MATRIXSYNTH

Saturday, November 27, 2010

TR-505 & DP/4 #1

YouTube via kuxaansum | November 27, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes
Diabolical Devices on eBay
"Diabolical Devices Modified TR-505 through Ensoniq DP/4"

Diabolical Modified TR-505 & Ensoniq DP/4 #2

kuxaansum | November 27, 2010 |

"Diabolical Devices Modified TR-505 through Ensoniq DP/4 Test No 2"

René and uStep

René and uStep from dalas verdugo on Vimeo.

"Getting the hang of some new sequencing modules. It's difficult to film and tweak at the same time."

Cheetah MD-16 circuit bent by exfade

YouTube via wotatwaat | November 27, 2010 | 1 likes, 0 dislikes

"Added a breakout box via the rom expansion port at the back of the case. Rare machine, so happy not to mess with its original state!"

YouTube via stroan | November 27, 2010 |

"Korg Monotron modded for darkness: The patch on the side leaves the key on and changes the filter frequency, almost like a high-pass (which makes it even more like an MS-20 ). The photoresistor reacts to different spectrum of light."

Suzuki Omnichord System Two OM-84 Synthesizer Keyboard

via this auction

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Buchla Lightning III

via Noisebug on eBay
"LIGHTNING III is a specialized MIDI controller that senses the position and movement of handheld wands and transforms this information to MIDI signals for expressive control of electronic musical instrumentation. In addition to functioning as a powerful MIDI controller, LIGHTNING III, with its self contained 32 voice synthesizer, comprises a complete, ready to play instrument.

The bulk of LIGHTNING III's electronics is housed in a half rack cabinet.

A remote head, designed to be mounted on a standard mike stand in front of a performer, contains specialized optics, as well as graphic and numeric displays.Based on principles of optical triangulation, LIGHTNING gathers its information by tracking tiny infrared transmitters that are built into baton-like wands. Unencumbered by wires, these wands provide complete freedom of movement within a performance space that can be as large as 12 feet high by 20 feet wide.

Basically, LIGHTNING III senses all three coordinates of each hand, for a total of six independent coordinates. From this information, LIGHTNING's digital signal processor computes instantaneous velocity and acceleration, and performs detailed analysis of gesture. An easily mastered, musically oriented interface language allows the user to define relationships between various gestures and potential musical responses.

In one sort of implementation, LIGHTNING's coordinates might be mapped to various MIDI controllers on multiple channels. Spatial pitch wheels, pan pots, level sliders and modulation wheels are easily defined and great fun to play. Performance gestures can be analyzed for direction and velocity and can be used to generate a variety of notes as well as other musical events. Multi-dimensional zoning capability can be used to create different musical responses in different regions. Everything you need to create the conceptual ensemble (an invisible, acoustic virtual reality).

User definable scale and tuning tables allow one to determine the range and selection of notes occurring along a horizontal or vertical axis. Pitches can be in any order, and the boundaries can be set where ever desired, facilitating the creation of spatial instruments and imaginary orchestras.

LIGHTNING III features a conducting facility that can analyze a conductor's gestures, display deviations from a preset tempo, and signal errors such as missed beats. Simultaneously, LIGHTNING can transmit a synchronous MIDI clock for controlling external sequencers and output programmed note data to accompany specific beats within a measure.

Those tiny, postage stamp size boxes hanging out with the peace dove are memory cards for storing presets. As many as thirty presets can be stored on one card. An additional thirty presets can be stored in RAM, and yet another thirty ROM based presets are provided as tutorial examples (good places to begin the LIGHTNING experience).

To facilitate its use in conjunction with other controllers, LIGHTNING possesses intelligent MIDI merging capability. A complete system exclusive implementation enables LIGHTNING presets to be stored and edited via external computers and sequencers."

ETI Maplin 4600 Analogue Synthesiser

via this auction

"Electronics Today International/Maplin Analogue Synthesiser circa 1975 that would have been originally purchased in kit form."

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MOTM Oakley ADSR/VCA

via this auction

"MOTM format build of the issue 2 Oakley ADSR/VCA for use in a 5U MOTM or mixed format modular synthesizer. This feature rich ADSR envelope generator which provides both positive and negative versions of the produced envelope, and includes an in built Voltage Controlled Amplifier (VCA). This module is equipped with a diffused amber LED gives a visual indication of the output level of the internal ADSR waveform. This compact design provides both a positive and negative envelope and a VCA in 1U of panel space, uses a shallow design suitable for a mobile cabinet, and is one of the most well thought out and implemented combination of utility functions you will find in a 1U MOTM format panel."

Multivox MX-2000 Duo synthesizer

via this auction

"Quite similar to the Roland SH-2000, but with an awesome ring-modulator."

Roland D-50 Synthesizer

via this auction

"Notable features include: 32 Oscillators (4 partials per voice), Sampled attack sounds with analog style envelopes, Layered sounds, incredible velocity sensitive keyboard (very well implemented!), Modern Midi"

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MOOG Memorymoog Plus with MIDI

via this auction

"Notable features include: Midi In/Out/Thru, Sequencer with gate controls, 99 programmable patch storage, Built in heat sink and fan system to keep internal circuits constant temperature (means oscillators will stay tuned much more reliably!)."

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iPad KORG iMS-20 sings 'Smoke On The Water'

YouTube via cyberspacecowboys | November 27, 2010 | 4 likes, 0 dislikes

"Deep Purple Song Cover.
Main synth effect uses Talking Mod.
Arrange & Performed by S_Ishimaru."

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Athmoscapes - Preview

YouTube via HGFSynthesizer | November 27, 2010 | 1 likes, 0 dislikes

"Athmoscapes - preview: A machine featuring probably the easiest way for stunning spacey soundscapes and athmospheres either let it play in LazyPlay mode or via triggering i.e. switching waves by MIDI keys or MIDI CC. So this plugin is also very suited to be used with trigger pads."

MEECAS Montage 1 of 2

MEECAS Montage 1 of 2 from Creme DeMentia on Vimeo.

"Patrick McCarthy opens the event, interactive exhibits Pignose Amplifier by Patrick McCarthy, Photovores by Sam Piro, Jeff Cox plays the slinky through his circuit-bent parrot using a Creme DeMentia bottle-cap contact microphone, Video Installation by Steve Buck, Mike Kana providing the soundtrack via Chaos pads/etc., Stolen installation by ______,
LIFE Synth Installation by Mike Una (visual only), ______ circuit bent Casio synth, Contact Microphones from Creme DeMentia display, circuit bent parrot by Jeff Cox, circuit bent lantern by Patrick McCarthy, LED Flower sculpture by Steve Buck, Roth Mobot announcement, Sam Piro's lecture on Raymond Scott/Circle Machine Junior demos, Hugo Paquette video segment, Circle Machine Junior close-up (Sam Piro talks with Zach Adams), fellow listening to Circle Machine Junior, Photovores by Sam Piro, impromptu performance by Jeff Cox using glitchy circuits and a rotary phone dial gate (aka Kaiserphone), Pelzwik / Sprite Lite Theater performance video, Roth Mobot announcement and performance. Live Mixed video projections by ___________. "

Craig Padilla Black Friday

Craig Padilla and some Mattson Mini Modular

via George C Mattson's Photos

Side note: the bottom right system is mine - Production Prototype 1 with a few modules added on.

Update via Craig: "I did some tweaking to the mix last night and this morning. I think it's a very cool piece of music, nearly 20 minutes. It's quite a ride. This Mattson Modular Synthesizer in seriously awesome (with infinite possibilities for creating sounds), and extremely lightweight for something that can produce a massive wall of sound!"

Update:

Blackfriday(edit) by MMModsynth
"Craig Padilla composed this excerpt with the Mattson Mini Modular on Black Friday 2010. This shows a wide range of sounds that can be created. Thank you, Craig!"

Sprak

"Sprak is a noise app, noise as in crackles and phat distorted drones. Sprak is an instrument for people who loves to experiment with noise. Sprak was born out of a need to play with evolving noisy noise while riding the train.

You could also make sounds that sound a bit like hypnotoad.

Still not decided if you should shell out .99cents for this most awesomely awesome glitched out noised curcuitbentish app? check out the soundexamples over at http://www.tinkerteam.se/?page_id=87"

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Korg GR-1 guts

flickr By ibsendesign
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inside a KORG GR-1

"Korg GR-1 vintage stereo gated spring reverb, after restoration and cleaning.
For sale: 200 EUR
info@newnihilism.com"

DIY Arduino step sequencer in action

YouTube via KrassesZeug | November 27, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"Build your own: http://chemiker1981.blogspot.com/

Arduino Mega based home-made MIDI step sequencer playes a synthesizer (also DIY). MIDI master is a Roland TR-505."

Korg DDD-5 Drum Machine

via this auction

"# Extras!
1. Original owner's manual is included with MIDI Implementation Chart!
2. A Korg "E-Drums" ROM Card is included adding additional "electronic" drum waveforms!
3. In addition to the "Preset Mode" Panel Plate, the Alternate Panel, "Programmable Mode", Plate is also included!
4. Original Korg Card Library Catalog is included!
5. Original DDD-5 Pattern Chart is included!
6. Original Korg power adapter is included!"

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Sequential Circuits TOM

flickr By -thefutureistheresultofourlasthopes-
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Angry Synth (another Lektroid cacophony)

YouTube via Brainstormer2302 | November 27, 2010 |

"DIY synth getting angry"

Pie

Pie from bar|none on Vimeo.

"A little peek into the process. 7up controlling everything, even on the modular.

No audio clips were used here. The process is to actually play patterns into 7up using the manta and then sequence those back live. Because 7up is driving the modular, we are able to tweak the sound as we progress."

Aliens Project Close-Up of the Week 48/10 - MFOS

via Aliens Project

Note the labels.

http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/

ChipTrickPocket

YouTube via denha | November 27, 2010 |

"Digital Noise Machine"

MacBeth M5N - just a little sequence...

YouTube via synthypnosis | November 27, 2010 |

"VELVET VOYAGE - "MacBeth M5N - just a little sequence...", performed live by Bruno Ender Lee, 27. November 2010.
MacBeth M5N, Doepfer MAQ-Sequencer & Stereo-Delay"

Synth-Project presents: The project-5 (prophet-5) Controller - Appendix

YouTube via SynthProject | November 27, 2010 | 1 likes, 0 dislikes

"For all the people who could not see anything in the first Video.

First Video here: [previously posted here]

Best

Synth-Project"
See the Synth-Project label below for more.

More pics on http://www.synth-project.de/Welcome.html

Timetable Test 2 (Noise Beat)

YouTube via amphonic | November 26, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"This is a demo of the Pittsburgh Modular Timetable module. A combination of a basic clock divider and a voltage controlled pattern generator. The Timetable produces even divisions of the input signal and patterns that range from the simple to the convoluted. All of the sounds in the video are triggered with the Timetable Module. No sequencers were used."

This Second Sleep - Folded Lintel (Klar Revisited)

YouTube via arthurpainter | November 27, 2010 |

"http://thissecondsleep.blogspot.com/
This is something of a sequel to Klar, a drone piece produced during the same sessions using my Serge Creature/Seq A/TKB/Dual Osc/Wave Proc combo, along with textural sounds from my Folktek Drumscape."

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ether^ra CRYING CYCLE

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | November 27, 2010 |

"an improv featuring my Buchla 200e,and a Doepfer
Dark Energy/Tenori-on combo. http://etherra.blogspot.com/"

My eurouchla euro sounding large like buchla

YouTube via DrOctave1 | November 27, 2010 | 1 likes, 0 dislikes

"my euro sounding buchlaish now am i an artist? my kitten made this patch and controlled my mind"

BEATLES Theremin

YouTube via copperleaves | November 27, 2010 | 3 likes, 0 dislikes

"This song is called THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD and it was one of the last songs the Beatles did together (1970) before the group broke up. For me, this video was an experiment in trying to play precision theremin and sing at the same time. I found that the best I could do was play "fills" (short instrumental phrases between the melody lines), so I only sang one verse.

The song itself has a very interesting history and has its own article on Wikipedia, at the following URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long...

The theremin I am playing is a Moog Ethervox, and I am singing into a Sennheiser headset microphone."

Hilltree - diy ribbon controller "deluxe" & Custom Racked DX27

YouTube via hilltree | November 27, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"This is the final test with my diy "ribbon Controller deluxe " It was made from a video8 tape to the yamaha dx27 breath controller input. the roibbon controller is easy to make. Schematics and more at http://www.groenewoudnet.nl"

Hilltree - "Steampunk" Equinoxe Device

YouTube via hilltree | November 27, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"This is a Impression of my steampunk project with wood and brass, based on the 70" electro harmonix small stone phaser. With decent steampunk influences , not overloaded with brass gear and wires that doesn't work !!!. The small stone phaser was a broken second hand pcb with no case . Repaired and modded. And ofcource ...everything works fine now. On the top of the case there is a on /off pulse switch [with my normal relay to puls relay circuit] for the thru bypass and a status led.Inside the device there ar six potentiometers and a toggle switch and 2 color led. Controls from top left , Dawn, Cloud, Hue, Wave, Axial, Fog, Sun, Moon, Eclipse. Bending and mods from the original pcb are a wet/dry control , feedback/resonance , depth of the effect, speed , gain, and the Q from the filter.More at http://www.groenewoudnet.nl"

Circuit Bent DJ Play Station Toy Sound FX by freeform delusion

YouTube via eecouk | November 27, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes

"DJ Play Station (it has nothing to do with Sony)

Switched Mono mini jack output

Pitch Up/Down Control

Loop switches forthe following sound FX -

DJ scratch 1 & 2 (three way switch)

Move your body

Oh

Wa"

Friday, November 26, 2010

Cubism

YouTube via spindizzyman | November 26, 2010 | 1 likes, 0 dislikes

"Complex Buchla 200e patch combined with Hertz Donut and ATT4. Ableton Live Reverb and Filter FX. Visualizer by David Tin Nyo"

SOLINA STRING ENSEMBLE !

YouTube via elfferichfour | November 26, 2010 | 1 likes, 0 dislikes

"Enjoy the beautiful and unique sound of the Solina String Ensemble in a short song together with the Roland Juno 6. The sound of this clip is High Quality, because these two old instruments deserve it !"

Thomas Henry's Build a Better Music Synthesizer

via this auction

"The classic book in paperback. Build your own Analogue Synthesizer. Complete plans and instructions for constructing your own DIY synthesizer! An excellent reference for the do it yourselfer musician. Build your own Moog, or Arp or Roland or whichever one you want. Get out that trusty soldering iron and build a monster synth.

Author: Thomas Henry
Tab books. 1987"

1985 ROLAND JX-8P KEYBOARD SYNTHESIZER PRINT AD

via this auction

"Ad measures approx. 8" X 10.5" inches."

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1976 ARP ODYSSEY SYNTHESIZER & ANVIL ROAD CASE PRINT AD

via this auction

"Ad measures approx. 8"X 10.5" inches."

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Roland Jupiter 8 Analog Synthesizer with Midi Interface

via this auction

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MOOG MEMORYMOOG+ with Aftertouch & Velocity

via this auction
"The Legendary MEMORYMOOG PLUS, with ADDED AFTERTOUCH, brought to you out of safe seclusion, nearly as pristine as the day it was manufactured. The FATTEST, RICHEST MOOG SOUND MADE in a non-modular system. EVERYTHING OF THE CLASSIC MINIMOOG X 6! That's right: 3 VCO's per voice, and there are SIX VOICES, with Program Memory and ANALOG VCO AUTOTUNE (Thank God!) Same controls, same location. Same incredible VCF. And sure, you can make the VCO's "beat" and "roll" with the FINE TUNE vernier control. This is the coveted PLUS version, with refined and updated POWER SUPPLY, MIDI and SEQUENCER. AND, unlike any other MemoryMoog Plus, this one has AFTERTOUCH and VELOCITY Sensing Keyboard (also available WITHOUT it)."

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MOOG MINIMOO with Velocity and Aftertouch

via this auction

"THE REAL THING: The Legendary MINIMOOG, in ABSOLUTELY MINT condition, fully restored by EXE (40 years experience) and functioning perfectly. WITH AFTERTOUCH AND VELOCITY SENSING ADDED TO THE KEYBOARD!! MAIN ELECTRONICS UPDATED FOR MORE STABLE VCO'S. NOW "THE SOUND" WITH THE EXPRESSIVENESS ONLY AN AFTERTOUCH KEYBOARD GIVES.

The MINIMOOG had several VCO versions. While they all generate the sound the same way, (so "the sound" is always there no matter which version you use) the earlier versions tended to temperature-sensitive at times, and thus drifted in tuning, requiring constant tweaking during performance. That is what you will likely get on other Minimoogs that show up. SOLUTION: Confirm the VCO's are of the LATEST REV. That's what's shown below, and included and calibrated in the MicroMoog MAX here. These were only available in the very latest MiniMoogs."

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Inside a Kawai SX240

flickr set By kb_cheapmods
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This is the Kawai SX-240, an 8-voice, 2DCO hybrid analog synthesizer from the early-mid-1980's. The layout and color scheme are very attractive, but the sound is even better. The only limitations I can see for this synth are: 1. DCO2 is square wave only; 2. there is only an alpha dial for altering sounds (not so bad); 3. the MIDI spec is very limited.

Because they are rare and there are no pics of the internals on Flickr, I wanted to photographically document it. I wish I had a better camera, though!

I got this off ebay for relatively cheap. Was stuck on one sound, had a tweaked bender, and missing the large rotary knob. It was pretty dirty when it arrived, so I cleaned it up. The electrical problem was due to two open traces on the digital board from slight battery corrosion. I removed the old NiCd battery, thoroughly cleaned off the PCB, and jumpered the open traces. I replaced the battery with an Li-ion CR2032 (first installing a diode to disallow charging when plugged in). I then restored the presets and voila - back to life!

Other mods I made were to replace the dedicated power cord with a 3-prong IEC socket. I also used a very nice big aluminum rotary knob to replace the missing plastic alpha-type knob."

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Critter and Guitari Pocket Piano = FUN! (demo 1)

YouTube via bigcitymusic | November 26, 2010 | 3 likes, 0 dislikes

"The Critter and Guitari Pocket Piano is one of the coolest toys we've had the pleasure to come across in quite awhile. It's very portable at 10 inches long and it weighs just a pound. The built-in speaker plays nice and loud. You can also run it into an amp or console from the 1/4" jack on top.

There are six modes: Vibrato Synth, Harmonic Sweeper, 2-Octave Arpeggiator, Octave Cascade, Mono FM Synth and FM Arpeggiator.

There are 4 waveforms: Sine, Square, Triangle and Sawtooth.

The Pocket Piano operates from a standard 9 volt battery or a 9 volt wall wart (positive center).

More videos coming."