DBK Unique rebadged LEM Bit 99

via this auction

LEM Bit 99? Anyone know the relation between LEM and Crumar?

Update via urge in the comments:
"From your own site Matrix:knows his synths): [yep... stuff oozes in and out all the time.. It's why I created this blog, I just forget to actually use it sometimes. :)
that said...]

"It's a rebadged LEM Bit 99:
http://www.synrise.de/history/advertises/advert_005.jpg

...which itself is a rebadged Crumar BIT 99.

some insider info:

LEM is/was a subsidiary of General Electro Music, Italy (more known as GEM) and I'm pretty sure they bought the rights from Crumar to re-release the BIT 99 (under the LEM brand) when the Crumar company ceased to exist around the mid-to-late '80's.

Around the same time as this, Gem would buy the ELKA company (another well-known Italian manufacturer of musical instruments) which was owned by the other Crucianelli brother, namely Piero Crucianelli.
(Piero was brother to Mario Crucianelli who owned Crumar). '"

Crumar DS 2

via this auction 

 "Crumar DS 2 Synthesizer Very Rare Vintage Released 1978"

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Moog Opus-3

via this auction

Clavioline 1950's Antique Synthesizer

via this auction

"This type of synthesizer was used in such songs as “Runaway” by Del Shannon and “Baby You’re A Rich Man” by the Beatles."

You can see some videos of Del Shannon's "Runaway" here.

Making Boobs Bigger with Synthesis

YouTube via yytubeyy29. Brings new meaning to DIY.
ディスカバリーチャンネル 苫米地英人
女性がバストアップする着うた！ ディスカバリーチャンネル

Googlish:
"Discovery Channel Tomabeti Hidehito
A woman wearing a bust-up song! Discovery Channel"

Thingamagoops

flickr by Dr. Bleep

My Modular - 04

flickr by Jyoti Mishra
(click for more)

full size

Promo - Bikini Invaders

flickr by Ventura Mendoza a.k.a. Miurihausen

full size top
full size bottom

www.myspace.com/bikiniinvaders

Wersi Bass Synthesizer

Little Patty with Ribbon Controller

flickr by voltor07
(click for more)

othersidesounds

www.othersidesounds.com

blauwurf performance remix (excerpt)

video upload by Noiseconformist

"Eric Schörghofer performing a solo on the lemur controlling the "Flotte Lotte" Max/MSP patch on his PowerBook. Supporting sounds provided by Michael Zacherl on his analogue modular synthesiser.

http://blauwurf.at"

Lunetta DIY Modulars Inspired by Stanley Lunetta

You can find more info on Lunetta on the electro-music.com Lunetta forum. The following are two shots from the Let's See Your Lunetta! thread.

The top is a proposed system from Adam-V and the bottom is from synthmonger. They are just examples of what you can do with DIY modular systems. Not only can you customize systems to meet your sonic palette but you can of course completely customize the look and feel of your modular.

Be sure to check out the forum for more including sound samples.

The Auteurs - Junk Shop Clothes - Tenori-on Cover

YouTube via newgirlintownvideo.
"www.myspace.com/newgirlintownm usic

A song from one of my favourite bands of all time, The Auteurs, from one of the best albums of all time, 'New Wave'."

Elbow - Powder Blue Cover on Tenori-on / Casio / Glock

"www.myspace.com/newgirlintownmusic

Hello you. There is a reason why I covered this song, check out the blog on the above website to find out...

Also check out the Batgirl-style leap at the beginning of the video (I STILL haven't worked out how to edit properly) and the inability to play a simple glock. Those music lessons at primary school clearly paid off.

The Tenori-on here is brought to you in association with The Green Lady."

Modular Synthesizer Pictures on electro-music.com

I haven't posted on the thread in a while. Quite a few nice modular shots like this one have gone up since then. You can find the thread on electro-music.com here. Pics of modulars and their descriptions.

Pictured here is an Aries modular in custom case from kkissinger.

Regarding the green buttons:
"When I upgraded the Aries to nine VCOs, it became apparent that I would need a LOT of patch cords just to support the routine patching of control voltages and gate/triggers from the keyboards to the VCOs. Additionally, the synth has two VCFs and a Phaser/Flanger that would often track along with the VCOs. The solution to this situation was the green buttons." You can find more info on the thread.

TR-60x (diy modified TR-606)

follow-up to this video post. You can find more info and images via phono1337 on the forum.

Update via Le Singe Monotone. Also see phono's post on the ladyada forum.

technoBox demo 1

YouTube via audiorealism.
"Demonstration of song playback and tweaking in technoBox. Visit http://www.audiorealism.se/technobox for more info!"
Available on iTunes here:


"technoBox is your virtual techno studio on the go for iPhone / iPod touch featuring stunningly accurate emulations of three classic boxes: The legendary 303 bass line machine together with the smooth 808 and punchy 909 drum machines. technoBox has easy to use sequencing capabilities which lets you tie together patterns, or use it live by improvising pattern switches on the fly!"

technoBox demo 2


technoBox demo 3

Diabolical Devices Juno-106

via the Big City Music Blog. Diabolical Devices are back in stock at bigcitymusic.com.

Diabolical Devices is http://circuit-bent.com/. You can find more info on the Roland Juno-106 mods in the Analog section under Diabolical Devices.

Bitfinder LiveSets

A couple studio shots from Bitfinder LiveSets. Check the site out for more.

Update via fischek in the comments. Note the Elektron posters on the wall in the bottom shot. Anyone know where to find them online? I did a quick search for Elektron poster here and didn't find it, but I did find this, which is very cool in it's own right.

Update via creekree in the comments: "you can buy elektron posters directly at the elektron.se webshop"

You can find them at the bottom of the extras page. No good shots online though.

EMS Synthi A with DK-1 Keyboard

Updated images for this auction. Click on each for the full size shot.

"This is something special! A good looking Synthi A from the Electronic Music Studios in London. Both the Synthi and the keyboard are recently serviced and there are a some very nice modifications on this one! The following modifications have been performed by a pro synth tech:

Osc-sync 2&3, filter keyb follow, filter slew/unslew, filter 18/24 dB. Also new internal trimmers and elco's have been installed. Oscillators 1 & 2 have the temperature compensation mod to make them more stable. These are the same mods as performed at EMS London.The 3 black (Serge) knobs: 2 are the sync-switches for the OSCs, the one near the filter controls the keyboard follow of the filter. Left of and above the Cutoff knob are the toggles for filter slew/unslew en 18/24dB"

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Kraftwurst

Hotdogs, Stylophones and Kraftwerk. What more can you ask for.
via fabio

Interview with Frank Serafine

"Frank Serafine is an award-winning sound designer, sound supervisor and sound editor, who created nearly all of the sound effects for Tron. In this exclusive interview, Tron Wiki founder Max Petrosky discussed with Mr. Serafine about how some of the movie's most memorable sounds were created and how they were put together using technology no one have ever used before for sound editing."

You can find the interview on Tron Wiki here. There is mention of the Fairlight, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, and Minimoog.

via Mix Architekt

Modified Yamaha CS01 CS-01 Analog Synth

YouTube via rolandsh1000
"This is a brief video demo of a modified Yamaha CS-01 Mk1 battery-powered analog synth. I'm not going through the internal speaker here, but rather using the line-out to a Roland MicroCube amp.

The mods are:
1) expanded resonance and continuous control of the resonance
2) VCA drone mode

Except for the fact that the breath controller will no longer work on this unit (how many folks actually use it anyway?), both are 'non-destructive' mods, which means you can return to stock functionality if you want.

The 12dB low-pass filter on the CS-01 isn't terribly stable at high resonances, which is probably why Yamaha kept the stock setting to be a bit tame.

I make some odd comments here: why am I calling the footages "high sounds?" Please ignore some of the rambling!"

Roland VP-330 + Juno-60 + TR-606 + Moog Taurus

YouTube via retrosound72.

Not sure if this is the same video that was posted here.

Update: it's not.
"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

analog strings and human voice sounds: Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus Mk2;
bassline: Roland Juno-60, arpeggiator in hold-modus is triggered by the TR-606 drum-machine
deep bass: Moog Taurus 1;
drums: Roland TR-606"

Udu Drum treatment 2 added overdrive

YouTube via RothHandle
"Yesterday I started working a new track with the ever so talented Rhys Marsh. The track I am working has a slightly indian or middle eastern feel so I brought some of the percussion instruments that would fit into that sonic environment...But. to create an edgier and possibly more modern feel I decided to do some treatments on the Udu drum...which turns out to be the base of the verse rhythm.

If you are curious about the studio and the music that is recorded there please stroll by
www.roth-handle.nu for more info."

Treating Rhys Marsh Udus through the MOTM 420 filter

"Yesterday I started working a new track with the ever so talented Rhys Marsh. The track I am working has a slightly indian or middle eastern feel so I brought some of the percussion instruments that would fit into that sonic environment...But. to create an edgier and possibly more modern feel I decided to do some treatments on the Udu drum...which turns out to be the base of the verse rhythm."

LIVE JAM AT S-CAT 011

YouTube via PHONICPOTION. S-CAT/PHONICPOTION on Ebay
"HARDWARE SESSION 11"

Metasonix TM-2 Whistle

YouTube via modularsquare

Moog Voyager + Metasonix TM-2

Vermona DRM1 MKIII little beat

YouTube via modularsquare. "A little beat from our beloved DRM1 MKIII"

Future Retro XS part1

YouTube via modularsquare

Analogue Solutions Liepzig Part 1

YouTube via modularsquare

Analogue Solutions Liepzig Part 2

"... In stock Now @ modularsquare.com"

Research @ modularsquare ;)

YouTube via modularsquare
"Custom Modules from Magnaval B."

Research part 2


Research Part 3

TR-606 vs TR-60x (modified) Comparing the Sounds

YouTube via phono1337
"Mods include

BASS DRUM
Tune
Pitch Env
Tone
Decay

SNARE DRUM
Tune
Snappy
Decay

TOMS
High Tom Tune
Low Tom Tune
Low Tom Sweep
Low Tom Sweep amount
Low Tom "909" mode (switch)
Kill Noise to Low Tom (switch)

CYMBAL
Decay
Band Pass Filter

HATS
Tune
Closed Hat Decay
Open Hat Decay
Band Pass Filter

Other mods include
Accent Override button
Hat Input (switched jack) replaces the hat osc with whatever you play into it.
Individual Outs for all the sounds (switched jacks)
Lithium battery to retain pattern memory when power is off (no more need for C cells in the battery compartment)

Many thanks to Zane Whitaker for all his help and Brian Castro (bcbox) for the battery information."

TR-606 vs TR-60x (modified) Comparing patterns


Update: You can find more info and images via phono1337 on the forum.

CR78-PGM

"CR78-PGM is programmer and controller for Roland CR-78 drummachine. With help of it, CR-78 can be programmed very easy (by similar way as with original Roland WS-1 programmer). More over, CR78-PGM enables to control CR-78 during playback manually or via MIRI or DIN-SYNC buses.

1. Display (LCD)
2. Rotary encoder
3. PLAY / WRITE INSTRUMENT button
4. START/STOP / NEXT BEAT button
5. START/STOP signal output
6. WRITE signal output
7. CLOCK signal output
8. DIN-SYNC bus input
9. Synchronization selector
10. MIDI bus input
11. Working mode selector
12. LCD contrast setting
13. Supply connector"

You can find more info on CHD ELEKTROSERVIS

Multitouch Ableton Performance

YouTube via andrewcoenen
"Bartelby of Pance Party performs "Morgasm" using a custom built FTIR LCD Multitouch controller. Ableton Live is controlled with a custom Max/MSP patch programmed by Bartleby. The Max Mutltiouch Framework (MMF) was developed by Mathieu Chamagne, in conjunction with Project Overtone.

http://mathiechamagne.com
http://www.demandevolution.com/projectovertone
http://www.myspace.com/panceparty"

roland sh7 guts

flickr set by chiasticon
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inside a Roland SH-7

Knobs to ya!

flickr by Lucky Poet


full size

Roland Juno-G

shiny knobs

STG POST-LAWSUIT LPF and Wave Folder Mini Reviews on noise source

find the full post on noise source here

"Having owned both an Arp 2600 and Odyssey I was hoping for something to remind me of those days, and for that it did not disappoint."

http://stgsoundlabs.com/

buddha machine bent by coloringpad

YouTube via coloringpad
"a buddha machine circuit bent : additions include a switch to double playback speed, a knob to adjust the rate of playback, minor and major glitch inducing switches (sound like distortion here), and a selection button. easy and fun."
See http://www.coloringpad.blogspot.com/ for more including music, pics and words. Check out this setup on the cost. Roland TR-808 at the ocean (for the archives).

Building a Synthesizers.com Modular

YouTube via amphonic
"I used the Synthesizers.com WebCam to create a time-lapse movie of the build. The modular being built is a complete Entry System with some additional modules to fill the cabinet. The music was created using the synthesizer in the movie. It was multi-tracked on my Mac using Cubase. Check out www.ModularSounds.com for more information on my synthesizers.com modular."

audioMIDI.com presents Native Instruments Maschine

YouTube via audiomidicom

"Mitchell Sigman and Olivia Arthur demonstrate Native Instruments Maschine rhythm workstation. Coming soon to audioMIDI.com!"

MOONMODULAR M526 reversible mixer

YouTube via moonmodular
"We use 3 different CV- sources : one LFO ramp and one LFO rectangle and one envelope generator M511c. http://www.moonmodular.com"

Jomox XBase09 with Xrom upgrade

Jomox XBase09 with Xrom upgrade from Tyler Corbett on Vimeo.
via this auction follow-up to this post

Jomox XBase09 Xrom test

Jomox XBase09 Xrom test from Tyler Corbett on Vimeo.
"In the XBase09, the HiHat, Rim, Clap, Ride and Crash are samples stored as 8 bit data on a chip. Xrom is a circuit that replaces this chip and adds four times the memory. There are four sample banks available which can be selected by holding the SHIFT/FUNC button while pressing ENTER one to four times. What samples are on the extensions? The choice is yours! Samples can be loaded over MIDI Sysex - you create your own sample banks. Want a TR-808, TR-606 or RZ1? No problem: load the samples into your XBase09 and push the ENTER & SHIFT buttons one to four times (depends on desired bank number). Done!

Using the converter software, audio files can be converted into the Sysex format and then sent to the XBase09 using a MIDI software like MIDI-OX for PC or SysExLibrarian for Mac.

Lenghth of the samples:
Closed HiHat & Rimshot: 182ms @ 44.1 kHz

Open HiHat & Clap: 557ms @ 44.1 kHz

Ride & Crash: 742ms @ 44.1 kHz

The lenghth is adapted automatically by the software depending on the selected sample. Files that are too long are cut at the end, those that are too short are extended with silence. It is an advantage to cut the samples and adjust the volume using a software like Wavelab or alike."

AnalogExplosion

YouTube via MAKEN0ISE
"My nephew helped me patch this cool analog explosion sound effect, using just 3 modules. Long live the QMMG!"

Syndrum CM

via this auction

auction details:
"The Syndrum analog drum synthesizer was developed by Joe Pollard and Mark Barton back in the 1970's. Eventually their company Pollard Inc. gave way to Research Development Systems, Inc. who manufactured the Syndrum CM.

Although the Syndrum is capable of many different sounds, the one that caught on was that descending "dooooooom" as heard on "Poor Pitiful Me" by Linda Rondstat and "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty. I used it to create my own custom Kick and Tom drum samples which I used separately or mixed in to augment the sound of real drums."

Yamaha DX5

via this auction

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

"Rare 76-key Yamaha DX-5 from 84 or 85. Has the power of two DX7s in one. You can do a single voice, or layer two or split. Has separate outputs for each voice. Has a large back-lit LCD and more on-surface buttons for editing than a normal DX7."

The auction states "basically the same as a $3,000 DX1 without the extra 150 lbs of wood and lights." The lights that display the algorithms on the DX1 are pretty nice though... See this post and this post.

Crumar Trilogy Reference Manual

via this auction

"28 PAGES"