monome Community Tour

details at monome.org

"the monome community has reached new heights, self-organizing a relay-style tour featuring over 30 musicians, showcasing a diversity of musical usages of the monome controller."

Mattel Synsonics Analog drum machine

via this auction

"A RARE VINTAGE 1980s MATTEL SYNSONICS - even rarer PRO MODEL!! ( meaning memory back up and improved pad design! _That's what it says on the box!! ) ANALOGUE DRUM MACHINE/SYNTH"

Electro-Music Klee Sequencer 5U/MOTM Format

via this auction

"Read all about the Klee here and here

This Klee was built on a beautiful Bridechamber panel, which incorporates all of the optional features.

I added a mod for the 2X8 / 1X16 mode. In 1X16 Mode all the stage LED's are red. In 2X8 mode stages 9-16 turn green. Wow!

I built this with quality parts and quarantee it 100%. It's intended to be mounted on MOTM style rack rails. If however you would like it as a stand alone unit, we can make arrangements.

Auction includes MOTM style power cable and black mounting screws."

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Arp / Rhodes Chroma Panel Parts

via this auction

"Arp/Rhodes Chroma parts lot. Auction includes one fully populated Chroma front panel with membrane panel switches, all circuit boards (EQ board, I/O board, computer board) and display."

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tenorion meets vs-1

YouTube via erasemusic | August 24, 2010

"this is the track Comebat by Erase done entirely on a Yamaha Tenorion. the video was synthesized by a JVC VS-1 in Sound Image mode."

machinedrum meets vs-1

Keyboard drummer

YouTube via veenstrm | August 24, 2010

This is Rock and Roll.

Never gets old...

In doubt

YouTube via attorks | August 24, 2010

"Made this improvisation last evening. I was in doubt whether to share this video with you because I think the 'magic level' of the music is not that high. But maybe you think otherwise so here it is for you to judge. Row 1 of the Synthesizers.com Q960 sequencer drives the Synthesizers.com Modular. The Q963 trigger bus is used to mute individual steps for row 1. Row 2 drives the self-made Modular which 2 VCO's are set to an interval in the beginning of the video. Row 3 drives the Ian Fritz Teezer Through-Zero VCO which in its turn provides a triangle waveform to the Ian Fritz 5Pulser and a sawtooth waveform to the Blacet MiniWave. The outputs of the 5Pulser and the MiniWave are fed to the Resonant LoPass Gate which is modulated by the Ian Fritz All-In EG. The Roland XP-80 is used for the Mellotron strings sound. The Waldorf Q Keyboard is programmed with 4 different instruments. The solo's are performed on the Clavia Nord Lead 1 with some different voices.
You can see/hear/download the full 22 minute video and music from my website soon."

101010-4oscModulated-Aug2410.AVI

YouTube via dolphinicus | August 24, 2010

"This is another short one of my new Deathlehem 101010 Noise Machine. This time, I'm fiddling with some knobs / etc. for 4 x Voltage Controlled Oscillators. Once again - things are explained in the video, and I'll leave you to viewing it. :)"

Synth.nl's Apollo Studio

more pics here

This is where I need an everything label.

Serge Alone

via It's Full of Stars

"Heres a little sketch I made on the Serge Modular. This is completely self generating with no manipulation by me. However I got the MPU-101 interface patched up and sent one of the oscillators semi-randomly generated note events from a scripting program called AC Toolbox."

Seline HD by Amidio

YouTube via MikeAuxUlis | August 24, 2010

"Amidio (makers of iHolophone) bring you their new music making iPod App - Seline HD. Jam to Drone sounds using the large choice of exotic instruments. Save your Seline tunes, overdub them,copy and paste them into your favorite iPod App. Hours of music making fun guaranteed ....."
More Seline posts.

Amidio on iTunes:

iPads on Ebay
iPod Touch on Ebay

The REAL iPad Guitar Part 1

YouTube via ElectricAlienCat | August 24, 2010

"Testing out my new toy...

I made this iPad Guitar from bits and pieces from my local hardware store.
I've seen the other iPad Guitar on youtube by VJFranzK and it's pretty slick, but I wanted more of a guitar shape to my build. All I need to do now is add a mini mixer on the end with tweak-able fx knobs then it'd be great for a live setup, the possibilities!

This is the setup here:
Thumbjam app.
2 x iPod Touch's into mixing desk output to soundcard.
iPad into line in on my PodXT Live guitar fx pedal (doubles as a soundcard).
iPod Nano on the end for down the neck view.

Recording:
In my Multitracker for iPad (guitar) I've loaded a big sounding distortion using PodFarm 2 vst plugin. In ThumbJam the instrument is simply clean notes recorded from a Fender Strat. The iPod Touch's use (synthesized) orchestra notes recorded from my Roland RS5 keyboard. The sound from the iPad is recorded to my multitracker on my pc but uses a combination of sounds, vst fx (distortion) from PodFarm2 & wah sound + further distortion from the fx pedal board. The sound from the iPod touch's are recorded in ThumbJam and exported into the multitracker for syncing up.

More videos soon..."

Thumbjam on iTunes for iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch:

iPads on Ebay
iPod Touch on Ebay

mugician-1.7DemoSubtitled.m4v

YouTube via rrr00bb | August 23, 2010

"Demoing Mugician from the point of view of how it began. It really is a different kind of instrument that will have you making a new kind of music."

iPads on Ebay

myVST Demo : BALLTEARER

myVST Demo : BALLTEARER from myVST on Vimeo.

More VST on: myvst.com/

Monorocket XLX

via Monorocket

"Previously available as a custom order, we're now including the XLX in our line of Eurorack Enclosures.

The XLX is essentially a 3 row version of the Lexington and features: 3 rows x 150HP, 3 1.5A PSU's and 6 Monrocket distro boards, Black Tolex.
Retail price: $850 (plus shipping)

The 6 channel trunk system is optional (add $50)

XLX Launch offer: There are currently 5 XLX's waiting for skin. Preorder yours and we'll cover it in your choice of the following colors:

Ford Black (standard)
Ruby Red
Holley Pink (currently unavailable)
Prometheus White*
Harvestman Orange*
Metasonix Yellow*
Malekko Duct Tape*
Livewire Brown*
Badness Purple
Python
Gray Rattlesnake
Burgundy Rattlesnake"

MB Control

YouTube via MbControl | August 21, 2010

"A customized Ableton Live control solution."
iPads on Ebay

MOOG ROGUE Analogue Synth

via this auction

"The Rogue comes with the very rare original MOOG mains power supply (as can be seen in pic) and there is a hard copy manual (not original but a very good copy). Also comes with a CD that contains a PDF of a blank sound chart for printing out and recording your creations."

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Korg PE-1000 Poly Ensemble P SN 760006

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via this auction

"Korg made these in the late (76-79/80) 70s and, along with the PE-2000 Poly Ensemble S, were meant to be stripped down performance versions of their PS-3x00 synthesizer line. The PE-1000 is fully polyphonic, it has an individual voltage-controlled oscillator for every key on the synth! This means you can individually tune each note on the keyboard via trimpots under a removable front panel--- I took a picture of this with the panel removed, but the panel is included in the auction and is in fine shape. If you want to try some fully analog microtonal synthesis, this is your guy. There is a single Korg Traveller LP/HP filter that the entire synth goes through. For more good info, see http://www.till-kopper.de/korg-pe1000.html"

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60's Vintage Jen Brio 61-P synth organ drum machine

via this auction

"100% Vintage 1964's Very rare Jen Brio 61-P organ synth with drum machine! Made in Italy"

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Vintage PAIA Modules with Documentation

via this auction

- PAIA Modular 4780 ANALOG SEQUENCER 12
- PAIA Modular 4711 MIXER 4 INPUT 2 OUTPUT STEREO PAN RL
- 1970s Vintage PAIA 2720-1 VOLTAGE CONTROLLED AMPLIFIER
- Vintage PAIA 2720-2A VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR VCO
- Vintage PAIA 2720-3L VOLTAGE CONTROLLED FILTER LPF
- PAIA Modular 2720-3B VOLTAGE CONTROLLED FILTER BPF Qadj
- PAIA Modular 2720-4 FUNCTION GENERATOR Attack Decay
- PAIA Modular 2720-5 LFO Control Oscillator Noise Source
- PAIA Modular 2720-7 POWER SUPPLY +5V -5V +18V Bias Adj
- PAIA Modular 2720-11 ENVELOPE FILTER / TRIGGER FOLLOWER
- PAIA Modular 2720-12 INVERTER / BUFFER Control Voltage
- PAIA Modular 2720-14 CONVERTER PULSE WIDTH MODULATOR
- PAIA Modular 4720 A VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR VCO
- PAIA Modular 4710 BALANCED RING MODULATOR VCA Chimes

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Simmons SDS-800 analog drum brain

via this auction

"The SDS 800 has 4 drum channels: bass, snare, tom1 and tom2. It also has 4 single outs as well as the typical plug for an external sequencer."

Inside an E-mu Drumulator

via this auction
"E-mu Drumulator Drum Machine, MIDI, and EPROMS Kits
10 Different EPROM Drum Sets, Digidrums, 808, & MIDI

Up for auction is a rare E-mu Systems Drumulator in very clean condition. This Drumulator includes 10 different EPROM sound sets (kits), 5 ZIF sockets, MIDI, a new memory battery, and is in great cosmetic and perfect operating condition.

The Drumulator is a sample based drum machine from circa 1983. The original Drumulator stock sound set was gritty, lo-fi, 12-bit samples of basic drum sounds, which become a classic in many songs of the 80s. The company now known as Digidesign, or Avid (Pro Tools), created sound sets for the E-Mu Drumulator and other sample-based drum machines, called Digidrums Sound Chips. This auction includes 8 Digidrums Drumulator EPROM kits (5 EPROMs in each kit) in addition to the Drumulator stock drum kit, and a custom 808 sound kit from drummob.

The EPROM sockets inside the Drumulator have been outfitted with 5 removable high-quality EPROM ZIFs that allow for easily removing and installing of drum kits.

Note: That the DigiDrums EPROM kits included in this auction are not the originals, but replacements made from the original Digidrums chips (see link below to hear the kits).

The 10 EPROM Drumulator Drum Kits included with this auction are:
* Drumulator Stock Kit
* drummob TR-808 Kit
* Digidrums Electronic Drums 1
* Digidrums Electronic Drums 2
* Digidrums Rock Drums 1
* Digidrums Jazz Drums 1
* Digidrums Drums/Latin Percussion
* Digidrums Latin Percussion
* Digidrums Alt Drum Kit #3
* Digidrums All Percussion"

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ACE TONE RHYTHM ACE

via this auction

LinnDrum LM2 with midi kit

via this auction

"comes with 25 custom chips and all the original chips"

Maestro Rhythm King MRK-2

via this auction
"Vintage 1970s Maestro Rhythm King MRK-2 Analog Drum Machine w/ Original Cover, Footswitch

This auction is for an all-original Rhythm King Mrk-2 analog "beat box" drum machine by Maestro, a division of Gibson. Sly Stone is said by many to have considered this "funk box" a key to his sound! As posted on the internet, he purportedly used it throughout his classic album, 'There's a Riot Goin' On.'

The auction includes the original footswitch and the cover, which is in good shape but has a tear at one of the back corners. This classic gives you an amazing array of rhythm combinations available at your fingertips. From the Bossa Nova and Bolero to Waltzes and Western, you are sure to find your sound on this thing, with individualized percussion like tom toms, blocks, cymbals, and more!"

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Roland SH-1

via this auction
"Quite rare vintage ROLAND SH1 synthesizer - first of the roland sh-synths - similar to a sh-101, sh-09 in features.. but sounds way better!

This one is in great working condition - just been serviced by pro synth repair man - two of the switches has been replaced as seen on pic 2

Features:
1 very good sounding vintage VCO w/ portamento, modulation from LFO + autobend
1 Sub VCO
1 Noise generator
1 Mixer
1 LFO
1 classic ROLAND resonant low pass VCF
1 High pass Filter
2 Envelopes!
1 VCA"

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ether^ra FREEZE/BREATH

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | August 24, 2010

"an improv featuring looped/live sounds from a VTOL Cramola, a Serge Creature/Seq A combo, a Critter & Guitari Pocket Piano, a Korg MS20, and a MFB-503 along w/some fx. http://etherra.blogspot.com"

Requix - Present Silence (Live on the Launchpad)

YouTube via requixx | August 19, 2010

"new launch-track with loops and one-shout mixing. Ableton Live + wac.Launchpadhandler + Automap
http://www.myspace.com/requixmusic"

Requix - Inflammable (Live on the Launchpad)

requixx | July 29, 2010

"This track is made with Launchpad running as monome emulator (wac.Launchpadhandler)."

Requix - Der Edi (Live on the Launchpad)

requixx | July 28, 2010

"See just what is possible with Novation Launchpad"

CASABLANCA

video added to this post

Native Instruments Introduces ABBEY ROAD 80s DRUMS

"Native Instruments Introduces ABBEY ROAD 80s DRUMS

Berlin, August 24th, 2010 – Native Instruments today introduced ABBEY ROAD 80s DRUMS, the third instrument developed together with the iconic British recording studios. With two expertly engineered premium drum kits for use in the free KONTAKT PLAYER and the KONTAKT 4 sampler, ABBEY ROAD 80s DRUMS allows musicians and producers to recreate the defining drum sound of the 80s with the highest level of sonic fidelity and authenticity.

ABBEY ROAD 80s DRUMS contains two characteristic instruments that significantly contributed to the sound of the respective musical decade – a vintage Yamaha 9000, one of the most groundbreaking and most-recorded kits in music history, and a Slingerland Magnum Chrome with single-headed concert toms and a full set of Octobans, the melodically tuned tubular toms that were popular among drummers of that time. Both drum kits were set up and sampled with painstaking precision in Abbey Road's Studio Two and Studio Three, taking full advantage of the acoustic properties of these famous recording rooms.

ABBEY ROAD 80s DRUMS features an especially sophisticated implementation of the typical "gated reverb" technique that enabled the distinctive huge-but-tight drum sound of the 80s. Different sets of ambient microphones were used at Abbey Road to capture additional, strongly compressed versions of the room sound, including a mono overhead signal recorded through a STC 4021 "Ball and Biscuit" microphone and a specially built replica of the SSL E-Series talkback compressor, utilizing a further popular recording trick of that time.

Selected Neve preamps, an analog 2-inch tape machine and other exclusive outboard gear further contribute to the genuine, powerful sound character of ABBEY ROAD 80s DRUMS. Up to 27 velocity layers per instrument, each with up to six additional variation samples, guarantee maximum authenticity both for rhythm programming and for real-time MIDI-controlled playing. The highly functional user interface offers convenient control over all articulation, sound shaping, mixing and routing functions, with envelopes and volume of the gated ambience individually adjustable per instrument group. Advanced randomization can even add subtle nuances to the tone and timing to make it virtually indistinguishable from a studio-recorded drum performance.

More information on ABBEY ROAD 80s DRUMS can be found at
www.native-instruments.com/abbeyroad80s"

Moogy Foogy

flickr by wondergrange

"Jebin Bruni's girlfriend"

ETI Transcendent 2000 vintage analog Synthesizer

via this auction

Yazoo / Yaz - 'Reconnected Live' trailer (2010)

YouTube via yazooinfo | August 04, 2010
Some light synth spotting - Fairlight, Roland Jupiter-4 and SH-101.
"A short reminder of how Yazoo's 2008 reunion came about, incorporating vintage Yazoo videos, interview footage with Alison Moyet and comment from Mute Records' Daniel Miller and journalist Paul Morley.

Yazoo's 'Reconnected Live' album will be released as a 2-CD set on September 27th (UK) and September 28th (US) in standard and deluxe editions.

www.yazooinfo.com"

Nobody's Diary - YAZOO

me8i25 | May 21, 2007
Roland SH-101

Yazoo - Nobodys Diary Live

dspa1 | June 22, 2008

"Yazoo perform Nobodys Diary Live Hammersmith Apollo London 19/June/2008"

If anyone knows were to find a better quality live version let me know. There was one other that started strong but ended up being a bit too distorted.

myVST Demo : basic 64

myVST Demo : basic 64 from myVST on Vimeo.

More VST on: myvst.com/

The World's Biggest Drum Machine

YouTube via PropellerheadSW | August 24, 2010

"We decided to build the world's biggest drum machine."

Italian Monosynth GRP A8 with his synthetic friends

YouTube via Synthiefrau | August 24, 2010

"Hi lovely Synthfolk, this is a new sequence of my lovely Synth GRP A 8, follow with the Minimoog, Moog Liberation.

I know, I am not a profiplayer but I have much fun with the wonderful instruments

Thank you for my synthesizerfriends for your friendship."

Concierto de Theremin en Santiago de Chile

YouTube via airmusician1 | August 24, 2010

"Esta es una muestra del Concierto de Theremin y Piano realizado en Julio de 2010 en la Sala SCD del M. P. Vespucio, la cancion se llama "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" de Camile Saint-Saens, de la Opera "Samson et Dalilah", en piano Freddy Ogalde y en Theremin Cristian Torres tocando un custom A7 de Thereminchile"
Googlish:
"Here is a sample of the Theremin and Piano Concert held in July 2010 in the MP Sala SCD Vespucio, the song is called" Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix "from Camille Saint-Saens, the Opera" Samson et Dalilah "on piano and Theremin Ogalde Freddy Cristian Torres playing a custom Thereminchile A7"

Acid Fusion

YouTube via SlaughterClub | August 24, 2010

"ReBirth RB-338 ESX EMX Future Retro Revolution UA-25 EX"

New Products debut in Roland CONNECT Sept. 1, 2010

YouTube via RolandChannel | August 24, 2010

"http://www.rolandconnect.com/
On September 1, 2010, Roland launched a new and innovative lineup of musical products via a unique web exhibition called Roland CONNECT."

Photoresistor Theremin

"Arduino + Processing + Csoundo The full description can be read at The Csound Blog: http://csoundblog.com/2010/08/photoresistor-theremin/"

ether^ra FRACTUAL

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | August 23, 2010

"an improv, live & looped, featuring a VTOL Cramola, a Critter and Guitari Pocket Piano synth, and some FX. http://etherra.blogspot.com"

Drum machine (pd + gem)

YouTube via shaolinmonk01 | August 23, 2010
on Linux

FL Studio - Lifetime FREE Updates!

YouTube via imageline | August 23, 2010

"Video celebrating over 12 years of Image-Line's Lifetime FREE Update policy (since 1998). For more info click on -

http://www.image-line.com/documents/n...

or visit our shop here -

http://shop.image-line.com/

Music for this video was made in FL Studio by Madeon -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op7ljm...

Enjoy!

PS: Yes we realise that after Thomas Mahler the count is 1 year short (we updated Thomas' free update years but forgot to change the count). But 1/1285680 = 0.00000008, what's that between friends :)"

The Midi-Fighter DIY Kit (Introduction)

YouTube via eangolden | August 23, 2010

"Visit this page for more info on this controller: http://techtools.myshopify.com/produc..."

ARP Solus

via this auction

"The Solus is an awesome portable analog monosynth with the delicious late-model Arp filter. It has two sync-able oscillators, and ring modulation. Additionally there are jacks for full CV/Gate control."

Loop Skywlkr

flickr by Joce GaMo

www.myspace.com/loopskywlkr

Roland MC-202 with semi modular modifications

via this auction

MC-202 with Analogue Solutions mod

"Personally the most useful part of this mod is the added cv and gate inputs. These inputs bypass the 202's cpu. By doing this you can then send cv and gate into the machine without the lag an unmodified unit would experience. This means you can control this beast very easily with a cv based synth or even over midi with a Kenton. You can also patch the second channels cv and gate out into the channel that is already playing allowing for more than one sequence to be usable."

Rare Moog Modular CP control panel

via this auction

"Rare Moog Modular CP control panel. Has passive High and Low Pass filters along with Control Voltage and Trigger outputs. Several light surface scratches but otherwise functional."

Anyone ID this one?