Yamaha CP60M electric-acoustic piano with MIDI vs Arturia Matrixbrute

Joel Braverman

"Improvising with the arpeggiator controlled by the piano’s midi output."

Transfusion Machine

Joel Braverman

"Performed live using Moog and Behringer synths. Vocals using VC-340 and Spectravox"

Modular Mayhem at NAMM 2020

Published on Feb 9, 2020 Joel Braverman

"A quick walk through the modular (and other synths) section at the Namm Show."

Volcatron Reggae

Published on Dec 27, 2019 Joel Braverman

"I get down with my volcatron - a rack of Volca synths and supporting hardware I built for performance."

ASM Hydrasynth Unboxing and Play by Joel Braverman

I unbox my Hydrasynth and play Published on Dec 12, 2019 Joel Braverman

"Unbox slideshow, and short video."

2016 Hardware Sets post 1

Published on May 3, 2019 Joel Braverman

"Found some vids I recorded at my old studio in 2016 - volcas, moog arp cr-8000 dr-110 Drum-X other stuff sequenced via Europa seq,"

Fun with New Volcas, Tangible Waves

Published on Apr 27, 2019 Joel Braverman

"Volca Modular Volca Drum, Tangible Waves Modular, lfo from Tangible Waves modulating Fold on Volca Modular, sync from Volca Drum output to Tangible, Volca Modular is master clock"

Dream Sequence

via @joelbrave

Instruments used:
@moogmusicinc DFAM
@KorgUSA Volca Kick
@WeAreNovation Monostation
@ArturiaOfficial Drumbrute & Minibrute 2s

Recorded live into @harmonicdog Multitrack

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New track from supporting MATRIXSYNTH member, Joel Braverman.

The Joy of Synced Percussion

Published on May 23, 2018 Joel Braverman

"DFAM + Volca Kick - together you can get some rilly rilly cool sounds!"

Pearl Fightman vs Beastep Pro

Published on Apr 30, 2018 Joel Braverman

"Using gate / Ties on BSP’s Seq1 to control Hi Hats brings full control of ancient Pearl Fightman drum brain’s HiHats to reality - jam with Crazy 8 sequencer driving two Anyware Minisizer nano-modulars and providing clock"

Moog Song Producer MIDI/Drum/Sync Trigger Interface with Software & Original Box

Note: Auction links are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.

This one spotted and sent in via Joel Braverman, after seeing the recent ad scans from Retro Synth Ads. Note the Moog Song Producer requires a Commodore 64 to work. You can find previous posts featuring them here.

via this auction (only 30 minutes to go as of this post with a BIN of $419.55)

"Details:

Manufacturer: Moog
Model Name: Song Producer
Model Number: E346A
Includes:
MIDI/Drum/Sync Module with Cable
Songstepper/MIDI Command Software Diskette
Owners Manual
MIDI Command: Help Page Glossary
Songstepper Dictionary of Commands
Technical Service Information
Warranty Card
Quality Inspection / Packed by Note
Original box with foam insert
Condition: Excellent cosmetic condition with some signs of previous use (See photos for more detail)."

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A few bits of NAMM 2018

Published on Feb 4, 2018 Joel Braverman

"Some vids and photos from my visit to NAMM 2018"

Quality Time with MFB DOMINION CLUB

Joel Braverman
Published on Aug 31, 2017

"An hour or two of messing around condensed into 37 minutes. Recorded with Zoom M+S stereo mic for iOS, feel free to point out any annoying or tedious parts and I'll try to cut them out of the video"

See Joel's unboxing video here.

MFB DOMINION CLUB UNBOXING

Joel Braverman
Published on Aug 30, 2017

This one in via Joel Braverman: "Just got it in the mail, filmed unbox experience, by the time I was able to get sound out of it though, was too late for my neighbors so only the briefest sound clip from headphones."

SN 17003. Retro pale mint green!

Keyboard Cat with a MicroKORG XL at a Bus Stop

Bus stop poster spotted by Joel Braverman. It's been a while since the meme has showed up. If you aren't familiar with Keyboard Cat, see this post. It's worth it. :)

Twisted Elektrons Crazy 8 Unboxing

Uploaded on Aug 26, 2017 Joel Braverman

"Got crazy 8 finally, its real"

Just a short unboxing video in from Joel Braverman. You can find previous posts featuring the Crazy8 here.

Behringer Desktop Deepmind 12 Desktop Leaked for $999.99?

This one was spotted and sent in via Joel Braverman. I thought the price was high, so I did a quick search to see what the keyboard version was going for. To my surprise, the desktop version popped up in the sponsored search results on the right, so this ad is actually out there. The keyboard version though, goes for the same, $999.99. Did they use the wrong image? Your guess is as good as mind.

The Desktop version was first mentioned back in November 11.

TT-78 vs CR-78

Published on Jan 1, 2017 Joel Braverman

"Cyclone-Analogic TT-78 vs Roland CR-78"

Analog Percussion Shootout

Published on Dec 23, 2016 Joel Braverman

"MFB TANZBÄR vs Arturia DrumBrute vs Cyclone Analogic TT-78"

KeyKit aka Keynote - Vintage Graphical User Interface for MIDI From AT&T

Here's an interesting bit from the past. I believe this is the first time this software has been featured here on MATRIXSYNTH. This one is in via Joel Braverman who has actually worked with it: "here is something I think is worth linking to - took me quite a while to find it because I forgot the name, its been more than a few years since I last experimented with it probably in the late 1990s or early 2000s - this a MIDI programming system **created by AT&T**, perhaps in the vein of Max MSP/ PureData/ OpenSoundWorld toolkits."

If you are familiar with this software, please leave a comment.

via http://nosuch.com/keykit/:

"KeyKit used to be called Keynote. It is a programming language and graphical user interface for MIDI, useful for both algorithmic and realtime musical experimentation. A screenshot showing a collection of its graphical tools is shown here. Here is more information about the features of KeyKit, and here is a FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions. For examples of music created with KeyKit, visit the home page of Tim Thompson, or Stephane Rollandin's GeoMaestro. KeyKit is being made freely available by AT&T for non-commercial use."

Update via Tim in the comments: "KeyKit has been recently ported to 64-bit as well as to the Raspberry Pi. You can find the latest source code and some binaries here: https://github.com/nosuchtim/keykit"