1 bit dynamic range oughta be enough for everybody - M4M

YouTube via muzik4machines. See muzik4machines' YouTube channel for more.
"MP3: http://muzik4machines.com/muzik/4/mac...
I mastered it ia tiny bit too hot, watch your speakers
gear used
first 2 minutes are me tweaking the pattern snares and hats, then starting

to get stereo sound/ widescreen embeds use &fmt=22 at the end of the URL

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"

Novation Bass Station Rack

YouTube via WISSJE

GeodesicMovie1

YouTube via davidryle
"A song about the Montreal Expo'67 "Biosphere" dome designed by Buckminister Fuller. I visited the building in 1967 and remember the enormous feeling of open space inside."

Kawai K1m synthesizer extreme circuitbend

YouTube via hilltree
"Kawai k1m with 80 pole breadboard patchpanel and 4 free assignable switches
The k1m is to small for regular switches or patch connectors, so i used a electronics breadboard.
Every connection is possible, even multiple connections ,to create weird sounds.
A short list , lfo-pwm-formant harmonics-ringmod-enz.
For now, no bend bleep demo what you normally hear , but a nice sound snippet of myself .
more info of the bend at my site www.groenewoudnet.nl"

x0xb0x Chrome demo 2

YouTube via BIM0X
"Chromed custom x0xb0x for sale"

burning 1 melt 2008

YouTube via thewhitestboyalive. Crumar DS2 and one very unfortunate Fender Rhodes.
"the whitest boy alive burning at melt festival 2008 filmed from side of stage by girl"

daniel's synthschool

YouTube via thewhitestboyalive. sent my way via Simon.
"daniel nentwig shows the endless possibilities of the crumar ds-2 synthesizer."

nentwig liberation

YouTube via butteramamusic. sent my way via Simon.
"Daniel Nentwig enjoys the sunshine and god music by Arto Mwambe. soon the summer will be over..."

Maschat Liberation

Let this one fully load and fast forward to bits if you can't take it. :)
"Maschat´s first aproach to Nenwig´s first keytar."

Alessandro Cortini toronto feb 2009

Alessandro Cortini toronto feb 2009 from Steve Benesko on Vimeo.

via guilty1 in the comments of this post, and the following via Daphne:
"By the way, for those of you in LA, blindoldfreak will be performing at the Knitting Factory on March 10th with CyrusRex.

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=971514"

The euro-rack modular in the background is kakihara's:
"The rack in the back mine, it is a 5 rows of Doepfer rack with mostly Livewire, Plan B, the Harvestman and some Doepfer modules.
Other performers were "Random Transfer" with his Buchla 18 panel 200e, "Filter 27" with an incredible arrangement of stomp pedals/processors and analog synth in a box, a special guest, Zoe, performed on her persephone with him. I was using along with the synth, MaxMSP and a Novation remote 25 SL controler...I go under the name "Kakihara 079"... I'll set up a webpage soon!
I hope it helps a bit! ;)"

Guess The Synth!

YouTube via rodsnratfinks
"I made this mostly as a test. While you're here, why not try to guess the synthesizer being played. The answer might surprise you!

Also, please ignore the horrendous playing. I don't know what was going through my head at the time."

303-clone made with REAKTOR - DA FUNK

YouTube via corri303
"visit http://www.myspace.com/evosilica

Demo track to compare ma Reaktor 303-clone with the original. As you can hear there were some timing probs caused by the video record tool

The pattern goes:

Machine tuning: F

A# Dwn
F Up
D Sld
C2 Up
A# Sld Acc
G
F# Dwn Sld Acc
G#
A# Up Sld
A Dwn
C2 Sld
D Up Sld Acc
F
D Sld
F Dwn Sld
D# Sld

... at least this is what I think the notes are ..."

x0xWASP Daft Punk Style

YouTube via BIM0X
"Playing Daft Punk style on the x0xWASP thanks to SokkOS 1.8 !"

iPhone App Canon Rock?

YouTube via jetdaisuke
"I tried to play "Canon" by the iShred that is iPhone App. But..."
You can get iShred on iTunes here:

Yamaha AN200 does the 303 by Alien Robot Dance

YouTube via se7ense7

"I'm making lots of vintage-sound-influenced music (with a modern touch) and I was thinking bout using some 303 sounds. I don't like software clones though but a real 303 (or even a hardware clone) is too expensive so I just sat down to create a 303 patch on my trusty Yamaha AN200... I think I came rather close to the original, not identical, not by far, but close enough to use in my songs and very tweakable just like the real thing (much more tweakable actually, but I kept it simple for this little clip)...

Boring vid, it's about the sounds though..."

simple analog modular patch - How to - part 1

YouTube via analogueak
"Very basic analog modular patch. I'm going to do a series of videos that get more complex and show exactly how the drum triggers, controllers, and sound design all work together in my kit. I wanted to start with the foundation of a typical and annoyingly primitive analog modular sound. My intention is to make some very simple videos to begin with, so the more complex videos won't be so friggin long."

Alien Symphony

YouTube via feelda303. "poor alien, he passed out after a while..." Yamaha S80

Motif XS - Simple Original Composition - #02

YouTube via wendlinka
"My next simple composition using one section of pattern mode and factory patches of motif XS. In the begining I'm showing you a couple of patches used in this project.

Enjoy Everybody!

mp3:
http://julitata.com/mp3/2009-02/simpl..."

02072009 II

YouTube via boobtube356 first part here.
"Same patch, but now Miniwave output level is being controlled by the snare signal, resulting in a glitchy sounds. Cwejman PH-4 is modulating the decay of the envelope."

Apollo Studio Synth Mounting Complete

follow-up to this post

Remember, you can see how Apollo Studio was built step by step here.

Note the Siel KIWI to the right of the JP-8000.

Proto 2 DIY

flickr set by Easy Skywalker
(click for more)

full size

Note the mod wheels are on the right.

The Orchid

YouTube via vonhaulshoven
"impro for solo synth and sequencers"
via the forum
"I try to be the master over 3 maq 16/3,s , it is an improvistion so not perfect."

Alessandro Cortini in Toronto

YouTube via hellobrig.

Buchla 200e http://blindoldfreak.com/

"Blindoldfreak at The Drake on February 5th, 2009."



via Daphne

"Alessandro will have his first EP, "1", will be available as a digital download come February 20th. You can hear previews on Amazon right now." click here

Funhouse by Parallax -- synth keyboard guitar prog rock!

YouTube via hamsterdunce
"More music on umop.com/parallax.htm

An extremely wankerific tune off my Parallax album "umop apisdn." Why not order one today, so you can help pay for more fancy shirts?"

Blippoo Box Solo Concert (1) - Slow Movements Excerpt

YouTube via hansteg. See the Blippoo label below for more.
"Hans Tammen - Hordijk Blippoo Box"

Blippoo Box Solo Concert (2) - Fast Movements Excerpt

Killing a Machinedrum-loop with Metaphysical Function

YouTube via salzmanufaktur
"Metaphysical Function was the most stunning app in Native Instruments legendary "Electronic Instruments2XT" bundle. This bundle also contains the ultra cool drum sampler named "Krypt" and "Limelight" as well.

Unfortunately this bundle is out of sale and discontinued. You can check out the specs here:
http://www.native-instruments.com/ind...

I don't know if these tools are working on OS X Leo or Vista. So I'm sticking with my good ol' G5 Powermac to keep them running on Tiger."

Vangelis synth sounds

YouTube via mik300z.
"This was supposed to be a cover of soil festivities , been working on the microkorg to get roland vp-330 string sound from it. Just decided to do a bit of live playing based on the opening track instead. Apologies for the mistakes and bum notes , it wasn't rehearsed..
Cs80 brass sounds : ESQ 1
VP330 strings : Microkorg
Twinkling bells : Juno 106
percussion: juno g and korg x5
bass and Pulse wave sound: juno 6
sequenced flute : juno g"

Hand Made Analog Synth

YouTube via yakthekyle

Hand Made Analog Synth - 2 Osc Banks Ring Mod and Frequency Mod - Ellis Electronics

"Hand Mand Analog Synth - 2 Osc Banks Ring Mod and Frequency Mod
!UP FOR BID ON EBAY!

For more info, check out my website
http://www.myspace.com/elliselectronics"

Using 2 monome 40h or 64 together as a monome128

YouTube via neutron7
"Just a quick video describing how to use 2 64 button monomes together as a 128 (80h)
music is "duck and cover, its a bomb" by me."

Complete Guide to the Yamaha DX7

via this auction

"A Complete Guide to the DX Synthesizer gives the reader a general description of how to operate the DX7 II (and DX7) and use its advanced sound programming capabilities. It is not a replacement for the owner's manual but rather should be considered a supplement to the manual for beginners and professionals alike. The body of this book explains the new features of the DX7 II in great detail and offers specific examples and sample applications."

Korg Polyphonic Ensemble Analog String Synth

via this auction
"Korg Polyphonic Ensemble, PE-2000, Ensemble S, K-5 Perfect working order 8 Sounds, you can blend 2 sounds at a time 2 pipe organ, 2 brass, 2 chorus, 2 strings, Attack, Sustain, Bass & Treble bass/cut"

note this is the one from this video.

SCINTILLATION

SCINTILLATION from Xavier Chassaing on Vimeo.
"This is an experimental film made up of over 35,000 photographs. It combines an innovative mix of stop motion and live projection mapping techniques.

Directed by
chassaing.xavier@gmail.com

Music by
myspace.com/fedaden"

via Dennis
"it is entirely made with ableton live, the bass and some pads on this song are coming from my AKAI VX 90 synth with Curtis CEM 3394 chips. a very underrated 6 voices poly synth."

HangDrum iPhone App

YouTube via jetdaisuke
"a hang drum in my iPhone! I tried it.
"HangDrum" is a iPhone App that is the smallest hang drum.
http://webdog.be/archives/0..."
Available on iTunes here:

Roland Juno-60 + SCI Prophet VS + Minimoog VCF

YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo track by RetroSound

bassline: Roland Juno-60 (arpeggiator in hold-mode, triggered by the TR-606);
bells and pad sounds: SCI Prophet VS;
drums: Roland TR-606 through Minimoog VCF (VCF modulation: VCO3)

no overdubbing, no sequencer software used"

Ratcheting with the mult

YouTube via angelometz. "nothing special, just trying some ratchet."

Moog Rogue + Prodigy impro

YouTube via lesingemonotone
"Improvisation on Moog Prodigy and Moog Rogue. A pinch of BOSS RE-20 used on the Rogue."

Magneticring

"Magneticring has just been released on the Uzu Audio Label from Edmonton, Alberta Canada.

It features EMS Synthi 'AKA' & 'A' / Moog Opus / Maxi-Korg and some fuzz phaser guitar.

Recalling early German pioneers Tangerine Dream (before they discovered sequencers), Klaus Schulze, and Cluster

Magneticring is Joshua Stevenson of synth band B.C.V.C.O. and formerly of Jackie-O Motherfucker.

Limited Edition Silkscreened cover editions of the LP are available direct from the Label here,
http://www.uzuaudio.com/

"Magneticring is the solo project of Josh Stevenson, member of Staked Plain (est. 1993), Von Bingen, B.C.V.C.O. and formerly Jackie-O Motherfucker. Not to mention contributions to a Kemialliset Ystävät recording, touring as a member of Samara Lubelski’s live band, Pink Mountaintops, numerous mastering credits, and is currently working on recordings with Montreal’s Sam Shalabi’s ‘Land of Kush Orchestra’ and Steven Wray Lobdell (Faust, Davis Redford Trio) After a couple of cassette releases, we are pleased to present his first long playing LP. Three tracks of hazy vintage synth pieces. This album is a one time pressing of 449 copies of clear 180 gram vinyl packaged in a Tip-on style gatefold jacket with custom silk screened art."

www.castexotic.com"

The Sweeps - One In A Million (live)

YouTube via inkoggnito77. Previous videos by The Sweeps. Total Bond song.
"Fender Rhodes-dominated ballad with a bit Crumar Multiman and some Moog in it. For more see http://www.myspace.com/thes..."
via marko
Fender Rhodes,
Moog Prodigy,
Crumar Performer
Minimoog

Threshold HouseBoys Choir - Live excerpt 3 at Brainwaves 11/22/08

YouTube via UlNiIndustries.

Sleazy playing the BugBrand Postcard Weevil with his face.

"Threshold HouseBoys Choir at Brainwaves 2008 in Arlington, MA.
Sleazy plays a noisier song and talks about SoiSong.
http://thresholdhouse.greed..."
via BugBrand in the comments of this post.

OBERHEIM TVS 1 Richard Termini Synthesizer Tutorial

YouTube via rtermini

"Richard Termini gives a tutorial about the Vintage 1970's Oberheim Analog Synthesizer. The TVS-1 machine uses the SEM concept that Oberheim was offering at the time. This instrument is a Two Voice with 8 Step Sequencer. The larger machines offered were four and eight voice. The basics of Tone Generation, Filtering and Envelope is discussed."

Plasma disk synthesizer controller test

YouTube via hilltree. follow-up to this post.
"First vid from my plasma disc ,controlling a synthesizer arpeggio.
This project is still in progress en not yet fully functional .
The whole thing just act like a kaoss pad with a funky lightshow...cool huh ?
Notice the multimeter and the duspol, they react, but there are no wires on that !!!!
p.s ...sorry for the sound/vid sync and the middle finger ;)
More at www.groenewoudnet.nl and synthforum.nl"

ethnicolor 1 (second part)-zoolook

YouTube via graal7
"second part of ethnicolor 1 (jm jarre) zoolook album
live version houston
motif es8 nordwave moog voyager"

ethnicolor 1 (first part)-zoolook

previously posted here

02072009

02072009 from dougcl on Vimeo.
"Doepfer A-117 amplitude modulated by audio rate square wave from A-143-3. Bass kick is Cwejman VCO-6 sine with envelope pitch modulation. Bass part is Cwejman VCO-2RM FM configuration to QMMG. Midrange is Blacet Miniwave. Doepfer A-196 adds some melody to the top. Adjustments being made are to the Miniwave bank select and PLL pitch. Doepfer A-160/1, A-152, and A-138 handles the sequencing."

Variation on Pachelbel's Canon on Modular Synthesizer

YouTube via justwaving
"I have always loved this piece and wanted to try part of it just using sequencers. The synthesizer is playing on it's own."

Digisound 80 a closer look

YouTube via trontastic
"Here is a closer look at my Digisound 80 modular system. I've had this for about 20 years (just a box of bits in the beginning), Have built it up over the years. This is for those who are interested in these things. (Fuji digital camera with in built mic)."

Yamaha CS-80, Prophet 600, Wavestation , Vangelis like theme

YouTube via cnightwing
"Every time I play the Yamaha CS-80 all these Vangelis like melodies are going through my head. So here it is the second improvisation with the CS-80 , the Prphet600 playing the monotone bass line and another set of CS-80 brass pads that were previously recorded onto a track . There is also a Wavestation that gives more atmospheric attitude to the whole collage. Of course everything is played by Csaba Zvekan."

time with blofeld 1

flickr by pandarelated
(click for more)

full size

"trying to spend some quality time with one of my synths. its a rediculous piece of gear really. 3 Osc (analog mod, and wavetable)
2 filters. 8+ filter types (parallel or serial)
4! envelopes, 16! modulators, 4 modifers, 3 LFOs and a programable ARP.
and, assign anything to anything. LFO 1, modifies the wave table. witch modifies osc 2, that modifers LFO 2, that modifies Filter 1.. and on and on."

Lukatoyboy's Touching Sound & Music Workshop For Kids

flickr by lukatoyboy
(click for more)

MOTM 730 contest

via the My Synthesis Technology MOTM Analog Modular Synth blog.

"Paul [of MOTM (http://synthtech.com/)] writes: '
a) if you haven't already, order a MOTM-730 VC Pulse Divider!

b) patch it up into your (mostly...ahem....) MOTM modular

c) record audio and/or video.

d) send it to me by March 20th. Would like some sort of patch diagram/text description so other folks can try it out.

e) Winner (I get to pick) gets $200. So, your MOTM-730 is at a 50% discount :) Second place gets $100.
Looking mostly for unique/clever applications of all the module's features: variable dividing, stepped CV out, etc.

I have *lots* of these I can ship rather quickly, the joys of robotic SMT assembly and pcb-mounted jacks/switches/pots. I expect all of these currently on order to ship by next Saturday.

Paul S.'"

Instrument-a-day 6: Buddha Bonk

"Buddha Box, wire, brass, and conductive foam.

The Buddha Box is a little electronic gadget that plays any of 12 chants over and over again. I wired it up with a brass tablet and drumstick so I can play it like a drum-- each hit switches to a new chant. (A little bit of conductive foam on the end of the drumstick muffles the tapping sound.)

It sounds like this."
via moonmilk

San Fransisco Tape Music Festival Review by CatSynth

See the full review of the event on CatSynth.

"The idea of going to concert hall and listening to a recording may seem odd, but like any other performance, it is about matching the content and presentation. There are really good tape-music performances, and really bad ones, and I have been to both. The Saturday performance at the festival was definitely a good one. It included classics of electronic music, such as John R Pierce’s Stochatta, one of early experiments in computer music at Bell Laboratories; and Lubiano Berio’s Thema (Ommagio a Joyce). Both pieces were premiered over 50 years ago."