AEPi Zeta Chapter at Georgia Tech Goes Modular for Spring Rush

via Oren

"Its the rush picture for our spring rush for AEPi Zeta chapter at Georgia Tech."

Note the Moog logo below.

2010 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition winner - The Double Slide Controller by Tomas Henriques

YouTube via GTCMT | March 15, 2010

"Tomas Henriques plays his First Prize instrument, The Double Slide Controller, at the 2010 Guthman Musical Instruments Competition held at Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology."

Realistic Moog MG-1 Meets the Oscilloscope

YouTube via defzeppardica — May 25, 2010 — "A quick video showing what the MG-1 sounds and looks like. Go Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets!"

Moog-style highpass voltage controlled filter

YouTube via abovenyquist — May 06, 2010 — "Project for Spring 2010 "Electronics for Music Synthesis" class at Georgia Tech. See here for more info:

users.ece.gatech.edu/~lanterma/ems10"

BBD-based flanger, on the breadboard


Buchla 291 bandpass filter circuit, on the breadboard


You can find all videos in the series in this post.

Adaptation of the voltage controlled filter from the Memorymoog

YouTube via abovenyquist — May 03, 2010 — "Project for Spring 2010 "Electronics for Music Synthesis" class at Georgia Tech. See here for more info:

http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~lanterma..."

Vactrol-based voltage controlled amplifiers, in the styles of Buchla and Korg


added to this post

Four-pole highpass voltage controlled filter, based on Polyfusion circuit, part 1

YouTube via abovenyquist — May 02, 2010 — "Project for Spring 2010 "Electronics for Music Synthesis" class at Georgia Tech.

See here for more info: http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~lanterma..."

"Tube screamer" style distortion, with voltage-controllable drive, via a vactrol


You can find all videos in the series in this post.

Adaptation of Buchla Lowpass Gate, using photofet optocouplers in

YouTube via abovenyquist — May 02, 2010 —

"Project for Spring 2010 "Electronics for Music Synthesis" class at Georgia Tech. See here for more info:

http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~lanterma..."
"abovenyquist — May 02, 2010 — Project for Spring 2010 "Electronics for Music Synthesis" class at Georgia Tech. See here for more info:

http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~lanterma..."

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Four-pole lowpass voltage controlled filter, using vactrols

YouTube via abovenyquist — May 01, 2010 — "Project for Spring 2010 "Electronics for Music Synthesis" class at Georgia Tech. See here for more info:

http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~lanterma..."

Also added to this post.

Adaptation of Moog Rogue Voltage Controlled Filter & Amplifier

YouTube via abovenyquist — April 29, 2010 — "Project for Spring 2010 'Electronics for Music Synthesis' class at Georgia Tech. See here for more info:

users.ece.gatech.edu/~lanterma/ems10"

Voltage Controlled "Wah" - Multiple Feedback Bandpass Filter, using a Vactrol


Voltage Controlled Phaser, based on OTAs


Also added to this post.

Adaptation of Hammond 102100 Voltage Controlled Filter

YouTube via abovenyquist — April 29, 2010 — "Project for Spring 2010 "Electronics for Music Synthesis" class at Georgia Tech. See here for more info:

http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~lanterma..."

Adaptation of Moog Rogue Voltage Controlled Filter & Amplifier


Voltage Controlled "Wah" - Multiple Feedback Bandpass Filter, using a Vactrol


Voltage Controlled Phaser, based on OTAs


Four-pole lowpass voltage controlled filter, using vactrols


Adaptation of Hammond 102100 Voltage Controlled Filter


Adaptation of Moog Rogue Voltage Controlled Filter & Amplifier


Voltage Controlled "Wah" - Multiple Feedback Bandpass Filter, using a Vactrol


Voltage Controlled Phaser, based on OTAs


Four-pole lowpass voltage controlled filter, using vactrols


Four-pole highpass voltage controlled filter, based on Polyfusion circuit, part 1


"Tube screamer" style distortion, with voltage-controllable drive, via a vactrol


Adaptation of the voltage controlled filter from the Memorymoog


Vactrol-based voltage controlled amplifiers, in the styles of Buchla and Korg



YouTube via abovenyquist — May 06, 2010 — "Project for Spring 2010 "Electronics for Music Synthesis" class at Georgia Tech. See here for more info:

users.ece.gatech.edu/~lanterma/ems10"

BBD-based flanger, on the breadboard


Buchla 291 bandpass filter circuit, on the breadboard

3rd Annual City Skies Electronic Music Festival, April 29-May 1, 2010

"SPONSORED BY GUITAR CENTER and ABLETON LIVE

The 3rd Annual City Skies Electronic Music Festival will be held in the Atlanta area on April 29-May 1, 2010.

Kavarna in the Oakhurst section of Decatur, GA (minutes away from Atlanta) is once again the venue for the Festival Event. Kavarna gives us a perfect vibe for the performances, with great sound and a nice selection of food and beverage for festival attendees. Kavarna is a non-smoking and all-ages venue.

We'll also be streaming the event live on StillStream.com

The list of performers include some of the best electronic musicians from around the U.S. heard on radio stations like Music From the Hearts of Space, Echoes, Star's End, Soma FM, StillStream, Galactic Travels, and more, and are from Georgia, Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

Musical styles range from ambient to downtempo chillout to Berlin school to IDM to space music to experimental. This is not a DJ event.

There will be numerous giveaways during the event including copies of Ableton Live Intro, performer CDs, and more!

For more information, ticketing, and performer bios and event schedule:
http://www.cityskies.com

From the April 2010 issue of Stomp and Stammer Magazine:

What's not to love about a concert series billed as a showcase for "real electronic music played by humans"? That's what's in store for attendees of the third annual City Skies Festival, April 29–May 1, at Kavarna, the cozy boho bar/coffee house/bistro located in beautiful downtown Oakhurst.

"City Skies was originally conceived as a community build­ing event," said Jim Combs, a soft-spoken Atlanta musician and organizer-promoter of the event. "I wanted to bring together friends and musicians who have inspired me, so we could play, trade stories and find out what everybody is up to in terms of their equipment – you know, get our geek on."

Like its predecessors, the 2010 edition of City Skies will feature a gaggle of musicians from the metro area and beyond, playing an array of mad scientist gear ranging from a marimba lumina – a fly-by-wire percussion instrument built by synthesizer wizard Don Buchla – to an electronic clarinet, DIY laptop contraptions and even iPods, as well as the occasional guitar, flute and drum.

Sharing the Kavarna stage with homeys Allen Welty-Green, Randy Garcia, Killer Haven, Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel, and others will be no fewer than four performers from Tennessee (Michael Peck, Tony Gerber, Mark Mahoney and something called 84001), two Richards (Lainhart and Devine, both considered masters of their respective sub-genres) and an assortment of knob twirling, switch flicking, mouse-wranglers from Kansas, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. One band, The Wiitles, uses Nintendo Wiimotes as instruments to play rock music.

"There will be plenty of experimental things happening, but also stuff that will be familiar," Combs said. "The main idea is to share the passion we have for this music."

Real electronic music performed live by humans!

Performers and schedule for the three-day event are:

Thursday, April 29, 2010
8pm- Harold Timms (Georgia)
10pm- The Wiitles (Georgia)
11pm- citizenGreen (Georgia)

Friday, April 30, 2010
6pm- Slate (Indiana)
7pm- Klimchak (Georgia)
8pm- Twyndyllyngs (Pennsylvania)
9pm- Paul Vnuk Jr (Wisconsin)
10pm- Tony Gerber (Tennessee)
11pm- R_Garcia (Georgia)

Saturday, May 1, 2010
Afternoon session
1pm- dRachEmUsiK (Indiana)
2pm- Burning Artist(s) Sale (Georgia)
3pm- Earthgirl (Indiana) w/Paul Vnuk, Jr.
4pm- 84001 (Tennessee)

Evening session
7pm- Mark Mahoney (Tennessee)
8pm- M. Peck (Tennessee)
9pm- Richard Lainhart (New York)
10pm- Richard Devine (Georgia)
11pm- Duet for Theremin & Lap Steel (Georgia)

All proceeds from ticket sales will go to performers for this event.

Tickets for each session are $5.00 and will be available at the door.

Venue location -
Kavarna, 707 East Lake Drive, Decatur, GA 30030

Please add us as friends on MySpace and Facebook:
http://www.myspace.com/cityskiesfestival
http://www.facebook.com/pages/City-Skies/223286277021"

Kyle Evans - Electronically Modified Didgeridoo Performance @ Georgia Tech

YouTube via yakthekyle. Be sure to see this video.
"A performance with my Electronically Modified Didgeridoo for the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition on Feb. 27 2010. In the finalists round, the competitors were given five minutes to describe and perform their instrument. Besides someone repeatedly stepping on my audio cable (and at one point disconnecting it completely) I thought my performance went pretty well. It was a good opportunity to try out some new techniques."

ZOOZbeat: Jammin' Robot ZOOZin' with Street Lotto

YouTube via zoozmobile. ZOOZbeat on iTunes: Richard Devine ZOOZbeat sound set below.
"Autonomous Robotic Marimba Playing 'Shimon' ZOOZin' It Up with Atlanta Hip-Hop Artist Street Lotto.

[ZOOZbeat Founder and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Gil Weinberg jammed live from SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 emerging technologies conference in Yokohama, Japan December 16-19, 2009 with Shimon.

Dr. Weinberg developed 'Shimon' at Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology. (He is also the Founder and Director of the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology).

More on the first Intercontinental musical jam session between humans in Japan and the Robot in the United States:
http://www.zoozmobile.com/blog/?p=295

ZOOZbeat:
http://www.ZOOZbeat.com
http://www.twitter.com/ZOOZbeat

Shimon:
http://gtcmt.coa.gatech.edu/

Street Lotto:
http://www.zoozmobile.com/blog/?p=266"

How To ZOOZ Video featuring MAKE IT LOOK GOOD beats from ZOOZbeat Artist STREET LOTTO - Video 6


How To ZOOZ Shake, Tilt, Invert and Tap featuring GET GETTIN' IT beats from ZOOZbeat Artist Cato


How To ZOOZ Video featuring ELECTRO BUMPER beats from ZOOZbeat Artist Richard Devine - Video 5


more vids here ZOOZbeat on iTunes:

Roland GR-300 Analog Guitar Synthesizer Upgraded

via this auction
"This lucky GR-300 has received the "Audio Lab of Georgia" audio path upgrade.

Some of the Features of the GR-300 audio path upgarde:
# +12 dB more output
# More dynamic range
# Less noise
# More sustain
# Better guitar-to-synthesizer balance

This upgrade truly produced the greatest performing and best sounding GR-300 out there! This GR-300 sings and performs flawlessy !

All the work was performed professionally ! For detailed information please visit the Roland GR-300 supersite http://www.joness.com/gr300/GR-300.htm!

And scroll down to find out more information on the "Audio Lab of Georgia" audio path upgrade ! Its the best investment your GR-300 could ever get !"

Lainhart Performance at CitySkies09

via Richard Lainhart

"Friends: for your listening pleasure, here's a link to MP3s of my performance and the music from my workshop at City Skies 2009 on Saturday May 9 at Kavarna in Decatur, Georgia (along with many of the other sets from the three-day festival). The music is all performed live with Buchla 200e and Haken Continuum, with no prerecorded tracks. The evening performance is about an hour, and consists of structured improvisations and compositions that provide the soundtracks to six of my digital films which were projected in the space. The first part of the workshop performance is a free improvisation, and the second is the world premiere of my transcription of Olivier Messiaen's "Oraison", written in 1937 for six Ondes Martenot. I hope you enjoy it.

http://www.cityskies.com/May2009/recordedsets.html"

RADCASTle video

YouTube via abovenyquist
"This is a demonstration of the RADCASTle, monophonic synthesizer using analog sound-generating circuitry driven by a microcontroller. This was a ECE4007 Senior Design Project at Georgia Tech in the Fall 2008 semester. The team members were Robert Estelle, Logan Snow, Hoan To, and Greg Hartl.

The analog boards were purchased from Ray Wilson of Music From Outer Space. The team developed customer to interface the various analog synth boards with a PIC microcontroller through digital-to-analog converters."

The Producers - She Sheila - Oberheim OB- X Keytar

YouTube via Louvers. via khoral.
"The New Wave band from Atlanta, Georgia called The Producers with their MTV hit video "She Sheila" from 1982. I posted this up for my wife. This is one of her all time 80's favorites."

Move over Edgar Winter. We have an Oberheim OB-X keytar. :)
Anyone know more about this? Update: answer via Brian in the comments.

For reference: Edgar Winter's Frankenstein with the ARP 2600 Keytar previously posted here.


YouTube via joneps.

Update via Adam in the comments:
Matt Berry spoof on second vid:
Snuff Box - Empty Room

Empty Room Suicide song.
previously posted here where you'll find a few more.

Guthman Musical Instrument Competition

"The first Guthman Musical Instrument Competition presented by GTCMT and Harmonix (makers of Guitar Hero and Rock Band) will award $15,000 to the best novel musical instruments as judged by a panel of experts from Harmonix, Wired, and Georgia Tech. There will be a $5,000 grand prize — all participants eligible — given by Sharon Perry Galloway in honor of her husband, Dr. Thomas D. Galloway, Dean of the College of Architecture, 1992-2007. A copy of the Rock Band® video game, courtesy of Harmonix, will be awarded as a prize to places 4, 5 and 6." Submissions closed on Jan 15th. You can find a gallery of images, sound and video on Wired.

Pictured above:
"Jaime Oliver's Silent Drum uses a technique somewhat akin to shadow puppetry to create stunning and engaging music.

As his fingers press the flexible drum head, it forms black shapes in front of a white background. Those get picked up by a video camera and piped to a laptop where Max/MSP software turns the shapes into sound in real time.

The patches are pre-programmed, but Oliver's analog, light-based interface offers a surprisingly expressive range and precision. The judges were impressed; Silent Drum took home the $5,000 first prize."

Silent Drum Controller - Demo02

YouTube via jaiolix
"Demo02 - improvisations on 5 environments of the Silent Drum Controller.

for the latest piece visit: http://www.realidadvisual.org/jaimeol...

for more info on the controller visit: http://www.realidadvisual.org/jaimeol..."


"Jan Perschy's SGSX-H 750 is just what it looks like: a motorcycle engine with a keyboard attached.

As the teeth of the engine's gears travel at varying speeds past pick-ups that normally detect piston position, they generate tones that can be controlled with a keyboard. The third component, pictured to the left of the keyboard in the photo, is the voltage-controlled amplifier (VCA) that makes up for relative discrepancies in volume.

Perschy said his goal was to play the gears in a motor the same way that a Hammond organ plays its spinning tone wheels. The VCA module wasn't working when we made the recording below, an apparent victim of rough travel, but this was still a fascinating display."



Craig Hanson and Mike Gao


Be sure to see the Wired gallery for more. via CDM who held a similar contest "judged by drum machine pioneer Roger Linn and the members of tech-loving band Freezepop" See the post for more.

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flickr by Georgia Mackay

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Richard Devine & Josh Kay

Richard Devine & Josh Kay from Surachai on Vimeo.

"At City Skies - Decatur, Georgia. We used 3 Doepfer cases filled with Harvestmann, LiveWire, Plan-B, Cwejman, Cyndustries, modules, and rocking the AFG x2 out live for the first time. Plus the Cwejman S1, Korg Chaos KP3, Jazzmutant Lemur, and Yamaha Tenori On, as our MIDI controller."

Via TRASH_AUDIO where you will find an interview with Richard Devine. Also check out DEVSND|DEVINESOUND for some free sample sets.