MATRIXSYNTH

at 6/02/2006 12:02:00 AM

Title link takes you to a short BBC video clip on modelling Mona Lisa's voice. It reminded me of the buzz behind physical modelling when it first came out. The ability to create a two story tuba and the like. I remember anticipating the Korg Prophecy and Yamaha VL1 thinking I'd be able to get lost creating these crazy physical models. Instead they came with predefined models you could tweak. It's too bad the software never allowed you to create a two story tuba or Mona Lisa's skull, but something tells me it would be a long and tiring road to actually get a peep out of something like that.

via Brian Comnes.

at 6/02/2006 12:01:00 AM

Thought this was a pretty cool looking case. The red is see through. Title link takes you to more info on GetLoFi.

at 6/02/2006 12:00:00 AM

Upcoming on BBC Radio 4. Should be available on Listen Again via the
interweb (www.bbc.co.uk/radio4):

BBC Radio 4 Saturday 3 June 2006
Sampledelica! The History Of The Mellotron
10.30-11.00am BBC Radio 4

"Launched in 1963, the Mellotron was the first music sampler - an
instrument that could capture and play back other sounds. In this
fascinating feature, which contains new interviews with Sir Paul
McCartney, Paul Weller and Tony Banks from Genesis, Mark Radcliffe
examines the history of the Mellotron and the part it played in British
pop music history.

The programme examines the history of the instrument, investigates its
impact on the music business as the earliest sampling technology and
particularly how it was adopted by bands in the early Seventies
progressive rock era. Tony Banks, the keyboardist with Genesis, talks of
his love/hate relationship with the instrument, which proved notoriously
difficult to take on the road. Other contributions come from Andy
Partridge and David Gregory of XTC, Ian McDonald, the keyboardist from
King Crimson, and Justin Haywood from The Moody Blues, who famously used
the instrument on Nights In White Satin."

via Jordan Gibson on AH

at 6/01/2006 10:10:00 AM

Title link takes you to shots of Dennis Verschoor's custom Oberheim Two Voice Modular. There's also a nice shot of someone's racked two voice. I saved the shots for when the thread dissapears into the ether, here: dennis, racked.

at 6/01/2006 01:47:00 AM

via this auction

via sizone in the comments of this post: "not related, but here's the link to an eml on ebay, cat included in one of the shots"

Thanks sizone.

Update via nick in the comments:

"I've got a 100 and 101. The blue is very pretty though can get a lot of nicks and dings in it over the years. The 101 aluminum(?) has all the legends etched and paint filled so it won't show wear like the 100's white painted legends on metallic blur.

Correct that the 101 has a ring mod and S&H. It has some diffferent waves and the different filter uniquely does LP->BP->HP->BR->LP using a pot rather than the 101 who's filter pot does LP->BP->HP. The 100 since it has slightly less features has some slightly more sensible jacks up top. Those familiar with the 101 will notice it's not quite as patched out as the first impression it gives."