Ookpik Ebbe+Flut patching demos

via Ookpik:
"I don't know if you're interested, but I've got a couple of short/sweet audio clips of Airbase clean and through the Ebbe and Flut. The wet version is a pretty good example of what you can do with the EuF's patches, at the core of it the patch involves both filters FMing each other, with filter 1 at a very low frequency and high resonance. Env1 controls the LFO rate, and is itself triggered by the output of the distortion circuit. The LFO is set to modulate the envelope times in Env2. It's up at my myspace: www.myspace.com/ookpikk Or direct at
http://ookpikk.googlepages.com/NeonDrumsClean.mp3
http://ookpikk.googlepages.com/NeonDrumsDirty.mp3"

OLPC Sound Sample Archive

This one sent my way via Jacob. You can find more info on OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) here.

"Dear Colleagues, Students and Friends,

THANKS SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL SOUNDS!!!!! (a few more things are still coming online

- but the OLPC Release is official....

Please share this news, press release and links with your students, your friends, your colleagues, your mailing lists and your newsgroups....

================

The Berklee College of Music, Berklee Music Synthesis Alumni, The International Csound Community, Open Path Music and Avid Technology have opened up their sound libraries to the children of the world - and YOU!!!

This 8.5 GB collection is donated under the Creative Commons Attribution License which means you can freely create, compose, mix, remix, share, distribute and redistribute these samples and use them for any purpose as long as you clearly attribute the source.

At last... free - thanks to all those who contributed.

Spread the word. Share the sounds.....

-doctorB

Here are the links:

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sound_samples

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Talk:Sound_samples

Here's the *Official* OLPC Press Release:

http://csounds.com/OLPC_SoundSampleArchive.doc.zip

While you are checking out the links and downloading the samples, you might want to check out all the cool CsoundXO stuff that has been happening on the OLPC XO laptop:

Over these past two months the CsoundXO Developers - especially John ffitch, Victor Lazzarini, Andres Cabrera, Jacob Joaquin, Cesare Marilungo, and Greg Thompson have really pushed out some new and important tools and activities for the XO. Links to some of these are below.

A most important result of this development initiative is the fact that John and Victor got the CsoundXO subset of Csound5 to be FULLY SYNCHRONIZED and TOTALLY COMPATIBLE with the current release of Public Csound (and automated the process so that they will ALWAYS be in sync!) and Andres has a CsoundXO manual that is fully synchronized as well!!!!!

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Csound

+ Links to the Csound Activities, the new RPM!, the developer tools

(by Victor), and the toots.

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Csndsugui

+ Victor Lazzarini's AMAZING new GUI TOOLKIT for Csound Activity

Development on the XO

+ Victor has developed a wonderful small collection of tutorial

activities with sliders and buttons controlling CsoundXO

- waves - a simple additive synth

- synth - a subtractive synth with USB keyboard control

- playfiles - an 8 track remixer with record capability

- GMplayer - an iterface and instrument for loading and playing any GM file with Csound - using the Avid/M-Audio donated Sample Set

http://www.thumbuki.com/20080317/step-and-funny-talk-for-the-olpc.html

+ Jacob Joaquin's new Activities developed with Victor's Toolkit and

his blog and tutorials about the process.

* coming soon (within the next two weeks) by Greg Thompson

- CsoundEditor/Launcher - with virtual MIDI piano keyboard and CsoundXO manual integrations

+ including ALL the Boulanger Tutorials - TOOTS, Csound Book Chapter

1, Mastering Csound, Scanned Synthesis

+ including thousands of instruments and models from The Csound

Catalog plus dozens of compositions and MIDI instruments,

- CsoundRemixer - for jamming with the OLPCsound Sample Archive (and adding Csound FX instruments)

- GMPlayAlong - for playing general MIDI files with Csound and visualizing the tracks on the ascii keyboard, virtual piano keyboard and pianoroll

- PlayAlong Keyboard - for playing Csound Instruments from a USB and/or Virtual Keyboard: GMplayer, Sampler, SynthExplorer (all sorts of synths)

* coming soon (within the next two weeks) by Cesare Marilungo

- Image2Sound - for the sonification of pictures and drawings from the Journal and other OLPC Activities using his new image opcode collection.

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Talk:CSound - some thoughts on Csound for press and others

Here are the links to the XO Bundled Sound Activities (including especially the Csound Masterpiece by Jean Piché and Company

- TamTam Mini, TamTam Jam, TamTam Edit, and the SynthLab)

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tamtam - all Csound - AMAZING - INTUITIVE - POWERFUL - and for Children!

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Pippy (Some Csound)

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Memorize (Some Csound)

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Measure (Making the Csound connection now)

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Record (capturing audio for Csound and Photos for Image2Csound conversion - thanks to Cesare Marilungo's new Opcodes!)

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Draw (paint program which with Image2Csound and Cesare's opcodes - can now be transformed to audio.)"

Alesis A6 Andromeda

click here for the flickr set by Jyoti Mishra.

Pink Floyd - On The Run attempt on Alesis Ion synthesizer

video upload by adzy31

"Me playing a version of Pink Floyd's "On The Run". This one I did without the original track playing in the background. it's just one take, i didn't have time to add all the random talking and footstep noises and panning bass sounds and backwards guitar played with a mic stand etc etc... but maybe that'll happen at some point.

it could do with a bit more variation in the sequenced sound but i'll just have to keep experimenting with all the magical features of this synth.

btw for anyone who is interested it is fairly possible to use this synth's tracking generator as a crude step sequencer, hence this video - instructions can be found in the alesis ion/micron Yahoo group, message number 15215. I used a patch from 'uralmoto2001' (to whom i'm very grateful :)) which I found in the files section of the group, with a few edits, as the basis for this video.

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/al..."

Screaming into Moogerfoogers

YouTube via RothHandle
"Title more or less says it all.
This film was shot at Roth Händle studios in Stockholm, Sweden. The studio is owned and run by swedish musician and producer Mattias Olsson. The studio houses a remarkable collection of odd instruments, both new and old. For booking and more info on the studio please visit www.roth-händle.nu"

Treating the Korg KR-55 through Moogerfoogers

"Today I started working on anew track for the Mellotron Documentary soundtrack I am working on and decided to use a rhythm from the Korg KR-55."

The ARP 2600: 2012 Filter Part 2

YouTube via AutomaticGainsay. See part 1 and more here.
"Here is the second part of a two part series outlining and demonstrating the sound and functionality of the ARP 2012 filter on the ARP 2600.
Thank you for watching!"

My Roland Tb 303´s in action - Citric Acid

YouTube via acidjack303. "I play some of my Tb 303´s :)"

Metasonix TM-7, Fulltone TTE & A.Solutions SEMblance

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"In this video the Metasonix Scrotum Smasher is annihilating the Analogue Solutions SEMblance. The LFO of the Moog CP-251 is modulating the Scrotum amount. All of it is running into a Fulltone Tape Echo that's pretty cranked. The first little clip is the SEMblance dry."

My modular synth (25/3/2008)

YouTube via futureimage

"Equipment used:
Future Sound Systems "Digital" Oscillator
CGS52 Simple Lockhart Wave Folder
Alesis Ion + microKorg provide a little modulation for the oscillator

First time I've really used these few modules together. I'll have to fix the Synthacon cos it's a really nice filter when it works"

KORG MS10

images via this auction

Roland JD-800

images via this auction

Erasure - In Studio 1991

YouTube via flatulentphil. via sequencer.de.
"Andy and Vince performing basic versions of 'Perfect Stranger' & 'Chorus'.
This footage was filmed in 1991 before the release of the album Chorus and was broadcast on the Channel 4 UK music show 'Friday night at the dome'"
Synth audio comes in at 2:07 with the Roland MC4 sequencing.

Vince chats about synths

YouTube via erasureLP2006. You can find a few more on sequencer.de.

Veqtor - Definite in Audio-Surf

YouTube via Veqtor. via OXO Unlimited.
"Started playing Audio-Surf, a wipeout-puzzle-hybrid game where the levels are created by analyzing audio-tracks on your computer.
Threw in my latest track, Definite (name is subject to change), a old-school antigrav-racer-acid-track and the level turned out awesome so I had to frap it for your viewing pleasure! Enjoy

My new track, definite, being played in the game audio-surf. This track is unreleased so far, might put it up for mp3-sale as a single with some other track or remix, for just a couple of dollars or three. Depends on if you like it."

Ableton Live Controller - Arcade Style

"The Prevolt has put up some photos of his Ableton Live controller, dubbed Ambassador. I love that it shares a moniker with the AMC Rambler automobile, though I suspect that wasn’t intentional (pictured at right, photo: Ty Sonneil).

Prevolt describes the gear, which features analog-y, arcade-style hardware controls and a custom case:

'This is what I’m using to control Ableton now. All arcade hardware, aluminum top panel by FPE, and a nice wood case courtesy of my man Michael Yates. It uses all key commands through a custom driver to handle playback, effects, editing, warping, UI, mouse clicks, scroll messages, and more, with a lot of tweaks (some strobe, some send double messages, etc)'"

See the full post on CDM.

Audio Damage Update : Kombinat...

It looks like Audio Damage's latest will be a distortion plug-in. Via Analog Industries.

Electric Six - Synthesizer - Bringing Back the Synth Babes

YouTube via atreat4eye.

You can decide who it applies to in this video.
There's some juicy male babe for the ladies and the men that swing that way.
Interesting trivia on this video: the background synths were shot at Analogue Haven.

video description:
"Guy Perry stars in Electric Six "Synthesizer," directed by Chris Chambless. Electric Six previously brought you the hot and sexy, xxx song 'Gay Bar.' Bikini girls, Muscle Beach, the Moog, and a Naked Guy are featured prominently in this synth-beat, electro piece. 'You can't ignore my Techno.'"

Spot the synths.

Far away cafe (live improvisation)

YouTube via mik300z. via fischek.
"original composition (needs practice)! thanks to youtuber fischek who helped me with the stereo uploads. Im using the Korg X5's choir , Microkorg some sweeping and beeping using its arpeggiator at the slowest speed. The Ensoniq Esq1 is making that lovely old piano sound, synthesized as it is, it has a lovely warm tone.ESQ is also making the "vangelis" type leads . The Junos are doing the rest"

Last day for Limited Edition AFG pre-orders

"Just a quick note to let everyone here know that Tuesday, March 25 will be the last day to pre-order the Limited Edition version of the Livewire Audio Frequency Generator.

We have definitely exceeded our expectations for pre-orders, but we've decided to leave it open for two additional days, due to overwhelming demand and some paypal cart problems (too many orders!).

Again, you can pre-order your AFG by going to www.livewire-synthesizers.com or simply emailing Shawn Cleary at shawn at analoguehaven.com. Existing customers of Schneiders Buero, MESI or Moog Audio can reserve their Ltd. Ed. AFG directly with these dealers. Also, customers in Japan can contact Fukusan Kigyo Co. (www.fukusan.com) to inquire about pre-ordering an AFG.

Thanks to everyone for the great response and support of Livewire products... it has been extremely encouraging.

Mike Brown
Livewire Electronics"

Shine on you crazy diamond on Kurzweil K2600X

YouTube via jabel77. via fischek.
"It's me again, performing the initial synth lead and guitar of the famous song by Pink Floyd on my Kurzweil K2600X....GOOD EMULATION!"

Roland JD-800 + D-550 (D-50 Rack) + TR-707 by RetroSound

YouTube via retrosound72

"bassline: Roland D-550 triggered by the MFB Step64 step sequencer and sync with the TR-707
pads and digital sounds: Roland JD-800
drums: Roland TR-707"

Oberheim Mini Sequencer - Orgon ENIGISER - Aries AR-328

YouTube via bostich1

follow-up to this post.

"Ramon Bostich working with Oberheim Mini Sequencer modular upgrade, ORGON SYSTEMS ENIGISER, Aries AR-328 Spring Reverb.
www.myspace.com/tijuanasoundmachine
www.myspace.com/bostichpointloma"

Roland SH-101 and Yamaha CS01

YouTube via williamc99
"This is just me playing around with some of the settings with the Roland SH-101 and the Yamaha CS01 synthesizers. I hope that you enjoy this video =)"

Random modulations

flickr by corkyburger

full size

"Using two oscillators as LFO's and mixing their output. Added modulation comes from a third LFO (Moog Voyager out of picture). I'm sending the mixed modulation signal to the pitch and waveform inputs on the Voyager and getting some really wild sounds. Its fun!"

Ohm Force Frohmage - Free Low Pass Filter

"Sorry, did someone say FREE! Yes indeed. Ohmforce's most affordable plugin offers, as you would a expect, a unique palette of sounds, combining lowpass filtering and analogue crunch with a bundle of special features.

You can easily tune the filter to resonate with specific notes in your music, and the built in harmonic multiband feature adds tons of warmth to your sound. For extreme fun, delay effects can be applied across the filters at the turn of a single knob, creating swish phasing or weird gliding echoes.

Finally, why not dial in some distortion. Whether you like your music to scream in pain, or simply crave that phat, analog tone, Frohmage's final overdrive stage is waiting to be abused. Oh, and did we mention that it's free?

Core features
Highly resonant low-pass filter
Cutoff frequency unit selection : Hz or musical note
Up to 15 additional bands, harmonically distributed
Delay on each band for unique phaser effects
Distortion stage, with two routing schemes
Very fine MIDI control (PRN and NPRN sent or recorded by Frohmage are 14-bit accurate)
Low CPU load
And as usual on Ohm Force products
Useful presets instant variable transitions where all the parameters switch from the old value to the new one in a ballet you won't forget!
MIDI automation: It allows control of all parameters from *any* MIDI source and records its movements. With the MIDI feature, it's also possible to adjust the LFO phase to get accurate tempo synchronization and to obtain totally musical and rhythmic effects. All RPN and NRPN data sent or recorded are 14-bit accurate. This feature is not available on demo versions but is featured on the Frohmage free version, instruments demos or every standalone versions for you to try.
Easy MIDI configuration with Auto-Bind feature. Select a knob on the screen, activate the Auto-Bind and move a controller knob on your MIDI device: the parameter will be automatically bound to the chosen knob.
Fast configuration: Save MIDI configurations into files and reload them to avoid repeating the same operations each time you load the plug-in. Advanced MIDI support with autobind feature and fast configuration
Tempo synchronization: Instantly matches the exact beat of your track
High quality DSP algorithm: The greatest sound quality. See for yourself with any demo version or check out the samples.
Sampling rate up to 384 kHz.
Revolutionary graphic user interface! Big handy buttons which are more precise and smoother than you could imagine... With our SubPixel technology there is more definition.
Move several buttons at once, with group selection and side-click. Advanced GUI full of live-performance features, such as flying knobs, preset morphing, and grouped parameters..."

click here for the download and a sample. Ohm Force are the people behind GMedia's Minimonsta and Oddity. via the music of sound.

RAM4

flickr by -thefutureistheresultof ourlasthopes-
(click for more)

Jugg Box DPM 48
Electronic Drum Sets

full size

the komegatone

YouTube via k0m3g4. Follow-up to this post.

"this is a PAiA fatman synth kit built into an old suitcase that my grandmother used to store her oil paints. The face panel is laser etched/cut from transparent red acrylic."

Buchla 200e Emulation with a Clavia Nord Modular

via Matthew on AH:

"Personally, I think they sound nothing alike. In fact, the NM patch was trying to simulate the Analog 259 and not the 259e.

Real 200e:
2006-218_buchla.mp3

This is from when I tried to build a "259" in my micro modular.
nord_noodle.mp3"

Future Retro XS Synthesizer

YouTube via FutureRetroSynths. via Nathan.
Update: YouTube is being a pain. If you see an error message instead of the videos, click here for them.

the DOWNGRADE - saw source

YouTube via thesquarewaveparade
"the downgrade using just a held key saw wave from a polysix."

Admin: Note on the Forum

Just a note that I enabled skins on the MATRIXSYNTH FORUM for those that have trouble reading the site. If you notice the site looking "brighter" than usual, and want to go back, just set the style to AcidTechGreenEx in your profile settings. The default skin is still the darker AcidTechGreenEx, and is meant to be viewed that way.

Analogue Heaven Synth Museum DVDs Vol 1- 2

via this auction
"After 10 years of waiting this DVD contains the uncut, full versions of the DEMOS. It is brilliant it is around 2 hours long. It does not have all the fancy video effects of the original, it just gets down to show you the demos as performed on the day of the museum opening.some of the demos last as long as 20 minutes instead of the 2 minutes on the original video volume 1 contains The Bob Moog speech in full version Martin Smith from Mellotron Archives giving a demo on the Mk2, Bob moog complete with wine glass being shown Mellotron demos, ( 1 glass too many ) followed by Steve Hackett of Genesis fame also on Mellotrons showing the MK2, model 400 and model 300. Then Bob Moog again with his famous modulars Rick Smith of the " Underworld" on the ARP2600 Finishing with Matthias Becker on the EMS Synthi 100 AVAILABLE IN BOTH NTSC AND PAL Volume 2 contains John Savannah on the Yamaha CS80 Nick Magnus on the Roland VP330 Paul Wiffen on EDP Wasp Silvia & Igor on Moog Memorymoog Mark Shreeve on Moog Memorymoog Andy Thomas on PPG 2.3 and Waveterm B Paul Wiffen on Elka Synthex Julian Colbeck with brief demo on ARP Odyssey and Minimoog followed by a demo on the Sequential Prophet 5 THESE WERE SOLD ON EBAY BEFORE BY MY HUSBAND, WHO OWNED THE MUSEUM BUT SINCE HE IS TOO BUSY I AM SELLING THEM INSTEAD"

Spectral Audio Neptune

images via this auction
"Spectral Audio Neptune Analog Mono Synth & MIDI-CV converter
The Neptune is an all-analog mono synthesizer with plenty of features to keep the sonic explorer happy. Real knobs and switches make it a joy to work with live, and the inclusion of the built-in MIDI to CV converter means it can be used to interface modern MID gear to older analog equipment. The Neptune also includes an audio input for processing external signals (guitar, vocals, drum machines, etc.) through the Neputne's sound- shaping circuitry. This particular unit is gold-faced, and in like-new condition. Here is the conclusion from Sound On Sound magazine's review of the Neptune:

"The continuing popularity of analogue synths is founded on two main features: their sounds, and the immediacy with which those sounds can be created and tweaked. Spectral Audio's Neptune achieves pretty well in both respects. Sound-wise, it's a reasonably versatile monosynth with a few unusual features, which make it particularly suited to the production of weird noises. And although there are no patch memories, and the controls don't transmit MIDI data to be recorded in a sequencer, it's a breeze to use, what with every parameter having a dedicated (and clearly labelled!) knob, switch or button. Those seeking to add a bit of genuine analogue sparkle to their studios will not regret putting the Neptune on their auditioning list." (read the entire Sound on Sound review here)

Performance Features
Oscillators:
* 3 very stable VCOs; 1 & 2 offer Sawtooth and Pulse Waves
* 4 Octave Range Switch for VCO2
* Ring Modulation and Sync Features for VCO 1 & 2
* VCO 3 can be switched between LFO and Sub Oscillator Modes
* White Noise Generator
* Slide Function, switchable by MIDI Controller 65 (Portamento)
* External Signal Input

LFO:
* 5 Shapes; VCO 2 can also be a Modulation Source
* LFO MIDI Clock Sync
* 4 Modulation targets: VCO 1 and 2, Cutoff and Mixer

Filter:
* 24 dB MOOG Style, Self-resonant Filter with Highpass and Lowpass Modes

Envelopes:
* Dedicated ADSR Envelope for the Filter with Positive or Negative Modulation
* Second ADSR Envelope for VCA Volume

Effects:
* Distortion and ‘Fuzzer’ Effect

MIDI:
* 5 Octave Range MIDI-CV Converter
* MIDI controlled Cutoff and Modulation
* Velocity Sensitive
* CV and Gate In/Output (switchable)

General:
* Pure Analogue Technology
* 2 Unit Rackmount Enclosure
* Violet, Silver or Gold coloured Front Panel

Spectral Audio (click on the Neptune link to get to the audio demos)."

DSI Prophet '08

images via this auction

# Includes power adapter, manual and DVD documentary
# Leopard Wood sides, RED back lit pitch/mod wheels
# Sequential Circuits nameplate (I can remove this if you'd like)
# Audio Example featuring all parts by the Prophet '08

CLICK FOR MORE »

Bananalogue Serge WVX

images via this auction

"Awseome collection of wave folders in one compact Frac format module. Read all about it at the Bananaloge website here. Bananalogue makes some of the most well designed and higest quality modules available."

From the Searge site: "The WVX is based on the classic Wave Multiplier module designed by Serge Tcherepnin. Top and bottom sections of the unit are independent and transform an input wave in various ways. The effect is non-linear and useful on both audio and control voltage range wave forms, the most pronounced effect coming from low harmonic content waveforms like sine and triangle.

The top section has DC and AC coupled inputs that may be used alone or together. The signal from Out 1 of the top section adds odd overtones. Out 2 and 3 are from the Lockhart folder.

The bottom section is a full wave rectifier, transforming waves to positive voltage with even harmonics. Out 2 is a "squared" version of Out 1."

Note the Copyright print in the bottom shot. It includes Serge, Ken Stone and Seth Nemec.

Yamaha SK20

images via this auction

Komegatone

flickr by human_kraig

These are labeled fatman, so I'm just guessing it's a PAiA fatman in a custom case. If you know, feel free to comment. Be sure to click on the bottom shot and look closely. That's a transparent face panel.

Update via Criag Dorety in the comments: "Hey, Komega here (Human_Kraig). Yes its a PAiA fatman with a custom case. I just finished building it yesterday.

Here's a little vid:" [below]


YouTube via k0m3g4

"this is a PAiA fatman synth kit built into an old suitcase that my grandmother used to store her oil paints. The face panel is laser etched/cut from transparent red acrylic."

genoQs Nemo

More info is now available on the genoQs website.

"Nemo is a high-end MIDI step sequencer, adding portability to the highly acclaimed functionality and user friendliness of Octopus. It is in many ways an Octopus in disguise, and one that feels equally well in a backpack or on your lap!

It features the same sequencing lighthouse features that Octopus users have enjoyed for years, including polyphonic steps, self-modulating and cross-modulating sequences, freely editable musical scales, user editable runtime directions, full-scale MIDI recording, and much more.

Nemo’s tactile and visual feedback, as in Octopus, is a physical experience so typical for traditional musical instruments. You know already that music is about your body as music is being felt, heard and played with Nemo. And the numbers behind it all.. no display? Well, do you really care? Yes, computers love them. We love light, color, and most of all music!"

Yellow Drum Machine

via Heinrich. Check out Let's Make Robots! for more.

Digital VCO

via Eric on the SDIY list.
"This is a voltage controlled DDS, implemented with a Cypress PSoC (Programmable System-on-Chip). It uses standard 1V/Octave control voltages over a 0-10V range and generates 8 different waveforms with a +/-5V swing as output. Output frequencies from 20Hz-20kHz are possible, and falling-edge sensitive hard-sync is also provided....

It was my 'freshman' SDIY project and a good introduction to the ins & outs. I like the idea of the PSoC, but the MCU is a bit underpowered, especially when it's running ISRs to handle all the housekeeping for the various peripherals. The ADCs & DACs are built out of Switched Cap blocks and don't have particularly fast conversion times either. It would be great for low-speed CV stuff thought - LFOs, EGs, etc. and I've got some ideas on the back burner for going further with some of those functions." You can find more info and samples here.

Update: Note that Eric did the firmware for the Modcan VCDO

Aeriel Studios

Aeriel Studios

of Thighpaulsandra


via Tara of AnalogSuicide.

Endorphin - Quad SID synth (first tests)

YouTube via fibranijevidra. via fischek
"..first sounds from my baby. Sorry for bad picture and sound quality. It was captured by digital photo camera. For more pictures: link" Interesting. This one appears to be the same as the one I put up here.

Divius TR808 clone

YouTube via fibranijevidra. via fischek
"First sound tests of BD and SD voices of Divius, a Roland TR808 drum machine clone.
Sorry for poor sound quality. It is taken with camera microphone."

Update via pilfermusic in the comments:
"It is important to note that these are Saha's very nice panel designs based upon the hard work and dedication of moogah (name withheld to protect the innocent). You rock Jeff!

You can learn more about the MB-808 TR-808 drum machine clone at the following websites.

http://www.eight-oh-eight.org/

Doug's sweet site - http://www.analognotes.com/mb808"

Butterfingers by Bomb the Bass

video here

The video was produced by Perish Factory where it is hosted.

via Steve.

Arduino Sequencer (first prototype)

YouTube via beamercola

"Tycho playing with my home built arduino midi sequencer. Still a work in progress!

First row is the standard note assignment
Second row is velocity (turned off in this video)
Third row is measure based global transposition

Tycho: http://tychomusic.com/
Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/beamerco..."

via Beamer:
"Beamer here (from the Beamer Wall http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2007/10/3aaasp-flickr-set-via-zonkout.html)

I've been working on a sequencer project for a while and I got some good footage of my good friend Scott Hansen from Tycho (http://tychomusic.com/) and ISO50 (http://iso50.com/) playing with it.

And some photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/beamercola/sets/72157604225735849/

It's based off of the Arduino right now.
The first row is your standard note assignment The second row is velocity (turned off in this video) The third row is measure based global transposition

The next extension I'll be doing is pots on both sides of each row allowing you to trim the left or right side of the sequence.

Thanks for all your hard work on the blog!
Beamer"

Thank you!

EWI Solo 1 (Paul Kerry)

YouTube via RoadRunnerLaser. via fischek.
"Paul Kerry demonstrating the amazing versatility of the EWI 4000s... This is part one of two. This is the start of the recording. Part two is probably slightly more interesting than part one. I made this recording because I wanted to record the riff so that I would not forget it. It's currently just a work in progress and I'm developing on the idea at the moment. (A version of this piece was played at Whistle Binkies - I now call this piece "Finally Live") The only instrument being played is the EWI. No drum machine, backing track or external equipment. The EWI is hooked to the amp via a radio transmitter. The instrument sound I'm using on the EWI, is one of my own custom settings that I designed to be an 'electronic didge'. This is the instrument that 'lacollll' referred to as my "grandma's fartophone". The sound was designed to be very 'quacky' and responsive to changes in breath because I wanted to use it, as I am doing in this video, with didgeridoo playing techniques. This particular version of that sound has the EWI's delay added to give me a form of 'note-repeat'. With the delay enabled, I can then play both the rhythm and the melody by alternating from one to the other, the delay keeping the rhythm going while I play a bar or two of melody. I normally prefer to play this sound without the delay because I like the response of the instrument and playing it clean gives a clearer impression of the way the instrument behaves. The technique used to make the sharp 'quack' is hard to describe accurately but it's based on the traditional didgeridoo playing technique called 'pulling'.

Didge players often describe this kind of playing with the syllables 'do-ro do-ro' as this approximates the action of the tongue. This tonguing technique is what I am using to create the rhythm. The sharp punchy quacks from playing this particular sound with that technique is the noise you are perceiving as a drum-beat. The effect is enhanced by the fact that it is layered by virtue of the EWI's internal delay. What you are hearing is purely a result of a combination of the EWI and playing technique"

FL Studio 8

"Key new features and changes

First of all, FL Studio 8 is everything which is included in FL Studio 7 plus many, many more. Let's have a look at its key new features ...

FL Synthmaker is a fully modular environment where you can create & share your own FL instruments, effects & dashboards without the need to write basic code.

One-click-recording using the built-in Edison Wave Editor, a fully integrated audio editing and recording tool with spectral analysis, convolution reverb, loop-recording and more…:

Slicex, the power horse drumloop slicer & re-arranging tool.

Soundgooodizer is a stereo 'maximizer-enhancer' plugin based on the Maximus sound processing engine.

Soundgoodizer is shiny it’s good!

Included Fruity Limiter/Maximizer for maximizing & compressing final mixes or individual tracks

FL Studio can permanently learn and remember links to external controllers with the new ‘multilink’ function + 'Override generic links' option.

Wave Candy is a flexible audio analysis and visualization tool with Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyser and Peak Meter.

Sinc interpolation now faster (64point sinc now usable real-time depending on CPU)

Rendering with latency compensation

Score logger, records all MIDI & note activity for instant recall.

Directwave Player, broaden your musical palette with downloadable sound banks and multi-sample sets.

Recording filter, to select Audio, Automation or Note data recording independently or in any combination.

New slip editing and resizing tool for Playlist clips

Multi-core safe plugins are threaded for performance gain on multi-core CPUs.

Introducing 'Selected mixer track' in Mixer, to which the selected mixer track is routed, and where to place visual effects or a recording Edison.

FL8 now supports Track-based sequencing, Pattern Clips present sequence data as Audio and/or Automation Clips

A 'News Panel', to keep users updated with content and patches."

What's new in FL8? page
Be sure to check out CDM for their write-up.

EMS VSC3 'The first manual'

Posted by derekrevell on electro-music.com. I'm only seeing one page though.

Playing around with the Minisonic II Analogue Synthesizer

YouTube via cogshiftingman.

via Nusonica.

"Here I am making some initial knob twiddles and switch action on my Minisonic II. I recently improved the power supply, and tuning of the VCOs."

SubLichtmaschine and Easter Noise - Modular Tracks by verstaerker

SubLichtmaschine
"almost all the system is involved creating a drone like sound (mainly noise through the the Cwejman Res) and Beats with the Doepfer A-106 - Bd from the Cwejman S1"

Easter Noise
"some noises i made on my easter holiday - as ususal mainly using Cwejman modules as the VCO-2RM, ADSR-VC2 and the RES-4 - sequenced with Doepfer A-A154/155

Noisy rhythmic sequences with the additional help of the two Doepfer Noise Modules A-117/118"

via the forum.

Update: One more:

Easter Groove
"groovy sequences done with several Doepfer and Cwejman Modules and the Cwejman S1"

Roland System 700

via sequencer.de

Update: this also came in via the AH mailing list via Kai. He is missing a switch cap for his and a fader cap for his System 100m. If anyone knows where to get any feel free to comment or shoot me an email - my contact info is on the right of the site.