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Monday, May 03, 2010

Moog Minimoog Synthesizer Autographed by Bob Moog

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"This is a beautiful 1974 Moog Minimoog synthesizer (serial# 6572) that was autographed by Bob Moog.

At the 2000 NAMM show I brought the top wood trim of this instrument to the Big Briar booth, where I met Dr. Moog and asked him to sign it. He was very gracious and broke into a big grin when he saw it, as of course he recognized right away what it was. In fact, he held it up for others to see, taking a bit of delight, I'm sure, in asking who else knew what this little wooden stick was! Since that day I have always treated this instrument as a reminder of the moment I got to meet the late, great grandfather of synthesizers and have cherished his signature on it as a direct link between his hands and the legendary instrument he created. Of all the Minis out there, how many have that distinction?...

This Mini has the later ua726 containing VCO board installed. I don't want to open a debate about which generation of oscillators sound "best" but I will say that the VCOs track rock solid compared to other Minis I've played. When I detune the VCOs to get just the right fat spread I want, this is maintained up and down the keyboard and across the footages. Solid. But then again, never can I get them to perfectly line up and cancel each other out...that's the organic beauty of these oscillators, and why this instrument sounds so alive. Speaking of alive, the VCOs sound raw and huge. End of story."

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04 from How To Destroy Angels on Vimeo.

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All teaser videos in this post.

The Synthesizer 3000

The Synthesizer 3000 from Matthew Lawless on Vimeo.

"Here is a short product advertisement I had to do for an assignment in Cinema 4D class. I created the synthesizer from scratch and used a mini synthesizer model that Dan McPharlin created. I don't know anything about synthesizers, so the information is about a completely different synth.

I had the hardest time rending this too, well the main reason why it was so difficult was because my school computer would stop rendering every 15minutes. It told me the license had expired on Cinema 4D, so much for an up to date school. Sorry I had to complain. Oh well Enjoy!

Reference - flickr.com/photos/danmcp/2223932201/in/set-72157594294355299/" Dan McPharlin - click here for all prior posts featuring Dan McPharlin.

"01" - Making music with iPad and Kaossilator Pro

YouTube via TheCryingGadgets — May 03, 2010 — "Composed and performed by The Crying Gadgets.

The Crying Gadgets are an electronic music duo consisting of S_Ishimaru (cyberspacecowboys) and Denkitribe. This song was composed with iELECTRIBE (iPad app) and KAOSSILATOR PRO."

Roland Rhodes Model 660 Music Keyboard Synthesizer

via this auction

Anyone know more about this one?

Update via vince66 in the comments: "I had one of these in the late 80s/ early 90's. Sound wise it's pretty much the same as a Roland U20 but has much better midi implementation, and it reades the u110/u20 rom cards."

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Close‐up Synthesizer

flickr set by unyo303
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HTML5 Online Synths

HTML5 and Javascript Synthesizer from Corban Brook on Vimeo.

"A synthesizer running in a modified version of firefox (minefield)."

In-browser Synthesizer and Sequencer with Envelope and Filter control from Corban Brook on Vimeo.

"My latest processing.js demo using David Humphrey's experimental Firefox build. This demo uses my new javascript dsp library PJSAudiio github.com/corbanbrook/pjsaudio

PJSAudio Oscillator module generates a signal which is sent through a Low Pass Filter and ADSR Envelope and then written to the soundcard through the HTML 5 audio tag."

HTML5 Audio with Realtime Javascript Low Pass Filter from Corban Brook on Vimeo.

"Uses a modified version of Firefox which allows for reading and writing of raw audio data.

Reads from first (muted) audio tag, passes through a low pass IIR Filter (implemented in Javascript), and then Writes processed signal to a second audio tag, all in real time, frame by frame."

Bloop HTML5 Instrument inspired by Brian Eno's Bloom from Bocoup on Vimeo.

"This is a demonstration of a simple touch screen video instrument by Al MacDonald (twitter.com/f1lt3r). The instrument is built using the Firefox web browser with no plug ins, inspired by Brian Eno's Bloom application available on iPhone.

We used Firefox's Audio Data API to generate tones with JavaScript and push them to the audio stream of the sound card. The circles on the screen respond to touch events and are rendered using the Canvas element.

For help visualizing audio data in Firefox, connect to irc.mozilla.org and join the Processing.js channel ( irc://irc.mozilla.org/processing.js ). You can read more about Mozilla's Audio Data API at: wiki.mozilla.org/Audio_Data_API

Thanks to NotMasterYet & Corban Brook for great tweaks to buffering code."

WebGL HTML5 JavaScript Beat Detection from Bocoup on Vimeo.

"WATCH THE SMALL X GROW!!!

ther great demo from Charles Cliffe (twitter.com/ccliffe) using the Audio Data API in Firefox analyze a live audio stream to detect the beat in JavaScript. Watch JavaScript lock in to the beat and turn the WebGL cogs in time with the music. Yes... the web is *this* awesome!

For help visualizing audio data in Firefox, connect to irc.mozilla.org and join the Processing.js channel ( irc://irc.mozilla.org/processing.js ). You can read more about Mozilla's Audio Data API at: wiki.mozilla.org/Audio_Data_API"

Note the Apple iPad supports HTML5 and not Flash. via CDM

receiving radio on the Dirty Carter E.S.G.I.

YouTube via eddie23a — May 03, 2010 — http://asmo23.wordpress.com...

Sequential Circuits Pro-One Modded

via this auction
"SENT THE PRO ONE TO TOM CARPENTER AT ANALOG SOLUTIONS UK AND HE INSTALLED A ESPECIAL FULL MODULAR SOCKET SYSTEM AT THE BACK OF THE PRO ONE (CHECK THE PHOTOS) NOW YOU HAVE A REAL MONSTER MONO SYNTH CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AMAZING SOUNDS , PATCHING TO OTHER CV ANALOG SYNTHS AND MODULAR SYNTHS. REMEMBER THAT THE PRO ONE ALREADY HAS CV GATE AND FILTER IN AND OUTS , NOW WITH THIS GREAT MODULAR MODIFICATION YOU HAVE VCO 1: SAW , SQUARE, PULSE WIDTH OUTS, VCO 2: SAW , SQUARE PULSE WIDTH, NOISE , ENVELOPE GENERATOR 2, LFO OUTS..."

Thingamagoop 2 : RGB

YouTube via drbleep — May 03, 2010 — "Special edition Thingamagoop 2 with laser cut acrylic face and RGB LEDs controlled via Arduino. Get it now at bleeplabs.com"

Casio CZ-230s

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ROLAND MC-202

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Crumar orchestrator

YouTube via wolfrmheart — March 17, 2010 — Ebay test via this auction

"The keyboard is split into 2 parts (left hand/right hand), each with Brass, Piano, Clavichord, Cello, and Violin Presets. It does have a very basic VCF (only can be used with brass preset) which has Attack, Decay, Emphasis (Resonance), and Contour (Cutoff). You can assign vibrato and Sustain too. The Brass sound can be pretty impressive (especially if you strip if of all its resonance- very fat bass). The filter self oscilates too. This comes in handy if you set the Attack/Decay to ascend/descend. It also comes with an attachable lid for easy transporting."

Steiner Crumar EVI–Analog Synthesizer Breath Controller

via this auction

"This is the amazing sounding Steiner Electronic Valve Instrument, a wind synth with trumpet fingering, glide, full scaling and octave range.
Basically an analog synthesizer with a breath controller for volume AND tone control (via one of the BEST analog filter circuits EVER!)
Square, pulse and sawtooth waves, with PWM (via breath control) and vibrato as well, via a thumb-control on the bottom of the instrument.
The sonic possibilities of this instrument go WAY beyond what is possible with a trumpet!"

Touched by Sound DRM 1 Analog Drum Machine Synthesizer

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"This is the Original DRM-1 Analog Drum Machine manufactured first by "Touched By Sound" and I think it still sounds better then the Vermona, but otherwise all the same features as the DRM 1 MK2 Vermona model. Makes incredible analog sounds, kicks, snares, claps hi hats and everything in between."

VERMONA DRM-1 MK-II analog drum synth MIDI syncussion

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Vermona DRM1 MKIII

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"The DRM1 MKIII is an eight-channel, completely analog drum synthesizer. It gives you total control over every parameter through its 72 controls.

The new version has following changes:
- KICK channel instead of the DRUM1 channel. The Kick channel has some different parameters and can create fatter and deeper kick sounds.
- The DRUM channels have a WAVE parameter which transforms the oscillator's waveform from sine to square
- The oscillators of the DRUM channels will be started with each trig signal.

The DRM1 Mk III is a flexible 8-channel drum synthesizer, which gives you the ability to create your own sounds, as well as many other classic analog drum sounds. Every sound parameter of the DRM1 Mk III has its own controller, so its easy to use and you'll always have a clear picture of the settings.

Features
Control Features and Connections:
· MASTER: Sets the main output level of the DRM1 Mk III
· TRIG: Button for triggering the sound.
· TRIG LED: Flashes when the sound is triggered
· SOUND: Programming parameter controls
· PAN: Places the sound in the stereo field
· VOLUME: Individual volume control for each channel
· OUT: Individual output/insert jack
· PHONES: Jack for connecting a headphone
· OUT RIGHT/OUT LEFT: Master output right and left
· MIDI THRU/MIDI IN: MIDI jacks for connecting a MIDI source and for putting the MIDI signal through the DRM1 Mk III
· POWER IN: Power jack with integrated fuse"

Arturia Origin Desktop Synthesizer w/OS 1.1

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Monozelle Synth Site

This one in via swissdoc. For those of you that read German, click here. You can find a Googlish version here. Be sure to check out the second Minimoog sample for a good Kraftwerk Die Roboter rendition.

As of this post, the site features the following synths:
Minimoog
KORG Mono/Poly
KORG MS-20
OSCar
MOOG The Rogue
ROLAND SH-7
DOTCOM Custom Modular
SCI Pro-One
ROLAND MKS-80
Rozzbox
ARP Odyssey
AS Vostok II
CASIO VL-Tone
Prodyssey ASB
Roland TR-606

AngryOctopus - WS01 - Online Yamaha CS01 Emulation

On AngryOctopus here
"I was experimenting with using a mic as a breath controler so decided to try a CS01 emulation. Using the mic as breath controller didn’t really work out so I ditched it, but the synth itself is ok. The breath control responds to both midi expression and breath messages."

Mattson 5U Envelope Generator Test #2

YouTube via JohnLRice — May 03, 2010 — "Just some noodling around with a Mattson Mini Modular EG behind a 5U panel prototype. More info at http://mattsonminimodular.com/

Also STG Sea Devils filter and COTK C961S trigger sequencer are featured."
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05022010

YouTube via boobtube356 — May 02, 2010 — "Two 259e's in a self running patch."

RJD2 + Mario ÷ Moog

YouTube via MoogMusicInc — May 03, 2010 — "RJD2 covers the Mario Bros theme at the Moog Sound Studio in Asheville, NC. Check the entire live session of RJD2 exclusively at www.liveatmoog.com."

Yamaha Sy77 & Moog Little Phatty Patch Demo

YouTube via acaruso36 — May 02, 2010 — "The keyboards used in this video: Yamaha sy77 Digital Fm synth (which is over 21 years old)The Moog little phatty & Korg MicroX. and Roland fantom S-61 for midi use only. No sounds coming from Roland. The drums and Seqencer are from the Korg MicroX. All patches from the Yamaha sy77 & Moog little Phatty are programed by me, Tony caruso. This song sample was a bit to long ... but this demo was for showing off the patches from the synths."

Kodak Zi8 Mic Input Test 1080p Korg ESX Alesis Micron

YouTube via zamisers7k — May 03, 2010 — "Nothing special, just testing out the Kodak Zi8 Mic input to see how youtubee it'll work for using with demos in HD so don't have to mix/sync vid and sound in post edit.

The Micron is going to line in on the ESX, ESX to Yamaha MW10 mixer, monitoring on Sony MDR-150 phones from phones out, CR out to Zi8 Camera. Directly uploaded to Youtube from Zi8 plugged in to USB port after recording.

Results: So far seem OK. Upload seemed a bit slower than usual, don't know if due to USB or size of file, or internet being slow at the moment. I will have to watch again after u/l to see how well it came out. Input seemed hot even though I turned it down on the camera and from mixer to a point that wasn't my usual listening level, but I tend to listen to stuff pretty loudly. Camera also doesn't seem to focus up real close that well and have to pull back a little ways. Thing is I noticed, is I still needed a mixer with multiple outs so I could split input to two outputs. One for monitoring, the other to the camera. I suppose I could use the L&R mono out 1/4 to an 1/8 from synth in to the camera and monitor from the synth's phones out if it has both, many do, however not all synths do, and I may want to include a mic for narration or other sound sources, too much BS to chain up but can be possible without mixer depending on gear, so I won't loose the mixer just yet either way."

Four-pole highpass voltage controlled filter, based on Polyfusion circuit, part 1

YouTube via abovenyquist — May 02, 2010 — "Project for Spring 2010 "Electronics for Music Synthesis" class at Georgia Tech.

See here for more info: http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~lanterma..."

"Tube screamer" style distortion, with voltage-controllable drive, via a vactrol

You can find all videos in the series in this post.

April 2010 - Minute with the Moog Foundation

YouTube via moogfoundation — May 03, 2010 — "This is a "minute with the Bob Moog Foundation" update. More at www.moogfoundation.org. Learn more about HATCH at www.HATCHasheville.org. Check out www.JenLepkowskiPhotography.com, www.TEKkind.com, www.LauraEscude.com and www.HATCHasheville.org. Music by www.BootyBand.com"

webcam motion detection to midi with puredata

YouTube via hotchk155 — May 03, 2010 — "http://hotchk155.blogspot.com/2010/05...
another experiment with puredata, webcam image is passed through pix_movement object and a pix_blob turns the result into two midi note streams which are sent into reason via midi yoke. the image is the output of the pix_movement (difference between frames). All sound you hear is from midi notes being triggered live from the patch"

NIKKI CHAOS SUPER SHOW EPISODE 1

YouTube via telladictorian — May 03, 2010 — "NIKKI CHAOS SUPER SHOW EPISODE 1

Nikki Telladictorian gets in touch with her superfem alter ego "NIKKI CHAOS", and tackles the controversial issues plaguing today's Industrial scene.

(This is a video response to "The Rachel Show, aka, The Haywire Show". Check out her vids, she is AWESOME! GIRL POWER!)"

XILS-Lab PolyKB Overwiew und Soundexample

YouTube via buenasideasde — May 03, 2010 —

"Review des PolyKB ein Plug-in das den Polykobol 2 von RSF Synthetiseurs aus Frankreich emuliert, dieser Hardware Synthesizer wurde weltweit nur 30 mal verkauft und hatte einige bahnbrechende technische Finessen mit an Bord.

Das Plug-In PolyKB toppt die Fähigkeiten des durch Künstler wie Jean Michell Jarre, Depeche Mode, Vincent Clark oder Vangelis bekannt gewordenen Hardware Synthesizers noch und bringt weitere Funktionen mit, ein ausführliche Review dazu gibt es auf buenasideas.de."

Jean-Michel Jarre - The Concerts In China Per1

YouTube via ozashikiTECHNO — May 03, 2010

"— Jean-Michel Jarre - The Concerts In China 1981. Video Clip - The Overture / Equinoxe IV"

Synths come in after the 3:00 minute mark. EMS wall at 3:36. Yamaha CS60 and more.

Update via waveterm in the comments: "NEvermind the CS80 ! Look at the RSF racks !!!" :)

Jean-Michel Jarre - The Concerts In China Per2

ozashikiTECHNO — May 03, 2010

"— Jean-Michel Jarre - The Concerts In China 1981. Video Clip - Equinoxe V / Equinoxe VII"

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Korg Microkorg XL Demo

YouTube via ESSEKNOB — May 03, 2010 —

Siamese Cat "Cleo" on the Synthwalk

YouTube via Synthiefrau — May 03, 2010 — "My cat Cleo love my Synthesizers. She always listening on the top of the modular, clean her body or looking dump :-))))"

Umphrey's McGee Live at Moog

YouTube via MoogMusicInc — May 03, 2010 — "Catch Umphrey's experimental jam shot live in the Moog Music Sound Studio in Asheville, NC. Premiering May 5, 2010 exclusively at www.liveatmoog.com."

Sunday, May 02, 2010

1980 Yamaha SK20 Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

"This is a vintage Yamaha model SK-20 analog synthesizer/keyboard made in the late 1970s. All of the functions have been tested. There is some static when the volume slide switch for organ, string and poly-synth are moved but the switches work fine. Also, one slide switch button has been replaced (see picture). The optional accessories, including head phones, foot switch and the foot controller pedal are not included. The cabinet has several dings and damaged edges and there is light corrosion on some of the metal fittings. The serial number is illegible. Included is an Ace padded gig bag that is worn and has tears on the corner, but overall it is in serviceable condition."

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Linn Drum LM-2 Vintage Drum Machine + Manual!

via this auction

inside a Linn Drumm

Linn Drum LM-2 Vintage Drum Machine + MIDI & Manual

via this auction

Roland SH-01

YouTube via PXE02321 — May 02, 2010 — Roland SH-01 DEMO

acid loop with the oberkorn

YouTube via DrOctave1 — May 02, 2010 — "an acid sounding loop on the oberkorn with some nasty bass.
for once i will explain a patch not in full detail but here goes.
oberkorn cva to wallkko anti osc tri out going to 2nd anti osc tri out going to lpg on qmmg then to doepfer 125 pshifterthen into delay on the tiptop z5k. bass is doepfer 154/155 going into 140 adsr then split to the cv1 of doepfer a110 and to the cutoff on vca on qmmg. snare is a118 doepfer to qmmg vca and a trigger hitting a 141 vcadsr to vary the snare a slight bit with the woggle bug from make noise adding retrigger to the 141. and all the last bit the bass is into the cwejman sph2 and snare into another tiptop z5k. thanks"

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