Monday, September 08, 2008
Gargamel - Recording synth (MiniMoog)
YouTube via mufte
"Norwegian rock band Gargamel started recording their second album at Harry´s Gym Studio in Oslo in December 2007.
This is from when we recorded synths at in April of 2008. It was recorded at Bjørn Viggo Andersens appartement featuring his lovely synth collection, and the synths are played by him. Bjørn was the original keyboard player of Gargamel and was the one playing keyboards on our debut album Watch for the Umbles.
Bjørn mostly playes the wonderful Minimoog, but also some Korg MS-20 and Moog Prodigy.
Gargamels new album will be out late 2008 or early 2009.
Filmed by Tom Uglebakken (guitar, vocals, flute and sax) and Morten Tornes (drums.)
For more info check out http://www.gargamel.no"
tube synth #2
YouTube via cirtcele
"NASTY noises from my diy tube synth with some soft focus 'scope shots at the end.
more info here - http://www.sdiy.org/pinky/tube2/tube_..."
Dutch Synthforum.nl is Back Online
via Seppe in the comments of this post: "back online, no data lost"
Gakken SX-150 on Microscopics
see the full write-up with images on the microscopics blog"My good friend Charles Webster brought me a small gift from his recent Japanese/ Australian tour to help beef up the Microscopics studio: a copy of the latest Gakken magazine which also comes with an analog synth as a simple-to-build construct kit. There’s no soldering, or hair-pulling, you just need a small screwdriver and about half an hour.
It’s like a souped up Stylophone and about the same size, with a pen (you can pretend it’s a Fairlight light pen) that makes contact with a metal (or carbon in this case) keyboard to play the notes, except the SX-150 keyboard is continuous with no note divisions, so you’ll have to determine the notes by ear like on your Theremin. It also has a filter, LFO, simple VCA and pitch envelopes, and an external input to process your Minimoog." flickr set courtesy of microscopics.
Il creatore - I primati dell'umanità
YouTube via iosonoilcreatore. Be sure to check out previous videos posted here.
"...sono i primati dell'umanità:
quest'umanità!
Il creatore ha suonato:
commodore 64
sidstation
vocoder
Brano tratto dal disco "Sei soltanto un uomo" 2008 disponibile presso:
Iperuranoaddizioni
http://iperuranoaddizioni.googlepages..."
Blofeld Keyboard Product Page Up
You can find the official Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard product page with preliminary info here (extensive specs are listed)."The little villain grows up
Not only on the outside did he gain weight, also his inner qualities have seen a remarkable step-up: besides the virtual-analog synthesis and the classic wavetables it now sports a whopping 60 megabytes of sample memory.
Just imagine to add a vocal-like noise spectrum to a typical Wavetable pad, spice-up a virtual-analog solo sound with a strong attack sample or just process any other sample with the countless oscillator and filter modulations.
Play your sound creations on the high-quality keyboard with velocity and aftertouch. Pitchbend and modulation wheel are at your disposal and, as a matter of course, you can connect a sustain pedal.
All this is packaged in a sleek metal enclosure with a big graphic display, endless stainless steel rotaries and an internal power supply.
And although it comes for an unbeatable price tag, we add something very special. It comes:
From Waldorf with Love!"
Check out the site for full specs.
Sunday, September 07, 2008
SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS MODEL 800 sequencer
via this auction"This sequencer is very rare. Only 500 were made. From the nice website synthmuseum: "The Sequential Model 800 Sequencer is a 256-event cv/gate sequencer based on microprocessor technology. This was probably Sequential's first product. Dave Smith started making these units in his garage. Early serial numbers even feature a strange sci-fi looking Sequential logo. It was built like a tank, encased in a 8"X10"X5" metal box. It represents one of the first attempts at a commercial meld between analog and digital technology..." see synthmuseum for more. As always you can find prior posts here by using the search box on the top left of the site. Here's a search for "sequential circuits model 800" - click and scroll.
Inside a Yamaha CS60
flickr set by transanalog(click for more)
"I purchased this from a classified ad back in 1996 for $75. Great sounding synth but almost impossible to keep 100% functional. Part of its "charm" I guess. Part of my personal collection."
throw-up-a-ma-tron
YouTube via PHAEDRIDER
"more good times with stuff.. drumtraks clocks eps, eps sequences eps and juno 106 juno 60 arpegiator clocked by drumtraks."
Memorymoog Demo
YouTube via thegarranimal
"This is a Moog Memorymoog. I paid $900 USD in 2002 for this beast. A couple of years ago I had some work done which brought the modulation section back into working order and added the Kenton Midi retrofit. 5 voices tune properly, one of the voice cards I suspect has a fracture. Every time after performing an autotune I have to defeat (keep it from sounding) the out of tune voice card.
The audio for this video was recorded into Cubase SX3 through an E-mu 1616M audio interface. Absolutely no effects were added. Most patches programmed by me! This demo is guerrilla style with mostly noodling - no rehearsing whatsoever...can you tell?? So please take it easy with the comments. Maybe I make a better vid later. And sorry for the squarepusher riff :)"
Using Midify to sync GlitchDS with sequencer
YouTube via Modd3d
"I'm using GlitchDS's "strum mode" to sync it with a MIDI sequencer. Basically I'm sending MIDI notes to the Midify board which converts them and presses the "left" button on the DS at the beginning of the loop and the "right" button every 1/8th note.
Since I get to control exactly when GlitchDS advances to the next step I could get really fancy with the timing if I wanted.
For more information on Midify:
http://www.division-6.com
For more information about GlitchDS:
http://www.glitchds.com"
Sync Modular
YouTube via data977
"this is Sync Modular, a modular tool for computer music creation, its already discontinued :(, stil remains my favorite software. And thats why i upload this short video, its not intended to be a review, or have quality concerns , sound and image or skills, its just beacuse i couldn´t find any other video on youtube about this software that i like a lot!!thanks.."
Ultravox on Beeb schools prog 1983 (smaller file)
YouTube via lieutenant030.
ARP Odyssey, PPG Wave 2.?, LinnDrum, Minimoog. Note the user created wavetable of Midge Ure's voice on the PPG. Also see this post for a special note on the mini. The August link takes you to a post back in August of 2006 when I originally posted the Minimoog portion of this video.
"Smaller file than 1st upload for low bandwisth users. This has been edited from the Schools programme "Science Topics" broadcast in 1983. This episode was title "Electronics In Action" and contains footage of the band performing on the Oxford Road Show in 1982, tinkering with Lament in the studio and Midge demo-ing antique synth!"
Roland Guitar Synthesizer GR-700 With G-707 Controller
images via this auction* GR-700 floor unit
* G-707 guitar controller (guitar stand is not included)
* Anvil case for floor unit
* Custom fit plush case for guitar controller
* Special 24 pin cable to connect guitar to the floor unit
* Power cable
* Midi cable
* Memory cartridge
* Manual
JUNO-60 MIDI SYNC
YouTube via AnalogMasters2000. images via this auction.
"JUNO-60 being controlled by Electribe through Midi. (Demo)"
Live September 4th 2008 Quebec city
YouTube via muzik4machines
"gear used
esx1: all sequencing and drum sounds
tx81z: reverby/pumpy sawtooth bass/lead (chain:tx81z-mfc42-alesis nanoverb-dbx266 ch1 (pump)-ch2 (compression)-mixer)
mks50: hoover/saw/lead/pumpy synth (Chain MKS-boss sl20-dbx266(stereo, mostly pump)-zoom rfx2200-mixer)
Redsound SoundBite Pro: vocals/looping
korg kaoss pad 2: delay
kaoss pad 3: loops, looper(snare rolls), grainshifter
kaossilator: noise sweeps (path: k01-mini kp(delay)-mixer)
er1: beatbox AND sidechain signal (Chain: left out-ProCo Turbo Rat-boss v-wha-boss dd5 delay-volume pedal(stereo from the delay)-mixer)
Motu midi mixer: my mixer, controlled by the BCF)
Kawai midi patchbay:guess
dbx mc 6: output compressor
NOT used:
a computer, besides recording it; no edition, no mastering, What you hear is what I send out of the main outs"
Some track details:
"music is the answer nothing special, the bass is wood piano from the tx81z factory presets
Apregarot/Pedal pumper/Pumping Jack Flash/flay-a-live/benny/
The interweb.../Deadm0uch3 some nice trance gating from the SL20
Damn! Hoover/jam 1 good kaoss pad vocoding form 5:30
Public Interest/Organ Donor(1) redsound as a one shot sampler for vocals form the middle
Hands up/jam 2/Recovery from 3 to around 6, using the redsound as a keyboard//kaoss pad 3 reverse loper(around 7 minutes)
Organ Donor(2)/Tracne nice MKs 50 leads, nothing really solo
les legumes using the redsound as a regular sampler
smells like teen spirit punks dancing(lol) and the power of the mks gated by the boss SL20"
in general:
"in all of them you have the wld tx81z saw bass(and someties the classic solid/lately bass)
the mfc42 is used on the saw bass regularely, giving it a 303 clone sound
a lot of the time I use the redsound as a traditional sampler instead of looping with it(actually, in this gig i didn't even use it to loop, just to load voice samples/noises
also, the ER1 goes thru a rat distortion+boss v-wha+delay and i wha it most of the time, sometimes with the formant filter, sometimes with the regular crybaby"
:: audio / signal flow by Mr_Union
Mr_Union wrote in with a link to his flickr set, blog, and MySpace page. It's an interesting set. On his flickr pages you will see images of his work flow - what gear is connected to what. On his blog you will find tracks with descriptions on the gear and workflow used for each. His MySpace page of course has the final music created with the gear.
Roland CMU-800R
images via this auction"A history of these units can be found at: link. Check out the matrixsynth link for details on how the first unit ran."
You can find all posts here. Note this does require software to interface with the Apple IIe, and that software is included in the auction according to the seller. There is also MIDI Conversion kit. You can find more info on it here.
buchla doom chorddd
YouTube via otisvue
"3 channels/sounds in play - the gothic/doom-sound, the electronic buzz pattern (not from sequencer), and a low bubbling noise you can't hear well until it catches the echo. note how the 4-channel mix patterns (controls in upper left) affect how each signal is echoed without changing the analog echo controls."
The Jive Turkey At Play
YouTube via NYRADFilms. Trippy video - wish the audio was better on this one.
Reminded me of The Cure's The Top days with the drums and color.
"esting out his new Yamaha CS2X Control Synthesizer, it's The Jive Turkey Of Funkadelia... with his co-hort and partner-in-crime, The Honkey Cat.
Noodling around, finding the sound, in the TV19 studios, May 2001.
Keyboards/Drum-Type Noises: The Jive Turkey
Djembe/Camera/Director: The Honkey Cat... Don't Fall In Love."
Switched Off Bach / Invention #4 / SH-1000 vs SH-2000
YouTube via btpro. music starts at :35.
"The Joy of the Preset-Synthesizer. First battle is Roland SH-1000 vs SH-2000!
I like Preset-Synthesizer. An engineer made sound with analog technology at the time without the sampling technology.
It was often that I heard a sound different from the displayed name in them.
I often thought "Is this the sound of the piano?".
But I can imagine a desperate face of the engineers who are going to make a genuine sound with an analog circuit.
It is very exciting/humorous for me.
Roland SH-1000 is Japanese first synthesizer and SH-2000 is Preset-synthesizer for organist.
I love them! Please enjoy!"
iPhone Synthesizer
YouTube via kabal13
"Just a short vid of an audio synthesizer i've been working on for the iPhone"
Waldorf Q Rack
images via this auction via Pawn sphinx in the forumvia the auction details:
"Music I've made using the Q"
Processing external audio with an analog modular synthesizer
Processing external audio with an analog modular synthesizer from Isotope Of Me on Vimeo.
"I started feeling guilty about not running external audio through my modular more often, so thought I'd put together a clip of a few different types of modulation that a basic modular setup is capable of. The audio is a recording of my friend Anna (she would never tell me what it is that she is saying) from a few years ago. This video includes processing with the Ring Modulator, Audio rate and Low Frequency Amplitude Modulation and Filtering (LP, BP and HP). There's an mp3 of a short ambient tone poem that I improvised this morning that uses the ring modulation technique on my site isotopeofme.com."
Elektron Machinedrum SPS 1 UW MK 1
New Serge M-odule: The CV Processor M-odule!
via Bakis
"a new Serge M-odule has been released: the 'CV Processor' m-odule.
it contains a Scaling Processor, a Dual Processor, an Active Processor, a Dual Comparator and a Schmitt Triggers module. Price is 1600 usd.
it is a very useful m-odule, that takes care of all your scaling, attenuation , cv mixing, cv offset needs, plus you get two comparators and a schmitt trigger module for any 'set-reset flip-flop' applications you may have."
Klaus Schulze: Electronic Music Legend
Klaus Schulze: Electronic Music Legend (Book by Greg Allen (c) 2008)Chapter 3 - Klaus’ Early Instruments 21
TEISCO organ 21
ARP 2600P 21
Moog Modular 22
EMS VCS3 - Modular Synthesizer 23
EMS Synthi A 23
ARP Odyssey 1972-1974 24
The Minimoog 24
The Mellotron 24
Korg Poly Synthi PS-3300 25
Fairlight Computer Music Instrument 25
Harald Grosskopf Sketch of Klaus Schulze’s Studio 1976 26
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Pink Floyd - One of my Turns intro (Prophet-5)
YouTube via mrduckbutt
"Pink Floyd's "One of my Turns" intro played on Prophet 5 synthesizer. Warning - These depressing chords will likely make you want to commit suicide. Also threw in booming octave bass notes at the end (think of that scary synth part in "Goodbye Blue Sky").
Here are the synth settings:
Poly-Mod: Filter Env = 7.5, Osc B = 0, Dest = Freq A
LFO: Freq = 2.5, Wave = Triangle
Wheel-Mod: Source = LFO, Dest = Filter (I use a slight amount of wheel to give the sound a movement)
Osc A: Freq = 3, Wave = Saw, Sync = On
Osc B: Freq = 3, Wave = None, KB = On, Lo Freq = Off
Mixer: Osc A = 5, Osc B = 5, Noise = 0
Filter: Cutoff = 5.5, Res = 1.5, Env = 0, Attack = 3.5, Decay = 7.5, Sustain = 0, KB = On
Amp: Attack = 0, Decay = 0, Sustain = 10
Release: Off"
KORG KR-77
images via this auction
"This Auction is for a rare Korg kpr-77 drum machine
It was originaly sold at around the same time as the Roland TR-606. In alot of ways its very similar to the TR-606 ITs pretty much exactly the same size , has the same number of sounds Kick,Snare,Open hat,Closed hat,Cymbal/Clap,Low tom and High Tom. It has two trigger outs that are 1/4 inch outs as aposed to the little ones on the 606. It also has Dyn Sync so could be synced to a tr-606 or tb-303 etc but i think korgs sync 48 ppqn.
I have owned a few 606s in the past and much prefer the sound of the kpr-77 the Toms are awsome the kick isnt as tight as the 606 but sits nicely next to the toms the hats are really nice metalic sounding and the clap is hipnotic."
Update via weatherall in the comments: "samples are here:
http://machines.hyperreal.org/
A-3000 LIVE EXPERIMENT 1
YouTube via PHONICPOTION. Roland TR-909, MC-202, Yamaha CS?
A-3000 LIVE EXPERIMENT 2
ARP 2500 Modular and TR-808
YouTube via buchla300
"Just a small jam on the 2500 with the 808 triggering it and mixed in."
Sherman Filterbank goes Acid
YouTube via lasercicalone
"Try to transform a simple sound from Elektron Monomachine to analog acid sound"
PVST Automation
PVST Automation from Aaron McCammon on Vimeo.
"Basic stuff. Demonstration of parameter automation, learn, midi learn, manual assignment, editing, etc. for Polac VST in the modular host, Jeskola Buzz."
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