TMP-2-02 Vintage Synth TV Series from Benge

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Additional Vintage Synth TV episodes by Benge

00:00 Opening Titles
00:32 Introduction
01:29 Little Black Boxes
05:23 Switched On Cybersynths
14:14 Synthesiser Club
16:59 Commercial Break
17:54 Patching Today
30:59 Video Lab
34:56 Outro

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Episode two of the second series of the TV program from Benge, made at his Memetune Electronic Music Studio

The series explores his passion for vintage synthesiser instruments and studio gear and how he uses it on his productions and collaborations

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It is divided into the following sections:

LITTLE BLACK BOXES - A look at some classic rack mount synths of the 80s and 90s

SWITCHED ON - This second series looks at a type of synthesis based around the ideas of Cybernetics, which Benge calls CYBERSYNTHESIS

SYNTHESISER CLUB - A short musical demonstration of a synthesiser classic or three

PATCHING TODAY - A deep-dive into vintage modular systems and how to set up a patch on them, starting from scratch

VIDEO LAB - A look at old video equipment and how to create experimental visuals

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In THIS episode:

LITTLE BLACK BOXES - The Emu Proteus 2 Orchestral, from 1990

SWITCHED ON CYBERSYNTHS - A trip back to the 1960s for a look at the very first Cybersynth, the Buchla 100, including a patch based on Allen Strange’s seminal book Electronic Music, taken from the chapter “‘Real-time Networks’

SYNTHESISER CLUB - Connecting up the Korgs - featuring the Monopoly, DW6000, S770 and DDD1 drum machine

PATCHING TODAY - The Polyfusion 2000 system, with the AS1 sequencer, from the mid-1970s

VIDEO LAB - A look at some of the inspiration behind and planning for the making of Benge’s short film “Proof of Hyper-travel”

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LINKS:
Benge's Studio Blog: http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.com
Memetune Studio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/memetunestudio
Benge on Bandcamp: https://zackdagoba.bandcamp.com

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The MemeTune Programme Credits:
Everything in this video was created by B D Edwards (Benge)
All music, design, writing, filming and production completed at Memetune Studios, UK, 2023

Entropical Paradise on the Buchla 100

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"This is a patch similar to the one published on page 141 of Allen Strange's 1972 book Electronic Music, under the heading Real-time Networks. It is a recreation of Douglas Leedy's Entropical Paradise patch from his 1969 album of the same name

This system is mostly original 1960s Buchla, and I have adapted the patch slightly to make use of the 191 Sharp Cutoff Filter, and to take out the 'birdsong' part of the patch which was originally done with pink noise / envelope follower modulation on the main VCO. I still used the VCO, but took out the modulation and put it through the Bandpass Filter instead"

Sideways by Benge

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"Messing with the Buchla 257 Dual Voltage Control Processor. I'm using gates from the MARF to switch between the VbM + MVc inputs, which gives the pitch changes in this patch"

10 Minutes with a Buchla 200

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"Just stick this on in the background.."

Buchla 200 Randoms

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"Here is another self-player, this time on the Buchla 200 clone. This thing makes this kind of thing VERY easy. It's in its happy place!"

A Smile in Space May Cause an Avalanche Part 2

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"A Smile In Space May Cause An avalanche - part 2

Released on the compilation celebrating 3 Years of Modulisme

Composed by Philippe Petit using Buchla 200 & EMS Synthi A Synthesizers + e-bowed Piano Soundboard into a Moogerfooger Ring Modulator & Peavey 5150 + Ampeg SVT-2 Pro bass Amplifiers

« Electronic Tonalities » by Benge, made with the Emu Emulator II
and a wine glass

Video by Benge, made on 2 x Panasonic WJ-MX50 video mixers, Grass Valley Indigo video switcher, Emu Modular for video modulations

/ @zackdagoba

https://modulisme.info/

www.philippepetit.info"

Modular Moog Buchla FREEFORM

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"Here is a self-playing patch on the Moog IIIC with a little help from the Buchla-format Gaussian module by Magnetic Freak

The patch is as follows: 3 Moog VCOs go into 3 VCAs (and one vial the LPF also) and these are being enveloped and triggered from 3 outputs of the Gaussian

The pitches also come from the Gaussian, but are being modified by the 2 Moog sequencers to give them some variation

It all goes into the Moog Matrix Mixer so I can do panning, eq and also add delay into the mix, in this case a Moog-format digital unit from Synthetic Sound Labs. It is VC-able, and is really wonky and lo-fi - but I love it as its very unpredictable and is providing the white-noisey percussive sounds when it gets CVs from the sequencer

Thats pretty much the patch - I am not interacting with it - its completely self-aware and a bit like a crazy Moog jazz band that doesn't know what its supposed to be doing but does it anyway

Video is shot on a Sony DSR500 camera going through the Panasonic MX50 FX mixers"

100 Noises 03

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"Here is a patch using the vintage half of my Buchla 100

You are hearing 100% Buchla with nothing else

The patch is trying to mimic a tolling bell, but in a slightly rhythmic way, as the overtones resonate in time with the main clock, being 8th note divisions

The setup uses 2 pairs of sine waves going into 2 Ring Modulators. These are sent to the 102 Stereo Locator, which is used as a VC switch in mono mode and uses an envelope to fade between the ring-modulated tones upon each clock pulse. This sound then goes into the Sharp Cutoff Filter in low pass mode for shaping the sound before going into the Frequency Shifter in the "phaser" mode (ie sending the signal to one half of it, as well as going to one channel of a mixer, then an LFO goes to the other half of the FS, and a clean signal goes to channel 2 of the mixer, and when they are blended correctly, phasing happens in a rather pleasing way)"

Benge - Spirals & Orbits

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"New Benge album made entirely on a Buchla 100 and Watkins Copycat

1960s space atmospheres and abstract bleepings"

https://zackdagoba.bandcamp.com

Spaceman on Buchla 100

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"Going back to late 60s space-era vibez

Vintage BUCHLA 100 / WATKINS COPYCAT MK1

Greetings!"

Mean Beats

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"Rockin' the Magnetic Freak Gaussian module today... ❤️❤️❤️

Lets you quantise weighted randomness in the pitch domain AND the time domain (what a clever idea) and has 6 outputs for each. A very complex module which fits into the Buchla paradigm perfectly. Its sort of like a Source of Uncertainty but through a microscope"

Buchla 100 - 100 noises 02

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"Here are two of the rarest standard Buchla 100 modules, the 185 FREQUENCY SHIFTER and the 191 SHARP CUTOFF FILTER. Actually I didn't realise how rare the 191 actually was until I heard Mark Verbos speaking about it on The Source Of Uncertainty Podcast. As he points out, when do you ever see a vintage photo of a 100 system with one in it? (Answer: not very) Both these are vintage units with green ink - I was so lucky to get them as part of the incredible tiny system I bought ages ago (bottom section of the left-hand cabinet, plus the 112 touch plates). In this patch I am doing the trick where you feedback the filter signal a bit using the 106 mixer to get it to be more resonant. Its in Bandpass mode, and sounds completely great"

100 Noises 01

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"Today I am making noises on a Buchla 100 (half vintage (right half))"

B Phase

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"Playing with the Buchla 'Infinite Phase Shifter Model 200.1'

Anyone know the history of these modules, and why this is labelled this way?

(normally they are labelled 'Model 297')"

TMP-02 Vintage Synth TV Series from Benge

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Additional Vintage Synth TV episodes by Benge

"The Memetune Programme Episode 02

00:00 Opening Titles
00:35 Introduction
01:48 Switched On - Polysynths Part One
11:51 Synthesiser Club - EMS Polysynthi & AKS
13:59 Commercial Break
16:10 Patching Today - Buchla 200
29:18 Video Lab - Chromakey
34:53 Outro/Coming Up Next Time

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Second episode in the new six part series of programmes from Benge made at his Memetune Electronic Music Studio

The series explores his passion for vintage synthesiser instruments and studio gear and how he uses it on his productions and collaborations

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It is divided into the following sections:

SWITCHED ON - Featuring in-depth discussions about the history and development of the synthesiser over the years, including demonstrations and feature guides of many classic and iconic instruments

SYNTHESISER CLUB - A short musical demonstration of a synthesiser classic or two

PATCHING TODAY - A deep-dive into vintage modular systems and how to set up a patch on them, starting from scratch

VIDEO LAB - A look at old video equipment and how to create experimental visuals

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In THIS episode:

SWITCHED ON POLYSYNTHS (PART ONE) - A brief history of Polysynths, with the Oberheim Four Voice

SYNTHESISER CLUB - EMS Polysynthi and Double AKS (AKA 'The Crystal Machine')

PATCHING TODAY - Buchla 200 Modular synthesiser (cloned)

VIDEO LAB - Video Switchers and Chromakeying

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Video referenced in this episode:

The Dreamer by BENGE [posted here]

LINKS:
Benge's Studio Blog: http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.com
Memetune Studio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/memetunestudio
Benge on Bandcamp: https://zackdagoba.bandcamp.com

Oblong album: https://townsendmusic.store/product/5...

Fader album: https://townsendmusic.store/products/...

Stephen Mallinder Um Dada album: https://www.daisrecords.com/products/...

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The MemeTune Programme Credits:
Everything in this video was created by B D Edwards (Benge)
All music, design, writing, filming, editing and production completed at Memetune Studios, UK, 2022"

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TMP-01 Vintage Synth TV Series from Benge

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Additional Vintage Synth TV episodes by Benge

00:00 Opening Titles
00:33 Introduction
01:32 Switched On Monosynths
17:58 Synthesiser Club
19:43 Commercial Break
21:51 Patching Today
32:15 Video Lab
35:02 Outro/Coming Up Next Time

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First in a new six part series of programmes from Benge made at his Memetune Electronic Music Studio

The series explores his passion for vintage synthesiser instruments and studio gear and how he uses it on his productions and collaborations

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

It is divided into the following sections:

SWITCHED ON - Featuring in-depth discussions about the history and development of the synthesiser over the years, including demonstrations and feature guides of many classic and iconic instruments

SYNTHESISER CLUB - A short musical demonstration of a synthesiser classic or two

PATCHING TODAY - A deep-dive into vintage modular systems and how to set up a patch on them, starting from scratch

VIDEO LAB - A look at old video equipment and how I create visuals for my music

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In THIS episode:

SWITCHED ON MONOSYNTHS - A brief history of Monosynths, with the Minimoog, ARP Odyssey, Roland SH101, SH5, Korg 800DS, Yamaha CS40M, Elka Soloist, EMS VCS3, Buchla Music Easel, and various related sequencers: Moog 960, ARP 1601, EMS TKS

SYNTHESISER CLUB - ARP / Rhodes Chroma, ARP 2500

PATCHING TODAY - Emu Series 2000 Modular synthesiser

VIDEO LAB - Brief introduction to the lab, Panasonic WJ-MX50, Sony Camera, Grass Valley Indigo vision mixer

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LINKS:
Benge's Studio Blog: http://myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.com
Memetune Studio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/memetunestudio
Benge on Bandcamp: https://zackdagoba.bandcamp.com

Oblong album: https://townsendmusic.store/product/5...

Stephen Mallinder Um Dada album: https://www.daisrecords.com/products/...

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The MemeTune Programme Credits:
Everything in this video was created by B D Edwards (Benge)
All music, design, writing, filming and production completed at Memetune Studios, UK, 2022

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Easel Razors

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"The Buchla Music Easel - just doing what it loves doing"

Visual Audio by Benge aka zack dagoba

Visual Audio One - Buchla 200
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Visual Audio One
by Benge
Made on the Buchla 200 Electric Music Box
and
JVC KY1900 video camera
Panasonic WJ-MX50 video mixer

Visual Audio Two - VCS3 Putney


Visual Audio Three - Moog Modular 3C

Sidewaves - Buchla 200 Self-Player

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"A droney self-player on the Buchla 200, by Benge"

Bupz - on a Buchla 100

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"Messing about on the Buchla 100...and some video gearz"