MATRIXSYNTH

at 12/06/2005 03:18:00 PM

I previously posted about the movie Fame and some synth spotting in it. Well, reader Tony decided to watch it again after reading the post. He sent me two more brilliant synth pics from the movie. Wow! Now I have to see it again. I keep putting odd movies on my Blockbuster list for reasons like this, they show up in the mail and my wife wonders what the heck I am thinking. Oh well, I have to see the following shot in the movie, so she's outta luck. : ) Title link takes you to a bigger shot of the below and another. Amazing. Thanks Tony!

at 12/06/2005 03:03:00 PM

Update via JJ in the comments:

"Say! That's me! I've never been blogged before. Thanks!

At the following URL is a LJ post that contains a couple of audio samples of the QY through the Evolver:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/sarendipatree/119571" Hmm... Currently getting a 404 for this. Oh well...

I almost didn't post this shot as there just wasn't enough "synth skin" in the pic, but I decided what the heck. The human side of what a synth and music brings to the table is worth posting. There is just something really nice about this shot. She's smiling, they look comfy, and he's playing away on that Yamaha QY and DSI Evolver. Cool headboard and wallpaper as well. : )

at 12/06/2005 10:34:00 AM

Update: Don't miss that Felix the Cat sticker in the shot. : )

I previously posted on a SEMTex review back on 10/28/05. Title link takes you to another review posted by Moogulator on Sequencer.de. The review includes a bit of history on how the synth went from an idea discussed on Synthesizerforum.de to reality.

at 12/06/2005 12:53:00 AM

If you haven't checked out the Alien's Project site yet, you own it to yourself to do so. It's a sci-fi themed synth site extravaganza. Tons of synth pics, samples, videos you name it. One thing I just discovered is that they have a Sounds page titled Toy of the Month. Each month they feature a given synth and post samples, info and a pic. Very, very fun way to spend some time exploring synths. The site design is quirky and kitschy in the best sense. Like Archie mcPhee's meets Rob Zombie. Title link takes you to the Toy of the Month page. Make sure to track back to the main Alien's Project site as well. Enjoy. Update: I originally implied the Moogulator designed the site. He actually coded it. The disign is by Bernie himself.

at 12/06/2005 12:06:00 AM

Title link takes you to the episode. At the end, click on the green bird's head. Too funny. Enjoy! : ) Via Dave, "The Packrat".

at 12/06/2005 12:05:00 AM

Title link takes you to a post on VSE with Korg Trident Samples. It has some killer strings. The Tri1_FlangeStrgs_PolySyn.mp3 sounds just like the intro to Duran Duran's Planet Earth.

at 12/05/2005 09:02:00 PM

Sorry about the downtime. Looks like there were some issues with Blogger today. I asked Peter Kirn on CDM if he could put something up letting people know for me, and he did. Thanks Peter!

at 12/05/2005 11:20:00 AM

Update. The answer is in. The first part is Minimoog and the second is the Voyager. : )

Title link takes you to a great sample Colin Chung put up on AH that A/Bs a bass patch on the Alesis Andromeda with a Moog Minimoog. Right click and save. Listen to it closely. It really allows you to pinpoint the difference between the two. There is a certain something that picks up the second sample where the first sounds a bit sluggish compared to it. If I were training people on the subtle characteristics that differ between synths this would be a great sample. Depending on what you focus on it either sounds very similar or totally different. Subtle differences in sound can have a tremendous impact on the overall feel or color of the sound - like a drop of ink in a clear bucket of water. It might be small, but it's there. BTW, I'm hoping we are all past the synth x is better than synth y arguments. That's not what this is about. They are all different and we know that. This is about listening to the subtle differences in sound. No one call the synth police.