Moving Modules

I forget where I found this one, but I love it. It's a take on Rush's Moving Pictures. Full size image, so no title link.

Drumbuddy

Yeah baby... Click through for more and more importantly, to listen. Trust me, it's worth it. : )

Encore Electronics Frequency Shifter

Frequency Shifters came up on AH. A link was posted to the Encore Electronics Frequency Shifter. Interesting module. Title link will take you to more on the Encore site including some sound samples.



"The frequency shifter operates by altering the frequencies of an input signal. The device shifts all frequency components of the input signal by an equal number of Hz. With this kind of shifting the harmonic relationships in the signal are not preserved. This is unlike a standard pitch shifter, which shifts all frequency components of an input signal by the same ratio, thus preserving the signal's harmonic intervals."

The Release - Bob Moog Tribute

This one from Chris Strellis in via AH. Amazing piece with samples of Bob Moog.

"In tribute to the sad death of Bob Moog I have produced a track in
Bob's honour written soley using the only Moog equipment I could
muster - which (unfortunately) is the Moog Modular and Minimoog
softsynths (please don't flame me for this I do have analogue gear!).
Speech samples from a Moog demo disc and from the good
Dr. himself suppliment the raw (virtual) analogue power!"

More from Heath Finnie - Axaxaxas

Update: Fixed title link. Doh. : ) Synths used listed below each track. Song8 will be up tonight.

Thanks Heath! : ) BTW, song8.mp3 wasn't up when I posted it, so if it 404s just click through title link and select away. Need to find out what's on track 61. Sounds like a Yamaha CS synth or an Andromeda.


"This one is kind of Klaus Schulze like. It's long but I
think quite good.

http://www.heathfinnie.com/media/song8.mp3 (Minimoog, Moog Sonic Six, Roland Sh-5, Farfisa Syntorchestra)

Two short songs that are quite eno-ish are here:

http://www.heathfinnie.com/media/song61.mp3 (Andromeda and minimoog doing the bass. Some Prophet 5. The drums are a Roland CR-8000)

http://www.heathfinnie.com/media/song62.mp3 (droning minimoog, Arp 2600, Andromeda and a guitar with an E-bow)

Right now we are going under the name Axaxaxas. I kind of like it
because it's a throwback to the 70's prog and krautrock bands."

Synth Graffiti

An interesting post on custom synth art came up recently on Vintage Synth Explorer. Title link will take you to more and bigger shots. Sorry Carbon111, I know you'll love these. : )

Punk Disco Technosaurus Microcon


Nintendofied Alesis Micron


Yellow Checkered Moog Etherwave Theremin

Tribute to Bob Moog - Moog Prodigy Sample

Via Vintage Synth Explorer. Rawnoiseattack put this together using only his Moog Prodigy, drum machine and and effects stomp box. Interesting piece with some voice samples from Moog the movie.

New free soft synths - d-lusion's Drumstation and Rubberduck

Via Synthtopia.

Roland Vintage Effects

Via Analogue Haven. Click through title link for much larger shot.



Roland Dimension D SDD-320
Dynacord SRS 56
Roland RV-800 Stereo Reverb
Roland PH=830 Stereo Phaser
Roland SRE-555 Chorus Echo

Switched-On Bach - Wendy Carlos

My previous two posts have me reflecting on the use of analog synths in more traditional, musical instrument roles. The quintessential example of this would of course be Wendy Carlos' Switched-On Bach. It is credited for propelling synthesis into rock and roll and the main stream. It's fascinating to wonder how things might be different had it not been released. Title link will take you to more, including this image and comments from Bob Moog:



"Switched-on Bach was released at the end of 1968 and became an immediate success. It was acclaimed as real music by musicians and the listening public alike. As a result, the Moog Synthesizer was suddenly accepted with open arms by the music business community. We witnessed the birth of a new genre of music--classical music, realized with impeccable musicianship on synthesizer and tape recorder.

Now, some three decades later, the electronic music medium has evolved into a mainstream musical tool. Sixteen-track and twenty-four-track recorders came to be widely used after the release of Switched on Bach, and then digital synthesizers, hard disk recorders, and computer-based music production systems. Wendy's contributions to this evolution cannot be overstated.

She has realized a wide range of high quality music, set ever-increasing standards for sound synthesis, developed a significant body of alternate tunings, and generously provided her usual perceptive advice to equipment manufacturers. Her four Bach/Baroque albums, specially remastered for this release, are major milestones in the evolution of electronic music. At the same time, each album stands by itself as an important contribution to our classical music tradition. I'm delighted to witness the re-release of these works, as are countless numbers of music lovers throughout the world.

--Robert A. Moog"