Jean Michel Jarre Oxygene 4 cover

Published on Mar 2, 2013 starshipfive·10 videos

"No copyright infrigement intented.
Used for the purpose of criticism and education.

This is my own cover version of Oxygene 4 by Jean Michel Jarre; is not quite like the original, neither isn't intent to be like the original.

Background track sequenced on cubase, passed then to Roland SP-404 and then trigged on it.

Main sounds played:
Pads - Kurzweil PC3 and Roland V-synth v2
Brass lead -Yamaha AN1X
Synth strings - Roland D-50, Akai Miniak
Leads - Korg MS-20, Korg T3 triggering Yamaha Motif-rack"

via Michel Fernandes on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Laurentide - Nebulatron

Published on Mar 4, 2013 piamuk·35 videos

"Song starts out with a drone on the Minimoog Voyager OS. After a couple of minutes the second drone on the MFOS Soundlab Mini-Synth comes it. Finally the "melody" is on the Moog Prodigy. Accompanying effects are Moog MF-104M Analog Delay & Electro-Harmonix Cathedral.

Thanks for watching!"

Moog, DSI, Arturia & Korg Improvs by REWO

Jam Moog Little Phatty with DSI Mopho Keys, Arturia Minibrute, Korg Wavestation EX and REWO
Published on Mar 4, 2013

"Little jam with these fantastic instruments. Recorded in one go. Mopho (upgoing sequence), MiniBrute (the vibrato melody sequence) and the Wavestation (chord progression) are sequenced. Improvised solo on the Little Phatty on top of that.

By REWO (who is René van der Wouden)

http://www.renevanderwouden.net"

Improvised session with Moog instruments like the Moog Minimoog Voyager and the Little Phatty
Published on Mar 4, 2013 renevanderwouden·149 videos

"Little jam with these fantastic instruments. Recorded in one go. Moog Minimoog Voyager sequenced via Logic Pro 8. Improvised solo on the Little Phatty on top of that.

By REWO (who is René van der Wouden)

http://www.renevanderwouden.net"

ROLAND 4-Channel Mixer / Synthesizer, Model CMU-800 SN 317458

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via this auction

If anyone knows where to find the software for this please comment or shoot me an email. From the description of the auction it sounds like this one comes with it, but if you bid, be sure to make sure with the seller on eBay.

"The Roland CMU-800 is a four-channel mixer with internal preset voices and sequencer software for an Apple II or PC. There is a ribbon cable out the back with a card attached. It features analog synthesis with fixed sounds. Four note polyphony in the chord section, monophonic bass and melody synth sections, and an analog drum section.

The Chord/Melody section has only 1 sound. The drum section is similar to the TR-606 Drumatix, and the bass section is similar to the TB-303 Bassline (some limited adjustments in sound were possible via software). It has separate melody, bass, chord, rhythm, mix outputs. There's also 8 cv/gate outs to run external analog equipment by control voltages, and there's a click in/out. On the face it has knobs for portamento, Melody sustain & decay, Bass decay, and Chord decay. It also has volume level sliders for each of the instruments and a master volume slider. The software uses a similar music programming method as the MC-8 or MC-4."

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Clavia Nord Lead 1 Virtual Analog Synthesizer

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via this auction

Lots of red going on in these shots.

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RITM-2 (Rhytm-2) soviet analog synthesizer

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via this auction

This is the one in this video.

"This synthesizer was manufactured by Kirovsky musical instruments' factory in 1984, designer - Viktor Nikulin. The EMI Ritm 2 is an one-voice keyboard synthesizer designed for solo, ensembles and orchestral playing musical compositions of any genre. It can be used both for educational needs and creating different musical effects. This synthesizer can be used with an acoustic amplifier which has a response of 0,775. There is a possibility to use a low frequency amplifier such as radio receiver, TV and tape recorder. The quality of the sounding depends on an acoustic amplifier.

Control parametrs name: pitch wheel, modulation slider, modulation frequency, registers (4'8'16'32'), tuning modulation on, modulation amount, modulation waveform, noise, square waveform level, select waveform, wave level, cutoff, key track (1/1-1/2), resonance, modulation form/depth, phone, contour osc, output, memory, filter - attack, decay, sustain, release."

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Buchla Improv: Wood, Steel and Glass Sequence

Published on Mar 4, 2013 djangosfire·97 videos

"Patch utilizing a 245 style sequencer that I'm building right now"

Molecule synth: 2 Synths, one with LFO control and one with light sensor

Published on Mar 4, 2013 Ashley Elsdon·171 videos

"More fun experimenting"

http://www.moleculesynth.com

Circuit Bent Triple Threat Dub Shot Siren by freeform delusion

Published on Mar 4, 2013

"Triple Threat - Dub Shot Siren - Those classic retro Atari sound FX

Switched 1/4inch mono jack output
yellow LED
pitch control
three momentary buttons for each sound
three toggle switches to loop each sound
plus bonus sound fx when you use the left and centre switches together

.fd. online
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/freeform-delusion/144587583120
Twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/freeformd
eBay - freeform-delusion on eBay (RSS)
My older Circuit Bending channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/eecouk?fe..."

Jaws Theme Song [Hammerhead Mix]

Uploaded on Feb 17, 2012

"Jaws was composed by John Williams in 1975 for the Steven Spielberg movie. I think he was inspired by contemporary classical music and managed to make it cool and popular. I'm also including an interlude using Psycho (even simpler theme than Jaws I guess, one single note) and The Exorcist, which is actually the opening of Tubular Bells by my hero Mike Oldfield.

The instrument is a Clavia Nord Stage 2, using a sampled Bösendorfer piano (I'm cheating and playing an octave with only one finger), an Hammond B3 organ simulation, and sampled strings with phaser and overdrive.

Better sound: http://soundcloud.com/didlybom/jaws"



via Olivier Lebra on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Mattson SQ816 Desktop Sequencer

via George Mattson on Facebook

You are likely familiar with the new Division 6 / Mattson SQ16 sequencers in eurorack and Mattson Mini Modular format.  It will also be available in a stand alone desktop format as pictured here.

MIDI Pattern Sequencer Updated to V1.2

"What's New in Version 1.2
● MIDI presets can set initial parameters for tracks such as Bank/Program and CC/RPN/NRPN controllers (learn mode available).
● Presets can be sent at start of playback/recording or at selecting pattern/song or sent at any time using hotkey.
● Hotkeys panel is available in any mode with buttons Start/Stop playback, Send presets, Clear track, Clear automation.
● Hotkey to lock external input to prevent unintended changing pattern notes and automation.
● Export complete song or individual patterns to MIDI files (include automation).
● Possibility upload and download complete project files to copy on another iPad or backup.
● Access through any Web browser to MIDI and project files in local WiFi network.
● Copying entire measure or defined area to clipboard and paste in specified position.
● Changing number of patterns in project and song pages (increase).
● Fixed some minor bugs."

You can find additional info and a link to the manual at the MIDI Pattern Sequencer site here.


iTunes:
MIDI Pattern Sequencer - iMusicAlbum
iOS Devices on eBay - Daily Tech Deals

Mutable Instruments Anushri Synthesizer

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via this auction

You might remember the top pic from this previous post.  It's been re-listed with no reserve along with some new pics.

Restoring an Analog Synth - RITMI Musicali

Restoring an analog synth part 2 from amsonx on Vimeo.

"This is the audio version plus some shot of the magazine with synth schemes
(audio stop at 1.15)

here some moore schemes shot

http://www.flickr.com/photos/retinalflow/"

Anyone know more about this particular synth?

KHN'SHS vs VS. AMS AntiMediaScramble

KHN'SHS vs VS. AMS AntiMediaScramble from amsonx on Vimeo.

Prime prove di montaggio del concerto KHN'SHS vs VS.
AMS AntiMediaScramble 22 Febbraio casa della Musica , Genova Photos by Lidia Giusto

MacBeth Mk1 Modules & Eurorack.

via Ken MacBeth on Facebook:

"I am liking this a lot! A great abstract mash up! Mr Stefano Bertoli on MacBeth Mk1 Modules - the same as used by Hans Zimmer on the 'ol Dark Knight Rises!"

MacBeth Six Oscillator Dual Filter Touch Keyboard Synth

via Ken MacBeth on Facebook:

"The plans...the plans! This will be my biggest, most expensive project to date! 6 Oscillators, Dual SV filters interchangable with Dual Transistor Ladder filters, Interchangeable 'Real Keys' with 'Touch Keys' Dual EMS style Ring Modulators, Stereo Tape delay Simulation.......and more. Over 100 infinitely variable control parameters will make this the most exciting analogue synthesizer of the year!"

"This is effectively the amalgamation of the VORTEX project and the NEXUS project!"

Arturia Minibrute Demo

Published on Mar 4, 2013 esersound1·18 videos

"A quick demo of this monster which I had luck to try out for two days. No external FX or compression. In some (realy not musch) cases I`ve had to use EQ, due to the specific sound of this unit. For me - great job from a software producer.

Enjoy!

Hunart©"

Minibrutes on eBay

double prodigy³

Published on Mar 4, 2013 Ebotronix·600 videos

"Moog Prodigy octet
CP 251 noise to Prodigy audio in (snare) & CV mix for MP 201( 4x lfo)
Maestro Ringmodulator input: Prodigy 1 - carrier in: Prodigy 2
Alesis 3630
Aphex model 104
TC M one XL
Kenton Pro solo , Pro Solo mk2 & Prodigy socket kid"

All parts here.

RC CIRCUIT BENT CASIO PT-82 KEYBOARD / SYNTHESIZER BEAST

Published on Mar 4, 2013

"MODIFIED RARE WHITE CASIO PT82

EXTREME PITCH CONTROL
LPF
WARP MODULATION
ARPEGGIO SWITCH
GLITCH DRONE SWITCH
ENVELOPE LED"

Resonance Circuits on eBay (RSS)

Vintage ARP 2508 Analog Synthesizer SN 75-015

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"This item is in very nice shape! It is very clean inside, and all parts look to be in great shape / well maintained. The fuses were replaced as a proactive measure for functionality. This was pulled working from a music studio at a local college."

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Studio Electronics SE-1X

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Glossy finish!

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Chauliodus Bass Synth for iOS

"Chauliodus is a synthesizer that specializes in the bass.
You can play the bass line from built-in sequencer, external MIDI devices, external sequencers, and other iOS applications.
It is possible to change the parameters of the filter by using gyroscope; you can get interesting effects by shaking the iPhone or iPad.
You can also enjoy dubstep wobble bass since LFO rate is synchronized to the tempo, and settable by each step!

Specifications:

Implemented Features:
- OSC x 2
Saw Wave / Square Wave
- SubOSC x 2
Square Wave / Sine Wave
- Glide
- Filter x 1
LPF/BPF
Manipulate the CutOff Frequency and Resonance by using gyroscope.
- EG x 2
- LFO x 1
- FX
Delay
Over Drive
- Real-Time Recording
- 16 steps Pattern Sequencer
- 300 bars Song Sequencer

Others:
- Wireless Sync-Start Technology (WIST) is supported.
- AudioCopy is supported.
- CoreMIDI is supported.
- Supported background playback.
- Universal support for iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad.

-----
AudioCopy is a trademark and software of Sonoma Wire Works.
WIST is a trademark and software of KORG INC."

iTunes:
Chauliodus - Sobal Corporation
iOS Devices on eBay - Daily Tech Deals

Vintage German Synth Ads

Pictured:
1978 German Akai Synthesizer-100f
1978 PPG 1020/250
1978 ICS Formant

 via Sven Steglich Blog where you'll find more.

1973 Mood Ad

flickr By svensteglich

"Moog Anzeige 1973

Moog Anzeige aus Fachblatt Musikmagazin, Juli 1973, Seite 18

Link zum Blog-Eintrag: blog.svensteglich.de/moog-anzeige-1973/

Mehr historisches Material zu Synthesizern und Musikelektronik gibt es unter
blog.svensteglich.de."

Googlish:

"Moog ad 1973

Moog display of the journal Music Magazine, July 1973, page 18

Link to blog post: blog.svensteglich.de/moog-anzeige-1973 /

There is more historical material to synthesizers and electronic music under it
blog.svensteglich.de."

1982 Yamaha Before & After Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

"Yamaha CS01 Synthesizer, MA10 Headphone Amplifier, MH10 Stereo Headphones and MM10 Stereo Mic/Line Mixer 'Before. After. Affordable Alternative...' Producer Series two-page colour advertisement from page 8 and 9 in the October 1982 issue of Keyboard Magazine."

Roland Vintage Synth Expansion Board SR-JV80-04 Part1

Published on Mar 4, 2013 synthartist69·1,071 videos

"Here is a demo of the Roland Vintage Synth Expansion Board SR-JV80-04 for the Roland XP,JV,and XV series synthesizers. In this video I have it plugged into a slot on the Roland JV1000. This is a demo of patches 1 - 4."

Roland Vintage Synth Expansion Board SR-JV80-04 Part 2

Published on Mar 5, 2013

"Here is a demo of the Roland Vintage Synth Expansion Board SR-JV80-04 for the Roland XP,JV,and XV series synthesizers. In this video I have it plugged into a slot on the Roland JV1000. This is a demo of patches 5 - 8."

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Crumar Nerve Centre 15 - a new use

Published on Mar 4, 2013 organfairy·365 videos

"In the last video I made a small one-octave keyboard and before this I investigated an old drum machine. Now it's the time to put these two musical items together with something in between and make it into a small (maybe small-ish) auto-orchestra.

The music that plays during the construction phase is something I made several years ago on Yamaha HE-8 and Viscount RBX-850 organs and Roland JX-8P synthesizer."

Added to part 1 here.

Snazzy FX: Chaos Brother Videos

Snazzy FX: Chaos Brother -Changing Waveforms
Published on Mar 4, 2013

"Adjusting the Chaos knob to go from repeating lfo like waveform, to chaotic waves."


SNAZZY FX:chaos brother-crazy modulator
Published on Mar 4, 2013

"Listening to a vco modulated by the chaos brothers X output.

We play with speed as well as bring in some cv from a second vco.

This second vco is modulated by the y output."

Snazzy Fx -techno
Published on Mar 4, 2013

"Upcoming module through wow and flutter module, chaos brother gate out plugged into rotate in on 4ms rcd, ardcore providing hi-hats and snare(fac drums), dronebank used for cowbell/bell percussion...kick from blue lantern...dpo for bass...mfb for trigger sequences, rene for bassline"

Novation Supernova 2 Demos by synth4ever

Novation SUPERNOVA 2 - Ambient / chillout electronic space music drone soundscape

Published on Mar 4, 2013 synth4ever·22 videos

"Demo of Novation Supernova 2 synthesizer / keyboard.

Playing a dreamy, relaxing spacey ambient electronic music soundscape. Utilizing 3 oscillators, portamento, reverb, panning, tremolo, envelope and filter adjustments.

Live improvisation, no external processing. Excerpt from a longer session.

=====

For more, visit:

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/synth4ever
SoundCloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/synth4ever
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/synth4ever.music
Bandcamp: http://synth4ever.bandcamp.com (buy music)"

Novation Supernovas on eBay

Novation SUPERNOVA II - Dreamy ambient arpeggiator space music soundscape

Erthenvar / Make Noise Lunchbox Easel [guided tour]

Published on Mar 3, 2013 donaldjasoncrunk·21 videos

"this is a tour of my new "Lunchbox Music Easel" (suggest a better name in the comments, PLEASE!). i try to explain my reasoning behind the module choices, and how it stacks up against the new Buchla Music Easel. i think it does well! this narrative intended for people with modular synthesizer knowledge. non nerds beware

the next video will be some performances with the Lunchbox easel - the sounds you hear in the background of this narrative come from 2 20 minute sets located on my soundcloud, pure lunchbox performances. https://soundcloud.com/donaldcrunk

buy the case here: http://erthenvar.com/store/lunchbox
and of course http://makenoisemusic.com/


ALSO: please download and enjoy my new record, released this week by Kamagraph Records!!!!!!!!!! http://kamagraphrecords.com/main.cfm \m/\m/"

MMTA Spring SYNTHFEST 2013 Event Details

MMTA SYNTHFEST on Facebook

Update: Mark Vail, author of Vintage Synthesizers and former Editor of Keyboard Magazine will be in attendance at the Mattson Mini Modular Booth.  If you have a copy of his book, bring it in to get it signed. Also I added London Bridge Studios to the list.

As announced on February 7th, the MMTA Spring Synth Fest is coming to Shoreline Community College just north of Seattle on March 16th! You can find a map of the campus here (building 800).  The event is completely free so if you are in the area, do drop by.  It's a great chance to see gear you might not otherwise and a chance to sync up and converse with others that share your interests.  Note you do not have to bring any gear to attend, so if you can only make an hour or two, drop by.  The festival runs from 10AM - 5PM PST, but if you plan to bring gear you can start setting up at 8AM. There will be four rooms this year.  The Petting Zoo Room will be where people can bring their gear and mingle.  For those who attended previous events at the PNW Synth Gatherings at Renton Technical college, this is your room.  Along with The Petting Zoo, there will be a Jam Session room where you can jam along with others,  a Presentation room where dedicated lectures and performances will be given throughout the day (see the schedule below for some interesting talks lined up), and finally there will be a "Tradeshow Room" where manufactures will showcase their latest gear.

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3/03

"In celebration of 3/03. Recorded using a TT-303 and Elektron Octatrack."

analog joystick module+echo

Published on Mar 3, 2013 panote09·107 videos

panote09 on eBay (RSS)

light show synth and synth guitar

Published on Mar 3, 2013 SuperRoss007·376 videos

Diabolical Devices (Class A) (RSS)

jamming on my microkorg

3 Modules

Published on Mar 3, 2013

"Modcan 03a, 17a, 48a"

[caknobs] Live performance setting (TR-606 707,BassStation,REVOLUTION's test jam )

Published on Mar 3, 2013 Caknobs·38 videos

"箱で行うライブ用に考えたセッティングのテスト音出し（自宅リハーサル）です。現場に­機材を1人で歩いて持っていくという前提があるため、必要最小限の機材で構成していま­す（でもケーブルやアダプターやラックなんかも含めると全部で約25kgという重量）­。なおyoutubeにアップした動画では初めてBossの8chミキサーBX-80­を使用しています。8ｃｈミキサーとしてはかなり軽量な部類に入ると思います。外に持­ち運ぶための入力の多いミキサーとしてハードオフで購入したものです。

This is the arrangement for the performance performed at a club. and a rehearsal in my studio.
I carry these machines to a club on foot. Therefore, I chose as lightweight a machine as possible.

[使用機材 / Machines]
Boss BX-80 (8ch , EFX SND×1 ) : Mixer
Roland TR-606 , TR-707 : Drum Machine
Novation BassStation : Synthesizer
FUTURERETRO REVOLUTION : Synthesizer
Boss RPS-10,RPD-10,RDD-20 : Effect Box
ALESIS NanoVerb : Effect Box"

"SPACE DRONE" ARP 2600 & MAKE NOISE RENE

"SPACE DRONE" ARP 2600 & MAKE NOISE RENE PATCH TUTORIAL BY KIP KUBIN from Kip Kubin on Vimeo.

"I'll admit some some envy of those at NAMM making amazing drones and sequences on the Buchla Music Easel. so I decided to do my best with the Arp2600 and my Make Noise Rene. I'll also admit the the Rene is so good at what it does I barely touched it and out came some of the best music I've heard from my Arp."

Modular Synth Patch 11 : Glitch Safari by XidZeta

Published on Mar 3, 2013 broembach·26 videos

"Downtempo/Glitch/IDM Modular Synth patch on eurorack system. All sounds coming from modular synthesizer. www.xidzeta.com for free music"

via Benjamin Roembach-Clark on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Yamaha Mobile Music Sequencer - Overview - iPad App

Published on Mar 3, 2013 yamahacorporation·1,557 videos


"Yamaha's new Mobile Music Sequencer enables composers to combine a range of phrase patterns and create musical compositions intuitively, following the flow of composition, from phrases to sections and from sections to songs.

Wherever you are, you can now sketch the outline of a composition. In addition, you can use the ingredients to delicately craft songs on a Yamaha synthesizer, or in Steinberg Cubase."

iTunes:
Mobile Music Sequencer - US - Yamaha Corporation of America
iOS Devices on eBay - Daily Tech Deals

Minitaur Berlin School

Published on Mar 3, 2013 James Lewin·28 videos


"Testing out the Moog Minitaur in a Berlin Scool context - step sequenced with a Synthesizers.com Q960 step sequencer.

The Korg Electribe ER-1 is being used to to trigger the sequencer, which is controlling the Minitaur via its control voltage inputs."

Minituars on eBay

lighted rocker box synth controller & tunable synth guitar

Published on Mar 3, 2013 SuperRoss007·374 videos

Dementia Labs on eBay

tunable synth guitar

Published on Mar 3, 2013

Make Noise Shared System: Alessandro Cortini: ACMN1 & ACMN2 Pre-Orders

The second release using the Make Noise Shared System modular (pictured) is open for pre-orders at TRASH_AUDIO here.  This one is by Alessandro Cortini.   If you want a copy, you might want to pre-order now.  Richard Divine's release has sold out, and I hear that over 100 of Alessandro's are already spoken for.

Also see:
Richard Devine Share System NAMM Performance
Make Noise Records Shared System MNR001 Richard Divine
MakeNoise Records & Richard Devine's Latest EP "Creature"

Modular Wild Presents SOUNDS-TYME SEFARI MK 1 BASICS

Published on Mar 3, 2013 modularwild·19 videos

"SOUNDS. An exploration of the TYME SEFARI MK1 by The Harvestman.Sound and Video by Raul Pena © 2013 Raul Pena"

Moog Taurus II Pedals

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via this auction

Sequence - First Look

Sequence - First Look from Dimitri Diakopoulos on Vimeo.

"Sequence is a new euclidean MIDI sequencer for iPhone // Launching 04 March 2013

http://sequence.nyquistresearch.com"

iOS Devices on eBay - Daily Tech Deals

Roland System 100 Analog Sequencer

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via this auction

AGL - Quickie

Published on Mar 3, 2013

http://www.audiogl.com

"I haven't uploaded a video for over a year, so here's a quick demo.

All of these sounds are synthesized in realtime by AudioGL.

This project file is included with the program. (RandomMix.agl)
Download the trial version and check it out:
http://www.audiogl.com/en/downloads

Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/AudioGL/264653900273868"

iMini, Tabletop, Audiobus, HD and HQ Audio

Published on Mar 3, 2013

"A demo of 3 iMini's running in Tabletop, with a iMPC playing a beat, then AC into Audiobus and Cubasis. It's also a test video for better sound quality and picture quality as we had a few comments about having better sound, hope this is OK.."

iTunes:
iMini - Arturia
iMPC - Akai Professional
Tabletop - Retronyms
Audiobus - A Tasty Pixel
iOS Devices on eBay - Daily Tech Deals

Astronauta Pinguim: An Interview with Larry Fast

"Lawrence Roger Fast was born in Newark, New Jersey (USA) on December 10th, 1951. Since his childhood Larry was very interested in music and electronics. He started to build early electronic circuits about 1966 and his first contact with the Moog modular synthesizers was on 1968. Some of his own designed devices started to be sold on commission on late 1971. Larry attended Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, where he obtained a degree in history in 1973.

In the early '70s, Larry Fast had the opportunity to meet Rick Wakeman, who played with the famous progressive rock band Yes at that time and asked Larry to build some synthesizer modules to him. It was just before Yes recorded their live album "Yessongs" (recorded in 1972 and released in 1973) and Rick Wakeman used the modules built by Larry on this album. In June of 1973 Larry went to England to give minor technical support to Rick Wakeman on Yes' album "Tales From Topographic Oceans" while circulating his own music demos to labels in London.


In 1975, Larry released "Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra", the first album from his solo project - Synergy - and in the same year he collaborated with the British-German band Nektar on an album ("Recycled", 1975) and the subsequent tour. In 1976 the second Synergy album, "Sequencer" was released (Larry is finishing the artwork to re-release "Sequencer" remastered from the original analog mix tapes in 24 bit 192 khz audio and digipak format right now!). Also in 1976 he was invited to play the keyboards with Peter Gabriel, who had recently left Genesis to become one of the world's most creative and famous artists. Larry played with Peter Gabriel for 10 years (from 1976 to 1986) and recorded 8 albums (in part or whole) with him: PG1, PG2, PG3, PG4, Plays Live, Birdy soundtrack, tracks on Shaking the Tree and So.

During the period that Larry was the keyboard player of Peter Gabriel's band, he found time to consult with Moog to develop at least two very famous synthesizers, the Polymoog (1976) and the Memorymoog (1982) and also kept his Synergy project, releasing 6 albums more: "Cords" (1978), "Games" (1979), "Audion"(1981), "Computer Experiments, Volume One" (1981), "The Jupiter Menace Soundtrack" (1982) and "Semi-Conductor" (1984). In the late '80s he worked as the A&R coordinator and executive producer for The Audion Record Company, the legendary electronic music label and released "Metropolitan Suite" (1987). In 1998 Semi-Conductor Release 2 was released with a lot of bonus tracks and in 2002 "Reconstructed Artifacts", an album containing digital re-recordings of previous Synergy tracks, was released. Most of Larry's Synergy albums were re-released in various editions, some of them with bonus tracks!"

You'll find the full interview on Astronauta Pinguim.

via Fabricio Carvalho on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

Korg MS Series - Vocoder Pads

Published on Mar 2, 2013 Newueel·37 videos

"Usually when I want to play dreamy pads I use the Korg Triton (which I like a lot). This video demonstrates a typical Triton sound built on the MS series.

Used gear:
- Korg MS-50
- Korg MS-20 (2x)
- Korg MS-10
- Korg VC-10
- Korg SQ-10

The pad sound is created using the VC-10 and 1 MS-20 (and a chorus effect) and it also uses a little help from the MS-50. The vocoder is fed with a sawtooth waveform (a fixed tone from the MS-50 oscillator). The VC-10 itself adds a bit vibrato, pitch control is done by the VC-10 keyboard only. The vocoder output sound is then plugged into the MS-20 external input, so it uses both MS-20 filters. The MS-20 also adds some white noise (VCO1) and a bass note (VCO2 sawtooth 32'), the amount varies during the track (MS-20 vcomix). The MS-20 initial gain is controlled by the MS-50 voltage supply and is 'open' the whole time. This way the MS-20 doesn't need a trigger value for the main envelope (EG2), so it will process the vocoder's sound at any time. The MS20 pitch (CV IN) is controlled by the MS-10 keyboard (which also controls de pitch for the other MS-20 and the MS-10 itself).

The SQ-10 has three 8 step sequences. A: Rhythm section (played by the MS-50), B: The 'guitar' groove played by the MS-20 (lower right) with also some portamento from the SQ-10. C: Staccato melody played by the MS-10 (lower left). The MS-10 sequence is controlled by the probability patch, which is programmed using modules from one MS-20 and the MS-50. The probability itself is controlled by the MG pulse width (MS-50), max wide = 100%, max right = 0%. In this track the probability starts with a value of 0% (all steps are muted), from around 1:30 the probability is set to 100% (all steps are played), then around 2:19 the probability is set to 50% (each step has 50% chance of being played). The probability patch is always a great way of making an 8 step sequence more interesting. The MS-20 'guitar' groove is mixed with the MS-10 control wheel. The MS-50 rhythm section is mixed using the upper MS-20 control wheel.

The track has been recorded and mastered using Ableton Live."

via Juda Leijonien on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge