E580 Noodling

E580 Noodling from Low-Gain on Vimeo.

"Sorry for the loud levels.. turn down player and adjust speakers ... headphones or real speakers are best. There is some soft clipping in the video due to me hitting the camera a little too hot, there is also a bit of nasty compression in the beginning. My bad. ;)

Z8000 controlling uScale shifting, graphic sequencer providing CV sequences for CV in on uLFO. uLFO wave outs mixed via SubMix7, to .VCA (controlled by maths) sent to SEM20 filter (cutoff CV'd by maths) sent to E580. Gotta watch the input on the E580, it likes to clip easily."

WI Orchestra For iPad

YouTube Uploaded by JCRUDESS on May 15, 2011

"An amazing new app for iPad and iphone! Arne Wallander is some kind of magician in the fact that he squeezes all these amazing dynamic models into an IPAD app!"

Wallander Instruments
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Buchla ZOe 1

YouTube Uploaded by Oxix52 on May 15, 2011

"This was my first exploration of the ZOe. I wasn't going to upload because the video is out of focus. I was at my in-laws' and didn't have a good camera handy. I think it sounds pretty cool, though"

RUNKELRÜBE.mp4

YouTube Uploaded by HOX808 on May 16, 2011

"TB 303, Dark Energy, Machinedrum, JOMOX T- RESONATOR, TR 808,
AKAI S900 , AKAI S 2800i, MFB STEP 64, METASONIX R 52 TUBEFILTER,
MOOGERFOOGER MIDI MURF, MOOGERFOOGER ANALOG DELAY,
FUTURERETRO FR 777, FUTURERETRO ORB , JOMOX M_BRANE,
JOMOX X-BASE 09 DR WALKER,ELEKTRON SID STATION, SHERMAN FILTERBANK 1, MOOG, ACID, CURRENT IMPACT, HOX 808, RUNKELRÜBE"

Serge Echo 01

YouTube Uploaded by djangosfire on May 16, 2011

"Serge Animal Panel lays down some sci-fi tones . . . drenched in RE-301 tape delay/ w/ "sound on sound" action."

ghost bandit plays the keys

YouTube Uploaded by horchacha on May 16, 2011

The Discovery (Beverly Hills Cop) - Syntesen's SD-50 Remake!

YouTube Uploaded by syntesen on May 16, 2011

"So I've been playing around with my Roland SD-50 "workstation synth" (it's based on the Roland Fantom series workstations, sadly it's not really programmable, but with Midi CC's you can play around with the almost 2000 presets), and...

I decided to cover this great track made by Harold Faltermeyer on the Beverly Hills Cop 1 soundtrack. It's from the scene where Axel Foley and Jenny Summers discovers the cocaine hidden by the coffee grounds in the warehouse. :P

I hope you like it! :D

__________________
Gear list:

Roland SD-50 synthesizer
MacBook Air 11.6"/Core Duo 2 1.4 GHz/2GB RAM
Ableton Live Suite 8.2.2
IK Multimedia TRacKs mastering suite"

Korg Monotribe Pre-Review Un-boxing

YouTube Uploaded by sonicstate on May 16, 2011

"Sonic LAB - we open up the Monotribe box prior to our full review. Please leave any questions below in the comments and we will do our best to answer them in the full review.
http://www.sonicstate.com"

'What If' - original piano instrumental on Eigenharp Alpha

YouTube Uploaded by gbevin on May 16, 2011

"http://eigenzone.org - This is one of the original instrumental piano pieces that I've been composing on the Eigenharp Alpha. I'm still contemplating on adding vocals over it and turning it into a song, but I'm not totally convinced yet.

However, after many months of keeping this under the wraps, I though it was time to record a video with the factory piano sound since I think it's stunningly beautiful and responds wonderfully well to dynamics.

Hope you enjoy it.

I you like this performance, you can download the lossless audio file from SoundCloud for free:
http://soundcloud.com/gbevin/what-if-piano-instrumental"

Witchsphere: Hawkwind cover (Korg EA1 ER1 EM1 Electribe + KP3 + Kaossilator)

YouTube Uploaded by witchsphere on Mar 6, 2011

"Electro cover of a Hawkwind classic. Korg EA1, Korg EM1, Korg ER1 Electribe, KP3 & Kaossilator. File under Hawkwind covers.
Hardware only. Vocals & samples overdubbed afterwards. Synths just as they are.. no overdubs.. quite some noise from just the 3 Electribes eh?
The EA1 provides the main synth sounds, the ER1 the space sweeps & bleeps, and the EM1 the drum and bass.
The Korg Kaossilator is used for deep ambient tones you can just about make out filling the mid-range.

Hawkwind's 'You Shouldn't Do That' written by Nick Turner / Dave Brock and originally recorded by Hawkwind. This cover version is recorded by Witchsphere.
Video: Witchsphere and Public Domain sources.
This published content copyright Witchsphere 2011.
All rights reserved.

Twitter
http://twitter.com/witchsphere

My Space
http://www.myspace.com/witchsphere/

'We're the ones who should be afraid..'"

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Korg ER-1 Breakfast

YouTubeUploaded by sequencerzone on May 16, 2011

"Korg ER-1 for breakfast."

Korg ER1 Ultimate Jam

Tara Busch & John Foxx & Benge in the studio

YouTube Uploaded by tarabusch on May 15, 2011

"Tara Busch & John Foxx & Benge in the studio with Moog"

ROLAND System 100 - 101 Analog Vintage Synthesizer

via this auction

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CASIO VZ-10M with Original Box & Sound ROMs

via this auction

SN 009641

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XOXBOX w/SokkOS

via this auction

"ITEM DESCRIPTION
This x0xb0x is in 100% working order and very clean. It was built from a Willzyx kit, so all of the rare parts are original and not copies as sold by less reputable x0xb0x dealers. Yes, there is a difference and I suggest you do some research before buying any x0xb0x. I'm an experienced builder & tech, so the unit is very well built. I also installed SokkOS 1.9, which is much better than the standard OS in my opinion.

I measured all of the 2SA733 transistors before installing them and selected the highest gains for Q10 (332hFE), Q9 (315hFE), & Q8 (309hFE). If you don't know why that's important, read this. The result is a filter that cracks, warbles, and bubbles beautifully. I think it's very difficult to hear the difference between this x0xb0x and an original TB-303. I have experience with both synths. The Adafruit x0xb0x was voted the best sounding TB-303 clone by Acid Voice.


This auction includes the x0xb0x unit, AC power adapter, and a hardcopy of the Build Manual, which tells you how to test, calibrate, and tune the unit."

Oberheim Xpander

via this auction

Shots of the inside below.

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Musicrow Ebola demonstration - Reaktor Ensemble synthesizer

YouTube Uploaded by musicrow10 on May 15, 2011

"A video demonstration of the Ebola synth. Musicrow Ebola is a powerful semi-modular synthesizer for NI Reaktor."

Somewhere Waiting

YouTube Uploaded by JohnLRice on May 15, 2011

"I was going to title this:
"Here Is An Over Weight Middle Aged Man Playing '70s Space Rock On An Old School Style Modular Synthesizer That Didn't Think He Seemed Quite Geeky Enough So He Decided To Wear A Headband Video Camera Too!"
But . . . that title seemed a little too wordy so I just titled it "Somewhere Waiting" ;-)

This actually started out as two things:
1) I was going to see if the second hand Modcan diode filter has a slight power up bug or not
2) I was going to quickly try out my new Oakley Coglin VCF
And then slowly turning into "something". I wanted to take this a lot further development wise but, I couldn't spend any more time on it so I though I would just record a bunch of messing around with the patch and then edit it down to a few minutes. Instead I just threw the whole 11 minutes or so together with some video footage that was taken while my car was parked somewhere.

The lead voice is a MOTM-300 VCO through an Oakley Coglin VCF. The main repeating sequence is a Moon 569 sequencer controlling a MOTM-300 VCO through a Modcan 23B VCF AND controlling the Modcan 23B, so at the beginning and end of the peice you are just hearing the self oscillation of the VCF. The "snare drum" is pink noise through a MOTM-485 VCF and its EG is being triggered by the COTK C964 Ratchet Sequencer. The "Mellotron like" sequence that comes in occasionally is a Synthesizers.com Q960 sequencer controlling two MOTM-300 VCOs through a COTK C1670 Ensemble Generator. (I'm using a MOTM-730 pulse divider and a Moon 564 sequential switch to allow it to play only every once in a while)

Thanks for watching!"

TheAcidTrace.mov

YouTube Uploaded by shagghie on May 15, 2011

"A 40min Acid Journey performed live using TB-303's and a X0XIO x0xbox, some pedals, and a Boss MX-10 mixer."

The Harmonic Series

Uploaded by EA78751 on May 15, 2011

"An electronic filter dissects a sawtooth waveform (82 Hz, pitch E) into the first twenty-four partials of the harmonic series. The waveform is displayed on an oscilloscope with annotations to indicate the harmonic relationships. One can see that by counting the number of crests in the waveform per fundamental cycle, the harmonic number is easily obtained.

Have you heard a melody played with the notes of the harmonic series? It can be a pleasant alternative to the 12-tone equal tempered octave. Which instruments are capable of this?

You can approximate the harmonic series on a chromatic instrument by playing the series of pitches listed in the right hand column over a drone note at the fundamental frequency.

You can also hear the harmonic series by whirling an open-ended corrugated tube around in a circle. These are found in some toy stores and educational science shops. Try this and you'll notice it takes more and more effort to get to the next highest overtone, despite the fact that the pitch increments are getting smaller.

A photograph is included of the voltage-controlled diode ladder filter that was used for this video. Text scanned from THE EMI WALL CHART For Musical Instrument Making. Filmed from a Tektronix 2430A digital oscilloscope.

Original content by Eric Archer 2011"

NAMM Oddities 2011

This one in via Barry Wood's of NAMM Oddities. The 2011 entries are in. You'll not only find synth gear, but guitars, percussion and more. It looks like Spectrasonics OMG-1 made their list along with the Fairlight CMI & the KDJ-ONE.

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Anyware Instruments Tinysizer Modular

via this auction
"The Anyware Tinysizer is a complete mini analog modular synthesizer system. it has the following features:

350 patch sockets making it fully modular with all the typical routings.
ultra compact so it fits in pretty much all notebook bags
midi to integrate with modern computer and sequencer set-ups
mic pre-amp, audio gate and other ways
internal dsp effects
unique patchmatrix design
special power management which improves the sound and dynamics of the filters and oscillators
a durable metal case material
ships with approximately 40 patch cable, external power supply, and attachable lamp
compatible with all 1 volt/octave and 5 volt/gate synthesizers and modular systems
portable (approximately 9.6 inches high, 12.6 inches wide and 1.6 inches deep)."

Roland CR 78

YouTube Uploaded by astronautapinguim on Jan 30, 2011

"Demonstration of a Roland CR-78 drum machine, by Astronauta Pinguim."

ARP PRO-DGX

YouTube Uploaded by astronautapinguim on Feb 15, 2011

"www.astronautapinguim.blogspot.com"

Korg VC-10 vocoder

YouTube Uploaded by astronautapinguim on May 14, 2011

"Korg VC-10 vocoder: demonstration by Astronauta Pinguim
For more infos, check my blog: www.astronautapinguim.blogspot.com
If you want to listen to my tracks, check this:
www.myspace.com/astronautapinguim
and
www.soundcloud.com/astronautapinguim"

Moog Lab :: LEAF 2011

"Moog Lab - Lake Eden Arts Festival, Spring 2011"
Also see this set.

Jupiter-8, Roland Juno-60, 106, sh-101, poly-6...analog synth song: "The People of 107"

YouTube Uploaded by sloocer106 on May 15, 2011

"Gear used is jupiter-8, juno-106, juno-60, sh-101, m-se1, poly-6, td-20 V-drums. Recorded and mixed in Sonar 8. EFX from Sonar."

Kawai Synthesizer 100-F with Patch Overlay

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via this auction

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ROLAND TR77

via this auction

SN 224143

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MOOG OPUS 3

via this auction

SN 1989?

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Roland Juno106

via this auction

SN 454796

PAIA 7700 Vintage Synth Variable Power Supply

via this auction

"PAIA 7700 rack-mount power supply originally sold as an upgrade for PAIA’s 6700/7700 Series analog synthesizers & studio equipment. It takes up two rack spaces, is rated at 1-amp output, has a front-accessible fuse holder, and is specifically designed for vintage PAIA gear.

This is a perfectly functioning built-up kit that contains all original stock PAIA parts except for the power cord, which I upgraded from PAIA’s flimsy zipcord.

Outputs

Two fixed internal connectors (see photo) that each have +15V & -15V outputs
Two ¼-inch front-panel jacks that respectively provide variable + & - control voltages. Knobs let you continuously adjust the front outputs up to +/- 15V. Internal thumbwheel pots also let you vary the maximum value of + & - voltages from about 9V to about 16.7V.
Because this is a kit, it’s relatively easy to replace these jacks with other types of connectors."

SynthTronica for iPad - Refracted Twilight

YouTube Uploaded by SynthTronica on May 15, 2011

"'refracted twilight' is a track created live with SynthTronica. A twenty second groove taken from Richard Devine's remix of BT's "Le nocturne de lumière" was used as a "formant", a time varying filter, within SynthTronica. Any sound can be used as a formant; while much of the sound's rhythmic character will remain, you provide the pitches or "notes" yourself.

For more details: http://synthtronica.com/"

SynthTronica - Leisuresonic - iTunes
iPads on eBay

SynthTronica - synth for iPad - More Multitouch Filtering

Uploaded by SynthTronica on May 15, 2011

"This video demonstrates SynthTronica, the spectral synth by Leisuresonic for the iPad. This episode is another showcase of SynthTronica's Dynamic Multitouch Filter, an expressive and innovative musical controller, for use in live performance, and for touch sound synthesis."

Berlin Old school, analogue Synthesizers goes Tangerine dream or Klaus Schulze

YouTube Uploaded by Synthiefrau on May 15, 2011

"Hi lovely Synthfolks, this is a new improvisation with my lovely Synths like Berlin old school. Froese (Tangerine dream) or Schulze are my favorits. Sorry, my dog Susi is 13 not 30;-)))

I use two sequencers, one of the Synthesizers.com and the GRP A 8Sequencer. Effects comes from the Juno 60 and Doepfer Dark Energy. Leads comes from the Minimoog. Accords comes from the Roland V-Synth."

Hadikat Raja II, Première Partie

YouTube Uploaded by RADIOKLOW on May 15, 2011

First part here.
"Second version of a musical garden visited another day. Composition for keyboard Virus TI"

Buchla Chant

Buchla Chant from todd barton on Vimeo.

ADDAC System Added to Manufacturers Page

Check out http://addacsystem.org/ for what they have to offer. Remember, to check out the Manufacturers page now and then. You can find the link at the bottom of the MANUFACTURERS section on the right. These are the makers that visit the site and support our community. If you are a manufacturer and not on the page, feel free to shoot me an email with a 250px x 100px ad and I'll add you.

Robot chickens with banjos

Boss DS-330 (Dr. Synth)

Additional details at Ununseptium warehouse.

"This might be of interest to anyone currently tossed on the horns of the dilemma that is: 'Do I buy the Dr. Synth now, or carry on saving up my pennies until I can afford the brand new Roland XP-10 and benefit from having a built in keyboard?'"

the kids are growing

via jesper of electronic obsession: "My kids kept complaining that the old picture in the record shop was dated and that they looked too small and too young. So, this weekend we had a photoshoot to update it to their liking. And since it's become a serial in your blogg too, here's the link: http://www.electronic-obsession.se/

We did a bit of a "east-west theme" with what's probably the best known monosynths from each of the old superpowers. Being swedish and stuck as a "neutral" country in between it feels good to know that the legacy of the analogue world overcame the threat of nuclear war... or something like that. :)"

Gotta start them young. :)

Doepfer

Doepfer from Mark Angel on Vimeo.

"Fun with a Doepfer Dark Energy and a Electro-Harmonix Flanger Hoax."

QUASIMIDI SIRIUS

via this auction

ARP Axxe monophonic analog synth with Original Box

via this auction

ARP INSTRUMENTS
45 HARTWELL AVE.
LEXINGTON, MASS

Access Virus TI Polar 37 Key Synth

via this auction

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Moog Rogue Analog Synthesizer with Original Box

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via this auction

"Includes original packaging, including Moog box, warranty card, Herb Deutsch user manual and service manual. External AC adapter is a modern replacement."

SN 8402 - remember you can search for SNs - this one was up for auction in Feb 2010.

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Sequential Circuits Pro One Synthesizer 1983

via this auction

"Serial# 100+9260"

Buddha & Mushrooms

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ARP AXXE MODLE 2313 SYNTHESIZER with Patch Sheets

via this auction

BLACET MINIWAVE EURORACK MODDED

via this auction

"Famous Blacet Miniwave Module adapted by Plan B for use with eurorack systems. 10hp width but very deep. Will fit AS cases for sure and bottom row of a Lexington. To use in a Doepfer G6 you have to shift the bus boards to one side or the other to make it fit. Comes with PPG Wave/Prophet VS and original ROMs."

See the seller's other items for more.

MakeNoise Phonogene-Regenerative Record Patch

MakeNoise Phonogene-Regenerative Record Patch from Richard Devine on Vimeo.

"A variation from the Regenerative Record patch from the Phonogene manual. Infinite variations of regenerative slices and cutting on a live looping signal can be heard. The entire patch is running into the summed inputs of a Intellijel Mutagen. I then ran the main output of the Mutagen into the Phonogen, using it more like a stuttering edit plug-in on the master mix. The entire patch is completely modular using no other computers or external processing.

makenoisemusic.com/​Phonogene.html"

Analog Live Jam - twentyfive (pt.2)

YouTube Uploaded by traumaduo on May 14, 2011

"after a while here a brand new vid

you can hear part one on; http://soundcloud.com/spacebox/twentyfive

a live jam with some analog stuff

recorded dry without any effects in one take...

used stuff
Leploop - Masterclock, Kickdrum, Hihat, Synthbleeps
Korg MS20 - Clap + Percussive
Korg SQ10 - Controls the MS20
Lem Bit99; chord (played with MIDI)
Roland JX8-P bass, chords (played with MIDI)"

Yoko on synth - cat

flickr By Sawa Masaki

Sequential Circuits Prophet-5