Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Atari Punk Console with 4-Step Sequencer
Nord Modular G2 v1.6 Update
"The Nord Modular G2 OS and the G2 Editor have been updated to version 1.6. This update is also accompanied by a new universal XP- and Vista-compatible USB driver - v2.14. This driver can also be used with the Nord Stage EX, Nord Electro 3, Nord Wave and the Nord C1. The driver is digitally signed which allows users with a Vista 64-bit system to install it.The 1.6 OS and Editor update brings Windows Vista compatibility to the G2 system. Macintosh users will benefit from a native support for the Intel-based computer models. The update and the driver is available in the Nord Modular G2 Download area."
SoftSynth
SoftSynth from Jared Arave on Vimeo.
"Q: Why will no one purchase these tiny coin purses?
A: Because they are not yet full of oscillators.
Thus was born Softsynth, an exceptionally crafty way of creating sweet, beautiful music wherever you may be.
Indecently, I get the feeling this witty moniker has probably been applied to any number of things that are soft, and make sound, but my love of puns trumps my desire for originality."
Jayemsonic Filtonium
From the maker of the Resonator Neuronium, Jürgen Michaelis."The Filtonium came up by the idea to make again a "real" musical instrument without Midi and without keys or buttons. The soundproduction actually consists from a filter (which gave it the name), which can be excited by various kinds and thus serves as an oscillator, filter and VCA in one thing.
Three of these filters make the Filtonium a trichord, each of which can be played in tonal with the fingers on those metal sticks (sliders) similar to a string of a violin. There is no frets or quantisation! It's up to be played...
The excitation can be played by pressure and velocity sensitive pads on the corpus with three fingers of the right hand.
You can also use the bow function with the middle short slider to bow the filters like a violin string. Herewith, innumerable many shades of musical attacks are possible.
The three knobs adjust the resonance begin, the cross modulation of all three filters and the main volume. Because they don't have to be tweaked that much, they are placed at a less prominent location on the corpus.
The three "string" slider can be tuned individually by the fine trimmers at the end of the neck. Thus, open tunings, unisono, but also classic guitar(4th) or violin (5th) tunings ar possible.
Each slider has an interval of an octave.
The tonal scaling across the way of the slider is "linear" or hyperbolic (1/x) as for a real string instrument, because it is determined by quotients. The whole way is an octave, two thirds a 5th, a quart is a 4th, one third a -3rd etc.
So, to get tonal intervals, one has to play "logarithmic" scales like on the fret grid of a guitar (always the shorter to the corpus). All musicians playing string instruments are very familiar to playing like this, and an intervalwise linear grid (piano) would cause more difficulties and confusion.
With this, the typical exponentializing of the control voltage (like Volt/Octave) is not neccessary and would not cause further inaccuracys and temperature drifts like with normal synth VCOs.
The idea came in 1997, during talks with industrial designer Frank Dellen about the finish designs of AirBase99 and SunSyn. He took my conception and made a design and ergonomic study at the university GH Essen during his his study.
Now he gave me the model with his kind permission, to let this nice concept just be published and not forgotten in our minds."
via the bigcitymusic blog.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
GorF PCB, V2
via VacolocoGorF is getting closer.
"I actually finished the PCB layout a week ago, but I’ve been letting it sit and making minor changes as I go, little things like part numbers, moving things around etc. I think it’s now pretty much final, so next week after I’ve been paid, I”m going to order 50 of these and see how we go with them."
Acidlab Miami Sequencer Demos
via MaD
"Acidlab Miami made with the internal sequencer of the machine. The second mp3 is a bit "on the limit" sometimes, but it shows very good the tap-in mode and the different shuffle modes of the Miami. I include also a new outline of the overprint from the Miami. This is maybe not the final version." mp3s here along with the prior demo from this post. Tip: search on acidlab miami on the top left of the site for all posts leading up to this one.
Muzik 4 Machines - Something (kaossiraptors with LASER)
YouTube via muzik4machines. Note, not all muzik4machines videos get posted as too many simply go up. :) You can find more videos on his YouTube channel. It does look cool on this site though.
"gear used
Korg ESX1: All Sequences/Drums
Yamaha TX81z: Reverby/Pumpy Sawtooth Bass (chain:TX81z-Boss V-Wha-Akai MFC42-Alesis Nanoverb-DBX266 ch1 (pump)-ch2 (Compression)-Mixer)
Roland MKS50: Hoover/Saw/Lead/Pumpy Synth (Chain MKS50-Boss SL20-DBX266-Zoom RFX2200-Mixer)
Redsound SoundBite Pro: Vocals/looping
Korg Kaoss pad 2: Tempo Delay
Korg Kaoss Pad 3: Loops, Looper(snare rolls), Grainshifter
Korg Kaossilator: Noise Sweeps (path: K01-Mini KP(Delay)-Mixer)
Korg ER1: Beatbox AND sidechain signal (Chain: left out-ProCo Turbo Rat-Boss V-Wha-Mixer)
DX200: Fm E-piano, pads, 303-esque sequences, etc (Chain: Left Out-Boss DD5 delay-Mixer)
Motu Midi Mixer 7s: My mixer, controlled by the BCF2000)
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"
Soma Plays Synthesizers
flickr by Persiflage(click for more)
full size
Crumar DS-2
KORG MicroKORG
via catsynth.com
Looks like we are on a bit of a Crumar DS run.
gakken makes a bigger theremin
via John Levin"I took a vacation from pastoral Vermont to go to NYC last weekend. While hanging out in Williamsburg in Brooklyn, I walked into one hipster shop and saw a new Gakken theremin! I've seen it online for as low as 155 bucks."
I did a quick search and found it on Theremin World. It's the Theremin Premium. I also found some listed on Ebay. Gakken is a Japanese magazine that usually includes a DIY kit in every issue. You might remember the older Gakken Theremin from these posts. Gakken also makes the SX-150.
Update via Steiv A. in the comments: "You can find some more photos on my flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/sadnoiss/"
Messiaen, Oliver - Oraison (1937)
YouTube via bajistarojo. follow-up to this post. NOTE the image actually is not the Ondes Martenot, you can click on the label below for prior posts including videos and images.
Video description:
"Written for the early electronic instrument, the Ondes Martenot (above), Olivier Messiaen's "Oriason" is a beautifully mellow and plaintive piece of music. The Ondes Martenot is a close relation of the theremin, and like the theremin was frequently used (and abused) on sci-fi film and tv soundtracks throughout the 40's, 50's and 60's, but also gained a foothold in many "serious" orchestras. I first heard "Oriason" on the box set "Ohm;The Early Gurus of Electronic Music", as recorded by Ensemble d'Ondes de Montreal.
(From "Thespoiledmetropolis.blogspot.com")."
via Richard Lainhart on AH regarding the Ondes Martenot:
"The whole instrument is monophonic, with one sound engine for both controllers (in other words, you can't play both at once.) The Ondes was the first electronic instrument with a direct vibrato keyboard that I know of - as you can see in the video, the whole keybed shifts laterally slightly when he vibrates his hand.
Messiaen is one of my favorite composers, and he wrote a lot of music for the Ondes. There are a series of "Feuillet Inedit" works for Ondes and piano, of which the video is one, that are quite lovely, and he also wrote a suite of pieces for 6 Ondes Martenot called "Fete des Belle Eaux" that is just stunning. One of the works from that suite, "Oraison", is not only possibly the first piece of purely electronic music intended for performance, but also (IMO) one of the most beautiful pieces of electronic music ever. (I'm working on a transcription of that piece for Continuum and Buchla.)
The instrument shown in the image isn't an Ondes, though."
RECORDER
http://www.myspace.com/recorder
Note the Open Labs Neko. There's a KORG Radias in the live video further below as well.
via GoodVillian in the comments of this post.
You might also remember RECORDER from this post.
Trapezoids - Vending Machine Of Love
YouTube via OllieStench. Crumar DS-1, the bass is a KORG Poly800.
Be sure to see the Trapezoids other video: "Yellow Meat"
"New video for a new recording by Minneapolis band The Trapezoids. Produced and edited by Brad Beving, audio mixed by Billy T. Jack.
More info and songs www.myspace.com/yellowmeat"
Roland SH-7 + Ableton Live
YouTube via DeathByDinSync
"Analog monster, Roland SH-7 sequenced by an SH-101 that's synced/triggered by Ableton Live using a Kenton Pro Solo gate out. The SH-7 is the only synth heard in this video... Ableton only provides the timing and looped drum beats.
To learn about my free album in April, check out www.deathbydinsync.com www.rusuden.com"
Roland SH-7 & SH-101
"Vintage titan, the Roland SH-7 controlled by the SH-101 via cv/gate. The 101's audio is also heard through the SH-7 Ext input. Expect more SH-7 videos in a couple days..."
NAMM: SchneidersBuero on NAMM
http://www.schneidersbuero.de/index.php?lang=en§=newsMetasonix Eurorack Modules
via nonymous in the comments of this post.
LOA Grooves - Elevate - live electronics
YouTube via loatrommler. Clavia Nord Lead. Roland drum pad.
"LOA GROOVES combine traditional drum styles from all over the world with a unique modern element. The outcome is a new pure sound that transcends drum music. Drummed melodies and energetic rhythms fuse with electronic beats to keep people dancing. These three drummers defy categorization and are the new sound of our times."
yamaha yc45d combo organ
YouTube via massonix. note the ribbon controller at the end.
"vintage keyboard collection from S.M.M.O.K.T-home of the
SISTERS OF TRANSISTORS.the uk s premier ladies organ quartet."
PlanB Model 32 Teaser
YouTube via dkimcg
"Literally just picked this up tonight, it was a little late, but I had to make a quick patch to test it out.
So, back to my crappy cel phone camera for this quick test of a new module, that doubles as a teaser for a real Model 38 video.
Don't call in to place your orders quite yet, but very soon....very soon.
Thanks Peter!"
Circuit Bent Speak and Spell with MIDI - SPEAKING BETA
YouTube via radial77
"Added MIDI for triggering and synchronization from sequencers, drum machines, DAW's, etc.. Triggered in the clip via Ableton Live and other gear. Mad props to the guys over at Ableton for outstanding work on the upcoming release of Ableton Live 8. Be sure to check it out. Props also to Highly Liquid for the components and support that make this possible."
Update: up for auction here.
BOSS DR55 Programable Analog drum Machine
YouTube via pepemogt
"The intro was just the Cwejman with the Maq-16 and some patterns i programed on the DR-55 drummachine without any effect, just a limiter, the rest is the DR-55 with a limiter.
enjoy!
http://www.myspace.com/tijuanasoundma..."
EMX vs Freqbox 2
YouTube via Rothgar777. part 1 here
"Korg EMX vs Moog FreqBox 2. I really need to get a tripod, its hard to do everything I want holding the camera."
Cobalt Tutorial - Part 1 Strings
YouTube via SanfordSoundDesign
"A tutorial for the Cobalt VST Synthesizer on creating a strings sound. Find out more about Cobalt at:
http://www.lesliesanford.com/Cobalt/C...
You can find a better quality rendering of this tutorial here:
http://www.lesliesanford.com/Cobalt/T..."
Cobalt Tutorial - Part 2 Synth Bass
dw8000
YouTube via abertronic. "ebay" Not seeing it listed yet. The link is a search on DW8000.
Update: it's this auction.
Roland D50 Synthesizer Lapel Pin
via this auction"New Roland D-50 LAPEL PIN (no music) with push on back very detailed, 24K Gold Plated, 1 1/2" x 1/2" Made by Future Primitive Co. If it weren't so small, you would try to play it!!!!"
Yamaha CS-80
via this auction"This is the Yamaha CS-80, the mother of all polyphonic synthesizers. 220 lbs of pure juicy aftertouch heaven. This unit was purchased a few years ago from its original owner, Drew Arnott of the Canadian 80's pop sensation Strange Advance. There is still a 1980 sticker from Long & McQuade music on the back. My tech souped it up from parts of another CS80 & it has been purring like a kitten ever since. It has remained in a smoke-free studio, kept at 73 degrees F, and, miraculously, has stayed very well in tune. To that end, it features the later, more stable oscillator circuitry. You are intimate with the CS80's sound if you have ever watched Blade Runner or listened to Peter Gabriel's So.
The synth is in excellent cosmetic condition. All the buttons & sliders are functional, although, as always, a few of the bulbs under the preset buttons have burned out & I never bothered to replace them. Not pictured but included are the metal legs & casters, the lucite music stand attachment, the wood & tolex top cover, and, if you're interested, free of charge, the other CS80."
Note the patch memory below - four rows of sliders. You select the patch button corresponding to each row and edit. Each row is basically a mini version of the main panel.
inside a CS80
Interview with Mike Brown of Livewire Electronics. on VICMOD
"Livewire Electronics modules give the overall impression that you have discovered abandoned 50’s alien test equipment. With this in mind, I had to interview Mike and see what made this mad scientist tick."You can find the full interview here. Be sure to check out the rest of VICMOD for more interviews.
Update: the interview went up too soon. It's being updated. I'll put a new post up when it's up.
Appendage Proto Board - S&H With Klee
YouTube via ScottStites
"This is a quick video to show the fellow proto-builders the "OR" sample/gate function of the Appendage"
Circuit Bent Floppy Drive with "The Fisher Price Interface"
YouTube via LofiNinja
"Circuit Bent Floppy Drive with "The Fisher Price Interface""
Roland Promars compuphonic
YouTube via massonix
"Vintage Keyboard collection from S.M.M.O.K.T. home of the Sisters Of Transistors (the U.K.s number 1 ladies organ quartet)"
Also see this post on AnalogSuicide for another video.
Gorillaz & ondes Martenot, glassharmonica, cristal Baschet
YouTube via theondes
"Thomas Bloch: http://www.thomasbloch.net -
Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz, "The Good, The Bad and The Queen" leader) works in his studio (London) with music supervisor David Coulter and French multi-instrumentalist virtuoso Thomas Bloch (ondes Martenot, glassharmonica, cristal Baschet) who he has played as well with Radiohead as with most prestigious classical soloists and orchestras in the world) during the preparation of his first opera : "Monkey: Journey to the West", in April 2007.
Thomas Bloch informations: http://www.thomasbloch.net
Damon Albarn informations : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_Al...
David Coulter informations : http://profile.myspace.com/davidcoulter
"Monkey: Journey to the West" informations : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey:_...
Other names : Ones Martenot (Catalan), Ondas Martenot (Spain, Portugal), Martenot waves (English), Onde Martenot (Italy), Fale Martenota (Poland), 0™0Û0...0˚0fi0Î0»0Œ (Japan) - wrong name : Martinot / armonica de verre (France), Armonica de vidro, orgue de verre (France, Belgium), crystal harmonica, crystal armonica, glass organ, crystal organ, Armónica de cristal (Spain), Armonica a bicchieri (Italian), glasharmonika (Germany, Denmark, Sweden), glassharmonika (Norway), Harmonika szklana (Poland), 0¢0Î0‚0À0´ (Japan), close instruments : glass harp, glassharfe, glass harfe, harpe de verre, verrophon, verrophone, seraphim, verres musicaux, musical glasses"
Ondes Martenot / Messiaen 4° Feuillet Inédit by Thomas Bloch
YouTube via theondes
"Thomas Bloch: http://www.thomasbloch.net - Olivier Messiaen "4ème Feuillet Inédit" played by Jean-François Zygel (piano) and the French multi-instrumentalist Thomas Bloch (glassharmonica, ondes Martenot, cristal Baschet) who has played as well with Radiohead, Gorillaz as with most prestigious classical soloists and orchestras in the world, during a french national TV program ("La boîte à musique de Jean-François Zygel - spéciale Noël"). December 21, 2007
Thomas Bloch: http://www.thomasbloch.net
Jean-François Zygel informations : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-fra...
Ondes Martenot /virtuosistic Formule by Thomas Bloch-TV 1999
"Thomas Bloch: http://www.thomasbloch.net - "Formule" is one of the most virtuosistic piece written for solo ondes Martenot, composed by and played here by the French multi-instrumentalist Thomas Bloch himself (ondes Martenot, glassharmonica, cristal Baschet) who has played as well with Radiohead, Gorillaz, John Cage as with most prestigious classical soloists and orchestras in the world (Milano Scala, Paris opera...).
A short excerpt of the piece taken from a TV program recorded in Paris Musée de la Musique. June 8, 1999.
To hear and see the complete work, a more recent version played live at the Barbican Center (London) was added recently on youtube:
Live ondes Martenot in Barbican (London) by Thomas Bloch
"Video recorded live in the Barbican Center, London (October 2007)."
for more videos including the Glass Harmonica see theondes YouTube channel.
Gil Trythall - Yakety Moog
YouTube via norcyka84
"Gil Trythalls "Yakety Moog" released in 1970 on the Album "Country Moog - Switched On Nashville". Boots Randolph remaked it for the Benny Hill Show, on the Title "Yakety Sax". It was the Theme of the legendary Show."
inputout demonstration performance
inputout demonstration performance from Dylan Spence on Vimeo.
"Gabriel Roth and Ed Function demo the inputout series' breadboard prototypes in a science dub out!
The interface instruments are triggering and modulating a nord modular synthesizer, a roland jx3p and some drum samples. It all goes into a space echo pedal. Interfaces made using Arduino and Max-Msp. The audio is recorded from a microphone sitting in front of a speaker.
lo-fi!"
UNOST' - 21 soviet USSR strings poly synth
via this auctionvia cubensis on the forum
"UNOST' - 21 polyphonic synthesizer/strings. The complete set includes an original case, an external power unit, 5Din to 1\4 jack a connecting cord. It runs on 220V AC. You can download sounds from my site
Synthesis sections:
- TUNING zone: 2 X small screws for tuning;
- MODULATIONS zone: depth; frequency; delay; switch between filter/oscillator;
- FILTER zone: range; brightness; depth;
- ENVELOPE zone: attack; decay; level;
- PRESET zone (this synth has some presets, but presets can be turned on or off; keyb control knob; screen - 2 digi/number led - showing bank/preset as well as small 'commas'indicating if preset is turned off and if keyb contrl is turned off; on/off switch;
- CONNECTIONS: this one has just 2 X 5din connectors. One is output, the other is AC in."
J.Force bangin' a beat on the classic EMU SP 1200 sampler
YouTube via producerworld
"http://www.myspace.com/jforcebeats
http://www.cratekings.com
http://www.wonkabeats.com"
NAMM: WNAMM09: M-Audio Axiom Pro Wows ProTools User
See the write-up on Sonic State.
That ends the latest round of synth centric NAMM vids from Sonic State. Be sure to see their News feed fore more NAMM coverage.
Doepfer System A-100 & KORG Electribe ER-1
YouTube via inbetweenmovements
"all sounds sequenced by doepfer A161 Clock Sequencer in midi sync - except the electribe drums which are sequenced by ER-1. White noice + Random Volt is producing through the Dual S&H the aleatoric pitches of the notes from the A-100 Delay comes from the boss SP-303 sampler"
Doepfer A-100 Echo Park Lin6 feed back Sherman Filterbank
"Doepfer - Echo Park Lin6 - Sherman Filterbank - Feedback goes in Echo Park - Sp-303 (Tape Echo FX), Sequenced via midi from Electribe MX, later in the Video (3:34) VCO 2 is pitched by Red Noice through S&h Drums ER-1"
Duet by Sherman Filterbank & Korg KPR-77
YouTube via inbetweenmovements
"Pure Analog: KPR-77 is a great old analog drum machine and shows its potential through the sherman filterbank"
Electribe Mx Square-Sound in Sherman Filterbank & Mopho
"Accompanied by Electribe ER-1 ACID, mopho controlled by remote zero sl!!! ACID!!!"
Sherman Filterbank meets ABL2 and other friends
YouTube via inbetweenmovements
"Sherman filterbank, Dave Smith Mopho, Korg Electribe MX (is controlling the Mopho and sending a saw sound + midi control data to the Filterbank) electribe Er-1, Novation Remote Zero SL (is mapped to control. the Mopho), AudioRealism BassLine 2 (ABL2), Korg Kaoss Pad Mini (processing the Er-1)"
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