MATRIXSYNTH

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Synclavier Synthesiser

images via this auction

"Extremely rare Collection of NEW ENGLAND DIGITAL SYNCLAVIER KEYBOARDS x 3, Full Meter bridges x 3, Racks + Direct to Disk / Apple Mac computers & screens / Hard Drives / Optical Drives and disks / Cabling + Lots of spare cards for systems and Manuals"

via marsh

Experimental Garage Sale

via GetLoFi:
"On July 19th, 2008 between Noon and 9:00 PM at the Experimental Sound Studio of Chicago (www.exsost.org) will be held the first ever Experimental Garage Sale. The event will feature an open air flea market/swap meet in the beautiful backyard of the Studio.

The items available for purchase or trade will consist mainly of gobs and gobs of toys and parts suitable for circuit bending as well as completed circuit bent musical instruments.

Entertainment will be Open Mic performances through out the day well as raffles and A Rock Paper Scissors Tournament to top off the night!

There will be plenty of time to socialize and talk shop! Midwest Benders Unite!

More info at Experimental Garage Sale MySpace

Experimental Sound Studio Backyard
5925 N Ravenswood Ave
Chicago, IL 60660

Oberheim 2/4 voice synthesizer programmer board 1216b

via this auction

PAiA OZ

images via this auction

"This is a super rare Paia synth. Really small, built in speaker,works on batteries.In good working condition. Really nice bass for such a small keyboard, collectors item."

Roland GR-300

images via this auction. Note the seller has some other guitar synth items up for auction as well.

Sequencer controlled synthesizers.com modular synth

YouTube via birbabirbabirba
"Simple short fm sequence with a 4 osc synthesizers.com modular. Sound is provided by 3 osc, frequency-modulated by osc 4. The mix goes trough a Q150 24db ladder filter and a Q127 fixed filter bank. Echo added by a Lexicon MX200. "

machinedrum + prophet 600 + mks-50 + ms2000 + lexicon

YouTube via radambe
"Quick jam I did this morning
the mix is eugh....i should go back and do it again sans mistakes and bad mix
If you're not hearing this in stereo, try pasting &fmt=18 at the end of the URL for this page.
gear used:
1. machinedrum (drums + sequencing synths)
2. sequential circuits prophet 600
3. roland mks-50 alpha juno
4. korg ms-2000r (bass)
4. lexicon mx-400"

Hot Hand with Keyboard - 6 months later

YouTube via rsmith601
"Daniela gets better and better. This one from Summer NAMM 08"

Happy Knobbing 2008 Teil 11

Happy Knobbing 2008 Teil 11 from electrosurfer on Vimeo.
"Happy Knobbing 2008
Modular Meeting
Fischbach Germany"

Formant (Part 1) on Synth.nl

Another project by Synth.nl
"I have been planning to build a Formant modular for a long time as well. I found all the documentation on the Internet and was already reading myself into this material. But I also saw that building these projects take a lot of time take keeps me from producing music. So I looked several times to buy a used set. But most of the times they just didn't fit my needs. Until very recently. I found a very nice set on a Dutch website. They guy that sells it even lived very close to me. At first I started bidding, but later I just mailed him what he asked for it and decided to go for it. I will pick it up on Monday if all goes well."
Note: Synth.nl also put up Part 5 of the ASM-2.

blue day

flickr by pac209
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Acidlab Bassline
DSI Evolver
genoQs nemo

Agent Scully is a Prodigy

flickr by zonkout

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[KORG DS-10]はじめてじゃないシンセサイザー第1日目「PATCH（パッチ）」

YouTube via aqi.

You can find prior videos by aqi here.

Sequential Circuits Model 800

images via this auction
"Sequential Circuits Model 800 Sequencer for analog synthesizers"

Inside a Model 800

via z

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

flight of harmony July newsletter

"Now that the madness of developing the Parasite is over, we can tell you about some new developments and upcoming offerings.

· Some of our behind-the-scenes business deals were finalized yesterday, enabling us to receive much better volume pricing on many components and services. Now we get to pass the savings on to you as well! For starters, the price of the Parasite is now just $185.00.

· A stash of the enclosures used to build both the Parasite and the Plague Bearer has been discovered! We are happy to announce a run of twenty v1.1 Plague Bearers, at $240 each. Version 1.1 has a few changes, mostly internal – PCB layout tweaks and Power Supply changes. The patch panel will be all 3.5mm jacks as well. The Parasite v1.0 run has been extended to 50.

Upcoming:
· Modular versions of the Plague Bearer, Parasite, and the Infernal Noise Machine are in development.

· The standalone version of the I.N.M and the Imp should be available soon, with custom wood enclosures, which leads us to:

· We have expanded our crony resource list to include a custom cabinetry manufacturer, and will be offering custom wood enclosures soon.

· And a few more things to be revealed in the future…

~flight
http://www.flightofharmony.com"

Oberheim Matrix-6

Thought this was an interesting shot via trash_audio's latest workspace post on "On Holiday."

"What are your current favorite pieces of hardware? ...I used to love my Oberheim Matrix 6 because it transports you to a magical place of cheesy 80s horror films, but Qrixs broke a bunch of the keys and it's been dropped a lot, so now it's starting to program its own not-good sounds. I'm pretty sure none of that is actually 'hardware,' but ah, well."

Profile: Adrian Utley Portishead PT2

See the write-up on Sonic State. Part 1 posted here.

Maf Lewis Films: Thighpaulsandra's Aeriel Studios Pt.5 !

Tara Busch

See AnalogSuicide for the write-up and links to prior vids.

x0xi0 x0xb0x mod kit - Update

Remember this majorly modded x0xbox? Brian wrote in to let me know the Rear panel mod is now available. Details from Brian:

Inputs & Outputs:
Gate In
CV In
Accent In
Slide In
Accent Out
Filter CV In
Accent Sweep Out
VCO Out
VCF In
VCF Out
VCA In
VCO FM In

Overdrive:
On/Off
Type (overdrive or distortion)
Amount
Tone
Low Freq

Other Features:
Power Switch
Extended Bass response
Extended VCF Range
Extended Env Mod Range

x0xi0 I/O & Overdrive Users Manual
x0xi0 I/O & Overdrive Install Manual

Download the manuals for all the details.

Click here to go to the x0xb0xmod myspace page for blog & more details.

The price is $130 + postage.

Contact Brian @ bcastro[at]harman.com to purchase.

The full x0xi0 kit including the Top panel mods is still being completed. The x0xi0 I/O & Overdrive kit is simply the name for what is essentially the Rear panel mods. The kit has been designed so you can easily upgrade to the full kit when it is available."
Be sure to check out the prior post for a video.

Android Pterodactyls...

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Moog Moogerfooger MF-107 FreqBox, MF-104z Analog Delay, Pigtronix AttackSustain, Kenton Pro 2000 MIDI to CV
Connections:
MF-107 oscillator out to Pigtronix audio in
Pigtronix audio out to MF-104z audio in
MF-104z delay out (wet only) to MF-107 audio in
MF-107 audio out to Pigtronix trigger input
Kenton Pro2000 CV out to MF-107 frequency in Gross."

Oberheim OB-1

images via this auction

via brian c who has the following to say: "do you know the difference between the grey top and black top knobs?

the grey knobs are available to tweek from inside one of the eight stored patches. the black ones only work in 'manual mode,' when you save a patch their settings are stored with the patch, when you call a patch they are disabled , kinda wierd but that's how it works"

Animal torture sounds!

YouTube via snevelin. "Neighbours will not be pleased.... my dad wasn't. :G" Doepfer A-100

Sebastián Barrio - Sueños (dreams)

YouTube via SebastianBarrioKey. Roland JV-30. visit: www.sebarrio.com

Realistic Moog MG-1

images via this auction

Circuit Bent Yamaha RX-21 L Drum Machine

YouTube via anode8
"Another in my wood panel collection of Yamaha Drum Machines. Yes, it's pretty noisy, but what else would you expect."

Monday, July 07, 2008

I Eat Beats

I Eat Beats from Kyle McDonald on Vimeo.
"Skittle-based beat sequencer, a tangible and edible music interface. This is a prototype developed over the course of two evenings, with a webcam and Processing.

The webcam is mounted using cardboard/wood above the screen, and Skittles are placed on the screen -- a cheap responsive surface (when a circle is active, it turns green).

Future directions may include: more sensor types (e.g., a slider for tempo control), note-sequencing mode, and assigning the different colors to different rhythms or instruments (purple as bassline, or yellow as "every other measure").

There is a cut in the middle where it transitions from solo improvisation to three people interacting simultaneously. Any out-of-sync audio/video is due to my frazzled camera.

One of the other big problems: people like to eat Skittles." via AnalogSuicide

Orchestral song

Orchestral song from Mike Conway on Vimeo.
"Playing OASYS sounds with a breath controller."

Tassman

via brian c:
"Tasssman is a sound construction set where you model sounds and then compile the instrument - its quite fun. Version 4 is latest rev. It can be standalone or a VST or Mac plugin. I got roped into it via an Ableton users discount of 45% - good thru July 31. I'm an easy mark for Abeton marketing I guess

The intriguing part to me was the physical modeling part, kind of like my old Technics WSA1 only better cause it is more expandable

Attached is a simple demo of one simple preset for a bass , it starts out with an ultra simple SCI TOM loop, then Tassman bass line and then joined by the old trusty DSI evolver - quick and fun

for more info on Tassman check out
http://www.applied-acoustics.com/tassman.htm
Plenty of better samples than mine there too.

'The Tassman is a tightly integrated environment comprising three interfaces: the Player, the Builder and the Browser. With the Tassman Player you are ready to play any of the synths included in the library. The automatically generated Player interface is inspired by classic analog hardware making it easy to tweak any of the existing factory presets to create and save your own custom sounds.'"

Synthorama - Entrance Room

This is the next post in a series featuring the Synthorama synthesizer museum in Luterbach Switzerland. See the Synthorama label below for prior posts.

The museum is organized into different themed rooms organized by manufacturer and/or region such as Russian synths. This will become more apparent as I begin to put up the themed flickr sets followed by the walk through videos of the museum.

For now you, click here to see a flickr set of what awaits you when you walk through the entrance of the museum.

As you enter, the Airböurne Synthesizer is directly across from you and to the right. Throughout the room are some synths waiting to be repaired and or on display. In one section of the room are a number of theremins. This is actually the theremin section of the museum.

There is an EMS Spectre Colour Video Synthesizer [pictured], a PPG Commander, PPG 380 Event Generator, Digilab [pictured], and more.

Through a window you can see the ARP room, all just a glimpse of what's about to follow.

CLICK FOR MORE »

Korg MS-20 Duophony

YouTube via deused
"It has been a while!
But now i'm back to show you how to make your korg ms-20 'duophonic'.
With the patching setup :) (sorry i havent responed to all your setup requests, i hope this wil help!!)
-------
As you may also know, I am planning to create a Korg MS-20 website.
www.korg-ms20.com!
Its not yet finished but i can tell you that it will be a community site for the ms-20 (and related synths). It will be full with tips and tricks.
Please rate and comment! Thanks!"

EDP WASP

via this auction

Garfield Electronics Clock Delay

via this auction
"Description: The Clock Delay compensates rhythmic offsets caused by clock response time differences between various makers of sequencers, drum machines, arpeggiators and synthesizers. Each channel´s ROTARY control sets delay time in 2 milliseconds steps which are continuously variable with the FINE control.

To adjust the “feel” between two instruments of differing response times, clocks to the instrument with faster response are delayed to rhythmically align the audio output with that of the instrument with slower response time. In this way, the feel between the instruments can be made to “push”, “lay back” or be “on top of the beat” as desired.

CLICK, CLOCK and TRIGGER output types are produced with rising or falling edge polarity to meet the clocking requirements of all instruments. Use CLOCK output type when delaying sequencer or drum machine clocks, CLICK output type for delaying audio click tracks and TRIGGER output type for arpeggiators , individual drum trigger inputs or the synclavier.

Both channels produce 2 millisecond CLOCK output type when a plug is fully inserted to the input jack. When inserted half way, Channel A produces 10 millisecond TRIGGER output type, and Channel B produces 650 microsecond CLICK output type. Both channels produce rising edge output when a plug is inserted fully into the OUTPUT jack, or falling edge output if the plug is inserted half way. Most instrument clock inputs are rising edge. When in doubt, experiment.

To obtain longer delay times, the channels may be cascaded by connecting the output of either delay to the input of the other. This device will operate on AC power sources ranging from 100 to 250 Volts."

Garfield Electronics Mini Doc Synchronizer

via this auction

Roland SH-2 Monophnic Synthesizer Demo

YouTube via zibbybone. "Quick demo of the SH-2. Going throughh all waveforms."

moogで楽しい音色工房

YouTube via PXE02321. "ステレオデジカメとmoog little phatty stⅡ"

Vince Clarke Interview by Native Instruments

"You are famous as a user and collector of analog synthesizers, but computers made it into your setup list very early on as well. How would you describe the role of the computer in your creative work?
I started using computers around 1984. Prior to that I was using analog sequencers like the Roland MC-4, which is essentially a 4 Channel triggering device. I started to use computers with a software called UMI, which was made for the BBC Micro computer, a machine that was employed for basic education purposes in the U.K. The UMI software was a 16-channel MIDI sequencer that I used for years on the same computer. Even though technology went way ahead of me I stuck to the same piece of equipment. The reason for that was that its limitations really helped me to make the right decisions when it came down to making music. I couldn't get thrown over by having too many choices and that helped me focus on what was important in the song. When I moved to the U.S. I started using Logic and Max/MSP while I was waiting for all my equipment to arrive from the U.K. That's when I really got into software synthesizers. It was the first time I read a manual in my life. A rather difficult experience.

How did you come across Native Instruments?
That was by recommendation from Martin Ware of Heaven 17. We worked together and he recommended Absynth and FM7 to me. I loved Absynth right away because it was so different from anything else. Then I got into Reaktor through Gareth Jones, who was another producer I worked with. He explained to me how it worked. At first I was a bit put off by the idea of creating your own synthesizers. Initially, I couldn't be bothered to do that because it sounded like a lot of hard work. But I soon found out that it was also a lot of fun!"

You can find the full interview here.

Modular Drum Demo by Pete Lockett

Modular Drum Demo by Pete Lockett from Remo on Vimeo.

"Pete Lockett showing the many sounds that can come from the Remo Modular Drum
remo.com/portal/artists/4685/Pete_Lockett.html
remo.com/portal/products/684/693/eds_modular_drum.html
petelockett.com"

kimonophonic

flickr by popcornyouth
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Moog Prodigy
Boom Box

DSI Prophet 08m

flickr by pac209

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Synthorama - Airböurne Synthesizer Videos

YouTube via matrixsynth.

As promised here are the Airböurne Synthesizer videos from my recent trip to Synthorama. Seven videos in total. The first video was literally the first video I took when entering the museum so I strayed just a bit, but I do quickly come back to the Airböurne. There is some discussion from Martin Hollinger, the creator of this modular and the curator of Synthorama. There is audio of the modular. Also note the huge white matrix sequencer on the floor to the left of the Airböurne. This is Martin's current project. Be sure to click on the Synthorama label below for more posts on the visit including more info on the Airböurne Synthesizer.

Midify Installation Tutorial: Game Boy Advance SP

You can find the detailed tutorial here on Division 6. via modd3d.

Mondo Modular Episode 6

YouTube via scootermccrae. You can find prior episodes here.
"A whole new set-up for the equipment and some esoteric additions to the line-up make for an episode in which audio aesthetics take a backseat to the simple reality of making sure everything is just plugged-in and working.

So this one is not as musically pleasing as some other episodes, but I hope you still find it interesting viewing nonetheless.

Even more equipment has arrived since this was recorded (gasp!) so the next installment should really be something...!

Thanks as always for your patience and interest!

Scooter McCrae

P.S. I have tried posting replies to those nice enough to leave comments whenever I can, but more often than not they just don't register on the site so I've given up trying for now. My apologies as I'm not ignoring anybody or what they have to say."

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