Boss SP-303 Dr. Sample SP 303 Looper Sampler

via this auction

SN 6S90697

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Serviced Roland Juno-106 with Custom Wood Sides

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Roland MC-50 mk II 2 micro composer

via this auction

Roland RE 5 Space echo Vintage Digital delay

via this auction

SN Z950629

Yamaha CS 10 analog monophonic synthesizer

via this auction

Livewire Chaos Computer eurorack module in action

YouTube Uploaded by bigcitymusic on May 20, 2011

"Here is the long-awaited Livewire Chaos Computer eurorack module. We first heard of the Chaos Computer several years ago and it really is great to finally see it in action!"

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Vermona VSR-3 manual available

German and English manuals available at the VSR-3 product page here.

3 timeFrogs + 1 Ableton Live + 1 UndeadXG

YouTube Uploaded by UNDEADINSTRUMENTS on May 19, 2011

"Emmanuel Debarros live compositing session using 2 timeFrogs on the same Ableton Live. The third timeFrog receives MIDI data from Live and send it to UndeadXG synth, the unique sound renderer."

experimenting rotary assignment on timeFrog@factory from Undead Instruments on Vimeo.

"Inertial surface can take control over every timeFrog's rotary knob. Automatic note assignement in simpler/Ableton live. Zatsuon"

simpler sequencing on Ableton Live from Undead Instruments on Vimeo.

"timeFrog sequencing simpler/Ableton Live output."

Little MIDI Machine v2 coming soon!

via Synthetic Bits
"Version 2.0 features include:
Now a universal app, supports iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
CoreMIDI support, including network MIDI
MIDI clock sync for both Line 6 and CoreMIDI, send and receive
New random sequence mode
Updated graphics/UI
Still free

And more! Coming soon!

While we wait, if you’ve been enjoying the latest FunkBox updates and get a chance to leave an app store review (or update an old one), we’d really appreciate it! Every time we release an update it hides all the old reviews, which actually hurts us and has a noticeable negative effect on sales. So it really helps us out and encourages us to release more updates if you leave new reviews or update the old ones so they re-appear again. Thanks so much!"


Synthetic Bits, LLC - iTunes - Little MIDI Machine is currently free.
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

Beat Thang Finally Arrives? At Best Buy?

Beat Thang from Rowdy BKE on Vimeo.

"LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- "We wanted everyone to be able to produce music the same way we do," says Dallas Austin of the idea behind the Beat Thang. The Grammy-winning producer-songwriter-"keyboard fanatic" and owner of Atlanta-based Rowdy Electronics is introducing this groundbreaking mobile music-making machine through a joint venture with Nashville's BKE (Beat Kangz Electronics.) The Beat Thang will go on sale exclusively at Best Buy July 17, 2011 as a limited edition with a suggested retail price of $1,500.

Dallas Austin is the man behind multiplatinum hits by the likes of Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men, TLC, Madonna, Pink and Gwen Stefani. At Austin's level, producing music the same way he does means access to a library of 3,000+ original sounds (live drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, strings, horns, Latin and African percussion); hundreds of beats, patterns and loops; 65 digital effects (EQ, compression, reverb, delay, filter, chopped, screwed, reverse record); sampling; waveform editing; and mixing and mastering functionality, among other marvels.

Fully portable but also able to integrate with a Mac or PC, the Thang has a 3.5-inch color video LCD screen. It offers endless customization possibilities, including the option to tailor your setting to wherever inspiration strikes – at home, in the club, on the corner, onstage, even in the studio. Its cutting-edge features can be enjoyed anywhere courtesy of a rechargeable battery and sturdy metal frame no heavier than a laptop.

"We're musicians and beat-makers and artists, so the development of the Beat Thang got an extra layer of creativity and love," says BKE President Aja Emmanuel, formerly a globe-trotting product specialist for Sam Ash Music and Samson Technologies and an independent hip-hop artist (perhaps best known for the 2002 album It's Time.)

Emmanuel and Austin are proud to note that the Beat Thang has already won high-profile fans like Jermaine Dupri, P. Diddy, will.i.am, Jim Jonsin and "American Idol" in-house mentor Jimmy Iovine, who went so far as to introduce the handy piece of hardware to "AI" audiences. Austin will go even farther when he takes the Beat Thang with him to space aboard Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic in 2013.

Here on Earth, Austin is co-hosting pre-release parties with Best Buy in Nashville, Atlanta, New York and Miami to demonstrate the Beat Thang for industry VIP's. States Austin: "We'll be showing everyone how you can sing into it, play keyboards into it, put beats into it – anything," he says. "We'll also have a few for pre-order because once we hit the release date, it's anyone's guess how many will be available to the industry. We only produced 1,000 units and the buzz is running pretty hot."

Of course when Austin and Emmanuel started out in the music business, there was nothing like the Beat Thang. "It's like we made a list of everything we'd ever wanted as producers...and then went to work to put it all in one powerful machine that we could take with us whenever we wanted," states Emmanuel.

Notes Austin: "I remember being 11 or 12 and going to the music store every day to play the instruments. I couldn't afford any of them. And now Aja and I are going worldwide with the music machine of the future!"

To view the Beat Thang please visit http://beatthang.com/

©2011 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved."

"Features:

One octave pad layout with 8 banks so you can bang out beats or play the keys.
16 tracks so you can create patterns that can be performed and remixed on the fly.
16 layers of velocity sensitivity for emotive performance.
High Quality Sampler & waveform editing. Onboard sampler & resampler.
Edit sample start and end times. Process samples using features like normalize, reverse and resample.
Easy to use Realtime Sequencer. Create patterns in real time using quantize, swing, individual bar lengths, tap tempo then string them together in SONG mode.
Mixer with built in FX Change track, pad and pan levels.
Add 24bit reverb, delay, flange, phaser, pitch shift, old record and many more.
Add BANG with onboard mastering.
Export your songs as .wav files or save them to your Beat Kangz Playa Thang equipped iPhone or iPod Touch.
Rechargeable internal battery.
Pitch and Mod wheel.
2 high speed SD card slots.
256 MB Ram Stock.
Connects seamless with Beat Thang Software.
Rugged all metal chassis"

See the BeatKangz label below for it's history.

Max/MSP - Granular Synthesis Sound Collage

YouTube Uploaded by metabog on May 19, 2011

"Self explanatory"

Chimera Shuts Down

"Chimera Synthesis Ltd:
Sadly, due to a number of events over the last year, the Directors have decided that Chimera Synthesis Ltd will closedown.

Existing Orders:
By arrangement with Ben Fisher, outstanding existing orders will be fulfilled over the next short while. You will be written to about this very shortly if you have an outstanding order.

Refund/Cancelled Orders:
Chimera Synthesis Ltd will write to you in the near future regarding any refund/cancellation request.

Warranty:
By arrangement with Ben Fisher, existing warranties will be honoured. Please contact fisher.benc@gmail.com if you have a warranty issue.

The Future:
Please email Ben Fisher directly fisher.benc@gmail.com about the availability of bC/SM synthesizers and sequencers."

Moog Liberation

YouTube Uploaded by spoonster12 on May 19, 2011

"Demo for eBay auction."

No Personal Calls

YouTube Uploaded by JohnLRice on May 20, 2011

"Just a bit of playing around. Mainly a test of the new Modcan vocoder I recently got. Did I mention it has cats?

Thanks for watching!

PS - Hai Wigglers! ;-)"

Analogue Solutions Europa Sequencer running Jomox MBase999 & Moog Slim Phatty

YouTube Uploaded by bigcitymusic on May 19, 2011

"In this video Peter is using the Analogue Solutions Europa as the master to the Jomox XBase 999 drum machine and Moog Slim Phatty monosynth."

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Demo: Quasimidi Quasar, Yamaha PSS-790, Casio CT-403, Roland VP-330

YouTube Uploaded by susarom on May 20, 2011

"Short Demo of:
Quasimidi Quasar
Yamaha PSS-790 (Drums)
Casio Casiotone CT-403
Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus

Music: Susan Rom
Voice/Vocoder: Marko Ettlich - RetroSound"

NI Razor Sounds including vocoder

YouTube Uploaded by sonicstate on May 20, 2011
follow-up to this post.

DOEPFER Fun 1 (MAQ 16/3 + MS 404)

YouTube Uploaded by Korgator on May 20, 2011

Moog ambient 2011 a

YouTube Uploaded by percianterocco on May 20, 2011

"Moog voyager rack"

Yamaha CS01II plays BIG MUFF by Depeche Mode

YouTube Uploaded by peahix on May 19, 2011

"Download this track at: http://snd.sc/iyLd2s

The Yamaha CS01II is the first real synthesizer I ever owned. I got it when I was about 14 years old, back in 1985 or so. I noticed that I could get reasonable approximations of most of the sounds from Depeche Mode's "Speak & Spell" album with it, but at the time I didn't have the means to make decent multi-track cover versions, even after I got a 4-track.

Recently I was studying the Depeche Mode 5.1 surround mixes, and realized that I could clearly hear all the distinct parts of alot of the songs, so I decided to throw together some renditions using just my trusty old Yamaha CS01II as the sole sound source (including the drums), just to see how close I could get to the originals using very limited means.

The actual musical arrangement is about 100% accurate. The sounds themselves are of course only approximations, and most of them don't have the same level of timbral detail as the ARP originals. I sequenced the whole thing in Cubase via a Kenton Pro Solo going into the custom CV/Gate inputs on my CS01II, recording each monophonic line in one at a time. Cubase provided the reverb and EQ, otherwise it's all CS01II. I've deliberately been quite pure about this process- other than the reverb/delay/EQ, there's no manipulation of the sounds going on here. This is, for me, mostly a technical exercise, so it wouldn't make much sense to process the sounds very much, as that would only take it further away from the native sound of the CS01II.

I don't really consider these to be "covers" as such- if I were covering these tunes, I'd do something creative with them as opposed to just mimicing them as closely as possible. I don't have any desire to "cover" these songs in that sense. At any rate, this project has been a good exercise in close listening and mixing for me, so I see that as the main reward for my efforts."

Also see:
Yamaha CS01II plays ICE MACHINE by Depeche Mode
Yamaha CS01II plays NEW LIFE by Depeche Mode
Yamaha CS01II plays JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH by Depeche Mode

Pea runs Optigan.com

Buchla259 Morph and Pan Audio

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M__Krusher & timeFrog on virus @ IC

M__Krusher from Undead Instruments on Vimeo.

"XG synth sysex control by the timeFrog."

timeFrog on virus @ IC 2011/05/17 from Undead Instruments on Vimeo.

"timeFrog on Access Virus. short session demonstrating asynchroneous use of 4 step sequencer & note automation into the synth. Mik Mak & primateElectriq"

See the Undead Instruments label below for more.

Minimoog Aquatarkus tuning

YouTube Uploaded by Kurtsamps on May 19, 2011

"Minimoog Oscillator Tuning for Aquatarkus"

Roland Jupiter 8 Vintage Synth (JP-8)

via this auction

Synare Tympani Vintage Drum Pad Synthesizer

via this auction

"Used frequently throughout many genres of music, the Synare Tympani provides the look and feel of a real drum, with the fully customizable sounds that simply can't be had with a plain old MIDI-control pad."

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ARP OMNI 2 MODEL 2473 SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

"Serial # 24730829"

One more shot of the inside below.

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casio CTK-500 - reverse bend

YouTube Uploaded by cv11223344 on May 19, 2011

"found a bend that reverses any sound the keyboard plays. cool!"

Casio CTK-500s on eBay

Commodore 64 KX-64R Custom Modified C64! SID Chip Synth

via this auction

"designed especially to run the prophet64 / MSSIAH TB-303 emulator, monosynth, Drum machine & sequencer...

+ 5" LCD screen + External sound
+ internally mounted and powered SD2IEC drive - load & save better than a 1541!
+ 4 analogue controllers with on/off switch for each port
+ Contains 1 x 8580 SID chip
(modular upgradable to Stereo SID2SID, if you have an assembled SID2SID with SIL headers)
+ Audio out by 1 x 1/4" mono jack - using this jack port disables the external sound!
+ Self contained - you can run this with no peripherals!
+ Also has standard A/V out - for use with a normal C64 DIN A/V cable.
+ Custom screen and underside labels (Serial # 001)
+ days of work put into it!"

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Capturing the Ionosphere: Ground Station Calliope - DIY Satellite

A project by Sandy Antunes on Kickstarter. See the link for additional details and to pledge. If you pledge enough you can get your name engraved in the Calliope! It does burn up on re-entry though. :)

"The short version: buy mission patches and flight pins and you are supporting a home-built orbiting satellite for converting the ionosphere to music for you and everyone to listen to!...

Ever wonder how active space is? Soon, you'll be able to hear it. In 2011, one of the most novel musical instruments will be launched into space: Project Calliope. 'Capturing the Ionosphere' is the effort to capture and record what Calliope 'hears' for its brief 6-12 week life, and bring that to musicians. Called sonification, it lets you hear the activity of the ionosphere, that layer of space where low-earth satellites fly and where the auroras occur."

Some addition info from http://projectcalliope.com/ for the archives:
"Project Calliope is a home-built satellite, launcing in 2011 to convert the ionosphere (where auroras occur) into sound so we can hear on Earth just how active space is. The data will be sent down as MIDI data via amateur ham radio for anyone to hear, and we'll make it available to musicians as royalty-free MIDI tracks to use, reuse and remix into cool music. I like the idea of flying something in space whose purpose is to make music until it dies-- music from science."

small demo of some Ingo Weider presets.

YouTube Uploaded by SPFXsynthesisers on May 19, 2011

"a small selection of Ingo Weidner presets for the virtual ARP Quadra."

Studio Electronics SE-1

via this auction

SN 3021

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Oberheim Matrix 6 synthesizer keyboard W/ box & manuals

via this auction

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ARP OMNI II SYNTHESIZER

via this auction

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Korg DW-8000 w ANGEL CITY MOD

via this auction

"info about the angel city mod:
One aftermarket add-on, the Angel City mod, was available for the DW-8000. No longer being sold by Angel City but still available by Musitronics for € 78. This is exactly the same upgrade and are even using the original Angel City install document (complete with "Angel City" copyright throughout).

The product description reads:

KORG DW/EX 8000 Systemexpansion

This expansion offers completely new features for your DW/EX 8000 Synthesizer. The most remarkable are:

Splitting and Doubling Sounds Local off function Key Transpose, Random MG Waveform and Compare function Two MIDI Send- and Receive channels Compare and MIDI Program Change for all 128 Sounds Our new operating system expands the function of your DW/EX 8000 dramatically. Create completely new sounds using the new splitting and doubling features. Use the Local ON/Off function to control one ore more external sound modules with one part of your keyboard while playing your DW/EX 8000 with the other one. Since the DW/EX 8000 now has two MIDI Send- and Receive channels, this expansion offers a two part MIDI multi mode. The voice allocation is done dynamically.

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Original Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Synthesizer Operation Manual

via this auction

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Jupiter-8, TR-808: 5th planet

YouTube Uploaded by TheSynthFreq on May 19, 2011

"NOTE: There seems to be a slight technical glitch in the video recording at 3:00 or so. Not sure why that is. Got to love technology sometimes.

Synths used: Jupiter-8 : Arp with delay, mono lead with delay. TR-808: Arp trig for JP, and programmed pattern D-50: midi to JV-880 Tines Alpha Juno-1 : Juno 'tines'

Please enjoy! :)
:) TSF and the synths"

71 Buchla Pan and Morph

YouTube Uploaded by 7thDanSound on May 19, 2011

"I'm starting out trying automated panning with the 292e and then I go on to more droning territory. I'm finding new and interesting sounds as I go along. It's incredible how deep and powerful this very small system is. And I'm not even using all of it!"

Update:

Buchla259 Morph and Pan by 7thDanSound
"This is a continuation of the patch from one of my videos. I just had to record some more of it."

iPad, Konkreet Performer & Traktor 2 - Dubstep Wobble Experiment

YouTube Uploaded by mauricenorris on May 18, 2011

"An experiment using an iPad and the Konkreet Performer app to control dubstep wobble / LFO sounds and drum effects in Traktor 2.

Download the Traktor 2 and OSCulator template files for free at http://digitaldjtools.net/news/traktor-mapping-for-konkreet-performer-wobbula..."

Konkreet Performer - Konkreet Labs - iTunes
iPads on eBay

Traktor 2 iPad Controller - "Mashy' v2 for TouchOSC

Uploaded by mauricenorris on May 16, 2011

"A simple, yet powerful TouchOSC iPad layout for Traktor Pro 2, allowing simultaneous control of effects with hotcues, beatmashing / slicing, loops and sample decks.

To download this and more Traktor / TouchOSC templates for free, visit: http://digitaldjtools.net"

TouchOSC - hexler - iTunes

Computers in Action

YouTube Uploaded by dj2mn on May 18, 2011

"Here's me and my hair in 1982 demonstrating a sound card for the Apple II that makes "three distinct tones" which were in fact square waves. If i remember correctly you could peek & poke machine code values to change the duty cycle of the waveform, but mostly you just bleeped away in square.

The clip is from the ABC Children's Education show "Computers in Action" which was showing kids the amazing things computers could do at the time. I think the segment after mine was about traffic lights.

(Apologies for the poor audio, there was a plug loose somewhere. Also, yes, this is hilarious, you are allowed to lol.)"

Computers in Action Theme

Uploaded by dj2mn on May 18, 2011

"I composed the theme for a 1983 ABC TV edumacational show for kids called "Computers in Action." If you're thinking to yourself "Look Around You" then you'd be right - but this was the real thing. Transferred from old VHS with a dodgy audio cable so apologies for the sound. As if you really need it in THX."

Original SERGE Modular Synthesizer + TKB

via this auction
"- Original Serge Modular -

Super Rare Includes TKB

Including a bunch of patch cords from the same era

Original Serge modular in good condition. This was just serviced and got a clean bill of health. A number of older patch cables included. The middle panel got new panel surface on the right 2 modules and multiples (Banana-1/4 Jack-1/8 Jack). Very professionally done, no expense spared. Nice and complete system! Includes rare modules not available anymore..

Short 3-day auction since I'd like to have enough time to pack and post before going on a trip (1 week). Grab your chance..

MODULES:
Timbral Oscillator, Precision VCO, Audio Mixer, Wave Multipliers, Extended Range VCF, Universal Equal Power Audio Processor, Noise Source, Precision VCO, Dual Universal Slope Generator, Ring Modulator, VCA, Dual Transient Generator, Variable Slope VCF, Dual Processor, Jack Multiple and the TKB.

A piece of history. VERY rare to find such a nice and complete setup!"

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Dr. Böhm Digital Drums & Moog MG 1

YouTube Uploaded by SyntheticMachines on May 19, 2011

"Another demo made with the Moog Concertmate MG1. Drums are the Dr. Böhm Digital Drums."

MaceoParker.mov [Saxophone Meets Moog]

YouTube Uploaded by MoogMusicInc on May 19, 2011

"Beginning with the natural sound of Maceo's Fresh N' Funky Alto Sax, we quickly hurdle into another dimension by adding the MF-101 Low Pass Filter to the mix. Crankin' on the Cutoff knob of the MF-101 Low Pass Filter draws out an analog "Wah" that allows for additional sonic articulations -- say, "Wah-wah What?!?" It is recommended to keep the Resonance & Mix on the high side to bring out the most color when using this charismatic extension of your horn's voice. The MF-102 Ring Modulator, and MF-103 12-Stage Phaser are being used here to add anywhere from subtle tremolo effects, to mild grit to the tones being passed from the MF-101 Low Pass Filter, and MF-104Z Analog Delay. The root of all Space-Funk is in our MF-104Z Analog Delay -- setting the Delay Time knob to a desirable tempo/pulse, and the Feedback knob to the desirable echo length, gives Maceo an analog canvas to work with that he can both apply color to, and take color from -- watch as he pauses to explore his audio imprint, then snatches it back to shape again. Rocking on the Delay Time switch, and tweaking the Delay Time knob at the end of Maceo's phrases twists his sound to an otherworldly degree, creating a stunning sonic vertigo. Where will our Moogerfoogers take your horn?"

MOOG ROGUE analog synthesizer

via this auction

SN 6164

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70's KORG M500SP MICRO PRE SET SYNTHESIZER

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ARP Quadra vintage analog synthesizer

via this auction

SN 24630484

"The unit was just fully serviced. My tech tried to get the aftertouch working but was unsuccessful so please be aware."

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Electrix Warp Factory vocoder

via this auction

SN 010566

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Access Virus TI 61 key sythesizer

via this auction

SN DKDyULqCoNV

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Ensoniq ASR-X Pro sampler

via this auction

SN ASR-13428

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Roland S-760 Rackmount Sampler Video Output Card

via this auction

Update via synthetic in the comments: "Note to anyone buying this that the VGA out is really weird on this thing. Also it needs a mouse that can screw into that 9-pin jack (supposed to come with it.) But the sampler is much easier to use with this installed."

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Roland RE-201 Space Echo vintage delay/reverb

via this auction

SN 522439

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