MATRIXSYNTH

100h Monome Coming

"The prototype is moving along. we’re still finalizing each part of the design and trying to figure out how in the world we’re going to manufacture these. some details:

* black walnut base enclosure, measuring about 10.8 inches on each side, about 1.4 inches tall
* anodized aluminum top plate, once again
* new keypad design engineered from the ground up, with several improvements and different feel than the 40h
* the grid pcb prototype was so expensive i think it made me ill, ha

we don’t have enough keypads to fill the entire plate, hence the above photo. we’ll be showing the prototype at the makerfaire in may.

we don’t expect to be shipping until early august. we may consider taking preorders on the first 100 units. we’re uncertain on the price because we haven’t secured all part sources and contracts, but we’re expecting to run between $1200 and $1500. (we’re of course hoping it will be cheaper.)

35 units left as of this posting. wait time of about a week before shipping."

Title link takes you there.

DaevlMakr Daevl.Plugs

"The Daevl.Plugs were built to bring organic qualities to electronic music and digital audio. Many employ random or chaotic processes triggered by peaks in the source material. Standardized controls, one-touch randomization, title links to help docs in each of 9 major and 9 CPU light plug-ins make it easy to put the Daevl into your own productions, up front in a mix or layered beneath for change and interest.

Each has its own strengths depending on source material, but every Daevl.Plug will transmogrify anything: voice, bass, guitar, synthesizers, drums, choirs of heavenly angels... you name it."

daevl.sixcylinder pictured
"Three dual-mono amplitude oscillators in a cat's cradle delay network, daevl.sixcylinder creates shifting, pulsating terrains, from ultra slow oscillation rhythms to synthetic audio rate tones. Source audio is amplitude modulated by three pairs of independent oscillators, each available as sine, triangle or sample and hold. A single value controls crosstalk among all oscillators in the network simultaneously."

Title link takes you to the full line up including samples. Also check out CDM for more including some thoughts from Liz Knight.

simulacreant - Evenfall Mini Modular Tracks

Click here for tracks of the Evenfall Mini Modular by cebec. Via the Matrixsynth forum where you will find more info.

Update: you can now find the track on this post.

Latinsizer Synth Cover Art

Remember these videos by pepemogt of latinsizer? He wrote in with the following: "when i released my first latinsizer album, for the art cover i was try to do something diferent with the art, so i found a guy that his way of living is painting signs for mexican wrestling, and puting them on streets, in your trips to tijuana maybe you have seen this, anyway, i took some synths and drum machines and went to his workshop and ask him to paint them, and also the credits of the record and basically all the art"

Pretty cool...

http://www.myspace.com/latinsizer
http://www.latinsizer.com

Roger O'Donnell Interview on Amateur Chemist

Andrew of Amateur Chemist wrote in letting me know he has an ichat session coming up with Roger O'Donnell. He thought it might be interesting to see if any readers of Matrixsynth had any questions for him as well. If you do feel free to comment. Do check out Amateur Chemist, it's a great blog on bands with tons of pics and reviews of various shows.

EMS Synthi A

Title link takes you to more shots of this Synthi A up for auction, including shots of the inside. These are hi-res shots sent directly my way via Johan.

Sequential Circuits Prophet VS with Flourescent Display

Remember the Sequential Circuits Studio 440 with Vacuum Florescent Display? Here's another by Mark. Title link takes you to more shots.

"Here's my Prophet VS keyboard, which I have just retrofitted with a
vacuum fluorescent display by Noritake. Because the VFD is thicker
than the stock LCD by almost 3/8", the lengths of all the standoffs
between the front panel, the front panel PCB, and the switch PCBs
have to be increased. The pots and LED display have to be stood off
as well. Other important details: a blue filter for the VFD, a
neutral density filter for the alpha numeric LED display, double
stick tape to secure the filters, extra long pins to connect the
switch PCBs at their new mounting height. The most time consuming
part was selecting and ordering all these parts, installation was
done in a couple of evenings.

I'm not generally a fan of putting blue LEDs in old synths, but the
Prophet VS did come from the factory with a blue backlit LCD, and has
blue front panel graphics, so what the heck. The trick to installing
blue LEDs is choosing the right resistor value. If you just do the
math and install the recommended value, they can be almost blindingly
bright. Right now they are at a very comfortable brightness, though
I may change the resistors one more time to match the LED brightness
a little more closely to the VFD.

I hope you like it!"

Indeed. Wow!