via Michael: "I'm doing a synth workshop + public intervention with handheld "synthpacks" in downtown Boulder - -"
"ArtDistrict is thrilled to present the work of multimedia artist Michael Trigilio the second week of July 2009. With more information to come, here's the skinny:
Michael is a member of the Visual Art/Media faculty at UC San Diego. A 2008 Whitney Biennial participant as part of Neighborhood Public Radio, Michael's video and sound work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
While in Boulder, Michael will explore sound as art and enable you to do the same with his synthpack workshop and public sound intervention. Learn to create your own portable electronic sound device, then take to the streets of Boulder and use those smokin' hot sythnpacks in a public sound intervention. {That's them on the left - click HERE for demo.}"
You can find more details, pics and links to media at ARTDISTRICT.
via the Moog Music newsletter: "Moog is now on Facebook and we've got an easy-to-remember URL... www.facebook.com/moogmusicinc Join the over 6700 Moog fans worldwide who are already using Facebook to connect to Moog and to each other. We're still loading up content, but there are lots of great photos, videos and more on our page already. Facebook makes it easy to share and discuss all this with your friends... and makes it easy to make new friends. It's all about the connections..."
You might remember the Monorocket custom euro cases from this post. You can find an interview with Steve R, the owner of Monorocket, on TRASH_AUDIO here. Note they are taking questions if you have them.
from the interview: "What do you feel is missing from the market with cases? Variety in features and pricing. That may sound cold, but this is a normal occurrence in the evolutionary cycle of any market. Apparently I wasn't alone. Monorocket is one of three companies producing cases that launched in June of this year. It was like we all appeared on the same day.I just found out that ModularWorld is already selling out of inventory and - good for them - it's a indication that there's still room for more vendors. Even though Eurorack has seen an explosion of module manufacturers, we've basically had one case manufacturer, with a couple of choices. All someone had to do was listen to the things that end users - like you - were saying (and watching you do things like screwing mults directly into unused space) and make the stuff they wanted." http://www.monorocket.com/ Monorocket on twitter: http://twitter.com/rtopia
YouTube via burblebeep. prior "This is how I Juno" vids here. "This is my entry in the How Do You JUNO? YouTube™ Video Contest. All audio was created and performed on my quarter-century-old, pre-MIDI, analog Juno-60 synth. Computer Museum Photo: Scott Beale/Laughing Squid" Update: note the LOL slider names of Tudor, Derbyshire, Subotnick and Babbit and the Bebe, Baron, Louis toggle switch.
YouTube via peahix "Now available for PRE-ORDER! The second of our newly remastered Orchestron discs, SOLO FRENCH HORN. As soon as we have 15 pre-orders, we'll go to press and start shipping. It's unlikely that there will be sufficient demand to do a second run of 25 of these discs, so your best bet is to buy as many of these as you need while you can! Any future additional copies will most likely be done as one-offs, which are twice as expensive to produce, and thus will cost twice as much.
PLEASE NOTE: This disc WILL NOT play properly in an Optigan! They WILL play, but the sounds will NOT be mapped correctly to the keyboard- they will be mapped mostly haphazardly across the chord buttons. Please don't order this disc expecting to easily use it in an Optigan. In the future we will be porting the Orchestron sounds to the Optigan- please be patient! :)
This is not a simple photocopy of an original vintage Orchestron disc, it's completely re-mastered and re-created from scratch, using the original sounds from the Orchestron master tapes. In other words, this disc won't sound 100% exactly like the original discs in every tiny detail. Specifically:
* Since there's usually no way to precisely identify the exact 2-second excerpt that was originally used from each sustained note on the master tapes (some of which can be 8-10 seconds long), we've simply chosen 2-second excerpts that sounded good in our editing situation. * Our French Horn disc has a little more low-end and a bit less upper-mids than the original. These can both be adjusted with EQ if you're trying to precisely duplicate the overall tonality of the original discs. * Our disc has a bit more white noise than the original, apparently an unavoidable result of the mastering process. * The loop joints on our disc are very smooth and for the most part don't pop/thud the way the originals do. * We've staggered the loop joints evenly across the disc (instead of placing them all at 12 o'clock), so that no two notes hit their loop joint at the same time. * Some of our discs may have very slight periodic crosstalk on some notes (mostly noticeable on higher notes), owing to miniscule variations in the center hole punching tolerance. Said crosstalk should be well within the acceptable limits that Orchestron users are accustomed to.
So, will our disc satisfy the absolute purist? Probably not, and we won't attempt to argue otherwise. But despite the differences, to the more casual player our disc sounds very much like the original. We're confident that you'll love the sound and quality of this disc, but if you're not totally satisfied, we're happy to offer a 100% money-back guarantee. This is a labor of love for us, and we want to make sure you feel the love too!
Since the original discs came in plain white jackets, so will ours. We will be replicating the original printed paper sleeves- spelling/grammar errors and all.
Soon we will have all eight of the original Orchestron discs remastered, as well as a few brand new titles. Stay tuned!
YouTube via vinyljunkie07 "This whole tune was made to show the power of these babies...i'm not even scratching the surface here but this is all out of both Waldorf's..no over dubs, no samples just midi"
"Expert Sleepers are proud to announce the release of Silent Way, a suite of plug-ins designed for use as part of a modular analogue synthesiser system. The plug-ins produce no sound themselves, nor do they process sound - rather, they generate signals to be used as control voltages (CVs), which can be patched into the control inputs of oscillators, filters, VCAs etc. of an analogue system.
There are currently two plug-ins in the Silent Way suite - Silent Way DC and Silent Way Voice Controller. These are described in more detail below. It is anticipated that more plug-ins will be added to the suite in the future - watch the website for product announcements.
All plug-ins also feature
* full MIDI and OSC control.
* MIDI/OSC scriptability.
* sample-accurate handling of MIDI note messages.
*Silent Way DC*
Silent Way DC is a simple plug-in that generates constant output signals. It is intended to be used in conjunction with parameter automation (via MIDI or directly by the host application) to generate varying signals. For example, you could use it as an LFO where you draw out the LFO waveform in your host’s parameter automation GUI.
*Silent Way Voice Controller*
Silent Way Voice Controller is a virtual instrument plug-in designed to directly control an analogue synthesiser by generating the appropriate CV and gate signals via an appropriate audio interface.
By listening to the synthesiser’s output signal, the plug-in is able to calibrate itself to generate the appropriate pitch CV for the incoming MIDI notes.
As well as the basic pitch and gate signals, the plug-in can generate three multi-stage envelope CVs which you can feed to VCAs, VCFs etc. in your synth.
*Pricing and availability*
Silent Way is available immediately in Mac OS X Audio Unit format, priced at $49. Mac and Windows VST formats to follow.
Expert Sleepers are currently offering a reward for purchasers who document successful use of Silent Way with their modular system - see the website for details."
Expert Sleepers Silent Way controlling an Analogue Systems RS Integrator modular synth
YouTube via expertsleepers
"This video shows the Expert Sleepers Silent Way plug-ins controlling an Analogue Systems RS Integrator modular synth. The plug-ins are running in Ableton Live. The audio interface is a MOTU Ultralite Mk3. The Silent Way Voice Controller is generating the pitch and gate CVs; the Silent Way DC plug-in is generating an LFO via Live's parameter automation, which is controlling the waveshape input of the RS-95 oscillator."
"Korg Wavestation EX synthesizer, one of Korg's most legendary productions. This is the synth that Korg endowed with a 4-way vector control joystick that allows you to precisely shape your sounds on the fly... Little-known fact: The Wavestation was designed by the one and only Dave Smith, originally of Sequential Circuits."
"- circuit bent yamaha tg33 synth with vector joystick
-breakout box with 33 stackable banana jack patch points (white instead of the yellow as pictured above)
-2 switches- each switch activates 2 independant bends for a total of 4 switchable bends each of the switches patch point sections are color coded for ease of use
-8 banana patch cables
-replaced internal memory battery with a fresh battery and a battery clip.
-db25 connector cable from breakout box to synth (approximately 3 feet and black instead of the grey one above)
-db25 jacks on tg33 and breakoutbox
-orginal owners manual (original)
-cd-r of manual, many great patches, and editor program
-power supply included (north american supply only, international countries will need to supply their own adapters. the tg33 is regulated to handle anything from 9-12 volts dc with a positive tip)" video previously posted here):
circuit bent yamaha tg33 vector synth and akai ewi 4000s
"circuit bent tg33 vector synth with akai ewi. the dave smith evolver is used to filter and amplify the tg33 synthesizer only.
the vector synth features a db25 breakout box that connects to the tg33 unit. approximately half of the 300 or so waveforms are circuit bendable so it is possible to stack traditional synthesizer waveforms with voices that are circuit bendable allowing you to morph from the known to the aleatoric landscapes , weird tones, sounds, and patterns as well as the bizzare responses from a circuit bent synth.
i just got done bending it and this is my first run through after setting up a patch.. but once i get that vector remapped to pedal controllers, now we're talking."
via this auction
"LELL UDS - VINTAGE ANALOG 2 channel DRUM SYNTHESIZER.
RARE SOVIET ANALOG ELECTRONIC DRUM MODULE, MADE IN USSR BY "LELL".
• LELL UDS is 2-channel analogue drum synthesizer.
• This auction drum synth was made in February 1990 in Moscow. Serial number: 029012788.
• Synthesis System - Analogue subtractive.
• Polyphony - monophonic.
• Oscillators: VCO x 2 + Noise x 2, Oscillators Waves: sawtooth, square.
• Controls on rear panel for each channel: Gain, Tone, Attack, Release, Space, Frequency, Filter. There is also balance between noise & tone generators and master level.
• Connectors on the rear panel - 2 audio inputs, audio output MONO on 1/4'' standard jack.
• Weight: 6 kg - Power Supply: 220/240V.
• No MIDI. You can trigger it from any audio output - synthesizer, drum machine or virtual instrument from analog output of Your soundcard." Also see the seller's other items.
"Tr666, 2Osc,MiniMoogFilterClone,Synthacon,2Env, 1ANalogSeq,
EveryThing is build by my self Exept the TR606.
i film this becose of the Synthacon filter sound, that was pretty warm, maby its the 33° maby not"
YouTube via wonkythomas "Very quick demo of my new 4093 based 'filter'
More of an oscillator & wave shaper than a filter, but, with lots of CV it does squelch in a nice VCF + Fuzzbox kinda way :-D
Using a 4066 Quad switch I am 'sequencing' capacitors via some crude AND/OR gates.
The finished module will have 'Gate' inputs & switches to control the logic, for experimentation I have a 40106 (bottom left) outputting 2 clocks, the middle LEDs (Green & Red) show the state of the Logic outs.
I basic Voltage to Resistance cct. built around a homemade vactrol provides CV input.
The modulation source is a CGS Psyco LFO, Banalogue/Serge VCS & 3P mixer, not seen."
"OTTO is a new musical instrument for beat-slicing, the technique that allows to create complex and variegated rhythm sections by using just one rhythmic audio sample, cutting it into little pieces and rearranging them in time. OTTO provides a hardware solution with a strong visual feedback, to allow the musician to control the audio sample as if it was in his hands.
"yet another blofeld track, all sounds are from blofeld except the drums which are from a korg emx. sequenced using and MPC (no audio comes from the mpc) and delay courtesy of a kaoss pad 3. Another audio burp at 1:26 :( idk whats up with those Im abusing the hell out of C minor lol"
"AELITA is a monophonic synthesizer, it has 3 independent OSC's + 3 sub OSC's, 1 LFO, 1VCA with ADSR, VCF with ADSR, chorus and 6-voice unison mode, good modulation functions. Full description and my review here.
Aelita provides impressive analog sound; it is convenient for modeling of fat basses, classic rock leads, hard razor waves, old space synths, noises/FX, etc. Click here for english panel translation."
via this auction
"VERMONA SYNTHESIZER IS AN 2-OSC MONOSYNTH WITH 1LFO, 1VCF + 5 PRESET ADSR AND ENV MOD, 1VCA WITH ADSR + 5 PRESETS, GLIDE, VIBRATO, WHEELS AND MORE... IT NOT LIKE THE MODERN VERMONA DEVICES, IT IS A RETRO VINTAGE PURE ANALOG SYNTHESIZER, NOT MODIFIED IN ORIGINAL CONDITION! VERY FAT AND WARM SOUND!
"These are the inputs: (1) CV (1) FM bipolar CV (2) Audio In (Ain)
These are the Outputs. (1) FIlter out BP (1) Filter out LP (1) White Noise (1) Pink Noise
Switches: (2) Rez Hacks: one switch lowers the Rez Notch, the other boosts the rez Notch. (1) Burble switch: this switch drops Acid on your signal. All of a sudden it is bright and bubbles when you sweep into lower frequencies. But it is not like you think. Circles become Squares.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now for the hard Facts: The pre-amp section was intended for VCO analog synth Signals, It sounds very clean with these signals because these levels are usually Beefy and Big. It can however amplify Line level by x100. But by cranking it up all the way you will hear slight distortion and a little Noise. This also applies to Guitars/bass. In other words this is not a crystal clear Pre-amp when cranked up x100 gain. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These notes are for Modular synth owners and DIY'ers: If you are brainstorming about ditching the Red wood box and possibly Modular Panel racking, Yes it is possible. The Lexan panel happens to be a MOTM 2U dimension. There is a location to solder a Motm style power connector also. There is an onboard power supply with a detachable AC power jack. That is removable (the jack). No other de-soldering of the power supply is required. There is an onboard trimmer to fix the Cutoff range to your liking. This is a hybrid designed pcb. It can be self powered or externally powered."
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