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Saturday, November 08, 2008

The Octopus Project - Music Is Happiness

YouTube via brokencircuit. Anyone know what keyboard she's playing? There's a shot of it at 2:51. Definitely a home keyboard, but I'm not sure which one. Theremin comes in at 1:38.
"Music Video for "Music Is Happiness", by The Octopus Project."

Spectralis. Five Months Later

YouTube via complexy
"Only RT Spectralis, no external FX, no drum loops, no other Synths...This machine is fantastic!!!"

Klee Sequencer debug

flickr by dr.photon
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"the chance meeting on an operating table of a sewing machine and an umbrella"

The Daily Noodle 0011

Serge + Blippoo Box
via mono-poly's public channel where you will find more.

Customsynth.co.uk White Frost Roland V-Synth GT

via CustomSynth

more images here

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Amplitude modulation on the Blofeld

via Boele of SCD.

"This file [AMonSinus.mp3] shows a single oscillator (sinus) where the level is modulated by an LFO (also sinus) on high speed. (Around 140 Hz). The oscillator is also FM-ed with a fast envelope to give it a little more punch at the start. Not bad at all for a digital synth!"

"Then again, nothing beats a good old Memorymoog :) Let the beast run a very slow arp, add an even slower delay and long reverb, dim the lights and voila! memorysphere.mp3"

You can find the sysex for the amplitude modulation patch here.

IEC 3 Prong Detachable Mains

via synthwood

# Precise and clean cut hole in the chassis
# 10A 250V rated IEC jack (snap in or screw mounted)
# $25 parts/labor for all synthwood service customers

VEMIA - Moog Vocoder

via this VEMIA auction
"Very rare and sought-after, and in excellent working condition, serviced last week by James Walker at Synth Repair Services. 110/240V switchable. James' report: 'As you can see the unit is not in good cosmetic condition but is 100% functional (though the switch labelled Hiss Buzz has an extra stop (i.e. 4 instead of 3 ) which does nothing). The pics should show the damage to the rack ear on the right hand side (someone has glued it back on and painted over the crack). It seems to hold but I haven't racked it up. The other ear is missing the handle and as seen from the moog logo looks like it is a right hand panel on the left hand side.' These side panels were a clever design which was interchangeable, so maybe spares are still available. There is some scratching to the bottom left of the front panel - see pic - but otherwise the front panel is much much better than the sides! Copy manual can be included."

VEMIA - Gleeman Pentaphonic Clear

via this VEMIA auction
"A very late entry, this incredibly rare machine has just been discovered in the storage area of the remains of one of the largest collections of vintage synths in England, if not the world. It is believed to have been fuly working before storage, but hasn't been tested since its re-discovery today. If there is a bid on it, it will be shipped (it has its own flightcase) to a competent tech for a thorough service and calibration, so will be sent to a buyer in perfect working order, with all the work done at the seller's expense. This means there may be a delay before it can be sent to the buyer, but that would be expected to be no longer than two weeks maximum. 110V US power supply, so transformer needed."

Roland System 700

via Anon

Roland System 100

images at this auction

"ROLAND System 100,include here is model 101 Synthesizers,102 Expander,103 Mixer,104 Sequencer and 109 Speakers in superb mint condition... This vintage analog mixer is purely heaven send,the built in reverb is the most spacey one i'd ever heard,it send every note to galaxy that made the system 100 sound so unique and distinguish that absolute no other synth can touch.it also has separate line out for studio and livestage.the echo in- and output exclusively for RE-201 space echo. What can i said about the speakers?...you will hardly believe such huge puffed tone can came out from such tiny pair of speakers,you really need to hear to believe and wonder how roland did that."

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Debussy Kits for LSDJ!

YouTube via littlescale
"Demo video for some Debussy piano kits for the Game Boy music program LSDJ."

waldorf blofeld teil dreizehn

YouTube via thegoacyst
"simple psytrance progression made using sounds only from blofeld - this includes the drum sounds! the patches are self made."

DIY Analog Synth Demo #2

YouTube via rodriemi. follow-up to this post.
"On http://arsamus-lineal-tml01.blogspot.... you can see details

This is another a demo of an do-it-yourself analog synth I designed and build. In this video I show different sounds.

There are five audio tracks in this demo. Except drums, all you can hear cames from the synth. Of course is a monophonic synth so I had to record each track at a time using diferent patches.

You can hear a "polyphonic" synth, I had to recorded in three takes, one for each voice of each chord.

Sequenced tracks are played via MIDI capabilities.

Mix without effects

Remember I just want to show the synth no my performance skills!!!"

RED MARTIAN - YOUR COMPUTER [1993]

YouTube via redmartian
"Recorded at Hot Traxx (Garland, Texas) in 1993. Yes, I brought everything into a heavy metal recording studio in the back of an El Camino (thanks to Brian Rogers). Here is the equipment list:
- Roland SVC-350 Vocoder
- Roland Alpha Juno (bass line)
- Sequential Circuits Prophet T-8 (additional bass and solo)
- Sequential Circuits Six-Trak (lead)
- Sequential Circuits Prophet-600 (lead)
- Ensoniq Performance Sampler (ERROR 144 - REBOOT?)
- SDF-3 running BSDI BSD/386
- Telebit Trailblazer TB+ plus (calling 'adaptex' over UUCP)
- Pascal Blin (Official French Guy)
- Drums sampled from Kraftwerk's Computer World record
- Vietnamese vocal by Hoang Oanh from Hon Von Phu

The Telebit was sampled live in the studio because I did not have a SCSI interface on the EPS. The song was supposed to be released on an 'Analogue Heaven' compilation that never materialized and sat on DAT until 2004 when I remastered it and added Pascal Blin's vocal to fill in what I felt were empty spots. Pascal did not know what the words meant but was very concerned about pronouncing them correctly."

Yusynth Part 7

via Synth.nl where you will find the full post.

"I received the first front panels I ordered from Bridechamber a while ago. On the left you see a panel that is intended for a Yusynth Fixed Filter Bank. I also ordered the PCB and all the components for this module from Bridechamber since I didn't make that one yet, but I didn't receive it yet."

Drawdio on Veroboard

Drawdio on Veroboard from Dylski on Vimeo.
"Drawdio is a pencil that lets you draw with music.
The main project details are here: ladyada.net/make/drawdio/index.html
My Veroboard version notes are at: 2ne1.com/drawdio"
via ladyada's ranting

トリオ・ザ・DS-10 (Trio the DS-10) in EXTRA 2008

YouTube via aqi
"Trio the DS-10,known as a unit using only KORG DS-10,performed in EXTRA HYPER GAME MUSIC EVENT 2008 at STUDIO COAST(TOKYO).In front of about 2,000 people!!!
http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/13/...
About "EXTRA"
About KORG DS-10
DS-10 blog

ZooZBeat iPhone

YouTube via zoozmobile
"Playing ZooZBeat in the car. Check out http://www.zoozmobile.com"
You can get ZooZBeat here:

and ZooZBeat Lite here:

Pug With Synthesizer

flickr by zoomar

full size

Ensoniq EPS

"Part of the Disinterested Pug With Found Objects series."

Friday, November 07, 2008

Oberheim OB-Xa LFO to Filter

Oberheim OB-Xa in Unison mode. Reverb and phaser followed by none. WAV file.

"Autodrive" by Herbie Hancock

YouTube via backporchvideos. sent my way via Ed. Roland Jupiter-8 and ARP 2500.
"I think the same guy who did Thomas Dolby's early videos had a hand (no pun intended) in this one. Aired 5-12-84."

RICKWAKEMAN - Orpheus Song, Lisztomania (1975) (RARE!)

YouTube via dwiananda28
"Lagu Magis dari Rick dgn Moog synthesizernya..terkenal di th 1975 setelah album six wife of henry XIII"

FutureRetro XS self-generating patch

YouTube via radambe
"Here is a self generating patch on the new futureretro XS. Just received this incredible machine from Big City Music this afternoon.
Audio is run from the XS into a Lexicon MX-400."

Synthesizer Treffen Schweiz 2006

YouTube via Metunar
"Video of the Swiss Synthesizer Meeting in 2006.
(Rapid Equipment Movement)"

Update: videos now on a different YouTube account:
http://www.youtube.com/user/SwissSynthMeeting

Korg Poly Ensemble S K-5

images at this auction

Oberheim OB-8

images at this auction

Macbeth M3X

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via this auction

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AtomoSynth Abyssal Clear Edition

more images at AtomoSynth

Oberheim Xpander

via this CL listing
"The Oberheim Xpander was an analog synthesiser launched by Oberheim in 1984 and discontinued in 1988. It was essentially a keyboardless, six-voice version of the Matrix-12. Utilizing Oberheim's Matrix Modulation (TM) technology, the Xpander combined analog audio generation (VCOs, VCF and VCAs) with the flexibility of digital controls logic.

The Xpander "Owner's Manual, First Edition" describes the technology as this:

"An analogy to the Matrix Modulation system might be all of those millions of wires that existed on the first modular synthesizers. As cumbersome as all of that wiring was, it alllowed the user to connect any input to any output, resulting in sophistication and flexibility unmatched by any programmable synthesizer...until now."

Analog Components

Each of the six voices of the Xpander is completely independent. That is to say, each could be configured to create a different timbre - this is accomplished via the multi-patch mode which will be described below.

Starting at waveform generation, each voice has two voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs). Each of which is capable of generating sawtooth, triangle, pulse or noise waveforms. Furthermore, the "duty cycle" of the pulse width can be modulated as well. Although perhaps better known for subractive synthesis, the Xpander is also capable of frequency modulation (FM) synthesis by modulating VCO 1 with VCO2.

Moving on from the VCOs, the signal then passes through a multi-mode voltage controlled filter (VCF). The available modes on the filter are:

* one-, two-, three- and four-pole low pass
* one-, two and three-pole high pass
* two- and four-pole band pass
* two-pole notch
* three-pole phase shift
* two- and three-pole high pass plus one-pole low pass
* two-pole notch plus one-pole low pass
* three-pole phase shift plus one-pole low pass

From the filter, there are two sequential voltage controlled amplifiers (VCAs) through which the signal must pass. And finally the audio is delivered to a variety of outputs: mono, stereo and six independent outputs (corresponding to the six voices).

Digital Controls

Of those analog audio components (VCOs, VCF and VCAs), each can be modulated by several different digital controls.

* ADSR Envelopes - each voice can have up to five envelope generators. Each envelope is of the standard Attack-Decay-Sustain-Release model (ADSR), with the addition of an initial Delay phase, thus making them DADSR envelopes, to be exact.
* Low Frequency Oscillators (LFOs) - each voice can have up to five LFOs applied. Each LFO can have a different waveform: triangle, square, up-saw, down-saw, random or noise. Additionally, a sampling mode is provided, whereby an independent source (e.g. a different LFO) is sampled at a set frequency.
* Lag Generator - the lag function is similar to portamento on traditional sythesizers. However, the lag modulation in the Xpander can be applied to any control or audio signal.
* Ramp Generators - each voice can have up to four ramp generators. Similar to the attack portion of an ADSR envelope, the ramp generates a linear signal from zero to the user-defined ramp height.
* Tracking Generators - there are three tracking generators available for each voice. The tracking generator provides a mapping from a control source (e.g. key range on the keyboard, or volume pedal, or mod wheel) to a modified output, based on the user-defined settings of the generator."

Nord Wave - Impressions

You can find the full review with samples on Carbon111
"As an added bonus, Clavia has licensed the original Mellotron library (with their hissy, warbly, warts-and-all character) for use in the Wave as well as some very high-quality samples from some respected third parties so there's plenty of fodder for interesting sound design right out of the box. Integrating samples into a VA environment is a blast with all the cross-modulation and unusual filtering that can be done!"

via SYNTHWIRE

Richard Brewster MegaHz 101108 modular analog synthesizer

YouTube via halmcgeevideo
"Richard Brewster in performance at Day One of the MegaHz Fest at The Bridge PAI, 205 Monticello Road, Charlottesville, Virginia, Saturday, October 11, 2008. This was Richard Brewster's first live performance in 25 years, and presented here is most of one of two performances by Brewster that day on his MOTM-style modular analog synthesizer. The MegaHz Fest was a two day experimental music and noise event in Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia, presented by the HzCollective. Filmed by Christopher Miller, with Hal McGee's Sony CCD-TRV138 NTSC Hi8 analog video camera."

LYNC LN-1000 JAN HAMMER Keytar

via this auction, via the forum.
see the update below
"The most mythical, the most wanted keytar in the world. The keytar which was used (a custom model) by Jan Hammer. It has been nicknamed "The Rolls-Royce of the keytars".

This is not the (inferior) LN-4: this is the next (and improved) model LN-1000.

Much better than the Roland AX-1 / AX-7 and others:
- 49 keys / 4 full octaves (The Roland only has 45 keys).
- Velocity sensitive keys with AFTERTOUCH (Roland keys only transmit velocity).
- Real continuous controller mod/pitch wheels (The Roland only has a very awkward and almost unusable ribbon / D-beam control).
- ...And much more (if you are looking this article, that's because you already know what type of jewel the Lync LN-1000 is, compared to other keytars...)

The original manual and cables are included. It feeds directly from the MIDI port by means of an ad-hoc little box which is connnected both to the electrical plug and the MIDI cable (as I'm not the original owner of the keytar, I'm not sure if this was the default configuration, but I suspect that it was modified in order to allow this MIDI-feeding)."

Update via Richard Lainhart of O-Town Media:
"One comment about this - the LN-4 is actually the superior controller. The LN-1000 was designed to be a lower-cost, less fully-featured version of the LN-4.

For example, the LN-4 had a separate rackmount interface/power supply that provided 4 MIDI outputs; each MIDI output was separately programmable and controllable from the LN-4. The LN-1000 had a single built-in MIDI output, and was battery-powered.

That's not to say that the LN-1000 is a dog; far from it. But it isn't superior to the LN-4. (I owned an LN-4, used to work for Lync, and wrote the manuals for both controllers.)"

machinedrum RAM machines

YouTube via vcovcfvca
"Sampling from the audio inputs on the machinedrum in order to layer loops and tweak samples. Once recorded and looping you can easily tweak the samples just like any other track on the md. I do minimal (safe) tweaks here to (try to) keep the groove going but you can easily mess with start and end points for stutter effect, etc.

A simple 1 bar pattern, 3 RAM machines filled w/ keyboard parts live, nord electro2, dsi mono evolver keyboard (MEK), mackie 802-vlz3, ehx holy stain, ehx stereo memory man with hazarai"

VEMIA - Yamaha CS40M

via this VEMIA auction

"Yamaha's huge programmable analogue duosynth in good working order and basically good condition - three knobs and one switch have been replaced, it seems, and the new white parts do show up the yellowy originals. Looking at pics on google, though, this seems to be the same with almost all CS40Ms."

VEMIA - LL Electronics Rozzbox One V2

via this VEMIA auction

"The Rozzbox with tubes. This one is the third ever made, and in practically immaculate condition except that either the maker or the owner has put felt on the bottom of the wooden end cheeks, and that is starting to peel away and look a little messy. The label underneath says Rozzbox One V2, 5 Voices w/ Tube Filter. Made in 2007."

VEMIA - SMS Analogue Modular Synthesizer

via this VEMIA auction

"Wow, if the previous lot of SMS gear was pretty rare, this set of seven 1U modular synth rackmounts is extraordinarily rare, and quite possibly the only one available in the world. There are supposed to be five sets possibly in existence, but I've never heard of anyone being able to buy one. It's also very beautifully made, with an excellent choice of colour and solid, tough materials. I'll be playing with this during the week - it only arrived at VEMIA 48 hours ago - and so far have enjoyed it a lot - **bubbly backgrounds are one of its strengths, squelchy filter lines, and percussive syncopations**. Huge potential, and a pleasure to mess about with. 2x CV Buffers, HB Morph Lag, 2x DC Level Shifters, 2x Attenuator/Inverters, 2x Oscillators with Wave Modulation, Linear Oscillator, Sample & Hold, Noise, Lag, Ring Mod, 2x Envelopes, 2x Amplifiers, and 2x Filters."

Appendage Touch Ribbon Controller Third Video

YouTube via ScottStites. follow-up to these videos.
"100mm. It's not the size that counts...."

Minimoog + SCI Pro-One + Prophet VS + Roland Juno-60

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

'The Machine'

bass-drone: SCI Pro-One;
lead sound and deep bass: Moog Minimoog;
analog pad and fx sounds: SCI Prophet VS;
sweep sound: Roland Juno-60 in hold-mode;

no overdubbing, no sequencer software used

Unfortunately it came by the youtube sound compression to a few unwanted digital noises in the sound."

【DEMO】musictrack MT-1

YouTube via musictrackjp
"musictrack Original VirtualAnalog Synthesizer【MT-1】

まさにDTMビギナーのためのアナログ・ソフトシンセ。
シンセの原点は、これでマスターすべし！

ミュージックトラック　オフィシャルレビュー

ビギナー向け、ソフトウェア・シンセサイザーMT-1の魅力に迫ります。

レビューの詳細なレポート、高音質バージョンはMusicTrackのオフィシャルレビューで公開中です。"

Googlish:
"musictrack Original VirtualAnalog Synthesizer MT-1 []

For beginners just Analog DTM software synthesizers.
Since the origin of the master SUBESHI it!

OFISHARUREBYU music tracks

For beginners, the software synthesizer迫RIMASU with the charm of MT-1.

The report reviews the detailed, high-quality version of the OFISHARURE MusicTrack public view."

【DEMO】ROLAND JUNO-106

YouTube via musictrackjp
"往年の国産アナログシンセ【JUNO-106】
そのサウンドに迫る！

ミュージックトラック　オフィシャルレビュー

国産のコンシューマ向け、ポリフォニックシンセサイザーJUNO-106。
いまだに人気のその秘密を探ります。

レビューの詳細なレポート、高音質バージョンはMusicTrackのオフィシャルレビューで公開中です。 "

Googlish:
"ANAROGUSHINSE old domestic JUNO-106 []
Close to the sound!

OFISHARUREBYU music tracks

Domestic consumer, PORIFONIKKUSHINSESAIZA JUNO-106.
Most still seeking the secret.

The report reviews the detailed, high-quality version of the OFISHARURE MusicTrack public view."

Circuit bent friend face

YouTube via frostedminipete
"I don't know why this idea didn't cross my mind until recently. The touch contacts on my MT-55 produce awesome sounds... here's another way to achieve them :P EVERYBODY CLAP FOR JENNIE FOR BEING SUCH A GOOD SPORT.

(obviously, one person touching each contact, touch the other person for the sound...just in case anybody was still unsure)"

Analogue with Digital

via Veqtor

"I made a little tutorial and sound example about the art of extending analogue modular sounds with digital effects, with some ideas and tips."

"So, for fun I wanted to do something with my currently extremely limited modular: I patched 2 ADSR's from my A-143-2 into self-trigger mode, with their speeds set to high. This creates two oscillators with a waveform which goes from saw-wave, to triangle and into ramp. Then I ran them into my passive ring-mod. The output was recorded while I tweaked away at it."

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