relaxed 120bpm

via brian c
"here is my prophet 2002 with a wine country minimoog sample, tweeked of course, and it is 8 bars plain, then 24 bars on the t-resonator reverb setting, that low ripping is the t-resonator ...not sure I like that so much

a simple loop (it gets boring after a while) unless you're doin repetitive work , but the sounds are nice"

Evolver Drone with ER1 and Bitman

4 oscillator Evolver drone, ER-1 drums through a Bitrman and a tad of Jomox M-resonator

via brian c.

Music with LSDJ

YouTube via francesco149
"Messing around with Little Sound DJ for gameboy color"

rockman kaoss pad lsdj

YouTube via xdigitalhorrorx. both vids sent my way via brian c.
"chip tune rockman kaoss pad lsdj"

trash audio meetup - chicago - Aug 16 2009

5 pics via brian c

click on each for the full size shot

SCREAM 2007: ANALOGLIVE!

Just a reminder that SCREAM 2007: ANALOG LIVE! is this Friday. You can find more info on the official site. Be sure to check out this post for the instrument list.

This image is via the Analogue Haven mailing list, also sent my way via brian c. Click the image for the full size shot.

soniccharge drums and synth

via Baghead's sounds channel
"two synplant presets, and a microtoninc drum set up - simple safe & quick"
BTW, see brian c's mini review of synplant in the update of this post.

Bei-monthly Sunday Improvised Jam Sessions in Chicago

via brian c via TRASH_AUDIO where you'll find the full details.

"The idea would be to plan a theme + setup our playing rules + jam session etiquette and meet for 3 hours and play . . . We can also expand this to a improv silent film night, etc. I would like to propose we do this in the late afternoon/early evening on Sunday as a productive close to the weekend. I want to keep this as low-tek and accessible as possible to get people out of their apartments/home/bedrooms and make some noise."

Eric Says...

Eric Says Fuck You by suitandtieguy
"this started out as a demo of sequencer summing and the Synthesizers.com quantiser but turned into a track honouring the vacuum tube synthesisers made by the American company Metasonix, which were not used to make this piece, and their colourful inventor Eric Barbour.

instruments: STG Soundlabs/Synthesizers.com modular, Juno-60, Eventide H3000SE, Korg ESX-1 with Oberheim DX samples and onboard reverb."

via brian c

PAIA Synthespin MK-II

via this auction

via brian c

NAMM: Metasonix D-1000 - More Details

via Metasonix

"The first drum machine made with vacuum tubes since the Wurlitzer Sideman of 1959.

Unlike the Sideman, it's a "modern" primitive device--with plenty of inputs, outputs, and flexibility.

Even though it has only four drum sounds -- two tunable drums, a tunable "snare" drum (harder sounding than the others), and a cymbal -- control voltage inputs give great flexibility.

Each of the tunable drums is made from a vacuum tube ringing bandpass filter, and can be tuned to sound from below 20 Hz to over 2 kHz. They are also tunable with external control voltages, allowing complex patterns to be built up with external CV or pulse sources. Resonance of each filter circuit is set by internal trimpots. The cymbal sound is an extremely primitive circuit, with white noise gated by a pentode tube. The cymbal's attack is knob-variable and CV variable, from a sharp click to a soft "whoosh". The four outputs mix to a single tube preamp that allows for overdriving via the mix-level controls.

In keeping with the primitive nature of the soundmaking section, the pattern sequencer is extremely simple. Unlike early drumboxes, we won't subject you to preset nonsense like "waltz", "foxtrot", "swing" or the like. Instead, there is a single 8-pulse sequence with separate enable switches for each drum sound--set a toggle switch up to get the sound at that point, down for silence. Great for house, hardcore or other simple 4/4 patterns. The internal clock is settable from 60 BPM to over 1000 BPM. There is also a "roll" clock signal built-in, to generate a faster drumroll on any drum sound by pressing a button (speed is preset with an internal trimpot). If you don't like the internal sequencer, there are separate trigger inputs for each of the four sounds (the trigger pulse must be 0 to +5v, and less than 40 mS long). These trigger inputs operate in parallel with the built-in sequencer, so the D-1000's sounds may be triggered by its internal sequence and external pulses at the same time. As a bonus, the three tunable drums can also be used as tunable bandpass filters, by feeding a line audio signal to each trigger input.

Ample inputs and outputs: mix output (with overdriveable tube preamp), separate outputs for each drum sound, external trigger inputs for each drum sound, and a main clock output (0-5v) for slaving external generators to the internal clock.

No, it does not sound like a TR-606. It's a beast you have never seen or heard before.

Specifications: Inputs and outputs 1/8" jacks, except main mix output on 1/4" jack. Enclosed in rugged, moisture-resistant ABS utility box with hinged lid, carrying handle and latch. Size with lid closed 12.25"x7.4"x6.5" (314mmx186mmx168mm), weight (minus AC adapter) approx 3 lbs (2.1 kg). Power: 12-16 volts AC, 50/60 Hz, 1.5 amps. Uses Jameco 167151 AC adapter for power in 120v countries. Power inlet: 2.1mm coaxial jack."

via brian c

funky novation

via brian c
"Novation Bass station in to Electro Harmonix Bi FIlter with Moog MP201 LFOs and EBS Octaver effects send, the EBS synthesizes an aoctave down ....drums are ER-1 into Alesis Bitrman"

Update: funky 2 via Baghead's sounds channel

New Year's Eve Electro-Music Live Streaming Concert

on electro-music.com

via Modulate This!

via brian c

Roland PMA-5

images via this auction. There is also one here.
via brian c:
"I have one and I use it all the time it as a kind of musical "leatherman" for testing MIDI related devices, or ideas .......I've also taken it with me on Craigslist purchases so I can check stuff out before I hand out the cash....although I haven't bought much in the last year....just a T-resonator ...I don't really use it for music making much, but sometimes when I travel I throw it in the suitcase as a sound module for the laptop. .....the canned sequences, tacky as they are, are also good for for trying out chord sequences because you can chain chords together within the sequencer and get an idea what it might sound like with better equipment, more space and more time. it has 16 channels so when I need a GM MIDI sound source it is a whole lot better than the built in one from microsoft woindows.. it does eat batteries however, so I carry a power adapter when I can. The LCD is barely readable in certain light conditions too"

Synth Bling at the Local Grocery Store

This one in via brian c, spotted at the Ashland Food Coop in Ashland, OR.

A bear with a keytar shopping bag for sale. Appears to be modeled after the Roland AX-Synth.

MAM SQ16, SCI TOM, DSI Evolver, Frostwave Funkaduck and Moogerfooger

via brian c
"that SQ16 is a great interactive live performance machine but it's a real bear to program - 13 drum tracks, three synth bass tracks - the other shot is with a TOM going into a Frostwave Funk-a-Duck and into a Moog delay - pretty spacey combination and the Evo desktop rounds out the bill ....I'm really thinking of adding my MAM Warp 9 filter because one of the sq16 tracks could be used to fire the filter envelopes"

be sure to click the images.

NORCAL NOISEFEST Pics

click here for more

via brian c

Synth Chips

"We specialise in supplying those hard to find components used in a variety of vintage instruments.

We hope you'll have a good look around and find the information relevant.

Our current stock you'll find on our Spares page.
New stock items have been added 15/07/06.
Always WANTED CEM and SSM devices
please mail with details."

http://www.synthchips.com/

Be sure to check out their circuits page for diagrams of some classic synths. via brian c.

Yamaha CEO Pleased With Current Production Of Jet Skis, Alto Saxophones, Snowmobiles, Power Generators, Scooters, Golf Carts

via The Onion:

"HAMAMATSU, JAPAN—Despite concerns over the recent global recession, Yamaha Corporation president Mitsuru Umemura announced last week that he was content with the current level of production of Jet Skis, alto saxophones, snowmobiles, power generators, scooters, and golf carts. "Initially we thought that the declining global market would result in overproduction of synthesizers, PA systems, DVD players, tone generators, and motocross bikes, but in fact our production quotas were almost perfectly attuned to the market in power amplifiers, heart-rate monitors, signal processors, analog mixers, engine oil, microphones, HiFi systems, and grand pianos," said Umemura, who stressed that his company prides itself on attention to detail. "At the Yamaha Corporation we're focused on one thing and one thing alone—quality sound chips, ceiling brackets, editing software, race-kart engines, sport boats, flugelhorns, ATVs, sequencers, outboard motors, conference systems, golf clubs, projectors, MIDI controllers, lamp cartridges, portable recorders, subwoofers, component systems, and motorcycles." The Yamaha Corporation is based in Hamamatsu, Japan."

via brian c

Signal Arts MAPS Sequencer

images via this auction

"PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
With over a dozen new features added to MAPS core design, expect to use a sequencer that is more robust, versatile, flexible, intuitive and user-friendly than any other comparable sequencer. Which other sequencer allows you infinite virtual tracks, modulations or multiple, REAL-TIME versions of one sequence? Which other step sequencer allows polyphony with only one sequence?
24 Banks
of 8 Sequences
of 8 Steps
of 7 Parameters
And Multiple Virtual Sequences
Per-Step Note, Pitch, Velocity, Controller
Per-Step Duration and Note Duration
Per-Step Glide/Slew Rate
A Full-Featured Three Channel Polyphonic MIDI to CV Converter"

via brian c

Off-the-record: Sonic Charge [ENG]

"This time our special guest is Magnus Lidström, the mind behind Propellerhead Reason 2's Malström synth and our beloved µTonic (or MicroTonic), released under its own Sonic Charge brand. Magnus is taking a little vacation in the deep forests of Småland (Sweden, of course!), where he's meditating on his next software...

hardware device? And what do you think of new interfaces/technologies like multi-touch screen, etc.?

I'd love to go hardware some day. There is just something magic about turning a real knob as opposed to using a mouse. One thing that bothers me about software is the way it quickly decomposes if it isn’t kept up-to-date by the manufacturer. Give it a few years without updates and you risk not being able to load it up anymore on your latest computer with the latest OS. Software loses value quickly this way, as opposed to hardware, which if kept in good condition can hold for decades, and actually increase in value. About future interface technologies I am really intrigued by the multi-touch interfaces you mention. The physical qwerty keyboard is for keeps (and physical MIDI-keys and knobs for that matter), but I’ll happily throw out the mouse any day."

click here for the full interview on AudioNewsRoom. via brian c.