Thighpaulsandra's Clisto

Peter Grenader of Plan B actually sent the following to the Plan B list. I thought I'd put up a post.

"All,

Another fantastic CD offering from Thighpaulsandra, without a doubt one of the strongest works he's released. We're humbled by his decision to include our instruments in it's production. The Model 13 is immediately evident at it's start.

Without hesitation I can recommend you purchase a copy, else suffer from second-best syndrome with every other record in your collection.

There's nothing more I can add. Just buy it."

You can find the CD on Thighpaulsandra's website. You might also remember Thighpaulsandra from the recent Analog Live!

A day with analog synths

YouTube via thomasalsina. Sent my way via Jez.
"December 2007, Marigny theater. That day, all the synths decided to give up on Jean Michel Jarre, who spent the day re-tuning them. And in the evening, the main synth lost its tune at the beginning of the show, leaving JMJ struggling to play the right note. Painful."

How to Play the Synth Update

Remember this book? Some scans of the content are up! Click here for them courtesy of Adamo W .Jr. II.

"Due to popular demand, I've scanned a few pages out of this classic book, I stumbled across in my last visit to India. I saw the cover and thought it was simply irresistable.

It's obvious that the Indian conception of this instrument is a complete 170 from how any western musician would see it. This is from another planet, albeit very serious. There's no intention to offend anyone here, but this stuff in my view is simply hysterical.

It was difficult to select the pages to scan here, but there's some true gold here.

Enjoy!"

Update via heliospace in the comments:
"I don't think it's a 170. Knowing that many Indians are not educated the same way we are here, I think those pages describing how a synth works and such are in good detail for those who are unable to follow technology to its fullest.

I have a friend, assistant professor at the UMN who has done extensive research on Goa, India particularly and I highly recommend his book: "Psychedelic White: Goa Trance and the Viscosity of Race"

It talks about white people and their influence on India, particularly the area in and around Goa. It's non-biased and mostly based off of supported evidence. A great read if anybody reading this cares at all about that culture, the electronic music scene and where a lot of EDM styles came from...or were being created before they made it to the states ;)

-d"

A New Synth Toon by Dave

via Dave of one of our synth favorites, The Packrat, as well as numerous other tunes and music on umop. You might also recall him from some of his more, let's say, "interesting" artwork for Metasonix.

"The Daily Toon I just sent along to you was made using actual art my brother made back in 1978 when he was 11 years old.

From time to time I scan in old artwork from his "Kiss Story" cartoons that he made back in the day, "embellishing" them for contemporary consumption. This consumption can lead to some serious gastric side effects, so please consider yourself at risk. Anyway, this time out I unearthed some pretty amazing-looking synth rigs he drew. Most amazing of all is how little either one of us knew about synths back then; being a Peter Criss fan, he primarily made these toons as an excuse to draw drums and spaceships.

--
--Dave
http://www.umop.com"

Metasonix Puzzle Take 2

This one via sean. You can see sighups' here. Put the two together and you get closer. The individual images are going up on umop.

Arlo Guthrie & Doug Dillard

YouTube via jguth3. via baghead.
"DUELING BANJO & SYNTH.
August 1983 we got together with some friends in our living room. Doug Dillard was among the many pickers. This is at the end of the night. Penny Nichols, John Pilla, most of the pickers went home.

BTW, that's Cathy on the phone. She is now Vice President of our Record Company. Reuben Taylor is some executive for a digital film company out in LA. Annie runs the record company with Cathy and Sarah Lee is still running around and singing to this day.
www.risingsonrecords.com"

Eminent 310 and Solina-V Reaktor Emulations

You can find samples and the dowloads (free) here.

via hugo

KNECT YAMAHA CS80

click here for a site on the Yamaha CS80. The site includes the following:

Introduction
CS80 Features
CS80 User Manual
CS80 Overview Block Diagram
CS80 Overall Circuit Diagram
CS80 Service Manual and Circuit Diagrams

Mort Garson Has Passed Away

Mort Garson born July 20, 1924 passed away on January 4, 2008. He was an electronic musician that worked primarily with the MOOG (modular) Synthesizer. One of his most recognizable albums is pictured below.

Mort Garson on Wikipedia
Mort Garson on Space Age Pop Music

Recordings via Space Age Pop Music:
* Bossa Nova for All Ages (by the Continentals), Canadian-American SCALP-1009
* Symphony for Soul (by the Total Eclipse), Imperial LP-12353
* Sea Drift (by the Dusk 'Til Dawn Orchestra), Elektra EK 4008/EKS 74008
* Zodiac Cosmic Sounds, Elektra EK 4009/EKS 74009
* Electronic Hair Pieces, A&M SP 4209
* Signs of the Zodiac: Aires, A&M 4211
* Signs of the Zodiac: Virgo, A&M SP 4212
* Signs of the Zodiac: Gemini, A&M SP 4213
* Signs of the Zodiac: Leo, A&M SP 4215
* Signs of the Zodiac: Scorpio, A&M SP 4218
* Signs of the Zodiac: Sagittarius, A&M SP 4219
* Signs of the Zodiac: Aquarius, A&M SP 4221
* Signs of the Zodiac: Pisces, A&M SP 4222
* Wozard of Id, A&M SP 4156
* Do Not Disturb (soundtrack), Columbia 4-43459
* Lucifer : Black Mass, United Artists UAS 73111
* Music for Sensuous Lovers by "Z," Sensuous Anthem-5800
* Ataraxia: The unexplained, electronic musical impressions of the occult, RCA Victor APL1-1217

Blacet Hex Zone SS2800 Sequential Switch

Sneek Peek.....
Advanced 16 Stage Sequential Switch with many extras!
* Bidirectional +/-15V low R switches
* Microprocessor Control
* Backlit LCD Display
* Two CVouts with 1V/Oct over five octaves
* Variable Gate out on each step with 1-99% of step width plus Hold and Rest
* Loop on any step
* Internal or external Gate (Stop/Start) and Reset
* Set active switch on any step plus Random function
* Memory holds 32 Sequences

* Sequences can be Chained with 60 Chains available
* Chains can be Chained
* A second Chain can be edited while another is playing
* Sequences or Chains can be copied and pasted
* Internal wide range clock or external clock plus dividable Clock Out for either clock source
* All settings saved automatically including last active sequence or Chain

Blacet