Geddy Lee Minimoog - Unboxing

video upload by hamsterdunce

"Watch the unboxing of this marvelous new synthesizer from Moog Music. Even my cat was interested; surely you will be, too."

See the announcement post here.

Keyboard Solo Medley: Chapter II

Published on Jun 18, 2017 hamsterdunce

"More music on umop.com/parallax.htm

It's been 11 years since my first video here on YouTube: the dreaded 1980s Keyboard Solo Medley! [see below] This time around, after a mere 19 takes and a few weeks of prep work, I decided to expand the selections by plus or minus a decade or so. The song names and original artists are all titled in the video for your convenience!

Other fun links:

A Facebook page where I Photoshop laser beams onto cats (naturally this page is getting rather popular): facebook.com/catlazers

My PATREON page where as of this writing I am currently earning $11/month so it's kind of a joke but maybe donate anyway: patreon.com/catlazers

My Packrat comic book, 60 pages of synthesizer cartoons and amazingness: umop.com/packrat.htm

Here's a place where you can buy some DVDs of my animations: umop.com/dvd.htm

There's a crapload of other links I could post here but you get the idea. I make lots of art & music and want you to buy all of it.

Thanks for watching! --Dave"

1980s Keyboard Solo Medley

Uploaded on Feb 21, 2007

"All (or at least most) of your favorite cheesy keyboard solos wrapped up in one medley. Sorry about the jacket."

So awesome. And the jacket still fits! :)

White Hole by Parallax - instrumental synthesizer & keytar solo

Published on May 1, 2017 hamsterdunce

"Performed on the standard Roland JD-800 mod, along with an old 01/W sequence & a few surprises including a Nord Stage 2 organ solo & a couple of Roland Axistron niblets. More music on umop.com/parallax.htm ... if you like the music, grab a CD!"

Korg Karma - Demo

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Published on Aug 31, 2016 hamsterdunce

"Selling a Korg Karma synth - available for sale here: https://reverb.com/item/2861243

This demo shows me running through a few patches to display full functionality. This video may be removed from the channel at some point, but subscribers may feel free to enjoy the '80s shredding until then. :-)

More interesting music & art things available to digest at umop.com"

And some pics via the auction.

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"Cowboys From Hell" by Pantera - performed on TOY PIANOS by a ridiculous idiot

Published on Jun 4, 2016 hamsterdunce

"COWBOYS FROM HELL, HAIL YUSS - more radness to be found on umop.com and please subscribe to Hamsterdunce and blarbirty blar blarrr keyboards whoooo"

A new classic track from MATRIXSYNTH Member, David C. Lovelace. Check his site out! You'll find plenty of whacked up sights & sounds there.

1984 - Van Halen - classic sweepy synth intro - Korg Karma

Published on Jan 13, 2016 hamsterdunce

"Bucause I'm an insufferable nerd, I messed around with the Van Halen intro to "Jump" on a Korg Karma that I picked up on eBay for about twelve bucks, give or take $413."

Great ending to this one. ;)

The Confines - original instrumental electro-prog lounge-shred - Parallax

Published on Nov 11, 2015 hamsterdunce

"Here's an old unreleased Parallax song played on a Korg SV-1 RV. The sequence is naturally from a floppy-disk-fueled Korg O1/W from 1990-something, so the drums are primitive, to say the least. The lobsters are just there to keep us company.

Parallax CDs, artifacts of a synthesizer Utopia that is both fun and treacherous to visit, are available at umop.com/parallax.htm"

David C. Lovelace of Parallax aka hamsterdunce is a supporter of MATRIXSYNTH!

AHNE 2015 - a terrifying room full of synthesizers and their insanely lucky owners

Published on May 17, 2015 hamsterdunce

"Another month of May, another annual Analog Heaven NorthEast (AHNE) gathering. This year it all went down at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, in the rotunda of the Genko Uchida Building. Most people don't even get to see this kind of stuff in person, let alone touch it. One attendee called it a 'Synth Petting Zoo.'

This video breezes around the entire room in an almost unfairly brief fashion. Around every turn there was yet another mind-burrowing megapile of cables and knobs waiting for a scientist with a 300 I.Q. to actually figure out how to use. One presented even had a brainwave interface.

Granted, on a music level, there was about as much soul in the room as a stale can of tuna fish, but this gear isn't about soul. It's about building a sonic robot army in your basement and terrorizing your neighbors at 3AM.

Subscribe to my channel for more occasional synth-related videos, and check out umop.com for art, animation, and other craparoni."

The Packrat on Patreon

Published on Dec 1, 2014 hamsterdunce

"Now YOU can help support my comic strip 'The Packrat' by going to patreon.com/packrat and donating to keep it alive!

Thanks to all the loyal Packrat fans!!"

A Little Noodling Around on a Moog Voyager XL at the Moog Factory

A little noodling around on a Moog Voyager XL at the Moog factory SOUND LAB!

YouTube Published on Sep 18, 2012 by hamsterdunce

"More music at umop.com/parallax.htm

The wife and I were lucky enough to get a tour of the Moog factory in Asheville, NC recently, and while there I spent a little while in the sound lab making spacey noises. It was like being inside my own brain. I could have set up a tent in there."

Dave aka hamsterdunce is the author of The Packrat series and the man responsible for much of the artwork on Metasonix products.

Huun-Huur-Tu - Live

YouTube Uploaded by JaroMedienGmbH on Jul 15, 2011

"Huun-Huur-Tu at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California November 18, 2008"

Resonant filter sweeps with the human voice starting shortly after the 5:50 mark.

via @hamsterdunce aka Dave of http://umop.com/, home of the Packrat and more.

Tuvan throat singing.

Trailer for "In the Air Tonight" synth / keytar JAM with Lee-Ann Lovelace!

YouTube Uploaded by hamsterdunce on Feb 15, 2012

"Subscribe to Lee-Ann's channel to watch the full video: LUCYZEKE12

More music on umop.com and lalovelace.com

Lee-Ann and Dave wallow in 1980s craziness in this super-colossal dual keytar jam session, covering "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins. New, different artists will be featured every single week on her channel. There are already a few other ones uploaded, so check out her channel and be sure to subscribe if you love original & tribute blues, rock, R&B, and everything else in between (even the occasional synthesizer)."

Note the custom "Tron" red keytar, previously featured here. Dave is of course the man behind The Packrat series amongst others and back in 2006 he created The Packrat Matrix on the right of the site. His art has also been featured on numerous Metasonix products.

Ode to TRON: a Man-child's Tale of Infinite Yearning

YouTube Uploaded by hamsterdunce on Oct 1, 2011

"This video is an entry in the Parker Brother's Chopper giveaway for an actual, functional Light Cycle! It is also a little something special for the Tron fans who have supported my keytar-soloing bullstuff all these years. Enjoy the video & keep your fingers crossed. Maybe someday soon my CT friends will see me pull up to the grocery store on a glow-in-the-dark, hubless Grid Steed."

Umlaut by Parallax - a pants-packing powerhouse of keyboard synthy plop plop!

YouTube Uploaded by hamsterdunce on Sep 1, 2011

CustomSynth white Roland JX-3P, JD-800 and more synth spotting. That is the man behind The Packrat and more.
"Buy the album on umop.com/parallax.htm

I'll bet you were wondering why I haven't made any synth videos in a while! I was just wondering the same thing myself! My checkered wristband is currently missing (don't worry, I'll find it... or just tattoo the freaking thing on my wrist once and for all), so I found a delightful mask instead. It makes me release my inner wharrgarbl. So there you have it... UMLAUT from my CD "Visit the Entropics" which is available on an old-fashioned CD & also on iTunes. Please support my music and I'll try to make more insipid videos for your drooling, gibbering pleasure."

A dizzying journey through a room full of priceless synthesizers - AHNE 2011

YouTube Uploaded by hamsterdunce on Apr 18, 2011

"More music on umop.com! Background music: "O Face" by Parallax.

Get a look inside Analog Heaven Northeast 2011, an annual meetup for synth enthusiasts on the East Coast. Every year we bring a selection of irreplaceable electronic gewgaws from our respective music studios (you can spot my Customsynth Rolands in there somewhere) for each other to admire. Great turnout this year! We even had a visit from the God of Catsynth, apparently."

See this site for the ARP cat. It's what you see when you die. Well, for synth heads that is.

Korg MicroStation review for Keyboard Magazine - complete with '80s shredding!

YouTube via hamsterdunce | February 20, 2011 |

"More music on umop.com.

Here's an in-depth review of the sounds & sequencing power of the Korg MicroStation, provided to Keyboard Magazine readers for the April 2011 edition. There's a few '80s songs hiding in this demo for good measure! Hope you enjoy the review!"

Christmas shredding on a Korg MicroStation!

YouTube via hamsterdunce | December 19, 2010 |

"More music on umop.com Read my full review of the MicroStation in the February edition of Keyboard Magazine. Enjoy this tribute to Christmas and synth metal."

The Packrat November 2010

http://umop.com/packrat.htm
(click for more episodes)

"Why YouTube isn't always the most reliable resource."

click the pic to read.

vids [penquin was random]:

Update: the last image of YouTube in the browser, is actually Dave's (creator of The Packrat) 80's Medley added below.




YouTube via drewtoothpaste | March 18, 2007

"Hello. I am Doctor Synthesizer. I will teach you to use and interact with any synthesizer. You can find over 1,700 comics I've drawn at http://www.toothpastefordinner.com ." Ronald Jenkees -

Throwing Fire

YouTube via ronaldjenkees | August 05, 2008

"Throwing Fire is on my 2nd CD, Disorganized Fun: https://www.ronaldjenkees.com/mp3-store/ SUPER FUN TIME WITH THIS JAM!!!! Thanks a lot for watching! Hope you liked it. Kindof a rough cut, but it's always fun. This video is dedicated to the band Papa Roach for letting me check out their studio and giving me a place to stay in LA. Those are some hard-working rockers and good guys. I got cold chills listening to the songs they're working on for their new album. I think it's coming out really soon. My friend Sam gave me the hat I'm wearing in this vid. It's made of 100% recycled material. Can't beat that. Here's their site: http://www.livity.org I'm using FL Studio software to make the beat in the background and a Korg Triton Le keyboard on top, Motif XS8 on bottom."

1980s Keyboard Solo Medley

YouTube via hamsterdunce | February 21, 2007

"All (or at least most) of your favorite cheesy keyboard solos wrapped up in one medley. Sorry about the jacket."

Can you shred on Moog Taurus 3 Bass Pedals?

YouTube via hamsterdunce | August 06, 2010

"More music on umop.com/parallax.htm

Keyboard Magazine video review (my full print review shall be available in the October, 2010 edition) of the amazing Moog Taurus 3 Bass Pedals. True to historical form laid out by the '70s-era Taurus I, this is a wide-bottomed 100% analog synthesizer. I got to spend some time with one of the 1,000 units made, plaster my feet all over it and figure out if it actually possible to shred on this 13-pedal, 1-octave beast."

Moog Memorymoog Plus - shredding demo - 18 oscillators of pure analog power

YouTube via hamsterdunce | July 16, 2010
via this auction
"More music on umop.com/parallax.htm

This is an amazingly huge and beefy synthesizer. I am selling it for a friend of mine, but not until I've had a couple of days to play with it! It is the thickest, wettest, fattest synthesizer among at least a hundred that I've owned & played over the years. When I turn up the Cutoff 100% with the Emphasis at zero, the sky rips open and writhing Lovecraftian demons descend upon my condo complex, raining down javelins of sonic plasma into the fabric of ultimate blabbity blabbity you get the idea.

This is an auction demo so there's a few dry moments here and there where I'm autotuning and testing all 67 keys chromatically, but I kept it shreddy enough to hopefully entertain my faithful subscribers for a few minutes."