Alesis Fusion 6HD

via this auction

Such a unique design. Anyone know if Axel Hartmann was behind this one? I know he did the Andromeda for them. If forget if he did the Fusion and Ion/Micron for that matter. Update: maybe not according to Hartmann's Design Box.

"SPECS:
* Disk Drive: 40 GB
* # of Keys: 61
* # of Sequencer Tracks/PPQN: 32-track MIDI
* Sequencer/Memory (Notes): 64 MB expand to 192
* # of Outputs/Type: Sample; ver. analog; FM; physical

FEATURES
* 61 note semi-weighted keyboard workstation
* Four integrated synthesis types: Sample Playback, Virtual Analog, FM and Physical Modeling
* Full synth workstation with 8 track 24-bit Hard Disk recording and 40Gb internal hard-drive
* Comprehensive waveform editing, internal memory expandable from 64MB to 192MB
* Save and load programs off of a hard disk (or the removable Compact Flash memory);
* 32 Track MIDI sequencer built in with integrated multi-channel digital audio playback
* Store all your sounds on the internal disk and always have your programs available to you
* Onboard grand piano based on acclaimed "Holy Grail Piano," by Q Up Arts
* Storage options include built-in hard disk, USB 2.0, compact flash
* Multi-channel input and output options in both analog and digital (S/PDIF and ADAT Lightpipe)
* Large 240x128 backlit LCD display
* Fully assignable buttons and 360 degree knobs for hands-on control of synth parameters (or control of external gear through MIDI)
* Fully programmable arpeggiator with standard, phrase and drum machine playback
* Import and convert WAVE files (.wav), AIFF files (.aif and .aiff), Akai S-1000/3000, SoundFonts (.sf2) files using the Alesis Fusion Converter™ application."

FG CONNECTS LIVE UPDATE AVAILABLE FOR FANTOM-G

"Includes New Motion Phrases to Easily Add Dynamic Motion to Sounds

Los Angeles, CA, April 28, 2010 — Roland Corporation is proud to announce that the new FG Connects Live project is now available on the Roland website. As part of the Version 1.50 Update for the Fantom-G Series Workstations, this free download will emphasize the powerful live performance potential of the Fantom-G, adding new rhythm patterns, patches and live sets, and creating a new world of flexibility and versatility with new Motion Phrases.

(photo) The FG Connects Live project also includes:

* Hundreds of new patches, including new piano, wind and orchestral sounds
* New contemporary rhythm pattern sets and kits
* New arpeggiation phrases
* Unique RPS motion phrases
* New Live Sets focusing on electronic pop, R&B, hip-hop, and dance sounds

Designed with contemporary pop, hip-hop, and dance musicians in mind, the new FG Connects Live project adds hundreds of unique tempo-synced effects phrases to create instant motion to any sound. Using the Fantom-G‘s 16 dynamic pads, players can now experiment with adding combinations of filter effects, panning, cutoff, and gating to their sounds. This gives performers of all kinds infinite possibilities to inspire remixing and sound manipulation on the stage and in the studio.

With FG Connects Live, these unique Motion Phrases are preset in over 50 RPS sets, which are organized in many new Live Sets, and can be recalled instantly in the Fantom-G‘s Live Mode. These RPS sets can also store samples, rhythm patterns, backing tracks, or full songs. Combining these elements with tempo-synced Motion Phrases adds a new exciting element to the vast live performance experience that the Fantom-G Workstations are known for by players around the world.

Along with FG Connects Live, the Version 1.50 update includes an enhanced file utility function for the Fantom-G sharing content between projects. To download this update, please visit http://www.rolandus.com/go/fg_connects_live."

FG Connects Live Project for Roland Fantom-G

previously posted

14:13 - Eyebrowz Live

14:13 - Eyebrowz Live from danni on Vimeo.

"An experiment in live loop recording and playing live parts.
this is a one take live session using reason/record running an 8bar loop...
bass guitar played live thru boss me20b.
guitar uses r/r fx.
silver box 303 in r/r rack triggered by boss fs-6 dual pedals.

all mix and fx parameters controlled by bcf2000 and arturia a.f.e.
m-audio used for pad combinator.

No edits...No overdubs...Nothing was added that wasn't there when it was recorded. 100% Reason / Record by Propellerhead Software.

Thanks to the Reason / Record community for all their inspirational music.

... and thank you for taking the time to check my music.

Regards
Eyebrowz"

via jah love

Never Work With Dinosaurs - the making of 14:13 from danni on Vimeo.

Synthacon in HD

YouTube via robotpickle — April 27, 2010 — "The sound: Steiner filter hipass output. Warm and squishy like bloody guts. .....And I know from experience. ...BTW, .HD 720!!"

Five Mochika Jam.

YouTube via atomolab — April 28, 2010 — http://shop.ebay.com/mercha... This is a jam using five Mochika Synth...

Speak & Spell Touch Interface&Looping@Photodelay

YouTube via ONhardwarehacking — April 28, 2010 — On! Hardware HAcking & Circuit Bending Inc.

Metasonix, Dwarfcraft, Moog and Korg

via max murders

"some new toys i got today at ROBOTSPEAK in san fran.
metasonix d-1000
dwarfcraft devices:
thumbing double square snakes
and
synth mangler
MOOG midiMurf
and
Kaosilator pro."

via this auction

Chimera Synthesis bC16 Patchable Synthesizer

via this auction

Radikal Technologies Accelerator Feature Update

via Ancient Eyeball Recipe on the AH list:

This, from joerg on the spectralis forum:
"We just added some additional features to the Accelerator:

1.) Two additional audio outputs.
2.) One SPDIF output for people who want to keep everything digital
3.) We added a special chip to the USB bus that avoids any kind of groundloops caused by the USB specification.
4.) We added a second expansion slot to the unit. DSP expansion can not only add new voices but also add new functionality like other sound algorithms.
5.) Added more memory so that the unit can hold at least 1000 single sounds.
6.) Performances will have independent single sound memories. So can make changes to single sounds of a performance without changing the original single sounds.
7.) Oscillator PM can be controlled via velocity already. That allows for nice dynamic playable FM sounds.

The german retail is 1998.- Euro

The US price is not confirmed yet. So please don't just multiply the Euro price by the current dollar/euro rate. We try hard to get the US price under 2000.- $ as well."

Blade Runner - Untitled

YouTube via VoightKampffMachine — April 28, 2010 — "A rare recording - remastered from the original tapes"
Guessing there's some Yamaha CS80 in there...

Waldorf Q+ Filter Demos

via SovietSpaceChild on Gearslutz (be sure to scroll when you get there for more)

"I noticed that, in the last several months, there has been quite some debate over whether or not the Q+'s analog filters are "worth it" or not, so I decided to make some demos. The three demos are as follows:

1) In series tests 2 analog lowpass filters in series vs. 2 digital lowpass filters in series.

2) Post filter tests a Comb- filter with an analog lowpass filter in series vs. a Comb- filter with a digital lowpass filter in series.

3) Pre filter tests an analog lowpass filter in series with a digital lowpass filter vs. two digital lowpass filters in series.

I normalized the signals because the waveforms from the examples with the analog filters were literally 2x the size of the digital patches. I can upload the unprocessed waveforms if anyone wants them."

Ruin & Wesen 2010

via Ruin & Wesen where you will find the full post. The following is an excerpt.

"The last 4 months, and in particular the last 5 weeks, have been quite intense for RuinWesen. A lot has gone on and a lot of problems have become painfully acute. We would like to take this time to fill you in on what has been happening and what we have planned for 2010.
Ruin and Wesen: the company

Ruin and Wesen was started quite quickly and eagerly by us both, without having ever met except over the internet and webcam. A lot of people started asking us for our electronics devices, and we realized that in order to distribute them in a meaningful way, we had to start a company. Of course, none of us (Wesen coming from programming, Ruin coming from analog DIY electronics) was quite aware of the amount of work involved in building products in an industrial, professional way, and we made up a lot of things as we went. We are quite satisfied with the results, but we have to admit that we made our fair share of mistakes along the way.

The main mistake was probably to be too focused on the products themselves, and not on our customers. As we are users as well, we see all the cool possibilities of opensource controllers and opensource synthesizers, and of course talk about them. People pick up on that, and of course when we realize that we don’t have the time nor the resources to implement them, they get disappointed. Another “mistake” is not realizing that the setup costs involved in building batches of hardware are awfully high compared to software development or kits for example. This caused us a lot of trouble as well (a batch of minicommand requires setup costs of about 12000 EUR).

These issues and their consequences are what led to the prolonged “pause” since end of 2009, that you may have noticed on our blog and on twitter. This thinking time was necessary to rethink the concept of our company through, and work out carefully the steps needed."

Eurorack is on the way:
"Ruin has been building some very interesting analog synths over the past few months. One plan has been to get into the world of Euro Rack module production. Some prototype modules have been developed for that."

Roland Jupiter-8 drawing

flickr by TheSynthFreq

"This JP-8 drawing took me 14 days to complete. This drawing and the other synth art is displayed at Switched On Austin vintage synth store. :)"

Be sure to check out TheSynthFreq's flickr stream for more, including studio shots. You can find videos by TheSynthFreq posted here.

Traktor Pro and Livid Ohm64

Traktor Pro and Livid Ohm64 from Livid Instruments on Vimeo.

"This video explains the MIDI mapping scheme developed for Native Instruments Traktor Pro DJ Software. This provides complete control over Traktor's features, including Browser navigation, loops, cues, sync, bpm, preview and headphone cue, mixing, effects, and EQ."

Korg Electribe A EA-1 Mk II Analog Modeling Synth

via this auction, via the forum

"Korg Electribe EA-1 2nd Edition (mark 2). The Korg Electribe A is a 2-voice, analog-modeling synthesizer. It is similar in style to a Roland TB-303 acid bassline synthesizer, with an intuitive pattern sequencer and piercing self-oscillating resonant low-pass filter.

This synthesizer is sonically flexible and is a joy to tweak patches and compose with. It is also assembled very solidly in a heavy-duty metal housing



Specs:
2 Oscillators:
-Square
-Triangle
-Saw
-Line Input

Oscillator Sync, Ring Modulation, Cross-modulation

Resonant Low-pass Filter with controls for:
-Cutoff
-Resonance
-Envelope
-Decay

Onboard Effects:
-Delay
-Distortion
-Flanger/Chorus"

SOT Audiocubes outreach.mov

YouTube via Soundingofftour — January 28, 2010 — "Johannes Moser and Phyllis Chen at an outreach event in Boulder using the Percussa Audiocubes"

Pretty Sounds from the Moog Voyager

via cl516 where you'll find more info and pics. Be sure to check out the rest of the site for more.
Pretty Sounding Moog 1byCalvin Cardioid

Yamaha DX7 Digital Synthesizer

via this auction

"Yamaha DX7 Digital Programmable Algorithm Synthesizer Keyboard includes 2 DX Data RAM Cartridges, 1 Voice ROM Data Cartridge (Orchestral & Percussive Group, Complex & Effects Group), and 1 Suzanne Ciani East Meets West Data Cartridge + Operations Manual"

NOVATION BASS STATION

via this auction

"A classic now. The light portable and battery operatable analog keyboard by Novation."

Korg DSS-1 Synthesizer w/ Case and Discs

via this auction

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Realistic Moog MG-1

via this auction

"Realistic Concertmate MG-1 Synthesizer By MOOG. (Model # 42-4000) (S/N:2792)"

WALDORF MICROWAVE XT Wavetable Synthesizer

via this auction
Specifications
* Polyphony - 10 voice (expandable to 30)
* Oscillators - 2 oscillators per voice of DSP wavetable synthesis; 1 Ring Mod; 1 Noise Source
* Memory - 256 internal patches, 64 external card
* Filter - 6/12/24 LP/HP, FM Filter, Sin (x)-LP, Dbl LP/HP, 24/12 BP, Band Stop, Waveshaper
* VCA - 1 VCA, VCA ADSR, 1 Free Envelope
* LFO - 2 LFO's, sine, tri, square, random, S&H
* Effects - Chorus, Flanger 1 & 2, Autowah BP, Autowah LP, Overdrive, Delay, Amp Mod
* Keyboard - none
* Arpeg/Seq - 16 steps, 128 patterns
* Control - MIDI (8-parts)
* Date Produced - 1998

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Roland RS 09 Organ and String Synthesizer

via this auction

"It has the same sides as an 808 and same buttons as a jupiter 8. Classic Synth with a Classic Roland Sound."

Hex OSC Full Demo - Hexagonal musical keyboard for iPad -

YouTube via denryokulabel — April 28, 2010 — "http://www.sky-light.jp/hex/
Hex OSC Full * play with 98 keys (4 octave) on a screen * play a chord (3 notes) with one finger * play chords with up to 10 fingers * glissando * changeable tone range during performance * adjustable key layout * built-in 11 sounds; Synth1, Synth2, Tremolo Synth1, Electric Piano1, Organ1, Organ2, Funky Synth, Steelpan, Minimal Kit1, Bell1,Kokuritsu Kit * transmit OSC * transpose octaves when OSC is chosen * available languages: Japanese, English * Sustain * Real-time Transposing(Transposer allows you to change tone range without any settings. You even dont need to scroll for higher/lower tones)"
Hex OSC on iTunes:

Fairlight CMI Legacy & Supremacy from bitley [dot] laconicsounds [dot] net

YouTube via bitleyTM — April 28, 2010 — "Updated Fairlight CMI library demo with links to the new web site & additional information AND a bit of new audio. There is now also a free demo refill so you can check it all out before ordering.

This library consists of the entire Fairlight IIx library (with kind permission from Fairlight in Australia) as well as a plethora of other synthesizers and drum machines from the 80s.

Without doubt Fairlight CMI Legacy & Supremacy forms one of the world's most interesting refill (sound bank) collections for Propellerhead Reason / Record."

ARP Odyssey MKI 2800 CV / Gate Control Test

YouTube via Thalassa77 — April 28, 2010 —

This is a test of an ARP Odyssey MKI that I'm servicing / restoring . On this video I'm checking the control inputs CV/Gate/Trigger. The ARP Odyssey MKI doesn't have the control inputs that were added on later versions. With the addition of these inputs you can control the synth with an analog sequencer or MDI / CV converter.

On this video the synth is been controlled by a MFOS Analog Step Sequencer

A bit of echo has been added :)

Enjoy and if you like it remember to subscribe to my channel."

Session 6: Emilie's Bedford Avenue Sessions

YouTube via EmilieSimonMusic — April 28, 2010 — "Experimental Homemade Shows created in Emilie's apartment in Brooklyn, NY. Filming/Editing: Jamie Weddle"

Ensoniq EPS 16+ vs. The Mirage - Digital to Analog Converter Comparisons

YouTube via TheDaydreamSound — April 28, 2010 — "Since the EPS 16+ is backwards compatible with the Mirage and the original EPS. In this video well hear the difference between the 8 bit depth of the Mirage and the 16bit depth of the 16+ along with a comparison between the tonal variations that the D to A converters of each sampler have on the same sampled sound.

As always Thanks for Stopping By!

Subscribe to me on YouTube!

http://www.youtube.com/thedaydreamsound

Join me on Facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/tds.drums"

Vocal formant Filters

YouTube via SynthSchool — April 28, 2010 — "'Audio Filters - Types and uses'
Its full version is available for free at
http://www.synthschool.com/free-semin...
as well as the free VSTi featured in this video for download"
follow-up to this post.

Osmos on the iPhone (sneak peek)

YouTube via microscopics — April 28, 2010 — "http://hemispheregames.com
A sneak peek at Osmos running on the iPhone.
Showing new screen graphics, and just how silky smooth it all still runs with many many motes on the screen at the same time!"
See this post for more info.

Machinedrum UW MKII + MonoMachine MKII + KP3

YouTube via lampeo — April 27, 2010 — "Electronic Ex. 04272010-Machinedrum UW MKll+Monomachine MKII+KP3 recorded strait to a Zoom H2
Guitar sampled via Ram Machine from friend Mr. Roy Brooks-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwhzGDLX1ds&feature=channel"

KORG iELECTRIBE for iPad : Performing with a Pattern Set

YouTube via KORGINC — April 27, 2010 — "「KORG iELECTRIBE for iPad」のPattern Set 機能を使用したDenkitribeによるパフォーマンスをご紹介。

Pattern Set 機能：
http://www.korguser.net/ielectribe/ja..."

iElectribe on iTunes
iPads on Ebay

Sounds From The House

YouTube via callmekorbi — April 28, 2010 — "Over 100 Subscriber!!! WOOHOO!!!
So here's another cool track for you.

Please comment, subscribe and do the *ThumbsUp* :D

Download Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?uyyoxk5mumj"

Malekko - Wiard NoiseRing Test

Malekko - Wiard NoiseRing Test from Richard Devine on Vimeo.

"Just a simple granular style patch tonight, trying out the new Malekko Wiard NoiseRing. Other modules used Doepfer A-187, A-147 (VCLFO), Cwejman VCO2RM and Harvestman Tyme Sefari."

The Monthly Acid Pattern

via dyLAB

"So I want to invite you all to the monthly tb303 pattern group
http://soundcloud.com/groups/the-acid-question

Each month one of the groups members will post a tb303 pattern as audio and also as pattern data

This pattern will then form the basis for other members to create a track

The pattern can then be programmed into your tb303 or x0x box to create a new track.
The pattern could be programmed into your vst such as ABL or Phoscoyn to create a new track.
Transcribe the pattern to midi and send it to your favourite synth to create a new track.
Grab the audio file and rework the audio into a new track

You can grab this empty pattern sheet from here

Bring the Acid
cheers

dyLAB aka Dylan"

Embedding the player for the archives. Note nothing is there at the time of this post.

The Monthly Acid Pattern

Studio Electronics SE-1X

via this auction

KORG DELTA DL-50 With Patch Panel Overlay and Original Box

via this auction

more pics here

YAMAHA CS 15D VINTAGE ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

more pics here