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more synth graffiti.

Fun Modular Noodle on YouTube

via Brandon Daniel.
"This is my Sh101 controlling/playing with the doepfer and planB portion of my modular synth. Some Analogue Systems stuff is used (EGs, mults, VCAs, Mixers), but nothing that contributes a whole lot to the basic sound. More ASys modules are used in the effects that are heard, but more on that in a bit.

So what's happening? Initially I play the keys of the 101 by hand to give an idea of the timbre, but eventually the SH101 is playing back a sequence I tapped in earlier, it's CV is controlling the base pitch of a PlanB osc, which is running into a couple doepfer Lowpass Gates (one in filter mode, one in VCA mode). The audio out of the 101 is also FMing the frequency of the LPG in filter mode. The filter LPG has it's resonance up high, this is a good example of what vactrol filter resonance/clipping sounds like. The gate out of the sh101 is clocking my doepfer sequencer, initially in forward mode, later in random mode. The trigger outs of the sequencer are firing off EGs that control both LPGs. The step outs of one row of the seq are also controlling the filter cutoff.

When the doepfer seq is put into random mode, the end result is that while the pitch pattern is static, the notes being accentuated are somewhat random. A nice effect.

That signal is also run into my Analogue Systems midi delay module, the bitrate of the delay is set low, and the bitrate & feedback are being modulated by a midi synced LFO (from the ASYS midi interface), and the delay output is run into a bandpass filter courtesy of an ASys multimode. The frequency of that filter is modulated by yet a different LFO.

The OScope you see at the end is the dry signal from the LPG set to VCA mode, before it is run into the delay.

There are a few other things going on in the base patch, but I've already given the most important details."

My midi tama ts306 on YouTube

"This is an old tama ts306 drum synth brain. Originally intended for use with a set of electronic drum triggers, it had no midi, only trigger inputs. Thanks to the wonder of modern DIY electronic kits (thanks Paul Maddox and Laurie Biddulph!) I have installed a midi conversion kit. This is me playing it from my Korg electribe ER1. Also, some extra squawks from a bird we were birdsitting at the time."

via Brandon Daniel.

monogrex - casio mt-400v track

Via jon: "The song mongorex was made using nothing but a casio mt-400v to satiaite cravings for one-synth tracks."

On MySpace here.

Thingamagoops

"What is that thing!?
The Thingamas are really just simple, analog type synthesizers that you control in a different way.

The Thingamas have oscillators just like any synth. On analog synths the oscillator that creates the actual tone you hear is called a VCO or voltage controlled oscillator. The Bleeps work a little differently so we'll just call it the main oscillator. Instead of using a keyboard, the main oscillator in the Thingamas is controlled by a photocell."

Title link takes you there. Be sure to check out the movie. Via Music Thing.

Tesla Coil Music on YouTube

Here are some fireworks for you. Title link takes you to one more on Analog Industries - where I found this one. Happy 4th everyone.

Also check out this.

EDP Stinger

Click here for shots pulled from this auction.

via Tom of MusicThing.

Details pulled from the auction:
"Up for auction is a very rare synthesizer, the Groove Electronics Stinger, it is also sometimes refered to as an EDP Stinger. It is basically two EDP Wasps under one hood, but with midi control. It comes with a fixed 220v power cable, and 3 pages of user manual. When I bought it originally, it did not have any user instructions at all, I got lucky and met someone who sent me copies of the 3 pages of user instructions that he had for the Stinger.

History:
-Only 4 of these synths are known to be in existence.
-This synth has the most amount of buttons on it than the other units.
-Groove Electronics was a samll company, each unit was custom built for the client.
-It was originally owned by The Shamen. On the underside of the synth is a service sticker that shows their name, this was also confirmed by the person I bought it from.

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Postshow Booth 2 - New Flickr Shots

flickr by synthfanKH. The SMS 2000. Yeah, I would say this shot looks pretty real... Title link takes you to more shots of the SMS2000.

Circuit Bent Cat

Title link takes you to the post on GetLoFi.

Museum Studio - Formely The Museum of Synthesizer Technology

You might have noticed links to Museum Studio in a number of recent YouTube posts I've put up by Sharpblue. Museum Studio was the former home of the Museum of Synthesizer Studio and I'm guessing the YouTube clips all come from the Museum of Synthesizer Technology DVD. Another to add to my list... Title link takes you there.

"We are no longer in the business of offering the same historical tour of the Synthesizer that we did when the building was full to the rafters with over 350 keyboards. It was realised at the time that whilst it looked very impressive, it was impossible to get the full appreciation of the instruments sound. We therefore now specialise in offering the musician, and enthusiast a chance of using our remaining collection in a recording studio environment, to create their own master pieces."