ROLAND JUNO-6

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"A classic 6 voice DCO analog synthesizer combining the stability of Digitally controlled oscillators and analog warmth making this synthesizer a pleasure to use and create sounds on."

ANALOG SYNTH MODULAR SYNTHESIZER

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"MOTM FORMAT. THE PANELS ARE PLEXI GLASS AND THE BOTTOM ONE IS ALUMINUM. THERE ARE ABOUT 4 POWER SUPPLIES INSIDE WITH 4 AC TRANFORMERS WIRED PARALLEL TO USE ONLY ONE US WHITE POWER CORD. THERE IS AN ON OFF SWITCH TO POWER IT.

ALL JACKS ARE 1/4" PHONO SWITCH CRAFT.

THESES ARE THE MODULES:
(4) DELUXE RED VCO EACH WITH SAW ANIMATION.
(1) MIDI 2 CV CONVERTER-IT ONLY UNDERSTANDS GATE ON OFF AND PITCH CHANGE.
(1) OBERKONN VCF
(1) MFOS 12DB VCF
(1) POLIVOKS VCF
(1) MS-20 VCF
(2) TOM WILTSHIRE DIGI ADSR ENV
(2) MFOS ATTACK RELEASE ENV
(1) PLL PULSE MAKER. HAS INPUT AND 4 OUTPUTS
(1) PAD INPUT FOR PIEZO PADS
(1) AUDIO FOLLOWER
(1) TOM WILTSHIRE DIGI VCFLO
(1) MFOS ANALOG LFO WITH RAMP, SAW, SQUARE, TRIANGLE, AND SINE
(1) MFOS SOUNDLAB CIRCA LFO
(1) NOISE CORNOCOPIA
(1) NOISE DUST BIN MAKER
(1) 3 VCA'S

SOME CIRCUITS ARE ON THE SAME MOTM FORMAT PANEL. FOR EXAMPLE A VCF WILL HAVE A VCA ALSO... MOST OF THE PCB'S INSIDE WERE DESIGNED BY ME (Bluelantern), A FEW I GOT FROM MFOS WEBSITE."

Vintage ARP SEQUENCER mod.1611

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"The first version, with black panel and wooden profiles."

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Arp 2600 Synthesizer

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"Early Grey Faced Arp 2600 for sale. Most likely manufactured in '72. 14.5 inch panel height with silkscreening around the fine adjustment pots. This Arp has all of the original 4027 oscillators and 4012 filter. Long 17" original spring reverb. I captured some pictures of the Arp internals. It is in excellent shape both functionally and cosmetically. There is some corrosion to the the case corners, and some expected tolex wear. Has matching serial number 3604p, tuning pot is sometimes a little scratchy."

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RARE alphaSyntauri Synthesizer Keyboard

via this auction

"This keyboard for the Apple II is a real gem for any Apple collector!"

Note the alphaSyntauri is used in Chris Randall's new micronaut album resistor, posted here.

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Oberheim OB-8

via this auction

"Recently gone over by EARS in NYC... This synth does not have midi. It does have the latest firmware, including the Page 2 options. The included manual documents the page 2 controls, but they are not silk-screened onto the control panel. I have put labels for the page 2 options on the control panel following the drawing in the manual. I can remove these for you if you like."

Ekdahl Quadmassager in 4 input "mix" mode

YouTube via mcess | May 07, 2010

"The Ekdahl Quadmassager is a quadrophonic panner and so much more. This video is very STEREO, but should be in Quad, but, well, that's not very practical, is it?, so please go do a show in quad or see one...in the meantime visit us at the webpage in the video, or come see us at the True Vine Record Shop in Hampden in beautiful Baltimore, the City that Reads. The Quadmassager was designed and built by Karl Ekdahl of KNAS and a little bit by M.C. Schmidt of Matmos."
via Zn'shñ Update: "Ekdhal Quadmassager official page: http://www.knasmusic.com/products/quadmassager/quadmassager.php"

Roland MC-505 Unrelased Grooves

YouTube via grooveproject | July 20, 2010

"This video shows some of my old unrelased grooves recorded on the MC-505 groovebox.... sounds 100% from this vintage machine :))
I composed this tracks long time ago (2000 - 2005) and i never official relased and re-recorded.... maybe i relase next vids with my old tracks...

Anyway, I want sell my MC-505.... anybody interested ?"

FoxRox - Aquavibe

YouTube via xtimehascomex | July 20, 2010

"http://www.myspace.com/time..."
FoxRox on Ebay

Circuit bent Alesis HR-16 by Strssmmnt

YouTube via stressmoment | July 20, 2010

"A too long, too slow and too shakey clip of my newly circuit bent Alesis HR-16. You could use real patch cables, but I didn't have any. The jacks are regular banana connectors."

Pocket RTA HD for iPad

YouTube via 4pockets | July 20, 2010

"This is a quick and dirty video showing our new product Pocket RTA HD running on the iPad. The video outlines some of the features specific to the HD version of the software."
Spectrum Analyzer/Oscilloscope for your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch.

iPads on Ebay

Mugician for the Ipad

YouTube via JCRUDESS | July 19, 2010

"This is an app made by my friend Rob Fielding and it is called Mugician. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mugici...
It's awesome.. It uses a similar kind of pitch handling that we use in MorphWiz.
Here I am with a little jam that I did in my hotel room in Virginia today. I recorded this with my Zoom Q3 video camera."
iPads on Ebay

MUGICIAN ROCKS

Hexaphone - Trance Demo

YouTube via hexaphonejam | July 19, 2010

"A brief demo of Hexaphone's Trance Scale, used to put down a set of two-note "chords" used as accompaniment for a hasty lead solo."

Hexaphone - Dance / Industrial

hexaphonejam | July 19, 2010

"A brief demo of Hexaphone's Dance Scale, used to produce an industrial-sounding riff."

Hexaphone - Dance / Latin

hexaphonejam | July 19, 2010

"A brief demo of Hexaphone's Dance Scale used to produce a latin-sounding riff and solo."
more vids here
I'm not seeing Hexaphone on iTunes yet.
iPads on Ebay

iPad ChipPad Mantaray - Smooth Operators - Owl Song - Cafe

YouTube via VJFranzK | July 19, 2010

It plays with iRig

YouTube via perfumepod | July 20, 2010

"Unskilled guitar. However, iRig is wonderful!!!!
http://www.ikmultimedia.com/irig/feat..."

iPads on Ebay

minimoog plays hard techno : moog becomes mad !!!!

YouTube via cores303 | July 20, 2010

"see minimoog paying techno..."

RSF system

YouTube via scienceforce | July 19, 2010

"RSF Kbobol + RSF Programmer"

eml 400 ebay

YouTube via emssynthi100 | July 20, 2010

"eml 400/401"


via this auction

Update via the seller: "it has a factory fitted glide control which i have never seen on any other eml 400/401."

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American Museum of Radio & Electricity in Bellingham, WA

"The American Museum of Radio and Electricity (Update: now the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention) offers an exciting and educational experience for audiences of all ages. Compelling, interactive exhibits spanning four centuries of scientific achievement and cultural heritage are featured in a world-class collection of unique objects. The American Museum of Radio and Electricity displays the inventions and innovations that changed the course of human history.

The American Museum of Radio and Electricity is a 501(c)(3)non-profit charitable organization."

I was fortunate enough to visit the museum this past weekend. The museum primarily focuses on the history of electricity and radio. To my surprise they had a display on the theremin. The museum as a whole was pretty incredible. I hadn't been to their website prior to my visit so I had no idea what to expect. If you are ever in the area, definitely drop by and ask for the mini guided tour. The tour guide we had did a great job not only letting us know what we were looking at and answering our questions, but he gave us some functional demos of the historical equipment. BTW, if you are into steampunk, this should rank on the top of your list of sites to visit. Just check out my flickr set here (or slide show at the bottom of this post). Note the black and white key layouts on the keyboards in the pics. Aside from the one organ, they are not actually musical keyboards, they are telegraphs. Side note: all photos were taken with my iPhone 4.

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Sesame Street: Herbie Hancock Makes Sounds

YouTube via SesameStreet | August 07, 2008

"For more videos and games check out our new website at http://www.sesamestreet.org

In this video, Herbie Hancock shows kids electronic music.

Sesame Street is a production of Sesame Workshop, a nonprofit educational organization which also produces Pinky Dinky Doo, The Electric Company, and other programs for children around the world."

Be sure to see the Sesame Street label below for more.

push.pull pedal

via pushpullpedal.blogspot.com

"My description isn't quite there yet, but I'm so excited I had to share it anyway... think sonic synthy mayhem with some decimation and 8 bit mixed in with 4 joysticks. self oscillation, feedback, crunchy distortion, blippy fun."

Symbolic Sound Kyma X + Capybara 320 Basic System

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"Basic Capybara 320 system complete with firewire drive interface and Kyma X software CD (once installed you can update to the latest version off the symbolic sound website). It also comes with PDF versions of the Kyma X Revealed instruction manual as well as information on Prototypes and the Tau Editor.

This system has long been the secret weapon for professional sound designers and musicians such as BT, NIN, Aphex Twin, and many others. Specs below.

Imagine the sound designer's dream machine...
• a machine that would let you graphically string together unlimited-length chains of processing and synthesis modules and run them with zero latency on a dedicated multiprocessor computer with little or no impact on your main computer's memory or processing capabilities...
• where you could expand the processing capabilities of your hardware transparently, simply by plugging in more processing cards, because the machine was designed from the outset with scalability and multiple processors in mind...
• where you'd never have to sacrifice sound quality just because you're trying to squeeze more real time processing out of your desktop or laptop computer...
• with FireWire, timecode, MIDI, and 8 channels of 24-bit 100 kHz audio...
• controlled by the award-winning Kyma software with cutting-edge algorithms like granular processing, real-time analysis/resynthesis, aggregate synthesis, and spectral morphing...
• an online community of colleagues at the leading edge of film, music, advertising, and game development...
• a tech support staff that is among the most dedicated and educated in the business,
• and a symbolic, blue LED on the front panel.
Hardware Specifications

Basic Configuration
• four processors installed on the motherboard
• 96 MB sample RAM
• 12 expansion slots
• I/O and external sync (see below)
• External desktop or rackmount case (protects the DSPs and converters from the electrically noisy environment inside your personal computer, and leaves valuable slot-space free to use for other cards on your host computer)

Expansion Card
• two processors installed on the expansion card
• 48 MB sample RAM (per card)
• Up to 12 expansion cards (for a total of 28 processors) can be added

Inputs and Outputs
• 4-8 channels
• 32-100 kHz sample rate
• 24-bit
• Balanced Analog and Digital (AES/EBU)

External Synchronization
• Word Clock input
• VITC & LTC Timecode input and output

Interface options
• FireWire for Macintosh OS X and OS 9, Windows XP, 2000, and ME desktop and laptop machines"

E-MU Wireless SHORTboard How To Videos and PIPEline Tour

E-MU Wireless SHORTboard How To Invoke Panic Mode

YouTube via EMUsupport | March 03, 2010

E-MU Wireless SHORTboard How To Restore Factory Defaults

EMUsupport | March 03, 2010

E-MU Wireless SHORTboard How To Save Custom Presets

EMUsupport | March 03, 2010

E-MU Wireless SHORTboard How To Pair with Pipeline

EMUsupport | March 03, 2010

E-MU PIPEline Product Tour

EMUsupport | March 22, 2010

Casper Electronics Drone Lab in Black

via Casper Electronics

"The Drone Lab has gotten a make over. We’ve done away with the standard old green PCB and upgraded to a more sophisticated…elegant black! The Drone Lab is available as a kit or a finished unit through our order page. OR build your own from scratch. The drone lab is completely open source and we love to see people build their own!"

Yamaha CS-01

via this auction

"Yamaha CS-01analog monosynth and breath controller"

Yamaha CS 5

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Korg PolySix

via this auction

"Was victim of the typical "leaky battery syndrome" that plagues these synths, but my tech @ Audio Electronics in Dallas re-traced the PCB leads and also replaced one of the filter IC's."

ARP Odyssey MK3 MKIII Vintage Analog Synthesizer

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ARP Quartet

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Crazy Looper and Mini KP exp test

YouTube via grandtippler | July 19, 2010

"Crazy Looper with the Mini Kaoss pad and Reverb pedal.

Wicks Looper here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/41446478"

Simmons Musicaid SDS3 and Clap Trap "Blue Monday"

YouTube via simmonsmuseum | June 27, 2009

"This song has been recorded under use of several Simmons and Musicaid gear (Musicaid used to be Simmons' predecessor). The snare is a Musicaid Analog Clap Trap, the toms come from a Musicaid Simmons SDS3, the bassdrum is a Simmons SDSV tom. Blue Monday has originaaly performed by the great 'New Order'"

Simmons SDSV / SDX hybrid kit - Sibi Siebert at Ludwigsburger Trommeltage 2009 - Part I

YouTube via simmonsmuseum | October 27, 2009

"Sibi Siebert, Simmons buddy from my hometown and former product manager of Simmons Electronic Drums, created a performance especially for the Ludwigsburger Trommeltage. Therefor I supported him with my SDX unit. My unit was even originally owned by Sibi. And now, 3 owners later, he is once more sitting behind it.... All sounds and loops are developped by Sibi and fired from the SDX. There is no additional playback in the mix"

Simmons SDSV / SDX hybrid kit - Sibi Siebert at Ludwigsburger Trommeltage 2009 - Part II reloaded

Simmons SDX demonstration video

YouTube via simmonsmuseum | June 16, 2009

"This video is supposed to give you an impression of this milestone in edrum history. It is still the most expensive edrum system of all times. I don't want to give many sound examples because in my oppinion the library is not that exciting, but all these advanced features (back in 1987!) have still a great influence on today's edrum systems and will have in the future of electronic drumming. Hopefully my English is not too bad...."

Simmons SDS1000

via this auction

"Here is a Simmons SDS1000m, the same as the more popular SDS1000... BUT WITH MIDI!"

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Simmons SDSV sound and filter demo

YouTube via simmonsmuseum | May 30, 2009

"The Simmons SDSV is supposed to be the mother of all electronic drums as it has been the first one that had been produced in a noticable number (between 1981 and 1984). The characteristic hexagonal shaped drum pads conquered the stages all over the world at the beginning of the 80s. This movie gives you a slight impression about the capabilities of the SDSV"

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Korg Poly-61M Polyphonic Synthesizer

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Moog Prodigy 336A

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Oberheim OB-Mx with Extras - "Previously Owned by Neal Schon of Journey"

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" It has always been a home studio synthesizer, and has never been gigged or toured even by its previous owner (who happens to be none other than Neal Schon of Journey!)... You also get a NEW FACEPLATE for the unit. I bought this around the time I purchased the OB and never put it on. You can see how vibrant white and perfect the faceplate truly is in the photos. The O.S. is the newest (2.0) and the internal battery isn't in need of replacement."

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sonoio2

sonoio2 from Alessandro Cortini on Vimeo.

http://www.sonoio.org/ - To sign up for sonoio updates click the following:

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Set and cast of Fantastic Musical Trip to the Plasticine World

flickr by joelbrave

Synth claymation.
See the video here.

See if you can ID some of the synths.

Electro-Harmonix Freeze Sound Retainer Demo

YouTube via EHX | July 19, 2010

"The FREEZE captures a note or chord which you can play over, weaving textures of sounds. Here, Mike Matthews, Electro-Harmonix founder and president, kicks off a quick, video, guided tour of this truly original new effect."

Making a sequence (Part 1/2)

YouTube via attorks | July 19, 2010

"This is an attempt to try to show you how a sequence can be made. I found out making an instruction video is not that easy but I just wanted to share this with you. After making the video I noticed my voice was a bit soft so I tried to emphasis it with a little EQing; hope you can understand what I am saying. I did not want to redo the video because it wouldn't be improvised anymore and I think the sequence worked out quite well. Making sequences is not an exact science so this is just an example and I do not always do it as shown. And I am not an expert in sequencing. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. This is part 1 of a 2 part video."

Making a sequence (Part 2/2)

Poper + Huba&Silica // 15 Jun.10

flickr set by hubasilica
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follow-up to this video post


Gear: Vermona DRM1 Mk3, Korg Electribe ER1 for midi control, Akai MFC42, Voyager RME and Ableton Live 8.

Parallel Worlds - Complete Tracks Now on SoundCloud

Shade by Parallel Worlds

Frightening Frontiers by Parallel Worlds

see Parallel Worlds on SoundCloud for more. Bakis is the moderator of the Doepfer mailing list. Many of his pics and audio have been featured here on MATRIXSYNTH.
http://www.parallel-worlds-music.com/

max4live.info: Object Oriented - Live Step part 1

max4live.info: Object Oriented - Live Step part 1 from Michael Chenetz on Vimeo.

"Want to learn how to use sequencers like all the cool kids are? This tutorial takes you through using the live.step object to do just that! This first part introduces you to the basics. Look for additional tutorials that will illustrate more advanced features and concepts."

max4live.info: Object Oriented - live.step Part 2 from Michael Chenetz on Vimeo.

" This tutorial introduces you to some advanced features of live step. We will take you through using multiple sequences in a live.step object and using the Extra1, and Extra2 modes to sequence device parameters."

KORG DS-10 PLUS: 'Dreaming' By Anthony Seeha

YouTube via seehanth001 | July 19, 2010

"An original song that I wrote myself.
This song uses DUAL MODE in Korg DS-10 Plus. 100% Korg DS-10 Plys"
Nintendo DS-10 on Ebay
Nintendo DS systems on Ebay

The Muppets: Pöpcørn

YouTube via MuppetsStudio | July 02, 2010

"[CAPTIONED]
(c) 2010 The Muppets Studio, LLC
Official Website: http://muppets.com
Official Twitter: http://Twitter.com/MuppetsStudio
Official Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/muppets"

And the original done with the Moog modular synthesizer:

Gershon Kingsley - Popcorn


sometest353 | June 16, 2007

The Original Popcorn Video cuz i didn't found it on youtube."

Roland D-50 Linear Synthesizer

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Roland JP-8000 Virtual Analog Keyboard

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Moog Liberation Keyboard 'Keytar' - Custom Cream & Gold

via this auction

"Some of the photos shown here were taken by Jeff at Customsynth uk when it was being customised last year... fully serviced and customised Cream and Gold MOOG Liberation with Power Supply MOOG rack module, 50 foot connecting cable, very thick white leather posing/playing strap (shown rolled up in picture 10 and of course seen attached to the keyboard in pix 1 and 2) and custom made flight case - foam lined and red outside and it fits the power supply as well under the keyboard... serviced by James Walker at Synth Restore and then Customised by Jeff Toman at Custom Synth in Devon, UK last June/July - 2009."

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