TOM OBERHEIM SEM PATCHABLE MODULAR ANALOGUE SYNTHESIZER

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ROLAND SYNTHESIZER NECKLACE 24K gold plate

via this auction

"This is a three-dimensional miniature (Jewelry only, NOT a working instrument) including detailed engraving, with even the "pitchblend" ball and all selector buttons clearly represented. Size 1 1/2" long. Cast in pewter with 24k gold electroplate (back is flat). PENDANT jewelry for guy or gal; includes a 24" gold tone necklace chain. Quality is tops! You can almost play it! DETAIL CANNOT BE FAULTED, EVEN BY PROFESSIONALS!"

Basyn MIDI Controller Bass Pedals

via this auction

"Connects via MIDI to your synth or sound module and can be used to play notes (it's polyphonic, too). Momentary switches cover a full 13-note octave. Yellow button allows you to select octave, green button changes patch or program. Includes original user manual and power supply. Great for guitarists who want to play bass notes to solo over."

Stevie Wonder and Grover with an ARP 2600 on Sesame Street

Image in via Obscotch.

vids below

see the Sesame Street label below for more Sesame Street on MATRIXSYNTH.


YouTube via sawing14s — May 09, 2007 — From episode 514.


Grover and Stevie Wonder on Sesame Street, 1973

MANTARAY Outakes? X TETRIS and ODIN SPHERE Remix.m4v

YouTube via VJFranzK — June 05, 2010 — "Outtakes from my Mantaray iTar demo session - These tunes are SORT of remixes of the Tetris song ( Actually Korobeiniki, a Russian folk song ) and the theme of action RPG Odin Sphere."
follow-up to this post

Korg PolySix for Parts

via this auction

"Does work, but some pots scratchy, some presets don't work and some knobs/buttons missing... It seems to have the Kenton Retrofit Midi Kit"

70's Analog Wurlitzer Orbit III Synthesizer Project

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re-list of this one with more pics.

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Launchpad x4

YouTube via fingadrummer — June 04, 2010 — "Read you can add 6 launchpads up so i figured i'd see what i could do, only managed to borrow 2 more, got my mate to film it with his cameras. Looks fairly sick in the end."

Launchpad - FingaDrummer

"fingadrummer — May 31, 2010 — Been playing with my Launchpads for a while now and got this little piece together."

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC

via this auction

"PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC BY GILBERT TRYHALL. A VERY COOL BOOK OF OVER 200 PAGES OF PHOTOS AND DIAGRAMS, THERE ARE EVEN A FEW OF SOME VINTAGE SYNTHS. IT COMES WITH A 45 RECORD THAT GIVES EXAMPLES THAT IS IN GREAT SHAPE. c1973, SECOND PRINTING."

I added this one to the Synth Books section.

Akai AX80

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Moar Analog Pr0n

flickr by iotar
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"Yamaha CS-01, Moogerfooger MuRF, Moogerfooger Lowpass Filter, Electro Harmonix Memory Toy. A bit more explicit and less flirty, but oh God does it sound great!"

Yamaha CS 5 analog monophonic synth

via this auction

Choral 2

Choral 2 from Peter Uertz on Vimeo.

"From the serie "Jackson Pollock - The City-Noise (Düsseldorf) is the Canvas on which the Sounddrops (drippings) take place." Using the Doepfer Dark Energie and some Reverb/Delay from Lexicon MX300"
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ether^ra ::VTOL:: CORVAX VS DARK ENERGY 2

YouTube via potterpaint2000 — June 05, 2010 — "an improv featuring the above machines. The Doepfer is inputting itself; the Corvax sings along! http://etherra.blogspot.com"

we are Denshi-Teishoku!!

YouTube via MrYamadub — June 05, 2010 — "we are "Denshi-Teishoku"
it's psychedelic sound created by improvisasion of electronic instruments
is just awesome!! It would take you into thier vortex of amazing electro sound!
http://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/comb..."

1Song1Week1Year - Week 23 - Isosceles

YouTube via DJDJSMusic — June 05, 2010 — "Week 23 of my 1Song1Week1Year project to write one new song each week for the year 2010.
This week I continue my exploration of Polymetric/Polyrhythm composition with my track Isosceles (Named after the category of triangles)."

Moog Taurus 3

YouTube via samurailonewolf — June 05, 2010 — "Moog Taurus 3 Moog Minimoog Voyager Alesis Andromeda A6 Boss RE-20 Space Echo"

Oberkorn Test Jam

YouTube via FatSynthDude — June 05, 2010 — "So it turns out that the Oberkorn problem was just one of having been given the wrong power supply. I've contacted Noisebug about it, so hopefully they'll get me the right one soon so that I can run the Telemark and the Oberkorn simultaneously. XD

In the meantime, here's a quick jam session I threw together to make sure everything was working. Nothing too fancy is going on here, just a cheesy psy-trance loop I threw together. I got the Oberkorn mainly for modulation rather than note sequencing. In this video, it's controlling the filter of the FRXS, the filter for the Red Square, and the filter for the Pro One. The gates are being used to bounce the steps to wonderful yet random places. The Oberkorn is being clocked from MIDI, which works extremely well, by the way. ZTracker is sequencing the synth notes as well as the drums from the MPC1000. Mixing is done by a pair of StudioLives. Effects are being handled by the StudioLive's onboard effects, a Zoom 1202, a Peavey AddVerb II, and a pair of Lexicon MX300's.

I apologize that I ended up having to use the camera's audio for this video. The StudioLives were supposed to be recording the main outs to the computer for later syncing, but because my computer hates me, it recorded all of the individual channels with no problem, but not the master output. I would just go back and rerecord it, but I'm fat and lazy, so this is the end result. :-("

rotating clock divider

YouTube via cray56 — June 04, 2010 — 4m rotating clock

Virus TI Atomizer experiment with Line6 M9 looper MIDI sync-ed to Monomachine

YouTube via polishbroadcast — June 04, 2010 — "Trying out a few things at once for the first time: looping a guitar with the M9 slaved to the MIDI clock of the Monomachine, then running that audio through the VIrus TI to be Atomized. The Atomizer is being controlled by a MIDI sequence track on the Monomachine."

Roland SN-R8-01 & SN-R8-08 PCM ROM Demo

YouTube via zibbybone — June 05, 2010 — "Forgive me followers for it has been nearly 2 months since my last video - I've been busy with work and life. I scored these two PCM cards (Contemporary Percussion & "Dry") for the Roland R-8 & R-8M yesterday at an estate sale along with a Linn 9000 and Studio Electronics SE-1. Many have regarded the Roland R-8 as the best ROM drum machine ever made and I tend to agree. It is still a great drum machine today, although I prefer the R-8M rack versions. I just wish someone could come up with a way to increase the internal ROM sounds. Enjoy this "filler" video and hopefully my life will settle down so I can get back to making videos of my vintage synths in the near future."

Professor William Hoskins and His Mystery Moog Upates

A few updates came in - see the original post. More updates may follow soon.

EMS TKS : Sequencer Keyboard for SYNTHI AKS & VCS3 for sale

YouTube via cores303 — June 04, 2010 — "Extremly rare EMS TKS Sequencer Keyboard, 256 notes, similar to KS of the Synthi AKS suitcase. This is a very rare version for VCS3 mk2 or Synthi A with a very nice teak-type Danish looking wood cabinet. If you own a VCS3 MK1 old release, you can purchase an inexpensive power supply and modify a VCS3 jack to power the TKS"

Ozzy - Bark At The Moon

YouTube via dan11789 — January 29, 2007 — "Music Video of Bark at the Moon. In the Albums Bark At The Moon and The Essential Ozzy Osbourne." Yamaha CS01 spotted by Pea Hicks: "this is a stretch, since it's so brief, but as a big fan of this synth, i thought i'd point it out anyway, especially given the unlikely context. it's at the 1:30 mark"
Awwwwe yeah...
See Ozzy man handle an ARP 2600 here. Mother f'er..

NanoStudio iPhone - First Demo

YouTube via BlipInteractive — June 03, 2010 — "NanoStudio is a music app for iPhone which combines sampling, synthesis, sequencing and mastering.

Much more info at http://www.blipinteractive.co.uk

Record your ideas in real time, mix synth layers with samples, compose and arrange your tune using the powerful sequencer and bring the mix alive with real time effects such as reverb, waveshaping and delay. You can use your own samples or record them using the microphone. NanoStudio's low latency audio engine is custom engineered for iPhone, capable of delivering an amazing 48 voice polyphony in CD quality stereo.

Synth

Introducing Eden, NanoStudio's versatile synth. Eden creates analogue sounds ranging from deep basslines and fat pads all the way up to squealing 303 lines and heavily distorted leads. Each voice has 2 anti-aliased oscillators modulated in mix, ring or sync configurations fed into a low, band or high pass 2 pole resonant filter.

Eden's virtual patchbay allows you to connect 3 envelope generators and 4 beat-sync LFO's to create modulation mayhem. Real-time performance becomes a truly interactive experience with dual X/Y controllers, accelerometer input and a pitch bend wheel, all totally configurable via the patchbay. Controller movements can be recorded and edited using the sequencer

It doesn't stop there. NanoStudio allows you to use 4 synths simultaneously, each with its own insert effects such as waveshaping, chorus and delay. Create complex sonic textures using multi-mode to layer up to 4 different voice presets. When you want to go beyond basic oscillators, load up a sample and process it just like a normal synth voice - great for mashing up vocals or even the whole mix.

When you're ready to get really creative, NanoStudio allows you to resample its own output and trigger the sample via the pads or keys, freeing up synths and effects to add even more sonic goodness to your composition.

Trigger Pads

Record samples using the built in microphone, resample NanoStudio's own output or upload your own samples over Wifi using the NanoSync tool for PC and Mac. Edit your samples using NanoStudio's built-in wave editing tools and trigger them using the 16 pads. Adjust pitch, pan, volume and envelopes and assign each sample to one of the 3 output busses, each with its own effect and filter setup.

Sequencer

Record performances in real-time using the keys and sample pads or create patterns and controller sweeps by drawing them in the piano roll editor. Arrange your patterns into a complete song using the track editor. Edit to your heart's content while the song is playing and rest assured that every editing and recording operation has multiple undo/redo.

Mastering

Use Nanostudio's intuitive mixer to monitor levels and get your final mix just the way you want it. The mixer's two global effects sends allow you to individually apply reverb and delay effects to each track.

When you're ready to share your mix with others, and use NanoSync to copy the exported .wav file to your PC or Mac over Wifi."

godwin 849 string symphony

via this auction

"bought this brand new in 1982 from Dougies music shop in northwich, cheshire.. a few months before roland realeased the juno 6.... oh well!, there is not much info about this on the internet or anywhere, but i can tell you it is fully working , all buttons, lights, sliders, everything is fine... the only downside is the front panel is starting to rust slightly, and the handle on the flightcase has broken off. by the way this thing sounds fantastic, especially the chorus/tremelo unit, this synth is built like a tank, and weighs like one too!.. this synth is the much posher version of the godwin string concert.. is it rare let me know. this auction is deffo pick up only sorry"

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Analog Pr0n

flickr by iotar

"Yamaha CS-01, Effector 13 Android, Moogerfooger Lowpass Filter, Electro Harmonix Memory Toy. Dirty!"

my theremin

flickr by orangetterie

Atari Video Music modifications nearly complete!

flickr by Switched On Austin

"This Video Music is the first to receive our custom set of modifications, including composite video output, 1/4" audio inputs and direct outputs, color control inputs, rectified audio outputs, and an 8 channel waveform mixer to control image output shape. Videos coming soon!"

Arp Odyssey 2800 Modifications

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ARP Avatar

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"There is one big difference between this ARP Avatar and others that have been offered on EB, which is: it works! In fact we just spent $492.68 with Advanced Musical Electronics, LA's premier synth repair service, to insure it is fully functional. If you don't believe us, here's a copy of the receipt! IMO this synth is best used as an adjunct to a 2600 or other ARP of the same vintage. However we also include a NOS guitar pick-up - never been used. The Avatar is legendary as the synth ARP spent a ton of money working on but then never really sold or marketed it properly. Opinions vary on the effectiveness of using it as a guitar synth and your mileage may vary. This particular synth is in G+ condition - probably as good as you'll find."

MEMORYMOOG PLUS with MIDI and SEQUENCER

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original pics?

Lost in space (Plogue Bidule + 2 Boss SYB-5)

YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan — June 04, 2010 — "Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie and this music. The music has been made with Plogue Bidule sequencing 2 Boss Bass Synthesizer SYB-5. The sounds of these 2 Boss Bass Synthesizer SYB-5 has been reintroducted into Plogue Bidule in order to permit to short and long delays to be added. The all thing has been made in one take and has not been edited. Enjoy !"

Making Noise with an Atari Punk Console and some effects in my new studio

YouTube via NoizeHack — June 04, 2010 —

"I built an Atari Punk Console (556 timer synth) and then ran it through a cool 4ms simsam2.0 kit I built and then ran that into an MXR Distortion + and then ran that into a DOD flanger I got at a garage sale for $7 and then into my honeytone. some awesome terrible noises."

The First TB-303 Record Ever - from 1982

01 Untitled 1 - First Roland TB-303 Track in History by matrixsynth
via David Bulog http://www.myspace.com/jointhecarcrashset
"This never saw the light of day but thought you may be interested
Within a week of TB-303 being released in New Zealand we went into the studio and decided to make a couple of tracks for a EP that just featured this great machine--just drummcahine + TB-303
recorded at Mandrill---MCI 24 track --Trident desk----AMS reverb
The record company was horrified and refused to put it out"

Or was it CHARANJIT SINGH - Synthesizing: TEN RAGAS TO A DISCO BEAT - india 1982
Thanks to D' Naab 136 for the reminder in the comments.

Sound Builders: In 1967, This Guy Invented Circuit Bending

"'Anything Can Happen'

In this episode of Sound Builders, we travel to Cincinnati, Ohio, to meet with Reed Ghazala, the founder and father of circuit bending. Reed takes us into his workshop where we get a glimpse into his world of circuit bending, exploring the history and evolution of this art. Reed bends our minds by walking us through the struggles and triumphs he endured while establishing the art of circuit bending.

“The wires fall upon the circuit like the paint on Pollack’s canvas,” he says, rhapsodically.

We tinker with several of Reed’s machines, manipulating sound and opening our minds to this fascinating art form. He works on a project for Motherboard while explaining the method to this music madness, his process, his teachings, as well as the different inventions he has created over the years.

See more Sound Builders episodes – and enter to win our contest for $1,000 – and don’t miss our documentary on New York’s circuit bending Bent Festival."

You can find all Motherboard synth vids here.

ACID

via Steve

Top: ladyada kit #345 with the kit #100 of the x0xi0
Middle: 303
Bottom: ladyada kit #289 with the happy faces

click the image for the full size shot.

more pics here

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Tristan Perich: 1-Bit Symphony Pre-Orders

You can find Tristan Perich's 1-Bit Symphony on Pre-Order here. Pre-orders ship two weeks before official August 24 release date. See this video and the 1-bit label at the bottom of this post for more.

"Tristan Perich's 1-Bit Symphony is an electronic composition in five movements on a single microchip. Though housed in a CD jewel case, 1-Bit Symphony is not a recording in the traditional sense; it literally "performs" its music live when turned on. A complete electronic circuit programmed by the artist and assembled by hand plays the music through a headphone jack mounted into the case itself.

A return to the format of Perich's lauded 1-Bit Music (described by the Village Voice as "technology and aesthetic rolled into one"), 1-Bit Symphony further reduces the hardware involved while simultaneously expanding its musical ideas. 1-Bit Symphony utilizes on and off electrical pulses, synthesized by assembly code and routed from microchip to speaker, to manifest data as sound. The device treats electricity as a sonic medium, making an intimate connection between the materiality of hardware and the abstract logic of software.

While 1-Bit Symphony is purely electronic in its execution, its contents reflect Perich's long-standing interest in orchestral composition. Since the release of 1-Bit Music in 2006, Perich's compositional work has combined 1-bit audio with acoustic classical instruments, providing insight into the conceptual and aesthetic relationships between physical and electronic sound. With 1-Bit Symphony, Perich brings this insight back into the digital realm, juxtaposing the grand form of a classical symphony with the minimal nature of 1-bit circuitry.

For more information, please visit http://www.1bitsymphony.com"

Robert Rich in Seattle

via John Marshal:

"Robert Rich will be performing in Seattle:

Thursday, July 1st at 8:00PM

The Chapel Performance Space at Good Shepherd Center
4649 Sunnyside Ave N
Seattle, WA

www.robertrich.com
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Robert Rich will also be available to discuss/lecture in Renton:

Friday, July 2nd 7:00PM

Renton Technical College
Technology Resource Center, Blencoe Auditorium, Bldg C
3000 NE 4th St
Renton, WA 98056

He would like a suggested topic.
He would like this meeting to be well promoted. Please post this everywhere, freeway off ramps, etc.
He would like a good group of people.

Okay guys, I need your assistance to make this work.

Take care,
John"

Robert Rich is most known in the synth community for his extensive use of the MOTM modular. This would be a great change to see one performed live if you are in the area.

x0xb0x acid competition

Latest tracks by x0xb0x acid competition
x0xb0x collective, ACID, United States
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Duet in C

YouTube via azimuthvisuals — May 20, 2010 — "Music by Mel Morley and Richard Lainhart. Recorded at Pocono Skies electro-music festival, May 15, 2010. This improvised piece is part of a larger collaboration including Howard Moscovitz, Jeannie Allen, and Charles Shriner. Mel Morley plays keyboards and software synthesizers. Richard Lainhart plays Haken Continuum and Buchla modular synthesizer. Camera by Greg Waltzer and visuals by Hong Waltzer of Azimuth Visuals."

Play Industries studio tour

YouTube via FutureMusicMagazine — June 04, 2010 —

"Back in 2007 FM got an exclusive tour of the Play Industries studio by owner/artist Ben Edwards. Check out this very impressive collection."
Synth spoting with Benge at 3:45. Click here for all posts mentioning Benge. He's the man behind all the It's Full of Stars posts. Catch his blog here, and DO NOT MISS his Twenty Systems for one of the best Synth CDs out there. See the post for more details.

Update: just the synth walkthrough (note the time delta is only about six minutes):

benge studio tour 2006.mov


YouTube via zackdagoba — April 05, 2010 — "see myblogitsfullofstars for more. tour of benge's studio back in 2006 conducted by future music magazine"
See this link for more posts featuring benge, this link for videos by zackdagoba (benge).

Gary Numan Telekon mini tour - Stage set-up

YouTube via FutureMusicMagazine — June 04, 2010 — "Back in March 2007 Future Music got an exclusive peak at the stage set-up from Gary Numan's Telekon mini tour."
Synth spotting with Gary Numan. Some of you might remember this one. Click here for all posts mentioning Gary Numan.

Syntaur Productions - Replacement Parts for Your Synths

http://www.syntaur.com
"See our products for:
Akai MPC Samplers
Alesis Keyboards
ARP keyboards
Casio Keyboards
E-mu Samplers
Ensoniq Keyboards
Korg Keyboards
Kurzweil Keyboards
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Oberheim Products
Roland Keyboards
Sequential Circuits Keyboards
Yamaha Keyboards
Music Tools:
SCSI Drives & Cables
Sampling CD's (Audio)
WAV CD-ROMs
Cords & Cables
Studio/Recording Accessories
Instructional Books & Videos"

Other:
DJ Hero Crossfader Slider Repair
[ VINTAGE KEYBOARDS & OTHER GEAR ]
LIFETIME GUARANTEE on all floppy disks! "

STUDIO ELECTRONICS OMEGA 8 ANALOGUE SYNTHESIZER - FIRST ON YOUTUBE

YouTube via pianist007 — February 21, 2009 —

"Here is a short demo of my SE Omega 8 (Code 8 version). In the solo I have used here the CS-80 type filter and it makes a wonderful sound."

STUDIO ELECTRONICS OMEGA 8 ANALOGUE SYNTHESIZER P 2 - FIRST ON YOUTUBE

pianist007 — February 21, 2009 —

"Another demo of the very capable and amazing sounding SE Omega (CODE 8) analog synthesizer featuring a short sequence with a groovy bass line holding it together with different alternating synth sounds showing different filter settings and types. All the modulations were recorded directly from the synth front panel through midi to my computer. The bass line was doubled, first time recorded dry and the second with the "Fuzz" knob on, mixing them together at different ratios. I hope you enjoy it."

Genesis - In The Cage - ARP Pro Soloist Synth solo

YouTube via pianist007 — May 17, 2009

"Sometimes we get hit by something so powerful and overwhelming that soon becomes part of us that you can not separate for the rest of our lives. Genesis art piece 'In The Cage' is one of those things. Ever since came across it in my youth music has taken a different curve for me. That was back in 1974 . . now in 2009 this music still sounds as fresh as if just written now, that's the true value of great music . . you never grow tired of listening to it. Here is me playing a section I truly love in this song : that wicked ARP Synthesizer solo written and performed by the great Tony Banks, nothing is short from superb in this music . . the melody line, the intricate harmony, choice of sounds . . simply marvelous !"

Sequential Circuits Split 8

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Oberheim DX - MINT - 1982

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Harvestman Tyme Sefari and Sound of Thunder

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"cv controlled delay/looper/sampler. amazing little 8 bit sampler based module with cv control of record and play, loop start and end, sample pitch, loop or one shot, feedback type and play direction! eurorack standard size and comes with doepfer style power connector and connector to expansion module (sound of thunder) which gives 8 switches to effectively 'circuit bend' the tyme sefari giving all manner of digital crunch! for full details see harvestmans website"

http://www.theharvestman.org/