Herzlich Labs MAXIMA Touch Controller

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video upload by Esoteric Music Machines

"Super fun first play with the Herzlich Labs https://www.etsy.com/shop/HerzlichLab... MAXIMA touch controller, interfacing with Ieaskul F Mobenthey modules (Fourses, Denum, Denum, Sprott).

It's a really fun controller that works particularly well with the BOUNDS inputs on many IFM modules. It's housed in a custom (3D printed?) case, it's very fun to use, and I don't understand how an unpowered controller can even do what this one does, but there you are."

via this auction

"The MMI Maxima is the final word in MMI technology. Beautiful gold patterns form gradients of touch sensitive surface areas, each connected to an input/output. Drag, rub, pinch or tap your fingers across to form connections, and create evocative and unique performances. Utilize the various pattern densities and shapes in your performance, or create installations with whatever conductive material is to hand.

Operation is easy: simply plug any audio, LFO, CV, trigger, gate, offset or clock into any of the inputs on the front panel, and connect one or several outputs to destinations in your system. The symbols near the sockets correspond to the shapes on the panel, and all that remains is for you to form the connection between the desired symbols with your hand, or any other conductive object you may have. Connect multiple at the same time to achieve liquid, gradual mixing, evolving rhythmic patterns, mixed LFOs and more. Furthermore, touch the pressure plates more firmly or in more dense areas to form stronger connections - in practice, this means a signal will pass with more or less intensity, based on the pressure you apply."

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Korg Wavestation - The Most Powerfull Sound!(set)

Published on Oct 8, 2019 LFOstore

Also see Korg Wavestation - "Best Pads & Drones" - 50 presets by Chronos below.

"Something is Coming!!!

Enjoyed our "Best Pads & Drones" Soundset?

Ok - here it is:
https://sellfy.com/p/eKuc/

No more intrigue - we're creating second part - 50 more great sounds!
It will work with WS: EX,AD, VST, SR.

Stay Tuned!"

Note this video was originally featured in this playlist. Re-posting separately for those that might have missed it.

Korg Wavestation - "Best Pads & Drones" - 50 presets by Chronos

Published on Mar 14, 2017

https://sellfy.com/p/eKuc/

"This unique soudnset - contains 50 custom made atmospheric pad/drone/string/evolving sounds
for Korg Wavestation.

One of the best machines for deep ambient atmospheres & drones.
Supper lush sound & waves + vector synthesis - giving great possibilities.

It's the first time you can get so many usefull atmospheric sounds
for your production collected in one soundset.

Compatible with all models: Original WS,WS A/D,SR, VST vesrion from Legacy Collection & new IWavestation for I-Pad.

List of sounds:

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Moby's Drum Machines For Sale

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You can find them on Reverb here.

Don't miss the video here.

Update: some pics and details captured. I made the mistake of trying to capture them all and then realized how many were listed. :) I ended up switching to the more esoteric models. Quite a few have never been featured here on MATRIXSYNTH before. What's a little bit interesting, is only two new labels were needed, one for Domino and one for Side-Kick-Er. All other brands have been featured before. See the labels at the bottom of this post. Side note: Blogger limits the number of characters to 200 for labels, so I wasn't able to capture them all for this post. You can always search for the brand names featured for more. I assume most do this anyway. The labels are more for maintenance and for finding posts that may not feature brand names in descriptions.

Pictured:

Realistic Concertmate Electronic Accompanist-Metronome

"Fully analog rhythmic companion utilizing 5 beat buttons to combine how you wish. Features metronome, speaker and line out, and tempo control.

Serial: 42-2103. Works with no issue."

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Isotonik Studios NEW RELEASE – SYMBIOTIC BY JIM DRONES – NOVATION CIRCUIT PACK

Symbiotic - Jim Drones - Novation Circuit Pack - Demo One from Isotonik Studios on Vimeo.

via Isotonik Studios:

"Jim has been one of our most prolific sound desgners for the Novation Circuit. He loves it so much that even after pursuing other synths having sold his original Circuit he dove straight back in and bought a new one to complete this pack.

Unlike Jim's previous packs which focused purely on the sound design of the patches, this new pack comes loaded with Samples and Sessions for you to plug in and play to your hearts content.

The Symbiotic pack for Novation Circuit features 64 patches, 64 samples, and 32 sessions for the wide spectrum of electronic music genres.

These carefully-crafted Circuit elements have been designed with producers of Ambient, Techno, House, Psytrance, Breaks, Electro, Drum and Bass, Dubstep, and Downtempo in mind. From classic synthesizer sounds to the evolving esoteric, Symbiotic breathes new life and options for user creativity into Circuit.

This new batch of 64 patches allows for improved mixing possibilities by providing multi-mode filter versions that can act as a form of quick equalization without as much need to return to editors while creating patterns and sessions. The upper patch section of 32 is mirrored by the lower section of 32, meaning that if a patch doesn’t quite fit in your mix at first, the matching patch in the opposite section offers a contrasting filter type. This means more precise isolation of frequencies, as well as variance of harmonic qualities and richness within your own patterns and session creations.

Consistent Macros

All patches contained in the pack adhere to consistency between their macro assignments.

Macro 1 – Filter Cutoff
Macro 2 – Filter Resonance
Macro 3 – Envelope 1 Attack
Macro 4 – Envelope 1 Decay
Macro 5 – Envelope 1 Sustain
Macro 6 – Envelope 1 Release
Macro 7 – Chorus, Phaser, or Random
Macro 8 – Filter Drive & Distortion

Creative Layering

Symbiotic also offers a multi-mode filter concept to sound design within Circuit. Along with panning and macro adjustments, it can provide a new technique for adding depth to your synths parts. Using corresponding patches from both the upper and lower synth sections on Circuit’s synth parts together allows for combined synth part layers consisting of four oscillators, four LFO’s, six envelopes, and so on.

Samples for All Bass Music Types

Also included in the Symbiotic pack is an assortment of 64 high-quality samples, taken from various analogue and digital drum machines and synthesizers. Each section is organized in batches of 16, for easy navigation.

Sample set includes:

16 Kick Drums
16 Snares & Hits
16 Hi Hats & Cymbals
16 Sound FX & Synth One Shots"

NYZ - NTE GDN => Behind the scenes with the Yamaha FB-01

Photo Credit: Calum Gunn * all other pix by NYZ *

"The new NYZ - NTE GDN tape on Conditional is just out [limited edition of 50 copies]! Matrix heard on the synth grapevine that it heavily featured the Yamaha FB-01 operating in a secret sysex mode, so he asked me if I'd write a little about how it was used. You can check the album out on the Conditional Bandcamp page here, release date July 6th =>

and have a listen while reading. Its also available from Boomkat [with track previews] =>

Boomkat review => "Blinding new batch of synth and computer music chaos from Dave Burraston’s cultishly regarded NYZ. With such a wild variation to his purist approach it’s perhaps silly to draw comparisons or contrasts, but these are patently some of NYZ’s sweeter treats, such as the curdled harmonics of ‘ARTOFNYZbitcompander’ and the funky lil’ vamps of ‘RLD syncs’ for more insatiable and curious listeners. In other words it’s fucking ace!"

and Norman Records =>

Norman Records review => "9/10 Conditional unleash this beautifully wild and playful tape from David Burraston aka NYZ. Here he harnesses the spectrum splitting potential of John Chowning’s FM synthesis to birth and animate ludicrously cute and cuddly synthetic creatures that come to life before our very ears. What even are these little mutant alien lifeforms? Where is this strange place in which they dwell?

The overall experience of imbibing these sounds is a lot like an experience I once had watching Teletubbies on acid, where I thought the little blighters were actually communicating directly to me. This world NYZ has created and its inhabitants are clearly fantasy, but it’s so brilliantly, vividly realised and skillfully executed that if you just let go of the shackles of reality and submit yourself, it can be an authentic place where these things live and breathe, eat and sleep and go through their life cycle. We get to hang out with them as they speak, sing, laugh and cry. I’d much rather hang out with these chirpy little fellows because humans are the absolute worst. For music to get a miserable, misanthropic, curmudgeon bastard like me to grin like a child holding a cookie the size of its head is quite an achievement.

This tape is just so much fun - it's like a little utopia for the most part, but there are occasional darker moments - at times it feels like the big bad wolf or some kind of predator is lurking with intent to gobble up our little friends. Burraston’s custom-built MANIAC Cellular Automata Sequencer is instrumental in giving life to these sounds - a tool that gives this work a unique voice and an unpredictable energy that seems to organically flow through his machines. This music is most certainly unconventional even by avant-garde standards, and although on the surface is definitely weird and kinda eccentric, it taps into something deeper. Like Victor Frankenstein’s unorthodox scientific experiment in Mary Shelley's novel where scientist becomes an architect of life. This place, it's lifeforms and their language seems bewilderingly genuine - a sonic virtual reality -- a hybrid analogue/digital world where what is “real” and synthetic is blurred."


So why am I interested in the strange and esoteric Yamaha FB-01, and what are these secret sysex codes? Well, first up its a nice little 8 voice FM synth, and I'm well known for being a bit obsessed with FM [see the NYZ - DRN4 Declassified article]. Secondly, its a kind of in-between synth, arriving after the first 4 operator synths, such the DX21, but before the TX81Z which featured a full microtonal tuning table. Its this inbetweeness that really interested me, and its really the only first gen sine wave only 4op that can be micro-tuned, albeit in a very roundabout way via some secret sysex codes.

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Korg iWavestation "Best Atmospheric Sounds" 50 presets

Published on Jun 1, 2018 chronosproject

BUY: https://sellfy.com/lfo
iTunes: KORG iWAVESTATION - KORG INC.

"This unique soudnset - contains 50 custom made atmospheric pad/drone/string/evolving sounds
for Korg Wavestation.

One of the best machines for deep ambient atmospheres & drones.
Supper lush sound & waves + vector synthesis - giving great possibilities.

It's the first time you can get so many usefull atmospheric sounds
for your production collected in one soundset.

Compatible with all models: Original WS,WS A/D,SR, VST vesrion from Legacy Collection & new IWavestation for I-Pad.

Audio preview: https://soundcloud.com/lfostore/korg-...

List of sounds:

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SYNTH EVOLUTION - Illustrations of Classic Synthesizers

"SYNTH EVOLUTION is a new business specialising in illustrations of classic synthesizers, from the earliest Moog and Buchla systems of the early 1960s, right up to the introduction of the first analogue modelling synths of the early 1990s.

Every synth manufactured during that time has been covered - from the big names of Moog, Roland and Yamaha to the more esoteric products from RMI, Wersi and Powertran. Between them, all these synthesizers - and more importantly, the musicians who use them, have transformed music of the last 50 years bringing previously undreamt of sounds and styles to musical culture.

The first range of products from SYNTH EVOLUTION are stylish white ceramic mugs emblazoned with illustrations of these mighty instruments. There is a selection to browse from on the website, but any synth from a list of over 270 can be requested!

Note that currently only synthesizers are available - drum machines, samplers and more recent instruments are in the pipeline, as are other products.

Delivery worldwide.

www.synthevolution.net

Pictured:

Moog Modular 3C (1967)

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The Moog Modular Synthesizer 3C (1967) was one of Robert Moog's earliest instruments and formed the basis of what was to become the world's largest modular synthesizer 'TONTO'. Created by Malcolm Cecil, 'The Original New Timbral Orchestra’ eventually comprised two Moog Modular 3C's as well as many other modules from other manufacturers.




Arp 2600 (1971)

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The Arp 2600 was created in 1971 by Alan R. Pearlman and has been a classic ever since. Notable users are too numerous to list in full, but include Stevie Wonder, Jean-Michel Jarre, Orbital, Rick Wakeman and Nine Inch Nails. It was also used to create R2D2's bleeps and bloops in Star Wars.


Yamaha CS-80 (1977)

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The polyphonic Yamaha CS-80 is synonymous with the lush chord sound of Vangelos - such as the opening sequence of Bladerunner.

Released in 1977, it's eight note polyphony was a revelation, but it's 90kg weight meant some serious weight training was required to own one.


Con Brio ADS 200 (1980)

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The Con Brio Advanced Digital Synthesizer (ADS) 200 was an extraordinary synthesizer released in 1980 costing over $20,000. Based on additive synthesis, FM, phase modulation and some other esoteric sound generation methods it had 64 note polyphony and 16 oscillators per note.

Quite a beast, and a splendid looking one too - perfect for a retro-futuristic mug of tea!

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SYNTH EVOLUTION is the brainchild of Oli Freke, a composer and musician who’s had a lifelong passion for the synthesizer. He has previously supported the Human League on tour, run a dance music label, performed live house and techno in clubs and festivals, performed Brazilian drumming at the world famous Glastonbury festival and composed music for television. Find out more at www.olifreke.co.uk"

Rancho Electro - Poolside sunset synth jams in Ojai, CA

Note this is a live performance and not a synth fest.  Normally this would not go up but, it will be a chance to see some gear live that you might not otherwise get to see.

Gear at the event will include: EMS Synthi, ARP2600, MOOG Little Phatty, Analog4, modular gear as well as some more esoteric instruments.

via Mikael Jorgenen

"n September 2013, I will be hosting three Sunday afternoon, free, poolside Synthesizer Jam parties at The Ojai Rancho Inn in Ojai, CA.

I’ve asked some friends to bring some gear and help us help you get some sunset synth vibes cooking.

The music will begin at 6pm.

09.15.2013 – Esteemed fellow Wilco travelers Nathaniel Murphy and Joshua Goldsmith will bring their intellectual funk to the poolside proceedings.
09.22.2013 – Ojai local Dave Palmer will school us all on the distortion free oscillations of wavetable synths. Xander Singh shall bring his electron squeezing machines & we’ll see what that sounds like.
09.29.2013 – To celebrate the release of my new record “Mikael Jorgensen & Greg O’Keeffe” we’ll have vinyl copies of it and the elusive “ARMZ” 7″ on purple translucent vinyl for sale as well as the debut of “QUINDAR” featuring James Merle Thomas on lozenges and concepts.
I hope that some of you fellow west coasters might join us for some poolside electronic music at sundown in the Ojai valley.

Checklist:

Bathing Costumes
Blanket / beach chairs
BYO Wine / Spirits / Beer
A Sweater (or “Jumper” if you will), for when the sun goes down, it gets cozily chilly if you can’t find purchase around the fire-pits.
See you soon."

New Artist Profiles for I Dream of Wires Documetary

Four more added to the IDOW Gallery on Facebook

"Pioneering electronica/punk artist Alec Empire, founder of Atari Teenage Riot and Digital Hardcore Recordings, at the controls of a Metasonix S-1000 Wretch Machine.
— at Berlin, Germany."

"Max Loderbauer, veteran Berlin-based electronica/techno producer (Sun Electric, Moritz von Oswald Trio, NSI), who has recently been a frequent collaborator with Ricardo Villalobos.
— at Berlin, Germany."

"Dominic Butler of London-based Factory Floor (DFA RECORDS), described by the NME as "post industrial, but it moves beyond that; this is post-apocalyptic, the soundtrack of an underworld disco."
— at London, UK."

"Andreas Schneider: the man behind SchneidersBuero - more than just a place to buy modular synthesizers and esoteric electronic music machines, it's also a community center for sonic adventurers.

http://www.schneidersbuero.de/
— at Berlin, Germany."

Introducing Hollow Sun Records - Esoteric Electronica

For those not familiar with Hollow Sun, they are known for bringing a number of incredibly rare instruments into our sonic palette that we would otherwise not have access to. They brought us the Hammond Novachord, vintage valve/tube oscillators and noise generators from the 40s and 50s, and a number of conventional but rare synthesizers, string machines, and more. See the Hollow Sun website for the full list.

They are now launching Hollow Sun Records which will showcase experimental electronic music.

"Hollow Sun Records brings esoteric electronica from a broad range of experimental sonic artists from across the world on modestly priced, high quality downloadable albums you can buy directly.

Hollow Sun Records offers considered, abstract soundscapes and thoughtful sonic tapestries brought to you by leaders in their field of modern (and some retro), offbeat electronica.

We pride ourselves on the slightly odd and weird and tend towards the unconventional. Many strange noises are to be heard reverberating around the crumbling, musty corridors and labs here at Hollow Sun Towers so it seems only logical to release the work of friends who are exploring new (and sometimes revisiting some old) sonic territories for others to enjoy."


The current line-up includes ATOMIC SHADOW, who's vintage oscillators and noise machines have been featured in some of Hollow Sun's instruments, BOB TAVIS, and MATTHIAS SCHUSTER. Bios follow.

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"Atomic Shadow is at the forefront of modern abstract electronica using as he does true retro equipment from the 50s and 60s ... test oscillators, reel-to-reel tape machines for feeding in tape loops or tape delays, etc.. His music invokes influences from the likes of Tod Dockstader, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and others.

Atomic Shadow's electronica is moody and dark, sometimes challenging, sometimes whimsical, always intriguing."

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"Bob Tavis started with experimental music in the late 60s when all he had was a test oscillator, two tape recorders, a Hammond and Farfisa Duo organ, a spring reverb and a tape echo.

Bob studied under electronic music pioneer, Vladimir Ussachevsky, in the 60s and has also worked with Boris Kovalev on developing two software synths, psyBox and Ambitron."

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"Matthias Schuster's prolific output is forever fascinating with the various projects he and his Thereminist wife, Trautonia, are involved with. From Das Institut to Geisterfahrer, his unique brand of music always challenges.

But Matthias dates back a bit and is as adept at 'Berliner Krautrock' with sweeping Mellotrons backed by his PPG modulars and all the other crusty old analogue gear he has as he is at more angular experimental material."

http://www.hollowsunrecords.co.uk/

ARP 2600 SYNTHESIZER w/ 3604 KEYBOARD GREY MEANIE

via this auction
"Original owner selling his long time friend...
In 1973 J.B. Shurtleff went to Massachusetts to obtain an ARP 2600 from the factory. At the time ARPs were going for about $2600, that was real money in those days. JB asked the folks in the factory if there were any used ARPs for sale, they said no, but they knew of one they had sold to a music store in East Newton.
JB jumped in his car and sped over to the music store where he verbally used magic on the storeowner, telling him he would have that thing sitting there another two years collecting dust, so why didn't he sell it to him for a more affordable price, which he did. The serial number on the keyboard is 11002, so this might be the second grey meanie built and was probably built in 1971. JB's live ARP performances with his band where they knocked the plates off the wall at Paradise Corners Cafe with much fanfare and spl are retired now, and JB was slightly disappointed that he didn't reach a level of notoriety similar to Ozzie Osbourne. Just the same, this grey meanie ARP needs the doctor Phil Cirocco of CMS systems to go over it and bring it to factory specs. Being a member of the band, I have agreed to try to sell it for JB, we are selling it "AS IS".

After acquiring the machine, JB stayed in Massachusetts for a few months. He lived in a stable under a barn where he played with the ARP and where he found a branding iron with his name on it. As you can see in the pictures, he branded the back side of the hardwood machine handle, and the underside of the keyboard handle.
When JB got the machine back to California, after he played his way across the country, he put "lift and rotate" sticker over the logo, and a "rockola" jukebox sticker over the 3604 keyboard logo. In those days mystery pervaded the air around synthesizers. JB did not want lookers on to know what planet this weird sounding machine came from.

Service history, rebuilt ADSR 1975, replaced sliders with broken stems several times. The grey meanies were easily damaged when moving to different locations. Alan Pearlman evidently had a vision the meanie machines would be sitting in a University environment, safe from damage instead of knocking around in small esoteric nightclubs, sometimes moving from state to state.

Sample and hold module replaced, ocillator three module replaced, all modules acquired from CMS. Power supply rebuilt, (new caps, etc.)

All old parts in bags, including the black potted modules that have been replaced are included.

All sliders are intact, all black buttons are in a bag, most of the little black caps that cover the trim pots are in a bag.

5 patchcords included, the keyboard attaches to the console at both ends unlike later ARPs and two sets of jones-cinch connector cables are provided, new jones-cinch connectors installed (male and female), original owners manual, original technical manual, original 100 patch book with JB's personal patches included. Note finger wear on keyboard faceplate below low D, some finger wear on face panel under upper filter slider.

The magic of the 3604 keyboard is the tunable option. The player can tune the keyboard to any key, making it possible to only play the white keys.

All oscillators work, pre lawsuit ladder filter works perfectly, machine plays but needs alignment and treatment by Phil Cirocco at CMS

JB made a big mistake in taking the machine to a guy in California in 2000. He did something to the keyboard that needs looking at. The keys require more pressure than they should, slowing the action. Phil is the best, don't waste your time elsewhere."