Alesis A6 Andromeda SN (21)A10806045700941 with Original Box

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Cheetah MS6 Synthesizer Module with Original Box

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"The original transformers both became faulty (a common problem with this unit) and have been replaced by new ones in an external box which plugs in. Some of the power supply capacitors have been upgraded and it has a new battery.

Because of the external transformer box it is 240V only (UK and European voltage) and the mains switch is on the external box (the front panel mains switch has been left in place for cosmetic purposes)

There is a lot more about this module at: http://www.maad.net/ms6/"

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Waldorf Microwave XT Shadow Editing

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Musikmesse: U-he Goes Modular in Software, Satin & Diva Updates

http://www.u-he.com/cms/
via KVR:

- we'll showcase Bazille 1.0 (to be released in June/July)
- we'll showcase Satin (tape machine emulation, due in May)
- we might showcase Presswerk, a massive compressor (ui pending)
- we'll have a Digital oscillator module for Diva
- we'll have a new "Uhbie" filter module for Diva and ZebraHZ
- we'll have a sequencer/arpeggiator combo for Diva (all coming in June)
- we'll have Caffè corretto to pick you up

And also, wish us luck for Diva's second nomination for the MIPA award. It took Zebra twice to get it, so we're in good spirits.

More screenshots will be posted as they come...

Some notes from Urs in response to comments:

"Well, hehe, it won't look as 3D as the render of course.

But the new layout with those "channels" that show the signal flow within each module has become really great.

I'd post a screenshot, but alas... I'm still working on some shading algorithms (the gui currently gets rendered on the fly when the editor is opened or resized, not sure if we can keep that up because it takes 2-3 seconds)"

On the new digital oscillator for Diva:

"It's got two oscillators. Each with 8 waveforms. Each waveforms has two "Control" parameters that can be modulated.

Most notably:

- TriangleMod: Does a foldback-distorted triangle wave combined with a symmetry-warp function
- SuperSaw: Does a sawtooth with 6 additional sawtooth mixed in, ad variable detune
- Feedback: Does a sawtooth with distorted feedback at variable (tuned) delay and gain
- Noise: Does noise with adjustable bandpass filtering and cutoff
- PWM: Does PWM with an invented-by-u-he pseudo-resonance control
- plus another sawtooth and triangle waveform

Both oscillators can interact by Ringmodulation, Sync and Crossmodulation.

I guess you'll all easily guess where this is coming from"

on Satin:
"I'll be sitting down with Sascha today to prepare the final touches of the user interface. Maybe we can have a more or less accurate screenshot then.

Basically... Satin is not just a tape emulation. I'm thinking of it as "all of tape"

Without being modelled after specific gear like Diva, Satin still has a mix and match approach. There are various pre-equalisation and post-equalisation curves to choose from as well as various noise reduction techniques and a choice of tape speed, plus a few head/gain adjustments. The sound of tape ranges from subtle to drastic. The adjustable noise level is irresistable

On top of that we've added a choice of typical tape applications:

as a tape emulation it can glue a mix, and there's easy control for up to 8 groups of Satins that share the same settings

as a sound design tool it crunches, compresses, expands, "makes 3D"

in delay mode it does for a bloody damn fine tape delay (2 or 4 heads)

in flanger mode it lets you "fly in" flanging just like in the olden days

as a restauration tool it can "repair" recordings that were made with one machine and digitised from another

In tradition of u-he, Satin is to tape what MFM2 is to delay or what Filterscape is to equalisation. The CPU usage is on par with other tape emulations we've tried. While it doesn't sound exactly like any specific machine, we're confident that Satin behaves very much like those machines would.

Screenshot follows...

- Urs"

Clavia Nord Lead 4 Coming to the Musikmesse

http://nordlead4.com - nothing to see at the moment, but wait and listen when you get there.  Turn it up.
Teaser pic here.

Future Sound Systems SW1 "Whitehall" quad passive switch Demo

Published on Mar 30, 2013

www.futuresoundsystems.co.uk

Lastgasp Art Laboratories - SANDSTORM - Envelope White Noise Generator - LAL SS

Published on Mar 30, 2013 Dennis Kayzer·614 videos
Wait for the guitar to come in.

"Guitar Effects Pedal Demo - Lastgasp Art Laboratories - SANDSTORM - Envelope White Noise Generator - LAL SS"

SubtleNoiseMaker MonsterRing

Published on Mar 30, 2013

"SubtleNoiseMaker
One of a Kind - Series

MonsterRing

www.subtlenoisemaker.com"

"This is an old japanese sinus/square tone generator (with tubes inside). I have added a passive ringmodulator and several efx (reverb, room, pitchshift, tremolo).

dimensions:265x205x170mm, weight: ca. 2kg"

Teenage Engineering OP-1 - Lily

Published on Mar 30, 2013 Krog360·55 videos

"My entry into Battle 4 on the OhPeeWon forum. This composition was made using the String synth for about 99.9% of what you hear ! The other 0.1% was made using the DBOX ;-)"

KORG monotribe - Shiden / BakaOscillator

Published on Mar 30, 2013 BakaOscillator·58 videos

"Composed by BakaOscillator.
Use, KORG monotribe X3, BOSS DR110, DC3,OD3."

Monotribe on ZZounds
monotribes on eBay

ms-10+cs-5Sound

Published on Mar 30, 2013 ryouichi harada·34 videos

all sounds from the casio VL-Tone - demo2

"only sounds from my bended Casio VL-Tone with some reverb, delay and compressor
Yeah, it rocks."

Demo 1 here

via Mario Bronco on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

TROGOTRONIC COMPILATION II

"GK#400 c&p 2013 karaoke/trogotronic/various artists
credits
released 27 March 2013
GRINDCORE CINEMA presents
a TROGOTRONIC AUDIO INSTRUMENTS production
"Trogotronic Compilation II"

Join the stinking waxie hair-filled sound holes of the knuckle dragging subhumans in celebration of the very worst audio compositions submitted for disapproval to mark the milestone 400th release with our publishing partner Grindcore Karaoke : The Trogotronic Compilation II. Never in the history of humans has there been a collection of sounds so certain to repel even the most tolerant of friends, relatives, neighbors, trusted pets & most especially hominids of the fairer sex.

The selection process was tedious & habit forming as seen here : www.youtube.com/watch?v=cshqjUVY6y0 on our YouTube channel : www.youtube.com/user/trogotronic a fly on the wall look at Trogotronic brain trust Professor Rube & lab assistant Eyesly Dickenson deep in contemplation.

Trogotronic » W T Nelson » Trogotronic, PO Box 683,
San Pedro, CA 90733, USA » Telephone 1-310-977-6497

Trogotronic Audio Instruments - hand built in the USA!

To check out Trogotronic's 2013 line of "cruel & unusual instruments" please visit www.trogotronic.com"

via Bauke van der Wal on Facebook

An Interview with Kubo & Additional Synth Pics

deejayiwan has an interview up with Kubo here.  You might remember Kubo's synth pics from this previous post last week.

"The very sound of an analogue oscillator detuning against another is a thing of inspiration, and often an entire song will evolve simply because a particular sound was stumbled upon whilst tweaking pots and sliders.

The analogue synthesizer for us it the centre of our music. It’s a man made machine that seems to posses a soul, provided you are willing to search for it! As much as our music is about the lyrics and the melody, it is about the exploration of pure synthetic sound."

Late night Beatsurfing by XidZeta

Published on Mar 30, 2013

"Chill Downtempo modular synth jam. Korg ER-1 is the drum machine, and Modular Synth makes all the other sounds. www.xidzeta.com for free music!"

Roland VP-330 + Oberheim OB-X "Lost City"

Published on Mar 30, 2013

"(c) 2013 vintage synthesizer demo track by RetroSound
"Lost City"

synthesizer sounds: Oberheim OB-X Analog Synthesizer (1979)
analog strings and human voice choir: Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus (1979)
recording: multi-track without midi
fx: a little bit delay and reverb"

FUMBLING WITH NEW GEAR

Published on Mar 29, 2013

"Ekektron ANALOG4 and Vermona DRM1 MKIII. I got the A4 last week and the DRM1 MKIII today."

Studio Electronics Midimini

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"This is a 1989 reconstruction of classic Minimoog built on new mainboards and with S.E. board for MIDI and other features. Also that, it has original oscillators, classic ladder filter and superfast envelopes and VCAs. Every discrete component is original. So You get the most fat minimoog sound with a guarantee of stable tune."

KORG POLY-800とELECTRIBE ES-1を vol.2

Published on Mar 29, 2013 sasatakocom·19 videos

"リズムパートはELECTRIBE ES-1。他のパートはPOLY-800で。
先にアルペジオフレーズを作り始めたので、前回とほとんど同じ雰囲気になっちゃってま­す。
Live9でMIDIトラック作成、録音・エフェクト・ミキシングをしていますが、バ­ージョン9の新しい機能はぜんぜん使ってません。エフェクト後が前よりいい音になって­いるような、そうでもないような。
動画は試しにフルHDで撮影、PowerDirectorで編集してみましたが、ウチ­のパソコン（ちょっと登場）ではまるっきりスペック不足のようで、「システムメモリが­不足」というメッセージがちょいちょい出て、フリーズしまくりエンダ落ちまくり。ちょ­っと重たすぎるみたい....
まあいいや。編集できないこともない、ということが分かっただけでも。"

Googlish:
"Rhythm is another part ELECTRIBE ES-1. At POLY-800.
As it began to make the arpeggio phrase before, but I feel that makes it almost the same as last time.
Have created MIDI track, recording mixing effects in Live9, New features in version 9 and I do not use at all. After effects such seem to sound better than before, it would not really.
Shot in full HD to try, I tried to edit video in PowerDirector,, like the lack spec "system out of memory" message appeared occasionally in Marukkiri (appeared a little) personal computer in, freeze spree I earnestly Hacienda fall. I'd love too Omota Innovation .... - ちょ
Well do just fine. I also just found that, no you can not edit. '

wood zo's²

Published on Mar 29, 2013

4 ms Peg, RCD
Analogue Systems 2x RS100,2xRS 110,2xRS 360
Bananalogue Serge VCS
Cyndustries 2x Zero Oscillator
Doepfer A 134 panning by A 143-9 QLFO ,Maths & Moog MP 201
foh choices
Grendel Formant Filter 2x
Make Noise Brains PP 2x Maths Optonix QMMG
Malekko Jag
Roland System 104 Sequencer (ch A to Quantimator 1 ch B to Quantimator 2)
SSL Modulation Orgy
Toppobrillo,Sportmodulator,2xQuantimator (sixtone symetrix scale), 2x TWF
Logic master clock to Kenton Pro 2000
6/8 time
FX Boss VF 1,Lexicon PCM 80, Line6 Echopro , TC M 3000

Atomic Shadow Panoramic Wave Generator Now Available

Previously featured here and here, the Atomic Shadow Panoramic Wave Generator is now available.

"The Panoramic Wave Generator is a unique sampler instrument for Kontakt.

The sounds that come with the PWG made good use of my collection of field recordings collected over many years. There are machines in action and machines in the their last moments of dying agony.

There are many sounds that use the Command Center’s collection of exotic old test gear. Sine and square wave generators, modular filters, ring modulators and a good dose of some top secret gear that cannot be disclosed. Some of the sounds are very playable as pitched instruments while others are far out in soundscape territory. There are sounds that hiss. Sounds that crackle and moan.
To get the full benefit it is suggested that you have the full version of Kontakt although it will work in time limited fashion in the free Kontakt player in demo mode. This does not work at all without Kontakt."

Vermona DRM vintage Analog Drum Machine Synth

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"Vintage Analog drum machine with TR style sequencer, made in Germany . It was released in 1987 by a German synthesizer company named Vermona. These days they are best known for their analog drum module the Vermona DRM-1 MK3."

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WIARD Model GR-1209B JOYSTICK MODULE

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Lovers and Reflections "Swords"

Lovers and Reflections "Swords" from alice cohen on Vimeo.

"Swords is the title track from Lovers and Reflections' debut LP Swords, available now:
http://loversandreflections.bandcamp.com/
http://www.loversandreflections.com/

directed/shot/animated by Alice Cohen
special thanks to Amy Ruhl for production assistance"

Roland and ARP synth spotting. Arp Avatar, Roland RS-09 and 202. via Chris Moore on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

School of Sea Monkeys

School of Sea Monkeys from Quijote Cinemusica on Vimeo.

"A generative patch done with the Yusynth modular and the MFOS Minisynth. No tweaking during the video, the synth is just modulating itself. Enjoy :)"

4 Arps v1

Published on Mar 29, 2013 allthegeardotnet·6 videos

"Details here (http://www.allthegear.net/?p=1807) but in summary..

4x Ableton Live Midi tracks triggering SEM Pro, Slim Phatty, Minitaur & SE ATC-1. Custom white Nord just used as midi controller with FaderFox LX2 selecting tracks."

Amos Gaynes of Moog Music Featured on Engadget

Thought this was pretty cool.  Moog Music's Amos Gaynes is featured on Engadget here.  The interview is focused on tech gadgets rather than synths, but there is a nice pic of the Little Phatty on the bench.  It's great to see Moog and Amos featured on a site more dedicated to gadgets in general than synths. It's great exposure for our world.

Loopseque Mini Updated to V 2.7 with Audiobus, MIDI, Effects & More

"Intergration with Audiobus and MIDI support allows to use Loopseque with hardware drum machines, synths and other iOS music apps.

NEW EFFECTS SET:
• Delay (two modes: stereo and ping-pong).
• Filter (LP, HP and LFO).
• Reverb (change size, wet/dry and dump).
• Beat Repeater (reverse mode and manual quantize).
All FXs can be easily assigned to each of 4 channels, we call it one-button extra fast routing.

MIDI (iOS 6 or higher):
• MIDI-out: Clock, Events, CC, Latency.
• MIDI-in: Clock.
• MIDI note for each circle: channel, velocity, root key.
• Attack, Release, Start and Length for each note.
• Chord maker presets.
• Pad for X/Y parameters, slider and trigger buttons.

OTHER FEATURES:
• Audiobus support.
• Background audio.
• New BPM control.
• New Tools popover.
• Minor GUI improves.
• OMAC support.


About:
Loopseque it’s a new music ecosystem which includes powerful sequencer, sampler, fx processor and record store with many beautiful releases from talented artists.

Playing Loopseque doesn’t require music education or any professional skills. An intuitive interface combined with inspiring sounds gives an opportunity to plunge into the world of music to everybody.

Loopseque serves as a catalyst for collective creativity both online and in real life. Here and now, any band can create its own music, easily and fun. Thanks to the social integration inside the app, all musicians can publish there records to the web and share projects with friends via e-mail."

iTunes:
Loopseque Mini - Casual Underground

Earonator modulates Korg Ms10 - rather evil :)

Published on Mar 29, 2013

"Thanks to Matrixsynth [this post] for suggesting this.

This video shows the output of the Earonator modulating various parts of the Korg Ms10, including oscillator pitch, filter cutoff and pulse width. It is also used a a source for the external audio in.

The Earonator generates 2 light controlled square wave internally which can either be output separately or set to modulate each other. So 2 parameters can be modulated at the same time, either from separate sources or a mixed mono ring modulator like source (a diode OR gate). The square waves DC offset is removed before reaching the output (due to being designed to work with headphones) so the resultant modulation sounds more like a bipolar saw wave than a square. It oscillates at around -4.5v to 4.5v.

It sounds as smooth as tarmac at 90mph.

The Earonator can also be used on its own with headphones. For more about the Earonator see this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKbMm8... [posted here]

It is available to buy now from:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SymetriColour
http://folksy.com/shops/ChrisDodswort..."

Ubar tmar with EMS VCS3 and 2x RSF Kobol Live Easter Sunday

"A party by Mr. Crash & Dr. Gonzo... inviting a special psytrance artist from Japan for the first time ever in Belgium!"

Full details on Facebook here.

Vintage ELECTRO HARMONIX Vocoder EH-0300

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Runxt XY

Runxt XY from Firma 103 on Vimeo.

"With Runxt XY you can easily turn your favorite iOS device in a XY MIDI Controller.
Connect your iOS device via CoreMIDI to your Mac or via rtpMIDI on Windows.

Ableton users can easily attach the x- and y-axis to a parameter via MIDI Learn by pressing the colored knobs below the xy-pad. These also function as a 'floor it / pedal to the metal' button.

runxt.be/xy/"

iTunes:
Runxt XY - Firma 103
iOS Devices on eBay - Daily Tech Deals

Teenage Engineering OP-1 Mug & iPhone Case

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Note the different trims on the iPhone case - black and white.

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BLACET RESEARCH 2200 QUAD MIX VCA

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"BLACET RESEARCH 2200 QUAD MIX VCA. Discontinued module. Works great and is in very good condition. Comes with power cable."

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ROLAND Juno-106 SN 405995 with Roland PianoPlus Gig Bag

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ROLAND Juno-106 SN 580812 with Hard Case

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ROLAND JUNO-106S SN 510833 - Roland Juno-106 with Speakers

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Roland MKS-80 SN 470880 with MPG-80 Programmer

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QUASIMIDI RAVEN

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"In essence the Raven is like having a Rave-O-Lution 309 inside a professional keyboard. The sound/sequence engine takes its lead from classic instruments such as Roland's TB303 Bassline and TR909 drum machine..."

The man behind Quasimidi was Jörg Schaaf who now runs Radikal Technologies.

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Oberheim OB8 Vintage Synthesizer SN 034133

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ARP PE IV Solina String Ensemble SN 0107181

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Roland JD 800 - 60 Presets by hayeye

Roland JD 800 - My 60 Presets

Published on Mar 29, 2013 hayeye·15 videos

"My 60 personal patches on Roland JD-800 recorded directly without any external processor in march 2013"

Makenoise in Yangon

Makenoise in Yangon from Rastko Lazic on Vimeo.
A patch on a small Makenoise modular synth.

nonlinearcircuits Cellular Automata Sequencer (panel 9)

"This is a sequencer based on cellular automata (CA) rules 90 and 150. A panel contains 6 neighbourhoods, each neighbourhood has 4 cells, with cell #2 being the boss.

This description might get very complex very quickly so just scroll down to look at the block diagram and panel layout if that helps..."

Full details on nonlinearcircuits

Storm 3003 & 4-TeK - The Call [Korg, Roland & Waldorf Live Set]

Published on Mar 29, 2013 tHeStOrM3003·39 videos

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PLEASE: IF YOU LIKE - THUMBS UP AND SUBSCRIBE! :)
Read description below for equipment details!

THE CALL

Live performance by Storm 3003 and 4TeK

Equipment for this video:

Simone Ciacci a.k.a. "Storm 3003":
- Roland MC-505
- Korg KaossPad 3
- Korg Kaossilator Pro
- Waldorf Microwave XT

Francesco Salvatici a.k.a. "4TeK":
- Korg Electribe MX
- Korg Monotron
- Korg Mini-KP

Also Check Out = "CRYOGENESIS":
http://youtu.be/A39sC04r9XE"

"aCid raiN" by luCho moLinari

Published on Mar 29, 2013 Lucho Molinari·42 videos

"Moog Voyager Electric Blue, DSI Roger Linn Tempest, Studio Electronics SE1X Red Eye, DSI Evolver, Virus Ti2, Roland TD-9KX2"

DSI Evolver Synthesizer Demo track - Mono Zombie II (march 2013)

Published on Mar 29, 2013

"simple 'Dave Smith Evolver' demo track with only mono Evolver & Novation Drumstation sounds (raw sound) / Track 'MONO ZOMBIE II' by ChipBeat / March 2013"

Waldorf Rocket review part 2 - sound demo

Published on Mar 29, 2013 TheManWithTheSynth·2 videos

"Following the feature rundown I am now giving you a sound demo of the Waldorf Rocket with some commentary on how I produced the sounds. The signal path is synthesizer going directly into the audio interface with the exception of lead sounds where I use Boss Space Echo (the modern emulated version) for delay."

Part 1 here.

Waldorf Rocket on ZZounds
Waldorf Rocket on eBay

Trogotronic Compilation: On a Particularly Uneventful Day

Published on Mar 29, 2013

"Ever wonder how the creative process begins at Trogotronic? Join Professor Rube & lab assistant Eyesly Dickenson on a day of brainstorming at which ranges from tedious contemplation to a "eureka" moment of breakthrough documented herein as they premier the second Trogotronic compilation."

machine tone

Published on Mar 29, 2013

"It performed with this friend. ---------- roland tr909 tr808 tb303 sh101 sre555 moog minimoog analogue solution vostok ems vcs3 korg sq10 sherman filterbank2 arp odyssey s-cat dubsta foster 3180 and more"