MATRIXSYNTH

Monday, August 03, 2009

EMS VC3S Circuits

You can find the schematics on THE SYNTHI blog.

Jamie Rose and her keytar from VERITAS

flickr by veritaslovesme
(click for more)

"VERITAS a 5 Piece Rock band hailing from Los Angeles California. Now residing in Seattle Washington.

These are pictures from their live show at Studio 7 in Seattle, WA.

Veritas is Will Moore (vocals, guitar) Jamie Rose (vocals, synth) Andrea Jasek (guitar, vocals) Thaiphoon (Bass, vocals) and Chanel Summers (Drums)

www.myspace.com/veritasband
www.facebook.com/veritasband
www.youtube.com/veritaslovesme
www.twitter.com/veritaslovesme
www.veritaslovesme"

metronomy

flickr by Z.U.S.

"affiche live metronomy"

Arturia Minimoog V
Clavia Nord Lead

Mystery Modules

via Chris Williams on Facebook.

"Does anybody know anything about these people? I was told, maybe erroneously, that they used to be involved in the manufacture of synths but what synths and to what extent I don't know... I can't seem to find anything about them on t'internet... any suggestions?"

RARE Early 1972 Minimoog #1401

via this auction
"Serial number 1401, it is the 400th minimoog ever made. The condition is near perfect, and original... The oscillators are the ones from the early/mid seventies. Not the very early discrete ones, and not the later ones that many were "upgraded" to. This mini was made before the buffer board, which was a common upgrade/modification... The solid walnut cabinet is original, and was professionally refinished last year. This mini has the clear pitch and modulation wheels that only the first several hundred had. The face is metal, unlike the later ones, and the wording is in a smaller font."

100% Beat Thang Virtual Beat

YouTube via BeatKangz. Update: remember, multi-touch is coming with Windows 7. This on a tablet...
"This Beat Was made using 100% Beat Thang Virtual Sounds, Kits and Instruments.... No sample CD's or loops.... This was made in 30 mins 100% inside Virtual and Exported as a stereo wav file..... Wait till you hear it in High Rez......For all those who think this is just another piece of Software you better think again....... Beat Thang Virtual is deadly and ready to make hits........It's loaded with ton of beats in all styles.... Not just preset beats... Platinum Traxx! We didnt hold back!"

Korg Kaosillator with one of the Fashion Victims

flickr by stienz

"Keep rockin' y'all!"

Faults

YouTube via amphonic
"Auto-Generated music using 44-Space Synthesizers.com modular, Roland Juno-106, Dave Smith Prophet '08, Boss DR-55, AM Radio, and a lot of stomp boxes. Audio and video were recorded live @ the Furnace and put together in iMovie. Over 60 1/4" guitar cables were used to create the music. The modular is driven by a CGS Psycho LFO and a Q119 Sequencer. The Juno-106 and Prophet '08 are played by a few patch cables jammed between the keys. Check out the blog at www.modularsounds.com."

lexikon lix

video upload by matrixsynth

Sent in via vgermuse. Nice T. :)

"very short video of Karlheinz Essl's freeware: Lexikon-Sonate which is a blast to play with and tangentially reminded me of Tokyo Lick."

Modularland Apprenticeship Program

YouTube via modularland. Synth Babes tag as requested.
"Modularland's lead operator demonstrates the oscilloscope and modular synthesizer."

Eliane Radigue trailer

Eliane Radigue trailer from Anaïs Prosaïc on Vimeo.

ARP 2500. Also see this post.

Update via Noiseconformist in the comments:
"I had a chat with Eliane Radigue in May this year when she was featured during a two day festival here in Vienna.
She's a lovely person!
Her music is very inspiring to me!

BTW, the complete DVD can be obtained here:
http://www.ima.or.at/?cat=10&language=de
It's got english and german subtitles."

Blinking Blofeld Bubbles

Blinking Blofeld Bubbles by gsixtyfour

"blinking-blofeld-bubbles

4 parts of a sine wave arpegiator on a waldorf blofeld
ping pong delay from a KP3 was used

if u like add me on myspace www.myspace.com/harmonicdimension"

TORINO SYNTH CLINIC v2

via NOISECOLLECTIVE
Googlish here

12-13 of September
"Starting from simple basic concepts, through the teaching of Pier Calderan, face in two days of workshops the world of synthesis. From the old wooden dinosaurs to modern circuits and software that enable us to achieve any kind of sound. We shall see in detail the most powerful software of Native Instruments Reaktor, and make a brief foray into the electronic world analogue to build our personal sound generator."

You can find the course details at the links above.

NESynth iPhone App

YouTube via Denkitribe
"NESynth is a virtual synthesizer which resembles old-shchool video game sounds. It will be available on App Store very soon. [8/6/2009]
http://newforestar.com/nesynth"

moogerfooger interfaces for eurorack systems

via Julian on the AH list:
"Ive just cut some panels for somones Doepfer system, that, i think, are a very good idea.

Im posting here with the customers permission - the design is his, i just engraved them for him.

They are a set of small 4hp panels to connect to a loom that then runs to his moogerfooger devices, bringing the connections to the front panel for easy patching.

Years ago, i did somthing similar for my kenton pro-2000, but his are a lot neater.

Anyway, its a very simple idea, but, i think, quite a nice one. The only downside is that, on a standard doepfer case, there's obviously going to be issue with the cables comming out the back. I havent asked the customer what cases he is working with."

Sunday, August 02, 2009

pulsemonger bass guitar demo

YouTube via synthmonger. guitar synth

Tokyo Lick

YouTube via jeffreystolet. via Devient Synth.
"music composed and performed by Jeffrey Stolet using custom software and infrared sensors"

"New Electro-Acoustic Technologies and Changing Human/ Music Interfaces
With Jeffrey Stolet
Philip H. Knight Professor of Music
Director of Intermedia Music Technology
University of Oregon School of Music
Simple Input, Complex Output: Performance and Data mapping in Tokyo Lick.
Challenges regarding the conceptual design and implementation of human / music
instrument interfaces have a rich and nuanced history. Generally, if a musical instrument
has thrived it has been due to the fact that the particular instrument could provide the
desired musical outcome. Traditional instruments typically display a simple one-to-one
relationship in terms of input and output (e.g., one piano key is depressed, one note is
sounded). Current technologies release us from the shackles of such one-to-one input-
output models and permit to the creation of new types of musical generation. At the
University of Oregon we have been involved with projects where musical robots perform
music, where eye movement data control sound and video, and where infrared sensing
devices control sonic and video events.
In his program, Mr. Stolet will focus on the technology and the human-performance
elements in Tokyo Lick, his composition for infrared sensors, custom interactive software,
and MIDI piano. He performs Tokyo Lick by moving his hands through two invisible
infrared spheres and directing the data derived from those motions to algorithms residing in
customized interactive software created in the Max multimedia programming environment.
Tokyo Lick contains no sequences or pre-recorded material. Mr. Stolet will perform every
note in real-time. Using a technology he refers to as “algorithm flipping,” he can rapidly
change the specific algorithm or algorithms governing the response to the incoming MIDI
control data. He actuates the algorithmic changes through pre-composed schedules, musical
contexts, or through explicit intervention. Taken together, these techniques provide a
conceptual framework for practical input/output mapping (action → specified outcome) and
for control and performance flexibility, while offering a truly new paradigm for virtuoso
music performance.
Biography:
Jeffrey Stolet is a Philip H. Knight Professor of Music and Director of Intermedia Music
Technology at the University of Oregon School of Music. Stolet's work has been presented
in America, Europe, Japan and Australia, and is available on the Newport Classic and
Cambria labels. At the University of Oregon, Stolet has also developed the curricula for a
Bachelor of Science in Music Technology degree, a Master of Music in Intermedia Music
Technology, and the curriculum for Intermedia Music Technology as a Secondary Area for
music students pursuing doctoral degrees"

VEX "It Could Be Sunshine" Love and Rockets tribute

VEX "It Could Be Sunshine" Love and Rockets tribute from Hunter Senftner on Vimeo.

Moog Minimoog. Borderline NSFW. via Amateur Chemist "VEX covering Love and Rockets "It Could Be Sunshine", from the tribute album "New Tales to Tell". Featuring Natalia Jovovich, Paul Ill (Courtney Love), and Kellii Scott (Veruca Salt, Failure). Shot at Linda Perry's legendary Kung Fu Gardens recording studio. Directed by Hunter Senftner of Primitive Groove productions."

VINTAGE SONUS MIDI SYNTH INTERFACE COMMODORE 64 128

via this auction

MIDI interface cartridge for the Commodore 64 and 128.

hex oscillator in a sunbeam

YouTube via danielfiction
"this video shows some of the longer evolving drones the hex oscillator shine thing can make. in a patch of sunlight, this instrument makes thick textures which slowly mutate as the light of day passes."

Joy Division Pulsar cp1919 in Alchemy

You might remember this post on Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures album cover. Gsynth was curious what it might sound like as a wavetable you could import and scan through on the Waldorf Blofeld. Well, noiseconformist decided to see what it would sound like imported into Camel Audio's Alchemy. It's actually pretty interesting and does sound like a wavetable. You can hear and read about it here. Comments disabled here to keep them there.

Everything You Always Wanted to Hear on the Moog

via Tom

click on the images for the full size shots. Note the reference to Moog rhyming with Rogue in the last paragraph on the left column in the bottom shot.

BTW, check out Tom's website for some amazing (non synth) photography.

Update: in case you tried to contact Tom at his website, he realized his contact form wasn't working. You can reach him directly at tomast3 at me.com instead.

Yellow OMEGA 8 Demo

"Analog, Synth, Studio Electronics

http://cl516.blogspot.com. CL516 Edition - Yellow on yellow Studio Electronics Omega 8.

Release date: Aug 3, 2009"
Update: cl516 post here

MATRIXSYNTH-C

This is just a reminder to check out MATRIXSYNTH-C. There are some good posts going up.

Yamaha CS80

via Scott

Yamaha FS1R Formant Shaping FM Synthesizer

via this auction. If you are considering an FS1R be sure to get the free editor in the update to this post.

"For an in depth look see this review"

And of course search for FS1R here on MATRIXSYNTH for more including videos.

PPG WAVE 2.3 Analog/Digital Wave Synthesizer

via this auction

KORG DELTA ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

via this auction. Note this is the one featured in this video posted earlier.
"INTRODUCTION
- Fully polyphonic. Uses divider circuitry similar to organs to accomplish this.
- A synthesizer AND string ensemble in one!
- Selectable Lowpass/Bandpass resonant filter
- Synthesizer section has 4 octaves PLUS noise that can be mixed-in simultaneously using faders.
- Separate outputs for high and low output, separate synthesizer and string outputs, and a headphone output.