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Thursday, August 26, 2010

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The ARP 2600 Overview: Part Two (high quality)

YouTube via AutomaticGainsay | August 26, 2010
All parts here
"Here is part two of a higher quality version of my ARP 2600 Overview video."

This Second Sleep - Air Scratch

YouTube via arthurpainter | August 26, 2010

"http://thissecondsleep.blogspot.com/
An improv using my Serge Creature/Seq A, and various Folktek beasts."
Folktek on Ebay

YouTube via vgermuse | August 26, 2010

"This is a performance sampler created in Kontakt 4 with samples from original Richard Water's instruments. This video shows some of the very subtle velocity-to- timbre functions. The sampler is available at Richard Water's waterphone(dot)com site."

roland sh01 gaia vs mfb nanozwerg

YouTube via cresshead | August 26, 2010

"recreating a mfb nanozwerg patch on the roland gaia sh01, the nanozwerg is a real vca/vcf analogue synth and the roland sh01 gaia is a virtual analogue synth. this patch uses just 1 oscilator on the roland sh01 as the nanozwerg is just a 1 oscilator monophonic analogue synth."

wavetable FM synthesis pure data pd

YouTube via stphnmnslw | August 26, 2010

"Messing around with wavetable frequency modulation from Miller puckettes excellent book.. theory and techniques of electronic music find it free to download google it."

Buzz R - Exotic Electronics Siniusublade

Buzz R Exotic Electronics Siniusublade from matrix on Vimeo.

"Siniusublade
Feedback Synth-Bit Crusher-Tremolo-Theremin-Ring Mod-Stereo Delay insanity

The video sample shown is with a microphone plugged into it. Other better audio samples are located here:

http://www.buzz-r-electronics.com/Buzz-R-Electronics.com/Exotic_Electronics.html

website is here:

www.buzz-r-electronics.com"

Cubik Meets Atreyu

"Cubik" by 808 State

YouTube via backporchvideos | March 10, 2008

"I found another show from the 90's! Here is a great video that we played in December 1990. Go to http://www.ztt.com for more information on 808 State and lots of other bands on the ZTT label."

Ateyu of The Never Ending Story:

Rhythm Device - Acid Rock (1989)

YouTube via hercolubus1969 | October 22, 2008

"Belgian old school techno track from the New Beat era. A classic of its genre.
This is a playback performance, which was recorded at Cherry Moon club in Lokeren, Belgium. (Please don't judge the tune based on this video only! :)

Vocal performer: Alain Bovy
Written by Frank De Wulf.
Published by Music Man Import."

Partical PHOX - Grinder Synth

YouTube via intrinsicav | April 13, 2010

"initial tests of the Partical PHOX (Physical Box) by Steven Gelineck; digital synthesis (physical model of friction) by Stefania Serafin"

Synthpop Revolution

YouTube via synthjunk | August 26, 2010

"A synthpop tune and a robot."
Click here for all synthjunk videos posted on MATRIXSYNTH.

Discovering Electronic Music Part 1 - 3

Discovering Electronic Music (1969-1983) video upload by Fran Blanche

Update: cleaned up version in one video above uploaded in 2021. You'll find the original 3 posted back in 2009 further below.

"This film by Bernard Wilets was originally produced around 1969-70, but this reel that I present is the updated version from 1983 which includes new added Fairlight sequences with Rory Kaplan. The original sections are VERY 1969 and the color of this print is still remarkable. Great footage of Moog modular synths right in their heyday and lots of screenshots of waveforms and such. Is it coincidental that so much Bach is being played on the Moog? Calling Wendy Carlos! The film features several people who went on to make their names in electronic music, including Rory Kaplan, Douglas Leedy, and Jean-Claude Risset. This reel was transferred from my own 16mm archive print using my Eiki Telecine. The Eiki has a 5 Blade Shutter that projects a 24fps print at 30 frames per second for a flickerless NTSC transfer. A special diffusion plate eliminates the 'hot spot' of the projector, and the sound is pulled right from the optical track. Enjoy!

Join Team FranLab!!!! Become a patron and help support my YouTube Channel on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/frantone
#Moog #Music #film

- Intro music by Fran Blanche -"

Original 3 videos posted in 2009:

YouTube via takenae | February 12, 2009

"Discovering electronic music.
Director / Writer Bernard Wilets
Barr Films, Padadena, Calif - 1983"

Discovering Electronic Music Part 2

Moog

Discovering Electronic Music Part 3

Fairlight

Previously posted but not embedded back on April 15, 2006.

Jonny Greenwood Max/MSP patch

YouTube via redjambluejam | February 13, 2006

"Radiohead guitarist goes mental"

Mouse on Mars - Twift Shoeblade (LIVE)

YouTube via pontaponta | May 01, 2006

"Mouse on Mars - Twift Shoeblade (LIVE)"

Roland SH-1000 Demo Track 2 by Ares Kalogeropoulos - Infinite Energy

YouTube via aresoltero | August 26, 2010

"All sounds are from the Roland SH-1000. This is a demo i've composed using just the SH-1000 and a software st.delay,reverb and

sequencer.

White noise is the key... :)"

Update: video reloaded

Reason 5 Dr.OctoREX with TouchOSC and Osculator

YouTube via PeffTV | August 25, 2010

"TouchOSC for iPad layout with loop switching controls for the Dr.OctoREX loop player in Reason 5.

Using Osculator 2.10 beta to configure feedback messages that switch off buttons in TouchOSC. Osculator could really use a 'bang' event to make this work perfectly."

TouchOSC on Ebay

iPads on Ebay

ether^ra STACKED HIVE

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | August 26, 2010

"an(live/looped) improv featuring my revived Folktek Subharmonic Fields, a Critter and Guitari Pocket Piano, an Arp Odyssey loop and various fx. http://etherra.blogspot.com"
Folktek on Ebay

Stock Aitken Waterman Sound, The Jason Donovan HITS, How did they do it!

YouTube via karelpostthuis | August 26, 2010

"As a sound engineer i'm always curious how records, and "sound-logo's" are built.
Anyone can make synth POP, but a HIT sound is made by specialists who know their stuff.

In a free afternoon i got into my studio to find out.. HOW the SAW / PWL sound of the late '80-s was made...

I used stuff they also had, like the Jupiter 8, the D50, a bunch of Juno's and the best Drum Machines ever, the Linndrum, DMX, TR808 and so on...

The basis is a kicksound like a Linn, but longer, to get the dancefloor "banging" sound and the sound of a couple of DX bass sounds stacked to sound powerful and with lots of punch.

I skipped the Emulator 2 strings, but i'm sure that's what they used in the earlier work next to the Fairlight.

I'm a fan of quality men like the whole team of SAW, Pete, Mike Matt are the forefront but the tape-op's and Tim Harding, Ian Curnow and all the guys that programmed the sounds and worked the desk are equally great."

Casio CZ-101 Synthesizer with EZ-CZ Memory Card

via this auction

EZ-CZ four bank memory cartridge.

"the card came with the synth when I bought it and it says it's for CZ-3000 and CZ-5000 synthesizers; but it works fine with the CZ-101. It has two switches that depending on the order of the switches, will access a certain bank, four banks total."

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Crumar Performer Synthesizer with Bag

via this auction

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HIDEKI MATSUTAKE Moog Synthesizer Operation

YouTube via 645sh505 | August 26, 2010

StringPort by Keith McMillen

YouTube via KeithMcMillen - Don't miss the last video in this set for direct MIDI control of your hardware synths using StringPort and a guitar.

Playlist:
Introducing: StringPort
StringPort Demo- MainFrame
StringPort Demo: VST FX Wall
StringPort Demo: Processing
StringPort Demo: Synthesis
StringPort Demo: Notation
StringPort Demo: MIDI Out

Bug Synthesizer

flickr by zeni666
(click for more including mouse overs)

EDP Wasp

via this auction

"ORIGINAL 1979 EDP WASP SYNTHESISER"

The Clavitar, The Moog Liberation, and the first Keytars

via this auction

Anyone know when the Clavitar was released? Here's a pic of George Duke in 1980 with one.

BTW, on the last page of the current September issue of Keyboard magazine (with Devo on the cover) is a one page feature on "Keytars Past and Pressent." I was under the impression that George Mattson's Performance Music Systems Syntar (1980) was the first keytar, before the Moog Liberation (1981). It looks like Roger Powell's Probe may have preceded it in 1977. Anyone know if it was just a controller or if it had a built in synth like the Syntar? Jan Hammer apparently also had a newer Probe, which you can see in this video and this video. Before everything was the Orphica from 1795.

Roger Powell image via audioholics

Orphica image via realsamples where you'll find a sample set of it. This might be a newer model though. The image or the Orphica in Keyboard looks much older and more like a mini harpsichord with neck attached.

Update via plaztec in the comments: "The Probe, as invented by Powell (& Jeremy Hill) and refined by Jan Hammer in the area of the pitch & mod wheels (note the left-hand sides of their respective keyboards are quite different, Hammer preferring the Minimoog-style wheels), was a controller and not a self-contained synthesizer. Both had custom rigs; Powell had a bank of Oberheim SEMs, IIRC - and Hammer the same, blending the SEM sound with the Minimoog in order to get his signature lead tone. Jan also experimented with a cruder, squarish remote in order to get the placement and angle of the wheels exactly right for him, prior to the building of his custom Probe. IMHO, those two guys in their heyday were, and remain, the single most credible-looking and compelling rock keyboardists to use remote keyboards on stage, especially considering the musicians they shared the stage with..."

Update via Jimmersound in the comments: "There's also info on the Probe in this Synapse issue."

myVST Demo : Bassline

myVST Demo : Bassline from myVST on Vimeo.

"Hundreds demos on myvst.com/"

VERMONA DRM 1 MKII Vids by H4NDCRAFTED

YouTube via H4NDCRAFTED

Playlist:
Vermona drm 1 mk 3

VERMONA DRM 1 MKIII Kick
"Programming Kick Drum Parameters = Decay/Pitch/Bend/Time/Wave... Programming Kick Drum Parameters = Decay/Pitch/Bend/Time/Wave/Noise/Attack Note that Youtubes compression has introduced ringing artifacts and the attack time has been ruined, the attack is much much sharper and really punches hard."

VERMONA DRM 1 MKIII CLAP
"Programming Claps Parameters = Decay Rev/Reverb/Clap/Noise/Res... Programming Claps Parameters = Decay Rev/Reverb/Clap/Noise/Reso/Filter/Highpass"

VERMONA DRM 1 MKIII Drum 1 & 2
"Programming Drum1 which is the same as drum 2 Parameters = Dec... Programming Drum1 which is the same as drum 2 Parameters = Decay/Pitch/Bend/Attack/Fm int/FM Freq/Wave"

VERMONA DRM 1 MKIII HI HAT
"Programming Hi Hat 1 which is the same as 2 Parameters = Decay... Programming Hi Hat 1 which is the same as 2 Parameters = Decay/Filter/Bend/Attack/Reso/Mix/Pitch"

VERMONA DRM 1 MKIII SNARE
"Programming Snare Drum Parameters = Decay Rev/Reverb/Decay In/... Programming Snare Drum Parameters = Decay Rev/Reverb/Decay In/Noise/Attack/Reso/Filter"

VERMONA DRM 1 MKIII Multi
"Programming Multi Drum Parameters = Decay/Pitch/Bend/Attack/Pi... Programming Multi Drum Parameters = Decay/Pitch/Bend/Attack/Pitch2/Pitch3/Highpass"

Vermona DRM1 MK3 vs. OTO Machines Biscuit

YouTube via duncanperson | August 26, 2010

"Just got a vermona drm1 today!! It is amazing!! It is awesome to have every parameter in front of you ready for tweaking! I thought It play nicely with my Biscuit.... I was right(?)... This is a filthy, filthy combo, but soooooo much fun!!"

Cadences on SoundPrism

YouTube via Audanika | August 26, 2010

"SoundPrism is available now: http://audanika.com/download

Friend us at http://www.facebook.com/audanika and follow us on http://twitter.com/audanika for news about SoundPrism."

iPads on Ebay

YAMAHA DTX Multi Drum Pad - Quick Test - Noisebug.net

YouTube via VJFranzK | August 26, 2010

"A great set of drum samples and loops included, and the capability to easily upload your own."

MONOTRON vs. TENORI-ON at NOISEBUG.NET - Synth Sychronization

YouTube via VJFranzK | August 26, 2010

"Analog filtering mixes interestingly with the Tenori-on's digital sequencing complexity!"

Serge Self Improv

YouTube via vgermuse | August 25, 2010

"a self-generating patch using a Serge Modular Music System.
All analog all the time."

Axon Programming Tutorial Part Two Of Six

YouTube via AudioDamage001 | August 25, 2010
Part 1 here
"This video is a three minute overview of how to make connections between neurons, and how to get complex rhythms."
Update: video reloaded.

Moog Micromoog Analog Synthesizer (1975)

YouTube via retrosound72 | August 25, 2010

"vintage synth demo by RetroSound

Moog Micromoog Analog Synthesizer from the year 1975

demo of different VCO, VCF, envelope and LFO settings

The Micromoog is a great monophonic analog synth but very underrated.
The sound is nearly to the Minimoog when 1 VCO used. The waveforms are more clean but the filter is similar to the Mini. The Micromoog is perfect for very deep bass, lead and fx sounds."

Electronica beat with Reason 4 by DJ Galactic

YouTube via djgalactic | August 25, 2010

"This is a song I made with Propellerhead Reason 4 software (Electronica / Down Tempo): I used the original song produced on my last album (Electro Effect), and to create a special version of the song, with the sound of Reason's synthesizer(Thor, Red Drum, Malström, Dr. REX...) Don't hesitate to send comments, rates or questions...http://www.djgalactic.com"

Inside a MULTI KLONE DRUM BRAIN

via this auction

"THE MULTI KLONE DRUM BRAIN FEATURES 5 CHANNELS. EACH CHANNEL INCLUDES TRIGGER IN/AUDIO OUT, DECAY, SWEEP, TUNE,LEVEL,NOISE, BEND, Q/TONE, ATTACK, AND REPEAT, (REPEAT FUNCTIONS SIMILAR TO AN ECHO BUT WILL ONLY ECHO 1 TIME. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TRIGGERING THE ORIGINAL NOTE TO THE REPEAT NOTE IS ADJUSTABLE TO APROX. 1/2 OF A SECOND), AND A MANUAL FINGER PLASTIC TRIGGER BUTTON WHICH IS SIMILAR IN CONCEPT TO A DRUM PAD. THE MAIN OUTPUT FEATURES A SECOND NOISE GENERATOR FOR THAT EXTRA "CRUNCH" AND A MASTER LEVEL. EACH DRUM SYNTH CHANNEL IS EXACTLY AS THE NEXT WHICH ALLOWS THE USER TO CREATE TOMS, SNARE, KICK, BOOM, AND HAT ON ANY CHANNEL. THE SOUNDS ON THE UNIT ARE FANTASTICALLY AWESOME RANGING FROM DEEEEEEEEEEP BASS, CRUNCHY SNARES, PINGING HATS, BLIPS, BLURPS, AND CHURPS. THINK OF MINISTRY, PORTISHEAD, OR NIN SOUNDS AND YOU HAVE THE INDUSTRIAL SOUNDS OF THE MULTI KLONE."

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Inside a 1971 MUSONICS MOOG MINIMOOG, with CAE CV mod

Another via SV Synthesis where you'll find more pics and info.

"A Musonics Minimoog, she was built under an early incarnation of the Moog brand, after RA Moog, but before Moog Music. This unit, just the 1242nd Minimoog ever built, is in astoundingly beautiful shape."

Inside a Steiner Parker Synthacon

via SV Synthesis where you'll find more pics and a video by vgermuse I put up a while back. Note SV Synthesis is a tech based out of Oakland, CA and is available "for all your synth repair, restoration, modification, and maintenance needs..."

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YAMAHA YME8 MIDI EXPANDER

via this auction

GR GenRad Digital Tracking Synthesizer DTS 2515-3015

via this auction
Anyone have any more info on this one? GenRad or General Radio made test equipment. According to Wikipedia they started in 1915.

"Among General Radio's accomplishments over the years have been:

* The introduction of one of the world's first portable oscilloscopes
* The production of many high-precision standards for resistance and capacitance
* The commercial production of the stroboscope as the Strobotac
* The commercial production of the sound level meter
* Commercial invention of the binding post.
* Invention of the GR connector
* The Variac variable autotransformer"

According to the General Radio Historical Society, they made the first commercial oscilloscope:
"In 1931 there were several ways of observing electrical waveforms. One was to apply different signals to the deflection plates of a cathode-ray tube. Such tubes were available at the time and used by many experimenters. General Radio provided the first commercial version of such a device in 1931 with tubes, first from Germany, and later from Westinghouse, U.S. The instrument was in two pieces with the tube mounted on a stand and the power supply in a separate cabinet."

4ms Sweptoner Atoner Fuzz Pedal

via this auction
"this version has all the mods and is a great deal starting at $99
the price from the web site for this model is $390

the knobs are:
volume: output level
blend: blend between clean (input signal) and atoner
pregain: sensitivity
squelch: silence when you stop playing
tone: treble to bass
attack: follows attack/decay of input signal to shift jumppoints
envelope: amount of envelope shift
release: how long the attack lasts
position: controls jumppoint manually
LFO : amount of LFO modulation (from zero to full)
speed: rate of change of LFO, which shifts jumppoint rhythmically
rickle: Racket-crackle-sputter-spikle: one knob chews it up."

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