Migrator - Virtual Analog Synth (prototype)

YouTube via metabog | November 08, 2010 |

"This is a synth I'm working on, specifically aimed at replicating the sounds of modern analog deities like Arjen Lucassen and Erik Norlander. It's pretty much your run of the mill subtractive 3-osc synthesizer... only it's MINE. And it's free. For me!

It has a couple of extra features that I wanted. The oscillators and filter have a real time, constant analog drift/dirtyness parameter, which means that you can play two oscillators at the exact same tuning and it will still phase around a bit, randomly, like a real analog synth. It makes it sound less stable, but you can turn it off. It also has couple other slight kinks would take too long to explain, but the main idea is to make it sound vintagey and "electrical" rather than precise and digital.

The interface is only a prototype.

This is a short bit of music I wrote using only Migrator."

Sympathy Networked Modular Synth

YouTube via metabog | February 06, 2011 |

"This is my Bachelor of Science final dissertation project, called Sympathy. It is a work in progress freeform modular VST Synthesizer, that will allow multiple users to interact with the same surface and make music together over the internet.

Some bugs and not fully featured yet, but the synthesis engine is almost completed!"

Tom Gamble EFM 3534 S/H

flickr set By fonitronik

First post with the Tom Gamble label.

Phantom of the Floppera

YouTube via FunToTheHead | February 08, 2011 |

"Test run of my (d)iskette (O)rgan doing Toccata & Fugue.

People have made floppy drives sing before, but this is my personal take on it.

Features two 3 1/2" drives and two 5 1/4" drives connected to a PIC18f14k50 microcontroller. It interfaces to any MIDI source via MIDI over USB. Straight MIDI would also be possible with an additional small circuit and some minor firmware changes. This initial version can respond to all 128 MIDI notes, and pitch bends +/- 2 semitones.

As it can produce only four simultaneous notes, and each drive has a different range and tonal characteristics, best results are obtained by arranging compositions by hand. However, it features two modes of operation: in one mode, MIDI channels 1 through 4 are played directly on floppy drives 1 through 4. In the other mode, all 16 MIDI channels are read, and notes are "intelligently" divvied out on a first-come, first-serve basis. "Note stealing" ensures that melody lines sound, but chords are often cut short. One or the other produces acceptable results for many unmodified MIDI files straight out of your favorite media player.

I apologize for the poor video quality. :)"

Also see:
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Old School Computer Remix
Funkytown

Urusei Yatsura BGM-6 Complete

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Lunetta Workshop

YouTube via JvGrieken | February 09, 2011 |

"A workshop I gave as part of the seminar period at the HKU school for fine arts. 4 days of noise and experimenting with cmos chips, a great way to learn basic electronics and sound synthesis. The entire workshop is solder free with the use of electronic breadboards and simple basic components. We worked on a need to know basis so students would first make something and afterwards the underlying theory is explained.

Thanks to everyone involved and especially HKU for making it possible in the first place."

Soldering Primer on Make: Live ep02

YouTube via makemagazine | February 10, 2011 |

"Limor "Ladyada" Fried gives a primer on through hole soldering. This is an archived clip from the episode broadcast 2/9/11. Go to http://makezine.com/live/ for details on the next show."

Ms. x0xb0x herself

TENORI-ON And Mopho And M-base11 And MFB

TENORI-ON And Mopho And M-base11 And MFB from Akira Yamasaki on Vimeo.

Drone 003 (Live in the Living Room)

Drone 003 (Live in the Living Room) from Rastko Lazic on Vimeo.

"This is a short recording of me playing in my living room.

The instruments I am using are made by Flower Electronics.
These are beautifully sounding small modular synths that work on batteries.

I have nice non complaining neighbors and I dedicate this recording to them.

rastko.info"

The Naked And Famous - All Of This

YouTube via tnafofficial | February 10, 2011 |
Akai APC-40 &
"Directed by Campbell Hooper and Joel Kefali for Special Problems, taken from the debut album 'Passive Me, Aggressive You' by The Naked And Famous.

NZ - Out Now: iTunes http://bit.ly/fqFeHm
Aus - Out Now: iTunes http://bit.ly/f1FHKr"

The next generation of Traktor software

YouTube via NativeInstruments | February 10, 2011 |

"See the new generation of Traktor DJ software in action in this video, now powered by "Traktor 2 Technology Inside" for absolutely intuitive ease of use and unlimited creative possibilities.

The brand-new user interface with enhanced TruWave colored waveforms with 4 different color schemes to choose from lets you differentiate kicks, hi-hats, snares as well as the track's energy level at a glance.

Used with Traktor Kontrol X1 controllers as you can see in this video, the power over using Traktor's hotcues, loops and effects is literally at your fingertips.

The new Sample Decks in Traktor Duo 2 and Traktor Pro 2 provide perfectly integrated control over loops and one-shots. With the additional Loop Recorder, 4 new tempo-syncable effects (more than 30 in total) and expanded customization options, Traktor Pro 2 is the new flagship software that also powers the Traktor Scratch Pro 2 digital vinyl system and the Traktor Kontrol S4 all-in-one DJ system by Native Instruments.

For more info on Traktor generation 2 with "Traktor 2 Technology Inside", check out http://www.native-instruments.com/traktor"

RC CIRCUIT BENT 'DE-STRUKTOR' VOICE CHANGER EFFECTS UNIT

YouTube via djwidow420 | February 10, 2011 |
Resonance Circuits on eBay
"CIRCUIT BENT VOICE CHANGER WITH ANALOGUE METER BY RESONANCE CIRCUITS."

The Ash Lovelies - Vernon Street Korg Kaossilator Track

MP3 via Washington City Paper.com where you'll find a write-up.

via Brian Bowen

"I kaossilated this song and did the drum machines and effects!"

micronaut - experiment three

YouTube via Cranda11 | February 09, 2011

"http://micronaut.bandcamp.com

Another experiment. This time, a whole raft of Audio Damage plugs (Axon, Phosphor, Tattoo, Replicant, and Discord3) plus two instances of Scape, the new Reaktor ensemble from Twisted Tools. The usual suspects, otherwise."

The Way (drum and bass / Lounge)

YouTube via djgalactic | February 10, 2011 |

"New pattern "The Way" with Korg Electribe MX + Kaoss pad 3. Made it in the train in January. Live electronic music mix (Lounge music and techno).
Don't hesitate to send your comments.
http://www.djgalactic.com
©2011 DJ GalacticAll Right Reserved"

subtractiveLAD - 02.09.11

YouTube via subtractivelad | February 09, 2011 |
Yamaha CS-10
"monosynth meets pedalboard in the middle of the night"

via fischek

Doepfer Dark Time Step Sequencer + ARP Odyssey

YouTube via retrosound72 | February 09, 2011 | 9 likes, 0 dislikes

"gear demo by RetroSound

Doepfer Dark Time Midi / CV Step Sequencer and ARP Odyssey
first short test over CV/Gate with the ARP.

The Dark Time is a nice step-sequencer with 2x8 steps or up to 16 steps - MIDI in/out and CV/Gate in/out
- shuffle settings and many more"

abstract binary sequencer made with pure data and touch osc

YouTube via NoizeHack | February 09, 2011 |

"made a 16 by 16 grid with touch osc that sends osc messages to pure data that turns the grid into 4 8 bit binary numbers, 2 horizontal, 2 vertical and then uses the 8 bit (0-255) numbers to control the parameters of a simple sine wave synth with amplitude and frequency modulation and also some cross modulation. I like the abstractness of the sequencer, you can't tell exactly what sound it will make by glancing at it so you just make patterns and see what they sound like. this is not for the control freak."

TouchOSC - hexler

serendiptichord extract v3

serendiptichord extract v3 from Fluid Eye Productions on Vimeo.

ROLAND JUNO-6 with Original Box

via this auction

Akai S3000 XL sampler fun

YouTube via hoeppc | February 09, 2011 |

"Hi, this is a Akai S3000 XL sampler playing some drum & percussion sounds. It is 7 years older than my nephew and works quite well.

Thank you for listening."

Shadow Puppies at Monmouth University 2011

YouTube via hansteg | February 09, 2011 |

"Nick Didkovsky & Hans Tammen - guitars & homebrew software, Kurt Ralske - video, kinect & homebrew software."

PythagorasKindOfAnInstrumentNow.m4v

YouTube via rrr00bb | February 09, 2011 |

"Work in progress. Libpd isn't working out right now, as I am getting too much latency, probably because I just wrote an inefficient synth. So I am falling back on Mugician's engine temporarily just to get the instrument part going."

iPads on eBay

JUNOST-1122 - soviet poly synth organ

via this auction

"VERY RARE SOVIET VINTAGE PURE ANALOG SYNTH-ORGAN-PIANO-PAD KEYBOARD CALLED JUNOST'-1122, IT WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME MUROM MILITARY FACTORY WHERE AND THE AELITA LEGENDARY ANALOG MONOSYNTH!

PANEL PARAMETERS (FROM LEFT):
- TRANSPOSE/SLIDE KNOB
- TUNING KNOBS (TRANSPOSE SHIFT RANGE)
- PHONES LEVEL KNOB
- VIBRATO: FREQ AND DEPTH LEVEL
- AUTO-WAH KNOB/16" ON KNOB
- PERCUSSION (SHORT BRASS TYPE) KNOB
- FILTER: DIAPASON (ENV RANGE) AND TONE CORRECTOR
- AMPLIFIER: ATTACK AND SUSTAIN LEVEL
- REGISTERS: 16", 8', 2", 4" KNOBS
- BASS LEVEL (LEFT LOW REGISTER VOLUME)
- MAIN LEVEL
- POWER ON/OFF KNOB
CONNECTIONS (5-DIN): PEDAL IN, PHONES OUT, LINE OUT"

samples on ruskeys.net

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em25_1.wmv

YouTube via mikeonop | February 09, 2011

Untitled by Ken MacBeth

Untitled from Ken MacBeth on Vimeo.

Oberheim Xpander

flickr By greg_baumont

"tune page - all"

Mercury Clouds Part A & B

Mercury Clouds Part A from Lyonel on Vimeo.

"Two 258v through a 292e/291e/285e without any 281e."

Mercury Clouds Part B from Lyonel on Vimeo.

"Two 258v through a 292e/291e/285e without any 281e."

Omnisphere Video Tutorials: Latch and Trigger Modes

Omnisphere Video Tutorials: Latch and Trigger Modes from Spectrasonics on Vimeo.

Scapes vs Konkreet Performer 3

YouTube via twistedtools | February 09, 2011 |

"Twisted Tools SCAPES being tweaked live by Konkreet Labs 'Performer' app (sold separately) for the iPad."

Konkreet Performer - Konkreet Labs
iPads on eBay

Roland Synth Plus 10 / Juno 1

via this auction

Oscillatrix by diabolical amplification synth

YouTube via classaelectronics | February 09, 2011 - video re-posted with auction. Was "box vid".


via this auction

Access Virus TI Polar Screen Bleed

via this auction

Sequential Circuits PRO-FX

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via this auction

"Model 500 Pro-FX unit stores 64 programs based on where you have your pro-fx modules dialed in at. 3v battery keeps the programs in memory. Programs can also be dumped to tape. Unit and modules also have CV (Control Voltage) for use with external modules, CV pedals and such.

# There are 4 four channel stereo mixers (level and pan)
# There are 2 parametric EQs with each portion switchable on/off
# Power cord is included
# Other units such as distortion, delay/flanger/chorus and external reverb tank can also be used in this unit. The majority of functions in these modules all work with the exception that there are discrepancies in gain in some of the mixers with one input channel not working in one of the modules. Also, one of the modules has DC noise on the output when the dials are turned... These units do use the Curtis (CEM) 3365 dual VCA."

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ROLAND JUPITER 4 SYNTH

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Oakley Multiladder Filter

via this auction

"This is one if the better sounding filters out there, designed by Tony Allgood of Oakley Sound. Based on the Moog Transistor Ladder filter. This filter is no longer available and is somewhat sought after."

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Suzuki QC-1 Q-Chord Digital Songcard Guitar Synthesizer

via this auction

"Comes with hard side storage case, Country Hits SongCard (QSC-11), instruction manual, AC Power Supply, keypad over-lay, and all the original paperwork."

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Access Virus A Synthesizer

via this auction

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Ensoniq ASR-X Pro Sampler Sequencer Synth

via this auction

20110120112408

YouTube via panote09 | February 09, 2011
panote09 on eBay

Korg MicroKorg Muse collection by s4k team preview (space4keys)

YouTube via Space4Keys | February 09, 2011 |

"Korg MicroKorg Muse collection by s4k team preview (space4keys)

by Keywiz

http://www.space4keys.com"

ether^ra 259e

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | February 09, 2011 |

"an improv featuring the 259e and more. http://etherra.blogspot.com/"

52 Reason / Record Tips - Week 47: Malström Graintable Synthesis

YouTube via PropellerheadSW | February 09, 2011 |

"If you think of last three weeks of Synth School as primary school, then this week we're graduating up to Middle School. Don't worry, though... there's no detention or pop quizes. This week we'll move onto the Malström Graintable Synthesizer which was introduced in Reason version 2.0.

I think you'll be surprised with how comfortable you are switching to a new synth. You'll be applying a lot of what you've learned already, like ADSR envelopes, oscillator pitch controls, etc. You'll also be seeing new controls and knobs that come with the graintable synthesis territory, like Shift and Motion."

Native Instruments - Absynth Sound Design (ethereal)

YouTube via ANTsynth | February 09, 2011 |

"The sound is a 15 second sample of me playing a couple of notes with a pad type sound. I used Absynth's granular and Aetherizer functions to stretch the sound to 3 minutes."

Spectralis 2_Tribute.m4v

YouTube via RainMainDein | February 09, 2011 |

"Made for fun, hope nobody is bothered by the videocrap, its about the music, just to improve my skills with this machine and to have more different sound examples of the Spectralis in the net, I think its a great workstation, with a lot of soundpotential, not easy to learn, but unmatched for complex rythms and pseudo hardsequencing, cheers make music rainmaindein"

Buchla 200 - Restoration 2010

flickr By rick403

"A late 70s/early 80s 200 system."

Harlem Nights - Oh Bobby (BOBBY O Tribute)

YouTube via harlemnightsmusic | February 09, 2011 |

"New track, this time in the style of Bobby Orlando (the producer of early 80s disco tracks from Divine, the Flirts, Bobby O)

Drums: Korg Electribe SX (TR-808), Rhythm-55
Bass: Sequential Pro One, Korg Minikorg 700S
Strings: Crumar Performer
Brass, additional strings: Sequential Prophet VS
Lead: Korg Minikorg 700S
Stabs: Korg Polysix
Timbales: Kurzweil ME1

Enjoy
HN"

Straight curve (Clavia Nord Modular G2)

YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan | February 09, 2011

http://www.myspace.com/fredericgerchambeau

A Taste of Venom Demo M-Audio Avid

YouTube via FlakeStick | January 30, 2011 | Update: video re-uploaded below.

"This is a quick-n-dirty demo showing my first patches on M-Audio's new synth, the Venom. The Venom is a sound designer's dream, it lends itself to all kinds of music. Basses, strings, sci-fi, ambient, trance, trip-hop...and on-and-on. Editing the sounds makes all sorts of happy accidents possible.

All original patches in this vid are by me:
Stringer - a vintage string synth sound w/ phaser, much better than the "70's String" factory patch I must say.
JunoThis - A first, not-quite-there, attempt at Juno sounds w/ chorusing. Again better than the factory patch.
Wobbler - This is a recreation of a patch I did on the Oberheim Matrix. Sounds great on the Venom!
NebulaTrek - Inspired by the ominous sound from the first Star Trek motion picture.
StarGazer - Something completely new to me!
DeepBass - A deep house bass sound.
Eurotrashd - A sensational driving trance sound, whether triggered in one-hits or arpeggiated.

Recorded straight into Macbook w/ no additional effects - ALL VENOM."

HV-330 Choir Filter Roland VP-330

HV-330 Choir Filter + JH Triple Chorus Demo (Roland VP-330)

Uploaded by gstormelectro on Jul 9, 2011

"Quick demo of two effects processors:
- JH Triple Chorus
- HV-330 custom built 7-band choir filter similar to Roland VP-330"

Note: the videos below are no longer on YouTube. The FlakeStick channel they were on no longer exists. The descriptions will remain below for the info, and for archival records - a note that they once existed.

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