Beatrice Antolini @ Teatro Piccolo Pietralata, 07.11.2008

flickr by d_arkshines

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Remy, René vd Wouden & Ron Boots - Live in Grugapark

YouTube via Ceasar64
"Jamsession of three of the best Dutch synthesizer-players. Recorded in Grugapark, Essen, Germany, 16-08-2008"

korg ds-10 Tune.

YouTube via maco1cma
"Tune made with the Korg ds-10 Synthesizer."
KORG DS-10 on Ebay
KORG DS-10 on Amazon

Appendage Touch Ribbon Sixth Video: TFS controls modulation

YouTube via ScottStites
"Appendage TFS Voltage output controlling a VCA that's feeding an LFO to its modulation input. The bend and initial voltages are controlling the VCO pitch. Slide output is not used in this video."

Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Tape Delay with Roland HS-60 analog synthesizer JUNO 106

YouTube via caroy111
"Here a little demo of my roland hs-60 with my echoplex tape delay. It made some nice and crazy sounds!"

Glitch monster sk-1.mov

YouTube via kidtronic
"This is a one-of-a-kind patchable glitch box. It is dozens of hours of soldering spagetti by the inventor www.kingcapitalpunishment.com You can find it on his website under one of a kind devices. It was once a Casio sk-1. Features I am NOT demonstrating here: Hendrix-style feedback loops using the microphone send and the drum machine glitch out. Oceanus shows some of that drum thing, so instead i thought I'd simply patch up and go. The click beat your hearing are the 8 mechanical relays that switch on the glitch patch. I am also not using the light source VCA. This machine is simply mad, Mad i tell you! You can do melodic flutes with poly-portemento, vibrato and built-in echo but I didn't do that either. Madness in a box. Lots of fun."

Itinerant Keyboard and Diplomat interface module

YouTube via TheUmbrellaCo
"The Itinerant is 5th in the now epic "Tourist" series of circuit bent keyboards built into antique suitcases. It takes a departure being built around the classic kit keyboard design we all know and love for its juicy wonderful analog waveforms. The controls are centered around user assignables rather than presets. The nature of these keyboards is more that of momentary beauty than solid SK-1 predictability. It is shown here sequenced by the Diplomat interface module. The Diplomat is a new addition in the Umbrella Company arsenal. It is a 40 A/D input, 8 midi/analog switching output interface and controller. The main bay features pairs for 40 different ascii signals which are transmitted over a standard usb cable, and can then be used for just about anything. Shown here, the 'a' pair is connected to a plate and alligator clip and is being used to start a sequence in Max which steps through 5 midi messeges at about 185 bpm. The midi is then used by the Diplomat's output section to trigger the connection of 5 respective bends in the main bay of the keyboard. The apple remote is also demonstrated for a bend switching application. Also on the front panel: convenient voltage leads for motors and solenoids, and power/midi indicator leds. Both pieces are available on ebay this week! Feel free to email with questions at theumbrellacompany@yahoo.com
Enjoy!"

Some Evolver patches

video upload by DennisBastian

"A few patches on the DSI Evolver I made. Everything is made from scratch, no modified presets. No external effects."

Korg DS-10 V1

YouTube via altecapollyon
KORG DS-10 on Ebay
KORG DS-10 on Amazon

ARP Pro Soloist DGX

images at this auction
"This synth is a rare variation on the Pro Soloist. ARP labeled this a "digital synthesizer", but don't let that fool you--there is nothing digital about the sound of this synth. The label simply refers to the rudimentary method of patch storage, which uses some ones and zeros. The sound of this beast is full of creamy 70's analog goodness. There are few controls to alter the patches, but the sounds are really well chosen and useful, so you won't want to change them much anyway. Having a preset synthesizer on stage is advantageous; now you won't have to adjust all those sliders on the Odyssey every time you play out. Check out the pictures of the patch names--it is worth buying this synth just to select the patch entitled, "NOZE".

This synth sounds great. A few of the switches for the "Touch Sensor Effects" are not working. There is no aftertouch or velocity on the Pro/DGX; the switches simply apply an envelope to different parameters. The most important of these switches (REPEAT, WOW, and VIBRATO) do work and GROWL occasionally works on some patches. All the presets work great, as do the slider controls, though BRILLIANCE sometimes has a crackly spot if not used frequently. And, of course, the slider caps are gone."

Update via the world of next tuesday in the comments: "Actually it uses a single high frequency digital square wave oscillator that's divided down then analog waveshaped with an analog signal path, vcf and some fixed filters. One big thing that the digital tech impacts is there is no direct way I've ever seen of to control the pitch via CV. I guess you put a switch under every key though.

The presets are also recalled on a digital matrix, but that wouldn't impact the sound by itself."

Technosaurus Selector B Modular Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

"This is a fully analog modular synthesizer with the following modules: 3 VCO / VCF 2 / Dual ENV / LFO / VCA / Control MIDI in a 9 unit high 19 inch rack unit. Includes seperate powersupply (220/230 volts), meaning that buyers from the US will have to get a step up transformer, 12 patch cords to get you started, and manual"

Fotos vom Ambient Circle Synthesizertreffen

You can find more images of the event via HaJo here.

Novation 25SL Compact IPOD Touch TOUCHOSC MOD

YouTube via autoflavour

"A quick video demonstrating a MOD i did to my Novation midi controller and my ipod touch.

TouchOSC is awesome little software, just like having a Lemur, only infinitely cheaper.. and the mod is completely reversible ..

Its extended the functionality of an already very useful keyboard. No keyboards were harmed in the making of this video

Novation 25SL Compact and TouchOSC controlling Ableton 7 and a Access virus Snow.

For my music, check out http://www.myspace.com/zumkabel or http://www.autoflavour.com Song is Darker Early by Broke:Kabel"

You can find TouchOSC here:

WALL-E Sound Design

Collider.com has a few videos up on Ben Burtt's sound design for WALL-E. Definitely worth check out. You can find the post here.

via Aleksandar

Cold and Wet

DSI Mopho track by Stefan Trippler: mopho15.mp3

Analogue Systems rs35 External Processor -Guitar Synth

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Here is the incredible Analogue Systems rs35 External Processor eurorack synthesizer module.

The rs35 is a frequency (or pitch) to voltage converter. It can turn virtually any sound source into a one volt per octave voltage allowing you to control an analog synthesizer.

We are running a Strat into the Barber Electronics TonePress compressor pedal for added sustain. The guitar signal is then run into the low pass filter section of the A.S. rs110 Multimode filter to roll off some of the highs.

Now we run the audio into the rs35 'Frequency In'. The rs35's voltage out goes to the rs95 voltage controlled oscillator. We're using various modules to alter the oscillator sound including the rs100 Low Pass filter, the rs120 Comb Filter, and the rs290 voltage controlled digital delay/sampler.

Finally, a practical, easy way to play your analog synthesizer with a guitar. Rad."

MicroKorg Synthesizer

YouTube via acegunna1
"trying to throw different sets up as fast as possible"

Johnny Sharp "the FLEA HOP" ROLLERrewind Skateland, Brookpar

YouTube via UTURN8888
"Roller skating boogies are an art to themselves. They are fun to play! The crowd feeds the energy...good crowd...good boogie! The YAHAMA HX-1 was being phased in here, but, the synthesizer was still within reach. This is studio video from 2/89."

NEPTUNE 2 triangle waveform

YouTube via Dogboy73
"Short video demonstrating the triangle wave on oscillator 3 (only oscillator 3 is being used). Filter frequency, resonance & the filter envelope mod depth are being tweaked. A bit of ring mod is added towards the end."

Acid soundz using MPC2500 and FR-777

YouTube via booster69
"Just recently acquired these two awesome pieces of kit.
The video is just me messing around with them!!"

x0xb0x Filter modulation

YouTube via booster69
"My latest x0x includes the awesome filter modulation modification. Other mods include filter overdrive and resonance boost."

x0xb0x SokkOS swing and loop

"Examples of the swing and loop functions using the SokkOS firmware on the x0xb0x. These little touches make this TB303 clone even more fun!!"

x0xb0x

"I built this x0xb0x a few months ago. The x0x is a great 303 emulation, made even better with improved software which gives the ability to actually understand how to program a bassline!
Big love to Limor and the crew at Ladyada.net for coming up with the x0x, it rocks!:-)

Mods include:-
VCF overdrive switch, resonance boost switch, increased ENV mod range, increased accent range, increased filter low-end.

Also:-
all flat LEDs of various colours, power switch, a different fascia (thanks to c0nsumer for making his .ai file available for editing!) and the SokkOS modified firmware."

x0xb0x x0xio

YouTube via booster69
"TR909 - x0xb0x x0xio x 2.
909 synced by Black-x0x via DIN.
Silver-x0x synced by Black-xox via MIDI.
Black x0x Filter-CV is being tracked by Silver x0x CV out(pitch)."
Blue LEDs on the 909.

x0xb0x x0xio to Korg MS20

YouTube via booster69
"Some simple patching using the x0xio rear panel:-
x0x VCO out - MS20 ESP - Triggering MS20 oscillators.
x0x sweep out - MS20 lowpass filter.
x0x gate out - MS20 VCA."

More x0xb0x x0xio to Korg MS20

"More simple patching using the x0xio rear panel:-
x0x VCO out - MS20 ESP - Pre MS20 filters.
MS20 ESP CV - MS20 highpass filter.
x0x sweep out - lowpass filter.
x0x gate out - MS20 VCA."

303 VS x0xb0x

YouTube via BIM0X
"comparing a genuine TB303 versus a x0xb0x
Tb-303 is controlled by x0xb0x through Kenton kit (CV GATE inputs)"

x0xb0x1108.avi

YouTube via accenter

Noise Trio, Free iPhone synthesizer with KAOSSILATOR-alike Scale

YouTube via koyamatsuo
"Free iPhone synthesizer from the maker of Noise.io Pro. It has three instruments with scale like KAOSSILATOR. First played Rock Guitar with blues scale, then Arabic flute and Japanese Bells."
You can find Noise Trio here:

You can find Noise.io here:

Modular Synthesizer Extreme Close-up

flickr by Maschinenraum

"Best viewed Large On Black

Extreme close-up shot from the frontpanel of the Modular Synthesizer. There's things about hardware that aren't imitable.

Nikon D300, Tamron SP AF 90mm F/2,8 Di 1:1 Macro"


via the Synthesizers & Keyboards flickr set by Machinenraum. There are some incredible shots there.

CGS Analog Computer Construction

vis sduck on this electro-music.com thread.


Bridechamger CGS Analog Computer
Catgirl Synth

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flickr by Inglizian. You can find images in the flickr set here.

Chopin/Valse with Korg NanoKey and NanoPad

YouTube via btpro.
"Play Chopin's Valse with Korg NanoKey and NanoPad. コルグの NanoKey と NanoPad でショパンの子犬のワルツを演奏。 音域が足りないのでメロディーは２つに分けて録音。 最初にメロディーを低域、高域で分けて弾いて録画し、それに合わ せてベースパートを録画、最後に NanoPad にコードを割り振って和音パートを録画して編集し... "
Googlish:
"Play Chopin's Valse with Korg NanoKey and NanoPad. NanoPad Korg in the NanoKey and playing Chopin's Minute Waltz. Melody is a lack of range in two separate recording. The first song to low-frequency, high-range playing the recorded separately and then put together in part based on recordings at the end, the chord割RI振っNanoPad part of the code and edit the recording."
KORG Nano controllers on Ebay

Jeff Beck - Blue Wind

YouTube via CloudFROST. Lync keytar. via Josh.

"Jeff Beck, Jan Hammer and Simon Phillips playing the classic song "Blue Wind" from Jeff's album "WIRED" 1976"

Update via va69nm: "Hell no! that's Jan playing his custom Probe controller, originally developed by Roger Powell for his gig with Utopia...arguably the original 'keytar,' with respect to Mattson's Syntar and George Duke's Clavitar. Hammer's controller was custom-wired to his Minimoog/Oberheim SEM rig that, per Hammer's own marketing of the day, "sounds a lot like a guitar." Powell's Probe had a different, smaller pitchbend/mod wheel array, whereas Hammer's was modeled with his fondness for the Minimoog's spacing & setup. Hammer played (as did Gary Wright & Steve Porcaro) with a strap-on, cutaway Mini keyboard and experimented with the angle of the pitch wheels by housing them in a separate, adjustable, squarish assembly mounted in place of the traditional pb/mod wheels, until the optimum angle was found; this placement was then implemented permanently on Hammer's probe. Hammer's signature Lync purported to be modeled after his Probe, but the Lync is a MIDI controller, not hardwired analog. Don't take my word for all this, Google is a powerful tool :) Kudos to Jan ( and to Roger!) for going above & beyond, innovating a style of playing remote keyboard and holding their own in rock bands while still looking credible and not gimmicky, that has yet to be equalled, IMHO..."

Moog Minimoog Solo

YouTube via alphacode909
"Improvisation on my Minimoog the looped background music from 'Sugar the best Moog solo from Hancock'"

new revision circuit bent sk-5 demo

YouTube via spunkytoofers
"a three part demonstration. circuit bent sk-5 demonstrating lfo, clock replacement, various sound on sound layering and looping, subtle to drastic tonal modulations, sound decimation, various sound mangling, sampling, drastic drum filtering via body contacts and filter knob, and various bends demonstrated..

only 3 parts of the sk-5 are demonstrated. the drum section and filtering, sampling, and the organ sound.. many more sounds available.

the interface was designed to be as concise as possible, fun and intuitive to play with the most amount of tonal shaping features that could be loaded onboard. available for sale or commision."

Korg DS-10

YouTube via noyzmakr
"The DS-10 is a remarkable little sequencer. Cheapest hybrid hardware/software virtual analog synthesizer on the market. Look out TB-303, in 20 years it'll be worth big bucks. Get yours TODAY!"
KORG DS-10 on Ebay
KORG DS-10 on Amazon

Roland SH-3A

images at this auction

Analogue Solutions Leipzig Keyboard Synthesizer

via this auction via noisebug
"KEY FEATURES OF LEIPZIG-K:
Pure analogue voice circuitry
Fat Moog style filter
Velocity sensitive keyboard
CV/Gate outputs, so can be used as a 1V/octave CV controller keyboard for your modular system
CV/Gate inputs to voice circuit so can be controlled by an analogue sequencer or similar
All jack sockets are 6.35mm (1/4" 'big' jacks)
Mod Wheel
Pitch Bend Wheel
Performance section (mod wheel control of LFO2 - i.e. vibrato/wahwah)
Pure vintage style inspired design
Lots of blue LEDs!
2 VCOs with Glide/Portamento and Sub-VCOs.
Plenty of modulation routing possibilities.
Extra tone controls and circuits for more sound variety e.g. LFO, CrossMod.
Rugged steel construction
'vintage' wood design.
Spun aluminium topped knobs
LCD for MIDI set-up editing
MIDI In for software sequencer control of CV/Gate
MIDI Thru
MIDI Out: pitchbend, mod wheel, velocity and note data is transmitted.
Local on/off feature

The Leipzig-k keyboard design brief was simple; design a keyboard in the true spirit of vintage keyboard monosynths. There's plenty of rack analogues and digital modelling keyboard synths around, but very few new true analogue keyboards. We aimed to design a keyboard monosynth that looked like it has been beemed back from the past. True, it has an LCD to edit the MIDI functions, but why make life hard! Thick wooden end panels and top panel wood and aluminium spun knob-caps add to the effect. Details such as this don't come cheap, but the added cost of the hardware to get the right hardware was not omitted or the design compromised. I wanted to design a synth that truly looked the part and had all those classic vintage synth details, and no expensive or time has been spared to bring that. The quality of design, workmanship and detailing is all of top quality. The case is rugged 1.2mm steel, thick wood sides, powder coated metal, silk-screened legend, aluminium apped knobs and more.

So Leipzig looks the part, but it sounds good too. Pure analogue throughout. Discrete transistor, resistor, capacitor design. The only ICs are as you would expect; op-amps and transconductance amps. Of course there is digital circuits; the MIDI circuits, but I think you can forgive us for that! It's somehow comforting to know that if you open up this synth you will see thousands of discrete components and not just some giany DSP chip! If you had the knowledge (and were prepared to lose your warranty) then you could open up the synth and circuit-bend it as you wish, disect your way into the sound or CV path.

The Leipzig-k is more than just a Leipzig rack with a keyboard. An extra LFO/VCA has been added. The depth of the LFO is controlled via the Mod Wheel. A headphone output has been added. CV/CV2/Gate inputs and outputs making this an ideal analogue synth controller keyboard."

Waldorf MicroQ

image via this auction via noisebug.

How did they get it to float like that? ;)

Clavia Rebrands Itself as Nord Keyboards

http://clavia.se
see for yourself

Ministry of Sound - iDrum Anthems

"Recreate your favorite club tracks of yesterday and today. Build and customize the beats any way you like.

iDrum: Ministry of Sound Anthems makes you the producer. Start with professionally produced iDrum kits that emulate the greatest anthems in clubbing history, then mix and match over 300 original samples to make your own epic tracks.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve never made a beat before. iDrum’s simple interface lets you build beats layer by layer by tapping the touch screen or create music with simple shapes and color combinations that let you visualize the rhythm."
You can find Ministry of Sound iDrum here:

Moog Modular Sections

flickr by InnovativeSynthesis.com
(click for more)

"These are pics of synths we own, or have owned through the years. Many more to come!

Many of these are scans of pictures, so please excuse the quality!

Visit us at www.InnovativeSynthesis.com"

Encounters in Moscow

via the Jean Michel Jarre blog where you will find more images and info.

I'm guessing that's a white Modcan modular under the KORG PS3200 and ARP 2600.

Analogue Systems rs35 External Processor -Guitar Synth

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Here is the incredible Analogue Systems rs35 External Processor eurorack synthesizer module.

The rs35 is a frequency (or pitch) to voltage converter. It can turn virtually any sound source into a one volt per octave voltage allowing you to control an analog synthesizer.

We are running a Strat into the Barber Electronics TonePress compressor pedal for added sustain. The guitar signal is then run into the low pass filter section of the A.S. rs110 Multimode filter to roll off some of the highs.

Now we run the audio into the rs35 'Frequency In'. The rs35's voltage out goes to the rs95 voltage controlled oscillator. We're using various modules to alter the oscillator sound including the rs100 Low Pass filter, the rs120 Comb Filter, and the rs290 voltage controlled digital delay/sampler.

Finally, a practical, easy way to play your analog synthesizer with a guitar. Rad."

The JEN Electonico Laughing/Crying Glider Synthesizer

Here's an odd article sent my way via Brian Kehew of The Moog Cookbook. The image is clearly an ARP 2500. Anyone know more about this? Click on the image to read the article.

Update: this one appears to be debunked. See the comments. This is the same ARP 2500 shot from sequencer.de which means it is the same 2500 in the Synthorama Museum. You can tell by the extra module on top of the sequencer.de image. Credit goes to mr.scrappy for spotting the image.

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flickr by roland4387

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"Mono synth madness"

Analog Synth Lab - Moog Minimoog & Roland SH-101

"Analog Synth Lab is only available on Ebay and nowhere else.

What's in the bundle?
* Minimoon (Moog Minimoog Emulator)
* LOL-S ( Roland SH-101

If you can't afford the crazy prices of a real analog synth or you have an interest in synthesizers then the Analog Synth Lab is for you.

Play the synths with your computer keyboard, a midi keyboard or a sequencer (both hardware and software sequencers supported) and tweak the knobs and relish in the sound of analog synthesizers.

If you have no knowledge about synthesizers then don't worry. There are lots of preset sounds so you can get playing straight away. And if you are feeling adventurous then twiddle with any of the knobs to see how it changes the sound.

These synths have been used by just about everyone.
No other software is required to run Analog Synths.

Features
* Can be played with PC Keyboard, MIDI keyboard or MIDI sequencer.
* Modelled on the original hardware"

You can find samples at the auction listing. You can find the seller's Ebay store here.

Pointless Noodling on the Moog Source

YouTube via mee3d.

"Just sold my lovely Moog Source so this is it's swansong"

Pointless Noodling on the Moog Memorymoog

YouTube via mee3d.

"Here is the mighty memorymoog, this one has just been sold so this is the last noodling for me. This one is the actual one featured in Peter Forrest's A-Z of Synthesizer Technology books, I have owned it for 6 years and it's been perfect throughout, tuning all 6 voices every time - sad to see it go so here is it's swan-song."

via Mibrilane

Tiptop Audio Z3000 Test

You can find samples on navs.modular.lab

Zoybar modular instruments and Contest

Zoybar kaos pad III guitar

Find more videos like this on Zoybar


"Zoybar is a modular hardware platform for creating custom electric string instruments and effects.

The basic Zoybar kits enable you to assemble a variety of electric string instruments

that could be mounted with different sound effects (like the kaoss pad in the attached image).

You can learn more about the project here

A little more info
I was inspired form the open source movement.

In the virtual world of software production, every individual programmer can be a powerful autonomous production unit (provided with a web connection and a computer) where as in the physical world materials, energy, production lines, storage and marketing takes much more time, money and risks to become a reality.

The Zoybar components provide research and development tools as a sustainable, playable prototype platform.

The same modular parts can be assembled as different instruments, can be change during the performance and also be mounted with numerous special effects, just by adding and changing their position across the profile groves.

My vision is to found an open music instruments hardware community.

Every new effect or feature that would be created by an independent developer could become relevant to the whole Zoybar users and community.

Almost any application can be easily attached to the Zoybar platform, just by adding and changing its position across the profile groves with common bolts and screws.

One last thing,
We are giving Three First Edition Zoybar Hardware Kits.

The project is scheduled to be launched at December 2008 with a contest for music instruments and sound effect developers.

Entrants shall submit a video clip performance of their new instrument to demonstrate its musicality, design, and engineering features. Performances may include new self made sound effects, synthesizer or electronic instruments.

Three First Edition Zoybar Hardware Kits will be given to the three videos with the highest number of views received through the video interaction at Zoybar.net.

http://www.zoybar.net/contest"

Mrmr performance demo

YouTube via ecumedesjoursz. via fabio
"Mrmr is a a platform for creating dynamic user interfaces on mobile devices. This video shows its use on an iphone in a recent audiovisual performance and ends with an interview with its designers.

lots of documentation at http://poly.share.dj/projects/"

You can find Mrmr here:


IDMI Research Projects mrmr
Mrmr is an ongoing open-source research project to develop a standardized set of protocols and syntax conventions to control live installations and multimedia performances via mobile devices. The project is currently spearheaded by Eric Redlinger, researcher-in-residence at Brooklyn Polytechnic University’s Integrated Digital Media Institute.


Simply put, Mrmr is a technology that enables you to use ordinary cell phones and PDAs as controllers in audio-visual performances, or to participate in interactive museum exhibits, or to use your mobile device in the place of the mouse or trackpad from your full-size computer.

Key elements of the Mrmr project are:

* create your own interface using only a text editor
* multiuser by design / client peer-to-peer or client-server models supported
* open standards (zeroconfig/bonjour/mdns, OSC), open source
* dynamic interfaces: widgets can be reconfigured 'on the fly'