Eowave Persephone analog ribbon synthesizer

via this auction
"eowave Persephone (suitcase version). This instrument cost $1699 and is no longer in production. Great unit - I used it on its own and as a controller for my modular synthesizer.
The Persephone is a fingerboard analogue synthesizer with CV and MIDI in and out. At the first sight, the Persephone reminds of the first electronic fingerboard instruments developed in the 1920s. But beyond this vintage look, the Persephone allies sensors technology and digital controls to a pure analogue generation of sound. The Persephone musicality will be determined by the way it is played. The Persephone respects the traditional play of the first non-keyboard electronic instruments with the right hand controlling the pitch and the left hand controlling the velocity. The ribbon zone can allow all kinds of play. When scaled, the Persephone can be played like a regular keyboard. Though there are no fixed preset notes with the ribbon, keyboard players will easily find their way. Guitars and bass players will certainly play it like a chord instrument and get sounds that are closed to cello or violin, especially when using vibratos. Jazz players will enjoy slapping the Persephone’s ribbon to get wonderful sonorities. Movie music writers and fans of sci-fi effects will enjoy its bi-dimensional structure, which allows creating eerie sounds very easily. A new fingerboard synthesizer Just like any synthesizer, the Persephone offers a classical synthesis architecture with an oscillator section, a filter section, a modulation section and a LFO section. With its 100% analogue oscillator, the Persephone can generate notes with a range of 10 octaves. Its lower frequencies go from a deep and resonant cello tone to a nearly human voice. On the highest pitches, it can reach very high frequencies. The oscillator waveform can be set between triangle and sawtooth for a more or less brilliant sound. The filter is a 12dB low-pass filter. Its ribbon control surface is pressure and position sensitive. While it requires the most advanced sensor technology and allows all kind of glissando a Theremin or les Ondes Martenot would allow. A scaling potentiometer allows scaling the Persephone’s ribbon from 1, 2, 5 to 10 octaves. The expression key, controlled by an optic sensor, can transmit the slightest vibrations on the key with an accuracy the mechanical systems never had. All the controls are digital. The four play modes - A, B, C and D - offer different hierarchy of control between the pitch, the velocity, a filter modulation and a LFO. Connections are located on the rear side of the front panel and are protected from dust and other source of deterioration by the Persephone suitcase top when not used. The Persephone like a CV/MIDI controller The Persephone has a CV out and a MIDI in/out. With its CV out, it can control any other analogue synthesizers and modular systems. With its MIDI in/out, it can also be used as a MIDI controller, what turns it into a powerful new kind of instrument. Technical Specifications Suitcase version or desktop version available Scale : a scaling potentiometer allows to scale the Persephone’s ribbon from 1, 2, 5 to 10 octaves. Tune Finetune Brightness : two waveforms Wave : from sinus to triangle"

DSI Tetra Videos by Dave Smith

DSI Dave Smith Instruments Tetra Introduction

YouTube via DaveSmithInstruments
"http://www.davesmithinstruments.com/p...
Tetra is our next-generation analog poly synth. Tetra takes the award-winning sound and features of Mopho, multiplies them by four, and packs them in a box less than half an inch larger!

Tetra has multiple personalities. It is a four-voice, analog poly synth, a sort of mini Prophet. It's a four-part, multitimbral synth with separate outputs, essentially four Mophos in one very compact box. And its a voice expander for other Tetras or the Prophet 08."

Combos- DSI Dave Smith Instruments Tetra


EDITOR- DSI Dave Smith Instruments TETRA

THE TRIBE

THE TRIBE by gsixtyfour
"All sounds from a korg EMX, recorded and processed in logic"

Waldorf Blofeld Tracks

Trippin in the Bio Blo field by gsixtyfour
"Piano is from korg microX Drums are from an emx chopped by a KP3 All other sounds are from the wonderful waldorf BLOFELD a shot of my studio set up too :) check out my myspace www.myspace.com/harmonicdimension"

Blinking Blofeld Bubbles by gsixtyfour
"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"

Aurora Blorealis by gsixtyfour
"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 btw this was ..."

Astral Blofeld by gsixtyfour
"Single Blofeld track recorded in Logic thru a mackie mixer with bass mildly turned up a notch. I used an MPC to sequence the blofeld and did all the filter play live (and a lil synth improv, I apologize for not being the best keyboardist lol). A Kaoss pad kicks in at 6:30 with the Mod.3 effect..."

Blofeld Trancience by gsixtyfour
"All synth sounds (even that deep ass bass) come from blofeld (with mild touches of EQ and reverb) each track was recorded separately, so this is not a demonstration of multimode (sorry :P) Drums are from a korg EMX. this is not finished yet, so please give me advice or criticism, i love..."

Arabesque

Arabesque from Hans-Jörg Scheffler on Vimeo.

"My attempt to create a soundtrack using only sounds from my Virus TI Polar synthesizer including the drums.
The appropiate visuals are coming from the Digital Juice Videotraxx library and were spiced up in Artmatics V-Track."
via Dennis

The joy of techno part 3

YouTube via darenager. click here and scroll for more.
" 3rd installment of the series of 10 parts.

Using a Gakken SX-150 with the Machinedrum, the MD is controlling the pitch of the Gakken which is fed back into the MD input for gating and filtering as well as a bit of reverb, delay and distortion.

No mods are required to the SX-150.

The mix levels of the Gakken are a bit inconsistant as I did not use any compression.

Check out my other videos for some similar stuff and a how-to.

Thanks

Daren"

another MIDI MuRF demo: sequenced from FR Orb

follow-up to this post. via Amos on the AH list:

"So, still getting to know the new MIDI Murf... I thought it would be fun to see how it is to sequence the MuRF filters from the Future Retro ORB sequencer, using the Orb's remix feature to generate new filter patterns on the fly.

The answer is, it's really really fun! Have a listen. :-)

Lots of analog content here... the MuRF is getting a softsynth for input, but the bass is FR XS and drums are Jomox XBase09. The XS and the MIDI MuRF are getting the same sequence frome the Orb, so the envelopes are all firing in sync. The XBase is synced to the same clock. I am changing the Remix settings on the Orb and tweaking the envelope settings on the MIDI MuRF in realtime. Track (such as it is) is one pass recorded live.


midimurf_orb-sequenced.mp3

And here is a bit of the MIDI MuRF sequence solo, no bass or drums:

midimurf_orb-sequenced_2.mp3

Enjoy,

Amos"

The Synthi Group Vol.1 Now Available

You can find it and the track list on Clinical Archives
(scroll when you get there)

For the archives:
"Keywords: irritating; 50-60’s electroacoustic music; live electronics; psychedelic; experimental; avant electronics; electronic; space music; ambient drone; drone; glitch; improv; psychedelic rock; noise; electro; other

Synopsis:
Formed in 1969, Electronic Music Studios (EMS) quickly became innovators for the recording, production and advancement of electronic music. The ideas and designs that bubbled forth out of the ingenuitive minds of Peter Zinovieff, Tristram Cary, David Cockerell and others, led to the creation of some of the most wildly original musical / sound design equipment ever conceived. The VCS3, Synthi A + AKS, Synthi 100, Synthi E, Synthi Logik and the Soundbeam are among these,
almost unworldly, devices.

It is often said EMS gear has attained cult status, reaching a fervor of near worship among its users. The Synthi Group is an example and collection of such users. United through the Synthi blog and forum (www.thesynthi.de) and located throughout the world, the group's members have come together for a planned series of compilation volume releases where the individuality and approach of each member towards their EMS instrument is showcased and broadcasted for all to experience. The listener will hear wildly different examples of styles and sounds that this original, and oft times, vintage equipment can create.

EMS were true pioneers from the very beginning, always looking beyond the culture and times they were surrounded and seemingly trapped in. Still around today, thanks to Robin Wood and Ludwig Rehberg, they are one of the few companies involved with electronic instrument production that have had a continued run since their inception. The Synthi Group have honed the original pioneering spirit and DIY ethic of EMS with their Volume series, a collection of sounds encompassing beautiful dreamscapes, synaesthetic visions, dark ambience, aural abstractions, sonic absurdities, pulsating analog, glitch, ring modulators, and envelope shapers generating trapezoidal geometry. Beginning with Volume 1, the Synthi Group compilations aim to ensure the story of EMS continues well into the future of electronic music production.
(Synopsis by Alka)"
via http://www.thesynthi.de
previously posted

New Oakley Discontinuity

Waveshaper, Wavefolder, Clipper, Ring Modulator & Wavesplicer

"The Discontinuity is an updated version of an older Oakley module called the Wavefolder. Both devices are voltage controlled waveshaper modules designed primarily for use in modular analogue music synthesisers. The module comes in our standard 5U high 2U wide format which is directly compatible with Synthtech's MOTM series..."

More info at the Oakley Sound Discontinuity page.

SIEL CRUISE VINTAGE ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

via this auction Not the best shots, but you don't see these often.
"Mono Section: About 15 Presets of waveforms combined with fixed filter/ADSR settings. These presets can be changed to some general waveforms ( Mostly Saw ) at different pitches ( from 32' to 4' ). When being in this free mode, the ADSR/FILTER can be accessed in whole. Filter: No Keybord Tracking, no seperate LFO depth, no ADSR depth. Very basic. Early resonance gives wierd effects. There seems to be some low-bit digital control hidden inside. You can hear steps when moving the slider. And you can trick the slider by setting it just on the edge between to steps. Gives great distortion. Sound: Great. Real Basic, big balls, not very flexible. Good for bass and lead-lines. NO CV/GATE !
Poly Section: Octave Divided DCO. Seems to have single Filter with Multi-Trig of single ADSR. 4 Main Presets: Brass, Strings, Piano, Accordion-likes. These Presets are divided in 2 or 3 Tone-Color presets, Mostly high and low, Strings can be percussive, brass can have ( urgh ) resonance (splat). This gives a total of 10 tone colours, which can be combined freely. Main drawback: they can not be mixed seperately. Modifiers: Sort of. There is a small ADSR/Filter section, Some Presets enable some of them, A/D for Strings, A and Cutoff for Brass, and so on. Sound: Gives some mellotronish strings, a fair good piano. and is a bit slim in its sound. 1 DCO.
Keyboard : Number of Keys : 49 . 4 1/2 octaves ( from mind ), fixed split-point in the middle.

Can be split in the middle to have MONO/POLY Section on different keyboard sections. MONO can have Lowest/Highest Note Priority. The syntcan be modified to have all cominations of keyboard-modes accessible, ( for example: UPPER - MONO; LOWER - MONO/POLY )."

Sequential Circuits Pro One vintage analog synthesizer

via this auction

"This is the easier to service model J wire version and serial number is 5774 and the original manual is included."

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JEN SX 1000 ANALOGUE SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

KORG MonoPoly with Synthwood Maple Case

via this auction

# Korg MONO/POLY four oscillator SSM filter analogue synthesizer
# MIDI retrofit kit installed - allows for remote synth control by a MIDI keyboard or sequencer
# IEC 3 prong detachable power coupler installed
# SYNTHWOOD.COM Figured Maple solid wood case

POT(s) Is Where It's At

flickr by brotherloco
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"Prophet '08 Potentiometer upgrade."

Daysleeping (Summertime catsynth)

flickr by Ran Kirlian
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"Working flow at The Blue_Room during summer days

From top to bottom:
Clavia Nordrack 2x,DSI Evolver, Doepfer System, Frodo & Alesis Ion (covered)"

Night Action

by Ran Kirlian

Yamaha DX200
Doepfer A-155 Analogue Sequencer x 2
Alesis Ion

IMG_8212

flickr by tiyok

KORG MicroKORG microphone

Gil Mellé: Instrumental Inventions

Pictured: Direktor with Bubble Oscillator from 1966 (top) and White Noise Generator from 1964. You can find the full article with more at Jazz Times

"New Jersey saxman Gil Mellé had fallen hard for jazz as a teen, even going so far as to walk the bar for tips in local clubs. But jazz alone wasn’t nearly enough to content Mellé’s multifaceted creative mind. For some, it’s enough to devote a lifetime to an instrument, but Mellé also painted, drew and dreamed of attending the local tech and becoming an engineer."

BBQ THEREMIN

YouTube via polyvoks. "new theremin instrument , a customized BBQ"

Crumar Stratus

via this auction

An Introduction to DCAM Synth Squad

YouTube via FXpansion. www.fxpansion.com follow-up to this post.
"A look at FXpansion's DCAM Synth Squad analog modeling software synthesizers."

DCAM Synth Squad - Common Features


DCAM Synth Squad - An Introduction to Fusor


DCAM Synth Squad - An Introduction to Amber


DCAM Synth Squad - An Introduction to Cypher


DCAM Synth Squad - An Introduction to Strobe

Crunch Sequence (Stereo)

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Here's a quick loop showcasing the Metasonix r51 and r53, 4ms Noiseswash module for dirt and CV source, Cwejman VCO-6 and INS-2MX and the great sounding super delay module, the Analogue Systems rs290, sequenced by the rs200. The rs290's a digital delay but in this case it's being clocked by the sequencers analog pulse out. Once you sync the clock to an external pulse you can the decide the subdivision of the delay. In this video we're using the 3/8 setting and near the end you can hear it stepping around as we move the delay time knob. Crunchy. Mmmm."

Electronica Fest 2009, September 5, Baltimore

via Richard Lainhart

"Friends: on Saturday, September 5, I'll be giving a workshop and performing at Electronica Fest 2009, sponsored by the National Electronics Museum in Linthicum, MD, dedicated to the History of the Nation's Defense Electronics.

Featuring workshops given by our musicians throughout the day on the technology they use in their on stage performances - learn how they do it and talk to them one-on-one. Experience hands-on workshops about cool musical instruments like the Theremin and Vocoder. Learn how you can create music on your computer at home using software syntheses. Sign up for a hands-on workshop to create a simple electronic music instrument from PAiA Corp. that you can build, play and take home with you when you leave. Learn how to solder and build a Theremin by Harrison Instruments.

Join us for a day of knob-twisting, circuit-bending and free-form sound and music experimentation as performers explore the very edge of electronic music. This will be an event filled with the sounds of electronic keyboards, handmade electronic instruments and exotic modular synthesizer systems.

http://www.nem-electronicafest.com/

http://www.nationalelectronicsmuseum.org/"

Minimoog Club in Galicia

via Fanny + Alexander

"Hi there, recently a new club opened in Caldas de Reis, a very small town (15.000 habitants) of Galicia, in the nortwest of Spain. It is called MINIMOOG and all of their image is Moog related, pretty surprising for such a small town. I'm sending you a image attached as I thought it would be interested for a post in Matrixsynth. They don't have a web yet but this is the geolocalization in case anyone wants to go to take a drink"

Black Celebration

YouTube via analoguecrazy4
"Here is my version of 'Black Celebration' by Depeche Mode. All sequencing by Roland W-30, all sounds from Yamaha DX7s and DX11 Synths. Drums from Roland R8 and looped sample at begaining and end sampled from 'Black Celebration' CD."

New MIDI BASS Guitar from Industrial Radio

"The Industrial Radio Midi Bass sees the return of the midi bass system designed and developed by Australian engineer Steve Chick. This new Midi Bass design is the culmination of over 25 years of research and development into stringed MIDI instruments and utilises the latest advancements in electronics. The focus of the design has been on developing a high quality instrument with accurate, low latency MIDI tracking which is made possible by the incorporation of electronic sensors throughout the bass. This unique 'split' / 'wired' fret approach to MIDI provides the fastest possible tracking on a stringed MIDI instrument.

With the Industrial Radio Midi Bass, bassists can control synth and sampler technologies direct from the bass in parallel with a great regular bass sound. The Midi Bass offers new sonic dimensions for the cutting edge bass player by enabling them to access the world of synthesis utilising their bass playing skills."

bleep!BOX

YouTube via dwallin33
"This is an overview of my iPhone app, bleep!BOX, soon to be submitted to the app store. It is a drum machine and synth box - all generated in realtime on the iPhone. Make tunes on the go! http://www.bleepboxapp.com/"

Now available on iTunes here:


"bleep!BOX is an electronic drum / synth box for your iPhone. It features NO SAMPLES. All sounds controllable and synthesized in realtime on the iPhone!"

Oberheim OB-Mx 6-voice analog synth

via this auction

"This is the most mis-understood analog synthesizer. While the software may have never reached its full potential, this synth is capable of nearly any sound you can imagine, and the filters sound great despite what you may have read. The key is: TURN THE FILTER INPUTS DOWN! The oscillator outputs are "hot" just like the memorymoog and will clip the filters for a desirable distortion if set at max. I don't even think the original programmers of the OB-Mx quite understood this! If you are looking for that clean "barberpole" filter sweep, it is here and sounds incredible.

Designed by Don Buchla, with fully discrete voltage controlled filters(!) engineered exactly like both the moog "ladder" filter and the SEM abound on every voice, self-resonating moog and SEM too! The original SEM would not self-resonate, however. (again, turn it down!) The encoders are very sensitve and you must dial them in with precision to get what you want. Spend some time with this asynth and you will love it forever.

The versatility of the OBmx ranks up with the best of them: xpander, etc. but actually sounds warmer than the xpander, and the discrete filters are a welcome design versus the CEM3372 which is another story.
If you believe what you may have read online about this amazing synthesizer, you are missing out! Most who bash it probably never had- or even used one! Also one of the rarest polyphonics ever produced. Quantities are said to be fewer than 300. New battery installed and loaded with factory programs."

You can find more posts including video, audio and the controversial history of this synth by searching on OB-Mx on the top left of this site. Here's a link.

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The Key Keytar

via this auction
"Wowser! Here we have something very unusual! It's far more than a guitar-style MIDI controller, with "strings" that you can pluck and a fretboard that is a little more like a keyboard, both of which it has. It also has a KORG synthesizer inside. There's also a port in the side that accepts cartridges that allow you to practice along with various songs. One of these cartridges is included.

The six strings are plucked or strummed. The "fretboard" is a series of switches that do various things like select chords, etc. You can also set it up so the switches on the fretboard become "keys" like on a keyboard, so it becomes a portable keyboard as well.

An INTERNAL SPEAKER AND AMPLIFIER is available for monitoring and practicing, but the real quality of the sound of this unit is only apparent when you connect to external amplification.

Underneath the pinkie above is an EXPRESSION CONTROL that whammies, bends, etc. The other white bar, by the thumb, controls various other parameters. The RED READOUT not only reveal patch numbers, but other various modes.

The START STOP SONG controls access the cartridge. Using the cartridge isn't necessary to access anything. As an expressive and unusual instrument, the cartridge is perhaps best turned off anyway.

The STRUMMER and KEYBOARD controls access various modes, presets, voices, etc.

The INTERNAL VOICES are primarily plucked instruments and quite good. There are also some sustained pads, unusual percussion, etc.

The KEY can be played LEFT OR RIGHT HANDED, as the fretboard switches can be activated on either side. If you play it right handed (right hand strumming) then this the view above is what you see.

There is a compartment for several batteries, and it works well this way. The PWR jack accomodates a supplied 9 V 1000mA Power Supply for batterless operation.

The AUDIO OUT is hotter than a guitar output. MIDI output controls other instruments. It may be able to set it up to receive MIDI as well, but I can't assure you of that as I never used it that way.

I don't know what the CD Sync / VBI and COM jacks are for, and since I never used them, I don't know if they work.

you can see the extraordinarily clean condition of this well-maintained instrument. This is the view of the back of the unit. The battery compartment (optional) is viewable, as are the strap pegs.

[below] is the supplied power supply and SONG Cartridge. The Cartridge slips in, if you use it, right about where you see it, so you can see the song titles while you play, if you do it that way.

ABOVE - to the left, you can see the INTERNAL SPEAKER. To the right is the RED LED Display."

KORG MicroKORG by Ivo

flickr by Ivo Riemann

Shots:
Blue-ish - "My room. Turned out very blue. Weird, but nice."
Lightbeam - "Korg in the afternoon."
Random - "I have no Idea why I took this Photo. It makes no sense."

Arash And Wise - Live at Nuit Metisse 26th june 2009

YouTube via DevineMachine
"Arash Khalatbari and Wise Washington performing using CYCLER, the new upcoming looping and remix system from Devine Machine. Flutes, jaw harp and percussion are recorded and mixed live."

DM tutorials

contrOSC software demo

contrOSC software demo from Malte Steiner on Vimeo.

"contrOSC is a middleware to bridge hardware DAW midicontrollers to OSC (Open Sound Control) enabled software like PD, CSound or SuperCollider, so you can easily create patches which communicates with the devices. The first implemented one is the C4 by MACKIE (tm).
The free open source application is created by Malte Steiner and available at Sourceforge under a GPL 3 license:

controsc.sourceforge.net

Demopatches for CSound and PD are included."

CRAZY ASS UPDATE!!!

We have a new auction item for the contest. See the second update in this post.

DCAM Synth Squad

DCAM Synth Squad Overview
"DCAM: Synth Squad finally delivers the satisfaction of playing real analogue instruments in software! Advanced modelling technology carefully reconstructs the soul of dusty vintage circuits within your computer, for the unmatched vibe of hardware at a fraction of the cost.

At the heart of DCAM: Synth Squad are 3 modelled synthesizers - Strobe, Amber and Cypher - bulging with the immense weight and power of old-school analogue. These are no mere emulations stunted by the limitations of the past. Instead, they combine the best features from legendary machines with new and exciting ideas to drag them kicking and screaming into the modern world.

Oscillators ooze immense sound pressure, amp stages can be overloaded for extra grit, and real-world chaos can be dialled into the circuit for delicious instability. These synths don't break with extreme settings, so you can abuse them just like the real thing. Meanwhile, the intuitive TransMod modulation system brings your sounds to life in new and expressive ways.

Fusor, a versatile sound-design environment that can layer and keysplit 3 instances of the DCAM synths, is also included. It provides a variety of ways to add new dimensions to your sounds with high-quality FX, extra modulation and an advanced step-sequencer/arpeggiator."

via Damian who has the following to say on the suite:
"1) The first or one of the first synth packs with proper audio-rate
modulation. You get to use LFOs that are tens of kHz on the VCA or the
filter cutoff and it sounds as it actually should.
2) New SVF model, sounds better than anything out there right now
3) Cypher has awesome oscillator intermodulation
4) Amber is probably the first *true* emulation of a string machine,
with the divide-down circuit emulated etc. And it has a formant filter
5) Strobe has the most amazing filters - an Xpander is a foretaste of
that, but you're not limited by slow 100 hz modulation
6) Fusor allows you to layer them and add all sorts of crazy filters
and modulation
7) They support polyphonic aftertouch - yay!
8) Not that expensive and runs on older hardware
9) More knobs, sliders, XY pads and modulation than you can shake a stick at!"

SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PROPHET-5

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
via this auction

SN 2328

"# *PLEASE NOTE* an IEC (detachable) power coupler has been installed (cable is shown cut)
# Serviced by Greg Montalbano at analogsynthservice.com
# Has the Kenton UK MIDI kit (shown) (retails ~316 British Pounds or ~$522 US Dollars alone!)
# Has the Memory upgrade (shown) (from 40 to 120 programs)
# Has the 9.7 ROMs (shown) effectively making it a Prophet-5 rev3.3
# Has the power supply updates (shown)
# Has been calibrated and tuned - it works great and sounds great
# Due to the fact that this is nearly a 30 year old instrument it must be sold AS-IS, but guaranteed not DOA
# International shipping to a verified address is OK and will be done via EMS (Express Mail) for accountability" more images at the auction while it's up.

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