Gameboy Synced Sequencer

CDM has a post up on a DIY Gameboy Synced Sequencer. Title link takes you there.

Update: Looks like it's on GetLoFi along with another shot, as well.

The London Synthesis Orchestra

Matthew Hodson sent me a link to his site, The London Synthesis Orchestra.

"After examining the different composing techniques of the likes of Cage and Stockhause, Matt Hodson devised several pieces of music to be played and recorded that were a 'nod' to both of these pioneers, using the inspiration behind 'chance' recordings and 'IChing', steering away from rigid structure, melody, and performance with a greater desire for influence and interpretation from the performers."

Sounds like my kind of sound exploration. There are some samples on the Sound page - listening to a nice evolving drone on the Synthetic Landscapes page while I type this; it sounds like the OSCar (pictured below). There's just something about drones that are soothing to me. Title link takes you to the site. Make sure to check out the about page for more info and the visual page for some more shots.

Variphon

Analog Industries has a post up on the Variphon. I haven't seen one of these before. According to the Variphon site, the instrument appears to be an anolog synth with a low pass, high pass and band pass filter with pulse wave oscillators. Title link takes you to the site with more info, shots and samples.



"The Variophon is a monophonical electronical musical wind instrument, invented by Jobst Peter Fricke, Wolfgang Voigt and Jürgen Schmitz at 1975 at the Acoustical Department of the Musicological Institute of the University of Cologne. At the beginning it has been built up by the firm Ernest Martin KG."

Update via Clifford in the comments: "Talk Talk (Mark Hollis) used this extensively on the fantastic albums "Spirit Of Eden" and "Laughing Stock"- they said they were terribly unreliable- solo at 4min on After The Flood is a Variphon in all it's malfuntioning glory- wish I could buy one!"

Remembering Robert Moog - Binghamton NY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Remembering Robert Moog...

creator of musical instruments that changed the world.

An exhibit of rare Moog photographs, memorabilia, and historic instruments from the MoogArchives.com collection. First Friday Gallery Night, January 6, 2006, at Christ Church, 10 Henry Street, Binghamton.

As a teenager in 1954, Robert Moog built a few electronic musical instruments at his Long Island home. The instruments caught on and soon Moog's hobby turned into a small business that eventually paid his way through graduate school at Cornell University. By 1964 Moog had set up shop in Trumansburg and it was that year that he created the Moog Synthesizer. The rest is history.

On August 21, 2005, after a half-century of designing and producing innovative musical instruments, Robert Moog passed away.

The exhibit, by former Moog employee and creator of MoogArchives.com,
Roger Luther, will be on display January 6 at the historic Christ Church, 10
Henry Street, Binghamton (across from the Lost Dog Cafe).

To learn more about Moog visit http://MoogArchives.com . For more information on the exhibit send an e-mail to rluther [@] moogarchives.com

Cyndustries Zeroscillator - New MOTM Format Shot

New MOTM format shot of the Zeroscillator sent my way via Cynthia. Title link takes you to the main Cynthia site (it looks great btw - mmmm gear lust).

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New Cwejman Site Coming

Title link takes you there. Via Shawn Cleary of Analogue Haven on AH.

"The new site is http://www.cwejman.biz
It should be finished within a few days.

FWIW the new Eurorack format module prototypes will be
shown at NAMM.

January 19th-22nd
Company: Analogue Haven
Booth: 1787
Location: Hall E

Thank you,

Shawn Cleary
www.analoguehaven.com"

Moogulator's EMS Page

Just recently visited the EMS page on sequencer.de and thought I'd put up a post. If you haven't checked it out do so. There's tons of info and some really nice shots. Title link takes you there.

More Essential Synth Books - Peter Forrest

The "A-Z of Analogue Synthesizers" books by Peter Forrest are hands down two of the most highly regarded synth publications out there. I have a copy of each myself and they are absolutely essential in my opinion. Highly, highly recommended if you are into synths. They read like an encyclopia/catalog of synthesisers. There's a load of detail on each synth including specs and images. I sent an email to Peter Forrest asking if he had a recommended link to put up for the image on the right pane below. He ended up sending me a few nice scans of the books and another book, which I do not yet have, (but heard good things about), "Analogue Heaven, the Museum of Synthesizer Technology." Title link takes you to those shots. These are great books to curl up in your favorite spot and just flip through. Sometimes a book is just better than a computer screen.

For more info on ordering send email to pforrest@vemia.co.uk.

Electroniscape - Exercises in Synthesis

Title link takes you to Ron Berry's Electroniscape. It's a wonderful site with a section on "Synthesiser adventures" and "Acoustic Modeling." The section on synthesizer adventures is a mini history page on synthesis with snapshots of various modulars. The section on acoustic modeling covers the use of analog modulars in creating real world instruments. The image below is taken from this section. If you want to learn more about honing your programing skills, this is a great resource. Check out this sample of creating a plucked string. What's great about this sample is you can hear it evolve as it is programmed. Models covered include plucked strings, bass guitar, gongs, bells, etc, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet and flute, other sounds. Link via Eric on AH.

Green Buchla Thunder

Update: fixed title link to bigger shot. Sorry about that. : )

One of four made. Umm... That would probably be my choice of color, you think? : ) Another via echo7even of The Electric Music Box. Title link takes you to a larger shot. Make sure to check out The Electric Music Box for more Buchla. Thanks echo7even!



More on the Buchla Thunder.
"THUNDER IS A SPECIALIZED MIDI CONTROLLER that senses various aspects of the touch of hands on its playing surface, and transmits the resultant gestural information via MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) to responsive electronic instrumentation."