Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Sequential Circuits Prophet VS + Pro-One by RetroSound
YouTube via retrosound72
"bassline: SCI Pro-One through EHX Small Stone phase shifter
bells and pad: SCI Prophet VS
drums: Roland TR-606"
Machinedrum UW + moogerfooger filter
YouTube via enapa1apa
"MD UW and an filter as AUX-Fx.... 4xRAM and bd,sd,tom and hihat.... "
MEDIO MUTANTE Corre Corre
YouTube via denshiblocks. via ZonkOut MOOG Minimoog, Fairlight CVI.
"www.myspace.com/mediomutante Music video for the song "Corre Corre" by MEDIO MUTANTE. Shot in a garage with two security cameras, one fog machine, one strobe light, a Fairlight CVI and Showtime Video FX - just for fun!"
MusikMesse 2007: Clavia Nord Wave
YouTube via cm2magazine (click for all cm2magazine Musikmesse videos)
"This is the new PCM-based synthesizer from Clavia, the Nord Wave, still a prototype in a phase of development but very promising. Presented by Bjorn Leander, footage by Guido Scognamiglio for CM2 Magazine. Enjoy! ;-)"
MusikMesse 2007: Arturia Origin
YouTube via cm2magazine
"Arturia Origin, the new desktop hardware synthesizer from the french company, presented at Musik Messe 2007. This was a working prototype."
Synthomania in studio OLD -dec`06
YouTube via Synthomania. via fischek.
"Just messing aroud with my,back then new ms2000, oberheim dx + ofcoarse my first synth ,the roland d-50. First time i used midi ever i think. (connected the dx to the arp of the korg to create the bassline) Noting special here, just posting it for fun:)"
Tense Tents - The Feast
YouTube via ZonkOut. Chad Yasmine
I asked ZonkOut what was making the drone and what synth that was. He replied:
"There is only guitar (through an old EHX Muff Fuzz) in the Feast video, the rest is Sequential Pro-One. Everything is pretty much live. I used a loop pedal (Akai Headrush) to make the rhythms and repeating lines on the Pro-One and then played on top while shooting the video. I have been doing the looped Pro-One rhythms for Low Red Center lately, but there aren't any videos of that up yet. Thanks for asking and keep up the great work on your blog."
Udpate via ZonkOut in the comments:
"Clarification (in case anyone was confused):
I didn't mean that there was nothing but guitar in the vid--just that between the two Tense Tents videos, the only one w/ guitar is the Feast video. In the Feast, the drums are looped Pro-One and there is some Pro-One drone at the beginning and end.
The other video (using only Pro-One):
Tense Tents - Wuthering Heights
Quasimidi Sirius - JayB's Pattern Demonstration
YouTube via Hanni13579
"JayB performing around with his Quasimidi Sirius.
Featuring:
1. Aurora - Ordinary World (Above & Beyond Mix)
2. Unknown Source - Realization (Reson Demo song)
3. Super8 & DJ Tab - Helsinki Scorchin'
4. Some HandzUp stuff, probably made up myself...
All sounds taken from JayB's Sirius soundbank."
Quasimidi Sirius - JayB's sound patches Part II
"Some Of my new patches I created for the Sirius.
Soundbank available here:
http://jayb.ath.cx/Sounds.php#Sirius
Featuring this time:
U08: MoogBass
U24: Tiefsee
U30: Desire
U33: Beyond
U47: ArpDrops
U26: UK Pikes
U53: Vengeanz
U60: Kommerz
U85: ArpStar
U87: Become 1
Comments welcome."
Korg X5D - JayB's Program Patches
YouTube via Hanni13579. via fischek.
"Third part of the "Sounds You Wouldn't Expect From A Korg X5D" series. This time it's an extract of my program mode sounds.
I'm sorry, I wasn't too good in form when playing it. ;)
Featuring:
A14:The Anthem
A20:Acid Wheel
A36:Butterfish
A37:Loneliness
A62:FearySynth
A74:Sine Lead
Soundbank available here:
http://jayb.ath.cx/Sounds.php#X5D
(Link is correct. If server is offline, please try again later)"
Korg X5D - JayB's Combination patches - Part 2
JayB's Korg X5D Sounds - Part 3
Mankato
flickr by stickjones"eyehue and anomos worked on their first "professional" looking modular plate for this one, Thomas Henry's Mankato Filter using the Magic Smoke PCB. Hand drilled, locally laser-engraved."
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Andre Vezina - Alpha 50
"I just made a demonstration piece of the Roland Alpha Juno 1 and the MKS-50 (wich is the same engine). All sounds come from these machines. Only effects: Delay, auto-pan and reverb. I used a sampler without transforming the original sounds. I think the Alpha Juno is one of the most underrated analog synths on the market now and it sounds really good."Check out the track here.
Beatburner Free
"Windows is getting enough instrument and effect madness for free to make your head spin — a lot of it previously commercial software. Here’s the latest addition: Beatburner, a looping sampler combined with a wave shaper and enveloped filter. In short, Beatburner takes your loops and makes them into sonic insanity. I’ve been playing with it a bit this evening, and making things sound … well, scary."Check out the full post on CDM here.
Little Phatty® Stage II
"Moog continues to innovate and fuse uncompromising sound quality and craftsmanship with new technology. The Little Phatty Stage II puts the performer in control of a 100% analog signal path with Real Analog Control (RACTM), two ultra stable Voltage Controlled Oscillators and one Voltage Controlled Filter among other versatile features like CV inputs, KB gate and a full MIDI controller.The addition of MIDI over USB make this sound sculpting tool even more powerful. Combined with its warm analog sound, ability to process external audio and its intuitive performance, sound design and control features, the Stage II makes a great addition to any rig... from full-on analog, to the perfect companion to your favorite laptop/softsynth setup. You can also connect it directly to you computer running the Little Phatty Editor/Librarian.
MIDI Clock Sync allows you to synchronize the LFO rate to your MIDI sequencer, drum machine or software. Sample and hold, triangle, square, sawtooth and ramp wave modulations can now be perfectly timed with your rhythm track.
The new Arpeggiator is a great new performance feature with applications for musicians in all genres. It's wide variety of uses is sure to find a place in your style and of course, it also syncs to MIDI clock.
The distinctive new black finish is a real eye-catcher that emphasizes the unique new nature of the Little Phatty Stage II."
$1375.00 in US dollars. [link]
MC-4b and System-100m simple sequence
YouTube via dracena. via fischek.
"After refurbishing my Roland MC-4b vintage digital sequencer it's time to start usnig it.
Two simple sequences combined into a simple evolving structure...
Roland System 100m modules used in this demo:
181 - 49key keyboard
112 - dual oscilator x 2
121 - dual filter
130 - dual VCA
140 - dual envelope generator & LFO
150 - ring modulator, sample&hold, noise,LFO
www.myspace.com/sarculator"
Girls On Synth
Cynthia has a great page up on Women in Electronic Music. Not much more to say other than go check it out!
Vangelis & Neuronium - In London (1981)
YouTube via instrumentalmusica. via Nusonica.
"Instrumental Music www.alexanderblu.com"
Spot the synths.
Roland SP-404 vs. Korg Kaossilator
YouTube via salzmanufaktur. via Nusonica.
"A noisy ambiential ballade
Sounds: Absynth3, Reaktor and Kaossilator."
COSMOS VIBE Efectos Cluster
video upload by VitalogyMan
"Cosmos Vibe Efectos Cluster pedel que simula el sonido leslie....un Caño!"
Googlish: "Cosmos Vibe Cluster effects pedel that simulates the sound a leslie .... Cano!"
The Ultimage TR-606
via this cl post, via Kerry. I swear I've seen if not posted this before, but I can't find it. The ultimate TR-606. "Measures 42" tall, 21" at base and 18" at its widest on the top and has 3 cord jacks... don't let this lil mutant guy (guys?!?!?) languish in artistic limbo, he needs to lay down some bomb beats with you today!"
$5K USD
MP-201 Multi-Pedal Demonstration
YouTube via MoogMusicInc
"Moog's tech guru Amos Gaynes shows a couple of the many applications for the MP-201 Multi-Pedal. In this video he does his magic on the Ring Modulator and Analog Delay Moogerfoogers."
MESSE08: Circle Synth Makes It Oh So Simple
Be sure to see the write-up on Sonic State. BTW, I am only putting up the synth content. There's a ton of other Musikmesse content going up on Sonic State. You can find it all here.
01 - Front Panel Assembly
flickr by The Evan Mix(click for more)
"The front panel of my Moog Etherwave theremin kit"
Inside a MOOG Etherwave
full size
Nord Stage Revision C Piano + OS v3.0
"The Nord Stage family will receive a minor cosmetic make-over, due to one new function in the operating system that is activated from an existing button. The new models will be named revision C.... " The update features new piano samples and "Another example is a Clavia first - an Italian harpsichord that has been recorded at the Swedish Radio's state of the art studios. More of these wonderful instruments will appear in a Nord Stage near you later this year - there is a Flemish and also a French harpsichord in the development pipeline. A preview of these new sounds will be available here shortly." You can find full specs on the update on Califaudio.
MESSE08:Superbooth Book From Mr Schneiders
see the write-up on Sonic State.
If you don't know what the SuperBooth is, see some of these previous posts. It was THE synth booth at the Musikmesse. You can find the book here.
New Videos from the Messe in the SynthDB / New in the DBase
on sequencer.deTo get to the videos, click on the synth name and then do a find for video on the resulting page.
Access Virus TI Snow pictured
The Tenorions - girls go bleep
video on sequencer.de
RAB 20 - Donkey's New Keyboard Rig in Action
Remember Donkey's new keyboard rig? The episode is up. You can watch it here [not safe at all]. For those of you not familiar with RAB, it's from Dave of umop who brought us such gems as The Packrat, Parallax and the art for Metasonix, as well as these videos.And..lf you haven't guessed it already, RAB is NEVER safe for work, never safe for anything. You will repent. If you are easily, or even difficult to be offended, do not watch it. Consider yourself warned.
LABELS/MORE:
Clavia,
Elka,
Korg,
Metasonix,
MOOG,
Roland,
Sequential Circuits,
Synth Art,
synthesizers.com,
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Monday, March 17, 2008
Musikmesse 2008 Day 3
YouTube via Percussa
"A few videos from our booth at the Musikmesse 2008 past week. We were in hall 5.1, stand D39. We had great fun and met a ton of people. Our booth was swamped. Thanks for stopping by and making this happen!
In this video Simon Grey is using the cubes to control effects in Propellerheads Reason.
At the messe, we presented a Remote Codec that lets you connect the cubes with Reason without much configuration work."
Musikmesse 2008 Day 1
Follow-up to this post. Be sure to click on the Percussa link below for all posts mentioning Percussa.
The Many Colors of the Synton Syrinx
See the bottom update to this post.
Update: there is one more update added from someone that worked at Synton at the very bottom of the post.
Update: there is one more update added from someone that worked at Synton at the very bottom of the post.
MFOS Modular Mayhem
YouTube via neandrewthal
"First monster patch on my newly built Modular Synth. Sorry, no blinking lights yet, didn't like the ones I ordered so I didn't use them. Projects from www.musicfromouterspace.com"
For sale: Roland JX-3P Synthesizer
YouTube via tarnationrecords. Remember I don't title these - I ALWAYS use the title of the video on YouTube for two reasons: you and I can search on it to see if I posted it already, and two, out of respect for the person that created the video.
"This 1983 Roland JX-3P Synthesizer (the first analogue synth to use digitally controlled oscillators to generate sound...) needs a new home; she's in excellent condition despite her age."
The only JX-3P I found was this one, but there's no mention of the video. Some nice images of that one here.
CEM5530
via this auction
"CEM5530 Synth Part,30 channel Sample and Hold multiplexer. These are extremely rare I.C.'s. This is a new part,(not used or pulled from a synth). This part is found in the Prophet VS,Studio 440,Keytek etc... I have other CEM ans SSM parts available as well."
You can find a pdf for the chip on MOTM's CEM chip page.
Ciat Lonbarde Cocolase Synth Looper
via this auction"Essentially two delays (completely separate, no input bleedthrough) whose parameters are controlled by an 8 oscillator thinktank known as the sidrassi, using copper pins which can be connected by alligator clips (but which are also responsive to touch and other such conducive material) to interface the machine . So that's the direction, time (goes up to 2+ minutes delay time for each delay), placement, rhythm, etc. The sidrassi is modulated by the outer poles seen at the extreme edges to the left and right of the Cocolase, the letters correspond to individual oscillators each providing a square and triangle wave output. Additionally there are three pins for each delay which put out a sampling of the tempo of three of the sidrassi's oscillators. Each delay can perform standardly or input audio can be looped for infinite repeats.
Each oscillator can be made audible as well, and plugged in using an included alligator clip to quarter inch audio cable expanding the Cocolase into a modular sound box unlike most encountered. More sound options are available when input audio is mixed with oscillator audio, allowing for ring modulation, phasing, etc.
I recommend checking out ciat-lonbarde.net to hear more about the machine straight from the designer's mouth, as well as audip samples of the machine. Peter Blasser has been constructing sound devices for years and frequently tours collegiately and otherwise exhibiting his creations as well employing them within in his own musical ventures. Only a few months old and like new. Comes with power adapter packaged with it and alligator clip to quarter inch cable."
Oberheim Strummer and Drummer
images via this auction and this auction"The Oberheim Strummer will transform your keyboard playing into a stunning and convincing performance featuring realistic guitar articulation. By looking at such factors as the range of the guitar. the number of notes being played. chord position, and the velocity of the performance. Strummer can transform the incoming MIDI data out into performance data emulating that of a real guitarist. Performance data may be delayed, echoed, harmonized, transposed and sent back out on multiple MIDI channels. In addition to control over strum direction and speed, the Strummer also features Chord Capture for real time single finger chords. Individual picking patterns and riffs may be assigned to a single key. for real time performance playback. You can even control the number of "strings" being strummed via keyboard velocity. Strummer Keyboard players now can emulate guitar techniques on their synthesizers and samplers to create incredibly authentic guitar sounds. The Strummer listens to chords played on a MIDI keyboard and plays them back through a MIDI sound source (synthesizer or sampler) just as they would be played from a guitar. Chord voicings will now be correct to accurately reproduce guitar sounds and the chords can actually be 'strummed'
The Strummer can change the speed and direction of the "strums" just by changing the way the keyboard is played. Also, the Strummer has the ability to distinguish between chords and single notes, allowing chords to be sent over one MIDI channel, while single notes are sent out over a different channel (like a solo lead guitarsound).
The "Strummer" includes features such as:o MIDI Delay (Echo).
o Adjustable Delay and Decay Rates.
o Multiple MIDI Channel Output.
o Velocity Switching.
o Keyboard Splitting.
o Chord Voicing Variations.
o Arpeggiation.
o Chord Capture (Adjustable Single Finger Chords).
o Transposition of MIDI Delays (Great for MIDI Harmonizing).
o Ability to synchronize to MIDI Timing Clocks (External Sync).
o MIDI Program Change.
o Supports MIDI Sysex for storage of user defined patches."
"The "Strummer" listens to chords played on your MIDI keyboard and plays them back to your MIDI sound source (Synthesizer or Sampler) just as they would be played from a guitar. Not only will the chord voicings be correct, but the chords can actually be "Strummed!" With the "Strummer," you can even change the speed and direction of your "Strums" just by changing the way you play your MIDI keyboard. Also, "Strummer" has the ability to distinguish the difference between chords and single notes, allowing you to send chords out on one MIDI channel (Distorted Guitar Sound for example) while your single notes are sent out on a different channel (i.e. Solo Sound). Your keyboard may have a great guitar sound, but can you play a great guitar part? Yes. The Oberheim Strummer will transform your keyboard playing into a stunning and convincing performance featuring realistic guitar articulation.
By looking at such factors as the range of the guitar, the number of notes being played, chord position, and the velocity of the performance, Strummer can transform the incoming MIDI data out into performance data emulating that of a real guitarist. Performance data may be delayed, echoed, harmonized, transposed and sent back out on multiple MIDI channels. In addition to control over strum direction and speed, the Strummer also features Chord Capture for real time single finger chords. Individual picking patterns and riffs may be assigned to a single key, for real time performance playback. You can even control the number of "strings" being strummed via keyboard velocity." box shot
Yamaha SK15
images via this auction
"Steel front panel, (real wood sides!) [hmm...*], with 22 dedicated sliders. There are 7 for the organ: 5 of these act as drawbars...16', 8', 5 1/3', 4', and 2'. The other two in this section are for organ percussion and a highpass filter to extend the range of organ sounds made with the drawbars. Good Hammond B3 sims to be had here in this section. The Strings section has 2 sliders, sipmly to mix and match amounts of sawtooth wave in 16' and 8' flavours. The organ section's brilliance control i.e. the highpass filter can be used to trim off the high frequencies of the strings' sawtooth waveforms. The Polysynth section has indie sliders for: volume, wave footage (mix variable from 16' to 8'), EG depth and 4 slider for the ADSR. This section also has a slider for filter resonance amount. The other remaining sliders are used for LFO control... depth, delay, and rate.
As I mentioned, there are three sections in the Symphonic esnsemble: Organ, Strings and Polysynth. Each is 7 note polyphonic and all 3 can be used together with no loss of polyphony. And here's where you can make some really magical sounds, because you can make composite sounds using all three sections that really sound wonderful! It's a bit like having a subtractive synth with simple additive features. Layering in some high organ harmonics over a subtractive analog filter sweep (this section is simple but sounds like a beefed up CS01 with 7 note poly), adding in some silky strings and running it thru the BEAUTIFUL swirly, sparkly shiny ensemble effect give me shivers cuz it sounds amazing! And the BIG bonus: every parameter has real-time control so you can get really expressive. There's also a foot volume pedal input that makes this thing really responsive even though the keys are not veleocity sensitive. Ahhh... magic!
Ther were 4 different SK series keyboards built: SK15, SK20, SK30 and SK50D. The 15 is the baby brother."
*I'm guessing it's veneer wood.
WERSI AP-6 Analoger Bass Synthesizer
images via this auctionDetails in Googlish:
"Bass Guitar + waveforms (saw-tooth / Rectangle / RMS) tested. With the help of the pitch slider tunable! Glide controller! Status see pictures.
Device may by prior appointment with me to be tested!!
Equipment:
Wah-wah by hand
Wah-Wah-rotor and automatic
Wah-Wah-Up/Down
Generator with Hawaii - Effect
Auto-Glide Up / Down
Vibrato normal - fast / slow
Delay vibrato
Decay (Ausschwingzeit, Sustain), Delay (settling) - adjustable
Hand controls for Wah-Wah and Glide
Keyboard with 3 octaves, 5 foot sinus locations in 16 ', 8', 4 ', 2', 1 '
2 layers with a foot square and sawtooth 16 ', 8'
13 connector for freestanding pedal keys available
(As of Wersi and Dr. Boehm offered)."
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