NOMAD RHYTHM MAKER 12

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"HARD TO FIND- Nomad Rhythm Maker 12 from the early 1970's. Has 12 built in rhythms.... march, cha-cha, sambo, rhumba, tango, swing, foxtrot, bosa nova, slow rock, rock-n-roll and waltz...."

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MXR DRUM COMPUTER SN 000969

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"The MXR Drum Computer is a professional quality signal generating device capable of providing an extremely wide range of real individual drum sounds, patterns and complete songs, all in a single, compact unit (or so the book says).
You can buy a computer program which can simulate the sound of the MXR, but to my ears you can hear the fuller thicker sounds that the real machine with all its discreet components will give you. It will give your next hit song that bigger drum sound that only an analog output can deliver.

Specifications;
Number of Sounds: 12
Kick, Snare, Rim Shot, 3 toms, Bell, Open/Closed Hi-Hat, Crash Cymbal, Claps, Block

Storage Capacity: Up to 100 Patterns of up to 99 Beats
Pattern Length: Up to 99 Beats
Song Length: Up to 99 Steps
Song Capacity: Up to 100 Songs
Memory Capacity: 2,000 Events

Accuracy Levels - Selectable 1/8 note, 1/4 triplet, 1/16 note, 1/8 triplet, 1/32 note, 1/16 triplet, 1/32 triplet

Tempo Range - 40 - 250 Beats per minute
Sync Rate - 24 Cycles per Quarter Note

What do you get?
* The MXR Drum Computer, Model: 185
* The owner’s manual"

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Rare Vintage Baldwin Tempo-Matic Drum Machine

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WURLITZER ANALOG DRUM MACHINE

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Sold For: US $125.99

"VINTAGE WURLITZER ELECTRONIC SWINGIN' RHYTHM ANALOG DRUM MACHINE MODEL 5020.

WALTZ, LATIN ,FOXTROT, TEEN, MARCH. DRUM, BRUSH, SNARE, BLOCK, SYMBAL.

HAS TEMPO

ALL CONTROLS WORK SMOOTHLY, NOTHING BROKEN, LOOKS REAL NICE , IN SUPERB CONDITION.

LIGHTS WORK GOOD.

WOOD IN PRESTINE CONDITION ALSO."

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Custom Racked Oberheim Four Voice

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CRUMAR < BIT 01 > Rack - Synthesizer

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Serial: EX / 00554

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JEN Synthetone SX 2000

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ELKA ONE MAN BAND OMB-5 KEYBOARD SYNTHESIZER

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"ELKA OMB 5 , THE ONE MAN BAND HAS MIDI IN, OUT AND THRU

DESIGNED FOR MUSICIANS THAT NEED ACCOMPANIMENT. THE OMB 5 HAS; RHYTHM, BASS, PRESETS 1 AND PRESETS 2, OF MANY CHOICES OF BACKUP INSTRUMENTS.

ELKA PROFESSIONAL INSTRUMENTS, WAS WAY AHEAD OF THE MARKET AND DEVELOPED THIS INSTRUMENT IN THE LATE 1980s...

THE OMB 5 HAS PROGRAMMABILITY AS WELL, PLEASE REFER THE FLYER ATTACHED."

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Voice to Spirit : Synth Session 01

YouTube via voicetospirit | September 07, 2010

"Having some fun in the studio. Running a sequence into the modular via MIDI as well as running the drums and bass. Playing the pad lead by hand. Everything's in real time.
The modular is passing through a Lexicon MX200 and a Behringer Bass V-amp Pro.

Modular: Synthesizers.com
Pad lead: Access Virus C
Bass Drone: Alesis Qs6.1
Drum: Casio RZ-1 Circuit Bent"

DK SYNERGY II+ SYNTHESIZER, KAYPRO II & SYNHCS SOFTWARE

synergyII timbres Uploaded on Sep 5, 2010 xenmaster0


s 2 demo 1 441 final 320x240stream Uploaded on Sep 5, 2010 xenmaster0

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"DIGITAL KEYBOARDS SYNERGY II+

WITH KAYPRO II & SYNHCS 3.182 PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE, 14 FLOPPY DISCS OF SYNERGY TIMBRES, and 3 SYNERGY ROM CARTRIDGES

This is the legendary Synergy synthesizer. It comes with the Kaypro II CP/M computer I bought with the Synergy and the SYNHCS software used to program the Synergy. Three Synergy ROM cartridges are included, WC-1 and WC-2, the Wendy Carlos Voice cartridges 1 and 2, and the VCART 4 cartrdige, along with a null modem cable that you use to connect the Synergy synthesizer with the Kaypro II computer.

Using the Kaypro II computer running the Synergy Host Control System software (SYNHCS), you gain access to the full capabilities of the Synergy synthesizer. With the Kaypro II computer + SYNHCS software, you can program the Synergy synthesizer to generate any kind of sound you can imagine. Then you can save the timbres you create on floppy disk and organize those timbres into banks of sounds, and send them to the Synergy synthesizer. (Originally the Synergy was sold with ROM cartridges but with the Kaypro you don't need 'em because you can send new timbres to the Synergy from the Kaypro. I am, however, also including one original Synergy ROM cartridge.)

You will also get the complete set of 13 Synergy voice library banks on floppy disk, L1 through L13 (on 7 floppy discs) as well as the 6 Synergy VCart voices banks 1 through 6 (6 floppy discs). You also get the WC-1 and WC-2 voice banks on floppy disc. Each synergy ROM cartridge or CRT file holds 24 timbres. So you get the complete set of 20 x 24 voices, or 480 Synergy voice library timbres. This is the complete set of timbres that were offered for the Synergy II+. You also get the Wendy Carlos WC-1 and WC-2 voice cartridges (these are duplicates of the WC-1 and WC-1 voice banks on floppy disc) plus the VCART4 cartridge. The VCART4 cartridge has been disassembled so that you can resolder the socket to use a ZIF (zero insertion force) socket if you prefer, and burn your own ROMs and swap them out in the ZIF socket. I'll include information on how to do that. As a practical matter, the Kaypro II computer can transfer voice files to the Synergy II as fast as swapping out EPROMS, but it's nice to have the ability.

The SYNHCS control program included with this Kaypro is the latest version, from October 11 1985, version 3.182. You can see the version number in one of the photographs of the Kaypro II screen. It's later than the version 3.15 SYNHCS that sold with most Synergy/Kaupro II combos. SYNHCS V 3.182 fromOctober 1985 is the final version of SYNHCS, and includes menu options the earlier SYNHCS didn't have -- the earlier version 3.15 dates from September 1983. This later version October 1985 version 3.182 of SYNHCS has features the earlier SYNHCS didn't have, and it's not generally available. I got it from Stony Stockell. I'm pretty sure that only a handful of other people have this latest final version of SYNHCS from 10/11/85.

There are 18 floppy discs all told: 7 discs containing Synergy voice banks 1 through 13 (2 banks per disc, so 7 discs there total) and Vcarts 1 through 6 (6 discs there) and the Wendy Carlos 1 and 2 Vcarts on a single floppy disc. along with the Kaypro CP/M 2.2 boot disk to boot up the Kaypro II computer and a disc of CP/M utilities, like UNERASE and some other very useful utilities. That makes 16 floppy discs. I've also included a CP/M 2.2G boot disc in case you want to use another model of Kaypro II. The boot discs differed depending on whether your Kaypro II had ROM 81-149C, ROM 81-232, or ROM 81-292. All that is spelled out in detail in one of the information sheets I'm including with this Synergy II+. I'm also including SYNHCS V 3.12, the earliest versionof SYNHCS, in case you pick up another Synergy II with older ROMS.

Some of these Synergy voice banks were designed by Wendy Carlos, and all of 'em sound gorgeous.

The Synergy synthesizer boasts a unique sound, unlike that of any other synthesizer. It can caress your ears with silken delicacy or hammer you with brutal rancor. The Synergy can sound raucous or subtle, and it can change from one to the other as you hit the keyboard harder. There's a reason for this: it has arguably the most complex and sophisticated synthesizer architecture ever created, unparallelled evern today. The Synergy's amplitude envelopes are more complex, its oscillators are arranged in a more sophisticated way, and its advanced features like digital noise source, quasiperiodic vibrato and digital formant filter still have not been fully duplicated by any other digital synthesizer -- even today."

"THE BELL LABS DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER AND THE SYNERGY II+

The Synergy is based on the Bell Labs Digital Synthesizer designed by Hall Alles. The Bell Labs Digital Synthesizer used a remote computer to program the synth, with access by a different kind of port (RS-488 serial port, then common for programming lab equipment over a serial link). The remote computer at Bell Labs had to use software written by the composer (Laurie Spiegel, for example, whowrote programs on a DEC minicomputer in the then-new C programming language to control the Bell Labs Digital Synthesizer) to program the synth. When Digital Keyboards licensed the design of the Bell Labs Digital Synthesizer, they also built an 8-bit microcomputer that could program a version of the Synergy called the GDS.

About 700 Synergy I synths were sold all told, but less than 100 are still working today. A small handful of (I believe no more than 6) GDS systems were built in addition to the originl non-programmable Synergy I synths: GDS stands for "General Development System." These were versions of the Synergy with 16 front-panel digital sliders to control parameters of the synthesizers that hooked up to an associated CP/M computer thta used 8-inch floppy discs. With the GDS, you could program the Synergy and store voices on 8" disk via an S-100 buss CP/M computer based on the Ohio Scientific Challenger. Wendy Carlos bought a Synergy General Development System, Stockell kept one in his basement, Klaus Schulz had one, and someone else reportedly bought one (I don't know who).

When Kaypro started producing the Kaypro II CP/M computer in the early 1980s, Stony Stockell, the lead engineer on the Synergy synthesizer, saw an opportunity to replace the cumbersome General Development System with a cheaper setup for programming timbres on the Synergy, so he hired someone to write the Synergy Host Control Program in Z80 assembly language to program the Synergy using the Kaypro II instead of the S-100 buss IEEE 696 CP/M computer used with the GDS.

The new SYNHCS software was much more straightforward and didn't require any programming on the user's part. The Kaypro II was a standalone computer running CP/M, once again easy to use (unlike the Bell Labs minicomputers, which the user had to program to get anything out of 'em, even to send a note to the synthesizer!) and the Kaypro used a simple null modem cable linked to the RS-232 serial port in the back of the Synergy to program timbres, download and upload voice banks, and control the synthesizer's many subtle functions from the Kaypro.

The general method of programming involves pressing a specific button on the front of the Synergy to access a given function, then typing in a value in the Kaypro II to adjust the synthesizer parameter. Once you get the sound you want, you save it on the Kaypro floppy disk as a single .VCE file. Then you can load the VCE file off the Kaypro floppy disk and send it to the Synergy to recreate that timbre whenever you want. The SYNHCS program lets you arrange timbres defined by VCE files into banks which get saved as a single large files called a .CRT files, so SYNHCS combines the functions of synth programming and a synth librarian (and remember that this was back in 1981-1982!).

There was no such thing as the MIDI protocol when Hal Alles designed the Bell Labs Digital Synthesizer in 1974-1975, and no such thing as a finalized MIDI spec when Stoney Stockell adapted Alles' design into the Synergy in 1978-1980 for Crumar's Digital Keyboards subsidiary.

MIDI became a big deal between 1981 and 1984, so Stockell retrofitted the Synergy synthesizer with an add-on circuit board that added full MIDI in and out capabilities. This was the Serial I/O board, which Crumar sold for owners of the original Synergy I synth to upgrade to a fully programmable Synergy II+ along with the SYNHCS software and the voice library discs and the Kaypro II. These new modified versions of the Synergy were called the Synergy II+. This Synergy II+ of course includes a MIDI IN and OUT port, along with the RS-232 serial port for programming the timbres via the Kaypro computer.

The last and most sophisticated version of the SYNHCS software was version 3.182, which is the version I'm including with this Synergy II+ synthesizer. To quote from the manual PRELIMINARY OPERATION OF THE SYNERGY II WITH COMPUTER, "The SYNHCS version 3.xx significantly extends the capabilities of the Synergy II+ synthesizer even beyond the original General Development System." Yes, this combination of the Kaypro II plus null modem cable plus Synergy II+ plus the final SYNHCS version from 1985 gives you more abilities than Wendy Carlos had when she programmed the Synergy voices for her albums Digital Moonscapes and Beauty In the Beast.

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Yamaha CS 10 analog monophonic synth 1977

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Yamaha Cs10 sound samples by abertronix

Launchpad + 7up minimal session

Launchpad + 7up minimal session from Javier Garcia on Vimeo.

"7up in action with some kontakt random drums!"

Coal-live Ableton liveset

Coal-live Ableton liveset from COAL-LIVE on Vimeo.

"My first video upload. This is presentation of electronic project Coal-live from czech republic. Coal-live use Ableton, 7up Live, two kaosspads, sampler SU700 for scratch and delays. Check out for more on coal-live.cz .
Enjoy"
Audio mangling comes in after the two minute mark.

AS Oberkorn MK3: Multi-Directional Stepping an Analog Sequencer

YouTube via rezfilter | September 07, 2010

"HOW TO: Make your Analogue Solutions Oberkorn sequencer [www.analoguesolutions.com] step in any direction via the MIDI to Binary Input function.

This feature is extraordinarily useful for creating patterns that step forward, backward, sideways or any direction you play or program into your computer sequencer.

It should be noted that the computer isn't controlling the pitch of the of the sequence - this is done via the Oberkorn. The computer in this example is being used to sequence the stepping order.

Machines used in the video (off screen): SCI Pro One, SE ObieRack, Juno 106, Machinedrum."

REAL DEAL FOLKTEKKER

YouTube via benpumpkin | September 07, 2010
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Native Instruments: Prism Tutorial

YouTube via NativeInstruments | September 07, 2010

"This introduction provides an overlook of this new Reaktor instrument. It also gives a short glimpse into the basic principles of modal synthesis, its underlying structure.

More information about the instrument here:

http://www.native-instruments.com/#/e..."

Native Instruments: Vintage Organs Tutorial

YouTube via NativeInstruments | September 07, 2010

"This video provides an overview over all of the functions within this new Kontakt instrument. It also provides useful tips&tricks to get the best out of a simple MIDI keyboard or a dedicated organ controller.

More informations about the instrument here:

http://www.native-instruments.com/#/e..."

Zac Baird (with KoЯn) and his Korg monotron

KorgUSAVideos | September 07, 2010

"Zac Baird with KoЯn plays the hook to "Got the Life" on his monotron! Directed by Sebastien Paquet, shot with the Canon 5D Mark II. www.korn.com."
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Sealion's Monotron

YouTube via kidtronic | September 06, 2010

"Check out the Korg's Monotron in the studio, including processing with spring reverb, passing a minimoog through its filter, some noise work, and the Monotron through a Leslie 147. Lots out there on hacking them by the way, circuit board labelled for cv/gate/LFO etc."

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A modern song on the organs

YouTube via organfairy | September 07, 2010

"I haven't written the title of this melody. Because when a band refer to themselves as killers they might do something terrible to people who are mistreating their songs!

Anyway, this is one of my favourit modern songs. And it is also kind of fascinating that I haven't been able to find a waterproof explanation on what in the world the lyrics is about.

Here I play it on the Technics organ while the drum and bass comes from the ELKA X-1000. The Yamaha organ is used for the piano and brass sounds and the Roland JX-8P synthesizer is used for the arpeggios......or whatever it's called."

Acid - The Sonic Foundry Story 1998

YouTube via DjPuzzle73 | September 07, 2010

"Sonic Foundry Corporate video from 1998. This little piece of History is very close to my heart. I helped score the au­dio for this video back in the day when I used to work at Son­ic Foundry in Madison. You'll see me at about 3:16 mins in to the right (your left) of a very nerdy look­ing Mike Scheibinger. I'm hold­ing my chin and wear­ing a green hoody.

My Side Of The Story:
Ray sent me to Nashville in 1998 for the Summer NAMM convention and that is where the story really unfolds. I stopped by a demonstration at the Sonic Foundry booth and listened to their sales rep demonstrate the latest version of Sonic Foundry's ACID Pro. We had already sold ACID version 1.0 at zZounds and I of course was amazed at what this program could do simply because there was absolutely nothing else like it and it certainly was a total dream come true. After the demonstration they announced that they were hiring and if interested they were to speak with a representative back stage. I was the first and only person to respond which almost made it seem as though it was meant to be.

I could hardly wait to return home because the meeting went well and my hopes were high. I followed through with every step immediately upon my arrival in Chicago and to no avail received a phone call from Mike Scheibinger at zZounds of all places, how nerve racking. Mike was interested and eager to meet and interview me at the Madison Wisconsin home base.
My experience in Madison was almost dream like. Mike let me stay at his house the night before the interview, not even knowing who I was. He had a wife, daughter, and a dog all living in a humble home in Cottage Grove Wisconsin. Everyone was so friendly and generous. I awoke to the smell of freshly brewed coffee and the wet nose of a dog sniffing my face. Mike drove us to Sonic Foundry and we hung out all day interviewing.

My bus ride back to Chicago was not easy to tolerate as I was completely excited about the possibility of working for such a cool company. One hour into my ride home and my mobile rings. I answer it and it's Sonic Foundry's Human Resources telling me I got the job.

I worked at Sonic Foundry for about two years editing and ACIDizing loops, making demo songs, preparing remix contests for ACIDplanet.com, and scoring advertisements. Some of my most adored accomplishments were helping to develop ACIDplanet.com, scoring and producing the Acid MTV commercial, writing the script and music for the Chicago B96 Acid radio commercial, editing the content and preparing samples for the Beck and Beastie Boys remix contests for ACIDplanet.com, and and demoing products at Peter Gabriel's WOMAD tour in Seattle. Working at Sonic Foundry was such a great experience and I learned so much but it was too good to be true. The company went public and became a huge success until the market crash winter of 2000. This is when 200 hundred employees including myself lost our jobs on Christmas weekend do to company downsizing.

Luckily Mike kept me busy with freelance work. I produced all of the loops for ACID Dj 3.0 which was developed specifically to sell at Best Buy and Computer Discount Warehouse nation wide.

Sonic Foundry sold it's software and media to Sony.
I then continued to produce 6 more loop CDs for Sony Media Software but this didn't pay the bills so I decided to start my own business producing royalty free loops for ACID and Soundtrack.

The company is called Peace Love Productions. The name was inspired by the conflicts in Iraq. I've been running PLP for nine years from today and it has been a very fruitful experience. I feel blessed every day when I think about how it has helped me to grow as a person both creatively , mentally, and spiritually."

Modular Synth Meetup (SLAMM) 9/4/10

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"First Salt Lake Area Modular Meeting (SLAMM) meetup on 9/4/2010. With VIP visitor Nyle Steiner."

"Nyle Steiner looking over prototypes of David Ingebretsen's faithful reproduction of the classic Steiner Synthasystem)"

EM-Tronic

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"The EM-Tronic is a small hand held synth that makes a large range of electronic noises."

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Mike Gao presents Vocal Beater mobile app video feat. Exile, Tokimonsta, Dumbfoundead cameos

YouTube via mikegao85 | August 30, 2010

After winning several beat battles up and down the California coast, Mike Gao has released an app for iPhone and iPod Touch allowing one to beatbox into a phone, email it, then load it up in a MPC, other beat machine, or DAW.

Vocal Beater is by Mike Gao Mobile (MIGAMO).
Turn your beat box into a velocity sensitive MIDI file to email.

If you don't beat box, you can train the app with other sounds and use it as a step sequencer locked to a recorded groove.
Detected hits can be edited.

www.twitter.com/mikegao for updates
www.soundcloud.com/mikegao for beats"

Kayla Kavanagh ~ Raindance (Eigenharp Pico)

YouTube via kaylakavanagh | February 04, 2010

"'Raindance' (composed in 2006, originally for quartet - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMuruP... performed on the Eigenharp Pico. http://www.kaylakavanagh.com"

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Battlestar Galactica Cylon theme on Eigenharp Alpha

YouTube via gbevin | September 06, 2010

"I've been studying the Eigenharp Alpha for a few months and have been looking for a nice song to cover until my own compositions are finished. I accidentally stumbled into the melody of the Battlestar Galactica Cylon theme while jamming and thought it could be a perfect fit.

The theme is heard in the series by the final five Cylons and it's a melody that Bear McCreary composed on top of the chords of Bob Dylan's 'All Along the Watchtower'. I continued improvising off of the piano song that the series' character Kara Thrace is trying to remember and made my own version of it.

This arrangement on the Eigenharp Alpha features Tonehammer's Emotional Piano, the Eigenharp's natively modeled Cello, Orange Tree Samples Evolution Electric Guitar Strawberry, Studio Devil Amp Modeler Pro and FabFilter Twin 2. The drum loops are part of the extensive collection that ships with the Eigenharp.

At the end of the song it seems that I'm taxing my two year old MacBook Pro a bit too much and there's some crackling since the CPU has trouble keeping up. It was fine while rehearsing, but recording at the same time seems to have pushed it over the edge, sorry about that. I should have expected this as these Kontakt sampler instruments are so detailed that some computers have trouble even playing them by themselves.

I hope you enjoy this performance nonetheless, do tell me what you think of it."

Eigenharp Pico - Live recording "Winter Movement"

gbevin | February 02, 2010

"If you like this song, consider supporting me on Akamusic:
http://akamusic.com/gbevin

This song got me to win the runner-up prize for the Eigenharp Alpha competition."

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Tchaikovsky in the style of UVB-76

YouTube via Allerian1 | September 06, 2010

"From vinyl, backwards, processed through the Machinedrum. Inspired by the recent activities of a distant Russian transmitter."

TouchOsc controlling Modular Synth

TouchOsc controlling Modular Synth from a guy called tom on Vimeo.

"TouchOsc iPhone app sending osc data into PureData Extended, where it is converted to midi and sent to the Doepfer MCV24 which converts it to voltage and controls the modular synth.
TouchOsc XY Pad controls the pitch of two Thomas Henry VCO-1 which also crossmodulate each other.
TouchOsc Sliders control Elby Steiner filter cutoff, Plan B Model 10 env cycle speed, Doepfer BBD feedback and delay. Thomas White LPG used in both mode for amplification. Delay is a Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai. Sorry for the video quality, its done using a photo cam.
Using TouchOsc is fun, there is a lot of control right at your fingertips. Actually it can control way more than i have to control :) Really cool app. Disadvantage is the steping in the control voltages that you can hear quite well, especially when controlling the pitch of oscillators. Not sure if its the midi resolution, the mcv24 or the application itself."

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Cat Finds Bass Drum Hideaway

flickr By Achromatic Lodge

KORG Poly-800

Electro Harmonix Memory Boy Synthesizer Module DIY

YouTube via MrRitchieDrums | September 06, 2010

"Synthesizers & guitar effects pedals have always worked great together. Having a stomp box with my synth is not comfortable for me. Analogue delay synth modules currently sell for $400-$500. - WAY OUT OF MY BUDGET!!! So I converted a Memory Boy pedal to a module for UNDER $140. My cousin cut the pedal box down to a panel & I added jacks to work in the front for easy patching!"

See the poll in this post.

Huba&Silica + Piloy + Jahricio

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Update: video for Huba&Silica's new track CRAZE below (also posted on MATRIXSYNTH-C).


YouTube via roedor2 | September 03, 2010
Find the Original Mix + Remixes at http://hubasilica.bandcamp.com/
"El joven Kaleth, aprendiz del dancehall y la vía rastafari, finalmente está listo para dominar el paso secreto y centenario del dancehall que acerca a quienes lo conocen a la reina del Pum pum shot. Huba, su maestro, teme lo inminente de su propia muerte, y así se lo hace saber. La suerte está echada. Y, a final de cuentas, Sirtaker es solo un mensajero más de Babylon.

[Googlish: "The young Kaleth, apprentice and route dancehall Rastafarian, is finally ready to master the secret passage and the centenary of the dancehall that comes to those who know the queen of Pum pum shot. Huba, his teacher, the imminent fear of his own death, and so he does know. The die is cast. And, ultimately, is only a messenger Sirtaker over Babylon."]

Huba&Silica - Craze
Videoclip, 4 minutos.
Dirección: H&S
Producción: Olalla Lorena Vargas
Edición y dirección de fotografía: Alonso Víquez"

via Huba & Silica
"We've just launched our newest single, it's called Craze (feat. Jahricio + OP8). The video was shot on the costa rican caribbean (paradise!) and tells the story of a young rastafari apprentice that must master the ultimate dancehall step to fight babylon and fulfill his destiny.

The track was produced using only the Vermona DRM1 MK3, tons of Moog Voyager, Reaktor and BFD2 in Ableton Live. Mixed at Eleventy Studios and Mastered by Simon Davey @ The Exchange, London.

Find the Original Mix + Remixes at http://hubasilica.bandcamp.com/"

"Dawn of Ancient" by Kawasemi House

YouTube via TorigoyaSound | September 06, 2010

"Kawasemi House (Kingfisher House)
- "Dawn of Ancient(古代の夜明け)"
Composed by Yuichi Onoue

This is re-uploaded video. Because the same video which was uploaded before on Youtube was corrupted.

Kawasemi House are
Tomoaki Yamada - Custom Bouzouki
Yuichi Onoue - Handmade Ribbon Controller
Takashi Itani - Drums

Studio live at Ohkubo Tokyo on Aug 2008
Photo by Haruhiko "HAL" Motohashi

Onoue plays his handmade ribbon controller.
It can change a oscillator pitch smoothly, depending on the place which you press down. It was originally made as a kind of MOOG SYNTHESIZER's controller in late 60's. I made this following its example. And playing style is self-taught.

See more Onoue's Handmade Ribbon Controller videos.
http://jp.youtube.com/view_play_list?..."

KORG Monotron

flickr By JoshSemans

"Borrowed a few lenses and a flash to play with :) Thinking of getting a Speedlite for myself :)"

KORG MONO POLY ANALOG SYNTHESIZER

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Kitty vs iPad

via mohamed espinosa via @noisesource
SoundThingie on iPad

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Kyma International Sound Symposium 24-26 September 2010, Vienna Austria

"Champaign, 6 September 2010: Sound designers, composers, sound artists, film makers, game designers, researchers and others sharing an intense interest in sound will be convening in Vienna Austria from the 24th through 26th of September to immerse themselves in sound design and music for three days of discussions, concerts, demos and courses at the annual Kyma International Sound Symposium (KISS2010): http://www.tonsalon.at.

The Kyma International Sound Symposium (KISS) is an annual conclave of current and potential Kyma practitioners who come together to learn, to share, to meet, to discuss, and to enjoy a lively exchange of ideas, sounds, and music!

The preliminary program is now available online: http://bit.ly/9wXW7h

Who should attend
Anyone having a passion for sound design and computer music will find people and events to inspire and stimulate their creative sound work at KISS2010. If you are curious about Kyma, a beginning Kyma user or an expert who's been using Kyma professionally for years, KISS2010 is an unparalleled opportunity to see Kyma in action, meet with the hardware/software designers, participate in serious discussions on sound design and music, be among the first to hear pre-announcements of new features, interact with other professional and avocational sound designers and musicians, hear some electronic music concerts, attend a 5-hour Kyma masterclass, and still make a little time for yourself to explore some of the musical sites in Vienna.

The venues
Lively discussions, electronic/computer music performances, demos, workshops, and paper sessions will be held in the newly renovated Casino Baumgarten, a spectacular 19th century ballroom, and the Rhiz Bar Modern, a showcase for experimental media located beneath the famous City Railway of Vienna.

Casino Baumgarten (http://bit.ly/aFNfNy)
Linzer Straße 297 - 1140 Vienna

Rhiz Bar Modern (http://bit.ly/dvzEjI)
Gürtelbogen 37&38 - 1080 Vienna

To register for KISS2010:
You can register at any time up to and including the first day of the symposium, but the deadline for the discounted rate is 13 September 2010! The participation fee of ¤ 90 (¤ 40 for students) includes the 3-day symposium, morning/afternoon refreshments, and 2 evening concerts. To register, please visit: http://bit.ly/buf4Pd

Background
Kyma is a sound design environment created by Symbolic Sound Corporation (http://www.symbolicsound.com).

This year, the KISS symposium is being organized by Wiener Klangwerkstatt in cooperation with Symbolic Sound and with the support of Analog Audio Association Austria, Preiser Records, and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research.

Conference Contact Information:
Barbara Kopf
KISS 2010 Conference office
Email: office.KISS2010@tonsalon.at
Telephone: +43 (0)650 212 1646
Web: http://www.tonsalon.at/KISS2010"

Roland SH-101 with the Missing Link midi to cv converter

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"Roland • SH-101 comes with missing link midi to cv converter (with leads & batteries), both synth and converter are missing battery cover"

The Missing Link MIDI to CV converter. Anyone know more about them? 46,472 posts and this appears to be the first one.

Multivox MX-2000 Duo

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"37 KEYBOARD, 2 VCOs, 30 PRESETS. The sound production is through and through analog, which is measured by year of publication and price also not surprising. A total of two VCOs are available. The full 37 keys keyboard is capable of monophonic aftertouch to produce.There are in the oscillator section a controller to adjust the sensitivity. Multivox were an American based synthesizer company from the mid 1970's. They specialized in delivering Japanese designed and built equipment to the American market."

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Roland GR-500/GS-500 Synthesizer System

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"Includes:
- Roland GR-500 Guitar Synthesizer
- Roland GS-500 Guitar Controller
- Roland 24-pin connector cable
- Guitar Case

This is THE first guitar synth ever made & it came out in 1977! As used by Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Alex Lifeson of Rush.

GS-500 Guitar:
* Ibanez made Les Paul type guitar with tons of knobs to control various parameters of the 3 separate synth's that were built in to the GR-500 module. The GS500 was a heavily modified Ibanez guitar, with a single humbucker plus a hexaphonic pickup for driving the GR500, individual on/off switches for each of the four synthesis sections, switches to select the sound of the guitar itself, the synthesizer, or both simultaneously, plus EQ
* The guitar utilizes a special pickup system that is connected to the synth module via Roland's own 24-pin interface and controlled it using CV/GATE signals generated by the guitar's pickup system while playing the guitar. In addition to the modified pickup, there were magnets under the face of the guitar that could increase its sustain.
* All this appeared as a beautifully crafted, but very heavy instrument whose body contained magnets that fed the audio output back to the strings, thus creating an 'infinite sustain' system. The GS500 really was far more than just a guitar plugged into a sound generator!
* The guitar has a very nice honeyburst finish.The playability is very good, with a nice comfortable neck and low string action.
* The sound is very very very versatile as you may expect. You can create anything with this one, Because of the Les Paul style body this guitar sustains for days and has a nice warm tone. I'm sure the guitarsynth experts know what i'm talking about."

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MOOG Taurus II with Original Box

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Korg Mono/Poly

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A new old friend

flickr By mushboy

KORG Analog Sequencer

1983 Roland Family Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up. Note the System 100m modular was still available in 1983.

NanoStudio on iPod touch - four synths plus 909

YouTube via ArtemiyPavlov | July 28, 2010

"Short house-ish track created with NanoStudio on 2nd generation iPod touch. Sounds like 1995, exactly when hardware grooveboxes had pretty much the same possibilities, but now it's four times cheaper and fits in your pocket. Gotta love the progress!"

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