Saturday, December 29, 2007
Yamaha CS01-II Synthesizer Demo
YouTube via peahix.
peahix on MySpace
"All the sounds (drums too) are from my old monophonic Yamaha CS01-II, which I had retrofitted with CV/Gate jacks and plugged into a Kenton Pro Solo midi/cv box. I bounced each part from midi to audio one by one in Cubase, mixed with some effects. Maybe I'll develop this into a complete song someday, for now it was just a quick experiment to see what a full arrangement using the CS01-II would sound like.
You can download a Kontakt program of a bass sound I made with this synth here: http://www.twango.com/media/peahix.pu..."
Electro-Harmonix Mini-Synthesizer Analog Synth
YouTube via peahix.
peahix on MySpace
"i haven't seen any demos of the eh mini synth on youtube, so i thought it high time to put one up here. this thing is kind of like the edp wasp, though not quite as versatile. obviously i'm just noodling around, but this will give you a basic idea of some of the sounds this thing makes. pretty limited, but what it does do, it does quite well. also, you can get an idea of how the velocity sensitivity works on this thing.
as a bonus, you can download a very detailed kontakt program of a big bass patch that i made with this synth by going here: http://www.twango.com/media/peahix.pu...
for those interested, the controls are:
top row sliders l-r:
-pitch bend
-sub octave
-phase rate
-sweep start freq
-sweep stop freq
-sweep rate
-master volume
bottom row switches:
-octave
-tune (recessed trim pot)
-phase
-sens.
-2x filt.
-q
-power
btw, the "phase rate" slider acts as a pwm lfo rate when the "phase" switch is in the up position, and acts as a continuously variable pulse waveform when the "phase" switch is in the down position."
electro harmonix small stone phase shifter - jarre phaser
YouTube via retrosound72
sent my way via fischek.
"short test with different settings of my new ehx small stone phase shifter from the 70` years
Jean-Michel Jarre used the small stone phase shifter in "Oxygene" and "Equinoxe".
strings: Logan String Melody 2
drums: Korg MiniPops Junior"
Richard Lainhart Streaming Live New Year's Eve
"Friends: Short notice, I know, but this Monday, December 31, at 9:30 PM EST, I'll be among the artists taking part in electro-music.com's live New Year's Eve Streaming Party. Tune in here:
http://radio.electro-music.com
starting at 2:30 PM for hours of live streaming electronic music. Here's the link for the calendar showing your local times and the current artist list:
http://electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=159942
I'll be performing a continuous half-hour set (9:30-10 PM EST, 2:30-3 AM GMT) of realtime electronic music for Buchla 200e and Haken Continuum. You can find more about my system here:
http://www.otownmedia.com/he/buchla.htm
During my set, I'll also be streaming webcam images from my studio here:
http://www.otownmedia.com/birdcam/birdcam.html
See you then, and a Happy New Year to all.
Richard Lainhart
http://www.otownmedia.com"
Update: see the comments for the full schedule.
http://radio.electro-music.com
starting at 2:30 PM for hours of live streaming electronic music. Here's the link for the calendar showing your local times and the current artist list:
http://electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=159942
I'll be performing a continuous half-hour set (9:30-10 PM EST, 2:30-3 AM GMT) of realtime electronic music for Buchla 200e and Haken Continuum. You can find more about my system here:
http://www.otownmedia.com/he/buchla.htm
During my set, I'll also be streaming webcam images from my studio here:
http://www.otownmedia.com/birdcam/birdcam.html
See you then, and a Happy New Year to all.
Richard Lainhart
http://www.otownmedia.com"
Update: see the comments for the full schedule.
Aliens Project and the Tenori-On
click here for a few more shots. I believe the modular is a Club of The Knobs modular (COTK). If anyone knows otherwise, feel free to comment.Update via swissdoc in the comments:
"Bernie calls his Modular "Walhalla" (see link) and it is a bit of everything: Moog, PPG, Roland, Synthesizers.com, COTK. Details here"
Gibson MAESTRO W2
images via this auction"Octaver & Super Fuzz Guitar Synth (1967 Name = Sound System For Woodwinds) All Pots Inside Have Date Codes of 1967 On Them"
Friday, December 28, 2007
Modcan Modular - 24A Boolean Logic Module and Other Early Modules
via this set of auctions. (there are more early modules listed)Update: images of other modules saved here for posterity.
Pictured:
"Modcan 24a Boolean Logic module.
This is an A series unit with stackable banana jacks like Serge. This is an early (possible prototype) Modcan unit and was purchased new from them. It has been in a smoke free studio ever since.
This unit has a unique color scheme which was built to my specifications by Bruce at Modcan. To my knowledge, no one else has ever had this done. The color scheme:
Audio Inputs: Green
Audio Outputs: Blue
Control Voltage Inputs: Yellow
Control Voltage Outputs: Red
Gate Inputs: White
Gate Outputs: Gray
This color scheme makes it visually easier to patch the Modcan modules!"
Hmm... I'm not seeing the colors being referred to.
Some sort of drum brain?
Anyone know what this is? I saw it on this VSE thread via Tyler2000.Update via the thread:
"That's a JL Cooper Sound Chest II. I bought one at a GC tent sale back in the early 90's. Supposedly you could load it with EPROMS from Obie DX, LinnDrum & Simmons. I had a set of DX chips I put in mine. I was hoping to find a dead LinnDrum and rob the chips, but gave up on it. I sold mine on the 'bay around '01 or '02 along with a bunch of other stuff that was not getting used. I think I kept the instructions. I'll have to look in my 'file.'"
Electric Light Orchestra's Daybeaker.. by me.
YouTube via trap0001.
"Here I perform a track from ELO's vintage era, their album 'On The Third Day' of 1973, ish. Unlike my previous videos where the sequence was programmed some years ago for ELO tribute 'Wishful Thinking' (long before You Tube) this has been progammed especially for the You Tube audience.
The keyboards in the shot are (top down); just in shot top, right, Korg MicroKorg vocoder which isn't actually used in this piece (but will come in handy when I do my next piece 'Prologue' from Time), Korg DW8000 used for the main triplets riff (with a sequenced harpsichord underneath), Korg M1 (more synths, strings, guitar sounds), then the mighty Roland RD300 for the piano parts.On the left there is a Roland DR660 drum machine (not used) sitting atop a Korg 05R/W which does most of the drums, strings and bass guitar.
Once again I've used Windows Movie Maker to make this video (which I am rapidly outgrowing, great for beginers but lacks polish), but in answer to some critisism I have limited the angles and gone for a pretty much contigeous performance, just one angle change near the end as the cross-arms coda could not be seen on angle 1. So there.
I hope you enjoy my rendition of one of Jeff Lynne's early works from when ELO was more prog than rock, as usual you are all welcome to leave comments and/or video responses - please also visit my website www.paultrappett.co.uk for more recordings and rantings."
MusoTalk 109 - Angeklickt - Waldorf Blofeld Teil 3
YouTube via musotalk.
"der 4.Teil ist ab sofort online auf www.musotalk.de.Hier ist der langerwartete endlich erhältliche Waldorf Blofeld in der Serienversion im MusoTalk-Studio."
Googlish:
"The 4.Teil is now available online on the long-awaited www.musotalk.de. Hier is finally available Waldorf Blofeld in the serial version in MusoTalk studio."
House of the King rendition by Supernova
YouTube via totaltwit.
"The Supernova plays House of the King by Focus. Again this is one for those into playing Focus, I've simply done the tune using synths. The graphics are mostly something to look at!?"
Nicholas In "A Synth Odyssey"
YouTube via figital666
"This is Nicholas, who is 14 months old, having a play on an Arp Odyssey and a Roland D-20."
Testing a Kurzweil PC1x
YouTube via DX5.
Sent my way via fischek.
"Me testing and playing for the first time my Kurzwel PC1x. A demo of some preset sounds.
Start with an organ sound.
Following, strings, pianos, pads, etc."
1973 MU-TRON Promo Ad
via this auction"original framed promo ad for Mutron featuring Larry Coryell that came out of a 1973 music publication."
You can find more info on the Musitronics MU-TRON III on mu-tron.org.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Use Audio - The Plugiator - ex Creamware in New Hardware
"Use Audio Inc. is announcing the release of a ground-breaking new product: Listed at just 399 EUR incl VAT / 469 USD net, the Plugiator is an excitingly innovative table top synthesizer which utilizes the latest and fastest DSP technology to provide high-end plug-in technology within a most convenient portable form factor.The Plugiator comes loaded with four great plug-ins:
The MinimaxMiniMax is the highly acclaimed replica of the famous legend. Incredibly fat and responsive sound, intuitive control... tweaking its knobs is pure fun, a real performance synth!
The LightwaveWhile the oscillators of the LightWave are based on wavetables, the aftermath is virtual analog - giving you wide control of the sound. From complex pads to powerful leads, LightWave offers a vast range of sonic possibilities.
The B4000The B4000 turns your keyboard into the Queen of Organs. The genuine sound of a real living electromechanical 400 pound monster. Lively, authentic, emotional...
The Vocodizer(free registration bonus)
That's what the microphone input of the Plugiator is for :) Plug in your microphone and modulate sounds with our voice ...
Still can´t get enough? There is room for more: Four more plug-ins will be available for optional online purchase at nice prices.
The Plugiator box provides MIDI In and Thru connections, USB, a microphone input, stereo line outs and a headphone output. It will have its debut at NAMM in January (Hall E Booth 1204), and will be available with dealers from February 2008.
If you own a CME keyboard controller, the Plugiator is also available under the name “ASX – Authentic Sound Expansion” as an expansion board for the UF and VX family of keyboards, see www.asx-synth.com"
Cynthia Saw Animator Euro Format
Cynthia Sawtooth Animator available in Euro format from Analogue Haven
PAiA “2-Transistor Ribbon Kit”
"We're going to show you how to make the world's most bare-bones electronic music instrument – and a bunch of other things, as well.This instrument is called a 'ribbon controller', but it's also known after its inventor, Paul Tanner, as a 'tannerin'. He called this instrument an 'Electro-Theremin'. That name didn't catch on because this is not a Theremin (the musical instrument you control by moving your hands in the air) even though it sounds like one. You are going to build a sound generator that changes pitch as you slide wires back and forth on a conductive “ribbon” we will make as part of this project..
We also discuss how you can take this same circuit and do many other experiments with things you have around your home.
Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys' song “Good Vibrations” used the magic of Paul Tanner's ribbon controller to make its distinctive sweeping wee-oo-wee sound. Wikipedia has a great page on the history of the ribbon controller"
click here for more detail.
Waldorf Nano
just a stock photo from Sweetwater who is selling them for $199.96 at the moment. These fit into the CME line of keyboard controllers. Not sure if they all support the expansion or just specific models. You can see previous posts here.
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Bruno Spoerri - Iischalte (Switched-on Switzerland)
via swissdoc in the comments of this post:"Synthi-100 is used on other Spoerri Records as well, i.e. his Swiss version of Switched-On "Iischalte" He still has some records left."
Wolfgang Dauner - CHANGES
via swissdoc in the comments of this post:"There is a Jazz Record (still available as CD) from Wolfgang Dauner "CHANGES" on the mood label. He is using Steinway--C-Flügel, EMS-Synthi-100 and Oberheim-4-Voice"
Oxygene 4 Live
YouTube via biodroid. Per Kristian again. Follow-up to this post.
"Two norwegians performing a classic song of Jean Michel Jarre live."
The 8Bit Philosophy Trailer
YouTube via quqo.
"This is the official trailer of the upcoming documentary 'The 8Bit Philosophy'. A film about commodore 64 musicians. Coming 2008. Have fun."
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Radiohead Broadcasts on New Years Eve
via DEAD AIR SPACE:
"Dear Reader
Hope you are having a peaceful christmas.
As you may now have heard we will be broadcasting a pre-recording of some songs and other bits on New Years Eve.. you will be able to view it online from here at midnight new years eve, uk time that is...
radiohead.tv
as well as other places that i am not sure about. this is a wee celebration of the release of the physical manifestation of 'in rainbows'.
yours hopefully
Thom"
Picutured: Johnny Greenwood and his Analog Systems French Connection and Modular. The French Connection is based on the Ondes Martenot.
Recuerdos de la Alhambra played on a French Connection
The above features the French Connection by Stretta (previously posted)
"After watching the Jean Laurendeau Ondes Martenot video on youtube, I was inspired to seek out an Analogue Systems French Connection controller. It so happens that I came across a used unit, so I jumped on it. I received it two days ago and I was eager (perhaps too eager) to contribute a demo of my new toy to youtube. Yes, my intonation is questionable. My apologies.
All the music was generated exclusively with a (primarily Doepfer) modular synthesizer, one monophonic line at a time. This exercise is somewhat of a test balloon for a long form modular project I'm currently sketching out.
Correction: the original piece is Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega"
Useless but Interesting Bit of Trivia
Note the placement of the names Dave Smith and RogerLinn in the top two renderings for the LinnDrum II Analog. The third shot is the LinnDrum II Digital (minus the analog engine from Dave Smith). The top image is the official from the DSI website. The bottom two are from this post.
Update: In case it wasn't clear, what is interesting about this is that the names Roger Linn and Dave Smith are swapped in the two images of the Analog version. Same version of the synth with the the names in different order. The top has Roger Linn's name first and the second has Dave Smith's name first. My guess is they decided to go with Roger Linn's name first as that is what is on the DSI site.
Metamorphoses
[Switched-on special] Various Artists - Metamorphoses. Electronic Interpretations of Classic and Modern Musical Works (Melodya, 1980)"Take a regular switched-on xxxx record like Wendy Carlos' Switched-on Bach, play it on an EMS Synthi 100, and you'll get this lost diamond of Russian electronic music, and possibly one of the rarest "switched on" records ever made.
Since the Synthi 100 is perhaps the most versatile synthesizer ever build (at least that's what Karlheinz Stockhausen once said) and given the lack of recordings with it (I remember Stockhausen's Sirius, some early Rolf Gehlhaar stuff and Bruno Spoerri's Toy Planet) this record might also appeal to the vintage gear fetishists."
via Orpheus Music where you can find the download (Sharebee link at bottom)
Equinoxe 4 live jam
YouTube via Sydreyc. Sent my way via Mr. Array: "Per Kristian is the dude on the left playing the Synthex."
Video description:
"Me and a friend of mine is playing Jean Michel Jarre's Equinoxe 4, totally live and without rehersal :)
Instruments used are:
Access Virus TI
Roland D-50
Eminent 310 U
Elka Synthex
Mooog Etherwave Theremin
Roland TR-909"
perkristian
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