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Sunday, March 20, 2011

iCircuit 1.2 Audio Improvements

iCircuit 1.2 Audio Improvements from Frank A. Krueger on Vimeo.


Krueger Systems, Inc.
iPads on eBay
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"iCircuit is the premier iPad and iPhone app for designing and experimenting with circuits. Its advanced simulation engine can handle both analog and digital circuits and features realtime always-on analysis. It is the perfect companion to students, hobbyists, and engineers.

You use it as you would any CAD program: you add elements, connect them together, and set their properties.

But iCircuit is unlike other CAD programs because it is always simulating. It's just like working with the real circuit. You do not stop to take a measurement or spend a lot of time configuring reports. Instead, you just play with the circuit as you normally would, with the power on!

There are over 30 elements you can use to build your circuits. The app has everything from simple resistors, to switches, to MOSFETS, to digital gates.

The app features a multimeter that you use to probe around the circuit to instantly read voltages and currents. If you want to see how a value changes over time, then you can add values to the built-in oscilloscope. The scope can simultaneously track many signals over time and features a touch interface to control the total time displayed and stacked and unstacked modes to easily compare signals.

Supported elements include:

* Signal generators, Voltage sources, and Current sources
* Resistors, Capacitors, and inductors
* Manual SPST/SPDT Switches, and SPST/SPDT relays
* Diodes, BJ Transistors, and MOSFETs
* Speakers, Buzzers, and LEDs
* ADCs, and DACs
* Logic gates: AND, OR, NAND, NOR, XOR
* JK and D Flip-flops

* Because iCircuit is a very CPU intensive application, it is recommended that you only use it on newer generation hardware including: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPads. However, it will still function on the older hardware."

Kids At Midnight - The Chase (VideoSong)


YouTube Uploaded by KidsAtMidnight on Mar 20, 2011

"Kids At Midnight - The Chase

The Chase on iTunes -
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-chase/id422240875?i=422240900&uo=4

This is a little VideoSong version of The Chase. We were thinking we were being hugely original but it turns out there's quite a few bands (Pomplamoose do it incredibly well) doing this on YouTube. So there's no miming. We videoed ourselves recording the parts and glued it all together. So what you hear is what you see and what you see is what you hear and ... etc etc

Kids at Midnight on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/kidsatmidnight

Kids at Midnight on Blogspot: http://kidsatmidnight.blogspot.com/"

Roland TR-707 Circuit Bent Drum Machine

via this auction

"professionally circuit bent by the guys at CircuitBenders.co.uk...

Listen to some MP3 examples of the sounds this beast can make!
http://www.circuitbenders.co.uk/drummachine/TR707.html

Here is a list of the additions:

18 Way 3.5mm Jack Patchbay
Connections made between sockets on the patchbay cause distortion, ring modulation, sound swapping, modulation and otherworldy alien effects to be applied to the sounds. Each 3.5mm patchbay socket is home to a certain audio process or effect which either combines with the effect from another socket when they are patched together, or sometimes just produces an entirely new effect you've never heard before. Multiple simultaneous connections may also combine in unexpected ways to produce a brand new unexpected effect, giving you a virtually unlimited number of warped alterations and audio mutations. The only limit on the number of connections you can make at any one time are how many sockets and patch cables you have available. Connections can be made at any time or even switched in and out using the patchable switches.

2 x 3 Way patchbay multipliers
These are the 2 sets of 3 sockets to the left of the cartridge port. They further multiply the creative possibilities of the machine by allowing you to connect more than one plug to the same patchbay source.

2 x 3 Way Distortion Switches
These switches on the top right of the machine offer four types of distortion from mild over-driven crunch up to all out electro grinding. Each switch also has an off setting in the centre. You may want to go easy on the top switch as the distortion available is absolutely brutal.

2 x Patchable Switches
Four plugs and two switches on the top left enable you to route a plug from the patchbay to one of these sockets and then from the adjacent socket back into the patchbay. This effectively allows you to find two patchbay settings you like and then turn them on and off at the flick of a switch without having to keep re-patching.

HiHat Decay Knobs
The knobs in the bottom right corner control the decay of the Open and Close Hats, giving you much more control over the hats in your performance.

Audio Input Socket
Last, but by no means least is the audio input jack socket on the right hand edge of the machine. When a plug is inserted, the Hi-Hat sound is removed from the mix and replaced with the audio input controlled by the Decay Knobds detailed above."

no sequencer sequence 2


YouTube Uploaded by dudeohyeahable on Mar 19, 2011

"a very different way to find sequencing w/o sequencers than the first. this one relied on a more traditional square/pulse/mixer set for notes. still dual vdo for voice."

"The Swarm" Free Noise Drone Synth


YouTube Uploaded by Resodeus on Mar 9, 2011

"It gets loud at moments, so watch your speaker volume : A demo of the new free standalone synth "The Swarm". Rather unique compared to most other free synths available (Mac too!). I really enjoy the deep tone. Inspired by Leon Dewan's "The Swarmatron". A good alternative for people who don't have several thousand dollars readily available. Obviously, this is no substitute for the real analog version but it does give the user a taste of the massive power of 8 Saws layered and detuned a bit from a central tone. Leon makes some of the most unique analog pieces around. Kontrolled by a Korg "NanoKontrol"

An impressive piece of code.

Check out : http://www.dewanatron.com/

Thanks to : http://www.synthtopia.com/content/ for a great RSS feed."

Spectralis 2 pattern


YouTube Uploaded by syzygywell on Jul 20, 2009

"Further filter and pattern manipulation in real time. Just some good ballsy sounds but nowhere near usable yet. Also my cat in the background making the rounds."

Spectralis 2 and Eventide H3000

Uploaded by syzygywell on Sep 19, 2010

Monome controlling Kurzweil and Moog


YouTube Uploaded by syzygywell on Mar 19, 2011

"I just got the new monome with serialosc finally connected and using polygome. I'm controlling my K2661 and Voyager."

Short Circuit - Low-Gain VS Photovore09

Short Circuit - Low-Gain VS Photovore09 from Low-Gain on Vimeo.


"Live @ Short Circuit 03-19-11
Low-Gain VS Photovore09

Low-Gain: Eurorack Modular
Photovore09: Drum Machines"

ether^ra SHAPES IN THIN AIR


YouTube Uploaded by potterpaint2000 on Mar 20, 2011

"a Serge Creature/Seq A vs. Doepfer Dark Energy improv. http://etherra.blogspot.com/"

doep rhythm-1.mov


YouTube Uploaded by zackdagoba on Mar 20, 2011

"doepfer playing by itself

see http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.com/ for more"

Serge Modular - Tkb


YouTube Uploaded by MechaSeb76 on Mar 20, 2011

"Serge Modular with the recently arrived TKB."

NOISE GENERATOR


Youtube Uploaded by panote09 on Mar 20, 2011
panote09 on eBay

"Sequencer" and "Chasing the Storm"


YouTube Uploaded by TheSynthFreq on Mar 20, 2011

"Thesynthfreq playing live at SXSW.

"Sequencer"
"Chasing the Storm""

2011.3.26 Doepfer Live Testing


YouTube Uploaded by unyo303 on Mar 20, 2011

"2011å¹´3月26æ—¥(土) / 22:00 〜 midnight
2000yen(inc 1drink)
大阪・心斎橋 : nu things JAJOUKA
http://nu-things.com/"

relentless_march_of_droids.mp4


YouTube Uploaded by yerpa58 on Mar 19, 2011

"MakeNoise René and new ModDemix scorch the ground while MATHS pounds out a rhythm. Using both CV outputs of René, and both channels of ModDemix. And the module whose name cannot be spoken. MN Wiard Wogglebug clocks Doepfer A-160, and is itself clocked by audio from the Doepfer A-110 VCO to produce the noise thuds. Thanks Tony at MakeNoise for the patch idea."

Tympanum Preview 2


YouTube Uploaded by LintLabs on Mar 19, 2011

"A quick look at the editing screen for the upcoming Tympanum app from miniMusic for iPhones, iPads and iPods Touch. Shows off the sound bank, dragging and painting sounds and indicators for the pitch and angle of sounds as you drag them. Much more to come."

iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

Octave Cat Synthesizer

via this auction

KORG MICRO PRESET M-500 SP SN 781696

Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

via this auction

"This 32-note monophonic preset synthesizer had 6 push-button presets ("voice", "synthe 1", "synthe 2", "brass", "string", and "wood" as in woodwind) and a five octave switch. If you pressed two buttons at the same time, those two presets would mix. There were controls for attack and "sustain" (decay/release), VCF, modulation depth, modulation speed, and portamento speed (as well as a lever to switch the portamento on or "momentary"). The SP version of the synth had a small built in speaker."

RED Roland SH 101

via this auction


ROLAND TR-909

via this auction


Roland Model 101 System 100

via this auction

Roland GR500

via this auction

Shots of the inside below.

White Roland SH-101 & Mod Grip


via this auction

"As far as I know there are two white SH-101s like this one in existence and Peanut from The Kaiser Chiefs owns the other one... Please note - this SH-101 has been customised by www.customsynth.co.uk. It originally started out as a regular grey SH-101.

I have had a couple of things restored/refinished by them over the years and the quality and durability of the finish is always outstanding. Please check out their website and Flickr pages to see for yourself."

Roland Rhythm 330 with Original Box

via this auction

"It has a built in amp/speaker plus jack output for external amplifier.The faceplate controls speak for themselves and obviously is analogue."

Roland TR 808 Rhythm Composer with Mods

via this auction

"Just serviced at E.A.R.S. in NYC in 100% working order!

Modified with midi, tunable bass drum, snare, rim & clap.

Get that Boom Boom Pow!!!"

Elektron Monomachine SFX60 Synth

via this auction


TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR

via this auction
"This is the voice synth that Kraftwerk, (founders and Gods of all electronic music including techno, ambient, and hip hop), used for the song "The Numbers" and "Computer World". Think back to the song phrases: money-numbers-people-communication-bussiness in the song "Computer World" and the number counting voice synth in the song "The Numbers" and you have the best voice synthesizer ever recorded and popularized.

This unit features the English talking voice synth with a slight British accent. When combined with phrases, individual words contained in the module vocabulary has over 3,000 statements and questions commonly used when visiting another country. As mentioned above, the unit for sale features a English robot voice which translates words and phrases entered into the unit via the keypad in German, Spanish, And French. You can spend hours playing with this talking wonder which was the parent technology to the world acclaimed "Speak and Spell"

As written on the box:

Choose one or more Plug in language modules from our growing selection. Just plug in the module, and the translator will speak the language and show you how to say many words, phrases and sentences-especially those most useful for travelers. The Solid State Speech Technology that gives the module its "voice" is unique. This remarkable Texas Instruments innovation electronically duplicates the human vocal tract on a single chip of silicon. Its the remarkable talking language translator with electronic voice and brain. Translates, pronounces and displays words, phrases and sentences.

The cool thing about these units is that different modules can be installed in the back of the unit for translation to English, Spanish, German, and French. I currently have all of the units for sale on ebay in separate auctions so if your interested in having all of the modules available then look for my other Ebay auctions. No one has ever made a sampling CD of this historical piece of electronica and it could be a source of extra money for whoever creates samples of all modules and sells as wave files. Also the unit has a 1/8" output to send to your mixer/interface/sampler.

The auction includes the unit, case, and copy of the manual. The unit works just fine on batteries and I have never had or tried to use the unit by plugging into the wall although there is a AC plug on the unit."

iProphetVS Prophet VS Editor for the iPad Now Available

iProphetVS - iControlMIDI on iTunes
"Leveraging 2 years of experience in designing GUI for control surface and 25+ years of experience in designing synthesizers sounds, we are bringing the best of those experiences to the iPad with iControlMIDI for Sequential Circuits, Inc. Prophet VS, namely iProphetVS.

On MacOS X, iProphetVS can only be used with a DAW, not in a stand-alone mode.

iControlMIDI is a UI Friendly and Workflow Efficient Solution that let you control your MIDI machines and software, simply from your iPad.

iControlMIDI is Plug & Play (actually there is nothing to plug!).
In 3-clicks on your Mac or couple of clicks on your PC, you are up and running...
iControlMIDI uses your:
• iPad with WiFi connectivity
• WiFi router (like an AirPort)
• [MAC] MacOS / Utilities / AudioMIDISetup / Network (MIDI Network Sessions)
• [PC] rtpMIDI and Apple Bonjour

iControlMIDI let you control all MIDI controllable parameters.
Parameter Name and Value displayed on iControlMIDI UI are the same as the ones displayed on your synth if you were to program it from its control panel!

iControlMIDI offers 3-Controls per Parameter:
• + button: precise +1 parameter value adjustment
• - button: precise -1 parameter value adjustment
• Slider: full range parameter value adjustment

iControlMIDI is a Workflow Efficient Solution as it offers UI Consistent Synth Functions, for example, the VCF functions are grouped on the same iControlMIDI Page.

iControlMIDI integrates with your DAW. Real-time parameters adjustments triggered on iControlMIDI can be recorded and playback on your DAW.

iControlMIDI is a Zero [Mac] and Low [PC] Dependencies Solution; iControlMIDI relies on iOS 4.2 CoreMIDI and MacOS CoreMIDI frameworks is 100% MIDI, 100% iOS and 100% MacOS compatible and:
• Does not require to pay for additional software or have additional software installed on your Mac; requires to download rtpMIDI and Apple Bonjour on your PC
• Does not require to pay for additional hardware
• Does not require to do message mapping
• Does not require to design a UI on your Mac or PC and upload/sync it on your iPad
• Does not require to design a UI on your iPad.

With iControlMIDI, we are offering you to be immediately operational, so you can focus on your music (not on the IT/MIDI part of it!) and unleash your creativity.

iControlMIDI is designed by Electronic Musicians for Electronic Musicians."
iPads on eBay


YouTube Uploaded by iControlMIDI on Mar 6, 2011

"iControlMIDI. Plug & Play iPad Editors for Vintage & Software synths.
iProphetVS for Sequential Circuits, Inc. Prophet VS"

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Elektron Octatrack Microtiming


YouTube Uploaded by Catabolicdj on Mar 19, 2011

"This is a real quick introduction to using microtiming on the Octatrack and an application of it. Sometimes a loop may be largely in mono and you might want to make the stereo width seem broader. Here we have a high-hat slice on two tracks. On the first track it is panned all the way to the left and on the second track it is panned all the way to the right. You can then move the second hat around with microtiming to get a broader width."

Letter to an unknown japanese young woman (Clavia Nord Modular G2)


YouTube Uploaded by GruithuisenCityMan on Mar 19, 2011

"I don't know her name. But i have seen her many times these last few days on the cover of the magazines. This young woman is now personifying the devastated North of Japan. This is a musical letter to her, to her and to all the japanese people affected by the recent disaster."

AHNE - Remembering David Wilson of the New England Synthesizer Museum



* Saturday, April 16th 2011
* 12PM to 6PM

More details on alt-mode.com

David Wilson

CoreMIDI + Multitasking = Tempo-synced fun with Finger BassLine v3.2 and MoDrum v1.1!


YouTube Uploaded by fingerAudioApps on Mar 18, 2011

"With the latest update for MoDrum (v1.1) and BassLine (v3.2), Finger is the first to fully exhaust the opportunities provided by Apple's CoreMIDI API for iOS. Tempo-sync apps on your multitasking-capable device, or get the ultimate band experience by syncing several iOS devices with each other or your favorite DAW!

http://finger-pro.com"

finger - MoDrum & BassLine on iTunes
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

Frantone Glacier


via XR - Exposure Room

Analog / Digital Synth


flickr By niobite
(click for more)

"Each button does controls sixteen different parameters. Each knob adjusts sixteen different parameters. The Evolver is a compact synth with incredible depth.

Three months later, I'm still in awe of the Evolver and constantly inspired by it. If I could have only one hardware synth, it might have to be an Evolver. Not because the Evolver can do everything, but because it can do many unusual things. It makes you pause and think, but it also inspires."

Teenage Engineering OP-1 Drums, Sampler Info & Pattern Sequencer


YouTube Uploaded by djthomaswhite on Mar 19, 2011
follow-up to Teenage Engineering OP-1 Endless Sequence & Tape
"Teenage Engineering OP-1 Drums, Sampler Info & Pattern Sequencer"

Teenage Engineering OP-1 Drums, Punch FX & Grid FX

Frequency Modulators

flickr By niobite
(click for more)
"Two Yamaha desktop synths from two different eras. The TG-33 is a hybrid that combines vector control with 12-bit samples and FM synthesis. The control on the left is a free-floating joystick that should be able to transmit some kind of MIDI. The DX200 is a somewhat flawed groovebox (the first note doesn't play when you change patterns) with limited front-panel control despite all the knobs. Lurking inside the DX200 is PLG-150DX 6-operator FM synthesis board. It should be possible to fully program it via MIDI. I'm looking forward to building some crazy patches in PureData for these two machines."

Access Microwave Programmer for the Waldorf Microwave


via this auction

Before Access Music made synths, they made knob boxes for the Waldorf Microwave and Oberheim Matrix-6/1000 series.

SIMPLESIZER analog 2OSC mono SYNTHESIZER

via this auction
"This is DIY synthesizer version SimpleSizer with keys. 2OSC, VCF, LFO, VCA, all CV / Gate inputs and outputs, produces all knobs fully functional and the sound. Unfortunately, all buttons do not stay in the mood. I sell it as a defect.
Optical condition: see photos.

to find more information and diagrams on sequencer.de/forumsynth/simplesizer.html." [Googlish]



1970s Practical Electronics - P.E. Sound Synthesizer


via this auction & this auction

Top: "This listing is for three issues of Practical Electronics magazine from February 1973, July 1973 and Sept 1973. They contain parts one, six, & eight respectively of this fairly extensive project by designer G.D. Shaw. Ultimately it should be possible to source the missing / follow-on issues from other ebay listings.

Part 1 contains the introduction, specification, block diagram and pictures of the prototype / finished product.

Part 6 details the tone control, and gives details on setting up an experimental sound studio.

Part 8 covers the envelope shaper (a strip-board overlay is included)."

Bottom: "This listing is for two issues of Practical Electronics magazine from November / December 1974. They contain the first two articles of the series on the PE Minisonic Synth by designer G.D. Shaw. It should be possible to source the follow-on issues from other ebay listings.

Article 1 contains the introduction, specification, block diagram and housing design, while article 2 details the V.C.O, V.C.F, and envelope shaper / V.C.A"

MOOG MINIMOOG analog synthesizer

via this auction

"The serial number is 4096"



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