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Monday, December 08, 2008

Yamaha CS-30L

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"Feature-wise, as far as i know, it's the same as the CS-30, but without the simple sequencer. Looks completely different, though."

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Arp Odyssey Synth 2813 MkII

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"comes with the original ATA flight case, patch manual, foot pedal, expression pedal."

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Technosaurus Microcon II Analogue Synthesizer

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MAM MB-33 mk2 Analog Bass Synth

via this auction
"The MB 33 is a rack-mounted TB-303 clone released in the mid-nineties by German synth maker MAM (Music And More). It's basically a re-packaged Freebass 383. It is a true analog monophonic bass synthesizer with MIDI implementation so you can create 303-like bass lines from your sequencer. Its single VCO offers the same two basic waveforms as the TB-303: a sawtooth and square wave. But in the MB 33 they can be mixed together for a more interesting tone than the 303 could originally produce.

Additional knobs control the VCO tuning, filter frequency cutoff, resonance, envelope mod amount, envelope decay time and accent intensity - the same controls found on the TB-303! The 24dB lowpass filter can also produce the characteristic sound of the 18 dB filter used in the original 303. There's also an auto-slide function (4 octave range) for producing those 303-style slides and a separate input for filtering external signals through it. Unfortunately there is no program storage.
MAM MB-33 II Image

MB 33 mkII
The MB 33 mkII (pictured above) released in 1998 adds a few more features. The 24dB filter has been replaced by an 18dB filter just like the original TB-303 used. A new sub-oscillator was added and can be mixed with the other two waveforms for even meatier mono-bass sounds. A new distortion effect is also present and can be dialed-in to dirty things up - sounds great when resonated at high frequency cut-offs! MIDI can send/receive controls for the cutoff, resonance, ENV mod, accent, decay, distortion, and autoslide on/off."

Sequential Circuits pt II

YouTube via WISSJE. Presets 00-99.

GorF (Ver 0.15)

YouTube via VacolocoSynth

"As promised, the latest version of GorF.
this time the sounds are coming from the Sound Art Chameleon running the Fahrenheit soundskin.

New features for this version, include :

- Stable timing (I found and fixed the bug in the previous version)
- MIDI clock out (with start/stop commands)
- Step Length mode
- Step "Legato" mode"

Synthesizer Art

http://synthesizerart.blogspot.com/

R. HORSMAN 2008

Reaktor Spark

See the full write-up on CDM
"Native Instruments calls Schmitt’s latest creation “Spark,” but I like to think of it as the Schmitt Box – like a mysterious, powerful invention from a designer who loves to experiment. Stephan has been evolving the instrument in Reaktor through some 160 iterations. He uses foot pedals to modulate the sound live, and rails against the evils of dull, repeating LFOs. Spark ships as a Kore soundpack, so for US$59 you can fire it up right away and start playing, even without knowing how it works. Even better, though, is if you have a copy of Reaktor 5, because you can use the full-blown UI seen here to design your own sounds or even dig into the plumbing of the patch beneath. (It’s still worth looking at the Kore sound presets, because they’re consistent with Stephan’s approach of designing the sound for live performance.)"

via Native Instruments
"REAKTOR SPARK is based on a new and unique REAKTOR ensemble, resulting from three years of design and development work by Native Instruments founder and conceptual mastermind Stephan Schmitt. This KORE SOUNDPACK breathes new life into the concept of the subtractive synthesizer, adding a dynamic and unpredictable element that causes sounds to ignite into living and sometimes chaotic entities. As the father of REAKTOR, Stephan Schmitt has designed REAKTOR SPARK as his very own statement in synthesizer design."

Casio Christmas

via Kasio Kristmas on the forum

"Greetings everyone!

We just finished our experimental 10 track CD of classic Holiday tunes using only Casio instruments (mostly Casio keyboards, but we also used the Casio DH-100 Sax, DG-20 Guitar, and some Casio hand-held games). The recordings are mostly instrumental, but the few that do have vocals, we sampled our voices using the SK-1 & SK-5 or sang through the Casio VA-10 Vocoder, and Casio Rapman keyboards. This was an entirely fun and experimental project that we are very excited to have released. So far the respones has been great.

We hope that some of you here will have some time to check out what we have done with these old cheesy keyboards.
We have blended the nostalgic sounds of 1980's arcades, new wave, synth rock, modern electronica, chip tunes, ambient, atmospheric, disco, sountrack, jungle, & exotica all into one on this new Holiday CD. Even though limiting ourselveselves to only using Casio Instruments, extra care was taken to keep things interesting! It has many Audio layers and great production value . Isaiah Ikey Owens (The Mars Volta) plays a special appearance on the exotica honored track Mele Kalikimaka.

Thank you for your time and we hope to hear from you.

( ( ( ( ( Kasio Kristmas ) ) ) ) )

www.kasiokristmas.com
www.myspace.com/kasiokristmassong"

trying to get it out

flickr by softestthing

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"the *bad* distortion is a time waster and inspiration killer."

KORG DS-10 Straw TalkBox with Nintendo DSi

YouTube via jetdaisuke
"How to make a straw talkbox
http://webdog.be/archives/081208_2206...
a flexible straw made the KORG DS-10 a Talkbox(Talking modulator) with the Nintendo DSi.
the original idea by KORG engineer Mr.Kanamori-san.
http://ascii.jp/elem/191370/index-5.html
ニンテンドーDSiと「ストロー」さえあれば、KORG DS-10がトークボックスになります。君も今日からDaftPunkだ"

Core Coders Music Sampler

"Music Sampler Synthesizer featuring 8 note polyphonic voices, full polyphonic keyboard with quick slide feature, 32 built in high quality stereo samples and 16 user sample memories. Keyboard allows quick positioning to a specific octave or note. Jog Shuttle Wheel is used to select and load samples.

Hardware Requirements
iPhone 2G/3G and iPod Touch/iPod Touch 2nd Generation,

Software Requirements
iPhone OS 2.1 or greater.

Features
1. ★Full 8 Note Polyphonic.
2. ★32 Preset (Built in) Samples
3. ★16 User (recordable) Sample Memory.
4. ★C1~C6 Keyboard.
5. ★Quick note/octave keyboard positioning using sliding bar.
6. ★Key Hold
7. ★Record you own high quality samples."
You can find MusicSampler here:

Core Coders website

::vtol:: diy noise guitar >

::vtol:: diy noise guitar > from VTOL on Vimeo.
"my new custom diy project - read about - samoletuvvp.narod.ru/vto/diy/guitar.html"

Update: one more video

::vtol:: diy noise guitar > from VTOL on Vimeo.

bubblesound

"sem20 v|s|f

2 pole state variable filter
12db high pass, low pass and notch filter
6db band pass

self oscillation in all modes

2 cv frequency inputs with attenuators

notch filter balance sweeps between high and low pass"

Available at Analogue Haven.
via Alex

ZAP THE WORD NOW.

YouTube via frostedminipete
"Speak and Satan :[ Excerpt from my circuit bent speak and read video. I love this guy."

Circuit bent Speak & Read with 14 modifications

"Yep yep yep, here's the speak and spell's yellow cousin. All decked out. Alllll the fixin's. Well. Some of the fixin's.

4 Glitch Switches
Pitch down knob
Pitch up knob
Hold/Distortion loop button and switch
Musical loop button and switch
Vibrato/Pitch down body contact
Electronic Satan voice switch
Blue pulsing LED
1/4" Output jack
Speaker on/off switch
Reset Switch"

Ensoniq ESQ1 - ESQ-1 Demonstration

YouTube via factorrecords

Rhodes CHROMA with MIDI Interface

via this auction

Note the MIDI interface is not the newer CC+ upgrade.

Speech Synthesizer - SP0256 (Circa 1992)

flickr by 3D King

click through for mouse-overs of the components.

"I recently found this project from 1992 while opening boxes from our house move.
I guess you could call it a self contained speak jet unit. The eeprom is cycled via the 4040 to pluck the 'phenomes' from the sp0256-al2 to string robotic words together.
Using the venerable SP0256 speech chip and an eeprom to string the speech elements along this hardware interpretation could be a standalone speech unit. It is sadly not fully functional at present and due to its age not likely to get to my test bench quickly for diagnosis. In it's hay day it said such things as "Hello I am a computer", "Electronics is fun" "G0CPV" and my name.
The timing crystal for those of you who know this chip, is on the backside of the board.
This photo has notes. Move your mouse over the photo to see them."

Keytar Player

YouTube via blogdesorden
"Someone playing keytar in Santana Row, San Jose, Califorina. I guess it is a Roland AX-7. When I heard the music I really thought there was a guy playing guitar.
Check out more synth related stuff in http://blog-desorden.blogspot.com"

I've always wanted someone to play music just for me

flickr by Allison Killa Photography

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"Listening to you as you play for me, brings a smile to my face. I'm finally free of all this angst i kept inside. It's you and me , as great as can be. For us , together as one. There I am, day dreaming again. As I walk these streets, everyone appears to be hand-in-hand with someone they care about. What about me? Why is it the only one that holds my hand is my shadow? I've always wanted someone to play music for me Maybe the music would be what would bring us together."

Sunday, December 07, 2008

MicroKORG XL

Two images sent my way via khoral.

Elka X-705

via this auction
"This thing is pretty insane - a double manual organ with drawbars, a bunch of instrument presets, an analog drum machine, and a wonderfully cheesy monophonic synth with 11 presets.

Apparently it was made from 1977-81, and was played by Jean-Michael Jarr.

The synth ("Solo Presets") is working great, as is the drum machine, and the "piano" and "clavi-chord" presets. The synth sounds can be modified if you press the "var" button. I have uploaded some sound samples here."

via Rebel Bass NZ

Update via Ian156 in the comments: "There was a pedal board with it, you could drop the entire "cheesy" synth section down there, for a bass guitar or 'oumpa' bass brass, tuba sort of thing.

The drawbars were in the 'right' Hammond order too. Some of the Japanese organs like Kawais understandably, had them in numerical order. The major 3rd harmonic from the 5 1/3 makes quite a difference. Mellows the registration. To be honest. I've a modern Technics now, but those string/cello choruses (yellow) weren't half bad, event compared to modern digi strings. Ideal "Moon River" and "When you wish upon a star" Mantrovani sort of stuff. In a review of the time, they put the piano in the "not bad" class. There were some howlers about. But some of todays cheaper keyboards arent any better. Its a smashing bit of kit. Look after it. It was a 70s space age version of the 60s Hammond B3 complete with Jerry Anderson style flashing buttons. But its a gem. Try "Whiter shade of pale" on it, if you have the Leslie speaker cabinet working."

Sequential Circuits Prophet2002 Compare Disk to Internal Patches

YouTube via pszacharias

"A brief, no-frills video demonstrating how to compare a disk on the Sequential Circuits Prophet 2002 to internal patches. Learn more at Prophet2002.com.
TO COMPARE DISK MEMORY.
1. Check that PRESET and SAVE are on
2. Use PARAMETER VALUE to set the option to "C" (Compare entire disk against current memory)
3. Press EXECUTE
Comparing will take about 20 seconds, and, if the memory is the save on disk as in membory, you'll see "C" in the VALUE display."

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Podobne do... R.I.O. improvisation (live rec.)

YouTube via wendlinka Yamaha Motif XS6 "mp3"

"Silent night" with a robot trio

YouTube via organfairy
"The three Alpha Rex robots are synchronized to each other and the play a three-voiced version of "Silent Night" - or "Glade Jul" - or "Stille Nacht" - or "Sancta Nox" - or "Tichá Noc" while I do the background on the Technics SX-C600 organ.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday."

Elektrolight Laser Synthesizer Elektro Korg Arte psycho Wahnsinn Music by Dr. Sigmund Leid

YouTube via Sigmundleid
"Elektrolight Laser Synthesizer Elektro Korg Arte psycho Wahnsinn Music by Dr. Sigmund Leid"
Update:
"a good old Korg MS 20 for the Ground,
a Gakken SX-150 for the solo and the
Microkorg - analog pads."

Cheatz - Jam [KORG DS-10 REMIX]

YouTube via slake487
"Korg DS-10 Remix of Newcleus-Jam On It"

Appendage Touch Ribbon: Initial Melancholy

YouTube via ScottStites
"Had to cut the highs to keep YouTube from mangling it. Initial Voltage controls VCO pitch; Initial, Slide and Bend control the Triple Wilson SVVCF module."

EDP WASP Original Synth Manual

via this auction

"EVEN HARDER TO FIND THAN THE VERY RARE SYNTH ITSELF ...IF YOU HAVE THE SYNTH THEN COMPLETE THE SET"

Digitana Micro Acid Drone

via this auction
"Digitana Micro Acid Drone - Brand New Hand Made Limited Edition Synth

A great fun little box, handmade using high quality parts the Micro Acid Drone is a small battery powered tone generator that specialises in acid type sounds, drones and pseudo filter sweeps (there is no filter in the synth but it gives a very similar effect). It is played by pressing on the footswitch and tweaking the controls, the first of which controls the pitch, the second controls tone. By sweeping the controls and pressing the pedal in a rhythmic fashion it is possible to add some nice acid type sounds to your music.

NOTE: this is not a TB-303 clone, but its own kind of lo-fi acidic tones complements a 303 very well.

It is great for sampling or playing along live over music, and works very well for adding sweeps and transition type sounds in breaks, intros etc. Ideal for DJ's, experimental musicians, performance artists, and producers.

Very easy to play and a LOT of fun for anyone who likes experimenting with sound, with a bit of practice you can even coax basslines and melodies from it, but it is best suited for sound fx and embellishments.

Although it is similar in appearance to the Digitana Micro Punk console it is a completely different machine and makes different sounds, in fact they complement each other very nicely and many of my customers have purchased both.

Very limited numbers (maybe 2) available before Christmas on eBay, would make a nice present for the synth enthusiast.

Comes complete with battery, footswitch and instructions.

Built in a high quality ABS case with an aluminium top and a poly coated panel.

For about the same price as an FX pedal, but handmade in the UK and bespoke, so if you are looking for something different that not everyone else will have then it could be what you are looking for.

For more info see www.digitana.co.uk"

MacBeth M5 / M5N Custom Cover

via this auction

"- High end super thick padded fabric cover
- Made to fit a MacBeth M5 or M5N and a 1U accessory on top (specifically, a Kenton MIDI->CV)
- Keeps kids off and protects surface of synth"

Korg Trinity

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"Sound Generation : Multi-Oscillator Synthesis System
Sound : 24MB internal PCM ROM
Keyboard : 61-key
Memory Capacity : 256 Programs and 256 Combinations
Effects : 114 dynamic multi-effects, 8 insert and 2 master effects available simultaneously
Display : touch-screen Graphical User Interface
Sequencer : 16-track, 80000-note capacity
Card slot : optional 8MB PCM Flash ROM for sounds
Controllers : ribbon controller, joystick, assignable switches
Connectors : L(Mono)/R output, Phones, MIDI IN/OUT/THRU, Foot switch, Foot pedal"

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