Richard Lainhart A Performance at Soundscapes

Another chance to see Richard Lainhart with the Haken Continuum and Buchla 200e live:

"Friends: approaching the end of a busy month of performing, I'd like to invite you to my film and music performance at Soundscapes in Nazareth, PA, on Friday, May 21 at 8PM:

http://soundscapes.us/index.html

I'll be playing a set of music for Buchla 200e and Haken Continuum and one for electric guitar with laptop processing, providing live improvised soundtracks for some of my recent films.

In addition, I'd like to direct your attention to a set of high-quality downloadable MP3s from three of this month's performances - first, a set of four pieces for electric guitar, electric lapsteel, Kyma, and Macbook from my hour-long live online audio/video stream for ImprovFriday (http://improvfriday.ning.com/) from May 7:

Richard Lainhart ImprovFriday 5-7-10 by rlainhart

Next, a half-hour program of music for Buchla 200e and Haken Continuum from a performance on May 10 at LMAKprojects gallery in Manhattan (http://www.lmakprojects.com/projects?id=52):

Lainhart@LMAKseries 5-10-10 by rlainhart

Finally, a relatively short improvisation for Buchla/Continuum from the Pocono Skies electo-music festival (http://poconoskies.com/) in Shawnee-on-Delaware, Pennsylvania, on May 15:

Richard Lainhart @ Pocono Skies 5-15-10 by rlainhart

I hope you enjoy the tracks, and to see you at Soundscapes. Thanks!"

Innerclock Systems Update

New website launched here.

Check it out.

Nocturn keyboard and Launchpad

YouTube via NovationTV — May 18, 2010 —

Roland JX-3P Upgrade Kit

via Painting with Sound

"In development is a replacement kit for the Roland JX-3P.

It is still in the early stages but I will keep this page updated with progress.

Ideas for the JX-3P so far are:-

MidiCC support for all parameters
All patches fully editable - possibly extra patches depending on cpu room
Poly and Unison Key modes
Dynamics and Aftertouch via midi
Portamento
Separate LFO and ENV mods for each DCO
Second LFO2 for VCA
Greater speed range and 6 waveforms for LFO1 and LFO2
Second Envelope2 for VCA (Env 1 will be used for DCO & Filter Mods)
Arpeggiator
Midi Sequencer Control
Appegiator and Sequencer Output Midi Data
Patch Editor Control of Parameters
Updates via Internet"

Word is this is almost ready.

Search Manual Online

http://search-manual-online.com/

Found this in the last post. It's a search engine for user manuals, service manuals and other documentation.

TAMA TECHSTAR TAM500 VINTAGE ANALOG DRUM MODULE SYNTH

via this auction

"TAMA TECHSTAR TAM500 VINTAGE ANALOG DRUM ELECTRONIC VOICE MODULE ACOUSTIC/PERCUSSION/ELECTRIC
MADE IN JAPAN 1986
3 TOMS + 1 SNARE AND 1 KICK
CONTROLS FOR EACH: sensitivity, attack, decay, noise, bend, tune, level
Trigger LED for each
EACH INPUT WITH A SEPARATE OUT, PHONES OUT WITH LEVEL MONO MIX OUT
110 Vlt A/C"

You can find some documentation here.

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Lady in black

YouTube via attorks — May 18, 2010 — "Another improvisation with the Synthesizers.com Q960 sequencer now connected to the Q962 sequential switch. I guess the camera angle could be somewhat wider so you could see a little bit more of the actions but I reckoned another take would not give the same music.

The Q960 is synchronized by the Doepfer MAQ16/3 and rows 1 and 2 are used which are alternated by the Q962. The Q960 drives the Synthesizers.com Modular. The Oakley Equinoxe phaser is connected between the Q150 VCF and Q108 VCA. Stage 5 of the Q960 is connected to the frequency CV input to give an accent on that stage.

Row 1 of the MAQ16/3 does a 4-step sequence and drives the Ian Fritz Teezer Through-Zero VCO which sine wave is fed to the Resonant LoPass Gate. Row 2 of the MAQ16/3 I vary manually between a 4-, 6- and 8-step sequence. This row drives the self-built Modular.

The music is dedicated to a lady in black."

Folktek Arts Drone Scape X

via the Folktek Arts Blog where you will find more details, shots and samples. "The Drone Scape is a new work by Arius Blaze. This particular piece ("X") is one of a series of four identical works built into extremely tough and beautiful vintage cases. As the name implies, it is intended specifically for a broad range of drone - from lo-fi to extremely rich and lush, similar in nature to the Drum Scape series, though also quite different from any other folktek work. On the other hand, it's also capable of glitch, bleeps and blips, odd beats, shifting arpeggiation and all varieties of noise." Folktek on Ebay

Akai AX 60 Analog Synthesizer VCO Polysynth

via this auction

"This is an Akai AX 60 six-voice, six-vco analog synthesizer from 1986."

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Korg Mono/Poly Monopoly Vintage Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

WALDORF WAVE XT SYNTHESIZER

via this auction
"THIS OUTSTANDING MONSTEROUS SOUNDING 10 VOICE RACK MOUNT SYNTH IS ONE OF THE LAST ONES WALDORF MADE. IT COMES WITH BOARD #3 ( SEE PICTURE ) AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE OLDER XTS BOARD #2. BOARD #3 HAS ENHANCED EFFECTS AND WAVEFORMS, 100db SINGNAL-NOISE-RATIO AND A FREQUENCY RANGE OF 5Hz...20kHz! THE LOWEST LOWS AND HIGHEST HIGHS I'VE EVER HEARD FROM A SYNTH."

Roland Jupiter-8 Synthesiser With MIDI Mod

via this auction

Ryoichi Kurokawa - rheo: 5 horizons, Audiovisual Installation 2010

YouTube via MediaArtTube — May 18, 2010 — "Kurokawa composes time based sculpture with digital generated materials and field recorded sources, and the minimal and the complexities coexist there. Kurokawa accepts sound and imagery as a unit not as separately, and constructs very exquisite and precise computer based works with the audiovisual language. That shortens mutual distance, the reciprocity and the synchronization of sound and visual composition. He also performed live-visual for musicians such as HUMAN AUDIO SPONGE(ex.YMO: Sketch Show + Ryuichi Sakamoto). In recent years, Kurokawa is invited to numerous noted international festivals and museums in Europe, US and Asia including TATE MODERN[UK], ARS ELECTRONICA[AT], transmediale[DE], Shanghai eARTS[CN], MUTEK[CA], and SONAR[ES] for concert and exhibition, and he continues to be an active presence on the international stage.
More info: http://www.ryoichikurokawa.com/"

KORG POLY-61 HQ DEMO - VINTAGE SYNTHESIZER 1983

YouTube via AnalogAudio1 — May 18, 2010 — "The Korg Poly-61 was successor of the classic Polysix. It has 2 oscillators per voice and digital parameter access - like the Poly-800, which came later. The Poly-61 has DCO's and 12 dB/okt. filters for every voice (unlike the Poly-800, which has a single filter for all voices). Originally, the Poly-61 came without MIDI. Later models had MIDI built in. Finally, the Poly-61M was released, which had MIDI as standard.

This video shows what a Poly-61 is capable of. I recorded the sounds without any additional effects or eq."

Divine (Techno / Trance) By DJ Galactic with korg EMX

YouTube via djgalactic — May 18, 2010 — "Divine is the new groove (Techno/ Trance music) of the week by DJ Galactic with Korg EMX. http://www.djgalactic.com Please send your comments and rates...
DJ Electronica = DJ Galactic
All Right Reserved 2010"
KORG EMX Prices on Ebay

Akai S-950 Resampling (Enough Already!)

YouTube via repeatle — May 18, 2010 — "Resampling at half bandwith a few times. The S-950 makes the sample sound gritty and lofi and after a few too many pushes on that button, the S-950 thinks it's enough.
The loop I'm playing is from a track by Kondens"

Ohm64 Ableton Live Remote Script

YouTube via lividTV — May 18, 2010 — "Here is a quick video of the Ohm64 remote script for Ableton Live. This script was created by Mike Chenetz from max4live.info and it gives you APC40 style control over Live including the red box. No midi mapping required, total plug and play. If there is something else you like to see let us know and we will include it in the final version."

iPAD REBIRTH RB338 Synth and Drum Machine PART 202 Intro and History of The Beats

YouTube via VJFranzK — May 18, 2010 — part 202 of 303

Rebirth on iTunes:


iPad prices on Ebay
iPhones on Ebay

TERMINALBEACH: The Heart Chamber Orchestra, Biofeedback Performance, From 2006

YouTube via MediaArtTube — May 18, 2010

"The Heart Chamber Orchestra - HCO - is an audiovisual performance. The orchestra consists of 12 classical musicians and the artist duo TERMINALBEACH.
Using their heartbeats, the musicians control a computer composition and visualization environment. The musical score is generated in real time by the heartbeats of the musicians. They read and play this score from a computer screen placed in front of them.
HCO forms a structure where music literally "comes from the heart".
The debut performance of HCO was in Trondheim/Norway in October 2006, during the festival for electronic arts and new technology, Trondheim Matchmaking. The orchestra was the Trondheim Synfonietta
The musicians are equipped with ECG (electrocardiogram) sensors. A computer monitors and analyzes the state of these 12 hearts in real time. The acquired information is used to compose a musical score with the aid of computer software. It is a living score dependent on the state of the hearts.

While the musicians are playing, their heartbeats influence and change the composition and vice versa. The musicians and the electronic composition are linked via the hearts in a circular motion, a feedback structure. The emerging music evolves entirely during the performance.The resulting music is the expression of this process and of an organism forming itself from the circular interplay of the individual musicians and the machine.

A project by TERMINALBEACH initiated and produced by TEKS - Trondheim Electronic Arts Centre in cooperation with TRONDHEIM SINFONIETTA
supported by:
Norsk Kulturrad // Trondheim Kommune // Sor Trondelag Fylkeskommune
Fond for lyd og bilde // PNEK // Atelier Nord
More info: http://www.heartchamberorchestra.org/..."

SAIC Instrument Construction Class - May 2010

YouTube via yakthekyle — May 18, 2010 — "More video of the students work in the Instrument construction class that I TA at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago"

NEW 2010 Optigan Disc - PIANOSCAPE

YouTube via peahix — May 18, 2010 —

"Now available for pre-order at http://www.optigan.com/shoptigan/inde... is our brand new Optigan disc: PIANOSCAPE! When we've reached 15 pre-orders, we'll go to press with the limited run of 25 discs.

The dusty old Winter spinet piano we recorded for this disc is the very same piano that Pea Hicks learned to play on, and is also the source of the photos on the jacket cover and in this video. This demo recording is just a quick improvisation to give you an idea of the overall sound possibilities of this disc. Toward the end, we've flipped the disc over so you can hear with it sounds like running backwards. Here's the blurb from the back of the jacket:
**************
They said it couldn't be done, but we've done it! We've brought the sound of a spinet piano to the Optigan Music Maker in a way that is both musically captivating and strangely haunting. You'll enjoy creating your own piano soundscape by merely pressing a few buttons and playing a few keys.

Now we're going to test your creativity! Try playing this music program disc with an of the Optigan Music Books. Give up? Next, try holding down as many of the keys as you can. Ah, that's nice. Now it's your turn to challenge your friends and family to create their own piano soundscape. Pianoscape!

Playing tips:
The attack of the keyboard piano tones are staggered across a 16th-note grid, such that by playing chords with your right hand, a windchime-like arpeggio effect is achieved. A drum loop is provided to help with your timing. The bass notes are staggered on a 1/2-note grid, and the chords on a 1/4-note grid.

Optigans equipped with a spring reverb will provide the most haunting sound, which is further enhanced by inserting the disc upside-down for backwards play."

Detachment 3 Website Live - Archangel Sequencer Touchplate Info

http://www.det3.net/
Their first product is the Archangel analog sequencer and touchplate controller which has been featured in previous posts (see the Detachment 3 Engineering label below). The following is a brief description of the Archangel which is currently listed at $1795 for Late Summer. Be sure to see det3.net for more including media.

"Archangel at its core is a 4-row 16-step analog sequencer with integrated 16-pad touchplate controller. The layout of the sequencer allows for instant access to every function available. Archangel can be its own timing master as well as slave to MIDI, DIN sync or an external clock pulse. The sequence length can be set from 1 to 16 stages, and step size can be adjusted from 1/32nd note to two bars. To speed composition and improvisation Archangel has an integrated multi-scale quantizer."

Roland System 100m + Oberkorn MK3 Analogue Sequencer

YouTube via smashgods — May 17, 2010 — "Here is an Analogue Solutions Oberkorn MK3 analog sequencer connected to a Roland System 100m modular synthesizer. I've sequenced a simple bassline and added a few tweaks for interest. Enjoy."

Circuit bent dual drum machine

YouTube via stylinghead — May 17, 2010 — "Matching drum circuits with independent pitch controls and human contact points and 1/4 inch outs. Bent by Billy Neenos of Bent Not Broke."

Circuit bent delay pedal self oscillation and human contact organ 1

"stylinghead — May 17, 2010 — Bent by Billy Neenos of Bent Not Broke."

Circuit bent delay pedal self oscillation and human contact organ 2


Circuit bent delay pedal with drum machine


Circuit bent delay pedal with synthesizer

Effeweam

Effeweam by stretta
"analog modular synth synthesizer electronic stretta

Original composition. All modular synth+minimoog. No DSP aside from a single reverb.

I gave myself until today to get this project to a point where I could publicly preview it. I still have a few concerns that may be addressed by re-orchestrating, mixing, or redoing a few parts. But, for now, I need to put this, and the rest of 'A Funneled Stone' aside (probably for the best) while I take the opportunity to record a new ambient piano project. (if you're curious about the reason, check my blog http://stretta.blogspot.com)

I pulled my minimoog out to test it prior to releasing it for a brief rental stint. I discovered a few things.

First, even though my kids are constantly surrounded by electronic music gear, they both loved the minimoog. I had thought it was the novelty of an unfamiliar device, but there seems to be something about it that really draws them in, especially my daughter.

Second, inserting a minimoog into this kind of composition instantly gives it 'that' moog modular character. You'll hear what I'm talking about. I don't have an S-trig cable (one is on order) so I'm controlling the minimoog with volta entirely though the three CV inputs: pitch, amp and filter. When I get the cable I'll be able to use the on-board envelopes, but what you're hearing here is the minimoog driven by cwejman envelopes.

Oh, one more thing about the mini that I found interesting was how all the knobs are in musically-useful ranges. Obviously, all instruments strive for this, but it turns into a major tradeoff between flexibility and resolution where it matters. Resonance, for example, had a huge tonal range in an area that I'm accustomed to a fairly small range. So, the mini is an exceptionally limited instrument, but the whole thing is one big sweet spot."

Highly Liquid MIDI CPU

"Instant DIY MIDI Controller / MIDI Encoder

Features
* Fully assembled: simply attach your own switches, potentiometers, etc.
* Accepts input from switches, switch matrices, potentiometers, rotary encoders, or digital & analog signals
* Monitors up to 128 switches, 14 potentiometers, or 12 encoders
* Allows mixed input types
* Generates virtually any type of MIDI message
* Merges MIDI input with locally-generated messages—multiple units share a single MIDI Out port
* Standard MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports
* Measures 66mm × 38mm (2.6" × 1.5")
* Powered via battery or DC supply between 3.3V and 12V
* User-upgradable firmware"

http://highlyliquid.com/midi-controllers/midi-cpu/

Emilio "Millo" Sapia - Fragments

Emilio "Millo" Sapia - Fragments from Emilio Sapia on Vimeo.

"An original track..? Actully just little improvvisation on a 2 bar loop. Gear used: Waldorf MicroQ, Clavia Nord Modular G2, MPC500 (main sequencer), Elektron Machinedrum, DSI Tetra, Korg MS2000, Korg SV1. No computer were used. Recorded on a Yamaha Pocketrak CX."
via Resonant Filter

Vermona DRM1 MK II Analog Drum Module Synthesizer

via this auction

Star Instruments Synare Tympani Synth Drum

via this auction

"Here is a hard to find Synare Tympani synth drum made by Star Instruments in the early 80s. It's in terrific shape and works perfectly. What makes this one unique is the remote "Tune" selector box custom made for the original owner by the inventors to allow quickly switching to any of 6 user-preset base frequencies. It truly is a 1-of-a-kind package (actually 2 of a kind since I also have its sibling which was created at the same time).

The Synare Tympani produces a full tympani-like sound in a great range of octaves. You can adjust the tympani's ringing up and down sweep, decay (from staccato tom sounds to long decays), sensativity, and volume. You can also connect a pedal to modify the tuning in real-time, if you have one."

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Jerry Lewis Chamberlin.mov

YouTube via MellotronMovie — May 17, 2010 — Jerry Lewis demonstrates the Chamberlin

properboy bent "speak and read"

YouTube via theproperboy — May 17, 2010 — "created for a client, this device created some of the most amazing loops i have ever gotten from a bent device.
www.properboy.com"

EXAGONE Polyless Synthesizer

"a very exotic accordion-keyboard synthesizer from france with very simple polysynth and monophonic part."

More details on Sequencer.de

Update: I thought I recognized the name. I did a quick search and found I had another model listed under the Cavagnolo label. See below.

Ensoniq ASR X PRO

via this auction

"Ensoniq ASR-X Pro desktop sampler"