NAMM: Final Pics from Bleepology

Go to http://fdiskc.com/syn/, click on NAMM Shows, Winter and go from there.

Pictured:
Buchla - Note the racked Buchla in back.
BeatKangz BeatThang - it's real. More info here.

Further Reductions - "Gato Negro"

Further Reductions - "Gato Negro" (Live at WIERD, 01.14.09)

Further Reductions - "Gato Negro" (Live at WIERD, 01.14.09) from jordan levine on Vimeo.
follow-up to this post where you will find one more video. Comment there. Further Reductions on MySpace

Simplesizer 2002

Simplesizer (2002) from Yochee on Vimeo.

"Der Simplesizer lebt :)
Der eigentliche Entwickler ist Anyware-Thomas. Sein Semtex ist auch sehr fett, guckt Euch einfach mal auf seiner Homepage um: anyware-instruments.de/"
Googlish:
"The Simplesizer lives:)
The actual developer Anyware-Thomas. His Semtex is also very bold, you just look at his homepage at: Anyware-instruments.de /"

Ryo Kawasaki with Guitar Synthesizer

YouTube via artoftube
" http://satellitesrecords.com/artists/...
Here's link for Ryo's guitar synthesizer museum with detailed info and photos about his GS system. -- Ryo/川崎燎 plays his hand made guitar synthesizer accompanied by Lincoln, Buddy & Ilana. A huge rack of guitar synth modules can be seen behind him. 1980 in Tokyo. Read on more how it happened:) http://satellitesrecords.com/albums/p...
The group is called Ryo Kawasaki & the Golden Dragon.
http://www.myspace.com/ryokawasaki"
Note the Oberheim SEMs.

seq and math

YouTube via PHAEDRIDER
"in this video the "potty math " is going through the mopho, with lfo 4 controlling the volume of the input the mopho patch started with a preset, but i forget which.."
Tags: sequential circuits drumtraks dave smith mopho circuit bent bending speak and math

Casio CZ Complex sound design demonstration

YouTube via benanderson88. previous posts here.
"Once again I raise the bar for these synthesizers.
Feel free to use this video on your web page or to link to it, but please give credit to me! Thanks and enjoy.
~BenA."

Oberheim Xpander with a little arpeggiator

YouTube via cnightwing
"Oberheim Xpander playing some arpeggiator riffs created by the Roland JP-8000. It demonstrates a staccato sound with reverb & delay. Showing filter section."

Cover Hymne-Vangelis version 2 ( extra bass and Choir track)

YouTube via magevers
"I have added in this second version of my cover "Hymne-Vangelis"
a bass and a choir track.
The cover sounds now more completer than the previous.
Bass: Roland SH 101
Choir: Dimension Pro(soft synth)
Others: Oberheim OBXa"

PSPSeq 3.01 tutorial part 16 - editing synths, part 1

YouTube via pspseq

"this is part 15 of the PSPSeq tutorials. in here you'll learn about the basics of changing synthesizer parameters via the EDIT SYNTH menu."

NAMM: NAMM 2009 with AnalogSuicide.com

NAMM 2009 with AnalogSuicide.com - NIN's Alessandro Cortini and the Buchla 200e, PT. 1!!

YouTube via tarabusch

"NAMM 2009 - Check out our wonderful chat w/ Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails and Mod Wheel Mood! Here, he describes in nice detail the inner workings of the lovely Buchla 200e!!
http://AnalogSuicide.com
http://modwheelmood.com
http://blindoldfreak.com
http://nin.com
http://buchla.com"
See the write-up on AnalogSuicide.

NAMM 2009 with AnalogSuicide.com - NIN's Alessandro Cortini and the Buchla 200e, PT. 2

KORG KAOSSILATOR pink カオシレーター：桜

YouTube via DENNOUSYOUNEN
"完全に勢いのみ！
ってか早く春よきてくれ！！"
Googlish:
"Only full force!
Do us a good early spring! !"
Pressure not electro-static sensitive.

arduino_+_max/msp_analog_CV/gate_proof_of_concept

YouTube via cretin4321. Yamaha CS5
"Experiments with using arduino as a CV/Gate interface for analog synthesizers. Controlled via max/MSP step sequencer communicating w/ arduino via SimpleMessageSystem. Output from arduino is PWM and filtered with a simple RC circuit for a smooth +5 volts CV pitch control.
http://www.cliplead.com/"
see the full post on cliplead

Cowboy Listening To The Roland SVC-350 Vocoder Info-Sheet

YouTube via VoiceEncoder.

The things pets put up with. Cowboy

"Cowboy listening to a reading of the Roland SVC-350 Vocoder info-sheet."

Peter Forrest Interview on VICMOD

"As most synth heads know, the two books you simply must own are both from Peter Forrest!

The A-Z of Analogue Synthesizers is a synth lovers dream with so much information about all the great and not so great synthesizers specs and history. I caught up with Peter and asked him some questions."

You can find the full interview on VICMOD.

Verbos' little workshop

via Buchla Tech

NAMM: Moog Foundation Moogseum

via bleepology

http://www.moogfoundation.org/

Kurzweil K2600R Upgrade

via synth.nl where you'll find the full post.
"Here [bottom] you see the inside of the Kurzweil before the upgrade. On the left you see the power supply, in the front is a bracket where the disk drive and hard disk are mounted. In the back are two PCB's on top of each other. Below the CPU and memory board and on top the I/O board. The whole thing looks a lot like a PC actually. Well laid out and very accesible."
inside a Kurzweil K2600R

17/365- Tagging along for the ride...

flickr by Missy Mouse

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"The Boything gave a lesson on analogue synths to a friend this evening, and I tagged along for the ride, and tried to absorb some of what was being said..."

Blessed by a Broken Heart

flickr by Jesse Speelman

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Access Virus TI

FurtherReductions1

flickr by antebellumdisco

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Roland SH-101 Red
KORG Poly-800
Roland SH-?

Update: video added below


Further Reductions - "Gato Negro" (Live at WIERD, 01.14.09)

Further Reductions - "Gato Negro" (Live at WIERD, 01.14.09) from jordan levine on Vimeo.
Further Reductions on MySpace

Further Reductions - "Interior" (Live at WIERD, 01.14.09)

Further Reductions - "Interior" (Live at WIERD, 01.14.09) from jordan levine on Vimeo.

NAMM: 2009 NAMM Show - Analogue Systems synth

flickr by Mark Dalzell
(click for more)

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Noise synth

flickr by d_at
(click for more)

"I built this three oscillator synth using a Hex Schmitt Trigger chip. Also has a 567 chip with another oscillator and a filter. Master volume and voltage control for more craziness. Built in a tin that used to contain biscuits from France. Knobs are temporary until I get some matching ones."

NAMM: KORG MicroKORG XL Available in Different Colors

via bleepology

Red
Green
Cream
Blue

NAMM: Akai MPK88

Gregatronic, you're prayers have been answered.

88 Key Akai MPK MIDI controller keyboard.

via Failed Muso

Lowrey Prestige

via Califaudio

I think I'll break the synth only rule for this shot. Kawazy!!

Snappy Enough for Ya?

samples on khoral's Cafe 80

NAMM: Infinite Response VAX77

The Infinite Response VAX77 folding keyboard lives. You can see an image of it at NAMM with some notes on audioMIDI.

http://www.infiniteresponse.com/

Roland System 100M

via this auction

"Excellent condition Roland System 100M with: 112, 121, 130, 140, and 150 modules in a 191-J rack."

System 100M keyboard here.

Moog Minimoog

via this auction

Roland SH-2000

via this auction

Roland CSQ-600 Computer Controlled Digital Sequencer

via this auction

Note the best shots but you don't see these often.

Roland Sequencer System 100 Model 104

via this auction

ROLAND GR-700 vintage analog guitar synth

via this auction

Ghostradioshow #03 [Cooking sine waves on ER-1]

YouTube via ghostradioshow. via this auction
"Realtime track-making process from initial pattern. Using only KORG ER-1 MkII. "Cross MOD effect" generates cool FM sound like YAMAHA DX100 or TX81Z. (CROSS MOD isn't available on first ER-1)"

1982 Advert ROLAND GR808 GUITAR SYNTHESIZER JIMMY PAGE

via this auction

"For more, visit my ebay shop"

ARP Pro Soloist

via this auction

Yamaha CS60 in the background.

Elektron monomachine machinedrum practice

YouTube via popitem

circuit bent 626 highly liquid

YouTube via salamanderanagram
"Here's a quick sample of me fooling around with my first circuit bent machine, a drum i bought from highly liquid before i started bending myself.

Putting it up for sale on e-bay later today.
enjoy!"
On Ebay here
"professionally circuit bent roland tr-626, done by highlyliquid.com. As far as I can tell they don't do circuit bent work anymore but focus on MIDI retrokits. It comes with a highly liquid glitchdesk (also discontinued). More info on that here.

The glitchdesk attaches to the 626 via a 25 pin cable (included with auction). It has a 25 point patch bay(I'll toss in 5 or 6 patch cables as well), patchable filter(cool!!), and 2 Patchable Audio Outs, which is where it gets really interesting. You can grab the sound before it is finished being processed and send it straight to an Audio Out."

Moog Minimoog

Anyone know how to remove that thin protective covering on the faceplate?

Note the image on the manual below. It the Minimoog with separate keyboard. I've seen these before but always assumed they were a custom job. Anyone know if these were ever stock and/or who produced them?

more images here

Update via Enrico Cosimi in the comments: "it was a special version available only thru the moog custom engineering dept. it never went on production. b.t.w., you can ask to michael bucky ;-))"

split mini
split minimoog

Top Octave Generator 1.1

TOG 1.1

Silverwood v3.0

on Native Instruments User Library
Free and recommended by Doktor Future in the comments of this post: "The SilverwoodV3.ens does many wind instruments, and is great with the EWI. MP3 here.

Description
"Breath controlled physical model brass, woodwind, and Hammond organ synthesizer
*** Update: V3 now includes a model of a Hammond organ. The model includes percussion, key click, chorus, harmonic foldback, and a set of drawbars that can morph from one setting to another. ***

Silverwood is a synthesizer that mimics acoustic wind instruments. It contains no oscillators or envelope generators. Instead, it creates sounds using waveguide physical modeling synthesis, and is activated by a wind or breath controller. It is monophonic.

Please note that without a wind or breath controller, Silverwood will make no sound. Update: V3 includes a 'KB Test' button, which when activated will trigger the model whenever MIDI note-on events are received.

Six physical models are included: brass, saxophone, clarinet, flute, recorder, and organ. After a sound is created by a model, it passes through an equalizer that mimics the bell of an acoustic instrument.

The snapshots include these acoustic instrument emulations:

Brass: Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Tuba, Cornet, Flugelhorn, Euphonium
Saxophones: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone
Double Reeds: Oboe, English Horn, Bassoon
Clarinets: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Flutes: Piccolo, Flute, Bass Flute
Other Pipes: Pan Pipes, Irish Whistle, Shakuhachi
Other Reeds: Uilleann Pipes, Scots Pipes, Accordion, Harmonica
Organs: Various popular Hammond settings.

Each snapshot responds to MIDI breath pressure (on CC2) and pitchbend data. Various other MIDI control sources are supported.

Snapshot names indicate the instrument’s natural range and the pitchbend effects. For example, the snapshot “Trumpet F#3-D6 +screech –falloff” indicates that the instrument is a trumpet, that it’s natural range is from F#3 to D6, that bending the pitch up adds screech, and that bending the pitch down adds falloff.

The sample mp3 demonstrates the oboe and bassoon emulations.

Many of the mouthpiece and bore designs are based on STK, created by Drs. Perry Cook and Gary Scavone.

The graphic control elements were created by Vera Kinter, at http://www.artvera-music.com, and were provided by Bernd Keil.

I wish to acknowledge these whose publications have assisted me in the creation of this instrument:

Dr. Jim Clark
Dr. Perry Cook
Mr. Kenneth Elhardt
Mr. Rob Hordijk
Dr. Toshifumi Kunimoto
Dr. Gary Scavone
Dr. Julius Smith
Dr. Vesa Välimäki"

PSP Rhythm

YouTube via Xolin11. If the first video doesn't play, forward to the next one.
As the title suggests, these are PSP Rhythm tracks.

"PSP Rhythm is the homebrew audio sequencer for the Sony Playstation Portable.
RHYTHM is an audio sequencer for the Sony PSP (Playstation Portable).

RHYTHM was created to entertain and inspire the end user (producer) by allowing the user to create music with a high level of artistic freedom.

RHYTHM is a single player game where the user organizes sounds into rhythmic and melodic patterns, and then organizes the patterns into complete, exportable songs. Up to 16 sounds can be simultaneously sequenced with a precise degree of control in up to 64 patterns. These patterns can then be arranged into a song which can consist of up to 999 song steps. The user can then export the completed song as CD quality PCM wave files.

The heart of RHYTHM is its sample based audio engine aptly named the RHYTHM ENGINE. The RHYTHM ENGINE enables the user to chop, pitch-shift, time-stretch, and effect digital audio files.

The graphic user interface (GUI) is designed to be a highly efficient visual aid to the creative process of producing electronic music. RHYTHM clearly displays the basic building blocks of audio sequencing, musical notation, sound editing, effects processing, and song arrangement in a well defined and organized manner. The GUI is easy to navigate while still providing detailed information and control over the user�s music.

RHYTHM uses four pattern mode views (PATTERN, TRACK, WAVE, & EFFECTS) and one song mode view (SONG) to display all song information. Each view has similar control and data input. Each view displays a specific type of information. PATTERN VIEW displays an overview of each pattern. TRACK VIEW displays sound specific pitch information. WAVE VIEW displays sound specific sample information. EFFECTS VIEW displays an overview of the effects applied to each sound.

The control scheme and button implementation is designed to be simple and easy to understand. Button functions are intuitive and require little guidance to learn. Control functionality is consistent throughout each view.

RHYTHM's simple and intuitive interface gives the user access to an otherwise complex music process. Producing music is streamlined which keeps creative ideas flowing instead of being interrupted by a bombardment of programming features and a cascade of menus and sub-menus. With beat templates and instrument sequences, RHYTHM will instantly bring out the music producer in everyone."

Acidlab Miami Vs. 808 Soundcheck

There's some news in the Acidlab Miami project.

Sound adjusting is coming to an end, and the production of the first 20 units is moving forward. The finished product will be available in late February/ early March 2009 with a price tag around 800 Euros +/- 10%.

Here is an sound example of the Miami vs. a real 808.
[mirrored here for the archives]

NAMM: WNAMM09: Exclusive Linn Drum 2 Interview

via Sonic State

NAMM: WNAMM09: ImpOSCar 2 Full Demo

via Sonic State

NAMM: WNAMM09: Arturia Brass Demo

via Sonic State

NAMM: WNAMM09: Akai MPC5000 OS.2

via Sonic State

NAMM: NAMM 2009 with AnalogSuicide.com!! The Korg microKorg XL...

YouTube via tarabusch
"Follow the first of several adventures with AnalogSuicide.com's Tara Busch at the wonderful NAMM 2009 in Anaheim, CA! Here we check out the recently released microKorg XL!!

http://AnalogSuicide.com
http://tarabusch.com"

NAMM: Plan B Model 30 Demo

via the Plan B list:
"The first of a few demos of the Model 30 has been posted by Dan Levey:

http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2847&highlight=model

Regardless of everything else we're showing that's new, namely the system and the cases, the Model 30 has taken almost 100% of the attention and I couldn't be more pleased that this has occured.

Regarding the picture: After spending some faceplate time with it, Phil Gallo and I have both come to the conclusion that the faceplate is lacking some features. The icons representing the which patch you're in aren't cutting it. We're going to add some LEDs for this which will give you a much clearer idea of what's going on. There will also be some other controls added. In short, the faceplate's going to grow a little bit. This will not cause us a delay in releasing it, we were already aware there were things we needed to add, the patch indicators though didn't come up until we actually sat infront of it and played around. I've been working with this projectof Phil's for over a year. If it was confusing to me, I can onky imagine it would be for others.

Analogsuicide did a short vid yesterday showing the unit and in the upcoming Sonic State video we went into a lot of detail, with Phil himself leading the demonstration. I'll post links as soon as they show up."

Update: video here

The Baltimore ElectroMusic Fest 2009

via Logan:

"Hello to all. Here's the latest info on the upcoming Baltimore ElectroMusic Fest 2009, to be held at The Hexagon (http://hexagonspace.com) which is located at 1825 N. Charles Street Baltimore MD 21201 on Saturday June 13th 2009 from 12:00 noon until 2:00 am on Sunday June 14th 2009. Here's the website that I'm working on for this event (http://sites.google.com/site/baltimoresdiygroup/Home/group-shows/baltimore-electromusic-fest-2009). This will be an electronic music/experimental music/electro-acoustic music event with workshops like the one that Karl Ekdahl did at the Circuit-Bent/8-Bit Festival in Sept of 2008, so spread the word.

If you plan on performing or know of anyone else who wants to perform please let me know as soon as possible so that I can update our website because I need to let Karl know so that he knows who will be performing at the festival. I also need to know what your performance name will be so that we can list it on the performers list including your personal website address that you have, if any, so that it can listed too. If you have already requested to perform then I already have your name and/or group listed on the website above.

Logistical details are still being worked on so check the website above regularly for further info as it becomes available. Thanks.

Logan Mitchell Sr"