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Thursday, October 21, 2010

PRO - Funky 70's Optical Theremin

YouTube via chamberofsounds | October 21, 2010

via Chamber of Sounds on eBay
"WTF??? Built my analog, optical, theremin circuit into a very funky, 70's automotive diagnostic analyzer. It's got the biggest meter I've ever seen and some very, colorful graphics. The meter shows voltage and corresponds with the sound. The lightstick/slide rig on top is just for demo purposes, but very effective. For more space-age, sound-art creations, visit chamberofsounds.com" Note: The video went up at 11:04 AM. I just saw the auction and decided to move this post up with it vs. putting up a new one. via this auction Chamber of Sounds on Ebay "P.R.O. :: Funky 70's Optical Analog Theremin/Synth from Chamber of Sounds Up for auction or sale is a one-of-a-kind, space-age, optical, analog, theremin/synth. It's handbuilt by Chamber of Sounds into a very clean & wild, 1970's automotive, diagnostic case, with a humongous, working VU meter (shows voltage & corresponds with sound), funky knobs, built-in speaker and 1/4" output. Runs on one 9V battery that's easily replaced on the back. It's light-controlled and sounds incredibly unique. The handle & graphics are very nice, retro touches. The P.R.O. also comes with a complimentary LED light stick (shown in the video) and is signed and dated inside ~ you'll never find another one like it - guaranteed!"

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Day 228 / Press Cafe

via THE B-ROLL where you'll find the post that goes with this pic. I thought I recognized the video and title in the post and sure enough it's Stretta's Press Cafe for the monome posted back in 2007.

Lot's of synth cats today. See the label below for more.

The vicious @altbengal vs. @monorocket box.

flickr By tedjames

http://monorocket.com/

Pd on Android demo: Can of Beats

YouTube via peterkirn | October 21, 2010

"Chris McCormick's clever and fun scene shows off Pure Data running on Android, via the free libpd created by Peter Brinkmann. Also available on: everything."

via CDM where you'll find the full post and download links:

"It’s a way of making Pure Data (Pd), the visual development tool for interactive music and media, more accessible across a range of applications and gadgets. It lets you embed Pd pretty much anywhere. It’s not a new version of Pd. Instead, it makes use of the standard, “vanilla” distribution of the free and open source software. What’s different is that it separates the sound processing part of Pd from the part that talks to audio hardware, allowing Pd to run on a greater variety of mobile devices and inside other applications.

libpd:
* turns Pd into an audio synthesis and processing library
* liberates Pd from GUI and drivers
* allows for easy communication between Pd and the code into which it is embedded (so you can send and receive messages with your Pd patch)"

BugNews - Oct 2010 -> WOM-PRO kits - now available

via Tom Bugs on the BugBrand mailing list:

"Last month I wrote to say about some forthcoming workshop events - giving an introduction to electronics via the Workshop Oscillator Machine (WOM).

Well, now I have some kits available once more!
And they're now PRO versions with the nice mini pots as found on the Weevils.

http://www.bugbrand.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=24&products_id=34

The kits include EVERYTHING needed to build the kits other than tools & solder.
Included are printouts of the documentation - but this can also be downloaded from the link above.

** ** **
There are still just a few places left on the final WOM event of the year - to be held in Bristol on Saturday 6th November at the Arnolfini:
http://www.arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/events/details/771
** ** **

That's the news for this month.
Next month look out for a new version of the BugCrusherMicro!
More details next time...

Best for now,
Tom // BugBrand"

Charlotte the Cat looks annoyed

via Lee Tizzard

ADDAC101 .WAV Player (part II)

ADDAC101 .WAV Player (part II) from André Gonçalves on Vimeo.

Part 1 here
"ADDAC101 .WAV Player Teaser Video

more:
addacsystem.org"

New DIY Stiener VCO 99% Working

via Analogue Realities where you'll find more info and pics.

Tiptop Audio uZEUS 4HP Coming Soon

via the Tiptop Audio Blag

New Folktek Website

via folktek.blogspot.com

"After years of having a messy, pretty ugly and irretrievably scattered website, and after months of organizing and pounding out the details, we've now finally gone live with the fresh and clean folktek.com.

There you'll find the synth art and soon to be visual arts and odds and ends of the folktek artists. A solid percentage of the portfolio is now viewable(!). We'll be adding to and fancying up a bit but for now there is a good deal of functionality. We've also added a players page for players of folktek works who want to post up videos, sounds, words or photos. You're strongly encouraged to go have a look - if you know about folktek - there are likely things up you have never seen. If you're new to folktek - welcome!"

Folktek on Ebay

1982 Linn Electronics, Inc. LinnDrum Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

Awakenings 231010 Altres, Ion and Modulator ESP

via modulator_esp on the forum

"Altres + Ion + Modulator ESP

Saturday 23rd october 2010

Held at:

Paget High School
Business & Enterprise College
Burton Road
Branston
Burton on Trent
Staffs
DE14 3DR

Doors 6:30pm for 7:00pm start - Ticket price £10 (includes free VT)

Advance tickets can be purchased from the website. Unless otherwise noted, the ticket price includes a FREE mp3 Virtual Ticket that will be made available shortly after the gig, these will only be available to purchase online until the day before the gig.

If you cannot attend and wish to purchase a Virtual Ticket you should just purchase a standard ticket and email to let me know you only want the VT

All line-ups subject to change, check website for latest details

www.awakenings-em.co.uk"

"I will be performing an improvised dark ambient/experimental set using just the EMS VCS Mk I/DK2, Electrix Repeater and DD-20... and here's a recording of my Rammel #26 performance"

Drum Kit kit AI

YouTube via Spikenzie | September 20, 2010

"Introduction video to our new Drum Kit, the Drum Kit - Kit AI. This electronic drum kit has a build on micro-processor. You can connect it to your computer to play music using software like Apple's Garage Band, Abelton's Live etc.. or you can us the MIDI-out port and connect the drum kit to your other MIDI equipment.

Full info: http://www.spikenzielabs.com/Spikenzi..."

Drum Kit - Kit AI Demo

Spikenzie | September 20, 2010

via the Maker Shed

"The A.I. version of the Drum Kit kit is a deluxe version of the original Drum Kit Kit. It features an on-board Ardunio, MIDI out, and an FTDI connection. You can connect it to your computer to play music using software like Apple's Garage Band, Abelton's Live, etc, or you can us the MIDI-out port and connect the drum kit to your standard MIDI equipment.

Features:
* On board ATmega (frees up your Arduino for other projects).
* Screw terminals for the drum pad connections (makes changing pads easier).
* On-board Din-5 MIDI-out jack (Use the DKKAI, with your other MIDI equipment).
* FTDI compatible 90° pin header (makes it easy to program or use our Serial to MIDI software on your computer).
* DC 2.1mm power jack (power the Drum kit while "one the road").
* All the ATmega digital pins are brought out in two rows of connectors with standard 0.1" spacing. With, +5 volts and ground (make your own accessories, selector buttons etc ...).
* Four corner mounting holes (Build the Drum Kit into a project box and mount it).
* On board voltage regulator.
* Power selector jumper for USB (via optional FTDI cable) or DC power jack."

MOOG (1)

flickr By FRENCHINHELL
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EML in there too.

4rth cabinet 03

flickr By fonitronik
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Robotik Cha Cha Cha (Mopho, Micron & Kaoss Pad)

YouTube via cardinalvincent | October 21, 2010

"The usual set up. This time something to dance to, sort of."

circuit bent alesis nanosynth by spunkytoofers

via this auction
"same archeticture and power of the alesis multi-timbral 64 voice quadrasynth keyboards and rackmount synths in the smallest footprint available. the nano and bent interface is housed in a compact 1u rackmount enclosure. one of my most favorite combinations in a bent synth: extremely crazy sounds with extremely stable bends. you'll be surprised at how powerful, musical, and smooth this small synth is. 620 onboard sounds (256 available from 2 banks on the front panel, the other 4 banks are available through midi program change) 1 user bank can be customized or uploaded with any bank available for the nano or q6. free bank downloads from the alesis website (i'll be compiling free banks to distrubute for the winner). great breath controller patches available as well via patchman. excellent legato, responds to midi effortlessly, very crazy sounds in this one.

one is being kept for personal use, this is the one made available for sale.

here are the modifcations:
-matrix style 24 point patchbay on chicken head rotary knobs

-4 switches for matrix switching of rotary knobs

-led lighting and steel bezels for matrix bend indication

-green color illuminated power rocker switch

-modified rca outputs with 1/4″ jacks

-replaced internal lithium battery and modified with a a clip instead of direct solder to battery

-added midi jacks (in and out/thru)

-banana jacks added to patchbay for external bend modulation possibilities

-internally shielded cables

-power input added. this allows the standard proprietary barrel size to be replaced by a more standard power supply size

-brand new power supply (with said standard barrel size above)

-nanosynth pdf manual and bend diagram emailed to purchaser

-sysex banks emailed to winner

the two following demos are of the circuit bent qsr. they are identical in archeticture and is basically the same synth. very similiar sounds.

first demo is a standard note triggering with no velocity or midi controllers. the second demo is a 4 bar drum pattern with a bend being applied every 2 bars."

circuit bent alesis qsr demo by spunkydoodle

circuit bent alesis qsr- 4 bar drum demo by spunkydoodle

SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PROPHET 5 Synthesizer Rev #3.3 With Midi

via this auction

"It’s a Rev #3.3 with Serial Number #4192"

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vermona dr1 mk111 drum synth

via this auction

"brand new and unused cant believe lm doing this but here go's, purchased direct from thommas at vermona 2 months ago this is the vermona dr1 mk111 chrome with trigg's? you have to check these beasts out on youtube, 8 x outputs for each channel, L R outputs, 10 x trigg outputs plus midi, awesome machine for recording live movements directly into your daw, check out all those knobs for editing your sound on the fly etc? comes with orig box/man/psu"

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JoMoX airbase99 drum synth

via this auction

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Korg Poly Ensemble S

via this auction

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Dwarfcraft Synth Mangler Fuzz Pedal

via this auction

"The Synth Mangler! A pair of Devi’s flagship Soda Meisers with all the trimmings, and of course, the joystick.

The Soda Meiser can be a meaty rhythm fuzz, but where it excels is the squelching electronic octave up violence, splattery noise, and angry howling oscillation."

filtatron1

YouTube via kowloonmusicbuero | October 21, 2010

iPads on Ebay
iPads on Amazon

iPod Touch on Ebay
iPod Touch on Amazon

Moog Filtatron

Thought this was a cool pic via this review on Steelbury Clones

iPads on Ebay
iPads on Amazon

iPod Touch on Ebay
iPod Touch on Amazon

Joe McGinty's "Tubular Bells" Video Screening & Mellodrama: The Mellotron Documentary

"For those in NYC:

Tubular Bells is an 8 minute video, directed by Amy Hobby, edited by Tony Zajkowski, featuring female keyboardists playing Joe McGinty's arrangement of Tubular Bells, performed on the vintage keyboard instruments at Carousel Studios, Brooklyn, NY.

Featuring (in order of appearance):
Kaia Wong (Mixel Pixel), Kelly Rae Kerwin (Private Income), Natasha Bartolf, Joanna Choy (Spray Paint Star), Amy Merril (Mia Riddle)
Greta Gertler (Universal Thump), Supercute!, Anna Copacabanna, Rolyn Hu (True Primes), Sondra Sun-Odeon (Silver Summit), Michi Turner (Crash Diet Crew, Jacques Detergent), Katia Floreska (The Tall Pines), Natalie Weiss (Unicornicopia), Wendy Ip, Alice Cohen, Kelley Vaughn-Kauffman (Winston Troy), Yvette Perez (H.E.R., Birdbrain, Peter Zummo Group), The Hula Hoop Harlot, Melissa-Anne, Alix Brown (Golden Triangle), Leah Cary (Girl Crisis), Caitlin Jemeson (Queen Of Sibyls).

Instruments (in order of appearance):
Hammond M3 Organ, Fender Rhodes Stage Piano, 1914 Steinway Vertigrand Piano, RMI Keyboard Computer KC-2, Jenco Celeste, Baldwin Solid Body Electric Harpsichord, Mattel Magical Musical Thing, Bebot, Thingamagoop, Hohner Clavinet D6, Casio CZ-101, Wurlitzer Electric Piano Model 700, Conn Electric Band, ARP 2600, ARP Omni, Suzuki Omnichord, Roland Keytar/Yamaha TX802, Yamaha CS01, Vox Continental, Farfisa Combo Compact, Fender Starmaster, Buzzing Bee, Stylophone, 360 Systems Digital Keyboard, Hammond Synthesizer, Gibson Clavioline, Yamaha CP60, Moog Little Phatty, Moog MiniMoog, Mellotron, Maas-Rowe Vibrachime.

Also screening: Mellodrama: The Mellotron Documentary
View the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCabuis6t2w [first posted here]

At IndieScreen
289 Kent Avenue at S 2nd Street, Williamsburg
Advance tickets here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/130664"

Sonic LAB Juno Gi Review

YouTube via sonicstate | October 21, 2010

"We take a look at the latest Juno from Roland, with 8 track digital recorder and many other features. Full review text at:
http://www.sonicstate.com/"

follow-up to this unboxing post.

The Get To Know Your Moog Show-Special Moogfest 2010 Edition

YouTube via iloveanalogue | October 21, 2010

"Punkin Face and Pussy Willow interview a Synthlebrity after her performance at Moogfest 2010."

That would be Tara Bush of Analog Suicide interviewed by Robbie Ryan of http://www.iloveanalogue.blogspot.com/.

ether^ra ROTATION NIL

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | October 21, 2010

"an improv featuring the Bugbrand Eeevil, my Serges, a Doepfer/Tenori-on combo plus some fx. http://ethera.blogspot.com"

Teenage Engineering OP-1

YouTube via ehdyn | October 21, 2010
I'm guessing this was from last year's NAMM.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

1980 PMS Syntar Synthesizer #7 Up for Auction

via this auction

"Working vintage 1980 PMS Syntar Synthesizer #7 of about 13 units made. Synthesizer is in working condition and had its power supply rebuilt and other electronics serviced within the last 4 years. Some modifications have been made to the standard routings have been made and are labeled on the power/base box. The red LEDs were replaced with blue and the range trimmers for pitch up/down were replaced with pots and knobs.

The Syntar has some very unique routings and includes a Sample and Hold section, a multi-mode SSM2040 filter (Prophet-5) which can be swept through LP, HP and BP, an ADSR and AR. The left hand controller features routing to pitch up/down, sustain, filter cutoff up/down, amplitude modulation and white noise.

Items included in this auction

# Two unused patch pad (50 sheets)
# Original manual
# 10 foot and 25+ foot cable
# Prototype vinyl carrying case and strap (only 1 made)
# Padded hardshell flight case
# Original glossy promo and sticker"

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Large Custom MMM for Auction

via this auction
"# Large custom MMM synthesizer with two wing cabinets
# Wing cabinets are original production #0001 MMM made from oak
# Large four section custom cabinet made from canary wood
# System has 4 MIDI, 8 LFOs, 4 VCOs, 2 Sample/Track and Hold, 4 EGs, 4 VCFs, 4 VCAs, 4 multiples, 6 mixers, 1 analog glide, 1 noise generator, 1 divided gate generator
# Non-smoker owned

# main cabinet dimensions are 46 x 15 x 6
# wing cabinets are 11 1/2 x 15 x 3 1/2
# Includes patch cords, some blank panels - all module screws will be installed (not shown)
# To listen to this system search "MMM SYNTH DEMO" on youtube.com"

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Tit Wrench - The Violet Flame

YouTube via Thetitwrench | October 20, 2010

"Tit Wrench circa 1994 at the Triton Pub, UCSD.

Personnel:
Bob Barley - vocals
Harpo - Arp Axxe [keytar], hair
Jose Palafox - Drums
Gunnar Lockwood - Bass
Chris Squire - Guitar
Pea Hix - Keyboards [electro-harmonix mini-synthesizer and e-mu emax]
Clay - Projections

Videotaped by Marco Anguiano (RIP)"

Pea Hix of http://www.optigan.com/

JUST RELEASED! - Rare Keyboard Cat Alternate Take!

YouTube via chuckieart | October 20, 2010

"http://www.playhimoffkeyboardcat.com - Recently discovered second version of the now famous Keyboard Cat "Play Him Off" video!"

Related Non Synth: Don't miss this post on Gizmodo.

miniDrum PRO 1.1 Demo

YouTube via YonacSoftware | October 20, 2010

"Check out version update 1.1 for miniDrum PRO! This video shows off some of the new features, such as the ability to upload and use your OWN samples, mixer to edit the sounds on the pads, copy & paste, and more! Check out Yonac.com for more info!

*Also featured*: Copy & Paste in miniSynth PRO! Available soon in version 1.3.1!"

iPads on Ebay
iPads on Amazon

ANimALOGICA Bologna Synth Meeting 4th Edition 2010

"13 Novembre 2010
Raum, via Cà Selvatica 4d, Bologna
ore 10:00>19:00 + 21:30
[Googlish here]
ANimALOGICA Bologna Synth Meeting è il primo meeting in Italia che raccorda differenti realtà legate ai sintetizzatori e agli strumenti musicali elettronici dove musicisti, organologi, professionisti del settore, collezionisti e appassionati si riuniscono per un momento di incontro e di condivisione, di scambio di opinioni ed emozioni legate alla liuteria e alla musica elettronica.
Non è una mostra, non è una fiera, è appunto un meeting dove ogni partecipante porta uno o più strumenti da condividere con gli altri partecipanti per l’intera giornata del meeting. Si suona, si parla, si discute di musica e strumenti.

Per la quarta edizione di ANimALOGICA, il sintetizzatore, lo strumento musicale elettronico per eccellenza verrà affrontato all'interno dei tre seminari e nel concerto da differenti angolazioni:

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Sharooz makes some Acid

YouTube via FutureMusicMagazine | April 21, 2010

"Top production and sample creator Sharooz gets hands on with some classic Roland kit and shows why you can't beat the sounds of a Roland 303 and 909."

Suzuki Q Chord QC1 Digital Guitar Synthesizer Omnichord

via this auction

"Includes the original box, Suzuki power adapter, Piano Keyboard Overlay and QSC-11 Country Hits Q Card."

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1940s Hammond Solovox

via this auction

"Here's a 1940s Hammond Solovox Keyboard Organ. Model L. Series A. Volts 115. Cycles 58 to 62. Serial # 80110. The keyboard and the speakers are a matched set. It will hum when plugged in. When you turn the organ on it will change to diffrent sounds. The key board has 2 adjustable legs. The case is in good shape but does have some scratches on it. Sold as is because by the time it is shipped there may be some loose tubes."

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Hey Matty you're on the intertubes!

YouTube via FuckingSynthesizer | October 20, 2010

"an old friend ran into me while I was electro-busking today."

Street Noise

FuckingSynthesizer | October 20, 2010

"this electrobusking moment brought to you by Delaney Smith"

The Fundamentals

YouTube via FuckingSynthesizer | October 20, 2010

"teaching my nine month old about synthesizers is fun"

Audio Puzzler Prototype

YouTube via programchild | October 20, 2010

"Just a quick ride on a prototype of a remix machine.
This machine cuts a whole song in small snippets and arranges
them to rhythms, together with effect- and parameter sequencers.
pretty interesting to create hookline loops for dance stuff."

via Resonant Filter

2010 Third Coast Festival Award

YouTube via RothMobot | October 20, 2010

"Roth Mobot was asked to collaborate with Trek Studios in Chicago to create nine interactive awards. Each device plays an excerpt from the recipient's documentary, has a "bent" setting, and a bend frequency control. They will be housed in handmade retro radio replicas."

V-Synth & Waterphone and a Halloween Soundpack

via Studio Wormone
"'Atmospherix: Ominous Environments' from Studio Wormbone effectively transports listeners to anxious underworlds. These disturbing dystopias are ready to inject your next production with gloom and doom. They are ambient inhospitable places, where dread lurks just beneath the surface. These soundscapes are intended as backdrops to invoke moody settings for Halloween, downtempo chill, minimal techno, or a scene from the next video game blockbuster. They contribute subtlety and detail to any number of musical and post production applications, particularly film cues that demand forboding vibes."

Note: "there's no waterphone used in this collection (though keep an eye out for my future releases!) but I thought it and the V-Synth were a recognizable visual representation of what this collection sounds like, since it's mostly digitally processed dark ethereal backdrops."

Atmospherix Demo Song by Studio Wormbone

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