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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Roland MPU 101

via this auction

"Roland MPU 101 Midi to CV converter that can control up to 4 monosynths at once. Has a polyphonic mode too for synth insanity! You can use the gate outs to trigger percussion type of sounds too... basically whatever receives a gate signal. And you can use the "dynamics" control voltages for things like filter cutoff as well. It's a really good machine for anyone with a monosynth or a modular synth. It's the type of thing that Aphex Twin would use but you can use it for any genre that uses analogue synths, techno, drum and bass, etc."

Doepfer A-197 - Analog Meter

via this auction

"Colletors item - no longer available

This module serves to display DC or AC voltages by means of an illuminated moving coil meter with mirror scale. The display range is 0...+10V (resp. -5V...+5V in the offset mode). The module features 3 different measuring methods that are selected by a toggle switch:

✔ Full Wave Rectifier: This mode is normally used to display audio signals resp. AC voltages. The incoming signal is rectified and smoothed with a low pass filter. Even DC voltages can be measured in this mode. The display shows however the absolute value (i.e. positive voltages remain unchanged, negative voltages - e.g. -3V - are converted into the corresponding positive voltages - e.g. +3V). To distinguish between positive and negative input signals a LED is available that lights up in case of a negative signal.

✔ Direct Mode: In this mode the incoming voltage is lead to the meter without additional electronic modification. This mode is planned to display positive DC voltages, e.g. ADSR (A-140/141/A142), MIDI-to-CV (A-190/191), positive random voltages (A-149-1), foot controller (A-177), Gate/Clock signals.

✔ Offset Mode: In this mode +5V are added to incoming voltage before it reaches the meter. Zero volt input correspond to the middle position of the display needle (i.e. +5V read out). This mode can be used to display positive and negative voltages, e.g. a slowly swinging LFO (A-145/146/147), S&H (A-148), bipolar random voltages (A-118), joy stick (A-174), Theremin (A-178), light controlled CV source (A-179).
The measuring input is available as a triple multiple so that the signal to be measured can be used in the system simultaneously. A LED is used as an indicator for negative voltages."

korg ms 20 & co

YouTube via ipnoteca | October 31, 2010

Lets get LoFi 8 - Prosound Modded GBC + Pocket Music

YouTube via ChrisLody | October 31, 2010

"This is a bit of a departure from my normal Lofi videos but i just finished modding a gamboy color so i thought i'd do a video of it.

The mod to the gameboy color is a prosound mod which adds an extra output. At the start of the video i use the normal headphone jack to show the difference in level. My GBC had a blow speaker so i installed an extra jack in place of it. There is still some noise but that just appears to be part of the sound of Pocket Music as i also tried the music software built into the gameboy camera and that sounded nice and clean. In the past i've also used Imageline's Edison to remove noise from signals like this.

The software is Pocket Music. I created this track 'Z80' years ago but i still realy like it. Pocket Music is nice and simple to use but can still produce some cool sounds. Its also available on the GBA but i wouldn't recommend that version as it sounds horrid."

Bass & Big Pads by the EMU Emulator II

YouTube via JMPSynth | October 31, 2010

"A selection of sounds created for the EMU Emulator II sampler derived from the Elka Synthex, Roland XP50, JP8080 & V-Synth, Sequential Prophet 5, Novation Supernova & Bit 1 Synths."

ether^ra DISPERSAL

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | October 31, 2010

"an improv featuring my Serges, a Bugbrand Weevil, a Folktek Pluton, a Doepfer Dark Energy and some fx. http://etherra.blogspot.com/"
Folktek on Ebay

This Second Sleep - Ether Drill

YouTube via arthurpainter | October 31, 2010

"http://thissecondsleep.blogspot.com/
An improv utilizing my EML-200 and Serge Creature/Seq A/TKB combo."

Update:

This Second Sleep - Ether Drill (version)

arthurpainter | October 31, 2010

"A B+W and closely cropped version of the previous Ether Drill video."

Modular and Oscilloscope

YouTube via ASUKLTD | October 31, 2010

"Scope for modulars. 'Proper' old school CRT display!!
Nice and compact and low cost.
Ideal for viewing your waveforms from your modular system."

Circuit Bent ET Tone Home Pulse Synth by freeform delusion

YouTube via eecouk | October 31, 2010
Update: up for auction here
"ET Tone Home - Pulse Tone Synth
LED Light up Chest and Finger
On/Off Switch
1/4" Mono Jack Ouput
Pitch Control for Synth Tone
Pulse Tone Rate Control
Switch for Constant Drone or Pulse Tone"

via this auction

Live Techno Series #5 - Virus TI2 & Ableton - Simon Stokes

YouTube via siedgey | October 30, 2010

"**PLEASE WATCH IN 720p HD!**
**The sound quality is still ravaged (especially the subs), but it is marginally better..**

Thanks for checking this out!

I can't believe it's actually been 10 months since I lasted posted a video of me making some live techno - thanks to anyone who has forgiven me and is still watching.. :]

All sorts of great things have happened this year - I have been playing more around the UK and internationally, putting out some tracks with some really nice labels and generally just enjoying myself.

This track is inspired by a recent visit to the Warehouse Project to see an epic set by Ricardo Villalobos & Raresh - he tore the place a new one and I think this track captures how it felt for me. This time round it's a thudding techno track - very stripped, but chunky as well. The Virus is creating all the sounds in realtime as I play it, and Ableton is providing the percussion, controlled by my UC-33e.

I love making music, but I really get my kicks when other people enjoy listening to it. Please leave a comment or any feedback that you have for me, it will be warmly appreciated.

If you have any questions, I'm always happy to answer them so post a comment or send me a message.

Cheers,

Simon

http://www.facebook.com/mrsimonstokes
http://www.beatport.com/artist/simon%...
http://www.soundcloud.com/simonstokes"

goodmorning theremin テルミンで東風(TONG POO)

YouTube via fatern | October 30, 2010

"テルミンでYMO・坂本龍一さんの名曲「東風」をまろやかにアレンジして弾いてみました。

theremin　de TONG POO
fatern(WataFei)
guitar Wataru Saijyo"

MorphoX

YouTube via PXE02321 | October 31, 2010
follow-up to this post
"LinPulg MorphoX DEMO
with VOCALOID2 PRIMA"

Bewildered corrosion

YouTube via Beatprisoner | October 31, 2010

"The music from the video is a one take recording. The only soundsource during the recording was a Waldorf microQ Synthesizer, triggered by three Future Retro Orb sequencers. Some FX has been added during the recording by an external FX device.
The track has then been edited in Cubase using some plugins for FX and mastering."

Arduino CSQ sequencer, loud demo

flickr By Equaliser
"Arduino CSQ-100-style sequencer playing a Korg MS20 through lots of spring reverb, with the LPF being sequenced, although I'm twiddling it a bit as well. TR-606 for the kick and hats."

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Roland System 700 vintage modular synth

via this auction

"Serial number
Block one 500406
Block two 500402"

Gakken SX-150 hacking the controller - tutorial

on Coagula here "In another post I wrote about the Gakken SX-150, now I explain how I created a "giant" controller (50cm) for this mini synthesizer, but in order to make this change I had to first understand a little more about the original control system. The strip on the Gakken SX-150 is simply a resistor of about 75 Kilohom. Looking at the schematics I found on the Matrixsynth blog I could think for an alternative to the control system of Gakken...."

MIDIbox SID V1 Synth

YouTube via SonuxCircuitBending | October 22, 2010

"La mia MIDIbox SID (prima versione) completamente autocostruita (pannello compreso). Ascoltate alcuni preset..!!"

Midibox on Ebay

ROLAND TR-626 Circuit bent (VIDEO 1)

YouTube via SonuxCircuitBending | October 03, 2010

"modificata da SONUX CIRCUIT BENDING"

ROLAND TR-626 Circuit bent (VIDEO 2)

SonuxCircuitBending | October 04, 2010

ROLAND TR-626 Circuit bent (VIDEO 3)

SonuxCircuitBending | October 04, 2010

ROLAND TR-727 Circuit bent

YouTube via SonuxCircuitBending | September 14, 2010

"modificata da SONUX CIRCUIT BENDING"

ALESIS HR-16 (32 points patchbay)

YouTube via SonuxCircuitBending | September 16, 2009

Roland TR-505 CIRCUIT BENT keytar

YouTube via SonuxCircuitBending | October 25, 2010

"modificata da SONUX CIRCUIT BENDING"

via this auction

"ROLAND TR-505 operating at 100%, professionally modified with the technique of circuit-bent. This is a Keytar version (my invention..)

Were added to:
* 70 switches with 2 positions
* 18 push switches
* 3 pots"

via Matjko

boot problem ENSONIQ ASR-10

YouTube via noelkoutlis | October 30, 2010

"ASR-10 doesn't boot up, had to check the fuses and they seemed ok, also checked the cabling. After a while, the sampler booted up without a hitch. Background song: "20 February" written in 2002 with this sampler, because of the date 20-02-2002 but also because a dream (that's another story)"

If anyone has any ideas, feel free to comment and/or contact Noel on Facebook here.

Lot of 10 original Buchla small knobs

via this auction

"Up for auction are 10 excellent condition original issue Buchla knobs. These are 3/8" shafts."

Waldorf Microwave original ROM cards

via this auction
"16 RARE ORIGINAL ROM CARDS FOR THE WALDORF MICROWAVE 1 SYNTHESIZER:
SOUNDSET #1
SOUNDSET #2
SOUNDSET #3
THEO MOEBUS
ROB PAPEN TECHNO
ROB PAPEN
CLAUDIUS BRÜSE THE DRUM CARD
GEOFFREY RYLE
DAVE GOULD TECHNO
WOLFRAM FRANKE
MIKE ROSEN
METRA SOUND I
METRA SOUND II
UWE G. HOENIG - TUERGRIFF (v2.0 required)
TOBIAS MENGUSER (v2.0 required)
MARTIN STEHL (v2.0 required)"

JSH Pro-Rhythm Drum-Synth

via this auction

"analogue drum pad with two VCOs, a VCF, sweep controls and VCA. there's a mixture of waves to choose from (noise, square and ring on the first VCO and the second VCO can either be used as a sound source or modulator. you get the standard LP, BP and HP filters and positive or negative sweeps that can be applied to either or just one VCO."

Drum synth by Signal:Noise

Oberheim Matrix 6R with Original Box and Manuals

via this auction

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ARP Axxe monophonic analog vintage synthesizer

via this auction

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Moog Racing

YouTube via audibleobsession | October 30, 2010

"Presenting the latest studio time waster: Moog Motorcycle Racing! To get your Moog Bike revving, simply plug in a dummy load in the KB Gate CV and two stereo cables in the Pitch CV and Cutoff CV and you're off to the races..."

Novation drumstation Mam mb33 sequensed with sonar le

YouTube via JVGmidi | October 30, 2010

"work in progress thanks for listening"

say Hello to KONKREET PERFORMER

say Hello to KONKREET PERFORMER from Konkreet Labs on Vimeo.

"very first glance at KONKREET PERFORMER, first of a kind, visual OSC controller and visualizer for your DAW / Synth / Drum Machine / Sampler etc.

KONKREET PERFORMER aims to be used in the studio and on stage. it addresses digital music control and performance in whole new and unique way -- be ready to explore multitouch to the extreme!

coming soon for iPad / iPhone / iPod Touch

konkreetlabs.com/

Thierry Fervant

pic via Obskuradio

via swissdoc: "found this record today in the Brockenstube: Thierry Fervant - Univers
Thierry Fervant is a Swiss musician from Geneva, he used a Roland 700
Synth on that record.

Picture of the Record Front

A small article in German with a pic from his studio and some tracks

There is the Roland 700 and a Prophet 10...

Song on Youtube:"

Thierry Fervant - Univers
YouTube via veridisquo | August 27, 2009

"Extrait de l'album "Univers" - 1980 - du compositeur Suisse Thierry Fervant"

KORG Synthesizers T-Shirt

Two pics of KORG's new MS20 T-Shirt in via Computer Controlled.

See this post for the links.

Tristram Cary's EMS SYNTHI Up for Auction

via this auction
"For sale an early EMS VCS3 Putney mk1. A great sounding world renowned analogue synthesizer, that has a unique style and character all of its own. Plenty of information can be found on the internet and a marvellous resource is to be found here; http://thesynthi.de/ which also has an excellent informative forum. This used to be owned by composer and visual designer of the vcs3; Tristram Cary, who as well as supplying the music for the classic Ealing comedy "The Ladykillers" also provided incidental music for the Dr Who series in the 60's and 70's as well as many other notable compositions. (It is the synth that he is playing in his studio [below]) This was fully serviced by Robin Wood when I first purchased it through him and is a great sounding synth. Open to worldwide bidding."

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New Modules Coming from Intelligel

via @intellijel

"Intellijel + new partnership = huge lineup of unique analog modules based on original designs. Six new ones by the end of November!"

Modcan39fs

YouTube via rezzn8r | October 30, 2010

"A Modcan 57 CV Recorder in the feedback loop of a Modcan 39 Analogue Frequency Shifter"

A bit spooky....

Mangler, Utter Stutter, Kaos Pad fun #1

Mangler, Utter Stutter, Kaos Pad fun #1 from John Fenn on Vimeo.

"Sorting out the various possibilities with a Devi Ever Mangerl prototype, an Utter Stutter, a Kaos Pad and various other devices... Nothing fancy, just playing around!"
Electro Harmonix Super Space Drum

The Dark - Marty The Vampire

"Cheery (not) little ditty written as its Halloween this weekend. Enjoy.
Main Bass Synth/Strings are from a Technics WSA1 (all in a single patch), Scream at the intro is from a Fairlight with Audio Damage Discord 2, SSL's X-Orcism plugin is used (I had to use it somewhere on this one) on the waterphone again from the Fairlight. Drums are a combination of BFD, Kore and an Akai XE-8 drum module. Choirs are an Orchestron sample from an Akai S5000, this is doubled up with the clasic Fairlight Sarah sound. Piano is Korg SG-1D with the chorus on, Wierd sounds under the vocals is a mixture of Camel Audio Cameleon 5000 and a Technics WSA1. This is all underpinned by the fabulous Hahaha CS33 playing the distorted bass and later on the echo distorted synth at the end. Lastly, the strings are from a Yamaha SS-30 String Synth with extra processing. Vocals use my secret weapon.
The track is available as a free download.
Copyright 2010."

The Dark - Marty The Vampire by Marty The Vampire

See the Halloween label below for all posts.

SIMULATION______✈

SIMULATION______✈ from SpacEKrafT on Vimeo.

A voyage with ☆ SpacEKrafT ☆

Some synth spotting. Bliptronic, Quasimidi Sirius amongst others...

Update: SpacEKrafT on Facebook via Edward W. Dahl on FB

Richochet Gathering Pics via Hajo

pics here

Oberheim Xk MIDI controller with rainbow keys and Sequentix Cirklon.

See the Ricochet Gathering label below for all posts covering the event.

Update: new pic of "Vic Rek interviewing Jeromone Froese and Johannes Schmölling from Tangerine Dream" [second shot] also "The blue hair lady is Victoria Aitkens, her father is a high position politition in UK"

Update2: video added below.

EL-KA at the Ricochet Gathering

YouTube via filbyhyde22 | October 29, 2010

"EL-KA, or more accurately on this occasion EL-EL, live at the Ricochet Gathering on 18-10-10. This set was one of my personal highlights of the event.
Apologies for the low quality."

kpsy

kpsy by DEADROM
"Drone music with Andromenda A6 and guitar"

LSD - light sensitive delay

YouTube via chamberofsounds | October 30, 2010

Chamber of Sounds on eBay

"After much experimentation I present to you, the LSD, light sensitive delay module. The TCM is plugged into the Jupiter III, which is plugged into the LSD. The possibilities are endless, for creating acid, laced, spacescapes and polyrhythmic madness. The production model will look slightly different from this prototype and be available very soon only from ChamberOfSounds.com"

LSD - light sensitive delay & tremolo

chamberofsounds | October 30, 2010

"Now this is insane, using our new LSD module to make tremolo with light. By placing a light-stick over the light sensor, we're able to get some real deep and unique tremolo & vibrato. It sounds like nothing else, guaranteed! Get yours very soon only @ ChamberOfSounds.com"

KORG KR33 Analog Drum Machine

via this auction
description via async
"Instantly select any of 48 different rhythmic patterns including the latest from rock and disco music. Korg's synthesizer circuit technology gives each of the percussion instruments that realistic quality you've been missing. And with unusual 5/4 beat and 16 beat patterns, there's enough variety to meet every musical demand. The trigger out jack on the rear panel lets you add on synthesizers and sequencers for even greater versatility."

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