Friday, July 25, 2008
CLARICON Four Transistor
via Pascal
"Hello Bonjour from Paris
Here is the link to a small video, I made this night.
http://log.network-error.com/post/2008/07/25/CLARICON-Four-Transistor
the sound of a 'Weird sound Generator' recorded on a old CLARICON reel to reel recorder. Weird, isn't it?
MFOS Weird Sound Generator
Best Regards,
Pascal"
"ohm" lo-fi cardboard experimental sampler
YouTube via ofiroman123.
"he small one...
http://noisedesign.blogspot.com/2008/..."
via GetLoFi where you will find some additional info as well.
Update: some more info directly from the source:
"'Ohm' is a series of electronic lo-fi noise boxes/recorders made with laser cut grey cardboard. the interface and the inner circuits are printed with a special conductive paint. by touching the printed surface the user can modify the sound in different ways.
My new noisemaker is my final industrial design studies project. this project was directed by designer barak asher during 2008 , shenkar college of design, Israel.
videos:
"ohm" lo-fi cardboard sampler - sample chopper
"the "chop" option can play the sample in different frequency."
more pics and stuff at my blog:
http://noisedesign.blogspot.com/"
Roland Jupiter 4 en The Blue_Room
inside a Roland Jupiter-4 via Celiar Structures where you will find more images and info in Spanish. Googlish translation here.
Livewire AFG's are Shipping!
via REwire"I picked up the first AFG from Analogue Haven tonight. Mine is #2 but the first one in the shipping run. The rest are on their way! Thanks to Mike Brown [Livewire] for a great product and I wish him the best. Thanks to Shawn at Analogue Haven for putting this all together and Steve Rightnour for finishing these at the last minute."
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Starting a new patch
flickr by wooster_synth(click for more)
full size
"I'm not sure what patching a PWM input to a SYNC input will do, but I'll let her give it a shot."
Jomox XBase 888 as a Sequencer w/ Cwejman S1 MkII
YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Yes, the Jomox 888 (and 999) analog drum machine has a built-in MIDI sequencer. In this video we're sequencing the uber-powerful Cwejman S1 Mk2 semi-modular synthesizer. Love that filter! It is possible to change your sequences on the fly (with a little practice;), making the XBase a great performance piece.
http://www.bigcitymusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/bigcitymusicdo...
http://www.bigcitymusicblog.blogspot.com"
Sequential Circuits Pro-One
images via this auction"Sequential Circuits Pro-One synthesizer that's had a lot of work put into it. The price is a little higher, but it reflects the work put into it so that you know you will be getting a Pro-one that will last. This is also the most desirable version that has the J-wire keyboard and chassis mounted transformer. Here is some of the work that has been put into it:
Brand new keyboard bushings installed
Keys aligned so they are all level (VERY uncommon on any SCI synth)
All electrolytic capacitors have been replaced by brand new ones (so no leaky caps for many years)
Pots cleaned so that there are no noisy ones when you turn them and other small things replaced and cleaned
Only issue of note and visible from the pictures is that one key has been glued back together (it split in two), but it still plays fine. If this ever bothers you new keys are still available from Wine Country."
THE HUMAN LEAGUE Almost Medieval early version
YouTube via PlastikOD
"THE HUMAN LEAGUE 'Almost Medieval' An early version (different to the one of "Reproduction")."
Max/MSP vs. PlanB Modular, Analog with Digital Control
YouTube via dkimcg
"I had read rumors of the MOTU 828MKII being able to send out low frequencies, low enough to be used as control voltages. So I had to try it to see if it works. Well, it does. The control signal is a little aliased, looks like a 8-16 bit signal. Not too steppy, fester than MIDI by far (but not precisxe for any real scale, need more tests to see how that is. But a very successful test to see if the MOTU 828MK2 could send out low frequency signals to control the modular synth without MIDI, a la VC. I patched together a simple little patch from the LFO tutorial on the Cycling 74 website (I'm a lazy ass programmer would would rather copy/paste). The 4 scopes on the left green side of the patch are the waveforms and clicks. The two waveforms on the scopes on the right are simple combinations of the 2 LFOs on the left. My camera sucks and the menus got overexposed. I'll cover what's going on in the annotations once again. I like watching videos for sound and music with no talking, so I make mine that way now that annotations are on youtube.
This is not meant to be a flex of my musical prowess or anything like that, just searching for interesting sounds, and testing out Max/MSP MOTU828MKII control of the PlanB modular.
Everyone who ever read those postings, but didn't want to shell out cash to test a theory, well, here's the proof it does, and now I have almost unlimited quick and dirty analog LFOs. At least good enough for almost unlimited 8 to 16 bit LFOs (that's about the resolution it looks, still better than an Arduino or other ATMEGA controller with a resister ladder DAC which is what I was going to try invstingating again next if this didn't work. It worked OK for teh theremin to Max before. Now on to integrating Max and the modular . Digital logic meets analog logic (Grenader & crew meets Zicarelli and crew). :)
I think one of my next MaxB tests will have to be making it stutter, afterall, isn't t a rule I have to make something stutter in real time as a Max user?"
Solar Module by ElectroKraft.com
YouTube via orphiusflux. Note this is up for auction here.
"The Solar Module is a combination MIDI controller and 8 Bit synthesizer.
Moving your hand above the photocell sensor, the Solar Module behaves like a Theremin. MIDI output and synth output, it's 2 instruments in one.
Notice how the synth can sound very much like an 80's video game? That's called the 8 bit sound.
Enjoy.
Tony Amendolare
ElectroKraft.com"
élkorus
via audible"TRANSLATION FROM synthoma.net
The élkorus is an analog chorus module that re-creates the legendary ensemble effect that identifies some string machines from the seventies. Emulation is not achieved with any DSP technology or software. The élkorus sounds analog because it is analog. It features three delay lines and two sinusoidal LFOs that, conveniently summed and phased out, modulate each one of the three delay lines.
Frequency is adjustable for both LFOs within a wide range (1-30 Hz for the ‘high’ LFO and 0.2-8 Hz for the ‘low’ LFO) - so is amplitude (0-max). The ‘high’ LFO has a ‘clipping’ parameter that turns the sinusoidal wave into quasi-trapezoidal. This produces a slightly grainier, older sound.The three delay lines feature individual level and pan controls, as well as two switchable EQ settings. The pan controls allow for stereo chorus effects with far more control than the old ensemble circuits which this unit re-creates. The three delay lines are symmetrically out of phase (120 degrees). Thanks to the ‘line 2-3 phase’ switch, phase between lines 2 and 3 can be switched to 180 degrees, to emulate ensemble circuits that used only two delay lines (level should be all the way down in line 1).
By the combination of all these settings, different chorus/ensemble effects can be obtained, be them emulations of old string ensembles or new original stereo modulation effects.
Price tag 390€ excl. VAT & shipping.
Contact synthoma[at]synthoma.net
SOME PICS HERE:elkorus1.jpg
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SAMPLES AVAILABLE HERE"
The Clock Divider
"Here is a new YUSYNTH module: The Clock Divider which provides three independent decimal counter that can be selected to divide clock signals by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8. Very handy to control and synchronize two or three analogue sequencers or to trig events at regular steps.Check it here or directly here"
Brainless Barnyard Keyboards: The Short Saga of Royal Quiet Deluxe, Chicken Band
"The keyboard players in my band were spacier than Sun Ra, more abstract than John Coltrane and brought more sheer, squalid anarchy to the stage than GG Allin and the Sex Pistols combined. When they weren’t playing music they were either feeding, fighting, or shitting on the floor – and they managed to do a lot of that onstage, too. But they didn’t just act like barnyard animals, they were barnyard animals: the keyboard players in my band were two chickens named Kitty Wells and Patsy Cline."Full story on And I Am Not Lying. via Guy d2
ARP Odyssey + Moog Minimoog + Roland TR-707
YouTube via retrosound72
"intage synth demo by RetroSound
bassline: Moog Minimoog (Lintronics Midi) sequenced by the MFB Step64 step sequencer, sync with the TR-707 and transposed by the DX-7 II
lead and sync sounds: ARP Odyssey MK3
drums: Roland TR-707
no overdubbing, no sequencer software used"
Nick Batt/Sonic State @ Synth-DIY 2008 Cambridge/UK
Nick Batt/Sonic State @ Synth-DIY 2008 Cambridge/UK from Noiseconformist on Vimeo.
"Nick Batt/Sonic State fiddling with a lovingly restored Jen SX1000 on Synth DIY 2008 in Cambridge/UK. See also: sonicstate.com/news/by_man.cfm?manid=0&m=Synth%20DIY
Large Frac Modular System
Note this one is for sale on Muff Wiggler.
Some pricing for the archives:
"every single Blacet module ever produced, with the exception of the Hex Zone, Window Comparator, and Mini Wave, all still in production and easily available.
I/O $140
Scanner $75
Splitter $45
Mixer $45
VCO $215
Stonz $150
EG1 x3 $170/each
Bar Graph $75
Klang Werk $190
Binary Zone $160
Dual Filter $140
Final Filtre $175
Filthy Filtre $190
Micro LFO x2 $110/each
Multi/Atten x3 $25/each
QuadMix VCA x2 $140/each
Frequency Divider $200
Sequential Switch $75
Improbability Drive $170
Time Machine Rev.B $500
Mixer Processor x2 $110/each
Dark Star Chaos Rev.B $250
Blacet Frac Rack x2 $65/each
Blacet PS500+PSCONN $85
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Total: $4315
20% Off: $3452
Please note that the original price of $4175 is still WAY WAY lower than new retail pricing. This is based on used module pricing for each one."
Electric Pick Synth-New for Guitar-Circuit Bent-Theremin
YouTube via musicsoluble. via Modd3d
"Bring your guitar playing to a new dimension with The Electric Pick Synth. A one of a kind new instrument that utilizes the natural picking style to send out two different audio signals:
1- The pick itself is a passive circuit that has a percussive attack at the output. This signal can be routed to any pedal or effect for interesting results. This signal can also trigger MIDI notes through devices with CV input
2- The Synth is a light sensitive oscillator circuit that is controlled by the pick with a photo-cell and contact to the guitar. It has a switchable range capable
of "low creaks" sweeping to "high screams". It runs on a 9volt battery and has a
built in speaker.
The unit is seated near the tail of the guitar behind the bridge. The guitar contact hookup wire is connected to the bridge. The pick's natural plucking produces the attack at the pick output. The synth voice is "cut" when a string is struck and the photo-cell varies the pitch at the synth output.
This is an experimental instrument with a range of possibilities.
Features: -Electric Pick -Light Sensitive/Contact Oscillator Circuit
-2 Outputs
-2 Photo-Cells
-1 Pitch/On-Off
-Tone range switch
-8 Ohm Speaker
-Speaker On-Off switch
-Guitar contact hookup wire
-Runs on a 9volt battery
-Adhesive strips
Ideas for use:
-Route the pick into a reverb and a wah-wah pedal for an instant analog filter
-Dazzle the your band-mates with 3 outputs from one guitar
-Trigger MIDI instruments and ambiences
-Turn that annoying "pick-tick" into an original sound
-Summon alien vessels and let their flashing lights play your synth!
Available soon on ebay"
Metasonix Drums - Eric B kicks ass!
YouTube via bigcitymusic
"I wanted to call this 'March of the A-holes' but Stephi thought some of you might take it for a NIN reference, good or bad.
The snare is running into the Metasonix TM-6 Multimode filter and the kick drum is having its scrotum smashed by the TM-7. The Analogue Solutions SEMblance is just being a tool in the corner. The Jomox 888 provides the analog kick and snare as well as the dry hi-hat, all via separate outputs. We tried to get really artsy but it ended up looking like this instead.
http://www.bigcitymusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/bigcitymusicdo...
http://www.bigcitymusicblog.blogspot.com"
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Pro-One Progress...
See the post on SYNTHWIRE via Carbon111. Be sure to check out Carbon111 for more."Intensity can be off, full on or synced to the LFO waveform with the toggle switch. On some color settings, the lights actually cycle through different colors during the LFO's duty cycle. Being able to "see" the LFO waveform as well as rate is rather useful, actually. Very nice!"
synthesizers.com with a modified Q963 trigger bus
YouTube via angelometz
"I got the q963 last friday. Performed the mod yesterday. I used the dotcom WF kit and installed a switch to turn the mod on and off. Find info here: www.synthesizers.com"
1978 Aries Modular Synth
via this auction
"If you are reading this, you know all about the Moog, Buchla, Arp, etc. synthesizer craze of the Early 70’s. But these synths were expensive. Some companies decided to make modular synthesizers available at a slightly less astronomical price by offering them in kit form. At the low end was PAiA and at the high end was Aries. Aries was only in business for a few years, but they were considered the best modular kits of their day.
While I was building my PAiA, a more well-heeled friend of mine built this Aries. However, he was a real electronics genius and made some modifications to his keyboard and input stage so that he could run it as a polyphonic synth using a microprocessor. This was a fairly advanced idea at this point in time.
After he played around with it and got bored with it, it went into his parents’ attic where it remained untouched for 30 or so years. It was given to me during a recent attic cleaning.
Here is a list of modules:
1 Keyboard
3 VCOs
1 Dual LFO/Lag inverter
1 S&H Clock/Noise Generator
2 envelope generators
1 balanced modulator
1 dual mixer
2 multimode filters
1 phase/flange
1 stereo (spring) reverb/Output
1 VCA
2 unknown & unlabeled modules - these are probably custom interface modules for the keyboard/microprocessor, but I don't know since they have no labels."
Synth-DIY 2008 Cambridge/UK Impressions
SonicstateTV by Noiseconformist
"A little collage with impressions from the recent Synth-DIY meeting in Cambridge/UK.
With a little more focus on the DIY aspect. (Link to the original HD720p movie file will follow - stay tuned!)"
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Stevie Wonder Pappa Was a Rolling Stone with talkbox
YouTube via BMZSOUL. Thanks goes to Failed Muso for this great find.
I'm guessing he's driving the ARP 2600 in the background.
Cynthia Programmer
"Back in March of 1977 the delightful Mr Serge Tcherepnin wrote a do it yourself article in Synapse Magazine for a handy control voltage "Programmer" module. Playfully he published it using the alias of Mr. "Arpad Benares" and now close to thirty-years later we are pleased to offer the very same Benares Programmer fully assembled in Modcan A-series banana format as a very limited edition!Putting this wonderful nostalgia aside for a moment, this Programmer is a terrifically useful tool for your modular. Think of it as a Sequencer with five stages of four knobs each. You can access the stages sequentially, or individually, and in any random order of your choosing by either driving the Programmer to a specific stage with an input pulse or with your finger using its big sexy industrial crisp-action LED pushbuttons.
Each button has an individual Gate Output to activate other modules in your system, and there is a Common Pulse Out jack to fire your envelope generator no matter which of the buttons is pushed for traditional keyboard applications. Actually you can put several of these double wide Programmers in rows to form even longer keyboards!
For convenience the original design has been updated to include white Strobe Up and Strobe Down jacks. A fun new way of sequencing can be explored by putting different LFOs into both jacks at once - for push-me pull-you tug-of-war type rhythms and melodies like "three notes forward, and one back".
Programmers can of course be used to play four-part melodies or pre-programmed chords, but they are often used to control other various parameters of a large patch such as the cut-off frequency or resonance of filters, or the amount of lag, or or the speed of a clock, or the wave selection of a MiniWave module, or literally any handful of things that need to be pre-programmed for big sweeping changes instantly, (in a live performance for example).
If you need more than two hands for major shifts in your music, just Program it!"
Programmer on Cyndustries
Tonal Plexus TPX6s
YouTube via AaronAndrewHunt. sent my way via fischek.
"Here is a sketch using 2 main ideas. The first is a motive including the 11th and 13th harmonics, and the second is a sequence using natural 7ths. Sorry, the camera angle is not the greatest as it hides what my right hand is doing. The sound is 019 ChrchOrgn from the internal synth, with reverb setting on 07 (delay), all max values. This was a single take. See more at http://www.h-pi.com"
Roland TR-808 and a Chicken
flickr by drb3nwayOr rather a rooster.
Click here for one more shot of a TR-808 on a farm sent my way via Giorgio.
Klaus Schulze & Lisa Gerrard - Loreley festival
YouTube via ArtBonVivant.
I'm guessing that's his stack of Quasimidi Polymorph's behind him. I actually saw Dead Can Dance live once.
"Lisa Gerrard and Klaus Schulze was play at the "Night Of The Prog" on the "Open Air Festival" stage Loreley (Germany) on 18 July 2008. Another band there was Tangerine Dream."
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