer - this was an Ensoniq "trademark" feature that they continued in their subsequent synthesizers."
Also posted on SYNTHWIRE.
Polyphony Magazine
"The years from 1975-85 saw electronic music realize the promise of the previous decades as monophonic voltage controlled synthesizers evolved into the polyphonic, multi-timbral music workstations of today. The pages of Polyphony magazine documented this time of great change with innovative DIY and theory articles, interviews with the artists and engineers who helped shape the future and much more.There are a limited number of copies of less than 20 issues of Polyphony remaining, far too few to continue offering a complete set at a reduced price. This page will soon have the list of back issues that are still available and the complete list of all Polyphonys and their table of contents. Archive copies are available for photocopying either completely or by article."
Available via PAiA. Also check out Synapse.
Press Cafe
YouTube via stretta. Don't miss the cat at the end.
"A demostration of a quick monome 256 music application I wrote."
Also see this search for stretta. You can do this for others as well using the search box on the top left.
Sequencing And MIDI - how to.
YouTube via DimensionFourMusic. Sent my way via Aleksandar.
"A basic demonstration of MIDI and sequencer posibilities."
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